EPILOGUE
The next day—
“Oof... I overslept a bit.”
I logged into UW after 7 AM. They told me we’d be able to prep our guild house first thing in the morning. The plan was to log in at 6 AM, but I’d overslept by an hour.
While I was busy pulling the boss, the girls found a Guild Establishment Permit. We immediately started the proceedings for establishing a guild. After that, we were told that it would take until the next day, so there I was, fashionably late.
“Chirp chirp!” When I logged in, Draco clung to me. That’s so cute. Maybe it was something of a “good morning“ message.
Yesterday, I had logged out in front of the school’s warp room. Holding Draco, I walked into the room. From there, I noticed a new destination in my warp list: the guild house. I tapped it right away.
The world before me warped and swirled, before finally returning to normal—with different scenery. I was inside of a fantasy-style wooden home. It was pretty bland, with no furniture or decor to speak of. At the peak of the staircase, I saw doors to several rooms.
“Well, we were only promised the house itself. It would be silly to expect it to come furnished.”
In UW, furniture can be crafted like anything else; it was almost as if the game was telling the player to feng shui to their heart’s content.
But either way, nice! Our own home! This was the fruit of all our hard labor!
“Draco, this is our new home! I’ll make a nice perch for you to relax on.”
“Chirp chirp!”
“How about we look around the second floor?” As I moved toward the staircase—
“Oh! Good morning, Ren.” Akira was at the top. I looked up to greet her—
“Hey there, Akir... ah?!”
I couldn’t help but gasp. Sword dancer’s skirts are so short, and with the viewing angle from the bottom of the staircase—it was beyond my control, but I caught an eyeful. Perhaps this was the real treasure all along.
Akira recoiled back a step, as if she knew exactly what I was reacting to. “J-Just come upstairs, already!”
“Yes’m.”
When I reached the top of the staircase, Akira was already back in her schoolgirl outfit.
“It was my fault, so I’m not mad at you this time.”
“Oh, uh, thanks. But why were you in your sword dancer gear?”
“With everything that went on yesterday, I just forgot to change out of it.”
“Uh huh...” I couldn’t blame her; I woke up early because I was so excited. Everyone was.
“It’s not much yet, but we can customize it however we want. I can’t wait to fill this place up!” Akira smiled, already forgetting her embarrassment from before.
“Yeah, this boring emptiness is more like an open field of possibilities! Where do we even begin decorating?”
Other MMOs have mechanics like this, but being able to see and feel the home makes it all the more exciting. I bet my dad would understand the joy of getting my dream home, even if it’s in a video game!
“Hahaha. What do you want to do with it, Ren?”
“I’m dying to craft, so I think I want to start with a workshop. Then, we could build a shop to sell the things I make, and a storeroom to keep our wares and crafting materials!”
“When Kotomi gets back, we can have a meeting to discuss our next actions!”
“Oh, has everyone already seen it? Guess I’m the last.”
“Yep. They’re looking around outside right now. Oh, hey, Ren. How about we take a screenshot together to commemorate the occasion?” Akira pulled out her camera.
“Sure. I wish we had a selfie stick or something for this.”
All we can do was use our hands to hold out the camera, like some kind of uncultured barbarians. But when we did, Draco reached his little hands for the device.
“Chirp! Chichichirp!” He pointed at himself, nodding furiously.
“Oh? Are you gonna take the picture for us, Draco?”
“Chichirp!” Nod, nod. Wow, he could really do that? This pet dragon was seriously multifunctional! It’s all thanks to you that we got this guild house, buddy. You’re one heck of a pet.
Thus, Draco snapped pictures of us.
“Hey, Ren. You know how I kinda coerced you into applying to this school? Do you think it was a good decision?”
“Absolutely! It’s been endless fun, and I’m sure there’s more to come.”
“Yeah, for sure! We’ll have tons more fun together.”
Akira’s smile was too cute for me to handle. I remembered the burly beastman she used to play. The person behind the avatar was really like this all along... It’s almost ridiculous. But if I were pressed, I couldn’t say I disliked this development. No complaints here.
“I can’t wait.”
“Woo!”
We shook hands. Her hand was impressively soft.
From here on out, we were all going to customize our guild house. Then, we were going to grow the guild and work toward our future floating island.
