Chapter 207 Can You Take Me With You?
Shimizu felt that he had spent the longest night of his life.

After that, the next day's sun finally came out.

The faint morning light, not as ostentatious as the daylight, brings with it a newborn shyness and slowly outlines a light golden outline on the horizon.

beep~ beep~ beep~
The vibrating cell phone alarm rang beside his ear, and Qingshuijian gradually woke up.

It is five o'clock in the morning. It is just getting light outside and the sunlight coming through the window is not dazzling enough.

Qing Shuijian hardly slept last night.

So why set your alarm so early?
There is only one answer.

Because Shimizu had to get up early, he sneaked back to the boys' hostel while everyone was still sleeping.

After all, I am still in a girls' hostel. Needless to say, all the rooms on this floor are occupied by girls.

What would happen if Shimizu got up late and was caught leaving the room?

Just thinking about it makes people shudder.

At this time, most of the girls should still be asleep. As long as Qingshuijian took the opportunity to sneak back to the boys' hotel, he would be able to escape from this critical situation.

After rubbing his eyes a few times, Shimizu looked at Amamiya Iori, who was lying in his arms, hugging him tightly, breathing evenly, and sleeping soundly.

Because the bed is so small, if we don’t put them together tightly like this, we won’t be able to cover ourselves with the quilt properly.

Although it is summer, the air conditioning in the room is very strong. If you don't take extra precautions, you can easily catch a cold.

"Huh...huh..."

Amamiya Iori curled up her body, her breathing was very quiet, and her sleeping face was as cute as ever, just like a princess waiting for a prince's kiss.

No matter how you look at it, she is a pretty black-haired beauty that any boy would like, but now she looks a little tired.

Shimizu began to reflect on whether last night was too intense.

Now that I think about it, I was impulsive at the time. What if someone found out about it...

But there is no point in saying this now. Shimizu looked at Amemiya Iori who was still sleeping soundly, then tiptoed out of the quilt, walked to the door, and prepared to change his shoes and leave.

"…Qi, Shimizu-san? How could you?"

Behind Shimizumi, Ayase Kotone's voice was heard, as she had just woken up, so it sounded a little dazed.

She seemed to have just woken up and her brain was not fully awake yet. She sat motionless on the bed, staring at Qingshui Jian for a long time. Only then did her memory slowly come to her mind, and she remembered that Qingshui Jian had spent the night in their room last night.

"...Shimizu-san, you're up so early?"

Ayase Kotone pulled the quilt up to cover her body, but because her pajamas were too loose and there was no space underneath, some of her white skin would be exposed if she was not careful.

"I'm sorry, President...did I wake you up?"

Even if you have set your phone's alarm to vibrate mode in advance, people with light sleep may still be woken up by the noise.

Shimizumi felt sorry for this, but Ayase Kotone shook her head gently: "No, it has nothing to do with Shimizu-san. This is a habit I have developed recently."

"Habit?"

"Well, because if I don't get up early, it will be troublesome if I oversleep."

Ayase Kotone couldn't help but yawn with her hand covering her mouth, looking like she hadn't gotten enough sleep, but her hand had already started groping for her cell phone on the pillow.

Although he didn't quite understand what habit she was referring to, this made Shimizu realize a huge fact and his eyes widened.

Today's free capsule hasn't been drawn yet!

Shimizumi quickly took out his cell phone and logged into the new RPG game he had played before.

Although this game itself is an online game that can only be played on computers, in order to allow players not to miss the free gacha that refreshes at five o'clock every morning, the official has specially developed a mobile version that can be logged in on mobile phones.

However, due to technical limitations, the mobile version cannot perform normal battle games like the computer version. It only has some basic functions such as being able to receive free gachas at five o'clock every morning.

Shimizu played this game for a while last week, so he knew it would be released soon and downloaded it on his phone early in the morning.

Of course, this game is not a dating simulation game like "Everything Was Taken Away from Me".

It is an MMORPG that allows multiple people to connect to a virtual world at the same time and play role-playing games together.

Although the game has only been in operation for a month, it has quickly become a mainstream game that has attracted many players, even many female players, because of its good gameplay and cute graphics that tend to be two-dimensional.

It is no exaggeration to say that this game can be regarded as a national-level game in this world.

From Qingshui Jian’s personal experience, even though he had played many games in his previous life, this game still gave him a unique feeling.

Unlike existing stand-alone games that only have NPCs, the characters in online games are real players who actually exist. This is what creates the unique fun of online games.

Fortunately, the free gacha will be gone in ten minutes.

Shimizumi prayed silently in his heart, thinking that he would be thankful if an SR one came out. Of course, if he could be lucky enough to get an SSR Tsukuyomi, it would not be impossible.

With a feeling of nervousness and anticipation, Shimizu clicked to receive today's free capsule.

"..."

The result on the screen caused Shimizu's brows and eyes to twist unnaturally.

Unsurprisingly, today is another insignificant R.

It turns out that game manufacturers are the same in every world.

Wanting to get SSR for free without spending any money, this kind of thing probably only happens in dreams.

However, at this moment, Qing Shuijian heard an exclamation that slipped out of his mouth despite his efforts to restrain it.

"Ugh!!"

The person who made this sound was Ayase Kotone.

Shimizu looked in the direction of the voice and found that a golden light was lit up on the screen in Ayase Kotone's hand. The golden light reflected on her face, instantly dispelling all the sleepiness in her eyes.

I always feel that this golden light is very familiar, but also a little strange...

It's the kind that you always see on other people's accounts, but you can never get it.

Could she be——

Immediately afterwards, Shimizu heard Ayase Kotone let out a low wail.

Out of curiosity, Shimizu leaned over to take a look and found that Ayase Kotone's phone screen was black.

