Azukaia

School is boring. Kankuro so annoying with his fangirls. Teacher so overly-kind. Class so noisy. Me impatient. Lessons so easy that I already know everything. Life is so cliché. Oh my goodness I don't want my life to be like those girls in cliché movies or anime. What the heck. This are the feelings my aniki must've felt when it is his first to second year in a real school. I hate it.

It's already my last period and I've been carrying a book ever since. All that they teach here are things that I already knew, so I dragged a book with me along to cure my boredom. It's a good thing I always have a supply of books and manga in the car. Since I don't have anyone that I can normally talk to, I aimlessly walk through hallways. I've passed the school gym, clubrooms, offices during lunchbreak and created a mini map inside my head.

The first bell rang. Okay, it's Mathematics time.

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As the third bell rang, students came in rushing. I got here since the first bell so I have no punctuality problems in these kinds of things. I don't do gossips and cutting classes, or going outside the school even if it's school time, so it's impossible to be late. For me, I guess. And the idiot that is beside me. Who do you think? That's right. Tadashi Kankuro. He's been bugging me ever since the first period to play shogi with him or play a one-on-one match on basketball. He's annoying. Why did he even have fangirls? Speak of the devil.

"Azu-san."

I turned to him with a pissed look.

" If that's about the shogi or basketball again, don't try me," I rolled my eyes inside my hood and went back to my original position. Don't get me wrong. I love basketball and shogi, but I'm not in the mood and I'm feeling lazy today. When I looked at him from head to toe, I know his stats is very impressive. But that's not enough to defeat me. He's a thousand years early to do that. Besides, I don't showcase my skills freely whenever someone asks me to.

"Then can you please take off your hood? Everyone in the class wants to see your face. Besides, you look weird in that get up,"

"Psh. So what? I'm not asking for their opinion. Or yours. I can wear anything that I want to wear. And can you please quit bugging me? That's an order and shut up while you're at it."

He chuckled and gasps filled the background, again. I groaned. Life is so cliché.

" As you wish, my empress."

What?

I glared at him. Of course, he can't see it. "I'm not your empress. Nor anyone's."

What the heck. Please don't tell me life is so cliché and he's acting like those cliché teenage boys in those cliché books I've read. I've had enough.

"Oh? That will change someday."

I didn't reply. I'm beyond annoyed already and I can't lose my composure. What a red-haired freak.

****

I immediately went to aniki's room and banged his door.

"Aniki! Open this door at the count of three! One...two..."

The door opened and aniki's face appeared. "Yes, imouto? You need help with something? Just say the magic words and aniki will help you," He declared with a smile and I rolled my eyes.

"Life is so cliché."

"Ehhhh? That again? Imouto- chan, have you played the Rise of Legends Online already? I'm at level 6 already! Bwahaha! How about you?"

I deadpanned. " I'm at level 50."

His eyes widened out of their sockets and he anime-cried. "Eeeehhh?! How is that possible? You just played last night!"

I flipped my hair at him. "Psh, life is so cliché. I'm awesome, nothing is impossible,"

He accusingly pointed at me." You cheated! There's no way you can reach level 50 at one game!"

I glared at him. "Yes way. I'm absolute and nothing in the game can defy me,"

"EEEEHHHH?! There you go again! Can you take me with you, Imouto- chan? We can do levelling together!"

"No need."

"Wahhhhh! I created this game and you levelled so many bounds before me! The me who created the game!"

I deadpanned and flicked his forehead. "Well, the you are always defeated by the me. So, shut up and just accept I'm way better than you,"

And with that, he nagged at me all day until it already passed dinnertime. What an annoying brother. I sighed.

As I finished my before going to bed routines, I get the headgear from my secured cabinet and went to bed.

As I wore the device, a hologram appeared in front of my eyes.

Do you wish to log in to where you left?

CONFIRM / DECLINE

I select confirm, and another hologram appeared.

Please fill in the identity confirmation.

Legend Name:

Password:

What the heck? I don't recall of making a password way back yesterday.

I shrugged inside my mind. I put 'Red Midnight' in the Legend Name and put LifeIsSoCliche in the password. I'm just guessing that the the password would be your awesome remark, and I'm awesome. Kidding.

Actually, players are going to spawn two days later and I'm going to an examination three days later so I have to take advantage of the situation so no one can catch up with me even if I'm gone for two days because the exams take a quite long but nice schedule for each subject, so two days is a bit long. Well, for me. I don't need much time to review anyway, since I already know what I kind of examination I would take. I have a great time management, so gaming at the same time sleeping early at night doesn't pose a major problem in my studies and my social welfare. I'm a Kawahara, and people should never make the mistake to underestimate me and what I can do to them. And no, I don't cheat exams or give bribes to the proctors or organizers so I can pass the tests. I'm not idiotic to do such ridiculous things.

Anyways, my prediction is right and before I knew it, I entered again the world of this virtual- reality game.