In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game Chapter 085

Chapter 85: The Lead Singer is Too Dedicated

A little later, in Asagiri’s home in Shibuya, Tokyo.

“Will it hurt?”

“No, just go for it.”

“Really… it won’t hurt?”

Although their conversation could easily be misunderstood, in reality, Yuuki Asuna was merely applying medicine to Asagiri.

Seeing the numerous bruises, big and small, covering his upper body, Yuuki Asuna felt her heart ache. Her movements were incredibly gentle, fearing that too much force would cause Asagiri pain.

“Put some strength into it, Yuuki-san… oh no, Asuna.”

Feeling Yuuki Asuna’s almost non-existent gentle touch, like she was caressing a work of art, Asagiri smiled and comforted her.

“I’m not some fragile porcelain doll that shatters at a touch. There’s no need to be so gentle.”

“But…”

Yuuki Asuna pressed her lips together, finally sighing helplessly. She slightly increased her pressure, applying medicine to Asagiri’s bruised body, while softly asking, “Why? Why are you so dedicated?”

“Because I’m the lead singer.”

Asagiri replied seriously, “A lead singer has to be dedicated.”

Yuuki Asuna looked speechless upon hearing this and retorted, “We’re a team clearing a dungeon, not a band. Where did this ‘lead singer’ come from…”

“The principle is the same.”

Asagiri’s smile faded, and his tone became flat. “I’m the leader of this team. Since I hold the most important position, it’s only natural that I must possess the ability to bear everything, including the lives of you three. Of course, that’s only part of the reason. More importantly…”

At this point, Asagiri paused slightly, then spoke with eager anticipation. “Just imagining myself braving a hail of bullets and smashing those elite Blackwatch soldiers makes me think it’s incredibly fun.”

Yuuki Asuna’s expression became somewhat complex, and she murmured, “I want to say this is a symptom of chuunibyou, but you’ve already gone this far… it seems to have completely surpassed the scope of chuunibyou…”

“This isn’t chuuni. This is…”

“I know, it’s cowardice, right?”

Yuuki Asuna smiled gently, put away the medicinal supplies, and after tidying them, looked out at the now completely dark sky beyond the French windows. She raised a hand to tuck her long hair behind her ear and shyly whispered, “Um… it’s past eleven now… the trains have probably stopped running…”

“They have.”

Asagiri wasn’t like the male protagonists in most school romance anime who couldn’t understand hints. He immediately grasped Yuuki Asuna’s implication and smiled as he extended an invitation. “In that case, why don’t you sleep at my place tonight?”

“Mm-hmm, that’s right.”

Yuuki Asuna was secretly delighted and replied eagerly, “After all, your house is quite far from mine, so there’s no need to waste money on a taxi. But… I didn’t bring pajamas…”

“Wear mine.”

“Okay.”

Yuuki Asuna shyly agreed. After Asagiri got her clean clothes, she stepped into the bathroom. After several hours of special training, she was definitely sweaty, and sleeping without showering was completely unacceptable for Yuuki Asuna, who had a slight obsession with cleanliness.

What’s more…

Yuuki Asuna turned on the faucet, watching the hot water gradually rise in the bathtub. In the slightly hazy mist, she murmured with a blush, “Tonight… will we sleep together?”

…

The outcome did not disappoint Yuuki Asuna.

At Asagiri’s initiative, she lay down on the same bed as him. When the lights in the room went out and silence fell, she could even hear her own heartbeat, which was faster than usual due to nervousness and shyness.

“Um…”

Yuuki Asuna mustered her courage and reached out her hand, gently holding Asagiri’s. The warmth from his palm made her feel a little more relaxed.

“Can that Ashikaga-sensei really be trusted? Not just you, but I also displayed extraordinary physical abilities in front of her that normal people don’t possess. If the matter of players is revealed to the world later, will she…”

“She won’t.”

Asagiri held Yuuki Asuna’s hand and replied with a smile in his voice, “Ashikaga Miwa, how should I describe her… As a direct descendant of the Ashikaga Shogunate, she’s a true noble, unlike Shuchiin’s nouveau riche chairman, Shinomya Koukou. Ashikaga Miwa is a pure idealist. That’s why she criticized and expressed dissatisfaction with Shuchiin’s current atmosphere in the Shuchiin board meeting. She wouldn’t care… no, if she knew that the two of us were players, she would only think it’s better, since we’re both transfer students who only entered the high school division.”

“Ashikaga Miwa’s idea is simple: since expressing opinions in the board meeting would be vetoed by the ideologically rigid Shinomya Koukou, she’ll change the students’ stubborn belief that Shuchiin, as the most famous and excellent high school in Sakura Province, doesn’t need any changes, by letting them witness it firsthand.”

“Shuchiin is different from ordinary high schools. Most of Shuchiin’s students have extremely deep backgrounds. Since Chairman Shinomya Koukou can’t be reasoned with and a top-down change isn’t possible, she hopes that most students will be stimulated to desire change, thus changing Shuchiin’s atmosphere from the bottom up.”

“That’s roughly what it means.”

Upon hearing Asagiri’s words, Yuuki Asuna was somewhat stunned. “This… this… sounds so complicated…”

“It’s not complicated.”

