My head still hurts…
My sparring match with Carol ended with my defeat and
landing on my head. The fall knocked
out, but it didn’t take long for
to wake up, so it wasn’t that big of a deal. Hecate was impressed with my performance, and both she and Narumi helped
out after the fight. Katja also said she was happy but decided that it would be better to end the training there for the day so I could rest. She told
to go ho, and everything was fine. Though, my head still hurts.
I need to get stronger… That was a complete defeat. What went wrong back there? I think Carol was just better than . She had a lot more experience than , and she was able to use that to her advantage. I was so fixated on our swords that I didn’t even think about the possibility of there being other threats. It seed a little unfair, but thinking back on it, so many decisions about my training were made with real combat in mind. It only makes sense she’d use everything to win, that’s how it goes in a real fight. Katja only ever taught
how to fight with a sword. Did she know the fight with Carol would turn out this way? Was it all to lull
into a false sense of security? Carol would still have won even if she fought only with her sword. She was undoubtedly stronger than . Even though she’s so small and cute…
Katja wanted to make sure I would make it back ho and decided to accompany
part of the way. Right now, the two of us are walking side by side towards my apartnt. I told her I would be fine, but she didn’t listen. It’s nice to walk with her like this, so I’m not gonna complain. It’s starting to get late, and it has beco a little windy. I think my head might not be functioning properly after the fall because just looking at her while her pink hair flutters softly appears really picturesque to
for so reason. I guess it just doesn’t take much more than a pretty girl and a nice sunset for anything to look pretty.
“You did well today.” Katja swept away the hair from her face as she turned towards . “Results aren’t everything. You’re doing well.”
“Thanks.” She’s already told
sothing similar at the dojo, so I’m not sure why she’s bringing it up again. I don’t mind it at all, since it feels amazing to have her praise
like this. I am, however, not sure if I agree with her. Maybe it is impressive that I was able to match Carol to a certain extent, but I want more! I want to win! Isn’t that natural? Is there anyone who wants to lose? That’s the praise I really want from her and the others. And it’s becoming really apparent that if I want that kind of praise, I’ll have to get stronger. There’s just no other way. I need to beco a lot more experienced, and that ans I need to fight more. The sparring matches have been great, but I fear they might not be enough. I need more fights, real fights.
I’ve been very hesitant, but it’s probably about ti I start thinking of fighting monsters. I obviously don’t want to die, and if sothing goes wrong when I try to fight against a monster, they’re not just gonna stop and let
go, so I’ve been really afraid. But I rember the beetle that attacked
a while ago. Katja said it was really weak, and I think she’s right. As I am right now, I have no doubt that I would be able to win, so I really need to stop hesitating. Katja’s training has been too comfortable.
There are monsters in the forest behind the House of Imaginary Boundaries, so that’s where I should go to get more experience. I also have the VISS Driver, so if I fight monsters and manage to properly finish them off, I’ll also start getting levels, and then I’ll really start getting stronger. According to Katja, the monsters there co to our world through a portal sowhere in the forest. Maybe going back into the other world is also a good option for . It also sounds really fun, but I was told that the portals themselves were dangerous. I don’t really buy it, but I’m not gonna push my luck. I’ll have to see if I can find that portal in the forest so I can check it out.
“Hey, Iroha. I’m sorry to tell you, but we’re not gonna be able to train tomorrow. I have a job to take care of, and I won’t be available.” We had gotten pretty close to my apartnt, and the two of us stopped as Katja started to speak. “If you want to train on your own, that would be fine. I think you’re ready to fight most of the weaker monsters, so if you’re willing to go into the forest, that would make for good training.” I giggled.
“Looks like we were thinking the sa thing. I was starting to think that I should train on my own sotis and about going into the forest.” Katja appeared surprised by my response but also pleased.
