A crossover anime/manga story, set in everyday Tokyo, but within a loop of a game.

"Hey, how do you use that? Is it fun? Will using that magical little gadget make the other person like me more?"

"Eh?"

Hat Mita was stumped by the question, tilted her head, and hesitated thoughtfully.

"Hmm...it's probably not that kind of usage..."

Immediately afterwards, Hat Mita looked at Asagiri sitting there, produced a toy hammer in her hand, placed it on the dining table, and then sat down opposite Asagiri, introducing it with a smile.

"The rules of the game are very simple. Do you see the display screen below this button? When the game starts, a countdown of 3, 2, 1 will appear. After the countdown ends, a checkmark may appear. At that time, you need to press the button quickly. The person who presses the button can hit the other person with this toy hammer. But if an X appears, you can't press it, otherwise you lose. Do you understand?"

"Hmph, it's very simple."

Asagiri stared directly at Hat Mita's face, her eyes devoid of any tenderness for the cute girl, only filled with the purest and most fervent competitive spirit.

"Want to test your reaction speed with me? Well done! I, Fang Shiyangming, am no pushover either!"

Upon hearing Asagiri claim to be Fusashi Yomei, both Iwanaga Kotoko and Kato Megumi were somewhat puzzled. However, Yuuki Asuna, who had gone through the newbie dungeon with him and was already familiar with this pseudonym, couldn't help but smile.

"Fang Shi...Yangming?"

Hat Mita's reaction upon hearing the name was unexpected by Yuuki Asuna and the others.

She tilted her head, looking puzzled.

"Mr. Player, aren't you called Utsunomiya Asagiri? Is there something wrong with my information?"

Yuuki Asuna, Kato Megumi, and Iwanaga Kotoko were all taken aback when they heard Hat Mita directly reveal Asagiri's real name.

I'm talking about a box?

Asagiri, the person whose box was opened, maintained her smile, showing no panic whatsoever, and simply smiled and said...

"Since you can directly state my name, the chances of you being a player disguised as a game NPC are greatly reduced. Let's assume for now that you're telling the truth."

Upon hearing this, Asuna and the others finally realized that Asagiri had deliberately given a false name in order to test whether the girl who called herself Mita was a real game NPC, and if so, how well she knew the "players".

"Hey, Mr. Player, didn't I already tell you? I'm Mita. You don't believe me? Humph."

Seeing Hat Mita puff out her cheeks and look adorably annoyed, Asagiri simply smiled and spoke frankly.

"Don't try to charm me, let's start the game! My hammer won't hold back!"

"it is good!"

Hat-wearing Mita seemed to get excited too, swaying slightly as she looked directly at Asagiri's face with a determined expression.

"Then let me have a showdown with you, Mr. Player!"

Asuna Yuuki, Megumi Kato, and Kotoko Iwanaga were all at a loss for words when they saw the scene before them.

Just listening to the conversation between Hat Mita and Asagiri, and looking at their expressions, they were indeed quite excited, almost to the point of bursting with energy. But considering the toy-like button on the table and the inflatable hammer next to it, it just felt...

It's just a little game, do we really need to make such a big deal out of it?

"Alright, let's begin!"

Hat Mita activated the button device, then withdrew her hand, keeping it not far from her chest, without making any cheating moves such as placing her hand directly on top of the button.

"You actually have a good sense of gaming ethics."

"of course……"

Just as Hat Mita was halfway through her sentence, Asagiri suddenly slapped the button. Seeing this, Hat Mita instinctively slapped the button as well, but Asagiri immediately withdrew his hand.

"you lose."

"Eh?"

Hat Mita glanced down and, sure enough, the countdown on the screen had only reached 1, and the checkmark and cross icons hadn't even appeared yet. According to the game rules, the person who pressed the button beforehand had already lost.

Seeing this, Asuna Yuuki thought to herself.

"So, Asagiri agreeing to play games with her was also a test..."

Judging from her performance just now, it's clear that Hat Mita's reaction speed and reaction time are within the normal range of humans. Of course, it's also possible that she realized Asagiri wanted to test her through the game, so she deliberately hid her strength. However, if that's the case, then this Hat Mita's acting skills are a bit too superb, even able to fake subconscious reactions.

"Ugh... I've been tricked."

Hat-wearing Mita looked defiantly at Asagiri and said confidently.

"Then let's play quickly! It's only the first game we lost; I'll turn the tide!"

"Good, I admire your courage!"

Asagiri picked up the inflatable toy hammer on the table, slowly clenched his fist, and stood up abruptly under the shocked gazes of Yuuki Asuna and the others. His originally dark eyes turned golden, and a tall, faint black shadow appeared behind him.

"This hammer blow represents thirty years of accumulated skill. Can you withstand it?!"

Asuna Yuuki, Megumi Kato, and Kotoko Iwanaga were all dumbfounded as they watched Asagiri raise the inflatable toy hammer.

Are you serious?!

Although it's an inflatable toy hammer, which shouldn't hurt people in theory, Asagiri's physical fitness rating is close to the human limit. In addition, with the passive effect of the Human Asura, it has completely exceeded the scope of normal humans.

Judging from the fact that his eyes turned golden and the phantom of a human-asura appeared behind him...

He's really going all out!

"boom!!!"

The inflatable toy hammer streaked through the air, followed by a loud bang.

Asuna Yuuki even felt that she heard a slight sonic boom when Asagiri swung the hammer.

She immediately looked in the direction where Hat Mita was sitting, her eyes showing worry. After all, even an inflatable toy hammer was not something an ordinary person could withstand under Asagiri's full power. It was very possible to cause a concussion or even knock someone unconscious.

however……

"Ouch, that hurts, ugh..."

