All done now. Um… do you mind if I read my manga here?

A-ah. I'm just not cut out for real life relationships… On SNS, all I gotta do is send a request to make friends. Reality is such a nightmare.

Utage was my classmate in middle school, and the one who introduced me here. We're… friends, I guess, but Doctor, be warned, riajuus are terrifying!

Eh? Why send messages when we're face to face? Uh, cuz, you know, it's easier that way…

Back in Higashi, I saw Koga election vans on the street a bunch. Their representative is kinda hot... Um, but I don't understand much about that whole side of things, so usually I just voted whatever.

My family says that we all came out of the sea onto dry land forever ago, and that's how we settled down. Would I wanna go back into the sea? Mmnn... honestly, I don't really care. As long as they don't get Oripathy, life's pretty good in Higashi.

There's some trouble lately. I hear things between us and the Kougon guys up north are getting heated again. This sucks... I wonder if their latest games will make it through…

Um… Doctor, do you think my hobbies are weird or anything? When I was young, the other kids would make fun of me, calling me gross and gloomy. Hmph. Who cares what they said, I certainly don't.

Doctoooor! I'll lend you this game, this manga, and this CD! They're masterpieces that I handpicked, so once you go through them, we'll be otaku buddies for life! We will have so much to talk about. If you're into other genres, just say the word. Better yet, just come over and pick something you like.

Not now, pal, I'm busy right here! Just one more hit... one more hit and he's down! Perfect! Got the rare drop!

I'm Kirara. Nice to meet you... Uh… um… If you don't need anything else, can I leave?

Wow, that's cool… Uhhhh, the ultimate's name's kinda cringe though.

A promotion? As in a job promotion? Ugh, a middle management job is gonna kill me.

I just want to thank everyone for, uh, sticking by me all this time. I realize that, uh some things are better… said in person than by text... So, um, I guess... Tha-that's all I want to say! Thank you!

If you want a support, maybe I can help out… I guess.

...Huh? Me? Captain? Really? Are you serious?

Alright. Begin quest.

Ah. Look over there. Enemy came right out of the tall grass.

Whuh? Started already?

Hfff... ha…

Oh boy, I'm kinda nervous.

Woah, the mangas do not lie.

Feels like I'm smurfing here.

Just like this, right? Okay.

Give me five minutes.

Wait… That move was pretty awesome, huh?

Uso! I've seen no-damage runs, but this is on a whole new level!

Mission Accomplished. Phew… it's done.

Aaarrnngh, missed, darn. No save scumming in real life. I guess…

That's it, time to remake.

If it's an option, I'd like to just stay in my room forever…

Whah! Aaaahh, wrong button... this round is lost.

Oh, hey, Doctor. What? Got an action game you want me to take over?

Arknights.

First off, please do not invite me to anything today without a good reason. Nothing's wrong, it's just…urgh, you wouldn't get it—the terror of having to say Happy New Year to strangers at a party. Besides, I've decided to just dorm it up and play games all day. You're always welcome by the way, Doctor.

Good stuff in the login rewards today.

As an Infected, I get to live a stable life, and I can still read manga and play games outside of work… I never thought a fantasy like this could come true. Maybe there are more dreams that I can make real… Say, Doctor, let's take on the world, together.