The Virgin Hero Who Fought in the Dungeon for 20 Years Returned to the Surface Only to Find the Population of the World Has Dropped Drastically, with a Male-to-Female Ratio of 1:1000 - 22
Chapter 22: That Classic Back Alley AV
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Akari left the man waiting in a completely deserted back alley and quickly went to a nearby clothing store to buy a hoodie.
Ah, he’s still here. Thank goodness. He’s here… Man-sama is still here… I’m not dreaming and he’s not an illusion…
“Umm… Please put this on. It’s a women’s hoodie, but it’s an XL, so it should fit you.”
“Oh? You actually went out of your way to buy this for me? Thanks! I really appreciate it!”
“I-It’s nothing… Ehehehe….”
The man grinned, showing off his strong, white teeth. He had a habit of winking with one eye, and there was an undeniable sincerity and refreshing quality to his demeanor. Akari felt as if she had been pierced straight through her heart. She couldn’t stop herself from smiling like a fool. Falling for the man’s charm felt so natural to her.
Kyuuuuun…. Wha-What is this… He’s kind of cute… Ahhh! What is this feeling? My head is turning into mush… I mean, how old is she? He should be still in his teens, right? I mean, no matter how you look at it, he’s obviously younger than me… Right?
Then, realizing the situation she was in, Akari’s cheeks rapidly flushed. Being alone in a deserted back alley with a man… This looked like the classic trope she often saw in AV. In fact, this exact scenario was in the AV she had seen last night.
After the Demon Lord Apocalypse, the number of men had drastically decreased while the number of actresses had skyrocketed. As a result, male actors disappeared entirely from the entertainment industry and the AV industry had succumbed to destruction due to the lack of male actors. For healthy women who watched AVs specifically to see men, this deserted back alley situation was nothing short of a paradise—one that made their hearts race with excitement.
I-I-I mean, even in that video I watched yesterday, for some reason… Well, maybe because they need to save up on time, the female actress just went ahead and did that to the male actor’s thing like it was the most natural thing in the world! Li-Like HAP! Like AMPH! And then SLURP! Wa-Wait! Th-This idiot! What am I even thinking? Oh gosh!!
“Do you think you’re in an ecchi romcom or something… This stupid me…”
“Hm? I’m not really sure what you’re talking about…? Ah. Sorry, but I don’t have any money on me right now. I spent it all at that ramen shop earlier. Hahaha~ Ah, right. I don’t really get what’s going on, but it looks like you’ve saved me. Thanks. My name is Ryuuto Sakazaki.”
“Huh? Ah, ahh, yes! Ryuuto-san, right?! M-M-M-My name is Akari Sayama! I’m 22 years old, single! I obviously don’t have a husband, boyfriend, or kids!”
“O-Ohh… Is that so? A beauty like you don’t have a boyfriend? Damn. This world must be full of blind men! How can they possibly leave a beauty like you alone?”
That’s right, but… Ryuuto-sama found me… Akari… Akari isn’t alone anymore! Ahhh… Thank you, God! I guess God must’ve been watching over me from up in the sky, huh? Namu namu… Today, God has given me a reward for being a good girl…. Namu namu…
“Anyway, I don’t really understand what just happened in that ramen shop, but thank you for saving me. I want to pay you back for the hoodie too, but… I don’t think I can repay you now given how chaotic the situation is…”
“WHY?!”
Akari must have had an incredibly desperate look on her face because Ryuuto was visibly taken aback by her reaction. Realizing this, she flushed red with shame all the way to her ears.
STUPID, STUPID, STUPIDDDDD!!! Why am I cutting my own Kandata’s thread?! Arghhhh!! I’m so stupiddddd! I have never wanted to strangle the me from five minutes ago more than anything!!! How could I ruin this perfectly arranged gift from heaven?!?! I should’ve prepared myself more! I should’ve come up with a better response!
She grabbed her own cheeks and pulled them hard, bringing tears to her eyes.
No, no, this is me punishing my own foolishness, God. Please don’t take away my luck—seriously, don’t.
“Well, the street is a total mess right now, so I should probably make myself scarce for now. Ah, right. How should I conta-“
“Please exchange LINE IDs with me!”
Seeing this as her make-or-break moment, Akari firmly grabbed both of Ryuuto’s hands and looked him straight in the eyes.
Ah, now that I think about it… Everything that has happened so far has been way too convenient for me…
In a world where the male-to-female ratio was 1:1000, the odds of a man and a woman meeting by pure chance were absolutely impossible. If someone were to write a plot like this for a comic or TV drama, the audience wouldn’t just roast them online. Some desperate women might actually set fire to the publishing house and TV station.
“…Is that a no?”
Ryuuto blinked in surprise for a moment before he then grinned and said…
“Sure thing.”
He handed his smartphone to Akari. Still dazed, Akari took the phone from him like she was in auto-pilot. His phone was a popular model that had just been released at the beginning of the month.
“But, embarrassing as it is, I don’t really know how to use this thing. If you don’t mind, could you show me how it works first, Akari-chan?”
God, Mother and also my biological father whom I’ve never actually met… Just now… For the very first time in my life, a man called me Akari-chan!! I have no regrets anymore. FAREWELL, WORLD!!
Akari nearly ascended to heaven on the spot.
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Awww… You brought my hopes up with that chapter title, you tease!
Hopefully this is his phone and not that other girls phone.
Haruka’s phone was described as an older, out-of-date model that was damaged when she dropped it. This just-released-this-month model is definitely not her’s.
I think author just forgot to write when he was given one by his sis or brother in law. Hopefully OL here is actually going to part of his harem(?) She’s a unique enough, imo.
😂