Our Night with the Virtual Girl

**Our Night with the Virtual Girl** (電脳少女トボクラノ夜 lit. *Dennou Shoujo to Bokura no Yoru*) is an event story featuring the 12 members of a high school Paranormal Club. They receive information about a rumor regarding a mysterious virtual Youtuber called "HIKARI", who seems to be stealing people's consciousness after they've heard their song.

This story is broken into two parts, with part 1 running from **September 22, 2020** to **October 3, 2020** and part 2 running from **October 7, 2020** to **October 18, 2020**.

## Featured Characters

* Yukinari Shimotsuki
* Yuuto Rurikawa
* Tomoya Aizawa
* Ritsu Kamiki
* Rakina Hoshizaki
* Reito Haruna
* Kou Niimura
* Misaki Mori
* Rintarou Mori
* Jin Tsukishima
* Haru Naruse
* Misa Imai

## Part 1

### Chapter 1

**The Frightening Vtuber (恐怖のVtuber)**

The protagonist, Yukinari, awakens to find himself in an unknown location. Rakina is yelling at him to wake up, and he notices that she looks different than she usually does. Neither of them knows how they ended up like that, and Kou joins the fray to inform them that they seem to have been sucked into a virtual world. A mysterious unnamed girl appears and welcomes them to her home, inviting them to play with her before the scene fades to black.

The story flashes back to the corridor of a high school where Yukinari introduces himself as a second year student. He then goes on to explain that his high school has an odd club called the Paranormal Club (超常現象調査サークル lit. *Choujougenshou Chousa Saakuru* or *The Paranormal Phenomenon Circle*) that investigates various strange rumors and urban legends, and that he's also a member of said club.

Upon arriving at the club room, Yukinari proceeds to introduce the 11 other members of the club: the third years Kou (club leader) and Ritsu; the second years Jin, Haru, Misa, Tomoya, and Misaki; and the first years Reito, Rakina, Yuuto, and Rintarou. They've all congregated for an emergency meeting called by the club leader, and Jin reprimands Yukinari for being two minutes late. After Jin and Haru get into a small fight about Jin's attitude and Rintarou and Yuuto make fun of Yukinari for getting bad grades, Kou tells the group that they'll be starting an investigation on a terrifying virtual Youtuber that's been attacking young people.

Jin is unaware of what a VTuber is, and after Yukinari gives him a brief explanation, Kou has Rakina explain the details of the case to the club. She asks everyone if they know of a Vtuber named "HIKARI", then goes on to explain that she's a VTuber that only recently began posting music. However, anyone that listens to her songs end up losing consciousness and never waking up. It seems as though several people around the country have lost consciousness and been taken to hospitals, and Kou tells them that the rumors about the VTuber are what they'll be investigating.

Misa brings up the fact that she tried to look up information on HIKARI but came up with nothing, and the others agree that it's odd there isn't anything about her online. Kou tells them that they have no choice but to find out why for themselves.

Yukinari narrates that, at the time of the meeting, he'd thought the whole thing was just a story someone made up, but it turned out to be true after all. The rest of the story details their experience investigating the mysterious VTuber.

### Chapter 2

**HIKARI**

After Rakina's explanation, Misaki asks how she found out about the case if there isn't any information online. Rakina tells her that she'd heard the story from their club advisor Soushirou, who takes that moment to walk through the door. Ritsu asks him where he got his information from, and he tells them that he can't reveal that to them. He leaves the room after confirming for them that the rumors seem to be true, despite not thinking the circumstances are possible himself.

Rintarou suggests that their next course of action be to listen to HIKARI's song for themselves, which Rakina has already prepared. Some of the members appear scared of what will happen, so Kou decides that they'll split the members into two groups: the people that will listen to the song and the people that won't. Those that won't will be on standby in case anything happens. However, amidst his explanation, Rakina's finger slips onto the play button and music begins to fill the room. As they're having idle conversation about the slipup, they begin to collapse one by one until they've all lost consciousness.

