Chapter 35

35 Scarlet Bell

Thirty-Five

The following morning at the Ancient Shrine.The previous day, there weren’t any traces of a person, but a clue was able to be found. Business with Garrett ordered from Solomon was completed, and progress to return back was to begin once preparations were finished. However because of that, preparations would take some time, thus Mira had gone to the town of Caranach to kill time.

「Good morning, Mira-san」

Caranach’s number one Inn, Summer Lantern Mira was spoken to immediately, glancing at the other party quizzically. So as not to stand out, they wore plain clothes and a wide hat that covered one’s eyes.

「Oh it’s you. Good morning. Coincidence…… it doesn’t seem so.」

That person was, the leader of Ecarlatte Carillon. Leaning against the wall, he got up to stretch, then walked towards Mira.

「I’ve been waiting. I’d like to talk with you for a bit」

Cyril without any malice, spoke truthfully from his feelings. Mira wondering why, immediately arrives at the conclusion. It was something Mira desired to know as well.

「You and I, we’re both former players」

「Correct. That was fast it saves me trouble.」

Cyril affirmed so, directing a carefree smile. Most women would become mutilated if exposed to Cyril’s smile, and well-kept features. Moreover from his gender neutral features, Mira normally uninterested in men was shocked slightly.Apart from Mira with the exception of Solomon and Luminaria, It was pleasant knowing another former player. Yesterday night, because Emera’s group was present it wasn’t a good time to talk .

「Well then, shall we change locations? We won’t be able to talk here」

「Agree’d, let’s go to my favorite place」

Mira with a birds eye view of the main street seemed energized, Cyril nodding immediately started to move. Not knowing when Mira would come out of the Inn, Cyril had been on the lookout skipping breakfast. In the meantime, the marble juice was put back into the item box, after deceiving himself the need to eat.

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The favorite place Cryil lead Mira to was, Cafe de Chocola. It was the coffee shop where Emera was first met at. Entering immediately a blend of coffee and cafe au lait, along with a Chinese breakfast course and chocolate tick overload was ordered. Going through a gap in customers eating at one o’clock before scattering back to business, Mira and Cyril secure a seat in the corner of the shop.

「Daring right from the morning aren’t you」

「There’s always room for dessert」

From Mira’s orders, Cyril seemed to have been astonished, to Mira that spouted words only a girl would say. To Mira whom loved sweets, among the words of woman to the occasional incomprehensible behavior, only this was strongly understood.

「However, there is also you. It’s surprising to see chinese food in this world’s shop」

「That is because, the owner here is a former player.」

Mira spoke carelessly unconcerned, rising up to overlooking the shop with a birds eye view.

「I am away right now. is what you can say, since this is a branch office she rarely comes」

「Fumu. That is sufficient……」

To that extent, the person was not critically questioned, there could have possibly been a number of former players passing each other that exist. How many former players have come to this world? Mira was thinking of such things, while sipping her cafe au lait that had been carried earlier than the main dish.

「From your way of speaking, by any chance has not a lot of time passed since coming to this world for you?」

「Umu, It has been roughly a week」

「Just as I had thought」

There are alot of former players, that are outstanding people. For combat it would be adventurer knights, for production it would be craftsmen. Being a powerful member Cyril grasped as such, however the person whom Emera reported that overwhelmed a demon of earl rank, there was a limit among them. Cyril is somehow able to defeat one of the earl rank himself, however the report was an impossible story of one sided-idly handling it without being injured.

During these thirty years. Former players have been confirmed to be suddenly appearing in this world. It was better to think in that line of thought with certainty, Cyril had guessed.

「It’s well understood」

「There are alot of precedents right? Aside from that, you are Dunbalf-san’s apprentice?」

「Ahh…… umu, that is so」

In case of a former player, the possibility of knowing the likes of Dunbalf is high. Mira said it humbly, not wanting the real nature came out to avoid losing dignity.

