朝早く、登校するべく門を出た所であの女の娘が挨拶をして来ます......それを一瞥だけして素通りし、いつもの道を歩きます。
最初の勢いは良かったですが、後から尻すぼみするぐらいなら無理にやらなければ良いと思うのですが......朝から私の機嫌を悪くしてどうしようと言うのでしょう?
「あ、あ〜、そういえば昨日の『名探偵アンジュ』面白かったですよね!」
「いつも思うけど、よくネタ尽きないよな〜って」
「確かに原作者は凄いよね」
............歩く速度を少し速めましょうかね。なにやら不審な人物二人に纏わり付かれていますし、イライラが酷くて手が震えてしまいます。
それに、あんまり怒りが昂って視界が狭まるのって好きじゃないんですよね......自分の身体さえ自分の思い通りにならないなんて理不尽で詰まらない......最悪の状態です。
「あ、あぁ〜......そういえば義姉上の好きな番組って何ですか?」
............曲がり角で人とぶつかってしまいます。驚いてる男性の方に緩く、優雅に頭を下げて簡単に謝意を示すと共にさっさと歩き出します。
「......は、話は変わるんですけど! 料理長のビーフシチューって本当に美味しいですよね!」
「昨日の夕飯にも出たわよね! 私もあれ好きなのよね! ......お、お義姉様も好きですか?」
............消えない消えない、雑音が消えない。不愉快な雑音が消えない。どうして私の耳に不快な音を吹き込み続けるのでしょう。軋む音を吐き続ける人形に対して私はどうすれば良いのでしょう。母はこういう場合は何か言っていたでしょうか。分からない。分からないです。イライラして仕方が──
「......正、樹さん......ですか」
「それ以外に誰に見えんだよ? ......まさかお前、また俺の名前を忘れたとか言わねぇだろうな?」
「......いえ、別に」
どうやら周りをあまり見ずに歩いていたようですね......気が付いたら大分進んでおり正樹さんと鉢合わせしてしまいましたね。
「後ろの二人は誰だ?」
「......関係のない方々です」
「そういえばKSOがスラムの奴らに無料で環境を与えてゲームをさせてるって知ってたか?」
「......いえ知りませんね、そうなのですか?」
「あぁ、なんでもゲームで稼いだ額と同じだけ現金に換金する。ただし定期的に設けられる期限までにカルマ値がマイナスだと留置所送りだとさ」
気を利かせたのかは知りませんが、正樹さんが話題を変えてくれましたのでそれに乗ります......正直あのゲームの運営が何をしようとそれ自体にはあまり興味はありませんが、ただのゲーム会社が何故そんな事をしてるのかは気になりますね。
「一般人や富裕層だけでなく、貧困層のサンプルも必要......らしい」
なるほど、確かこのゲームの理念というか開発目的は『究極の人間観察』でしたか......現実の法に抵触するようなものでない限り、あらゆる言動が運営によって黙認されます。
「そんでKSOに資金援助してるのがお前の家なんだが、何か知らねぇか?」
「......さぁ? あの男の考える事なんて知りませんよ」
「あ、あの! お父様なら最近ゲームに興味があるって言ってました!」
「お? ......お前ら姉弟だったのかよ」
「違います」
正樹さんにはちゃんと否定しておきましょう、彼にこの二人の姉と思われるのは嫌ですからね......ですが、そうですか......図らずもあの男がゲームに興味があるという事が判明してしまいましたね。
「玲奈で良いですよ」
「......玲奈は昨日の夕飯は何を食べたんだ?」
いきなり話題が変わりましたね? いきなり私の昨日の夕飯なんて聞いてどうすると言うのでしょう? たまに正樹さんの考えている事が分かりませんね。
「そんなもん食ってんのかよ、俺なんかファーストフードで済ませたぞ? ......美味かったか?」
「ふーん......お前らはどうだった?」
「ぅえ?! あっ、えっと......とても美味しかったです!」
そんな会話を正樹さんとしていると、彼のパーティーメンバー......というか友人達も合流して来ましたね。
「それでよ! この前なんかこのクソ女に機嫌が悪いからって出会い頭にキルされてよ〜!」
「......さ、さすが玲奈ちゃんね」
「あ! 玲奈さ〜ん!」
「今日は良い日! 玲奈さんがいっぱいお話してくれる!」
......どうやら話題選びを間違えたのは私ではなく結城さんの方だったようですね? 何かを言いかけて舞さんに首元を掴まれて揺さぶられていますね......まぁ彼はいつも話題選びを間違えているらしいですが。
「はいはい。......まぁ止めはしないけど、彼女とぶつかるなら気を付けてね?」
「それでは放課後! 絶対に一人で帰らないでくださいね!」
「うふふ〜、玲奈さんとクレープ楽しみ〜」
気が付けば雑音を放つ二人の事をすっかりと忘れたまま私は通学路を歩きます。
"G-g-good... m-m-morning." That man's daughter said while I was leaving home to go to school, but I just gave her a quick glance before moving forward.
