Author's Note: I'm back to finally start this part of the story! I'll be bringing out more chapters soon. Sorry for the long wait.

A few days passed by after that and nothing else came of it. Sure I sometimes get strange messages from the nurse and the boy she took along…

Which is really freaking me out cause I don't remember handing over my contact details…

It felt strange that I can finally play my games at ease after that night. It is certainly be a memory I won't soon forget…

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Okay, I can't ignore it any longer… HOW THE HELL DID THEY GET MY E-MAIL!?

SERIOUSLY! HOW!?

After taking a moment to let these thoughts sink in, I bitterly came to the realization that they have my contact info.

I am fearing the fact that they can now contact me for some reason or another…

For my peace of mind… it is better if I just ignore them from now on…

The idol returned to her own routine after that night. There wasn't any contact since but secretly I felt disappointment when she stopped showing up. Not that I'll admit it to anyone but I guess that goes with being an idol.

If you are curios, I also received a personal thank you note from her detailing her plans for the future. It seems like I won't be seeing her for the better part of the school year.

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That fool, you didn't have to come up with an excuse to say goodbye…

It isn't like I will miss having her around or anything… whoa, did I just-Nope! Didn't happen!

Why should I be concerned for the idol? She'll be fine, there is no need for me to worry.

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Okay, perhaps I felt slightly concerned for her but that's all!

On other recent events… it seems that even though I answered one problem another keeps popping up.

In this case, Ayumi.

Yeah, her, for some inexplicable reason she tries to be 'buddy-buddy' with me and, more often than not, finds excuses to have me enter her little social circle.

And when I mean 'little' then I meant what I said. Her friends are just two generic girls. One with short hair with no defining characteristics and a girl with freckles on her face and her most noticeable trait are her good grades and politeness.

Can't you take a hint you guided missile who always somehow crashes into me. I don't want to be friends even if you think otherwise! Leave me alone! One of your friends keeps giving me the stink eye and the other finds it awkward whenever I am around! Not to mention your annoying fan base! They keep giving me dirty looks and death threats beyond our classroom door!

"Ignore them, Katsuragi." Ayumi called as the four of us are eating in class. I got dragged into this and I still continue to game anyway.

"I've gotten used to the stares." I sigh admittedly while silently sucking on mint candy.

"Katsuragi-san, that's all you are going to eat for lunch?" Miyako asked perplexed by my choice of food.

"Sucks to be you man. All your money spent on games and nothing on food. If you beg for it, I may give you this tasty meat bun~" Chihiro teased while waving said food around.

"…" Ayumi only stared at me as I took a moment to look at Chihiro before returning to my game. Annoyed, she lightly kicked me on my shin and an irate glare was sent to her in return.

"If you must know, I do have money to buy food but, in the first place, I am not that hungry." I told them as I took another mint candy and popped it into my mouth. "Contrary to my appearance, I actually expend more sugar than calories while I game so I am technically fine without eating."

"Are you sure you aren't just avoiding eating on the same table as us so as not to ignite sparks with them?" Chihiro pointedly leans her head towards the door. I didn't need to turn to know the angry stares stabbing like daggers on my back.

"That too,"

"Jeez, can you at least eat a sandwich? I am feeling rather guilty that you aren't eating." Ayumi pouted while I rolled my eyes. I didn't ask to eat with you and who gave you the right to make demands when you forcefully dragged me into this?

"…" Of course I wouldn't say that out loud but the smirk I gave as I put my game down told plenty and that made her give me a friendly glare in return.

I don't know how this really happened but it seems that Ayumi and I are really compatible. She has gotten to know me better enough that she can tell I was acting smug by only looking at my expressions. Though I couldn't really say that we are friends… we can say that we are better acquainted.

The day went on with nothing much happening after that. My impressions with Ayumi's two friends aren't that great but they are at least tolerable… unlike the first time she tried to pull this stunt.

I still remember the animosity that Chihiro gave me while Miyako seemed unfazed but still intimidated for having me. I don't know what Ayumi was planning but in the end, Chihiro and I got into an argument and the two kept trying to pacify us.

Chihiro was slightly embarrassed with her behavior but never apologized for it. I didn't mind and I clearly pointed this out to Ayumi.

Funnily enough, this all started yesterday too and it seems like her plans are slightly successful. I'll give her that much. But still, Ayumi respects my privacy and gladly lets me go when I am in one of my heavy gaming moods.

It was funny when one time she had to pull me away from going to the girl's toilet when I accidentally took a wrong turn that one time. She gave me the obligatory kick to the wall and later apologized for it by offering me our school's famous bread.

Last term ended a while ago and I took this time to stay in class and finish up my playthrough of the latest game I am enjoying. Ayumi met with her friends as they have plans to play around on the shopping district near here. Of course she tried to invite me but I casually declined.

