It has been a full week since the paper man hung up and practiced swordsmanship.
At noon that day, Kamiyagawa was sitting alone in the cafeteria, eating a 300 yen set meal and checking the progress of the paper figurines in the game on his mobile phone.
Today's set meal is curry potato rice bowl.
The taste is acceptable.
"By the way, the game data shows that the Nodachi Self-Explanation style has been promoted to the proficiency level. But in fact, my own swordsmanship level has not improved at all compared to the entry-level level."
Kamiyakawa chewed the potatoes, feeling guilty in his heart.
A week ago, after acquiring [Swordsmanship: Nodachi Self-evident Style], Kamiyagawa took the time to buy a bamboo sword for kendo practice.
Kendo protective gear is very expensive, but bamboo swords are very cheap.
Just buy a few and put them at home, wave them occasionally, and verify the results of hanging up.
But judging from the results of the verification, there is no difference between Kamiyagawa's current swordsmanship level and when he first mastered the entry-level Nodachi Self-evident Style a week ago.
"Perhaps I have to log in to the game again. Will the skills and experience gained by Paperman's idle time be fully inherited by me?"
Kamiyagawa made random speculations.
You know, even if it is an idle game, you still have to go online to collect food from time to time.
This conjecture is quite reasonable.
Kamiyagawa scooped out a spoonful of rice filled with curry sauce and stuffed it into his mouth: "Oh, bother. How about you try playing a game today?"
Human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same.
Kamiyagawa was frowning, but the female high school students at the table next to him were beaming with joy——
"Hey! Have you heard about the women's bathroom on the third floor of the west teaching building?"
"Is it the toilet where Hanako-san is said to be visible?"
"Yes! Let me tell you, the students from Class B, Grade 1, sneaked into the school last night and went there to try their luck!"
"Ah? Then what? What happened?"
"Listen up. They were... safe and sound last night, nothing happened! Hahahahahaha!"
"What! But that's right. After all, Hanako-san's story is just a campus ghost story."
"Hey, let me tell you, should we sneak into school this Saturday night and try our luck?"
"Ah? You don't want it anymore? It's so scary."
"Come on, come on, it will be fun!"
"..."
Because these girls were talking too excitedly, Kamiyagawa could naturally hear their conversation.
"It's Hanako-san again... Why do you feel like more and more people are talking about this in school recently?" Kamiyakawa frowned slightly.
As early as when he logged into "Kaitan Monogatari" for the first time and unlocked the map of the Flower Bell School, Kamiyagawa received two so-called regional tasks.
One of the goals is to eliminate Hanako, a D-class ghost.
If nothing else, Hanako should be the main boss of the school area in the game world.
In the real world, the enthusiasm for discussions about Hanako among students in the school has increased inexplicably.
There was no connection between this, but Kamiyagawa always felt that something bad was about to happen.
I felt quite uneasy.
"How about, after re-logging into the game, go to the women's bathroom on the third floor of the west teaching building to explore. However, there are too many Xiqi children in the teaching building, so it is difficult to go deep..."
Just as I was thinking about it, the phone on the table suddenly vibrated.
"Kaitan Monogatari" popped up a system notification——
[Your game character has died during practice.]
[Cause of death: Sudden death from exertion.]
[The idle income starts to be settled.]
Kamiyagawa:?
Is sudden death okay?
Isn't it just a week of practicing swordsmanship 24 hours a day?
By the way, why can the paper man die suddenly?
Is this reasonable?
Kamiyagawa almost lost his mouthful of rice. Just as he was complaining in his mind about the strange settings of the garbage game "Kaitan Monogatari", his body felt strange.
The first is the feeling of soreness and swelling.
In just an instant, every muscle in Kamiyagawa's body, even the sphincter, began to become sore, swollen, and painful.
This kind of soreness is the kind that everyone has experienced - the kind of soreness and swelling that occurs when lactic acid is deposited in the muscles due to a large amount of high-intensity and strenuous exercise, making it so painful that you can't get out of bed the next day.
Then came fatigue and sleepiness.
This was the first time in Kamiyagawa's life that he felt this level of fatigue.
It was like staying up all night for several nights, both physically and mentally exhausted to the point of almost numbness.
It hurts...and I'm so tired...
Kamiyakawa couldn't think, and slowly leaned forward, his handsome face buried into the plate...
…
Kamiyakawa didn't know how long he slept.
Anyway, when I woke up, I was already in the school health room.
"Are you awake? Kamiya-kun?"
Probably hearing the movement on the Kamiya River side, the curtain beside the bed was gently opened.
What came into view was a beautiful woman of about twenty-four or five years old, with a gentle temperament and a graceful look. Her long black hair was tied up, her upper body was wearing a loose doctor's white coat, and her lower body was a tight-fitting cyan that outlined the shape of her legs.
jeans.
Kamiyagawa recognized this beautiful elder sister, the health teacher in the health room, Yui Mikami.
Because of its eye-catching appearance, it is very popular among tall men who like older sisters.
Current relationship status is single.
When Kamiyagawa's body was still under the control of its original owner, he was a frequent visitor to the health clinic due to his poor physical condition, so he became quite familiar with Mikami-sensei over time.
"What's wrong with me?"
Because he had just woken up, Kamiyagawa was still a little confused about the situation.
"I suddenly fainted in the cafeteria and was sent to my place."
"faint?"
Ah, yes.
Kamiyakawa came to his senses a little.
While having lunch just now, I suddenly received a game notification from "Kaitan Monogatari", saying that the paper man who was practicing fencing died of overwork.
Then his whole state started to feel wrong and he passed away.
"Kamiya-san, let me tell you, how long has it been since you had a good sleep? Also, the muscles all over your body are very stiff. Exercise is a good thing, but if you don't do it according to your ability, the result will be counterproductive."
Mikami-sensei's tone of concern was the kind of reasonable concern a teacher has for his students.
After Kamiyagawa was sent to the health room, Yui Mikami gave him a brief physical check-up.
It was found that all his physical signs were normal, and the reason why he fell asleep seemed to be just excessive fatigue caused by excessive exercise, so he simply let Kamiyagawa sleep in the health room.
"Uh...overworked? Me?"
Kamiyagawa Xin said that she had eaten well, drank well and slept well recently.
However, before he passed out just now, he did feel indescribable soreness and sleepiness.
Even after a good night's sleep, I still feel exhausted both mentally and physically.
The muscles all over my body are still sore and swollen.