Chapter 1: Prologue

It was evening, the time when shadows grew longer as the glaring sun slowly set beyond the horizon. The roads now released the heat they had absorbed during the day back into the air. It would be another uncomfortably warm night.

This was the City of O, A's District, where the above scene was commonplace.

The city station was surrounded by buildings, each hosted by different companies. 

Situated on the 5th floor of one of these buildings was Mic-Ro Softworks, a mid-sized software company.

In the cool air-conditioned office, several men stared silently at their monitor screens. An intense atmosphere filled the air. 

These were Mic-Ro Softworks employees. Their daily workload was heavy for a mid-sized company, but the load today was exceptional.

"We have 4 days left to complete it..."

A man sitting at one end of the office mumbled with a hint of despair. He was currently battling with a time bomb ticking down with every passing second—also known as a deadline. 

Due to the downturn in the national economy, the anxious sales team had grudgingly accepted a contract even though the demands were unreasonable. 

Even during the planning phase, the project this man managed had little room for error. Repeated failures made things ever more perilous, resulting in a situation that could only be described as "hellish". Making matters even worse, more and more pressing issues kept coming up.

"Section Chief Kanao! Nakai is down! He's not reacting even when we splash him with water!"

 

"Section Chief Kanao! We won't make it in time if we don't finish the coding today."

"...Kanao-san, Amano's desk has a resignation letter on it..."

"Ah—Shut up! How can we meet the deadline with things like this—!"

Pushed into a corner by a string of bad news, Section Chief Kanao finally broke down. He hugged his head and rested it on his table.

He knew there was no time to waste, but he lacked the manpower to finish the task…without any solutions to the looming deadline, his psyche was pushed to the breaking point.

"Kanao-san."

"What is it now!?"

He raised his head after hearing someone address him. A man with a gentle smile appeared before his eyes.

"I've finished the case on my side and am ready to assist you."

"Oh...Kusanagi...are you fine with joining in?"

The pain on Kanao's face was swept away as if he had seen a ray of light in the midst of despair.

"I've browsed through the specification manual and gotten the gist of the situation. Can you let me handle progress management?"

"Of...Of course. I might as well give you my password so you can flip through the management folders, too. Please take care of it all."

"Eh, Kanao-san, I can't manage all that… erm, the coding parts are slowing down progress, let me settle this..."

The name of the man who's speaking with Kanao is Kusanagi Kei. He sat down in a chair prepared by a colleague and started working immediately. He typed code into a text editor, read the progress reports, and flipped through the specification manual, all the while giving instructions to the colleagues around him.

"Ensure the testing machine is operational. Test analysts, please take this opportunity to rest. Erm, we'll begin intensive testing after 12. For coding...Tsuki-san, can you complete 2 modules? Yes, I'll do the other 10. Kiba, there are some weird parts in the specification manual, please amend it and resume testing."

He was only 28 years old and considered part of the younger generation within the workplace, but no one questioned his instructions. It was because of his track record within this company. His addition to the team managed to instill life into the half-dead workers, all of whom quickly carried out his instructions. Humans were realistic creatures. If they could see the end, they could endure the situation no matter how tough it was.

"Alright, that should do it. I'll start coding."

"Hey, Kusanagi, will you be fine? 10 modules...that's no laughing matter."

"Kanao-san, did you forget? Programming is my actual profession."

With his eyes half-closed, Kusanagi revealed a fearless smile on his gentle face. All 10 of his fingers started dancing at a frightening speed across the keyboard. He typed code into multiple open text editors, going through the data at a torrential pace. The mature man sitting opposite him, Tsuki, threw himself into his work the moment he heard the amazing typing sound.

"As expected of him. He's been handling all the troubling cases so far...I have to keep up."

With everyone putting their heart into their work, the outlook of the sluggish battle improved dramatically.

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The radio broadcast announced the time. The clock on the wall indicated it was 5:15 pm—time to get off work. According to company policy, working hours had ended, but Kusanagi simply stretched his back and rotated his tired shoulders.

He had spent the last four days salvaging this case. Today was the dreaded deadline, but the atmosphere was no longer as desperate as it was four days prior. The case everyone had thought hopeless had been rescued by his expert hands.

Thanks to him finishing the program in one day and the team members testing and recoding without rest, they had managed to barely finish the product before the deadline. 

Even though Kusanagi had finished so much work in such a short amount of time, he had also managed each part perfectly. It was a miraculous talent beyond comprehension. 

Sadly, his skill was outstanding because he was always handed the troubling cases.

After the series of battles, empty cans of coffee and energy drinks had piled up like gravestones on his desk. Glancing side to side, he could see the warriors (test analysts) who had finished the hard battle collapsed on beds made out of chairs, all smiling peacefully. Kusanagi had reduced his sleeping hours to the bare minimum and felt it was time to rest as well.

"Alright, the client acknowledged the receipt of the product! We're done! Great news everyone! Now we can rest easy!"

Kusanagi woke from his half-asleep state and saw the elated Kanao in a victory pose. He thought about going home to rest but decided to nap for a while. When he was ready to go home, it was already time for the last train.

Several days after the death march, the end of the month arrived. When talking about the end of the month, there was only one thought on people's minds—the gospel of all working adults, payday.

