I slowly waded into consciousness. I first felt the warmth. Someone had tucked me into some bedding. I heard soft beeping. I slowly turned my head to the side and slowly opened my eyes. Histoire was right at my side, staring at me. I jolted upright and yelped. The beeping got quicker and Histoire shrieked. The door shot open. A peach haired girl stood at the entrance. "What happened?" She asked frantically. Histoire looked at her. "Compa, Kenji's awake." The girl seemed to relax. She walked off. I turned to Histy. "What happened? And… Why are you smaller and floating on a book?" I asked. She sighed. "You have been out for two months. You fell into a small coma. Everyone has been stressing about you." She explained. "Everyone has been wanting to see you. The press has been on my ass for a while now. They have been trying to get to you since the day after the incident. The only thing that was keeping them at bay was me telling them you were in a coma. Anyways, you might want to get up. IF and the other CPUs want to meet you on the balcony. I'll walk you there." She got me to an elevator that was located on the far side of the hallway. "Oh, by the way, this is what I look like when I'm not in incognito. No human except you and IF have seen my true form." She guided me inside, then hit the button that said, Garden Balcony.
Eventually the elevator doors opened, and I was greeted by IF. She grinned upon seeing me. "Guys, Kenji's alive." Heads turned. I slowly surveyed the room. There were six girls, counting IF and Histoire. The other four I had no clue about. One was decked in purple. She was busy eating a cup of pudding. Another enjoyed black as a signature color. The most mature-looking favored green as a primary color. The last one liked staying in white. I then started to notice nametags on each, located on each girl's chest, on their left breasts. The first wore a nametag that read Neptune, the second wore one that read Noire, the third wore a tag that read Vert, and the last one wore a plate that read Blanc. Neptune whispered to Vert, which I overheard. "Vert, does he prefer my breasts or yours?" Said Neptune. "He prefers mine." Vert replied. "No freaking way! He stared at mine longer." I cleared my throat. "Something you want to say? Neptune? Vert?" I got a perfect harmony of, "Nope!" from both. I heard the elevator ding again, and a girl popped out of the doorway. She looked more like she was preparing for bed, and less like she was going to a welcoming committee. But she did have a nametag that read Plutia, at least. She yawned. "You're awake. Yay." She walked over and sat down next to Neptune. I spoke up. "So, how have you guys been?" Histoire spoke up first. "You are the first boy we have been able to actually hang out with." Compa was stepping out of the elevator. She spoke up next. "All of the other boys that we have met either are evil, or they like to molest children." I had to chuckle a little. "Now, for more important matters." Vert stated as she yanked me over to where she was sitting. As I sat down next to her, she pressed herself against me. "What is your combat experience?" I shrugged. "I was the leader of the dueling club. I can catch swords with ease." I sensed a disturbance in the air. I whipped my hand in that direction, catching a tea cup. I looked over. Noire had accidentally knocked her tea off the table. The dish looked expensive, as well. The tea spilled onto the floor anyway, but that was inevitable. Noire blushed as I handed her the china. She quickly told me "Thanks." I nodded. Compa handed me a can of Bloxy Cola that I had ordered from Leanbox. It was an item for dedicated Roblox fans. Neptune sighed. "Geez. Where is Nepgear? I told her to be here a half hour ago." I took a quick sip of my soda. Putting it down, I sighed. Then I noticed Noire must have mistaken the thunk of the metal can to be her tea refill. She sipped from it. I cleared my throat. "Um, Noire?" I asked. "I can tell you one thing." Said girl did not even look up before asking, "Hmm? What's that?"
"That's my soda you're drinking." She set it down. "Yeah? So?" she asked, confused. Plutia stepped in. "You just gave him an indirect kiss." Noire stammered. "Ummm…. ummmm…." Her face screwed up as she let out a scream. She aimed a slap at me. "Wait a minute!" I yelled. I let her hit me, even though I had enough time to dodge. I wish I hadn't. I yelped as pain seared through my face. It really stung. I quickly recovered, pressing the can of Bloxy Cola to my face, which was still ice cold. "Oof. That hurt." Compa ran to get an ice pack. Neptune shook her head. "And the male protag gets slapped. What a shocker." She mumbled. Plutia smirked. I said nothing. I just shot her a look. I looked back to the others. "Anyways, who is this Nepgear you spoke of earlier, Neptune?" I got a response from Blanc, who had been silent for most of the conversation. "She is Neptune's sister. She was supposed to be here a while ago, but she hasn't shown." I shrugged. "Want me to go check on her?" Blanc looked at me with a confused expression, as if not knowing how to respond to such a request. Then she shrugged. "Eh. Should be fine." I turned to Histoire. She nodded. "7th floor, 5th room to the right." I went into the elevator. Hitting the Floor 7 button, I waited patiently as I noticed the music that was playing was the same music that was used in the first stage of Wily's Castle in Mega Man 2. It did not take long for me to hit the seventh floor, since it was two floors down from the balcony. I walked down the hall until I came to a room with NEPGEAR on the front of it. I softly knocked. "Nepgear? You in there?" Nothing. I knocked again, this time a little louder. Still nothing. Was she even in there? I gently opened the door…
Good news? I found Nepgear. Bad news was that I had walked in on her while she was in nothing but her underwear and bra. I froze for a second. Nepgear was blushing furiously, sitting in the middle of the bed. I quickly stepped out and shut the door behind me. She growled at me from the other side of the door. "Dummy! Didn't your mother tell you to knock?!" she scolded. I wanted to tell her that I did knock, but that would not help me. "Sorry." I apologized. "You okay? The others are waiting for you." I heard the door open. Then a blinding pain shot through my crotch. I looked down and saw her foot sticking out from between my legs. I collapsed. "Ow…." I moaned in pain. Nepgear gasped. "Sorry! Old habits die hard." I stuck my thumb up. "That's fine…That's…. perfectly fine…" Now the bruise on my face hurt less than the fire in my crotch. But the ice pack was useless for internal pain. Nepgear put her hand on my shoulder. The pain in both my face and legs ebbed away as she healed me. She removed her hand as the pain went away. "Sorry about that. I will just get changed." "I did not even turn around. "Let me get this straight- you are still standing in your underwear?" She shut the door. She did not come out for a while. Eventually she did come out. She was wearing a purple dress. She blushed. "What do you think? Do I look good?" she asked. I gave her a onceover. I answered. "Tres bien, Nepgear." I said in French. She blushed even more. "Oh geez…" She shifted on the spot. "So, let's head to the balcony?" I led her to the elevator. "Ladies first." She blushed even more and stepped into the elevator. I joined her afterwards.