[Later]
At the square of Elchea King City, there was an incredibly big riot, everyone from the Imanity Race with some exceptions were at the doors of the castle because they knew about the Kings' decisions about betting the Chess Piece.
The doors slowly opened with a screech and revealed a carriage, there were Sora and Shiro at the front seats, looking around, Xiao Qiangwei stood behind with his eyes closed and arms crossed between his chest, and beside him there was Steph, panicking a bit.
But no one from the riot made a sound, even if they were angry and just let them pass, because Jibril, who was at the top of the carriage, intimidated them with only a soft smile that created an oppressive atmosphere.
Steph then asked Sora.
Steph: You, you said you purposely caused the demonstrations, why is that so?
Sora: Eh? Shiro, you didn't tell her?
Shiro looked at Sora in confusion and didn't said anything, which made Sora understand that she would not really take the initiative to tell anything to anyone except Sora and Xiao Qiangwei.
Sora: Ah… It's like that, the number of reasons as to why we betted the Imanity piece is three, it was not a case that Qiangwei used that for the bet, I told him that we would have used it.
The first reason is to force the Eastern Federation out, the second is something that you should already know, to draw Chlammy out and get her to join us, and lastly… Everyone's suspicious eyes.
Steph: Eh…?
Xiao Qiangwei smirked, understanding already.
Xiao Qiangwei: So you want to play it like that…
Steph: Huh? What are you guys talking about?
Sora: I don't need the kind of trust of "We'll win if it's us", but I need a bunch of worried people to widen their eyes and see. This will be the countermeasure for the Eastern Federation's cheat because there is nothing more reliable than a pair of suspicious eyes.
Sora smirked and ignored the stunned Steph, before ordering to the carriage driver.
Sora: Please start the journey, destination will be… Izuna-chan's house!
Shiro: ...GO!
[Later]
The game is almost starting, everyone already reached the Embassy and after checking that everyone was alright, they got to the hall where the game will be played, the hall was filled with thousands of humans, watching the game with doubtful eyes.
At the walls there was a giant screen for each, and to another place, there was a black box with 6 chairs near it.
Silently sitting on one of the chairs was the opponent, Hatsuse Izuna, the other 5 entered the box and Izuna urged with a calm voice.
Izuna: ...Please sit here.
Under Ino's words, Sora sat beside Izuna, while following in a sequence was Shiro, Xiao Qiangwei, Jibril and Steph, after confirming they were seated, Ino, who stood beside Izuna, recited the file in his hand.
Ino: Then…. We'll start by confirming the contents of the Pledges. The Eastern Federation will bet up Everything in their territory, while Elchea will bet on their Race piece…
Namely, their human rights, territories and whatnot. The Eastern Federation representative, with Elchea's three kings and their entourages, it will be 6 people, a 5 versus 1 style, to partake in this Eastern Federation game.
Win an additional requirement from the Eastern Federation, the erasure of memories pertaining to this game, this will be set upon the whole of Imanity, not just the participants.
In addition, the rules would be explained once the game starts. The game will be deemed invalid after the rules are explained, resulting in the erasure of the memories… Are these conditions okay?
Xiao Qiangwei: Yes. Now please hurry up and start.
Ino: Then we should get your agreement. To begin with swear to the Pledges.
Xiao Qiangwei/Sora/Shiro/Steph/Jibril: Asciente.
Izuna: Asciente, des.
Sora and Shiro grasped each other's hands tightly, Xiao Qiangwei removed some of his mental protections and closed his eyes. After that, everyone's consciousness was sucked into the video game.
Sora was sure that his group would win, even if the other party would cheat, and since Xiao Qiangwei is playing with them, his luck would play a big role in this game. But when the world started to getting constructed in front of his eyes, he started getting desperate.
Sora/Shiro: ...You're kidding me…
Xiao Qiangwei smiled and took a deep breath, before saying at Sora and Shiro.
Xiao Qiangwei: Ahhh…Home sweet home, the place filled with your psychological trauma… 'But goddamn… I'm getting too many Sword Art Online vibes…'
In front of them, there was a place that was clearly Tokyo, Xiao Qiangwei didn't had any problem, but the same couldn't be said to people like Sora and Shiro.
Both of them were hugging each other in terror and were shivering, and then Ino's voice resounded around.
Ino: Surprising isn't it? Welcome to the game world.
Shiro: ...Game...World.
Ino: Yes, this is the stage for the game, the virtual world…
Sora: Hold on.
Ino: ...Yes?
Sora: Let me confirm, this is… A virtual space, a non-existent place?
Ino: Indeed, what about it?
Sora: ….Which is to say, this virtual place was created with imagination?
Ino: Yes, you understand this very fast.
