(Kenya-kun, I got you!!!)
Kenya shouted in his heart, making a small victory pose.
He was inwardly nervous that he might be disliked, but it seemed he was just barely within the acceptable range.
And then, the exam ended.
In the end, all the Japanese except for Kenya lost, but they all declared their defeat in loud voices.
Their voices were proud, and there was no feeling of self-deprecation anywhere.
It was certainly frustrating to lose.
Even so, just seeing the Asgardians get a taste of their own medicine because Kenya won made them feel good.
Kenya smiled back, feeling embarrassed but happy, at the Japanese who were rejoicing as if it were their own victory.
In the previous world, he was a loner, but it seems things are a little different in this world.
The exam ended, and training for the day was over.
From there, Kenya’s plan began.
Its name is…
“Hey, Kaguya. Wanna go out for dinner together?”
Operation: Raise Affection Levels.
“Huh? You think I’d let my guard down just because of that? You pervert.”
The operation ended in failure.
(That’s strange… With my current affection level, I should have been able to ask her out on a date.)
He has courage, but no experience in romance.
In a VR light novel game, these girls would easily follow him.
Damn it! Where did I go wrong! You’re supposed to be a pushover!
What he got wrong was the difference between reality and games.
They have countless choices, and the route isn’t fixed like in a game.
But Kenya, a weakling in love, had no way of knowing that.
However, Kenya’s efforts were not in vain.
While glancing sideways at the dejected Kenya, Kaguya turns away and answers.
“I, I have plans today… but, I guess I could go with you tomorrow… okay?”
(I got the pushover!!!)
Good, I wasn’t wrong.
Thank you, countless gal games.
Even though I’ve hardly played any.
“Got it! Then let’s exchange contact info.”
And so, Kenya and Kaguya exchanged contact information.
Although, it was through the KOG Device’s messaging app.
(I have a lot of things I want to ask him… and I should at least thank him for helping me…)
Kaguya thought as she exchanged contact information.
And then, the two of them left the school for the day.
Kenya returned home to plan his next move.
Meanwhile, Kaguya headed not to the dorms, but to a more secluded area.
~
◇Kaguya’s Perspective
“I’m home, Father.”
“Kaguya, you’re back. I’m sorry for the trouble.”
Far from Tokyo, this place is a lawless zone.
A town that looks like a slum stretches out.
This country, which has been occupied and governed, has lost its capital functions except for the Tokyo area.
The infrastructure has been left unmaintained, and they were living an inconvenient life.
They couldn’t form a government, and there was no proper governance.
If they tried to unite and rise up, they would be ruthlessly suppressed with death.
But they were living hand in hand.
In the middle of that, there was a building that looked like a hideout.
In the large hall, the national flag of Japan, which would be punished just for possessing, was displayed.
A man was sitting at the head of the table in the center.
“I’m sorry for putting you through so much trouble for Japan. Were you bullied?”
“No, I’m fine. I’m prepared to risk my life as a member of Amaterasu.”
“…Your mother would cry if she heard that. You’ve really grown up.”
The man’s name is Kurokami Isshin.
Kaguya’s real father, and a lieutenant general in the former Japanese army.
A man who was the cornerstone of this country’s defense, now deceased.
And.
“I am also prepared to risk my life as the leader of Amaterasu. The day of the final battle is near.”
A resistance group that still cannot abandon the soul of Japan.
An organization that seeks to take back Japan once more and save the oppressed people of this country.
An organization created with the hope that it can shine on this country once more as the god of Japan, the sun god.
That is Amaterasu.
It was the largest resistance group in the world in terms of the size of the colony.
“So, we’re finally going to take it back. This country.”
“Yes, we’ve also come to an agreement with the Asian Union. If we can regain control of this country and occupy it, they will include us in the Union.”
“I see, then we have to do our best.”
“Yes, that’s good news. By the way, did anything happen at school?”
Did anything happen at school today?
It’s a normal conversation between a father and daughter, but the intention is not small talk.
Kaguya thinks, and the first thing that comes to mind is that smirking face.
It still irritates her that she was captivated for even a moment, but his power was real.
“There was an interesting guy. He might even join us.”
“Oh, what kind of guy is he?”
