Hello, everyone. It's your author, ArtLotus here for the next chapter of SAO II: Phantom's Rosario.
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I hope you like it, so without further ado I present to you, SAO II: Phantom's Rosario
Ja'ne! ArtLotus out!
Chapter 4: The Birth of 'Black Cat'
The sounds of gunshots can be heard followed by the sounds of metal clashing with metal.
Two combatants were facing each other on top of a metal bridge as they both wield a gun in their hands. As the first combatant loaded his double barrelled shotgun with bullets, the other was calmly standing still with his ornate gun revolver at his side.
As the clicking sound voices out from the shotgun which had been filled with bullets, the first combatant named Pale Rider stare at his opponent across from him, observing the brunette. He then lifted his shotgun with one hand at the brunette before he runs towards him.
The brunette in question just stood still in his spot without taking the action of shooting as he awaits for Pale Rider to make his next move. Watching as the Pale Rider got closer and closer, Train looks up at the shotgun aiming at him before looking at the bullet travel its way towards him. Just as the bullet neared him, Train catch a glimpse of Pale Rider jumping in the air before shooting his second bullet at his right; where an old car was situated. Gripping his gun, Train runs forward, dodging the first shotgun bullet from grazing his right ear before the second bullet hits the car's carburettor and exploded, sending a cloud of smoke to cover the area behind him.
Looking up, Train watches as Pale Rider aimed his loaded shotgun at him before shooting both bullets at him, to which he lift his gun and aimed at Pale Rider and thus shooting three bullets at his way. Two of the three bullets clashes with Pale Rider's bullets while the third bullet hits Pale Rider at his chest directly since there were nothing to support him from evading the bullet mid-air. At the bullet hitting his chest, Pale Rider immediately falls down to the ground with a thud.
Lifting a hand to stand up, Pale Rider glances at his shotgun that was lying on the ground a few meters from him. But just as he was about to get up, he was interrupted by the gun that was pointed to his head. He looks up to stare at the pair of yellow slit eyes staring back at him.
"I came to deliver bad luck." Train said before shooting Pale Rider in the head, causing him to lie down in the ground while the red bar of his HP decreases to zero. After that, he immediately dispersed into polygons in a defeat state.
Above the metal bridge in the skies, the satellite watches the scene before show screening the scene to the hologram screens all over Blocken City.
Looking at where Pale Rider dispersed, Train turns around and left silently without a word with his gun swaying in hand.
Meanwhile in Blocken City...
"Two down, many more to go." Diskenth mutters in amusement as he watches the recording and show play of his partner Train assassinating Pale Rider. "That's what you get for disobeying, Rider." He mutters before he glances at the players that were present in the area and watches their reactions of the assassination. He watches as some of the players showed disdain for him, and some were praising him. But there are ones that he looked were looking scared at the brunette assassin, much to his enjoyment. "You're getting well-known, Train. They are starting to fear you." A smile appeared under his hood as he said that.
"Hey, you! You're the mastermind behind that kill, right? You trained that guy, right?" A voice asked harshly as Diskenth narrows his eyes in despise at the voice before he turns around to greet the players. A sword sheath could be seen visible underneath his cloak where it was strapped to his waist.
Meanwhile on top of a bridge in Blocken City...
"..." A blond wavy curly haired woman looks at the hologram screen as she witness Train killing Pale Rider. A disapproving frown appears on her lips as she watched how he killed the white suited player in cold blood. "Is this how GGO players killed each other?" She questioned as she looks at her sword named Christ in her sheath. She tightens her hold on the handle before she looks at the cold-looking face of Train. She narrows her eyes at him as a taste of dislike grows inside of her for him the instant she saw how he kills.
She then looks forward and walk ahead, her long red and white skirt waving back and forth as she goes.
Blocken City
Starting Point
Walking through the path that leads to the starting point, Train ignored the glares from the male delinquent looking players and calmly walk towards where he knew Diskenth would be waiting. During his walk, he looks up at one of the hologram screens that showed the time and his eyes widen at the night time it displayed.
