Chapter 152: Love Sleeping 2 Royal Edition
""Love Sleeping 2 Royal Edition"!"
A game that could destroy families like this even had an upgraded edition?
No, the very fact that this ridiculous game even got a sequel was enough to make people astonished.
The moment he saw the pixel characters on the cover, all the unpleasant memories from before rushed back into his mind, making him hastily wave his hand in refusal.
"Hey hey, put it away quickly, just seeing that thing makes my PTSD flare up again..."
"What are you saying, Sir Eikou,"
Tristan said solemnly,
"Didn't you swear to rescue Yu Ji? Would your resolve really falter halfway just because of a game?"
"My resolve has nothing to do with this game, why do you insist on forcing me to play it..."
Eikou retorted with a confused expression.
"Because "Love Sleeping 2 Royal Edition" is a famous cuckold masterpiece in our circle, with its rich time-management and schedule-nurturing system, its immersive betrayal-driven plot, it even supports harem NTR with nine wives. The upgraded edition adds a brand-new main heroine wife, supporting up to ten wives. If you play it seriously, you'll understand right away. This game will definitely be a huge help for conquering Yu Ji."
"Just what kind of circle did you join, what the hell is a ten-wife harem?"
"In short, hurry up and play Love Sleeping 2!"
"Tristan, I think you're just using this chance to advertise cuckold games..."
Forget it, thinking about it, Tristan at least meant well. Since it's come to this, he might as well try it out.
Hopefully this cuckold game really does have some reference value.
Eikou took the console from him, inserted the cartridge, and suddenly realized a problem.
"Eh... this time it's not an online cheating-simulation PvP game anymore?"
A smug smile appeared on Tristan's face as he introduced: "Don't underestimate these game studios as if they don't know how to improve. This time they've gone all out, turning the new work into a JRPG, and it's even a Sony exclusive!"
"..."
Eikou no longer knew where to even begin complaining.
But still, that wasn't so bad—he actually preferred playing offline games a bit more.
「This game is entirely fictional. All characters, events, and phenomena in the story have no relation to your reality.」
「Loading player identification data...」
"Loading my identification data?"
Eikou stared suspiciously at the line of text on the screen.
"Love Sleeping 2 is a game researched by us, the Servants. Inside it's embedded with Magecraft that reads the player's information, then constructs a unique game setting based on you and your social environment."
"The opening clearly says it's completely fictional and has nothing to do with reality, but isn't it actually all directly related?!"
Eikou already felt a strong stench of "trash game" blowing right into his face.
「Game background created.」
「Your name is 'Mochizuki Eikou', a student of Chaldea Academy, enrolled in the Britain class.」
"For real, it actually scanned out my information," he exclaimed in shock, "This game is incredible, this technology is seriously top-notch!"
"Impressive, isn't it? This game can even scan what you've been doing recently and the people you've interacted with."
Tristan introduced while glancing at his screen.
Another line of text appeared.
「You were sexually harassed by a classmate's mother, and were even taken to a love hotel...」
Crap, this one was way too accurate, it directly spelled out what happened yesterday with Morgan!
Cold sweat instantly broke out on Eikou's body. He wanted to cover the line, but it was too late, he could only sneak a look at Tristan.
Seeing that line, the other frowned: "Eh, is this a bug?"
"Y-Yeah, this Magecraft didn't measure accurately..."
He wiped the cold sweat away.
Luckily, the matter was so absurd that a normal person seeing it would never believe it. Their first reaction would just be to think it was a bug.
「Generating game...」
「This game is constructed based on real people and events around you. Please select your cuckolding route.」
「Kriemhild & Siegfried, Brynhildr & Sigurd, Cleopatra & Caesar, Irisviel & Emiya Kiritsugu」
"It clearly says fictional, so why are all of these people ones I might actually run into in real life? From the very start I already wanted to complain, does this studio have an obsession with realism, insisting on using the names of real people?"
Eikou was so embarrassed he covered his face with his hand.
The worst part was—the husbands of these women were all in Chaldea... the sense of betrayal was way too heavy!
"I absolutely can't lay a hand on them! I don't want to play anymore!"
"What a pity, Sir Eikou, I'm truly disappointed in your performance..."
Tristan looked regretful, sighing as he spoke.
"Why does it sound like this is my fault? Obviously it's the game itself that's far too bizarre..." Eikou said helplessly.
"Wrong, this is clearly your fault,"
Tristan seriously pointed out the problem,
"Sir Eikou, your mindset is still too ordinary. You think that since the other person already has a husband, you shouldn't harbor thoughts of crossing the line. You're afraid of being talked about, afraid that this forbidden relationship will hurt both sides, so you hesitate, timid and unable to move forward."
"You don't even dare to play a game. With the little resolve and action you have now, do you really think you can conquer Yu Ji, whose difficulty level is far higher?"
"..."
"To put it bluntly, the burden in your heart is still too heavy. But us, those who love married women, the enlightenment we shoulder is on a completely different level from you ordinary people!"
Eikou was instantly left speechless.
Damn it, clearly it all sounded like nonsense, but when he thought carefully, there really was some twisted logic in it!
His face showed the expression of sudden enlightenment, as his hands gradually tightened around the handheld console.
"…It sounds ridiculous, but you're right. With my current level, I really can't conquer Yu Ji."
After all, this matter concerned her safety, and also the 20,000 QP reward.
If he couldn't be ruthless and make up his mind, he really couldn't accomplish anything.
"I get what you mean now, Tristan...
"If that's the case, then I won't pretend to be decent anymore..."
Eikou's eyes suddenly sharpened,
"Just now, the naïve and pure Eikou died, and the one reborn here is... Eikou the Lancelot!"
Let me throw away my shame and integrity right here, and with the momentum of a wicked bad boy, think about how to conquer married women (in the game)!
Love Sleeping 2, start!
「Please choose your route.」
Eikou didn't hesitate at all and chose one pair from the list.
「You have chosen the Kriemhild and Siegfried route.」
"What, you didn't hesitate and went straight for Sister-in-law Kriemhild and Brother Siegfried's route! Sir Eikou, I thought for sure you'd pick the sexy Madam Irisviel or Queen Cleopatra with the supermodel body!"
Tristan was a little surprised.
Meanwhile, as Eikou played, he explained: "Normally, yes, I would pick one of them. But among these CPs, the one I ship the most is Siegfried and Kriemhild, they're truly so sweet together."
"Then why did you choose their route?"
"Precisely because they love each other so much, that's why it has value to cuck! Only that way can I demonstrate my resolve to conquer Yu Ji. For the sake of pursuing the most difficult married woman, I am willing to shatter my inner moral standards, personally destroy the beautiful things in my heart!"
What an admirable declaration of a bad boy!
"What..."
Hearing these words, Tristan couldn't help but shed tears.
That tragic resolve—going against one's own will, forcing oneself onto the demonic path of cuckoldry—was no less heroic than Emiya Shirou choosing to fall onto the path of evil in order to save his little sister Miyu. It was worthy of praise!
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(Note: ꉂ (≧ヮ≦) LOL, what the hell am I even reading, Tristan almost convinced me to follow that evil path.)