When Sora and Shiro finished petting Miko, Miko asked.
Miko: Ahem… What else? You did say that you wanted 'three' requests today.
Xiao Qiangwei was looking in the sky with a bored look, while Jibril was sleeping on his lap like a dog, sometimes he would glance to Plum, who was in the corner of the room, constantly shivering.
Sora: Last night, after I rejected the request issued by Plum, the Dhampir over there, she went all over Kannagari to advertise the petting skills of Shiro and me.
Xiao Qiangwei: 'So that's why there is a queue long a kilometer made with werebeast girls…'
Sora: She threatened to keep up this troublesome behavior until promised to rescue the Dhampir race.
Miko: ...Is that so…
Xiao Qiangwei: Just make a game with her and chop off her head at your victory…
Plum: I'm s-s-sorry… B-but this is an important matter which involves the survival of an entire race!
Xiao Qiangwei: '...I miss those times where I was covered in other people's blood…'
Sora: So… That is, regarding my third request…
Miko: Un.
Sora: Please use your status as the werebeasts' sole representative to order them that, whenever we take the initiative to go out, they are not to come looking for us.
If not, they'd just like up outside the main door of Izuna's house, and we'd be too scared to enter their line of sight that we wouldn't even touch the door, and thus be unable to state the original purpose of our visit.
Miko had a dumbfounded face, but she needs to do it if she want to listen to their original purpose.
Miko: ...Step down.
With that sentence, the werebeasts girls were immediately so scared that their hairs stood on edge, then they repeatedly bowed their heads while scrambling to escape from the shrine's garden.
Miko: That should be it… So, what was it you guys wanted to talk seriously about?
Sora: You know the capital in the sea that's south of the Eastern Union; the country called Oceando?
Miko: That's our neighbouring country. Of course I know of it, it's the nation of the Seirens.
Sora: ...Like I was saying, Miko-sama, what is love?
Miko: I'll say this one more time, if you're asking for a fight, I can take you on.
Her smile stretched through her face, but she exuded an aura which looked as if she was preparing to activate Bad Blood.
Xiao Qiangwei patted Jibril, who woke up and looked at Xiao Qiangwei, who gestured to make way, she nodded and floated away with a small bit of embarrassment from sleeping on His Highness' lap.
Xiao Qiangwei stood up from his chair and started to talk.
Xiao Qiangwei: That maggot over there….
He pointed to Plum, who got chills from being pointed and insulted like that.
Xiao Qiangwei: ...Asked us to help with something, and that something is challenging the representative of the Seirens, who is currently sleeping, to a Dating Sim, so either Sora or I need to make her fall in love, because I doubt she is lesbian so Shiro is out.
If we win, we get 3% of their resources and a permanent friendly relationship with them, if we lose… Both the Seirens and the Dhampirs will stop existing. However, we have a small little problem…
Sora is unable to make her fall in love due to his inability to know what is love…
Miko: Huh? And you? You look handsome and you don't have any problem with girls, in my opinion, making her fall in love should be easy for you.
Xiao Qiangwei: Yeah… I could, but the problem is that I don't want to. There are many things in my list of goals, and having a lover as weak as her is completely useless in my view.
Sora: This is the problem… He doesn't want to do it and I don't know how to do it… And then again… What is love!?
If it was like usual romance games, things would be easier. To put it simply, all you need to do is reach the conditions and increase your likeability. But what about this situation?
This girl actually just casually said that this is where the likeability factors are not certain, and the dialogue and actions are unrestricted, and it's even going to happen in real time! I'll ask again. Is that even a game!?
What is the reality of love!? Can games with such an ambiguous concept be called a game? With no meaningfully stipulated cards, combos, or playing style, can a poker like this even be called a game!?
Miko: ...Isn't that just nice for you? You can use your silver tongue to deceive her into falling in love with you, yeah? Isn't constructing frauds something you're master at?
Shiro: ...Can't do it…
Sora: Yeah, seems like there's still something I must state, Miko-sama… No matter what the game,『 』is undefeatable. But there are only 2 games that we never broken through, no, we have never understood the rules of, and thus never played it well.
