Chapter – 35

On trigger – SAO Integral fragments

Author note: Hello everyone, I know you all have noticed that the chapters are coming in a little late. Please try to understand, when you work two jobs and have no days off, its hard to find the time but I will continue to write this story until it finishes, that I can promise. For now, please enjoy the chapter and hopefully I can make the next one quicker. Also, shout out to: Chucho58, Xmister456, NSGW, alex, Daniela, Esmeralda and Josefaaa!


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You: So, the event is almost near us. Hopefully, we will catch Death guns attention. All we need is to get him out of hiding. If we can just get a clue or something for his identity. No one has ever seen the guy, nor have they ever saw him again after the last incident.

?: Master…

You: Huh? Oh, Rei. Didn't see you there, something wrong?

Rei: No, not in particular. You just received a message in your inbox. Would you like me to hold on to it or ignore?

You: U-Uh, I can read it.

Opening my menu screen, I take a look in my messages and see Sinon's name on it.

You: Sinon?

Sinon's message: Hey (You), are you free right now? There is something I need your help with. Meet me at the teleporter gate.

You: Hmm… that's weird. Its not like her to ask help from others. Still, she is smart so maybe she wants help with something she cannot do on her own.

Rei: Shall we get going master?

You: O-Oh, I am sorry Rei. Knowing Sinon, she probably wants my help alone. But… in the meantime, there is something I need you to do.

Rei: What is it?

You: Do you still have that Bio scanner we got for you a few days ago?

Rei: Yes. All of the parts that you have been giving me are safely stored.

The gang and I have been all over GGO, grinding our levels and making money for new equipment. Rei and I of course, have been gathering parts for her and we managed to find a lot of useful features for her. Soon, she might become the greatest Arfa-sys in all of GGO. Or so she says.

You: Great. I need you to go around town and scan any player you can find. Save them in your secondary drive and once I come back, let me know what players you have found.

Rei: As you wish Master but… what if…?

You: Look. You have gotten much stronger then how you were before, don't worry about the other players, if they get near you or try to hurt you, don't hesitate to say no and leave. Once I come back, tell me everything.

Rei: O-Okay, Master. I will make you proud. Then you can do that thing again.

You: thing?

Rei: You know, that thing… you do on my head.

You: you mean the headpats?

Rei: Yes… I like it… it makes me feel appreciated.

You: (What is she? A dog now?) Well… if you do a good job, I will give you one.

Rei: *she beams happily* then I promise to do my best, Master! *she exits the room* Here I go!

You: R-Rei! Watch out for the first—!

Rei: WH-WHOOAAA! "Crash-Bang-Crash-Crash" Ow…

You: Step…

Later

As I began to head to the teleport gate, I headed down the streets of the SBC Glocken and of course, everyone kept giving me their stares. These stares weren't the same jealous stares I would get when I walked down the streets of SAO, these ones were menacing, almost like as if they wanted me dead and if they could do it, they'd do it. Paying them no mind, I headed down and eventually reached the gate.

You: Geez these guys are intimidating. Sinon said that she'd be at the teleport gate and there she is with—

Looking a bit further ahead, I saw that she was not alone, someone else was with her. A guy, very skinny, had a long thin white hair pony tail along with a dark white pock doted camouflage outfit.

Sinon: And you are sure this information is concrete.

?: Totally, I wouldn't tell anyone else this kind of information. After all, this is the first time we've seen each other in years. Why didn't you tell me you were going to be out this long? I was really worried.

Sinon: Sorry, but since it was a last minute request I couldn't refuse. Plus I didn't think it would take me so long.

?: Of course, of course. I never had a doubt in my mind of your actions, after all, it is so that you can get stronger. You never have change since—

You: Sorry, am I interrupting something?

?: Huh?

Sinon: Oh (You), you're here. Sorry about that, Spiegel, this is (You). He's a friend of mine. (You), this is Spiegel, he's a partner.

You: I see. Do you two usually go on quest together?

Spiegel: No, not really. I am too much of a coward to go out on those fields. Sinon on the other hand, is unlike any player out there. Those morons go out there and shoot some mobs thinking it's all fun and games. They don't take it as seriously as Sinon here. She is way beyond their level, no one can be compared to her.

Sinon: Spiegel.

