Chapter 18: 18
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"But I want to talk more"
"How about I call you after we log out"
"Okay then I will take a bath and video call you"
"Okay, I will be waiting"
Then we both logged out.
"Argh, my body is numb"
It was written in a manual that the body will feel numb after you log out, especially when it is your first time.
I got out of the bed and took my tab and went downstairs.
"Huh? Lights are still on..."
When I went downstairs, the living room lights were still on.
"Dad?"
"Hmm? Oh you are still awake Das?"
"Yeah, I was playing a game"
"I see, I have some office work to do. Your mom was sleeping so I came here"
I went into the kitchen and filled the glass with my favorite mango juice.
"You want some dad?"
"Bring me some beer"
"Okay" As we were drinking my dad asked.
"So, how was it? VR game?"
"It was awesome dad"
"I know right"
Huh? He is acting like he has played one.
"Have you played one before dad?"
"Yeah, your mom too, we played the first VR game together"
"Wow"
I heard my tab ringing, it's a video call from Elena.
"Okay then I am going back to my room"
"Hmm"
I went upstairs and picked up Elena's call...what.....what is she doing?
"Hey Das"
She was lying on the bed, her hair was wet, she said that she would take a bath. Water drops are still on her body, she is wearing a t-shirt and it's because she is lying on bed...
"Hey why aren't you looking this way?"
"No you...I can see...in this position"
"What are you talk---aaaaaaaaa"
Thank god she realized. It's embarrassing for me to say it. I looked at her but she was glaring at me...
"Pervert"
"You are the one who is at fault here, I didn't do anything"
Why is she angry at me?
She fixed her position.
"Well anyway how was the game?"
"It was amazing"
"So...will you..."
"What?"
"Will you play it with me from now on?"
"Of course I will"
"Thanks"
"You only played for an hour or so and you liked it huh?"
"Haha yes"
I can't tell her, I really can't tell her that I was fooling around for 4 hours.
"And you know what Das I actually...Das? Are you listening?"
"....Ah...yeah" I am feeling sleepy.
"Oh yeah, guess what Elena"
"What?"
"My dad said that he and my mom played the 1st VR game"
"Huh?"
"...."
"Are you sure that's what he said?"
"...."
"Maybe you misheard what he said? Because..."
"..."
"Because it was the 1st VR game in which the players were trapped for 18 months....Das you listening? Oh...he fell asleep"
"....."
"He looks cute when sleeping. I really really love you"
I opened my eyes to see it was 3:00 AM already. I fell asleep when I was talking to her, she must have been angry...huh? Why is the call still ongoing? She is sleeping too and I can almost see...
"Nope"
I hung up the call. Well it's 3:00 AM now and I don't feel sleepy any more. I grabbed my books and started studying. Our school time is 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM. As I was lost in studying time passed by and when I looked at the time.
"7:30 already?"
It was morning and it's 7:30 right now, which means...I quickly jumped on my bed and grabbed my blanket and pretended to sleep. Soon after the door opened, someone entered my room. Actually it's my mom, she wakes me up every morning. As the footsteps approached me, they stopped right in front of my bed. My mom lifted my blanket and as she was about to do the usual thing...
"I am awake"
"Wha...."
You don't have to react that much.
"Seriously, how many times do I have to tell you not to wake me up like this"
"What's the problem?"
"I am not a kid anymore"
"But your dad likes it"
"He is your husband dammit"
I took a bath, had breakfast and after fooling around for a while I am on my way to school now.
After walking for a while I reached the park, the park where Elena and I kissed yesterday, under the tree.
"Hmm?"
Under the tree...on the tree I noticed a cat who was trying to come down.
"Should I help the cat?" I don't really care, but Elena likes cats, so let's do it.
I started running, I noticed my running speed has somewhat changed but...
"Now is not the time for that"
As I was about to jump the cat jumped on the ground, I lost my balance and fell on the ground right beside that cat, I held the cat.
"I really hate them"
"Me..."
"Me?"
"Meeeeeoooooooow"
Dammit, she scratched my hand. For some reason animals always avoid me but when I am with Elena nothing happens.
"Well I should go to the convenience store and buy a bandage"
I went to the convenience store and bought the bandage but buying one bandage would be...
