"Welcome to Dream World, Shintani Kohei. We will now begin the tutorial for this world."
"Huh? Dream World?"
The man, Shintani Kohei, found himself standing in an unfamiliar room. It was well-furnished with all the necessary furniture, tableware, and other daily necessities. It seemed like a perfectly normal place to live, except for the complete lack of any signs of life.
"Where the hell am I...?"
Kohei instinctively reached for his smartphone, but the device that had been in his hand just moments before was gone. It wasn't in his palm, and it wasn't in his pocket. He wasn't too upset about it since the screen was shattered from when he dropped it, but its absence still irritated him.
"Tch! Goddammit..."
"This is the world of dreams. A dream world where a man's desires can be fulfilled without limit. I am the Dream World Tutorial AI. If there are no issues, we will begin the tutorial."
Ignoring Kohei's frustration, the AI's monotone voice continued to spew information. Anyone would lose their temper after hearing that mechanical voice drone on endlessly while already annoyed.
CRASH!
He kicked the TV where the voice was coming from, shattering it. Despite any strange technology it might have had, it wasn't very durable. His full-force kick, delivered without an ounce of hesitation, easily split the TV in two.
"Well then, have a good dream..."
After those final words, the TV went silent. The room became completely still.
Kohei clicked his tongue again and looked for the front door. He went outside and walked around, but the scenery was completely unfamiliar. Without his phone, he couldn't look anything up. And of course, the thought of asking someone for help never even crossed his mind.
He returned to the house at dusk. It wasn't his, but he couldn't think of anywhere else to go. There was no one he could rely on, and he had no idea where he was. The initial irritation subsided, replaced by a wave of loneliness and anxiety. He may have been a big shot back home, but that was nothing more than being a big fish in a small pond. Thrown into an unknown land by himself, his thin plating of confidence was easily peeled away.
The house was empty.
Entering the living room, a machine that he hadn't noticed on his way out caught his eye. It was a gacha machine. Kohei had ignored the TV's explanation, but with a big button that said "GACHA," he couldn't help but touch it.
You have obtained "■■ ■■."
You have entered Room 501.
"What is this?"
He heard footsteps approaching from upstairs. A cute girl he had never seen before came down the stairs.
"W-Who are you?"
"Me? I'm ■■ ■■! And you are?"
"...Shintani Kohei."
Kohei's voice was low, but he understood what was happening.
(I pushed "GACHA," and that girl appeared. So this machine can summon girls... and there's another one...)
He pushed the "GACHA" button on the Weapon/Ability Gacha machine.
Dangerous Zombie Gashat
One of the items that appear in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. When combined with the Buggle Driver, it allows the user to transform into Kamen Rider Genm Zombie Gamer Level X.
"Now it's some kind of weird tool. And Kamen Rider, huh? I watched that as a kid..."
Kohei was 18 years old. He wasn't an adult yet, but memories from ten-plus years ago were definitely from his "childhood."
"So? What are you? Is this your house?"
Kohei had enough sense to realize that if it was her house, he was in big trouble. He didn't know how, but he had definitely entered someone else's home without permission.
But the girl who called herself ■■ just tilted her head in confusion.
"What are you talking about? This is our house!"
The girl proceeded to explain the world to Kohei, a topic he had missed because he broke the TV. Kohei found the explanation tedious and just half-listened, but he got the gist of it.
"So, what's the bottom line?"
But he only understood the general idea.
"The bottom line is!"
The girl put her hands on her hips like she was giving a speech.
"From now on, you have to work for the good of the world and the people!"
"For the good of the world and people...?"
He twisted his face as if no words could be less fitting for him.
"That's right! You've also been accepted into Butei High School! Starting tomorrow!"
"No thanks."
The word "school" made his skin crawl. He had barely attended school, and even when he did go, he'd get into a fight and go home early. He had no positive associations with school. Kohei sat down in a chair.
"Why not?"
"Just because."
He rested his cheek in his hand and looked away.
His phone was gone, and the TV was broken. The only sound was the ticking of the clock, which read a little after 6:30.
"I'm hungry..."
"Should I make something?"
■■ asked immediately.
"You can cook?"
"Yeah, a little!"
