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

“Utsunomiya-kun, I didn’t expect you to think so far ahead, even considering things like going to university.”

"Isn't this normal?"

Asagiri replied with a light laugh.

"It would be meaningless for me to say something like, 'I will definitely be gentle and considerate to Asuna in the future, study with her, support each other, and make progress together,'"

"Well, that's true."

Seeing her usually stern mother with a smile on her face, Asuna knew that her mother was very satisfied with Asagiri after their first meeting, and she finally felt relieved.

"Lady Ashikaga".

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Kyoko Yuuki looked at Miwa Ashikaga sitting there and casually asked with a smile.

"Judging from your clothes and appearance, could it be... that you also work in the education industry?"

Kyoko Yuuki wasn't trying to pry into Asagiri's family background. After all, she already knew that Asagiri's parents were deceased, and regardless of Asagiri's family background, she was more than satisfied with her daughter's boyfriend... no, her future son-in-law. There was no need to set any further tests for her.

So, it was just casual conversation.

"The education industry... well, you could say that."

Ashikaga Miwa raised her hand to adjust her gold-rimmed glasses and replied with a rare smile.

"I am the teacher of Class A, first year of Shuchiin Academy, and I am also Utsunomiya's homeroom teacher."

"Hmm? A teacher at Shuchiin Academy?"

"Yes."

Ashikaga Miwa gave a curt reply, then casually spoke.

"Of course, I also have another identity, which is a member of the board of directors of Shuchiin."

"The council!?"

Upon hearing Ashikaga Miwa's introduction, even the usually stern-faced Yuuki Kyoko couldn't help but show a look of shock on her face.

She originally thought that Utsunomiya Asagiri, who was an orphan and a student in the same building as Asuna, had no family background that was worth caring about. In fact, Yuuki Kyoko even thought that it didn't matter if Asagiri's family background was bad, as long as she married into her family in the future.

Now it seems……

Utsunomiya's background is several levels above my own.

People of the Shuchiin Board of Directors' caliber are people that even her husband, Yuki Asuna's father, Yuki Shozo, CEO of a large electronic instrument manufacturer, would normally find difficult to contact, let alone Yuki Kyoko, a university professor.

original……

Is it that my own Yuki family is the one who's climbing the social ladder?

……

Several days later, on Thursday after school, at Kotoko Iwanaga's house.

Asagiri opened the glasses icon app on his phone, clicked to sign up, and confirmed that he had selected the dungeon with the keyword "hunt". His friends, Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi, also confirmed that they would team up with him to enter the same dungeon.

After all four of them had completed their registration, they were about to put down their phones when a notification popped up on the screen.

This is a super-large instance, and it will take at least 24 hours to complete. Please take care of all your real-world affairs before Saturday.

Meanwhile, in the master bedroom of a luxurious mansion that resembles a castle.

"Dungeons that take at least 24 hours to complete..."

Seeing the notification that appeared on her phone screen, Kaguya Shinomiya frowned slightly, then looked at Ai Hayasaka sitting beside her, her beautiful red eyes calm as she spoke softly.

"It seems we need to come up with a reasonable excuse."

22

Chapter 22 The Cancer of Earth Under Sanction.

"A suitable excuse for not being able to answer the phone after more than 24 hours..."

Hayasaka Ai put down her phone, pondered for a while, and finally shook her head.

"To be honest, I didn't expect that even if you stayed overnight at Qianhua's house, it would be impossible to keep it a secret for such a long time. And if you went somewhere else, your family wouldn't allow you to go out so freely."

"Yes...it's really difficult."

Thinking of her difficult situation, even the resilient Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't help but grit her teeth, a look of resentment flashing in her beautiful red eyes.

Even in her own home, there were servants sent by unknown individuals to act as spies, constantly monitoring her every move. Not only would she disappear for more than 24 hours, but even if she woke up late in the morning, someone would immediately relay the message to the Shinomiya main family.

But if we go to Fujiwara Chika's house...

Although her older sister is in college and her parents are busy with work and may not come home on weekends, Chika has a younger sister named Fujiwara Moeha, who is a student at Shuchiin Junior High School. Despite saying that she was going to live at Chika's house, the fact that her older sister, Kaguya, and Hayasaka Ai all disappeared at the same time means that Fujiwara Moeha will definitely find out.

At that moment, Hayasaka Ai seemed to have thought of something and asked a question.

"How about we go to a friend's house to stay and then book a hotel? Even though you don't have much pocket money, I've saved up some salary, enough to cover the hotel expenses."

"No."

Kaguya Shinomiya immediately shook her head, rejecting the proposal.

"Hotels require identity registration, it's too easy to be discovered, and the only person I can truly call a friend is Qianhua. If my family sends someone to verify, it will expose us, and then it will be even harder to explain... Forget it, since we can't think of a solution, let's call Qianhua and ask her if she can come up with any ideas..."

Kaguya Shinomiya dialed Chika Fujiwara's number and, after she answered, explained the special circumstances of this instance to her.

"Eh? Is that so?"

Despite hearing Kaguya Shinomiya's words, Chika Fujiwara's voice remained energetic, carrying a lighthearted laugh.

"Hmm...right, my mom and sister were planning to go home this weekend, so I told them I won a three-day, two-night voucher for a hot spring hotel in Kyoto, and they could go to Kyoto to relax and come back on Sunday night, wouldn't that be fine?"

