Chapter 124: The Red Sky

After buying the game for Umaru-chan, Shido was not interested in chatting with her, so he simply said a few words, and then parted ways with her.

Umaru-chan didn't seem to know what kind of game "The Red Sky" was, otherwise, she would be curious about their brother-sister relationship!

After buying the game, Shido switched back to his original appearance, and changed his clothes as well. After all, he was wearing the school uniform, which made things inconvenient for him earlier. He was on a date with Nia, so he should dress up accordingly.

After strolling in Akihabara for a while, the two bought some manga and novels, and went to an anime-themed restaurant for a meal before returning to Itsuka's Residence.

In fact, there was still a lot of time left for shopping, but Nia seemed more interested in trying out the game she just bought.

Back at home, the two sat in the center of the living room, holding the game called "The Red Sky"...

"Shido, this seems to be a work from a renowned company, so the quality should be pretty good."

Nia smiled, and finally spoke her mind.

"Why don't we play together?"

"Play together?"

Shido was stunned and didn't know how to react. Playing the gal game with his girlfriend sounded like a bizarre thing for him to do.

"Is there a problem? I'm afraid I won't be able to clear all the stages, after all, you are a professional!"

Nia didn't wait for Shido to say anything, she just pulled him down and made him sit next to her.

Shido smiled helplessly. He could be considered a professional after sealing so many Spirits, and he also knew that Nia's character was rather stubborn, and she would insist on letting him play with her no matter how much he opposed her.

He sighed softly; he had never experienced a game like this ever since coming to this strange world, and now he could finally experience it.

When they turned on the game, the cover of the main page appeared. It was a landscape painting of a sunset. Due to the red sunset, the formerly blue sky was now dyed red, which also corresponded to the name of the game.

Under the blood-red sky, a little girl with short pink hair stood on the road, her eyes seemed a little hollow, and a bright smile appeared on the corner of her mouth...

Although she was a very cute girl, Shido always felt that such an environment was a bit intimidating.

"Nia, are you sure this is not a horror game?"

Shido frowned, he wasn't very scared, but he didn't know if Nia would be scared.

"Probably not..."

Nia didn't seem to be quite sure. In order to avoid spoilers, she didn't look for other players' comments. In fact, in recent years, there were many works that look like Moe themes were actually terrifying.

But Nia was not too worried, after all, there was Shido by her side. He would comfort her no matter how scared she was.

So, she chuckled softly and continued the game.

"Oni-chan, get up!"

The pink-haired little girl shouted softly. This should be the little sister character.

And the role that the player played was naturally the girl's big brother.

"Yue is so cute! Ah!"

Nia shouted with excitement, and then, regardless of Shido, frantically started the plot.

The protagonist, Sun, and younger sister, Yue, suffered from a traffic accident when traveling with their family last year. Their parents died on the spot, and the younger sister injured her head against the concrete highway. As a result, she lost her eyesight.

And the protagonist could only take a break from school to go out to work and earn living expenses to support his little sister.

"It seems to be a rather tragic beginning!"

Nia said in a low voice. Playing this type of game, it was easy to sink into the atmosphere of it. Since the sense of substitution was so strong, the player would have a great sense of satisfaction when they finally succeeded in clearing the final stage...

"But this kind of setting is quite common, after all, it's more convenient..."

Shido nodded and said, after all, this kind of sibling relationship would be more difficult to develop if the parents were still alive.

"Okay! The first options are out..."

Nia looked at the computer screen seriously.

You are going to school this morning, and on your way there, you see a girl from the same class. She is a very cute tall girl with black hair, and her name is Sora.

But Sora's situation doesn't seem to be quite safe. At this time, she is surrounded by a group of gangsters, so here are the options: Save or ignore?

Ignore!

Nia made the choice without hesitation.

"Why?"

Shido looked at Nia incomprehensibly. If he was in such a situation, he would definitely save people with all his might.

"Because I just want to conquer little sister Yue! What do the other characters have to do with me?"

Nia said as a matter of course. She bought this game for the role of Yue, so she naturally wanted to conquer her first.

"All right..."

Shido nodded. It's just a game, it's better not to be as serious.

In fact, what they didn't know was that the choice Nia made was correct.

If you chose to save Sora, the first DEADEND in the game would appear, meaning you would be beaten to death by the gangsters, and then the girl from the same class would be splashed with blood, making her "The Red Sky" in the truest sense.

("Sora" means "sky" in Japanese)

When they reached the classroom, the girl from the same class named Sora was already there. She seemed to be fine, which made Shido let out a sigh of relief. Sure enough, even if it was just a game, he didn't want her to get hurt or anything because of his decision.

After school, the bell is ringing and the students are allowed to leave. Now, where should you go next?

Stay in school.

Shopping Street.

Amusement park.

Home Sweet Home.