You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

"It's a parallel world, and the timelines are different."

"Huh? Parallelism?" Yosuke was surprised, but he had received a proper education and, as a game enthusiast, he found this setting easy to accept and quickly calmed down.

"A different world indeed. No wonder I found your speech and word choice a bit strange... What era do you live in?"

"Before I time-traveled... I was still in university, around 2020, I think?" Iori fell into reminiscence.

This is the truth, but it's not an answer to Yosuke.

"Thinking about it, it's been so long..."

"Oh, twenty years from now! Sega must have released a lot of new games, right?"

Before university, I had hardly ever heard of Sega and always thought it was a department store company—Iori's expression was subtle.

To be honest, if Iori hadn't met Yosuke, he wouldn't have known that Sega used to make consoles!

His knowledge of Sega comes almost entirely from Persona, and his knowledge of Persona comes entirely from his "volunteer" experience during his university years...

He recognized a few of the characters, but he'd never actually played the game... To be precise, he didn't even know which childhood classics belonged to Sega!

"There should be many. The Persona series is highly rated. Just like Final Fantasy, it has many sequels and has even been adapted into an anime."

"Persona, huh? I really want to play the new one... Final Fantasy? I know, it's Square, right? They just released the seventh installment a couple of years ago (1997). Even though it's not Sega's, and I've never played it, I've heard it's a masterpiece~"

Um, the protagonist's name is Claude... Oh, and what's the female lead's name again? That really popular female character...

"Tifa?"

"Yes, yes, it's Tifa!"

Yosuke said excitedly, "So you've played it before! How was it? Was Final Fantasy VII fun?"

"..."

Iori remained silent.

"It's pretty fun... right?"

"Why a question?"

"But everything was 3D back in my day... Let's put that aside for now and discuss our future plans."

Iori's expression turned serious, and her earnest gaze made Yosuke also become serious.

"First, we need to solve the problem of survival. We don't lack money for the time being; the circus still has some assets."

Languages ​​and writing can be learned in the future, and since you have 'translation' skills, you don't really need this.

Therefore, the most urgent tasks are to resolve my immigration status and where I'll be staying!

"Yes, I agree with you. It's the same in the game. Summoned players always have to register at the Adventurers' Guild before they can accept quests from the elders and the king."

"The city is easy to find, so let's set off tomorrow and begin our delightful adventure!"

"it is good!"

drop!

[CG included]

When did you get the idea that I had played Final Fantasy?

Type: Bond

Grade: D

Quality: Rare

Rewards Overview:

Stamina - Slightly increased;

Hit chance slightly increased;

Toughness slightly increased;

-

It seems like we naturally formed a team.

Iori doesn't understand this world, and without a predetermined goal, he's pretty much okay with whatever he does. Having a companion to explore the wilderness with is quite nice.

"By the way, what did you mean by 'translation' earlier?"

Yosuke pointed to himself: "My English grades are really bad."

"It's not that translation... This is a special ability you were given when you were transferred here."

Iori countered, "Otherwise, when do you think you learned your otherworldly language?"

"Huh? Is that so?!"

Yosuke was shocked: "I have superpowers? When?"

"Didn't you find it strange when you talked to people from another world?"

“No~” Yosuke said honestly, “It’s not uncommon to start with some strange text to explain the cultural background, and then everyone communicates in Japanese openly, occasionally using some difficult Chinese characters to describe the moves and weapon settings.”

"Don't confuse reality with games! There's no such thing as a miracle like 'the whole universe speaking Japanese' in reality!"

"...So how do you think you managed to use those spells?"

"Isn't it normal for the protagonist to have a few basic skills that they come with by default?"

"I told you it's not a game!" Iori covered her forehead, feeling quite helpless.

"S-Sorry?"

"Ugh!"

The two chatted for a while longer, and Iori had a pretty good grasp of Yosuke's situation.

As expected, the system prompts he heard were in Chinese, and unlike Iori, he wasn't transferred to a human customer service representative. It was like a student struggling with a foreign language listening test, and he finished the important newbie tutorial in a daze.

Therefore, he couldn't remember what the other person said at all. When Iori asked him what the specific ability of the bonus he received was, Yosuke was still completely clueless.

This led Iori to make a certain speculation:

He knew that Yosuke was given the title of "translator," but the name didn't seem to have such powerful magical abilities, so he guessed that it might be a "word magic" skill. Yosuke could achieve a similar effect of words becoming law, but not as exaggerated as in fantasy novels.

"Magic? It's simple, just ask them for help."

"...Them?" Iori was taken aback.

Could it be that it's not a word-based magic, but a summoning-type magic?

"They are 'spirits'—water spirits, fire spirits, light spirits, dark spirits—they are everywhere. Can't you hear their voices?"

Yosuke smiled broadly: "I sincerely begged them, and the magic just appeared on its own!"

Does this "celestial spirit" refer to something like an elemental spirit?

"..." Iori's lips twitched, finally understanding what the so-called "translation" ability was.

