You came? Aren't you a bit late?
Uh, Kashiwazaki, right?
Call me Sena.
You call that fox girl by her first name, right?
Since you call me by my last name, doesn't that imply that I am lower in your social hierarchy?
I see, uh, S-Sena.
Neighbors Club activities start now.
Hey, Mikazu—
It's Yozora!
Yozora...
What exactly are those club activities?
After all, making friends isn't something you can just go out and do.
In order to make friends... Games are the solution!
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Digital World
Like I said, only kids can make friends that way.
Naive, Kodaka!
The mainstream games people play these days are... this!
The PlayingStates Portable!
That's a PSP, right? My little sister has one.
Last night I went to a family restaurant by myself and..
A family restaurant by yourself!?
Shut up!
In the seats behind me, four high school students seemed
to be having a lot of fun playing this.
Ah, Monster Hunter, huh?
You've heard of it?
It's an action game set in a fantasy world where you go around hunting monsters and beasts.
In this game, you can play cooperatively with other people.
If things go well, other players will rely on us,
and thus we will grow closer while we play.
You can also trade items, so we'll easily be able to find opportunities to talk to others.
In other words, if we polish our skills
and obtain items, we can make friends?
Don't touch it with your greasy hands.
My hands aren't greasy!
Uh, are you listening to me?
Shut up, fatty.
That being said, bring your PSP and your copy of Monster Hunter with you on Monday.
And thus, the following Monday...
Did you two read the manual and prepare for this?
Yeah.
I was pretty busy, but I managed to play it a bit.
After all, the game really is just child's play.
Kodaka, Milkcow, what are your game ranks?
I'm still rank 1. I haven't been able to defeat anything.
Ha! I'm rank 3.
3!? Amazing...
I'm rank 6.
6!?
Isn't that the highest rank?
I'm even a gaming prodigy.
Just how perfect am I?
Didn't you just say you only played for a bit?
What a downplay.
I-I wasn't really downplaying anything.
Let's see your playtime, Meat.
H-Hey! Don't snatch it away just to look at my playtime!
What!? 53 hours!
And your equipment looks neat...
Despite being a half-roasted piece of meat, you're really conceited!
What the hell are you doing?
There are bags under your eyes.
There's no way that's the case.
Ever since you went home on Friday,
you've been playing this non-stop!
Even if it's just hunting monster lions, I put all of my effort into it!
Loins?
Lion!
Ahh...
Honestly...
All right, I'll host a game. Let's start.
We're going to do the quests in the starting area,
so get ready.
For whatever reason, she's really getting into the club activities.
Well then, here I go.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
What's with your appearance?
I can't help it. I'm a novice.
I'm not talking about your equipment. I'm talking about the character itself.
You don't look like a sad, lonely person.
Kodaka, do you secretly want to be a long-haired foreigner?
And having Hawk as a character name... So cliché.
Lay off!
It's just a game, so it should be fine if it's a little different from reality.
A little?
Come on! Let's go hunting!
Let's go and fight the boss, quickly!
Now, where should we go first?
NIGHT has been defeated
Huh!? What are you doing, Meat?
Ah, sorry, sorry! I guess I clicked the wrong button.
Now, bring yourself back to full health so we can go hunting.
It's impossible for a level six to make a mistake like that...
Did she play all of those hours just so she could do this?
Well, since it was a misclick, I'll let it slide.
Let's go.
There—
What was that for?!
Oh, I pressed the wrong button.
No matter how you look at it, you were definitely aiming at me!
I wasn't aiming at you. Please stop making baseless accusations.
You...
Hey, it's coming!
I'll kick that thing's ass.
Hmph. A lizard of your standing wanting to fight me.
You're a billion years too ear—
Sleeping arrow!?
Hey... Yozora...
Boom.
Goal Achieved
Quest Completed
Yes! I killed it this time!
What was that?!
Well, I tried to back you up,
but I guess I carried away. Sorry about that.
No matter how you look at it, you aimed for me!
Hey... this is co-op play, so let's cooperate properly.
That's right.
In the next hunt, let's cooperate a lot more.
I'm going to cooperate properly, too. Prepare yourself.
And after that, the true hunting began.
It's so unpleasant when meat moves around.
I'll just turn you into minced meat.
For a piece of crap, you're pretty impertinent.
Be obedient and let me hunt you down.
Hmph. Shut up, Meat.
Shut your mouth, you stupid fox.
Oh, Dragonite Ore! Lucky!
Act like the piece of crap you are! Kneel down, and lick my boots!
Shut the fuck up and die, Meat!
Help me!
Sorry... I'll leave it up to—
Killing people is the only way to really feel alive!
I'm going to beat the daylights out of you and rip out your intestines, you stupid fox!
Die!
Stop avoiding it, dumbass!
You are out of time.
Quest
Failed
I guess games are no good.
What a waste of time.
