NEET Receives a Dating Sim Game Leveling System
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chapter-122
Memory loss .
Some called it amnesia, but this wasn’t a complex word, so there was no need for further explanations .
This was a common setup in many games, stories, movies, and so on .
Even Seiji recalled a story or two from his past life about an amnesiac girl descending from the sky; it was a classic scenario . However, he never expected to meet this development in real life .
Shika Kagura had lost her memory ."Brother~ Hehe…"
Currently, he was sitting on the bed, and the girl beside him clung onto him tightly .
"Kagura…"
She puffed out her cheeks .
"Shika-chan…" Seiji relented .
She smiled again .
"What is it, Brother?"Seiji’s right cheek twitched violently .
‘What is it, you say? There’s so much I want to comment on!’
But he knew that it wasn’t an appropriate time to blurt out his true thoughts to Shika, who was currently behaving like a little child .
He could only sigh inwardly .
"You… really don’t remember who I am?"
He might as well confirm it one more time to absolutely make sure .
"Brother… you’re my older brother!" Shika blinked her eyes innocently .
Then, her pure and beautiful face flushed slightly red .
"My… brother that I love the most . "
*Boom!*
Seiji suffered from a mental blow… no, a heavy cannon-hit of cuteness! His face began burning up as well .
This was too cute! It was breaking the rules!!
She was clearly the ice-cold archetype a few days before . It was too much of a contrast for her to suddenly transform into a cute character like a sister with a brother complex! Seiji felt like his entire world was turning upside-down!!
He kept up his stream of inner comments in an effort to keep calm, but he felt himself wavering as he looked at Shika’s beautiful face, colored with a mixture of embarrassment and shyness .
Luckily for him, there were bystanders . Without this, he would have trouble retaining his reason .
Natsuya and Hitaka silently watched this situation play out .
The president’s expression seemed calm, but her eyes revealed a hint of iciness .
Natsuya felt slightly annoyed as she watched Shika hug Seiji Haruta tightly with puppy-eyes which begged to be spoiled .
She personally believed that this was due to the unexpectedness of the situation, in addition to… the disgust she felt at how perverted all boys were .
She didn’t detect—or perhaps she didn’t want to think about—the true reason behind her annoyance .
As for Hitaka, she was simply watching this scene calmly .
"Shika-chan, what I mean is… do you remember my name?" Seiji continued questioning her gently .
"Name? Brother is just called Brother~"
‘Fine then; it seems like she’s forgotten me . ’
"Then do you know who they are?" Seiji pointed at the two girls who were watching them silently .
Shika glanced at Natsuya and Hitaka .
"These big sisters are so beautiful! Are they your girlfriends, Brother?"
*Boom!*
Seiji felt like he had received an actual punch… that was how sudden this impact was for him .
Seiji felt like he had received an actual punch… that was how sudden this impact was for him .
Luckily, he had already finished his tea, otherwise he surely would have spat it all over the place .
Natsuya failed to come up with a response to this .
However, she didn’t notice her icy gaze softening upon hearing this question .
"They’re not my girlfriends… Just why would you suddenly say that?"
"Brother, you taught me~"
"Have I really taught you that?"
"Of course, Brother, you’re so forgetful~"
‘I don’t want you of all people to call me forgetful!’ Seiji shouted inside his heart while mentally clutching at his head .
Seiji sighed inwardly, feeling his energy being drained away from his body .
‘Can’t I take a little break from this?’
He used a slight amount of force in an attempt to peel off the girl who was hugging him so tightly, but… he was unable to budge her .
Shika was holding on to him that tightly .
It was as if she was afraid that if she let go, he… or her "older brother" would end up disappearing .
Seiji felt helpless about it, but more than that, he felt pity for her .
"Brother, pat me on the head~" She made another request . "I haven’t seen Brother in so long… I really missed you…"
Seiji’s expression froze over slightly .
Natsuya blinked in anticipation, her eyes fixed firmly on Seiji .
Everyone was silent in the room .
"Brother?" Shika tilted her head questioningly .
Seiji had no choice but to reach out his hand and place it on her head .
"Mmm…"
Shika had a blissful cat-like expression, and she purred softly in satisfaction .
Shika had a blissful cat-like expression, and she purred softly in satisfaction .
A complex helpless yet relieved smile slowly suffused across Seiji’s face when he saw Shika’s content expression .
Natsuya looked deeply at his expression, forcing down her indescribable emotions . She had come to a decision .
"Haruta-kun, I’m going out with Hitaka . You might as well accompany her for a while . "
"President…"
"I’m leaving her to you . I trust that you know what to do… and know what you shouldn’t do . "
Seiji was speechless at the implications behind her words .
Natsuya turned around and exited the room . Hitaka followed right behind her .
And so, they left as they closed the door behind him .
Seiji and Shika were the only ones remaining in this room .
"Brother…"
"Kagura… er, Shika-chan…"
Seiji smiled gently at the girl .
"You told me that you haven’t seen me for so long… Now, I’m right here, and I won’t be going anywhere . "
"Let’s… have a really good chat . "
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After Seiji finally managed to extract himself from Shika’s room, he returned to the main hall .
He saw the president standing in his previous position, sipping tea while gazing out the window .
"How is she?" Natsuya asked when she heard his footsteps, turning around to look at him .
‘A 180-degree turn of character… Prez, is this intentional on your part?’
Seiji tugged at his lips .
"She fell asleep . " He walked over to the table and poured himself a cup of tea from the kettle . "I asked her what I could and confirmed that she can’t remember anything .
"All she knew was that—or I should say what she believed—is that she had always been waiting in her home near a snowy mountain, waiting in isolation for her ‘older brother’ to come back . She waited for a long, long time . "
"She fell asleep . " He walked over to the table and poured himself a cup of tea from the kettle . "I asked her what I could and confirmed that she can’t remember anything .
"All she knew was that—or I should say what she believed—is that she had always been waiting in her home near a snowy mountain, waiting in isolation for her ‘older brother’ to come back . She waited for a long, long time . "
Seiji sipped some tea .
"Other than that, there were some personal stories about her family time with her ‘older brother…’ They were just some normal family memories . "
Those were far-off, warm, and blessed memories .
"I suspect… it isn’t purely a case of amnesia . Rather, her true personality which she has been suppressing for so long has finally reappeared . "
Seiji walked besides Natsuya and also gazed outside the window .
"Before, Shika Kagura definitely didn’t seem normal… She always seemed unnaturally calm… almost as if she were devoid of emotions like a normal human .
"But in truth, she was always suppressing herself from a very early age . The current her is what she has always been suppressing… her innermost personality buried deep within her heart . "
The lonely little sister who had always been waiting for her older brother to come back home .
Under that cold and calm outer shell of hers, this was the true personality of the girl named Shika Kagura
Natsuya remained silent for a few moments .
Finally, she ended up sighing .
"I sympathize with her plight . However, there’s a practical problem facing us…"
No memories meant that she would be unable to supply them any information .
No information meant the situation was still a terrible one!
Seiji obviously understood this .
"We’ll have to… find some method to make her return to normal . "
Make that girl return to how she was .
Seiji had complex feelings about this .
But even he could see that it wasn’t good to leave her in her current state . They should do something about her .
"I can investigate it… then try something . " Natsuya’s eyes flashed with light as she looked at the boy beside her . "It’s just that… she might end up getting hurt . "
