Chapter 13: Eating Alone Causes Indigestion
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“Marry me.”
followed by
“You don’t have to worry about anything.”
and concluding with
“I’ll make sure you’ll hold a microphone in your hand for the rest of your life!”
“””””….?!!””””””
Beyond bewildered, they were dumbfounded. Everyone except Chrono stared at Ur, speechless. A sudden confession? Was it love at first sight or something?
“Stop joking and just give me the reward.”
“Ah… it’s no good, huh?”
“””””………….””””””
No good, my ass. Chrono‘s dry response brought the others back to their senses. Mars, ever the proactive one, raised her hand and asked Chrono,
“Hey, Chrono. Did you, uh, know about this?”
“Ah… well, there were some rumors…”
If you get a full combo on a Master level song, a staff member will give you a gift or something. Unable to mention the Easter egg from the original game, Chrono made up an excuse, and Ur played along.
“I’m Ur, the manager of Muse Karaoke, Korea Main Branch.”
We have a service where the manager personally congratulates you if you get a full combo on a Master level song!
Ur spoke as if this service had always existed. Well, maybe it’s true, but it wasn’t important.
“This is your reward for a Master level full combo, all perfect clear!”
Ur clapped twice. The karaoke room door opened again, and two staff members entered.
“So, starting from…..”
Expert song clear reward.
Expert song A rank clear reward.
Expert song S rank clear reward.
Expert song Full Combo reward.
Expert song All Perfect reward.
“and then──”
Master song clear reward.
Master song A rank clear reward.
Master song S rank clear reward.
Master song Full Combo reward.
Master song All Perfect reward.
“──to this.”
He cleared most of the highest-level achievements in the karaoke event in one go. It was a difficult task, but the rewards were substantial. The pile of boxes in front of him spoke volumes about their value. There weren’t any items directly useful for dungeon raids, but there were items for converting into cash, items for raising affinity with heroines, and items necessary for pursuing pure love routes. …Though I’m currently possessing the NTR villain.
“Next, we’ll calculate the ‘M Points.'”
M Points. Actually, it refers to Mu (μ), but since the capital letters are the same, it’s basically the same thing.
“The M Points here are points you earn every time you achieve an achievement in the main branch──”
“─Skip.”
“……..”
“Skip.”
Everyone knows what it is anyway. I confidently requested to skip the explanation, and Ur glared at me.
‘So what?’
I’m the one who cleared it, and she’s the one who needs me. Seeing my defiant attitude, the Muse approached me, seemingly intrigued.
“6 A-rank achievements, 2 S-rank achievements, 2 SS-rank achievements. You’ve earned a total of 10,000 points.”
10,000 points. It’s hard to grasp how much that is, but simply put, it’s enough to corrupt Merck, whom I just met, into a heroine solely through gifts. It’s enough to easily conquer a heroine, making it a must-visit place for those aiming for pure love or harem endings──but I have no intention of getting involved with the heroines.
“Is there any particular item you’d like?”
“‘Muse’s Blessing,’ please.”
“………….”
Purely for performance. A meta-slave prioritizing performance above all else. I chose ‘Muse’s Blessing,’ the most expensive item at the top of the catalog.
“Hmm… are you sure you want to choose that?”
Ur asked, checking if I was serious. I nodded.
“Muse’s Blessing, please.”
“….Then”
Please follow me.
Ur turned and left the room. I stood up and was about to follow her, but
“Hey… are you really going just like that?”
“…..Oh!”
I’m not alone here! I was so focused on getting achievements and rewards, like in the game, that I completely forgot about the others.
“It’ll… probably take some time. I should probably leave now.”
“Hey! What the hell! Just get the blessing later!”
“…Should I?”
It feels wrong to suddenly leave and get a blessing while everyone is having fun. As I was wondering what to do, Juno, who had been quietly observing the situation, spoke to Mars,
“Mars, don’t be like that. The goddess is offering him a blessing. We can’t let him miss this opportunity because of us.”
“No… but he can get it later──”
“──Even though the reassignment exam is next week?”
“….Ugh….”
Reassignment exam.