■■ checked the fridge, but it was empty.
"I'll go buy some stuff!"
"Hurry up..."
■■ returned in about 30 minutes and began cooking with a practiced ease.
"I didn't have time to cook rice, so it'll just be the side dishes, is that okay?"
"I'll eat anything, as long as it's edible."
It had been years since he had sat near a kitchen while someone was cooking. Drawn in by the aroma, he drifted toward the source of the smell like a moth to a flame.
■■ cooked happily. Kohei's gaze was fixed on her.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Seemingly satisfied with his short answer, ■■ went back to cooking.
(This girl is annoying, but she's pretty hot...)
She had a well-defined figure. She was wearing some kind of uniform he didn't recognize, but her legs extending from the short skirt were toned and unblemished. She was far more attractive than the girls he had seen at school or at parties. Her hair was a natural shade of brown, not a dyed, unnatural color. It was so well-kept that it made him think her hair was just a different kind of material from the girls he knew. For a guy like Kohei, who prioritized body first and face second, the fact that he was paying attention to her hair spoke volumes.
"...How long are you going to be here?"
"Huh? Haha. What are you saying? I live here, too! Oh! Maybe you're nervous? Are you thinking something pervy? You're so lewd, hehe."
"Oh yeah...?"
So that's how it was. Kohei decided. He opened the fridge, but what he was looking for wasn't there.
"You didn't buy any alcohol?"
"Of course not! We're minors! You are too, right, Kohei?"
"...Well, yeah."
Kohei, who had never thought about it before, received his first warning. He waited for the food to be ready while drinking oolong tea. The meal was finished about ten minutes later, and after devouring it, Kohei lay down on the sofa.
"A bath, huh?"
■■ was currently taking a bath.
"Tch, how lame. Am I a virgin...?"
Just hearing the sound of the shower made his heart pound. His heart hadn't pounded this much with other women he had slept with.
Without a doubt, ■■ was the best girl Kohei had ever held. This was a completely unexpected situation, but he had to have some fun.
"I'm done~!"
Kohei got up when ■■ called him.
"Alright, I guess I'll take a bath."
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The two said goodnight and went to their respective beds. ■■'s heart was fluttering with a mix of anxiety and excitement for the school life that would begin tomorrow.
"Kohei's a little grumpy, but I hope we can get along better tomorrow."
The girl came from a world with no violence. The idea of being a Butei had been crammed into her head as knowledge, and she was honestly worried if she could do well. But with her natural optimism, she tried to overcome her fears by thinking, "I'll manage!" She didn't let any of her anxiety show. In fact, Kohei didn't think about her at all. He was thinking about something else entirely.
"...? Kohei?"
She heard footsteps on the floor. The only people in the house were Kohei and herself. There was no one else. The door to her room opened.
"W-What is it?"
■■ sat up and hugged the blanket around her to protect herself. The lights in the hallway weren't on, so the room's brightness didn't change.
"That's not okay! You can't just come into a girl's room without knocking! A girl needs to prepare herself!"
She fixed her hair, which had become messy from rolling around in bed.
"...Hey now, what are you saying at a time like this?"
He chuckled and took a step forward.
Something was wrong. This wasn't how he usually acted. ■■ became anxious and ran over to him.
"Kohei? What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"...Hah."
How transparent. This girl was so transparent. Kohei couldn't help but grin. Weren't the women he knew supposed to show off their bodies without saying a word in a situation like this?
He snorted and shoved ■■. She fell back onto the bed.
Even after being pushed down by a man, ■■ just stared at him blankly, blinking her eyes. She was still wearing her pajamas, which had pulled up slightly from the impact. Without the uniform, her body's curves were much more defined.
"..."
Kohei's lower abdomen pulsed with a weapon more sinister than anything else in the room.
A ruffian loomed over an innocent girl.
"Ah, what? What is it?"
"What are you saying now? You can't expect nothing to happen after we've gotten this far, can you?"
■■'s innocent smile became awkward.
That night, Kohei trampled all over the girl's first time.
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"I am ■. It's a pleasure to meet you."
