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I don't want to get up.
I don't want to deal with this.
Wasn't it enough for me and Komachi to suffer before…? We finally managed to stabilize our lives…
Why do we need to go through this…?
Why was I picked? I am just a nobody… Trash… Demon… Parents abandoned me and Komachi… We were bullied by kids and adults alike… We had to struggle to live to the next day… Only relying on each other for comfort… Going through things we never should have…
…So… Why… Was I… Picked…?
I… I… Everything is numb… Dark… This heaviness on my head… Emptiness…
…I give up. I'm… Sorry. Komachi.
…Hopefully you won't follow me…
I slowly raise my head, barely enough to look at the box floating above me, then raise my hand to choose option A.
The bad end… To end it all…
"Are you going to abandon her too?"
I freeze as I see a new box appear right in front of my face. This new box, instead of blue, is red. I slowly read the words then feel my anger boiling again.
"DON'T YOU FUCKING SAY THAT! I WOULD NEVER ABANDON HER!" I scream, even though my throat is begging me to not, while glaring at the box from my lying position.
"Then… Why are you trying to die?"
…This fucking son of a bitch!
"THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOU! I NEVER ASKED FOR THIS SYSTEM! I NEVER ASKED TO BE GOING AROUND CONQUERING GIRLS! I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A PLACE SAFE FOR MY LITTLE SISTER! AWAY FROM SOCIETY! WHY DID YOU PICK ME?!"
Tears fall from my eyes as I look down while not bothering to hide the hiccups. Then I see a red box appear again.
"…I believe you are mistaken. We, the developers of the system, only want to spread love throughout the multiverse. We –"
"LOVE?! FUCKING LOVE?! YOU FUCKING CALL MANIPULATING MY WORLD, MY BODY, TO CONQUER GIRLS FUCKING LOVE?!" I glare at the box that distorts whenever my tears pass through it.
"…We had come to the conclusion that you would need help. By browsing the akashic record of your world, we have deemed you in need of help, hence the options."
"…HOW ABOUT YOU HELP ME BY GETTING RID OF THIS FUCKING SYSTEM?!" I ask through my gritted teeth that feel like shattering.
"Impossible. The system was designed to attach itself to the user, in this case, you, until the game has been cleared. By removing the system before that point, you would die."
"…YOU DO REALIZE THAT ISN'T HELPING YOUR CASE OF SPREADING LOVE. YOU PIECE OF –"
"Please calm yourself first. Any more screaming and your throat will be beyond repair."
I open my mouth to give another spiteful reply but feel a sudden wave of calmness enveloping me.
"There. I made the system release oxytocin in your body by a larger amount than usual. Not a good solution by any means but it should do."
"…Fine," I quietly mutter in a raspy voice than the venom one, "…Get Komachi out of this game." It's for your own good, developer. You choose to die in a painless manner or suffer. Actually you will die in a painful manner either way.
"Sorry, can't. The system has full authority on the universe it is in. I can command it to increase production of hormones but specifying it to exclude somebody from itself? That's out of our control."
"…No emergency override?"
"No."
"…You fucking flying piece of shits never thought of putting in an emergency override?!"
"The system has an emergency fail safe that would kill itself if it ever gets hacked."
"…OI! Wouldn't that mean I would die?!"
"No. In that case, all of the parts that… It attached to you will become a part of you while the rest will disintegrate."
"…What?"
"Point is, you wouldn't die. And before you ask, that fail safe would only activate if eighty percent of itself is corrupted, which is almost impossible since it learns the hacking program and develops countermeasures instantly."
…My head is really spinning now… I wouldn't be surprised if I were to pass out right now… But… This might be my only chance to talk to the developer… I can't pass out just yet!
"…Then… Can you turn off the help…? Or… At least the options… I can clear this game on my own…"
"…Are you sure? The system has done over a sexvigintillion simulations, calculations, on the route that is best for you. It may not seem the best for you but it will lead you to clearing the game, aka the true end."
"…Then… What about the coins…?"
"It's… A requirement to unlock the choice that would lead you to a different ending. It's similar to the true end but… Worst."
Shit… My vision is getting darker now… Head feels so heavy… But I need to ask this first…!
"Is… There any… Way to protect Komachi…?"
"…I'm sorry but if you don't want her to be erased from your universe because of the system… She needs to become a Heroine."
"How… About… I… Die…?"
"…In the case of the user's death, the system will… Latch onto the person, an NPC, closest to the user."
"…What…?" I try to get up but the headache, the weakness, everything! Just everything! Keep getting in my way!
"…It's because the game needs to be cleared. Unfortunately, this will be the first and last time we can talk… Well, until you clear the game…"
"I like you, Hachiman. I will disable the options except for Branching Points since it's an essential part of the system. Good luck."
That was the last thing I read before darkness claimed me.
*MYTMYTMYT*
"Ow… My head…"
I slowly open my eyes with my whole face twitching because of the pain. I slowly get up with both of my hands pressing against my head then turn to look around to see that the world is still frozen with the seat that used to belong to the nurse empty.
"Fuck… Argh! My head fucking hurts! Shit!" I see a bed near me and I try to move, only for my legs to give out on me. I fall back down on the floor then slowly bring my knees to my chest as I close my eyes and try to sleep to get rid of the pain.
My mind keeps on wandering around, making me unable to sleep... With the most common being Komachi... I'm sorry... But... I can't let you deal with the system... I can't let you disappear...
I'm... So sorry...
*MYTMYTMYT*
A/N
Well, 7 readers voted for yes while 4 voted no. So, this one is the yes route while the no route would have been 8man hoping that the system never decides to poof Komachi while he plots on how to get his revenge and try to get her back if she does poof. Well, I did leave a little hint in this chapter that shows what I got planned (rather it was always there in the introduction) and what 8man will become. Anyway, on to the comments!
LanceSennin - yep
Lazy Servant - *bows* eh, I would say he's broken but being held by the glue called Komachi while she's being held by the glue called Hachiman
Saif Omar - lmao
FirstWinterLight - you're almost right and I did vaguely explain how the nurse dissapears and why
eightmanantartica2428 - unfortunately, majority is on the yes side
Hentai sister - ...I mean, I wouldn't say anything if you like incest in fiction since... It's well, fiction. But, um, you do you
Young Steelus - unfortunately, majority is on the yes side
Articulate foot fetishist - unfortunately, majority is on the yes side
alex980156 - I also need to go therapy but I'm pretty sure all of them will run away from me
Dimiel - yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yeeeep.
CMY187 - I would agree that 8man would never go the incest route but... You have to take into account that if he doesn't, she can just be gone while he's sleeping. And this 8man? This version of him that only had her as a pillar of support and no one else? Yeah... I would have used another reason to justify the decision if the majority was on the no side but unfortunately, it's on the yes side. Also, it might be a long time before I can do that oregairu x fallout fic
Alice Fairchild - *bows* welp, the horror aspects were always there, I just threw off the cloak. Also yep
Big F mr.H - yep, there is no good option here. Only different ways of pain