101 Avatars
19. An Invisible Faker Hiding Right in the Eye Cracker

“I told you, until any time, I would never consider that trash as my brother again!  That cold person, he was not much different from the avatar monsters!”

That evening, from behind the door, I heard Judith go on a rampage by blaspheming her brother, Kaiser.  However, this time it was different because he spoke so loudly in front of my brother Syifa.  This time I can't allow his outrageous attitude.  No one in the world should treat Sister Syifa as harshly as that, even if she is the younger sister of my own mentor, Kaiser.

However, I had not opened the door of the secret headquarters, a shocking fact I heard from Professor Melisa's mouth.

“That's enough, Judith!  You think everyone is not sad about Andina's death?!  You should know that more than anyone, I was the one who was the hardest hit because Andina was my daughter!”

Never thought, Kak Kaiser's fiancee who died from the Avatar Bomber, Kak Andina, apparently the son of Professor Melisa.  If so, Professor Melisa also had to endure bitterly using the Avatar Bomber as a weapon against the avatars, which is the cause of her daughter's death.

Tomorrow also comes.  That morning, I was pensive in the garden behind my faculty building.  I still can't forget what I heard yesterday.  I did not expect that not only Kaiser Sister, but also Professor Melisa, had such determination that she could withstand the flames of their hateful rage against the perpetrators of the murder of their loved ones.

No, from the beginning they were just adults.  They realized that avatars were nothing more than a mindless program.

No, let alone feelings, they are basically not a category of living things.  They are just imaginary application figures that have no life and no life.  There is no point in hating them.  And vice versa, there is no point in sympathizing with them.

“Lho, Adrian?  What are you doing alone here?”  Suddenly a beautiful soft voice swept over me from behind.  The voice I know well, the voice of my goddess of worship, Nafisah.

Hearing that voice, with my heart racing, I looked back.  My cheeks suddenly felt hot when I saw that ayu.  I too shyly lowered my gaze when our eyes met.

“Hai, Nafisah.”  I return shyly.

The face was smiling at me.  My breath sat beside me with me.  I saw him keep looking at me with that look.

“Duh, if stared like that continues, my heart can be dislodged.”  I thought in my heart.

“If Adrian has a problem, Adrian is free to tell me.”  Nafisah was accompanied by her charming smile.

Apparently according to what Bobi told me, I was really weak in holding a problem in my heart.  Plus the seriousness behind Nafisah's facial expression that made me not want to lie in front of her, I also told her the burden of my mind.  Of course, keeping everything secret regarding my secret struggle with Kaiser.

“So apparently.  It's about Professor Melisa, the lecturer in my department.  But why did Adrian know?”

“I just accidentally heard it from someone else.  I kept thinking that me and Professor Melisa were the same fate because on the night of the disaster five years ago, I also lost my first brother Faridh.”  My answer is to try to quibble.

“Rupanya so.  But this is a little different to your case, Adrian, because you still have your sister Syifa next to you.  It is different from Professor Melisa.  On the night of the disaster, not only her daughter, Brother Andina, was killed, but also her husband.  Not just get there.  His other son, Dik Zio, still disappeared without any word from him.  Now Professor Melisa really lives alone.”

The words of Nafisah then made me feel more sympathy for Professor Melisa who turned out to lose far more than me due to the night of the Hoho game disaster.

I see, Nafisah also opened the Bacot application.

“Wah, again this rumor was talked about in the group!”  Nafisah said as she sighed.

“What rumors?”  I was curious to also peek at Nafisah's Bacot social media on his smartphone screen.

Unknowingly, I stuck my face too close to Nafisah's face to the point that the sound of our breathing could be heard.  I who just regained my senses then flushed to hold the shame with this very noisy heart sound.  I thought it was just me.  However, when I glanced at Nafisah, I also found her face reddened.

I cheered in my heart.  Apparently, my charm as a man can also thrill the figure of my goddess pujaan.

But that's not what matters now!  The problem is in the rumors that I currently read in the Bacot application.  Rumors about the appearance of a pink figure, similar to one of the avatar monsters in a forest in a corner of the city, are spreading in the social media group Fans of Red Blood Heroes.

If the rumors got this big, why would Professor Melisa, who was in charge of monitoring the group, miss it?

That afternoon, I rushed back to the headquarters to consult the rumor matter to Professor Melisa and AI5203.

“Oh, the rumors.  Because it's not clear yet, I'm not delivering it to you.  After all, fake news is often scattered in cyberspace.  Moreover, the figure seen is the avatar numbered series 100, Avatar Dream.  Isn't he the host avatar?  To date, there have been no reports of avatar hosts.  Most likely if the news is only a hoax so we need to research the origin of the rumor first.”

Professor Melisa also gave her response.

“It is true according to Professor Melisa that all this time the avatar that appears is the avatar used by the players only, namely the avatar of fighters from serial numbers 1 to 99.  There are no reports at all of the emergence of host avatars controlled by the system's AI. However, even if it is just a rumor, it never hurts to check it there.”

Then, AI5203 also expressed his opinion.

After deliberating, it was decided that I would check directly the location in question with the help of AI5203 drones.

The next day on Saturday, me and the drones all day looking for evidence at the location in question.  However, even after we circled the entire forest, not a single strangeness was detected.

I have even used the ultrasonic waves from my Sly Dark side avatar in case that there should be no hidden secret spots missed by our eyes.  The drones have also been using their warm detection, IR detection, and noise detection.  However, none of us got any results.

This forest was nothing but an ordinary forest.  There was not the slightest sign of avatar existence here.  So we went home empty-handed.  We have been completely fooled by the hoax information.

***

However, beyond Adrian's knowledge, during his monitoring with the drones in the forest, a figure had been watching him at a safe distance beyond the intuitive reach of his avatar.  She is one of the avatar hosts, Dream.

Dream was then transformed into a beautiful figure of a cute slim postured woman with a height of 158 cm.  He took his smartphone and made a phone call.

“Mr Healer, everything has been successfully resolved here.  Arjuna has left this place.”

“Good.  Duh, next time you have to be more careful, Dream.  You may be careless until caught by a drone camera.  Fortunately it does not belong to AI5203 so we can still trick them by disguising them as false information.  Almost the plan that we have carefully arranged for five years is messy because of your carelessness.”

“Hehehe.  I'm sorry, Mr. Healer.  But by the way, when will you come home from abroad?”

“No, I've arrived in Jakarta.  But exhausted and due to the night, I decided to stay at one of the nearby hotels at the airport.  It is really troublesome to travel to Thailand then to North Africa and then immediately back to Jakarta after that in just two weeks.  After this, I have to rest.”

“Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Healer, for interrupting your break.  Well then, have a good rest.”

As soon as he hung up the phone call, the man contacted by Dream, immediately closed his eyes.  It seemed that he was honestly in a very exhausted state.  He is the avatar number 8, Avatar Healer, who is in disguise using the identity of Kaiser Dewantara.