落とし穴１６２堀：初めての夢 (Part2)
"I’ve decided to give a small reward to the pious believers who performed such fairy-tale-like, old-fashioned customs.
Well, I could just use my wonderful Goddess power to boost your luck, but that would only result in boring things like getting consecutive shiny variants or winning the lottery every time. So, I’ve decided to let you play around in a leisurely first dream instead. The duration of this dream is thirty days. Once those thirty days are up, you’ll wake up.
I’ve pulled the townscape and character settings from some visual novel game, so feel free to intervene in the original story or just leave it be. As for that visual novel, I’ve installed the original game on your computer, so give it a try.
See ya.
From Luna."
"……This is subtle. I think, 'If you’re going to go through the trouble of doing something so useless, why not just use your Goddess power to solve the problems in Aulito?' But then again, the reason I was sent here is precisely because that wouldn't be a fundamental solution."
If Luna were to intervene directly, the only way to improve the environmental issue of Aulito’s mana depletion would be to replenish the mana herself. That is why she sent me—someone capable of making delicate repairs. At the same time, I agree that giving me excessive military power wouldn't solve anything.
But anyway, enough of that serious talk. Apparently, I won't wake up unless I spend thirty days here. However, since time in reality is frozen, when I do wake up, it will still be the middle of New Year's.
"In other words, I’ve just been given thirty days of free, uninterrupted vacation. That said, since it’s a dream, no matter how much I play games here, the records won't remain. So, training my Pokémon would be meaningless."
That’s rough. To think my partners would be rendered pointless...
"If that’s the case, I have no choice but to look for other entertainment. Or I could just sleep for thirty days straight."
That would be fine, too. Just as I was thinking that, I noticed the text still had a scroll bar. There was more below. I wonder what else is written?
*P.S. Oh, Taiki is in the house next door, by the way. Also, I made Taizo and Souta’s first dream a hot spring tour.*
I see. Taiki-kun is next door, and Taizo-san and Souta-san are on a hot spring dream trip! Somehow, a hot spring dream trip sounds like it would be incredibly healing for both the mind and body.
And this world we’re in was pulled from a game? For now, I’ll open the program to check it out. The title is... *In the Town of Twilight*.
Yeah, typical. However, I know absolutely nothing about the contents of this visual novel. Fortunately, since it seems to be a game where the instruction manual is already digitized, I was able to see the synopsis and the characters. Simply put, while it is a visual novel, it falls into the category of an adult game. The synopsis was a common one: the protagonist returns to his nostalgic hometown, reunites with women he once spent time with, and deepens his relationships with them. There are four heroines and four sub-characters. Fortunately, all their names are in kanji, so it seems to be set in Japan.
"……If I knew this game, I might have enjoyed it. But I already have a wife and children. I don't intend to get close to characters from an adult game at this point, so I think I'll just spend my time leisurely. Oh, that's right. I'll ask Luna if she can at least transfer the game data."
Comet and Zargis would probably scream that it's cowardly, but well, it’s not something you can win just by putting in time.
Just as I finished my thoughts on deciding not to intervene in the game's scenario, the doorbell rang. It was probably Taiki-kun. He must have grasped the situation and come looking for me. So, I went to the entrance to welcome him, but...
"Yuki-san!!"
He burst in, looking absolutely frantic. I didn't know why he was in such a panic, but I called out to him anyway.
"Yo, Taiki-kun. Quite the first dream, isn't it?"
"Eh? Ah, yes. Wait, no! Haven't you checked yet? That this place is a reproduction of *The Town of Twilight*?"
"Yeah, I read the explanation. But I’ve never played this game. And it’s a bit much to play an adult game now, so I was thinking of just playing Pokémon. What do you think?"
"That sounds nice—no, that's not it! That’s not the problem! You don't seem to know. In this *Town of Twilight*, if the protagonist doesn't end up with a heroine by the 20th day, the town gets blown to smithereens!"
"Haaah!?"
What kind of trash game is that!?
That’s how it went, but how we managed to race through this world is a story for another time. To give you the conclusion: although I woke up safely, I was completely exhausted.
Now, if you want to see the story of this first dream world, please leave a comment saying you want to see it. If I get 10 comments, I’ll post the second chapter in three days! If not, I’ll just post that pitfall trap I mentioned before that I haven't released yet.