Sora: .....DON'T SCARE US LIKE THAT!!!!
Xiao Qiangwei was snickering behind, knowing about the siblings' conditions, meanwhile Sora was getting really mad.
Sora: ...Ahh, darn! Made me think of some traumatic experiences! I would've unhesitantly cut my arteries and died. Don't do this kind of stuff again, old man!
Ino: ...Why are you that mad…. Is this stage not of your liking?
Sora: Unsatisfied! Why choose this kind of stage! Is this a form of malicious attack or simply harassment!?
Ino: No… This is a sci-fi stage that recently got popular with the youths in Eastern Federation, there isn't any specific intentions for using this stage.
Sora: Ah… Ahhh? Science, science fiction?
Then he started to take deep breaths to calm himself, before saying to himself.
Sora: Okay, no problems, my heart is calm.
Meanwhile, Shiro was twitching between his arms, and Sora tried to calm her down.
Sora: Shiro, calm down, although this looks like Tokyo, it ain't. This is a place that came out of their imaginations.
Shiro: ….Guuuuuu…. Eh?
Sora: Yes, and since this is a game, we can go out right? Like the Persona series, Akiba's Trip and Steins;Gate. This is a game, so there won't be any problems, so we'll just hold hands and it'll be alright….
Shiro: ...Inside a game… Un… Okay, I got…. It…
She stood up even if her eyes were still dazed.
Ino: Uhh… So let me repeat once more…. Shall we start the game?
Xiao Qiangwei: Yeah…
Ino: ...Un, then we'll begin the animation.
Steph: Eh? What is that?
Jibril: Is there a need to see it?
Xiao Qiangwei: SKIP!!!
But Sora and Shiro had another opinion…
Sora: You are not worthy of being a gamer if you skip the introductions, so stop gazing around, widen your eyes and sit in the correct position to watch.
Shiro nodded with a serious face, and Xiao Qiangwei supported his head with his hand in exasperation, and then the animation started.
[Not gonna do that abortion called intro, SKIP!]
Ino: Then I'll explain the rules. Please use those guns, and shot at the nearby NPCs.
Steph: Shoot!?
Ino: You can shot or blast…. Give them the melty melty.
Xiao Qiangwei looked with a dumbfounded expression while he turned around, finding 3 suitcases, 2 of them contained 2 guns each, while the last one contained 1 gun and some heart-shaped grenades.
The guns were white and had a smooth surface, without any edge, and had an heart at the side of the gun, Xiao Qiangwei picked one and 3 grenades, then he tried to handle it, finding it extremely light, then he found an NPC coming towards them.
It was a normal werebeast girl, but the expression on her face, as if telling "I'll **** you and our children", made Xiao Qiangwei understand that this game, was basically a combination between a normal team deathmatch, Left 4 Dead 2, and an ero-game…
Ino: Alright, listen, because I will not repeat another time:
1: The energy, Power of Love, will be consumed for using the Melty Gun and Melty Grenade.
Xiao Qiangwei: '...Melty Gun? ...W-What the hell?'
Ino: 2: Attacking the NPCs will restore the energy.
3: When the NPCs touches a player, one's energy will decrease.
4: Once the energy is used up, the NPCs will no longer approach and will be unable to fight.
5: Once hit by Izuna, you'll become her love slave, becoming an enemy.
6: If a love slave is hit by Izuna, shooting them back will return them to normal.
7: Even when the energy is used up, reversing the situation with the 6th is still possible.
8: Your bodies reflects the reality of one's own physical abilities, with no usage of magic.
Xiao Qiangwei tried to use his Qi, and found out that he was unable to use both Qi and Immortal Senses, then he sighed in relief that he was able to get to Immortal Body stage before the game started.
Then he pointed to a random wall, and shot, he wanted to test the gun a bit and seen the bullet ricochet away, the bullet was really slow in Xiao Qiangwei's eyes so he should be able to dodge them perfectly.
Sora: Old man, this Melty gun… What kind of principles would be restored if you shoot it at your companion?
Ino: Simple, because what it shoots out is the Power of Love.
Sora: ...Same thing as being shot by Izuna?
Ino: Yes, only temporarily, the person shot will become the shooter's Love slav-
*Bang*
Before Ino finished to talk, Shiro had already pulled the trigger at Sora, hitting him.
Sora: Ahhh, my little sister…. My little sister! Why didn't I notice that there was such a lovely woman at my side the whole time! Ahhh! I really want to dig out my own eyes!
Shiro: Kyaaaa…. Nii, no… We are sibling….
Jibril: Then let me have my fun too.
*Bang*
Jibril wanted to have some fun too so she shot at Xiao Qiangwei without any hesitation, meanwhile, no one noticed a NPC ready to jump at Xiao Qiangwei...
