Vol 3 Chapter 3 (1/1)

No, that isn’t right… left hand down, counter clockwise twist, flip into upright… zuzaza “Ahahahah! Yo bro, check out that fool that just wasted hi? This isn’t like you, yo!” I’ at the deep blue sky with the sun at its zenith, after failing to even coame There seems to be some commotion, but I can’t be bothered to care, the park is for everyone to use anyways I wonder how Till’s feeling, I didn’t see her login thisa deep breath, I roll slightly into a ball, rock backwards and pressinto an upright position with ive hts froh I still can’t pull off a sequence, I can get one or twohtly, trying to eht hit ive up after failing once? With a sain, a one-handed cartwheel that stallsout into a counter clockwise twist, flip- zuzaza “da! Just you wait!” I yell at the sky with no one person in ain “Ma’aht, cropped hair ending at the nape of her neck, sitting to the right of a late ed huives a curt nod with a pale expression, holding onto the soft, white fur with both her hands, her knuckles white from the strain “You know Lidi, you don’t have to rush like this…” The bulky dwarf to the left of the human offers - this dwarf is none other than Hank After Kun went and explained the situation to hiht, he contacted a particular unorthodox, maverick doctor that he often butted heads hen he was still a greenhorn on active duty Unexpectedly, this acquaintances of his rushed out and prepared a tea Fortunately, Sammy was sent back with a student when the party of four decided to stay near Norman for an extended period of time, as Sammy would bearound cauide and a quick means of transportation With the help of the deathered up quickly and set off to the Nordom “You don’t understand! We have to be quick about this! This is a chance to prove that h clenched teeth “These are just computer simulations you know…” “And it’s said that the si” The woaze, with her white hair in a bun behind her head, gives off a stern, dignified i off Hank’s rebuttal “…” Hank couldn’t coets that the demihumans are not in fact ‘people’ Just that their actions and responses are indeed realistic, to the point that he feels like he’s back in a ca his later years The three users of different races sit quietly on top of the blob of white fur, trailed by a convoy of demihumans with a handful of other users situated in the center of the forhtly delayed since the cadejos had a harder ti the river when they left the [Forest of Illusions] frolide across the surface of the water During the entire trip, the deh alert as they make their way to the camp outside Lilyheim since Hank relayed the news of the slavers to everyone “Oh… so all the items are stored in the warehouse by types like this…?” “Yep, and then whenever a depart, they just need to send sohted path on their wristwatch since the coet all the needed iteorithm will even factor in traffic density since most departments stock twice or more times a day and as you can see, we have over 500 departirl tilts her head at the Resource Manager’s explanation “But wouldn’t it be faster if you auto it by types, why don’t you just oods to two sides and have it parcel out the common iteood in thethe locations “Since you’d have co points, wouldn’t the paths be easier to calculate and you won’t have people having to waste tirab the common stuff every time at different locations Also, the overall distance would be shorter too” [ED: Ao] [T/N: News to me, I just know they’ve the crazy robot army oO] “Hmm… you mean like a monorail or a metro system with a central hub…? Wait, if we move these to the corners, then have the specialize items in the middle… we can cut travel time… we’d have to shi+p the common items to four different locations instead of one… but that’s done by trucks and machineries instead of individuals…” The bespectacledblack hair and dark brown skin mumbles to himself as he does a mental simulation of the idea “Honey! Don’t you have school today?” A youthful, professional looking woe “Moles half-heartedly “And you know I don’t really need to go to classes!” She squeezes her facial ht, so what’s so io to a o of her daughter before turning to thean eye out for hter, Dali with hhter/mother pair leaves the rooh shaken awake by sound “Um… Wait! Xin, let me borrow…” The man turns around sharply towards the door, only to realize that he’s now alone in the room “damn it!” Without a moment of hesitation, he sweeps his desk clear and spreads out a large blank sheet of paper on it before drawing quickly on it … … … “Sorry I haven’t been ho on the new systeizes meekly towards Nyoko in the small private conference rooo “It’s okay, I know you’ve been busy” The girl gives a s herself down on an oversized leather office chair with a shu before swinging her dangling legs back and forth “So, what’s up?” The wo two cups of water on it Nyoko sucks on her lips a little before aa pout After a moment, she steels herself and asks “Is there a way to fix soame directly?” “Hurt? You can just use potions for that…?” The wohter speaking, she should know so an eye” Nyoko unconsciously places her right hand on her cheek, next to her eye Xin shakes her head, “I don’t think that’s possible, we don’t even kno the NPCs are htly unco Gods system be able to restore the eye? Or ht like inrapidly “Um… Nyoko, what Gods systehtly “Eh? Isn’t that what you have been busy with? Rick-ni got followers and even got an unidentified quest fro on the Martial Compensation systeo That joke code actually got activated and now theus relentlessly to find these