Chapter 2 - Virus
"The message was deleted." said the curious Subaru. She, Tsukasa, and Mimiru, had returned to Mac Anu and called Bear. While they were waiting, they bought items and equipment.
"That's weird," said Mimiru. She turned to face Tsukasa. "Tsukasa, you said you had fallen into a coma. You just woke up a few weeks ago, right? From playing The World?"
"Yes."
"In a way, that would make sense. I'm not surprised," came a voice from behind. Mimiru turned around. It was Bear.
"Bear!" shouted Mimiru happily. "Huh? Wait, what do you mean?"
"Players falling into comas.it's become common lately. Tsukasa, a boy named Tomonari Kasumi, a forth-grader, a girl named Mai Minase."
"Mai? Could that have been the same Mai we met the other day?" asked Subaru. "She did say her friend had fallen into a coma."
"Mai never told us she had as well," said Tsukasa.
"Only for a week or two," said Bear. "I'm not sure why she woke up and Tomonari was unable to."
"Wait, A few weeks? There was an article on the paper about a boy who fell into a coma only a few days ago." said Mimiru.
Bear thought for a moment. "It must have been the forth-grader from Tokyo. He fell into a coma while we were rescuing Aura."
"You know what? After that, I never did hear from Sora." said Mimiru.
"Sora!" It never occurred to Tsukasa that he had never came back from talking with the Voice.
"We shouldn't have left him there alone, Tsukasa." said Subaru.
"Sora was only ten? Well, it's not surprising. He was immature. But.what happened to him?" asked Mimiru. He was a player killer, and annoyed Mimiru greatly, but she began to feel sorry for him. Especially now that he knew he was that young.
"Another strange thing that occurred after we rescued Aura was a virus," said Subaru. "The Crimson Knights have been trying to pursue it, but it is too fast. It has been seen in dungeons as low as a level of one," said Subaru
"Are you serious?" asked Mimiru. "A virus?"
Subaru nodded. "Yes. Sadly, it has already used some strange, new power on Orca of the Azure Sea."
"I heard that, too," said Bear. "The power overwrites the data."
"Impossible!" remarked Mimiru. "That-that can't be. Bear, do you think this is all linked to the Key of Twilight?"
"I don't think so."
"Let's go after it, then. It'll be fun. I need to level up anyway."
"The virus is immortal. It cannot be defeated," said Subaru. "Bear, I think we should contact Helba."
"The message was deleted." said the curious Subaru. She, Tsukasa, and Mimiru, had returned to Mac Anu and called Bear. While they were waiting, they bought items and equipment.
"That's weird," said Mimiru. She turned to face Tsukasa. "Tsukasa, you said you had fallen into a coma. You just woke up a few weeks ago, right? From playing The World?"
"Yes."
"In a way, that would make sense. I'm not surprised," came a voice from behind. Mimiru turned around. It was Bear.
"Bear!" shouted Mimiru happily. "Huh? Wait, what do you mean?"
"Players falling into comas.it's become common lately. Tsukasa, a boy named Tomonari Kasumi, a forth-grader, a girl named Mai Minase."
"Mai? Could that have been the same Mai we met the other day?" asked Subaru. "She did say her friend had fallen into a coma."
"Mai never told us she had as well," said Tsukasa.
"Only for a week or two," said Bear. "I'm not sure why she woke up and Tomonari was unable to."
"Wait, A few weeks? There was an article on the paper about a boy who fell into a coma only a few days ago." said Mimiru.
Bear thought for a moment. "It must have been the forth-grader from Tokyo. He fell into a coma while we were rescuing Aura."
"You know what? After that, I never did hear from Sora." said Mimiru.
"Sora!" It never occurred to Tsukasa that he had never came back from talking with the Voice.
"We shouldn't have left him there alone, Tsukasa." said Subaru.
"Sora was only ten? Well, it's not surprising. He was immature. But.what happened to him?" asked Mimiru. He was a player killer, and annoyed Mimiru greatly, but she began to feel sorry for him. Especially now that he knew he was that young.
"Another strange thing that occurred after we rescued Aura was a virus," said Subaru. "The Crimson Knights have been trying to pursue it, but it is too fast. It has been seen in dungeons as low as a level of one," said Subaru
"Are you serious?" asked Mimiru. "A virus?"
Subaru nodded. "Yes. Sadly, it has already used some strange, new power on Orca of the Azure Sea."
"I heard that, too," said Bear. "The power overwrites the data."
"Impossible!" remarked Mimiru. "That-that can't be. Bear, do you think this is all linked to the Key of Twilight?"
"I don't think so."
"Let's go after it, then. It'll be fun. I need to level up anyway."
"The virus is immortal. It cannot be defeated," said Subaru. "Bear, I think we should contact Helba."
