Regarding the Matter of Beautiful Girls Relentlessly Seeking My Body (Experience Points)
**”Hello. Sorry for the late reply.
I actually wanted to contact you sooner, but I was busy with the music video shoot for my new song and appearing on TV shows…
But now, things have finally calmed down, and I have more free time.
I know this is sudden, but would you be able to meet up sometime? I’ve been cast in a drama next year, but until then, I have some time.
Let me know when you get the chance…”**
“Another spam message, huh? There’s been a lot of these lately. Did my information get leaked somewhere?”
I moved the short message from an unknown number to the trash folder and blocked the sender. In today’s world, where people have become more tech-savvy, no one would fall for such an obvious scam.
With a big yawn, I tossed my smartphone onto my pillow and lay down on my bed. I had been staying up late for no particular reason, and now it was midnight. Finally, sleepiness started to set in.
“—Nyaa! ——Nyaa—!!”
“Ugh… so noisy.”
I frowned and turned over in bed as I heard voices coming from the wall. My neighbor had been loud lately.
They had moved in last spring, and since people don’t really introduce themselves when they move in anymore, I had only caught glimpses of them from behind a few times.
From the way they kept meowing and the fact that I only ever heard one voice, I figured they were probably playing some VRChat-like game.
“If this keeps up, maybe I should talk to the landlord.”
Judging by the voice, it was a young woman, possibly younger than me. But she could also be a dungeon-diver type, which meant she could probably take me down with one hit. I wasn’t about to go knocking on her door to complain.
“VRChat, huh.”
I had been curious about it for a while. A virtual world where you never actually have to touch another person. If that was the case, my condition wouldn’t matter at all. I could live freely without worrying about it.
Apparently, people even start relationships in the virtual world these days.
“I’ve got some extra cash from work… Maybe I should give it a try.”
I had the day off tomorrow and no shifts at my part-time job. Maybe I’d stop by a computer store.
“Nyaaaa—!!”
—CRASH!
“Whoa! What the hell was that…?”
It sounded like my neighbor had just lost it. Maybe they lost a match or something?
Fortunately, things quieted down after that, and I finally drifted off to sleep.
The next morning.
As I stepped out of my apartment, planning to head to the electronics store as soon as it opened, I heard a door click open next to mine.
“Oh, uh, morning.”
“……”
A girl dressed in a black skirt and a black hoodie. Her hood was pulled low over her face, and her black hair covered her eyes, making her features hard to see. She was petite, probably around 150 cm tall.
She was so quiet that it was hard to believe she had been making such a ruckus last night. She was the very definition of an introvert.
She gave me a slight nod in response to my greeting and walked away.
“A different person online, huh? Could be the type to flip out… Better not get involved.”
Apparently, she was taking the same subway as me. Not wanting to end up walking next to her, I slowed my pace on the way to the station.
“…I… I actually bought it.”
My hands trembled as I lifted the shopping bag. Inside was a VR headset.
Listening to the store clerk talk, I kept thinking, I want that feature too… and that one… and before I knew it, I had splurged on the best model.
A high-performance mic, high-quality headphones, and top-tier VR goggles all in one. It could even be used as a regular headset when detached.
It wasn’t like I had been swayed by the store clerk’s words:
“With this device, VR adult videos will change your world. It’s practically real sex. Are you ready to cross over to this side?”
No, that wasn’t why I bought it. Not at all.
The price? 99,800 yen. Even I was surprised at how much I was willing to spend.
And it definitely wasn’t because the store clerk also said:
“Have you ever been to a brothel? They’re expensive, unpredictable, and nerve-wracking, right? But with this, for just the price of three visits, you can experience the ultimate pleasure every day. Not just with real women, but even 2D girls… Heh. Are you afraid? Afraid of a new world of pleasure?”
No, that had nothing to do with it.
I just wanted to get home and try it out. VRChat, obviously. Not for those kinds of videos. Nope, definitely not.
But just as I was hurrying home, excited to dive into virtual reality, trouble struck.
The subway had some kind of malfunction and was delayed, leaving the platform crowded with people.
“Great… The last thing I want is a packed train.”
With my condition, a crowded train could be a nightmare.
But I really wanted to get home and watch VR— I mean, play VRChat.
“I’m wearing thick clothes and gloves… It should be fine, right?”
Lured by the promise of a new virtual world, I took a step onto the crowded platform.
