Weekly Disappearances (3) ****
The night of the fifth day passed safely thanks to the joint sexual harassment from me and the gallery members.
As we did it, even I, who was angry at first, started to get a little excited by the situation of Lana answering the questions in an embarrassed voice in order to get me to open the door.
Without realizing it, I had gotten completely absorbed.
For reference, today was Sunday.
A holiday where I didn't have to go to the academy.
"Mmm~, what a refreshing morning."
Of course, I was still sleepy since I only got a few hours of sleep.
But thanks to the memory of giving her a satisfying taste of her own medicine yesterday, my mood at least was refreshed.
I habitually logged into the gallery.
"Still talking about that, I see…."
The gallery was more active than ever with stories about anomalies.
To be precise, they were absorbed in the secret stories of the anomaly female student.
ㅁ The fact that it's pink was the kick for me
ㅁ That bastard Ares won't be able to die peacefully either lolol
ㅁ But couldn't Lana not be an anomaly??
ㅁ Isn't today the 6th day??
ㅁ 1. Lift Lana up 2.
ㅁ Honestly, lowering the breast size by one cup is more accurate
ㅁ Please ask about this today too TTTT
And just then, I found a post written by a familiar fixed-nickname user.
It was a post by the fixed-nickname user named NightRat, who usually gave me serious advice.
• • •
Author: NightRat
Title: Isn't today the 6th day??
Seeing this, I think the other missing kids also ended up opening the door before the weekend
So tonight is probably the critical moment
Be careful
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Comments
[Ares: Isn't it fine as long as I don't open the door??]
ㄴ[NightRat: That's the case situationally, but you have to be careful because you don't know how those anomaly bastards will act]
ㄴ[Ares: ok ok, I'll be as careful as possible]
"What can she do from the other side of the door?"
I chuckled as I replied to NightRat's comment.
This was the girl who couldn't do anything from outside the door even after being hit with a 50-combo of sexual harassment.
I didn't know what kind of words the other missing kids were coaxed with to open the door.
But I wouldn't do that.
As long as I don't open the door, it's okay.
'I could probably do this forever.'
Once I got used to it, I would probably be able to fall asleep listening to Lana's knocking sound like it was ASMR for sleep.
"Well then, shall I head out."
I glanced over the gallery and got up.
I also posted a daily life post while I was at it.
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: Going to build up my stamina to give Lana a good fucking
Morning runs are good for your health
I dedicate this health to the cute Miss Lana
• • •
Comments
[StudentCouncilTerrorist: You could really end up being dedicated for real if you keep that up LOL]
[Ah, she said she likes it long, didn't she lolol]
ㄴ[But 30 minutes was honestly a fantasy answer from someone with no experience lolol]
ㄴ[ForGlory: Ahem, that's what's good about it.]
ㄴ[Gramps, you can't last 30 minutes, can you?]
[NightRat: Building up stamina is a good thing]
ㄴ[Ares: Honestly, at first it was for running away, but now it's for Lana's sake, for real ㅇㅇ]
ㄴ[NightRat: You sound even crazier because you seem serious]
ㄴ[Hikikomori: This gentleman is going to go out in style when his time comes, I see]
"Haa, haa."
Feeling the cool morning air, I ran around the vicinity of the dormitory.
I could occasionally see people who looked like academy students walking around in casual clothes.
'Those are anomalies too….'
It was a thought that came to mind every time I saw a person these days.
What should I call it, a sense of mystery that comes from the disconnect?
It was similar to when you wear a VR headset for the first time and, due to the overwhelming sense of reality, you occasionally have to remind yourself, 'Ah, this is a game'.
"Haa, phew, this is fucking tough…."
I arrived at my destination, the commercial district, and bought some water with my Cocoon.
"It's great to see a young fellow working hard even on his day off, haha!"
"Thank you, ahjussi."
After downing the cool water, I started running back to the dormitory again.
It was a strange world.
To think that in a fantasy setting, a shop would have a refrigerator and sell cold water in plastic bottles.
Perhaps it was a consideration for those who hadn't noticed the gallery?
A consideration to let them know that this world wasn't a real fantasy isekai.
'It's a strange consideration, but… it's good for me.'
Besides that, they also sold various snacks and foods that I used to eat in the modern world, so life wasn't bad.
Honestly, if it weren't for the anomaly bastards, it was an environment where I could live very happily.
The toilets were clean, too.
"Phew, phew…! Alright…! Goal…!"
My morning running course.
It was a routine I had started only a few days ago.
Though it wasn't much of a routine yet.
Anyway, after returning from the commercial district to the dormitory building, I sat on a nearby bench to catch my breath.
