Inside a dimly lit room, a boy sat in front of his computer, one hand hidden beneath the table while the other clicked the mouse.
After a while, he let out a sigh and grabbed a tissue.
"Ahh~ Priscia-chan is the best, but man, Yumi-chan is also great," he muttered, still thinking about the game he had been playing.
"The plot is so predictable, just like every other one… but the visual art really saves it," he remarked.
The game was a recently released adult title called Academy Valkyrie.
It was a simple erotic visual novel about collecting "waifus" known as Valkyries in an academy setting.
"Still, I wish they'd lower the difficulty a bit. It almost feels like trying to woo a real girl," he complained.
To add each potential Valkyrie, the player had to make the right choices at the right time.
Some of them were even limited-time only, so collecting them took real effort.
"Haha… but being a Gifter sure sounds like the ideal life," he mused.
In the world of Academy Valkyrie, a Gifter was a male who provided magic essence to the Valkyries.
Each Valkyrie needed this essence to fuel their magic, and it came from the abundant life force found in... semen.
Their bodies could convert that life essence into usable magic power.
"Huh? What time is it already? I only meant to try the game out of boredom… I can't believe how long I've been at this…"
He stood up—then suddenly collapsed to his knees.
"I can't breathe…"
His body felt heavier by the second.
Even the simple act of standing had become impossible, as if a thousand tons were pressing down on him.
"No way… am I going to die like this?"
Panic flooded his mind.
He stretched a hand toward the computer, as if it were his last hope.
"At least—!!"
The computer he used every day now felt impossibly far away.
With the last of his strength he reached for it, shouting,
"Let me delete my browser history!"
Then the world in front of him went blank, and his body crumpled to the floor of the dimly lit room.