Reality life simulation games and reality love simulation games… Obviously, like you noticed, these two are really easy for Qiangwei to win, but…
Miko: Yes… He doesn't want to participate…
Sora: Thusly, we wish to discuss the conditions with Miko-sama, and keep our stance of giving no reply to the request for now.
Miko: Oh, is that so…
Sora: So Miko-sama, please tell us what love is?
Shiro: ...Tell us… Miko-sama…
Miko: *Sigh* ...Well, what is love? From when I could first think sensibly, I had only ever considered the Werebeasts… That is to say, the Eastern Union's matters. I've been struggling with that till now… So to say what love is?
Once upon a time, I had even forgotten to think about such a thing…
Shiro: Is that so…
Sora: ...Then we're left with plan B… Hey Qiangwei, we will make a game, if we win, then you will play with us.
Xiao Qiangwei: And what if you lose?
Sora: ...Uhhhhh…
There was actually nothing he could really give to him, he had power, money, he was at his same status…
Sora: *Sigh* I…
Xiao Qiangwei: Whatever, if I win then you will be forced to make a set of 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats and 10 kilometers.
Sora flinched and looked incredulously at Xiao Qiangwei.
Sora: You want to kill me!? This is murder! No.. Wait… You are doing this so I can start my training with Qi?
Xiao Qiangwei: Hah, no. You are hopeless in that category.
Sora's body was pierced from an arrow from his insult, and slowly asked.
Sora: ...Then… Shiro! Fight for me!
Shiro: ...No.
Sora: WHAT!? Hey! Are you against me, too!?
Xiao Qiangwei: Shut your trap and start the game.
Sora had a despaired face, before he calmed down.
Sora: 'No, wait… I shouldn't challenge him at poker… Not blackjack… Chess!' Alright, the game will be chess.
Xiao Qiangwei: Just start, I even have my phone so I could make a video of you suffering.
Sora: You… You are a sadist…
Xiao Qiangwei: Nah, I'm just bored… Jibril, summon the chessboard.
Then Jibril made appear a chessboard with the pieces between Xiao Qiangwei and Sora.
Xiao Qiangwei/Sora: Asciente.
When Sora and Shiro finished petting Miko, Miko asked.
Miko: Ahem… What else? You did say that you wanted 'three' requests today.
Xiao Qiangwei was looking in the sky with a bored look, while Jibril was sleeping on his lap like a dog, sometimes he would glance to Plum, who was in the corner of the room, constantly shivering.
Sora: Last night, after I rejected the request issued by Plum, the Dhampir over there, she went all over Kannagari to advertise the petting skills of Shiro and me.
Xiao Qiangwei: 'So that's why there is a queue long a kilometer made with werebeast girls…'
Sora: She threatened to keep up this troublesome behavior until promised to rescue the Dhampir race.
Miko: ...Is that so…
Xiao Qiangwei: Just make a game with her and chop off her head at your victory…
Plum: I'm s-s-sorry… B-but this is an important matter which involves the survival of an entire race!
Xiao Qiangwei: '...I miss those times where I was covered in other people's blood…'
Sora: So… That is, regarding my third request…
Miko: Un.
Sora: Please use your status as the werebeasts' sole representative to order them that, whenever we take the initiative to go out, they are not to come looking for us.
If not, they'd just like up outside the main door of Izuna's house, and we'd be too scared to enter their line of sight that we wouldn't even touch the door, and thus be unable to state the original purpose of our visit.
Miko had a dumbfounded face, but she needs to do it if she want to listen to their original purpose.
Miko: ...Step down.
With that sentence, the werebeasts girls were immediately so scared that their hairs stood on edge, then they repeatedly bowed their heads while scrambling to escape from the shrine's garden.
Miko: That should be it… So, what was it you guys wanted to talk seriously about?
Sora: You know the capital in the sea that's south of the Eastern Union; the country called Oceando?
Miko: That's our neighbouring country. Of course I know of it, it's the nation of the Seirens.
Sora: ...Like I was saying, Miko-sama, what is love?
Miko: I'll say this one more time, if you're asking for a fight, I can take you on.
Her smile stretched through her face, but she exuded an aura which looked as if she was preparing to activate Bad Blood.
