NEET Receives a Dating Sim Game Leveling System - Chapter 343

Chapter 343

“Heh heh, this is the first time that anyone’s ever called me that . ” Akatsuki Mitarai chuckled again, but the look in his eyes grew even colder .

Natsuya snorted and said, “Everyone would say so if they could see who you really were . ”

“Didn’t you just say that the word ‘everyone’ was a foolish one?”

“I did, but right now I just feel like using it . ”

“It seems that I’m truly hated… Natsuya, you’re making me experience something I’ve never experienced from any other girl . ”

Natsuya furrowed her brows . “Stop calling me by my name . ”

“You’re special to me . The most special woman of all . ” Akatsuki Mitarai had an abnormal look in his eyes as he looked directly at her . “I really, really want to obtain you…”

Natsuya felt a chill from this . This was the same look . That icy… no, it had surpassed iciness . It was a distant, abnormal look, one that caused her to once feel danger and disgust .

“I’m feeling uncomfortable . Goodbye . ” Natsuya made to leave . She really didn’t want to deal with this person for any longer .

Akatsuki Mitarai suddenly reached out and attempted to grab her .

Natsuya, who was on guard against him, slapped his hand away with a resounding smack  . The sound echoed throughout the hall, attracting some attention .

“My apologies, that was impolite of me . ” Akatsuki Mitarai then said in a soft voice, “I just couldn’t help myself . ”

Natsuya glared at him .

“Mitarai-kun, don’t be in such a rush,” someone teased .

“That’s right . Although I can understand your feelings of wanting to have contact with a pretty girl, it’s important to be gentlemanly . ”

“You should at least make sure you’re alone before making your move, otherwise it’s only natural that you’ll be slapped . ”

Various people commented on what just happened . Most of the comments were a bit lecherous .

Nobody detected the tense atmosphere between them… or perhaps some did notice it, but chose to ignore it .

“I still haven’t finished talking,” Akatsuki said softly . “Listen to the end . It’ll be good for you . ”

Natsuya eyed him coldly .

“Let’s have a bet with the upcoming game . If you win, I promise that I shall never approach you again . ”

Natsuya’s gaze became sharper upon hearing this .

“And if I win, kiss me in front of everyone here . ”

Natsuya frowned in disgust .

“With how much you hate me, you should be happy to accept such a gamble . ” Akatsuki Mitarai smiled . “As long as you win, you can get rid of me forever . And if I win, it’s nothing more than some contact with our lips . ”

Natsuya didn’t reply .

“We can even have Miura-san be our witness . You don’t need to worry that I’ll go back on my word after the bet . I don’t know what the specific game will be either, but it should be something involving our Spirit-branded Retainers . If you have confidence in yourself and your Spirit-branded Retainer, then you should accept this bet . ” Akatsuki Mitarai extended his palms . “How about it, Natsuya?”

“Stop calling me by name . I don’t have any obligation to accept a bet with you about anything . ”

“You don’t dare to accept the bet… Well, there’s no helping it . After all, your Spirit-branded Retainer is that famous useless scumbag . ”

The student council president stopped in her tracks when she heard this .

“Seiji Haruta, known far and wide as the useless trash of the Haruta family . He’s a piece of rubbish who’s not even at an ordinary human’s level, a scumbag who reeks with the rotten stench of depravity… yet he’s actually changed to such an extent . It’s as inconceivable as a stinkbug transforming into a monkey . ” Akatsuki Mitarai cackled . “It’s truly a miracle—yes, I believe that as well . But even if it’s a miracle, he’s nothing more than a worm that’s transformed into an animal . I can’t believe that you wanted to lure such a person over to your side . Is your situation really bad enough to the extent where you have to recruit such a character? I’m truly worried about you; a piece of trash like him is basically—”

“Shut up!” Natsuya shouted coldly . She slowly looked back towards him again, burning rage in her eyes .

Akatsuki Mitarai was certain that it would be his victory when he saw her furious eyes .

