48 Not The Right Time (1/2)

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The name [SummerBreeze] was legendary by the time Kazuya got to know a lot of people in the game. This was because the player behind SummerBreeze made it big by creating the system that allows a person to give specific commands by using their thoughts. This technology was instantly fought over by various companies but in the end, it was Stockton International that was able to sign him.

Unlike Matsumoto Kipperi otherwise known as Void Android, Natsuhisa Akira got known at a young age after he presented his invention at a technological expo. Only Stockton International agreed to his request of being able to freely work on the stuff he was interested in and he did not disappoint anyone with the inventions he came up with.

The names Void Android and SummerBreeze were famous in Kazuya's previous life as they competed with one another. He hoped to being these two together so both of them could develop various technologies together so he was searching for SummerBreeze as hard as he could but could find no trace of him until now.

[Winter Fog: You really found him?]

[Autumn Mist: Of course! I even helped him with a few quests since he seemed so clueless]

[Winter Fog: Introduce me]

In New Gods Online, people can have the same name in the game. Each character is given a tag that is usually invisible until one accepts a person's friend or guild request. This made people able to freely choose the names they preferred without any worries of having to think of a new one if the name had been taken.

[Autumn Mist: Nope! You have to let me hear you play a song first]

[Winter Fog: But I just told you I don't have any instruments]

[Autumn Mist: Fine! I can introduce you but you have to promise to send me one before the year ends]

This was when an idea popped up in his mind. He was thinking of what other things he could do with Mei on their trip tomorrow. This gave him the idea of killing two birds with one stone.

[Void Android: Wait! What about us? We want to hear it too!]

[Winter Fog: Fine… I'll do it on the raid channel. BUT! I will not listen to all those who complain if they miss it since I'll be asking a place to let me borrow their equipment]

He told them the time he was most likely going online to put up with this strange condition. The most important part was him getting introduced to SummerBreeze. It would be great to establish a connection with him while he was still a student because he became famous just after Kazuya had graduated from middle school in his previous life.

[Winter Fog: Take it or leave it. I'll look for him on my own if I have to]

Kazuya didn't want this friend of his to take complete advantage of him in front of his employees so he put up a front. He really didn't want to do it but he was confident that she would concede.

[Autumn Mist: Okay… I think I'll make myself free during those times]

[Winter Fog: When are you going to introduce me?]

[Autumn Mist: He's online right now. I'll go and ask]

Kazuya's character inside the game didn't show it but he was nervous. He wasn't able to discover what happened to SummerBreeze because he was summoned to Edea but in just a year after he joined Stockton International, his name became known worldwide. The scale of their company's development speed will depend on whether he will be successful in making a good connection towards this person.

[Autumn Mist: He said he's free so we can meet him in town]

They went to the town's tavern and Kazuya finally saw the familiar character he had only seen in the forums. He still wasn't wearing the signature armors he was famous for but he could tell that the character was definitely created with the utmost attention to detail. There wasn't a single preset that could be found and with his memory, he was confident of his assumption.

[Autumn Mist: Heya Summer! This is the guy I've been talking to you about. Our names are kind of a set so we only need to find someone nice with Spring in their name to complete it]

[SummerBreeze: Wow… I never really believed that you knew THE Winter Fog but it was true…]

[Autumn Mist: Hey! That's rude! I told you I would introduce you, didn't I?]

[SummerBreeze: But even though you're a member of 'Midnight Wanderer', who knows what kind of position you hold right?]

[Winter Fog: I'm surprised you actually know who I am]

[SummerBreeze: Are you trying to be humble?]

[Winter Fog: I don't think so. I just created a small guild for people I get along with. I don't even PVP so I don't think I should be well known]

[SummerBreeze: Are you serious!? Dude, even though you don't PVP, has anyone been successful in PK-ing you?]

[Winter Fog: No. I try to keep myself in safe zones whenever I'm not doing anything with the guild. I just leave my character crafting]

[SummerBreeze: You don't visit the forums, right?]

[Winter Fog: Barely, I'd rather play with everyone else and my day is pretty packed enough as it is]

Kazuya had all the knowledge he needed about the game until there were various other games released so he didn't see the need to visit the forums like he usually did in his previous life for information. The only times he stopped by was to look for any signs of the targets he was looking for.

Summer explained quite thoroughly how extensive his popularity had been with the players. It turned out that those players who were frequent PVP arena players were always taunted by the forum trolls to try their hand at 'Winter Fog'. Unfortunately for him, this only increased his character's popularity.

”(Looks like I might have to create a more subtle character whenever I don't need to use my main one)” he thought.

He spent some time with Summer to get to know him better. He was indeed a curious mind and liked to piece together puzzles. He wondered if this person really was Natsuhisa Akira because there were no signs of him being interested or even mentioning his previous theories despite the obvious hints he threw around.

This was quite a common thing in online games. Account sharing is frowned upon by multiple people because of the risks it involved when it came to digital riches. Account selling was also a common thing especially to people who decide to move on to another game or simply quit. They would either give away their accounts or give them to acquaintances so that their work and time spent on the game will not be completely wasted.

”(Maybe he still hasn't gotten to that point yet I wonder)” Kazuya decided not to push it further. He still had a lot of time to wait for this person but at the same time didn't want to alter the future by doing something that might change this person's course.

They spent some time doing quests and having fun with Summer until he excused himself. They decided to add each other as friends so that they can contact each other directly whenever they wanted.

[Autumn Mist: That's unusual. Why didn't you make him go to the interview to join the guild? From my point of view, you were really interested in that guy]