Chapter 69: The Game Is Breaking
"He... stopped?"
Elliot Shard frowned at the holographic screen hovering in front of him. His bow tie pulsed with soft pink magic light, and his messy hair—more unruly than ever—almost covered his half-closed eyes.
"He refuses to duel me? Right now?" he whispered, his voice offended as if he had been rejected by an amateur theater extra.
On the interface, the data was clear:
[Player: Eren Vale]
[Status: Stable | Reduced interface]
[Current action: Inactive for 43 minutes]
[Last recorded command: standby mode]
Elliot moved away from the screen as if it had just coughed in his face. He circled his pixelated heart-shaped chair three times, then threw himself onto it with a dramatic sigh.
"This is a protest. That’s what it is. A sulky child pretending he doesn’t want to play anymore. How cute."
"Do you want to beat me out of boredom?"
He spun his chair, snapping his fingers.