Chapter 1: Another Beginning...
<alarm>
Y/N: Urgh...
I opened my eyes groggily, and reached for the alarm clock beside me. But before I could hit it I fell from the bed.
<thud>
Y/N: Oww... What the hell?
But like most mornings, I forgot the alarm was not an alarm clock anymore. It was my ARC. I setted the time to wake up. But I just never got used to it.
Y/N: This is a pain in the ass... If I don't get used to it, I'll just feel pain in the morning.
Blaming my inability to cope with this new gadget, I turned it on and wirelessly turned the lights on and turned the alarm off. I got up, stretched, felt a few bones cracking... No, I'm not old. Most of the things in my house can be linked with my ARC. I cleaned the bed and got ready for the day.
It was a Sunday so, there's no school today. I took a bowl, cereal and milk and placed it on the dining table. I was not in the mood to cook something because I felt lazy. I even lazily ate the cereal and checked my mails.
One of them which is from my best friend, F/N. I read the mail from him and from the looks of it, he wants to hang out. Well, mostly to find a girlfriend or play this game made just for the ARC. I got nothing better to do now so I accepted his request.
<ring>
Just as soon as I accepted his request, I heard my doorbell ring. Wondering who it was, I checked who's outside the door using the ARC. There was a camera in front of my door and I can link it with my ARC. Shockingly, it was F/N.
Y/N: (How the hell did he reach here so fast?!)
I gulped before opening the door.
F/N: I knew you'll accept my request buddy!
Y/N: Don't make so much noise! The neighbors here are serious about their own privacy.
F/N: Don't worry!
Y/N: What do you mean? I'm pretty sure Takumi-san already sent a complaint letter about a certain boy being too noisy.
Takumi is my neighbor. He's in his 30s. He especially dislikes it when someone from this apartment makes so much noise. He can be scary which is why I avoid him.
F/N: Anyways, let's not talk about that and start our hunt for girls!
Y/N: I told you over a 100 times already... I'm not interested in girls now.
Mainly because I already have someone in my heart. 1 year... and still I can't find a single clue on how to go back to that world. Gamindustri...
But we went outside nevertheless. It was in the middle of spring so the weather wasn't that bad. We decided to hang out near the city. I live slightly father away from it.
F/N: Y/N, did you know there's going to be a boss fight?
Y/N: Boss fight? Close to here?
F/N: Yup. Most of our schoolmates are waiting for you. Our ace.
I blushed a bit. The past fights, I've been fighting like in Gamindustri. So my moves were a bit unique to some people. Hence, I was called the ace.
It wasn't long before we arrived at a massive park. I can see a few of my schoolmates preparing for the boss. Bosses are rare and they drop a lot of points if defeated. Points can be used to buy things instead of cash. I took out a futuristic looking stick. These are the weapons we use in battle. They look like futuristic sticks in real life but once you turn on the game it becomes the handle of a weapon.
Classmate 1: Oh! Our ace is here!
Classmate 2: Now I can fight this boss without a worry.
Y/N: But don't let your guard down!
All (except you): Yes, sir!
We all laughed. I've been treated like some sort of God since I came back from Gamindustri. Maybe because I scored highest in the exam and aced sports.
A.I: The boss is about to be summoned. Spectators please move away from the battlefield.
I turned the game on and my weapon appeared. A simple beam saber. F/N used a rifle. Well, most people used guns because they're too afraid of close combat. The boss appeared and it was an armoured bear. A big one in fact. It's my first time fighting a boss.
Classmate 1: Alright, let's go!
A.I: Battle begin!
Melee users already charged for the boss. I charged forward too. Most people got hit by the bear's attack. It took out a few of our classmates already.
Classmate 2: Wow, one hit...
Y/N: Let me do this! Long range team! Support me.
F/N: You can count on us!
