Purity Online - The World For The Fallens
[Season 2] Chapter 15: Revenge and Stories of the Past
"Hm? Partner?"
"Yes, partner. Party friend," said the young man.
"That's it," Yamamura said. "I'm not too used to playing virtual reality games like this either."
"So .... It's worth your own movement from other players who are fighting against the mini-boss." The demon youth nodded his head slowly.
"Ah, yes. You need a change of clothes, right? Incidentally, I have armor that is still idle in my inventory," he said as he opened his inventory. "It's just a simple leather armor, anyway. Not too strong."
"I'll request the transfer item. If you have a notification coming in, press accept, yes." The young man opened the menu and chose the interaction feature. "Which one are you? There are many player names here."
"Izanagi" Yamamura said. "My name is Izanagi."
"Why is your username so cool, anyway?" The young man returned. "Am I the only player here who has a username that is too ordinary?"
"That's it. Don't worry about that. Your name's cool, too." Yamamura tried to encourage the young man while pressing the accept item transfer request button. "Your nickname is Zett, right? I think that name is pretty cool."
"really?" The young man named Zett immediately changed his attitude to become excited when he heard Yamamura's praise. Although the compliment seemed insincere because the boy said it with a flat face without expression.
"Thank you." Zett rushed to put the armor he was about to give into the transfer slot and sent it to Yamamura's inventory.
"Thank you for the armor, too."
Yamamura immediately put on the armor. An excited grin was on his lips. "Now, let's get revenge!! Zett, give me instructions later, yeah!! Teach me how to fight."
"OK!!!"
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An arrow shot out quickly, stuck to the neck of the Horned Deer Leader who was caught off guard by wrestling with Zett. The big deer immediately fell. Smiling with satisfaction, Zett sheathed back his two swords behind his back. On Yamamura's face was the same expression. The two players immediately took the EXP and dropped the item dropped by the deer. Yamamura immediately leveled up. Well, it's only natural. For players who were still at levels 1-10, leveling up was something very easy.
"What did I say? He's not that bad" Zett said. "As soon as I hold him up with my dual sword, he is caught off guard. Well, his name is also an E-class quest."
"But, this is also thanks to your accuracy." Zett turned to look at his partymate. "Usually the new archer will have difficulty in terms of accuracy, but you've only been practicing for a little while. I think you have a natural talent, Izanagi."
"Well .., maybe." Yamamura scratched the back of his head. "I don't know either."
"alright. Let's go."
Both of them rushed back to the city. After collecting the items requested by the quests in the guild building, the two of them did the hunting to level up at Midorikawa Greenfield. In just a short time, Yamamura had already risen to level 10. After hunting, they rested by the river where they met again earlier, filling their lungs with fresh virtual air while enjoying the view of the flowing river water.
"Beautiful, right?" said Zett. "Sightings like this are rarely encountered by those of us who live in urban areas."
"Yes" said Yamamura. "This world is so much more beautiful, exciting, and fun than the real world."
"Yes .., most players here also think so ...," said Zett. "You know what, Izanagi? Most people who play this game are people who run away from reality."
"Huh?" Yamamura knitted his brows. "Drew from reality?"
"Yes, their goal to play this game is to run away from the problems of life that befall them. They're trying to run away from their boring, sickening lives."
"Different from in the real world, in this virtual world they can set their own appearance. They can do anything they can't in the real world. They can experience exciting and thrilling adventures. They ... can live life the way they want."
"Those who desire freedom from the shackles of suffering will always come here. This is also the reason why VRMMORPG is created. To help those who are in trouble."
"Such ...." Yamamura nodded his head.
"Well, it's actually okay to run away from reality once in a while, anyway." Zett directed his gaze straight at the blue sky decorated by white clouds and bright shining sun.
"Everyone needs rest and relief. They have the right to play and have fun in this beautiful fantasy world. Just don't forget to go back to the real world after you've finished playing. If you choose to escape reality forever, then you'll regret it, just like me."
"Same like you? What's that supposed?" Yamamura looked confused.
"Ah, it's nothing" said Zett. "It's just an unimportant story about my past ...."
"You wanna hear?"
To be continued
Next Chapter:
[Season 2] Chapter 16: A Place I Can Call 'Home'