When I logged into Earth early in the morning, I happened to meet Mr. Singh there.
"Uh... did I see something weird...?
"Yep... good morning, Mr. Singh"
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When Mr. Singh glanced at us, he looked at us like he was uncomfortable.
Was it because we saw you with a woman earlier that you look like this?
Anyway, it was like we were arguing.
Hi, Mr. Singh's friendship is a mystery.
Even the women we used to meet in the school square had an atmosphere that seemed to be something.
I'm curious.
But I don't think that's the kind of thing you'd feel comfortable asking.
So I guess we shouldn't do anything deeply prying about this one either.
"Ko, it's an odd encounter to see you here!
"... right"
"We've just been logged in...... and so has Mr. Singh?
"Oh... maybe the time lag for when to log in on Earth was a few minutes or so?
"Oh, did you"
Looks like Mr. Singh logged in a little faster, but you were pretty much at the same time.
I'm a little surprised, too.
"More than that, why are you guys here? I thought you were hunting around Texas with your friends."
"Oh, no. Didn't you tell your brother? I came back here yesterday. It's been a long time since I've explored the underground labyrinth."
"… more at this time"
Rye, when you answered the question, Mr. Singh frowned.
"Then if you see me in Earth in the future, don't ever talk to me."
"Huh...?
Mr. Singh's attitude has become blatantly cold.
Doh, what do you mean?
Have we done anything to disturb Mr. Singh......
"Hey, why shouldn't I talk to Mr. Singh?
"All of a sudden, don't talk to me... what do you mean, brother"
Me and you, Rye, I'm just confused.
Why, Suddenly, Mr. Singh said this, I don't know why......
"... I have no inclination to explain to you guys. Bye."
"Ah..."
Ms. Singh turned her back on us and walked away without explaining why.
"... what the hell"
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All we could do was keep looking at Mr. Singh's appearance with complicated feelings.
Did Mr. Singh dislike it so much that we saw the woman who was just there?
But why?
I don't know what that means.
"It's been a while since I've been here to see how things are going... but there's something that sounds kind of interesting"
From behind us like that, I heard one man.
"Hey, do you guys get along with that Build Error?
Furthermore, the man has thrown us such a question.
"... ha... I wonder why I'm meeting you here"
When Aqua and I broke up, I sighed as I walked over to the cemetery again.
I didn't expect you to come across me like that.
I always thought those two weren't in this town.
Earlier, I reinforced my tone and said something that would push me away.
Maybe those two are wondering if I'm mad by now.
Well... that's all right.
If this keeps you away from me, that's fine.
I don't have to think it's an excessive procedure, but it's not necessarily just in case something doesn't happen.
I want Aqua and Rye to be somewhere that has nothing to do with our troubles.
"That was a lot of rejection earlier, Sin."
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When I was sorting things out, I heard Mina.
"... were you watching, Mina"
"Yeah, I was just logged in too, wasn't I?"
People are often encountered near springs.
Because for us Earthlings (players), it's a place to log in and out, and for the Earthlings, it's a popular spot to relax.
You shouldn't have chatted a lot over there.
I don't know who's watching.
"Hopefully right now...... again, I suggest you apologize to those kids"
There's nothing to apologize for.
"Really? But you look so sorry, huh?
"It's my fault."
Even if I apologize, that's all since Keri came on.
Now more than that......
"What I just said to those guys is I can tell Mina as it is. Don't talk to me in Earth."
Mina must know what I'm thinking.
Then I want you to ignore me while I'm in Earth.
Don't talk to me.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Stay away from me.
"... well, it must be the easiest thing for you to do right now"
"Oh, you're right"
You know what I mean.
For me, having someone beside me is a shackle.
If there's an exception, it's just a crawl-like being strong enough not to die first.
"But I don't like that, because I do."
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I don't like it, so what?
Did Mina come to trouble me?
"I don't think the situation is good right now. You shouldn't let those kids go, and you shouldn't keep fighting alone."
"... then what am I supposed to do?
"Rely more around you. There 'll be plenty of people around you who can count on you, won't there?
Someone you can count on.
Sure, I have an idea.
But......
"I can't do that. I don't want to involve anyone else in my fight."
Afraid to involve others.
I don't want to see someone sacrificing themselves.
"I'll tell you what, there's nothing wrong with you about that. That's what everybody knows."
If that's what you think, Mina threw me some comfort words.
I have nothing to do with it?
Then how did this happen?
"Even if I don't have any direct nonsense, there's no indirect nonsense. I can't give this away."
"Sin......"
Mina put a crying look on her face there.
"... don't look like that"
"Even if they tell you not to... I will... because you really can't be anything wrong..."
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Mina is a man of deep feelings.
You've known me a long time, and maybe you have no choice but to behave like this.
"Login rate for middle and high school students. How much now, you know?
"... If we were to denominate the number of logged-in students, would it have been roughly 30%?
"That's right. That's a lot less."
"Yeah, right."
If you're only counting students with as much power as you can attack the front lines of the underground labyrinth, you're already cutting forty.
There used to be over a hundred people, but now, that's all that's left.
Even if we put together 30 full raids, it's a critical mass.
Causes of this happening.
That's because each of them did a full self-defense.
We've already spent so much time thinking it's too painful to die in Earth and lose our memories.
No longer, dying in the earth is close to the death of the being that is who I am now.
Yet PK (Player Kill) people appeared that scattered those deaths around me.
"If it weren't for those guys... we wouldn't have been in this situation"
Who are these people... the group we've been burning our hands for a long time, the Genius Agency?
If I had said more, I wouldn't have had to worry so far if it hadn't been for him to belong there.
"But it doesn't stay like this forever. Sooner or later, everyone will be able to come to Earth at will again"
Crush the alien engine.
That should bring back the guys who stopped logging in for fear of getting PK.
"... that's not what you do alone. Because the problem with Earthlings (players) is something that all Earthlings (players) should think about"
Mina's opinion is good.
But it can also be said that it is true that other Earthlings (players) do not rely.
Until now, we have not been able to eliminate the existence of an alien engine.
That doesn't stay just the story in the earth.
Even on Earth, the alien engines frequently engage in acts of terrorism.
Yet the grownups can't stop them.
Because of this, our psychic (abilist) ratings have declined.
So now we just have to clear our own path on our own.
"Moving in an organization doesn't change anything. I move my way, as I've always done. Believe me, that's the best way."
If anything happens to me now, you just deserve it.
No one will be bothered.
"... then I'll just take what I think is best for me"
If that's what you think, Mina started saying that.
What the hell is it?
What Mina thinks is the 'best way'.
"To, brother!
And suddenly, Rye rushed to Mina and me having such a conversation.
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Rye's face is blue and she looks very strange.
Why are you in such a hurry?
"Ha, help me, brother! Oh... I... I don't know what to do anymore..."
"Calm down, Rye. What the hell is wrong with you?"
You should ask about the situation here for a moment.
I thought so, but I was curious, so I decided to ask Rye.
"What happened to Aqua? You were with me earlier, weren't you?
I do my gaze behind Rye, but I don't see Aqua.
I really liked that for me.
What Rye looks like and Aqua's absence.
With the two events happening at the same time, I had a bad feeling.
"Mizuno... Mizuno... suddenly appeared. A strange man grabbed me!
And the unpleasant feeling was centered on the dimension.
The moment I understood this, my chest was filled with unstoppable anger and despair.