With nothing else to do, they left and soon after I reached my save point and prepared to leave.

"You seem busy,"

A voice said from the door. I ignored them as I took my bag and leave. Footsteps matching my own soon followed.

"Aren't you a bundle of politeness," The voice sarcastically said as I continued on my way.

"Look man, I am just here to say thanks."

I stopped.

"Finally listening?"

I turned to the stranger… only to find I am facing the boy who came with us during the concert.

"What do you want?" If this boy can tell my annoyance then he decided to ignore it.

"I wanted to say thanks for helping out with Kanon," He said while casually looking away. I took note of that and put it away in my head. This guy isn't a capture target and clearly not a 2D girl. I don't want to waste my time with any of this.

"If that is all then you could have just messaged me from my e-mail."

"I thought of that but I figured it is freaking you out that we have your contact details."

Truth be told, I am still peeved by that. How did they get my contact info?

"If you are curios… why not humor me and let's talk?" There was something about this boy that gets on my nerves… but also caught my interest. I decided to humor this guy just once. There isn't really much to do once I get back home since I'll mostly review all the games I have played today.

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We walked out of the building as I kept to my thoughts. Ayumi and I have been playing this cat and mouse game where she finds me while I try to find a place to game in peace.

One time, I tried to spend the rest of my lunch period inside the restroom and, funnily enough, I found her waiting just outside leaning on the wall like she was expecting me.

I still do not know how I felt when she nonchalantly handed me a tissue paper on the way out that day…

Sometimes… I feel like I don't have any privacy anymore…

After that incident, I told her how I felt and that my personal space was constantly being invaded by her. It never happened again but from time to time I change where I usually space out to play games.

But seriously, it feels good to finally get the freedom I deserve. The cool touch of my handheld device brings me peace. I've always had this on me wherever I go and I always have the time to play it.

I would never get this feeling of liberation if Kanon didn't constantly pursued me. She was a piece of work and it was hard to satisfy with whatever she wanted me to do. Mostly she just wanted to be praised for her efforts.

For a woman whose specks aren't high she surely drove me in for a constant loop during the entire route-No, this isn't a game. The real is a shitty game. Really, I shouldn't expect any less from it. Though, I am surprised that I handled that event quite well. It felt so natural, like all the endings I have faced in all of my games… that I…

I can see the ending…

Even now, I felt my whole body twitching with this uncontrollable amount of energy. It felt exhilarating just getting there. It felt like I was saving a heroine from a game!

But alas, poor real, it is still a shitty game. There wasn't a happy ending which you will find in games. Just a forgone conclusion. A conclusion that will only fit for the idol.

She was-is a star. She may not be the brightest of all actors and actresses in this world. But she will get there eventually. Her growth will bring both surprise and happiness to anyone who saw her.

In all honesty, I can't help but smile from the possibilities.

Howbeit, her time with me came to an end. Her role in this story is over.

As I was being led by this guy I met before… she showed up…

Again, somehow, this girl has become a part of my daily routine. It was like a week wouldn't go by without us bumping into each other. But still, I'd hate to think that this is now part of my daily routine.

I guess I should take this as a blessing as this nurse hasn't seen me with Ayumi… yet. And if she did, she is keeping it to herself. I'm not going to waste time with my curiosity with her.

Guys my age would think that it is lucky for them to have this nurse's attention but… actually maybe some girls would love to be in my position too. You never know with this school's history… yeah, I wish I didn't know these kind of things.

Anyone else would raise their eyebrows if they see us together… especially if said nurse is wearing casual wear. A full grown adult with outstanding curves and body tone along with me, a casual high school student and resident of the 2-D world.

Go ahead and complain to the heavens about the lucky event that I am in.

"Konnichiwa, Sena, Gamer-kun~"

"Thank you for the hard work as always," The boy greeted back as I nodded towards Nurse Joy.

"Did you have fun with Kanon?"

What? What did she mean by that?

"I find her persistence quite endearing."

"Is that so? So, you figured that it was fine to give her a little push back then?"

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A pause. It was something I didn't really expect of myself.

"So nothing huh? Strange, I was expecting more out of you but I guess this is you."

Something about what she said bothered me a little. I get that she is worried about the idol but why does she keep prodding about me? It felt like… she was looking out for me…

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I turned my eyes to stare at the nurse, her gaze elsewhere. Occasionally she would turn her eyes to me but wouldn't look directly into my eyes. As if, something else occupied that mind of hers.

We went like this for a few seconds. She still said nothing as we continued on our way with her following slightly. I can see her occasionally turning to me. I also saw her slightly raise her hands before stopping. Again, it felt strange.

What is going on with her?