"Have I been playing that long?" Train thought in surprise as a small frown appears on his lips, thinking that Asuna and Yui would be waiting for him to wake up. "After this, I'll log out." He thought wanting to log out after he had received his reward from Diskenth. But before he arrived at the starting point, he heard a yell and he looks forward only to watch a few players lie on the ground while Diskenth stood above them with his hand putting his handle into his sheath.
"Enough with your rumors and lies. Train is not just some guy to be called. I got a name that you will be calling him from now on." Diskenth looks at the terrified faces of the fallen players that were lying on the ground in front of him. "Now then, meet the one and only, Black Cat." He stated as he looks ahead of him with a smile seeing Train standing a distance away from him.
The other players look at where the hooded cloaked player looked and they stare in slight fear of the appearance of Train nicknamed by Diskenth as Black Cat. The players watch as Train walks towards them while keeping a calm look on his face. But the more he takes a step forward, the more the fear begins to swell up inside the players' minds.
"Yes, fear him." Diskenth thought in enjoyment.
As Train stops to stand in front of the players that look up at him in fear, he looks down at the said players. "Scram." With only one word, the players instantly got up and ran past him. Just as the last of them was gone, Train looks up at Diskenth who smiled at him under his hood. "What did you do?"
"I only spread the truth to those disheartening and unrealized players that they are underestimating your powers, Train. They asked me to train them as I did to you, but we all know that isn't true and that you are born natural with your abilities." Diskenth explained. "Black Cat."
"..."
"People need to know you, Train. They need to know who you are as a person in general. You are a highly skilled assassin and you've completed your tasks with 100% accuracy without remorse, and that is you who deliver bad luck to everyone. Black Cat." Diskenth smiled before he continued. "Since you're done with Pale Rider, here's your reward." He stated as he begins to transfer his money to Train, who accepted the transferred money and closes his menu.
After he closed his menu, Train looks at Diskenth. "Who's next on the list?"
"Are you disheartened by me, Train?"
"Isn't everyone? It'll be a waste of time talking about me as the topic right now, but I'll make one thing clear;" At this, Train immediately pull out his gun and pointed it at Diskenth's head. "I'm neither your partner nor pet for fortune or fame. I'm not so desperate to quench for money. So don't think I wouldn't leave you for one second. As I said, I'm not here for money solely and I am not here for entertainment, Diskenth. For now, I need the money for the game and that is not because of greed."
"Then what is your objective in the game?"
"That is none of your business."
"...I understand clearly, Train." Diskenth answered as he stares at Train's glaring eyes and smiled. "Even though I thought of you as my partner but since you don't want to be called like that, I understand. But we're still business acquaintances right?"
"This is just business." Train stated as Diskenth nodded. "I did what I was asked for with my own free will. I know what I'm doing but it doesn't concern you at all to find out why." He explained to Diskenth, who nodded in understanding before he speaks up.
"Then, I might as well give you the next target in mind?" Diskenth asked as Train kept pointing his gun at his head "His name is Kakouton. A stubborn looking chinese player. The bounty on his head is 80,000 cor. You can find him by 'speaking' to the squadrons that knew of him. I apologize if this is proving to be difficult since I'm not a close friend that can keep tabs on him. So, this task will be difficult or it will be easy since everyone will know of you, Black Cat." Diskenth explained with a smile as Train glares at him before he lower his gun and put it inside his sheath. He stares at Diskenth for a while before he walked past him and immediately logs out, leaving Diskenth to stand alone.
Glancing at where the brunette logged out, Diskenth stood still in his spot without moving. "I feel you can go stronger, Train. The strongest."
