Chapter 20: The Human Research Plan and Akikaze!?

  "That's roughly it, how is it?"

  "Are you a gentleman?"

  "Are you perverted?"

  "Are you a pervert?"

  Don't say it together!

  On the train, the three members of the "Game Lovers Club" were sitting near the front, with Haicheng putting away his handheld console and Lin Xuan looking serious as they both stared at Sosuke, clearly showing a "are you an idiot?" expression.

  Although Sosuke tried to make a face like Sanzou's ancestor, Lingbo Li, in the end he still chose to compromise and became somewhat melancholy.

  On this road, Sosuke told everything about his encounter and conversation with the honor student Makihara Kyouko. After listening to it, both of them had a unified opinion, expressing dissatisfaction with Sosuke's actions.

  The reason was that on that day, after Makihara Kaito and Saku said those words, he ran away from Saku's face with a strong but sad expression. Saku neither chased him nor called out to him, choosing instead to stop in his tracks and enter deep thought.

  Adding up the years of past lives, it seems that I still can't understand humans, after all they have countless emotions and thoughts, making them hard to grasp.

  Kaichiro, who was sitting on Sosuke's left, stroked his chin with his hand and patted Sosuke's shoulder heavily.

  "You're really an idiot, President! The game's flag has already been raised, but you haven't done anything? At this rate, what awaits you is definitely a bad ending, just like with Makoto."

  "How terrifying! Are you cursing me, you little brat? And the FLAG hasn't even been raised yet. My encounter with her was just a coincidence within a coincidence."

  The intersection of necessity and coincidence, two parallel lines, under the influence of a game seem to be connected.

  Compared to this, Sosuke plans to go to the shrine to pray for Buddha and get rid of the bad luck on his body, so as not to become like Makoto's situation.

  However, Sosuke didn't have any abnormalities, and even if he wanted to be a delinquent, it was impossible anyway.

  "Isn't Sōsuke going to do something? I'm also a girl, so I somewhat understand what Makihara is thinking. She probably has something that she can't fulfill."

  "Even if you say so, I know what to do. Besides, that guy has already made it clear, she really dislikes me."

  "Doesn't that sentence mean 'can't do anything except dislike you'? This shows that Matoba-senpai knows about your affair with Sosuke, which is why she dislikes you."

  Is it weird to hate someone just because you understand them?

  If you have something to say, it's better to have a straightforward explanation face-to-face. Sosuke doesn't want to be treated as an object of resentment forever either.

  Zuo You's past life was not happy, day after day of work made his spirit and body extremely tired, only in his free time watching anime made him feel a little better.

  The passion of pirates, the enthusiasm of fire shadows, the smoothness of death gods, but unfortunately, none of these things are here.

  Not just anime, Sosuke also dabbled in light novels.

  Whether it's the once best-selling "Teiichi no Kuni" or the still popular "Mahoujin Guru Guru", they are all targets of Sosuke.

  Some things can only be experienced in the world of anime and manga.

  In the eyes of many people, otaku is synonymous with fatness and stupidity, a brand name for idiots who are immersed in virtual worlds, but those sayings are all biased.

  The emotions, excitement and profound philosophical implications that anime brings are all very important and interesting things, and can only be understood by immersing oneself in it.

  For example, a light novel that Sosuke likes is called "Wild Boar Reform", who would be interested in this light novel so far?

  The title is strange and doesn't look attractive, but it's actually very interesting. This book, "Wild Boar Reconstruction", won the 41st Japan Literary Newcomer Award for Pure Literature after being shortlisted for the 132nd Akutagawa Prize, Japan's highest award for pure literature.

  As mentioned earlier, people living in a chaotic society will not rest until they see something extraordinary.

  People expect the extraordinary, readers yearn for stimulation, these are unchangeable rules.

  So, being an otaku is like having myopia, precisely because you can't see far away, it makes people work hard to see clearly the things around them and understand them.

  Perhaps someone would say - the consequence of being near-sighted is that one can't see things far away, and will only be bewildered by what's around them. However, compared to this method, Sosuke was more inclined towards the former.

  Loving something is neither good nor bad, there are only people who like that thing and whether they have the right actions.

  Satoru didn't understand what that honors student lady was trying to tell him, the only thing he could possibly understand might be Nao Houtou's "I hate myself, yet I also understand myself."

  "I remember that Mugiya's family seemed to be a bit different, her mother had passed away when she was young, and her father was busy with work. Although she didn't show it, many teachers were secretly very concerned about her."

  "Is that so? Normally you can't tell at all because she always has an air of superiority about her."

  "That might just be an act to cover up one's true inner thoughts, not wanting others to see their weak side, so they put on a steel mask and pretend to be indifferent."

  In that case, Kaicheng put his arm around Sosuke's shoulder.

  "Isn't that study enthusiast classmate a fan of yours, President?"

  "He is a fan of my game."

  "These are not the key points, as long as you're a fan it's fine, add some oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, and even if you lick or touch them, it doesn't matter."

  "In the end, it's you who is abnormal."

  "A girl's body is the most delicious food, by the way, I like chocolate flavor the best."

  "That kind of food actually exists!"

  Food that looks like girls, just thinking about it feels weird.

  "If the company president plays a moe gal game, he'll definitely understand."

  "I won't go read Drucker's management books, but it's better to play fewer gal games."

  "Anyway, there's only one thing we need to do, let's make a life survey plan for our fellow student!"

  It feels like having an unlovable younger sister's "life consultation".

  On the other hand, Lin Xuan, who had been indifferent to the conversation between the two, finally spoke up.

  "Is this 'The Tragic Samsara of My Best Friend and the Academic Tyrant'?"

  "Who's gonna make out now?!"

  "Huh?"

  Hai Cheng's face was full of surprise, and he began to refute while holding his pen and paper.

  "Isn't this the scene where the popular female lead gets pregnant and the previous series' female lead gives birth? So as long as there's love, it's okay to be gay, right?"

  "That's enough."

  Pushing away Haicheng who came over jokingly, Lin Xuan gave him a hand knife. Sosuke let out a sigh.

  The streetcar stopped at the station and the three people who had been making a ruckus got off and walked forward in the direction of the main street.

  Before me lies a bustling metropolis and streets wrapped in steel forests.

  A maid handing out flyers, a cute girl with cat ears, a dazzling array of goods, and a lively atmosphere - this is Akihabara, the city taken over by 2D, painted in the colors of ACG culture, the center of otaku culture.

  He put on his ready-made glasses with no degree and nodded to the two people behind him after moving the frame.

  "Let's set off and find our dreams."

  "President, it's just going shopping."

  "Does Zuo Yu know the actual location?"

  Regarding the two people's rather cold demeanor, Sosuke pointed towards the road in the direction of his right hand and said

  "It's right there."

  "Where is it?"

  "You guys are idiots, of course it's a maid cafe!"

  Akihabara's shopping daily life has officially begun.