Whatever it was she was thinking, she finally made up her mind. A smile replaced her placid one in mere seconds before beaming.

"I see," The tone she used was different from before. "I guess it is fine then. Kanon-chan seems happy and I am glad the two of you get along~"

As soon as she stops being serious she returned to her usual teasing self. I rolled my eyes once again at this carefree woman's change of attitude.

"Ne~ Gamer-kun, I didn't think you'd produce a healthy shade of red~"

I didn't take kindly to the assault of my facial features as we parted ways. The guy I was with didn't say anything during the whole interaction. I guess he just wasn't interested.

"You've gotten used to her." He said simply as we stopped in front of a huge building.

"Isn't this-"

"Yup,"

In the end, I had no idea why he brought me here and for what reason other than to talk. We went inside and the coolness of the library welcomed us in…

It felt like it was forever since I felt this peaceful…

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The World a Librarian Only Knows

Flag 3.1: Book Deal

To spend the rest of my afternoon at the library.

Granted, in this day and age books have become almost a thing of the past.

This golden age of technology, which allows information to freely circulate around the world at a fast pace made libraries seem like a relic of the past.

To tell the truth, even I feel that there is no point for there to be a library anymore.

I can understand that not all people are tech savvy but there is no doubt in my mind that obtaining information on the net will yield better results if you look hard enough.

I can go on and on about the advantages of this accelerating growth of technology but it also has its downsides.

But that will take too long to explain as the guy led me to a table.

The two of us sat opposite each other, the guy was staring me with his bright blue eyes. I stared with my own and I noticed there was something strange with his eyes.

It was like it wasn't originally his own…

"For someone who is infamous around this school… little is really known about you, Katsuragi-kun," The guy started as he took out a folder.

"I'm not really the social guy… you know… in case you didn't notice earlier."

"Good point." He opened the folder and I saw pictures of me and my personal information sticking out. "I didn't think I would meet with the original host of our underground Message Board like this."

I fell silent at that.

"It wasn't supposed to be a place where the normies would post all of their toxic shit in there and not face any retaliation." I truly regretted not destroying the site when I had the chance.

"Yes, at first it was just used to post guides for others just like you who were playing a game similar to yours. But slowly others came upon your site until it blew out of proportion."

He took out a file containing the list of my activities on the Message Board before it became infested with toxicity.

"I didn't think it would really happen at the time. No one was really interested unless it came to gaming." I remembered how I was still moderating the place for any queries about the games I have played previously or any rumors on where I can get new games from.

"Then suddenly it became a hotbed for rumors to circulate around. I watched helplessly as my only site of refuge became a toxic bed of deceit."

"Quite. The instigators of such madness isn't lost on me. In fact, I was one of your moderators at the time, Katsuragi-kun."

He was? But only a handful of the people inside at the time were just few and among them I selected the most responsible and eager to be my moderators.

"To be one of them is a great honor and for us to meet is really strange indeed." I nodded to the strangeness of the situation.

"That doesn't explain how you are able to contact me though. Once the place became infested I abandoned the Message board and gave it to someone else. I even purged any and all of my activity and list of contacts before handing it over."

"Yes, but as a fellow moderator I was keen on keeping all my contacts close to me." He held out a phone and from the screen I saw an old familiar e-mail address I used to have.

"I didn't keep any contacts… unlike you it seems."

"Trust me, I could barely contact anyone after you left and some of them are content to abandon ship. I was tempted too but with my unique position at the time, I decided to stay and monitor some of the more dangerous individuals in our school." There was a slight change in the look in his eyes but I couldn't figure what it was.

"I don't care what you do with it anymore. My time there was short but I guess it was inevitable that it became infested." I said with a scowl. That day was still one of the darkest times in my life.

"Alfred was the only other one left and he took over the site when you disappeared. For some reason, he liked the fact that everyone was posting such… toxic behavior outside their school lives."

"That's putting things nicely,"

It wasn't even close to how bad it actually was in there. It was like it became a part of hell for no apparent reason. On one time I visited out of habit, I saw a post detailing a certain crazy student planning to harm someone in broad daylight. The others didn't help either as they goaded the deranged fool into doing it.

That day, there were two victims though there was only one crime…

I wasn't there that day but, according to the rumors, a guy from the disciplinary committee snapped and attacked the creep who stabbed another student. I wasn't privy about the details but I can tell that when even I couldn't find anything in the message board then it means that it is being covered up.

To all who use this Message Board. Anyone who post of any details that happened the other day will be banned. This has become an official matter concerning the police and those involved. Anyone caught talking will be summoned by the school chairman. Heavy reprimands will also be given to those who goaded the instigator from harming a fellow student. In other words, this school does not want you. See to it that your history in this board and all activities will be talked behind the chairman's doors.

