Another Arcadia Online

Connection

Fear still didn't pluck when confronted with Harada.

When you're involved with me, Zhu Yin also... from Harada. Thinking about it makes me a little sick. I can't afford to think about losing my gear right now.

I kept logging out.

I didn't expect to face Harada in the game.

I didn't know Harada was doing it. Coincidentally, it's very unpleasant that we met. Looking at Harada. My body stopped moving and... I guess it's still traumatic right now.

Harada is mad at me.

... If you engage with me, I wonder if Zhuyin would be annoying too. He had declared that he would disconnect you. Harada, I'm sure you're not going to keep Zhuyin and me away.

... No.

I felt that way.

She was annoying me.

I'm not allowed to do what she did herself... but I was no longer the old one. I think we're friends. Now.

It's... unbearable for a friend like that to leave. It's like junior high school together.

"Yahoo, Misa. I'm here... what are you crying about?

"Akah... right?

Zhu Yan came to see you.

Sit beside me.

"What happened? I'm crying uncommonly."

"... Zhuyin will always be my friend, won't he?

I ask anxiously.

Now, if they say they don't like it... that's what's going to make me human disbelief. I can't believe Zhu Yin decided to believe it betrayed me... I didn't want to think so.

I'm sure the connection's taken care of. I didn't want to leave with my friends or anything. Because I couldn't make a connection back in the day... I'm sure I depend on my friends. But... you have no choice...

"... do you still hate me?

"Hey, why does that...?

"No, you're gonna be my friend... and I'm gonna go out of my way to make sure"

"No......! I don't hate it..."

"But I don't have a choice. The past is the past... I have always been a friend. You can't just leave someone like this alone, can you? I don't want to, but I'm a friend."

And he puts his hand on my head.

"So, what's up? Why were you crying?

And Zhu Yan has asked with a gentle face.

I tell him I met Harada in the game earlier. Zhu Yan's complexion changed.

"... disconnect all connections, huh? He could do it."

Harada is unusually obsessed with me.

I think he's having fun bullying me. I'm angry with that guy. But I know I can't do it.

Harada is... crazy.

"Connect, yeah. Maybe Harada misunderstands that there is a firm connection between me and Misa. We have to fix that."

"Fix...?

"I don't think Misa is that weak anymore."

Zhu Yan had a bitter laugh.