Chapter 11
CHAPTER 11
The next day, I received an email .
It was from a PC I had never met before .
Subject: Data Drain
From: Helba
Message:
I’ve seen your powers .
When you used Data Drain, the bracelet
on your right hand appears .
You can rewrite a monster’s data with
this power . If you use it wisely, it will be very
valuable in the future .
Let’s just say that it is a necessary power .
And another warning .
You are always being watched .
Though you may not wish it, you
will be the eye of the storm in
The World .
That is the fate of the one who bears the bracelet .
Please take care .
Okay?
How is this Helba person?
They seem to know about the bracelet on my right hand .
Isn’t an e-mail normally not received from a PC whose member address has not been exchanged according to the game’s specifications? This email was corrupted, strange things are happening in quick succession and I get a weird feeling about it .
For the time being, in response to the email, I reply with the questions, ‘Who are you? What do you know?’ I don’t know if a reply will come .
Then I checked the BBS .
I was surprised .
My post was gone .
In the place where my question had been was just the short text ‘Message Deleted . ’
It seems that it had been deleted by management .
I was a little worried, but I decided to call up BlackRose to help me increase my level .
It is doubtful that the strength attribute at my level, according to the rules of The World, would be effective against the thing that attacked Yasuhiko .
I doubt it, but a level being too high isn’t really the problem .
If I stay at level 1, just walking on to the field will make me “dead” . It interferes with activities .
BlackRose is probably just a beginner like me, so it’ll be easy to keep in step with each other .
Another thing I wanted to check out was Data Drain, the skill explained to me by the mysterious Helba .
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In that sense, it was easy to ask to accompany someone who shares the same experience .
Nevertheless, it could be a dangerous adventure . I thought I would be refused, but BlackRose accepted .
“Yeah, okay . It’s essential to raise our levels . ”
She spoke so casually, I thought that maybe she hadn’t fully grasped the situation, so I explained it to her before going to the area .
My friend Orca is comatose .
The book that a mysterious girl handed to Orca for some reason appeared in my hand .
Thanks to that, I can use a mysterious skill .
I can defeat bizarre virus bugs with that skill .
And finally, we may be attacked by a virus bug again .
These are the thing I explained to her .
“So insistent . I get it!”
It seems that my way of speaking had gotten on her nerves . BlackRose groaned .
“So, in a nutshell, you want to help your friend, right? Please leave it to me . It is the duty of a senior player to guide beginners,” she continued .
“Thank you . You’re a life-saver . It’s a pleasure to meet you . ”
As we set off, we talked some more .
We carefully examined the word input at the Chaos Gate .
Since we are both beginners, most areas were forbidden .
We ran around a level 1 or 2 field, dove into a dungeon, found an enemy monster, and tried a Data Drain test shot .
“It’s called Data Drain . ”
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Black Rose suddenly said when I hit the first goblin we encountered with a Data Drain .
“Hmm, you’ve already named it . ”
“No, I haven’t named it anything . That name was written in the mail,” I said abruptly . I was more blunt than I needed to be .
With repeated use of the Data Drain, the ability slowly became second nature to me .
To use this skill, you first need to weaken your opponent . You have to enter a battle that hijacks The World’s specs and cut the monster’s HP accordingly .
Once activated, Data Drain will always hit the target and the targeted monster will be weakened without exception . You could say that the monster is completely powerless .
However, we realized that even if we killed a monster that had been Data Drained, we would hardly get any experience points . This was unexpected .
This meant that Data Drain was a powerful skill, but we couldn’t rely on it .
After wandering around the area for about two hours and trying everything we wanted to do, we returned to the original Root Town .
BlackRose began to do things differently from the instructions (“Wonder or Union, I don’t know which is which!”) and although there was a moment during which our remaining HP was in danger when opening a treasure chest containing a spear, the two of us were able to return safely without dying .
At the Chaos Gate, BlackRose was unwell for some reason .
“Hey…” she said .
“I told you that I’m a beginner . ”
What was this? I was surprised, but answered weakly .
“Uh, yeah . ”
“You’ve kept me company without saying anything . ”
“Well, it was me who invited you . ”
I intended to convey the sense that there was no need to worry about it, but she frowned .
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“Right, but you don’t have anything snide to say?
She looked back at me and spoke .
“Like… ‘what an unpleasant person!’”
“What’s this all of a sudden?!”
Later I received an email from Black Rose .
These are the contents .
Subject: I believe you
From: BlackRose
Message:
I don’t really understand it,
but I believe you .
I’m actually really busy, but I’ll
help you when I have time,
so call me up .
P . S . Did you change color?
You’re red like a lobster now .
There was more I wanted to say, but for the time being I just replied with ‘Thank you . ’
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