[VRMMO] Dead One

"…"

"Huh…. So, this is Nagoya?" – asked the brown-haired girl as the group was traveling via car, driven by the man with a scar.

"Interesting, isn't it?" – said the man with the scar.

"Many people when they think about Japan they always says stuff like 'Tokyo' this, 'Tokyo' that and shit."

"I guess it is because many games, mangas and novels loves using that place."

"But Nagoya isn't half bad either."

"We have quiet few interesting locations that are worth visiting."

"If you like, I can take you visit some of them."

"Oh, fuck yeah!" – said the young woman as she looked excited through the window.

"By the way… There was that thing…. What was it… Castle…." – said the man with glasses.

"Nagoya Castle?" – said the man with a scar.

"Yeah! That! Can we go later to that place?" – said the excited man with glasses.

"Sure." – said the man with the scar.

"…"

"By the way… How are these two?" – asked the man with glasses.

"Oh right… This is the first time we are meeting them." – said the girl with short brown hair.

"Anything weird we should be looking forward to?"

"…"

"Em…. I think you will be just… Surprised?" – said the man with the scar.

"Anyway, how long are you staying for? You said that you weren't sure for how long you will be here for."

"Hm…. Well… Honestly, I'm not sure yet." – said the man wearing glasses.

"I mean, there is game center and everything, right? Even though the servers are already online, there will be no problem for us since we can play here… Right?"

"Well, there WAS originally problem, because how game popular was." – said the man with the scar as he took a turn.

"Honestly speaking, you were straight up unable to play the freaking game because how many people were coming to that freaking place."

"They straight up remodeled that place twice the moment it was made, expanding it and making sure there was enough capsules there."

"They also add some VIP rooms, where you can pay before hand to rent out the capsule."

"I live somewhere what less… Lively area, so the nearest game center where I currently live is quiet easy pick."

"Hm…. Nice." – said the young woman.

"By the way, while were flying, did something happened?" – asked the man wearing glasses.

"Nope… Finaly we have some freaking peace." – replied the man with the scar.

"Which is… Odd to say the least."

"There is no problem whatsoever happening…. Honestly, this is quiet weird for me."

"I don't know when was the last time we had that kind of peace… I straight up have less paper work to do and shit as well."

"Huh… Nice." – said the young woman.

"By the way, what are we going to do with Mug?"

"Hm? Why should we do anything with Mug?" – asked the man as the car stopped at the red light.

"I mean, didn't he won the tournament? People are now calling him the 'strongest' and shit." – said the young woman.

"We can't let that bastard bask in glory, now, can we?"

"…"

"Nah… Leave him be." – said the man with the scar.

(I've watched the finals once the official video was released.) – thought the man with the scar.

(Honestly speaking it was…. Well, these bastards fought for over an hour in a nutshell.)

<<Let's turn back time a bit.>>

[Finals: Current time: 61 : 32]

*Inhale* *Inhale*

"Okay… Dude…. Dude…. What the fuck?" - asked Mug as he was trying to catch his breath.

"I've thrown… Shit tons of stuff at you."

"So…. How the hell… Are you only missing a single fucking arm?"

"…"

"Well… I'm one of the bloody strongest tanks in the game…. So do you really think… This is enough?" – asked Long who was missing his entire right arm.

(Although I say that, I've used up all healing skills I've had on me.) – thought Long.

(The [Belt Of White Cobra] item's skill was already used up too.)

"…"

(I used up pretty much all of my SP and MP…. But so did he.)

(When it comes to the physical strength, I have more than him.)

(I can somewhat handle his hook as long as he doesn't use any skill.)

(Still…. I have only one arm left.)

(I can either counter with it a trident or his fishing rod… Can't block both.)

(Which should I aim for?) – thought Long as Mug made his move, launching his fishhook.

However, at the same time, Long rushed in and didn't even bothered dodging the fishing hook as he ran at full speed towards Mug, which caught the man off guard as his fishhook dug into the monster martial artist's left wing.

