NEET Receives a Dating Sim Game Leveling System
chapter-327

Reo failed as well .

The black-veiled woman was able to throw snowballs swiftly and accurately . There was no way for a little girl like Reo to compete against her . After failing, she was forced to go back twelve spaces, just like Kaede and Shika .

It seemed that it would be difficult to defeat her, but Seiji had no choice but to try .

'My turn, draw! Whoops, I meant to roll the die…'

Seiji tossed the die and moved to a space containing a drawing of men drinking together .

The black-veiled woman appeared once again . Seiji was sitting across from her, with a wine flagon placed before each of them .

The wine flagon was approximately the size of two baseballs . It was open, but no smell of alcohol emanated from it .

The rules were quite simple . The first to finish the flagon of wine before them would be the winner .

'It's time to duel!'

Seiji and the black-veiled woman simultaneously brought their flagons of wine to their mouths and began drinking!

With Seiji's first gulp, he didn't feel anything . It tasted like water to him .

However, right after that, he felt his lips going numb, and a fierce sensation welled up in his mouth, throat, and even stomach . It felt like there was a fire raging inside him—an unpleasant experience to say the least!

'This flavor; this feeling…' Seiji recalled a type of alcohol that he had tasted out of curiosity in his previous world—Spirytus Rektyfikowany!

The alcohol with the highest alcohol content in the world! It was 96% alcohol and bore the nickname "Water of Life!!"

What was the meaning of a 96% alcohol drink?

Even the disinfecting alcohol used by hospitals was only 75% alcohol, yet this was an entire 21% higher! It could be ignited simply by a lighter!!

This was basically pure alcohol; it certainly wasn't something a person could drink directly .

Seiji had only tasted it one time in his previous life . It left him a deep impression; it was a similar feeling to the flagon of alcohol before him .

'Just one gulp is already so unpleasant…' In reality, Seiji would never even consider finishing an entire flagon .

But this wasn't real . It was merely an illusion .

In that case, Seiji decided not to worry about it . Not only could he finish a flagon, he could even try finishing an entire crate as long as he maintained his consciousness in this fantastical illusion!

As for the "Water of Life," it appeared quite commonly in a comedy manga as the male lead and his companions' daily drink .

That's right—a daily drink .

Treating the "Water of Life" just like water… just this alone would make anyone want to comment on it . Seiji recalled that the manga had the same author asBaka to Test , and that it was quite amusing . Its name was…

'Eh, why can't I recall? My head feels so dizzy… I can't feel my mouth anymore… My body is going numb…'

Seiji suddenly returned to his senses and discovered that he was back in his living room .

"Did I win?" he said uncertainly .

Before anyone responded, he heard a voice in his mind .

He had won . He managed to defeat the black-veiled woman in the drinking contest!

"I won," Seiji said, "and apparently I can even roll my die again . "

"I won," Seiji said, "and apparently I can even roll my die again . "

If he rolled a four, he would reach the finishing point .

If he rolled anything higher than four… well, he hoped that this board game didn't have a rule like starting over from the very beginning again if he passed the finishing point .

'It's time for the critical moment of the duel! Come, heart of the cards… whoops, I meant dice roll . '

"It's gotta be a four!" He tossed his die .

With everyone watching, the die rolled and rolled and finally stopped, showing a… four!

It was just the number he needed to reach the finishing point . Seiji smiled as he picked up his player piece and moved to the finishing point .

Everyone entered another illusion .

They saw… cherry blossoms covering the sky .

They were in a large cherry-tree forest, where countless flowers were blooming . The endless flower petals seemed just like clouds, beautiful and romantic .

Seiji was rather stunned by the sight .

"So beautiful…" he heard someone murmur from beside him .

He turned around and saw Mika dressed in pink Sakura Island clothing .

"Indeed, it's so beautiful . " Kaede appeared on his other side .

Shika silently walked up to him, and Reo was exclaiming at this scene as well .

All of them had entered this illusion!

"Is… this the congratulations for beating the game scene?" Seiji wondered aloud .

"Is… this the congratulations for beating the game scene?" Seiji wondered aloud .

Right when he finished saying that, he saw the black-veiled woman appear and walk over to them .

She stood in front of everyone before bowing deeply .

The wind lightly lifted part of the veil covering her face, revealing delicate lips curved up in a gentle smile .

"Who are you?" Seiji asked .

He didn't receive a reply . The illusion ended .

When Seiji returned to his living room, he discovered that the board's spell formation and gold-red glow had disappeared .

When he tried standing up and moving, he no longer felt any restrictions . He was able to move about as he pleased .

It was the same for everyone else . The invisible force that was forcing everyone to play the game earlier had completely disappeared .

"It's over," Seiji said . "It looks like that this is just a harmless game after all . "

Judging from the result, it appeared that apart from draining their Mana, the game had done nothing to them . When compared to the fun they had while playing the game, Seiji felt that it was rather worth it .

Seiji was even willing to play it again in the future, but first he wanted to understand its functions more clearly .

"That was a wondrous experience… but who was that lady that appeared in the end?" Kaede asked curiously .

"I don't know; it's all a mystery to me . I have no idea what this board game really is . " Seiji shrugged . "Luckily for us, it was harmless . Things could have turned out bad if it was a dangerous artifact . "

"I'm sorry…" Mika lowered her head .

"This was an accident, Mika . You couldn't have expected such a thing to happen either . I'm not blaming you at all," Seiji consoled . "If there's any blame at all, then I'm the one who should be blamed, as I asked you to bring some cards or a board game over to play with . "

"Seigo…"

"In the end, this is just an accident . There's no need to mind something like this . What's important now is to understand the situation clearly . " Seiji rubbed his chin in contemplation . "Mika… you said that your mother told you that this was something your father left behind, right?"

"Seigo…"

"In the end, this is just an accident . There's no need to mind something like this . What's important now is to understand the situation clearly . " Seiji rubbed his chin in contemplation . "Mika… you said that your mother told you that this was something your father left behind, right?"

Mika nodded .

"Could your father actually be a Spiritual Ability user? Do you have any particular memories of your father?"

Mika thought about it for a moment before shaking her head . "I don't… my father passed away when I was really young, and I don't really remember anything about him, so I can't think of anything special…"

"In that case, we'll have to ask Miss Landlord," Seiji said . "I believe that Miss Landlord probably doesn't know about the mystical . If she did, then she would know what this board game was, and she probably wouldn't have casually let others play with it . "

After all this time, Seiji had never noticed the landlord, Nozomi Uehara, acting unusual in any way . Seiji didn't believe that she was actually a secret Spiritual Ability user or knew anything about the mystical .

Of course, he could try confirming it by asking the landlord directly, but he didn't feel like he should do that . If the landlord turned out to be a normal person, she would only gain trouble if he informed her about the mystical .

"Mika, try being natural about it and ask her about your father . I'll also contact the President and ask her about this board game . "

"Alright…" Mika nodded .

Seiji looked back towards Kaede .

"I'll keep what happened here a secret," the blonde teacher said, smiling .

She knew about Seiji's true name and background already . Due to this, although she was surprised about the mysterious event that occurred today, she was able to accept it quickly . She knew what he wanted to say and what she should do .

"Thank you, Juumonji-sensei . "

"There's no need to be polite . "

Kaede inwardly felt that this experience was quite valuable for her . No matter what the process was like, just experiencing such a thing with Seiji and the others was an excellent way of getting closer to him .

Step by step, slowly but surely—that was her ultimate goal .