Praise.
Praise.
[...President, is something bothering you?]
[.....]
[If not... what are you staring at so intently for?]
[I just thought you were cute, so I was.]
[.......Don't flirt with me right now.
Even I have times when I really can't hold back.]
First warning.
Look at his hand shaking,
it's amazing I haven't dragged him to the basement tied hand and foot.
[Is that so? I don't mind if you don't hold back on your end.]
[...................]
[I actually think you doing as you please would be good.]
[....President, are you serious?]
Is she finally going to pounce? For real?
[Yeah. Do as you please.]
[........I definitely gave you a chance.]
Kya, this is it, this right here.
She completely ignores social cues and gives total permission.
Now if she brushes me off here, that'll be lovely.
Target: Ichinose Shizuku
Status: Dangerous
==
【Success Rate 120% Failure Rate 0%】
【Success Rate 99% Failure Rate 1%】
The dopamine-chasing choice right now is Option 1.
It'll immediately jump to a lewd cutscene. Lewd CGs and videos will come up, and before long, a pregnancy ending will roll.
It's not a bad ending at all. In fact, that's how most dating sims wrap up.
But. My heart deep down was telling me that the truly crazy-bastard dopamine is Option 2.
Because playing hard to get is way more fun.
Me? The man who created the world's first three heroines with 300% obsession.
[Vice-President, let's stop joking around and head back now.]
[....Ha?]
[There's an exam tomorrow, so prepare well. Don't throw a fit. I have things to do, so I'll be off.]
[.....Wow.]
Wow, her glare looks like she's ready to kill someone...!!
Has it reached the point of admiration now...?
Yeah, I'm doing this on purpose anyway.
From now on, the reaction you show me is my goddamn crazy dopamine.
[....President.]
[Hm? What is it. Ah... see you again tomorrow. Did you forget that?]
[.........President.]
[Then I'll really be going—]
[..........Where do you think you're running off to?]
Have you snapped?
Has your patience finally run out?
[-Kkwang!]
"...Shit..."
Still, was she really that pent up?
[President... from now on, you're going to live as my companion.]
[Wh-what are you doing—]
[Stay still. I'll take your baby first.]
[Wh-what...?]
[I've been watching for a week, so I know. You haven't been able to pull out. It'd be better to spread them quietly... because I'd hate to hurt you.]
[....]
"...Crazy."
So this is how 300% obsession explodes...?
Well, with that much seducing and then playing dumb, I guess she'd be capable of anything.
[Haa, haa... It's all because you... made me fall for you.]
[That's... a crime, you're the Vice-President! Can a model student get away with this?]
[Rape is... something I can't help.]
[R-rape...]
[...And you're the one who seduced me.]
[Wh-when did I?]
[Roughly... 128 times? I stopped counting after that.]
[....]
[Spread them while I'm asking nicely.. The choice belongs to the strong, after all.]
[........]
[Now you really can't run away, President... Because you're... mine.]
[ ???END - The Vice-President's Happiness ]
On the screen, the President who fell from the tightrope lay on the bed of a vast mansion.
Thick iron bars on the window.
A chain on the ankle.
And above him, she smiles a happy smile.
"....As expected, it's delicious."
This is it.
A hidden ending not even in the official strategy guide.
No.
The true obsession ending that even the developers never revealed.
"Which feel should I go for on the next route?"
The name of the game I'm currently playing is 'Love in Life'.
A dating sim set in an academy.
But the reason this game is famous is something else.
Every time you reset the cycle, the world changes.
The heroines' personalities,
the events,
the endings.
Each cycle, it brews a brand new story that makes obsession inevitable.
And in an insanely delectable way at that.
"...That's why I can't quit this thing."
The Vice-President who just pounced on me is one of the most popular heroines among them.
Of course, there are settings that don't change even with resets.
That she is the eldest daughter of a prestigious noble family.
That she is the student council vice-president.
And.
That her difficulty to romance is the highest.
Since she's from such a noble family, she's a heroine who's hard to seduce in any route.
In the first place, even getting involved wouldn't have been possible if I weren't the Student Council President.
Even dating is a problem.
I'd be fated to marry into her family.
I'd have to navigate all those social cues while maintaining a romance.
Because the protagonist is a commoner with no backing, just someone with the trait 'Hard Worker'.
And yet, an ending where you date and make it all the way to marriage...!
While clashing with family affairs, her heart has already been completely won over — that predictable yet always delicious development, you know.
"I've seen most of the endings by now... it's about time to reset."
The advantages of resetting are threefold.
1. The available endings change based on the initialized world setting, of course.
2. The more you reset, the easier it becomes to gain affection from the other party.
And, the real value is this.
3. Every time you reset, the player randomly acquires one new trait that helps with route progression.
They range from 1-star to 5-star, and naturally, the higher the star, the more helpful it is.
This is a hidden trait that money can't buy.
Just a bundle of crazy dopamine.