“He’s stronger at KOG than anyone here. Maybe even stronger than the Silver Ice Princess.”
What she remembers is that battle.
Now she can honestly admit that Kenya was clearly the stronger one.
He deliberately lost.
“I see… Sometimes they are born. At the turning points of eras, monsters appear. The Ice Princess was one of those, but by chance or fate. It seems our country has one too, a prodigy.”
“Yeah, and…”
(He was kind.)
“And?”
“No, it’s nothing!”
“I see… But I want to bring him into our group no matter what. I’m counting on you, Kaguya.”
“Counting on me… It depends on his motivation, and if he has anger towards that country.”
“Even if he doesn’t. That’s why…”
Then Isshin looks at his daughter’s legs.
They are slender and attractive.
Healthy limbs and beauty inherited from her mother.
They are attractive enough, but not quite seductive, a youthful body.
Seeing that, Isshin sighs, looks down, and makes a gesture of resignation.
“Haa, if only you had a little more chest… Hmm, it’s a shame. Why didn’t you inherit that from your mother… Huh? Kaguya?”
In front of him is his daughter, cracking her knuckles.
Kaguya is smiling, but not laughing.
Isshin is sweating cold sweat.
“You’re becoming more and more like your mother, except for your chest.”
“I’ll kill you!”
…
“Joking aside, bring him here. I’ll see for myself.”
Isshin tries to smooth things over while nursing a large bump on his head.
“What can a shitty old man like you see?”
“You were calling me Father just a moment ago, that’s mean!”
Kaguya scolds Isshin while looking away.
She respects him as a person and as a parent, but he has these moments sometimes.
If this were another world, it would be domestic sexual harassment, but despite all the complaining, Kaguya loved her father.
“A-anyway. We’re planning a large-scale operation soon. You’ll participate too!”
“What are we going to do?”
“We’re going to gather our forces. We’re going to attack a certain ship. Depending on the results, the Asian Union will recognize us.”
The Asian Union, a huge coalition of nations that divides the world in two.
They will take back Japan and have it join.
For the Asian Union, it will increase their military strength.
Since they are already being invaded by Earthgards, they are happy to increase their forces.
However, they have no intention of welcoming freeloaders.
Therefore, they will show that the country of Japan is not dead.
It was an operation as a test for that purpose.
“For that operation, we desperately need an excellent pilot.”
His eyes are serious, and Kaguya slowly nods.
◇Kenya’s Perspective
“Well then, there was so much going on all at once, I’m tired.”
Kenya is surprised by the fact that it hasn’t even been a day since he came to this world.
His usual sense of time would say it’s been about three days, but compared to the repetition of his daily life of playing KOG all day, there was too much stimulation.
They say that life is at its halfway point at 20 years old, but it’s strange how the perceived speed of time increases when you continue to live the same kind of days.
He opens the door to his room.
He realized later, but this is a dorm for Second-Class Aasgard Empire Citizens.
A room given to those who aspire to be soldiers.
It has the bare minimum of equipment, but he never thought his room would be like this.
He wonders if the other rooms are the same.
“Haa…”
He sits on the sofa and exhales.
He’s tired from going outside for the first time in a while.
“But I really did come to the world of KOG.”
What he experienced today was so shocking that he remembers everything vividly.
He saw KOG in real life, met Kaguya, and fought Reina.
And he learned about the current state of this country.
“The worldview is the same, but it’s not just the same events as in the game, which is obvious.”
If Kenya were the protagonist, there would be no episode where he saves Kaguya, and no episode where he fights Reina.
In the first place, there is no protagonist in this world.
It’s just a game where you enjoy school as a pilot.
“It didn’t feel like I could enjoy it at all, though. That guy who said ‘Good’ was the scum of the earth.”
Are the Asgardian people bad, is their culture bad, or is the royal family bad?
He can’t blame only them, who were raised to be that way since birth.
“Even so, I have to stop it for now…”
There is one thing he knows.
That is a story of the future that will probably happen someday.
The worst event that will cause many deaths.
The all-out war that the Emperor of the Aasgard Empire will start.
In other words.
“World domination is really… I wish they would stop.”
The outbreak of a world war.