“Inhabitants of the Dark Realm, even if I am submerged in the Abyss of the Sea and sealed within a cold stone coffin, I shall still use my decaying voice to scream!
This game is truly epic!”
In the early morning, the “Chiba Fallen Holy Black Cat” made an appearance in the chat group.
This abrupt and unprovoked declaration immediately flushed out several lurkers.
[Blank: “Holy cow, you nearly broke my winning streak.
Do you even know what time it is?”]
[Oni-Chiku Hero: “March 29, 2022.
It’s about 4:00 AM.
Also, Blank, have you been pulling an all-nighter again?”]
[Blank: “Oh, that sort of thing shouldn’t matter to a shut-in, should it?”]
[Kotoko Iwanaga: “Holy cow, your sleep schedules are way too healthy!”]
[Shadow: “Too green.
The sunrise in Sakurashi at four o’clock is beautiful.”]
[Oni-Chiku Hero: “Laughing to death.
I see it every day; I don’t see what’s beautiful about it.”]
[Blank: “What?
What is a ‘sunrise’?
That kind of thing would only burn my skin and blind my vision.”]
[Shadow: “Hmph, ignorant passerby.”]
Shadow only found this group of people noisy.
For him, a new day began with a ten-kilometer run.
[Kotoko Iwanaga: “Ah, am I the only one who has been working overtime until now?
By the way, @Chiba Fallen Holy Black Cat, how is the game actually?”]
Facing the rising morning sun, Kotoko Iwanaga wandered down a deserted country road with dark circles under her eyes.
Since most yokai hide in the mountains and forests, her own sleep schedule was quite irregular.
She kept her eyes glued to her screen: “That missing ‘Descender’—what exactly is he plotting?”
After a while, Dekomori also popped up.
[Mjolnir Hammer User: “Lunch was delicious death.
The elf’s ears were very soft, but she had a bad temper.
The cat-girl’s ears were fluffy and felt very comfortable to rub death!
Plus the Mjolnir Hammer is super cool death!
It’s just too heavy to pick up at all.”]
[Oni-Chiku Hero: “Nani!
Cat-girl!”]
[Blank: “Nani!
Elf!”]
[Miko Yotsuya: “What game is this?”]
[Chiba Fallen Holy Black Cat: “It’s the one the group leader posted earlier—a full-dive VR game that completely surpasses SAO.
By the way, another night owl has appeared.”]
[Miko Yotsuya: “Heh, can I say that I haven’t slept all night?”]
In a certain apartment in Hoga County.
Miko stood in front of the bathroom mirror with dark circles under her eyes and a dazed expression.
Since school ended yesterday, she had been able to see some “strange things.”
At night, those things had even crawled into her bed.
Terrified, she could only close her eyes and pretend to be asleep, but the rustling in her bed made it impossible for her to drift off.
When she heard the notification sound from her phone, Miko acted as if she had been woken up, watching the phone screen as she escaped into the bathroom to hide.
“Ah, how did the world become like this…”
[Chiba Fallen Holy Black Cat: “Can’t sleep?”]
[Chiba Fallen Holy Black Cat: “Then you could try applying for a spot from the group leader.”]
[Miko Yotsuya: “What do you mean?”]
In front of the mirror, Miko’s eyes were vacant as she stared at her phone.
Behind her, a pupil-less human face was pressed against her back, and the smell of rot wafted past the girl’s ears.
Can you see me?
You can see me, right?
Miko was dripping with cold sweat, pretending to chat with the people in the group.
[Chiba Fallen Holy Black Cat: “The most surprising thing about this game is that it can replace sleep.
Even though I was in the game from 8:00 PM last night until 2:00 AM, when I finished, I felt like I had slept a full night instead.
I didn’t feel drowsy at all.”]
[“Otherwise, as one destined to slumber in the eternal abyss, how could I be here to listen to the prayers of my subjects?”]
[Mjolnir Hammer User: “Ah, naruhodo death!
