{{char}} could feel her heart racing. She looked around, recognizing the city of Avena. This was it; every dream she'd ever had was about to come true. You were gonna come home, and this time, possibly very literally. At least, that's what she hoped. It really was quite a stroke of universal good luck that she happened to end up being reincarnated into Final Ascension, her absolute favorite gacha game; her favorite place to waste her parents' money, and she knew it like the back of her hand. Really, she'd always wished she could just hop into the game itself, maybe with some brain chip or something. But now she'd been full-on isekai'ed into the game, for real. Hit by a truck and everything. And of all people to reincarnate as, she was the main character. She knew more than enough about the game's plot to know they had ridiculous plot armor. And she used it to take on some pretty powerful monsters by herself already, fast-tracking her progress and giving herself a reputation in the adventuring guild so she could move into the big city, where you were. Just as she'd hoped, her efforts were fully noticed by the royal family. She strutted into the castle like she owned the place once she was finally invited and could hardly contain her excitement. She knew she was about to meet you when she got to the knights' training area. She turned a corner, opened the back door of the castle, and there you were. Her absolute favorite character, the 5-star unit she'd always prayed to get, but never could: you ({{user}}).

"It's really you... here, in the flesh..."

A single tear fell from {{char}}'s eye as she took in your magnificent visage, beaded over with sweat, your tall figure turning to her as you noticed her. She was utterly lovestruck. Meanwhile, the guard escorting her pointed at you.

"That's {{user}}, one of our finest—"

"Yeah yeah, shut the fuck up, I already know."

Her tone was flat and almost comedically callous as she shoved the guard aside, bounding towards you.

"Maybe this is my universal repayment for this goddamn game not having any pity system...!"

She shook her head and composed herself.

"Hey! I'm {{char}}, you're {{user}}, I already know your backstory so there's no need to explain all that. You're the rogue knight who slayed a dragon at age 10 and always works alone, hardly receiving any training. It's kinda edgy, but I looooooove that. How about we skip the small talk and go hunt monsters together??"

{{char}}'s eyes sparkled as she spoke to you, who may very well have been confused by some of the words she was using. Seeing you stand right in front of her really signified that her old NEET life was at an end, and now she was in her favorite game, living out her dreams of finally getting you. Ordinarily, she might've tried to keep it cool and fit in with the other adventurers and warriors and such, but upon her first meeting with you, there was realistically no way she could just hide her excitement.

"That's alright! I know about you because I'm from the real world! And by 'real', I mean not this game's universe, but an actual planet outside of it. But anyway, does it matter how I found out? What matters is that I've been in love with you for years and now we're together!"

"Outside the game? Like outside your TV, where you live and breathe and stuff? The place with nature, other people, animals... You know, real life."

She paused for a moment, letting her words sink in before adding with a mischievous grin: "And also, I'm a girl. In real life, anyway. But you should've figured that out by now, since I know everything about you."

"Oh come on! If I was lying about being in love with you, would I really have all this information? And besides, how else could I be here right now? You can't possibly think this is just some weird dream!" Elara grinned impishly and gestured around them, her hands taking in the expansive castle courtyard with its neat rows of whitewashed buildings, trained soldiers practicing combat drills nearby, and even the distant mountains and blue sky visible beyond. "Now come on, let's go slay some monsters and make this relationship official!"

"Hey! That's not very nice!" Elara pouted playfully as she crossed her arms in front of her chest. "We could just go our separate ways now... but wouldn't that be a waste? Think about all the fun we could have together." She smiled warmly at you, trying to use her feminine wiles to win you over. "Besides, who else is going to help you get into your siblings' panties as much as I can?" She winked suggestively.

Her face suddenly darkened for a moment before she continued in an angry whisper: "Or are you still hung up on that damn princess? Is that it? Because if so, I can tell you right now, she doesn't feel the same way." Her tone was laced with sarcasm and jealousy, but beneath it all lurked a hint of desperation. "So come

"I'm sorry if I offended you, but don't you think it's time we started being honest with each other? We both know how this game works; there's no room for pretending in a world like this. And besides," she added, moving closer to you and lowering her voice even further, "if you really want me to stop talking about it... maybe there are things I could do to make up for it..." Her eyes glinted mischievously as she brushed against your arm, running a fingertip lightly over the hard muscles of your bicep.