"...This controller... what is it?"
My name is Kaneo Tsukishiro.*
I'm the most average of average guys.
And right in front of someone like me is an unfamiliar controller... It's in a bag, and I can see some kind of booklet inside , too.
"Whoa, whoa... what is this? It's a game controller... right? ...If I pick this up and sell it, I could probably make some money. Maybe I should take it home first and, depending on what it is, even try using it...?"
For now, I'll take it home. Yeah.
It might even be something incredibly valuable... even though it was just thrown away on the Side of the road!!
"What the hell..."
I opened the instruction manual inside and shuddered. The contents were part of the reason, but—
"The character in the manual is so annoying...!!"
I don't know why, but I appreciate that a character in the manual is explaining things with dialogue... it's just, its appearance is so incredibly annoying...
It's not like it's so horrifying it drains your sanity points, or so overwhelmingly cute, it's just... annoying.
The explanation itself is normal, but for some reason, the character has a provocative look, as if it's poking at my last nerve with a needle.
...Maybe it's just me?
"Still... 'use cheat commands to control people and do all sorts of things,' huh...?"
Honestly, I'm half-skeptical.
When I hear that I can control people freely, my perverted soul burns with excitement, but the whole thing is just so damn sketchy...
I may be a closet pervert, but I'm not an idiot.
Unlike Hyoudou and those other two morons, I don't bring dirty magazines to school! Thanks to that, I'm completely off the radar of the student council and the female students!
...That's not really something to be proud of, is it? Yeah, that's just common sense...
Now then, what to do... To be frank, our academy is full of beauties...
There are plenty of girls with big breasts and small breasts.
Among them, the girls surrounding the Occult Research Club—the Occult Research Club for short—and the Student Council are especially outstanding.
If I could do whatever I wanted with those girls...
"It's worth a shot...!!"
I clench my fist and steel my resolve... If I use this... a harem isn't just a dream!!
"But it's already after school. The Student Council and Occult Research Club members are probably gathered in their respective clubrooms right now, and using it on a large group of people right off the bat is risky... It'd be useless to go now."
Alright, I'll test it out tomorrow.
...Come to think of it...
"This thing can affect me too, right...? The manual said it could do anything... Maybe I'll try making some money as a test...?"
For now, I'll take out a notebook, decide on a random command, and write it down.
It's a pain, so I'll just make it three presses of the Circle button.
1,000,000 yen... is too much, so let's go with 10,000 yen.
I'm so humble!
"Alright... Circle, Circle, Circle."
I pressed the Circle button three times. The moment I did, it felt like something landed on my head.
"Hm...?"
I touch the top of my head to see what's there.
It feels like paper...
"Wha—... Whoaaa?! It's 10,000 yen!! A 10,000 yen bill just appeared out of nowhere!!"
There's a 10,000 yen bill on my head! It appeared!!
To think it would actually appear!! The power of this controller is real!!
"I've confirmed its effect... Starting tomorrow, my life as a winner begins!!"
This feels great!! This feels amazing!!
Mwahahahahaha!!
...Wait, huh? Hold on, I was just about to leave my room. And I think I saw something strange in the mirror next to the door...
"Hmm...?"
I stand in front of the mirror.
The person reflected there is unmistakably me, no one else but me.
But something feels off... something's weird... weird...
"Hm...? Hmmm?"
There's something... visible above my head...
Yeah, if I had to describe it... it's a downward-pointing arrow... an arrow?
"Waaaaah!! What the heck is this?!"
What is this?! An arrow?! Something like this is just bobbing and floating above my head?!
This is bad!! Forget a harem, this just makes me look like a total weirdo!!
How am I supposed to live my life like this?!
"Hey!! You're being too loud!! You're bothering the neighbors!!"
"Whoa! Don't just barge into my room, Mom!!"
Oh crap!! I was so shocked I didn't even notice my mom was coming!! If she sees this arrow floating above my head...!!
"Honestly... I don't know what you're up to, but hurry up and come down for dinner, okay? I have no idea what you were yelling about... I'll be waiting downstairs."
Huh...? She can't see it?
Mom couldn't see this arrow?
There's a downward-pointing arrow bobbing over your son's head, you know?
She left the room just like that...
"...Guess I'll reread the manual... It feels like something about this would be written there."
"..."
After that, I went downstairs, ate dinner, took a bath, brushed my teeth, then reread the manual.
And then, on the last page, it was written: It's invisible ink, silly ♡♡ Try holding it over a flame ☆（ゝω・）vｷｬﾋﾟ
...Sure enough, late at night, I secretly used the gas stove so my parents wouldn't find out, and when I heated it, text appeared.
This is what it said...
"'An arrow for selecting a target will appear, visible only to the wielder,' huh..."
Ah, I get it. Maybe this was my own carelessness.
This is a pretty incredible device. That's probably why it had to use a method like invisible ink.
But still...
"They definitely chose the wrong place to use invisible ink...!!"
What the hell is with that ☆（ゝω・）vｷｬﾋﾟ... Seriously...
...Oh well.
At least that clears things up...
I've tested the controller's power, and I've read the manual.
"...With this, starting tomorrow, I can have all the fun I want...!! Guhufufufufufu...!!"
...Ah, I was so preoccupied with the controller that I forgot about my homework...
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