"Phew…."
It was at that moment.
Thud, thud, thud—
"Ah…."
"Hmm?"
I heard a familiar voice.
A voice that had become so familiar to my ears recently that I sometimes heard it as a ringing in my ears.
It was Lana's voice.
"...."
"...."
Our eyes met.
The moment our eyes met, I froze.
Because just last night, I had bombarded her voice, which was coming from the other side of the door, with an insane amount of sexually harassing questions.
Honestly, it was awkward to talk to her.
'Wait…, that was an anomaly, right? The real Lana didn't seem to know what happened at night.'
As I sorted out my thoughts, my mind calmed down.
And I smiled and looked at her again.
Wow, casual clothes. They're pretty.
It was a simple but cute outfit that matched her purple ponytail.
"…Ugh."
It was at that moment.
Lana blushed and made a gesture of covering her chest area with her hands.
"H-huh? What's wrong?"
"...."
No, no, this time it wasn't sexual harassment, I was purely appreciating her clothes.
Besides, the one I sexually harassed was an anomaly, not you.
Why….
Dash!!
"…Ah."
Lana ran past me and fled, her face flushed red.
Her reaction was like she had just been seen naked.
"…No way?"
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: Something's weird with this bitch Lana??
I ran into her during my morning run.
But this bitch, when I casually looked at her outfit, she blushed, made a disgusted face, and ran away
This bitch???
You said you didn't know??
You said you never came to my room???
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Comments
[Kyaaaaaak! Gaze rape!!]
[RedNightSky: Ares…, just what kind of look did you give her…]
ㄴ[Ares: No, I swear I looked at her normally???]
[lololololol]
ㄴ[So she was the one who received those questions??? lolololol]
ㄴ[Ares: That must be it, right??]
[NightRat: You're right, that bitch is an anomaly.]
People's thoughts were similar to mine.
Otherwise, there was no reason for Lana to suddenly feel ashamed and run away upon seeing me.
'That aside, so anomalies feel shame too….'
I mean, the anger I felt from the other side of the door last night was genuine.
No, more than that.
…Pink.
I see, so it's pink.
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: Honestly, I think I've started to like Lana more
Is it because the person I had a sincere conversation with was really her?
As much as I've gotten to know her deeply.
Thinking that all of it was the truth about her, my feelings for her have deepened.
• • •
Comments
[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Did you write this after jacking off?? What's with the phrasing]
[fr, this bastard definitely came lolol]
[Fuck, if only I were still alive….]
Time flew by, and it became evening.
Weekends are always like this.
They pass by at almost the speed of light.
'Ah…, I don't want to go to school tomorrow….'
Even if you're possessed into a fantasy academy, the feeling of not wanting to go to school is the same.
No, maybe it's because this isn't an ordinary fantasy academy.
"Ah…, the sun has already set."
Before I knew it, the sun had set, and darkness had come to my room.
I habitually lit the lamp and lay down on the bed again.
"...."
And a moment later.
Knock, knock, knock—
As expected, she had come.
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: She's here
Lana, honestly, I want to open this door and welcome you.
But
I'm not supposed to do that, right??
• • •
Comments
[NightRat: Of course not, you crazy bastard;;;]
[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Uh uh uh, is this bastard gonna open it???]
ㄴ[Ares: As if, I won't open it even if the sky falls]
By the time I posted the joke post, I could hear Lana's voice.
[Hi, Ares.]
"Hi Lana, this is the first time we're talking today, right? Why did you run away earlier?"
[....]
I started a conversation with Lana as if it were routine.
Honestly, I wasn't going to open the door, I wasn't sleepy yet, and I was bored.
And I no longer felt scared of the situation where she was telling me to open the door.
In fact, it was a little exciting, maybe?
[…Earlier, your gaze was lewd.]
"No, I swear I really was just looking normally."
[Liar. Yesterday, you threw all those questions at me and didn't even open the door.]
"Yesterday, I was just angry. …I'm sorry for staring. I just, I thought your clothes were pretty."
[....]
"Is that unpleasant too? Sorry, sorry."
I chuckled and sat down, leaning against the wall next to the door.
I was planning to talk like this for a bit and then go to sleep when I got tired.
It was at that moment.
Tch, zzzzt—
"Hmm…?"
The gallery window I had open in the corner of my vision momentarily flickered with static.
This had never happened before.
[Hey, Ares.]
"H-huh…?"
Just then, Lana, who had been quiet, spoke to me again.
[To be honest…, those strange questions you asked yesterday, I wasn't that angry about them.]
"Oh, really?"
