In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game

"Blast your head...wait a minute, why did it become our mom?"

Yuuki Asuna reacted belatedly, a blush appeared on her pretty face, and she spoke in a voice as thin as a mosquito's hum.

"We haven't even gotten married yet...we haven't even met each other, you're changing your tune so quickly..."

"Then let's meet each other if we have a chance."

"You mean...meet my mom?"

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna looked hesitant, then quickly waved her hand and explained.

"No, no, no, it's not that I don't want to take you to meet my mother, but... you know, she's a university professor and a very serious person. I'm a little worried... whether you two can get along."

"Please relax, my dear."

Asagiri waved his hand and chuckled.

"I'm a diplomat. I can handle diplomacy with evil spirits and the core program of the game. As long as my mother isn't some Cthulhu, there's no problem."

.............

The next morning, Monday, in the first-year class A classroom of the private Shuchiin Academy.

"Good morning, Utsunomiya-san."

Hearing the emotionless girl's voice coming from beside him, Asagiri didn't even raise his head. He just swiped the screen of his mobile phone, browsing the recent hot news on the Internet and the local forums in Tokyo, and replied with a smiling tone.

"Shinomiya-san, why did you come to greet me today?"

Kaguya Shinomiya, who was carrying a black shoulder bag, said lightly.

"Nothing special, just respect for the competitors."

Shinomiya Kaguya's beautiful red eyes inadvertently swept across Asagiri's mobile phone screen and saw that the news the other party was browsing was about the recent "disappearance" incident.

This made her even more certain that the other party was not a "player" like herself. After all, the player's phone was installed with the APP with the eye icon. Even if ordinary people could not observe it, they would subconsciously avoid looking at their phones in front of others. What's more, what Asagiri was reading now was the news about the large-scale disappearance phenomenon caused by that "game".

Judging from Asagiri's personality, if he was really a player, he would not do such a careless thing.

Unfortunately, in the end, Kaguya Shinomiya decided to let Hayasaka Ai become a player. On the one hand, it was because she and Hayasaka Ai grew up together, and rather than a lady and a maid, they were more like sisters, and she could completely trust each other. On the other hand...

Shinomiya Kaguya always has an inexplicable feeling. She feels that she cannot see through Utsunomiya Asagiri and cannot predict his actions.

And in Class A, there is another person like this, that is...

"Good morning, Shinomiya-san."

Kotoko Iwanaga, leaning on a cane, walked up to Kaguya Shinomiya and said with a smile.

"Can you please move aside? You're blocking my view of my handsome boyfriend."

The increasingly realistic game, the student union election

001 Cooperation invitation from Kaguya Shinomiya

After hearing what Iwanaga Kotoko said, Shinomiya Kaguya turned her head and looked at her. She saw that Iwanaga Kotoko was holding her chin with one hand. Although what she said was outrageous, she still looked elegant like a lady from a noble family, with an impeccable sweet smile on her face.

Among the Class A that Kaguya Shinomiya was referring to, another person she couldn't see through was Kotoko Iwanaga.

She really couldn't understand. Iwanaga Kotoko had experienced such terrible things as a child, and lost a leg and an eye, leaving her disabled for life, but why was her personality still so cheerful and lively, as if she had no psychological trauma at all?

How strong must this psychological quality be?

"I'll finish quickly."

Shinomiya Kaguya first replied this to Iwanaga Kotoko, then looked at Asagiri who was sitting next to her and said in a flat tone.

"I want to talk to you alone during lunch break. Is that convenient?"

"alone?"

Asagiri smiled when he heard that, and glanced at the students in the classroom who were pretending to study hard but were actually listening carefully to the conversation between him and Kaguya Shinomiya, and said without comment.

"Shinomiya-san, with your status and the level of attention you receive within Shuchi-in, if you suddenly come to me and say something like that, who knows what rumors might spread."

Shinomiya Kaguya tucked her long hair behind her ears and spoke in a calm tone.

"You care about what people around you think and say? That's not like the Utsunomiya-san I know."

Asagiri shook his head and said seriously.

"I'm worried that you might be plotting something bad against me."

After hearing this, Kaguya Shinomiya was silent for a few seconds, raised her right hand, gently stroked her left cheek, and then spoke.

"Then you can rest assured. I have something important to discuss with you. Anyway, is lunch break convenient?"

"can."

"it is good."

..............

After the morning class was over, Kaguya Shinomiya walked to Asagiri's seat carrying a black handbag and whispered.

"Utsunomiya-san, let's go."

Asagiri nodded, stood up and walked out of the classroom with Kaguya Shinomiya.

When the two of them arrived in the corridor, they naturally attracted the curious gazes of many students.

"Shinomiya-san and Utsunomiya-san...are you two going to have lunch together?"

"How come you're so out of touch? I heard about it during recess, and it was Shinomiya-san who took the initiative to ask Utsunomiya-san out. Got it?"

"Is this true? That Shinomiya-san... actually took the initiative to ask a guy out for lunch? I'm so envious... Why isn't it me..."

"Are you number one? Besides, even if Shinomiya-san really invites you to lunch, would you dare go?"

"I really don't dare... to be alone with Shinomiya-san... I feel nervous just thinking about it."

.........

