Chapter 74: Mind Break
Could it be she was also going to crawl into the kotatsu? If so, then something big was definitely going to happen!
Eikou's heart leapt up into his throat.
Morgan's character came closer, but instead of going into the kotatsu, she went right up to Eikou's pixel character and pressed the interaction button.
["Wife Morgan used the skill 'Kiss' on you"]
The two pixel characters shared an intimate kiss, accompanied by a soft "smooch."
The atmosphere was pure, no different from that of a newlywed couple.
Eikou froze.
"This is a new skill I just unlocked." Morgan's voice carried the haughty pride of a queen. "Well? Isn't my character progression fast?"
"Uh… yeah…"
["Melusine, hidden under the kotatsu, stimulates you further."]
["Your stamina continues to drop."]
Melusine, seriously… while I'm kissing my wife, what are you doing under the kotatsu?!
Come to think of it, why is it that Wife Morgan, even now, has only unlocked the kiss skill, while Melusine has already mastered every 'should-not-be-learned' skill? The gap in the skill trees between the lawful wife and the mistress is way too big!
This game's character balance is total garbage—how is a wife with only a kiss skill supposed to counter a mistress?!
'This is bad…'
Eikou saw that in his character's field of vision, the pink hearts representing the corruption stat were shooting upward at an alarming rate.
Could it be…
Could it be that if Melusine "cheats" in this situation, the husband's corruption stat will skyrocket?!
Eikou thought to himself: just what kind of cursed game is this? The wife's kiss can't even save her husband's heart, and instead becomes part of the mistress route's gameplay?!
'Come to think of it, from the very start, this game was full of malice, deliberately telling players to use real-life names… but this didn't make the story more wholesome—on the contrary, it made it more humiliating…!'
Is this "Bahamut Lagoon" but with the twist of "naming the character after the one you love, only to watch them get NTR'ed before your eyes"? So that's what they meant by "using your real name for more immersion"?
Now he really felt the sense of betrayal had reached its peak.
Before his eyes, his in-game character, under the combined assault of Morgan and Melusine, was seeing those strange pink hearts fill to the brim at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Too humiliating—Eikou couldn't bear to watch any longer.
At this point, the only way to stop it was to distract them, forcibly pause the game, and wait for Gawain to return.
"…I'm a little thirsty. How about we pause the game and go out for some bubble tea?"
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Eikou asked.
"Eikou-san, if you're thirsty, I can have someone bring bubble tea here," Morgan said, still fully immersed in roleplaying as his wife in the game. "But I'm not thirsty—because you've already quenched my thirst."
Eikou thought to himself: That was just a kiss in the game, you know. A cyber kiss can't replace actual thirst in real life. Why don't you drink some hot water instead?
Beside him, Melusine leaned in close to his ear and whispered, "I'm not thirsty either, because I've already received enough 'moisture' from you. Thanks for the treat."
What exactly did I "moisten" you with?!
This is bad—just a few lines of conversation with them and my corruption stat is already almost full.
["You have completely sunk into Melusine's gentle embrace."]
["You and Melusine have established a special relationship, and… there's no turning back now…"]
["You have become the kind of person who couldn't go on living without Melusine."]
Eikou covered his flushed face with his hands.
It's over—"Mochizuki Eikou" in the game has finally been 'Mind Break'-ed by Melusine.
"Oh?"
Melusine looked at the text displayed on the game screen and wiggled the controller in her hands.
"Sir Eikou, looks like I can directly clear the game now."
"Already?"
Eikou was momentarily stunned, then realized it must be because his corruption stat had maxed out.
He glanced at Melusine's screen.
["Congratulations! You have completed your character's personal goal: make 『Husband Mochizuki Eikou』 yours. You are the winner of this round!"]
["Please choose the ending you want."]
["1. Take 『Mochizuki Eikou』 back to your home, make him cut off all ties with his wife, and live a shameless life together."]
["2. Take 『Mochizuki Eikou』 back to your love nest, have him cut off all contact with his family, and from now on, live a sweet, passionate life together."]
"These two choices are exactly the same! They just word it differently!"
"Calm down, we still have one more path to choose,"
Melusine pointed to the bottom of the screen, where a third ending option appeared:
["3. Leave 『Mochizuki Eikou』 with his current family, but secretly maintain a lover's relationship with him—only that would be exciting enough."]
"This ending might look slightly better on the surface, but in reality it's even more messed up… Is there seriously no option to quietly back out and return to the family?"
Eikou looked at his character—its pink heart was pounding violently, the proof that he had been completely tamed by Melusine.
Damn it… this is Reverse Mind Break!
Thud!
He slammed down onto the floor.
"Damn it, I just wanted to play a family game, and now—not only in real life, but even my virtual in-game family is in ruins… Gawain, my battle ends here. You're on your own now."
"It's alright, Sir Eikou,"
Melusine patted his shoulder and gently comforted him,
"As long as I give 'Mochizuki Eikou' an order, he'll love whoever I tell him to, and he can still keep playing the role of a good husband and father."
"That's completely 'Master's Command'! Who wants that kind of fake love?!"
Eikou snapped angrily.
The smile in Melusine's eyes didn't fade; she cheerfully pushed the joystick toward the first option.
"Then let's choose the first ending, finish the game, and go have bubble tea~"
"Wait—if you pick that ending, it won't just be the game ending, our whole lives will end too—Gawain's included!"
Eikou didn't dare imagine how furious Morgan—still roleplaying as his wife in the game—would be upon seeing this "Lancelot" ending.
Unless a few people involved died, there was no way she'd calm down…
"It's fine, I'm the strongest living creature—the invincible dragon~"
Melusine proudly declared, her cute little face full of confidence.
"You might survive, but Gawain and I will be torn to shreds if we stay here?!"
"Then let's just run away together~"
"This brat—she's not listening to a word I'm saying!"
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Note:
Tomorrow will be back to the schedule of 3 chapters updated at the same time.
Haizz, this fic is a flop :(