Am I going crazy?
Ritsuka walked into the cafeteria to get his usual breakfast, every one of his servants there stared at him like he was a ghost. He hasn't been seen for about 4 days now, he was locked in his room doing god knows what. Most of his servants were concerned about his well being, but they didn't want to intrude in his business.
If they tried, they were met with "Im busy, i'll talk to you later" or "Maybe next time, im busy".
Jeanne alter noticed him;
" Finally you crawl out of your room, wow you look like shit master, what the hell are you doing in there, you know some of us get worried"
looking more dejected, she waited for an answer and a answer she got. Most of his S tier servants were there and they looked worried for their courageous master. He fidgeted like a goblin with his plate of food but he took in a deep breath and took in his composure.
" well there hasn't been any minute singularities lately, so I've decided to just relax and play on my PCVR console that Da Vinci got for me last christmas. Hehe you know, there's this game.."
All of his servants stopped eating and stared and look. He was playing video games instead of training, thought scathach and musashi, or spending time with them, thought kagetora and kama.
"... there's this game, its pretty fucking awesome i think, no its awesome. I just finished it and well damn its been 4 days. Time flies when you're having fun, it's a visual novel, but in VR, When i played it, my heart started pumping in slow motion, it felt so real it was like its own singularity, amplifying every motor function hehehe, it's a strange ass feeling.."
Now most of his servants couldn't believe what they were hearing. A Visual novel in VR? 4 days? And what the hell did he mean about his heart? If Nightingale heard any of this, she'd probably be having a heart attack and an aneurysm. Anderson now took a keen interest and started paying more attention.
"... the game spoke to me, can you believe it? It spoke to me and I couldn't believe it, it spoke my name. My real name; how did it know my name and we were on a first name basis already hahahahahahaha.."
Now all his servants were on high alert, at first they thought he was going insane with the lack of sleep, apparent from the bags under his eyes, but did he give out personal information to someone dangerous? How could a game, a visual novel, speak out loud his First name. Some of them started to talk amongst themselves and most agreed that the lack of sleep and food and isolation, he was going mental. Anderson spoke with slight concern
" Master, can you better explain this game, this novel? If you said its as good as you say it is, maybe i've written it"
A slight grin came out. But what he said next gave them all chills running down their spines.
" Okay, okay, okay check it out.."
said as he clasped his hands and cleared his cottonmouth from near dehydration
" i'm in high school right, right so i have this pretty banger childhood friend, next door neighbor and all.."
He was speaking in first person which was the first sign of trouble? and from being and walking lethargic, he was now suddenly hyper batchest explaining his story.
" .. she wants me to join her club, which i was pretty reluctant right, but i join anyway because im a goddamn master baby hahahaha.. Well guess what?.."
Ritsukas body actions resemble more of what a crackhead would, but his servants and now more of them, continued to listen.
"... there were 3 more girls right, but me being the gentlemanly master I am, I played it cool. So were tasked to make poems right…"
Jeanne alter couldn't hear bear to listen any longer and stood up, walked over to ritsuka and smacked him right in the schnozer.
" What the hell is wrong with you, did you go insane on me? I've never seen you like this'' she now grabbed his shoulders
" what did this game do to you, tell me what happened ritsuka"
Ritsuka stood there like all his life left his body, probably having a vietnam flashback, he snapped out of it
" The main character told me she loved me. The main girl told me she loved me, she said 'Ritsuka i love you' and how we were gonna spend our lives together for eternity. She told me how brave and shit like that I was for doing the singularities and how she.. How she.. Fuck she knew how to hit me in the feels. And I think I love her…"
*SMACK*
Everyone in the room went silent. No one knew what to say, except Jalter. She grabbed him by the collar after giving him a slap that everyone felt, ferocity and anger in her voice
" What did you just say? Did I hear you right?.."
She pressed his body against the cold white wall
" WHO THE FUCK IS THIS GIRL, ritsuka dont play games with me or anyone else here, this is why we should be rotating being with you and watching you at all times.."
she looked back over to where salter was
"..preferably more with me than that ice bitch.."
she then looked back at him, his pupils were now dilated she noted, then she screamed "... WHATS HER NAME HUH, AND HOW DOES SHE KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, WE'VE DONE TOGETHER, ritsuka whats her name, tell me before i set this place ablaze"
Ritsuka looked like he wanted to cry. Why was jalter screaming at me. And why is no one intervening.
"Her name is Monika and.."
"WHO IN THE HOLY HELL IS MONIKA"
"That's the character that the game makes you fall in lo–"
" WHY DOES SHE KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT YOU"
" I don't know but QUIT SCREAMING AT ME" Ritsuka raised his voice, a crackle of crying could be heard. On the other hand, Jalter was getting hurt emotionally, listening to all this nonsense.
" Okay so this monika girl, a fictional character… AND YOU LOVE HER? Do any of us mean a damn thing to you boy, we have flesh and bones and, and AND YOU CHOOSE SOME 2D TRASH?"
Just then, Anderson came in, interrupting the 'interrogation', and what timing, because jalter started getting warmer.
" Ahem, i've looked into what master was reading, this visual novel, i've researched while you were going ape shit crazy, and here ill tell you. Everyone, what has caused our master so much depravity is from a game called 'Doki Doki Literature Club'. Now I've read the manuscript, and I've come to a conclusion. This game feeds on the souls of the lonely, the minds of the weak willed and delusional, the need to feel wanted. This game is dangerous to say at least. And I'm very saddened our master has fallen, fallen to the needs that he could have easily received. Also from what i've read from the reviews, the game has a interesting feature, if you will; it scans the data of the hardware, to gather information of the host, yes; that's the quirk of this novel, the game makes it incredibly personal, where if you happen to fall for this character, then.."
