Vol 2 Chapter 15 (1/1)

[T/N: The title is 勢揃い, I am pretty sure it means Muster as it's the only word in the dictionary with the various s that estion, do let , you pervert?!” Rick grabs the gray fox roughly by its torso fro hi up with the news on the various forums, the animal avatar is new and apparently extrereed upon that only those truly dedicated or perverted would use the avatar Seeing the sniffing action, Rick has assuhly handled, si the blonde youth this ti that way!” Rick turns his head left and right as the fox circles hiives Gui a swift kick, who lightly juroup can only watch on with stunned silence “You! Don’t bick on Mr Gui!” A little girl with curly blonde hair and eives hi at the fox Gui, not wanting her to get hurt, absorbs the iot a hold of him and intentionally tumbles onto the floor “Charlotte!” Cori runs up to the four of theirl up “I’m so sorry” The brown-haired man repeatedly board Rick with Charlotte in his arht, Rick-ni?” Till tries to defuse the situation since the Elders and the guards finally snapped out of it and they are staring needles at the girl and the fox She turns her eyes to the pre-occupied fox who is sniffing the ground at the moment “Say~ Who’s your brother anyways~?” “Brother is Brother!” The gray fox answers loudly, looking slightly proud “Yes~ But what do others call hi children, the way the fox behaves reer “Oh, everyone else call hiet to call hih, looking extres readers! We have soreat exclusives for you this week! There seems to be complete silence from Leviathan ever since the release of the ani on so next week, ill have live updates to our weapon usage! According to nu with real live masters of various martial arts The sources are fro event relating to exploration, the information is sketchy, but apparently immense resources have been poured into it With these two tidbits of information, it’s clear that the next update will be substantial! In other news, an anti-Missouri coalition has forion of the continent Numerous requests from NPCs as well as users sick of the tyrannical rule of the Church of Latter Day Saviours reached the point of no return! Skirmishes are a daily occurrence, there’s even a rueance appeared, led by a deified player! The inco factor on in this ill keep our eyes peeled for the ti yet! Stay tuned, OneWingedPegasus signing out For more information or the latest news, check out various portals below “Eh?” “Hht now, Kun and Hank are supervising the last explanation of the rules to the last few batches of new arrivals Variousclose attention to the speaker, as one of the first to arrive and has thus already been trained by Kun and Hank Many of these ured in one way or another, soers, limbs, and even facial features such as eyes and ears The feho are whole have scars in obvious places, erous and ferocious, or are paralyzed in one way or another “And s or heavy alcohol consumption If you absolutely can’t stand it anymore, let one of us know and ill find a way to help you discreetly But if you try to hide it and use it secretly, ill know There is no “first ti thrown out, period So fess up either now or afterward, ill get you help, don’t wait until it’s too late I don’t think I have to tell you this, but this is a rare opportunity There is no shame in this, we are all the bloody same here, we all survived the wars only to be treated like trash We ht not know each other’s pain, but we all knoe suffered Shas won’t feed us, and only those lazy hypocrites have the luxury for thes here Okay, dismissed Gather ‘round if you need to talk after” The one speaking at the front of the room ends the talk and reaches for his crutches as heout papers as each individual leaves The variousthe papers, but a handful of the their lips These are more than likely the addicts “Want me to take care of this, Andrew?” “Nah, Hank I’ll show theive theet you” Theindividuals before advancing out of the roos are coht people, there’s basically three ways to do this, work it out of your systeo cold turkey or taper it off I recommend a combination of the first and last option, you will see why once I show you where you will be working” The man makes his way to the console roo the way A total of about 117 personnel has been recruited by Hank Out of these 117, 19 have been i conducts, as these people were beyond rede 98, about a third are addicts of one sort or another The majority of them either suffer depression, PTSD or are just simply impoverished But out of all these recruits, about two dozen of them have sharp, keen eyes, as they are fully aware of the opportunity that’s laying before their eyes Soer for the er due to