76 Playing with the protagonist's childhood friend!
Feeling the protagonist take the bait and actually following them.
Eiji laughed.
"Eiji-san, why are you suddenly laughing?" The former exorcist asked in confusion while engrossed in the game beside him.
She seemed to be having fun playing a shooting game with him to get the chicken dinner in the game.
This game rental, was actually like an internet cafe with many PCs lined up. But unlike ordinary internet cafes, this shop also provides VIP rooms for people to play with their friends or groups.
They booked VIP room number 11 on the 4th floor.
It was a closed room of course. Although there were 5 gaming PCs in the room, only the two of them were playing there.
"It's okay, Irina, how about we try another game?" The white-haired boy asked the pretty girl next to him.
Currently, Irina was not wearing her exorcist outfit. Although she still looked tomboyish, she also looked more feminine in the white hotpants that hugged her slender, athletic thighs.
For her top, she wore a short-sleeved white crop T-shirt that also revealed a bit of her belly.
The girl's stomach also looked athletic, yet slender which did not detract from her beauty.
The girl looked even more beautiful and sexy, especially with her breasts not too big or small and her brown hair tied up in a twin tail style.
As expected of the protagonist's childhood friend.
Despite being a tomboy, her beauty was above average, just like the other heroines.
"Another game? Sure. But what games?"
Irina was feeling very happy today.
The feeling of playing games like when she was a child made her almost forget all her problems.
She was really enjoying herself, and she knew it was all because Eiji had invited her to play today.
Although the boy had many girls in his house such as Lala, Asia, Kuroka, and even her friend, Xenovia.
The latter was just like her, she also decided to quit being an exorcist and chose to follow Eiji who was offering them a job.
Precisely after the problem with Kokabiel and the leader of the fallen angels named Azazel was over. And there was also a little debate with Maou named Sirzechs Lucifer from the underworld.
Eiji who had slapped the three people above extended his hand to them.
"Irina, Xenovia. What are you guys planning to do after this?"
Hearing this question, she and Xenovia looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
"I... Don't know. God is dead, even if I return to the church and work as an exorcist as usual. Without God, I have no motivation and purpose anymore. I'm... Confused, I don't know. Eiji-san, sorry."
She bowed her head slightly with an almost blank mind at that moment. However, the white-haired boy patted her head.
It felt very warm, cozy, and she felt that the world that looked gloomy after learning of her God's death; just then she saw the world return to a luminous state that astonished her.
"How about you, Xenovia?"
Xenovia was asked softly and she was patted on the head as well. Usually, if it was someone else, the blue-haired girl did not like someone touching her head.
However, she also seemed to feel a pleasant feeling when Eiji patted their heads.
It felt like God came back to life which made them a little excited.
"I don't know either. Just like Irina, I have no purpose after finding out God is dead."
"In that case, how about you two come with me?"
"!!!"
She and Xenovia raised their heads and looked at the white-haired boy in surprise.
The gentle smile on his handsome face looked as warm as the sun shining on a world without God.
His pats are also very tasty.
"I have an organization whose job is actually almost the same as an exorcist."
"But unlike the church, I'm not stingy with my people and the two of you will be given shelter, food, and this much salary per month."
Eiji raised his hand and mentioned numbers with his finger which made exorcists like her and Xenovia unable to resist being tempted.
Their monthly salary as exorcists was even just enough to buy daily food.
But what Eiji offered could make them never worry about money.
Somehow this became a tempting job offer that was hard to refuse.
However...
"Although I would like to accept your offer, Eiji-sam. But I'm worried that Xenovia and I will trouble you with our existence."
"As exorcists who have been active for many years. There are actually not a few people who are hostile to us, especially people from certain devil groups other than the devils Gremory and Sitri out there that we have disturbed when they committed crimes."
"The church also probably won't let go of two exorcists capable of using the holy sword just like that." Xenovia added which made her even more worried.
"Eiji-san, we're afraid, if we come with you, you'll..."
To her surprise, the white-haired boy laughed.
With the light that shone through his snow-white hair and his figure that was taller than them.
He looked at them with his beautiful red eyes without fear of anything.
"If you two are worried about inconveniencing others because of your existence and are too afraid to walk with others. Don't worry, I will stay by both of your sides."
"As for the people who are hostile to you guys? Or the Church who might one day come to me and ask me to return their two beautiful exorcists?"
"They can try... and I will defeat everyone who wants to take whatever is mine."
I'm quite possessive. So think carefully if you guys really want to come with me?"
They blushed at being called beautiful exorcists even though they realized they were tomboys, but what Eiji said moved them deeply.
Although it sounded arrogant to say defeating anyone, but after seeing the white-haired boy kill Kokabiel easily and slap the two faction leaders as if they were nothing.
As for his possessiveness? It made them feel more valued and that way they weren't easily discarded like old things that would be replaced with new things, right?
They didn't doubt what he said and they trusted him.
At that time they nodded.
They were willing to follow him.
