Chapter Twelve: Eriri, isn't it almost the anniversary of your childhood friend, Tomoya?
After kicking a few times, Mu Chen glanced at the person beside him.
He noticed that Fujiwara, the little secretary, was raising her right foot with an excited expression, then violently kicking Hokuen Iori.
The little secretary truly lives up to her natural airhead reputation~
Her kicks had no sense of moderation.
Mu Chen thought to himself and slowly began to move towards the back door.
He had to move; otherwise, these classmates would soon realize he hadn't been kicked and would come looking for trouble.
Thinking this,
Mu Chen quickened his pace.
As he neared the back door, he saw Honjo Kaede and Shiramine Risa looking at him in confusion. He put a finger to his lips, making a 'shush' gesture.
Squeezing out of the crowd of classmates, Mu Chen didn't hesitate and headed towards the rooftop.
"I wonder how Kūhaku (Blank) is doing."
Mu Chen thought of his childhood friend... Meanwhile... in the god's domain game.
The third floor of the BOSS Maze.
At this moment, The Kuuhaku Siblings were soloing a BOSS.
The BOSS they faced was a giant Minotaur.
The Minotaur's name was "Minotaur Chieftain."
Most of the wild monsters on the third floor were also Minotaurs.
"Nii~, we're about to kill the BOSS."
Shiro held a machine gun, furiously strafing the BOSS. The god's domain game offered high freedom; as long as you could obtain the corresponding weapon, you could unlock the corresponding playstyle.
Like Shiro now, she was pursuing the path of a "Gunner."
"You're right, little sister!"
Sora, wielding a cannon, nodded repeatedly.
The two siblings weren't good at sports in daily life, so they both played ranged professions.
It was fortunate that all players' initial attributes were the same; otherwise, players like The Kuuhaku Siblings, who got tired after just two steps, would find this game incredibly difficult!
"I wonder when that Mu Chen guy will come online. I estimate we can push the BOSS to the sixth floor tonight."
Sora muttered to himself, then continued to farm the BOSS with Shiro... The perspective returns to Mu Chen.
By now, the lunch break had passed.
Mu Chen leisurely returned to his classroom.
There were two classes this afternoon: one was Chabashira Sae's class, and the other was taught by an unfamiliar Dichonghai (Balding Middle-aged Man).
Entering the classroom, Mu Chen noticed his classmates looking at him with strange gazes, but he didn't think much of it and went straight to his seat and sat down.
Turning his head to look at Eriri next to Kaguya Shinomiya, Mu Chen asked in a low voice:
"Eriri, isn't it almost the anniversary of your childhood friend, Tomoya?"
"Yes, it is. Why?"
Eriri nodded, looking at Mu Chen in confusion.
Aki Tomoya... the male protagonist in the 'Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend' series.
In this multi-anime world, he passed away in his third year of middle school due to a car accident, and resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.
When Mu Chen first heard the news, he was completely stunned.
But he didn't pay much attention; after all, he wasn't very familiar with the other party.
"It's nothing."
Mu Chen shook his head.
Eriri looked strange but didn't ask further.
The afternoon passed quickly.
Mu Chen slept soundly all afternoon, only waking up when school was dismissed.
This made him very curious.
Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't bother him?
But to dispel Hiratsuka Shizuka's idea of making him join a club, Mu Chen, as soon as school ended, blocked Yukinoshita Yukino, who was on her way home.
"What is it, shameless guy?"
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Mu Chen calmly.
"Ping Nai, don't be so venomous for now."
Mu Chen held out a hand, making a 'stop' gesture.
"I'm not called Ping Nai!!!"
"But your figure..."
"You!!!"
Yukinoshita Yukino was furious.
Actually, she had a special feeling for Mu Chen.
After all, Mu Chen was, in a true sense, Yukinoshita Yukino's first friend. In middle school, due to her aloof and sharp-tongued personality, classmates kept their distance from her.
Only Mu Chen didn't care at all and stuck to her all day.
Over time, she also grew to like the feeling of being with Mu Chen.
But because Mu Chen always called her Ping Nai, this made Yukinoshita Yukino very angry.
Every time she saw her figure, she couldn't help but compare herself to her older sister, and then her face would fall into dejection.
"Don't worry about it."
Mu Chen smiled, then his expression turned serious: "I hope you don't establish the Service Club."
"Why? Are you afraid Teacher Hiratsuka will catch you?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's expression was normal, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Yes."
Mu Chen nodded: "To be honest, if I hadn't gone into the god's domain game yesterday, I would have joined the Service Club with you and then just idled away my days there."
"And aren't you doing all this just to prove yourself?"
"To be frank, the entire world's focus is now on God's Domain. Why don't you establish a guild in the game? That way, you can both prove yourself and build your own career in the game."
Yukinoshita Yukino was establishing the Service Club to prove her capabilities to her sister and mother.
But Yukinoshita Yukino clearly didn't play games in her daily life.
She hadn't grasped the crucial point.
As she said at noon,
The entire world's focus was on the god's domain game, and she also needed to keep up with the tide of the times.
Yukinoshita Yukino opened her mouth, but the venomous words didn't come out. She understood that Mu Chen was doing this for her, and she also realized that the coming era would be different.
Establishing the Service Club was clearly a small-time endeavor.
Only by making a name for herself in the new era could she truly prove herself.
"I understand."
Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino speak, Mu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
If she really were to establish the Service Club, he would at least have to wait until he could solo Jing Ke'ai (Cute Shizuka), but all in all, the outcome was good.
"Remember to add me as a game friend tonight. You know my nickname."
With that, Mu Chen turned and left.
And Yukinoshita Yukino watched his retreating figure, a faint smile involuntarily appearing on her face.
"Still the same as before..."
...Twenty minutes later.
Mu Chen, who had returned home, simply ate some takeout, then lay on his bed, put on his gaming helmet, and began to connect to the game.