Chapter 15 : Console War

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"read" = speaking

'read' = thought

[read] = robot speaking

"I-it's done! We can save Nep-nep now." Compa said with smile while wiper her sweat.

"I thought it would be more complex, but that was a lot simpler than expected," IF said with smile.

"Yeah, you said it." Ryusei said with smile.

"Well, I was surprised that the recipe of antidote could be searched in internet." Vert said with smile.

"Okay, Nep-nep. Open wide your mouth...." Compa said while giving the spoon of antidote to Neptune.

"Mmmmmm..."

"She don't want to open her mouth." Vert said while see Neptune refused to open her mouth.

"Well, it really stinks, so I think she must have shut her mouth by instinct." IF said with worried look.

"Bad Nep-nep! If you don't open up, I'll pour it through your nose." Compa said with angry look.

"Now now, Compa. I really think that is not a good idea to do that to the patient." Ryusei said to calm Compa down with sweatdropped on his forehead.

"I know! In this kind of scene, you have to pass it mouth to mouth." Vert said with smile and Ryusei looked at her with wry smile.

"M-m-mouth to mouth?!" IF said with slight blush on her cheek.

"Yes. Isn't it romantic? Just like Prince kissed Snow White to wake her up." Vert said as IF sweatdropped.

"I guess so, but to put it into action is little...." IF said smile wryly at Vert.

"Does Vert-sama dream of being kissed by a prince too?" Compa said while Ryusei blushed a bit and remembered his first kiss with Vert.

"My, of course but I already made that dream came true right darling?" Vert said with blush on her face while cupped her cheek. IF and Compa imagine it a bit and blushed.

"Yes." Ryusei said and smile to Vert with blushed on his face.

"But, seeing Neptune awaken with Compa's gentle kiss is romantic too, no?" Vert said with smile.

"""Uwaa...""" Ryusei, IF and Compa said with their deadpan face.

'Vert my dear.....You're reading Yuri manga too much.' Ryusei thought with his deadpan face.

"Wh-what's with you three? Please stop gazing at me with your blank stares." Vert said cute sad look.

"Even I'm creeped out bit." IF said with blank face and Vert feel get stabbed by her word.

"Don't tell me, you too darling....?" Vert said with gloom face.

"Haha...I know that you reading some yuri manga but to said it, a little..." Ryusei laughed awkwardly and said with wry smile at her.

Vert petrified in shock from her darling word.

"Dear! Hang in there!" Ryusei shook her body to wake her up from shock.

Ryusei sighed at this as he suddenly got idea to cheer her up. He walked toward Vert as he grabbed her waist with left hand while Vert wake up from her shock and surprised a bit at Ryusei bold action. His right hand touched Vert's chin to face him.

"Do you want to kiss now?" Ryusei said as Vert face became red like tomato.

Vert just nodded to him and closed her eyes as Ryusei passionate kissed Vert at her lips while the audience which Compa and IF blushed at the couple.

"Awawawawa....,,Ryusei-san is so bold." Compa said as she saw Ryusei kissed Vert.

Compa face already became red and closed her face with her hands even though she still see at the scenes with her finger gaps while IF already unconscious with blush mess on her face.

Ryusei separated from Vert and smile at her while Vert's face in daze from Ryusei kissed as Compa woke up IF from her unconscious but her face still blushed from earlier scen. Vert snapped out from daze and pouted at Ryusei.

"Mou~ Darling, if you want to kiss me. Wait until we were alone." Vert said while pouting at Ryusei.

"Hahaha, sorry sorry. I really want to kiss you when you bring that topic." Ryusei said while laughing and scratch his back head as he got an bright idea to Neptune drink or ate the antidote.

"Oh right, how about you give the antidote with her favorite food or snack?" Ryusei said as Compa and IF snapped out from their blush.

"That's right! Nep-nep should take the antidote with her favorite pudding!" Compa said because she had same idea like Ryusei.

"I see. Just like making a kid eat their vegetable. That might actually work." IF said while nodded at the idea.

"No, I meant I was going to make an antidote pudding!" Compa said with smile.

"....What?" IF said with surprised look.

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"I know I'm the one who suggest it but that pudding. it color is really unique." Ryusei said while looking at the unique color pudding.

