I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace

One afternoon, I decided to see if I could play the online game I used to play using the game console I received from Shiro-san, together with Aoi-chan, whom I had invited to my room.

By the way, Hina-chan wasn’t interested in online games, so she had gone to play at Sky-san’s place.

[Let's first check if it appears normally…… Ah, there it is, the game name…… It looks like we can play it.]

[The flow of time should be different here and there, but what happens to time progression if we play an online game? I mean, the fact that Hina-chan and I returned to the moment we first teleported to this world…… H- Hmmm, well, since it’s something an Omnipotent God did, I doubt we can figure it out by thinking about it.]

[Unn, I feel like it's better not to overthink it……. Errr, selecting the game…… Oh, I can choose between a keyboard and a controller. This thing is really high-performance…… Arehh? But isn't it impossible to play together? There's only one console……]

The black, box-shaped game console I received from Shiro-san displays a list of playable games when touched. It also has a search function, a genre sorting function, and even generates controllers suited for each game. It’s an incredibly advanced device.

However, while multiplayer games are one thing, isn't it impossible to play a single-player online game together with Aoi-chan?

(No problem. If you touch the main unit and imagine it, another console will appear. However, the additional console will automatically disappear after one day.)

Ah, so it has that kind of function too? That’s really helpful.

[Really!? That’s amazing. Honestly, I thought the best we could do was take turns, so this is great!]

Seeing Aoi-chan clearly overjoyed made me smile. Following Shiro-san’s instructions, I focused my thoughts, and another console appeared, to which I handed to Aoi-chan.

Now that I think about it, this online game required downloading a client…… an application to launch the game, and installing patches. What about that part?

[……Do we not need to install the client or anything?]

[Give me a moment…… Oh, looks like we just need to enter our ID and password. The patches are already up to date.]

[I see, then we can start playing right away…… Errr, my ID and password should be……]

It had been a while, so I was a bit unsure, but I hadn’t forgotten. I managed to log into my online game account.

[Oh, this brings back memories. Ah, my character is still here.]

[It really does. Ciel-san’s character…… I never forgot about it, but seeing it again after so long is quite nostalgic. Well, naturally, it's still in the Tier-2 Class.]

[When I was playing, the Tier-3 Class hadn’t been implemented yet.]

[There are Tier-4 Classes now though.]

[Eh? Seriously!? Whoa, I’m completely out of the loop……]

Seeing my old character again filled me with nostalgia, but more than that, Aoi-chan’s excitement was incredible.

She usually gives off a pretty cool and composed impression, but right now, she was beaming with a huge smile. Just from looking at her, I could tell how happy she was to be able to play this game with me again.

Maybe because of her excitement, she wasn’t paying much attention to her actions…… Just now, when she leaned in to peek at my monitor, it seems she didn't notice it, but she got so close that our faces were almost touching.

[Kaito-san! Hurry, hurry, let’s play!]

[Ahaha, got it…… Errr, the last place I logged out was……]

[Ah, that town. I’ll head there right away!]@@novelbin@@

Seeing Aoi-chan laughing with such childlike joy was really endearing. It made me feel kind of bad for completely quitting the game.

Well, back then, I hadn’t realized how much she had regretted our parting. Though it's too late to think about this now, maybe I should have made time to come back after starting university. ℟Àℕȫ฿Ěṡ

Well, since I have the chance now, I’ll play with Aoi-chan for as long as time allows today.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [……She doesn’t get much screen time, so she tends to be overlooked, but Aoi's specs as a heroine are seriously top-tier…… The rare younger-girl slot, kouhai attribute, long black hair, and she's kept her first love tucked away in her heart all this time…… She's strong.]