Kaguya Shinomiya pondered for a moment upon hearing this, thinking it was indeed a good idea, but then still asked with some unease.

"They all went. If they ask you why you didn't go, what would you say?"

"Kaguya, why are you getting cuter and cuter?"

Fujiwara Chika replied with a smile.

"We need to prepare for the student council election and discuss our next steps. Isn't that a legitimate reason?"

Kaguya Shinomiya paused for a moment upon hearing this, then murmured to herself.

"Oh right, I forgot..."

Fujiwara Chika said meaningfully, "You didn't forget, your mind just got distracted elsewhere, didn't it?"

"What strange things are you saying now?"

"Never mind if you don't understand. In any case, leave this to me."

……

After hanging up the phone, Fujiwara Chika looked at her phone screen, a pure and innocent smile, like that of an angel, on her lovely face. She swiped her fingers across the screen and murmured to herself.

"Saturday... Oh, it feels dangerous, but it also seems like it would be fun... Should I give it a try...? Just thinking about it makes me excited..."

Meanwhile, at Kotoko Iwanaga's home.

"A dungeon that lasts over 24 hours, Hui, are you okay on your end?"

Faced with Asuna Yuuki's slightly worried question, Megumi Kato nodded calmly.

"Kui, it's fine for the weekend. I'll just tell them I'm staying at a friend's house overnight. My parents trust me quite a bit."

Just as Kato Megumi finished speaking, Asagiri's phone suddenly emitted a notification sound indicating that a new email had been received.

He picked up his phone, opened his email, glanced at it, and couldn't help but smile.

"Oh, that's interesting."

Kotoko Iwanaga moved closer to him, curiously peering inside.

"What? What's so interesting? Let me see!"

"Here, take a look."

Kotoko Iwanaga took Asagiri's phone, looked at the newly received email, paused for a moment, then her expression became complicated, and finally she gritted her teeth, seemingly very resentful.

"This pink-haired, big-breasted devil... how could she commit such a shameless act..."

"Pink hair, big breasts?"

Upon hearing Kotoko Iwanaga's description, Asuna Yuuki frowned slightly and hesitated.

"The email that sent to Asagiri... was it Chika? What did she say?"

"See for yourself."

Kotoko Iwanaga handed her phone to Asuna Yuuki and Megumi Kato. After reading the email, Asuna Yuuki's expression became quite interesting, looking like she didn't know how to comment.

【Hello~Utsunomiya-san, I'm Fujiwara Chika~】

You haven't sent me a single email since we exchanged email addresses~ It's so heartbreaking~

Are you free this Saturday? I'd like to discuss the upcoming election with you. Kaguya can't go out much this weekend due to personal reasons, so it'll just be the two of us~

No one will be home on Saturday. Could you come to my house to talk? Looking forward to your reply!

"This……"

While Asuna Yuuki was still unsure how to evaluate the situation and didn't know what to say, Megumi Kato, standing beside her, spoke frankly.

"This Fujiwara Chika is trying to seduce Utsunomiya, isn't she? The fact that the two of them are alone at home makes her intentions very clear."

"This... Qianhua actually..."

Asuna Yuuki's feelings were extremely complicated. After all, Fujiwara Chika was her good friend, and she never expected that Fujiwara Chika would do such a thing. Knowing that Asagiri was her boyfriend, she still extended such a... such an obviously seductive invitation to Asagiri. This was just too much...

Is it really as Chika once said... that love is war?

Seeing the reactions of Asuna and the others, Asagiri smiled and spoke.

"What are you all thinking? Do you really think I'm a succubus?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki and Kotoko Iwanaga both looked on as if it were the most obvious thing in the world and asked in return.

"Is not it?"

"Stop kidding me, that's Fujiwara Chika. You don't really think she's a naive and innocent girl, do you?"

Asagiri said that first, then spoke in a flat tone.

"Fujiwara Chika is probably already suspecting that we are players."

"Does that mean... she's testing us? Right, Saturday... is the time to enter the instance..."

Asuna Yuuki frowned, completely baffled.

"But why would Chika do this? Will she and Shinomiya be entering the dungeon on Saturday? If not, that's understandable. But if they are also going to enter the dungeon, why did they invite you? Is it a test?"

"Testing the waters? Maybe, but more likely it is..."

Asagiri replied with a smile, "She finds it very enjoyable."

"Fun..."

Asuna Yuuki pursed her lips, thought about it carefully, and realized that given Chika's unreliable personality, it was quite possible that this was indeed the case.

Then, she looked up at the morning mist.

"So how do you plan to reply?"

"The simplest reply is the best reply."

Asagiri retrieved her phone and gave Fujiwara Chika a brief reply.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Fujiwara Chika, who was sitting on the bed with her legs drawn up and humming a song, heard the notification sound from her phone. She immediately picked up her phone with a smile, swiped it open, and muttered to herself with great interest.

"Utsunomiya-san, how will you reply to me? I'm really looking forward to it... um..."

When Fujiwara Chika opened the email, all she saw were two large, glaring characters.

[Utsunomiya Asagiri: Not going]

"Oh? Such a firm and brief reply? As expected of Utsunomiya-kun. But I won't let this go so easily~"

Fujiwara Chika's eyes gleamed with a strong competitive spirit. She edited another long email, added a few cute emojis, and then clicked the send button.