"Hey, hey, Pokeni's new game is about to be released, have you guys thought about getting it?"
On the rooftop, Yamada continued a familiar conversation.
"Looking at the PV and advertisements, it seems pretty good. At least I'm personally very interested and want to see what it's like for Arthur to turn into a girl." Hayamikawa calmly took a puff of his cigarette.
"Hahaha, you're really perverted, Senior." Yamada elbowed him with a mischievous smile.
The two turned their heads to look at Furukawa Hirozawa and Kinoshita Keisuke, "What about you two? Are you going to get it? Together then?"
Hayamikawa raised an eyebrow.
"I already have a girlfriend…" Furukawa Hirozawa said weakly.
"Huh?!"
Hayamikawa and Yamada looked shocked, "You can't play game just because you have a girlfriend?"
"It's not that I can't play game, it's that I can't play galgame…" Furukawa Hirozawa scratched his head, also feeling a bit troubled, "Junna might get jealous, and besides, I always feel that after having a girlfriend, falling in love in a game… Don't you guys think it's strange?"
Hayamikawa and Yamada shook their heads, "No."
"Although I really want to play it, ah… it's so annoying, this is Pokeni's galgame!" Furukawa Hirozawa slammed his hand hard on the rooftop railing, biting his teeth in grief and indignation.
From the day Fate began its promotion, Furukawa Hirozawa had actually been observing this game.
So far, Pokeni's galgame has never disappointed.
The only drawback was that this was not a game developed by Old Thief Furuhara.
When he heard his friends say they were going to get it, his heart felt like it was crawling with countless ants, scratching and itching, especially itchy.
"Have you asked Yukitake Junna? How do you know Yukitake Junna will be jealous? Why don't you ask for her opinion first?" Hayamikawa said.
"Hmm?"
Furukawa Hirozawa looked up, "Do you think she'll agree?"
The other three looked at each other, then fell into a silence.
"It's hard to say. Regarding girls getting jealous because their boyfriends play galgame, individual differences are quite large." Kinoshita Keisuke said, "My former girlfriend didn't mind."
"Isn't it because she knows that it's better to let you play a romance game than to let you mess around outside? What's more, Pokeni's romance game is not just about romance; it also contains knives."
"Ahahaha, why do you have to speak so ill of others? I'm also a person who takes love seriously, okay?" Kinoshita Keisuke let out a series of laughs.
"Furukawa is afraid of his girlfriend getting jealous, this coward, he's really hopeless. This is not the Furukawa I know at all. The Furukawa I know is a game fanatic and has no resistance to Pokeni's game whatsoever.
Furukawa, are you really going to give up your hobbies like this? Then what meaning does your future life have?"
Hayamikawa was disappointed.
"Otherwise, I'll go back and ask Yukitake Junna's opinion first?" Furukawa Hirozawa said with difficulty.
"Useless!" Hayamikawa cursed, then turned to Kinoshita Keisuke, "Then are you going to get it? Fate."
"Me?" Kinoshita Keisuke took a puff of his cigarette, his face deep, "Of course I'm going to buy a copy. We married men still need some personal space.
Life is already tiring enough, can't we have a little bit of our own hobbies?"
"I feel like your wife is probably worried about you messing around outside, so she'd rather support you playing game?"
"Ahahaha, why expose it? It's no fun if it's exposed."
…
"However, I'm different from you guys." Hayamikawa quietly took a puff of his cigarette, then raised an eyebrow, "My girlfriend supports me a lot and isn't worried at all about me doing anything to betray her."
As his words fell, the three simultaneously fell into silence.
The air upstairs seemed to solidify.
After about 3 seconds.
"Huh?!!"
The three simultaneously looked at Hayamikawa with surprised eyes, "You have a girlfriend?! When did this happen?! How come we never knew?!"
Hayamikawa chuckled, "I just confirmed our relationship yesterday. Didn't I have an argument with someone online before? It was about which Pokeni galgame was better.
In my personal opinion, of course, I think CL and LL are the twins.
But then, there was always one person who kept arguing with me, insisting that reverse degree person was the best.
So we started arguing.
Later, I added her RTT, and after arguing for a while, I found out that the other party was a girl!"
Speaking of which, Hayamikawa's eyes bulged, and he looked at the three with a smug expression, "How about it, aren't you envious?
This is called fate.
What's that saying again?
Couples who like to argue have a good marital match!"
"You're lying, right? You've never been in a relationship before, and now you're with a girl online?" Furukawa Hirozawa began to admire him a little; if it were him, he definitely couldn't do it.
Even being with Yukitake Junna, this matter was only successful because he knew the answer beforehand.
If he had to start from scratch and get to know and date a strange girl, Furukawa Hirozawa felt an immense headache just thinking about it.
"But, this is virtual, right? It doesn't feel real, right? What's the difference between this and playing a galgame and conquering girls in it?" Yamada asked a series of questions, completely unable to accept the reality that Senior Hayamikawa had also found a partner.
Everyone said they would stay single and play game together, right?
Why is everyone abandoning me now?