While I worked on my one-shot wonder drama cannon abilities, I also wanted to look into symbologist’s potential as a marathon runner. I couldn’t neglect Draco, either—I wasn’t about to forget being an underdog force to be reckoned with in the guild event! There was just so much to do in this game. I wasn’t sure how far I’d be able to get before finishing my third year, but I fully intended to have as much fun as I could all along the way!
Maeda and Yano returned from their stroll just in time.
“Oh, Takashiro’s finally here! Heya.”
“Good morning, Takashiro.”
“Same to both of you.”
“Welcome home, Kotomi and Yuuna!”
“We didn’t interrupt anything, did we? We can go get lost if you two wanna continue your flirt fest.”
“Jeez, would you please cut that out?!” Akira’s face turned a little red.
“You’re always saying stuff like that, Yano.”
“If I wasn’t, would I be into this kind of fashion?”
“I’m not sure if I see the connection.”
“They are too connected! I wouldn’t be into fashion, relationships, and video games if I wasn’t a complete bonehead.”
“I disagree. MMOs are all about thinking about the math behind what’s happening in front of you, trying to find meaning in every single stat point, and dragging results out of your own theories. MMOs aren’t something you enjoy mindlessly; they make you think, and that’s why they’re fun.”
“Whoa, I think your idea of fun is just a little different from mine.”
“Only Ren could go on and on about something like that.”
Suddenly, someone downstairs asked if she could come in. Hmm, who could it be?
We went down and opened the door to see that our visitor was a female NPC. She was a lean, tall, model-like girl.
“Good morning. My name is Reimi, and I’m from the Guild Administration Office. I was hoping to take a moment of your time to talk about the final procedures and the various functions of your new guild.” Ooh, tutorial time, then. We nodded and invited Reimi into our guild house. “My apologies if this seems abrupt, but have you chosen a guild master yet? If not, you have up to two days—”
“No, we’ve decided.”
All three of the girls spoke up at once, pointing at me.
“Huh?! Me?! Why not Maeda? She’s the class rep!”
“I’m content with representing the class alone. Why don’t you represent the guild?”
“We believe in you, Guild Master Ren!”
“I am totally not in. You do it, Takashiro.”
“...All right.” Ah, why the heck not? I raised my hand and said, “I’ll be the guild master, then.”
Now, what kind of guild will we be?
“Oof... I overslept a bit.”
I logged into UW after 7 AM. They told me we’d be able to prep our guild house first thing in the morning. The plan was to log in at 6 AM, but I’d overslept by an hour.
While I was busy pulling the boss, the girls found a Guild Establishment Permit. We immediately started the proceedings for establishing a guild. After that, we were told that it would take until the next day, so there I was, fashionably late.
“Chirp chirp!” When I logged in, Draco clung to me. That’s so cute. Maybe it was something of a “good morning“ message.
Yesterday, I had logged out in front of the school’s warp room. Holding Draco, I walked into the room. From there, I noticed a new destination in my warp list: the guild house. I tapped it right away.
The world before me warped and swirled, before finally returning to normal—with different scenery. I was inside of a fantasy-style wooden home. It was pretty bland, with no furniture or decor to speak of. At the peak of the staircase, I saw doors to several rooms.
“Well, we were only promised the house itself. It would be silly to expect it to come furnished.”
In UW, furniture can be crafted like anything else; it was almost as if the game was telling the player to feng shui to their heart’s content.
But either way, nice! Our own home! This was the fruit of all our hard labor!
“Draco, this is our new home! I’ll make a nice perch for you to relax on.”
“Chirp chirp!”
“How about we look around the second floor?” As I moved toward the staircase—
“Oh! Good morning, Ren.” Akira was at the top. I looked up to greet her—
“Hey there, Akir... ah?!”
I couldn’t help but gasp. Sword dancer’s skirts are so short, and with the viewing angle from the bottom of the staircase—it was beyond my control, but I caught an eyeful. Perhaps this was the real treasure all along.
Akira recoiled back a step, as if she knew exactly what I was reacting to. “J-Just come upstairs, already!”
“Yes’m.”
When I reached the top of the staircase, Akira was already back in her schoolgirl outfit.
“It was my fault, so I’m not mad at you this time.”
“Oh, uh, thanks. But why were you in your sword dancer gear?”
“With everything that went on yesterday, I just forgot to change out of it.”
“Uh huh...” I couldn’t blame her; I woke up early because I was so excited. Everyone was.