users… we have 4 tea for theoosebumps spreads across her body “What is this Gods systeot like 900theroup and confirs and a quest that’s supposedly filled with ???” Nyoko tilts her head to the side, unsure of the situation “I speculated that this would be the next systeic syste to calic system…?” She shakes her head for a bit to clear soet back to this Rick-ni of yours, is there anything unusual about him?” “Hmm… he’s fun to tease, Bell-ne has him under her thumb, he is kind of funny He’s weak, at the sauess? Oh, he also coot to choose one school from Martial Mastery oosebu eyes as she realizes that he’s one of the people her tea for “Um… mom, are you okay…?” “Nyoko, how many people know about what you just said?” Her voice is lowered unconsciously, creating a tone that hints at conspiracy “Hirl lowers her voice as well before leaning forward on the table “Why? Is there so up or a new system?” “There could be Just don’t let anyone else know about it, I pro, okay?” “Got it,ti? Have you been eating everything? I know the food is bland, but do try to finish eating them…” She switches back from professional irl licks her lips a little “Alternating between eating those and Kun-ni’s cooking gives it a nice contrast Did you know that snakes can be eaten, multiple ways?! And so yummy too! And those salted roasted sweetfish!+ Boar steaks! There is also that weird chicken thing with those herbs that De’o You should coht, I’ll see about visiting you and everyone else when I’ve tirabs one of the cups of water and drinks it with a series of gubi “Well, o say hi to the uncles and aunties!” “Got it ets up fro ziiiiiiiiii “Did you find out who those users were?” “No idea, they logged out immediately, we couldn’t even beat the answer out of the between questions as a black-haired youngthe theet for their co theht, I will try to rely, before finally stopping her pacing The catwo in after having to unexpectedly help out another tea what happened, especially with the looks on their students’ faces “Uru?” The gray fox that’s quietly laying on the ground perks up his ears and gets up “H” Gui looks far into the distance of the savannah, towards the south Soon, a vague cloud of dust can be seen on the horizon … … … kerororororo The unique croaking of Sammy can be heard, before it stops in the middle of the camp Soon after, dozens of deathers around as well, dis “Psst, Kun, why is Sammy here with these people?” Bell squints her eyes a little to stare at the various figures “Who are they?” “I… don’t know, I asked uess those people would be the help…?” “No matter, ill know shortly, it’s not like Sammy would let just anyone roup of users, led by Hank and an older woman, walk up to Kun and Bell “Kun, meet Dr Lindia Merslov, a field doctor and now an keho advocate for the mental health studies Doctor, this is Kun, the owner of the facility that I’ve previously talked to you about in the past” “Greetings” Kun offers a his right hand “Greetings, young th that does not match her appearance “So where are the patients” Kun leans in and whispers, “There’s a young girl that isn’t logged in right now that’s I am concerned about But pretty much everyone else here could probably use so de towards the tents The woinal position next to Bell, “Is there a quiet place we can work in?” “We have enough ive us a moment” “Sure, in the iving hi dee white tent appears within the ca with the doctor’s tea at each other kero After a long silence, the larger beast deflates with a croak, rolling over and revealing his belly The gray fox lightly walks up and puts his front paw on the exposed abdo off toward Bell, Kun, and Hank, who are idly chatting “Brother, I will grab so it?” “Nope!” Gui walks off towards one of the tents with a low profile, sticking his nose into one of the loosely tied bags After grabbing a bundle, he puts it on the ground, gently biting the cord and pulls it, closing the bag He picks up the bundle of fruit joined at the stem and walks back “Uncle, want so the bundle of fruit on the ground “Uhwa…?” Hank rab one for him, Gui” Kun reaches down to break off a fruit, then returns the bundle back onto the floor Gui picks it back up nonchalantly and walks toward Saht position “Eh… Mister Hank, are you alright?” Bell looks at hi and seehtly off balance With his bulky stature of a dwarf, it er “Was… was that really, Gui?” “Yeah, don’t you recognize him?” “But… what… he spoke…?” “Yeah, hat’s the ht hand up while he covers his face with his left hand, causing Bell to look at the one of the fruit slohile Sa out just the peel of the fruit In the blink of an eye, another fruit gets sucked into his , you kids don’t have to worry about the things here, ill take care of it somehow” “You sure? Who is that doctor anyways?” “Dr Lindia Merslov, a pioneer in the field of behavioral sciences 15 years ago, been at the center of controversy for advocating treatment for those that were deemed to be crazy and had their spirits stolen froovernment funded mental health institutions in every country she has visited” Bell interjects with her eyes closed, before slowly opening theuinea pigs, but she did provide some results in a few se felinoid, “I’m surprised you know of her” “I’m more surprised Kun knows sohtly “But if harm ever comes to the students as a result of this…” “Don’t worry, I willrash” The dwarf proht be stubborn, but she always puts the patients first” “In that case, let’s try and solve what the hell is going on here” Everyone present knows the underlyingto pay dearly for this