「So there was such a player, it was never heard or seen of when it was still a game……. Perhaps an acquaintance from the real world “RLF” is it?」

Cyril thought. During the game era, there weren’t many players with the same fighting style as Dunbalf. It may be they didn’t come out simply to not stand out in the battlefield. Or, there still wasn’t anyone strong enough to be on the battlefield. However, coming to this world with such ability, to overwhelm a demon of the earl class is almost impossible. In other words, they originally already had that power from the start.On the battlefield with that much power it’s possible to cut directly into a high rank. However, the girl named Mira with the same fighting style as Dunbalf, there’s no memory of her in Alkite Kingdom, nor is there any information with her being around the Nine Sages. Because even rumors of her existence was never heard of in the game, it leads to suspecting they have a connection in real life. That fighting style is not something you can imitate just by looking. Firstly, the second class, the premise to learn those skills was devised by Dunbalf. On top of that, with Xian expert as the second class, it barely made an entrance.Learning the second class special skills is another factor, since the learning method was never revealed. With that said, the person them-self could be thought to have accidentally discovered it, being an online game he could monopolize it without telling anyone the secret if it’s a strong skill. Cyril, along other players, thought such things would surely be hidden.Such a special skill, that Mira had mastered.In other words, a familiar existence must have taught the secret information.Possibly a connection with a friend, family, or lover in reality.Referring to them as RLF.

「Ah.actually, Mira-san is Dunbalf-san」

Cyril, thinking of another possiblity, smiles at his joke. If that were the case, by now Alkite kingdom would have celebrated the return of the Nine Sages, Cyril laughs while remembering when Luminaria appeared in this world.Mira silently held the cafe au lait in her mouth, in great effort to maintain a smile.

(Extremely correct! What should I do!? No no, judging from his way of speaking it was a joke. In that case, is the correct response to laugh it off as a joke? Or, if I laugh while saying it’s the correct answer would it be taken for a joke? Where is the right answer!)

Mira fighting the urge to roll over, creates a huge great argument in her mind.In that short instance, Mira makes up her mind and opens her mouth.

「……Something like that isn’t possible. He’s a RLF. I asked him to teach me many things in reality. It was separate from the game foundation. Log ins were irregular, so simply speaking it was unnatural to know about me.」While speaking of the impossibilty, Mira improvised a calm collected expression to not be exposed. At this occasion, RLF the word said by Cyril was included.

「I see, so it was such a thing?」

Cyril accepted it without any doubt. More or less, the charge item called the Vanity Case which allows configuring the appearance came to mind. However for Dunbalf, there was a famous story that he had extraordinary feelings for the appearance of himself. Rather than performance, he would choose a robe overflowing with dignity placing importance on appearance over something offering over one-hundred agility. That kind of player would never change his appearance. That preconception was committed.

(Convinced……? He seems to be……?)

Although Mira timidly looks at Cyril’s expression, the color of clear contempt was not seen. From that appearance, a sigh of relief was heaved for the excuse that somehow worked.

After that, the rest of the order came.without further pursuit Mira with shabby impatience, restlessly transported parts of the chocolate cake platter into her mouth.While the two people ate, a heated discussion from the time of the game bloomed.

「By the way, when you had come to this world how was it? And how have you spent your time?」

During the middle of the talk, words of the Nine Sages come out, Mira quickly changes the topic before anything slips out. At the same time, there was also a good mood. Former players, what kind of life do they have in this world?

「Lets see. Because there wasn’t any difference in time, the time lag came ten days after I arrived. Ah, having only just come, are you aware of the first day it began?」

「Fuumu. That’s the first I’ve heard of those words」

「Hmm, the players existing in this world, members have been present since Sept. 14, 2116 Listening to the date when coming to this world confirmed by the players, it is one of the oldest, as well as being the same date of the real world in game. So the beginning of the event was September 14, 2116」

「September 14, was it. I was playing on that day also.」

Mira going back over her vague memory, remembers the date when an expired email bill had arrived. Recalling that it was the previous day of that certain date.

「Delayed thirty years, the day you were playing didn’t change?」

「It looks like it」

Mira answered a little, considering the time difference, nothing was understood. So that thought was abandoned early.

「I was puzzled at first. The atmosphere suddenly became fresh, and when injured by a demon in battle, it was already unbearably painful. Even if you didn’t understand the situation and try to log out, the entry was no longer there. I was pretty impatient at that time.

At this time, Mira had not yet noticed the childish appearance, why was there a robe to which the size matched?