Chapter 1: Prologue
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["Kenta-kun, do you like me?"]
["M-Miyu…"]
["What am I to you?"]
Her voice was shaky, and her eyes were full of tears. She looked at him like she was waiting for something.
Miyu was... well, she was everything.
Her hair was a stunning blend of pink and blue, flowing down in soft waves. She had a perfect body—slim but with curves in all the right places.
And those breasts... they were big, just the right size to make her even more striking.
Honestly, she was way too pretty for Kai. Not that I cared, though. She was the best part of this game.
She was the girl—and here she was, asking him if he liked her.
Kai, the idiot, just stared at her, his face going red. His mouth opened like he was about to say something, but nothing came out. After what felt like forever, he finally said:
["...I'm sorry, Miyu. I... I don't really know how I feel yet."]
What. The. Hell.
I slammed my fist on my desk, my drink nearly spilling over.
"Seriously, you moron?" I yelled at the screen.
Miyu—the most perfect girl in this game, probably in any visual novel—just confessed to him, and he says that? Are you kidding me?
I mean, it was obvious. Kai liked her the most. Every choice he made, every event, it was all pointing to Miyu. But now, he's gonna pull that "I'm not sure" crap?
"Who wrote this garbage?" I muttered, clicking through the dialogue, hoping against hope that he would somehow fix it, say the right thing, and not screw it up.
But no. Instead, the screen faded to black, and the only thing left was a message:
["Thank you for playing Spring Dreams Academy."]
Wait... what?
I stared at the screen, blinking, trying to process it. "What the hell? Is that it?"
No confession, no happy ending, no nothing. Just a lame "thank you" screen?
What about Miyu? She'd probably cry herself to sleep now. And what about Miyu, Ren, Aoi and the other heroines? Were they just going to get ignored too?
This was supposed to be a fun romance game. Something lighthearted and happy. Not... whatever this was.
I threw my hands up in frustration. "Who ends a game like that? Was the writer on drugs?!"
I sat there for a second, fuming. I couldn't believe it.
But then I got up, opened the developer's website, and started typing a review. For the first time ever, I was the guy leaving a rant.
The art was great, the music was on point, and the characters were all fun. I spent hours playing this thing, even bought some DLC, and had a poster of Miyu on my wall.
And for what? A dumb ending that didn't even give me closure?
By the time I was done typing, it was already dark outside. I sighed, walked over, and closed the curtains. My reflection in the window looked like a guy who had just been let down.
"This was supposed to be fun," I muttered, flopping onto the bed.
But even as I lay there, I couldn't stop thinking about it. Miyu, Ren, Aoi… their faces kept popping into my head.
I wanted them to have a happy ending. Instead, they got stuck in limbo.
I gritted my teeth, frustrated. But somewhere deep down, I couldn't help but feel disappointed. I wanted more from this game. From these characters.
"Maybe if it was me…"
I would've said the right thing.
Miyu, Ren, Aoi... we'd all be happy, living our perfect little lives together. No more of this dumb, unfinished mess.
But nope, here I am, stuck with a stupid ending.
Exhaustion hit me, and I finally closed my eyes, drifting off. But the disappointment followed me into my sleep.