The scene shifts back to Yukinari waking up in the virtual world. They discuss whether or not they're all in a dream, which they come to the conclusion that they aren't, and the mysterious girl makes her appearance once again to welcome them. Rintarou notes that she looks exactly like the VTuber HIKARI, and she confirms that she's actually HIKARI. She explains to them that they've ended up in her home because they listened to her music, and she's arranged it so that any listeners will fall asleep and have their consciousness transported to her domain.

Misaki asks HIKARI to let them leave, but HIKARI tells her that she doesn't plan to let them do that, stating that she's been waiting for them. She then invites them all to play together with her.

### Chapter 3

**Let the Games Begin (ゲーム開始)**

They continue to ask to be released, so HIKARI strikes a deal with them: if they're able to win against her in a game, then she'll release them. Kou asks what will happen if they lose every game, and she informs them that they'll be trapped in her world forever, just like those that came before them. The club members notice that there are people trapped in jail cells and realize that they're likely the other people that heard HIKARI's music and lost consciousness.

Many of the club members are uneasy about the prospect of being trapped forever, and Rintarou tells them that if they want to go home, then they'll just have to win against her. Haru agrees with his idea, but Yukinari considers that it might be a trap and there's no proof that they'll be released if they win. Rintarou gets HIKARI to promise that she'll release them if they meet her conditions, which doesn't put Yukinari at ease, but it seems as though they have no other choice.

Everyone agrees to participate, and she informs them that the first game they'll play will be a battle royale survival game. Four of the twelve members will be picked to participate in the game as a team and will have to work together to be the last ones standing. As long as one person remains alive in their team at the end, it will count as their victory. After some discussion, the members chosen for the battle royale game are Rakina, Yuuto, Rintarou, and Reito.

Once they're ready to begin, a window opens up below their feet and sucks them all in.

### Chapter 4

**Search and Destroy (サーチ＆デストロイ)**

Several minutes after the start of the game, the group of four is moving into a building to take shelter. Reito and Rintarou begin to hold a conversation, but Rakina quiets them to avoid letting any nearby enemies know their location. She doesn't hear any enemy footsteps and figures their group is the only one in the building, but notes that to the distant east, she can hear the sound of gunfire. Reito asks how many people are left in the game, which Yuuto points out is displayed to everyone as numbers in the sky. As of the moment, there are 94 remaining players in the game.

Yuuto has everyone check their weapons, and while Reito doesn't begin with one, they quickly find him a pistol nearby. He then explains to them that they'll search the nearby buildings for weapons and supplies, and if they end up in battle, they'll follow Rakina's lead since she's the most experienced. A little while later, Rakina is checking all of the supplies she's found when Reito informs her that there's an enemy outside. She goes to check where everyone else is, and they find that the enemy is on their own and hasn't yet noticed their presence.

Rakina tells them that they should strike while they're unaware, and they leave it to Rintarou to take the enemy out. The number of surviving participants changes from 38 to 37, and they note that over half of the other participants have been eliminated since the start of the game despite not having run into many of them themselves. Rintarou suggests that they remain hidden in the building so that their enemies can take each other out, but Yuuto tells him that, while the strategy isn't a bad one, it might not be a good idea.

As he's about to explain, a siren goes off informing all of the active participants that the battleground will shrink in 5 minutes, and requests everyone to move to a designated location. Anyone outside of the indicated zone once the 5 minutes are up will be eliminated. Yuuto, expecting that this might come up as it's a common rule in battle royale games, shows them the circled area on the map that they need to move to, and they proceed to make their way north to the designated location.

A while later, two opponents spot Reito sleeping in the middle of the field. As they're about to eliminate him, Rakina jumps out and shoots them both, and Yuuto praises her on thinking to use Reito as bait. She tells him that she didn't intend to, and they realize he'd actually fallen asleep.