[I was a little embarrassed, but… it's okay.]
"They were dirty jokes, though."
[Girls don't hate dirty jokes either, you know?]
"...."
What's that?
That's an answer that makes the heart of a vigorous male student pound like crazy.
[And…, you telling me the clothes I wore today were pretty. I was honestly happy.]
"...."
[I'm sorry for misunderstanding, too.]
"No, it's okay."
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: Why is she being like this…?
Why is she so nice today?
She might be a little cute….
• • •
Comments
[NightRat: I'll say it again, but seriously, don't open it]
ㄴ[Ares: I won't lol, I absolutely won't open it]
ㄴ[NightRat: Then that's fine. Got it? You absolutely must not open the door]
ㄴ[Ares: ok ok, no worries]
Maybe Lana realized I wouldn't open the door and gave up?
She was an anomaly, but was she trying to get along now that things had come to this?
As I thought that, I felt sorry for asking those questions yesterday.
It was at that moment.
[To be honest, I don't dislike you, Ares.]
"Huh…?"
Lana's embarrassed voice came from the other side of the door again.
She doesn't dislike me…?
[It's just, you know. You get what I'm saying?]
"H-huh…, you don't hate me…?"
[Dummy, when a girl says she doesn't dislike you even after talking about dirty things, that's not what it means.]
"...."
Thump, thump!
Huh? Am I getting flustered by an anomaly?
No, actually, it couldn't be helped.
Lana was as pretty as Levin, and I had gotten all that lewd information yesterday.
And now we were having this kind of conversation.
There was no way I could dislike it.
[But you know…, I'm only saying this because you're special, Ares.]
"Huh…?"
Just then, the atmosphere shifted slightly as Lana changed the flow of the conversation.
[You know why I'm telling you to open the door, right? Ares.]
"...."
She suddenly asked me about her purpose.
The reason she had been begging me to open the door until now.
She herself was asking me if I knew the hidden reason.
[I'm sorry, for keep telling you to open it. I won't do it anymore.]
"You won't do it anymore…?"
[Yeah, because I don't want you to disappear.]
"...."
[Don't open the door, and let's just talk together today, okay?]
"...."
[I can ask questions today, right?]
"...."
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: She's getting cuter and cuter…? What is this…?
She says I don't have to open the door anymore?
She said 'you know you'll be fucked if you open the door anyway'.
Then she suddenly suggested we just talk without opening the door.
Did she give up??
• • •
I habitually wrote a post.
I was confused, and I wanted confirmation from everyone that the situation was over.
Because I felt like my heart would only be at ease then.
And as always, comments started to pour in.
[lolololol Normalized through sexual harassment]
[I mean, after all that shit yesterday and he still didn't open the door, it's understandable that she'd give up lolol]
[Hikikomori: This is a first for this kind of capture strategy]
[RedNightSky: You did it! I believed in you!]
Seeing the comments, my tense heart finally calmed down.
"Alright, then as an apology for yesterday, I'll answer your questions all night long."
[Really? Brace yourself, you have no idea how much I've been sharpening my knives for this day.]
"…You said you weren't angry?"
[It's curiosity, curiosity. I have a lot of things I'm curious about when it comes to guys, too.]
And so, with a happy heart, I was about to continue my conversation with Lana.
Just then, another comment was posted.
[NightRat: Still, don't open the door. Absolutely.]
It was a comment from NightRat, who always gave serious advice.
'I said I won't.'
I smiled at the comment and was about to reply as usual.
But then.
ㄴ[NightRat: What the fuck, I didn't write this???]
"...."
A strange comment started to appear.
NightRat, had replied to NightRat's comment.
ㄴ[NightRat: Hey, this bastard is an anomaly]
ㄴ[NightRat: Seeing as he's telling you not to open it, that means you have to open it]
ㄴ[NightRat: It's the last day, fuck, opening it is the right move]
"...."
[Ares? Are you listening?]
I couldn't even answer Lana's words and just stared blankly at the comments.
ㄴ[NightRat: What the;;;]
ㄴ[NightRat: An anomaly entering the gallery is something that only happens at the very end.]
ㄴ[NightRat: Ares, the first comment is me. This is a trick to get you to open the door, don't fall for it.]
ㄴ[NightRat: Absolutely do not open the door]
ㄴ[NightRat: Bullshit, you're supposed to open the door. This is the kind of flow where they trick you until the very end, and if you don't open it, you die.]
ㄴ[NightRat: Ah, fuck, this makes things difficult.]
Comments with the same name, making it impossible to distinguish who was who.
The comments were shouting at me and at each other.
Open the door, don't open the door.
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