Why play in a band if you don't form one for life?

"Yes, it seems she sneaked out last night," Saya said to Lisa at the dinner table, "Really, such a grown-up, but still acts like a child."

Although she said blame, Saya's expression was helpless and doting.

While Shizi was stuffing curry into her mouth, she looked at Duohui and LAYER, with a golden light flashing in her eyes.

Ok.

It seems that there is no need to push it further.

Shizi felt that there seemed to be a task bar showing completion.

She accidentally revealed a strange expression again.

Beside him, Yili looked at her silly smile and couldn't help but smile. He picked up a tissue and wiped the corners of her mouth.

"Thank you." Shizi blushed slightly and came back to his senses.

Next, Rinko and Ako...

If given enough time, Shizi believes that they will eventually get together, but the problem is that there is no time now.

Yazi was having trouble with the green peppers in the bowl: "This is the devil's food..."

"Ayako," Lisa lectured her, "Don't leave any green peppers."

"No, I can't do it..." Ako looked around, "Doesn't Yuki hate bitter melon? Sayo hates carrots, Rinrin hates celery, and Lisa, the green smoothie you hate also has vegetables in it... In the end, hating vegetables should be Roselia's label! That's right! Hating vegetables is cool!"

She was almost convinced.

"But green peppers are nutritious," Junna reminded her, "I can understand celery, but green peppers are rich in vitamin C, so there's no harm in eating them. But I can understand celery, yeah."

“Why do you emphasize celery…” Yazi complained.

"Hoshimi-san... do you hate celery too?" Rinko suddenly felt a sense of closeness.

Junna's face turned slightly red. "I can't say I hate it, it's just... well, I just hate it."

"I understand..." Linzi was relieved and turned to Ayako, "Little Ayako...if you really can't eat it...just give me half."

"Thank you!" Yazi was just waiting for this sentence, and quickly scooped half of the green pepper in the bowl into Linzi's bowl, "Linlin, give Yazi half of the celery too!"

"Thank you..." Rinko also picked up some celery and put it into Ayako's bowl.

"You two," Lisa looked helplessly, "you're always like this, so what's the point of me making this curry?"

"Why did Sister Lisa make curry like this?" Yazi stirred the vegetables in the bowl. "Green peppers, celery, carrots, bitter gourd, all of which are the vegetables we hate the most."

She looked in front of Lisa, where there was even a cup of the green milkshake that she hated the most.

"It's the last month now, a critical period." Lisa shook the cup, "For everyone's health, you can't be picky about food. I poured a cup of this for everyone, right?"

She took a sip of her milkshake.

"It's like our parents." Yusaki looked at the endless onions in the curry with a bitter face, "But have we really been sick in the past year?"

"Even so, we can't relax." Sha Ling said, scooping up a piece of fish meat, "After eating it, it doesn't seem so disgusting..."

Yazi had no choice but to deal with the remaining half of the green pepper with a bitter face.

Linzi also scooped up the green pepper and took a bite.

Why do the green peppers scooped from Xiaoyazi’s bowl taste different?

Rinko vaguely knew the answer, but she didn't want to admit it.

"Even if Rinrin is a lolicon, Ako is still Rinrin's friend!" - Since she said that, Rinko was too embarrassed to betray her with such strange thoughts.

However, the taste of green pepper in the mouth is indeed different.

While Rinko was eating green peppers in silence, Nana remained silent about the curry.

"What's wrong?" Chun Na nudged her. "Is there anything you don't like to eat? If not, I... can exchange with you." As she spoke, a blush appeared on her face.

But Nana didn't look at it.

"I was just thinking... we don't seem to have enough food." Nana said, "I need to go get some more."

"Do you want me to come this time?" Shizi asked.

Since entering this space, they have not obtained supplies through the one-way channel with reality. Because of the special nature of the space itself, she is a little worried that something strange will happen if Nana takes action.

"No need," Nana shook her head gently, "I asked the giraffe, and it said it's okay."

Ako heard the conversation here and looked up: "Nana-san."

"what happened?"

Ako's eyes flickered a little, but she still said: "Although it's sudden, I know this wish is hard to come true... Nana-san, can you tell Kokoro that Ako has a regret - I want to play NFO here again!"

ps: Re-reading the last chapter, I feel the plot is so rushed...

Chapter 43: First Time in NFO

Ako stood beside Nana, looking at the cardboard boxes filling up a small room in front of her: "...Duo Shao?"

"Thirty." Nana said this number without calming down, "Thirty latest computers, a full set of corresponding top-end peripherals, plus matching power supplies, and all the equipment needed to set up a local area network..."

"And it all started with Ayako saying 'I want to play NFO'..." Ayako's back stiffened.

"This is it," the two of them exclaimed, "the Xianjuan Group..."

Nana picked up the letter, on which was written a message from Kokoro: "It's more fun to play games together!"

"...Anyway, that's it." Nana said to Shizi, "Let's find a place to assemble them all first."

Shizi kept wiping his forehead. "Not to mention that it requires at least a classroom-sized space... How do we set up a local area network? Even though I'm a otaku, I've never set up something like this..."

Nana silently took out a thick booklet. It was sent along with the pile of stuff: "Installation Guide/LAN Building Guide/Special Edition NFO Operation Guide/NFO Detailed Strategy Guide that Even Young Ladies Can Understand".

Shizi felt the blood and tears of countless men in black.

She flipped through the pages and said, "We even negotiated with NFO and made a special version that can be played even with conditions like ours..."

"We really owe the Genjumaki family a lot." Nana was feeling a little depressed, "Can we afford to pay it back?"