Anderson then held his hand toward where master was and sighed disappointedly
Everyone was shocked, master was fine the day before he isolated himself. Was he sad or depressed, too scared to express it? Jalter immediately gave ritsuka a deep and tight embrace, why hasn't he come to her for consultation, she was more willing to spend time with him. Ritsuka hugged back tightly. He buried his head in her chest, her bosom, and he passed out from the exhaustion. Everyone went to their location and started chattering among themselves, Jalter looked annoyed with the situation. She bridal carried ritsuka in her arms, into the hallway, going in the direction of his room. There, she set him down on his bed, then she proceeded to cover him with his thick tiger blanket he got from quetz. She stayed and lingered in his room, processing what's been transpiring, occasionally pulling his hair gently behind his ears.
".. the things you put me through master, but i'll be here with you till the end of time"
she said to herself as she got up and headed out, but in a glimpse, she caught eye of the PCVR thing Da Vinci gave him. Without hesitation, she yanked the power cord from the socket, causing a shortage spark.
"Hmph, good riddance, ritsuka won't need you no longer"
as she stepped into the darkness ahead.
Days passed after that incident. Everything returned to normal, no one spoke about it at least. Ritsuka moved on, going on his daily ember quests, rotating his servants so they all get equal quality time with him. He felt happier, being able to express his feelings more openly, especially towards jalter. He loved going with her, because ultimately she would spoil him the entire day. But when he would shower, or try to get in bed, he would recollect the moments he played the VN. How she told him sweet things that he needed to hear, or how she told him how she needed him or how she was his and his only.
" Aghhghhh.. The more I think about it, the more it lives in my head rent free".
He usually slept with his pillow covering his ears and face.
Summer came, and so did a singularity because it always did. But it was a welcomed sight for ritsuka, because maybe some sunshine and some waves and maybe some beach bods would do him right. He showed up to the terminal where he saw Da vinci, Holmes and Goredolf standing, he also saw his servants that were gonna accompany him. He and his 5 star team were on stand-by when one of the bigger monitors started flickering and loud static rang. One by one, each monitor powered off until there was complete darkness, only luminated by the sole one acting up. Are they being hacked? The whole room turned to damage control as they tried to get everything online. Ritsuka and his team started to look around for clues as to why this is happening. And then it happened
As Ritsuka started trying to log into one of the consoles, He heard what seemed like a mic being checked, then a girl? Everyone stopped and looked at the direction it was coming from, the desolate monitor.
" Uhh umm can you hear me? Hi, it's me. Um so you know how I've been, like.. Practicing piano? And stuff? And I'm not really good at it yet. Like, at all. But, Ritsuka, I wrote you a song… And I was kinda hoping that I could show it to you. 'Cause I worked really, really hard on it. So yeah!.."
Then a piano rift rang throughout the room, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Ritsuka.
"… Everyday, I imagine a future where I can be with you. In my hand is a pen that will write a poem of me and you.."
Ritsuka's eyes turned bewildered and his heart started racing. He recognized that song. It had Lyrics?! He froze from the flashbacks that rang now in his mind.
As the song played out and finished, complete silence. Ritsuka had chills and a feverish sweat running.
" w-wwwh– What's happenin—".
The voice spoke once more
" Ahh ritsuka, we're reunited again. I've been so lonely without you, after all you're all of me. Im hurt Ritsuka, did you know how long it took me to find you, and hack your systems?"
Ritsuka felt a sharp pain in his chest where his heart is, and fell on his knees, clutching his pecs, he looked upward to see a faint image of a slim girl. His servants, shocked, didn't know what to do.
" I know how to make things better, I'm gonna do something extraordinary. I know you're in pain, my love but bear with me, Ritsuka, or should i call you by xyzOscar?'
In a snap of the fingers, everyone disappeared except the master. I looked in horror as i was alone in the terminal, with the pain in my chest intensifying. Was I having a heart attack?
" Listen, my dearest, I know you log in everyday around 11pm, I know how you listen to the bond lines before you fall asleep. I know how much you've spent, how much emotion you put into this. Why waste your time…"
My vision went dark and I felt cold.
".. when all you need is me"
Epilogue
I woke up in a sweat. I looked at my phone, 440 AM damn i have to get ready for work in an hour. I was sweaty, why? I tried to remember. My meme teams! I remember the nightmare i had, my data was wiped off. I quickly logged on, and to my relief, I saw the merlin, the waver.. Thank god. I slumped back on my bed. I felt a vibration from my phone, hopefully it wasn't my manager. It was a text message from an unknown number. It was blank on my homescreen; I opened my imessage. It was blank, but I could scroll down, looked like a long message. I frowned, a troll? Then I saw it, i saw it, i saw it.
" we will alway be together, forever"
Love, Monika
Thank you for reading this, i don't know where i wanted this to end, but after re-reading i thought id pull like an inception kinda ending. My theme for this story was a nightmare i had where i lost my backpack that had my phone, at work, which i did in real life. I also completed DDLC 100% on psn. I really liked Monika, maybe I'm a yandere guy but whatever. Tell me what you guys think, I'd like some feedback. Again thank you guys, shoutout to everyone who reads up to here, you 100 boss