Although I know that the seniors are getting older and it's time for them to get married, it still hurts a lot.
Especially when I'm the only one left.
Hayamikawa, who was caught in an online romance, smiled mysteriously, then pulled out a photo from his pocket.
"Here! This is a photo of my girlfriend."
"Eh?! Really?!"
The three immediately gathered around, passing it to each other.
The photo showed a cute girl wearing a white scarf and a snow hat, with a round face, giving a peace sign to the camera.
Just looking at it was already too much, okay?
"Not bad! Hayamikawa, this girl is good." Kinoshita Keisuke nudged Hayamikawa with his elbow, a mischievous smile on his face.
Hayamikawa chuckled in response, then reached out and put the photo back into his pocket, patting it carefully to ensure its safety.
"Do you understand now? How perfect a girl Yangzi is."
Hayamikawa leaned against the railing, looking up at the sky, "She's cute, understanding, and she loves galgame. She has the same hobbies as me. We both love playing game and often have various discussions because of game.
A girl with common hobbies is truly a soulmate."
Looking at this idiot's lovesick expression, Yamada Masaharu really felt like hitting him.
"But why do you have her photo? Aren't you chatting online? Have you met in person?" Yamada still couldn't believe it.
"She sent it to me through RTT, and I printed it out." Hayamikawa replied with a smile.
"I'm telling you, it's better to be careful with this kind of thing. You never know, the person on the other side might be a greasy uncle."
Hearing Kinoshita's words, Hayamikawa frowned heavily.
"Can't you guys wish me well?"
"Yes, yes, congratulations anyway, you've finally found a partner, and you've found such a cute and understanding soulmate in Yangzi." Kinoshita said with a smile.
The other two also offered their blessings.
Anyway, at least Hayamikawa was clearly much happier and more cheerful now.
Otherwise, this guy had become very gloomy ever since he was hit by his first love last time.
To be able to break free from past pain, new love is indeed the best antidote.
The few people chatted for a while longer.
"Do you want to try it? Actually, P-net's RTT is very useful. At first, I didn't think much of it, but it can help you find love." Hayamikawa said, looking at Yamada.
"Hmm?"
Yamada Masaharu looked up at the sky, closing his eyes in thought.
After two seconds, his whole body trembled.
He shook his head. Just thinking about falling in love online with someone whose appearance he knew nothing about made his scalp tingle and goosebumps rise all over his body.
"No, I'd rather go to more mixers in reality, and women will only affect my game.
Sometimes, being alone isn't so bad."
"Oh, speaking of matchmaking, Senbon and the others seem to be having a three-on-three joint party with the female employees from the building across the street recently. If you're interested, you can go ask him about it."
"Huh? Really? Is it the mall across the street?"
"Are they container ladies? That's not bad at all." Hayamikawa bumped Yamada with his arm, "You can consider it, I remember the girls inside are quite pretty."
"Hehe, we'll see."
Yamada Masaharu chuckled foolishly.
"Well then, getting back to it, are you guys going to buy Pokeni's new game or not?"
...
"Hm? Not at all." After hearing Furukawa Hirozawa's question, Yukitake Junna asked in confusion, "Why would I be jealous? Haoze-kun is just playing a game, he hasn't done anything to betray me."
"Eh? Really?" Furukawa Hirozawa was somewhat overjoyed.
Sure enough, Junna-chan is really different from other girls.
"I thought girls generally don't like their boyfriends playing galgames, thinking that two-dimensional paper people are disgusting, and that falling in love with them feels like a betrayal."
"Who said that?" Yukitake Junna said with a pout.
"That… a colleague." Furukawa Hirozawa said weakly.
"No way." Yukitake Junna showed a sweet smile, "But it does feel a little strange, it's not so much jealousy as it is because my boyfriend prefers to find love in galgames, even though I'm right here. Why look at the girls in the game machine?"
I guess it's probably that kind of feeling."
"Mm-hmm."
"But, I don't mind at all, and I'm even a little happy." Yukitake Junna laughed, "There will be some dissatisfaction, regarding the fact that the girls in the game are cuter than me."
"How could that be…" Furukawa Hirozawa mumbled, "Junna, you are clearly the cutest."
Hmm…
A direct hit, directly causing Yukitake Junna's heart to flutter.
Unconsciously, her cheeks flushed crimson.
"But, I know Haoze-kun, you've always liked game, so there's nothing wrong with it."
Moreover, for me, rather than Haoze-kun liking girls in reality and being lured away by other cuter girls, it's better to play game.
game is pretty good."
"Ah, this… I definitely won't betray Junna." Furukawa Hirozawa said excitedly.
Although he was over 30, this was his first love in his life. Although he wasn't very skilled, Furukawa treated Yukitake Junna like a precious treasure, just like an innocent elementary school student.
"Mm-hmm, I believe that."
Yukitake Junna nodded seriously.
"Besides, I also play galgames myself. How should I put it? It's a very interesting life experience."
"Huh? Really?"
Furukawa Hirozawa's eyes lit up.
