Kapitel 8: Chapter 8: The Fated Meeting
"Oh God please let me get her already..."
I was sitting in front of my computer for the whole night.
I've already spent this month's rent.
I don't know what could I do if I don't get her soon.
I clicked on the 10x draw again.
"More dupes... Ugh... "
I sighed in defeat.
"No. Not yet! I can do this! "
I can still draw for 70 more times.
I clicked the 10x draw button. "Tch. More dupes. "
I've gotten so many dupes this session.
"Alright! One more time! "
I stretched for a bit and grabbed the mouse.
*Bzzt!*
"Argh! "
I suddenly let go of my mouse.
"What the heck was that? "
I was electrified by the mouse.
"Is this a sign for me to stop? " I asked myself.
"No. I can't give up now. "
I still have a few pulls left.
I grabbed the mouse and felt some mysterious force coursing through my body.
"Just believe Joshua. Just believe... "
*click*
A spinning rainbow card flashes in my monitor.
Energy was flowing around the card.
The card's spinning slows down gradually until it stops.
"UR... Ultra Rare?"
The card shines as it displays the UR.
I clicked the card and the energy around it slowly dissipates.
A young woman is diplayed on my computer screen.
"Amelia Favreau. Iris of Iron and Blood. Ultra Rare. "
I read the text.
"Greetings, adventurer. I am Amelia Favreau, knight of Iris Nationale. " the text in the screen and the voice from my headphones uttered in unison.
"...What the... It's true..."
Ultra Rare partner cards. It was a famous urban myth among the players of Paradise Lost. It was also a meme circulating in breadeat and @channel. To think that the posts was actually true.
"Those dataminers are really something else... "
I still have a lot of crystals left to pull for more but this is more important. I checked my mailbox to receive my new partner card.
Amelia Favreau partner card
'Accept?'
'Accept'
The lights in my room flashed and the computer shut down.
"Right now? Really? "
I rebooted my computer and launched the game.
I checked my inventory and the card is nowhere to be found.
"What the... Did I hallucinate just now? But my crystals are already down... Was it my imagination? "
I checked the mailbox.
'No mail'
I checked my inventory again. Not in the partner cards tab.
"I got her earlier... What the hell..."
Come on! I spent a shitton of money! They can't jut take her away from-
*knock* *knock*
I heard a knock on my door.
I paid no attention to it.
I searched through my inventory again.
*knock* *knock* *knock*
I heard another knock.
I didn't open the door.
*knock* *knock* *knock*
I heard another knock.
I was taken out of my trance.
There was another knock followed by a voice.
"Is there anyone here? "
I approached the door and opened it.
A blonde woman was standing in front of me.
She glared at me intensely.
She drew a rapier and pointed a it to my face.
"Put your hands up. "
I gulped.
Her stare became more intense.
I brought my hands up.
"I have a few questions and you're going to answer all of them. " she said.
Hey...
"What is this place? "
What the hell is going on?! Why is someone pointing a blade to my face?!
"Answer me and no one gets harmed. "
This woman, a beautiful blonde girl with blue eyes. Adorned in white armor with golden highlights.
"Amelia? " I muttered unconsciously.
"What!? How do you know my name!? "
Her eyes widened in surprise.
She grabbed my shirt and pressed her rapier against my neck.
"So, are you an enemy? Tell me. Who do you work for? "
There's no doubt. She's real.
She is Amelia Favreau, in the flesh.
"Uh... I work the convenience store... This is my house..." I answered.
"Convenince store? " She looks confused.
"Could you? You know? Let go of me? "
Amelia let go of my shirt and put her rapier down.
"It would appear that you are not hostile. Well then. Could you cooperate with me then? Answer my questions. It would seem that this place is not in Iris Nationale. Is it ?" she asked.
"Let's talk about it inside. " I said.
She glared at me with untrusting eyes.
"There's no trap. I won't do anything stupid. I promise. " I reassured her.
I told her to sit on my bed.
I was living alone in my apartment room.
My room was simple. Nothing too eye-catching other than the plastic model collection and the pc at the corner.
"Do you drink coffee? " I asked her.
"Yes" she replied.
I headed to the kitchen counter to prepare the coffee.
I can see that she is carefully surveying my room.
Maybe she thinks that there are traps?
I don't know.
A minute later when I was preparing our coffee, she suddenly asked me a question.
"What is that machine? " she pointed towards the pc.
"That's a computer. I use it to play games and other stuff. " I answered.
"You use it for recreation? " she asked.
"Yes. And for other stuff too. " I replied.
"What a mysterious machine. " She seems to be curoius regarding my pc.
"Now. Back to our topic. Where are we? This seems to be a foreign country. Are we in Britannia? Or the north? " Amelia bombarded me with questions.
"We're actually nowhere near Iris Nationale. We're in another world. " I told her.
"In another world? We are not in Eden?" she looks surprised.
"Yes. We are currently in the planet Earth. " I told Amelia.
"I see... " she muttered. She seems to be puzzled by this information.
"Can I ask you a question miss Amelia? " I asked.
"What is it? " she asked me.
