"Though as the author wrote that he had no intention whatsoever to actually write about a world all should know fairly well." Neptune stood triumphantly before the boy who, after an hour of offscreen exposition, was being thrown into his first fight right after recovering from a major injury.

"Jeez, someone's very self-aware." Chisaku retorted passively as he stared down the most adorable creatures he had ever seen. They were blue slimes akin to Dr*g*n Qu*st fodder, but they were also dogs. "Still, why do I have to beat up such adorable creatures?!"

"Hey, they'll respawn!" Neptune laughed jokingly, putting her hands behind her head. "I'm letting you borrow my favorite katana, so don't break it!" The brunette boy stared absently at the purplette over his shoulder. "What? Is there something on my face?"

"I never thought you to be the type to actually enjoy combat." Chisaku replied in abject disbelief.

"Oh, yeah I don't I just like that katana it's really cool and has good stats!"

"Yes, yes, there we go." The brunette boy gripped the katana with both of his hands, turning to face the Slime Doggos which bounced around as if oblivious of the fight that was about to occur. To Chisaku, the stance he assumed was second nature, as if he had practiced swordplay somewhere before. His legs widened slightly, the katana held before him with the blade held upright. A deep breath was stolen from the atmosphere as he closed his eyes to steel his nerves. "Alright. Here we go."

"Go for it!"

Chisaku bolted forward, still holding the katana in his hand upright. He tilted the blade just before impact, the blade turning as it entered the dog slime's gelatinous body. The boy proceeded to rip the blade upwards, tearing the top of the doggo off of its body into a dazzling flash of tiny crystals. "Huh, no remains?"

"Nope, this is a game where we aren't supposed to show the blood and gore!"

"Hm." Chisaku sighed, examining the katana before him. The enemy began to attack him, dealing minimal damage for an early zone. "I guess my jacket constitutes as armor?" He brushed off the back of his jacket, before pulling one side up again.

"Why do you keep the zipper down and open like that?" Neptune asked, curious at the fashion choice. "You're not really buff so it's not really fanservice for the girls."

"I mean, I get sweaty easy so this is to cool me down." The boy replied as if natural.

"Then why wear a jacket in the first place?"

"I..." A moment of silence. "Don't know...I just put it on."

"Ah, maybe it's something to do with your memories? Like your body remembers but not your mind?" The purplette replied cheerily as she watched the boy slaughter fodder monsters that were aggro'd to his lower stats. "Whoa, you're really good at this, are you a gamer?"

"Not helpful to be asking that stuff, you know?" Chisaku sighed, tossing the katana back to the girl. He pulled the hood on by reflex as the last slime burst into small fragments of data, returning to some hub that would respawn it soon. The boy turned on his heel, offering a soft smile to Neptune before walking past her. "Hey, where's town? Now that I've somewhat understood this system, I think I should try to find a place to sleep."

"You could stay in the Basilicom with me!"

"Somehow I feel like that's a bad idea."

"Come on!" Neptune grabbed Chisaku's hand, dragging along a reluctant yet apathetic boy who didn't have the energy to pull his hand away.

"Huh, this is actually a really nice place." Chisaku, still being dragged by Neptune, spoke up after entering the large building. He took a look around in awe at the sheer amount of windows that opened for a beautiful view, the stylistic designs of the banners and the wallpaper, as well as the people bustling about on the lower floors. "So why am I still being dragged around by you?"

"Well, I-"

"Ah, welcome home Sis!" Another purplette cut off Neptune, one that declared openly that she was the younger sister. "Oh, goodness, Sis why are you dragging along that boy?"

Chisaku apathetically waved to the new girl, still being dragged by Neptune. "Hi. I'm Chisaku, I have no memory of who I am, nice to meet you Neptune's little sister."

"Neppu! You could tell Gear was my little sis?" Neptune looked over her shoulder in shock.

"I mean, she does call you Oneechan after all. You'd be hard pressed to not be able to tell from that." The brunette boy finally mustered the energy to pull himself free from the grasp of Neptune, standing back up again. "Uh, Gear was it?"

"Yes, Nepgear. Pleased to meet you." Nepgear bowed politely, her long purple hair moved along with her.

Chisaku's gaze followed the dress she was in. "Huh, so are you two wearing a jacket or a dress? Well, I guess it's more both but would it be more dress or more jacket technically speaking?"

"Jacket." Neptune replied.

"Dress." Nepgear responded.

"...huh." Chisaku sighed softly before letting the awkward atmosphere seize the silence again. "Um... So why am I here again?"

"Beca-"

"Neptune, where have you been the last two days?!" A more mature voice came from around the bend. Chisaku turned to see a tiny fairy floating on a book. "Oh, a guest. Welcome to the Planeptune Basilicom, I am Histoire."

"Like I said to Nepgear, my name is Chisaku and I have no recollection of anything really." The brunette responded promptly, glad the atmosphere had changed.

"I assume this is what you were doing, Neptune?"

"Histy, can you help him? He's lost his memory after taking a big fall like what happened at the beginning of my first game!" Neptune asked casually, settling down into a purple bean bag chair with an indent the size of Neptune's stomach. "Hey, my stomach is small!" Lay off the pudding.

"Um... Yeah, I guess what Neptune said works?" Chisaku offered an apologetic bow awkwardly, before following a sighing Histoire.

"Allow me to take a look into your mind then, I may be able to see your past."

"Ok...wait, what?!"