Purity Online - The World For The Fallens
[Season 2] Chapter 21: I Will Not Run
"What'sthis? Quest?"
"But ..., from whom?"
Yamamura watched carefully the window with information about the quest.
...[ | Special Quest Series |...
...Quest 1's...
...Title: Nightmare of Christmas....
...Quest Order (1): Go to Winter Region by following the directions on the map....
...Rank: ???...
...Place: Winter Region....
...Reward: ???...
...Client: ???...
The accept?
...○Yes ○No ]...
"What's this?" Yamamura squinted both of his eyes. "His "client and rank were unknown, it seemed like this quest was rather dangerous. What if it turns out this S rank quest upwards?"
"The location is ... Winters ... The region?"
*deg!!*
Yamamura's heart was pounding. His face immediately turned deathly pale. Cold sweat flowed back into his body.
"Th-That's ...."
A glimpse of his nightmare had come back to shadow his mind. The fear of death came back to him. The location of the quest was in a snowy area, exactly the location of his death in his dream earlier. He began to doubt that what he had experienced in his dream was just a nightmare that would never happen.
"Don't .. That wasn't just a dream?!"
"Don't that be a prophecy?!"
"Damn .... Refuse or accept, right?"
"But if I accept it, maybe I could die!!"
"I think it's better ..., if I just refuse ...."
Yamamura's right-hand index moves to press option No. But the button cannot be pressed.
"Damnu .... Why would he give me an option if I was eventually forced to accept this quest?!" He's pissed off.
"But, how, huh? Bet my life. The risk is too great. It's not a game anymore. The mysterious person who appeared during the force logout incident at that time also said that this game is not designed for survival or death games, but ...."
"He didn't say that if I died here then I wouldn't die in the real world, would he?"
"Don't you, the mysterious person did intend to"
Yamamura bit his lip. He's completely confused.
"If I die here .., all dreams ..., all memories ..., and all my ideals ... will vanish without a trace ...."
"I will die in vain, without giving anything worthy of remembrance. As time goes by, my name will be forgotten .... I ... don't want to die like that!! I haven't even built a relationship in this world. I don't want to die unprepared and scared!!"
"I have not found anything I can protect."
"If this were like in the movies, maybe I would die dramatically for the sake of protecting my fellow players .., but here. There's nothing I can protect. There is nothing I can consider valuable. Everything ..., left in the original world ...."
"Am I going to keep fighting by risking my life, for an obscure purpose like this? I think it's better that I stop fighting and ignore this quest. This city is the only safe zone I have right now. If I stay here, then I'll be safe."
"But .., if I do that .. then I won't be able to go back to the real world. After all, the money supply given to me as a novice player was not too much. Soon, all that money will run out. And if I don't work at all ...."
"No .., if that's me choosing that option ..., then I'll look like a coward .... I think dying from fighting is better than dying as a coward .... Although ..., I will not die as a hero .. and die as someone who failed ...."
Yamamura clenched his hands. His forehead shriveled. Seriousness began to appear on his face. His resolve was unanimous. He won't be afraid anymore. He will not intend to run away again. He chose ... to fight ....
"Death is terrible, but the fear of death is worse than death itself. So, I won't be afraid anymore ...."
"I'm not running!!"
To be continued