A crossover anime/manga story, set in everyday Tokyo, but within a loop of a game.

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Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up, her face filled with excitement, and she thought to herself with great anticipation.

This must be love!

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Chapter 02: The Bet.

Just then, Ashikaga Miwa entered the student council room. After closing the door, she looked at Asagiri standing there, smiled, and her eyes revealed undisguised appreciation and admiration. She smiled and said...

"Congratulations on your election victory, Utsunomiya-kun."

Ashikaga Miwa anticipated that Asagiri would win the student council election, but she did not expect that Asagiri's abilities would be so outstanding. Not only did he win the election, but he also made almost all the students in Shuchiin look forward to working with him to recreate Shuchiin's "strongest name".

In this situation, if Shinomiya Hiromitsu dares to take any targeted action against Asagiri, causing him to fail to fulfill his promises during the speech, he will incur the wrath of the entire school.

Among the current student council members are two heavyweight students, Kotoko Iwanaga and Chika Fujiwara. Kotoko Iwanaga and Chika Fujiwara have just made their attitudes very clear: if Hikari Shinomiya wants to oppose Asagiri, they will definitely not stand idly by.

Finally, there's Ashikaga Miyabi, a council member who dared to openly refute Shinomiya Hiromitsu at the meeting and whose status is second only to the chairman.

In comparison, Shinomiya Hiromitsu, and even the Shinomiya Group behind him, seem somewhat insignificant.

Upon hearing Ashikaga Miwa's words, Asagiri simply shook her head and said calmly.

"The election victory was a given, but this is just the beginning. Shinomiya Hiromitsu will continue to get in our way."

"Exactly, that guy is so annoying."

Fujiwara Chika, with a puffed-up expression, waved her fists in a cute, angry gesture. As a longtime friend of Shinomiya Kaguya, she clearly loathed Shinomiya Hikari, who had always targeted Shinomiya Kaguya and whose thinking was extremely feudal, making him a remnant of the old era.

"or……"

Fujiwara Chika glanced at Asagiri, Shinomiya Kaguya, Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Ashikaga Miwa in the student council room, and finally turned her gaze to Shinomiya Kaguya, uttering a startling statement.

"Shall we remove the yellow light from the four palaces?"

"Eliminate?"

Seeing Yuuki Asuna's slightly complicated expression, Fujiwara Chika assumed that the other party had high moral standards and quickly waved her hand to explain.

"No, no, I didn't mean to kill him. I just meant to find a way to make him a vegetable or severely disabled, so he would have to step down from the chairmanship and wouldn't care about our business anymore..."

Halfway through her speech, Fujiwara Chika noticed that Asagiri, Shinomiya Kaguya, Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Ashikaga Miwa were all staring at her with somewhat meaningful expressions, as if they were trying hard to suppress their laughter. She couldn't help but ask in bewilderment.

"Huh? Why is everyone looking at me like that? Am I the only one who thinks that if something is getting in the way of us 'players,' then we have to resort to violence?"

Feeling isolated and helpless, Fujiwara Chika turned to Asagiri for help.

"Utsunomiya-kun, you can understand me, right? Say something."

Asagiri did not respond directly to Fujiwara Chika, but instead looked at Shinomiya Kaguya who was standing there and smiled.

"Shinomiya-san, didn't you tell her about what we discussed together that day?"

"No, after all, we don't need her involvement, so it's better to avoid trouble."

Listening to the conversation between Kaguya Shinomiya and Asagiri, Chika Fujiwara initially seemed puzzled, but then quickly realized what was happening, her bright blue eyes showing surprise.

"You...you've been planning to get rid of Shinomiya Kōkō for a long time, haven't you?"

Kaguya Shinomiya looked to Asagiri for his opinion, and only after seeing him nod slightly did she reply to Chika Fujiwara.

"That's right, Utsunomiya plans to kill Shinomiya Kiko."

"what???"

Upon hearing this, Fujiwara Chika's expression changed at first, then she frowned, her face showing displeasure, and she said angrily.

"Kaguya, we're the best of friends, why didn't you tell me about this? Don't you trust me?"

No, I trust you.

"Then why..."

"The person I can't fully trust is someone else."