### Chapter 5

**The Last Survivor (ラストサバイバー)**

A while into the game, there are 5 remaining players. Rakina's team is still intact, leaving them with one enemy on the field. The announcer instructs them that the field is narrowing again, and several minutes after, the team splits up to search for the final opponent with no results. Rintarou wonders if their opponent is looking for an opening, but Rakina figures if that were the case, they would've attacked when they'd split up to search.

As they're talking, the siren goes off again. The announcer tells them that the game will end in 1 minute, and after the 1 minute is up, the area will be blown up. The announcer begins to count down from 60 as the team decides what to do next. At the 20 second mark, Yuuto suggests that they find a tall building to hide in. Once they've found a place to hide out in, Rintarou asks why they're hiding. Yuuto explains that the game's rules say to defeat the enemy teams, and as long as one of their team members is alive at the end, it's their victory. Until their opponent is wiped out by the explosion, as long as one of them survives, it'll be their victory. Rakina notes that being in the tall building keeps them a bit further away from the explosion.

The siren sounds to signal the end of the game, and the explosions begin. Glass breaks and the building wildly shakes as they try to hold out, but they notice something in a crevice in the building, realizing that it's another bomb before the screen goes black. They all appear back in the lobby they awoke in earlier and are informed of their loss. Yuuto won't accept this result and demands to know where the last person was hiding. Their final opponent turns out to be HIKARI herself, and she tells them that she'd dug a hole and was hiding underground. Yuuto angrily states that you can't do that in battle royale games, but HIKARI informs him that there was nothing in the rules that said she couldn't. The team is disappointed that they lost, but the other members of the club tell them they did a good job.

HIKARI moves on and announces the next game they'll be playing: a quiz game that will test their physical and mental strength. She explains to them that there will be two people paired up, an answerer and a runner. To win the game, the answerer must answer all of the quiz questions correctly before the time limit is up. However, in order for the answerer's answer to count, the runner must maintain a speed of more than 20 kilometers per hour (about 12.4 miles per hour) on a treadmill. She then says that there will be 3 quiz questions in total, and as long as they answer at least one of them correctly, it'll be considered their victory. She has them pick 3 people from their group to participate, but advises them to keep in mind that each person will be both an answerer and a runner during the game as they're picking.

Ritsu asks how fast 20 kmph is, and Tomoya tells her that it's like running 50 meters in 9 seconds. Haru suggests that among their group, they have someone physically fit, and offers up Jin as one of the choices since he practices karate and likely has the endurance for it. Misa notes that he's also fairly smart, so he'd be perfect for the role. Jin begrudgingly accepts after some coaxing from Haru and Misa. Their final choices for the 3 participants ends up being Jin, Kou, and Yukinari.

### Chapter 6

**Mind and Body (ボディ＆ブレイン)**

The first answerer is Yukinari, with the runner being Kou. Once they're ready, HIKARI asks Yukinari the first question: among the wild birds that inhabit Japan, name three species that have been designated as endangered species. His time limit is 30 seconds. Kou begins running while Yukinari struggles to come up with answers. The first answer he gives is the Oriental stork, which is correct. There are 10 seconds remaining, and as HIKARI counts down, Yukinari begins rapid firing answers, all of which are incorrect. The time limit runs out, and the first quiz question is considered a failure. Kou wants to know why Yukinari managed to accurately name several near threatened species of birds, and why he blurted out "Columbidae" at the end when there are several species of birds within that category.

HIKARI informs them that there are currently over 90 species of wild birds that are considered endangered in Japan, then begins to list multiple correct answers he could've given and, upon hearing their names, would recognize. Ritsu notes that Yukinari knows a lot about birds, and he tells her he doesn't know that much. The near threatened species that he'd listed off were names he'd remembered from an illustrated bird encyclopedia he'd read as a child.

For the second question, Kou is the answerer and Jin is the runner. For Kou's question, HIKARI asks: of the following, which do people consider to be the most important: family, best friends, or lovers? His time limit is 5 seconds, but he immediately answers with "money". The answer is buzzed as incorrect, and the second question is counted as a failure too. Kou is in disbelief that his answer was wrong, citing that money is more important than any of the things she listed, and while HIKARI doesn't know what happened in his past to make him think so, she feels a bit of pity for him.