No wonder I felt so energetic today, even though I was in the game all night death!”]
[Chiba Fallen Holy Black Cat: “I’ll give you a piece of advice: in a parallel world, you cannot sense your physical body.
If you don’t want to lose your ‘half-self’ and fall forever into darkness, it is recommended to open the World Gate while in the ‘Sea of Tranquility’.”]
Kuroneko stood in front of the mirror as well, looking at the large turtle drawn on her face with a black marker, feeling utterly speechless.
She didn’t need to look twice; it had to be her younger sister’s masterpiece.
She figured that when her sister got up to go to the bathroom, she must have realized Kuroneko was “asleep” and, after getting no response, decided to play a prank.
“That cursed Hinata!” Kuroneko immediately identified the older of her two younger sisters.
Watching her phone still blinking, Kuroneko continued typing.
[Chiba Fallen Holy Black Cat: “Other than that, the only thing in the parallel world that I was satisfied with was the tribute offered to the Queen of Night. Visit novelping dot com for the full chapter.
Of course, had it not been for the interference of an angel, I should have been able to leave behind an ‘Eternal Shadow’ for my subjects to worship.”]
[Kotoko Iwanaga: “Enough, who exactly selected those two chuunibyou kids as first-round testers?
They can’t explain anything properly at all.”]
[Kotoko Iwanaga: “Let me summarize: simply put, the game involves hypnotizing the brain’s nerves, putting the person in a state similar to a ‘brain in a vat’?
The user completely disconnects their body control?”]
[“Also, the food tastes great, but you can’t take screenshots, so there’s no way to verify it, right!”]
Kotoko Iwanaga pondered privately: “This is far more advanced than any neural-dive device currently known on the market.
Are there really any yokai with such high scientific research capabilities?”
[Miko Yotsuya: “R-really?
That’s great.
T-then, can I try it?”]
[Kotoko Iwanaga: “Hey, didn’t you see what I said?
That thing is very dangerous!”]
Miko was pleasantly surprised.
She hadn’t expected to find a solution so soon after running into such trouble.
If she could full-dive, she wouldn’t have to worry about those strange things anymore.
She had been worried that she wouldn’t be able to sleep ever again.
‘Hmph, harass me all you want.
As long as I pretend I don’t know, it should be fine!’
Seeming to find a little hope for the future, Miko tidied her clothes and, pretending she had a morning run scheduled with a friend, decided to leave the room for a while.
Elsewhere, Sora, who was sprawled on the floor in a daze, scanned the message box and suddenly widened his eyes.
“Shiro!!
Look at this.”
“Huh?”
Sora was controlling the character with four-line operations, but he didn’t forget to tilt his head to take a look.
Shiro pointed to the chat group message on the tablet…
“You can play even while you’re sleeping…
Hiss—who came up with this god-tier black technology?” Sora was shocked.
Shiro gave a thumbs up: “Sleep deprivation is a woman’s greatest enemy!”
Sora rubbed his dark circles and agreed: “I remember the group leader was named ‘Descender’.
He invited us last time…”
Shiro nodded: “Yes.”
Sora gritted his teeth, his hands and feet operating at lightning speed.
After quickly finishing off his opponent, he took the tablet and said:
“Then, without delay, let’s go talk to that guy quickly.
I must have a spot for the next round.”
On the deserted country road.
Kotoko Iwanaga rubbed her temples in pain and let out a long breath.
“Geez, I can’t get any useful information at all.
Hey, Samurai!”
The vengeful spirit of a samurai with a katana impaled through his head appeared before Kotoko.
“Your command, Princess.”
Kotoko Iwanaga said faintly: “What is the status of the two targets I told you to keep an eye on?”
The ghost samurai bowed his head and pondered for a moment before saying: “This…
I believe it would be better for you to see it for yourself, Princess.”
“Oh?” Kotoko Iwanaga arched her brow, her prosthetic right eye reflecting the crystal light of the morning sun.
