Chapter 17
CHAPTER 17
I was able to get in touch with a PC that knew Orca .
It was a good idea to read the BBS every day . I discovered that she had written “I haven’t seen Orca recently” in a chat .
After contacting her and revealing that I was a friend of Yasuhiko, Orca’s real-life user, we decided to meet at Mac Anu .
I sensed something in the other’s entries . I got the feeling that I knew Yasuhiko well in the game, but I didn’t know him well in other details .
I met the PC, named Linda, on the Stone Bridge . She was a Long Arm with heavy armor .
“Are you the one who contacted me? Orca’s friend?” she asked me .
“Hi, I’m Linda . I’m an information merchant in The World . ”
“An information merchant?”
“Well, it’s a type of role-play . ”
“No, that’s not what I mean,” I said .
“Did you say that Orca was investigating something?”
Linda nodded .
“Orca was investigating a rumor related to The World . ”
“A rumor?”
“You haven’t heard it? The World is not just an online game . Something with a different purpose is moving behind the scenes…”
I swallowed my saliva .
“Something with a different purpose?”
“I don’t know . Orca seemed to arrive at something with information that didn’t go through me, but he didn’t tell me . ”
Linda shook her head .
“In the end, it’s just a rumor . No idea whether or not there is such a thing, but Orca and his pal seem to have done a lot of research . ”
“His pal? There was someone else besides Orca?”
Linda looked at me as if to say, ‘you didn’t know that either?’
“Balmung . ”
I was surprised to hear that unexpected name .
“Balmung of the Azure Sky and Orca of the Azure Sea . They are the top two players in The World . ”
Speaking of which, Balmung certainly said that Orca was his partner .
And when I met him for the first time, I learned about “virus bugs” and BlackRose and I tried to escape .
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“The Descendants of Fianna, as they were known, were warriors who defeated numerous events such as The One Sin, Soul Totoru Gate and Red Iteria . ”
After arranging a lot of words that I don’t understand, Linda hung her head with a look of sadness .
“But since Orca’s been killed… I think I’ll retire . I think you should do the same and forget about the rumors . ”
“I can’t do that . ” I said .
“Orca is my friend . ”
Linda shook her head and looked at me .
“Okay, well, I’ll give you a piece of advice,” she said, lowering her voice .
“There’s a rumor that management is involved in this matter . ”
“Management?”
“Be careful . You can’t trust the officials . ”
‘You are being watched,’ those were the words of Helba .
And my BBS entry was deleted .
Linda and I parted ways and I logged out to find that I received two emails .
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Subject：*e#
From: Au#*
Message:
I c@n’t go on @nym*re .
If Sk*ith catches me… I…
It’s not too late . It’s n*t too late .
It’s not t#o late . It’s n*t too la*e .
It’s n#t to# late . It’s not too &ate .
It’s not too ^ate . It’s not to) late .
It’s no$ to% lat( .
Subject: Dear Kite
From: Helba
Message:
Θ Server Chosen Hopeless Void
A girl and a black-clad character with a cross were witnessed here .
The girl’s name is Aura .
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The capacity of this area continues to grow .
They may still be there .
I removed the FMD, Face Mount Display, and set it aside .
A mail from Helba . A notice from an unfamiliar PC . Is it a good idea to trust them?
If this is true, why tell me?
I remembered the other day’s exchange . Helba had some ulterior motive and she wasn’t trying to hide it .
Is she using me?
No, I shook my head and reconsidered .
In today’s situation with few clues, you have to believe everything .
The girl is called Aura and is still being chased by the “Reaper” .
Perhaps the garbled e-mail was sent by her .
She is a clue to recovering Yasuhiko . I must help her . I have to go to this area .
That is the action I should take .
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