Before the next round begins, Jin stops her to confirm whether or not she'd done research on them beforehand as the quiz questions were catered specifically to each person. She admits to having done the research, but ceases to answer anymore questions related to the topic. Instead, she tells him that if they succeed in the game, she'll tell them everything.

### Chapter 7

**Perfect Score (全問正解)**

For the third round, Jin is the answerer and Yukinari is the runner. For the final question, she mentions that he works part-time in a cafe and once studied on cake-making to make one for Misa's birthday. So his question is: name six chocolate cakes that don't have the word "chocolate" in their name. His time limit is 60 seconds. Yukinari begins running, but Jin is lost in thought wondering how she knew about the birthday cake when he'd never told anyone. Yukinari calls out to him and reminds him that he's on a time limit as the clock ticks down to 50 seconds.

He successfully names five chocolate desserts in quick succession, but struggles to come up with a sixth one. There's 10 seconds remaining and Yukinari is quickly running out of steam, and as HIKARI begins counting down, Jin recalls another answer at the last second. He blurts it out as they hit the time limit, but is buzzed for not getting the point. Jin asks why his answer wasn't right, but HIKARI assures him that it was, it just wasn't counted because right before he answered, Yukinari's running speed had dropped below 20 kmph. Yukinari apologizes for being the reason they didn't win, and Kou tells him there's no point in him being down about it. Yukinari initially thinks Kou is comforting him, but Kou tells him it'd just be a pain to deal with him if he's going to be depressed. Rintarou says he doesn't blame Yukinari, but once they get out of there, he should treat everyone to drinks.

Ritsu thinks Kou should be punished the same way for costing them victory as his question was basically a freebie and he still got it wrong. He doesn't agree. Misaki tells Yukinari that the game isn't over yet and that they should do their best together on the next one. Yukinari thanks her, but Rintarou interjects and asks why Yukinari's face is red. He then reprimands his sister, telling her she can't be too nice to Yukinari. After all, it was *his* fault they didn't win the quiz game. Yukinari reminds Rintarou that he'd just said he didn't blame Yukinari, but Rintarou says he changed his mind *and* Yukinari would not only be treating them to drinks, but also ice cream. He convinces everyone else to agree, and Yukinari laments over his wallet.

Misa spies HIKARI staring intently at the group, but upon inquiring about it, HIKARI assures her that it's nothing.

### Chapter 8

**Rocket Start (ロケットスタート)**

Several minutes after the end of the second game, HIKARI is ready to move on to the third. Jin stops her to ask how she knew about things in his private life when they'd just met again, but she reiterates what she'd already told him and refuses to answer anymore questions until they've won against her. The third game is announced to be a racing game, and 4 of their members will play as a team to reach the goal first. With her included as one of the competitors, there's a total of 12 racers. As long as one of them takes first place, it'll be considered their win.

The 4 people chosen to participate in the racing game are Yukinari, Ritsu, Misaki, and Tomoya. Yukinari personally requested to join because racing games are his specialty, and he wanted to make up for causing their loss in the previous game. HIKARI asks if they're ready to begin, and mentions that there will be items dropped on the field that they can use to obstruct the other racers.

The race begins with Ritsu and Yukinari taking off at full speed. Tomoya chooses to fully devote himself to being their support before taking off down the track. On the race track, Yukinari catches up to Ritsu, who tells him that she won't be handing first place over. Yukinari reminds her that their goal is to work together to win as a team, so it doesn't matter which of them takes first place. She ignores this and takes off, though Yukinari is in hot pursuit. Further down, Ritsu picks up her first item and decides to use it on Yukinari to see what it does. Her race car unleashes a black liquid onto the ground, causing Yukinari's car to skid. As revenge, he uses his item back on her, which fires a missile at her car, slowing her down and allowing him to pass.