It turns out that they can not only speak with intelligent races, but also communicate with things that are abstract and almost conceptual, which are inaccessible to humans!

This is truly a bugged skill... No, the [translation] only allows people to communicate with "spirits," but does not grant them the authority to "command."

In other words, this ability itself has no destructive power; the reason the fairies helped him was simply because Yang Jie was sincere enough and had established a good relationship with them...

Oh, I get it!

"I thought you were a noble mage, but I didn't expect you to be a 'kept man'."

-

Did I do something wrong? I gave him a gift that matched his interests, so why is he so depressed now?

Iori was very worried about Yosuke's mental state. Unlike his previous madness when he was driven to the brink of despair, he now gave off the feeling of a middle-aged man who had failed in his career. He did everything with an attitude of "I may never have any more joy or sorrow in this life."

—It has now been seven days since Iori arrived in this other world.

During this time, they naturally acted together. First, they registered as adventurers in the city, then they spent money to get Yosuke a new outfit. Iori learned the language of another world while taking on various small tasks from the guild.

Making money is secondary; the main purpose is to quickly learn about the local customs and culture of "Glangbahamar".

What's worrying is that Yosuke has been looking listless these days, often lost in thought.

Out of concern for his companion, Iori gave him a few more game software, but instead of improving his symptoms, they got worse... It's puzzling!

"You clearly love games, so why do you never play the Switch I gave you?"

"A person should always have some beliefs! It's only been a few days, how could I betray Sega so quickly!"

"I need to find a way home quickly, maybe I can still buy the latest Sega model"—Yosuke's words filled Iori with admiration.

He wasn't a die-hard fan, nor had he ever been so passionate about any particular interest... but that didn't stop him from admiring these devoted fans who were as pure as children.

Thankfully, Yosuke likes Sega, not Blizzard... otherwise Iori would definitely suggest he just stay in the other world!

That night, Iori traveled back to his hotel room from the world of "Shadow Reality," carrying a somewhat worn-out box—an old Sega console and several compatible floppy disks.

Generally speaking, only nostalgic people would collect this kind of thing, because the Japan depicted in "Kagemi" has long since collapsed, and it took him a lot of effort to find this item.

He had no obligation to take such good care of Yosuke, but Iori never minded helping others within his power—as long as the other person was worth his help.

Over the past few days, he has gradually come to understand what kind of person Yosuke is. In short, although he is obsessed with games and is a typical electronic idiot, he is not bad at heart. In fact, he is kind to an extreme.

Iori didn't think she would team up with him forever. To prevent this rare pure-hearted young man from turning to the dark side in this cruel world, Iori thought it would be better to give him a gift that could relieve his stress.

With a soft laugh, Iori shook her head:

He rarely treats people this well!

But that's what they call fate, isn't it? And Yosuke even contributed a few bond CGs to him~

He walked through the second-floor corridor to Yosuke's room, easily and silently unlocked the door, and slowly pushed it open.

Yosuke is the kind of person who, once asleep, won't wake up unless the world collapses, so Iori plans to put the things next to his pillow, both to surprise him the next day and to play a joke on him.

However, when he opened the door a crack, a deep, incantation-like voice came from inside:

"I'm so sorry, I ......"

Huh? He's still awake at this hour?

"I'm sorry, but I failed, I failed, I failed, I failed, I failed, I failed..."

Iori peered through the crack in the door and saw a magical display of light and shadow hanging in the air, like a projection screen, as well as a Switch connected to the console.

Meanwhile, the die-hard Sega fan, who would rather die than betray the company, was displaying an exaggerated expression that he couldn't let anyone see. He was staring intently at the screen, his body swaying back and forth, muttering to himself.

"I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry... but I just couldn't help it! I failed!"

Even... even Nintendo consoles... can still play Sega games!!!

Hahaha... This is an epoch-making speed!

This feels amazing!

This golden experience is absolutely unmatched by any Sega console from the 1990s!

Rather, I'd say this Switch suits me better than the Sega Saturn—Ahhh, I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry, please forgive me, Sonic!

Watching that strange figure apologizing while pressing the controller and occasionally bowing in a deep bow, Iori fell silent.

Then, slowly, with a gentler touch than during our first kiss, I closed the door...

Everyone has times when they don't want to be seen.

Chapter 257: You Don't Have the Protagonist's Aura (4K)

"Speaking of which, I didn't know what your special gift was, Iori-kun."

"Oh, why are we suddenly talking about this?"

"I'm just a little curious."

The day after accidentally stumbling upon someone's secret, Iori and Yosuke had just finished conquering a medium-difficulty dungeon. While resting and regrouping in the bottom room and tallying their loot, Yosuke brought up a topic that had been previously overlooked.

"Iori and I were also transferred from Japan, right? Although she is a person from the future to me, in just twenty or thirty years, humans should not have evolved to the point where they can fly and disappear into the ground."

Yosuke said, puzzled, "To say that your superpower came from a special gift seems too complicated."

"How to say?"