PDS Chapter 1.3

In the end, 6e3be60be7 I used the 845f8b5067 save function even 4a6ecde7f3 in the new 077081e833 game. 5653c932165410d1

Whatever.64c1b0619216bafc

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I hadn’t done anything yet, 9cf8b821d6 so it wouldn’t have much d528484539 data saved anyway. Since it was the very 8126d25ab9 beginning of the game, I’d 670f3d5bc8 rather just start over than 4b5d964ccb reload to this point.80935d240b5bd213

‘Besides, saving costs nothing and is practically unlimited.’835f0d847819102d

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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 was.6a772956267d1c55

“Well, I’m going now.”e4ea4852d1985508

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I walked past Yeon f41238446a Suho and started down 4a80631568 the stairs. I could vividly 841732047b feel his gaze 066986ee30 on my back, b001b56944 even without looking.8d101dda534064cd

…I was pretending to be calm, but my heart was pounding like crazy. I wanted to run bb4f4684a1 down the stairs three a73ff05b88 steps at a time, b2804c0a0a just to get away 8fe0d6c1a2 from him as quickly 9d5fd39482 as possible.5cc883f8d8e16c43

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I tried to f5e0600244 act natural, but 4264ed2363 my anxiety got b8a0c702c5 the better of d38871d18a me, and I 7a4d81da19 almost tripped. I steadied myself, pretending nothing b207980a8c had happened.8e87b059f6835774

Rule number one b1ab22d40a of escaping a 85075baa74 dangerous situation: it 1b44f04298 was important not bbec2a06a9 to provoke the d222e12c3b other party.af99f5f12758d837

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My footsteps echoed rhythmically c83941d4aa through the empty stairwell.226e59b4a3cc0219

Tap, tap. Tap, tap.f2720ae18aa33c25

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“…….”7adc710283ee824f

With each step, e46ad15bb9 the cold sweat 990d8809de trickling down my f7b0ce1491 back intensified. 4bed7c40cf796e16

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What was going on?1740034da8e6dcc5

I finally reached 100be02dfe the bottom of b84ea69117 the stairs, the 2d3bb4b25e exit leading to 799fb43b17 the fourth-floor hallway.29f3e447e9755744

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Trying my best d0bc21d5b6 to ignore the c7cb04fc15 oppressive feeling emanating 023e3d67c6 from behind me, 69c929d113 I eventually had 1b6d16341c no choice but a030010623 to turn around a785a3e392 and look up.83da7143650970e8

“Hey, why are you following me?”7f8a3104969b73be

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Unlike before, Yeon Suho hadn’t stayed put. He was following me. 72367faa68e7622b

Why? Why was he doing this? 2c4ec13f14747975

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He was supposed to fe6278eff7 go to the next d53473ebd2 save point and wait ea0de65eab there.344743be0c362f5d

At my question, d4bd015194 which seemed almost db06546d27 like an accusation, 14da21781a a look of bf1221a847 anxiety flickered across be946352f8 his face, his ce5f5182c9 eyes welling up d66d4b7785 slightly as he b8ddd8c331 answered.2f0031377ea3f302

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“A-Am I… bothering you?”5f76ed957f41d2b8

But even after seeing that 30c3382d99 pitiful expression, my heart didn’t d229bba655 waver. Because that was the e670d749a3 exact look I should 60c2d7ba44 have been wearing.ab20ee7dc7e52a0d

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“I-I just… The school feels different today, and… I’m scared…”cda536bd53375871

“…….”e0c4162c8ed6f104

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“…C-Can I… come with you, senior?”21ef6af1e84a5702

“What…?”601883a32a2423a6

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This was seriously weird. Why was he acting b3fc3149af so out of character?77ab832ddd0fd569

The very first 5ead0a3644 time I suggested b67e1db935 we go together, 4f79435000 Yeon Suho had 6d4a054bab reacted as if 6f465dfdfe I’d said something c488095f08 completely absurd. His response—something along the 6c30224679 lines of, “Me? With you?“—had been so dismissive that I was almost offended.9613a52b9327011e

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But after that second 6661c216da bad ending, he had f6462a3e8b definitely changed. He was initiating b0915fb164 conversations, seeking me 857b91397e out, even asking a73a66abaf to come with 9b548535fd me.21806cda23c6c6d8

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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.49fed0f02defdd8a

Still suspicious, I asked,b5d674fb1c2fd681

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“You want to come with me?”b6fedb5ad262e120

