Chapter 11：A Not-So-Grim” Reaper (2/2)

”Ahmm… I love the story mode but it's a bit predictive. And if it's easy to predict, I get bored. So maybe, some improvement in the story line?”

”That's subjective. What else?”

'Yup. Confirmed. It wasn't just me. He really was an interrogator. Ugh. He's asking too many questions. What's this? Some sort of test or survey?'

I thought for a whole minute before answering again. Then, a sudden idea hit me. I was reminded of the many beautiful sceneries and perfect background music.

”I know it may sound weird but… somehow, I wish I could see this whole world in a virtual reality.”

He went silent for a few minutes. I wasn't sure what he was thinking. Well, we're basically chatting online without seeing or knowing who the other person really was so it's pretty hard to tell.

”That's a perfect idea… Senara Lee.”

'Oh, he just mentioned my name. Was that some sort of acknowledgement from him?'

”Thank you,” I'm not sure why I'm thanking him. ”By the way, why are you still here? You already got your weapon, right?”

”I'm waiting for the portal to open again.”

”What? The portal closes?” I typed hurriedly. That means I could have been stuck in there for who knows how long!

”Yes. It has an hourly interval and the room appears at random places. But once you get in, you can only get out after an hour has passed. This is to prevent too many players getting access to the secret place. It was meant to be discoverable by only 0.0001% of the population of players.”

I blinked my eyes a couple of times in my surprise.

”That means I'm super duper lucky, right? I just stumbled at this place by accident! I even thought it was a glitch.”

”Could be.”

'Ugh. Why can't he just answer me in a nice way. He's way too grumpy. Or maybe it's just the way I'm interpreting his chats? Maybe he's just blunt?'

”My time is up. Goodbye.”

”Huh?”

Aww… Was that weird? We're supposed to meet friends globally in the Open World, right? I thought maybe we could play together and join some guild or whatnot.

”You don't want to?” I shyly asked. Not that you can ask shyly in chat but I felt nervous and embarrassed. I was never good at making friends. Hora and Ken were a miracle for me.

And there was silence again. Maybe he didn't want to be friends with a noob.

Ping! A sudden pop-up message appeared on my screen.

”Friend request received!”

My eyes lit up as soon as I saw it.

”Do you accept 'Grim Reaper' as your friend?”

I quickly tapped yes.

”Thank you!” I typed it in to thank him. But as soon as he read it, he was gone.

Well, that's fine. I could still play with him or her in the future. All in all, I'm just so glad I got another friend—my very first online friend!