Reality was a lousy game, because its plot often didn't unfold according to people's wishes...
As for transferring schools, Ako Tamaki had prepared thoroughly. She'd searched online for how to get along with her classmates and how to approach people, and she'd done plenty of homework...
But she'd never expected to hit a wall right from the start. Her first step was supposed to be becoming the deskmate of UMR, the person who'd awakened her from her virtual world!
But who was this terrifying woman with the headband? What gave her the right to stop Ako? Well, fine, she could stop her. It wasn't as if Ako Tamaki could even throw her weight around online, let alone in real life...
What Ako couldn't accept was that this new classmate had cut into the bond between her and UMR for the sole reason that she didn't sleep well. How malicious...
As expected, reality was terrifying. Even with UMR around, it was no use. Maybe she should just keep immersing herself in the online world?
Wait!
Ako, you can't give up this quickly...
Even if she couldn't sit next to UMR, she could sit in front of or behind him!
At that thought, Ako Tamaki glanced at Mashiro Shiina, who sat in front of Sogo. (Takuya Fujigami: "That was supposed to be my seat!") Silence. That was how Ako felt right now.
Having looked after Mashiro, Ako knew from experience that the girl was an even deeper pit than Ako herself had been before she recovered. Switching seats with Mashiro? No way...
Ako Tamaki looked around. The only seat closest to UMR was now the one in front, beside Utaha Kasumigaoka. But that girl already looked cold enough. Why did the person beside her look even colder?
Sogo Doma: "..."
Yukino Yukinoshita,