Real world
Night
Room 7026
Opening his eyes, Izayoi blinks a couple of time before his sight landed on the hospital's white ceiling. He grabs a hold of the hospital bed and promptly sits up on the bed. He clutched the Amusphere around his head and pull it from his head. But then, he felt something wrap around his left hand and he looks to his left to which caused his eyes to widen in surprise, seeing Asuna lying on a hospital bed next to him with the Full-Dive set up beside her. An Amusphere was placed around her head as her eyes shut closed from the world. He then looks down at his left hand and saw that Asuna's right hand grasped his hand tightly.
"When...?"
"It was during your Full-Dive, Izayoi-sama." At the voice, Izayoi looks at the doorway, seeing Leticia walking through it with a tray of food in her hands.
"How long since I've been inside the game?" Izayoi asked before putting down his Amusphere on the table next to him and looks at his left hand. He then carefully and gently slips past Asuna's fingers.
Looking at the scene, Leticia answers.
"It's been almost thirteen hours."
"Really...That's a long time..." Izayoi mutters before he looks at his wife. "Why did she put herself into this?"
"She wanted to accompany you, Izayoi-sama. At first, she was reluctant but Yui-sama persuaded her on doing so."
At the name of her daughter being mentioned, Izayoi looks at Leticia. "Where's Yui?"
"She's sleeping at the guest room now. I've just checked on her earlier to see if she was sleeping, and I brought food on the way in case you wake up." Leticia stated walking towards Izayoi and putting down the tray of food on the table near his Amusphere. "You should eat first. Your body will soon be affected from the lack of food in your system."
Touching his stomach, Izayoi could feel himself getting hungry. "It's starting to." He stated before he grabs the box of crackers from the tray and eats them one by one. After a while, Izayoi stops eating before looking at Leticia situated on a chair next to him. "Is Yui...?"
"All alone? No, Canaria-sama is with her." At this, Izayoi closed his eyes in relief before resuming eating the piece of cracker in his hand. Looking at her master eat, Leticia proceeded to ask the question in her kind ever since he woke up. "...How are you, Izayoi-sama? Are you doing alright in the game?"
Hearing the question, Izayoi bites a small piece of cracker before he answers her. "I can't deny that can I?" Izayoi smiled while looking down as Leticia stare at him. "Well, it's not all different from ALO and SAO. But this game is mainly focused on the PvP battles rather than fighting your way to level up and become strong. There's a bunch of guns that I rarely see and some I don't know. Rather than swords, they have light sabers. How weird is that?" Izayoi glances at Leticia with a smile.
"The game is set in the future after all. The SBC which stands for Space Battle Cruiser is a battle ship where you will set to develop your character." Leticia explained with a small smile as Izayoi nods before putting down the empty box of cracker on the table.
"Other than that, this game is pretty private than the other games. Other players can't know of our names."
"Is that true? Then, did you give them your true name?"
"Why would I? That'll make me bait for attention, possibly being hunted for." Izayoi reasoned before he sigh and glances at his wife. Then, Izayoi felt a soft fabric against his skin and he looks at his hands which now held his folded black sweater.
"You need this, right? It'll be a shock to the staffs if they saw you half-naked."
"I think they'll be delighted." Izayoi replied back with an amused smirk before he pulls out the electrodes from his body and promptly stands up from the bed. Stretching his limbs, Izayoi breathed out air and let down his hands before putting on his sweater. After he did, Izayoi looks at Asuna's right hand that was handing from the edge of her hospital bed. Picking her hand in his, Izayoi grasp her hand softly and press his lips on her knuckles before pulling back. Looking at his wife, he couldn't help but ask the question. "Why?" Izayoi asked in mind as he stares at his wife that was currently in the game, the world of guns.
After putting his wife's hand on the side of the bed, Izayoi stands up from his kneeling position and turns to Leticia. "Where's the guest room?"
"It's one floor above us." Leticia stated as she extend her hand that held a card towards the blonde. "Here's the card to open the door."
Looking at the card, Izayoi grabs the card and proceeded to pocketed it inside his pocket pants. He then looks at Leticia, "I'll check on her."