Mug tried pulling the martial artist up by his wing.

But Long did something he wasn't expecting.

He used his [Palm Blade] to cut off his own wing, causing it to be the only thing the hook lifted up.

The reason why he did it instead of just trying to turn back into his human form was simple.

He wanted the hook to get stuck for a moment.

(Shit!) – thought Mug as he thrusted forward his trident as Long swung his fist.

The two attacks clashed against each other and caused a clash of power to occurred.

However, Long quickly took step forward and managed to have his fist get past the Mug's trident as its slashed the side of the man's arm, but in exchanged managed to land a devastating hit on Mug.

"…"

"[MAD SEA: KRAKEN SHELL]!" – shouted Mug, catching Long completely off guard.

(HE STILL HAD MANA?!) – thought surprised Long as Mug suddenly exploded, unleashing a burst of vaporing water that dealt critical damage to the man.

However, the critical hit wasn't what bothered Long.

What bothered him was a sudden thick mist that completely blocked off his vision.

Long swung around his fist, getting rid of the mist around…. However, not hitting Mug who got so low on the ground that the entire giant fist just flew right above him.

And before Long could even react, Mug thrusted his trident from below, stabbing Long's neck, before then tearing off his trident alongside good chunk of Long's neck.

"…"

(Fuck.) – thought Long as he fell down.

[Winner: Mug]

"…"

"Fuck…. Me!" – said exhausted Mug.

(That fight… It was way too freaking hard.)

[Back to the present.]

"Honestly speaking, Long did way better than I've thought." – said the man with the scar.

"He may had perfect counter build for people like SunMoon, harem fucker or Mug, but in the end, Mug managed to outsmart him." - said the man with a scar as he parked his car.

"…"

"Anyway, is there any benefit with picking a fight with that bastard?"

"Well… I don't know…. Maybe?" – said the man wearing glasses.

"I mean, we can show off and stuff."

"Crushing his guild would definitely boost our morals and everything."

"Still, some people are thinking that we would had won anyway or that Dance would had won, if any of us participated…."

"…"

"Nah."

"Hunting him down could instead somewhat hurt our reputation… Even though we are villains, we still have some image to uphold."

"However, if he were to pick a fight with us…."

"Eh…"

"We will just erase him."

"…"

"Okay." – said the man with the scar as he opened his car door.

"Anyway, we are here."

"This is the hotel I've made your reservation at." – said the man with the scar as the two people opened car's doors and saw massive hotel.

"Huh… So, is this like one of those classic Japanese hotels?" – asked the young woman while the man with scar and man wearing glasses began taking out and assembling mechanical wheelchair.

"Em… Kind of?" – replied the man with the scar as he and the man wearing glasses helped the young woman get on the chair.

"It is kind of a mix?"

"Like western, European and Asian."

"Honestly, it is quiet weird combination, but they somehow keep all 3 things separated, so you can kind of enjoy classic Japan hospitality or just go with something that you think will be more comfortable and familiar to you."

"Oh…. Interesting." – said the man wearing glasses as the trio made their way towards hotel's entrance, before then entering the build and finding themselves in the classic looking Japanese interior, which had a noticeable mix of advance equipment, giving a nice combination appearance that instantly caught two guest interested.

"Hi. It's me again." – said the man with the scar as he started speaking Japanese to the woman behind the counter.

"These are the two other guests which should also hold the reservation."

"Oh, then please, show me your id." – said the woman as the man translated his request to the two foreigners who handed their documents.

"…"

"I've confirmed your identity." – said the woman in English.

"Everything checks out."

"Here are your cards and keys."

"In case something happens to either of those things, you can always come back to gain new one."

"But please be wary that destroying keys or cards will cost some money."

"Cards?" – asked the man wearing glasses.

"A access card, per say." – said the man with scar.

"You have everything already paid for, so just show the card and they will get to work instantly."

"Anyway, the other bastards are already waiting."

"So… Are Ready to meet those fuckers?"