Chapter 54
But then where are We? Suzu Mai asks.
I have no idea. Mai is Völling clueless and desperate.
Why is all this happening?
Suzu and Mai are desperate.
The game is not as it should be, something is happening outside the game.
"A hacker attack?
"Yes, that's quite possible.
But what should we do now, I still can't log out.
Suzu opens the menu and looks again to see if he can log out, but the button still hasn't appeared.
"Geeek"
"What was that?
Suzu asks, turning around to look where it came from.
Behind them is a forest. The trees bend to the side and break off.
A huge toad comes running through.
"W-what is that...
Suzu panics.
Suzu tries to activate a skill, but it doesn't work.
Mai screams: what's going on Suzu, why aren't you doing anything it's getting closer.
"I can't activate a skill!
Like you can't use a skill.
I don't know, I just can't activate any of my skills.
"Then we should run.
The two immediately start running, the toad jumps behind them.
"What should we do now Mai.
"I don't know...run!
The two runs after a short time in a cave, the toad is too big to get into the cave.
Mai and Suzu turn around and see the toad jumping against the entrance of the cave.
"What should we do now?
Suzu yells desperately at Mai.
I don't know either.
Mai's scream sounds kind of cute when she screams like that. Suzu thinks to himself.
He shakes his head.
"No, now is not the time to think about this.
Maybe what do we want to do now?
To be honest, I have no idea.
But we should go to the cave first.
Ok...why not.
Says Suzu and runs further into the cave.
The two-run through the cave until they come to a fork in the road.
"Where do we want to go? Mai asks.
I don't care.
Ok, we go left. Says Mai and pleads a little ahead.
You Mai?
Yes, what about Suzu?
I've been wanting to ask you this for a long time.
What do you want to know?
What will happen to you after I finish playing the game?
Well, I don't know, anything can happen.
Okay, and that means...?
Well, I can be solved because I won't be used anymore, but I can also live on and not be deleted.
Ok, that's what I just wanted to know.
A light suddenly illuminates the cave.
Mai and Suzu close their eyes. When they open them again, they are lying in a bed.
Suzu turns around and sees Mai lying next to her.
Where are we?
He gets up from the bed and looks around the room.
In the room is an old table that is almost falling apart, and there is a dusty old book.
Suzu picks it up and wipes the dust off the book.
In the middle of the book is a pentagram.
The pentagram suddenly begins to glow, Suzu lets go of the book.
It does not fall but floats in the air. In the room, the wind starts to blow like a storm.
Suzu takes a few steps back until he touches the wall on the other side of the room.
Out of the pentagram comes a purple glowing head.
The head looks like that of an old man.
Mai wakes up and turns to Suzu.
At that moment, the head disappears again and the book falls to the floor.
What was that?" Mai asks, wiping the sleep from her eyes.
I have no idea.
Suzu still can't believe what happened.
ok...another thing where are we. Says Mai.
Suzu turns to Mai and says I have no idea where we are, I woke up maybe two minutes earlier than you.
"Ok... and what was that about the book just now?
I don't know I was just wiping off the dust and then this happened.
"ok.
Mai flies something into the air and then him towards Suzu.
She sits on Suzu's shoulder and stretches.
Then Suzu opens the door and looks left and right.
"Which direction do we want to go Mai?
I don't care.
It's a long dark corridor in both directions.
Ok, then we walk to the left.
Suzu walks slowly out the door, a little scared.
The boards squeak under Suzu's feet.
The two of them have been walking down the hallway for over five minutes.
"Can it be that he has no end? Suzu asks Mai.
No. According to my map, there should be something on the right.
A door?
Yes, or a hidden one.