CHAPTER 5: DATING SIM BEGINS!

Pierre opened his eyes in a typical teenage boy’s room, and before him, a message panel was displayed, read out by an enthusiastic female voice.

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[Main Story #7 — The Heavy-Hearted Belle]

Current Stage: Class B – 2nd Semester, 2nd Year.

Target: [Tanaka Misaki].

Story Description: "The transfer student known for her perfect grades and colder-than-snow demeanor, Tanaka Misaki, hasn’t smiled once since the semester began. No one knows, but she has a secret she is willing to take to her grave."

Difficulty: MEDIUM.

Objectives:

1. Take her out on a date.

2. Make her your girlfriend.

3. (Optional) Kiss her.

4. Learn her deepest secret.

Rewards: +0.5 Stat Points, 50 Love Points.

Final Remark: Love is forever. Good luck, Host!

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"Tanaka Misaki..." Pierre voiced before clicking his tongue, "She’s such a tough nut to crack."

"Show me my status," he said. His in-system world stats were different from his real stats, and this was the case for every Irregular as they were given the chance here to restart and make different decisions.

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[Status]

Name: Jean-Pierre Dubois

Age: 16

Current Level: 7

Skills: Je T’aime (Active), Love Sensor (Passive)

Current Overall Stats: Appeal = 4.5, Morale = 2.0, Social = 1.5, IQ = 3.0, Luck = 1.0 Total = 12.0

Current Overall Rating: Handsome, smart, and bookish teenager who’s quiet and caring.

Miscellaneous: Gift Ticket, 13,000 yen, Blank Love Letter, Knife, Sedative, Laxative, and more...

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Health: ♡♡♡♡

Stamina: 100%

Love Points: 30

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Pierre clicked his tongue. "Only thirty love points. I can only use Je t’aime once, since it costs twenty to use. That won’t be enough to make her fall. I’ll have to perform some side stories to get more."

He sprang up from his bed, went over to the wardrobe, and three clothing style options appeared before him.

[A: Preppy Uniform Style.]

[B: Regular Uniform Style.]

[C: Delinquent Uniform Style.]

"Hmm, last time I went with casual, but now I know Misaki likes—" Pierre’s finger hovered over option C, but then he quickly tapped A while adding with slight disdain, "...nerds."

Immediately, he was dressed in a black and blue suit, wearing glasses, and his hair was quaffed in an overly tidy manner. He looked timid.

Pierre left his home and was met by his childhood neighbor, Suzuki Kyuono, who was in the same school as him and was about the same age.

"Pi-senpai!!! You’re late again!" The cute girl pointed, pouting too.

In Pierre’s vision, her information was displayed.

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[Character Profile]

Name: Suzuki Kyouno

Age: 15

Nickname: Su-ky

Height: 150 cm

B/W/H: 79/63/74

Blood Type: AB

Relationship Status: Single

Likes: Fluffy animals, strawberry shortcake, rainy days, and collecting cute stationery.

Dislikes: Arguments, being ignored, and spicy food.

Summary: A cheerful yet surprisingly private girl from Class D, known for her gentle voice and habit of doodling hearts in her notebooks.

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Affection Rate: 63%

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And the dialogue options appeared for Pierre once again.

[A: Why did you wait for me?]

[B: I’m not late. You’re just early.]

[C: Ignore and walk ahead.]

Pierre chose option C and walked ahead, acting as though he hadn’t even seen Suzuki.

[+2 Affection.]

"Pi-senpai, don’t ignore me! W-wait, up!" She said and caught up to him.

"It’s the beginning of the semester. Be quiet and think about how you’ll do better this time. Or do you wanna end up with the same grades as last semester?" Pierre voiced.

"Hm, you’re always so mean. Meanie!"

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"Aurrghh... What a droning bore!" Roy voiced in agony as he watched Pierre’s antics.

He annoyedly voiced, "Is there no way to skip all this and just get to the part where Pierre fails? Sheesh."

[Host, do you wish to switch time conversion from the system world to that of the real world?]

Roy raised an eyebrow. "You can do that? Why didn’t you say so sooner? Go real world with this shit."

A second later...

Right before Roy’s eyes, the simulation became more like a movie scene, only showing him the necessary parts of the playthrough, but from Pierre’s point of view.

[Day 1: There’s a transfer student by the name Tanaka Misaki, and her desk is just to your left. After school, you resume activities as the Vice President of the Literature Club and host a welcome back picnic.]

[Day 2: You introduce yourself to her, but she ignores you and walks away. You find her actions awkward, but you don’t mind.]

[-2 Affection]

[Day 3: You notice Tanaka Misaki has barely socialized; she’s always buried in one book or the other. At lunch break, when no one is looking, you place a book you enjoy on her desk and leave.]

[Day 5: Tanaka Misaki walks up to you and shyly introduces herself, saying she knows it’s you who put the book on her desk. You laugh and say you noticed she liked reading books, just like you, so you took the initiative to share something you enjoyed reading, but dropped it on her desk as she didn’t seem too keen on talking to anyone.

You ask if she enjoyed the book, and she says yes, and you request that she join the Literature Club, to which she doesn’t decline.]

[+2 Affection.]

[Day 6-7: During the weekend, you helped your best friend, Nishi Sakamoto, plan his date with his crush, and he ends up asking her out, to which she agrees.]

[+15 Love Points.]

[Day 8: You choose to arrive early to school to meet Misaki at the school gate and hand her the Gift Ticket, and it opens up as a Bento. You lied that you made it yourself. She is surprised you would bring her a meal and politely rejects it.]

[+3 Affection.]

[After school, she arrives at the club room, and you introduce her to your fellow club members. To celebrate the arrival of a new member, you spent money buying cupcakes.]

[+5 Reputation.]

[Day 12: You ask Misaki if she’s available for the weekend to go on a date, but she declines your offer. You used the skill "Je t’aime" on her, but it failed.]

[-20 Love Points.]

[-5 Affection.]

[Day 13-14: You spend the weekend studying. Suzuki Kyuono visits you for study time, and she confesses her feelings to you for the twentieth time, but you reject her... again. You tell her you’ll consider it if she becomes friends with Tanaka Misaki.]

[Day 15: Tanaka Misaki avoids you entirely. After school, she skips the club meeting, leaving you disappointed. However, you have high hopes as you spotted Kyouno talking to her at the gate.]

[Day 17: You confront Misaki and ask her why she keeps avoiding you, but she cries and runs away.]

[-10 Affection.]

"Pfft~ Dumbo thinks every girl will swoon over him."

Roy laughed some more at Pierre’s repeated attempts at building a relationship with the target, but then instantly froze.

"Wait, if he doesn’t pass his level, there’s no way I’ll get rewards. Okay, this is bad..."