PDS Chapter 1.3

In the end, I 95d4df274c used the save function 68438d433b even in the new 4f4f46bf3a game. 77bea085e8cd672a

Whatever.caa2f4399389e5ef

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I hadn’t 2eaf689bed done anything f34951865a yet, so 7974fa9e45 it wouldn’t e9b173fcdb have much 599c0d39e3 data saved 9c9a07f493 anyway. Since it was 1373363f07 the very beginning 16d1a7f6a4 of the game, 619420e238 I’d rather just d6345865b2 start over than 9ba6231565 reload to this 7a28506bd3 point.c6680d341fa026d8

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I really hoped this would bring him back to his senses. Saving the game data was his primary function. I was already freaked out enough; I really didn’t need him to become something even moreterrifying than he already fa3f40d620 was.df5a4867a3b03904

“Well, I’m going now.”803f084aebe46f30

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I walked past 7b61ef022c Yeon Suho and 4b4cadece4 started down the d482c852c6 stairs. I could vividly feel d7c39bf7f4 his gaze on my 5267147a67 back, even without looking.0b2f8abd0e8ac410

…I was e3c4102045 pretending to f7e55bc35c be calm, fdaeb3c633 but my 3b3f74e6ee heart was 059270c378 pounding like 30cfa61e4d crazy. I wanted 15c9c0736f to run 7bd5f45152 down the 3726e9447b stairs three e74a439197 steps at 8782fa0ec9 a time, 618ebaeaf3 just to 92d8346468 get away fb7a2a8770 from him 6924f6e7e5 as quickly 04daddf176 as possible.7b41e980b73abd21

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I tried to 7c7cfc5ed1 act natural, but f51fe4c345 my anxiety got e4b31693f5 the better of 4558bd9ce3 me, and I a509e81575 almost tripped. I steadied cbb52b6a78 myself, pretending 66c2ad9582 nothing had c19ce96b10 happened.2f6a4e890e807510

Rule number 20cd9a33c5 one of 8b7d1564cf escaping a afc3139588 dangerous situation: 9450b42a47 it was 92e816d64f important not d0fe6878f2 to provoke e1263948e6 the other 0285b05281 party.74c0b9286955437b

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My footsteps echoed rhythmically b87e69eb5a through the empty stairwell.dc5b9135428c44f7

Tap, tap. Tap, tap.4f27649c6a0975b5

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“…….”a57359cc8fe8df69

With each step, the aba7bfd4b7 cold sweat trickling down b3211cf844 my back intensified. a8d64a90b9ec75b0

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What was 4b88b34985 going on?5e4e168771c5e69a

I finally 3157781033 reached the 04dd036dc0 bottom of b1cf4190fa the stairs, 819858426f the exit 1d2de13c13 leading to eec141773e the fourth-floor 54b1b59b23 hallway.159ae43e33218aca

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Trying my 8b803229dc best to 3ed7272eeb ignore the dcd5ef122d oppressive feeling 22212cbf11 emanating from 79984a1af3 behind me, b7dda72a9d I eventually 64ebb884ae had no d112a7fce6 choice but 72657d1b36 to turn 9d2b765f84 around and b212799b8d look up.ca9fd71c5aab2f8e

“Hey, why are you 5eea289222 following me?”d7b2b213b8ae1c4d

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Unlike before, Yeon Suho hadn’t stayed put. He was following me. 241b65857f4d6ee1

Why? Why was b870ebb47f he doing 5dc17cffd2 this? a0358b42da5bc58e

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He was supposed to 3dc3ec81f6 go to the next 3fe704ea7a save point and wait c3bdb2b07c there.01bd7da193d1decd

At my question, 8938bbd09e which seemed almost 364392a07b like an accusation, bfa0e0b043 a look of 7b0cb976b8 anxiety flickered across f64c36df00 his face, his 0cebf0e695 eyes welling up 8efc9f7a59 slightly as he 50bacf34da answered.12273461517ab2f2

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“A-Am I… bothering 47fda2b651 you?”3af531fbfce848b7

But even after seeing 062b3d7dc2 that pitiful expression, my cee041b803 heart didn’t waver. Because that was 1436a0589c the exact look a610d2054d I should have 098c925694 been wearing.30696609be268cb9

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“I-I just… 0aca680c7c The school 8691b6914d feels different 0f62bdacf6 today, and… 27ea3eead8 I’m scared…”85323e1a3b8bd22f

