Sorry I'm the last one here. Were you waiting long?

*Giggle* It's not even the time we agreed yet.

We just got here really early, Prez!

Kasumi arrived an hour early.

B-But I didn't go adventuring alone! I was just watching everyone in the town!

What do you mean by watching?

The people playing the game. Like, “Oh, that character is cute”, or “That equipment is so cool”.

Actually, they're all talking a lot in the chat, aren't they?

That's right. If you're not in a party and talking to them, you can see what the people around you are saying.

I don't mean to eavesdrop, but I can't help but notice.

What's everyone talking about? Where they're going to go next, and stuff like that?

Yeah, mostly. But a lot of people were just having normal conversations too.

I saw people saying stuff like, “I came even though I have a test tomorrow”, “I've gotta go on a diet!”, and stuff.

*Giggle* It's funny seeing everyone have such normal conversations while they're all wearing armor.

Yeah. It might be a virtual world, but it feels like an extension of the real world.

It really is funny, defeating monsters while worrying about your diet.

Hey, now that everyone's here, let's begin today's adventure!

Oh, could I have a moment first? I made equipment for everyone. Here you go…

Wha?! This looks just like my stage costume!

I was playing around with the costume editing feature.

You're amazing, Karin! Even inside the game, you're a master of costumes!

*Giggle* Thanks. The fact that you can make costumes in the game is one more way to enjoy it.

Hey, I have something to tell everyone too.

I want to try cooking inside this world!

That's a pretty difficult goal. Just gathering the recipes is hard work.

You can only get hold of legendary recipes by taking them from the tower where the monsters live.

And there's some ingredients you can't buy in the market, right?

That just fires me up…

Huh?

I mean, in real life you can buy recipes and ingredients at the store, but here you've got to go on an adventure to get them.

That just fires me up!

Wow…

This place really is amazing. It's a fantasy world, but you can do whatever you feel like.

It's fun making things you can't make in the real world.

It feels like the world just keeps on going forever!

Now let's adventure to the ends of this world! Forwaaard!

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Yeeeah!

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Whoa, look how late it is! Should we call it quits for today?

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Time really does fly!

I want to go on adventures with all of you again!

You know, we spent the whole day together today.

We weren't together in real life, but we were in the game… That feels kind of different.

*Giggle* But it was a lot of fun!

Just sleep for a few hours, and we'll see each other at school again.

I always want to be with all of you, so playing a game with you is the best!

Let's all get plenty of rest so we'll be ready to see each other tomorrow.

Just a little longer…

That'll make it all the more fun tomorrow, Rina.

You're right. See you then.

See you all tomorrow. Goodnight.

Goodnight!