Vermillion

"- Kay! Kay!

A voice.

"Wake up! Hey, Kay! I said wake up!

Kagura complains of bodily swings by the triple tube.

It's a nostalgic feeling.

When I was a young child, I was similarly drunk aboard a ship.

"…… stop, don't shake it."

Nauseating and groaning, he noddedly opens his eyes.

"!! You're awake!

The only thing that popped into my sight was the orange - is this the sunset sky? And look down worried about yourself, black shadow.

Blonde blue-eyed. A black outfit that covers the entire body, on the forehead of black iron.

One "NINJA" was there.

"……… What is this place?

Noticing himself falling on his back, Kay slowly wakes up his upper body.

I looked around. A meadow on one side, stained with a cedar color.

Looking back, there is a big rocky mountain standing behind me.

Whatever the meadow is, I don't recognize this rocky mountain.

"…… Where, here"

"I don't even know!

NINJA reacts to Kay's words as he shrugged and shrugged as he slept. Tough Russian accent English.

"Stay here when you realize... Okay, but look at me, Kay! Here, this! It doesn't matter what you think!

NINJA said so and pulled through the grass at his feet to show it.

The soil that was attached to the grass roots fell to the ground.

"…… What do you mean?

Ah (...) ri (...) eh (...) na (...) y (...).

The blurry head flashed at once. Kay, who opened his eyes in amazement, also reaches out to the grass at hand.

I cut it unconstructively.

The bumps and the feeling that the fibers can be ripped off convey to the fingertips.

The blue smell of grass clearly irritated the nasal cavity.

Lick the grass juice attached to your fingertips.

Of course, it was painful.

"…… that's silly."

The grass in your hand will not disappear even if you cut it a thousand times.

It appeals to all five senses about its existence.

The soil on the ground, even to every grain of its particles, was perceptible.

"Huh!? Isn't that crazy!?

"Ah, oh."

Kay nodded, slightly pressured by NINJA stuffed with desperate shapes.

No matter how many of the world's highest physical engines [DEMONDAL], interference with objects such as soil and weeds is greatly limited with a few exceptions. Because if you try to calculate even the motion of such a fine object, there is too much information to keep up with the processing.

Thus, within the game, with the exception of certain items, plants and ground are set to 'non-interfering objects', i.e. 'indestructible'.

- It's set, it should have been.

How about that.

Now, in Kay's hand, there is indeed a chiseled leaf.

A grassy breeze blew through the meadow and blew the grass out of the flat of his hand.

Yeah, and make a grass rubbing noise, and the smell of damp grass and soil is brought in.

Kay just stared at the windy grass.

If you do your gaze up, the rocky mountain will stain you with a sizzling color.

The rocky skin appears to be twinkling and glittering.

Some of the ore exposed reflects the light of the sunset.

If you look over your head, there are clouds in the evening sky.

Slowly changing shapes. That's not definitely about using graphics or anything.

Natural shaping, exchanged by the wind.

It's never been more overwhelming.

It was overwhelming, informative.

- Yes, it's like,

"Reality…"

Impossible, first of all, reason denies.

If this is the reality.

What is this body?

Caged hands, leather armor, and hipster sabels.

The Zhu Painted bow that was thrown out at his feet is all 'Kai' 's too.

For a moment, no, even if I didn't, my face would remain 'kay'.

"... the menu screen doesn't show up. No matter how many times you do it."

By his side, NINJA said so in a trembling voice.

He leans down and stares at the ground, holding his fist as if he could indulge in something.

…………

With a puzzling look, Kay looked at NINJA.

The information that the menu screen does not appear is also important.

The person dressed in this black outfit was also responsible for fuelling Kay's confusion.

…… What's wrong, Kay? "

NINJA notices the silent Kay, and the other (...) people (...) looking at (...) or (...) looking at (...).

"No, the..."

I try to say it, I hold my mouth.

Touring often.

"… What's wrong?

"Uh-huh."

Never, Kay asked.

"You, - who?"

"……… What?

What are you talking about, Coz?

A dumb voice comes out of NINJA's mouth taken aback.

"- Whoa, shock made my head tick? Give me a break, Kay! No, I know how you feel, don't I?