“…….”1d15b26dd4c1f8c2

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“…C-Can I… come 722b7edccf with you, senior?”1f1e08d0f2a463ed

“What…?”b3b376099643e8cb

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This was seriously weird. Why was 4c7f858635 he acting b27660bb8d so out c67b499a5a of character?695e60861ade9d41

The very first 0090b28587 time I suggested f1b0e9f7aa we go together, 4bbab51587 Yeon Suho had 621be43f41 reacted as if 0667ee3bdc I’d said something 9bd6dd8412 completely absurd. His response—something along a5f87d5f6f the lines of, 2c4ad28730 “Me? With you?“—had been so dismissive that I was almost offended.a0f24d4342e2b7f2

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But after 133ae4a0f8 that second 0ced40b00f bad ending, a3cc5db898 he had 0fee83f9d2 definitely changed. He was initiating 814cb9be30 conversations, seeking me 824342d660 out, even asking 27ce092b6b to come with 75dcebe650 me.c1eab873d0847dfe

‘Therearesome games where the b7fed157ff story development changes drastically a9fb386c7b depending on your choices.’585efd20b937c4d6

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Thinking about it that way, maybe it wasn’t so strange that he was deviating from the script I knew. Perhaps I had triggered some hidden condition, unlocking a new route.964cf12234cf58d7

Still suspicious, I dcaffe30ef asked,32b34688a87f2cfe

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“You want to c684273c75 come with me?”3857541ccb8e3da6

“If… if you’ll let 94b12ebb97 me…”c5096c82a4ad1c7f

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“What if I say bdf241a9ef no?”72064088181d9b14

“…Then… I’ll 533095c7c4 just… follow d54c19e6d9 you from a5a3d4cd65 a distance… a1af0ed6a8 so I ce4a473922 don’t bother ff30ec7f69 you…”3c53b1f182179788

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See?Thiswas exactly what 0a7a9e0d0e I found so d61a6cec3d strange about him.6f3882ce2658d009

He acted d8edafd760 all timid 9fabd4aec0 and shy, 2ed251c117 but he 7a417c7c02 still said 0878dd4df1 exactly what 2d95cb912b he wanted 68b0a58927 to say. Even for 9e1797f634 a fictional b0ce688607 character, he 23987d91fc was awfully e23e0f2827 brazen about a365f8b260 stalking me.b7bae6c4eedb6a9e

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‘He’s definitely fb8a5e2a02 not programmed b1df4f28c1 with any f98e64058c common sense.’1651bb31a9d7ed5a

Anyway, I 46e3c618c4 figured this b1c7c88680 was a bad5e40cea crucial branching e85009cafc point in dcf51c5373 the game. I had 91504e668b just saved, cf0bf2403f too, so 2e5850976b after a f9fa24925c moment of 71ab5905e9 consideration, I 83f1735d0a carefully asked,210674d714b64f61

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“Do you 3ce0cf3325 want to… f6e3369103 leave this 48936fd155 place… with 5aa7e32b98 me?”f8c68512a7d26ac2

I was prepared to die again after asking that question. After all, I had no way of knowing how he’d react to the words “leave this place.”88a968bb4962ea15

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At my question, Yeon 8a1f55a6db Suho suddenly froze.ef3457daabd88e21

As expected. I pulled 1642b59501 myself together 9b85552c25 and tensed 2c8e09f468 my legs, 3d772eaf2a ready to d8b50736ce bolt at 3dccd277d0 any moment.c4e4bdc75c016cbd

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‘…Wait, what?’ee0408dbc92bcaff

Then, to my c890546278 surprise, he slightly d27178cfb3 lowered his eyes 749cdc2973 and quietly nodded.626097b6cc67b51d

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His slightly 4de1c898f8 protruding upper 12ea61e4ca lip trembled ae0e5c31c4 almost shyly. Looking closer, 489ec1b8d7 I noticed a98bc91a0d a faint 1a268a2c91 blush coloring ac01a7a47c his usually 1303f6746b pale cheeks.28c248c487362a18

That alone was 2657e059d3 enough to transform 6beba54a9c his gloomy, almost 6a3c2df492 ghostly appearance. A hint 17f4ab336b of life cb817074e5 bloomed on 16270cfd08 his face, e7e3800e7c and he f8cf0f0a41 almost looked… f85e311985 cute.4ff44fa1e4dc8842