Besides, recent, portable-game systems
are based on team play. I'm not into that.
Why should people have to play games with others?
So what was the point of today's club activity!?
Absolutely right.
Why should you have to look out for other people in a game world?
Indeed.
When did you two ever look out for other people?
What?
Nevermind...
Want to go somewhere today?
Good idea...
How did it go last night in Monster Hunter?
I beat Jinroga, but the Imperial Wrath didn't come out.
There were plenty of tails and all...
All right!
If you have plenty of tails, give some to me.
Okay!
H-Hey...
I play Monster Hunter, too, you see...
If you've got the Great Jaggi frills, do you want to trade?
Of course!
Is there anything else you want?
We'll give you anything!
Really? Thanks!
By the next day,
a rumor that I had been extorting fellow students in broad daylight
had spread throughout the class.
What is that?
Only yankees are that ignorant.
These are modern conveniences called a television and a PlayingStates.
They run on electricity.
Am I some sort of hermit?
Why are there such things in the club room?
In order to play games, obviously.
How the hell did you even get that huge thing in here?
Rather, why would you go out of your way to bring it to school?
Rather than a shitty game like Monster Hunter,
I've found a game that might be more useful to the club.
That's why I went out of my way to bring it here.
Be grateful, Mr. Garbage.
Shut up, Meat.
You're making the coffee seem less appetizing.
Hey! Don't just arbitrarily decide you can use my tea set!
Sparkling School Life 7?
Isn't this one of those so-called Girl Games?
It seems pretty appropriate for a club activity, doesn't it?
It certainly seems like it would help us practice speaking with other people.
But isn't this intended for guys?
I'm pretty sure there are games like this intended for girls
where they can get close to good-looking guys.
Huh? Why would I want to get close to guys?
For disparity?
Sparkling School Life 7
Sparkling School Life
New Game
Ka.. Ka.. Kashiwazaki...
Hey, Meat! Why did you put your name in?
Huh?
Since I'm the representative of the club, you should put my name in.
Since when have you been the representative of the club, stupid fox?
Hey, since the protagonist is male, maybe we could put my name...
Rejected.
In these situations, they're always in agreement...
Well, since Sena is the one that brought the game,
isn't it appropriate for her to name the character?
You've got a point there, I guess.
You understand, Kodaka!
Let's see, Kashiwazaki Se, Se—
As I thought, I don't like it.
There.
Ugh, what are you doing? Idiot!
My name is Kashiwazaki Senoponume.
What is this? Senoponume...
My name is Kashiwazaki Senoponume.
Come on, it's a pretty good name!
Why not change your name to that?
Just saying "Sena" makes me feel queasy.
Yo, Senoponume.
Yo, Senoponume!
This guy's name is Suzuki Masaru.
He's been my best friend since middle school.
This guy's name is Suzuki Masaru.
He's been my best friend since middle school.
What! He's already got a best friend?
And he's saying he still wants more friends! This guy...
Kodaka, your face is scary! Not to mention disgusting.
To have a fulfilling school life,
To have a fulfilling school life, getting close to pretty girls is the number one priority!
getting close to pretty girls is the number one priority!
What a great thing to say, even if he's just a video game guy.
That's exactly the kind of friend I want!
Nice to meet you. My name is Fujibayashi Akari.
I was a bit worried since I just transferred,
but I'm happy to see that my neighbor is a good person!
Let's get along, Kashiwazaki-kun.
Let's get along, Kashiwazaki-kun
It is I who should be glad. Nice to meet you, Akari-chan!
Oh, nice to meet you, Fujibayashi-san.
What an overly familiar girl. Get lost!
Ah, you have to choose how to respond.
Third choice.
Why the third one!? It's the most unbelievable choice!
What an overly familiar girl. Get lost!
Oh, nice to meet you, Fujibayashi-san.
It is I who should be glad. Nice to meet you, Akari-chan!
The first day after transfering, she calls out to a guy she doesn't know.
There's no reason for her to be so confident.
Yeah, I'm sure that she said the same thing to all the other guys in the class.
No, no, no... Does she seriously seem that way to you?
Hmph! The only people who act like this are bitches.
There's one in every class.
She looks at people with those innocent eyes, but behind the scenes she's a man-eating woman.
Are there really even people like that?
There are definitely people like that.
People on the net are saying that practically all high school girls are bitches, these days.
You're a high school girl, too...
So we've decided on choice 3, right?
It is I who should be glad. Nice to meet you, Akari-chan!
Oh, nice to meet you, Fujibayashi-san.
What an overly familiar girl. Get lost!
What an overly-familiar girl. Get lost!
S-Sorry, Kashiwazaki-kun.
I guess since this was our first meeting, I was a bit overly-friendly...
I'll be more careful next time, so don't think too badly of me, okay?
I'll be more careful next time,
so don't think too badly of me, okay?
Sorry, Fujibayashi-san...
