NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 147
“Mmm…”
“No… why are you hiding behind me for something so trivial…”
“…Let’s exterminate them.”
“…This isn’t a game where you can kill ghosts.”
After all sorts of things happened, on the last day, Gravity and I are playing a horror game.
A popular horror game played on a big TV as a monitor.
But it seems Gravity is weak against horror games, as she’s clinging tightly to me.
She has no intention of touching the keyboard or mouse, leaving all the controls entirely to me.
“……”
“…It’s coming out soon.”
“…!!!”
“Just kidding.”
“Mmm…!!”
“Ah, sorry. Stop hitting me.”
I lied about the ghost appearing, and Gravity started patting my back.
This game’s ghost graphics are really unsettling and scary, so I get why Gravity’s freaking out… but can you hit me a little less?
No, I’m really sorry, okay? So stop hitting me so hard that I can’t control the game.
If you keep this up, we’ll get caught by the ghost and trigger a jump scare.
…Ah, we got caught.
“…?!!”
“Got caught.”
By the way, this girl slaughters demons and monsters without batting an eye, but she’s really scared of this.
What kind of sensibility is this… I don’t get it.
Besides, even if ghosts appeared in real life, wouldn’t they just die if we hit them with magic?
There’s no reason to be scared.
“Hey, aren’t you scared of zombies or monsters?”
“…Nope. If I hit them with a black hole… they’re gone…”
“I see…”
I don’t understand Gravity’s way of thinking.
If our powers didn’t work at all, it would just be a hologram or something, and then the other side wouldn’t be able to do anything either.
So don’t worry.
…By the way, it’s been a while since I played a horror game, and my reaction to jump scares is practically non-existent.
Maybe because I’m used to high-speed situations, I immediately recognize and prepare for the moment a jump scare happens.
Back in the day, I’d still flinch a bit, but now I just take it calmly and indifferently… I guess enjoying horror games is going to be hard.
How did I end up like this…
“Hmm~ I think I’ve got a rough idea of the ghost’s movements.”
“Mmm…”
“If I move like this… yeah, like this, I won’t get caught.”
“Mmm…”
“…Stop making weird noises behind me.”
“But…”
Sigh… why is she so scared of ghosts…
Is her mental age the same as her appearance?
But sometimes she shows mature behavior, and as a magical girl, she acts properly…
…If we streamed Gravity playing horror games, it’d probably be really popular.
First of all, Gravity is pretty, but her cuteness is even more striking.
Plus, her adorable reactions… it’d definitely be a hit.
And since she’s technically an adult, she doesn’t have that frustrating or annoying trait that actual kids have.
Especially since she doesn’t throw tantrums, throw things, or slam stuff around.
That alone puts her in the top tier.
“Alright, let’s try the surveillance camera game this time.”
“…?”
“It’s a game where you report paranormal activities through surveillance cameras.”
“Wow…”
This time, let’s try a different game.
But this game is obviously going to have ghosts, so why did she come back to my side with sparkling eyes, looking so reassured?
“Sitting… just watching, a cushy job…”
“But the hourly wage is low.”
“High pay… good…”
“If it’s high, there’s a reason for it.”
“…?”
“For example… ghosts.”
“…?!!”
Her reactions are really cute, Gravity.
Well, how many ghosts could there be?
At most, the picture might change, objects might move, or distortions might occur, that’s about it.
“Alright, let’s start.”
“…Okay.”
First off… oh, the carpet disappears, or something big like that?
I guess the first hour in-game is just this level.
Well, if they threw everything at you from the start, it’d be a terrible game.
“What’s this, a hole appeared?”
“That… picture…”
“Ah, that changed.”
This… no, this game seems like it requires collective intelligence.
Honestly, unless your IQ is over 140, isn’t it too hard to remember what everything originally looked like…?
…Ah, this seems to have changed… yep.
It’s easier to notice than I thought…?
“…Ah, an intruder?”
“…?!!”
“No, that’s… just an intruder.”
“……”
“Oh, reporting it made it disappear.”
“……”
“…Stop burying your face in my back…”
When a ghostly intruder appeared, trembling, Gravity flinched and hid behind me again.
Why is she so scared… I really want to know.
Even if I ask, she just shakes her head and clings to me…
“Ah, this is really a gho…”
“…?!!”
“No, wait, don’t shake me! …Ah, if the ghost catches you on CCTV, it’s game over.”
“Mmm…”
“No, why are you so scared…”
It seems like because of Gravity, things are going even worse.
Of course, I’m holding onto the horror game because of Gravity’s reactions, but with reactions like this, clearing it is going to be too hard…
“…Should we try a different game?”
“…Okay.”
Alright, since Gravity keeps shaking me, let’s try a different game.
This time, it’s a security guard game.
A game where you block attacks from possessed humanoid animal robots at a pizza shop with doors!
Well, this one’s a bit ambiguous to call ghosts.
“Mmm…”
“These are possessed robot dolls.”
“…!!”
“…They’re just possessed, but you can still destroy them.”
“…But, ghosts…”
“Sigh~… if you destroy them, they disappear.”
“…!”
“But, you can’t destroy them. You have to block them.”
“Mmm…!!”