“It’s not much yet, but we can customize it however we want. I can’t wait to fill this place up!” Akira smiled, already forgetting her embarrassment from before.
“Yeah, this boring emptiness is more like an open field of possibilities! Where do we even begin decorating?”
Other MMOs have mechanics like this, but being able to see and feel the home makes it all the more exciting. I bet my dad would understand the joy of getting my dream home, even if it’s in a video game!
“Hahaha. What do you want to do with it, Ren?”
“I’m dying to craft, so I think I want to start with a workshop. Then, we could build a shop to sell the things I make, and a storeroom to keep our wares and crafting materials!”
“When Kotomi gets back, we can have a meeting to discuss our next actions!”
“Oh, has everyone already seen it? Guess I’m the last.”
“Yep. They’re looking around outside right now. Oh, hey, Ren. How about we take a screenshot together to commemorate the occasion?” Akira pulled out her camera.
“Sure. I wish we had a selfie stick or something for this.”
All we can do was use our hands to hold out the camera, like some kind of uncultured barbarians. But when we did, Draco reached his little hands for the device.
“Chirp! Chichichirp!” He pointed at himself, nodding furiously.
“Oh? Are you gonna take the picture for us, Draco?”
“Chichirp!” Nod, nod. Wow, he could really do that? This pet dragon was seriously multifunctional! It’s all thanks to you that we got this guild house, buddy. You’re one heck of a pet.
Thus, Draco snapped pictures of us.
“Hey, Ren. You know how I kinda coerced you into applying to this school? Do you think it was a good decision?”
“Absolutely! It’s been endless fun, and I’m sure there’s more to come.”
“Yeah, for sure! We’ll have tons more fun together.”
Akira’s smile was too cute for me to handle. I remembered the burly beastman she used to play. The person behind the avatar was really like this all along... It’s almost ridiculous. But if I were pressed, I couldn’t say I disliked this development. No complaints here.
“I can’t wait.”
“Woo!”
We shook hands. Her hand was impressively soft.
From here on out, we were all going to customize our guild house. Then, we were going to grow the guild and work toward our future floating island.
While I worked on my one-shot wonder drama cannon abilities, I also wanted to look into symbologist’s potential as a marathon runner. I couldn’t neglect Draco, either—I wasn’t about to forget being an underdog force to be reckoned with in the guild event! There was just so much to do in this game. I wasn’t sure how far I’d be able to get before finishing my third year, but I fully intended to have as much fun as I could all along the way!
Maeda and Yano returned from their stroll just in time.
“Oh, Takashiro’s finally here! Heya.”
“Good morning, Takashiro.”
“Same to both of you.”
“Welcome home, Kotomi and Yuuna!”
“We didn’t interrupt anything, did we? We can go get lost if you two wanna continue your flirt fest.”
“Jeez, would you please cut that out?!” Akira’s face turned a little red.
“You’re always saying stuff like that, Yano.”
“If I wasn’t, would I be into this kind of fashion?”
“I’m not sure if I see the connection.”
“They are too connected! I wouldn’t be into fashion, relationships, and video games if I wasn’t a complete bonehead.”
“I disagree. MMOs are all about thinking about the math behind what’s happening in front of you, trying to find meaning in every single stat point, and dragging results out of your own theories. MMOs aren’t something you enjoy mindlessly; they make you think, and that’s why they’re fun.”
“Whoa, I think your idea of fun is just a little different from mine.”
“Only Ren could go on and on about something like that.”
Suddenly, someone downstairs asked if she could come in. Hmm, who could it be?
We went down and opened the door to see that our visitor was a female NPC. She was a lean, tall, model-like girl.
“Good morning. My name is Reimi, and I’m from the Guild Administration Office. I was hoping to take a moment of your time to talk about the final procedures and the various functions of your new guild.” Ooh, tutorial time, then. We nodded and invited Reimi into our guild house. “My apologies if this seems abrupt, but have you chosen a guild master yet? If not, you have up to two days—”
“No, we’ve decided.”
All three of the girls spoke up at once, pointing at me.
“Huh?! Me?! Why not Maeda? She’s the class rep!”
“I’m content with representing the class alone. Why don’t you represent the guild?”
“We believe in you, Guild Master Ren!”
“I am totally not in. You do it, Takashiro.”
“...All right.” Ah, why the heck not? I raised my hand and said, “I’ll be the guild master, then.”
Now, what kind of guild will we be?
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