Spiegel: Oh sorry. Anyways, as I was saying. There is this new boss that is going to spawn in the dungoeun and it drops a super rare sniper rifle. There have been bosses that drop pistols and SMG's but this one is the first to have ever drop a sniper rifle. Or at least that is the rumor. And what is best, not many people know about it yet. From what I can determine, the boss is going to spawn only a few times. Here are the dungeon coordinates. The boss is pretty rare so, the drop rate on the rifle probably won't be that high.

You: sometimes its not determined by how the drop rates are.

Sinon: Huh?

You: from my experience, when you challenge a boss with a rare drop, the drop for rare items increase regarding the time, strength and damage you unleash on it. The system sometimes view that scale and the increase of the rare item retrieval increases. I am only speaking theoretically though, I can't say if it is true.

Sinon: So… if we make a good strategy… we might get the sniper…

You: Hey, I told you that I was not sure, I am just speaking from experience.

Sinon: It can't hurt to try. That is why I called you here, I need your help on this selfish request… will you help me?

Spiegel: Sinon?

You: Don't worry. As a gamer myself, I know how the rare items can get one excited. Sure, I'll help you out. Kirito and Kureha are on their own adventure and Rei is… making an errand for me. It will be just us two, I am not sure how the odd are here.

Sinon: We'll make it work. This boss is only going to spawn a few times, we need to strike now before anyone else does. Spiegel, thank you for the info, we'll take it from here. Come on, (You).

As we began to exit the SBC Glocken, I looked back and saw Spiegel giving a confused look to Sinon… and a disgusted look towards me. I couldn't tell what he was thinking but… I get the feeling that he doesn't like me that much. Could it have been because of my close relationship with Sinon. It did kind of looked like he had feeling for her, which might make things a bit awkward since… I know how Sinon also feels about me. Still though… as she grabbed me from the arm and kept walking at a fast pace, I could tell that she was excited. Which was rare coming from her. Oh well, I guess I can play along for her, after all, it's rare to see her this excited.

Deep inner dungeon

Sinon: if Speigel's coordinates were on the mark, then this is the place.

?:GRrrrrr…

A loud growl made the dungeon shake intensly. The area was wide but it seemed to cover most of the boss's wide and length.

Sinon: that was loud. Judging by the sound and shake, it must be pretty big. That's got to be the boss Spiegel was talking about.

You: No doubt. Usually for rare items, the boss is bound to be powerful. At least an elite level of danger. Its still not moving though, we might be a bit far from its detection radios.

Sinon: in that case, im going to say hello. By getting behind cover and sniping at it.

You: No… I have a better idea. I will get its attention, you get to higher ground and cover me from there. I will hold him long enough for you to look for an opening.

Sinon: are you sure?

You: hey, were a team, we've faced worse, haven't we? Quick, get to higher ground.

Sinon: alright.

Sinon then climbs the edges of the building and gets to higher ground. The boss seemed to have its attention to the wall since I couldn't see its face, only its rare end.

You: Alright big guy. *I loud my optical handgun* lets see what your made of.

"Pew!" "Sproow!"

?: AUUURGH!

The plasma attack did very little damage but it grabbed its attention. It slowly turned around with its massive two legs. The boss kind of reminded me of an armadillo. With its face and back shell, the only difference was that it had six eyes, it had a long tail and it only had two legs.

You: The Ghostpet.

Ghostpet: GRRRROUUUUU!

The boss ran at me with two massive legs. It seemed a bit slow but with its size, no doubt it hit a serious punch.

You: Hup!

Using my speed, I manage to warp out of the boss's line of fire as it uses its horns or ears, I couldn't tell what they were to swing attack. Managing to get back on my feet I tried to look for an opening but its entire body was build up with armor. Its like as if its skin itself was armor.

"Pew-Pew-Pew!"

Ghostpet: GRRRRAAAAAAA!

You: it doesn't seem to have any effect. With its massive legs, I cant even get close enough to attack it with my saber blade either. This one is defiantly tricky.

Ghostpet: GROOOOOOOUUU!

You: Still though, considering that it can be damaged, it must mean that it can be defeated. There is always a weakness… but where…

Ghostpet: *it stares at me*

You: what about its eyes?

"Pew-Pew-Pew-Pew-Pew"

Ghostpet: RRRROOOOOOOOOUUU!

The damage numbers increased, meaning that its face was one of its weaknesses.

You: Gotta keep it at bay.