This guy's here, and he just slaps me in the forehead and shows me.

"Andrei! It's Andrei from" NINJA "!... you don't say you forgot, do you?

Ask for Kay's expression with an anxious face, like a puppy dumped on a rainy day.

Andrei.

That's the answer I expected.

(No, I know that)

No, that's not what I want to hear, and Kay holds the eyebrows back.

There is only one person in Kay's friendship, such as someone who calls Kay "Kay" intimate and carries a sabel on his back with blackheads all over his body. Rather, there will be only one player among all [DEMONDAL] players.

But still.

In front of me, "NINJA" and Kay's knowledge of "Andrei," there are (...) different (...) points (...) in the decision (...).

"…… OK, 'Andrei'"

Kay's gaze as she raised her face captures' Andrei 'upright.

Serious eyes.

"Hey, what is it?"

"Well, I hope you're not offended."

"Ooh."

"One thing I want to ask you."

"……… What?

"It's just a confirmation, right? The………"

"You're a dude, what the fuck!?

"Andrei" makes his voice absurd in the usual way that Kay and the others don't feel like things are caught in his back teeth.

Kay, with a puzzled expression, inquired as a jerk.

"... why are you being a 'girl'?

"…… Huh?

Second dumb face of the day. 'Andrei' moves stop.

"... what are you talking about?

"No, because it…………………"

Follow the tip Kay points to, and 'Andrei' also drops his gaze.

On my own chest.

To be more precise - to (...) fu (...) ku (...) et al. (...) of chest (...).

"…… huh?

Odd. 'Andrei' 's eyes dot.

"What? Why? What?"

Horrible, and so on, 'Andrei' puts his hand on his own modest chest.

Mummy, mummy, and.

"…… Ah, there is."

Somewhere groaning, whining.

And, ha, he reached straight into his groin, looking like he noticed something.

And, and, and.

"... hey, no"

What? Nani is.

"……… Why?

"I don't know."

One girl who did the ninja cosplay (...) was there.

†††

It's actually not that hard to start a fire with a firestone.

A well-rubbed hemp cotton and a dry fire escape, plus firecracker gold, would be perfect. As long as the procedures are followed properly, even children can easily and unexpectedly start fires quickly.

First, hold the firestone and fire outlet together in one hand and wipe it down with the opposite hand.

If a splashy spark is applied to the spark, it is nudged with hemp cotton and shaken quite lightly to breathe in and air is pumped in.

Then the white smoke will rise and if you wait for a few dozen seconds, it will start to burn.

Now we can do the spark. All you have to do is grow fire with pre-prepared dead branches and dead leaves before it goes out.

"Okay, I got it."

Confirming that the fire of the burning tree had stabilized, Kay nodded satisfactorily.

I serve the firestone set on my hip pochette and look over my head as I rub my hands together.

"…… It's getting cold."

Dark and dyeing sky. The sun had already set on the other side of the horizon and instead the stars had begun to blink. Is this the new moon tonight? The gap between the branches that grow overhead, the skies that glimpse slightly, is dark everywhere.

Facing the meadows, in the woods. In the shadow of a crumbling stone abandoned house, Kay was solemnly preparing for the camp.

The most important thing when you're in a wreck is to get a rough idea of the terrain around you - something I've read in some book. Based on that stone, Kay immediately carried out his exploration of the surrounding area after recovering from the confusion.

And what I found was a deep forest stretching south of Rock Mountain and a ruin nestled at its entrance. Only two broken stone walls and a decaying roof remained there, but there was enough room for the body to lie down thanks to the tile floor. And the grass grew all around him, and he covered up the travellers.

It's just a rule of thumb in the game - it's dangerous to set fire to it in the dark where it opened up like a meadow. Because if the view is good, the flames can stand out and attract something unexpected.

People, beasts, - or something else. I don't know. I don't know anything. But you deserve vigilance.

Meeting in front of the cloak, Kay sighed a ho. The shaking burning lights make a long shadow magician in ruins. The occasional breeze gave a hunch of the visit of a freezing night. Originally, I didn't want to burn a fire in such a strange land, but to stay warm, it's a little chilly tonight.

