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Chapter 216
Chapter 216
1.
PV (Promotion Video).
A pre-production promotional video.
It’s common knowledge across the world of gaming that when a new game is released, the PV (promotion video) comes out first.
Even in the tough survival dating sim genre,
Surviving alongside blood-related half-sisters at the academy was no exception.
[I’ll give you time to prepare yourself.]
“What’s with the mental preparation for a dating sim... This isn’t some weird game you brought, right?”
[You’ll know when you see the PV.]
Unlike the expression from yesterday that was filled with pouting, today’s face looked calm and even had a somewhat compassionate vibe!
Dashman, watching Ha Eung Eung like this, felt his heart flutter and unease started to creep in.
Because now he knew, unlike her appearance, Ha Eung Eung didn’t have a heart as pure and kind as an angel.
- On a hot summer day, alone with someone special
- Footprints left on the white sandy beach
- In the cold winter, imagine alone
- I liked summer, that’s what I said
A melancholy melody and voice, clear but sad.
As the prelude of the lyrics ended, numerous cutscenes appeared as if retracing past memories.
Countless padlocks hanging on the wall like Namsan Tower.
The signature fireworks of the night market, skewered food on sticks.
Schoolgirls in swimsuits jumping energetically from the diving platform.
Girls running into each other's arms in front of the haunted house.
Countless places, countless moments, countless memories shared with countless women.
“Hmm? Wasn’t that a pretty real surprised expression just now?”
Feeling a strange discomfort, Dashman was quickly swept away by the ongoing barrage of cutscenes, and the ominous feeling faded away.
The event venues, filled with enjoyment, seemed to unmistakably give off the vibe of a typical dating sim!
-“Oppa, you suit books more than swords.”
-The polite advisor, first half-sister, Io.
-“Oh, you want me to call you oppa? I’ll kill you...?!”
-The shy tsundere, second half-sister, Rin.
-“Oppa! It’s morning!”
-The innocent little lady, youngest half-sister, Yuki.
-“Tell me. I’m the best, right? Hurry~”
-The jealous seatmate, Shin Ah.
-“Are you going to run away again? Like last time?”
-The childhood friend from kindergarten, Choya Sergey Sokolov.
-“Stop it. You’re a student, and I’m a teacher.”
-The homeroom teacher in crisis, Maeh.
Following the five heroines, silhouettes of many other female characters appeared, including over a hundred potential targets to capture!
An unexpected full-fledged dating sim with overwhelming volume, Surviving with Half-Sisters at the Academy!
“What’s this? Why does it look fun?”
- lol
- Wasn’t there a monster silhouette in there?
- Looks like a sub-race heroine
- Oh
- If it’s a Monster Musume, I’ll acknowledge it!
- Wow! You know about Monster Musume!
- Monster Musume means "monster girls"
- He keeps explaining to the viewers
- Great concept, they all appear in every video
- Wow, I want to set a concept too
- What concept?
- Woof woof woof!
- No way, you asked and changed your nickname to "Barking Dog"
- Hahaha
- Dad, boil some water in the pot
- I’m drooling
- Can’t resist dog meat soup
- Ungrateful bastard
The chat was a mess.
The active chat was a sign that they were satisfied with this content.
“Did you really bring a proper dating sim?”
[That’s not it...]
“What do you mean it’s not? Ah, should I have been more embarrassed? Should we watch again?”
Ha Eung Eung seemed a little confused, but Dashman didn’t pay much attention.
He had just realized that even this person occasionally puts effort into broadcasting.
No matter how much she was a taciturn swordswoman, broadcasting her way, even her mischievous acts were all calculated.
‘That’s even scarier.’
A calculating miscreant.
He ran a hand over his goosebumps and tried to steady his mind.
“Well then, do you have a special reason for trying to teach romance with this game?”
[I really wanted to recommend it.]
“Eh? Is that from your own experience playing it?”
[I haven’t played it myself.]
“You’re recommending a game you’ve never played?”
[I just thought it would fit.]
- lol
- Was that “play it instead of me” you meant, you idiot?
- A taciturn swordswoman always makes others play games she wants to try first... memo it down
- Breaking news > Dashman might start playing dating sims frequently
- Breaking news > Dashman is now known as a nerd
- You’re witnessing the process of fake news spreading to the public
- Breaking news > According to Arthur Pendragon’s research, 99% of the public is trapped in a distorted perception of dating sims, causing an uproar...
- Nothing’s real in these news updates lol
Dashman managed to escape the trap of chat that was impossible to break out of.
He asked one last question.
“Alright, I understand. So, how do you plan on coaching romance in this game?”
[Just survive.]
“Eh? Why does that sound so familiar?”
[I don’t lie like others.]
Dashman was a bit guilty.
He shut his mouth and quickly started the game.
- Dashman’s running away
- Avoiding the awkward subject, starting the game~
“Eh, I can’t hear, I don’t know anything.”
And so, Dashman started the game, like it was an escape, hinting at an ominous future.
The game began cheerfully.
“On?-chan! Asadayo!”
The lively shout of the youngest sister, Yuki.
With the Japanese phrases that followed, Ha Eung Eung looked confused.
[Why did you change the language settings to Japanese?]
“Dating sims are best in Japanese.”
[...]
- lol
- Real nerd
- Homegrown nerd, 100% confirmed
- I’ve heard of homegrown chickens and dogs, but this is the first time I’ve heard of a homegrown nerd lol
“Ah, I see. You can’t speak Japanese, right? Well, I’ll turn on the subtitles. By the way, that line earlier means ‘Oppa, it’s morning.’”