Listening to the discussions of the people around her, Shinomiya Kaguya's expression remained calm and composed. After all, since she was a child, she had long been accustomed to everyone keeping a distance from her, as if they were treating her like a Japanese horror doll. However...

Kaguya Shinomiya turned her head to look at Asagiri beside her, then turned her gaze back, looked ahead, and spoke softly.

"Utsunomiya-san, aren't you afraid of me?"

"I can't answer what you're asking."

Asagiri shook his head and asked back with a smile.

"Why should I be afraid of you? Because you will steal my prepared food?"

"What is a good meal... No, it's not important."

Shinomiya Kaguya found that when she talked to Asagiri, she always unconsciously followed the other person's thoughts, so she quickly brought the topic back.

"You've seen it too. Most of the students in this school, and even many of the teachers, avoid me like I'm some kind of curse. But why... why have you never looked at me like that?"

Upon hearing this, Asagiri couldn't help but ask back curiously.

"Then what do I look at you like?"

"Um..."

Shinomiya Kaguya paused for a few seconds, as if thinking about what words would be the most appropriate to describe it.

"The way you look at me... is very ordinary, just like how you look at anyone... no, just like how you look at people other than Iwanaga-san and Yuuki-san. It seems like you have no interest in me."

"Hey, that's not right."

Asagiri emphasized seriously.

"I still have an instinctive desire for you. Don't make the way I look at you sound so innocent. It makes me feel embarrassed."

Shinomiya Kaguya: “….”

She raised her right hand again and stroked her left cheek. After forcing herself to calm down, she spoke lightly.

"You mean, you think I'm cute, so you're interested in me? I don't know about others, but you can't be like that. Besides, don't you already have a girlfriend? Although I don't know whether your girlfriend is Iwanaga-san or Yuki-san."

Asagiri replied without hesitation, "Both."

"........"

Shinomiya Kaguya took a deep breath and once again used that little trick that forced herself to calm down through psychological suggestion.

She finally discovered that when it came to shocking words, Asagiri was even more outspoken than her good friend Fujiwara Chika.

After arriving at a secluded corner of the campus, Kaguya Shinomiya and Asagiri sat on a bench together.

She took out the lunch box from her handbag, but did not open it directly. Instead, she just put it on her legs. Obviously, a lady like Shinomiya Kaguya would not do such a disrespectful thing as eating a lunch box while talking to Asagiri.

"Utsunomiya-san."

It was not until this time that Kaguya Shinomiya finally got to the point.

"The election for the new student council is about to begin. Are you interested?"

Asagiri shook his head without hesitation.

"Not interested, it's just a waste of time."

"Joining the Student Union at Shuchi Academy isn't a waste of time. If you win the election, you'll be able to use the power of the Student Union to build a lot of connections. Most of the students at Shuchi Academy are either wealthy or noble. The connections and reputation you build during high school will be a big help in the future... Never mind. I know you don't care about these things at all."

Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head, paused for a moment, and then changed the subject.

"But, wouldn't it be a good thing for Mr. Ashikaga if you took on an important position in the student council?"

Asagiri's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, she just smiled and asked back.

"Do you know about my partnership with Ashikaga-sensei?"

"Please don't underestimate my intelligence channels."

Shinomiya Kaguya looked calm and spoke slowly.

"I know everything that was discussed in the last council meeting, and I know Ashikaga-sensei a bit, so I have a rough idea of what she wants. Combined with the obvious preferential treatment you've received since the start of the school year, and your attempts to incite hatred, it's not hard to guess that you two are in a partnership. There's just one thing I'm curious about."

Having said that, Kaguya Shinomiya turned her head, stared at Asagiri's profile, and spoke softly.

"I understand why Ashikaga-sensei wants to work with you, but I can't imagine why you'd agree to collaborate with Ashikaga-sensei. Although you're a co-ed student, you don't seem to be short of money and don't need any preferential treatment like full tuition waivers. Your grades are more than enough to get into Shuchi-in, but you don't seem to yearn for this school like most people do. So... why do you want to collaborate with Ashikaga-sensei? In the final analysis, why did you come to Shuchi-in?"

"Why so many questions? It's just for fun."

"Tu Yile...you mean..."

Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly, as if she couldn't understand Asagiri's words.

"Because it's fun? Just because it's fun?"

Asagiri shrugged nonchalantly.

"What else? I thought it was fun, so I did it. And having fun is a good enough reason for me."

Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her lips and hesitated.

"I... don't quite understand. I originally thought it was for a more... more practical reason, like wanting to use Shuchiin as a springboard to achieve certain things, become a powerful figure with status and influence in a certain field, expand one's network, or something like that..."

"So, we are completely different."

Asagiri shook his head and chuckled.

"When I do anything, I always put myself first. I do what I want to do and don't do what I don't want to do. It's that simple."

Hearing these words, Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly realized why she was attracted to Utsunomiya-san in front of her.

The other person possesses qualities that she has never had but has always longed for.

Freedom, freedom not affected by any factors.

"Okay, I understand. Let's end this topic here."

Shinomiya Kaguya interrupted the topic they were discussing in time because she was afraid that if she continued, she would also want to do something that had no practical meaning but was just for fun, but... she was not Utsunomiya-san, she couldn't do that, and she shouldn't even have the idea of doing that.