Who says only Hayamikawa's Yangzi is understanding? My Yukitake Junna is clearly the best in the world!
...
October 5, 1997.
Pokeni's new game, "FATE/STAY NIGHT," was officially released.
As Pokeni's first galgame released this year, this game has been highly anticipated from the start. More than a year has passed since the last proposal daisakusen.
A long line had formed outside the store early in the morning.
When they got off work in the evening, the Yamada Masaharu four-person group entered in single file, each purchasing a copy.
"Why isn't your girlfriend here today?" The store manager adjusted his glasses and asked Furukawa Hirozawa with a chuckle.
"Oh, she's working the night shift today."
"Ah… I see, that must be tough." The store manager said.
He seemed to have gotten used to having a girl accompany them, so suddenly seeing only four grown men made him feel a bit uncomfortable.
However, until now, the store manager hadn't quite figured out how a guy like Furukawa Hirozawa managed to get together with that fair-skinned, cute girl.
"Well then, I wish you all a pleasant weekend. Welcome back next time."
...
Upon returning home, he first made himself something to fill his stomach.
While boiling instant noodles, Yamada Masaharu always felt a bit uneasy inside.
But what exactly was wrong, he couldn't quite put his finger on it for a while.
He turned on the TV and inserted the disc into the game console.
Yamada Masaharu looked at the screen and suddenly realized something—
Among the few of them, he was the only one who was still single.
He was the only one still upholding the last sacred ground of galgames with his pure body.
Damn it!
Thinking of this, Yamada Masaharu couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He then stood up and rummaged through the refrigerator for two bottles of beer.
"Ah, that feels good!"
After taking a big gulp of beer, the cold sensation that traveled down his esophagus all the way to his stomach was truly exhilarating.
It brought him a little bit of happiness, making him forget the fact that Hayamikawa had an online girlfriend.
"Online dating, not even knowing what the other person looks like, is too terrifying. Even dogs wouldn't date like that."
Ah…
Realizing that he had somewhat offended Hayamikawa, Yamada Masaharu fanned his hand in front of his mouth, then chuckled.
"How can dating be as fun as playing game? Anyway, I definitely won't do online dating, not even if it kills me!"
Yamada Masaharu pressed the button resentfully.
"FATE/STAY NIGHT!" Launching!
The screen went black, and then the familiar Pokeni logo appeared on the screen.
Below it was the iconic slogan:
game is life.
Here, embark on an unprecedented journey of life.
To complement Fate, this text was made both gorgeous and combat-ready.
Pokeni's UI effects are getting better and better.
...
After entering the main interface, there was a deep blue night sky.
Stars twinkled in the sky, and in the center, there was only a large Fate logo.
A sharp sword pierced downwards.
FATE and stay night were divided into two parts.
Forming the large text: "FATE/STAY NIGHT."
Select "New game."
game starts.
After the black screen, the BGM began to play.
On the screen, a flash of lightning appeared.
The male protagonist's inner monologue was displayed in text:
That was, a spear tip like lightning.
The tip of a spear shot to pierce the heart.
Trying to avoid it would be meaningless, wouldn't it?
Since it was lightning, it couldn't be caught by human eyes.
But,
The lightning that was about to pierce this body,
Was deflected by the moonlight that was trying to save this body.
Clang, a magnificent sound.
No,
The sound falling before my eyes was heavier than steel.
Usually devoid of splendor, an armored, icy night breath.
It couldn't be magnificent.
Because the essence of the sound was steel.
Only, that knight possessed the beauty to make that sound like silver bells.
In the picture, the male protagonist was in an upward-looking perspective from the ground.
And in the clear moonlight, a swordsman in blue armor stood before him.
The swordsman's skin was soft and snow-white, with long, golden hair and emerald green eyes, and a face that was beautiful without makeup.
With just one glance, Yamada Masaharu's heart trembled.
This girl is too cute.
Pokeni's character art is truly divine.
"—I ask you, are you my Master?"
With a voice that dispelled the darkness, she said:
"I have come in response to your summons. From now on, my sword will be with you, and your fate will be intertwined with mine.—Thus, the contract is complete."
Yes, the contract was complete.
Just as she chose me as her Master,
I myself must have sworn to help her.
The moonlight shone even clearer on the darkness.
The warehouse, as if imitating the knight's posture, returned to its past tranquility.
Time stood still.
Perhaps it was just a scene lasting less than a second.
However,
That posture, even if I fell into hell, I would still remember it vividly.
A slight side profile,
A peaceful, tranquil, sacred green pupil.
Time became eternal in that instant.
Her blue clothes, symbolizing her, swayed in the wind.
Only a faint, pale light entered the warehouse.
Hair like golden sand, wet with moonlight.
...
Wow!
Yamada Masaharu was so shocked that his scalp tingled.
Just seeing this first scene, he had the urge to keep playing.
Although it wasn't the first time he had seen her, when Yamada Masaharu saw the girl in blue armor again, he still felt shocked.
Especially in the game, it felt real.
Too beautiful.
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