Hey, everybody. Welcome to a new chapter of My Girlfriend is a CPU. If you're wondering why there us no Noire in this chapter, well... long story short, I got a lot of Noire's chapter done but after doing a bit of reading and editing, I really wasn't happy with it. I felt that it didn't fit the setting of Gamindustri and Lastation. Therefore, I scrapped what I wrote and did a follow up to the Neptune chapter in the meantine. This development means that there will be follow up chapters with the CPUs and their boyfriends in the future.
Also, I'm very surprised to see the number of people who either put this story on their favorite list or watch story list. I thank you for your support and I hope you all stick with me for as long as I can keep doing this.
My Girlfriend is a CPU
Chapter 1.2: Life with Neptune
Oh, hello again. I'm very surprised to see you back here. I'm Asahi, by the way. I live in the land of purple progress, Planeptune. I'm a monster hunting specialist for the Planeptune Guild and the most shocking fact... I have a girlfriend. A certain Console Patron Unit known for her love of pudding, marathon gaming sessions and hogging the main character spotlight. Yes, my girlfriend just happens to be Neptune, Lady Purple Heart herself.
It has been over a month since I decided to go commit suicide in some ways by going after a Zeta Herobo on steroids for a high level guild request. And out of nowhere, Neptune appears after the fiasco she started that nearly got me lynched. The end result of the mission was me nearly getting killed, breaking my leg, cut up from flying shrapnel and my prized sword destroyed as I distracted the robot so an HDD'd Neptune could attack. The end result was something I never expected. Neptune was upset about the fact that I got hurt trying to help her that she wanted to make it up to me by having a new sword made for me. But that wasn't the shocker. Neptune then kissed me as if we were a couple and pretty much confessed to me just because I saved her pudding eating self from that big robot on steroids. I ended that day with a new sword and a new girlfriend in one day.
Today was like any other day. I ate breakfast and went to the Planeptune guild to see if they had any new missions posted. Ever since Neptune and I beat up that maniac robot, the monsters seemed to go into hiding for fear of being defeated. That meant the number of monster hunting quests have declined sharply, leaving me with nothing much to do. I would have taken some item fetching quests but I absolutely hate those. With no monster hunting quests available for the time being, I grabbed a bite to eat and decided to go to the Planeptune Basilicom and visit my pudding eating, fourth wall breaking CPU girlfriend. And maybe, have her come with me on a mission for the Basilicom.
When I was first introduced to Neptune's friends and family, they all didn't think highly of me at first.
Histoire, or Histy as Neptune calls her, is the hard working Oracle of Planeptune and the time of Gamindustri. For someone that small, she tries her best to not blow up when Neptune slacks off and not doing quests for shares. When Neptune first introduced me, Histoire instantly believed that I would only encourage Neptune's laziness. However, I proved Histoire wrong as I jumped at any chance to do some Basilicom jobs, which made Neptune drop her controller and join me, saying that her hero will be there to rescue her whenever danger is about. Clearly playing the damsel in distress trope even though Neptune could easily go HDD and beat the crap out of any monster. Thanks to me and Neptune, Planeptune's shares have reached heights the nation hasn't seen in years and that made Histoire very happy.
IF is one of Neptune's many human friends and one of her closest friends next to Compa. I already know about IF or Iffy as Neptune calls her as we both work at the guild, IF being my senior in experience. We get along fine and I never had any issues with her although her brash and always serious nature makes it hard to approach with anything not guild related. IF was surprised to see me hook up with Neptune and was skeptical about me, worried that all the antics that Neptune and the other CPUs would drive me crazy. But seeing Neptune actually do missions to raise shares with me eased any concerns about me and how unfazed I am about Neptune's randomness.
Compa is also one of Neptune's closest human friends along with IF. The pink-haired nurse in training is extremely cheerful and happy, opposite of IF's serious nature, which makes Compa very easy to get along with. Despite being a little klutzy and a little too happy with bandaging up her patients, Compa is a great cook and ever since I got together with Neptune, I haven't eaten at home in a few weeks. Her desserts are to die for and Neptune and I always look forward to anything she makes. Compa was the only one in Neptune's group that liked me from the get go, very happy that I protected "Nep-Nep" from the big bad monster. And I have a feeling that she was the one who wrapped me up like a mummy when I came to.
Lastly, there is Nepgear, Neptune's little sister and the CPU Candidate of Planeptune. Nepgear is the perfect little sister and the most hard working person ever next to Historie and IF. She is also a big gearhead, always tinkering on something mechanical that doesn't seem to work half the time. Nepgear is very attached to her big sister. And I mean VERY attached. Like if she got separated from Neptune, she would die very painfully. I honestly have a feeling that Nepgear doesn't like me very much. I think that Nepgear believes that I will steal Neptune away from her. That's very far from the truth but I doubt I can change her mind. And with me doing a lot of quests for the Basilicom, she has got a lot of free time on her hands.