“If… if you’ll let me…”17e9b5e1c2a9cd26

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“What if I say no?”7c8220156a596fd3

“…Then… I’ll just… follow you from a distance… so I don’t bother you…”e3305e65c09ed9fe

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See? Thiswas exactly what I f9a39055ff found so strange about cd7589000a him.ea1ea092da43e776

He acted all 7aebceb696 timid and shy, 205244d2c2 but he still 4b70cab444 said exactly what 1c98c80b57 he wanted to 45cd26afee say. Even for a fictional fcf423842a character, he was awfully 1837b9107c brazen about stalking me.5b09c35968ecc31e

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‘He’s definitely not programmed with any common sense.’003eb5e729b47842

Anyway, I figured this was 337459a9c9 a crucial branching point in 8179014f6f the game. I had just 6c42f6bd53 saved, too, so 24420e535d after a moment 555c02118e of consideration, I 60ff994f72 carefully asked,da9920f11d881c66

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“Do you want to… leave this place… with me?”88e47fb46c6dd4d8

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.”0212853ba77536ea

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At my question, Yeon Suho 3a2bcc15b9 suddenly froze.54232d743494b6ec

As expected. I pulled myself together c34143084c and tensed my legs, 7be06a549e ready to bolt at 1f39372b47 any moment.b058228fe889857d

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‘…Wait, what?’b5adb6376e9d9cf0

Then, to my surprise, cf92a542c2 he slightly lowered his b60a7b1121 eyes and quietly nodded.de3d21a703400634

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His slightly protruding 789606f50d upper lip trembled c31d322943 almost shyly. Looking closer, I noticed aaf914ce75 a faint blush coloring 1de949f5b2 his usually pale cheeks.25aea7b58419642b

That alone was 09a4bd89fc enough to transform 17db73a934 his gloomy, almost 08e6678519 ghostly appearance. A hint of 80f66eb664 life bloomed on accd2e39a8 his face, and c6d3313c90 he almost looked… 6c66da0597 cute.a2333f84403a519b

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‘…Huh.’5728f80afcc2e98a

What was I saying? Had I somehow been influenced by the protagonist’s personality?6fc6964678c02326

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‘Is there some kind of affection stat boost or something…?’8bdae90cd3f37751

He truly was d1efb678d5 the game’s sole 5a722afeb9 heroine. The fact that I b05a944836 had to be murdered 3e3245f543 twice and see two fd188dc47a bad endings to unlock fcba705ffe him as a companion fd09d33942 was a terrible game fe7b1313cf design, though.89acd2867888e9c4

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‘Still, having a companion definitely opens up more possibilities.’71d776fd04e4482a

Right now, I finally cd30b1547f felt like I had a9e6ddaf19 a better grasp on 833ede8e45 some of the puzzles 3b0c2c3432 I couldn’t solve in c4d647334c my previous playthroughs. Wow, sothiswas what it 24ec8804ae took to get fc58a9e504 past those roadblocks.87b3d96aeea35932

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‘This game is insane.’a4ad88b0f072d3f0

After calling myself 8ca8f7c07d foolish and ignorant, d425ac4790 it turns out 4fdd440f76 those were just 56b7e91201 prerequisites for recruiting 4bc79af59a a party member. Ridiculous.b9de956800c1f169

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I still wasn’t over it. And I was still wary of Yeon Suho; I didn’t fully trust him.fea5b78ec4d9421d

But one thing was 3926ec9969 certain—this had made some 412e113011 progress in the game.350e2e4c2b416507

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Moreover, having him as dc935b2ec4 a companion wasn’t just c71c7572fb useful for solving more b34f6079fa puzzles.f4278780101c6d3e

‘Now I don’t have to go searching for him every time I want to save!’764e635d859c80f1

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Being able to save anytime, 25903d64b3 anywhere was a huge advantage. Just in case, I asked,af537b7034872b90

“Can you do that remembering thing automatically at regular intervals, even if I don’t ask?”05f9f6e10a2cf800

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“At regular intervals?”629e9b5768c96a4f

“Like… every ten minutes or so?”272e64be4da31739

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He readily agreed. 42ec0a5edc1541bf

Autosave was possible too? If there was da59cff485 a way to 96eba5175c activate such a 47652e93d4 useful feature, he 67973b9faa should have told bd11ce2005 me sooner.4d692fa9d22597cc