When Irina recalled what happened yesterday, she did not regret it, instead she felt lucky to choose to go along with Eiji who was even so considerate as to comfort her; even though she was only his subordinate now.
He invited her to play to make her no longer depressed thinking about the dead God.
The God she believed in before never even did this.
But Eiji, her boss and leader was now very caring and gentle with her.
He seemed to spoil her, even all the girls in the house.
Thinking of those girls, she now felt envious of them for being Eiji's women.
She wondered, if she too could...
She blushed.
Not because of what she was thinking, but because of the sitting position of her and Eiji which was currently somehow rather perverted!
"E-Eiji-san, are you sure we should sit in this position?"
The two of them were now sitting inside a sophisticated-looking white capsule.
Eiji said this was an MMORPG virtual game device that allowed them to play virtual games that made their consciousness enter the game.
She was honestly surprised that gaming technology had come this far.
When she was still an exorcist, she did not know this and she felt a little sorry for herself.
"Well, there are also other more convenient ways to play this virtual game with others. For example like the two of us using two different virtual capsules, but this shop only has one per one VIP room."
"To be able to play with others, two people are exactly in our current situation. Those two people must enter into one capsule together. And because of the limited space in here, you know we can only do it like this."
[That must be because the price of this machine is quite expensive. So this shop also couldn't buy too many virtual capsules and only bought a few while dividing them evenly in each VIP room.]
[It looks like I have to lower the price of this kind of machine in the market. Well, I'll ask the people in my company to do it later.]
"....." The heroines, especially Irina who was currently sitting in front of Eiji with her back pressed against his chest.
Is there anything like that?
Wait a moment.
I feel like this person is speaking as if he is the creator or the person behind the company that launched the Virtual Capsule that has been very popular in Japan and even other countries lately.
They only knew this person was busy dealing with the protagonist all this time, and never knew where this time traveler actually got the money from.
So all this time he was secretly the boss of a company? Other than running a company, I don't know what else this person does to earn a lot of money.
Irina's eyes lit up, she did not expect the white-haired boy to be so humble to hide his other identity as the boss of a company.
Somehow it made him look cooler.
So handsome, so powerful, and so rich.
Her childhood friend who was a protagonist couldn't even compare to her.
Thinking of Issei, she immediately put the boy who disappointed her out of her mind.
Actually the protagonists so far were small children compared to Eiji who secretly might be a billionaire.
It was just that the latter was so humble, he never even talked about his other identity unless accidentally revealing it in his inner voice.
"...." Eiji. No one knew what exactly the boy was thinking as Irina became more and more mesmerized by him.
¶{As expected of my host! Very good at feigning innocence to gain the hearts of heroines.} Miss System praised.
"Miss System, you put me to shame."
Eiji said that without blushing, he was clearly not embarrassed at all!
Miss System put away the little pile of documents on her desk, she was watching her host while snacking.
I can't wait to see the protagonist having a mental attack soon.
"I see. Then let's start the game!" Irina was excited, she was also actually enjoying leaning her body on Eiji's chest and her cheeks were slightly flushed at the moment.
"Before that, put on this helmet."
-pop
Eiji put the helmet inside the machine on the head of the girl sitting in front of him and he put it on as well.
"What helmet is this?"
"It's the most important tool to make our consciousness enter the game. It will affect the nerves in our brain, but don't worry it's safe."
Irina nodded at this, she believed what Eiji said and somehow she was sure the boy wouldn't hurt her.
The former exorcist didn't know, but Harem Halo made it very easy to trust the white-haired boy.
"Then what's next?"
"Next?" Eiji smiled.
"Say LINK START!"
"LINK START!"
The moment Irina said that, the vision that was originally the inside of the virtual capsule suddenly changed.
Everything became white and many colorful lines passed through it as if she was being taken flying somewhere.
It wasn't long before she saw a whole new world.
A blue sky with clouds.
The warm sun.
Medieval style buildings with many people wearing armor and carrying various weapons passing by.
This scene...
The feeling of one's own body moving and one's nose breathing and smelling the environment...
This... Is this still a virtual game?!
The former exorcist felt that she was truly transported to another world!
"What do you think, Irina?"
A familiar voice sounded beside her.
When Irina turned her head, she was surprised that Eiji looked different!
Although his handsome face, white hair, and beautiful red eyes were still the same.
He was now wearing a sleek black suit under a black coat with blue and silver striped details. Gloves, trousers, and boots were all black.
This guy really likes the color black, right? Yet it looks cool, especially with the silver sword hanging from his waist.
"This... This is amazing! Eiji-san, I feel less like I'm playing a game and more like I've been transported to another world with my body and consciousness. I feel like it's the real world!"
Irina checked her own appearance.
She pouted slightly.
Perhaps because she was a new player, her clothes looked simple.
A long-sleeved white T-shirt.
A dark red leather tunic with a light copper chest protector.
Leather pants with knee-high boots and hooded cape.
And a simple long sword attached to her leather belt.