“You should, you really should. There’s only so much you can learn by swinging a sword alone in a dojo. It can be scary when you first start, but don’t pay it any mind. Being able to surpass that fear is very important.” I nodded in agreent since it was really scary for , but it’s not like I can just ignore that feeling. It’s easy for a stoic girl like her to say, but that’s not how that works for
and everyone else.
“This is close enough, so I’ll be heading back, Iroha. If you run into any roadblocks in your training, co to
right away, and I’ll help you. Be careful out there, and run away if you’re not confident you can win.” Katja patted my head shortly before turning around and waving
goodbye. Unexpected… But nice… I waved back at her, with my face reddening up, before heading into my apartnt.
As soon as I pass through the door, I’m happy. I’m ho. It’s ti to enjoy life! I go through my routine and sit down on my desk, ready to enjoy my free ti and play so gas… Wait, no! Now’s not the ti for this! I have more pressing concerns. The other world is the world from a ga, a ga that I rember having played. I tried to find the ga after I ca back, I searched through all my ga libraries, but I didn’t find it.
I wanted to try searching for it again, but I never got around to it. However, since I’m considering going into that other world now, I ought to find the ga first. I’m putting my life on the line. My mory of the ga is not great, its details didn’t leave a lasting impression on , but every piece of information I rember can save my life. I have no choice but to look for it.
I swear I bought the ga on a sale at so point. So how did I not find it in any of my ga libraries? Am I going crazy? I’m pretty sure I didn’t miss it. Did it get delisted or sothing? Those bastards better get
my money back if that’s the case! It might have been cheap, but I paid for it! That’s not important right now. I wanted to play the ga again, but at this point, I’ll take any information I can get.
I had been going through my ga libraries again just now to double check, but I really wasn’t finding it. I gave up on that idea and turned my attention to my PC to use my trump card. Internet searches! I can’t play the ga? Fine. I’ll just gather information on the internet! But as I stared at the search bar, I realized a flaw in my plan. What was the na of the ga again? Right, if I knew, I wouldn’t be having this problem in the first place.
Okay, a direct plan of attack is not gonna work. But I think I can still find it. I just need to look for things related to the ga, and the best way is usually through characters. Like the girl I saw in the research center. Her na was Velvet Power… sothing… that’s not gonna be enough, is it? Bumr… She’s not the only character I rember the na of, though, I got this!
I tried searching for the nas of a couple more characters, so of whom I thought I rembered their full nas, but I couldn’t find anything. This isn’t working. I must be getting their nas wrong. I should still be getting so results, dammit. The ga’s a cult classic, so it never got super popular, but this is strange. I need a term that I know exists and is right for sure. Oh! I got it!
“VISS Driver”
What’s this? Driver… Driving school? NOOO! That’s not it! Did it not find anything?! I even put in the quotation marks! How did that not work?! Does this ga not have a wiki? I cannot believe that! I used it! Am I going insane? Are you telling
this ga doesn’t exist? That’s just not true!
I don’t know how else I can look for the ga, so I decided to look through a list of every ga on the console it released. I didn’t find it in my library, so now I’m even questioning whether or not it ca out on this console, but I know it did. There’s no way I can’t find it. It has to be here sowhere. I was able to narrow the list down using the ga genres, but after almost two hours of looking at gas’ screenshots, I still didn’t find anything. Was the ga on another console? I’m pretty sure I played on this one.
I can’t do this anymore. How the hell did I not find anything?! How is that even possible?! How does a ga just disappear? I’m furious, but I’m also so tired that I don’t have the energy to be angry. I must have missed it or sothing. I’ll look for it another day… I was hoping to finish in like 5 minutes and then relax for the rest of the day, but now I’m just exhausted.
Why did it have to be that ga? Couldn’t the other world have been based on a better ga? One I actually rembered!? That’s not the ga’s fault, I suppose. I guess I’ll be going in blind pretty much. Even if I rember so things, it will probably be better if I don’t act on them too much. My mory’s too unreliable. No cheats for …
I wanted to wash the bad taste off my mouth, so I decided to forget about gas for the day and watched ani until it was ti to go to bed.
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