I couldn't even find out what happened due to the warning and heavy restrictions. It didn't stop the curios visitors from asking around though. Alfred, found them harmless and didn't pursue. What a problematic successor.

"As for how I got your information…" Sena continued bringing me out of my reprieve. "I stumbled upon your official site. Fallen God."

My site? How did he connect me from back then to my new site now?

"I won't hide it, it is truly mine. I became weary and made this site more pure in nature than secretive." It was a simple task of buying a domain name and filling out the rest. I made it look empty in order to discourage anyone who stumble on it.

Once you wear inside, however, became a different story. An archive of all of my successful achievements. Of all the games I have conquered, of the girls I saved. There are no other such as it and though time will take it away… it will still continue to be proof of all my achievements.

"Interesting, truly someone who earned the admiration of yours truly." The smile he gave was shining brightly that I gave a slight twitch on my eye.

"But I digress, the reason I found you is because of the rules and regulations that you demanded from anyone visiting."

"That?" I merely copied what I made on the message board then added a few more stipulations. How can you even find out it was me with just that?

"Yes, I can tell that you are skeptical about it but… even Alfred can immediately tell that it was you. Seriously dude, your arrogant attitude and your moniker as the "God of Conquest" is still there. You didn't even remove it."

I couldn't help but slap myself then and there. I couldn't believe I made such an obvious mistake!

"It is my lost," I sighed.

"It isn't too bad. The few contacts I had joined in as soon as I found you. Everyone was happy to see you post again actually." The smile he gave hurts so much.

"But what really surprised me was the e-mail address. Imagine my surprise when I asked Kanon-chan about your contact info. Joy was laughing the whole time at my dumbfounded face!"

I laughed slightly at that. I knew that the nurse enjoys anything that finds her fancy. Funny faces and reactions are one of them. I know her that much.

"And that folder is?" I pointed as Sena puts the folder away. He looked slightly surprised before smiling again.

"I wanted to find out more about you. You see… I find you really interesting, Katsuragi-kun." For some reason, I felt a chill go down my spine.

"Come again?"

"I think I made my point."

Silence. There was an uncomfortable silence as the two of us stared at each other. Cold sweat began dripping on my forehead as this continued.

But before anyone could say a word. Someone from the side approached the two of us.

"Excuse me..." Her voice was so low that it barely registered to me that she was talking.

"Yes?" Sena turned to her and this startled the girl slightly.

"…" Her lips were moving but no words were coming out. But it seemed that Sena caught her words… or he thinks he does.

"I told you before, I don't have the power to change their decision." There was a frown on his face as the girl became troubled. She was turning her head rapidly before looking at him again. Her face was pleading and this caused Sena to flinch.

"Really… you…" He turns away before finally noticing that I was still here.

The girl who was pleading with him earlier turned and finally noticed me. For some reason, her face turned red before she pulled on Sena's uniform.

"I know… time is almost up," He turned to her with concern before finally setting his sights on me. For some reason, I find his gaze really unpleasant.

"Say, Katsuragi-kun~" And I find his tone even more unpleasant. "Think you can do me a bit of a favor?"

"I don't like where this is going."

"If you do this for me… I'll give you benefits." The way he wiggled his eyebrows suggestively gave me goosebumps. "What do you say?"

"I refuse."

"Are you sure? I mean…" He paused slightly before his gaze became dangerous. "I'd really appreciate all the help I can get."

Something was off with this man. One moment he was really friendly and the next he suddenly became hostile.

Whatever the case, I feel as though if I refused… trouble will be on the horizon.

"…" The girl looked troubled as she turned her between me and the boy. Confusion was etched on her face.

"What do you want me to do?" I finally asked. The boy dropped all hostility and smiled.

"Glad to know you are on bo-"

"I'm not accepting yet. I want to know what I am getting myself into before taking any favors."

Sena gave a contemplative look but his smile never wavered. The look he gave me was predatory, like a cat finding an amusing toy to play with.

And I didn't like it one bit…

"It is rather simple really." The boy shifted his gaze to the girl before continuing. "But first, introductions are in order."

"hya!"

There was a yelp of surprise as our attention turned to her. Clear embarrassment was on her face as she became the center of attention.

"This is Shiori. Shiomiya, Shiori-chan~" Sena declared which made the girl even more embarrassed before bowing.

"And this boy here, Shiori-chan, is Katsuragi, Keima." And for some reason, he told her my name even though I didn't want to tell her.

"Nice to meet you," I greeted even though I was annoyed.

"Now that introductions are over," Sena clapped his hands together before looking at the two of us. "I want the two of you to work together to stop the plans of the Library Committee!"

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It was at that moment that I knew… that my normal days would never return to me again…