Location: Little Rock, Arkansas. The Empire of America.
Time: 23:45 (Central Time)
Date: May 25 2013 (Across the Date Line)
Loud noises woke up both the Greystone and Nanahara households simultaneously.
The computer beckoned them to that their student, Hudson, had made it to the final four.
For her parents, it was pure excitement. Despite that, they felt barely a pinch of hope.
For Shuya, he was sure that she would win. And he felt reverie; he knew that his deduction was correct.
The first thing he did was jump out of bed and pick up the telephone.
It took three rings for Alina to answer.
"Did you hear the news?" He shouted, causing his wife and daughter both to stir.
"Oh.. Yes. I think that you're going to have to start.. Whatever you're doing."
"I was planning on it. I'm going! I'm going!"
"Okay.. Do that! We'll be driving over as soon as we can.. See you in a few!"
She hung up abruptly, leaving amplified fizzing on her line.
He slammed the portable phone in it's cradle and rushed to retrieve his laptop.
Noriko was already in the living room with the computer; their daughter was right beside her.
"We really need to watch the computer now, don't we?" Noriko asked him, when he sat dwin next to her.
"Yeah. We do." Shuya began typing, finding each and every one of of the websites.
They all served different purposes. Updates, information, and rules and regulations. Notwithstanding, he had to find access to the larger system through that.
"Daddy, can I go to bed?" His daughter was tired, obviously. Her head rested on her mother's side, and she was yawning as she spoke.
At first, he didn't notice her. "Oh! Yes!"
Without hesitation, he left the computer open and lifted his daughter from the couch. "I'm sorry I woke you up... It's pretty late."
"I forgive you. It's okay." Approaching her bedroom, he let her walk to the door.
"I'm not sure I'll be here in the morning. Have a good night, try and get some rest. I love you."
Chiaki, his young, five year old daughter responded by giving him a kiss on his cheek.
"I love you too. Good night!" She ran inside her room and shut the door behind her, leaving her father alone.
He walked down the stairs, thinking of the parents whose children who died. He was thinking of the woman who ran the Charity House, the orphanage he lived in up until he was fifteen.
You all know what happened afterwards, correct?
Well, what I was trying to tell you was that he felt more than deep sympathy for the parents who lost their children to the game, whether they were dead or not.
Ryoko Anno, the superintendent of the Charity House, was also a victim of assault as a punishment for defying the entry of two of her orphaned children into the game.
One of them was Shuya himself.
He had no clue what was happening to the orphanage. He could find no files or documents relating to it. His worst fears were confirmed to him and him only; when he thought about that country, he was geared towards the worst like an android.
This at first caused sadness, but then, it turned into a silent fury. One that would pressure you to pursue; an anger that was fueled with a quiet flame.
Sitting at the computer once more, he began typing once again. He was going ninety miles per hour, pressing keys of different varieties to try and and get into the system.
While doing so, another noise sounded.
Hudson was in the final three.
3 Students Remaining