How hard is it to keep someone's alive?
Probably parents out there could answer that. I have a sketch idea of it goes something like this: give them food, clothes, shelter and education. Attention is optional. But this is just the basics of raising children…
Parents wouldn't expect and let their children die anyway.
In my case, I forcefully have to keep a group of girls alive until they die in a way She the one who put me in this task, can be satisfy.
And I'm not even somebody to the girls yet. I am going to be their tutor but I doubt that's the journey is easy.
That's okay.
I'm immortal for a while now.
Hey, what would you do if you become an immortal? Thinking of doing good things? Or bad, bad things?Either way, that's okay. This world has no right or wrong. It's just what we want and despise.
Take me as an example, I commit suicide and I think that's right. Would you think so? No, right? Still that doesn't change what I feel about my decision.
I just want to rest.
Reconcile room. I turn the knob open and Sohee' voice greets me first.
"S--Sunbae, you say you'll be back soon but it has been an hour."
How am I suppose to know what's late and soon mean if I'm stuck in a time loop with getting murdered at the end of it?
"Sorry about that," I take a seat beside her.
Mei still averting her eyes from me, trying to cope with her fear of men. And here I am thinking how would she die.
So to any other girls.
Mei would get [redacted] to death and throw in a lake with a plastic bag, maybe.
Shizuka would get electrocuted in her bathroom.
And Carrie gets her hair stuck around a tree branch when a murderer is chasing her.
And Claire gets shot with a glock-19.
Heh, what I'm thinking…girls these cute can't die. They are stuck in a loop, too, though they don't know that. And also did I hear a redacted in my mind just now. I swear there's nowhere to be honest.
So that's why I have to let them know. I have to be their tutor.
"I accept."
"Sunbae?"
I look at each of the negative girls who doesn't seem pleased to hear the word out of me. I don't care--I have to do this, "I want to be you all's tutor…"
So that's that, folk.
Here, at this moment, is the start of my tutoring journey with five beautiful and cute girls. Where would this take us? What backstories will we find out about them? And will a doki-doki scene happens after I gain their favour enough? Will that also leads to a sexy one? And will--
"Great, Sunbae. Now it's the girl's turn."
…
…Oh.
I thought the recognition session only needs of my decision but we have a democracy shit here.
Without any hesitation, they start.
Carrie snorts, "hell no, I refuse to be his student."
"Then," Shizuka comes next after her, "I will accept, only because he's cute and absolutely not because 'that' Carrie says no."
Carrie only bits her bottom lip.
Then we wait for another's vote. Sohee looks at Mei with a look of pleading.
Mei grips her hand tight and puts both on her lap. With her eyes close she says, "I'm sorry Sohee, I can't."
That means no.
Sohee's eyes decline for a moment, but after a long breath she put her professional mask back on, "then how about Claire's."
"She's not here," says Carrie, "then just put her as no."
"But wouldn't that us deciding for her?"
"It's her fault! And I am sure she doesn't want any tutor anyway, every recognition session we've been, she says no. And there's this one ti--"
Shizuka cuts her, "put her as not voted then, it's the most careful action here."
Claire remained silent reluctantly.
Sohee sighs "I--I suppose so…"
So we have a yes and two no's. Hooray, I've failed, time to die then.
But Sohee stays strong and try to convince them
…really this girl.
Sohee: "Look, maybe you could change your vote now. Sunbae is, Sunbae is always been a nice guy--he'd help you in every aspect, not just academically. Mei, giving Sunbae a chance to stay, maybe could help with your androphobia gradually. Sunbae is not like those men you're thinking. And--And Carrie, maybe you and Sunbae could…become friends. Yeah, a friend. Like I know Sunbae is good at games--maybe you could be a gaming partner…actually no, I don't want you to play games every time.
Mei: "I--I'm sorry, Sohee."
Carrie: "I don't need that noob face as my friend and tutor even!"
Sohee bits her lips and turns to me with slightly wet eyes, "I tried, Sunbae."
"Thank you, Sohee."
No, really, thank you.
Her determination catch on me, too. I Shouldn't be giving up early, I can still use this timeline to take more information for the next or succeeded in convincing them to change the vote.
"What will change your mind?" I ask.
Carrie replies, "nothing…maybe you becoming a woman? That'd help us to have a calm mind not to think our tutor will take advantage of us."
"I'm a woman."
That's what I say…
…
Carrie: "…"
Sohee: "…"
Silly me I thought that could work. Tehee moment right here.
Shizuka: "hmm, transgender?"
"No, I'm just kidding."
Carrie shouts, "that's to say, no men allowed! Urg, what even the school is thinking…"
Then I have a couple of minutes silent...
...
This is a sign that our negotiation is over and there's nothing I could do…
Even Sohee sighs, "It is very unfortunate Sunbae but it looks like what Lilly said really happened. If the girls didn't agree then you can't stay here."
Owch, what a cold thing to say.
And no, I am staying here--or rather I'm stuck in a time loop with you all.
How'd I managed this? We can rule out Claire and Mei. Mei absolutely wouldn't agree and she only would if I cut my dick off. But dick is the best. Shizuka voted yes but it's almost no--she only says yes to be opposite from Carrie. And Carrie…
Carrie? She only says no because of her ego.
