GAMERS! (ゲーマーズ！)

Spring

Some people are, as they say, "above the clouds."

G'morning!

DVD On Sale

They might be your favorite idol, or an athlete on the world stage.

Huge Bargain!

And for some people, they're 2D characters.

Golden Memories

Most people can only watch them from afar.

That's why they're "above the clouds."

Excuse me.

So when the cutest girl in school spoke to me out of the blue...

I, Amano Keita, lost communication with my brain.

This is our first time speaking, isn't it?

I'm Tendou Karen, of Class 2-A at Otobuki High School.

Tendou Karen.

Tendou Karen

Even as a second-year, she stands at the top of the school hierarchy.

Good morning!

Morning!

* She eventually loses it

Morning!

Blonde hair, green eyes

165 cm, 81/57/82

Great weather, huh?

100m in 12.30 seconds

Standard deviation of 73 on the national exams

With brains, beauty, and unrivaled athleticism,

she almost seems too perfect to be real.

* She eventually loses it

* And he's the main reason

So even though she's not a celebrity or anything, at Otobuki,

she's basically treated like a deity.

She's a so-called school idol.

"Idol"

Meanwhile...

Height: 159cm

Grades: Average of average

Friends: 0

Um...

Huh?! Um, er... I-I'm Amano.

Class F...

Wait, no, I'm in Otobuki with you!

I'm way too creepy!

I'm totally acting like a creep otaku!

Nice to meet you, Amano-kun.

R-Right.

Why don't we pick those up?

H-Huh?

What the heck is going on?

Is this some new extortion tactic?

Or, wait... Is she...

Do you like this stuff?

Games, I mean.

O-Of course, right?

I knew that!

I knew, but I was getting flustered on purpose!

Er, uh... never mind.

Sorry.

This is the one you picked up earlier, right?

Wait, that's—

Golden Memories

Golden Memories.

"Ba-bump!"

Ba-bump!

A Dating Simulation

"A dating simulation adventure full of blonde girls."

Full of Blonde Girls

Sexiness-Packed Adventure

"Wardrobe malfunctions included."

Wardrobe malfunctions included <3

I love it!

I mean... games in general!

O-Of course, right?

I knew that.

I knew, but I was getting flustered on purpose.

Sell Us Your Games

We Buy High

I want to disappear without a trace.

I, uh, like games.

That game had some unique content, so I was a bit interested.

So I couldn't help but want to read the back cover.

Oh, I get it.

Package back covers are pretty interesting, right?

You get it?

It's great, isn't it?

The way they jam-pack all of the game's selling points into that small space.

It's irresistible!

Oh, yeah, speaking of back covers...

Crap.

She's totally creeped out.

Tendou-san...

Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt.

You were just so passionate, Amano-kun.

Also... How do I put it?

You're just so perfect.

Hey, if it's all right with you... If it's all right with you...

Would you join me...

in the game club?

Would you join me in the game club?

Huh?

Huh?

Tsumo!

TSUMO

Woohoo!

Sanbaiman!

Not bad.

You little...

Hey, Tasuku...

Isn't this amazing?

What, so you want me to get it?

Yup!

You're mega-good at gaming.

Uh, mega-good?

Get it for me, please, Tasuku?

I mean, I guess I could.

Come on, money.

T-Tasuku...

This girl...

Grab

Plays Remaining

Go, go, Tasuku! Yay! Yay!

A little more to the right.

That's it.

There, there!

Shut up.

Quit talking and watch.

What are you doing, Tasuku?

You suck!

Ta-da!

Oh my God, it's so fluffy!

You sure are good at games!

Don't get too excited.

I'm so badass, as always.

Fail

Plus, I have a girlfriend who might not have much going on in her head,

but who you could say is cute as hell.

Dude, I'm such a winner. Right?

* He'll soon fail even harder.

Why are you so happy?

Because you got this for me.

I'm going to cherish it for life.

Isn't he in my class?

Amano, was it?

The guy who's gaming all the time.

What the hell is he even doing over there, anyway?

What's up, Tasuku?

Nothing.

Guys like him will never have a hot girlfriend like mine.

Hot girlfriend

Loser.

Said loser

and the hot girlfriend

will later meet in secret many times.

So I ended up creating it by myself,

but I haven't really recruited members or anything yet.

I-Is that so?

So polite.

I don't get it.

Even my classmates talk to me politely.

I-Is that so?

Yup.

Even my teacher talked to me in polite language the other day.

Heck, even King Koopa talks to me in polite language.

Wow...

Wait, no, that one's a lie!

No, it's true.

I thank you for visiting me in this treacherous weather.

Maybe it was a bug.

That's obviously a bug!

How do you even get that to happen?

Like when I pulled three all-nighters in a row trying to beat

the speedrun world record?

You were dreaming, then!

That's clearly a dream!

You're the one that was glitched, Tendou-san!

Sorry, I went off-topic.

It's okay.

Uh, I'm actually surprised that you like gaming.

I haven't really told my friends about it.

Actually, I came to Otobuki because I'd heard it had a famous game club.

It fell apart before we entered, though.

I-Is that so?

Yeah.

So...

Last year,

I worked behind the scenes to revive it, and this year, I managed to succeed.

C-Congratulations.

Thank you.

So, uh, what exactly is the game club?

Yeah, that's an obvious question to ask.

But we don't just play games.

We play seriously, as club work.

I see.

So I've been looking for new members who are undeniably true gamers.

That's when I found you.

So would you be willing to come visit the game club sometime? Please?

Amano-kun?

M-Mom!

Sorry, I have a curfew.