The school day went as normal, Chizuru hurried through her paperwork so that she could meet Misaki promptly after school. The three girls got into Chizuru's car and headed to Misaki's house. Chizuru was extremely nervous about visiting Misaki's house but when she got there she frowned when she saw a young man standing by the front door of the apartment building. She had no idea who he was but he had a handsome face and was very good looking. She felt threatened! She was going to go up and say something but stopped when she saw Misaki's smile and wave.
"Hey Shinji I'm glad you could make it." Misaki said with a smile. Although the young man was very handsome Misaki did not seem to be fazed by his good looks one bit. Which made the two people beside her let out a sigh of relief.
"I said I would come so I am here. I am guessing this is also one of your friends?" The young man looked Chizuru up and down. Chizuru was still young and was very pretty so she had caught the young man's eye instantly.
Being looked at by someone so intensely caused Chizuru to feel uncomfortable so she slid herself behind Misaki to hide. "Yeah but don't stare it's creepy." Misaki was very blunt with her words which caused Shinji to choke on air as his cheeks turned red.
Giving a dry laugh Shinji said: "Ahah... Sorry about that… I just couldn't help but think she was very beautiful."
"She is very pretty but any girl who gets stared at like that would think of it as a turn off or be scared away. I am guessing you have women trouble don't you!" Misaki said the last part in a teasing manner.
Blushing hard Shinji did not say a word. His silence was all Misaki needed to know that what she said was true. Chizuru, on the other hand, was swimming in happiness even though it did not show on her face and it was all because Misaki said she was pretty!
"Anyway, Chizuru this is Shinji. Shinji... Chizuru... We will all be friends from now on so no need for formalities." Pausing for a second Misaki clapped her hands and said: "Okay! Enough! Let us go in and talk for a bit!" Misaki waved everyone on.
In her apartment, Misaki set out a few drinks and some snacks for everyone to munch on. After which she sat down and turned to Chizuru. "Chizuru the main reason for this meeting is to bring you up to speed on what has been happening and what is going on. Some of the things I am about to tell you may seem a little far fetched but they are all true."
Misaki's expression on her face was very serious. Seeing this seriousness caused Chizuru to straighten her back and listen carefully. Misaki continued after she saw that she had Chizuru's full attention.
"Eternal Phantasy is not just a game anymore. To explain what I mean watch..." Misaki opened her inventory and pulled out her sword and rested it on her shoulder.
Chizuru's eyes felt like she was seeing things as she reached up with her hands and rubbed her eyes. "Ma-Ma-Master! Your sword!? But how!?"
"Like I said Eternal Phantasy is no longer a game. I have a system and so does Shinji here. Not only do we have systems but monsters from the game have been appearing in the real world. Why there has not been any news about it yet is beyond me. Most likely it is being covered up. But the truth is it is all very real. Just today I saved Shinji here from a Horned Tiger. That was how I found out he had a system. The worst thing is that even if you have a system you will die for real. There is no respawn. Shinji has already lost a friend because a monster killed him in the real world. Today if I did not save Shinji he might have lost his life as well. The reason why we are heading to the Golem King's Lair is because I want both you and Chiho to try and gain a system as well." Misaki finished explaining everything leaving Chizuru a bit bewildered.
Chizuru looked at Misaki and could tell that she was very serious about what she had said. She did not hesitate to nod her head and say: "Whatever Master wants me to do I will do it. Although dying is scary I will do whatever I can to assist you in game and out of game."
"I had a feeling you would say that Chizuru. I will say this, no matter what, we will be sure to not put our lives on the line. We will intensely train within the game where dying is not an issue. I want to raise our levels as fast as possible and also get a few more people into the team." Misaki then turned to Shinji. "Shinji, are you willing to join my team?"
Shinji smiled and said: "Being able to be in the Queen's team is always my pleasure. I will also work hard to raise my levels. I just so happen to be bear the Golem King's area. I had wanted to check out the place where you had killed the golem king. So I am only a day's journey out."
"Alright accept my invite then. We will need two days to reach there. I had just picked up Chiho and we are making our way back." Misaki said as she opened the team window and invited Shinji to the team.
[Player Astero Joined Your Team!]
A message alert popped up for everyone in the room. Even Chiho and Chizuru could see it. "Ah!"
The suddenness of the menu popping up caused Chizuru to scream since she was not used to seeing a message like that in the real world.
Laughing Chiho jokingly said: "Chizuru, what will you do when you see a real live monster if a little menu scares you?"
Chizuru's face turned red. "I was just startled because I was not expecting it! " She then let out a humph as she turned and complained to Misaki. "Master she's bullying me!"