She has a big personality.
And the big thing is easy to lure and manipulate.
Carrie glares at me with her fierce dragon eyes, "w, what you looking at asshole…"
Sohee warns, "Carrie."
"Hmph."
It's worth a try, "Carrie, would you call yourself a true gamer?"
She takes a moment to process what I said and then raise her nose, "ohoh, of course, I am. Any challenge I'll beat. Who do you think I am? I am the one and only Carryyourash."
Shizuka mumbles…loudly, "more like carryyourass."
Carrie's chin drops, "urk…"
I continue, "then how about a challenge?"
"Wha, what challenge?" She looks interested.
That's what I'm talking about…now for the calling.
"A challenge where if you lost, you will say yes."
Carrie remains calm, "heh, what if I won then?"
"I will be your friend."
"No."
All right.
I suggest another, "I give you anything you want."
Her eyes widen, "a--anything?"
I nod.
The other looks at us with interest--only Mei look scared of what's going to happen.
Carrie appears to be thinking but then she shakes her head, "Hmph, you think money could solve your problem!"
It seems like I have to choose a bait of my own. What's a gamer wants--nono, not girlfriend. I got it…
"RTX 3060."
When I say that Carrie's mouth drop, "wha, what?
"RTX 3060?" hell, what is that anyway. I only heard it once and it seems people really want it.
Her shining eyes prove it I'm right, "hell yeah! I'm on. Now what's the challenge, I'll win that!"
Ah, it works. I once read a doujin where a group of schoolgirls bait a shouta onto their bed using RTX 3060. See? One day you think reading doujin is useless, then the next day it comes to be an use at time like this.
What's the challenge anyway I haven't thought about it? Hm?
I say, "rock-paper-scissor."
The simple of them all.
Carrie sniffs, "heh, right. Let's--"
"Pl, please wait for a second!" Mei shouts. She looks at Carrie, and Carrie returns it with a bitchy look.
"What's your problem?"
"Ca--Carrie, if--if you lost then that makes him…"
"Yeah, yeah, I got this."
Shizuka smiles, "I don't know much about maths but rock-paper-scissor is all about probability. Even so-called professional gamer could lose to some nobody. And game's like that is very risky, too. What if you lost, Carryyourash?"
Carrie stutters, "I--I…"
Shizuka withdraws with a giggle. Damn it, that's very unnecessary. If Shizuka let it be then our game will happen.
Shizuka gives me a smug smile. So that's it, she never wants me to win.
Now Carrie who realized if she accepts then she'd be carrying a burden of her action toward the other, is thinking hard. Then she shakes her head and says.
"I hate to say this but they're right…It--It's not fair if one game plays by only me to hold our group's fate. I refuse the challenge."
I push final, "you're backing away from the challenge?"
"Yes. What? Gamer can refuse a challenge, too!" she returns back to her console.
Shizuka shrugs and starts writing again.
Now it's back to silence.
...
Shit. I've failed.
Sohee sighs "so this is it, huh."
The bell rings, echoing the end of this timeline.
Ohooooooooooo, now you look at that!
It's the end of the fucking school. And my life.
She's coming to kill me now.
Last time, I'm lucky enough to enjoy both pleasure and pain until I die. I doubt this time is different. Only The Life is coming with her knife. Only pain.
But no worry there, I have something to help me die fast.
I grab the pill's container out of my pocket.
Sohee notices, "oh, you're going to take that? Are you ill, Sunbae?"
"Quite so."
Because it's the end of the school, The negative girls starts to take their bags.
Short and petite, Carrie walks to and gives Sohee a palm. Sohee returns her earphone back.
Carrie says, "thank YOU, now I'm off."
Shizuka slips her laptop in the bag, "see you never, Sunbae." she smiles.
Mei nods and looks at Sohee, "I--I'll be waiting at the gate."
Then the negative girls left, leaving Sohee and me alone.
"I'm very, very sorry Sunbae."
I shrug, "it's not your fault."
I pull open and take the small pill…it looks like any other pill you take to blast headaches away, but this one will blast the life out of you.
Aw, man. Am I going to swallow this? I wonder if the pill tastes like dying by jumping off building.
"S--Sunbae? You just going to swallow it dry? Wait," she put her bag on her lap and pulls out a water bottle. She pushes it toward me, "u--use my water…that's the least I can do…"
"Thank you, Sohee." I take the bottle.
Now, before life could kill me, I put the pill on my tongue and suck out Sohee's bottle to gulp it all down.
Sohee blushes, her eyes behind the cloudy glasses gaze at my cheek, "Sun--Sunbae…you--"
Oh, Sohee's holding a plastic cup…I just made an indirect kiss with her. For me that's bullshit but Sohee is a normal teenage girl so...
"Oh, I'm sorry Sohee I thou...I thought...umn--"
The bottle hit the floor and my head fell down on Sohee's lap.
It's all black with a smell of sweet…
.
.
.
I died again.
"Sunbae, Sunbae? Are you well?"
And I don't want to, anymore.