"Sorry, Let's break up."

Everyone in the cafeteria froze at the straightforward announcement. There was only silence as all eyes watched the two people that stood in the middle of the room.

The girl looked at the blond haired boy (who is supposedly her ex now) in shock before her eyes watered and she ran out of the cafeteria wailing. In the next second, mutters and chatters broke into the room about the news.

"Uwah, he just broke the record for shortest dating period, didn't he?" One of the students commented in awe. Well, anyone would have shock at the sudden break up, after all...they just started dating an hour ago.

"Len Kagamine...so the rumor that he won't date a girl for more than three hours is true." Another said while in the background, a swarm of girls screamed and cooed at the fact they might be able to date the handsome young man...even though it was only a three hour limit.

Len Kagamine was a young man who never lacked anything since he was born.

He grew up in a harmonious family in the heart of Tokyo, he lived in a huge mansion, was treated as a prince by everyone, and had the face that can rival most of the stars and idols in Japan. He was practically born with a golden shovel (no, not silver spoon. a solid gold shovel) in his mouth. Not only that, his grades were always on top, he was an excellent athlete, has superior comprehension skills, and is social with lots of friends.

He could be considered as perfect being for all they know.

One could say he had everything good. His future was sparkling bright and unlimited. He could have anything he wanted with a snap of his fingers and the world was his utopia.

But the only problem was... His interests and passions in things and people only last for no more than three hours.

It was actually very depressing for him.

One time, he wanted learn how to cook. In three hours, he reached the level of a high class chef then lost interest.

Another time, he wanted to try out a game in the arcade. In three hours, he beat the extremely hard game then lost interest.

Another time, he wanted to learn how to play the piano. In three hours, he was declared a music prodigy but then lost interest.

It was the same old story. It was awfully tiring and very boring for him. To him, Life was lacking some excitement.

Now back to the present.

Len sighed tiresomely as girls surrounded him once again, trying to gain his attention. He glanced at the girls with a slightly disturbed look, to him they all pretty much seemed like- and he quotes- 'inexperience pansies'

Len quickly excused himself from the girls who whines in disappointment and left the cafeteria. He sighed again as he sat down at one of the benches in the empty courtyard. Somehow, he felt extremely bored.

That was until, his phone rang in his pocket. He pulled his phone and glanced at the screen to see who was calling. It was his older brother, Rinto Kagamine. The only reason his brother would ever call him was if there was something he needed.

"What's wrong nii-san?" Len asked as soon as he answered the phone. "Its rare for you to call from the office so what is it?"

"Len, its been decided that the online virtual game that you helped develop is going to be officially on sale." His brother said, almost breathlessly.

Len tilted his head and thought about it for a moment. "Ahh...you mean the one that I won U-20 program writing competition with?" He questioned. It was just something he created in a span of three hours because he thought it was fun...but of course he soon placed it away with disinterest.

His brother on the other hand, found the CD of the game and thought he could "borrow" the program which Len agreed since he didn't really have any use for it anyways.

"Before we release it, we need to test it out. It has a limited number of slots, only for players who are selected." Rinto explained. "But because you helped develop it, we can make a big exception and let you join too."

Len raised a brow. "Help? What "help"? I was the one who created it." He snorted. "Your company is just taking the credit." Rinto fell silent at the other end of the line as Len sighed. "Anyway, testing stuff is so troublesome."

"Wait!" Rinto exclaimed. "Weren't you passionate about programming? It won't hurt if you participated."

Len groaned and rolled his eyes. "I'm already sick of it."

"You know this is a dating sim, right?" Rinto quickly added, obviously trying to convince Len in a desperate attempt. "You can feel the game as if it were real."

Len deadpanned. "Do you think those dating sims are necessary for me?" He obviously didn't need it. He already had women falling to his feet without him even batting a lash so what's the point in playing a dating sim when he was pretty much living in one?

"I..." Rinto momentarily trailed off in panic before giving one last attempt to convince his younger brother. "I understand! The value of our company's stocks is bound to rise! After this, you'll have your share!"

Len pause at that and began to think.


"Seriously." Len sighed as he tapped on his keyboard. "I'll just finish it within three hours."

Somehow, he ended up agreeing after his brother told him how much he was going to receive. In all honesty, he didn't really care about the game but then again, it might be fun...despite the fact, that he knows he'll lost interest once he finishes the game in three hours.