Seiji received another phone call from Natsuya .

At the moment, he was still reading the borrowed light novel in the pagoda . Not only that, he also had some confectioneries and desserts that a server brought to him . He was having a carefree time .

“My apologies, Seiji . ”

He heard her start off with an apology right after he picked up the call .

“What’s the matter?” Seiji asked .

“I agreed… to a bet with Akatsuki Mitarai,” Natsuya said in a low voice . “In the upcoming game, if I win, he won’t approach me ever again . And if he wins, I have to… kiss him in front of everyone here . ”

Seiji was rendered speechless .

“I apologize for my impulsiveness,” Natsuya said with a sigh .

“Everyone has times when they can be impulsive . Did that guy say something unpleasant?”

“Yes…”

‘So even the president is weak to taunts… well, she is a teenaged girl after all, and that person is someone that she’s always disliked . ’ Even someone who was good at controlling their emotions would have their limits . Seiji understood how it was .

“Since you agreed to the bet, then let’s do our best . As your Spirit-branded Retainer, I’ll do my very best to help you obtain victory . ”

“Thank you, Seiji . ”

“No need to be so polite . I said before that there’s no need to worry too much about me . If things are intolerable, then all we have to do is battle courageously! I definitely support you . ” Seiji chuckled . “If I was there at the time, and heard that guy say unpleasant things, perhaps I would even be the first one to hit someone . ”

Natsuya smiled upon hearing this . All the negative emotions built up from talking to Akatsuki Mitarai disappeared . Seiji’s voice had such a power… at least to her .

Natsuya believed that she would be able to obtain victory in the bet .

…

It was now time for the game .

With Shunsuke Furukawa leading the way, the Spirit-branded Retainers left the mansion and walked to the grounds… an empty clearing in the forest .

There was a barrier covering this entire area that blocked the wind and snow . Even the temperature was under control here . It was warm and comfortable .

There was a luxurious round table in the middle of the clearing, and all the young Yin-Yang Masters, including Natsuya, were sitting on soft and expensive-looking chairs .

Seiji walked to Natsuya and stood beside her . All the other Spirit-branded Retainers also joined their masters’ sides .

The host, Ryouta Moritama, was a boy with a head of thick curls . Ryouta was wearing plain Sakura Island-style clothing and half-moon glasses, which lent him a scholarly appearance .

He explained the game’s rules to everyone in a friendly manner .

The gist of it was that the Yin-Yang Masters would play a card game with everyone involved . Normal poker cards would be used in addition to some special cards . There were various special cards, and the most important ones were the cards that each Yin-Yang Master would start with: one Spirit-branded Retainer Card, three duel cards, and one cooperative duel card .

Duel cards allowed the players to challenge any opponent to a “duel . ” In such a scenario, both Yin-Yang Masters’ Spirit-branded Retainers would be required to duel, and the winner of the duel would determine the winner between the Yin-Yang Masters .

The winner would be allowed to take two cards—excluding the special Spirit-branded Retainer, duel, or cooperative duel cards from the loser—or discard two of their own cards for points . After the duel, both players would have to discard their duel card .

One would be unable to duel against someone they had defeated already . Winners would be unable to challenge those they had won against, but the losers would be able to challenge that had defeated them before .

When a Yin-Yang Master started or met with a duel, they could use their one-time cooperative battle card to assist their Spirit-branded Retainer in the duel .

If a Yin-Yang Master’s Spirit-branded Retainer lost three times, the Yin-Yang Master would lose their Spirit-branded Retainer card and receive a huge penalty in points . If the Yin-Yang Master still had duel cards in hand when the game ended, there would also be a large penalty in points .

Simply speaking, Spirit-branded Retainer cards were the Yin-Yang Masters’ ace cards and had to be kept until last . However, the duel cards had to be used up, which meant that every Spirit-branded Retainer would have to duel at least three times!

The duels were meant to be friendly, and killing or seriously injuring someone was strictly forbidden .

After Ryouta explained the rules, the game began .