"Come play~"
"No."
"Eh, hehe! Come play, come play!"
"No way. Your master still has to finish the Magic Web submission, and your thesis, and—"
"Hmph~ Games are really fun, you know."
"..."
Inside the members' room, the sounds of controllers being shaken, rousing music, and hurried breathing mingled together, a match made in heaven that perfectly illustrated just how happily the people inside were playing.
"Tutorial boss defeated, passage cleared!"
Histeria tossed aside her controller, a faint flush appearing on her fair, tender cheeks. Her limpid eyes seemed naturally dewy, yet paired with her slightly dry skin, the effect was somewhat contradictory—but undeniably adorable. At that moment, she danced with delight.
"We did it! We did it!"
"..."
Setting aside that incredibly dated way of calling it a 'tutorial boss,' what was with Master playing even more crazily than me... Jiang Han gave a light, graceful round of applause, emphasizing her words in an equally cheerful tone.
"What an arduous clear. I'm starting to suspect they never intended anyone to get past the tutorial!"
"That was quite a hefty welcoming gift, wasn't it?"
Xiya added in agreement. Leaning back, she took a towel and wiped the sweat from her forehead, then shook her head.
"It's far harder than Fox Fox Secret Order."
"..."
"Of course it is."
Jiang Han picked up the controller and naturally settled beside Xiya, resting her head on the other woman's shoulder. She lightly pressed the buttons, showing off the character model, attack animations, and so on, then sighed.
"Technology these days really is incredible."
Compared to the "Secret Order series," Fox Fox Soul was a massive leap forward technologically. Or rather, because the final game in the series, Fox Fox Secret Order, had brought the company considerable financial breathing room, they had been able