Ghostpet: GRRRAAAAAUUU! *It rams at me*

With its body moving at its top speed, it begins dashing towards me as I kept firing at its face.

You: Time to move! *I grab my UFG*

Using my UFG, I shot at the ceiling as the green beam pulls me over the Ghostpet, making it crash at the wall and making it dizzy.

Ghostpet: GRAAAAaaauu… *It falls down*

You: Whoa, looks like it can get a debuff when it hits the wall.

Ear piece: Did you see that?

You: Yeah, it seems to get a debuff when it hits the wall, we can use that to our advantage. Its body is made all of armor so we can't even dent it like that, I did see that its face and eye were vulnerable so that will be our best shot. It's going to be hard with it moving so much though so were gonna haft to bring it down as fast as we can once it gets the debuff. I can move it towards your location so you can deliver the shots. Ready?

Ear piece: Ready. It's getting back up, good luck.

With the Ghostpet getting back on its two legs, its aim was focused on me as it was preparing to ram towards me again.

You: Alright Sinon, this is it. Keep make sure you aim for the face and fire as many shots as you can. *I say through the ear piece*

Ghostpet: "Stomp-Stomp" ROOOOOOAAAAAAAR!

You: Hup!

Using the same technique as before, I shot my UFG and jump over the boss as its head slams against the wall and falls down unconscious.

You: Now Sinon!

Sinon, from a higher ground, begins landing massive critical blows to its eyes and its HP bar manages to go down to the quarter half of the first HP bar. Just like the other bosses we have faced so far, this boss had two health bars and by just shooting critical blows to its eyes, the first bar is almost down.

Ghostpet: GROOOUUUR! *it gets back up*

You: Alright, considering that this time its body is facing the opposite direction of Sinon, I am gonna haft to make it face her. Which is going to be a bit hard considering that this place seems to fit a small area between me and its massive circular body.

Ghostpet: ROOOOAAAR! *it swings its tail upwards*

You: what in the?

A red line is aimed directly at me.

You: Shot!

"SWOOOOSH!"

A blast of hot like lava was shot from its tail as the area I just leaped from molded from the heat.

You: Whoa! Looks like its got some other moves. Is that some sort of laser?

Ghostpet: GRAAAAAUUU!

Ear piece: it doesn't seem to be reacting like it did before, I think it switched its attack patterns. You are going to need to get closer to make it switch.

You: You read my mind. But I am going to need to find a way to get closer without that beam hitting me. You saw how the ground was left, no doubt it can cause some serious damage.

Ear piece: I can grab its attention but I am going to need you to take it from me. Can you do it?

You: Worth a shot.

"Bang-Bang!"

Two shots are fired from its back and the Ghostpet turns around in directions of the shots and aims its tail towards Sinon's cover.

You: Alright *I activate my saber blade* "Vroom" lets do this.

Beginning to grab momentum, I run towards the boss and slash directly at its tail.

You: GEAAAAAAAH! "SWIIISHVROOOM"

Ghostpet: IIIGHHHHRRROOOOUUUUU!

The boss squealed like a pig as my saber blade actually managed to burn through its tight skin and cut off its tail.

You: Whoa! I didn't know you could do that!

Ghostpet: ROOOOUUUUUU! *it falls down*

You: it fell down! Sinon, ths is your chance!

Sinon: Right!

With Sinon beginning to fire her shots, the boss's HP lowers down to the final bar and reaches the yellow zone.

Ghostpet: *it gets up slowly* Grrrr….

You: the way it growled and slowly got up, I have a bad feeling about it.

Ear piece: I think it is about to change its attack patterns again. Be careful for what it's about to do.

Ghostpet: Grrr… GROOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAR!

A massive roar echoed through the room, it was so loud it made me and Sinon fall down with a debuff.

You: Igh… that's… to tense…

The boss's body also changes color, as its body is now glowing bright orange color and blows off steam from its nose like a bull, clearly showing that it is not playing around anymore.

You: Okay, that must be its final phase form.

Ghostpet: GROOOUUUUURRR! *it dashes straight at me*

You: What the?! GHAAAAAGH!

With massive impact, I hit the wall very hard as it barely gave me enough time to react. The good news was that it only knocked my HP down by a quarter.

You: Damn it, it must be faster than before.

Ear piece: Its seems to have gotten its tats up too. Now I see why this boss holds a rare item. With this speed, I am not sure we can take it. I think it's best if we fall back and come back when all of our friends are together.