HIKARI watches them from afar and notes that they're duking it out for first place. Tomoya comes up to her and tells her that he won't let her get to them, but she takes this opportunity to leave him in the dust. Tomoya thinks that if the 4 of them don't work together, they'll lose again. It's at this point that he realizes he can't see Misaki anywhere and wonders if she's okay.

### Chapter 9

**A Well-Intentioned Attack (善意の一撃)**

While Yukinari and Ritsu are battling it out for the top spot, we see that Misaki is alone in last place. She internally monologues that she's started learning how to drive in secret so that she can get her license next year and is planning on taking Rintarou out for a surprise drive on his birthday. As she's carefully navigating the track according to what she'd learned at her driving school, she remarks on how fast everyone else is going and says that she's still too scared to go at that speed. Briefly telling herself that this is a racing game and she needs to aim for first, she attempts to step on the gas and is startled by how fast her car goes, causing her to slow back down and wish everyone else luck since she won't be useful to them.

As she's supporting them from afar, she notices an item on the course and picks it up as she passes. On her steering wheel is a picture of a big missile with a "1" on it, and she remembers that the items can be used to help her team win the race. She releases the missile in the hopes that it'll let the others take first.

At the same time, Yukinari and Ritsu are still fighting for first place and are nearing the finish line. HIKARI catches up to them as they bicker and attempts to blast one of them out of the race with a missile, but Tomoya tells Yukinari to get out of the way so he can take the missile hit instead. Both Ritsu and Yukinari vow to make sure Tomoya's sacrifice doesn't go to waste, racing ahead to vie for the goal. HIKARI, knowing what's coming next, slows down to let them pass. At the final bend, Yukinari overtakes Ritsu to take first place, but as he's nearing the finish line, he hears a noise approach and his car begins to skid as a missile makes contact. He wonders where the missile came from since Ritsu didn't have one, and Ritsu yells at him to move from the spot he's stopped at just as their race cars collide. They're both out of commission as HIKARI easily takes the lead and finishes the race, resulting in another loss for them.

A while after the game ends, Rintarou laughs about Misaki's missile, which was designed to aim at the person in first place, hitting Yukinari. Misaki apologizes, explaining that she thought it would help them rather than hurt them. The group banters with each other for a moment before Kou tells HIKARI to reveal the next game. HIKARI, however, is exhausted and decides to take a break, leaving the room.

### Chapter 10

**Darkness (闇)**

After HIKARI leaves the room, the others wonder what they should do next while she's gone. Yukinari suggests that they take this opportunity to explore the virtual world to see if there are any clues on how to get out. Kou thinks it's a good idea, and the group splits up to look around. Several minutes later, they reconvene and share what they found. Nobody has any essential information, though Haru notices that Misa is holding something behind her back. It turns out to be a black cat stuffed animal that Misa found while exploring and took because it was cute. Haru mentions that it looks like her pet cat, and Misa confirms that it looks like her cat Neroni. Ritsu thinks she and Kou have something to talk about since he has a black cat named Mint, and Misa says she wants to meet her. Haru suggests that they all go to Kou's house to see Mint, and after some jabbing from the other members, Kou finally gives in and tells them they can be there for just one hour. He, however, stipulates that everyone besides Misa will have to pay an entrance fee.

When they get back to the original topic, Yukinari mentions that the only place they haven't searched yet is the room HIKARI went into earlier. Rintarou is quick to rush over and start exploring it, and the others follow suit. Inside the room, they find that HIKARI isn't inside, but the walls are lined with a lot of books, including novels, manga, and several books about programming, computers, and networking. Yukinari finds an old photograph of an elementary school class. In the middle of the group is a girl that looks like HIKARI holding flowers and cards. They infer that it's a picture of HIKARI's class, and they're holding a party because she's transferring out. Kou finds another piece of paper in what they now figure is HIKARI's private room, and lets the others read it.

> "*I hate this... I can't stand this anymore...*"
> "*Why am I the only one that has to to deal with this?*"
> ― HIKARI's memo
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