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Well, I don't have a great memory for VR games, but it's not a bad thing to do after so long.

I know that feeling. I know that feeling. And that's what I'm recommending!

Kaito shows me the phone screen. It said Elysion Online on it.

''Elysion Online?''

Huh, where have I heard of this ....... Did you hear about it when you were working part-time at a comic book store?

'Yes!　There are many MMORPGs out there, but this game has a reputation for being fun and interesting, with the player being a human and having various professions. There is no lag in the battle and the NPCs that appear in the game are very cute. The conversations seem to be very natural.　Apparently it's so complete that some beta testers thought it was like being transported to a fantasy world.

You're after a pretty NPC.

'Of course. Play with pretty girls in real life. That's what VR games are all about, man!

From what I've heard, it sounds like a pretty good game, but I have a problem with it.

'Hey, Kaito,'

What?

'I don't have any VR gaming equipment or software?'

A silence fell on Kaito.

While returning home, I arrive at my house, seriously thinking about the fact that Kaito told me to buy it because I have plenty of money to spare.

My house is an ordinary two-story house. I currently live here by myself. The reason for this is because I lost my parents in an accident. I was in the sixth grade.

The shock of losing my parents caused me to have a lot of negative thoughts at the time. I don't know if I was having a rebellious phase or developing eighth grade disease, but it was so bad that I thought everything I saw was garbage.

I was in such a mentally dangerous state, and the only person who can keep me alive today is my father's father. My father's father and my sisters-in-law are the reason why I am still alive.

I don't need to tell you the details, but I lived with my grandpa until I was in elementary school, then I was adopted by my sister-in-law's family, the Konoe family, and lived there until junior high school.

After that, at the advice of my sisters-in-law's parents, I came to live by myself at the same house where I lived with my real parents.

I had some money that they left me, but it was hard to spend, so I decided to get a part-time job. As a result, I was sent to the hospital and was lectured by my sister-in-law's parents. I heard that they had a close relationship with my parents, so maybe they had a right to be angry.

A strange car was parked in front of my house. I was alarmed, but the person who got out of the car was someone I knew.

'Koyanagi-san,'

Long time no see. Seigo.

Koyanagi-san. He was a part-time game debugging guy during winter break of my freshman year in high school, and he was my educational advisor.

What's going on?

I have a gift for you today, Seigo.

A present?

Huh?　His birthday is a long time away. ......

”The game you helped develop will be released tomorrow. To thank you for the successful release of the game, I'm giving away a limited edition of the game to those who worked on it.

The game that Koyanagi-san took out was Elysian Online. Eh?　I was in on this game?

'Well. I appreciate the sentiment, but I don't have any VR gaming equipment.

'I can't give you that as a gift: ....... Well, I don't mind selling that game. I'll let you be the judge. Personally, though, I'd love for you guys to get a taste of the game world you were involved in.

If you said that, you'd have to buy it: .......

'Well, I'll take my leave then. I hope you'll be happy to come back with a full-time job this time.

I'll think about it.

Then Koyanagi-san got in the car and went away. I changed into my civilian clothes to buy some VR game equipment, grabbed my wallet, and headed to the electronics store.