"If it were her, she would definitely say something like 'I've seen your best smile!'" Shizi imitated with a thoughtful voice, "However, although it's just a small matter for her, we can't treat it as a small matter."

Shizi raised his head: "Let's all return to reality and thank her in person."

"Yes." Nana nodded firmly.

After learning about this, everyone gathered together. Regardless of whether they could help or not, at least they came to watch the fun.

With the help of several people, all the equipment was moved to a large empty room and installed according to the instructions.

"Um..." Looking at the computers all over the room, Yazi turned to everyone nervously, "Since there are so many computers, can everyone play with Yazi?"

"Yeah... I want to play too..." Rinko nodded first.

Saya turned away and looked at Lisa. Lisa understood: "Of course we will be together, right, Saya, Yukina?"

"Now that you've said that," Sayo agreed quickly, "I have no problem."

Youxi seemed a little embarrassed: "Since everyone wants to play...Okay, but I don't know how to operate it."

"Oh," Maya came up, "Is Minato-san not good at video games?"

"Are you good at it?" Yukina asked.

"I haven't played it." Maya said this with a confident look on her face, "But I will definitely be the star of the game. This is Heaven Maya!"

"Then," Youxi said, inexplicably serious, "I will also reach the top."

Junna looked at Karen next to her and said, "Is there such a thing as a leading actor in online games?"

"...No." Hua Lian's eyes rolled around, "Anyway, let's just have fun!"

"I'm not interested," CHU? said as he was about to leave. "Why don't you go back to writing songs?"

PAREO pulled her back: "Well, well~ This is also to find inspiration~"

"That's right." Yukina also agreed, "The BGM of this game is of a very high standard, which can provide a lot of inspiration for composing."

“…In that case…” CHU? sat back with a red face.

"When it comes to playing games..." Yili was a little confused. She quietly poked Shizi and walked aside with her, "What level should I control my level to?"

Shizi thought for a moment and said, "This isn't a PVP match, just give it your all... But are you strong?"

"I've never played online games, but it should be better than never having played games at all." She looked at Kita for some reason. Kita was looking for the power button with great interest.

Shizi followed her gaze and found that Kita's face had turned red, but he was too embarrassed to ask others, so he was still studying the monitor.

Shizi sighed and went over to help her turn on the power of the host computer: "Are you one of those people who have never touched a computer?"

"That's right." Kita said matter-of-factly, "I already have a cell phone and a tablet, why do I need a computer?"

"..." Shizi smiled, "I'm looking forward to your and Yukina's performance."

Everyone took their seats and turned on the camera.

In addition to several shortcuts that come with the system, there is only an "NFO Special Edition" icon on the desktop.

Click on it and register an account.

She had never played online games before, but since she had a basic understanding of other games, she had no problem adapting.

There were a bunch of starting professions, and she chose Warlock like Linzi. When she entered the Novice Village, most people were there, more than 20 people, filling the screen.

"So there are so many of us now." Hong Xia said softly.

After a year, Yazi opened the NFO screen again, and she felt nostalgic. She could log in to her account, and even the equipment, skills, and props in her account were all intact, which made her miss it even more.

“GOGOGO!” she started to make noises. “Is everyone here? I’ll take you to level up first—”

"Wait." Yukina was still at the login screen, the previous expression of "blossoming wildly at the top" gone, "How do I do it? I have forgotten everything."

"Me too." Cloe was actually flustered when dealing with an initial guide, "Uh... where should I press..."

Lisa and Maya looked at each other, then stood up at the same time and walked behind Yukina and Kuro. “Look, do this and this, and then this and this.”

Maya held Clo's hand and taught him little by little. Because there was a lot of physical contact during practice, Clo did not blush, but she looked at Maya's operation suspiciously: "That's not a move, it's an attack, right?"

"Ah?" As soon as Maya finished speaking, he saw the character he was controlling use a basic attack on the NPC's face.

Futaba next to them took off her headphones and looked at them speechlessly: "Could it be that both of you are idiots at games?"

They both turned their heads with the same expression: "Please."

Not far away, Sayo looked up from the screen: "The most efficient map-clearing route has been planned...but let's wait until some people learn how to walk first."

Next to him, Youxi was like a child learning to walk, following Lisa's mother's instructions step by step.

Xiduo's situation is not much better, and Hongxia is also taking care of the baby.

After a long time, I finally figured it out. Under Yazi's leadership, everyone improved their levels.

"It's getting late..." Rinko checked the time, "How about... we fight a boss together... and call it a day?"

"Eh? Is it so late?" Yazi looked at the time and felt a little regretful. "Then... let's go to this place!"

She typed the location on the public screen.

"Here..." Linzi suddenly felt nostalgic, "It seems like this is the first time we... fought a boss together."

"Yeah." Yazi's tone of response seemed a little bland. She waited for everyone to arrive: "Everyone! Go!"

After the game, there were not many people left in the room.

"Huh... this is quite fun." Lisa finished cleaning up and waved to Rinko and Ako at the door, "Remember to turn off the power later~"

"Okay~" Yazi also waved in response.

Now, Ayako and Rinko were the only ones left in the room.

Chapter 44 One Day

The screen that was packed with people just now now only has two people left.

The place where the boss was originally was now empty. Rinko and Ako were clearing out the surrounding monsters.

"At the beginning... I think we defeated the boss together... and then we just killed monsters randomly around..." Rinko was still immersed in the memories.

Yazi also recalled: "At that time, Yazi didn't want to log off because it was the first time I met someone in NFO who was willing to play with Yazi."