(Chapter 4) Why is there crappy achivement?
[Simulation Begins]
Anna was the only one who took leave, so Louise just dropped her off at home and left soon after.
Feeling groggy as she took off her armor, Anna couldn’t resist opening the simulation system again.
Although her previous two simulations had veered off into bizarre directions, leaving her annoyed, Louise’s slightly predatory nature that had suddenly been revealed earlier made Anna curious enough to simulate what strange developments might unfold next.
It might not actually happen, but it would definitely be weird, right?
Plus, during the second simulation, the fight sounds before she was captured by that enhanced striped worm—capable of taking down an F-class knight—had left her intrigued.
[Day Zero: Since you were on leave, you rested all day and slept soundly.]
[Day One: Thanks to Louise, your patrol duties were significantly reduced. You only patrolled a few streets, and nothing happened.]
What the heck?! Would this really happen if Louise intervened?
From patrolling the entire town to just a few streets?
Anna felt like slapping her former, uptight self. If I had gotten closer to Louise sooner, I could’ve enjoyed the easy life a long time ago!
[Day Two: You patrolled a few streets. Nothing happened.]
[Day Three: It’s Sunday. Together with Louise, you reasonably and legally demanded a day off from your sleazy, bald boss. Overwhelmed by Louise’s authority, he gave in.]
Now Anna really wanted to slap her old self even harder.
[With an official day off, you were so grateful to Louise that she naturally dragged you off for a shopping spree.]
[Using her immense wealth, Louise bought you a ton of gifts. You felt a bit guilty accepting them, but Louise insisted, leaving you no choice.]
[Overall, you had a great time.]
…So Louise really is a strong-willed person, huh?
[Day Four: You were followed during your patrol, but you didn’t notice.]
Wait, what?!
Things were heating up! Anna, who had been lounging on her bed, instantly sat up straight.
[Day Five: You were followed during your patrol, but you didn’t notice.]
[Day Six: You were followed during your patrol, but you didn’t notice.]
Is my counter-surveillance that bad?! I at least passed my counter-surveillance course in the academy…
...Passed with a D.
A sudden wave of unease hit Anna. This simulator better not pull any crazy stunts again! Come on, simulator-me! Pay attention! Notice something!
[Day Seven: You were followed during your patrol, but you didn’t notice.]
[While returning to report back, you carelessly walked into an alley to take a shortcut.]
[Then, you suddenly felt dizzy.]
[You lost consciousness.]
It’s over. We’re back to weird developments, aren’t we?
Clearly, whoever was following me knocked me out, right? Whether it was with drugs or a blow to the head… Taking a shortcut through an alley and then blacking out—it’s gotta be a blow.
[When you woke up, you found yourself completely naked, surrounded by several equally naked young women.]
…I knew it.
Anna was almost desensitized to the simulator’s tendency to veer into NSFW territory at this point.
But what the heck is this scenario now?
[You recognized one of them—it was the escort who often tried to recruit you into her line of work.]
[You were surrounded. Though reluctant, you found yourself unexpectedly enjoying the situation.]
[You lost consciousness.]
Why did I pass out?! Toughen up, simulator-me! It’s just a group of girls!
Wait… One of them is that escort who keeps trying to recruit me? Anna didn’t have time to dwell on it as the simulator pushed out more updates.
[Day Eight: When you regained consciousness, you found your hands tied to the bed.]
[The moment you woke up, a group of young women gathered around you again.]
[You enjoyed yourself immensely.]
[You lost consciousness.]
Anna felt like she’d hit her lifetime quota of question marks in one day.
Why did I pass out again?! Am I that fragile?!
Sure, the whole situation is embarrassing, but I’m not such a weak knight, okay?!
[Day Nine: The moment you woke up, another group of young women surrounded you.]
[You noticed there seemed to be even more of them this time.]
[You enjoyed yourself immensely.]
[Endurance: B → B+]
[You lost consciousness.]
You can gain stats from this sort of thing?!
Anna’s eye twitched as she learned this bizarre “fact” for the first time, and she continued reading the simulation.
[Day Ten: When you woke up, you found no one around.]
[Although you should’ve felt relieved, you instead felt an inexplicable sense of loss.]
Girl! Don’t fall for it!
[No one approached you all day. Alone in the pitch-black room, you felt nothing but loneliness.]