"Now, open wide your mouth! It's Nep-nep's favorite pudding!" Compa said with spoon of antidote pudding as Neptune opened her mouth and ate it.

"I can't believe how easy Nep opened her mouth to the pudding." IF said with surprised look.

"Pudding....is really terrifying." Vert said with gloom face while Ryusei holding his laughter at their reaction.

Vert heard laugh voice and turned around as she saw Ryusei holding his laughter at them.

"Mou~ Ryusei, please don't laughing." Vert said while poka poka at Ryusei's chest.

Meanwhile, Compa and IF saw Neptune still ate her antidote pudding. Compa getting nervous because the antidote still not working.

"Nep-nep....are you feeling better? Hurry and wake up please." Compa said with worried look.

"It'll take some time before the effects appear, so let's wait." IF said with smile to assure Compa.

Neptune gulped and suddenly her eyes open and stand up from bed.

"Neptune, back in business!" Neptune said with happy tone.

Ryusei looked at her with wide eyes in surprised.

'That was too quick!' Ryusei thought with surprised look.

"Whaaaat?!" IF said with shocked on her face.

"*sob* *sniffle*.....Nep-nep.....It's Nep-nep...." Compa said with tears in happiness.

"Ah....I'm sorry, Compa. Look like I made everyone worried." Neptune said while scratched her back head.

"Hello? We're here too you know?" IF said with playful voice.

"Oh yeah, super thanks to you too Iffy! Now this is what friends are about!" Neptune said with smile.

"My, my and no words of gratitude to us?" Vert said with playful tone too.

"....Uh....Who are they? I know them but I can't remember." Neptune asked as a question mark appeared above her.

'What with that question mark? And how is that possible!? This is not manga!' Ryusei thought when he saw question mark above Neptune.

"*sigh* You already saw them in TV you know, when we were watching Leanbox concert." IF said with sighed.

"Ah! That's right! I know remember you two is Ryusei and Leanbox Goddess Green Heart!" Neptune said while point at Ryusei and Vert.

Ryusei and Vert just waved at her with smile.

"So, where am I and how did I get here?" Neptune asked while looked around.

"Well, it's like this....." Compa said as she started to tell Neptune when she get poison.

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"....So, Ryusei-san and Vert-sama helped us to save you." Compa said with smile.

"That wasn't hero-like for me to get poisoned. Shame on me." Neptune said while scratched her back head again in embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, Nep. It could have been avoided, but I couldn't do it." IF said with regret at her voice.

"Oh, you're worry too much, Iffy. C'mon, come at me like you usually do. I mean, my jokes and puns don't shine without you taking jabs at me." Neptune said with smile to IF.

".....Nep. I couldn't believe how quick you're back to normal despite all this." IF said with smile at Neptune.

"Hehehe. Now, that's my Iffy!" Neptune laughed a bit and said to IF.

"And a thanks to you too, Vert, Ryusei." Neptune bowed her head while said to Vert and Ryusei.

"No, don't worry about it." Ryusei said with smile.

"Don't worry, It's just for Iffy sake. But.....You're a goddess too. So you do need to be more careful." Vert said with smile.

".....Huh? Vert-sama, did you knew Nep was a goddess?" IF said with surprised look.

"Yes, from the very beginning. My darling already knew it too right?" Vert said with smile.

"Yeah, When she entered Leanbox Basilicom, I already notice it." Ryusei said as Compa and IF more surprised at Ryusei word and became silent in uncomfortable.

"Wait. Why with the silence?! Why is the air so cold all of sudden?!" Neptune said with nervous look.

".....Oh, I know! Everyone's uncomfortable because I was fighting Vert in the Console War." Neptune said with smile.

Yes, The Console War was a sustained state of conflict between the four CPUs of Gamindustri that lasted for thousands of years. Ryusei learned about it when he was going to help Vert to fight another CPU but she told him that just CPUs can entered Celestia.

When Vert going to Celestia, Ryusei's days are just going to the guild, finish the quest, eating in Ichiraku Ramen, playing 4 Goddess Online for Vert and cooking some dinner for Vert, when she was going back to home.

Sometimes Ryusei felt bitter to not help her fighting another CPUs and watching Vert going back home with tired face. That's why everyday, he was searching the way to Celestia in Leanbox international library to ending the war himself even I already know that Vert wasn't interesting in war itself because she just want to play games or spending times with her darling but she need fight to protect her nation from another CPU. But even now, he doesn't find the way at all.