Fujiwara Chika wasn't naive; she immediately understood what Shinomiya Kaguya meant and murmured to herself.

"You mean Hayasaka... but she grew up with you, how could that be..."

Before Kaguya Shinomiya could speak, Asagiri said calmly.

"Hayasaka Ai is a spy planted by Shinomiya Kiko next to Kaguya."

"Eh?"

Kaguya Shinomiya was stunned upon hearing this and hesitated.

"How did you know?"

"Hmph, don't underestimate Lord Shadow's intelligence network."

Asagiri had an unfathomable appearance, but before she could finish pretending, her abstract prototype was immediately revealed.

"Not only do I know she's an undercover agent, but I also know that her seemingly full and perky breasts are actually padded! She's flat-chested, just like you!"

"What!!?"

The person who reacted the most upon hearing this was Kotoko Iwanaga, after all, she had met Ai Hayasaka once in the dungeon and had no idea that the glamorous girl's breasts were actually made with scientific ninja tools.

Immediately afterwards, Kotoko Iwanaga pointed at the bewildered Chika Fujiwara and asked Asagiri with hopeful eyes.

"And her? Her enormous breasts, which defy common sense and logic, must have been padded, right?"

"Oh, Fujiwara-san's is true."

"what……"

Listening to the abstract conversation between Kotoko Iwanaga and Asagiri, Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but roll her eyes and said irritably.

"Can you two be serious for once? We're discussing serious business."

Asuna Yuuki's attempts to dissuade her were ineffective. Kotoko Iwanaga ran straight to Chika Fujiwara, first pointing to the other's chest, then looking down at her own flat chest. She then looked up, a look of unbearable sorrow appearing on her cute face.

"Is this reasonable? Is this really reasonable?! On what basis?! On what basis?!"

Under the influence of this abstract atmosphere, Kaguya Shinomiya, who had become somewhat depressed because of the discussion about Hayasaka Ai's loyalty, no longer looked so gloomy.

She walked up to Asagiri, pursed her lips, and then spoke softly.

“Although I noticed something was off about Hayasaka Ai a while ago, but... judging from all the signs now, she hasn’t told Shinomiya Hikari about the ‘players,’ hasn’t revealed my and Chika’s identities, and hasn’t revealed your identities either, so I’m not sure how to deal with her right now.”

"Don't even think about it?"

Asagiri sat down on the sofa in the student council room, looked at Kaguya Shinomiya with a conflicted expression, and chuckled.

"Given your personality, when you discover this but are still hesitating about what to do, your heart has already given you the answer, hasn't it?"

Upon hearing Asagiri's words, Kaguya Shinomiya felt her confusion and inner turmoil instantly shatter. A resolute look gradually appeared in her red eyes, and she nodded.

"Yes, I understand. I will give her one last chance. If she passes the test, I will forgive and forget what happened before. If she chooses to betray me, then... it will end here."

"It's your own business, you can handle it yourself."

Asagiri stood up, said this with a smile, and then left the student council room with Ashikaga Miwa.

Before killing Shinomiya Kōki, there is one last thing to do: completely crush the opponent in the dueling match so that Shinomiya Kōki can be used to his fullest potential and build momentum for Ashikaga Miwa.

……

That evening, in an office building in downtown Tokyo.

"come yet……"

Standing in the spacious lobby on the first floor, Shinomiya Hiromitsu, protected by more than a dozen bodyguards, saw Ashikaga Miwa walk in and his eyes involuntarily revealed a fierce glint. He then turned his gaze to the person next to him.

A black mask that only revealed his eyes, a long-sleeved black tracksuit, sweatpants, and a pair of ordinary sneakers, with pure black gloves on his hands.

From the mysterious person's appearance, Shinomiya Hikari could only glean information that the person was over 1.8 meters tall and had black eyes and hair. However, the moment he saw the person's physique and eye and hair color, he was reminded of the student who had made him feel the greatest humiliation of his life for the first time earlier that day at Shuchiin Academy.

Utsunomiya Asagiri.

This mysterious person is very similar in build to Asagiri, and their eyes and hair are exactly the same color.

