The Adventurer System

Something wasn't right. For the first time, Yumiro hugged a woman that he just met inside the virtual world. His mind kept flashing some of his memories, showing how much he having a hard time in the past four years.

"G-Grim, what are you doing?-" She stopped as she felt Grim's tear fall on her shoulder. "What's exactly going on him, this is literally unusual for me."

Swoosh! Swoosh!

On the other side, Natan's party members used the big chance to exit in this forest and surrender from the match. Why? In order to avoid the extreme pain that they could experience within this masked guy.

We are not safe here!

I want to win but I don't want to suffer like our members. Let's go!

Thud!

They were gently fell to the ground as Asarki could not carry for a long time. But it was not the main reason, she just felt uncomfortable and some heat spread throughout her body.

"W-Why are you crying, Grim-" She stopped once more as she remembered the remarkable world that was left by his sister Aoiri. 'This is what she's trying to say with me? Grim is hiding a big problem or trauma?' Asarki uttered to her mind.

Well, having trauma was also a problem however it was no joke for having something like this. As you could not notice sometimes your tears were just dripping out of your eyes.

"Calm down, Grim, no matter what is inside of your head just takes a deep breath. It will help you, trust me." She said in a sweet tone, then tried to pat his head as she knew it can help someone to feel that there was a person who caring for them.

She didn't receive any kind of response from this man, so she decided to let him in the meantime waiting for him to recover.

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After five minutes, Grim stopped. He then moved away while slowly rubbing his chin. "What is my problem? Why I'm crying for this thing." He chuckled as he thought that he already overcome this challenge. 

"Don't mind it, Grim, every person is having a breakdown moment. So stop thinking that it is not an ordinary occurrence since you are a man." She was explaining to him so this man won't be felt uneasy having a conversation with her.

"No. I'm good, let's keep moving we are still in the number one party." He said in a deep tone and pushed himself into a stood up position.

"Grim, you can't escape with this if you keep hiding your problem. As your party member, I don't have the right to intervene in your personal life, but as a human being, I would like you to feel comfortable at least..." Asarki looked concerned to him, knowing in order to escape from his problem he was making a distance to them and sometimes hurting them. It was looked like Grim wanted them to feel the pain that he was feeling right now.

"I have sister, Asarki, she's the only one who needs to know my problem. Thank you for your concern, but our life is different when we stepped out of this game." Grim said in a serious tone, then slowly taking the straight without realizing that there were adventurers who existed in that spot. 

"No, it's different, Grim. It is also better if there someone besides your sister knows about your problem. Why? Even we can help you we can understand you in the other things. Like your behavior, we don't have any idea why you acting with no manners. Still, I tried to stick with you not because you are strong, cause I know you also have a good heart." Asarki said, then followed him.

It was slowly sinking in the past four years, only his sister was the one who could his rants and problem. So it must be there was a chance his sister was sucking with it. On top of that, Amiya was too young so it has a high possibility.

"Let's talk next time, Asarki, but the first thing first. We should win this game no matter what." He secretly smiled as someone offered to hear his problem.

"Anytime, Grim, I'm looking for that day."

A cold breeze touched upon their skin, helping them to feel the relaxing sensation. However, Asarki could not still forget how Grim tightly embrace her as she could feel on her waist. Her face blushes and looking at the man's back.

'What's wrong with me? Why is my heart beating so fast?' She uttered to her mind.

So to avoid it, Asarki was looking in a different way and lessen to initiate a conversation. Why? It because it was started her to experience something different.

Ring... Ring... Ring...

But the occurrence gave them a chance to attain closer distance at each other. A new call from Hippie arrived and their distance with her was around two thousand five hundred kilometers. Grim stood up next to her, knowing Hippie will just call if there were adventurers near to her spot or attacking their base.

"Accept it, Asarki, why are you just staring?" Yumiro said in a low tone.

"Yeah."

[Call accepted]

A mini screen appeared right in front of them, showing the Hippie"s face and having the background of the small cave.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Their eyelids were widened after hearing consecutive explosions in Hippie's location. It was strong enough to crumble the place and dripping thick dust on her head.

"Grim, Asarki, where are you?! Back to our place, hurry!" She hastily said, bothered as if their stone was stolen and destroyed by the others they were surely eliminated from this match.

Inside Hippie's mind, she doesn't want to be the number why they were lost in this game.

"Calm down, Hippie, where are your opponent. Do you think you can survive until we reach our base?" Asarki worried as she discovered the adventurers to Hippie's location weren't ordinary.

"Yes, I can. Since they are still not attacking me, but I know they already spotted me here. They are just waiting to eliminate the others." Hippie said wasn't aware her voice echoed in the entire cave.

"What do you mean by others? Don't tell me the party there isn't just one?" Asarki clarified and eventually realized if there was one Hippie could handle them without having any problems.

"Of course, and based on my observations it is six parties and the three belongs to the stones ranking." She reported, then a magical skill landed on the cave's entrance which made her fall to the ground. "Hurry!"

"Hippie, stay what you are and we will be there in a minute." Grim said in a serious tone.

'In a minute? What he's thinking he can teleport?' Asarki said to her mind, then ended the call to put a buff skill to herself so she could enhance her speed in no time.

She raised her magic staff above her head, mumbling some words that indicated in her spell. However, Grim intercepted her by questioning.

"What are you doing, Asarki? Hippie is needed us so we should give her an immediately back up. Also, I don't want to lose in this match in just a small mistake." Grim said.

"I know. So that's why I'm putting a buff spell." She knew there was no chance that she could catch with Grim's speed, so she was making some way to don't enlarge the gap between them.

"It will a lot of time if you force to run in this forest. It is much better if you ride in my back as you also the right one where was the fastest way." Grim said and cast all the skills that could increase his speed.

[Physical transmission!]

He gathered his strength in his entire body and you could easily notice it since his body was gleaming.

"What are you waiting for? Come on, hop on my back we are moving right now." He lowered his body so he could add more strength.

She nodded her head at him. "Yes!"

As soon as Asarki rode on his back and gently crossed her arms over his neck to not fall to the ground. Yumiro felt something fluffy from his back, he knew what was it, but he tried to control herself.

'Sh*t! What I'm doing? I easily broke this woman's strong defense? 'He uttered to his mind and warned her. "Hold tightly, Asarki, if you want to fall.'

Clasp!

The fluffy things were penetrating his back. 'Eh? It got worse.'

Without wasting so much time in their current location. He releases the power on his legs and charged to Hippie's spot.

[Dash!]

Swoosh!

An exceptional speed was experienced by Asarki as her body was pushed back as Grim was getting faster and faster.

"What is this a human jet-" She nearly fell as Grim could add more speed.

[Speed star dash!]

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In one minute and thirty seconds, Asarki and Grim reached the two thousand five hundred kilometers distance.

Bam!

He used his sipad boots to force his body and didn't care even he scratched them on the small tones.

"A war?"