Kusanagi turned off the computer and hurriedly prepared to leave. He was not alone. His colleagues were also leaving. Conforming to popular trends, companies had reduced the working hours of office workers. 

There was an obligation to let their staff leave on time, especially on payday This obligation was often overlooked when things got hectic, but compared to the hellish time just a few days before, things were much more relaxed now.

Today was a happy Friday. Some rushed to meet their families, while others met up with their friends and got ready to splurge. Some just wanted to rest at home. Everybody was different, but having their highly anticipated payday coincide with the weekend was always a happy occasion.

It was the same for Kusanagi. Several colleagues who had gone through the death march gathered at his side.

"Kusanagi, want to get a drink? You were a big help, so the first one is on me."

Kanao made a drinking gesture. The people related to the case, like Tsuki and Kiba, stood behind him. Kusanagi was about to join them, but he remembered his planned schedule and hesitated.

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"Ah—Sorry, Kanao-san. I have an engagement. Maybe next time."

"Kanao-san, today is the day. Kusanagi's girlfriend..."

"Oh...I'm sorry. Can't be helped then. Don't skip out next time."

"Okay."

Kusanagi watched the group leave before heading toward his destination as well. The young, talented man and a person everyone in the company depended on had a past that most people know.

On this weekend, the streets were, humid with the summer heat and crowded with office workers getting off work. 

He goes to a florist store to buy a dozen of roses with carnations and called a taxi to go somewhere important to him.

"It's been a while, Kanna. Are you good there? Do you know...."

Kusanagi sits down on a ground full of grass near a grave and started telling the story of his experience for the past months.

Today is the day that his girlfriend passed away. Every year he visits her grave and gives her a dozen flowers then tells stories about his experience for the past months.

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In his life, he only got 2 girlfriends. First, in his high school and second, in his college.

Despite that, he has a dream that he wanted to become true since high school— He wanted to have a harem.

When his first girlfriend heard it, she didn't think about it and immediately turn down his wish but he didn't give up and continued to bother her day by day until one day—He broke up with her.

A year later, he met Kogayashi Kanna. A cool beauty in his department. 

"Please go out with me!"

One day she confess her feeling for him. Naturally, Kusanagi is shocked. He might be handsome but her beauty is on another level. 

"My dream is to have a harem."

"I know."

"Huh?!" 

"But I want to monopolize you so I'm gonna put a curse on you."

She approaches and kisses him. 

At that time, he discovered that she was a bit Chuuni but he still falls to her that he decided to stop pursuing his dream... for now.

They have been in a relationship for 2 years. In those years his heart only focuses on her. Until one day, she collapses on one of their dates.

"Starting today.... I'm gonna release you. I love you, Kei."

That's the last word he heard from her before the doctors start the operation.

She discovered 3 months ago that she has heart cancer that is in the last stage. She didn't say to him instead, she become more active to have a date with him so that she can leave memories to him.

Even he has been released from her curse, he can't get to motivate himself to make a harem in real life instead, he focuses his passion for having a harem on his hobby.

"...Well, that's all that I've been through."

Kusanagi is now finished his story. He gets up and says goodbye to her. He has been doing this for the past 5 years so naturally, he had already moved on to her but he wanted to remember her.

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"So... what would I buy for today?"

As he got out of the cemetery, he decided to buy some manga. There is an otaku stuff store near to this area that he has been discovered last year.

After going in and out of that store, he has 2 bags that contains manga, figurines, light novels, and anime CDs. 

Last week on his birthday, he received a cd player from his uncle as a gift so he wanted to use it since this is a new experience for him. For figurines, he wanted to add his waifus in his room. Lastly, he buys updated mangas and light novels to read. All of them have harem tags on them.

"Iyah~ what a bunch of catch! I'm gonna enjoy tonight!"

He called a taxi and go home.

Wearing a silly smile, he happily walked home with his bags. The apartment he lived in was a near distance from where he was dropped off by the driver. He only needed to cross the 2 roads. The traffic was very light at this hour.

The sound of an engine broke the silence as oncoming headlights blocked his vision. Blinded by the far-off lights, he hurried to the side of the road. The road was relatively wide, but it would be bad if the bags broke. Kusanagi frowned on the usage of high beams in a residential area, but he decided to pay it no mind and continued walking.

The dazzling headlights fatally slowed his reactions. The car continued coming straight at him with no sign of slowing down, showing no intention of avoiding him. By the time he realized it, it was too late for him to move aside.

"Hey, wait..."

The roar of the engine reverberated in his ears as the lights flooded his vision. A chill ran down his back.

He could not get out of the way. The car collided with him while he hugged his bags. At the moment of impact, he heard his body make a frightening sound. While his body flew through the air, all sorts of emotions flashed through his mind at the moment before he lost consciousness from the immense pain. But he did not see his life flash before his eyes or curse his luck.

'Ah, I can't read and use all that I buy. Such a shame...!'

In his mind was his passion for his hobby he would no longer be able to read and use anymore.

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"— This just in.

Around 10 pm tonight, a car struck a man in O City's A District. The victim was an office worker residing in the area, Kusanagi Kei (28). An ambulance was dispatched after a resident made a report, but the paramedics failed to resuscitate the victim. According to the police investigation, the suspect was under an Influence—

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