He tried to save the fallen girls, but they came after him instead.

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In no time, they had cleaned the entire activity room until it was spotless and tidy.

The three of them wiped the sweat from their foreheads with handkerchiefs and tissues, and sat on the blanket to rest for a while.

Yako took the water cup and went to get water for everyone.

Jackie sat down next to Shirakawa, grabbed her school uniform collar, and kept pulling it outwards.

Steam rose from inside, and Shirakawa could even faintly smell that strong body odor unique to foreigners.

It actually smells quite nice.

“Oh, Vice Minister, your name is Shirakawa, right?” Jackie said.

"Well, what?"

"Your name is too hard to pronounce. How about I just call you Xiaobai instead?"

She was exactly the same as when she first met Jackie in the real world.

"can."

Jackie moved closer to Shirakawa, their shoulders only a hand's width apart.

Her sweat and odor were even stronger, which made Shirakawa somewhat distracted.

Seeing Bai Chuan's shyness, Jieqi suddenly felt playful and reached out her finger to poke Bai Chuan's chest.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Logically speaking, since it was their first meeting and they weren't familiar with each other, why did they suddenly make such a bold move?

"No~~ I just wanted to see if Asians' pectoral muscles are as strong as ours. It looks a bit soft and flabby." Jackie poked it gently again.

"No, it itches so much!"

"Hmph~ It should be itchy! There's something even itchier!" This time, Jackie opened her arms and her nimble fingers reached towards Shirakawa's waist, starting to gently scratch and tickle him.

"Stop messing around~~" Shirakawa lay on the blanket, raising his arms to block the view.

The two, who had just met, are now more like playful and joking friends.

Shirakawa twisted his body, and Ako accidentally stumbled and fell onto Shirakawa's chest.

"Oh!" Ako exclaimed coquettishly, and quickly looked up, just in time to meet Shirakawa's eyes.

Whether it was her blue-green eyes, her blonde hair with blue-green highlights, or her fair skin like a foreigner, everything about her gave Shirakawa a sense of novelty that set her apart from others.

Not to mention the scent of sweat on Jackie's body and her blushing face after she had just finished working.

Shirakawa was so engrossed in watching that his heart fluttered, as if he had forgotten that he was in a virtual world of memories.

"Xiaobai, this should be our first time meeting, right?"

"Yes."

"But why do I feel a sense of déjà vu when I see you?"

"Well...maybe we've met somewhere before."

"Is it?"

"Hey, what are you doing?!" Ako shouted angrily, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere between Jackie and Shirakawa.

"This is a sacred place for playing games; no dirty things are allowed here!"

"Then what should we do?" Jackie stood up and sat back down in her previous spot. "There aren't any game consoles here, so the only games we can play are..."

"Stop talking! Stop talking!" Yako blushed with embarrassment.

But Jackie is right, the game console and computer are all at home, I didn't bring them, so there's really nothing to do now.

Boom boom boom!

There was a knock on the door.

Yako was about to open the door.

"Wait, Yako, let's ask who it is first."

Shirakawa recalled the incident where those hot girls led a group to cause trouble for Ako.

"It's me, Sister Yako!" came a child's voice from outside the door.

"Ellie!"

Yako opened the door.

Just then, Ellie appeared from the doorway, carrying a PS5 in her arms.

"Ayako-neechan, this is my game console. Let's put it in the club room so everyone can play."

"Thank you so much, Airi! We were just wondering what to do~" Ako took the game console and patted Airi's head.

He quickly bent down, picked up his PS5, and plugged it into the old monitor in the club activity room.

While connecting, the two chatted happily, just like old friends who had been separated for a long time.

This time, however, Airi secretly gave Shirakawa a wink.

Does she mean I should find a chance to wake Ayako up?

"Everyone's all set. Any games you'd like to play?"

"How about we play King of Fighters?" Ellie suggested.

Airi spied on Ayako and Shirakawa's memories; they were both very good at this game, even to the point of being evenly matched.

“I think it’s a good idea,” Shirakawa agreed.

“I haven’t played much, but I can learn on the spot!” Jackie agreed.

"Okay, this is it!"

Yako took out two PS5 controllers.

She took one for herself and was about to hand over the remaining one when she hesitated, looking at the other three people.

Who should I give it to?

Airi once again gave Shirakawa a meaningful look.

"How about this, we each have one life, whoever loses goes down, okay?"

"Of course." No one else had any objections.

Shirakawa snatched the handle from Ako's hand and sat cross-legged on the blanket.

"Then let the vice president play the first round!"

237. The Final Battle

ten minutes later.

Ako controlled her character to launch a series of fierce attacks.

Shirakawa would defend against the opponent's attack and then find the opponent's momentary lapse to launch a counterattack with a combo.

Both men looked troubled, their fingers flying across the controllers. To each other, the other was a formidable enemy.

They fought neck and neck, each taking a move that was equally difficult to defeat.

"Shirakawa, I didn't expect you to be so strong!"

“It’s not because I’m strong,” Shirakawa said mysteriously, “it’s probably because your skills can’t be improved any further, and you can only stop here.”

Shirakawa emphasized the word "now" with extra force.

"What do you mean?" Ako frowned and turned to Shirakawa to ask.

In the instant Ayako was distracted, her character was hit by a full combo and a super move from Shirakawa, resulting in a crushing defeat.

However, she didn't look at the screen or even do anything; she just stared straight at Shirakawa.

The enjoyment I had just been having while playing the game was completely gone.

She didn't know why she questioned Bai Chuan like that; Bai Chuan's words seemed to have touched a raw nerve in her subconscious.

My memories and thoughts suddenly became a jumbled mess, my head felt dizzy and I felt quite uncomfortable.

"I just think that since you're so good at video games, why don't you teach Jackie more and play with her more? After all, she cares about you so much, don't you think, Jackie?"

Ellie secretly flicked her finger, making Jackie nod repeatedly.

"What do you mean you care about me? Jackie and I are meeting for the first time. Strange, Shirakawa, why are you saying such strange things? Airi? Jackie? Can you understand me?" Ako was clearly not in a good mood, and she asked Airi for help.

The entire black, white, and gray world began to tremble slightly once again.

Ako herself chose to sink into depravity in this world.

Deep down, she knew that these things were all virtual, but she was deceiving herself, convincing herself that she could accept this virtual world.

“Jackie cares about you a lot. During the time you were gone, she would tell me about you every day, and several times she even asked me to help her look for you. Also, during the stage play rehearsals, she wanted you to be the narrator, but unfortunately you're here…”

"Here? Where? Jackie, I'm right here!" Yako stammered, clutching her head, as the world shook even more violently.

She was on the verge of a breakdown, hoping that Jackie would give her the answer she wanted in her heart.