[I didn’t want to know it like this.]
- lol
- It was cute when the youngest said it, but when Dashman says it, it’s so cringe
Since Dashman was playing the game, Ha Eung Eung could no longer criticize him.
“Good, good.”
“Yuki is a good girl?”
“Yeah, she’s good. Yuki, do you want to sleep with oppa?”
“Yeah! I want to sleep with oppa. Hehe.”
Dashman lay down on the bed again, hugging Yuki over the blanket. It seemed like he wasn’t thinking about advancing the game at all and was just indulging in his desires.
He didn’t harbor any improper feelings toward his youngest sister, who hadn’t even graduated elementary school.
‘A younger sister... I thought I’d never feel this way again.’
The family he lost in an accident.
The longing for his younger sister.
That satisfaction, now fulfilled, gripped him.
“Oppa’s being good again.”
“Huh?”
“Hehe. I’m so happy!”
Dashman thought.
Was the protagonist supposed to be someone who had a late puberty, or something?
The once good sibling relationship suddenly starts to drift apart when one side hits puberty and starts pushing the other away.
‘Though, I’ve heard there are siblings who are enemies from birth... But who knows.’
For Dashman, who grew up without parents, his younger sister was someone he had to protect, and to her, Dashman was like a dependable parent.
They weren’t ordinary siblings, so they were more special and cherished each other.
To relive such memories through a game like this...
Dashman admitted it.
Dating sims have an emotional depth.
This game truly was a god-tier game.
Bang!
“Yuki!! How could you fall asleep when I told you to wake up?!”
“Eek, big sister~ My ears hurt~~”
“It’s because I pulled you! And... you too. If you don’t get up soon, you’ll be late. Are you going to let the breakfast I worked hard on get cold?”
“Sorry, Rin. I’ll come down now.”
“Eh...? Oh, fine. Just come down quickly, you fool.”
- Why all of a sudden calling me a fool?
- The second daughter seems to have a chronic tsundere syndrome
- Hahaha, what a diagnosis, they must be crazy
- Tsundere is a disease, lol
- Just say it if you like him, jeez
The second sister, Rin, went downstairs first, mumbling something under her breath.
“What did she say?”
“Oppa, are you not going to get up?”
“Yeah, yeah. Let’s go down first.”
Though most viewers couldn’t hear it, Ha Eung Eung and a few others could.
<Malicious comments are heard by me, formal ones heard by others. 10,000 won donation!>
Didn’t she just mumble, ‘Is everything okay now? Making people worry...’?
- How did you hear that?
- Just some random talk, right?
<RealitySkin donated 10,000 won!>
Didn’t she just say, ‘Oppa’s room smells bad, so annoying, seriously...’?
- Hahaha
- Seriously put reality skin over those lines
- The dating sim is gone now lol
- Real siblings can’t have a dating sim
“Welcome. Today’s breakfast menu is egg crepes made with rice flour, milk, eggs, and a pinch of salt, cooked on a buttered pan.”
“Wow!”
“Ugh... as expected, Io should be a chef. You don’t need to go to the academy.”
“And... since Oppa’s here, today you’ll get a cup of milk too.”
“Wow! Oppa is the best!”
The youngest, the tsundere second daughter, and the excellent cook eldest daughter.
Three half-sisters, all different in appearance, height, body type, and atmosphere, sat together at the same table with Dashman.
“Thanks, Io. You worked hard making breakfast for us.”
Io froze in place, wide-eyed, hands trembling as she ruined her portion of the crepe.
Unable to stand it, Dashman grabbed her hand to stop the crepe from breaking.
“Why? Are you tired from waking up so early and cooking? What a waste. You made it so well. I’ll eat the broken one.”
“Oh, no. You don’t have to...”
“I’m eating it because I want to. Scrambled? Or we can crush it into tiny pieces. You can eat it like that.”
Dashman swapped his perfect crepe with Io’s broken one. As he crushed the crepe into tiny pieces like scrambled eggs, Io looked just like the other sisters, startled.
Io lowered her head, eating her crepe.
“Sister, are you okay?”
“Io! Why are you crying?”
Tears started falling from Io’s eyes.
“Just... I’m happy. Just being able to have a meal like this again...”
What kind of person is the protagonist, that just having a meal together feels like this?
Dashman and most of the viewers felt a strange sense of discomfort, but finally, the meal ended.
“Well then, I’ll be off.”
“Have a good day!”
“Ugh, Oppa is lucky. Yuki doesn’t want to go to the academy.”
The half-sisters were getting ready for school.
As Dashman received their farewells, he was puzzled.
“Huh? I’m going too.”
This time, all three sisters looked horrified, their faces pale, like they had seen a ghost.
“Oppa, are you serious?”
“Aren’t you sick or something?”
“Oppa, I’m worried.”
No, wasn’t it about surviving at the academy with half-sisters?
Dashman’s expression grew uncomfortable.
It felt like standing on thin ice without realizing it.
Like watching someone about to fall into icy water at any moment, a sense of impending crisis stirred within him.
“Don’t go?”
“…If Oppa has made up his mind, I’ll help you get to school.”
“If you feel it’s too much, just tell me. I’ll take you home if you need to leave early.”
“Yuki! Yuki will hold your hand and take you!”
“Ugh, you brat. Do you think I wouldn’t know you’re trying to skip school? You should just quietly attend your classes.”
“Geez. Second sister is so petty. You’re the one using Oppa as an excuse to skip school.”
“Who’s skipping school? I’m just trying to take care of you, since we’re in the same grade.”
With their ominous reactions, Dashman headed to the academy.