I knew everyone Neptune associates with were wondering what was she thinking when she introduced me to everyone but luckily, I managed to win them over. At least I hope so.
It was early in the afternoon as I arrived at the Basilicom, the Nep Tower as some have called it. After entering the large hall which acts as the official office and riding a elevator up a bunch if floors, I arrived at where Neptune, Nepgear and Histoire call home. Since I'm Neptune's boyfriend, I have a keycard that she gave to me so I can visit anytime. I unlocked the door and entered their residence. Lo and behold, my girlfriend was knee deep in a game with an nearly irate Histoire floating above her in a vain attempt to get her away from the game. IF was there as she stood near the kitchen entrance, quietly watching Histoire's never ending battle. I instantly smelled something good emanating from the kitchen. It must be Compa cooking something good for lunch. I didn't see Nepgear anywhere, I guess she was probably doing some quests for Histoire or visiting her CPU Candidate friends. A minute later, Neptune realized someone new was in her home. The moment she turned her head and saw me, the CPU dropped her controller and latched herself onto me. Neptune has a habit of delivering glomp hugs and despite her small frame, she could knock anyone onto the ground if one is not careful.
"Hi, Asahi!" Neptune said happily as I stepped back a few feet from Neptune's tackle hug. I regained my footing and I wrapped my arms around her.
"Hi, Neptune." I answered as I held the girl lovingly in my arms. Unfortunately, the game had other plans as the in-game enemies began beating up Neptune's in-game character, which caused her to wiggle out of my arms and dive back into the game.
"What the hell, man! I paused it! You don't attack the main character like that and get away with it!" Neptune said angrily as she got her character to beat up the bad guys before any more of her character's health was lost. With her attention back on the game, I decided to sit down on the nearby couch as IF sat on the armrest, the two of us quietly watching Neptune game on and Histoire continue her vain attempt to get Neptune's attention. It was then that IF decided to strike up a conversation with me.
"You're looking better, Asahi. If Neptune keeps glomping you like that, you might need to retire from the guild early." IF said as we both watched Neptune continue to battle hoards on enemies in the game and complementing on my recovery.
"Don't count your Roc eggs before their hatched. It'll take more than that messed up Zeta Herobo to bring me down." I answered confidently,
"Or an outing with the other CPUs might finish you off. Anyways, been keeping busy despite the lack of monster hunting quests?" IF asked,
"Mostly just training with my new sword. But being with Neptune is more work than anything I dealt with in the field." I answered,
"I'm pleasantly surprised that you lasted this long and not lose your mind." IF said,
"Maybe I've been lucky so far. By the way, where's Nepgear?" I said. I would normally see the CPU Candidate either making snacks for Neptune or helping Histoire out with some Basilicom paperwork. Nepgear's absence made this place feel a bit empty. Before IF answered, Compa came into the living room carrying a tray filled with drinks. I loved Compa's cooking a lot, which is why I always have dinner with Neptune and the others before going back to my apartment for the night.
"Oh, hello Asahi. Too bad you missed lunch. Everyone loved it." Compa said happily.
"No worries, Compa. I already had something at the guild before I came here and I would have loved it to if I was here." I answered,
"Well I bet you're thirsty after the long walk from the guild. I made my special iced tea that I made with some of the leaves from some of the local enemies near Planeptune." Compa explained as she held the tray near me, offering me one of the glasses of iced tea.
"You went on a fetch quest with all the monsters hiding? I'm surprised that they came out so you can beat them up." I said as I gladly took a glass of tea from Compa. IF did the same as the nurse offered a glass to Neptune, which the CPU quickly downed in one gulp before going back to her game. There was a smaller glass for Historie but the Oracle was too focused on getting Neptune away from her intense game. IF then answered my question about Nepgear.
"To answer your question about Nepgear, she and the other CPU Candidates are doing a bunch of fetch quests because the guilds in Lastation and Lowee are overflowing with them. Getting items from the monsters keeps getting harder nowadays." IF answered. I honestly hope Nepgear and the other Candidates don't overwork themselves out there. I have heard that other guild agents spent nearly three days just trying to find a single beak from an Avian Roc. There was another question that I needed answered.
"How long has Neptune been playing games?" I asked, already knowing the answer as I quickly finished off Compa's tasty drink.
"After dinner last night. As soon as you left, she hit that game harder than a pissed off Blanc attacking a grand dragon for insulting her lack of a chest." IF answered as she took a sip of her iced tea. I just shook my head and laughed a bit. That is definitely Neptune for you. Histoire on the other hand, floated right to Neptune's concentrated face and waved around a paper that seemed to be a request to raise shares.
