Chapter 3: Understanding

Hello everyone From now onwards, the story will be told in the first-person pattern. So please enjoy !! **************************************************************************************************** "What, how is that possible, wa-wats goin on??, are you saying that I am in the game 'Arizinons sense' ?" [Yes and No, this world is real, not a game ] While trying to digest the explosive news that I got right now, I plunge directly into my bed. 'Arizinons sense, Ether these words how could I not know them??' It was when I was in the 2nd year of high school that the game was released, and just as it was released, it became a great hit. It was an eroge game….. Boasting about great capture targets, adventure, action, and yes…we also have heart-melting sex. It was a story of how you capture each target and expand your harem as big as possible. What had set this game different from others was how hard it was to capture the girl's heart; each character felt like it had its own life. And instead of the normal route where we have a choice to pick to increase your favourable points, you could type your words and get different responses. The more you progress, the harder it gets as you have to work hard to keep your harem afloat. As a man of culture, I had also played the game… secretly, that is. Well, I could have claimed to be the topmost player, as I had the largest harem and could keep it afloat. The feeling of conquering the heroines was so addictive that I couldn't stop playing and ended up becoming a pro who conquered many girls that others could not. Each successful romance felt like a victory, a testament to my strategy and charm. But beneath the thrill of my digital conquests lay an undeniable truth: maintaining such a harem required more than just skill; it demanded careful planning, emotional intelligence, and a keen understanding of each character's desires. Now, as I prepared to dive back into the game, I couldn’t help but wonder if my virtual expertise would translate into real-life interactions. Would I be able to charm the heroines in this new world, or would the stakes be higher than I ever imagined? "So what you are saying is I was reborn in the game, but why?" I was curious why I got a second chance, why me? [Well, host to start with, this is your game world, but real, there will be no 2nd chances, no restarts, and no retreats] [The action host takes will affect the future, and everybody here is real and has feelings.] [As to why you are here, it is because of the god of games] "god of games?? Are you saying that a god gave me this chan?ce Why?" [The god of games is one of the supreme gods in existence; the chance the god of games gave you is not free.] "Wait, not free, what do you mean?" [Ding..] [main quest initiated: Info: Take all the girls away from the main protagonist, take all the girls for yourself while making sure that the protagonist lives a full life as a bachelor Reward: Getting to freely live in this world Failure: To have your soul completely tortured for eternity in hell. Reading the main quest i got, I had only one thought in my mind. That I was f****d up!! While taking all the women for himself and living a harem life does sound great, it has a huge backlash. One must know that the game was almost similar to reality, where only you could know the result after the action. As an eroge, the game had the tsundere, the sadist, the machoist, the kuudere, and the…yandere. Don't take me wrong, I have nothing against yandere, which man doesn't love it when women will do anything for you and live just for you? But when the love leads to the women activating a god-tier forbbiden magic to keep you for herself, thats when shit hits the fan. Remembering the look of the woman who was manically laughing after proclaiming him only hers caused a tremble up my spine. "Wait, why did the god of games do this? What's in it for him?" [Host might not know this, but as the god of games, it is his responsibility to play all the released games and to completely conquer them.] [However, for the first time, the God of Games couldn't completely win in a game.] "So, you mean that, since he couldn't complete 'arizinons sense,' he created the real world just to torture the protagonist?" [Correct, host. As the chosen individual, you must conquer each of the targets while making the main hero's life tough.] Hearing this, I was speechless. Just because he was spiteful, he wanted to torture the game's main hero. The sheer cruelty of it all sent a shiver down my spine. What kind of twisted mind would go to such lengths? It was one thing to play a game, but this was a whole new level of manipulation. I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was being drawn into a conflict far beyond my control. Now, not only did I have to navigate the intricacies of winning over the heroines, but I also had to contend with a vengeful creator hell-bent on making the hero's journey a living nightmare. The stakes were higher than ever, and I knew I had to be careful. If I didn’t tread lightly, I might find myself caught in a web of drama that could consume me as well. "Sobasicallyy, should Ild take all the women for myself while making the protagonist a bachelor?" [yes] I was speechless, while what I said was easy, completing it is almost close to impossible. Each of the capture targets either have immense background, power or beauty, who won't settle for just any tom, dick or harry. Sighing while rubbing my head, I choose to keep the problems temporarily on the back of my head and focus on the present. "Can you at least tell me who I am right now?" [Host has taken the body and has become the character Austin Lionheart] Hearing the name, I jumped out of my bed with not only shock but also fear.