"I should buy some snacks too"
I bought some snacks with bandages and went outside the store. As I went outside someone covered my eyes.
"Guess who?"
There is only one person who would do this to me.
"What is it? Elena."
"Nothing"
She took the bag from my hand and without asking for my permission, she started eating the snacks
"Good morning"
"Goof mornin"
"So what are you doing here?"
"I was passing by and saw you in the store"
"I see"
"So what were you buying?"
"A bandage"
"Bandage? What happened?"
"Nothing major, I ran into a cat earlier and tried to save her but she scratched me"
"Huh? Where is the scratch?"
"Here on my right...hand"
I showed her my scratch but...there is no scratch on my hand, I checked my left hand to make sure but...
"Das?"
I guess I am sleepy
"Nothing"
I checked the time, it was 9:30 AM.
"Hey Elena, how about we drop by at café?"
"Okay"
We went in the café and I ordered coffee and Elena ordered her favorite chocolate cake as usual.
"Why so suddenly?"
"Huh?"
"You rarely agree to stop by café when I ask you and this time you wanted to go"
"I am feeling a little sleepy I guess"
"What? You fell asleep during our video call and you are still feeling sleepy?"
"I woke up soon after and why didn't you hang up the call?"
"Your sleeping face was so cute that I ended up falling asleep"
I was drinking coffee and nearly choked when she said that.
"Did you see my sleeping face too?"
"...yeah"
"Was it cute?"
"Ye...ah"
"Look at my face and tell me"
"Well I don't know if it was because of your sleeping position or maybe the way you were holding your phone I could see...your..."
"Wha..."
She glared at me for a while and...
"Pervert"
I remember the same thing happening last night but this time it's clearly my fault.
"So why are you still sleepy?"
"I was studying afterwards and didn't realize the time"
"Again? Don't you get bored by studying?"
"Listen, here I am doing it for both of us"
"...."
"After we graduate, I want us to go to the same university together and live with you...huh? Why is your face red?"
"The way you said it looked like you were proposing to me?"
"Huh?"
"You say that stuff when you are asking a girl to marry you?"
"Wha...No I didn't mean it that way...I mean it would be great if I could marry you but ---"
"I know"
"Huh?"
"I know you didn't mean it that way but still you shouldn't say this to some girl, it will cause a huge misunderstanding"
"Okay"
Some girl? Aside from Elena I have never talked to any girl, well just my cousin who is same age as us and if you count older women then my aunt and teachers. Can I count Lily too? But she is not a real person right? I mean yesterday also when the developer gave her to me, at first she couldn't speak properly, couldn't even say my name properly but she learned talking very quickly. That's right she is not real person...all her emotions are fake...it's not real...she is not real...it's just...
"It's too cruel"
"Huh? Did you say something Das?"
"No, Nothing"
"Oh yeah Das, about what you said last night about your parents playing the 1st VR ga---"
"Oh, its 10:00 AM already, we should go quickly...oh you were saying something?"
"Nothing, Let's go"
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"But I want to talk more"
"How about I call you after we log out"
"Okay then I will take a bath and video call you"
"Okay, I will be waiting"
Then we both logged out.
"Argh, my body is numb"
It was written in a manual that the body will feel numb after you log out, especially when it is your first time.
I got out of the bed and took my tab and went downstairs.
"Huh? Lights are still on..."
When I went downstairs, the living room lights were still on.
"Dad?"
"Hmm? Oh you are still awake Das?"
"Yeah, I was playing a game"
"I see, I have some office work to do. Your mom was sleeping so I came here"
I went into the kitchen and filled the glass with my favorite mango juice.
"You want some dad?"
"Bring me some beer"
"Okay" As we were drinking my dad asked.
"So, how was it? VR game?"
"It was awesome dad"
"I know right"
Huh? He is acting like he has played one.
"Have you played one before dad?"
"Yeah, your mom too, we played the first VR game together"
"Wow"
I heard my tab ringing, it's a video call from Elena.
"Okay then I am going back to my room"
"Hmm"
I went upstairs and picked up Elena's call...what.....what is she doing?
"Hey Das"
She was lying on the bed, her hair was wet, she said that she would take a bath. Water drops are still on her body, she is wearing a t-shirt and it's because she is lying on bed...