You: but if we do that, then this boss might be defeated by another party. I saw how excited you were when you heard that the rare drop was a sniper rifle, it's rare to see you that excited… so I want to help you get it. Sure this boss is tough… but we've faced worst bosses in SAO, this is our once and only chance to seize this opportunity.

The ear piece stayed quite for a while and the boss began to re-adjust its footing.

You: Sinon?

"Bang!"

Ghostpet: Grr! ROOOOOOOOAAR!

The boss turned around and saw Sinon at the top of the edges.

Ghostpet: GROOOOUUU!

"Pew-Pew-Pew"

Not wanting to waste a second, I fire my optical gun and then use my UFG to get out of its line of sight and land on its back.

Ghostpet: GROOOOOUR?!

The boss, noticeably confused, tried to look for the source of the fire but I managed to land on its back without it noticing, as I stood in its back, I saw something interesting. A bright object on its forehead, at first I thought it was part of its design but looking at it closely, it was an eye.

You: Hey…

Get near its forehead, I grab my saber blade and then stab its massive green eye. Or at least I thought it was an eye.

You: Gagh! *I stab its eye*

Ghostpet: ROOOOOOOOOOOUUUU!

The boss squirms in pain as it tries to shake me off its face but I manage to hold on tightly.

Ghostpet: GROOOOOOUUUU! *it begins dashing towards the wall*

You: Oh-oh, no you don't!

Using my UFG, I swing out of its face and the boss crashes to the wall.

You: Phew. That was close. Sinon! That green thing on its forehead is its weakness! Aim there!

Sinon, looking through her telescope on her rifle, she aims for the eye and fires.

"Bang!"

Ghostpet: AUUUGH!

"Bang!"

Ghostpet: AARROOOOO!

Sinon: *she breathes in and out* lights out.

"Bang!"

Ghostpet: AAARROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo… "Poof"

The boss explodes into red trickling polygons and the room was now quiet.

Congratulations!

You: Phew… we did it!

Sinon still looked in shock as she stared through her rifle telescope, almost like as if she couldn't believe what just happened or what she just did.

You: hello? Earth to Sinon.

Sinon: Huh? O-Oh right, sorry. I am coming.

Sinon got down from the edges and showed me a shocked expression.

Sinon: Sorry, I guess I am still in shock. I can't believe we won.

You: I told you we could do it. Speaking of which, what did it drop?

Sinon: oh yeah, I need to check and see what it dropped.

As Sinon spawns the dropped item, a magnificent sniper rifle was in her hands. It fit her title and appearance.

Sinon: The AMR Tiamat…?

You: it seems to be pretty rare to me. It already has accessories that are normally very expensive and very rare to get.

Sinon: Not only that, look at its power. And the range in incredible. Of course, a gun like this requires a ridiculous amount of strength to use.

You: don't worry, there is still time, we can get all the necessary points you need to wield it in no time.

Sinon: Thank you. that boss really did drop the strongest sniper rifle I've ever seen.

You: Congrats. It was pretty lucky, huh. If my theory was correct, I think it was our effort and teamwork that made it happen.

Sinon: that sounds pretty corny to me… but you might be right. I guess a bit of your luck rubbed off on me, huh. Well… if its miy turn to sound corny, I just wanted to say… thank you. Really, thanks a million… getting something like this… I've forgotton how exciting it could be to fight form seomthing you really want. I owe this victory… and this gun to you. I wouldn't have had the firepower or HP to tough it out and take it down without you. I probably wouldn't even have tried.

You: Mm… I don't know about that. You are pretty strong yourself, plus you could have dealt even greater damage to the boss have you just aimed for its weakness. So I think, even if I wasn't here, you still would have won. Of course, I am just speaking from my point of view, I don't know how you view yourself.

Sinon: I… honestly don't know. All this time, the only thing I could think about… was getting stronger. Ever since I got the tip that I could link myself to SAO… all I ever cared about was getting strong.

You: Link yourself to SAO? How did that happened?

Sinon: I-Its… a long story. I'll tell you later. I meant what I said though… the only reason I was able to fight today was because I had a partner… *she blushes* and… someone I… genuinely care about.

Sinon, with a blushed face, steps in closer to me and covers her face in my chest.

You: Uh… Sinon?

Sinon: I know… you have Koharu as your partner… but for now, since you're my partner here… will you lend me your strength and attention a bit longer.

