Otome game in a reality

First route; 1. Not a dream

That day was truly a tragic day.

An earthquake. I was the only one that died.

Died while saving an unknown kid. I always hated kids and that was the very reason I died.

But I can't feel anything. I'm now in a dark place, processing the situation as calmly as possible. The darkness and loneliness I'm feeling now wasn't that scary because I'm used to it.

I still don't understand what's happening. Is this what happens to every person that died? Am I going to stay here forever?

Just as I was losing hope a green light appeared above me.

I realized I was sitting on something like floor and thanks to the small light of that letters I was able to see walls. I'm somewhere in black windowless room.

[Only mine]

I didn't understand why it appeared or how it appeared. It was floating in the mid air. Then the words changed.

[Loading...]

It felt like a game. I've watched many movies like this. But witnessing it in a reality is such an amusing thing.

['Only mine' reality otome game]

[Four capture targets. One hidden character]

[Player can go to the any world you want and wish for any role you desire after ending the game or collecting 1000 points]

[The game shall continue until it's finished]

[Clearing one route with a good ending will earn 100 points]

[Finishing the game with a bad ending is forbidden. Player shall accept a punishment of -100 points and will spend 4 days after the story]

[The game will take place in a high school]

[Your name is Asuka Yoshino]

[Your best friend's name is Sakura]

[You grew up in a Sun orphanage]

[You must follow any missions of the game]

[Shall we start the game?]

[Yes] / [No]

It must be a dream. A very realistic dream. Otome game? I've never played one before. It's something like a dating game right?

Capture targets? Points? New world?

It doesn't make sense. It's impossible.

Yes, it's definitely a dream. It's fine even if I refuse.

But...But the No button isn't working.

It's fine. I'll wake up. There's no way I'm dead because of some helpless small creature. Someone like me who hates even speaking with strangers won't die because of saving an unknown kid.

I want to wake up. I finally got a comfortable job, an apartment that I can live the rest of my life peacefully and cut all ties with society. I'm living my idol life so I can't die yet after struggling for many years. I'm still too young.

Strangely the pain I felt before dying or the fact that I can feel the YES button with my finger felt too real to be a dream.

Without noticing I pushed the YES button and everything went blank. Then I suddenly felt really cold. I didn't know whether I was closing my eyes or not since everything was pitch black the either way. Then a blinding bright light entered my vision and I finally opened my eyes which I didn't know was closed.

Dddud-ddud-ddud

An alarm clock?

But I don't have alarm clock and it's definitely not my phone...

My eyes widened in horror. I was in an unknown room, covered with nothing but few furnitures here and there. I found myself in a white pajamas I've never had before.

Where am I?

I didn't know what to do. First I searched for my phone but found nothing.

Then again there wasn't any of my belongings so my phone is definitely not here. There's not a single sign of being in a hospital or kidnapped. So did I lost my memory or something?

I checked my body. There wasn't any injuries... no rather my body looks really slim and pale...

Expecting to see myself in the mirror I dashed towards it but another unknown girl popped inside it. The way she was moving was exactly the same... no is it me? Am I an Asian?

Let's think first. My name is Ariana Graham. I'm 28 years old and works as a designer. See, there's nothing wrong with my memory.

But now I look like an Asian teenager girl who looks like a cartoon character. She...no the body I'm in looks really beautiful just like a model. She has a black hair at least just like the original me and about 160cm height.

Just when I was staring into the mirror both in awe and shock, the same green lighted letter from before appeared in front of me out of nowhere. I jumped in surprise and fall backwards, really...hard.

[The game is now beginning. Today is your first day of school. You're transferring here as a first year high school student. This school is called R.A.K. School will start at 8 o'clock]

[Mission 1, attend school. Prize: none. Penalty: -80 points]

Reading all letters very carefully and slowly I realized that I'm really not dreaming and now in a game.

The pain on my butt proved that it's reality. I can clearly remember the rules before this as if someone installed it in my head.

I'll end everything if I get 1000 points. But to do that I must participate in this strange dating game and clear what they call a route. My head is aching from all of this stress and I really am feeling very very scared.

What if I fail and stuck in here? Even though I finally found a very comfortable environment to live...

To do that I must collect all of those points. I was good at games since when I was child so something like dating game is no problem. 

Anyway... what's wrong with this mission? There's no prize but have a whole 80 points penalty? Isn't it way too unfair?

The world was spinning in my head until I noticed the time on the table next to the bed.

[7:30]

Crap!