Shinomiya Hikari frowned, wondering to himself if it was really as he had guessed—that Utsunomiya Asagiri was actually a "player"? Was his relationship with Ashikaga Miwa more than just that of a teacher and student, but rather a collaboration between a powerful figure in the real world and a "player"?

But if that's the case, why would Ashikaga Miwa reveal this trump card at this time? And while body shape isn't easy to change, wouldn't it be simple to disguise herself by wearing colored contact lenses or dyeing her hair? Why didn't she do that?

The flaws were too obvious, which made Shinomiya Hikari unsure whether the mysterious person was actually Utsunomiya Asagiri.

"Chairman."

Ashikaga Miwa glanced around and saw that, in addition to the referees sent out for the regular fighting matches, there were dozens of important figures from the business and political worlds sitting quietly in the distance.

Logically speaking, it should not have attracted so much attention as it was just an ordinary fighting match. However, Ashikaga Miwa and Shinomiya Kiko are both extraordinary. The former is a descendant of a noble samurai family, a genuine business tycoon, and a veteran organizer with a long-standing reputation and rich experience in the fighting circle.

Shinomiya Hiromitsu is the eldest son of the Shinomiya family and is said to be the most likely person to inherit the Shinomiya Group.

Such a martial arts competition would naturally attract many important figures to watch.

"Master Ashikaga."

Shinomiya Kōmitsu withdrew his gaze from Asagiri and turned it to Ashikaga Miwa, revealing a sinister smile as he slowly spoke.

"With so many spectators watching, isn't this just a bet we agreed on beforehand a bit too childish? How about we raise the stakes a bit more?"

Ashikaga Miwa crossed her arms over her chest and said calmly.

What stakes are you going to place?

"Not much, two billion yen, how about that?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ashikaga Miwa looked directly at the other person's disgusting smile and said in a flat tone.

"it is good."

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Chapter 03 Instant kill.

"happy."

Upon hearing Ashikaga Miwa's agreement, Shinomiya Kōji, looking pleased with his successful scheme, nodded. He then turned to one of his bodyguards, patted him on the shoulder with a friendly smile, and seemingly whispered words of encouragement. In reality, he was saying...

"If you win, you get one billion. If you can kill her fighter in the match, all the two billion you win this time is yours."

Upon hearing this, the bodyguard, who was about 1.75 meters tall and had a very strong build, revealed a greedy look and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, leave it to me."

Judging from the bodyguard's posture and walking movements, Asagiri judged that the other party was not a professional fighter, as there was no trace of unarmed combat training on his body.

It's impossible for Shinomiya Huangguang to hire an ordinary bodyguard to participate in the fighting competition, so there's only one explanation left.

The other party... is also a "player".

However, there are also differences between players.

Players like Asagiri, Asuna Yuuki, Kotoko Iwanaga, and Megumi Kato, who are at the top of the food chain at this stage, would not show such obvious greed after hearing about a mere 2 billion bounty. After all, how could the strongest players at the top of the game participate in a fighting competition just for money?

Because of her superhuman physical abilities, Asagiri clearly heard what Shinomiya Hikari had just told the bodyguard.

Just right.

Asagiri never intended to hold back.

The best enemy is a dead enemy.

"Begin pre-match checks."

The referee walked up to Asagiri, reached out and gently touched the mask he was wearing, then began to check his clothes, cuffs, ankles, and other areas. This was to prevent him from hiding weapons, since the rules of the fighting competition did not allow fighters to use any external force; if discovered, they would be immediately disqualified.

"Hey, kid."

While waiting for the referee's inspection, the bodyguard in the suit seemed a little impatient. He took off his black suit jacket, his thick arms bulging out the sleeves of his white shirt, and looked at Asagiri with contemptuous mockery.

"If you have any last words, you can start saying them now, otherwise I'll smash your head in as soon as the match starts..."

"Even your taunts are like extras, completely harmless. You're such a pathetic weakling, so stop barking here."

Upon hearing the voice of this "mysterious person" for the first time, Shinomiya Hikari frowned slightly, mentally comparing him to Utsunomiya Asagiri.

No, not at all.

Even when Asagiri Utsunomiya was mocking others, there was a hint of amusement in his voice. It was because of this that his mockery was so effective, making it seem as if he didn't take the chairman of the board seriously at all.