Chapter 22 (1/2)

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at 19th of June 2019 04:33:53 PM

Chapter 22

—Kizuna†Exceed, you have received multiple chat requests . Accept?

Kanata and Tsugumi called me while we were on our way to the first city .

It’s probably safe to a.s.sume that they’re calling about the Dimension Wave thing .

I was planning on calling them once we land, but I might as well do it while I’m helming the s.h.i.+p .

“Big bro! Are you okay?!”

“Are you safe, Kizuna?”

The two of them shouted in my ear at the same time .

Though this may be a game, it was still a huge deal .

“Yeah, we were at sea, but thanks to Shouko—one of my friends—I’m perfectly fine . ”

“Oh, goodie! Though two of my party members died…”

“… three for your big sister . ”

“That many?”

My sisters sounded a bit down as they told me their losses .

It sucks to have to count your dead teammates, I guess .

But still, that’s more deaths than I would’ve guessed .

Tsugumi and her party were probably fighting at the frontlines .

It wouldn’t be such a surprise if they had a few dead .

Maybe the sea cus.h.i.+oned our blow and that’s why we took relatively little damage . Rather… the incident happened over top of them, so I think our distance was the biggest factor .

If we had been thrown into a wall or something, we’d probably take more than just 2,000 damage . We should consider ourselves lucky .

“How are things over there now? We’re still at sea, so I have no idea what it’s like for you guys . ”

“Sea? Like, the beach?”

“No, like the open sea . ”

“You can go there? How did you do that?”

“What do you think? How would you cross the oceans in an RPG?”

It was a little sad to hear them go Oh, I see!

I mean, boats or s.h.i.+ps aren’t that hard to imagine, right?

“Over here, things are… well, a bunch of people are trying to investigate what happened . ”

“What do you mean ‘investigate’?”

“Well, the rift opened somewhere between the First and the Second, so maybe it opened up because of something that happened? That’s what a lot of people are theorizing anyway . ”

“I see . ”

Now that I think about it, we had no idea what the name of the game would mean for us, even though it’s clearly “Dimension Wave” .

Judging from the great fissure in the red skies, it’s very possible that there will be a large-scale raid .

We’ll need to do some research on it, regardless of whether we’ll partic.i.p.ate or not .

“Can you come to the First, bro-bro?”

“I’m heading there right now . ”

“Wanna meet up at the square where we sp.a.w.ned?”

“Sure . I’ll chat with you again when I get closer . ”

—Private chat ended . Returning to regular chat .

I looked at the Shouko and the others after I hung up the phone .

Well, not phone, but chat .

“Wh-What?”

“A call from Tsugumi?”

“Yeah, and my older sister too . ”

“You have an older sister as well?”

“Now that you mention it, I guess I never told you guys, huh? The three of us joined the game together . ”

“Wherefore do ye not play separately?”

“Now that you mention it, I’m wondering that myself too . ”

She’s got a point . The three of us siblings are all doing our own things .