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

"Didn't you say that a failed attempt would be unable to move if it was being watched? Why are you giving us false information?"

The short-haired Mita looked flustered and stammered.

"Um... well... I... I don't know why either..."

"really?"

Kotoko Iwanaga walked slowly to Mita, who had short hair, looked directly into her eyes, her dark purple eyes revealing a hint of coldness, and slowly began to speak.

"If that's the case, why is it that even though I've activated my skill, you're completely unaffected, like those failed attempts?"

Upon hearing this, short-haired Mita's expression changed instantly, her pupils dilated slightly in shock, and she muttered to herself in disbelief.

"How could this be... I didn't feel anything at all... Could it be, could it really be..."

Just as the short-haired Mita was halfway through her sentence, Kotoko Iwanaga covered her mouth and chuckled. Then, she waved her hand, and the cold look on her face disappeared instantly. She smiled and said...

"Oh, I was just kidding~ Don't take it seriously~"

"Eh?"

While the short-haired Mita was still wondering, Iwanaga Kotoko had already looked at Asagiri and said with a smile.

“Leader, she shouldn’t be one of the failed creations in disguise. My deliberate probing just now was one aspect, but on the other hand, those failed creations also tried to attack her. If it were a trap set for us, she would have no reason to come in with us.”

Kato Megumi nodded: "Yes, I agree."

Despite saying this, Kato Megumi continued to hold the dagger to the neck of short-haired Mita until Asagiri gave the signal, at which point she released her and said in a gentle tone.

I'm sorry, I hope you can understand.

"It's...it's okay..."

Short-haired Mita breathed a sigh of relief, though she forced a smile, her eyes still betraying lingering fear.

"Given such an unexpected event, it's understandable that you'd have doubts about me, but I truly didn't know this would happen..."

"Just keep going."

Asagiri seemed completely unsurprised by the situation, and simply looked at the straight staircase not far away, speaking in a calm tone.

The mystery will be revealed soon.

……

After taking the elevator to the upper floor, kind-hearted Mita saw the familiar scene before her and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although there are hundreds of failed attempts blocking the way, the route to the core area does not seem to have changed.

"It's right in front."

Kind-hearted Mita led the group on a walk for about fifteen minutes, passing through a maze of corridors, and finally arrived at a room that looked like a smelting workshop.

"Beep beep beep..."

Just as everyone stepped into the room, a sound like a typing notification came, followed by a string of characters appearing in mid-air.

"Why are you here again? Didn't I tell you last time that you can't get in?"

"Huh? Who's speaking?"

Hat-wearing Mita looked around curiously, but saw no one. There was a table next to the doorway, and she curiously went closer to look. On the table was a small house, very similar in decor to her own, only much smaller. And in the bedroom of that small house stood someone…

"Huh? Miniature Mita?"

Hat Mita bent down, curiously gazing at the miniature version of Mita, and tilted her head.

"Were you the one who was talking just now?"

As a series of "beep beep beep beep" sounds rang out, several lines of text appeared in mid-air.

"And who are you? You're not the Mita I've seen before."

"What's with looking down at me like that? What, does being tall make you superior?"

When Kotoko Iwanaga approached, Mini Mita looked up at her and uttered a questioning sound.

"Huh? Who is she? And why is there a little girl here?"

"Little girl..."

Kotoko Iwanaga paused for a moment, then said angrily.

"Who's the little girl?! I'm a high school student, a high school student!"

Kotoko Iwanaga is really close to breaking through her red temperature defenses.

Being teased by Asuna Yuuki for looking like an elementary school student is one thing, but it's another.

Now some tiny Mita, only a few centimeters tall, has popped up and actually calls herself a little girl?

Who can withstand this?

103

Chapter 103 Heading to the "Core Area"

Asagiri walked over slowly, reached out and stroked Kotoko Iwanaga's head, and comforted her with a gentle smile.

"It's okay, the little ones are cute too."

Meanwhile, the tiny Mita, who was inside the small house, immediately jumped up and down twice when she saw Asagiri walking over.

"A player? Is it player Utsunomiya Asagiri-san? That's great! Our world is saved!"

"So you do recognize me."

Asagiri glanced at the miniature Mita standing in the small room, then turned to look at the kind Mita.

What should we do next?

Kind Mita walked over, looked at Miniature Mita, raised her hand to tuck her long hair behind her ear, and spoke in a soft voice.

"Could you make another key for me this time, the one you made for me last time? Please?"

"you are very welcome."

The miniature Mita speaks in a peculiar way. Although she makes movements and gestures like a normal person, she can only emit soft electronic beeping sounds. She mainly expresses her meaning through characters that float in mid-air.

"Since you're already here, Mr. Player, I'll definitely help you. Are you planning to enter the core area?"

