Chapter Three: Huh? Just where did Merai run off? Part A

A Few Days Later

I logged in to see Merai waiting for me. Shaking my head, I was about to ask what's she doing in The World so early. I was usually waiting for her.

"I have important event information!" She shouted through her giggles.

"What, up late browsing the message board... Again?" I teased her. Through the short time we have known each other, we have grown to be s close as best friends.

"No! ...Maybe... Anyway, if you go to "Bursting Hidden Tri-Cliff", Something will happen!" she said excited-like.

"Let me guess, you have absolutely no clue WHAT happens, ne?" I said.

"You're so mean! ... Okay, so I don't, but we won't know until we go, will we?" Merai said, "And just think of the rare items!"

"You don't get out much, do you? Well, I suppose you're right..." I said, "We should probably get some SP potions..."

"Way ahead of you!" Merai said, smiling and pointing at her sack.

Bursting Hidden Tri-Cliff

"Merai, just WHO did you get this information from? It's just a valley with three cliffs bursting from the walls..." I dully asked her.

"Hm ...Some person called "Makarino" I think..." She said as she pondered

"You 'THINK'?" I said.

"Huh, it may just happen..." Merai said like she knew her source was correct.

"Whatever... Hey, is that a player warping in?" I said, trying to get a closer look.

"Where, I don't see- Oh! Right across from us?" She also looked at the figure,

"Huh? Is that Ouka?"

"Ouka?"

"Ouka was part of the party who saved The World when it was on the brink of destruction the second time. We met a little before you joined." Merai explained to me, and started to run towards her.

"Sigh..."

"Ouka!" Merai shouted happily as ever.

"Huh, Merai? You get that tip as well?" Ouka asked.

"Yup! From a "Macarino?" " Merai asked, who knew the answer when she saw a nod, "Oh, this is my new friend, Yuoko!" She giggled as she introduced me.

"Huh? Oh, Hi..." I said while panting from trying to keep up with Merai.

"Oh, you must be Yuoko... I heard of you, you know... Killing a Lvl. Fifty Dracious Behemoth at Lvl. Ten... That's very impressive." Ouka said. I managed to look up, and noticed that she had a collar on.

"Thank...You... Are you by chance a Werewolf character?" I asked.

"Huh? Oh, the collar... The leader of the party I was in gave it to me..." She said, glancing out across at the other cliff.

"Oh, I didn't mean anything by it..." I said, and glanced where Merai was, "Huh? Merai? Where'd she go?"

"Oh, think nothing of it, I just got lost in memories... Now that you mention it, the last time I saw her was about five minutes ago..."

To be continued in Part B.