"...No way? No electricity at this time? I haven't seen it yet."

Ayase Kotone tapped her phone several times, and then tried to long-press the power button, but it didn't work. She must have not charged her phone properly last night. But it was only five o'clock, and at this time, the hotel room didn't seem to have electricity yet.

"It was so hard to get it..."

Ayase Kotone sighed in frustration and put down her phone.

Shimizu Mi always felt that the current appearance of Ayase Kotone was a little inconsistent with the image of the student council president in his mind.

However, there is actually no rule that prohibits student council presidents from playing online games.

"President, if you don't mind, I can lend you my cell phone."

Shimizu Mi could naturally understand the pain of finally getting an SSR but having it interrupted the moment before it was unveiled, so he handed the phone to Ayase Kotone.

"Ah... is this really okay?"

"Otherwise, the president will not be able to sleep, right?"

Since Ayase Kotone can insist on getting up at this time every day in order to draw the gashapon, it is natural that she will not be able to sleep because of this.

Sure enough, Ayase Kotone said thank you with gratitude in her eyes, and then took the phone from Shimizumi.

However, since Shimizumi had just started the game and hadn’t closed it yet, so—

"Hey, Shimizu-san, do you also play this game?" Ayase Kotone asked.

and also?
Shimizu Mi did not miss this point. Although he did see the familiar golden light just now, because Ayase Kotone's phone happened to be out of battery, he did not actually see the game screen. But now it seems that Ayase Kotone is indeed playing this game.

"The president also plays this game?"

"Well, I started playing the game when it was first released last month. But to be more precise, I had the opportunity to experience it when it was still in the beta stage."

Ayase Kotone had a faint smile on her lips and there was a hint of pride in her words. Shimizu Mi could feel that she really liked this game.

"But I didn't expect Shimizu-san was also playing this game. What a coincidence."

Indeed, Shimizu Mi had also not expected that Ayase Kotone would actually play this kind of game.

According to the usual impression of top students like the student council president, he should be the type who is isolated from the gaming world and devotes himself to his studies.

"By the way, Shimizu-san, what level are you at now?"

Because the game has only been online for a month, the mobile version of the game is not yet perfect, and even the level of the player account cannot be synchronized with the computer version.

However, based on the developments in last week’s project, the mobile version of this game should gradually improve its various functions over the next six months.

"I'm just having fun."

"Is that so? Then we can try playing together next time if we have a chance. I'm not bragging, but I'm pretty good at games."

"Is this okay?"

He was a little surprised that Ayase Kotone suddenly invited Shimizu Mi to play games with her. Logically speaking, with her personality, she shouldn't be the kind of person who would actively invite others.

"Well, after all, Shimizu-san has helped me a lot before—"

Ayase Kotone's voice suddenly stopped.

"President, what's wrong with you?"

For some reason, Ayase Kotone looked a little surprised, and then she pointed her finger at a certain place on the phone screen and asked:
"...Shimizu-san, how did you get this title?"

What Ayase Kotone was referring to was the title called "The Sovereign" displayed at the top of Shimizu Mi's account interface.

That is a title that can only be obtained by defeating the most powerful boss in the current version.

"Qiyishui, have you cleared the level of Wulong?"

Ayase Kotone looked at Shimizu Ken in shock, her face full of disbelief.

"It's just good luck."

"But, so far, it seems that there are less than ten people in the entire server who have completed the game... Shimizu-san, you..."

Indeed, Shimizu Mi was not successful simply because of good luck.

If I have to say, it should be attributed to the experience I accumulated last week.

The game version that Shimizu was playing at the time was several versions ahead of the current ones, so before most players had figured out the new boss's stats and moves and skills, Shimizu already knew its characteristics thoroughly and was even able to pass the level without taking any damage.

In fact, just as Ayase Kotone said, there are less than ten people in the entire server who have cleared the latest boss, Wulong, so it is no wonder that she was so shocked.

"Shimizu-san, are you a professional gamer?"

"You think too highly of me."

Because the imperfect mobile version has not yet synchronized all the information on the computer, more personal information cannot be viewed for the time being, so Ayase Kotone looked at Shimizu Mi very curiously.

"I never thought that there would be less than ten "Kings" in Japan, and they would appear beside me..."

Although he initially equipped the equipment with this title simply because he thought it was rare, after hearing what Ayase Kotone said, he felt it was too childish, so Shimizu simply removed the title.

"Shimizu-san has such a talent. Isn't he too low-key?"

Ayase Kotone still found it a little unbelievable, but Shimizu Mi didn't think he had any talent. If he really had talent, he would rather hope that one day he could complete the current love simulation game.

"Um...Shimizu-san."

"Ok?"

"If possible, can you teach me how to play this dungeon?"

Ayase Kotone raised her head, and her eyes that seemed to reflect the clear stream made Shimizu almost think that he had also turned golden, and her sincere gaze inadvertently shone out.

Faced with such a look, Qing Shuijian found it difficult to say no.

"Well... you can, but it might take some time."

In fact, Qingshui Jian was able to pass the level with some luck. After all, even if he knew the boss well, "Wanglong" was still the strongest boss in the current version, and its difficulty was real.

If it was easy to pass, there wouldn't be so few people who have passed in the entire server.

"How about we play together next time we have a chance, and Shimizu-san will be there to guide me? Is that okay?"

Ayase Kotone crossed her ten fingers and placed them in front of her chest, which was the iconic gesture that a certain saint character in the game often made when praying.

To be honest, faced with such an invitation from Ayase Kotone, Shimizu Ken really couldn't bear to refuse her, so he had to nod and agree.

However, after the school trip, the final exams will be coming soon, so there won’t be much time for entertainment for the time being.

(End of this chapter)