"Neptune, will you please, PLEASE stop playing around and go raise Planeptune's shares?! Lastation and Lowee have gained more of Gamindustri's shares as of late." Histoire said, nearly on the verge of panicking. I know that a nation gets weaker or stronger based on the amount of shares gained from the people in Gamindustri but I was surprised to hear that Planeptune already lost a number of shares to Lastation and Lowee. I guess their CPUs picked up the pace for reasons unknown. I felt bad for Histoire so I decided to play my trump card.
"Well, ladies. I don't know about you all but I'm in the mood to raise some shares for the good of Planeptune." I said out loud as I got up from the couch and got ready to leave. As soon as I said this, Neptune saved her game's progress, turned off her console, got her sneakers on and grasped her katana.
"Asahi, you can't go raise shares without the main character! Only us ladies can raise shares." Neptune said as a matter of fact, already psyching herself up to go kill some monsters. Histoire's jaw nearly fell onto the tome she floats on, amazed that I was able to pry the lazy CPU away from her game. I honestly wasn't expecting it to work as well as it did.
"I'll that that request, Histoire." I said as I took the request slip from the still speechless Oracle as an anxious Neptune dragged me to the elevator, clearly ready to get to work.
It's not unusual for Neptune to be all gung ho and ready to kill when I'm with her on a quest. I figure that if she got herself into trouble like last time, I would do something stupid to try and save her like some guy in very shining armor would do. I would do something to help Neptune but I learned my lesson after the Zeta Herobo encounter. As I was dragged through the city in Neptune's surprisingly strong grip, I took a look at the request that was on the paper.
"Okay, Asahi! What do we got to do? Beat up Dogoos? Take out some self-aware, pudding stealing robots? Turn some Boxbirds into fried chicken? With you by my side, we can take on the world and another world!" Neptune said confidently. I do like that trait of hers but as I read the request, I was surprised by what the citizen requested. He wanted some Dogoo Jelly for something that wasn't meant to be used by humans. I tell you, some people have weird hobbies.
"Let me check the statue of this request, Neptune." I said as I took out a tablet-like device that connects to both the Basilicom and guild computers where you can check the current status of any requests and jobs available or being worked on. I got this from Histoire when I started dating Neptune since I easily would jump at doing missions with Neptune.
"Come on, Asahi! Those baddies aren't going to wait around for us to beat them up and you can rescue me from a Tough Foe." Neptune said as she put her hands on her hips and began tapping her foot impatiently. Was she really determined for me to rescue her from an attack again? When I got to the page where the request was, I got another surprise.
"Hey, Neptune... we don't need to do that request Histoire was going crazy about." I answered. Neptune tilted her head in wonder as I showed her the request on my tablet.
"Huh?! Nep Jr. already completed it?" Neptune said in amazement. It turns out that Nepgear and the other CPU Candidates completed it a few hours ago and Histoire forgot to check if it was completed or not.
"Seems so, Neptune. Your workaholic little sister did Histoire a big favor." I answered. I looked at Neptune and her mood instantly did a 180° degree turn into the downer zone.
"Wah! No fair! Nep Jr. ruined our fun for today!" Neptune said sadly, acting all depressed about not letting me rescue her from the evil Dogoos or whatever enemies we would have met out there. This was a blessing in disguise for me. It wasn't like I didn't want to go beat up monsters with Neptune. In fact, I do have some backup plans for Neptune if this situation ever came up. And this was a perfect opportunity.
"You know, Neptune. All we have been doing is just doing share raising quests and playing games. I was thinking that we should go do things that couples do." I suggested. Neptune heard this and immediately got out of her downer funk. She looked at me with a smile on her face and a very brief blush on her cheeks.
"Are you asking little ol' me out on a date, Asahi?" Neptune asked playfully,
"Maybe. I just happen to know a place that just opened recently that serves great pudding and have the newest arcade games from the other nations." I answered. I did know of this place I said but I haven't checked it out yet, mainly due to wanting to go to this place with Neptune being the pudding carnivore that she is. Besides, if I want to get my game on, I feel better playing with friends. Or my CPU girlfriend.
"Ooh! That sounds like a nice way to raise my love points, my brave hero." Neptune said happily as I smiled and wrapped an arm around her and we walked to the new arcade and have some fun. I didn't expect to be going on a date with Neptune today but it was a beautiful day and seeing the glowing smile on Neptune's face made it perfectly fine to have some fun as a couple today.
I better make sure to thank poor Nepgear later for giving Neptune and I a perfect opportunity to go out on a date. Maybe I can raise Nepgear's respect points a bit by thanking her.
There. I hope your all liked this little chapter. I will try to come up with a good chapter for Noire and her potential boyfriend. I want to make Noire's chapter good because she's my favorite CPU out of all the others. I don't know how soon I can get this out but if any of you readers have an idea, shoot a PM in my direction.
Until next time, everyone!