Tokyo: Oreimo

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But in the game, the situation is completely different.

"Receiving this kind of out-of-the-box message all of a sudden, doesn't seem right at all?"

The girl immediately dialed Mayuri's number on her phone, but no one answered.

She immediately made the decision to turn back.

"I hope nothing bad happens, or I'll definitely bite that guy to death!"

Ling Nai's heart pounded.

Fortunately, she was overthinking it. After going back, she actually saw a beautiful CG and saw Makise Kurisu and Mayuri taking a bath together.

"If this CG had been made into an 18+ version, it would have been really erotic. It's such a shame."

The girl let out a sigh.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened.

According to 'Tongzi's' analysis, his own computer seemed to have connected to the SERN system at some point and had not disconnected.

"We didn't do anything here, but it still connected. Isn't it something that can't be done without an IBM 5100?"

"Conversely, does that mean SERN noticed Okabe's actions and then visited them in return?"

Ling Nai's little brain wasn't quite up to the task.

If that's the case, why not just go to their door to arrest them, instead of sending threatening text messages?

Were both of these things done by SERN?

Even if Bucket says there's no problem for now... continuing like this is still dangerous...

To Ling Nai's relief, Okabe, who was on the screen, seemed to agree that continuing down this path was not a good idea and decided to submit the research results to a larger institution.

"That's true. This kind of thing would be very dangerous in the hands of ordinary people. That text message was a harbinger of danger."

"So, things will move in a more stable direction from now on?"

If Ling Nai herself were present, she would probably make the same choice.

After making this decision, the research team started having internal dinners, a routine that Ling Nai watched with great interest.

It's quite interesting to see the three female leads together, but it's a pity that Ruka Urushihara isn't there.

"Should we be entering the End settlement phase next?"

At this rate, there shouldn't be much more content to come, and the ending should be reached soon.

I glanced at the time; it was almost 5:30.

The girl stretched.

"How about we stop for a bit and eat first before continuing?"

She had just finished watching the conversation between Mayuri and Okabe on the rooftop.

To be honest, every female character in this game caught her attention.

"In that case, let's win over Ruka first, then Mayuri, and then Makise Kurisu. Let's put Amane aside for now. I prefer the first two."

As she sat up from her chair, she accidentally bumped into the mouse.

The screen went black, the scene changed, and the 'bucket' ran onto the rooftop.

"Oh no! The trams have stopped running!"

"Terrorist attack warning! Akihabara plunged into chaos!"

"..."

"I'll wait for that guy to come and call me. Anyway, Dad's not home yet, right?"

Today, Takashiro Isao has a duty assignment outside, but he will go home for dinner, so it will be a little late.

Ling Nai couldn't help but sit back down.

It's hard not to care, because it seems like a turning point has occurred.

She continued clicking the mouse.

The screen displayed a portrait of Amane Reiha, with a serious expression on the girl's face.

"Is this banquet to commemorate the completion of the time-travel machine?"

That's true, but why did we suddenly bring up this topic?

The one that responded was 'Bucket'.

Is the intrusion into SERN still ongoing?

"It's not so much a continuation as a step forward; we've established a direct network connection with SERN."

"....."

The character illustration of Amane Reiwa shows an extremely tense expression.

"Everyone, hurry up now..."

The conversation abruptly ended halfway through, and the girl left the base.

Takashiro Ryouno was completely confused when she saw this.

"what happened?"

Although I didn't understand what was happening, the background music of the whole game quietly changed at this moment.

Not right.

A sudden chill crept up the girl's back.

"I have a bad feeling about this..."

"What should Mayuri do? Should she take a taxi home?"

"I don't have enough money to take a taxi."

The dialog box still displays the daily conversations of the companions, but the voices of the corresponding characters seem to have been muted.

The entire sound system emitted only a disturbing, unsettling noise, which eventually subsided into calm.

The perspective on the screen also changed at this moment.

The moon was shrouded in dark clouds.

Mayuri's voice came through the speakers with perfect clarity.

"what?"

Mayu's pocket watch has stopped.

"That's strange, it was just wound up."

......

"..."

The bad feeling grew stronger, and Ling Nai swallowed and clicked the mouse.

The door was suddenly kicked open.

What appeared on the screen next were several dark figures rushing into the room, their movements too swift, and gun barrels pointed off the screen.

"Don't move! Hands up!"

"You must be joking..."

Ling Nai's mind went blank for a moment.

Gun? Camouflage uniform?

Who are these guys who suddenly appeared?

This was the first time she had ever seen anything like this in a visual novel. Even though she wasn't a military enthusiast, she could tell that the characters in the scene were holding weapons that could easily slaughter everyone present.

Ling Nai then clicked the mouse and quickly learned what had happened.

The scene shifts, and as the four people raise their hands, the back of a head with a brown ponytail is revealed at the corner of the screen.

A familiar voice came from the speakers.

"I've come to retrieve the time machine."

Kiryu Moeyu.

With just one sentence, Ling Nai recognized the other person. She had a deep impression of this character because, in her memory, her older brother liked this type of body.

For a while, Saori Phoenixin was particularly fond of this kind of office lady attire.

She initially thought the character was specially designed because of that guy's fetish, and she even planned to save him for last.

But unexpectedly, the other party appeared at this stage.

"Wait a minute, what kind of development is this?"

Ling was quite anxious about this.

It's pretty obvious that something bad is going to happen next, isn't it?

But she has absolutely no choice now; the phone in the upper right corner offers her no control whatsoever.

You can only keep clicking the mouse to look down.

"Kurisu Makise, Rintaro Okabe, Itaru Hashida, the three of you, come with me."

"What...is this going on? You're kidding, right?"

"Where... is Mayuri?"

On the screen, Kiryu Moeka's gun is pointed at the girl in the blue dress.