I jumped to dodge one of his attacks. I slashed it a few times and stepped back for the gunners and mages to their job. The barrage of artillery took out a chunk of it's HP. It began to move around and I followed with a few of the close combat people. We got a few hits on it but a person using a hammer just smashed it. It had like one bar left.
Classmate 1: Yeah! We're doing it!
Just when we were about to celebrate, a warning popped up in my view.
Y/N: What the? "Warning incoming enemies"
F/N: What's going on?
And behind us summoned a giant wolf. But my eyes widened. That was Fenrir in Gamindustri! I rubbed my eyes to see if I was hallucinating but I wasn't.
Y/N: (What's that thing doing here?!)
F/N: Y/N! Watch out!
I looked behind to see the bear had hit me. I didn't felt any knockback but my HP went down and a lot.
Y/N: Why you..!
I dashed to its side and activated a combo skill. It took out a bit. The bear tried to attack me but I rolled away. I attacked the bear with a relentless slash.
Its HP dropped dead, and my second target had to be the Fenrir. It tried to attack someone but luckily they dodged it. I ran to it and did a few slashes on his leg. It attacked with a howl but unlike the game's enemy, I felt the howl. My HP also dropped till it's red.
Y/N: (If its howl can be felt, then a physical attack would...)
It attacked me but I was provided a cover fire by the long range team.
F/N: I won't let you hog all the glory!
I smiled and dashed at it. I did a combo slash, slowly but surely it was going down. Thanks to the marksman and mages this thing went down faster. In a matter of minutes, it was dead.
All (except you): YEAH!!!
Y/N: <pant>
F/N: Wow, Y/N. I haven't seen you fight like that before. You were like a certain black swordsman in an anime!
Y/N: F/N... <pant> I'll go back home...
F/N: Sure. You must be tired right? Go ahead.
Y/N: Thanks...
And I went back home alone. I looked at the log section. It showed the points for killing a boss.
Y/N: 10,000... but what about the Fenrir?
I checked and it didn't give any points at all. It's still too soon to call it.
Y/N: <sigh> I guess I'll buy pudding.
Timeskip (Convenience Store)
Shopkeeper: Please come again.
I went out the store. I bought at least 10 pudding and a few cooking ingredients. I used the points I earned to pay. Though, 1,000 points for a single pudding is slightly absurd. That's why we still have jobs. I bought 10 to last me a month. I'm not a big fan of pudding like Neptune but they are nice to have when you can't think of another snack.
???: Move out of the way!
Y/N: I miss them...
???: AH!!! Move out of the way!
Y/N: To be honest, I wonder if I can even go back to that world...
???: The person holding the plastic bag, MOVE!!!
Y/N: Oh, could you just shut up!
I turned behind to scream at nobody.
Y/N: Eh? There's nobody here. I swear I heard a girl's voice-
Something unusual happened. I was crushed by 8 meteors. Well, they weren't meteors but they fell on me like meteors.
???: Whew! That was scary.
???: Now I know how it feels to fall from the sky.
Those voices... They sound like someone I know.
???: Well, at least it wasn't Noire whose the cushion this time. Hahaha.
Noire: Shut up Neptune! But why do I feel a tingling sensation from below...
Those names... As soon as I heard it, I opened my eyes. But what I saw was darkness.
Y/N: (W-Where am I?)
Noire: Ah~
Blanc: Pervert alert. Noire, someone's under your skirt.
Noire:Eh?! Yahhhhh!!!
The darkness turned to light and what I saw was a blushing red eyed girl.
Noire: P-Pervert! I'll beat you black and blue!
Y/N: N-Noire?
Both our eyes met. I continued to stare at her unable to believe what I saw.
Noire: Y-Y/N?
The End: Chapter 1: Another Beginning...
What a good start! You found something mysterious happening in your world. But most importantly, you're reunited with a few familiar faces. What will happen from now?
And that's a good intro to the story. For me. It maybe boring but stick with me.
There's not much to say now so, bye!
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