He picked up his headset and a pair of goggles that was from his side and wore them securely on his head.

It was a new field developed by some famous gaming company to secure top positions in the market. Using a special scanner that scans the entire body, information is digitalized and then visualized into the game. People can truly feel the experiences in the game.

During the whole simulation, the player will enter a state resembling rem sleep but his or her memories will not disappear after the dream and will remain unharmed.

Len had used it once or twice before and he couldn't help but admit that he was very impressed by the works.

He typed in the website of the game his brother told him and saw a cute wallpaper with a tiny female mascot in the side. The website was bright pink and sparkling and over-all a bit girly. He decided not comment on it and began reading the introduction.

Welcome to Heart Utopia!

A dating sim for both boys and girls alike!

We have a variety of activities and items for you to experience a realistic high school life.

Come search for your ideal partner and romantic relationship!

Len rolled his eyes at the intro. It was honestly a corny name for a game but then again this is a dating sim after all so in a way, it does fit the description. He shook his head and decided to read the instruction despite being the creator of the game in the first place.

+ The climate temperature and time within the game are all synchronized with the real world.

+ So the time in-game is the same as that of the real world. Time will not stop after you exit the game.

+ Players who login at the same time will be together in-game

*Players cannot differentiate between players and in-game characters.

Len blinked at the last instruction. If he remembered correctly...in his original, his setting should be able to differentiate between non-player characters or NPCs and players, and NPCs can only fall in love with players. Len shrugged. Well, its not like he cared anyways.

He glanced at the wrist watch. After three hours, he'll leave the game. He began to register into the site and with a click, his goggles flashed in his eyes and instantly, he was standing on top of a small hill, in the middle of a town with a clear view of the ocean.

Len gazed at the ocean in deep thought as he suddenly remembered somethings. The sceneries he designed such as this were actually things he imagined in when he was younger.

In his childhood, he dream't of living in a neighborhood that faced the sea and how the scent of the salt sea would be carried up through the wind. Unfortunately, his stubborn mother objected to it because she simply hated the sea for some reason. In fact, she banned their family from going to trips that involved going to the beach and she even went as far as spit at the sea in distaste once.

He sighed at the memory and decided to look up at his own information. In his vision a bright pink screen popped into his view, showing him his details and options.

Main Character: Len Kagamine

Information: First day of transferring to Crypton Academy

Options:

=Go to School

Sleep

Len frowned as he noticed the setting was quite different. "Hmmm...Is it because its a trial that I can't use a username to replace my real name?" He wondered out loud. Well, its not really a problem since he won't be staying here for long. He shrugged, not realizing he was standing in the middle of the virtual streets until suddenly, something rushed out from an alley next to him and crashed into him.

BAM!

Len groaned in pain as he sat up from the ground. His eyes were closed because of the pain and rubbed his head because of the sudden impact.

'What's with this lousy opening?!' Len complained inwardly. Seriously, a character's going to appear this early? 'Don't tell me its a pretty girl with bread in her mouth.'

Now that he think about, he did program some of those stereotype characters so it was to be expected and honestly, Len felt a bit excited at the possibility that it might indeed be a pretty girl. Whether she was a NPC or not.

Len slowly opened his eyes, expecting to see a cute girl but instead he saw something different. Well, it was indeed a girl, who had short blond hair and large white ribbon on her head, and she wore a similar uniform as him. A bike laid beside as she grunted and sat up from her place.

There was nothing wrong with her expect she was extremely...plain.

"Ow! That freaking hurts!" She yelled angrily at him. "Why the hell were you standing middle of the road?! Go to hell!"

With hot headed temper and a mouth to match.

Len sat there, stunned as the girl clicked her tongue in annoyance and stood up, brushing the dirt of her skirt. 'What...its just a mob character.' He thought as his head hanged low in pure disappointment which the girl noticed and as if reading his thoughts, she growled angrily.

"Why you little- did you just thought I'm just a "mob character"?! That's really rude!" She reprimanded in irritation. This caught Len's attention and he turned to her in shock. "Eh? You're a character with a name?"

Almost in an instant, another screen appeared above the girl. Rin Kagami.

Len tilted his head. "So you actually have a name?" And here, he thought she were a nameless side character who had no chance of being a main lead.