Such a bad start for the day, I wish they didn't try putting me in a bad mood since early in the morning.
"By the way, yesterday's detective show was really fun!" That man's son exclaimed.
"I always love them, though I wonder how they keep coming up with so many amazing episodes." That man's son commented.
"The author surely is amazing, isn't he?" That man's daughter said.
... Let's try increasing my walking speed. Those two suspicious people following me are making me frustrated.
Also, being this angry ends up making my eyes narrow on their own, limiting my field of vision... I hate when my body doesn't behave on the way I want it to. This feeling really is the worst.
"Ah! If you don't like that one, then what is your favorite show, sister-in-law?" That man's daughter asked.
I accidentally bumped into a person while trying to turn around the corner of a street, so I gave him a quick bow before I moved away.
"Oh, and the chef's beef stew at home is quite delicious, isn't it?" That man's son commented.
"Yeah, I love it too, though you didn't eat it with us yesterday, sister-in-law. Did you go out to eat? Is there any dish in particular that you prefer?" That man's daughter asked.
It doesn't disappear, it doesn't disappear! That annoying noise just won't disappear! Why can't it go away!? Why are you blowing those annoying sounds into my ear!? What am I supposed to do about a doll that doesn't stop squeaking!? Mom told me nothing about how to deal with those situations! I don't understand it! I don't know what to do! It's so frustrating!
"Ma... Masaki?" I replied.
"Who else...? Wait, don't tell me that you forgot my name again." He said.
"No... I didn't." I told him.
Guess I wasn't paying enough attention to my surroundings, so I didn't even notice that Masaki was close... That's not like me, it's too dangerous to walk while being this careless. I'll have to reflect on that.
"Who are those two behind you?" He asked me.
"... Unrelated people." I replied.
"By the way, did you know that KSO gives free equipment to poor people in order to let them play the game?" Masaki suddenly asked me.
"No, I didn't know that..." I replied.
"Apparently they can even get paid if they get good results while gaming, but they also need to keep a high karma to do so." Masaki said.
I can't say I'm particularly interested on why the company does that, but I guess I'll be content with the fact that Masaki changed the topic to something else.
"Yeah, apparently it's an initiative made to get behavioral samples from not only the wealthy, but from the poor too." Masaki said.
Ah, right, there was something about how the game was made in a way that would allow management to watch human behavior in a closed environment that didn't affect reality. As this would allow far greater freedom to each individual player...
"By the way, your house is funding KSO, isn't it? Do you know why?" Masaki asked me.
"We are...? Well, I don't know what goes on in that man's head." I replied honestly. Why would the minister of finance invest in an online game anyways?
"Ah! Dad said he's been interested in games lately!" That man's daughter exclaimed.
"Eh? Uhn... Are you siblings?" Masaki asked me.
"Wrong." I instantly replied.
I really don't want him to think I'm siblings with those two, but... Well, they've been a bit useful just now, I suppose. I wouldn't have known that that man was interested in games otherwise.
"Reina is fine." I told him.
"Uhn... What did you eat for dinner yesterday?" He asked.
"Beef stew. Why the sudden question?" I asked him as Masaki changed topics once more.
"I was just curious about what kind of food you usually eat... Did you like it?" He asked.
"I see... How did you two feel about it?" He then asked the two annoyances behind me.
"Eh!? Uhn... Very delicious!" That man's son exclaimed.
"Oh, hey, Masaki!" One of his party members... I mean... One of his friends suddenly called out to us.
"Oh, right! The other day, this woman just went and killed me even though we were supposed to be allies in the event!" Masaki exclaimed.
"Well... That's Reina for you." One of his friends commented.
"Ah, Reina!" Suddenly, Mai exclaimed that.
"Today will be a good day! Let's talk a lot, Reina!" Mai exclaimed.
"Yeah, like about how that ice spear-" Yuuki started saying, but Mai grabbed his neck, "Sorry! Sorry!" as usual, his choice of topic wasn't ideal.
"Yes yes, of course you don't, just be careful on your next fight with her, alright?" His friend said.
"Then let's go after school! Together!" Mai suddenly exclaimed.
"We'll have a fun time eating crepes together, Reina." Mai giggled for some reason as she said that.
And like this, we were able to walk the path to school without me needing to worry about the two annoyances that had been left behind.
Genocide Online ~Playtime Diary of an Evil Young Girl~
ジェノサイド・オンライン 〜極悪令嬢のプレイ日記〜
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/genocide-online-playtime-diary-of-an-evil-young-girl/
Action Adventure Fantasy Psychological
Adapted to Manga Aristocracy Assassins Beautiful Female Lead Cold Protagonist Cruel Characters Dark Depictions of Cruelty Evil Organizations Evil Protagonist Famous Protagonist Fearless Protagonist Female Protagonist Gamers Gods Gore Lack of Common Sense Level System MMORPG Modern Day Murders Overpowered Protagonist Psychopaths R-15 Royalty Ruthless Protagonist Sadistic Characters Sword And Magic Virtual Reality Wars
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