Hearing Yamada Elf's words, Shiina Mahiru also became nervous, staring intently at Mochizuki. How could you be so careless as to touch her!
Seeing both girls staring fixedly at him, under immense pressure, Mochizuki finally chose to compromise.
"Alright, alright, I'll send you my LINE right now."
"Really?"
Yamada Elf still seemed a bit disbelieving.
Mochizuki didn't answer; he was already acting, silently muttering to himself: Sorry, Sagiri... I was forced into this...
If Shiina Mahiru hadn't been there, Mochizuki definitely wouldn't have compromised so easily.
If Yamada Elf really dared to stay here tonight, he would have made her sleep on the floor.
"Ding dong."
Yamada Elf took out her phone and saw that it was indeed the profile picture she had just chatted with Mochizuki under.
Seeing that she had finally obtained Eromanga-sensei's LINE, a smile bloomed on Yamada Elf's face.
"Great! Eromanga-sensei, here I come!"
Yamada Elf excitedly raised her hands, but she didn't immediately add Izumi Sagiri.
She wanted to wait until she got home to have a good chat with Eromanga-sensei.
"Hurry and eat, or the food will get cold."
Seeing that the problem was successfully resolved and Yamada Elf wouldn't have to stay here overnight, the stone in Shiina Mahiru's heart also dropped.
"I'm eating!"
"I'm eating!"
"I'm eating!"
...
"Wow... delicious."
Yamada Elf said in surprise.
She also lived alone and was a wealthy young lady.
But Yamada Elf, besides her education, was much more capable in many other aspects than many other young ladies.
And cooking was also something Yamada Elf was good at, and her taste requirements for food were quite high.
She hadn't expected Shiina Mahiru could cook meals that even she was very satisfied with.
No wonder Mochizuki ate together with her every day; this guy really got off easy.
At the same time, it also reminded Yamada Elf of a time when she was teaching Mochizuki how to cook; this guy clearly didn't know how, and later never mentioned cooking again.
It turned out he had a chef at home.
So, Yamada Elf ate quite a lot during this meal.
In a sense, she had been busy all day today, and now she was in a good mood and had a great appetite.
"Thank you for the meal!"
Yamada Elf said to Shiina Mahiru.
Mochizuki: "What about me?"
Yamada Elf: "What does that have to do with you? You can't cook anyway."
Mochizuki: "..."
After the meal, Yamada Elf had no intention of staying any longer.
"I'm leaving now."
"Go quickly, go quickly!"
Mochizuki waved his hand.
This guy was indeed as difficult to deal with as he was when chatting; she ended up getting her way after all.
"Heh... Shiina Student, bye-bye."
"Okay, bye-bye."
...
This week's Thursday and Friday also brought the mid-term exams for this semester.
The Nakano The Five Sisters participated in the exam with nervous feelings.
Even Miku and May, who had reviewed, weren't very confident.
They didn't know what their final grades would be.
As for Mochizuki, after finishing the exam, there were no club activities during the exam period.
Mochizuki returned home relatively early today and received a phone call, which brightened his expression.
Mochizuki opened the door; his SAO game equipment had been delivered.
It was a good thing he came back early today, otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to get the delivery.
After waiting for so many days, it finally arrived.
The original purchase order said it would be delivered to every player before the game servers opened.
Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock is the open beta time for SAO.
If he had to wait until tomorrow morning to get it, it would be a bit rushed.
Mochizuki smiled; it seemed he was lucky and received the game equipment today, so he could log in on time tomorrow.
He wondered if Yamada Elf had received hers...
After swiping his card with a pained heart and paying a large final balance, Mochizuki felt like he was in a financial crisis...
Everyone must spend rationally...
Mochizuki carried the box back to his room, found scissors, and immediately opened the package.
Putting aside the various excess packaging papers, Mochizuki picked up the device that looked like a helmet.
Mochizuki's mouth twitched; this seemingly ordinary helmet cost him 98,800 yen.
If elderly people saw it, they might think it was a motorcycle helmet.
The front of the helmet read "NERvGear," which translates to "nerve gear."
The inside of the helmet was filled with numerous signal components.
The helmet relied on these signal components to generate a complex electric field, which then connected to the player's brain, allowing them to enter a virtual world.
However, it could be felt that the game equipment was very precisely made, and the outer shell felt very smooth.
It needed to be plugged in to use, but it also had a built-in battery that could be used for a certain amount of time and was already fully charged.
Mochizuki tried it on and found that the size was just right, but the game servers hadn't opened yet, and it prompted that it couldn't be used at the moment.
...
Meanwhile, the SAO game forum was already flooded with various discussions.
Everyone was constantly sending new messages and heatedly discussing this game; some were optimistic, while others were pessimistic...
As for those who were rich but didn't manage to buy the equipment, they were extremely regretful.
Because only 10,000 units were released for sale at the moment.
Some even posted on the forum expressing their willingness to buy one at a high price and even pick it up in person.
And tonight, for many delivery drivers, was destined to be a busy night.
Because a small portion of the game equipment had not yet been delivered today.
The game company said they wanted everyone to receive their goods before the servers opened so that those who purchased the equipment could enter the game immediately, ensuring fairness.
Therefore, delivery drivers needed to deliver all the game equipment to the recipients' homes before 10 o'clock tomorrow.
As for whether those who received it tomorrow morning could enter the game immediately, that was not their concern.
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