Rin's eye twitched. "Of course, I have a name!" Was he purposely picking on her? "I have an outstanding setting, you know." The next moment, Rin's information appeared in Len's vision giving him a good look into her details.

+ Feels inferior because of her common face.

+Comes from an impoverished household and has bad grades.

+ Her hobby is refreshing her blog.

+ Has never had a boyfriend before, now using the "retreat in order to advance" strategy.

"What the hell? What's with this unfortunate setting in this game?" Len said as he face palmed. Her information was so pitiful that actually felt sorry for this girl. Rin huffed. "Its the same for you." She grumbled. "You're a player but you're better looking than NPCs."

But Len didn't hear a single thing and continued rumbling and complaining. "It can't be true, this character setting is just way too plain! What's with the taste of the programmers in this company?! Are they obsessive-compulsive?!" Len exclaimed as he pulled his hair in frustration. "Damn it, I have a feeling that this game is definitely not going to sell! I'd rather die than have my name associated with this thing!"

"If you continue babbling, I'll find you on the net and leak out your personal information." She threatened. She was obviously offended and annoyed with this guy who seemed to have fallen to despair (in a rather dramatic way, might she add).

'Ah! Or is this actually one of the glitches in the game?' Len thought as he finally calmed down. 'In that case...'

He span around and began walking away. "Anyways I should check out the school..." He muttered to himself. "Ah! Hey! Are you going to ignore my route?" Rin exclaimed in shock. Len glanced at her over his shoulder with an uncaring look. "No matter who you are, falling in love with you is impossible." He said coldly. "Its just a waste of time."

Rin's eyes widened but said nothing as Len continued walking away the suddenly silent girl. Len mentally sighed. NPCs are really hard to deal with. As long as they meet a player, they would hopelessly fall in love with them. This girl was no different from the other NPCs but...

Len frowned hesitantly. Since the game experience feels so real, it made him feel really guilty. NPCs are realistic programs that can only be forced to fall in love with someone and get hurt in the process. It was like he was forcing actual people to force out their feelings or something.

It can't be controlled with their own will. This made Len pause a bit. Will? She doesn't have something like that at all...right?

"...Its not like I wanted to stay in a world like this." Rin suddenly mumbled which Len actually heard and he turned his head to look at her...only to see her, running off to the other direction.

"Wha- Hey!" Len yelled as he span around to chase after her. "The school isn't in that direction!" He shouted while Rin continued to ignore him. "Wait!"

"Don't talk to me!" Rin yelled back with obvious fake tears in her eyes. "The player is so cold! There's n meaning even if I went to school." The blond haired girl then smirked as she pointed over the hill. "And I always wanted to know what's on the other side of the 'School'."

"There's nothing interesting there at all!" Len argued while Rin scoffed. "How would I know if I don't see it for myself?"

Len already knew what was on the other side because he created this world.

BAM!

Rin yelped when she suddenly crashed into something and fell back into Len's outstretched arms. Rin blinked once then twice while Len sighed. The place beyond the other side has not been completed yet after all.

Rin reached out and touched what appeared to be an invisible wall. There was a few minutes of silence between them as Rin continued staring beyond the unseen barrier. "Ahh...so this world ends here." She muttered wistfully which brought a sharp pain to Len's heart.

Without a free will of his own and all the things she was doing are all pre-written commands. It was rather sad. The streets of his old childhood dreams...is nothing more but a half-finished program.

An extremely limited and incomplete world...how sad it must be.

Rin then let out a big sigh and stretched. "I've never seen the sea before." She said. Len could only stare. Even though it was an incomplete world...he wondered why does it looks so vibrant and full of color...

Rn tilted her head at him and Len looked away when he realized he was staring a bit too long at her. "Its only the sea..." He said. "You can see it instantly." Rin blinked. "Eh?" Len briskly moved towards her and grabbed her wrist.

"I'll take you there." Len declared firmly. "in three hours."

Rin's eyes widened and her face turned to a deep shade of red. Len had no idea what he the heck was saying. He just met the girl- NPC at that...Why in the world did he make a promise with an extremely plain NPC whom he just met?

That was when he realized...its all just a game.

He's the main character and this was was a NPC so its not really unusual for a player to make silly promises like this in the first place. That's it, that's got to be it and well...there is actually another reason...