Also, it shouldn't have been dark. Although Kay, with the "Enhanced Vision" curse, can fully see the darkness even with the degree of starlight. Kay's "opponent," he won't either.

"…… Now,"

Return your gaze. Face-to-face across the burning fire.

Someone who sits down on a flat stone and gets warm when it hits the fire.

Kay smiled at her (...).

"Isn't it cold? Dear (...) Princess (...) (...)"

"... no princess."

English with Russian accent tough on R. Kay's teasing words were suddenly answered by "Andrei" - a blonde cosplay ninja girl.

"… and it's not too cold."

Blur, he adds, and distracts himself with a muffled face.

It was just a light black outfit and a leather cape, but it didn't look so cold or strong.

(Speaking of which, you were Russian)

I guess it doesn't fall into the category of 'cold' at this temperature. One agrees and returns "I hope so".

…………

Often, silence.

Only the sound of a burning tree exploding sounds small.

We want to talk to each other about something, but we want to know what to talk about.

Such, reluctantly similar, lost air.

But while I was silent, the burning trees were starting to burn out early. He throws in an extra burning tree and Kay opens his mouth all the way.

"…… hey, it's time to talk"

"Mm-hmm. Right……………"

In a blurry atmosphere, the girl replied.

"... really, it's 'Andrei' isn't it?

To put it in a questionable way would be to have no choice. Kay asks her once now, looking at her toes in a gymnastics seat on a flat stone.

"Yeah, it will. I'm Andrei."

In a slow tone, the girl affirmed.

"Does that mean you were really a woman, but you've been using male characters all along?

"That's the interpretation."

"Uhm..."

Hearing it, a sigh, a sigh of breath leaked out of Kay's mouth.

In the game, Kay met "NINJA" Andrei about two years ago.

Andrei was the first one who approached me. Andrei, a raw ninja ski, came into contact with Kay with some interest just because he said he was' Japanese '.

I was surprised when I talked to him, he used to be a solo player with each other, and he's been sticking with something ever since. However,

"I didn't know she was a woman."

I never knew or thought that the people in it were heterosexual.

- I always thought you were a woman.

"But why were you bothering to use a man character?

"Well, if you're a female character, you're weak. If I'm going to NINJA, I think I'd rather have a man..."

"Indeed."

Although rare in today's games, [DEMONDAL] there is a clear difference in ability between men's and women's avatars.

Essentially, male characters are better at their physical abilities in general, whereas female characters are less likely to develop muscle strength and other statuses instead of being corrected for their dexterity at hand.

In other words, if you choose a pure combat position, the male character is clearly a more favorable specification. Although female characters are inherently used in production systems such as craftsmanship, muscle strength is also required in carpentry, so female characters are not suitable for all production.

Of course, there is not only that, depending on the race and descent of the characters, but also sorcery that shows high aptitude only for female characters, but it is true that there is a sense of inequality somewhere.

The performance difference in this avatar called for various discussions inside and outside the game, but in the end the [DEMONDAL] operating company never changed its stance. Without distorting the worldview with poor egalitarianism, it seems that [DEMONDAL] is only a realistic choice.

For the record, man characters also have weaknesses.

When an attack hits the groin, it takes heavy damage and has a high chance of stunning (Stan). By the way, this works for other humanoid monster males as well.

"And even if I bother to tear a woman apart, it won't be a good thing. That's why I kept quiet."

"I see. It's been popular since 'Andrei' already, you. If I'd found out what was in it, it would have been more troublesome..."

"……… Please."

To Kay's words, a girl with a face that looks sincerely disgusting.

Rather than being righteous - "Andrei", who had the face of Yami, received strong support from his brothers on the road and even existed at the fan club, which is a famous story in [DEMONDAL].

He seemed annoyed by the festivities, but he was able to recreate the characters and hide the clouds after he had already raised them quite a bit, so he eventually continued to nurture them.

"……… Nevertheless."

Looking at the blonde ninja girl in front of me, Kay smudged and

"As it stands now, it's still uncomfortable to call me Andrei..."

To the words, the girl looked sinister.

"…… 'Eileen'"

"Hmm?"

