Recommend that he choose to confess his love now
I receive the console and select "Confess your love now" under Sora's surprised gaze.
[Sora Ichinose]Why did you choose that? Did you use a different calculation formula?
[player]Um... It's my gut instinct.
[Sora Ichinose]Are you telling me there's no data to support your decision?
[player]It seems that you still don't understand the core essence of a romance game. Human emotions are not data, and there are no fixed values that can guarantee that you'll "clear the game".
[player]"Love" isn't something that numbers can express accurately as there are too many things that can affect it. Time, location, people... Feelings change due to different situations. However, sincerity and bravery will always be the key to success. They can make the impossible become possible and make up for some shortcomings.
[Sora Ichinose]But...
[player]I'm just giving you a piece of advice. You can decide whether or not to choose this option. Maybe a little bravery is all we need to succeed!
Sora lowers his head and thinks for a long time. He thinks for so long that I think he would reject my choice, but I'm overjoyed when Sora presses the OK button in the end.
[Sora Ichinose]I still don't understand this problem-solving method, but I'm willing to trust your gut instinct.
Fireworks are the most romantic thing on this night. They fly into the sky and burst into beautiful patterns that illuminate the faces of pairs of lovers below them.
["Sora Ichinose"]I'm not sure if this is the right time to say this, but... I want you to know how I feel. "Ryuushi", I love you!
Boom— As if they are applauding "Sora's" courage, the fireworks burst into their most beautiful form at this time. The light reveals the girl's face, which is blushing with embarrassment. She lowers her head and stares at her toes.
["Ryuushi"]Actually, I... I feel the same...
Beep beep— Beep beep—
The alarm clock works tirelessly to awaken its owner, who is stuck in a dream. Too bad its efforts don't win the praise of its owner, who reaches out from under the quilt and turns it off ruthlessly.
The person on the bed turns over and prepares to fall asleep again, but the scene of embracing the girl in the dream makes him wake up quickly, and he sits up straight.
["Sora Ichinose"]I... Did I confess my love to "Ryuushi" last night?!
The boy who just has woken up and still has bed hair sits there on the bed and stares at his hands in disbelief.
["Sora Ichinose"]I think I even held her hand... Was that real? Or was I dreaming?
He stands up quickly and reaches for his phone to try to find any clues that could prove what had happened.
["Sora Ichinose"]Huh? This is a... message from "Ryuushi"?
["Sora Ichinose"]r=a(1-sinθ)... Hold on, this is...!!!
The young man's cheeks are filled with joy. He smiles uncontrollably as he replies to the text message one word at a time with his fingers trembling with joy.
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Soft music starts playing as the screen gradually becomes blurry. My thoughts drift back to the night of the fireworks and two people hugging each other under the starry sky.
The happiness on the screen is completely transmitted to outside the screen. Even Sora can't help but smile.
[Sora Ichinose]I finally cleared the game.
[player]Haha! To someone who doesn't know what's going on, they'll definitely think you just solved an incredible problem instead of clearing a game. But... what did the text messages the protagonist and the heroine sent to each other at the end mean?
[Sora Ichinose]Well, it's a little difficult to explain this with words alone, so I'll solve the problem for you.
Although he isn't good at romance games, Sora is good at anything related to numbers. The boy exudes a confidence that makes people forget about his age at this moment.
[Sora Ichinose]This is a cardioid.
[player]Huh?
[Sora Ichinose]It is said that a math genius fell in love with a princess far above his station, so he designed a special equation to express his love.
[Sora Ichinose]The answer to the equation is a curve shaped like a heart, which is why people started calling it a cardioid later on. The text message reply sent by the male protagonist has a similar meaning.
Sora hands the paper with his calculation on it to me and motions for me to read it carefully. Skipping the complicated calculation steps above, I capture the key information immediately.
The curves drawn according to the four equations are arranged in a row to form the pattern: "L, O, V, E".
[Sora Ichinose]I love you. This is the answer.
[player]There must be a science major in the dev team, or else they would never come up with this way to make a love confession.
[Sora Ichinose]Maybe they saw it on Catchat. The times are changing, and there are many new ways to receive information.
[player]Speaking of this, I did some searching on my phone and found that this game has a variety of endings. Catchat alone recommended three to four endings to me.
[player]If you're interested, we can try out the other endings too.
Without needing me to remind him, Sora takes the initiative to put away his notebook and gives up trying to use data to calculate emotions.
[Sora Ichinose]Everyone makes different choices while playing the game, but they can all achieve a happy ending. I chose the best answer based on the data and my calculations, yet I can't clear the game.
[Sora Ichinose]Since this isn't a game design issue, it means I still have a lot to learn.
[Sora Ichinose]Let's try again. This time, I want to rely on myself to get a happy ending!
[player]Yeah! I believe in you.
There is inevitably some gap between ideals and reality, which is especially obvious after the game starts.
[Sora Ichinose]Huh? Why did the Affinity decrease even though she said she wasn't angry?
[Sora Ichinose]This is strange... The heroine invited us on a date on Wednesday, but she said she was busy on Wednesday before when she turned us down.
[Sora Ichinose]What? So when the heroine says "I don't mind anything," that means she doesn't want deep-fried food, seafood, barbequed food, or foods that contain flour? Did I miss something?
[player]...
I smile without saying anything in response to Sora's question. It seems that Sora has a lot to learn before he can clear the game.
[Sora Ichinose]PLAYER, I hope I'm not interrupting anything with this phone call.
Since we cleared the game together last time, Sora has been calling me every day to share what he has seen at school or to discuss intense battles on the mahjong table. This has already become a habit for the two of us.
Of course, we do get dead air situations sometimes, after all, he is still learning how to contact others and actively express himself, and it's normal to not be perfect.
[player]*Coughs* Of course not. What's up, Sora?
[Sora Ichinose]Um, I heard coughing. Are you sick? Did you go to the hospital?
[player]Maybe I caught a cold from staying up late last night. Don't worry, I'll get better soon.
[Sora Ichinose]You're very important to me, so you have to take good care of yourself.
The youth's words are straightforward and warm, reflecting frankness that adults rarely show. I'm still a little shocked by his transformation when I end the phone call.
This change is good for him. He's become more lively compared to when I first met him.
[player]Can a game change a person so much? Sora is becoming more and more like the protagonist of the game and is acquiring the qualities of a considerate guy.
Ding—The alert sound of my phone rings, interrupting my train of thought. Sora has sent a text message reminding me to drink more warm water, which makes me retract my hypothesis.
[player]Who am I kidding... He still has a long way to go.
[player]However, Sora really does learn very quickly. It only took him one week to learn a new way to interact with others.
I become a little curious when I think of the boy on the other side of the phone.
I should recommend a different type of game to Sora next time. I can't wait to see what he'll be like after clearing the game.
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