December 10th 2026
SBC Glocken
Gun Gale Online
Ryuji checked the clock for the third time, twenty minutes past the hour. He gave a deep sigh and checked his inventory again, his P226 and M14 would be his two main weapons for the preliminary rounds. His twin G18's he had deemed 'too recognisable' to be used before the final. His eyes began to track Sinon pacing back and forth in the rotunda of the Governor's office. A rather feminine looking player persisted trying to talk to her only to be answered by a monotone "Don't follow me." Ryuji understood this player to be the cause of her pacing.
Ryuji shook his head. The black haired feminine looking player was supposed to be Kirito? The infamous Black Swordsman? Ryuji had berated him calling him an 'Idiot,' a 'half-boiled moron.' Upon finding out Kirito had tricked Sinon into helping him under the guise of being female.
Sinon finally sat herself down at the same round table Ryuji himself sat. Taking a seat next to Spiegel, opposite Ryuji. He had previously claimed to be acting as a supporter of Sinon, not taking part in the tournament himself merely observing. He had attempted to strike up conversation a few times with Ryuji after seeing him have a brief yet seemingly amicable interaction with Sinon as she entered the rotunda. Ryuji had simply ignored him.
"Sit down." Sinon murmured to Kirito. Gesturing to the space beside Ryuji.
Kirito gave a meek nod before taking the seat causing Ryuji to squeeze himself into the corner, his intention to avoid being as close to Kirito as possible, causing the dark haired player to let out a resigned sigh.
Sinon leaned forwards slightly. "Look, the preliminaries are a series of one on one battles designed to reduce the total amount of players from all 10 blocks down to 20, who will then all be entered into the final. An all out battle royale. Me and you will meet in the finals, meaning provided we both get there it doesn't matter who wins in the end. We both get our chance at winning." She glared silently at Kirito after finishing her explanation. "I won't explain further, nor will I answer more questions."
Kirito gave a meek smile. "Okay got it, thanks" He gave a second smile. Causing Ryuji to raise his eyebrows slightly.
Sinon continued, without even a glance towards Kirito. "Me and you are both Block F. And I better see you in the finals. I have one last thing to teach you."
Kirito cocked his head slightly. "One last thing?"
"The taste of the bullet that means defeat." Sinon smirked.
"Swing and a miss, Sinon-chan." Ryuji muttered as he noticed the clock hit 19:28. "By the way, since our girl there failed to mention the arena is one kilometre squared. You start within five-hundred metres of your opponent. The only penalty for losing is shame, and the fact that you probably condemned some innocents to death." Ryuji slid his gunmetal grey helmet on before giving Kirito a nod. "So no pressure, Black-swordsman."
Sinon very quickly displayed her character name to Kirito and nodded to Ryuji who did the same. Kirito nodded in acknowledgement. He understood that he probably wasn't going to have an easy time if he had to fight either of these two.
Suddenly a bright light erupted form the center of the rotunda causing all the players to cheer. Everyone stood as an announcer began to call out excitedly the beginning of the '3rd Bullet of Bullets tournament'.
"Here we go." Ryuji whispered as he saw his name flash as one of the new competitors on the large screen in the center. Along with Kirito's and several other new people. He tried to memorize them all but very quickly found he was unable to keep up. He felt a bright light envelop his body as he began to be teleported into his first match. A brief one minute timer gave him the chance to equip his selected weapons and any gadgets he would need, a few medpacs and two stun grenades. The timer ended as he finished checking his loadout.
He then stood in an open field with a few metal walls for cover face to face with his opponent still fumbling to attach a bayonet to their rifle. Ryuji pointed a finger at his opponent and with a smirk shouted. "Let me say this to start! I'm considered to be fairly strong!"
Authors note: Alright, Im'a be honest from the start I spent nine months watching Kamen Rider. Like I had two sentences written for five-ish months straight. Stop asking to adopt this thing, its not orphaned im just lazy.
Editors Note: He is very lazy, its true.
Author-Chans note: You what, when?
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