Xiao Qiangwei patted Jibril, who woke up and looked at Xiao Qiangwei, who gestured to make way, she nodded and floated away with a small bit of embarrassment from sleeping on His Highness' lap.
Xiao Qiangwei stood up from his chair and started to talk.
Xiao Qiangwei: That maggot over there….
He pointed to Plum, who got chills from being pointed and insulted like that.
Xiao Qiangwei: ...Asked us to help with something, and that something is challenging the representative of the Seirens, who is currently sleeping, to a Dating Sim, so either Sora or I need to make her fall in love, because I doubt she is lesbian so Shiro is out.
If we win, we get 3% of their resources and a permanent friendly relationship with them, if we lose… Both the Seirens and the Dhampirs will stop existing. However, we have a small little problem…
Sora is unable to make her fall in love due to his inability to know what is love…
Miko: Huh? And you? You look handsome and you don't have any problem with girls, in my opinion, making her fall in love should be easy for you.
Xiao Qiangwei: Yeah… I could, but the problem is that I don't want to. There are many things in my list of goals, and having a lover as weak as her is completely useless in my view.
Sora: This is the problem… He doesn't want to do it and I don't know how to do it… And then again… What is love!?
If it was like usual romance games, things would be easier. To put it simply, all you need to do is reach the conditions and increase your likeability. But what about this situation?
This girl actually just casually said that this is where the likeability factors are not certain, and the dialogue and actions are unrestricted, and it's even going to happen in real time! I'll ask again. Is that even a game!?
What is the reality of love!? Can games with such an ambiguous concept be called a game? With no meaningfully stipulated cards, combos, or playing style, can a poker like this even be called a game!?
Miko: ...Isn't that just nice for you? You can use your silver tongue to deceive her into falling in love with you, yeah? Isn't constructing frauds something you're master at?
Shiro: ...Can't do it…
Sora: Yeah, seems like there's still something I must state, Miko-sama… No matter what the game,『 』is undefeatable. But there are only 2 games that we never broken through, no, we have never understood the rules of, and thus never played it well.
Reality life simulation games and reality love simulation games… Obviously, like you noticed, these two are really easy for Qiangwei to win, but…
Miko: Yes… He doesn't want to participate…
Sora: Thusly, we wish to discuss the conditions with Miko-sama, and keep our stance of giving no reply to the request for now.
Miko: Oh, is that so…
Sora: So Miko-sama, please tell us what love is?
Shiro: ...Tell us… Miko-sama…
Miko: *Sigh* ...Well, what is love? From when I could first think sensibly, I had only ever considered the Werebeasts… That is to say, the Eastern Union's matters. I've been struggling with that till now… So to say what love is?
Once upon a time, I had even forgotten to think about such a thing…
Shiro: Is that so…
Sora: ...Then we're left with plan B… Hey Qiangwei, we will make a game, if we win, then you will play with us.
Xiao Qiangwei: And what if you lose?
Sora: ...Uhhhhh…
There was actually nothing he could really give to him, he had power, money, he was at his same status…
Sora: *Sigh* I…
Xiao Qiangwei: Whatever, if I win then you will be forced to make a set of 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats and 10 kilometers.
Sora flinched and looked incredulously at Xiao Qiangwei.
Sora: You want to kill me!? This is murder! No.. Wait… You are doing this so I can start my training with Qi?
Xiao Qiangwei: Hah, no. You are hopeless in that category.
Sora's body was pierced from an arrow from his insult, and slowly asked.
Sora: ...Then… Shiro! Fight for me!
Shiro: ...No.
Sora: WHAT!? Hey! Are you against me, too!?
Xiao Qiangwei: Shut your trap and start the game.
Sora had a despaired face, before he calmed down.
Sora: 'No, wait… I shouldn't challenge him at poker… Not blackjack… Chess!' Alright, the game will be chess.
Xiao Qiangwei: Just start, I even have my phone so I could make a video of you suffering.
Sora: You… You are a sadist…
Xiao Qiangwei: Nah, I'm just bored… Jibril, summon the chessboard.
Then Jibril made appear a chessboard with the pieces between Xiao Qiangwei and Sora.
Xiao Qiangwei/Sora: Asciente.