[ Worldview reset detected! ]
Randomly acquiring a trait to use in this cycle.
"Last time was a 2-star.... I wonder about this time...!"
In front of my eyes, the roulette spins rapidly, and my eyes chase after it swiftly.
This time, this time for sure...!
I'll get the 5-star hypnosis app...!
"....Gulp."
Even though it's clearly a dating sim game, my hands get sweaty like it's a gacha game.
Doing two pieces of content marinated in pure dopamine back-to-back makes me feel like my brain fluid is leaking.
The screen shines dazzlingly.
Normally, it's blue.
If I'm lucky, gold.
But.
Jjaeng—!
A pure white light swallowed the monitor.
"...What's this?"
It was a production I was seeing for the first time.
Stars appear in the center of the screen.
One.
Two.
Three.
Seven appear one after another.
★★★★★★★
"......7-star?"
My mouth fell open on its own.
Wait.
Did this game have a grade like 7-star?
And a moment later.
At the spot where the roulette's arrow points.
-Bba-bba-ba-bam!
【Congratulations.】
【You have achieved the 'First Acquisition' feat.】
【A unique trait is being granted.】
【Unique trait 『■■■』 is activated.】
【Loading data.】
【Verifying authority.】
【Player authentication complete.】
【Connecting to the worldview.】
//////////
My consciousness slowly surfaced at the sensation of my shoulders being shaken.
The voice I heard from afar gradually became clearer.
"President, President? What are you doing, not getting up?"
'...Is this a dream?'
My vision is dizzy.
It's a bit vivid for a dream. Is this what they call a lucid dream?
I muttered to myself and looked left and right.
A woman standing there holding documents, the well-organized student council room interior, warm sunlight streaming in.
While I was absentmindedly enjoying that, I met a particularly sharp gaze.
'...This is.'
It was Shizuku.
The one who had imprisoned and raped me just a moment ago.
".....Pretty."
Her expression is fierce, and her snappy attitude is a bit much, but still. I approached. I wanted to see her more closely.
-Sseudam-sseudam.
Seeing her trembling, my hand stopped.
In the end, I couldn't hold back and grabbed her arm, pulling her in sharply.
-!
She flinched, and I caught sight of Shizuku's eyes shaking greatly.
Even for someone like her, it seems she can't help but be flustered if I suddenly get this close.
Just as I was about to continue further—
"President, if you act like this from the first day of the new semester, it's troublesome."
"......."
-Ttiring.
Target: Ichinose Shizuku
Status: Wary
==
【Success Rate 95% Failure Rate 5%】
-[Critical Chance 5%!!]
【Success Rate 30% Failure Rate 70%】
[tip!]
[The target is deeply troubled by the scars on her hands, and will suffer considerable heartache the moment they are pointed out.]
[1. Compliment her hands.]
What's this.
Suddenly, I was wide awake.
The blurry senses began to find their place one by one.
When I opened my closed eyes, a semi-transparent window was sparkling in the air.
It was the same scene I had been looking at through the screen until just now.
'....What is this now...'
I looked down at Shizuku, who was staring at me straight on.
Limpid eyes.
On her white skin, her particularly long eyelashes tremble faintly.
"....President, please step back a little."
Only when I heard the faint voice coming from below did I realize that I was currently petting this person's head with one hand.
My hand stops briefly.
"...."
Isn't this just before dying?
....What was I doing?
Putting my hand on someone else's head from the first meeting?
And on none other than... that young lady from a noble family?
Am I dead? Just after getting possessed?
I have to figure out some way to survive.....!
The moment I stay still.
I felt like something irreversible was about to happen.
-Sarak.
Her hand grabbed my arm.
I flinched, my body trembling.
That startled me...! You're not going to break it, are you...?
"..."
She slowly reached out her hand.
At first, I thought she was going to slap my cheek or something.
But.
The moment I saw the hand coming closer.
I froze.
From her palm to her wrist.
Calluses and small scars were etched there.
"...."
How much effort she must have put into something, it seemed visible through this one hand.
Even I, who did fieldwork, am not this severe.
"...Scars."
Unknowingly, it slipped out of my mouth.
The other person's eyes wavered.
Her body stiffened again, and her eyes blinked rapidly.
"...Excuse me?"
"...That."
"..."
"...You've put in a lot of effort. It's pretty."
Unknowingly, it slipped out of my mouth.
Before I could even be flustered by it. From in front of me, I heard a sharp intake of breath.
"................."
She lost her words for a moment, then for a long while her lips just moved slightly, unable to form a response.
She adjusts her disheveled hair and straightens her uniform, looking up at me. Maybe it's my imagination, but the nape of her neck and the tips of her ears seem slightly reddened.
[!!ULTRA CRITICAL!!]
【You have unintentionally partially alleviated one of the opponent's scars!】
[Conditions for gaining affection have been unlocked!]
[Hints will be unlocked according to affection that rises above a certain level!]
.....What?