"This is the scene that I was never able to get all this time." He nodded to himself as he looked back at the blue sea. This kind of scene never happened to him in real life so of course, he felt some accomplishment after all. "This is a good chance to fulfill my wish."

Rin on the other hand, sweat dropped. "Are you a king or something?"


Crypton Academy

"So you're the transfer student, Len Kagamine." A female student exclaimed as a crowd of girls surrounded Len in an instant. "Nice to meet you."

Len forged a prince-like smile. "Yes, its nice to meet you too." He greeted which made the girls squeal. Len mentally sighed. Now, its finally starting to feel like a dating sim. Although, for him it didn't feel any different from real life.

After he arrived at school. Rin dashed off without saying a word towards him but then she turned around for a moment and stuck her tongue out at him before completely disappearing into the school. Well, its not like he cared. She was just a regular character and one that he knows he'll never meet again.

He glanced around the classroom, noticing all sorts of groups being formed in almost every corner. Since the game was operating normally it wasn't actually unusual to see other players being crowded by NPCs.

NPCs can recognize a player easily then they would fall in love unconditionally and approached them proactively like bees towards sweet honey.

Len held a deadpanned expression as he saw some of the player were literally crying tears of joy as groups of the opposite genders surrounded them. He watched one player with distaste. To think such a dull looking guy was receiving the same treatment as he is in the real world. It was an obviously huge difference from real life, then again its normal for a game.

'Players are so simple.' He thought tiresomely as he sat down on his desk. "Kagamine-kun..." A female student called as she placed her hand on his. "I have something to tell you." Len looked up at the NPC who smiled gently at him. "Can I see you after school?"

Len scanned the girl's figure. Even though she was an NPC...she is quite pretty. He smiled. Well, maybe this game isn't so bad...

"Alright." He chuckled, not noticing a familiar figure walking towards them. "Stop going around in heat with that disgusting look on your face, you tramp."

Eh?

The two looked up where a certain blond haired girl was standing right behind the girl with a mocking smirk on her face. Her ribbon bopped up, emphasizing her annoyed aura. "Oh no, I was wrong. You should be a sow, you really stink." She sneered. Everyone in the whole class stopped and stared at them intently.

Len couldn't help but gap when he instantly recognized it was that mod character, he bumped into this morning. He went deadly pale as he watched two NPCs argue heatedly. Until the girl ran away in tears while Rin simple huffed and even spat at the ground where the girl stood a few minutes ago.

Rin then turned towards Len and frowned. "You..." She started. "Are really are a piece of work." She cupped her lips with (fake) tears in her eyes. "When you just made a move on me..."

Everyone in the room began to chatter noisily as they all continued watching the two while Len stood there like a statue. What...the hell was going on?! Len wasn't sure what he was suppose to do since this never happened before as Rin began to yell at him. "You flirtatious, shameless, immodest man! You-"

Len instantly clammed his hands over her mouth before she could continue yelling out curses and ultimately, making this situation even worse than its suppose to be, before proceeding to drag the girl out of the class towards a secluded area.

Never in his life, had he encountered such bad luck! He stand corrected. This game was not normal at all! Its either that or its all the glitches that were made by this girl.

Len cornered the blond haired girl against the wall and slammed his hand at the wall, next to her head. "Have you had enough?!" He said angrily. "When did I make a move on you, anyway?!"

"You just said you were taking me to the sea!" Rin exclaimed, her face slowly turning red at how close their faces were to each other. "T-That's..." Len trailed off hesitantly. He only said that because of the mood. He didn't really mean it.

"Since you started on my route first, only look at me!" She yelled. "You're already on my route..." This time, real tears were falling from her eyes as she looked up at him with a pleading look. "I...I've already fallen for you." She admitted. "You're too much..."

Len said nothing as Rin suddenly leaned his chest and whined how it was the first time her route has been played. The only thought in Len's mind as decided to escape back to reality was... 'Why is it that...I've became the bad guy?'

Before even realizing it, he has already started out on an extremely plain girl's route. This has got to be- no, is the biggest mistake in his entire life.


The next day. Len sat on his desk (in the real world) in complete depression. He sighed as he buried his face into his hand. Why did it all turn out like this? He should've been careful when he first entered the game but instead he just had to let his guard down.