[Later]
At the square of Elchea King City, there was an incredibly big riot, everyone from the Imanity Race with some exceptions were at the doors of the castle because they knew about the Kings' decisions about betting the Chess Piece.
The doors slowly opened with a screech and revealed a carriage, there were Sora and Shiro at the front seats, looking around, Xiao Qiangwei stood behind with his eyes closed and arms crossed between his chest, and beside him there was Steph, panicking a bit.
But no one from the riot made a sound, even if they were angry and just let them pass, because Jibril, who was at the top of the carriage, intimidated them with only a soft smile that created an oppressive atmosphere.
Steph then asked Sora.
Steph: You, you said you purposely caused the demonstrations, why is that so?
Sora: Eh? Shiro, you didn't tell her?
Shiro looked at Sora in confusion and didn't said anything, which made Sora understand that she would not really take the initiative to tell anything to anyone except Sora and Xiao Qiangwei.
Sora: Ah… It's like that, the number of reasons as to why we betted the Imanity piece is three, it was not a case that Qiangwei used that for the bet, I told him that we would have used it.
The first reason is to force the Eastern Federation out, the second is something that you should already know, to draw Chlammy out and get her to join us, and lastly… Everyone's suspicious eyes.
Steph: Eh…?
Xiao Qiangwei smirked, understanding already.
Xiao Qiangwei: So you want to play it like that…
Steph: Huh? What are you guys talking about?
Sora: I don't need the kind of trust of "We'll win if it's us", but I need a bunch of worried people to widen their eyes and see. This will be the countermeasure for the Eastern Federation's cheat because there is nothing more reliable than a pair of suspicious eyes.
Sora smirked and ignored the stunned Steph, before ordering to the carriage driver.
Sora: Please start the journey, destination will be… Izuna-chan's house!
Shiro: ...GO!
[Later]
The game is almost starting, everyone already reached the Embassy and after checking that everyone was alright, they got to the hall where the game will be played, the hall was filled with thousands of humans, watching the game with doubtful eyes.
At the walls there was a giant screen for each, and to another place, there was a black box with 6 chairs near it.
Silently sitting on one of the chairs was the opponent, Hatsuse Izuna, the other 5 entered the box and Izuna urged with a calm voice.
Izuna: ...Please sit here.
Under Ino's words, Sora sat beside Izuna, while following in a sequence was Shiro, Xiao Qiangwei, Jibril and Steph, after confirming they were seated, Ino, who stood beside Izuna, recited the file in his hand.
Ino: Then…. We'll start by confirming the contents of the Pledges. The Eastern Federation will bet up Everything in their territory, while Elchea will bet on their Race piece…
Namely, their human rights, territories and whatnot. The Eastern Federation representative, with Elchea's three kings and their entourages, it will be 6 people, a 5 versus 1 style, to partake in this Eastern Federation game.
Win an additional requirement from the Eastern Federation, the erasure of memories pertaining to this game, this will be set upon the whole of Imanity, not just the participants.
In addition, the rules would be explained once the game starts. The game will be deemed invalid after the rules are explained, resulting in the erasure of the memories… Are these conditions okay?
Xiao Qiangwei: Yes. Now please hurry up and start.
Ino: Then we should get your agreement. To begin with swear to the Pledges.
Xiao Qiangwei/Sora/Shiro/Steph/Jibril: Asciente.
Izuna: Asciente, des.
Sora and Shiro grasped each other's hands tightly, Xiao Qiangwei removed some of his mental protections and closed his eyes. After that, everyone's consciousness was sucked into the video game.
Sora was sure that his group would win, even if the other party would cheat, and since Xiao Qiangwei is playing with them, his luck would play a big role in this game. But when the world started to getting constructed in front of his eyes, he started getting desperate.
Sora/Shiro: ...You're kidding me…
Xiao Qiangwei smiled and took a deep breath, before saying at Sora and Shiro.
Xiao Qiangwei: Ahhh…Home sweet home, the place filled with your psychological trauma… 'But goddamn… I'm getting too many Sword Art Online vibes…'
In front of them, there was a place that was clearly Tokyo, Xiao Qiangwei didn't had any problem, but the same couldn't be said to people like Sora and Shiro.
Both of them were hugging each other in terror and were shivering, and then Ino's voice resounded around.
Ino: Surprising isn't it? Welcome to the game world.
Shiro: ...Game...World.
Ino: Yes, this is the stage for the game, the virtual world…
Sora: Hold on.
Ino: ...Yes?
Sora: Let me confirm, this is… A virtual space, a non-existent place?
Ino: Indeed, what about it?
Sora: ….Which is to say, this virtual place was created with imagination?
Ino: Yes, you understand this very fast.