"'Eileen'. My real name."

Here, and the girl - Eileen, looked up and gazed at Kay.

"Eileen……?"

I stare back at my blue eyes.

Small, luxurious body with smooth nostrils.

Reminds me of cat animals, fish-eyed eyes.

Glossy blonde hair is long stretched and bound at the back of her head to avoid disturbance.

(Try this, you also have the shadow of 'Andrei'...... no, does' Andrei 'make you look like' Irene ')

Did you unconsciously project yourself when you made up your character?

"……… Don't look too giddy."

When Kay thought, for example, Eileen turned her face slightly red and turned away.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"Hey.... What about Kay?

"... What do you mean?

"Name or something."

"Oh. My name is Keiichi. Kaichi."

I wrote 'KEIICHI' on the ground with a dead branch for my hand.

"Kaich?"

"Mmm. That's a little different, Kaichi."

"Ke, i, chi"

"I thought you just said it slowly. Ke, i, i, ch"

"Ke, yi, chi"

"Uh, sort of like that"

"…… hard to say. Kay's better."

Eileen just denies her real name. "Kaichi" with the same vowels in a row would be hard for foreigners to pronounce, Kaichi also thinks.

"Nothing. I'm fine with 'Kay'. Call me if it's easy to call me."

That's what they called it in real life - the word swallowed up.

Silence comes again, keeping his gaze down on the flames of the burning fire.

What should we talk about? Thoughts don't come together well.

Watching the flickering flames makes me think that everything doesn't matter. It's comforting to keep thinking suspended.

Lifting her face, Eileen has a blurred look, rubbing and unwrapping her calves on both feet. Kay was looking at the glossy blonde hair, illuminating the lights of the burning fire, but Irene caught a glimpse of it.

"... Kay hasn't changed his face at all.... From the beginning, that kind of face, is it?

With a slight reluctance, but no curiosity, Eileen asked.

"Face..."

Perfectly, stroke your own cheek. Earlier, I tried to check the hips dagger instead of the mirror, but the blade wasn't as shiny as I thought, so it just seemed blurry.

Still, if Eileen is saying 'it hasn't changed,' I guess so. It must still be Kay's face in the game.

But when asked if that's the actual face.

"…… I don't know. In real life, I haven't seen a mirror in years..."

"What?"

Irene stiffens with a slight face to Kay's words, who groaned with a distant eye.

"Reaper Japanese" Jap the Reaper ", bowman Kay.

Kay is known for his horrible bow skill enough to take the alias of Reaper, but at the same time he is famous for his [DEMONDAL] as an obsolete player of fingerfolds.

In fact, from the standpoint of Irene, a quasi-defunct, Kay's obsolescence isn't half as good. When I logged in, I didn't have Kay to try.

Rumor has it that he hasn't been logged in for 24 hours, and maybe he's not lying. Eileen thinks so, too.

I thought so, but on a year-by-year basis, when it came to a level where I hadn't looked in the mirror.

"Oh, I see……"

Irene with a smile on her face and eyes swimming. Kay accidentally laughed bitterly at her, all at once behaving suspiciously.

(... well, you will)

Did you pull it off too much of Kay's scrap?

Or are you upset that you have trampled a landmine by surprise by detecting the (...) things (...) of Ko (...) Chi (...) et al. (...)?

Nothing, Kay himself doesn't care that much about what Eileen thinks - it would make sense for a regular person to feel awkward.

(But maybe just in time)

Either way, this is a topic that cannot be avoided if we are to consider the current situation.

"Irene."

"Hmm?! Hey, what is it?

"It's time to get down to business."

"Oh, wow."

To Kay in a serious atmosphere, Eileen sets her face firmly to correct her residence.

…………

"No, it doesn't have to be that awesome."

Kay accidentally blew it out, leopardizing like the cat she borrowed while seriously cutting it out of herself.

With that, Eileen laughs small, too.

"No, I'm sorry," Kay continued, after a laugh that made no particular sense and creaked them both out.

"So, the real thing is about our situation."

"……… where is this place? And why are we here?

"Exactly."

Talk fast.

Kay was apparently not the only one who could hardly get into the subject.