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For a second he thought of completing the game this night so Yuu will lose and yeah, she'll complain for some time, maybe kick his ass, but that's bearable, that would do. He even completed the route Yuu was finishing yesterday, all thanks to her walkthrough though , but then he thought Ortho will be disappointed in him and Idia couldn't afford keeping his little brother sad.

Well... if he can't sleep, maybe he can do something productive now?

With that thought he jumped off the bed, sighing and deciding to rearrange his figurines at least, preparing for a long morning full of normies tactics. Isn't it pitiful?.. He thought, rolling up his sleeves and grabbing monitor wipes.

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"Good morning, brother!ー Huh?"

Ortho turned on automatically, and the image of Idia with the lanky limbs of his sleeping rather uncomfortably on the floor, perfectly neat and clean room remained untouched. Ortho couldn't analyze the received data for a mere seconds, but then his eyes blinked with a light of joy.

"Hehehe~" Ortho laughed, making Idia lay in a more comfortable position and bringing spare pillows to lay on. "See you soon, big brother!"

Idia woke up a few hours later, finding himself with tangled limbs, his whole body aching from pain. Unpleasant anxiety filled him, as if spreading over the body with viscid ink. He tried to escape his thoughts, accumulating in his head, when he took a look at the pillows around him, smiling and imagining Ortho keeping his precious brother in a cozy comfortable atmosphere.

Luckily for him, there were no dorm heads meeting today, he already could proclaim he's a deadman because of Yuu coming to his damn room. Geez, was it necessary to ventilate the space or was some basic cleaning enough already? Could he be considered maintaining a healthy lifestyle by now? Argh, he started thinking he was doing it for Ortho, not for the girl who tried to debate him!

Alright, enough worry. He was going to beat her anyway, what would possibly go wrong?

His whole existence, apparently.

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Yuu pulled all-nighter. It was not an unfamiliar thing for her to do, despite all Lilia's complainings, but it was worth it, or so she thought.

Ortho kept on asking her, how was her school day, wasn't she tired because according to his tests her state wasn't a 100% one, but she insisted it was fairly normal. Human beings were still the most complicated creatures, Ortho thought.

Yuu felt some gazes lingered on her silhouette as she walked through endless corridors filled with glowing bluish light. She got used to being watched, but couldn't help but wonder if it's okay for her to approach Idia right now? She did not want to make him uncomfortable, even slightest.

"Alright, Yuu! Please have fun, I'll check on you two later," Ortho stopped at the massive heavy-looking door, tagging the girl on her sleeve as she wanted to proceed further without any thinking.

"Oh, thank you for showing me the way. See you!"

She hugged him, a smile spreading across her face. She took several deep breaths before knocking. But this, however, was not necessary ー Idia heard and saw her mental preparation on the cameras installed in the corridor, and thought about whether such great courage and determination was really needed to enter the room of a worthless otaku.

"Hello, Idia, it's me, Yuu!"

"C-c-come in..." Yuu heard him mumbling behind the door, and made her way into his room.