Escape Galge Chapter 2

Chapter 2 – Graduation from Twin Tails

“Twin tails?! Tying twin tails even in high school…?!”

　Plunging into my room, I collapsed on top of my bed.
　The inside of my head was in complete disorder, but I’m currently unable to bear the shame, and feel like dying.

　The amiable imouto-type underclassman, Torida Kii.
　Blond hair accompanied by blue eyes, along with a green ribbon-type necktie that’s the colour for 1st-years, and a long-sleeved beige cardigan.

　… She’s the current me, a capturable character.

“Hmpf!”

　I tore off the thin ribbons that held my twin tails together on both sides.

　Something like twin tails, should be graduated from along with knapsacks! [1]

　Ruffling my hair roughly, I sorted out the inside of my head.

“It’s the world of…『Hanazono Gakuen　～The Destinied Encounter～』, the galge.”

　Even though I say it’s galge, to be more precise, it’s a『Smartphone Social Game』.

　And I’m 1 of those 5.

　Finding it appealing, the me from my previous life was quite into it, and even completed the Compendium.

　If you’re wondering why I, who was also 『female』in my previous life, was addicted to a『galge』, it’s because this game had a 『female-oriented version』.

　5 people in the story and 50 appearing characters. The system is identical.

　Having immersed myself in the female-oriented Hanazono Gakuen for about a year, I exhausted every playthroughs and started dabbling in the male-oriented one. 

　There’s no way such a girl exists! I constantly retorted, but as the same could be said for the otome game, we’re selfsame in this regard.

　She’s a girl who blushes often and repeatedly goes『How cool!』or『Wonderful!』in a voice of approval, then 『Oh noes, you heard that!? How ditzy of me! So embarrassing… 』. That’s her standard behaviour. 

　… This was how the me up until a while ago was.

“I want to die! Stupid, stupid!”

　I sandwiched my head between my hands as I hit it.

　… Unfortunately, the cruel thing is, the dark history of my foolish behaviour from up till yesterday had left deep scars in my mind and heart.

　The me as of yesterday, is certainly also『me』.

　Be it my parents, friends, or my surroundings, all these were cumulated by me, as Torida Kii.

　Even the feelings of love for senpai are mine.

　However…

　I realised.

　I understood the girls’ 『Capture Percentage』from their personal belongings and their attitudes.

　It’s a situation where you wait for their confessions.

　In the game, for the 1st playthrough, the number of people you can capture and eventually tie the knot with, is 1 person. 

　In other words, two-timing is possible.

　That way, you’ll eventually five-time, and build a harem.

　The current senpai is in a state similar to that scummy, five-timing harem state.

　Is that his innate nature?

　Whichever it is, my heart hurts.

　Perhaps, it might be that there’s no harem and it’s my misconstrue.

　That’s why…

“Let’s make sure.”

　Please, please let it be some kind of misunderstanding…

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　It’s set that going on dates with the capturable characters on specific weekdays easily increase their favourability ratings.

　My heart ached, but rather than paying attention to it, there’s something more important to do.

　The result was that my efforts, hopes, and maiden heart was splendidly smashed into pieces.

(This ass… he’s definitely aiming for harem…!)

　The day I observed his actions, was the Sunday when all the characters’ favourability ratings easily increase.

　I remained on the lookout outside his house right from morning, and what I witnessed as I shadowed him was…

　There were 3 women he came in contact with.

　Watching a movie with a capturable target in the morning, and getting lunch together.

　He held hands with all of them as though it’s the most natural thing in the world.

　Dazedly, I watched him leave as I hid in the darkness.

　Absolutely unforgivable, unforgivable !

　They completely passed away.

　I bit my lips so strongly that blood might be flowing.

　… Rather, did you just say “Kii-tan”!? You did, right!?

　U-Uwahhhh…

　Wanting to suppress that, I folded my arms and rubbed them. Shifting my gaze to that guy, he was standing stock still beneath the streetlamp.

　The collapsing of my mental image of the『wonderful senpai』knows no end.

“W-Why!? The parameter should have been MAX! I don’t think I made the wrong Choices[3] either! I didn’t mess up my lines, did I!?”

　… What’s the meaning of this?

　He’s looking at the screen of his smartphone while talking about my favorability rating and parameters.

　In addition, from his words, “Choices” and “lines”, it means that he was treating it as a game, capturing us as he referred to the data on his smartphone.

　Could it be… even his『words』were false?

　When he said my handmade sweets are delicious, when he praised me for working hard, when he scolded me for my mistakes, when he called me cute, all of them weren’t ‘your’ 『words』?

　That I’m『a piece of cake』.

　Something is welling up in my chest.

　But I can’t, not here. I have to hold it in.

　Squatting in the shadow of the lamppost, I endured.

　There probably isn’t anyone here, anymore.

　Once I understood that, what I had been holding back brimmed over.

　The sobs leaked out even though I held my mouth, and the tears did not stop even though I wiped them, but I cannot relax.

　I won’t be able to go home if I break down here.

　… Seriously unforgivable, Kagurazaka Aoi.

　That’s just a Feather of Misfortune.
　Harem? I will wreck you.

Chapter end