He sighed again dejectedly, not noticing someone watching him from the distance. "Len." A woman said as she placed a hand on his shoulder. Len looked up at the woman as she smiled. "How unusual, what happened?" She giggled. "Its the first time I've seen you look so down."

She then sat next to him and pressed herself against him. "How about I comfort you?" Len kept a straight face as the woman was obviously trying to seduce him. Even though, reality for him was still the same boring and colorless...Real life was still the best. This was, after all his utopia-

That was when he realized something. This scenario was oddly familiar...

"Say, Len..." The woman reached out and touched his hand gently. "Can I see you after school?"

It seems like he had the same experience like yesterday-

The image of a certain blond haired girl smirking evilly popped into his mind and he literally screamed in fear. The woman flinched away at the sudden yell and questioned. "What's wrong?"

"Ah! Oh its nothing." Len laughed nervously. He seriously needs to hurry up and forget about that damn game. He should probably push off the job of the trial, screw the money! Besides, that game has got nothing to do with him in the first place and he's not really interested in it anyways.

Its only a romance stimulator. Nothing more. Its an incomplete world...

Suddenly a flashback appeared at his mind of how he and Rin crashed into each other, Rin's teary eyes and her, declaring that she had fallen for him.

Even though its nothing more than a game...its just that, he can't seem to forget about that world.

Since time in the game is passing away just like the real world. He wondered if that girl is still waiting...waiting to see the sea someday.

"I'll take you there. In three hours."

"-en, Len! Hello? Are you listening to me, Len?" The woman next to him said as she tapped on his shoulder. "I said, do you want to come to my house and play tonight?"

Len snaps back from his daze and froze when he realized what he was thinking just a few minutes ago. He paused a bit then turned towards the woman. "Sorry." Len said as he gave her a smile while looking oddly refreshed. "I'm a little busy tonight."

Well, even if she was waiting...those things are just program codes. There was no way she could actually be waiting. Ahh, there must be something wrong with him.

-0-0-0-

Len sat in front of his computer with an oddly sickening feeling deep in the pits of his stomach as he typed in the website of the game. 'This must be because I'm the creator of the world that I'm feeling the so-called responsibility or guilt or whatever.' He thought, though it was more like he was trying to convince himself. 'This is equivalent to the frustration of a god! The sympathy of a god...'

He mentally shook his head and reached out for his googles. He can't let something as yesterday leave a bad mark in his life. As things are now, he should quickly clear the game then he can go back to his perfect life.

With that thought in mind, he placed on his googles and logged into the game.


He entered the virtual classroom and looked around the bustling people as they chattered and laughed. His eyes stopped when he saw Rin giggling with the other students happily. Len frowned. Why's is she's enjoying school life with other players? As though nothing happened at all?

Len stared as she laughed and grinned widely at the students, the complete opposite of how she looked at him yesterday. 'So even she can make that kind of expression...' He mentally remarked. He watched them for a few minutes before he turned and leaned against the wall. For some odd reason...he feels a little depressed.

Len turned to look at Rin and blinked when he realized she was already glancing at his direction. They stared at each other for a split second before Rin turned back to one of the female students as they continued chatting.

He gaped in shock at the fact she had just ignored him. This was technically the first time he had been treated like this...

He groaned in irritation and stomped towards her. 'Who do you think I was so frustrated over and came back here for?' He had enough of this. First, she caused a huge scene yesterday and declared her 'love' to him and now, she was just going to ignore him just like that?! It was technically unusual for NPC to do something like that. 'You said you wanted to see the sea...and you told me you've fallen for me with in tears.'

"Hey! What sort of attitude is this?!Don't tell me you've really turned into a glitch!" Len exclaimed as he grabbed her shoulder. "What about route with me-"

"Haaa..." Rin sighed. "That's why I say amateurs like you are really..." She turned towards him with an uncaring look. "This world setting is that, the longer you stay signed out. The more your love meter decreases, didn't you know that?"

Little did Len know...his time in the game had exceeded three hours.


A/N: Hey guys! As you suspect it, it a brand new story! Although its going to be a bit short because of reasons but I know most of you will enjoy it (I think) anyways I hope you'll continue to support me and my other stories (who are pitifully placed at the sidelines due to my messed up life. uwah...T_T)

Anyways be sure to review and tell me what you think of the story okay?

Well, bye bye!

-Yugao702