GAMERS! (ゲーマーズ！)

Tendou-san, please go out with me.

Yes, gladly.

Load

Load which game?

Load this game?

See, that's him.

Seriously? Him?

Man, I know I shouldn't say this, but...

I seriously can't see him with her.

They ran away again.

Connection lost.

Your opponent has disconnected. The match will be terminated.

Damn, I'm jealous.

I wish I had a hot blonde girlfriend.

Hey, idiot, not so loud.

Uehara-kun, I've decided to stop indiscriminately blowing up normies.

I have no idea what you're talking about,

but I'm glad that this terrorist has changed his ways.

But man, you're getting an insane amount of attention.

The horror...

You say that like it's got nothing to do with you.

This is partly your fault, Uehara-kun.

I know. I'm sorry, but who could have predicted

that you'd go beyond being friends and actually start a relationship?

It's a miracle.

Well, I guess.

But Tendou-san likes Uehara-kun...

Or so I thought.

But man, at this point, I have no idea what to talk to Aguri about anymore.

Did something happen with Aguri-san?

"Did something happen"? The guy she likes is with Tendou.

The guy she likes is with Tendou-san?

Never mind.

Later.

Morning.

Take your seats.

The guy Aguri-san likes, that is, Uehara-kun is with Tendou-san...

So he was cheating!

That's why he doesn't know what to say to Aguri-san!

Of course.

It's easier for them to hang out together at school

if people believe Tendou-san's dating me.

I think I'll ask her to let me rescind my confession.

It was a mistake to begin with, anyway.

S-Sorry!

Huh?

Are you okay, Amano-kun?

You look pale.

S-Sorry, Tendou-san.

I'm in a hurry right now.

Um, so...

Later!

I'm sorry, Tendou-san.

Hey, over here.

What do you want?

It's about what happened yesterday.

You know why Tendou-san's doing this for you, right?

Well, yeah, sure.

I mean, she's doing it for me, so I should hope so.

All right, then.

That was a godly move, though.

Well, it was spectacular in a sense, but...

You put a huge check on that little devil who was preying on you.

Little devil?

Never mind, it's nothing!

W-We're enemies, but I don't care to hurt you more than I need to.

F-Forget about it!

Aguri-san was a great person,

but she wasn't your girlfriend.

That's all.

Right...

Well, yeah, she's not my girlfriend.

I see.

You've moved on that far already, huh?

Of course I have.

She isn't my girlfriend, after all.

Of course!

I like that quick, clean change of heart.

Right...

Damn it!

Damn it!

Damn it!

Damn it!

Damn it!

Die in a fire, Amanocchi.

I'm truly sorry!

Sorry, don't mind me.

I'm 20% just kidding.

That's a pretty low just-kidding ratio.

What do you expect?

I can't be happy-go-lucky after confirming that Tasuku's cheating.

Uh...

Don't you think it's a bit of a stretch to decide that

Tasuku's cheating on you just because he was staring at you with a guilty look?

Why else would a guy look so panicked after making eye contact with his own girlfriend?

T-True...

Everything's gone downhill for me ever since I met you.

That hurts.

You say that like I'm jinxed or something.

But Tendou-san and Hoshinomori-san both met Tasuku through you, basically.

B-But it was Uehara-kun that egged me on at first.

Although maybe it was to use me as a cover for his cheating.

I think he sees you as a real friend, yeah.

Maybe he was never a real friend. Maybe he was just using me.

Damn it, you're so negative! It's annoying!

What do you want to happen with Tendou-san, then?

Well...

I guess I should tell her honestly so we can break up properly, huh?

Who knows?

I have no idea.

O-Of course.

I think what's important is how you feel, though.

Anyway...

Are you really going to let someone else decide something this important for you?

I'm sorry.

Please forget I asked you for advice.

All right.

Gross! What the heck?

You just noticed?

I didn't taste a thing.

Scary what relationship problems can do to you, huh?

See you.

Amano-kun contacted me out of the blue.

Why does he want to meet me on the rooftop?

Does it have to do with our relationship?

Stop. Stay calm.

I don't want Amano-kun to see me like this!

I wonder if that confession was some kind of mistake.

That actually makes more sense in a lot of ways.

I mean, it's just... weird.

Why would he confess to me?

I'm scared to see Amano-kun.

Sorry to call you on such short notice, Tendou-san.

Tendou-san?

Um... Do you actually hate me, Tendou-san?

N-No!

Then why won't you face me?

Because...

Wh-Why don't you?

What?

You want to stop dating me, don't you?

I-It's fine.

I understand.

It must have been hell for you ever since you confessed.

It's not hard to guess from the face you made.

Th-That was...

Forget it.

You don't have to tell me. I know.

You want to take it back, don't you?

You don't have to worry about my answer.

It wasn't that I was l-lying, but I kind of got caught in the moment, too.

No, this isn't what I want to say.

Uh, well... first, I'm glad.

About what?

I mean, I'm glad you don't seem to hate me or anything.

W-Well, of course I don't hate you.

Th-Thank you.

With that said, I have to ask you something imposing.

This is it.

If it's okay with you, would you please go on a date with me?

I mean, we can go whenever you're free, wherever you want to.

Wait, what's going on?

What else? I'm asking you out on a date.

I understand that, but...

We're in a relationship now, right?

Y-You're right that there are going to be a lot of hardships in this arrangement.

I mean, the attention I get...

Also, I don't stand a chance against Uehara-kun.

I'm obviously going to lose.

But as a gamer, I think it's wrong to disconnect

before it's clear who the winner is.

Tendou-san?

F-Fine.

Let's go on a date.

Sure.

We're in a relationship.

Of course we should go on a date or two.

It's not like we have a choice.

Okay, well, this comes a little late,

but even though I'm not very mature, I look forward to our time together.

H-How courteous.

Thank you. I, too, hope for a good, long...

S-Still, you'd better not go overboard.

Things have to be done in order in a relationship. Got it?

O-Of course.

Yes, I'll keep that in mind.

Y-You'd better.