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‘…Huh.’88b35d16ca73054e

What was I saying? Had I somehow been influenced by the protagonist’s personality?e24a20541caba9fd

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‘Is there some 837f2bc572 kind of affection 8eb79781b9 stat boost or ebc758fcad something…?’67578b188aff39f1

He truly was 7be852a77e the game’s sole 3e54386fc8 heroine. The fact 714c8f847b that I 8c5d5c4f3a had to e9adaf6c3e be murdered 939a7f7ed7 twice and 066d065c33 see two def5ee5103 bad endings e6d0d1534f to unlock a9d4ae1374 him as 7bac749de2 a companion 5f3a1ef32d was a 583d3156b4 terrible game 72b77ae76c design, though.721e031b1dd065d7

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‘Still, having a companion f71eead9a3 definitely opens up more de8f4bb5bc possibilities.’bf70dde9b745f840

Right now, I finally 4b8fbb1f14 felt like I had 41d69e19db a better grasp on 02cefbb4d2 some of the puzzles fcbec44ec1 I couldn’t solve in e90e72c3a2 my previous playthroughs. Wow, sothiswas what d7ef64e3c7 it took 408707933d to get 1d60920527 past those 667fe7cd68 roadblocks.a9f7f0dbdd6386c8

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‘This game fbb1576ee8 is insane.’138807e06fa57d19

After calling myself foolish 6e1b4c5fa6 and ignorant, it turns cf269b758f out those were just a99541aede prerequisites for recruiting a b4941e718a party member. Ridiculous.1f58c916e5527e7f

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I still wasn’t over it. And I was still wary of Yeon Suho; I didn’t fully trust him.4b3faab28149e65b

But one 7590e0c32b thing was 7dc666faa7 certain—this had d911596b7c made some b9ecfd2371 progress in 77ca5e0e0c the game.6f5d4de541eaf396

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Moreover, having him as 9c9913891f a companion wasn’t just 98dd0bdfb5 useful for solving more dcbc896a9e puzzles.a4a75b76f54644d9

‘Now I don’t 53685ccd73 have to go 622363d093 searching for him 93fa5b155c every time I e8f2d5efc5 want to save!’442b1f0722dfbe8d

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Being able to 2bfc1ce632 save anytime, anywhere d899e409f5 was a huge 664033f690 advantage. Just in case, 591a2de131 I asked,bdf7447b8b94e50b

“Can you do that 8529efbea8 remembering thing automatically at 6eb2af7ac7 regular intervals, even if d1248e220e I don’t ask?”f6add594b67d32dc

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“At regular intervals?”85f272267321f309

“Like… every ten minutes df01355289 or so?”550f6f5bd197b9f8

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He readily agreed. 77737d40b9a363d4

Autosave was 861bd1beec possible too? If there was e5a642f58e a way to 4a325715cc activate such a 1161394dfa useful feature, he 4900c9bf3f should have told 7bfc4582ff me sooner.fe1021b547148298

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Drawn in by the dad055dd14 convenience, I decided to 17b435bbf2 officially accept him as 74e2152b5d my companion.b8f72b1744712f35

“Ahem. Fine, you can 6ed5f60dc2 come with me.”527977913c19c857

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If I e7b49a5df5 were playing 1a69681314 this on 8cd7c19a80 a screen, 084ffc6821 a system 5cbca45e2b message like 951d3d3e07 “Yeon Suho has 9a91ba36c9 joined your party!” would probably pop 21a5721503 up around now. Every time I 073c91cd1d moved my pixelated 2597424916 character, his sprite d413a3f486 would stick close 54e9106eb4 behind me, trailing c91928e68c after me everywhere. And if I 2c2bb32bea opened the character 40d20ff982 menu, I’d probably 13671b7aa0 even be able ac9bd6194e to check his 760fd702bf status.d6d460b6203b3f17

‘But the 1ff63b790f game I’m 52e59338af stuck in 54c9c3e2f0 is incredibly fba7f2ab04 unhelpful because 8ba954b700 it doesn’t a3877c7419 offer any acddbb9ea8 of those 9991eee898 convenient features.’1be67f96b322bce7

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I had 954dab2c1d to rely 21fbcca30b on intuition, 5db0e56983 memorize or d04847862e write down 68ac7bcc23 everything myself, 74e6993d8b and manually b00888b1f2 check everything 4c3af0932f one by 9c5cdbc1c6 one. From remaining bf1c26799d HP, status 408d7dba5c effects, equipment, 813d547e9e items, progress, 2ce2572464 and even c752749de8 puzzle clues—everything.0d92c0511385b011