Sora: .....DON'T SCARE US LIKE THAT!!!!
Xiao Qiangwei was snickering behind, knowing about the siblings' conditions, meanwhile Sora was getting really mad.
Sora: ...Ahh, darn! Made me think of some traumatic experiences! I would've unhesitantly cut my arteries and died. Don't do this kind of stuff again, old man!
Ino: ...Why are you that mad…. Is this stage not of your liking?
Sora: Unsatisfied! Why choose this kind of stage! Is this a form of malicious attack or simply harassment!?
Ino: No… This is a sci-fi stage that recently got popular with the youths in Eastern Federation, there isn't any specific intentions for using this stage.
Sora: Ah… Ahhh? Science, science fiction?
Then he started to take deep breaths to calm himself, before saying to himself.
Sora: Okay, no problems, my heart is calm.
Meanwhile, Shiro was twitching between his arms, and Sora tried to calm her down.
Sora: Shiro, calm down, although this looks like Tokyo, it ain't. This is a place that came out of their imaginations.
Shiro: ….Guuuuuu…. Eh?
Sora: Yes, and since this is a game, we can go out right? Like the Persona series, Akiba's Trip and Steins;Gate. This is a game, so there won't be any problems, so we'll just hold hands and it'll be alright….
Shiro: ...Inside a game… Un… Okay, I got…. It…
She stood up even if her eyes were still dazed.
Ino: Uhh… So let me repeat once more…. Shall we start the game?
Xiao Qiangwei: Yeah…
Ino: ...Un, then we'll begin the animation.
Steph: Eh? What is that?
Jibril: Is there a need to see it?
Xiao Qiangwei: SKIP!!!
But Sora and Shiro had another opinion…
Sora: You are not worthy of being a gamer if you skip the introductions, so stop gazing around, widen your eyes and sit in the correct position to watch.
Shiro nodded with a serious face, and Xiao Qiangwei supported his head with his hand in exasperation, and then the animation started.
[Not gonna do that abortion called intro, SKIP!]
Ino: Then I'll explain the rules. Please use those guns, and shot at the nearby NPCs.
Steph: Shoot!?
Ino: You can shot or blast…. Give them the melty melty.
Xiao Qiangwei looked with a dumbfounded expression while he turned around, finding 3 suitcases, 2 of them contained 2 guns each, while the last one contained 1 gun and some heart-shaped grenades.
The guns were white and had a smooth surface, without any edge, and had an heart at the side of the gun, Xiao Qiangwei picked one and 3 grenades, then he tried to handle it, finding it extremely light, then he found an NPC coming towards them.
It was a normal werebeast girl, but the expression on her face, as if telling "I'll **** you and our children", made Xiao Qiangwei understand that this game, was basically a combination between a normal team deathmatch, Left 4 Dead 2, and an ero-game…
Ino: Alright, listen, because I will not repeat another time:
1: The energy, Power of Love, will be consumed for using the Melty Gun and Melty Grenade.
Xiao Qiangwei: '...Melty Gun? ...W-What the hell?'
Ino: 2: Attacking the NPCs will restore the energy.
3: When the NPCs touches a player, one's energy will decrease.
4: Once the energy is used up, the NPCs will no longer approach and will be unable to fight.
5: Once hit by Izuna, you'll become her love slave, becoming an enemy.
6: If a love slave is hit by Izuna, shooting them back will return them to normal.
7: Even when the energy is used up, reversing the situation with the 6th is still possible.
8: Your bodies reflects the reality of one's own physical abilities, with no usage of magic.
Xiao Qiangwei tried to use his Qi, and found out that he was unable to use both Qi and Immortal Senses, then he sighed in relief that he was able to get to Immortal Body stage before the game started.
Then he pointed to a random wall, and shot, he wanted to test the gun a bit and seen the bullet ricochet away, the bullet was really slow in Xiao Qiangwei's eyes so he should be able to dodge them perfectly.
Sora: Old man, this Melty gun… What kind of principles would be restored if you shoot it at your companion?
Ino: Simple, because what it shoots out is the Power of Love.
Sora: ...Same thing as being shot by Izuna?
Ino: Yes, only temporarily, the person shot will become the shooter's Love slav-
*Bang*
Before Ino finished to talk, Shiro had already pulled the trigger at Sora, hitting him.
Sora: Ahhh, my little sister…. My little sister! Why didn't I notice that there was such a lovely woman at my side the whole time! Ahhh! I really want to dig out my own eyes!
Shiro: Kyaaaa…. Nii, no… We are sibling….
Jibril: Then let me have my fun too.
*Bang*
Jibril wanted to have some fun too so she shot at Xiao Qiangwei without any hesitation, meanwhile, no one noticed a NPC ready to jump at Xiao Qiangwei...