Misaki couldn't help but laugh at the antics that were going on. One was a teacher and one was a student but their roles had been completely reversed!
Okay last chapter, for now, I need to sleep!
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After a long journey and many battles, Chiho and Chizuru both gained another five levels. Chiho was now Level 30 and Chizuru was now Level 27. They were coming up on the Golem King's area where Misaki had killed the Golem King and where the Golem King's Lair was located. Standing just outside the zone entrance was a tall man in a long robe. At his side was a short sword that was tucked into his waistband. This man was none other than Shinji, also known as Astero in game.
Seeing Shinji, Misaki smiled and waved: "We are finally here! Sorry, it took so long!"
"It's fine I spent my time farming slimes and making potions." Shinji said as she pointed to casks made out of bark and large leaves laying in a pile on the ground. "They might not look pretty but they can heal up to 500 [HP] when you drink them. I figured we should have some extra heals while in a dungeon."
"Good thinking! We should think about getting some containers from the real world and use those to fill with potions. Now that I think about it they should work in real life too… When we are done let's make the cute little fuckers extinct in this area!" Misaki announced seriously. This was not just her hate for the slimes, it was also because she wanted to have a supply of potions for the real world. There was no telling when and where you would be attacked. If everyone in her team had a healthy supply of potions then they would at least have a bit of a lifeline to keep themselves alive in a desperate situation. At least until help could arrive.
"I am one hundred percent with you on that Misaki. Those evil things..." Chiho still had a bit of a trauma due to the slimes.
"Okay let's get going we need to go to the spot where the dungeon is and then wait for it to open. I am not sure if the Golem King has a respawn to it. If it does then we might need to sneak around it or just plain go all out and defeat it." Misaki had no idea if the world bosses would respawn or not. She did know that it would be a bit of a difficult battle to fight it if it did come down to it.
"Master please do not jinx us!" Chizuru was on the sneak around the world boss team. She had a feeling that fighting a world boss might hurt.
"Actually the last time it showed up was when you were in the Golem King's area with me. It showed up right after you logged out. I wonder if this place needs a certain number of people in it to trigger the golem king." Misaki pondered but at the same time, she was teasing Chizuru.
"Master your not funny!" Pouting, Chizuru gently punched Misaki on the shoulder.
They walked into the Golem King's area which was still nothing but rocks, boulders, and flat plateaus. The Horned Earth Rabbit were as abundant as ever as they walked through the rocky area. Everyone in Misaki's team was of a higher level now and none of the Horned Earth Rabbits attacked them. Which made getting to where the Golem King's Lair entrance was, a lot easier. Now they just had to play a waiting game. While they were waiting Misaki explained to them how things were going to work.
"Last time I used spider silk to climb down. I will do the same this time as well. I will then check out the area at the bottom to see if it is indeed the same area as I was last time. Once I am sure I will climb back up. Far as I know this dungeon does not respawn when you clear out the monsters. Well, monsters might migrate when you are offline. But other than that I do not think they move much within the dungeon. The monsters to watch out for the most are the spiders. They spit a very acidic venom that can even melt the dungeon walls. As long as there are not more than twenty of them at a time we should be fine. They do not seem to spit venom at their own kind." Misaki also explained about a few of the other monsters as well that she ran into while clearing the dungeon the first time.
"Misaki how did you defeat that twenty spider monsters at the same time?" Chiho asked. She had an idea of how she did it but to curb her curiosity she had to ask.
"I jumped from spider to spider and stabbed them in the head. " Misaki answered the question as if what she had done was the easiest thing in the world to do.
"So how are normal people supposed to fight twenty spider monsters at the same time?" Chiho asked teasingly.
Misaki scratched her nose. She knew what she was able to do was not exactly something many could do. She had no way to answer Chiho so changing the subject was her only way out. "Anyway, that is the plan. Any spider monsters I will handle them myself."
Time ticked by and the four of them talked and joked around. Shinji fit well into the party as Chiho and Chizuru started to warm up to him. Which was a good thing because in a team if teammates are not getting along it could spell disaster during a fight. Especially if they were fighting a monster in the real world. It had been a few ingame hours when the Golem King's Lair once again opened up.
"Okay everyone get ready! I will play vanguard. I will do my best to keep monsters on me. Keep your damage minimal and only assist when you see an opening. Call out if you pull aggro! Everyone ready!?" Misaki asked.
She got a unanimous three yeses. Getting the confirmation he was looking for she shouted out "Move out!"
The first chapter for today another coming soon! Sorry for the wait!
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