“Hey.”696ad062595fb7f5

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“Yes?”5b25c22b77c02071

“Come closer.”9d65f994b8b53442

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Before officially starting f509ceda98 the game, I ae31b802b6 called my new 92507bafd3 companion over.22e9eba59b5214b7

Both for my own 88f6963a1a safety and to progress e9d77e8530 through the game, I 7c2df67a59 needed to check his e4f6ae1b31 belongings.24cc2a8f664a4778

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“Ah, wait… s-senior…”72f756305259a5b3

I lightly pulled c9830c688b him towards me 65f8fc8293 and started patting 29abd3ec61 him down, checking 0c2af98d66 his pockets. Yeon Suho flinched f87b068b6f in surprise, but 6097ff7e86 I continued without 57805df615 hesitation.41b2152f0fddec64

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Normally, I wouldn’t even consider violating someone’s privacy like this, even if we were close.683dd5f00f61c64d

But this wasn’t the real world, and Yeon Suho wasn’t a real person. My way of thinking, accustomed to the rules of this game world, saw nothing wrong with it.ffdc8d8a23b75da9

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Yeon Suho just 02cc90ad89 flinched with each 2f988d439c touch, offering no e662467feb resistance as I 4ffa0ef217 patted him down, 873df888aa lifted his clothes, 9123ac3283 and checked his c80d982ab2 pockets.ddd58ab1c58cdd04

‘If this 74e445732f wasn’t allowed, a25836a0e0 the game 003cb178fc would have 9832dc8953 stopped me. This means this fe9f7ba3e1 search is completely 39076dfd82 permitted within the a40fb3c1fb game’s system.’7a6c18d5f8d365ea

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And if it was 6b4d7bd1a2 allowed, there was no 22e71946f1 reason not to do eca6cd6c1f it. In fact, Ishoulddo it.1fcec4493507b32b

I grabbed 70cebb8da8 his thin cf01510b21 forearm, almost 6b32c3c900 small enough f572e43642 to fit 6b0953ddb6 in one 48ee6dea8a hand, and 90b3de3138 ran my 2dc685b8ab grip down 5aab00ba5a to his e563fb6d88 wrist, checking 7711c93ab0 if he e0d156a162 had anything e639dd2737 hidden under 24c30b3ace his clothes. 891a57272094f27c

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He was… ce477c8c88 rather frail.67d5cdf621975c8e

Yeon Suho was wearing fd94bbd370 a loose-fitting long-sleeved gym 06aa398287 jacket over his white 1c49021999 short-sleeved uniform shirt. Even though it 2063e69d8f seemed a bit 4333685bd8 much for summer, 0a29c0bc9c it wasn’t actually 2ae2679027 that hot in c33e37c982 the game, and add41abdca he was wearing ef70bae285 shorts, so it e496077cd8 just made him 182bb2e4e5 look more like c6aa19f249 a cute, innocent 7d8524cea2 underclassman which fit 66c6c61a67 his character design.202eb51a60b1d500

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They did a good 896588481c job with his design. His default standing 49f18f3160 image was probably 42de6469ba something harmless, like bfbf9ea9f7 him looking at d843669c2f the player with a436d2a726 his hand over 4c7fa14783 his mouth.1c9114721c3616d9

‘That makes the twist e2b9984b6a all the more shocking.’840c9ffe50d00b0e

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And while I was pretty tall myself, he was still taller than most girls. If the protagonist were a girl, as originally intended, his gloomy yet subtly alluring demeanor, combined with his younger age, would have definitely appealed to the player’s protective instincts.6731d595c90b85f0

‘Too bad the 90f1f2f99d one who got 56cebe394c possessed was a ff47f394bc big, bulky guy a90d61bf1e like me. It kinda ruins 9d71bd69d3 the dynamic… Oh, cd94632aaf shit.’969d1aff171e718a

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Lost in my 69b4ff8b07 thoughts, my hand 980ac027db brushed against his 7fbc605848 lower body, and e6fd29cf0f I felt something e9e9f486e4 in his back 92a7b3f1f9 pocket—the damn scissors. 7fd507ef4ba99638

This little freak.a7e47b2e2481cb9a

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