Prologue-02

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00-02 [Life Story 02]

by Tan-san

The following day, after meeting Watanabe-san, I went to school, just like always.

The only difference right now is that I had become an acquaintance of one of the beauties of our class, no biggie. Though the fact that she said she would contact me still bugged my head.

(I have a feeling this will not go very well.)


And that it did. At first everything was just like the usual, her socializing with the class and me settling down on my seat reading the light novel I had brought to pass time.

But as Lunch Break begun, that’s where the problem started.

*whispers* “Gendou-kun.” [Asuka]

I was startled by Watanabe-san suddenly whispering at my side.

(Geh! I knew she’d contact me today, but isn’t it too soon!?)

“Y-yo, Watanabe-san, do you need something?” [Setsuna]

“Meet me on the roof-deck after class; I need to talk to you. I’ll just hand something to sensei then I’ll follow you there.” [Asuka]

“W-why the roof-deck? Can’t you just tell me here, right now?” [Setsuna]

“I can’t, it’s about THAT, you know.” [Asuka]

“…Oh, I understand.” [Setsuna]

Watanabe-san nods then leaves, honestly she couldn’t have picked the worst time and place to tell me that. I mean c’mon, death-glares are being shot at me, most came from boys but there are also some from girls as well. REALLY!?!

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As I left the room, I could hear whispers coming from here and there. Well, that’s what you get from being the class “ghost” suddenly having a conversation with a class “beauty”. 

I really want to bury myself somewhere. 

Upon reaching the roof-deck, I had myself sit on the side and wait for Watanabe-san.

(She won’t take too long, right?)

I wonder if the God of Irony were playing tricks on me, because I waited for almost an hour before she had arrived.

“Sorry, I’m late! Sensei asked me to do something again. I’m really sorry! I hope you weren’t waiting too long.” [Asuka]

“Huh, wha…?” *yawn~* [Setsuna]

Apparently, I fell asleep. Maybe, reading ‘till late in night wasn’t a very wise decision. Oh, well, the past is the past.

(She was that late, huh?)

Watanabe-san really had a guilty expression, another face you’d rarely see her make.

“Oh, it’s fine. It wasn’t that long. So what do you want to talk about?” [Setsuna]

“O-ou! I wanted to introduce you to the other person who’ll be partying with us in **********.” [Asuka]

“Good afternoon.” [???]

“Okay… Wait! Isn’t that N-nagai-san, the “flower of 1-2”? S-so you mean to say, she’ll also be playing **********?” [Setsuna]

If you’re wondering why the fuss, please hold your horses. I’ll be explaining things in a moment. 

Nagai Yuki, from class 1-2, two rooms after mine, class 1-5, I’ll cut to the chase, she’s the batch idol. 

If you consider Watanabe-san a beauty, she is on another level. She, having a British ancestry, has blue eyes and a short chestnut hair, only reaching her shoulders. 

Her height is not as tall as Watanabe-san but fits in the average size category, but her breasts, one word; bountiful.

“Yeah she’s a friend of mine since elementary. Anyways, let’s first introduce ourselves once more. As you’ve already know, my name is Watanabe Asuka, you can call me Asuka just as my friends do, nice to meet you!” [Asuka]

“U-un! My name is Nagai Yuki, from class 1-2, though I-I’m not sure if the “flower” thing is true or not. By the way, you can also call me Yuki. Please take care of me as well.” [Yuki]

(So the rumor really is true, them saying that she is a kind hearted girl, aside from he looks. Maybe she’s just shy, that’s all.)

*cough* “It’s your turn, you know.” [Asuka]

“O-oh! Right, I’m Gendou Setsuna, class 1-5, you can also call me Setsuna. It’ll be weird if I would be the only one to call you guys by your first name. Anyway, it’s a pleasure to have you.” [Setsuna]

Thus, begun my friendship with these two, we started to play ********** immediately after that. 

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For the weeks to come we would often play alongside one another, grinding* levels, finishing quests, defeating boss-monsters, and conquering dungeons, to the point where our party of three was among the top parties in our server. 

It’s not like I want to brag. I think one key aspect that led our party in becoming one of the best is the fact that, besides having a balanced party-build, we tend to synergize with each other well. We don’t just rush ourselves inside a dungeon head-strong without even thinking what to do.

Often times, before we would go raid dungeons, we would first research about the targeted dungeon and decide what to do on which part of the place, some parts we would do a hit-and-run tactic where we would kite most of the monsters into one area then burst them down with high tiered skills, other times we would go in creating a path by ignoring other mobs and kill only the ones needed to be killed, and such. 

By the way, our party composition is that of; a Samurai, me, Dragoon, Asuka, and a Sorceress, Yuki. 

At boss fights, what we would usually do is; having me and Asuka switch with each other on using our skills to strike the Boss, while Yuki would be giving Support Magic and deal damage with High-Tiered Magic. 

Often time’s bosses would have minions on their side, at those times we would guard Yuki as we wait for our skill’s cooldowns. 

When the situation is dire, one of us would cast a taunting skill in order to have the monsters focus on either me or Asuka, successfully protecting Yuki as she casts her skills.

With that, our party worked its way to the top.

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I wouldn’t say that we were close to the point of doing everything every time, but we were close enough to, at least, study or review together when the time is needed or even eat lunch together. 

We weren’t only hanging-out with each other just for the sake of our in-game life, it was a legit friendship and I was quite contented with it. 

The only downside that I had with me at that time, were of the jealous eyes that surrounded me.

(Sheesh, if you’re that jealous, then at least try talk to them.)

After sometime, all three of us successfully made it to our second year, and if you’re wondering; yes, I was studious during those times, I wasn’t really that smart, but I can be proud with my exam scores.

At that time, luck was on our side, we’ve managed to have the same classroom this year, though our seats are separated quite far from each other.

That year, nothing much had happened except for one thing, to be more specific it was a person.

“Ah! Setsuna!” [Asuka]

“Asuka-san, do you need something?” [Setsuna]

We were at the school garden when she had called me. I thought that she would be alone, but apparently she wasn’t.

“How many times do I have to tell you, just call me Asuka” *sigh* “Anyways, let me introduce you. This is Ishikawa Masato, from class 2-3.” [Asuka]

“Yo! Call me Masato. It’s good to have you!” [Masato]

Here’s the thing; at that time, I know the name Ishikawa Masato, but not how he looks. I mean he was a soccer varsity and one of the star players at that.

(No wonder he’s famous, with that face and physique, any girl would fall head-over-heel for him. Damn, Riajuu* go explode!)

Masato has, as said earlier, an athlete’s physique, just right, not too buffed. He’s got a bishounen* face with reddish-brown eyes and a clean light-brown hair.

I wouldn’t say that my body paled in comparison with him, but his physique is just too high for me to reach. 

Well, I’m not really that pessimistic about it. I mean, I do help around with the family smithy, I confident that I have a very healthy physique as well.

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Misc. Details;

Riajuu - an Japanese slang for someone who has a good life, mostly of those who're successful.

Bishounen - handsome young adult.

Author's Note;

Well, this wraps up [Prologue-02] hope you enjoyed it!

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