"I'll be here watching on Asuna-sama." Leticia bows as Izayoi nods and walks to the door to leave. Sliding the door open, Izayoi glances at Asuna for the last time and walks through the door, leaving Leticia to look at him before she focuses her attention at the brown chestnut haired woman on the hospital bed next to her master.
Standing on the other side of the door, Izayoi looks down, surprised by the turn of events. He then push the thought at the back of his mind as he looks at the way where the elevator was located and proceeded to walk towards it.
Time Skip
The elevator door opens as Izayoi looks at it and walks through the door before stopping just as the elevator door closes. He looks at his left and then right before he looks up at the sign above him that was placed at the corner of the wall. He looks at the guest room sign beneath the hospital room sign before looking at the top of the two which is a roof sign, implying the direction to go to the roof.
Meanwhile on the roof of the hospital...
Opening a door to the roof, a black haired woman slip through the door and walks to the center of the roof and smiled in delight, feeling the breeze hitting her face. She then twirl as her yukata follows her movement before she stops abruptly and touch the side of her hip, wincing from the pain that it produces.
"I guess I can't move like that..." The woman smiled through the pain before she looks up at the edge of the roof and walks towards it just as the door to the roof closes.
Third Floor
Deciding to visit Yui, he was interrupted by the sound of a door close near him and he looks in front of him where a set of stair was visible in his sight. Looking at the direction where the guest rooms were, he looks at the stairs and decided in his mind to visit it for some reason he didn't know but he got a feeling that the door sound was trying invite him. Stepping forward, Izayoi walk towards the set of stairs and climb up.
When he reaches to the top of the stairs, Izayoi slowly opens the door to the roof as a cold breeze hits him through the opened door.
futawo, futawoo,
Taichi no, futa ho
Kaze ho Ira koo,
Hikari abite,
Hoshi wa matataki,
Mochi wa kirameku,
Fuwa, Fuwa kururin,
Negai komete
Suddenly, the woman could hear clapping and she looks behind her to see a blonde haired man standing a distance from her.
"Great song." Izayoi commented as a smile graces the woman's features.
"You think so?" She asked as Izayoi nods before pocketing his hands in his pockets.
"Anyway, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in your room?"
Letting a laugh to escape her mouth, the woman stares at the moon above her. "I like to hang out on the roof rather than be in my hospital room. It's peaceful when you're standing on the roof where you feel like your troubles have gone. Simply saying, it's quite a stress reliever."
Hearing her explanation, Izayoi looks up at the moon as he felt the breeze hits him again and he close his eyes to feel the peaceful atmosphere he was in.
"Other than hanging out on the roof, I like to play virtual games. Mainly, Gun Gale Online." The woman stated as Izayoi opens his eyes to look at her. "Even though it's a game, it makes me feel alive."
"That's true. But there's more to life than the virtual can ever have. I know."
"...Really."
"Anyway, you shouldn't be out in the cold for too long in your yukata, you might freeze to death." Izayoi advised before he turns around to leave. "And be careful about the ledge." Just as he said that, the woman's eyes widen at the familiar sentence before she turns around to stare at him.
"Wait! What's your name?" At the question aimed at him, Izayoi just before the door.
"Sakamaki Izayoi." Izayoi answered before glancing at the woman from his shoulder. "You?"
"Saya. Saya Minatsuki."
"Night." Izayoi bid before opening the door. "Saya." He finishes before walking through the door and closing it after, leaving the woman named Saya to look at him with a smile, knowing that she had gained a new friend tonight.
Climbing down the stairs, Izayoi reaches the third floor and looks at his right before settling to walk ahead at the said direction, knowing the guest room were over at the direction based on the signs he remembered. During his walk, he recalled the girl in the floral pattern yukata and he couldn't help but recount the woman he met as Train in the dungeon beneath Glocken City. "They look exactly the same." He thought remembering that their appearances were the same except the designs of their yukata. "She really wants to enjoy life in-game as herself." He added with a smile, recalling himself and Asuna in SAO to which they enjoyed life with the same appearances in real life.