"Hey why aren't you looking this way?"
"No you...I can see...in this position"
"What are you talk---aaaaaaaaa"
Thank god she realized. It's embarrassing for me to say it. I looked at her but she was glaring at me...
"Pervert"
"You are the one who is at fault here, I didn't do anything"
Why is she angry at me?
She fixed her position.
"Well anyway how was the game?"
"It was amazing"
"So...will you..."
"What?"
"Will you play it with me from now on?"
"Of course I will"
"Thanks"
"You only played for an hour or so and you liked it huh?"
"Haha yes"
I can't tell her, I really can't tell her that I was fooling around for 4 hours.
"And you know what Das I actually...Das? Are you listening?"
"....Ah...yeah" I am feeling sleepy.
"Oh yeah, guess what Elena"
"What?"
"My dad said that he and my mom played the 1st VR game"
"Huh?"
"...."
"Are you sure that's what he said?"
"...."
"Maybe you misheard what he said? Because..."
"..."
"Because it was the 1st VR game in which the players were trapped for 18 months....Das you listening? Oh...he fell asleep"
"....."
"He looks cute when sleeping. I really really love you"
I opened my eyes to see it was 3:00 AM already. I fell asleep when I was talking to her, she must have been angry...huh? Why is the call still ongoing? She is sleeping too and I can almost see...
"Nope"
I hung up the call. Well it's 3:00 AM now and I don't feel sleepy any more. I grabbed my books and started studying. Our school time is 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM. As I was lost in studying time passed by and when I looked at the time.
"7:30 already?"
It was morning and it's 7:30 right now, which means...I quickly jumped on my bed and grabbed my blanket and pretended to sleep. Soon after the door opened, someone entered my room. Actually it's my mom, she wakes me up every morning. As the footsteps approached me, they stopped right in front of my bed. My mom lifted my blanket and as she was about to do the usual thing...
"I am awake"
"Wha...."
You don't have to react that much.
"Seriously, how many times do I have to tell you not to wake me up like this"
"What's the problem?"
"I am not a kid anymore"
"But your dad likes it"
"He is your husband dammit"
I took a bath, had breakfast and after fooling around for a while I am on my way to school now.
After walking for a while I reached the park, the park where Elena and I kissed yesterday, under the tree.
"Hmm?"
Under the tree...on the tree I noticed a cat who was trying to come down.
"Should I help the cat?" I don't really care, but Elena likes cats, so let's do it.
I started running, I noticed my running speed has somewhat changed but...
"Now is not the time for that"
As I was about to jump the cat jumped on the ground, I lost my balance and fell on the ground right beside that cat, I held the cat.
"I really hate them"
"Me..."
"Me?"
"Meeeeeoooooooow"
Dammit, she scratched my hand. For some reason animals always avoid me but when I am with Elena nothing happens.
"Well I should go to the convenience store and buy a bandage"
I went to the convenience store and bought the bandage but buying one bandage would be...
"I should buy some snacks too"
I bought some snacks with bandages and went outside the store. As I went outside someone covered my eyes.
"Guess who?"
There is only one person who would do this to me.
"What is it? Elena."
"Nothing"
She took the bag from my hand and without asking for my permission, she started eating the snacks
"Good morning"
"Goof mornin"
"So what are you doing here?"
"I was passing by and saw you in the store"
"I see"
"So what were you buying?"
"A bandage"
"Bandage? What happened?"
"Nothing major, I ran into a cat earlier and tried to save her but she scratched me"
"Huh? Where is the scratch?"
"Here on my right...hand"
I showed her my scratch but...there is no scratch on my hand, I checked my left hand to make sure but...
"Das?"
I guess I am sleepy
"Nothing"
I checked the time, it was 9:30 AM.
"Hey Elena, how about we drop by at café?"
"Okay"
We went in the café and I ordered coffee and Elena ordered her favorite chocolate cake as usual.
"Why so suddenly?"
"Huh?"
"You rarely agree to stop by café when I ask you and this time you wanted to go"
"I am feeling a little sleepy I guess"
"What? You fell asleep during our video call and you are still feeling sleepy?"
"I woke up soon after and why didn't you hang up the call?"