"Do you remember anything about fighting the Noble faction of Iris Nationale? "
She was surprised. Her eyes widened in response to my question.
"W-what?! H-How did you know?!! " she exclaimed. "You must be an assassin sent by LeBlanc! "
Amelia pointed her rapier at me.
"Calm your tits! I'm not an assassin! "
I waved my arms around.
"I'm just going to show you something. "
I booted up the pc.
" Iron and Blood... You might want to see this. "
I opened the browser.
I searched for 'Paradise Lost: Iron and Blood'.
"What?! " she exclaimed.
"What is the meaning of this?! What sorcery is this?! "
She pointed her rapier again.
"Could you stop doing that!? This won't do anything. I promise. "
She lowered the rapier and turned towards the monitor.
"This is you right? "
I opened the wiki page about the event.
"This is... All those things that happened two years ago... Why are these here? " she asked.
"It's was an event in a game that I play. "
I switched to Paradise Lost.
"I walked towards the Iron Rose guild hall.
"Mr. Lacroix? "
"You are known as NPC's in this game. Characters with predetermined dialogue and computer controlled actions. "
I clicked the memories tab and selected 'Iron and Blood' .
"Is this familiar? "
"This is!... This is... What is this? What did you do? W-what kind of sorcery is this?! "
She seems to be really confused.
"No I'm not doing anything. I think. At least I'm sure that I wasn't. " I replied.
"How could this be? "
Amelia clutched her head.
"Maybe this game revolves around your world's history? " I told her.
"What is going on..." Amelia asked herself.
"I'm sure the devs know what's up about this. I'll try to contact them as soon as possible. " I told her.
"..."
She didn't respond.
Perhaps she is lost in her thoughts.
I left her alone as I continued preparing our coffee.
"Do you want cream and sugar? "
She appears to be spaced out.
"Hey! Do you want cream and sugar in your coffee? "
I repeated my question, breaking her trance.
"Y-yes... I would. "
I put cream and sugar on her drink.
"Here you go. "
I served her coffee.
She smelled the coffee and took a small sip.
"So there is no poison... " Amelia muttered.
Awkward silence filled the room.
What's wrong with this woman?...
"This is actually not bad... " said Amelia.
"Thanks I guess? " I replied.
The awkward silence returned.
I began browsing the forums for some news.
Man. I didn't expect to be threatened a bunch of times tonight.
"If... If what you're saying is true... " she said hesitatingly.
"If I am truly in another world... C-could you please help me to return to my world? " she stuttered with a hint of shyness.
"I guess I could help you out? But only during nighttime. I'm working at the convenience store during the day. " I replied.
"That will suffice. T-thank you very much. I will be heading out now. "
She stood up and went towards the door.
"Uh... Miss Amelia.. Do you have anywhere to stay? " I asked.
"I do not. However, I could manage to live by for the meantime. " she replied.
"I could hunt monsters or finish requests in order to gain gold for expenditure. " she continued.
"There might be a problem with that... " I told her.
"I quite proficient with the blade. "
Amelia sounds like she was offended.
"No no. I actually think that you are really good. However, there are no monsters, nor quests in this world... " I told her.
"There are no monsters? "
Amelia was confused.
"I'll explain everything to you. Please sit down for a moment. " I gestured to the chair.
I explained the basic knowledge about this world.
"..."
Amelia seems to be spaced out.
"Hello? Miss Amelia? "
I waved my hand.
"... So basically, I am both homeless and jobless at this world. All of my abilities won't see any use. The system of this world is rather very different from ours... " she muttered.
She looks rather dejected.
"I have a proposal... Do you want to stay with me in this apartment for the meantime? You can sleep with me for the time being. "
I told Amelia. Her cheeks suddenly reddened.
"F-for a man and a woman to share a bed??! Isn't that a bit?!?" Amelia was flustered.
"Oh right! You take the bed! I'll just sleep on the floor. "
Oops. That came a out wrong.
"N-no. I cannot do such a thing. " Amelia regained her composure.
"Simply helping me is already a huge deal, something like this is-"
"No it's fine it's fine, and besides a man shouldn't let a woman sleep on the floor, it's unmanly to do so. " I said.
"Is it truly fine with you? " Amelia asked.
"Of course. You can live here for the meantime. I won't be here during daytime so you'll be left alone. Can you manage?" I asked her.
"Yes. I'll be fine. Also, is there anything I could help you with? " she asked.
"Don't worry about that. Just watch the house for me. " I smiled at her.
"I see.... You have my utmost gratitude. "
Amelia took a slight bow.
"By the way, I still do not know your name. " Amelia said.
"I am Joshua, Joshua Adams. " I introduced myself.
"Well then... Mr. Adams-"
"Just call me Joshua." I told her. "Well then. Please address me similar manner. " Amelia said.
"Alright Amelia. Is this good? " I asked.
"Fair enough." she replied.
"Alright. It's nice to meet you, Amelia. "
I extended my hand towards her.
"It's nice to meet you Joshua. I hope we can work together. Please take care of me. "
Amelia took my hand.
"I hope so too. "
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