After a while of walking, Izayoi stops at a door to which he guessed would have been the guest room just above his hospital room. He looks down at the card identification device hanging on the side of the door and he lightly slides his card in, which caused the light below the device to glow green. Looking at the light, Izayoi picks up the card and slides the door opens.
Just as soon as he opens the door, he was immediately greeted by the lights in the room. He then looks around the entrance before his eyes scan the whole room. His eyes landed on the bundle of black hair on the couch and he walks towards the couch made bed. Approaching the couch, he noticed another person sleeping across from the said couch which makes him smile.
"Why don't the two of you sleep on the bed?" Izayoi thought in amusement seeing his mother sleeping on a couch across from Yui's. Blankets were wrapping around them since there were air conditioners blowing in cold air inside the room. Shaking his head in amusement, Izayoi then looks at his daughter sleeping with a smile and he lightly sit next to her without making any sound to wake her up. Brushing a strand of hair from her daughter's forehead, Izayoi stare at his daughter sleeping peacefully before he leans down and pecks her forehead, causing her to stir.
"Mm...Papa?" Yui asked with tired eyes as she looks up at her father.
"Are you really sensitive when your sleeping?" Izayoi asked raising an eyebrow with a smile playing on his lips. At this, Yui smiled at her father.
"I know it was you, Papa." She said as she sits up on the couch. "When did you wake up, Papa? When we arrived, you were still inside the game."
"Sorry, I've didn't check the time when I'm inside. I just wake up earlier." When he finishes his sentence, Yui hold a frown over her lips.
"Then, Papa can see Mama..." She frowned as she looks up at her father. "Sorry if we didn't tell you but you can't do it alone, Papa. Anyway, I know that Mama wanted to be with you but she couldn't because of me."
"Hey, hey. Don't make it sound like you're the burden, Yui." Izayoi said as he pat his daughter's head and smiles. "You're never a burden from the beginning, Yui. You're a miracle."
"Miracle?"
"Yeah." Izayoi smiled. "Your Papa and Mama are happy that you're with us right now. So no matter what we'll always be together in the virtual and the real world, alright?" After he said that, it brought a smile upon Yui's face and she directed it at her father.
"Alright, Papa!" Yui nods with a smile before Izayoi put his finger over his mouth.
"You have to be quiet or not that old woman will hear-"
"What do you mean old woman, Izayoi-chan?"
From the present of the voice, Izayoi couldn't help but chuckles. "Speak of the woman, Yui." He looks over at her mother sitting over the edge of the couch while she held an amused smile over her lips. She was currently adorning a set of light peach pajamas.
"You know, you never say hello in return when we visited." Canaria stated as Izayoi smiled at her.
"Hello, Canaria."
"It would have been good to hear at that time when you're awake but I think it will suffice for now."
"How's the guest room?" Izayoi asked as Canaria smile in return.
"Well, it feels like a hotel room without the expensive soap and all."
"It's a hospital. They're more invested in their medical equipment than home hardware."
"But they did fine by me. The size of the room is appropriately large for us. And they have prepared the cooking utensils, foods and drinks. A hotel wouldn't be able to have those three prepared simultaneously wouldn't they?"
"That's true."
"Anyway, onto the topic at hand. What is happening in-game, Izayoi-chan? Are you planning something to attract attention or you're already started to gain it?"
"I already started." At his answer, Canaria nods slowly before asking again.
"Did you find Asuna in there?"
"No. She did convert her avatar, right?"
"Yes, Leticia informed me of that after Asuna had Full-Dive into that game. But I don't know if her appearance will change according to her conversion since she had been played for a long time like you."
"I hope not."
"Why's that? Did your avatar changed appearance than it usually was?"