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Drawn in by the convenience, 659e75bdfb I decided to officially accept 6a565606c2 him as my companion.f87e12522cb43247

“Ahem. Fine, you can e27197a8ec come with me.”eb84af74bdfeeb51

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If I were playing f8334a301b this on a screen, b167673cfd a system message like 8f77977617 “Yeon Suho has cb5bab700a joined your party!” would probably pop up around now. Every time I edad11863c moved my pixelated 6c3df27171 character, his sprite 680d4df20f would stick close 8cc6d013f1 behind me, trailing d855fb6745 after me everywhere. And if I opened the 0ba1232dac character menu, I’d probably even 71264aaf56 be able to check his 8e0ed042ac status.a774a8e7a202363c

‘But the game I’m stuck in is incredibly unhelpful because it doesn’t offer any of those convenient features.’7765112d546b6d05

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I had to cc4cb97ca6 rely on intuition, efd0146a8e memorize or write a706b3b5d8 down everything myself, ce36e43ee5 and manually check f0a95a0e71 everything one by 0f3933b879 one. From remaining HP, de65c94b9b status effects, equipment, e1f48e5034 items, progress, and 09b740ef9f even puzzle clues—everything.eec80026a0253228

“Hey.”560b2328a5fab506

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“Yes?”b2973878a1630c54

“Come closer.”56540298a5ad4693

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Before officially starting 3068761900 the game, I d4051868f7 called my new d06d00266d companion over.8bab8d8a8d06738a

Both for my own 4ffe1734da safety and to progress 67507f5370 through the game, I 87d2ef5589 needed to check his d3de75aca7 belongings.f2bbfaea3889c77b

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“Ah, wait… s-senior…”6cb383722a27ab0e

I lightly pulled e62f9b9a86 him towards me e6829bc49a and started patting c0e9b00323 him down, checking f33309f0bc his pockets. Yeon Suho flinched c060655e5c in surprise, but a002da1369 I continued without 98e495c617 hesitation.123de9da0a062e89

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Normally, I wouldn’t even consider violating someone’s privacy like this, even if we were close.9c352e4f63ec3fd4

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.e985d960bc1384fb

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Yeon Suho just 82188d4f96 flinched with each 4fe34d9b9b touch, offering no daaa1c0903 resistance as I bce2103bd6 patted him down, e9347784bc lifted his clothes, b5d2d33ac2 and checked his 0e469f4360 pockets.44fd19c567924140

‘If this wasn’t allowed, the game would have stopped me. This means this search is ddaf1ec556 completely permitted within the game’s ad994df830 system.’ebf3e98758e6825d

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And if it was allowed, 4b8edea36d there was no reason not aa08f3ba4c to do it. In fact, Ishould do it.133378959e384202

I grabbed his thin c22f731073 forearm, almost small enough 337618efa5 to fit in one a844e75427 hand, and ran my 6fbf60fe62 grip down to his cd8b0810f4 wrist, checking if he bf20311592 had anything hidden under c7d2437ec7 his clothes. 5871e3df90bbaea4

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He was… rather frail.732dc2160f9dc11f

Yeon Suho was wearing 1379c6b41b a loose-fitting long-sleeved gym 85d66e1d49 jacket over his white 614c74334c short-sleeved uniform shirt. Even though it seemed d3f0d8de56 a bit much for c4bc3b2364 summer, it wasn’t actually bd901f0751 that hot in the a691aa612d game, and he was 26507ab86f wearing shorts, so it f0df8421a5 just made him look b8942edbc3 more like a cute, e821e330c7 innocent underclassman which fit 95e980fe3a his character design.93cab0df8b999abb

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They did a good job 49e62f41d9 with his design. His default standing image 54bac6544b was probably something harmless, a361a8609b like him looking at 38e0ea792b the player with his 44380445aa hand over his mouth.ebca92c6ab8f0d16

‘That makes the twist all the more shocking.’459c103fbe99a558

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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.503fa4c5accced69

‘Too bad the one who got possessed was a big, bulky guy like me. It kinda ruins 8ce4a0a516 the dynamic… Oh, 0f23416384 shit.’a36cdcb825c7738b

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Lost in my thoughts, my ae783a01f6 hand brushed against his lower 5db62d6f48 body, and I felt something 6ef56e77e5 in his back pocket—the damn 1f0b65fe56 scissors. 4e7f37f1e48e975d

This little freak.2f262d6dc464304d

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