At those words, Mars grabbed her head and thought for a few seconds.
“….Go.”
Mars said.
“But if you fail the reassignment exam like a loser, I’ll kill you.”
“I am a loser…”
“Shut up and just go!”
“Ugh.”
Mars slapped me on the back. It felt more like a push than a hit, as if she had made up her mind.
“So… I’ll go then?”
“Yeah, whatever. Do what you want.”
“………..”
Mars seemed strangely irritated. Not just Mars, but the other girls seemed displeased as well.
‘Well….’
Even if it’s a death metal song, flawlessly clearing a Master level song has a significant impact. This isn’t bragging, it’s a fact. Heroines also have their own preferences, so when you take them to karaoke to raise affinity, you usually choose songs they like. However, clearing a Master level song transcends personal preferences.
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There are bonuses based on preference, but there are no penalties like the one the protagonist incurred. In other words, if you hype up the mood and affinity, and then the person responsible suddenly leaves──that’s not good, that’s really not good.
‘I don’t plan on getting close to them,’
but making enemies is also a problem. I opened the boxes the staff brought and handed out accessories suitable for each heroine.
“This is…”
Skull earrings for Minerva.
“Wow! A limited edition figure!”
A figure for Merck.
“Is it… really okay for me to take this?”
A headband for Juno.
“I’m… fine…”
If I don’t give you something, I’ll look like a jerk who only cares about the girls.
I also handed a gift to the protagonist. There weren’t any suitable accessories for him, so I chose something with good resale value.
‘Now, all that’s left is…’
Mars.
“Hmm……”
“….? What are you looking at?”
I hesitated for a moment. Even though it’s the ‘perfect’ item, it might be embarrassing for her in front of everyone. Even in the game, she reacted strongly, but her affinity increased significantly, resulting in a gap moe that became popular…
…She won’t kill me, right?
I steeled myself and placed the gift in Mars‘s hand.
“This is… a rabbit.”
A rabbit.
A cute, fluffy white rabbit doll. A girly item that completely contrasted with Mars‘s usual masculine personality and behavior.
“Are you making fun of me?”
Mars glared at me and asked, her voice cold. The others looked flustered and tried to intervene, but──having experienced this many times, Juno and I exchanged glances and smirked.
“You are making fun of me, aren’t you?”
Despite her harsh tone, Mars was clutching the rabbit doll tightly in both hands.
‘That means she likes it.’
Since she was reacting so well, I took out another doll and placed it in her other hand.
“….A rat too?”
This time, it was a small gray rat doll. I said to Mars, who was frozen stiff, holding a doll in each hand,
“If you don’t like them, you can sell them to the staff outside. They’ll probably exchange them for cash.”
“What? Why would I sell these?!”
“I’m glad you like them.”
“….I don’t particularly like them…”
I’m just
going to keep them in my dorm room and look at them.
…As proof that you made fun of me.
‘Wow… listen to that voice.’
Someone once posted this in the community.
A picture of Mars, saying this is the epitome of tsundere. This was the exact picture.
‘A muscular girl, a head taller than me, saying that while hugging dolls…’
It’s cute, funny, and also a little pathetic. There’s a reason why Mars is one of the 12 official heroines.
“Then I’ll go first, okay?”
I slipped out of the room while things calmed down. I opened the door to the manager’s office, next to the staff room at the back of the karaoke place, and entered.
“I’ve been waiting.”
“……?”
Ur was sitting in a chair, wearing only lingerie. She walked towards me, her high heels clicking, and whispered in my ear as she embraced me,
“Do you, perhaps, have any experience?”
“………….”
Experience?
She probably means ‘that kind of experience.’
Looking at Ur, who was pressing her breasts against me, I calmed myself.
‘….Why?’
When I was getting achievements, there was just one CG, and then it went straight to the reward──
“──Ah…!”
There was a CG.
Only one, but there was one.
I always skipped it, so I forgot, but there was definitely a CG. And that CG, since NTR Academy is an 18+ game──
“Oh my, you’re already hard?”
“….Hic!”
──the blessing is given through pure lovemaking, the opposite of NTR Academy’s theme. ….Is this a good thing?
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