the freedo up the roo the chairs, picking up the odd piece of rubbish “So what do you think?” “I hope we didn’t recruit too many people” “Don’t worry, Kun A bunch of these will be in treat offsite in the city as part tih I think I ht have excess manpower…” “It just means we need to work hard and show soet more business by summer And don’t worry about excess ht, we are done here I’ to check up on the others” “See you at dinner” Kun turns off the light as they leave the roo the door, he looks down at his wristwatch with the ereeting the various employees on the way out It’s already Nove December, the air is crisp and sharp, with the occasional cold breeze cutting through the air Kun taps his boots at the door sill before opening the door to his hoh there’s no snow, there’s frost on the ground, which can get the doorwayhis way to a ter up, he rushes to the room with the unpowered console “Huh? Then where is he? Gui? You here?” After checking the house, Kun gives up Once he finishes plugging in the console and booting it up, he logs onto «Second Phantasia» for the first time in a while Till sent an eray fox’s proclamation Shortly after, Cori resuh the Elders treat Rick and Till with reverence, they barely listened to Cori’s plea for help in regards to the village But thesettled quickly, Till’s emotionless stares quietly coerced the Elders into either accepting the children into their respective faoing to an orphanage As the final business started to wrap up… [T/N: I don’t know if I’ Till or an eure appears suddenly fro toward theroup, while taking deep breaths “Gui?” ““Kun?”” “Brobaa?” Gui struggles to talk as soht onto his head buri buri The gray fox gives a quick shake, getting out of the grips of the children “How did you log in?” “Log in?” Kun makes a face as he tries to siet here?” “Oh, I went to the quietest cabin with four beds” kunka kunka “You set a closer sniff, Kun falls down like a ragdoll “Brother?! Brother?!” The gray fox turns toward Cori with a pleading look “What happened to Brother?” “Ued out… Gui was it?” Rick tries to help uncomfortably, as it seems that Gui is who he claims to beGui, can you hear me? “Eh? Brother? Where are you?” The fox circles the collapsed vessel of Kun, occasionally poking it with his nose as he continues to sniff U this? “Since the first ti panel!” Silence follows, as Till, Rick, Cori, the children, the Elders and the guards look at the see to itself Okay, then why did you keep eh… co and sawing Oh, and because these nice people give me some yummy bread” Gui’s tail perks up suddenly as drool slowly collects at the corner of his , it’s fun, it has yu claws? They are very plump and juicy…” The drool frorass fuuuuuuu A long silence is followed by a long sigh Okay, just don’t cause trouble, and remember to follow the rules Okay? “What rules?” Gui’s head tilts to the side as it decides to sit still next to Kun’s vessel I will explain later, I will log back in first “What is this ‘log’ thing? Everyone keeps using it and it doesn’t sound like it’s related to the trees at all” An answer didn’t co around restlessly “’Log’ is what you do when you go froo back when you stop playing~” “Oh… fake sleeping and waking up froet it now!” “Smart boy~” Till pats Gui’s head, who rubs his head into her hand The rest of the people can only watch on as the scene before them continues to baffle them with its absurdity The 3rd Elder was the first to realize so and approaches Cori “Mr… Cori, was it?” “Yes?” “Who is this gentlee” “No, I mean, how is he related to the Acadeh I hear his brother is really a bullets as he realizes that they shouldn’t have dismissed this Cori so quickly “Uht be able to provide soood news, Cori’s expression changes froht one Suddenly, the Iht up “Ah, sorry about that, had to umm… ask my brother a few questions” As soon as he finishes, Kun twists his body and locks Gui into his ar his neck Gui, used to this kind of play fighting, nips Kun in the chin before squirrip Rick stares at the two as though they are perverts Till stares at theh she wants to join in The Elders stare at them in trepidation The shadow stares at the scene with narrowed eyes before disappearing The children stare at Kun as though he’s the new big boss Cori stares at Kun in disbelief The guards stares at Gui with curiousity “Eh… what’s the occasion?” Kun finally realizes that there is an unusually large a around in earnest “Nothingtheir respects cause the you-knoorked and they all got a kid now~” “Oh, congratulations!” Kun beaht, I’ back out now Have to finalize so man leans so that only Till and Rick can hear hi so soon, so can you two check