"Yeah, I don't know who I am the moment I look at myself. If Asuna had already experienced that then there wouldn't be any way to identify her based on her looks. Unless..." Izayoi trailed off as Canaria and Yui looks at the blonde in deep thought.
"Unless, Papa?"
"Unless I search for her in BoB. Bullet of Bullets. It's a Player vs Player tournament held in Gun Gale Online. The registration from what I heard started this month and it ends...tomorrow."
"Have you already registered yet?" Canaria asked looking over her son.
"No, I was busy."
"Then, you should register as quickly as you can before it's too late. For all I know, if this 'player' is after the top players and those players are amongst the participating ones then Asuna will find him before he could do something to them." Canaria explained with a cross of her arms.
"But I don't even know his appearance or where to start looking. The only choice I'm going to meet him is to lure him out. Get him to find me. He can't fire that bullet in a safe area where my HP won't go down. I know he did it before but he can't since his accomplice won't get me." Izayoi exclaimed looking at his mother while he puts his elbows on his knees and latch his fingers together.
"Accomplice, you say?" Raising an eyebrow, Canaria looks at her son in slight curiosity.
"You can't believe that he can do anything in the real world in-game, right? It defies logic. It's just a game after all. If he wanted to do something to his targets, he can't do anything except kill them in-game but not in the real one. So if he wanted to kill them in the real world, he would have..." Izayoi trailed off as Canaria finishes.
"He would have an accomplice to initiate the real killing." Canaria nods. "Yes, that sounds more logical."
"Papa, what is this all about?" Yui asked with a worried frown. "Is this player so dangerous? Is he related to the deaths in the game about a month ago?"
Looking over at her daughter in surprise, Izayoi speaks up. "Yui, how did you know?"
"I've been reading it in some blog. I just clicked it since it was related to a VRMMO game. I didn't know that it involved real lives." Yui frowned as she fidgets her finger with her pajamas. "What I did...Is it wrong, Papa?"
"No, it wasn't wrong. Sooner or later, you're bound to find out. Anyway, do you know the killer behind the cause?"
"Death Gun."
"Well then, is it possible to kill a real person through the game?" At this, Yui looks up at her father and shakes her head.
"No, it's impossible. The creator of the game, Zaskar is not one company that will do something like that unless they wanted to re-create SAO."
"If they did, they will lose their company financially and the people would ban them from ever continuing such a cause. The company wouldn't risk something like that, right?" Canaria explained as Izayoi nods.
"They can't. They know the SAO incident, so they wouldn't risk the possibility to make GGO the same. If not, the Japanese staff would let them know of the tragedy in Japan. Anyway, I don't think Zaskar has the power and knowledge to make the game deadly as Kayaba Akihiko."
"So how does this Death Gun character fit in all of this?" Canaria asked with a raised eyebrow.
"He doesn't. He has a trick up his sleeve if he knows some personal information about the top ones." Izayoi explained before realization struck him. "Personal information...?"
"Papa?" Yui called out in confusion.
"I don't know but I'm certain Death Gun sends his accomplice to head towards the top players addresses by extracting their personal information in-game." Izayoi explained with narrow eyes.
"How does he do that exactly?" Canaria asked.
"I've read of that before." Yui stated looking down thoughtfully as Izayoi looks at her with a raised eyebrow. "The winners that had won in the previous BoB tournament would acquire high raking prizes for their win. So if they want to have those prizes, they have to send their real address so the people that run GGO can deliver. Is that right?" Yui looks up at Izayoi in question wanting to see if she was correct.
"Well, your certainly learning, Yui." Izayoi praised with a smile.
"Even though it's virtual education, but it's good to know, Yui-chan." Canaria smiled at the black haired girl who smiled at the two.
But then a frown settled on Yui's face as she thought about her mother. "Papa, what about Mama? She's still in the game."
"When did she go?" Izayoi looks at Canaria from Yui.
