Chapter 10

Either choice is hell.

Then, Columbus-like in conception, one must choose not to choose.

Let me take a strategic retreat here.

Well! Do I have a stomach ache?

(clash)

You wont get away, will you?

Reina and Kaguya grabbed me by the shoulders and I couldnt escape, ouch, ouch, seriously.

Thats right, theyre both soldiers, so if anything theyre more physically fit than I am.

Kenya realised that it was impossible to escape.

Then, he only has to offer a desperate solution.

How about the three of us practising together on the simulator?

It was a random suggestion, but I think its not a bad idea.

Then they look at each other, look at Kenya and answer.

I dont mind as long as I can fight with you.

Hm, if I can practise too, that would be great..

Kaguya also really wants to get better at operating the KOG.

Reina doesnt particularly care about being second class or racial, and as long as Kenya is her partner, she has no problem.

The decision was made quickly and easily, and the three of them went to the simulator room.

Im really glad Reyna was there, they would never have lent it to us on our own.

I really hate it when second class people say things like that are a waste of time.

Its a national policy, but I feel its gone too far these days

Discrimination is a national policy.

The Emperor himself has declared that ruling the colonial subjects is the right thing to do as a citizen of the Asgar Empire.

The people who had lost their identity and gone through the justice system ran amok, to the point of malice at one point.

It may be the nature of human beings to abuse if they are told to do so, rather than being allowed to abuse.

First, lets try Kaguya vs Reina.

Huh? Me?

Im not interested in this person

Reina, Kaguya will be strong. Shell be as strong as you.

? I cant believe it.

Hey, what are you talking about, Im as strong as the Ice Princess!

Reina looked dubious, while Kaguya was surprised by Kenyas statement.

All right, start.Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)

The two get on with it.

The match starts, but as expected, it ends in a crushing victory for Reina.

They take turns to try various combinations, such as Kenya and Reina, Kaguya and Kenya, etc.

The three of them are engrossed in running the simulator for a while.

Before they knew it, it was dinner time and they had been playing for three or four hours.

Thats it for today, Im hungry.

youre running away with a win?

No, Im not running away. I will accept any challenge, any time, if and when you want.

Then lets do it again now.

No, I dont want to do that. Tomorrow is my day off, so lets do it again next time.

Reinas motivation was like the time when she used to forget her day and night, and she was smiling, but as expected, it ends here.

Kenya, who cant just keep playing, has plans for later.

.. I understand.

Thank goodness shes letting me go.

Reina, who has never been able to win a single match from Kenya, grumpily but reluctantly agrees.

It was good practice for me too, I thank you in advance. Reina-san.

I didnt get any practice, though.

Huh?

Stop, why are you trying to fight?

Kenya thinks that this might be what it means to be dog and cat and fumbles around.

However, an unexpected word was uttered by Reina.

But in the last round. I only praise you for striking me a blow, it was a good move.

That would be my room.

What?

Whats what?

Silence falls and Kaguya looks at me.

Immediately afterwards, she moves away from Kenya like a rabbit.

Holding her body with both hands, she looks at me resentfully in a protective pose.

Yo, you suddenly tried to take me into your room! Whats going on with your ethics!

No, no! Im just going to take a little rest! Im just taking a break!

Stop! Dont touch me!

Dont you dare come in here and argue with me! Just a little bit! Its just the tip!

Kenya thought that he was like a man who tries to take in a woman who suddenly changes her mind in front of a hotel.

But after a desperate struggle, Kaguya calms down.

Ze, dont ever do anything weird, okay?

You mean I should? Ugh!

Isnt that a signal to push..?

Ive heard that was the way the code worked in the original world, but here the code seems to be different.

I cringe when Kaguya kicks me in the stomach.

In the first place, it is a hurdle for a shut-in to ask for a date.

I would like to believe that it is not a communication disorder, but I am not that good at talking to people.

As for Kaguya and Reina, Im not bothered at all because Ive talked to them a lot throughout the game.

Dont talk about to game heroines? Shut up, shut up.

Ill just have a curry.

Good, I wondered what I would do if it was an ingredient Id never seen before or something.

The supermarket was more normal than I expected.

Except for the dead eyes of the shopkeepers.

You work 24/7 and have no entertainment.

How hard it must be to live like that until you die.

Seeing this, Kaguya makes a sad face.

When passing through the cash register, I thought that Kaguya was still a kind girl who thanked him properly.

She is concerned about the resistance and the current situation in Japan, so perhaps she feels a little sad even though she knows there is nothing she can do about it.

After a quick shopping trip, they went to Kenyas house.

The money was paid by KOG devices.

It seems that the military provides some money, and this world seems to be more cashless than the previous one.

***

So this is your room.

She crossed her arms and looks around.

Its so empty its not even cluttered, though.

A room from a previous world.

But why do I feel so at home?

It may be because of the tatami mats.

Kenyas room is a six-mat Japanese-style room.

Tatami mats are the heart of the Japanese people, so perhaps Kaguya feels nostalgic about them too.

Kenya then begins to cook.

He has lived alone for a long time, so he is at least a good cook.

Can you cook?

Yeah, since its just curry and I dont have anything in particular to do, Im fine on my own, Kaguya

It looked like a conversation between new couple, Right then scene from one of the game he played comes to mind.

In these situations, where she comes to visit him in his room, the boyfriend has a certain word to say.

Shower first. Go ahead and take a shower, until i prepare everything..

I said that with a determined look on my face.

Footnotes~

A black company (, burakku kigy), also referred to in English as a black corporation or black business, is a Japanese term for an exploitative sweatshop-type employment system.

While the term sweatshop is associated with manufacturing, and the garment trade in particular, in Japan black companies are not necessarily associated with the clothing industry, but more often with office work.

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