"Your sleeping face was so cute that I ended up falling asleep"
I was drinking coffee and nearly choked when she said that.
"Did you see my sleeping face too?"
"...yeah"
"Was it cute?"
"Ye...ah"
"Look at my face and tell me"
"Well I don't know if it was because of your sleeping position or maybe the way you were holding your phone I could see...your..."
"Wha..."
She glared at me for a while and...
"Pervert"
I remember the same thing happening last night but this time it's clearly my fault.
"So why are you still sleepy?"
"I was studying afterwards and didn't realize the time"
"Again? Don't you get bored by studying?"
"Listen, here I am doing it for both of us"
"...."
"After we graduate, I want us to go to the same university together and live with you...huh? Why is your face red?"
"The way you said it looked like you were proposing to me?"
"Huh?"
"You say that stuff when you are asking a girl to marry you?"
"Wha...No I didn't mean it that way...I mean it would be great if I could marry you but ---"
"I know"
"Huh?"
"I know you didn't mean it that way but still you shouldn't say this to some girl, it will cause a huge misunderstanding"
"Okay"
Some girl? Aside from Elena I have never talked to any girl, well just my cousin who is same age as us and if you count older women then my aunt and teachers. Can I count Lily too? But she is not a real person right? I mean yesterday also when the developer gave her to me, at first she couldn't speak properly, couldn't even say my name properly but she learned talking very quickly. That's right she is not real person...all her emotions are fake...it's not real...she is not real...it's just...
"It's too cruel"
"Huh? Did you say something Das?"
"No, Nothing"
"Oh yeah Das, about what you said last night about your parents playing the 1st VR ga---"
"Oh, its 10:00 AM already, we should go quickly...oh you were saying something?"
"Nothing, Let's go"
This game can be played from 7:00 AM to 1:00 AM. No one can play this game from 1:00 AM to 7:00 AM. One player can play this game for 4 hours on weekdays and 8 hours on weekends, which is a good safety measure."But I want to talk more""How about I call you after we log out""Okay then I will take a bath and video call you""Okay, I will be waiting"Then we both logged out."Argh, my body is numb"It was written in a manual that the body will feel numb after you log out, especially when it is your first time.I got out of the bed and took my tab and went downstairs."Huh? Lights are still on..."When I went downstairs, the living room lights were still on."Dad?""Hmm? Oh you are still awake Das?""Yeah, I was playing a game""I see, I have some office work to do. Your mom was sleeping so I came here"I went into the kitchen and filled the glass with my favorite mango juice."You want some dad?""Bring me some beer""Okay" As we were drinking my dad asked."So, how was it? VR game?""It was awesome dad""I know right"Huh? He is acting like he has played one."Have you played one before dad?""Yeah, your mom too, we played the first VR game together""Wow"I heard my tab ringing, it's a video call from Elena."Okay then I am going back to my room""Hmm"I went upstairs and picked up Elena's call...what.....what is she doing?"Hey Das"She was lying on the bed, her hair was wet, she said that she would take a bath. Water drops are still on her body, she is wearing a t-shirt and it's because she is lying on bed..."Hey why aren't you looking this way?""No you...I can see...in this position""What are you talk---aaaaaaaaa"Thank god she realized. It's embarrassing for me to say it. I looked at her but she was glaring at me..."Pervert""You are the one who is at fault here, I didn't do anything"Why is she angry at me?She fixed her position."Well anyway how was the game?""It was amazing""So...will you...""What?""Will you play it with me from now on?""Of course I will""Thanks""You only played for an hour or so and you liked it huh?""Haha yes"I can't tell her, I really can't tell her that I was fooling around for 4 hours."And you know what Das I actually...Das? Are you listening?""....Ah...yeah" I am feeling sleepy."Oh yeah, guess what Elena""What?""My dad said that he and my mom played the 1st VR game""Huh?""....""Are you sure that's what he said?""....""Maybe you misheard what he said? Because...""