When I Started Capturing the Academy Princesses, Things Turned into a Battlefield - V2 Chapter 19: I Asked My Online Wife for Advice and Got Summoned

Chapter 19: I Asked My Online Wife for Advice and Got Summoned

Panic.

That was the only word that even began to describe my current state.

I was back in my room… but I had no idea how I even got there.

That’s how much of a shock today had been.

One minute, I thought I was finally rebuilding things with my childhood friend after years of distance.

The next, the stunning girl sitting beside me hit me with a love confession.

Already wild enough, right?

But then came the real kicker:

My favorite Vtuber—Feni the Immortal Phoenix—turned out to be my batchmate.

And she confessed too.

And right after that?

The girl I used to have a massive crush on just collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.

It was too much.

Way too much.

My brain had completely short-circuited.

Honestly, if there’s someone out there who could stay calm through that, I’d love to shake their hand. Or maybe cry on their shoulder.

“But I can’t stay in panic mode forever.”

I forced myself to sit up, hands trembling slightly, and tried to think.

There were way too many things to process.

Like, absurdly too many.

But I had to face them.

One step at a time—that was the only way through this mess.

Alright, first things first…

What’s the top priority right now?

“…”

Right.

The confessions.

Yeah, learning that Shiranui was actually Feni had hit me like a truck.

And sure, the memory of those long, cringey donation messages still haunted me like a ghost I couldn’t exorcise.

Kazama already knew about the whole “Princess Conquest” thing too, so I had to be careful around her going forward.

And as for Tsuchiya—who had literally fainted—well, that was out of my hands.

She’d have to work through it on her own.

The thing I really needed to focus on right now…

Was how I was going to respond to their confessions.

The old me? Total coward.

I never had the guts to confess to anyone. Not once.

But they—they had found the courage to tell me how they felt.

Ignoring that? Dodging it?

That would just be disrespectful.

Even I knew that much.

So I had to give them an honest answer—before the cultural festival.

No stalling. No excuses.

…So then, who did I actually like?

Kazama and I barely talked before the second semester.

It wasn’t until we ended up sitting next to each other that I learned about her “make the guy next to me fall for me” game.

Now, we were basically friends—chatting every day, laughing in class, just… comfortable.

Shiranui, on the other hand… romance wasn’t even something I associated with her.

Honestly, she wasn’t even on the radar like that.

Compared to Kazama, we didn’t talk much.

But—she was Feni.

The Vtuber I’d been rooting for all this time.

The one who’d made me smile when I’d long given up on love.

Their types were completely different.

But let’s be real—both of them were stunning.

With all that running through my head, I let out a quiet groan and sat there, thinking.

“…Nope. I can’t decide.”

I buried my face in my hands.

I mean, seriously—am I even ready to date either of them?

Kazama and Shiranui had both taken over way too much real estate in my brain lately…

And just when I thought I’d narrowed things down, Tsukihi—my childhood friend and first love—would drift back into my thoughts like some kind of lingering ghost.

“Maybe I should talk to someone about this.”

Yeah, I knew it sounded like a cop-out.

But if I kept going in mental circles like this, I was going to lose it.

I needed an outside opinion. A reality check. Anything.

The real issue was—who?

Family? Absolutely not. Romantic advice from my parents would be emotional torture.

Ayane? Even worse.

Classmates were off the table too.

It’s not like I had a big friend group, and asking one of the guys would probably just get me roasted—or worse, trigger some jealousy-fueled disaster.

And now that Shiranui was involved, asking a girl was completely out of the question.

What I needed was someone with actual experience.

Someone who could give honest, level-headed advice without making things complicated.

Someone reliable.

Someone convenient.

Someone like—

“My wife!”

That’s right. My online wife—Non-Non.

She had a ton of dating experience, and best of all, she wasn’t part of my real-life mess.

I had no clue where she lived, but I was pretty sure it wasn’t anywhere near here.

Okay, maybe there was a one-in-a-million chance she lived nearby… but the odds of her going to the same school?

Come on. That’d be absurd.

And besides—she was good.

Really good.

She’d helped me out a ton when I was trying to get closer to Kanon.

No way I could’ve pulled that off alone.

Her top-tier love advice had carried me through.

No more hesitating.

I launched the game—and there she was.

Online already. Like she’d been waiting for me.

『Look who shows up right on time—my darling’s here!』

『Yo.』

『No time to waste—let’s go hunting! Non-Non’s fired up today. I just unlocked a new skill and really wanna try it out. Meet you in a sec, so stay put!』

As usual, her high-energy greeting lifted my mood instantly.

Seeing my chaotic, always-lively online wife acting like her normal self?

It was comforting—like a mental reset button.

A moment later, her avatar—a blonde elf in flashy armor—popped up in front of me.

Jumping straight into the topic of love confessions felt… awkward.

So I decided to warm up with a bit of monster hunting first.

We ran a few quests together and just enjoyed the game for a while.

And honestly?

It helped.

After a day of emotional chaos and mental spiraling, this felt like the first time I could breathe.

Once we wrapped things up and split the loot, we headed back to town.

『That new skill was awesome. Regen effects are way more useful than I expected.』

『Yeah, it made everything way easier.』

『Right? I’m totally leveling it up more before next time.』

After the usual post-hunt chatter, I finally decided to get to the real reason I’d logged in.

