CHAPTER 1
“One of the hottest, recently trending dating simulation games, Love Tangle, has caught the heart of all women no matter what age. An eighteen-year-old girl enters the empire’s school for the first time, as she enters the school wanting to have a peaceful school life, she suddenly becomes surrounded by a new series of events and connections. Several male leads with their own unique charms! And the ulterior motive of the neighboring country’s princess, who keeps sabotaging the female lead! Defeat the villainess and attain your happy ending!”
A young man with fluffy brunette hair rolled around the bed upon completing the first route of the game, “All women my ass, they should’ve made it genderfluid,” he complained. The game is such a hit, though the only downside is that you can only play as a girl, “Ah but who cares! The story is so fucking good!” He continued as he sat up. Charlotte Esperanza is a college student in his first year studying AB Psychology. Since they were given a week’s break because of intramurals, he decided to spend the whole week playing.
Yes, instead of reading or studying like most of his classmates; he was busy gushing and simping over the 2D men in the newest dating simulator. “The ice prince’s route is pretty amazing, now I’m excited to play all of the routes.” He muttered to himself, standing up to stretch his body due to the fact that he was up all night trying to finish the said route. Charlotte then heads down to his small kitchen, ever since he started college, he started to live in a small apartment near his university. He did not want to commute every day; it’ll be a hassle plus a waste of money.
“I wonder how they came up with this story plot,” Charlotte mumbled while opening his small fridge and groaned when he found nothing, “Did I forget to buy again?” He asked with a sigh before going back to his bed and grabbed his phone as he stared at the title screen of the game.
The game starts out with the players playing as the main character, Elise, on her first day at the one and only school in the empire. Unlike in the other countries where men can only be educated in this kingdom the women were also given a chance to study and be well educated. Elise Roanne Esquivel is the daughter of Duke Esquivel, one of the respected men among the nobles. As Elise goes with her school days she keeps on encountering the flirtatious friend of the prince, Lawrence Fiore; the cold as ice, Keisuke Chinen and lastly the story’s villainess.
Charlotte is a sucker at this kind of story, sometimes even wishing that it could happen to him as well. It wouldn’t though. Deciding just to order something online as he laid down the bed. Cringing when he remembered why he played the game in the first place.
“I’ll be posting your grades in the portal, make sure you talk to me if you guys have any questions,” A young woman in a formal attire had stated, she had her hair in an updo while wearing a black blazer as she stared at the students, ‘That’ll be all, go home and stay safe.”
The young brunette quickly whipped his phone out and checked the portal only to slumped down in the chair upon seeing his grade, “2.25 again?” he muttered with a pout on his lips. Charlotte was disappointed in his grade, their quota in his college was 2.25 and above and he keeps getting that grade, he wishes it could’ve been a little higher. “How will I cope up again?”
The lad stood up, humming softly as he headed out of their classroom, his classes starting early in the morning and ending after or before lunch. Charlotte waved goodbye at his classmates.
"CHARLOTTEEEE," A high pitched tone called out the lad and jumped on his back making Charlotte almost fall. "Sheantelle, what the fuck?!" The brunette shouted from the sudden action and tilted his head to look at the person who jumped on his back.
Sheantelle, his long time friend, the young lass have silky black hair, a petite frame and a cute face that most men like. The girl grinned at her friend as she jumped, shoving her phone right at Charlotte's face.
"Hey! Look at this new game," she quipped, not letting the boy breath, making Charlotte groan. "Get your phone out of my face first, can't see shit." Once the petite lass stepped back, she handed her phone to the brunette.
“Didn’t you say that you like those princess types of web novels? Guess what, they released a dating simulator where you are the princess, go try it out!”
And that’s how Charlotte got to know the game, he immediately got hooked up with the game, hence completing the route in just a day. Talk about dedication, wish he could do the same in college. After a while, his order arrived and quickly began eating while reading an article about the game.
“They’re adding a new route? Dang, might get that,” he whistled, drinking his soda while scrolling through his phone. After eating Charlotte made sure to clean up his mess before going outside of his apartment, taking a small walk. It was currently evening, around six he presumed, it wasn’t that cold so he didn’t bother to wear a jacket or anything to cover his body from the cold breeze. Stopping by a small convenience store to buy something to drink as he makes his way to the river beside his apartment.
Most people are probably in restaurants or in school, finishing their classes so the riverside was pretty empty right now. The sky looks empty as well, probably because of the weather. Charlotte heaved a big sigh, standing on the edge of the riverside while watching the calm flow of the water. Felt something ominous and strange but the brunette just shrugged it off, maybe it was because of the cold breeze.
“I should really study more,” he mumbled to himself with a giggle as he finished his drink, Charlotte was about to turn around when he felt his body falling. Someone had pushed him. Charlotte stared wide-eyed at the water, he couldn’t move his body as he was filled with shock. The brunette paddled his legs while trying to breathe underwater, he didn't know how to swim at all, he didn’t think it'd be useful. He didn’t expect to get thrown off at a river. He didn’t expect to die by drowning.
‘Is this how I die?’ he thought, eyes getting heavy as he struggled to breathe. It wasn’t before long that he lost consciousness.
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Charlotte let out a groan upon waking up, he yawned before sitting up straightly immediately sensing something weird. His bed wasn’t this soft, he thought, patting the mattress with his hands at that, he shot his eyes open. Slowly taking in the process of the unfamiliar room.
“Fucking hell,” he muttered, eyes roaming the room, the walls was painted with white as small details adorned the walls. He also noticed a large vicinity in the side and a large vanity just in front of his bed. “Maybe I’m just dreaming haha,” he quipped before taking a good look at himself in the mirror, brown hair now dyed with pink, eyes now blue and he looks way younger than he was supposed to look.
“WHAT THE FUCK.”
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