It was like a beginner player without any extraordinary equipment. Unlike Eiji or the people passing by who also seemed to be a player who at least looked cool.
But put that aside, glancing again at the level one beginner's sword at her waist.
She couldn't help but miss her Excalibur Mimic in the real world.
If she at least had that sword in this game, she could probably level up her character faster, right?
Looking at Irina who sighed and pouted slightly at her own equipment.
Eiji knew this girl must feel the feeling of a beginner player who was jealous of seeing other players who had better equipment than her.
He rubbed his chin. Although he could have given Irina the best equipment or even weapons in this game as a game creator or GM who was now pretending to be a player.
He had other ideas and this was also one of the tricks to get the girl's heart.
¶{You know there's actually another easier way to get that girl's heart, right?}
"...." Miss System could also still be online in the game. Eiji wasn't surprised, and it actually wasn't the first time he had logged into this game.
Before this, he had certainly tried it a few times, okay?
"Miss System, I'm doing this just because Irina and I happen to be in this situation, okay? There's protagonist Issei waiting to get a surprise."
"Because the game world and the real world have a wide time difference. I can use this to win that girl's heart by giving her a bittersweet and suspenseful shared adventure between two people."
"You understand?"
¶{Sorry, I don't understand.}
Okay, you don't need to understand and look how I made the protagonist Issei have a mental attack from seeing his childhood friend doing this and that with me!
With Aurora and Delta guarding outside.
Issei must be confused right now.
...
And it's true.
Issei is currently confused.
He had entered the game store which was basically a building with 11 floors. There were many gaming computers and other gaming devices here that many people were playing with.
In search of his childhood friend and Eiji. He searched every floor and even the VIP room.
But after almost two hours of searching, he never found the two people. Even though he clearly saw the two people talking about playing games in this place, but where exactly are they now?
Also, was it just his feeling that he was actually spinning around on floors one through three?
"Ahh! Ahh! Irina! Where are you?! I'm Issei, your childhood friend come to save you from that bastard!"
The protagonist shouted in the corridor of the second floor which made the people in the VIP room of that floor hide inside.
Peeking out slightly and wondering if it was a madman?
"Hey, hey, you guys! Did you guys see the brown-haired girl and the white-haired boy in..."
Before he could finish his sentence, the residents in the VIP room went back inside.
He could even hear one of them calling security and saying there was a madman on the third floor.
"...Bastard! Who are you calling crazy?!"
Protagonist in a red T-shirt, black shorts, and flip-flops started running again in the hallway because he was worried that the security guards would find him and kick him out.
If it was him normally, he would definitely not be afraid.
But now? His power was sealed by Eiji!
"Damn it! That bastard is sneaky! He always plays me like this!"
"Ahh! Irina! Where are you?!!!"
As he kept running and even sweating.
Unlike before where he felt like he was spinning around on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors. Now he seemed to have made it up to the 4th floor!
He was happy, thinking Irina and that bastard might be on this floor.
So he searched and kept calling his childhood friend's name.
Until in front of the door of VIP room number 11 on the 4th floor that somehow he heard a familiar voice.
It was the voice of a woman who resembled his childhood friend.
Irina!
He knew his childhood friend was with that bastard right now. So he planned to break down the VIP room's door, but...
His body suddenly froze.
He couldn't move as if there was an invisible rope binding him. There was also a piece of tape that gagged him and he stumbled which left him sprawled in front of the door.
Then, the voices of the two women who had kidnapped him a few hours ago were heard.
"Delta, try sliding her a little to the right so that she doesn't block the way of passersby."
"Like this?"
!!
Issei felt his stomach hurt as he was kicked by someone and made his body hit the wall in front of the door.
Although he didn't see anyone in front of his eyes.
He knew there were two women nearby now who somehow made themselves invisible.
"!!! (Bitch! Bitch! How dare you guys treat the Red Dragon Emperor like this!)
Since his mouth was silenced, he naturally couldn't speak.
The other people only saw his face turn red with anger and growl like a dog.
"Like that."
"Hehe now we just need to let him listen to what Eiji-sama did to his childhood friend."
Hearing what the women's who were basically Eiji's subordinates said.
Issei knew that.
He was very angry.
He felt humiliated to be treated like this, but heard the last sentence.
His face froze, his body began to tremble, and he began to guess what exactly Eiji wanted to do to him.
'Shit! That bastard did it again! He did it! And this time on my childhood friend!'
At this moment, his ears began to hear clearly what was behind the door of VIP room number 11.
It was... It was the sound of slapping flesh and Irina's moans that sounded pleasurable.
Issei felt his body start to get excited.
'No! No! What was I thinking?! She, Irina did it with that bastard! How could I get excited?!'
However, even though he said that.
He fell silent and his gaze continued to stare ahead.
Precisely at the two shadows of people that were seen moving in the gap under the door that happened to be a little wide and he could see them.
They were doing it in front of the door!
Right in front of him, behind the closed door?!
Eiji Seiya! You bastard!
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