Could it be that she was already pregnant? So Akira had already become a Buddha?
Kasumigaoka Utaha was pondering this question.
Because yesterday and the day before, she hadn't seen Akira's ghost. Do ghosts also fear typhoons? That shouldn't be the case. The typhoon had moved south yesterday, so the area where she lived was not directly impacted. Even though the Hero Association headquarters suddenly issued an emergency evacuation, it hadn't included her in the scope.
She did hear that something had happened at school—that the glass shattered. So today was a holiday!
Ah ah ah ah~!
So boring.
She shouldn't have finished all her homework yesterday.
Never mind. Let's go out for a walk.
Kasumigaoka Utaha aimlessly wandered around her neighborhood. Her goal was to see Akira. After all, both times he had appeared when she was on her way home. So she thought, maybe if she walked around a couple of times, she could find Akira and have him accompany her through the boring holiday—and incidentally, do some things they loved.
Thinking this, she rose from the swing in the park.
Just as she was about to go home, a familiar sensation appeared beside her.
Kasumigaoka Utaha saw Akira. Her eyes filled with surprise.
"Mr. Akira, I didn't expect you to actually appear just as I was about to go home. Do you have some special fetish for following pretty girls home?"
Akira was a little speechless. He didn't know if Kasumigaoka Utaha wrote novels here, but her thought process was indeed quite impressive.
"You could tell that?"
Akira feigned surprise, then used Existence Weakening (75%) to make Kasumigaoka Utaha feel like her eyes were having some issues.
How did the ghost that was just in front of her suddenly disappear? Could it be that it appeared in broad daylight and was evaporated by the sun?
Just then, Kasumigaoka Utaha's phone vibrated.
Akira leaned in curiously.
He saw his own face appear on the email, along with some brief information:
S-Class Hero, Rank Six, Akira.
Mr. Akira was speechless.
Not too early, not too late—but precisely at this moment.
He glanced at the date on Kasumigaoka Utaha's phone. Hmm. The second day after the typhoon made landfall. 4 PM.
So, if I go to the Hero Association tomorrow morning, it should be about right.
Akira stroked his chin and removed his Existence Weakening (75%).
Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately rushed into his arms. "It's you, right? It's you, right? The name is the same, and you look the same."
"I thought you would slap me and then verbally attack me."
In Akira's opinion, that would have been a normal person's reaction. However, since the conquest value had already surpassed 80%, he could understand this kind of thinking.
"I'm not that kind of girl."
Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned into Akira's ear. "You're coming to find me now because you want to be lewd, right? You can. I rested for a day yesterday—my body has been eager for a long time."
"Let's go home."
Kasumigaoka Utaha bit Akira's earlobe and led him home. "Originally, I wanted to go out for a stroll with you. But you are now an S-Class Hero. If a monster finds out I'm your girlfriend, you'll be in a very passive position. Of course, I'll also become very dangerous. So when you come here later, you have to be careful."
Kasumigaoka Utaha held Akira's arm, very happy.
This world really didn't have ghosts, but she didn't know if Mr. Akira's actions that day were premeditated or spontaneous. But what was the point of dwelling on it now that it had happened? She only knew that her boyfriend was an S-Class Hero, ranked sixth. That was enough for her to forget all those previous matters.
Akira was, of course, very happy that things were developing so smoothly. He had thought that his identity being exposed would complicate matters. He didn't expect that before he even said anything, Kasumigaoka Utaha had already considered everything.
"Oh, right, Mr. Akira, what is your power? I didn't see any detailed introduction about it."
Akira thought for a moment. "You'll know when we get home."
"Really?"
"Of course it's real."
Akira picked up Kasumigaoka Utaha in one swift motion and instantly arrived at her doorstep.
"Open the door."
Kasumigaoka Utaha handed the key to Akira. Although he was carrying someone, this level of effort was nothing.
Upon reaching the entrance and closing the door, Akira began to display his abilities.
First: basic strength and speed. In the blink of an eye, the two were in the room on the second floor.
Then: Bewitch Heart.
"Call me Daddy."
"Daddy."
God's Hand—sensory amplification.
Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes widened, her mouth forming an 'O'. "What is this feeling?"
"The big one is yet to come."
Although Two-Pronged Approach wasn't a weapon, its proficiency could still increase.
Abdicate the Throne activated. Strength +5. Damage increased by 30% (adaptive).
Backstabber activated. Damage dealt from behind increased by 50% (adaptive).
[Spirit +2]
The bed was covered in signs of battle.
In the bathroom, Akira was rinsing Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"Darling, I thought I was pregnant—and that's why you stopped coming to see me. I didn't realize you were busy these past two days."
"Yes, I was quite busy."
Busy protecting his assets. He wondered what the clear reward would be after completing the second chapter. Although each character's capture came with panel data and unlocked abilities, compared to the clear reward of the previous chapter, something was clearly missing.
"Then… you won't be able to come here often in the future?"
Considering the existence of the Eroge—which distorted space and time—he couldn't say whether he would come here often.
"I don't know. I never give others expectations. And besides, I won't only be coming to you."
Kasumigaoka Utaha licked her lips. "Indeed, Mr. Akira, you have other confidantes."
"No—I'm going to drain you completely, so you don't go and corrupt others."
Kasumigaoka Utaha squatted down. The warm water flowed over her graceful figure.
Before leaving, Akira let Kasumigaoka Utaha know what it meant to be strong and powerful.
But after returning to the interface and pondering, he wondered if this would be the main point of her complaint to Saeko. Too much force now. Later on, it would become…
Never mind. Why think so much?
Now, Kasumigaoka Utaha's capture progress had also reached 100%.
There were still three points of in-game stamina left. Akira tried all the buttons, but none of them worked. He couldn't exploit any bugs. After getting Suou Yuki's 20 stamina points, the consumption should roughly balance out. With a delayed potion, he could probably last five rounds.
After skipping the round, Akira returned to his bed.
Without looking at his in-game panel, he got up and picked up the staged phone. He charged it and took a look.
Goodness.
It turned out this was a transmigration within a transmigration.
From the moment the game started, it was his true self acting within the game.