Otome game in a reality

Final route; 1. Is he trustworthy?

A/n: The hidden capture target will address Asuka as Ariana but I'll still call her Asuka because she's still in Asuka's body.

Asuka has been woken up by loud banging noise on the door.

Strangely instead of returning to the dark space where she gets to decide whether to start a new route or not, after every route, she directly woke up in her dormitory.

"Ariana! Open the door"

Startled by the familiar name, she quickly realized who was on the other side and rushed to open it.

The hidden character she has been searching for so long has shown up and even helped her to escape. She remembered him hugging her small figure tightly when they jumped off from the building. He was even ready to take the pain for her.

Additionally he knows her name, knows about the game and seems to be capable of keeping his memory whenever the route changes.

"Come in"

Maybe he's someone who has managed to escape the manipulation of the system. Then that means he's not a yandere and she can trust him.

As soon as he stepped through the door, he took off his mask and cap, revealing a very stunning face that looks like a living sculpture.

Blue eyes, pale skin and silver hair that strangely suits him very well. If she were to dye her hair like that she'll look like an old grandma. But then again she's in Asuka's body so it might actually suit her.

"What's your name?" She decided to strike a conversation first.

His eyes were calm and composed. He didn't look like someone who was in love with her, let alone develop an obsession towards her.

"I don't have a name. Just call me L"

"L?"

Okay, it truly sounds like a typical hidden character's name.

"Then L can I ask you a question?" She asked very carefully, still observing how he would react. His stoic expression didn't change as he opened his mouth to speak. "You can but not here. Let's go to my place"

Asuka gulped. That sounds really dangerous. What if he locks her up like the rest of the characters?

But he knows she's not Asuka and the fact that he's being manipulated by the system. Thus, she decided to trust him just this once.

There was no need to dress up. She woke up in a T-shirt and jeans shorts. It was currently summer so she guessed there'd be no school as during these times students would be on vacation.

It was great. She doesn't have to see any of the other capture target's face. Specially Sakura. She still feels uncomfortable thinking about her though she's most likely normal girl in this route.

Asuka and L reached a small shabby apartment and went to the underground floors. After walking through the hallways for long time and getting through five doors that require passwords on each, they finally reached L's room.

"Woah.."

The room looked really comfy. Actually it was size of a small apartment. Huge bed, many different computers and small kitchen along with a bathroom. You can literally live here without moving around much. Despite having all that, the room strangely didn't feel stuffy at all.

"Do you like it?"

"It's amazing"

Then she saw his stoic expression change into a cheerful face with a smile. He looked genuinely happy.

"I'm glad you liked it. Do you want something to eat?"

Only then did she realize how hungry she was.