"Nep....you're not helping to clear the air with your comments." IF said with sweatdropped.

"Oh right. Well, you know me. I really can't take this 'serious' feel." Neptune said with helpless look.

"But, I can transform to kind of outlast this serious scene." Neptune said with smile.

"My, I've only heard through rumor, but you're quite interesting." Vert said with smile.

"Iffy, Compa, no need to worry. I'm not interested in the Console War." Vert said as Compa and IF looked at her with doubt.

"Really?" Compa said with unsure expression.

"Yes, if we were truly an enemy, even you all were Iffy friends, we would not helped at all." Vert said with calm smile.

"But, as a goddess, why are you not interested in the Console War?" IF said with confused look.

"That's true, we have fought for a very long time by heeding 'the word' we received." Vert said while closing her eyes.

"What do you mean by 'the word'?" Compa said with confused look.

"We heed the word of former goddess who created us." Vert said while opening her eyes again and smile.

"So, the former goddess is like your mother?" Compa said with smile.

"Well, I didn't see the former goddess much as a mother, but I suppose so." Vert looked at Compa while tilted her head and said to her.

"However, as long as I have my darling Ryusei, my goddess power and games. I don't care at all about being true goddess." Vert said with smile as Ryusei smiled at Vert while his check blush a bit.

"That was quite blunt." Compa said with wry smile.

"Vert-sama is exceeding my expectation...Of course in a bad way." IF said with wry smile too.

"Well, Vert is always like that." Ryusei said as Vert looked back at Neptune again.

"Then, what's your thoughts now, Neptune? Do you really want to defeat all of us and going to be a true goddess in this world?" Vert said to Neptune with serious look.

"Hmm.....Well, I'm not sure, Especially without my memory." Neptune said with helpless smile as Vert and Ryusei shocked at her statement.

"Is that true?" Vert said to Neptune with her shocked look.

"Yes. Apart from Nep-nep's name, she can't remember anything. I already confirm it." Compa answered Vert question.

"Well, I actually learned that I'm a goddess from Noire recently." Neptune said with helpless smile.

"Noire.....? Ah, Lastation's goddess. So that means you've already...." Vert said to Neptune with surprised look.

"Yes. She didn't seem to like Nep-nep at first, but now they're best buddies." Compa said to Vert with smile.

"I'm amazed you could get along with that hard-headed Noire." Vert said to Neptune with surprised look.

"Well, I am the main character of this fanfic after all." Neptune said with proud look to Vert.

(A/N : No, you're not.)

"....It seems I can trust you with what I wanted to speak on." Vert said with smile as Ryusei surprised a bit and frowned when he remember about it.

"Oh? Like inviting us to play online? I don't mind but I want to be an Elf." Neptune said to Vert with smile.

"My, I would love to have you all join our sessions, but that's not it." Vert said to Neptune with smile then shook her head.

"What I wanted to.....Oh my, it's already so late. Well, could you come here tomorrow?" Vert looked at clock and its already in middle of night as she said to Neptune.

"We would, but the Basilicom thinks we're messengers of Momus..." IF said to Vert with worried look.

"Well, that is no of concern. We will take care of everthing. So Iffy, please rest up." Vert said to IF with smile but Ryusei noticed Vert releasing little of anger red aura as he looked at Vert with wry smile while prying for old man survived Vert's anger.

Neptune and the others walked to the door as they said goodbye to Vert and Ryusei. Ryusei looked at Vert with worried look as she noticed her boyfriend look and smiled at him to assure him a bit.

"Vert, are you sure to tell them about it?" Ryusei said with worried look.

"Yes. I know you can sense it but we could get their help to search it together." Vert said to Ryusei with smile as he sighed.

"Well, if you say so. But when I remember that accident again, its making me angry at myself because I let my guard down and not protect you even though I already swear that I protecting you from any harm." Ryusei said with frown at his face as Vert looked at him and touched his cheek.

"I already told you to not worry about it. It can't be helped since the accident already happened when you're buying our drink." Vert said with smile and Ryusei sighed again.

"Alright. *sigh* Let's sleep, we need to solve IF's problem tomorrow." Ryusei sighed and said to Vert as she nodded to him.