Chapter 185: Touring the Abyss City with a Bunny Part 2
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Emul was first jumping all over my legs, but he was gradually moving his way up and up, until he reached my head. Normally I would think nothing of it, but now it made a really strange though cross my mind.
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So in order to try to alleviate that I started doing squats, push-ups, somersaults, sideway jumps and all other manner of small exercises to try to pinpoint what was that feeling. And even though moving around certainly made me feel better, it didnât help much for my mental state.
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What was that strange feeling? I felt as though it was something important, but now I couldnât quite wrap my head around it.
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ăCould you please stop moving around like that so sudden, Sanraku-san? Youâre freaking me out.ă
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ăHmm? Oh, sorry about that. By the way, whereâs Alva? You know, the giant fish dude? I canât see him around here.ă
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ăThe fish person got tired of waiting and went out on his own saying something about âHaving to find his lost sword!â or something like that.ă
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His beloved sword, huhâŚâŚ? Come to think of it, he DID say something about searching for a sword of some kind when I first met him in the city. I donât know if it is something that is related to the Unique Quest EX, but maybe it would be a good idea to help him look for that sword. Who knows? Maybe Iâll even get something out of it for myself.
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Anyways, from what I have seen Alvaâs combat prowess is quite high, so there is no need for me to go after him just yet. Heâs a big fish and he can probably handle all the enemies around the town and can hold his ground on his own. Now, what about that stupid brat?
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ăAlright, you little shitâŚâŚ Where are you? Come on out, I wonât biteâŚâŚ that hard.ă
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ăIf you are looking for the captain-guy, heâs right there.ă\n
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ăThe bed that I was sleeping in?ă
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ăBeneath the bed, to be more exact.ă
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HeeâŚâŚ really now? But after I bend over and looked under the bed, I could actually see a pair of frightened eyes cowering on the ground. He looked really miserable, just like a frightened puppy-dog. EehâŚâŚ
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ăHeâs been going on at it like that for quite a while now, wimping and trembling. Show some Vorpal Soul, why donât you!ă
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ăNo, you know, I think I kind of get how he feels. This whoel situation was rather shocking and suddenâŚâŚă
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Was he acting too frightened? No, I donât think so. I do believe that his response to this situation is really appropriate. I would be even more surprised if he was acting all high and mighty despite the fact that he was thrown into an underwater city that was crawling with fish-zombies.
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Thinking like that, it was actually quite odd that Alva decided to go out on his own like that. It would be a whole different thing if he was actually a Player. I mean, if it means triggering an event flag or obtaining a strong weapon, we would jump right in the middle of a black hole without a moment of hesitation.
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ăYeah, rightâŚâŚ Well then, Emul. What do you say we go out there and try to search for Alvaâs sword as well?ă
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ăHonestly, I thought you might suggest something like that, Sanraku-san. Well, itâs still getter than âLetâs go take down those four towers! Buahahahahahaha!!!âă
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Somehow, that remark really managed to tick me off. So in order to let loose some steam, I decided to pinch Emulâs cheeks and try to see just how far they would be able to stretch. See? Thatâs what you get for acting all cheeky!
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ăLet go! Pleash, let go of me! I beg of you!ă
 \năThat wasnât very Vorpal Soul what you just said, you know? So maybe try to act a little bit more like a true Vorpal Soul carrier would, otherwise Iâll do something even worse to you.ă
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I said that, even though just a few days ago I resulted to overdosing on caffeine so I could bring out my absolute best. But I mean, we managed to achieve our goal in the end, so that justifies it, right?
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ăAlright, listen, you shithead! Weâre going out for a bit, so make sure to lock the door and stay where you are!ă
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ăR-Right!ă
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Even though Rust was the strongest player in the game called Nephilim Hollow, she was still trying to have as much fun with the game as she possibly could. I was also getting a feeling that Mold was exactly the same type as her.
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What I mean to say, is that their main goal in playing games it to experience them and have âfunâ.
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There are roughly two types of gamers out there: the ones that care for the gameâs story and the ones that only care for the graphics to be as high as possible.
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Former type does not care even if the game system is utter crap. They only care for the scenario, characters and the world-building. They tend to be active outside of the game as well and even clear it multiple times just to experience the story againâŚâŚ That kind of players.
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The latter type only cares about the technicalities of the game. Stats, rarity of equipment, the amount of frames the game runs on, the resolution etc. For them, as long as their numbers are high enough, the story and characters didnât even needed to be there to begin withâŚâŚ That kind of players.
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Now, there is nothing wrong with being either type of gamers. There is no one correct way to play games, after all. Both types can buy whatever games they feel like buying and they can enjoy themselves while playing them. But if you were to ask me which type would stick with a game for longer, Iâd say it is the latter type.
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\năNo way! Thereâs no way!ă
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ăBack in my country we call it road divination. You place a stick like this, you let it fall to the ground and then you go towards the direction it indicated.ă
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And since we have no branches here, I guess that one of my swords should fit in and do the trick rather nicely.
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ăIt fell towards our base of operations.ă
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ăDoes that mean weâre going back to sleep?ă
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Nah, the direction of the fall is mostly RNG, anyways. And when it comes to me, I never give in to RNG! Even if I had to search the whole city stone by stoneâŚâŚ
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ăEmul. Did you hear that?ă
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ăLoud and clear! The voices of fish people!ă
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ăCan you understand what is it saying?ă
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ăHmm, I cannot be too sure, but itâs something along the lines of âIâve found iiittt!âă
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It came from over thereâŚâŚ Might be worth our while to check it out. But is it going to be our friend? Or maybeâŚâŚ something else entirely?
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Oh well, some zombie mowing is just right for getting back into the swing of things.