You: Mm… alright. I guess… while were here, I can support you.

Sinon didn't showed me her face… but I could feel her face in my chest and… she was smiling.

Sinon: Thank you. And I promise, with this new gun… I will shot anyone that comes in our way and I will also lend you my strength. For you and our friends.

You: *I smile* Hm, I can't wait to see what you and that gun are capable of.

Sinon: Good. Come on, lets get out of here before that boss spawns back or any other players come in and try to take this rifle away.

Sinon and I exited the dungeon and didn't even notice it was already so late. We quickly hurried over to the SBC Glocken and we both parted ways. The streets seemed very pretty compared to how they look during the day. The neon lights and passing cars lighted up the streets in a very astonishing view.

You: Wow, the streets are pretty colorful at night. Not many players are here since its night time. Still though, I wouldn't be surprised if there was one or two— Igh!

I bumped into someone as I was minding my own business.

You: Augh, sorry. I wasn't paying attention.

?: Oh its you.

You: Hey, I remember you… Spigel, right?

Spiegel: Its actually "Spiegel" but you were close. you are Sinon's friend. It was nice meeting you before. I heard from many players about you. appearently you got an Arfa-Sys, despite being a beginner, huh? Must be nice being that lucky.

You: Luck, luck, luck, why does everybody think that? Its not just about "Luck" its about fighting on and believeing and yourself. Maybe I was a bit lucky getting my hands on a rare weapon but… still, that weapon is a friend of mine and I don't want to think that I just "Got" her from luck.

Spiegel: if you say so. I saw that you seemed to be close with Sinon as well. Do you two have history?

You: Well, we do actually. She and I go way back. Not that long though, only a few years. But those few years, felt like two hundred years of torture. At first I teamed up with her because she seemed pretty skilled and strong.

Spiegel: that seems smart. Teaming up with strong players on hunts. Very efficient. I am rather curious as to how you began to hang out with her, but it is none of my business. If I begin to know about what she did while she was gone, she'll probably nag to me about it. You know, I screwed up my stats allotment. Though I guess it was my fault for being an idiot and believing that nonsense about AGI building being the strongest.

You: I have heard about that. A lot of players have been focusing on building AGI for better bofy movment to dodge bullets until, come to find out, you need a lot more than that to handle weapons.

Spiegel: yes, it sucks. Plus it's a pain to just go over the stats when it comes to equipment managing. I am not wasting my time on that. You on the other hand, seem to have gotten a grasp on this game for being a beginner. Everyone is talking about you and your little crew defeating the most powerful of bosses that even the strongest squads around have been able to defeat.

You: Oh? You seem to be quite perceptive about what we do.

Spiegel: No, not at all. They are just rumors. When I heard your name, I was surprised it was you. However, there is a player in particular that has peaked my interest… have you heard of him? Death gun?

You: Uh!

Spiegel: your reaction brings me to believe that you have heard of this name. he's been punishing all those stupid show-offs who act all cool just cause they're a little lucky or following the right trends. I actually wish he'd be harsher on people like that. That's the mark of someone who's really strong. Don't you think so, (You)?

I was a little but dumbfounded by what he was saying. I mean it was almost like as if he was a little bit crazy… almost like a fan of some sort. But who would be a fan of a murderer?

You: I don't know… I mean "Punishing"? what does he haft to punish for? Its not like he has a right, he is not a god. Strength doesn't come from feeding it off of others but rather, the source of where it comes from. Killing, bribing, forcing and stealing is not strength… its all weakness covering it up because they are too scared to fight. if this so called "Death gun" is going around punishing those people… then what does that make him? Because it certainly doesn't look like he is strong to me. It looks more like… stupidity.

Spiege: Igh…

Spiegel did not seem pleased with my answer, almost like as if I showed him the facts and tried to replace them with his beliefs.

Spiegel: Hmm… think you could say that in front of Death gun himself?

You: Who knows? I've seen and said way worse stuff to other people who were the scum of the earth. I've faced death once or twice, why should I be scared of a gun? A gun, in case if anyone has forgotten, is a tool. Not a weapon.

Spiegel: A tool?

You: here in GGO, Pkilling is the point so of course it's a weapon. But in real life… it's a tool for protection, not killing. Killing is for the weak, and no one should come to such patheticness… and I would know.