...""Because it was the 1st VR game in which the players were trapped for 18 months....Das you listening? Oh...he fell asleep"".....""He looks cute when sleeping. I really really love you"I opened my eyes to see it was 3:00 AM already. I fell asleep when I was talking to her, she must have been angry...huh? Why is the call still ongoing? She is sleeping too and I can almost see..."Nope"I hung up the call. Well it's 3:00 AM now and I don't feel sleepy any more. I grabbed my books and started studying. Our school time is 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM. As I was lost in studying time passed by and when I looked at the time."7:30 already?"It was morning and it's 7:30 right now, which means...I quickly jumped on my bed and grabbed my blanket and pretended to sleep. Soon after the door opened, someone entered my room. Actually it's my mom, she wakes me up every morning. As the footsteps approached me, they stopped right in front of my bed. My mom lifted my blanket and as she was about to do the usual thing..."I am awake""Wha...."You don't have to react that much."Seriously, how many times do I have to tell you not to wake me up like this""What's the problem?""I am not a kid anymore""But your dad likes it""He is your husband dammit"I took a bath, had breakfast and after fooling around for a while I am on my way to school now.After walking for a while I reached the park, the park where Elena and I kissed yesterday, under the tree."Hmm?"Under the tree...on the tree I noticed a cat who was trying to come down."Should I help the cat?" I don't really care, but Elena likes cats, so let's do it.I started running, I noticed my running speed has somewhat changed but..."Now is not the time for that"As I was about to jump the cat jumped on the ground, I lost my balance and fell on the ground right beside that cat, I held the cat."I really hate them""Me...""Me?""Meeeeeoooooooow"Dammit, she scratched my hand. For some reason animals always avoid me but when I am with Elena nothing happens."Well I should go to the convenience store and buy a bandage"I went to the convenience store and bought the bandage but buying one bandage would be..."I should buy some snacks too"I bought some snacks with bandages and went outside the store. As I went outside someone covered my eyes."Guess who?"There is only one person who would do this to me."What is it? Elena.""Nothing"She took the bag from my hand and without asking for my permission, she started eating the snacks"Good morning""Goof mornin""So what are you doing here?""I was passing by and saw you in the store""I see""So what were you buying?""A bandage""Bandage? What happened?""Nothing major, I ran into a cat earlier and tried to save her but she scratched me""Huh? Where is the scratch?""Here on my right...hand"I showed her my scratch but...there is no scratch on my hand, I checked my left hand to make sure but..."Das?"I guess I am sleepy"Nothing"I checked the time, it was 9:30 AM."Hey Elena, how about we drop by at caf?""Okay"We went in the caf and I ordered coffee and Elena ordered her favorite chocolate cake as usual."Why so suddenly?""Huh?""You rarely agree to stop by caf when I ask you and this time you wanted to go""I am feeling a little sleepy I guess""What? You fell asleep during our video call and you are still feeling sleepy?""I woke up soon after and why didn't you hang up the call?""Your sleeping face was so cute that I ended up falling asleep"I was drinking coffee and nearly choked when she said that."Did you see my sleeping face too?""...yeah""Was it cute?""Ye...ah""Look at my face and tell me""Well I don't know if it was because of your sleeping position or maybe the way you were holding your phone I could see...your...""Wha..."She glared at me for a while and..."Pervert"I remember the same thing happening last night but this time it's clearly my fault."So why are you still sleepy?""I was studying afterwards and didn't realize the time""Again? Don't you get bored by studying?""Listen, here I am doing it for both of us""....""After we graduate, I want us to go to the same university together and live with you...huh? Why is your face red?""The way you said it looked like you were proposing to me?""Huh?""You say that stuff when you are asking a girl to marry you?""Wha...No I didn't mean it that way...I mean it would be great if I could marry you but ---""I know""Huh?""I know you didn't mean it that way but still you shouldn't say this to some girl, it will cause a huge misunderstanding""Okay"Some girl? Aside from Elena I have never talked to any girl, well just my cousin who is same age as us and if you count older women then my aunt and teachers. Can I count Lily too? But she is not a real person right? I mean yesterday also when the developer gave her to me, at first she couldn't speak properly, couldn't even say my name properly but she learned talking very quickly. That's right she is not real person...all her emotions are fake...it's not real...she is not real...it's just..."It's too cruel""Huh? Did you say something Das?""No, Nothing""Oh yeah Das, about what you said last night about your parents playing the 1st VR ga---""Oh, its 10:00 AM already, we should go quickly...oh you were saying something?""Nothing, Let's go"
