Volume 1 Chapter 2 Part5 (1/2)
VOLUME 1
Season 2, Episode 5
Episode 5:
”Were you the one behind that note, President?”
It was as good of a time as any. After all, there was no one there behind the gym that afternoon.
”Nope! Sora did not do that!”
Shun watched as Sora vehemently denied his query, the cat ears perched atop her head bobbing with every shake.
Seriously, he did not understand this girl.
”Although, Sora will just pop off for a bit and get the person who did call for you, okay?”
With that, she disappeared behind a corner of the gym.
Only to reappear seconds later.
If Shun had expected something to change, then clearly his expectations had been betrayed.
She looked exactly the same. Except, without the cat ears.
”Nice to meet you. I'm an investigator from the Dimension Management a.s.sociation.”
His confusion threatened to overwhelm him.
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”President -?”
”No, I am not your President. I am an investigator from the Dimension Management a.s.sociation.”
She smiled, correcting him before he could even finish.
”But -”
”I am an investigator from the Dimension Management a.s.sociation.”
Seriously, that smile of hers was starting to seem creepy.
That, coupled with her insistence, was going to get them nowhere. If he wanted some answers, he was going to have to take a different approach.
”Erm… Sorry, but did you say Dimension Management a.s.sociation?”
”Yes indeed. I'm afraid that I can't go into much detail, but that being said there is something that we, from the Dimension Management a.s.sociation, wish for you to know.”
Leaning forward, Sora (albeit without her cat ears) gestured for Shun to come closer. Her next words were only meant for his ears.
”This place isn't the only dimension that exists.”
–
What?
An explosion of epic proportions set off in Shun's brain. The confusion etched on his face prompted Sora to continue with her explanation.
”This place that you humans call Earth falls into the IV+ category of dimensions. Of course, there are also the various other dimensions that exist, from all the different categories and of varying shapes and sizes. This is where we come in. The Dimension Management a.s.sociation divides and manages all the different dimensions, with agents residing in each of the dimensions to oversee it. Thus, I just happen to be the agent for this one.”
Shun didn't know which part of her story to believe.
But pseudo-Sora was not done yet.
”Recently, we've managed to discover yet another type of dimension, one which we call type VI, which consists of all the different game dimensions, ”video games” as you humans call them. When Rosalie-san appeared from within 'Dragon Bless', she became the first person in history to ever have broken down the lines between the dimensions and exist independently in an entirely separate dimension than her own -”
”W-wait a minute!”
No more. He needed her to stop before he got even more confused.
”There's really no point in you telling me all about dimensions IV and VI and whatnot. I don't even understand what you are saying.”
Sora shook her head, clearly disappointed in Shun's ability of comprehension.
”Well, in other words, there are a lot of different dimensions that exist in this universe. Aside from this one, of course.”
Her enunciation was clear, patient and unhurried. She then gestured towards her surroundings as though trying to make sense of her words through her actions, similar to what one might do for a small child.
”As such, it is from one of these different dimensions, also known as the ”dimension of games”, that Rosalie came from. Do you understand me now?”
A slight nod.
”Yeah.”
Well, somewhat, at least.
The construction of the ring in the middle of the school ground was making quite a din.
Shun couldn't bring himself to care anymore. Not about the noise that was giving him a headache, nor about the mystery that Sora posed. Heck, he doubted that he even cared about the fact that Rosalie had just appeared right in front of him from the depths of an RPG game.
All he wanted was for someone to tell him what in the world was actually happening.
That, or they could just wake him up from this nightmare. Whichever came first.
Just then, Sora reached into her breast pocket and produced a little something that Shun was very familiar with.
It was the RPG game ”Dragon Bless”.
Holding it out towards him, she said with an air of finality, ”And this, is the game dimension.”
–
”By that, do you mean the setting in which the game takes place in -?”
Pseudo-Sora cut him off.
Either she was getting impatient. Or she didn't want Shun getting the wrong idea.
”More like, each game is its own living dimension. It has s.p.a.ce, matter, binding laws, and locality. In fact, Dragon Bless can be said to be a one of the few worlds that show an amazing likeness to a type IV+ dimension. Therefore, each individual game that is sold in stores has their own self-contained Dragon Bless game dimension, all of which are the one, yet can exist as separate ent.i.ties of the same dimension.”
Shun stared, long and hard at the game in pseudo-Sora's hands.
This was supposed to be a dimension..?
”Sales of the RPG game Dragon Bless reached up to 50 million worldwide. Therefore, you could say that there exist 50 million different lines for the Dragon Bless dimension, with Rosalie existing simultaneously as a ”possibility” in each of these lines. However, now that she has materialized into this dimension she has become a very real presence, and thus can only exist as a single ent.i.ty.”
Something clicked into place at the back of Shun's mind. Was that the reason Rosalie disappeared from all the other Dragon Bless games that morning?”
Still though, he barely understood half of what was being said.
Heck, his common sense was still at least a mile behind, trying to catch up with her explanation.
What dimensions? What world lines?
Such words were, in Shun's experience, only uttered by smitten, pathetic characters in manga or sappy games.
He hadn't bailed on Sora yet, but it was by no means an easy task for him to swallow what was being said.
That, and the one big question lingering at the back of his mind that had yet to be answered.
”Why is she here?”
Forget being tactful. He wanted answers right there and then.
Pseudo-Sora's smile grew wider.
”That's because of your power, Shun.”
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”After much a.n.a.lysis and research, we've managed to determine that this Rosalie is based upon your Dragon Bless dimension line and player data. In other words, you are the culprit behind the 'dimensional breakdown'.”
Which meant that he -
”Yes, you've conducted spatial summoning.”
”Spatial summoning…?”
”Well, that's what we'll call it in the mean time anyway. What it means to you is that your imagination basically became reality.”
”Though, if you ask me, it's more like 's.h.i.+fting', whereby an individual from dimension type VI drifts over to materialize in dimension type IV+. Really worth looking into -”
But Shun was no longer listening.
That was impossible.
Him having that power was just -
”I don't believe it.”