Upon seeing the question raised by Miniature Mita, Asagiri nodded and smiled.

"Yes, I need to get to the core area, and then use the administrator privileges there to delete Crazy Mita directly."

“I see. Indeed, as programmers, we can’t enter there, but it’s not a problem for players. Since you’re going to the core area, can I ask you for a favor?”

"what's up?"

"Please add a roof to my house. The house doesn't even have a roof, and I feel like I have no privacy at all."

"no problem."

"Thank you~"

Seeing the characters appearing in mid-air, Asuna Yuuki and Megumi Kato couldn't help but move closer. When they saw the miniature Mita standing in the small house, their eyes brightened, and the same thought came to mind.

"What an adorable little guy..."

Upon hearing Asuna Yuuki's words, the tiny Mita raised her head, an impatient expression appearing on her small face, and retorted with her hands on her hips.

"What little guy? I'm just a little small, but that doesn't mean I'm small. I'm cute, that's for sure. People as big as you are not cute at all!"

Kotoko Iwanaga nodded repeatedly in agreement, looking as if she had found a kindred spirit.

"Yes, yes, small is cute!"

Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki sighed and complained with a helpless expression.

"I've finally found you a kindred spirit. Why don't you team up with her?"

"Hehe, a cunning, love-struck young lady."

Kotoko Iwanaga chuckled coldly twice, speaking with righteous indignation.

"You're just hoping I'll leave the team so you and the Leader can have some alone time and do something nefarious to him, aren't you!"

Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki blushed and said with a mixture of embarrassment and anger.

"You...you mustn't be talking nonsense. I'm not as sinister as you think!"

"that……"

Kato Megumi whispered a reminder from the side.

"Have you guys forgotten that even if Necro leaves the team, I'm still here, and it's still a three-person team, right?"

Kotoko Iwanaga waved her hand dismissively.

"Oh, it doesn't matter whether you're here or not, it's pretty much the same as a two-person team anyway."

Kato Megumi: "...Even if my presence is minimal, you can't just ignore me and do that kind of thing in front of me."

Upon hearing this, Asagiri asked in a serious tone.

"What, you want to join the war too?"

"You're addicted to abstract thinking, aren't you?"

Asuna Yuuki interrupted Asagiri and Kotoko Iwanaga's mixed-gender rant with a sigh.

"Can't we focus on clearing the level first? Who's the captain here, me or you? I feel like I'm a kindergarten teacher, having to coax the two of you every day... no, the three of you?"

Kato Megumi remained calm and simply said...

"Violet, you just... subconsciously forgot to include me, didn't you?"

Asuna Yuuki smiled sheepishly, looked at the kind-hearted Mita, coughed twice to bring the topic back on track, and also to cover up her embarrassment.

"Miss Mita, what should we do next?"

"She will help us."

As expected, after kind-hearted Mita finished speaking, tiny Mita swung her little legs and jumped off the mini chair, then walked across her living room and headed to the right, while everyone watched her quietly.

"Hey~"

Miniature Mita walked to the far right of the long table, pushed open the door of her mini apartment, and came to something that looked like a miniature furnace. Then, she skillfully opened the furnace's iron door.

"Mr. Player..."

Miniature Mita pointed to a row of miniature firewood and a basket of miniature metal ingots placed above her, only about twenty centimeters away. To a normal person, they would seem close at hand, but to her tiny frame, they were extremely far away. She then made a request to Asagiri.

"Please get it for me."

"walk slowly."

Asagiri extended her right hand, pinching the bundle of miniature firewood and metal ingots between her index finger and thumb, and then gently placed it in front of the miniature Mita.

"Thank you~"

"The little one is quite polite."

"I'm not a little thing, I'm just small!"

Miniature Mita retorted angrily, threw the firewood and metal ingots into the furnace, and then sat on the chair next to it, swinging her two short legs and waiting obediently.

"so cute……"

Asuna Yuuki looked at the adorable expression and movements of the miniature Mita and couldn't help but murmur softly.

"If that crazy Mita hadn't appeared in this world, this well-made dating sim, with each Mita so adorable and so captivating, would definitely be a huge hit..."

Kotoko Iwanaga responded calmly upon hearing this.

"This game was never released in the first place. Although such a world was formed due to certain special reasons, the original dating game may not have been completed. Whether it was the appearance of Crazy Meta that caused the collapse of this world, or whether the world was completely distorted because the game was never released, thus giving birth to an existence like Crazy Meta, it is still impossible to draw a conclusion."

"Hey~"

Just then, molten iron flowed out of the mini furnace, flowing along the groove on the right and forming the shape of a key.

Miniature Mita hopped off the stool, making cute sound effects as she walked, and reached out to pull the switch next to the furnace.

"Dang~"

A metal platform above descended, and when it rose again, a metal key had already taken shape in the groove.