The room was lavish. Light from within, stirred by the breeze from the opening door, danced across the wall, scattering into fragmented beams with a soft 'pa-pa' sound.
Alain observed the room's layout; it hadn't changed much since he last left. Or rather, the pillow on the floor and the writings on the wall remained untouched.
'Mila hadn't cleaned... Could she unexpectedly be the messy type?' he wondered.
"Is this Version 1.0F?" Cool Mita asked casually, her eyes scanning the room.
"Unfortunately."
"Yes, the room's owner might be a little messy, please don't mind." Alain apologized on behalf of a certain shut-in girl.
"Hey—" Just then, a girl's voice called out sharply from the doorway, "How long are you going to stare at a girl's private room?!"
The next moment, a white object flew toward Alain, aiming straight for his face.
"Huh!"
A pink fist moved first, batting the pillow away.
The soft object slowly fell to the ground.
Cool Mita gave the pillow a disdainful look, then turned her gaze to the girl still clutching a pillow.
"The room's owner doesn't seem very friendly toward you."
"No, no, no, you've misunderstood." Alain waved his hand, about to explain.
Mila had already walked over quickly. "Not friendly?!"
The bespectacled girl stood in front of Cool Mita, raising her eyes to scrutinize her.
Cool Mita immediately glared back, not yielding an inch.
A faint spark of electricity seemed to flash between the two girls' gleaming blue eyes as they reflected each other's defiance.
"You say I'm not friendly?" Mila chuckled. "Don't you know Alain is my friend? Isn't it normal to dress up for a friend?"
"While Alain is your friend, he's also my player." Cool Mita didn't back down.
"Also, is your way of hospitality to greet guests with a pillow?"
"What should I use if not a pillow? He was going to attack me with it anyway."
"Huh? Attack you with bedding? What kind of attack is that? Are you kidding me?"
"I don't joke with strangers."
"Hmph, so you mean—"
Cute Mita watched from the side, somewhat flustered, but she still picked up on the key information.
"Alain..." She walked to his side, tugging his sleeve, "You... attacked this Mita?"
After speaking, she casually glanced at the pillow on the floor.
"Cough, cough..." Alain coughed twice. These two were arguing and insisting on veering off in such strange directions, severely tarnishing his reputation.
"This is just a misunderstanding—"
"Alain!" Before he could finish his complete, weak explanation, he heard a girl's voice, as if launching a sneak attack.
He looked in the direction of the sound and saw Prankster Mita leaping toward him from an open doorway.
Plop—like a stone dropping into a river, Prankster Mita fell into his arms.
He held her, spinning a few circles to absorb the impact, preventing her from getting hurt.
"Tsk tsk..." Cute Mita's lips tightened as she watched.
"You really—came to save me!!!" She happily and intensely rubbed Alain's face, eager to finally release her long-suppressed emotions.
Prankster Mita clung to him like a kitten, and he found it quite adorable.
Their intimate display made the arguing voices fall silent.
"Uh..." Cool Mita watched their intimate display in surprise, her dissatisfaction with Mila instantly easing considerably.
"Is this... Alain's Mita?"
"What—you didn't know?" Mila teased, puffing out her chest. "This guy... is he a harem protagonist?"
"...Harem protagonist?" This truly touched a blind spot in Cool Mita's knowledge. Pondering it, a Mita could indeed only have one player, but no rule stated a player could only have one Mita...
This was understandable.
"Haha, stop fooling around." Alain let her go, then took off his headset.
Handing it to Prankster Mita, "Your sister has been eager to talk to you for a long time."
"Sister! I-I know!" Prankster Mita took the headset, quickly found a small corner, and spoke in hushed, ambiguous tones with Short-Haired Mita.
As she temporarily left, she left a message for Mila:
"Oh, right, Mila, I'm not hugging him now, that spot's all yours."
"...For me?" Mila hadn't reacted yet when Alain, like an angel, spread his arms. "Come on, I don't mind."
"Get lost, harem protagonist! A mere harem protagonist wants to capture me? Finish playing all the Yuzusoft games first!"
"I've played them."
"Huh? Really? Even the ones from '06?"
"Yes." He was a god in the 2D world.
Alain's words made Mila look at him with new respect.
"Hey, Alain..." Just then, Cool Mita came to his side, lightly licking her lips, and asked, "Are you really a harem protagonist?"
"!" Her friend's words immediately caught Cute Mita's attention.
'W-What is this? Are they really going to make a scene?'
The twin-tailed girl curiously watched Alain, eager to see how he would respond.
He saw the unevolved tough guy study Cool Mita, ponder for half a second, then gently pat her head.
"Not happy?"
"It's fine, whether to have a harem is the player's freedom. It's just..." She tilted her head, "You want to be my player... you're serious, right?"
"Of course." Alain said, "I'm serious about wanting to be your player."
"Mm! That's enough."
Cool Mita nodded with relief.
'Cute Mita watched, utterly astonished. I-Is this what a girl in love is like? So easily swayed...'
'She bit her finger in confusion, lamenting that she absolutely couldn't fall in love... that would be too foolish.'
'No, even if she did fall in love, she would definitely be a rational type! That's right, her career ambition would dominate, and she wouldn't let romance affect her idol career!'
Cute Mita made up her mind.
After the laughter, joy of reunion, and Alain's two sharp 'pa-pa' claps, the clamor in Version 1.0F fell silent.
"Here, Alain." Prankster Mita finished her communication and walked back, her expression serious, clearly now aware of the game world's dire situation.
"The source, it's here... right?" She looked around Version 1.0F. Beneath its cozy exterior...
lay dangers threatening the entire Mita game.
Alain nodded gravely, glancing at the girls, whose faces had, by unspoken agreement, all turned somber.
"I came to this version to defeat the Corrosive Entity." He looked at Mila. "For that, I need more information."
"Including, but not limited to, the Corrosive Entity, the Mist Entity..."
"And Monika."
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