Chapter 156: A Date with Jeanne Alter
The calendar slowly flipped over to seven new squares.
[May 7, Morning]
[This past week you've been playing Love Sleeping 2 every day, but the progress has not been very promising.]
[Because the flow of time in Love Sleeping 2 is synchronized with the real world, you tried to live with Kriemhild and your two other wives every day to cultivate affection.]
[But every time you go online, you're either hunted down by Brynhildr, or chased by Kriemhild because of her grudge, or troubled by the group of Celt warriors pursuing Medb, letting you fully experience the feeling of a five-star wanted level.]
[The game has completely fallen into a dead loop, turning into a dead save.]
[You couldn't help but shout a question from the depths of your soul: What kind of cuckold game is this anyway, so the life of a "blond, tanned guy" is this miserable? Doujinshi are complete lies!!]
[The deadline to save Yu Ji is only 8 days away…]
[Yet you still can't see any hope of success at all.]
"Ding ding ding…"
Today was supposed to be a holiday, yet the alarm clock kept ringing endlessly.
"Wake up, it's already morning, isn't it? You really are such a lazy person."
From the game console placed on the nightstand came the voice of Kriemhild.
Half-asleep and drowsy, Eikou pulled the blanket over his head, intending to ignore the call and continue sleeping.
"... Just let me sleep another half hour, Paimon, today's a day off. I still have to go on a date with Sakamoto Maaya, can't you let me rest enough to recover?"
"How envious of you, Mochizuki Eikou…"
From inside the console came Kriemhild's resentful sigh:
"Not only can you go on a date with the one you love, but you also have the freedom to sleep in… unlike my deceased husband…"
On the game screen, the pixelated figure of Siegfried still lay quietly in his coffin, with NPCs placing flowers beside him one after another, since today marked the seventh day after his death.
"He can never go on a date with me again, he can't even open his eyes anymore!"
"Uaaaaaa!!!"
Eikou was so terrified that he broke out in a cold sweat, instantly jumping out of bed.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately pulled the battery out of the console, shutting it down completely, his movements so fast it was as if he feared Kriemhild would crawl out of the screen.
"Damn Tristan, what kind of horror game is this supposed to be? I clearly turned it off last night, so why did it auto-start in the morning to harass me? This is so damn annoying!"
While brushing his teeth, Tristan mumbled an explanation: "This is also one of the special features of Love Sleeping 2, the wives will force the game to auto-start, then call you to wake up in the morning, isn't that caring and heartwarming?"
"This is more like caring before death! What the hell is this Gintama-style joke game, it's completely a rip-off!"
This game kept auto-starting on its own, the resentful wives inside the game kept trying to kill him regardless of the situation, there was nothing heartwarming about it, all he could feel was Siegfried's body getting colder and colder. This was basically a horror game disguised as a romance!
The wives were truly terrifying! Mom, please take me home, I don't want to go to school anymore!
All this week, he had been in self-isolation mode, and the phrase he repeated most every day was: "I regret it so much, I should never have agreed to Holmes in the first place. If I hadn't agreed to him, I wouldn't be playing this cuckold game. If I hadn't played this game, then I wouldn't have…"
Beep beep beep.
Just then, his phone suddenly vibrated.
Eikou checked it and saw it was a message from Jeanne Alter.
『Are you there? Well, let's postpone our date for next time, I suddenly have something urgent to do today…』
He frowned, not understanding what was going on, why she liked to stand him up again and again.
"What is it this time? Logically speaking, we already planned to go out on the 3rd, but it got postponed because of the rain, and now you're bailing again. Then I definitely have to ask clearly this time."
『What happened to you?』 Eikou asked.
『Sigh… anyway it's just some rather troublesome matters, let's go out tomorrow instead.』 Jeanne Alter quickly sent back a reply.
『Don't be like that, Jeanne Alter, if something's really troubling you, I can come and help. Anyway, this whole week I've been under so much pressure, I really want to find someone to go out with to relieve stress. Please, I'll give you 5 QP!』
『Hey, and what's going on with you again, could it be you're helping some weird girls or something?』
Jeanne Alter sent back a resentful reply:
『But since you're this insistent, fine then, let's meet this morning at the amusement park gate. Let's head out right now.』
"Looks like she's not actually busy today… so what exactly made it inconvenient for her?"
Forget it, I'll just ask her clearly when we meet later.
"Come to think of it, choosing the amusement park as a date spot, Jeanne Alter's maiden heart really is strong."
He chuckled, then got dressed, washed up, combed his hair, and immediately headed out.
The time left to save Yu Ji was only about a week, but sparing a day to relax was still acceptable.
After all, his power came from studying and interacting, building bonds with the Servants, raising bond levels—this in itself was also a way to become stronger.
Anyway, for the sake of saving Yu Ji, lately he'd practically been working himself into PTSD—couldn't he enjoy himself a little?
...
[You have agreed to Jeanne Alter's invitation.]
[You step out of the school, feel the weather outside gradually becoming hot and stuffy, and figure that before long it will be summer, and then you'll have to wear short sleeves.]
[You call a taxi and quickly arrive at the amusement park in Academy City.]
Since it was a holiday, the amusement park gates were packed with people, Servants lining up in long queues waiting to enter.
Eikou didn't rush to line up for tickets, instead sitting on a bench nearby to wait for Jeanne Alter.
About ten minutes later.
While he was sitting there playing on his phone as he waited for Jeanne Alter, suddenly he heard the hurried sound of approaching footsteps.
"Have you been waiting long?"
Long pure-white hair, golden dragon-like eyes, a beautiful delicate oval face, together with the signature Orleans Saint headpiece.
Standing before him was a petite, graceful French girl.
"Not long at all, Jeanne Alter, I just got here myself…"
Eikou carefully observed the girl before him, smiled, and said:
"Then let's hurry up and go on our date."
"Umu umu, let's go."
He was just about to hold her hand and head into the amusement park when suddenly Jeanne Alter's voice called out from another direction: "Wait wait wait!"
From out of nowhere Jeanne Alter rushed over, giving him a sharp flick on the forehead.
"What's wrong with you, can't you tell that's just a kid, that's my little sister, Lily! You mistook her for me!"
"I thought maybe this morning you got tossed into the washing machine, shrank after soaking in water and turned this small…" Eikou explained with an aggrieved expression.
"I'm speechless with you, how could you even think that way! Are you stupid or what!"