Conversation will be increased!
If we increase the activity parameters,
we'll be more likely to have encounters with girls.
People with no skills have no chance of meeting girls. What a harsh reality.
It's just like the real world.
Anyway, having low academic skills is out of the question.
Let's make him study.
Conversation will be increased!
This week's schedule :
Studying is increased!
That's right. I hate stupid guys.
Study
Studying is increased!
Study
This week's schedule :
All he had to do to make that much progress was study.
Just how much of an idiot was he, anyway?
Well, this is a game after all.
Oh, someone came.
Ah, excuse me...
"Ah, sorry." and hand the book to the girl
"I found the book first!" and leave
with the book without hesitation.
Another set of choices...
Obviously the second choice
So which are you going to choose?
The first one.
Why?
If you've got time to read a book, go study instead, Semoponume.
The goal is to have your academic skills at 200 by the next test.
Don't slack, you piece of trash.
I guess...
No, I'm sorry
"No, I'm sorry"
"Thank you!"
Thank you! Um, would you mind telling me your name?
"Um, would you mind telling me your name?"
Sure. I'm Kashiwazaki Semoponume from class D.
"Sure."
"I'm Kashiwazaki Semoponume from class D."
Kashiwazaki Senoponume-san...
"Kashiwazaki Senoponume-san"
What a great name!
"What a great name!"
What deplorable sense...
Scary!
You can invite Nagata Yukiko on a date.
Anyway, let's become friends with her.
No complaints, right?
Well, she seems a lot better than that bitch Fujibayashi.
I guess it's fine.
You can invite Nagata Yukiko on a date.
...Yukiko.
Yukiko.
.........Yes.
Yes.
Ah, this girl is cute! Really cute!
Having a girl yearn for you is the best!
Well, I suppose she's a pretty good person.
Yukiko, shall we go home together?
No.
Sorry!
Why? What's wrong, Yukiko?
I see. So this is the reason why Nagata Yukiko suddenly grew cold towards you.
What do you mean?
Every time you see Fujibayashi you treat her horribly.
If you make a girl hate you, then bad rumors can spread,
and like a chain reaction, other girls will get a bad impression of you.
In other words, the reason Yukiko hates me now is
because Fujibayashi told the whole school that I was treating her badly?
That rotten bitch!
No, that's not entirely true.
In this game, if you get a bad reputation, you need to quickly apologize and reconcile.
Huh? Why should I have to apologize to that damned girl?
I'm not going to reconcile or anything like that. I don't remember getting along with that female pig.
I concur.
You didn't do anything wrong,
and yet she decided to talk to you on her own,
got her feelings hurt on her own, and started speaking badly of you.
That stupid girl needs to lower her head and know her place.
You've got a point there.
I won't give in. No matter what.
And then I'm sure that Yukiko will understand that it is all a misunderstanding.
Give up on Yukiko
Believe in Yukiko
Yukiko, I—
I'm sorry!
Goodbye!
Wait!
Yukiko...
I believed in you!
Really? How much was she empathizing?
Hey, where are you going?
Fujibayashi Akari...
I'm going to beat you to death.
A-Are you okay?
Yukiko~
Kodaka, Kodaka!
Over here!
Here!
I'm lending this to you,
so play it as soon as you get home, okay?
I especially want you to play through things like Fujibayashi Akari's 3rd-year event.
It will seriously make you cry.
Yesterday, you were saying such horrible things about Fujibayashi Akari.
Calling her a bitch and a female pig...
Don't speak that way about Akari.
Huh?
Listen...
Akari lost her parents at a young age,
and has been working hard on her own ever since.
Even so, she isn't bitter towards the world,
but rather, she lavishes the world with her smiling face.
Hehe... I see...
Also, you definitely have to clear Yukiko's route as well.
Or better said, Aina, Miho, Natsumi, Mitsuki, and Karen's!
They're all such good girls!
Did you clear all the routes after going home last night?
Of course!
You also definitely have to see everyone's endings, understood?
Well, I might give it a try, if I feel like it.
No, not when you feel like it. You must.
This is an obligation.
KiraSuku is an opus that everyone should play.
This isn't just any normal game.
Rather, I think one could say that it's life itself.
Oh no, class is going to start!
Definitely play it, ok?
Oops!
Neighbors Club Activities:
Sena has gotten close to 7 girls
in two dimensions.
Hey, Meat, did you know?
People who stay up all night to clear a girl game—
their brain waves are modified by the game.
Eh? Really?
And people whose brain waves are altered
become incapable of normal judgment,
and thus become unable to form friendships.
Stop it!
Furthermore, their hair becomes a stupid, blonde color,
and their breast fat increases until they become milk cows.
Is that true?
I'm lying, of course.
Yozora, you idiot!
You're the idiot.
Next time:
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Flags
There are no Flags at the Public Pool (；´Д｀)
What's this about a pool?