After taking that powerful blow, Hat Mita simply raised her hand to rub her head, then put her hat back on, though she looked a little pained. She was clearly not seriously injured, and even looked at Asagiri with eager anticipation.

"Mr. Player is really amazing! Okay, I'm getting excited too! Round 2, Start!"

Seeing this, Asuna Yuuki glanced at Kotoko Iwanaga and Megumi Kato beside her, and the three women all came to the same conclusion.

This game NPC, who calls himself Mita, has incredible resilience...

Far exceeding that of normal humans.

94

Chapter 94 The First Step in Mita's Harem.

Just as Asuna and the others were thinking this, they heard Hat Mita suddenly cheer and jump for joy.

"Wuhu~ I won this time~"

They looked towards the dining table and saw that Hat Mita's hand was already on the red button of the timer, while Asagiri's hand was still suspended in mid-air, her face showing a look of great regret.

"Sigh, really, I was a step behind you."

Seeing Asagiri's somber expression and long sigh, Yuuki Asuna, Kato Megumi, and Iwanaga Kotoko all had only one thought in their minds.

He's definitely a veteran actor.

In this game that tests reaction speed, will Asagiri lose to Hat Mita?

Not at all.

But... why did Asagiri deliberately lose?

Is he trying to use the passive effect of being a special professional diplomat to increase Hat Mita's favorability towards him? Or is he taking this opportunity to test Hat Mita's strength stats? Or perhaps both?

While Yuuki Asuna and the others were pondering this question, Hat Mita had already picked up the inflatable toy hammer placed on the dining table and said with great momentum.

"Then I'm going to hit you!"

"Come."

The next second, Hat Mita immediately swung the inflatable toy hammer in her hand. At first, the speed was very fast, but in the end, it only lightly touched Asagiri's head.

"Paji~"

After the slightly comical knocking sound, Hat Mita put down the inflatable toy she was holding, rested her cheeks on her hands, stared at Asagiri's face with a smile, stuck out her tongue, and said playfully.

"Sigh~ As expected, I still can't bring myself to really hit you. After all, you're my Mr. Player, so I'll let you off this time~"

Upon hearing this, both Asuna Yuuki and Kotoko Iwanaga's expressions changed. Looking at the playful and cute Hat Mita, who was sticking out her little tongue, their eyes showed a hint of wariness.

Are there any experts?

Asuna Yuuki frowned, thinking that as Asagiri's only official girlfriend at this stage, she not only had to guard against Iwanaga Kotoko, the girl next to her in the team, but now she also had to guard against the NPCs in the game, right?

How can this be defended against? Even the Great Wall couldn't stop it.

"You've been pretty good to me."

Asagiri first replied with a smile, then pointed to Iwanaga Kotoko and the others standing there, looked directly into Hat Mita's eyes, and asked.

"And what about them? Are they considered players to you too? Do you know their names?"

"Hmm...I don't know..."

When Hat Mita has a moment to herself, she makes that cute little swaying motion, like a pre-set standby action.

"I don't know them. I only know you're a player and your name. In this situation... shouldn't this be considered a system bug?"

Upon hearing Hat Mita's words, Asuna Yuuki, Kotoko Iwanaga, and Megumi Kato all felt that this instance was far too bizarre.

Not only did they receive no information, but fifteen minutes had already passed since they entered the instance. They had no idea what dangers awaited them, let alone what kind of dangers might appear within the instance. Add to that their cute and sweet-looking AI girlfriend…

Could this instance be a perk prepared by that eye-shaped app for Asagiri, a high-level player? Is it just for him to come in and have some fun?

impossible.

"You said before that there wasn't just one Mita, but many other Mitas, right?"

Kotoko Iwanaga, recalling what she had seen and heard after entering the instance, asked a question.

"Do you know someone named Mita who has pigtails, isn't wearing a hat or gloves, doesn't have the same teardrop-shaped makeup as you, and seems a bit crazy when she talks?"

"Huh? Is there such a thing as Mita?"

Hat Mita tilted her head, seemingly lost in thought.

"But... I only know that other Mitas exist, but I have never seen them in person, so I don't know what the other Mitas look like."

"Is this so..."

Kotoko Iwanaga nodded noncommittally, looked at Asagiri sitting there, and asked curiously.

"So... what should we do next?"

"time to go."

"Walk?"

Kotoko Iwanaga looked puzzled upon hearing this, since they had just checked the room. The windows couldn't be opened, and there was only white light outside with nothing in sight. The door to the living room was just a concrete wall, and there was no way to leave the room normally.

"Player, are you leaving?"

Upon hearing that Asagiri was leaving, Hat Mita, who had just been lively and energetic, looked disappointed. She even stopped shaking her shoulders and looked at Asagiri with a pitiful expression.

"Can you play with me a little longer? Just a little while longer... I'm all alone here, so lonely..."

"That won't work."

Asagiri shook her head, her attitude firm.

"I'm focused on speedrunning, so I definitely can't stay here with you forever."

Just as Hat Mita was feeling incredibly disappointed, and the pitiful expression on her face made Yuuki Asuna and the others feel a little sorry for her, Asagiri suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile.

"However, you can come with me."

"Huh? Go with you? But..."

Before Hat Mita could finish speaking, Asagiri interrupted her.

"You said that your purpose as Mita is to accompany the players, right?"

Hat-wearing Mita hesitated for a moment before saying, "That's true..."

"Isn't that okay?"