“Ah, wait, stop hitting me.”
For Gravity, the fact that they’re ghosts is what’s important…
Really, her personality is quite something…
“Alright, check where they’re moving by rotating the surveillance cameras and lower the doors to block them.”
“Mmm… again… surveillance cameras…”
“But they don’t move in real-time. When you rotate, they disappear and reappear.”
“Mmm…”
She doesn’t seem to have any intention of doing it herself.
I guess I’ll have to do it all again this time…
Ah, dang it… I forgot to properly secure the door while talking.
If the door isn’t closing… they’ve already gotten in.
[Kyaaaaaaah!!!]
“…?!!”
“Ugh… khek, wait, don’t hug me so tightly… ugh.”
“Mmm…!!”
This is really… I should just give up on horror games…
I thought I’d do something special on the last day, but I really didn’t expect it to turn out like this.
…Well, still, Gravity is really cute.
“Alright, let’s play a zombie shooting game then.”
“…!”
“Here, the controller.”
“Zombies, slaughter…!”
She’s planning to vent all the stress from the horror games here, Gravity.
Alright, let’s kill them hard.
Ah, but don’t hog all the items…
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“Mmm…”
“No. I have to go now.”
“Just a few more days…”
“No. I was here on a business trip in the first place. I’ll be back soon, so I have to go back too.”
The last day has passed, and it’s time to go home.
But Gravity is clinging to me, whining to stay a bit longer.
Well, after spending a week together, it’s understandable she doesn’t want to part.
Plus, her mental age is that of a child.
But since she’s technically an adult, she does show some mature behavior at times…
“…Next time, I’ll come visit.”
“You already visit often. Just come over like usual.”
“…Okay.”
…Finally, she let go.
She must know that being stubborn is pointless and only causes trouble for others.
“Alright, I’m going.”
“…See you later.”
“Yeah.”
So, after a week, I’m finally going home…
Alright, open the [Gate] and step inside…!
…Huh? Wait, what’s that?
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“……”
“…Heo Ayun.”
“…Ah, you’re here…”
“What are you doing?”
“Well… Meriol made a test dish… but it’s too disgusting…”
“…What?”
Chubby made a test dish and it’s disgusting…?
Well, I get that he can’t cook much beyond tasting, but it’s shocking that it’s disgusting.
“…Meow.”
“Max. Don’t put your paw on Ayun’s head.”
“Meow.”
Alright, I’ll hold Max and go see Chubby first.
What on earth did he make that Diamond Dust would say it’s too disgusting?
“Chubby. What did you make?”
“Ah, Rampage! You’re here! Well, I was trying to recreate Southeast Asian cuisine… over there…”
“This?”
“Ah, yes!”
“……It’s disgustingly bad. Did you stuff it with cilantro?”
“Yes! They said the more cilantro, the better…”
“That’s true for some, but cilantro is a strongly divisive herb. Next time, leave it out. Use perilla leaves or something as a substitute.”
“Got it!”
I see… that’s why Diamond Dust reacted like that to Chubby’s dish.
With such a strong soapy taste, it’s no wonder she’s struggling.
Plus, I only tasted a little bit, but she probably filled her mouth expecting it to be delicious…
“Ayun, rinse your mouth with some chocolate.”
“Okay…”
How shocking must it have been for her to tremble while accepting the chocolate I gave her…
“…By the way, what were you doing, unnie?”
“Me? Eating this and that… and in the end, playing horror games with Gravity.”
“Ah, horror games are fun.”
“I’m not sure. I just enjoyed Gravity’s reactions.”
“Huh?”
“Gravity… she’s really scared of horror games, especially if there are ghosts. She’s fine with everything else.”
“Pfft… just imagining it is so cute…”
“Right? She was trembling and clinging to me so much.”
Well, except for the part where she hugged me tightly and hit me.
Ah, now that I think about it, we didn’t play any of those unsettling Japanese horror games.
They’d be perfect for teasing Gravity.
Because the Japanese are really good at adding discomfort to horror elements.
And if the graphics are mediocre, it amplifies that effect.
A bit of a shame…
“By the way, did anything happen while I was gone?”
“Huh? …Now that you mention it, someone claiming to be your parents came by.”
“…What? So, what did you do?”
“Since I knew you’d cut ties with your parents, I told them we don’t accept visitors from outsiders and sent them away. They couldn’t even get past the apartment complex gate.”
“Good job. What about your parents?”
“Somehow they found out and kept calling, but it was annoying so I blocked them. I don’t know after that.”
“I see… well, one way or another, they’ll probably come by at least once, but if they come when I’m not here, don’t weaken and just kick them out. Got it?”
“…Okay.”
Tch… I thought they might come by someday, but I didn’t think they’d actually show up…
I don’t even consider them people, but they’re being a nuisance.
Well, I’ll handle them, but the important thing is that Diamond Dust might weaken and want to meet her parents.
Kids tend to hold onto hope, thinking “what if” about their parents.
And that hope gets crushed, breaking their hearts.
So… to prevent her heart from breaking, we need to be firm.
This seems like an important role for me.
Sigh… just when things seemed to settle down on the magical girl side, now this problem arises…