Spiegel: Tck… it's just as I thought. It looks like you're just another one of Sinon's so-called friends who are trying to mislead her.

You: Heh, excuse me? So-called friends and misleading her? If that were true, then explain to me, why does she smile?

Spiegel: Igh!

You: you didn't know? Sinon was serious when we met her. Heck, she didn't even want to be near us… but when we offered her the attention she needed… she turned a new leaf. Maybe she is not a hundred percent complete but… as her friends we will continue to watch and take care of her… just like she promised us to do so as well.

Spiegel: Nonsense… *he clutches his fist* your telling me… that she actually thinks of you as friends… and that she doesn't need to rely on power… Sinon is on a whole another level then you or any other of these pathetic players…

You: You think I don't know that? Of course she is because she is Sinon. She is the best sniper in all of GGO. We as her friends, know that and support it more than anyone else and if you my friend cannot see that, then you don't even deserve to be her friend until you get it straight to your head.

Spiegel looked down to the ground, clearly enraged by what I was saying.

You: now, if youll excuse me, I have errands to run.

Spiegel: you better watch your back.

You: Uh!

Spiegel: Death gun hates players who rely on luck… you might be his next target… *he walks away*

You: That was… weird… the way he talked, it was like he knew Death guns motives… could he be Death gun or could he be related with Death gun… he is Sinon's friend so… I am not going to immediately judge him… still though, it will be wise to get information on him. Hopefully, Rei got what I needed from her.

Later: My room

You: Phew…

As I entered my room, I saw Rei on the ground on her knees bowing down.

Rei: Welcome home master. Would you like dinner first, or perhaps a bath… or perhaps—

You: Whoa-whoa-whoa! Where did you learn that from?!

Rei: I saw these group of guys watching something called "Anime" and in the the scene the female character did this to his spouse and the male players seemed to enjoy it saying "Man, I wish I could have a beautiful girl who would greet me like that when I get home" and since Master is a guy, I figured you would like it.

Going straight to the point and testing the theory right. While although she is not wrong about guys wanting this sort of thing, I can't say that I totally agree about me… not liking the gesture.

You: L-Look, Rei. I appreciate you going out of your way of doing this but… please don't copy or do anything those other guys say they like, okay.

Rei: Okay, Master.

You: You managed to go around the SBC Glocken all by yourself, huh.

Rei: Because of you guiding me through all the streets, I was able to map everything on my mind.

You: You see, I told you, you could grow.

Rei: its all thanks to you, master.

You: Hehe, if you say so. So, did you manage to get the info?

Rei: Yes, Master. With my new BIO Scanner, I was able to determine the names, gender and background info on all of these players. Based on the details at the main building console registration, some players are not going to be participating in the upcoming GGO events. These were XeeXeeD and Usushio Tarako. With my new BIO Scanner eyes, I was able to pinpoint every player in this list with their real names, genders, strength and even real life addresses.

You: Geez Rei, I told you to bring me their player details not personal background. Oh well, maybe it could be useful in the future, for now set that aside… let's see… Musketeer X, Dyne, Ginrou… hey look at this, Itsuki and Zeliska are going to be participating as well. There is also someone called Sterben and… Subtilizer… interesting. Alright, Kirito must be asleep by now and Kureha is probably back in the real world, so for now, would you mind going over the details of these players with me?

Rei: As you wish Master, but do make sure to take care of yourself and get some sleep. I will set a personal alarm adjusting the right overnight time to stay awake, so that way you may still get a goodnight sleep even if you oversleep a bit.

You: Heh, wow… I am starting to get more and more shocked about what you can do. I am also surprised nobody tried to steal you while you were walking alone the streets of the SBC Glocken.

Rei: There were some strangers that tried to take me but… I had orders to only get this information so I declined. I hope I did not cause any troubles.

You: Lets hope so. Alright, lets get to investigating.

Rei: What are we looking for master?

You: Just any kind of background regarding player killing. From motive, way and how.

Rei: Player killing? But that's what everyone does.

You: But not everyone has the same reasons… there has got to be something about these players's motives. If you find anything interesting, let me know.

Rei: alright, Master.

Rei and I stayed up late trying to uncover the past records of these players but couldn't find any information regarding Sterben and Subtilizer, other then Subtilizer being the leader of a Pkilling thieves squad. Other than that, no other info. If I had to make a suggestion… maybe these two could be our highest suspects… maybe.

To be continued…