CHAPTER 23: CHAPTER 23: A DEVIOUS PLAN[GTG]

"Why do you keep on trying to protect him even when you know you can’t defeat me?" asked Lyra with a frown as she regarded Maria.

"He and him," she pointed at me and Laren, "are my property until the exam ends, and anything happening to them would mean me failing the exams. Or don’t you understand my dilemma?" said Maria, with amusement trailing in her voice.

For some reason, she looks happy calling us her property—talk about a psycho.

But that was an aside case; I have now finally decided how to deal with this freaking bitch, Lyra. Knowing her character in the game, she would never let me be. She would always hunt me, and that leaves me no choice. I... will have to break her.

[Haah... You sure about this?]

Don’t ask; it’s not like you really care what happens to me.

Anyway, that idea stemmed from the very first item I laid my eyes on in the shop.

[My dear Lover.

The best love stories always start off with enemies.

Detail: This potion can be used to transform an intense level of hatred into an equal or greater level of love.

Conditions: Victim must possess a high level of hatred toward the user. Victim must have an obsessive level of curiosity toward the user. Victim must engage in an intimate session with the user for the effect to be permanent.

Note: There have been no records of any players who used this and didn’t regret it. (Recommended to avoid, as an intense level of hatred converted to love makes it even worse.)

Price: -10,000 AFP.]

"Why the minus sign?" I asked, feeling a bit uneasy about it.

[That means you can only purchase it with negative AFP.]

[AFP: -2043 (negative)] That’s all the negative AFP I have at the moment. Darn it!

But... how about positive AFP?

[Well, it can be converted, but the ratio is 2:1 for every transaction, no matter the emotion.]

"So... what does that mean?"

[It means your +3400 (positive) can be converted to -1700 (negative).]

Tsk. Do the conversion.

[Ding!]

[Conversion successful.]

[AFP: -6043 (negative)]

Wow. Shouldn’t it be -3743?

[Well, you keep getting negative emotions from that girl, so it’s a given it increased.]

"What...?"

[Here.]

[Notification of Emotions Turned on.]

[-500]

[-500]

[-500]

[-500]

[-500]

Well, seems she hates me to the core. Just what I need.

[I advise that you do not try to do what you’re thinking.]

"What do you mean?"

[You are a side character. You are not the main character, so you absolutely cannot soil the heroine’s virginity, as that is reserved solely for the hero!]

"What...?! But..."

[Shut up and listen. If you eventually do it, you will die instantly.]

"...FUCK!"

[And you should always remember what happens when you die.]

"Tsk, great...

... Now I find out I can’t actually get her.

Just fucking great!

Haah.

Wait.

But I can still use the potion on her, after all, the intimacy was only needed to make the effects permanent.

Tsk.

I really have no choice; if I did, I would just straight up avoid using this.

But...

... this world only breeds psychos, and I am not strong enough to go against these so-called powerhouses. I already seem to have gotten the attention of Anna, that crazy bitch, and as though that isn’t enough, I have Lyra chasing after me, and don’t forget the topping on the icing, Maria.

Haah.

Plus, there’s also that crazy girl back at the supermarket. Just hope she doesn’t keep a grudge.

Yeah, who am I kidding?!

She’s definitely going to keep a grudge!

So... I really have no choice at this point.

I have to find some way to protect myself.

Even if I have to cross the boundaries of humanity.

Not that anyone would care either way.

[You... tsk. Fine, do whatever you want.]

...And it’s gone.

I hate that system.

*BOOM!*

"Oh shit," I cursed as I was thrown off, colliding with the wall of the alleyway.

Damn it.

I was so focused on my own thoughts that I forgot two crazy girls were actually having an argument.

I looked up, and there I saw both girls duking it out.

Wow.

This...

... isn’t this the best time to escape?

I looked around, and to the left, I could see an unconscious Laren. Seems he slammed into that dumpster really hard.

Come to think of it...

Where the hell are Lyra’s teammates?

"No... don’t tell me," I looked straight up, toward the direction she initially came from, and far, far, far to the top of a building, I could see a guy... HOLDING UP AN ARROW!

"Tsk."

I should have known.

Though Lyra was a complete psycho in the game, she was still a heroine, and as a heroine, she had the trait of leadership, which meant the chances of her soloing in the exams were abysmal.

I looked down at the fight. I could see the lightning-ridden Maria slashing away affinity-imbued ice arrows shot by Lyra, but from what I could see, it seems Lyra was leading her on.

OH!

I see now.

She’s trying to get her into the view of her sniper, probably back her into a corner to deliver an unexpected strike.

Wait...

... I could use this...

...yes...

I can fucking turn this situation around.

’Hey, you useless system, change of plans. Convert all my negative affection points to positive. I want to buy two items from the shop.’

[Huh? What are you...? Wait... You wouldn’t do that... No! You can’t!]

"Watch me."

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Sup readers!

I keep saying it but it seems no one understand. Chapter’s with the GTG tag-only. Are the ones safe to read, at least till i edit to Chapter 40.

Please ignore everything else from this point, the Chapter keeps asking for more 100 words to publish, so bare with it:

"Why do you keep on trying to protect him even when you know you can’t defeat me?" asked Lyra with a frown as she regarded Maria.