『Hey… mind if I talk to you about something? I need some advice again.』

『Advice?』

『Well… more like, I need help sorting something out. I actually got confessed to. In real life. And now I’m kinda stuck. I don’t know what to do.』

There was a beat of silence.

Then—

『Tell me everything.』

Even through the screen, I could feel her elf avatar narrowing its eyes at me.

『Everything, huh…』

『I can’t give you good advice unless I know the full picture. Start from that date with your junior and take me through all of it. Every detail. No skipping.』

Yeah… fair point.

Hard to give advice without the context.

『Got it. I won’t use names, but I’ll start from when I reconnected with my childhood friend.』

I started explaining everything—leaving names out, of course.

How I’d reconnected with my childhood friend, Tsukihi, after years apart.

How we’d finally started getting along again.

How, through a chain of weird events, we ended up on a double date… and how I even went on a solo date with her the next day.

『While I was out with my childhood friend, the girl who sits next to me at school suddenly confessed. It caught me completely off guard. Honestly, it was the first time anyone had ever confessed to me. I panicked. Hard.』

Even though it was just an in-game conversation, talking about this kind of stuff with my in-game wife still felt… weird.

It wasn’t like I was cheating or anything—but it definitely had the same guilt-ridden energy.

There was a pause.

Then, without warning, the blonde elf on my screen stood up and started smacking my character with her staff.

Whack. Whack.

『You cheater!』

『W-Wait! Hold on! I didn’t cheat! She confessed, that’s all!』

『You still went on a date with your childhood friend.』

『Okay… yeah. That one’s on me.』

Getting called a cheater might’ve been a little harsh, but I couldn’t exactly deny it.

She didn’t even bring up the double date—which, honestly, was probably a mercy.

『So this advice—are you asking what to do about the girl who confessed to you?』

『Not exactly. See… the real problem started after that. Someone else confessed to me too.』

『WHAT!?』

That reply came back instantly, loud and all-caps.

Then—silence.

For a few long seconds.

『…Who was it?』

Yeah, no way I was dropping that bomb.

Even if we were just online friends, saying something like “It was the person behind Feni” felt way too dangerous.

If that kind of info ever slipped out—even by accident—it’d be game over.

『She’s in the same year as me.』

『Any details?』

『Cool-type girl. Totally gives off prince vibes.』

Non-Non replied with a simple 『Ah, I see』—like she immediately understood the type.

For the record, her elf avatar was still relentlessly smacking mine with her staff.

Fair enough. I probably had it coming.

『So, even after getting confessed to twice… what exactly do you want from me, darling?』

『I’m torn. They’re both great girls. I mean that. But… my childhood friend keeps popping into my head, and I don’t know how to sort through it all.』

I laid it out as honestly as I could.

No reply.

Just more rapid-fire staff smacks.

If anything, the hits were getting faster.

『Any other candidates?』

『Wait, what do you mean “other”?』

『Like that junior.』

Ah.

She meant Kanon.

Now that I thought about it, Non-Non had been pushing me to make a move on her before.

From her perspective, it made total sense—thanks to her advice, I’d actually managed to talk to Kanon at all.

She probably still thought that route had potential.

『Unfortunately, that junior has zero interest in me. She’s never shown even a shred of it.』

Honestly, the only reason I even got close to Kanon was because of Ayane.

Kanon wasn’t trying to get close to me—she just wanted to get in good with her.

After I explained that, Non-Non finally stopped smacking me.

Her avatar lowered the staff, and for the first time since the conversation started… she went still.

『Alright, I get the situation.』

A short pause.

Then—

『But here’s the deal: I can’t give you real advice like this. This isn’t something someone else should decide for you. Darling, you’ve gotta sit down and really think it through. Don’t trample on those girls’ feelings. They worked up the courage to confess—that alone deserves respect. So even I, your amazing and beautiful wife, won’t interfere with something this important.』

That was… a fair point.

Yeah, I’d asked for advice—but deep down, I already knew.

This was something only I could decide.

Maybe what I really wanted wasn’t advice at all—just someone to listen.

『All I can do, darling, is offer you a brand-new option.』

『A new option?』

『Yep. Non-Non is officially joining the battle for your heart.』

…Joining the battle?

『Wait, what are you even saying?』

『Exactly what it sounds like. I’m throwing my name into the girlfriend ring.』

『You’re already my wife—well, in-game. And this is real life we’re talking about.』

Sure, Non-Non was my in-game wife.

But that was just in the game.

In real life, we didn’t even know each other at all.

I mean, come on. I didn’t know her name, her face—anything.

Trying to date someone without even the basics? That sounded completely insane.

Yeah, Non-Non was amazing—smart, funny, easy to talk to.

But that was “in-game” amazing.

In the real world? We were basically strangers.

『Darling, are you free tomorrow?』

『I mean, I’ve got school. It’s a weekday.』

『I meant after school. Got anything planned?』

『Nah, not really.』

『Perfect. Then wait for me after class. Same empty classroom where you had lunch with your junior. I’ll meet you there. I was gonna do it in the morning, but confessing before homeroom is a bit much—even for me. Too early for drama.』

…Huh!?

『Okay then, I’ve got stuff to prep—logging off now!』

And just like that, she vanished.

Logged out.

Gone.

…Wait.

That classroom?

Sure, I told her I’d had lunch with someone, but I never mentioned it was in an empty classroom.

And more importantly—

How the hell does she know what school I go to?