The new resident of the house was a dignified girl with long black hair. She bowed politely, and the man's eyes roved over her entire body without a hint of shame. She, too, was in some kind of uniform he didn't recognize. The serious-looking girl's short skirt revealed well-developed legs and the "absolute territory" between her knee-high socks and the hem of her skirt.
"...Please don't stare."
"Yeah, yeah... Since we have a new addition, let's eat."
Kohei sat down and started playing with a terminal.
■■, who had been following Kohei, put on an apron without saying a word. Standing in the kitchen, she asked in a small voice, "...What do you want to eat?"
"Anything's fine."
"I'll help you."
Two girls stood in the kitchen, cooking together. From the outside, it was an enviable scene.
"...Are you two on bad terms?"
"Huh?"
She asked so Kohei couldn't hear.
"That's the impression I got from watching you. Has he done something terrible to you?"
"I'm fine. Nothing's happened."
"I see..."
The smile she was given was so unconvincing that she wasn't so naive as to believe it.
(I need to keep an eye on that man.)
■ thought to herself without stopping her cooking.
The meal was ready, and everyone ate together. It should have been a pleasant time, but the table was filled with a heavy silence.
Kohei suddenly spoke up.
"I have a request tomorrow. ■, you're coming with me."
"Me?"
"Got a problem with that?"
"No..."
This was actually a good thing. She could not only keep an eye on the potentially dangerous man but also see what he was capable of. If she played her cards right, she could gather information without him knowing.
"What kind of request is it?"
"We're going to beat up some people who cause trouble and blame their incompetence on others. In other words, a garbage cleanup. I'll get to see what you can do."
"In that case, I will."
Even though his words were harsh, she knew it wasn't a crime.
(He's just rude and has a bad attitude, but maybe he's not a bad person?)
Unaware of her thoughts, Kohei continued.
"Hey, ■■. You're no help in a fight. You can just get dinner ready for when we get back."
"Okay. I'm not good with violence. But, when you get back...?"
"When we get back, huh...?"
The man's slimy grin sent a shiver down her spine. The way ■■ smiled back at him in that moment, in a way that had become completely alien to her, made her think that she was also a strange person now.
"..."
■ continued her meal without saying anything.
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"Don't get in my way. You're on your own if you get into trouble."
"...Yes."
The next day, the two headed to the hideout of an armed group. They had already confirmed there were people inside. All they had to do was break in and neutralize them.
Kohei put a buckle on his waist.
DANGEROUS ZOMBIE
"Henshin...!"
Gashat! Buggle Up!
Danger, Danger! Death the crisis! DANGEROUS ZOMBIE!
■, who hadn't been told anything, was surprised and jumped back. A black mist that could rot a body just by breathing it in erupted from Kohei's feet. He broke through a panel that appeared in front of him and completed his transformation into "Kamen Rider Genm Zombie Gamer Level X."
"Ha!"
With his enhanced leg strength, he kicked the locked door open. He had no intention of fighting stealthily. A person with the power of immortality didn't need to.
Naturally, the people inside were alarmed. They pulled out their guns and pointed them at Dangerous Zombie.
"Wai—!"
"Hahaha—!"
■ hid herself, knowing she couldn't stand against the hail of bullets. But Dangerous Zombie just spread his arms and laughed as if welcoming the gunfire. The rain of lead came down. Some people even pulled out explosives. When the magazines were empty and the smoke cleared, Dangerous Zombie lay on his back.
"Wha..."
■ was speechless at how quickly it happened.
"Alright, he had a girl with him. Let's finish her off."
(Did he not even understand his own strength, even though he was so confident?!) "Tch, I can't believe this is happening!"
She no longer had time to observe Dangerous Zombie. Her own life was in danger now.
But then, something astonishing happened. The zombie's body rose, like a video playing in reverse.
"Ahhh... You guys really put a lot into that, huh?"
He started walking nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened. The sight of it made the enemy group hesitate.
"You're all dead."
From there, it was a one-sided battle. Even those who tried to escape were caught by the Zombie Bugsters summoned into the game area.
"We are here for the oppressed and the powerless—"
"I don't give a damn about your excuses, you idiot."
Dangerous Zombie mercilessly stomped on the man's face. Over and over again, until his face was unrecognizable.
This all happened a year before Sho came to this world.
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