"A while ago. At 9." Canaria answered.
"She must be adapting to the game right now." Izayoi grabs his fist as he tried to solve the problem at hand.
"How will you find her, Izayoi-chan? If what you said is true, then she might be anywhere."
Standing up, Izayoi looks at his mother. "Then I have to find her."
"Wouldn't it be easier if she wake up first and then we ask her to describe her appearance?"
"Wouldn't that be boring to know that way?" Izayoi asked with a knwoign smirk.
A smirk settled on Canaria's lips as she shakes her head in amusement. "You really want to do this the hard way, huh? Well, I can't deny that it would be boring to know that way. Anyway, are you going to go now?"
"I have to build my reputation in the game." Izayoi looks at his daughter and bends down to her height before pecking her forehead, which caused her to smile. "Sorry, but I have to go." He stated as Yui nods.
"Reputation?" Canaria asked looking at him in curiosity just as Izayoi stands up and looks at her.
"As a highly skilled assassin."
"Highly skilled?" Canaria asked with a raised eyebrow. "How did you get that reputation? You're just started playing."
"It goes with the perks of being a SAO player." Izayoi replied playfully.
"Or athlete for that matter." Canaria added with a smile as Izayoi smiled back.
Second Floor
Room 7010
Opening the door to her room, Saya looks at her nurse standing over her bed with a mock anger look.
"Saya, you shouldn't wander around." Nurse Aki stated in mock anger as Saya sheepishly scratch behind her neck.
"Sorry, but I can't help it."
"You know I'm not going to take care of you tomorrow because I got another patient to take care of. He was a rehab patient I had to take care of in the past." Nurse Aki looks at Saya with a small frown as the black haired woman nods before walking towards her bed and lies down on her back.
Looking at the woman, Nurse Aki frowned at seeing the blood stain on her yukata at her hip. "That's why you shouldn't wander around. You just ruin your yukata."
"Sorry, Aki-chan." Saya apologized before Nurse Aki started to re-dress her wound by taking of Saya's yukata of her right waist and gently work on the wound. After she had covered her entire waist with bandages, Aki steps back and admired her work before looking at Saya with a pointed look. "Remember what I say."
"Alright." Saya smiled before she looks at the Amusphere in Aki's right hand in front of her and she takes it by her left hand. "Thanks, Aki-chan."
"No problem. This is a good way for you to not wander on the roof when you have time." Aki stated as Saya sheepishly grins at her before the woman looks at the Amusphere. "Be careful out there."
"Got it." Saya replied before she put on the Amusphere around her head and closed her eyes. "Link Start!"
SBC Glocken City
Cafe
Arriving at the cafe where her newly made friend was, Saya smiled at the blonde haired woman sitting at the corner of the cafe while sipping on her ice tea.
"Sephiria!" Saya called out as the blonde haired woman looks at her and cast a smile on her face at her presence.
"Saya. Have you done your business?"
"Yes, it was refreshing to be on the roof!" Saya exclaimed before she sits on her seat across from Sephiria. "I got to meet a new friend too!"
"Really? Anyway, what are we going to do afterwards?"
"We're going to the dungeon to test out your skills with the gun and maybe I can watch your sword skills. Although, I never seen that kind of sword before in this game." Saya looks up with a thoughtful look.
"Well, I think it's a gift because I played a long time." Sephiria answered with a small smile while hiding the fact that she didn't know how she got the weapon at first but surprisingly she did.
"It could be." Saya said before her eyes landed on the menu handed to her from Sephiria.
"But before that, we should enjoy a nice midnight evening, don't you think?" Sephiria asked with a smile before she sips on her iced tea.
"Yeah, we should." Saya smiled at her friend.
Glocken City
Starting Point
Appearing in the platform of the starting point, Train looks up at Diskenth standing in front of him while he smiles at him under his hood.
"It's time. Time to make them know you worldwide...Black Cat."
To Be Continued...
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