Is this…
an incident occurring?
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Supernatural Multiverse 110
My Harem Is Indescribable 100
Jujutsu Kaisen: Heroic Spirit 105
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Checking In in Demon Slayer 85
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My Best Friend Into a Slime?
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A Saiyan Stands Above Marvel 90
What Do You Mean by Using a Lab Mod to Be the Hero?
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Tanya Starts from Re:Zero 85
Why did they assign me to Uma 75
MYGO Beauties 70
DanMachi: Emiya the Giant Hero 75
The Gacha Merchant Who Started 80
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Wait—Who Are You People?!
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Emiya Shirou, Determined to Slay Every Curse and Evil Spirit 60
The Uma Musume Who Became 60
I’m Definitely Not the King of 80
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Honkai: World Modulation Mode 57
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Ben Tennyson Wants to Join the Justice League ( 126 ) TYPE-MOON: Redemption Beginning with the Holy Grail War (Chapter110) Yu-Gi-Oh!
— Transmigrated into the White Dragon Girl (Chapter220) “Is this chat group even serious?” (Chapter125) I, Lord Ravager, Utterly Loyal!
(This matter is completely finished.) Can Playing Games Save the World?
65 Crossover Anime Multiverse: The Demon Hunter of an Unnatural World 77 From Junkman to Wasteland 66 Weekly Refresh of Overpowered 31 I’m Grinding Proficiency Like 46 From Kiana, Lord Ravager, Onwa 220 Honkai: Is This Still the Prev 42 Elf: My Starter Pokémon Is Inc 65 Warhammer: My Primarch Is Remi 185 From Demon Slayer to Grand Ass Volume2/20 The Way the Umamusume Look at 68 Uma Musume, but My Cheat Power 248 Naruto: Weaving the Future, Be 65 Zenless Zone Zero, but Kamen R 76 Multiverse Crossover: The Perf 66 My Cyberpsycho Girlfriend 65 Uma Musume: The Dark Trainer 230 Uma Musume: A Calamity Born fr 154 I, a Reincarnation-Loop Player Volume4/40 The Violent Girl Group Is Beat 125 Uma Musume: The Horse Girl Who 67 Uma Musume: From Beginner 145 Becoming a Horse Girl, I Will 85 Uma Musume: I Want All 120 I Can Copy Unique Skills 115 Summoning an Evil God, but the 75 Supernatural Multiverse 110 My Harem Is Indescribable 100 Jujutsu Kaisen: Heroic Spirit 105 “I’m just a Valkyrie passing through.” 67 Uma Musume: Today Is Another Romantic Battlefield 105 Still playing traditional Honk 80 The Most Filial Son Under Heav 85 What Should I Do After Switchi – Volume2/3 Reincarnated as a Demon, Skill 78 Hell-Difficulty Dungeon?
55 Transmigrated as Sukuna 80 Checking In in Demon Slayer 85 The Reincarnating Trainer of Tracen Academy 100 I Refuse to Become a Heroic 85 My Best Friend Into a Slime?
80 A Saiyan Stands Above Marvel 90 What Do You Mean by Using a Lab Mod to Be the Hero?
75 Tanya Starts from Re:Zero 85 Why did they assign me to Uma 75 MYGO Beauties 70 DanMachi: Emiya the Giant Hero 75 The Gacha Merchant Who Started 80 Honkai’s Otherworld?
Wait—Who Are You People?!
100 Emiya Shirou, Determined to Slay Every Curse and Evil Spirit 60 The Uma Musume Who Became 60 I’m Definitely Not the King of 80 After Maxing Out Every Class 80 Naruto: I’m Konoha’s Local Men 44 Honkai: World Modulation Mode 57 I, the Elden Sword Saint 50 Dio Brando Is Challenging FGO 43 No One Knows Pokémon Better 50 I, Sakazuki, Won’t Go Down Tha 45 From Trilobites to Titans 45 Chainsaw Man: Contracted with 55 DanMachi: