My portable gaming girlfriend

In the end, we helped Le Song get Monica back, even though she has no memory.

We got Monica back, but she disappeared too.

The girl who stayed in Guiyue City is no longer her. This girl still has youthful vigor and rebellion, but she has no self-awareness and no memory of the past week. She is just an ordinary high school student and idol.

"Do you have time tomorrow night?"

The escape in the game made me tired, so I took off my helmet and fell into a deep sleep. The next day, when she woke up at noon and went downstairs to eat, she was suddenly stopped by Shen Qing and asked a question that should not have come from her mouth.

"You finally figured it out and are you going to invite me on a date?"

"Your intelligence has not improved, who gave you the confidence to say such a thing, I just asked if you have time tomorrow night-someone wants to treat you to dinner, not me. Although I will be there."

Known 1: Shen Qing knew each other.

Known 2: Tomorrow night is the night of September 4, 2065, neither my birthday nor Shen Qing's birthday.

...With these, I can't think of anyone who would have any reason to invite me to dinner.

"Well, don't you just wake up and haven't eaten yet?"

I was surprised to find that the elevator door of the villa opened, and it was Su You who came out of it. He came back for a rare night?

After all, he is my idol, so I immediately straightened up and answered honestly, "I haven't eaten."

Shen Qing replied with an embarrassed face that she didn't eat either. Does she also have such embarrassing moments?

"It's okay, just tell me what you want to eat, I'll cook today!"

Su You chuckled, expressing that he understood everything. But he probably isn't the kind of person who sleeps in late in the morning, presumably it's lunch for him.

"Boss, can you still cook?"

Regarding my question, the boss said humbly: "I have done it a few times, but the skills are not superb. I hope you don't dislike it."

To be honest, this kind of answer makes me very uneasy...

Since the boss didn't let us help, Shen Qing and I had to play our own games, and the time soon came to the moment when the boss asked us to serve dinner.

On the table are several cages of crab roe buns, a large pot of porridge with scallops and shrimp, and a plate of boiled cabbage hearts.

Not a difficult meal to make in my experience. Crab roe buns, scallops, and shrimp are all from frozen ready-made ingredients, and porridge and choy sum are also very simple. I tasted it, and it tasted better than the direct takeaway. It must have been seasoned. The boss is indeed an all-round player.

"The weather has turned cooler recently, but the heat of summer hasn't completely faded away. You young people should eat something to reduce your fire."

"Boss, you are only 24, why are you like an old man..."

Shen Qing complained.

"Haha~'The stage is about to be given over to you young people!'—Should I say that?"

Su You intentionally imitated the old man's tone, and Shen Qing's stinky face of ten thousand years was actually amused to reveal a little smile.

It was such a spectacle that I almost dropped my spoon.

After listening to some interesting stories among the players in the arena, Su You suddenly asked me:

"I heard that you encountered strange things again on this mission?"

The word "again" is used very spiritually, probably because he also noticed that I encountered too many strange things.

"Fortunately, it's just that the awakened AI is playing tricks, that's..."

"Did you encounter any difficult enemy?"

Difficult enemies... The ones I have encountered so far are nothing more than the Nameless Ones and Anorv, maybe that mysterious woman can also be counted.

"The nameless person is not bad, and he keeps a low profile and never promotes himself. No one has known his identity since he entered the top 10 for several months. I never thought he was an awakened AI. Thanks to you, I was able to discover this information."

Needless to say, Anorv has always been eyeing Sakura, but he has a different view on that mysterious woman Su You.

"This woman may be of the same camp as the Nameless."

Judging from the time, they appeared in front of me one after the other. It is indeed very possible to say that they are teammates, but this is just a guess.

"Maybe the nameless person was entrusted by this woman to capture Monica?"

Shen Qing guessed so.

Indeed, according to what the nameless person said, he seems to have designed the scene of my junior high school room for me, but it doesn’t make sense why he wanted to arrest Monica too. Given that the goal of the unknown is to collect the awakened AI, and the goal of the mysterious woman is also Monica, they are either allies or enemies.

"Maybe they have a more senior leader working together behind them."

"That's right, I think with the ability and personality of the unknown, unless it is an exchange of benefits, how can the general awakened AI make him obey orders? But thinking about it this way, how powerful is the higher-level leader..."

I very much agree with the boss's point of view. Although I have only fought three times, and I don't know his origin, but I already have a certain understanding of the enemy of the unknown. Both the combat effectiveness and the strength he wooed are hidden behind the scenes and should not be underestimated. If there is anyone who can command the Nameless to obey, it must be an unfathomable being.

Seeing that we were worried, the boss shook his head and said soothingly:

"You worry too much. There are so many strong people in this world... Ah, speaking of which, how are you doing in the Chaos Arena? This year's World Championship will start in early November. Are you planning to participate?"

World Championship? Last year's World Championship seemed to be just yesterday, time flies so fast. I moved the search bar of the contact lens and saw the new season news of the Brawl Arena——

[The 8th season of Brawl Arena is about to officially start on November 3rd. Registration for the audition is hot, and the 10 million prize pool is waiting for you to share...]

By the way, the annual Brawl Arena World Tournament is about to begin! All players can reach the top, as long as they can rush through the layers of battle.

The competition is divided into three tracks: individual competition, 3vs3 and 5vs5. The same player can sign up to participate in multiple tracks. As long as they are strong enough, the bonus of one game may be able to pay a down payment for a house in the capital. However, based on my experience, it is likely that Su You will take the first place in the individual competition, and the strength of the boss is undeniably strong.

It's just that they don't know whether the unknown, Yugiri and the others will participate in the competition this year, and what ranking they can achieve.

I may be able to persuade Xiwu and Ye Yin to participate in 3vs3 together. If I can still find two reliable teammates, then forming a team of 5 to win the ranking is no problem.

"Of course I will sign up, even if I am screened out, I will still get the participation achievement."

"I will definitely sign up, but I'm afraid I won't be able to last for many rounds..."

The boss said to us:

"Believe in yourself more—it just so happens that I have time today, how about practicing with you?"

"Really?"

Shen Qing and I showed surprise at the same time. With the guidance of the NO.1 boss in the arena, even an idiot can improve by leaps and bounds today!

We couldn't wait to put on our helmets after eating. Although I have watched the video of the game many times, only when I am on the same field as the boss can I realize how terrible this opponent is.

He can see through and predict almost all my actions, as if he has the ability to predict—whether it is a direct attack or a small trick, he can detect and decipher it in advance.

I tried everything I could, but I still couldn't inflict any fatal damage on him. The boss still seems to be doing well, and even I suspect that the few effective attacks I can make against him are because he deliberately exposed his flaws to let me.

He is using the original Brawl Arena character, 'Assassin'.

Assassin is characterized by strong displacement and burst, but the disadvantage is that it is very brittle, which is similar to me. In the melee arena, the special skills at this moment are stealth, flash, and the weapon is a dagger. In the fighting arena, whether it is a sword, dagger or a bullet, the different positions of the hit have different damage multipliers and damage effects. Each weapon has a set of damage bonus value tables for human targets, animal targets and mechanical targets, accurate to centimeters.

The effect on different parts will also add a debuff effect to the enemy, such as causing damage to the legs of a human or beast creature, which can reduce its movement speed. Damage to its eyes can cause blindness. Or use electromagnetic weapons to cause damage to mechanical targets, which can seriously reduce their mobility.

The Assassin's Blink ability is limited to one use every 3 minutes, and proper talent selection can shorten the cooldown. The core skill of an assassin is stealth. In a 1v1 battle, the assassin must be 20 meters away from the opponent to perform stealth. The assassin in the stealth state will enter a stealth state for 9 seconds and cannot be detected by the enemy. After entering the 20-meter range of the enemy, the stealth state will be forcibly released within 3 seconds. If you can approach the enemy in the stealth state, then stabbing the enemy at this time will cause 5 times the base damage, superimposed with the bonus of the upper part, up to 15 times the damage.

Of course, although 15 times the damage can kill a crispy skin like me, it is often impossible to kill an enemy with thick blood. You need to move to avoid the enemy's counterattack and wait for the next opportunity to approach.

Having said that, I am not helpless against the assassin's stealth attack. My floating cannon can scan a local area. Although it cannot cover all within a radius of 20 meters, it is enough to cover 3/4, which can greatly limit the opponent's movement.

But Su You can perfectly avoid my scanning every time.

"Floating cannons can protect you from most enemies, but only 4 floating cannons are not enough to enter the top 10 in the arena. Against Shangyugiri and No Name, you can do your best to beat the odds at your current level. 30%. But your limit is not only that."

When I was approached silently by Su You again and instantly killed him, he said this to me.

"My limit?"

"You can also use more floating cannons to cover and scan a larger area, so I may not be able to get close to you."

"Manipulating 4 floating cannons is enough, you say more... absolutely impossible." I shook my head.

But I heard the boss ask:

"Do you know why I let you join DEBUG?"

"this……"

"Because you have extremely high potential."

"potential?"

"Both you and Wanyue. If no one digs it out, it will be buried..."

Although he still smiled peacefully when he said this, I always felt that he was expressing his feelings. Could it be... also, the boss must have experienced more than I can think of to achieve today's achievements.

Then it was Shen Qing's turn to fight the boss. Seeing that she was in exactly the same situation as me, I became more and more convinced that the boss adjusted the corresponding combat power according to our strength. Fortunately, such a powerful person is our teammate, otherwise I really don't know how to fight...

The next day, I came to the place where Shen Qing invited me to eat, but I met an unexpected person.

The self-driving car parks in the underground car park of the Dolly Hotel. This hotel is one of the most luxurious entertainment venues in the city. Rich elites come and go. I followed her to take the elevator to the top floor. The entire glass wall in the room faced the city. The colorful night view made me suddenly I remembered Guiyue City.

After a while, a young man walked in. Wearing a suit that looks expensive, he has a dignified appearance and natural confidence in his gestures.

The young man held out his hand to me:

"My name is Shen Tian, ​​nice to meet you."

Shen Qing looked at me helplessly and introduced to me:

"This is my second brother. He wants to thank you for helping him find Monica."

Although this Shen Tian seems to have a natural estrangement from me in terms of identity, his actual speech is quite kind and down-to-earth, and he is not superior at all to make people uncomfortable.

The dishes served during the banquet were all exquisite, and Shen Tian didn't let the atmosphere cool down. He asked me about my situation at school, half of which revolved around Shen Qing. Then look at Shen Qing's absent-mindedness, drinking mango juice intermittently.

"... I really want to thank you this time. In fact, Lege internally predicts that in the next two years, the public's favorite point will be her type, and she has the highest potential for idol power of the same kind. If she is carefully cultivated, she may become the next Lin Xiaohe, and she may even be challenged. Let’s look at a top star like Maria.”

Idols of the same kind have the highest potential—this sentence made a picture pop up in my mind: a large group of boys and girls standing in the factory, being assembled and transformed by robots, walking into the field of vision from the conveyor belt, and the crowd sitting in rows. Comment on them and review ratings.

But they are all artificial creations produced after analyzing the preferences of the masses.

I humbly stated that I was just doing my best, luckily getting the job done.

It didn't take too long for a meal, Shen Tian left my contact information and said that he would ask me for help if he needed something.

Unexpectedly, on the way back, I received a message from him——

[Shen Tian: Brother, what do you think of Shen Qing (squinting smile)? 】

Why did you ask me this question and add an intriguing expression? Is this testing me? If I say that Shen Qing is a violent woman with a vicious tongue, will she be beaten to death by her brother?

[Me: ...study is good and beautiful, and people are superior, but the game level needs to be improved. 】

[Shen Tian: Brother Shi, you know what I mean, it's not these... I mean, have you ever thought about making her your girlfriend? 】

I have unknowingly become my little brother? Wait, girlfriend? ! This person...wouldn't be able to substitute himself into the uncle, would he?

I shuddered and quickly glanced at Shen Qing, she didn't seem to notice. If she found out what we were talking about, I would definitely be kicked out of the car on the spot.

[Me: No! I never thought about it this way, how could such an ordinary person as me be worthy of her? 】

[Shen Tian: Oh? I think you are quite reliable, and your appearance is not bad, so don't belittle yourself. how did you guys meet? How long? 】

The conversation started to develop in a strange direction. I want to say that I have a girlfriend, but Sakura's existence is too special and I can't tell him...

Shen Tian asked some more about Shen Qing's situation outside, and I answered them one by one. And I was also forced to learn about some of Shen Qing's behaviors at home, Shen Qing's hobbies—including but not limited to Shen Qing's dislike of wearing skirts, her liking for cats...

[Shen Tian: Hey, I’ve said so much, I hope you and Shen Qing will express it quickly if you want to be together, otherwise Shen Qing will go to eat and sleep with Howard’s grandson in a few days—I’ve seen that guy before, he’s just a A typical dude, even if you have a high education, you will buy it, and you will be emotionally dishonest, not as good as you at all. 】

[Me: ... what? 】

[Shen Tian: You don't know? The family arranged for her, similar to a blind date. Now that Shen Qing doesn't even have anyone she likes, even if I want to help her persuade her parents, it's not easy, but if you are her boyfriend, I can say it--after all, you have lived together for almost three months. Mature rice is not always a thing? 】

... No matter how I explain that we are just classmates and partners in a trade union, Shen Tian believes that we live together because we have a good impression of each other and are about to develop into a boyfriend and girlfriend relationship. But judging from his attitude, it seems that he is not as selfish as Shen Qing thinks.

[Shen Tian: I'll take care of the sky falling, if dad wants to break your legs, I'll run for you, so just let go and do whatever you want! 】

So he sent another smirk. Is there anyone who sells his sister like this? Why do you think that there is a possibility of me developing a romantic relationship with Shen Qing? Shen Qing and I are just teammates who belong to DEBUG, maybe we can’t even count as friends—at least Shen Qing thinks so. But it's also my fault that I can't tell him the truth, Shen Tian fully believes that we are only close to breaking through an ambiguous relationship, and wants to help us both inside and outside the words.

Of course, the premise of being able to talk so much is that Sakura cannot do without the base and has not seen the communication content here. I have a hunch that we must be very careful when communicating with Shen Tian in the future, especially outside the base.

【Me: Anyway... we are just friends. 】

[Shen Tian: Oh? real? ...Understood, but as a friend, just ask if you are willing to help her in difficulties, right? 】

【Me: If she has difficulties, I am of course willing to help...】

[Shen Tian: When you come to my house in a few days, just say that you are her boyfriend. I will prepare a gift, and if you can't speak, let me tell you. It's okay, right? 】

【I have……】

[Shen Tian: That's it! None of us want to see Xiaoqing marry someone she doesn't love or even be bullied, right? 】

[Me: Even if I agree, Shen Qing won't let me pretend to be her boyfriend...]

[Shen Tian: Don't worry about it, leave it to me. 】

When it comes to this, I have no possibility of refusing.

It is really stressful to pretend to be Shen Qing's boyfriend out of nowhere. First of all, I can't show the wind in front of Sakura...

"Ayuan! Come and try my Mapo Tofu boiled with fish hair and blood!"

Sakura hugged me from behind. Although I didn't feel the touch, I still felt the vitality of a girl.

Last time the programmer said that she has changed... But it still looks the same as before, maybe we are overwhelmed.

I put on the helmet and came to the virtual kitchen. Sakura had already changed into a chef's outfit with a white top hat and apron. Unexpectedly, Yugiri and Feifei were also there.

"Miss Xiwu is very interested in spicy food, please come and try it."

"Tsk tsk, what's so good about that kind of thing, it's still the best dessert in the world!"

"So you're the only one who can't eat spicy food?"

I stepped on a sore spot and yelled, "Who are you saying can't eat spicy food!" and took a big mouthful of mapo tofu, and then I saw her head start to smoke...

"Water! Give me water!"

"Oh, because the taste was weak the first time I made it, so I added a little more chili this time, is it okay?"

Ying hurriedly poured a glass of ice water, handed it to Feifei, she took it and drank it down.

What an idiot...

"I feel pain and numbness, and the spiciness level is about 9... 70% more peppers are added..."

Xiwu also took a bite of Mapo Tofu. In other words, adding 70% is no longer a "little bit", right?

"Ayuan, let's have a taste~"

Sakura's expectant smile was reflected in my eyes, and I stretched out my trembling hands to those red-stained dishes, comforting myself that at least this is a virtual world, and I don't have to worry that eating them will hurt my stomach.

At the first taste, I thought it was okay, with the aroma of pepper, but after a few seconds, the taste gradually invaded my tongue, and there were only two words left in my heart:

so spicy--!

"Ayuan... isn't it delicious?"

"Delicious, but a little spicy."

"That's good, try it here too, open your mouth, ah~"

Sakura scooped up a piece of boiled fish with a spoon, picked up a piece with chopsticks, and brought it to my mouth.

Even if the sensory intensity of the VR helmet is lowered now, it will not take effect until the next time you enter the game, which means that today is doomed.

"Hey, hello? Is it really only a little bit spicy?"

Feifei watched in disbelief as I was fed a whole piece of boiled fish.

“Of course only a little bit spicy~”

It’s true that it’s only a little bit spicy, but it’s too spicy... But now I can’t be the only one to die. I controlled my expression and explained to Feifei seriously that most of the boiled fish has the original flavor because of its thick flesh.

Feifei stuffed a whole piece of fish into her mouth curiously, and then I saw her circling like a ballet dancer——

"Tongue! The tongue has no feeling! Shi Yuanxing, I will never trust you again~~!!"

At this moment, everything is calm.

According to Shen Qing, Guiyue City has returned to stability. Although in the end I exposed the prohibited information to hundreds of NPCs, causing all the NPCs present to be deleted for half a day, but Shen Tian, ​​as Lege's senior management, has the right not to hold me accountable and fine me , can be regarded as escaped.

On the other hand, after the programmer's inspection, the otaku is an ordinary NPC without self-awareness. This means that his act of saving people because of Monica is still within the logic of the artificial intelligence as an NPC. No wonder Monica left him in Guiyue City... But the programmer still found that his core and ordinary artificial intelligence There is a slight difference in intelligence. As for the difference in details, it will be left to the programmer to spend time analyzing.

No further information has been obtained regarding the identity of the unnamed person.

Back at school, bathed in the sun, I suddenly felt that this is the real world. But I do have to prepare for the 8th season of Brawl Arena.