“It seems the game story is a bit strange.”
“Huh? Strange? Didn’t the story start properly from the beginning?”
“That’s what’s strange.”
Claire, who just asked me the question, and Alice, who’s watching us play beside me, don’t seem to realize what’s odd about the game. But as someone who has played all the previous series, I can tell that the starting point is unusual.
In the story of the previous installments, everything had already wrapped up after taking down the Emperor.
Of course, some people died in the process, and the story itself ended on a somewhat gloomy note without reaching a conclusion.
“Ah, I see. This is the part that corresponds to the middle of the novel, right?”
Alice, sitting next to me, also commented on how strange it is.
Hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Is it a trap?
“It’s not a trap. Although, I will kindly ban anyone who spoils the story.”
It’s Sylvia!
It’s really Sylvia!
Of course, it’s really Sylvia.
But I have no clue what kind of personality this Sylvia has in this game.
I think she hid her emotions pretty well in the beginning.
“Anyway, in the original work, the story was already somewhat resolved. We were able to thwart the Emperor’s ambitions.”
Back to the game story.
So, starting the game ‘from the beginning’ like this feels a bit strange. No matter how many new systems were added or new characters were introduced, isn’t it odd for the story to completely revert to the beginning, like some parallel world play?
Moreover, it’s not just a brief prologue; this has been going on for almost seven hours now.
Even though it’s been seven hours, if I don’t nitpick and just push through the story, this game series generally takes about 20 to 30 hours. We’ve effectively reached almost half to two-thirds of the way through, yet the story feels almost identical to the early part of the first installment in this world.
No, it’s not exactly the same, but…
Still, the answer to my question came quickly.
[…No. This is right. To save the people I liked…]
In her room, sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bed, that’s what the in-game Sylvia is muttering.
“Sis… So, she’s been living with such anguish…”
“…No, I’ve never felt such anguish.”
“Perhaps Sylvia didn’t think this deeply.”
What’s this? Is this a concept?
Looks like she’s trying to hide her true character by cosplaying, LOL
I kinda like it.
The game’s Sylvia seems to be harboring some feelings deep inside.
Surprisingly, her reasoning might be similar to mine. My ultimate goal was to finish the story without the characters I liked dying.
And, I actually succeeded.
*
The game itself flowed from Leo’s perspective.
That’s why it hasn’t mentioned whether the Sylvia inside there has the ability to turn back time, but there is a skill in the playable character’s skills that makes critical hit rates 100 percent, and using that skill allows one to pull up something from the back.
Moreover, the skill’s name was ‘Chrono Reverse’.
Given that skills or magic named ‘Chrono’ frequently appeared in this game, it wouldn’t be easy to think that the character named Sylvia is entirely a time-turning character just from that skill name.
In the first place, the effects when using skills in this game are—
“Wasn’t the background in a city just a moment ago? Why did we suddenly move to the top of a mountain and are now cutting snowflakes with a sword?”
Alice asked seriously while watching Leo’s movements.
“That’s game logic. Like poetic license.”
“…So, that means the griffon roaring behind me when I swing my sword is also game logic?”
Alice does have a skill that definitely has that effect.
“Exactly.”
“Still, my swordsmanship is quite ordinary. Except for when the surroundings suddenly darken. And my movements are too stiff.”
Claire made a plain remark about her swordsmanship.
But saying her movements are stiff seems more about a lack of skill than an inability to reproduce swordplay… or maybe not? It might make sense if she lacks the skill to reproduce the swordsmanship.
My swordsmanship?
Could it be that she’s acknowledging herself?
“Some of the viewers watching the broadcast are asking if the character named Claire in the game is actually you.”
“Huh? Of course, it’s me. You can tell just by looking, right? The name is the same.”
?
???
?
In an instant, countless hooks soared.
Of course, the expressions of the people beyond the screen probably aren’t bewildered or genuinely believing it.
They’re likely just laughing.
When someone compares someone extremely pretty to themselves, viewers tend to react like that. Many people watch streamers just for the fun.
Isn’t that a bit cringe?
“Even if it’s cringy, bear with it. You chose to watch this broadcast from the start. Didn’t you recognize it when characters that closely resemble the ones in the game appeared?”
I admit that
LOL, if it wasn’t for Sylvia herself, why would we watch this broadcast?
If she’s just going to babble the whole time, why would we be watching this, LOL
Right.
In the first place, not many people streamed this game because the game’s pacing is too loose.
It’s nice to play alone and enjoy the story, but since the gameplay style is turn-based, it loses some flair when showing others how to play, plus the dialogues come out as text, and each chapter is lengthy, so once a broadcast begins, it wouldn’t cover the game even if it continued until the end.
In the first place, game fans would prefer to play it themselves rather than watch it streamed. That’s JRPGs for you.
Why would they watch unless three beautiful girls are cosplaying and playing?
Well, they’re saying, what can we do if they’re playing it themselves, LOL? Santa actually exists; why wouldn’t the heroes in the game? LOL
“Thank you for the one-million-won donation, Sylvia’s husband!”
“Big Sis’ husband?”
“Claire, that’s just someone claiming that name for themselves.”
Alice replied to Claire’s reaction. Claire nodded, “Ah, right?”
“And yes, you have a point. Santa Claus exists. If there was no Santa Claus, who would leave the present by my pillow at midnight on Christmas Eve? Plus, the Air Force tracks Santa’s location every year on Christmas!”
LOL, that’s right LOL, Santa Claus does exist
Sylvia, protect your dream!
If it gets cringy, just leave!
As I plainly said that, the viewers defended us.
I mean, it’s funny to hear complaints about getting cringy in a place where we set the concept and are broadcasting. In that sense, what would happen to VTubers streaming while wearing 2D masks? If you don’t understand, just leave.
Well, although the ‘cringe’ reception we’re getting might also be because the three of us are pretty enough to be compared to 2D heroines.
“Ah.”
Just as the play was progressing smoothly, I suddenly felt a bit flustered.
Besides the game prologue, moments appear in the main story where you can periodically see ‘relationship events.’
And you can increase the affection level by watching these relationship events or by buying gift items from merchants during the game and presenting them to the characters—which ultimately determines the characters that appear in the ending.
After finishing the first week at the academy—meaning, after my first quest went south due to Claire and Leo’s diligence, and during the mock battle where I achieved a perfect victory by turning back time—during the weekend of that week, Leo could wander around the dorms.
“Oh, Big Sis, what’s this heart shape on the screen?”
And Claire instantly recognized the change on the screen.
There were three heart shapes, all glowing pink.
With each relationship event watched, the number would decrease, and after watching all three, that week’s events would be completed.
Originally, there were only two, but since I ensured to clear all side quests while playing, I gained extra points to have a total of three hearts to use.
“…….”
And if there are such events—
It means the character Sylvia Fanggriffon is also definitely attainable.
And in this game, when completed fully, there’s usually a kiss scene at the end.
The graphics and motions don’t make it feel that grand, but—
…I’d rather not go through that.
What should I use as an excuse for Claire and Alice?
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