[You sensed a burning fire inside your lower abdomen, but with your hands tied, you couldn’t extinguish it.]
[Endurance: B+ → A-]
[You lost consciousness.]
…Are these “kind souls” helping me improve my stats?!
[Day Ten: When you woke up again, you found yourself surrounded by young women.]
[You thought you could handle it easily this time, but the women ignored you, instead rolling around with each other on nearby beds.]
[You broke down.]
You broke down way too fast!
Anna had fully dissociated from the simulation version of herself at this point. She treated the simulator like a piece of late-night entertainment—just something to laugh at.
[Day 11: Anna Styria Galanord, after her breakdown, was selected by the brothel and became its top performer.]
...I just said as long as it doesn’t say it's me, it’s fine. And now you’re using my full name? Is this some kind of joke?
This simulator is clearly just trying to annoy me, right?!
[You were immediately adored by many women upon your debut, becoming a rising star in the brothel industry.]
[You were very happy.]
[Day 12: Thanks to your newfound fame, you entertained seven female customers and earned lots of tips, feeling extremely satisfied.]
[Among these seven guests was your junior from the border knights, Louise, who couldn’t believe you had fallen so low.]
[“I never expected you to be like this, Anna-senpai! I’ve really misjudged you!”]
[Despite this, Louise spent the most time with you and gave the highest tips.]
This feels like déjà vu from the first simulation.
[Day 13: Your fame grew even more, and you entertained eighteen female customers, earning even more tips.]
[Day 14: Louise rented you for an entire day, and you spent the day together, hugging each other tightly.]
[However, she didn’t save you from your situation. She admitted that she once loved you, but you were no longer the carefree Anna she once admired. Now, you were just a woman consumed by desire.]
[After that day, you never saw Louise again.]
So, Louise really does have feelings for me, huh? Even if I don’t want to admit the person in the simulation is me.
Then, the cycle continued, and the familiar outcome appeared:
[You became a legend in the town's brothel industry. Every girl who ever entered the business in the future would have heard of your story.]
[However, only you, now lost in the world of vice, would occasionally think back to that knight’s painful confession.]
[Simulation ends, calculating results...]
[Achievement failed: Repetition of the same outcome, "Queen of the Adult Industry" (Bronze).]
...No achievement even after all that?
Anna glanced at the lonely number “3” in the achievement points section, and her eyebrows twitched.
What the hell?! Refund!
Oh, right. I’m just stuck with this random simulator I got for free somehow. Never mind.
Without further thought, she shut down the simulator interface and stared at the ceiling, her head still buzzing.
Forget the strange scenarios in the simulation. I should focus on the details that have emerged.
What bothered Anna the most this time was the fact that one of the women in the simulation, the one who kept trying to recruit her into the brothel business, had played such a significant role.
Could it be that the brothel is connected to the person who knocked me out and followed me? Or is there someone pulling the strings behind the scenes controlling the brothel?
The real divergence in the story seems to have started after Louise helped her take leave and they went shopping together. In the earlier simulations, either she was fired, or she was captured during patrol while hunting beasts—none of those people who had kidnapped her appeared in this one. They might have been involved in the first simulation, though.
Did these people have a hand in her being kicked out of the border knights and unable to find work?
And are they somehow connected to Louise?
Or could it be that...
This was all planned by Louise?
No, no, that doesn’t make sense. Louise may have a slight predatory streak, but she’s not that bad.
Besides, in the simulation, things between Anna and Louise weren't stagnant; there had been progress, like going shopping together! If Louise really had become obsessive out of love, she wouldn’t have been so patient... right?
Anna suddenly remembered a story she’d heard back at the academy—a yandere senior who, when her boyfriend went to work for the day, bound him and locked him in her apartment. The neighbors, hearing strange noises from the apartment day and night, finally called the police, and he was rescued.
The mysteries were piling up. For Anna, who hadn’t been able to get any real rest, it was becoming quite the mental burden.
Like now—thinking about all of this was making her eyelids droop more and more, and she couldn’t stop yawning.
"Forget it! Whatever happens, I’ll just sleep it off and then simulate again!" Anna wrapped herself tightly in her blanket. "Then, I’ll just ask that brothel girl about everything directly in the simulation!"
For now, it’s better to just get a good night’s sleep.