I was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but that World is at Peace (WN)-Chapter 2169: A Nostalgic MMO ③

<Author's Notes>

I didn't have much time, so today's chapter is a bit short.

As we were heading to the market to prepare my gear with Aoi-chan's guidance, I suddenly remembered something and decided to ask her.

[By the way, what time period is it in the game? Is it based on this world’s timeline or on the Otherworld's?]

[……Errr…… I see! So that's how it is!]

[Hm?]

[Ah, no, it's just…… it looks like the game is currently running a June event, so it's aligned with the season in this world. But in my case, that means it's slightly in the past. And now that I take a closer look, some items are missing…… So it feels like we’re logged into the version of this game from June in our original world.]

Ah, maybe this cyberspace of the online game functions like a kind of parallel world. Originally, Aoi-chan and I were summoned around early summer, so she should have already played this June event.

So, just like with the Founding Festival, there might be a split in the timeline…… one where Aoi-chan was playing alone in June in our original world, and another where she’s playing alongside me here.

[……I think your guess is correct, Kaito-san. If that's the case, then if I log in from my original world, I’ll connect to my solo-play data, following the normal timeline. But when logging in from this world, I enter a timeline synced with this world. Well…… there are a lot of questions about time discrepancies, but if we start nitpicking, it’ll never end. Let's just chalk it up to godly powers that don’t conform to common sense.]

[Yeah, it's probably best to not overthink it and just go with the flow. But that means you’ve already played this event before, right, Aoi-chan?]

[……Ah, no, about that…… This June event is a bridal event, and the main content is a limited dungeon that can only be entered in pairs. There were some solo events too, but the biggest part of it couldn't be done alone…… And since I was playing solo, I didn’t really get to experience it properly.]

Ah, since it's a bridal event in June, I guess that restriction makes sense…… Back when I played online games, I was mostly a solo player too, so I never really participated in pair-based events.

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[So, it's not like you have to be married in-game to enter?]

[No, it’s not that restrictive. But if a married couple enters the dungeon, they get various buffs and access to special powerful skills that can only be used inside, so it was strongly recommended. There were even chat rooms dedicated to finding temporary in-game spouses just for the event.]

[Ahaha, that must have been quite the sight.]

[Yeah. Well, even if it’s just in-game, I’m not the type to get married that easily……]

[……Aoi-chan?]

[……Kaito-san, since it’s a special event, we should experience it together. Your character’s level is lower than mine, so it might be tough, but if we make full use of the system’s support, I think we can manage!]

[……Errr, so you mean——–?]

[Let’s get married in-game and go to the event dungeon together!]

Aoi-chan clenched her fist tightly and spoke with conviction…… and well, she had a point. I didn’t know exactly what kind of event-limited skills would be available, but if there were buffs inside the dungeon, then my weaker character might be able to manage compared to Aoi-chan’s much stronger one.

……However, there was one serious problem. Aoi-chan’s character was, of course, the same Hibis she used back when we played together. And until she explained it to me in detail, I had always assumed Hibis-kun was a guy.

……Unnn…… Aoi-chan’s character is…… a male character. And my character is also male…… Is this really going to be okay?

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [This isn't good…… You know what's bad? The fact that it's explicitly stated as June…… Isn't their conversation gonna lead to them talking about Aoi's birthday?] ʀàŊỔꞖĘ𝘴