Asagiri reached out his other hand and gently stroked Yuuki Asuna’s long hair as she lay on her side, smiling softly. “Actually, to put it simply, Ashikaga Miwa needs me. After all, a student like me, who doesn’t care about Shuchiin at all yet is more excellent than anyone else at Shuchiin, is truly a once-in-a-lifetime find.”

Pfft.

Yuuki Asuna couldn’t help but laugh, her voice gentle. “Although it’s true, who would be as direct as you in calling themselves a once-in-a-lifetime student? It’s a bit too embarrassing, isn’t it?”

Asagiri retorted bluntly, “I feel… it’s not as embarrassing as sleeping in the same bed on the first day of a relationship.”

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna’s pretty face instantly flushed. She feigned getting up and said angrily, “Then I’m leaving.”

“Oh, threatening me?”

Asagiri retorted very seriously, “As a righteous Leader, I absolutely do not accept any threats!”

“Tch… you’re really confident.”

Although Yuuki Asuna said this, she obediently lay back down on the bed.

After several hours of special training, even she felt a bit tired at this point, her eyes almost too heavy to open from sleepiness.

However, before falling asleep…

“I…”

Yuuki Asuna gently tugged Asagiri’s hand and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz, “As a couple, before sleeping… we should kiss, right?”

Asagiri immediately replied, “That’s what I was waiting for.”

Then, their lips met again.

“You… don’t touch me there…”

Feeling Asagiri’s hand reach into her clothes, a misty layer of water welled up in Yuuki Asuna’s eyes. She instinctively grabbed his hand and whispered, “I… I haven’t prepared myself mentally yet… and I’m very tired today, not in good condition…”

As she spoke, before Asagiri could say anything, Yuuki Asuna herself became flustered and quickly explained, “Of course, it’s not that I don’t want to, I really want to do that with you… but… I, it’s my first time, so I need some time to prepare mentally. Don’t worry, it won’t take too long. Let’s rest well today, and once I’m ready, I’ll definitely come to you actively, and then we’ll do that…”

Seeing Yuuki Asuna’s adorable appearance, stammering explanations despite being incredibly shy, Asagiri couldn’t help but smile. He gently stroked her long hair and whispered with a laugh, “There’s no need to be so flustered. We can take it step by step.”

Hearing Asagiri’s words, Yuuki Asuna finally breathed a sigh of relief. She first moved closer, pressing her cheek against Asagiri’s chest, curling up completely into his embrace, and said softly, “It’s good that you understand me… Then…”

Yuuki Asuna’s cheeks were slightly flushed. She pressed her lips together, then actively took Asagiri’s wrist, enduring her shyness, and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz, “If you promise not to be impulsive…”

“You can touch me a little longer.”

…

Meanwhile, in a dilapidated building outside Tokyo.

“Grasp of the Underworld.”

Iwanaga Kotoko leaned on her cane with her left hand, slowly extending her right hand and aiming it at the spiritual being in front of her, dressed like a sumo wrestler. Her slender, pale fingers slowly clenched.

The next second, a pale ghostly hand with sharp black nails emerged from the void, gripping the sumo spirit. As Iwanaga Kotoko moved, its fingers also tightened, crushing the opponent into fragments.

“Solved.”

Seeing Iwanaga Kotoko successfully deal with the sumo wrestler-like spiritual being, a male specter with a cleaver still stuck in his head and blood flowing all over his face wept with gratitude. “Thank you, Princess! Thank you, Princess! Now we can move back in, thank you so much!”

Iwanaga Kotoko turned her head to face the specter, raising a hand to adjust her white beret, then smiled and said, “You’re welcome. This is also my duty as the Goddess of Wisdom.”

Then, Iwanaga Kotoko looked out at the bright moon hanging in the sky outside the unfinished building. Because she had successfully completed the request, she was in a very good mood at that moment. She even couldn’t help but hum a song and murmured to herself, “Sigh, really, it’s finally the weekend, but I still have to deal with the yokai’s requests. I’m so busy that I don’t even have a chance to invite Asagiri out on a date and spend some time alone together. I wonder what he’s doing right now…”

…

Meanwhile, in Fujiwara Chika’s bedroom.

Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Fujiwara Chika, who was sitting there eating snacks, with a worried expression and a slight frown. “Chika, I always feel… that Asagiri Utsunomiya and Iwanaga Kotoko from my class, and Yuuki Asuna from your class… these three don’t seem right.”

Fujiwara Chika turned around, her face showing innocent confusion, and tilted her head. “Not right? Are they? Do you suspect these three are also ‘players’ like us? What’s your reason for suspecting them?”

“Reason… I don’t have one yet.”

Shinomiya Kaguya mused, speaking softly. “I just have a hunch. If this so-called game has some kind of selection criteria, that eye icon app will definitely choose Asagiri Utsunomiya as a player. I don’t know why, but I always feel that he’s very suitable… no, not just suitable, I believe he will become a perfect ‘player’.”

“Eh? You think so highly of him? I don’t think I’ve ever heard you praise anyone so much, and…”

At this point, Fujiwara Chika showed a slightly meaningful smile. “And, he’s a very handsome boy, too.”

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

Shinomiya Kaguya raised her hand to tuck her long black hair behind her ear, her beautiful red eyes devoid of any emotion, and said flatly, “Before I gain the power I desire… I won’t let my mind wander to such things.”