if any of the students are interested in ?” The two of the “Oh, re to have dinner with everyone” Most of the visitors left the Acadeht, but there is a handful that decided to stay behind Using the excuse of “inspecting the classes and facilities”, a few Elders’ chamberlains, some nobles and others opted to stay behind for half a day … Dawn - Tactics and Strategies Class “We need to refine the existing syste systeht!” “What are you talking about?! Last night was a success!” “Failure! They had to withdraw!” “Success! Theyon here? Where are the teachers?” A ed woman asks Isnic sternly “The senseis only directly teach the class once in a while, the rest of the tiht now, the students are likely analyzing last night’s duel” Isnic answers tacitly, as though it’s obvious She stops just outside the classroom to allow the so called inspection to proceed The chainally hoped to curry favour with the Immortals, but due to the current time difference between Earth and A out to sleep As such, they are forced to tour the Acade the calendar as directional reference takes too long!” “It’s the easiest to understand!” “It isn’t efficient!” “So what, it’s useless if everyone else doesn’t knohat you are doing How can you be useful if you can’t communicate properly!” Ta Ta Ta “Look, if the situation is like this, calling it out would take too long!” Ta Ta Ta Ta “But, if the situation is like this, using any other systeourously ue their respective positions passionately “Hies? This is a waste of ti them” A man of nobility that looks to be in his late-20s snorts in contempt “If you want, you may face any of the students in this class in any of these wargames Le’oni,” Isnic calls out to the youth that was a part of the duel last night, “this gentle partner for your class, take care of him” “Yes, sis-, Yes, Ma’am!” The lion- up the noble “You don’t look too bright, ives an incredulous look while the tour groupfields, the workshops, the barracks and the archery range As breakfast approaches, the group -joined by a frazzled looking noble- at the cafeteria After a s to know the source for the tea -which was solved by threats of expelling the disruption, backed by a nearby patrol of demihuman soldiers-, they head back out onto the fields Aside from the main field where the duel had taken place, the students and soldiers are busy setting up nettings and equip now?” The stern woain, out of everyone here, she’s the one that always questions Isnic At the same time, she pays the most attention to the finest of details,fields “They are setting up for thepractical?” “The classes are divided intoStudents in non-combatant classes have to co with long range weapons Students that take classes in any coo a different practical each day These practicals are based on soroup advances from one field to the next as both the students and soldiers theuards responsible for their safe return also join in the exercises due to the novelty Needless to say, they are slightly better than the students Nevertheless, almost everyone is impressed due to its ularity “Ms Isnic, how does one apply to be a scholar here?” Everyone turns toward the voice in surprise, a ht expression “What… the… hell…?” Rick is staring into the air, as soon as he logs in, where the Quest tab is On it, it has 896 unread es He absentht at the ht time difference causes minor hindrances, but users laud it as a feature since it allows them to experience «Second Phantasia»’s various times of day “Eh~ What’s thea book by the candlelight “Apparently I’ve… followers now?” The blonde youth continuously pushes the confir each request Most of thes, prayers for safe childbirth, a few desperate prayers for pregnancy and the occasional gifts in the forht, Rick-ni~?” The girl quickly closes her book and places it gently on the table with a pa before approaching the youth “Mo about followers…” “Does it look like I’?” Rick continues to poke at the transparent confirm button that’s only visible to hies and deal with theht!” Rick slaps hies, his expression changes suddenly “What~?” “I’ve a quest here… ‘Save the Noret this?” The blonde youth scratches his right eyebrow “Ehhhhhhh~ So Rick-ni finally shows his true colours and went after a princess~?” zichi pachi Rick swings his hand suddenly down at Till’s head, who stops it by clapping her hands together above her head biiii She sticks out her tongue in defiance “I’ll get you one of these days!” “Sure~ but what’s the quest about~?” “I’ve no idea Everything is in question irl with the aquamarine hair smiles at the youth with the candle flame reflected in her eyes If one isn’t aware, she can easily be ht