Chapter 19

KOUSUKE

So the god game mechanics are pretty strong. This game passed through generations and generations as what I can see. It looks like there is no ending with it because you are the one who is making your choice, your decisions, and your ending. I believe that in this game I will understand everything or maybe I can even solve the mysteries of my parents.

I have this lots of thoughts and I can't make any idea. The Olympus are paying attention to this game with millions and millions of money. And yet the city itself is poor.

At the arena I notice the person who vote for me is equal to fifty persons. They contributed each cents until they can get three ren. One vote and one point. I just saw them on our way back to our base. I excuse myself and they just let me. The person who voted for me gets his prize. The prize took thousands of ren plus gift card, vouchers and food for his family that is good for a month. I followed him and my guess is correct. His fellow members and if I am correct his family is waiting outside with smiles on their faces. I notice that they are wearing rag clothes. Why are they wearing like those clothes? And there, I decided to follow them just for a sec before someone notice me. They are currently living in a big container with metal ladders that will get you into three more containers. A home of a family. Not all of the living people out here is enjoying with a lot of money. I also notice the necklace they are wearing. It was like a tag necklace that you will instantly notice. All of them are wearing those.

I sighed and took my device out. I had to search about those tags. As I came across of the Olympian page, I saw the red tab where it tag with the word I am searching for.

Olympians now decided to tag people. People who tag 'slave' are the one who needs to work. And for the people who tag for being a 'noble' needs to serve. People who tag 'wealth' needs to donate.

"That's all?" I muttered as I look for more but got nothing. That was just a simple introduction.

Why are there walls in the Olympus? And why can't we go outside? Why are they keeping us inside? Why does only the well-known people can go outside?

I search for my file that I have scanned earlier.

Eventhough I haven't meet my parents, I can feel the loneliness in my heart for not being able to be in their arms and love. But even so I am thankful for my uncle Ole.

"Are these all that I have scanned?" I whispered as I swipe my hand to search for more. Until I found just of an at least one half cut piece of newspaper. I zoomed it out and there was no whereabouts like the name of the person who wrote about it. I guess it's a ghost writer, ghost stories. Some are just making it up to make some money and some are true but they are rare. You won't know the truth.

'This is Adux again telling you my theory about the Hayate Massacre. That night I was eighteen years old and going for a fag because it was my birthday. I heard lot of noises and scream. Just how many blocks away from me. I hid because I was afraid. There was a lot of men with their guns. Yes, they have guns. I heard scream and I know who those are. And the last thing I heard was gunshots, rain of gunshots. I was worried about the child in there. My heart was pumping hard, I couldn't even move. I was afraid that if I caught that was my last day. When they were done it was not my intention to have heard something. I went numb when I heard it. I didn't move a bit, I don't even know if I am still breathing normally. I was afraid. I don't know if I just misheard it. The one who ordered the killing was DV and SS. If one day I was murdered or be killed, I wish you know who had done it. That's all for this day.'

My heart was pounding so hard, so hard that I could heard it. Is this real? Are these real? From the initials I know already who they are. But I can't just jump into conclusions. Why? Why would they do that? My father was one of the formulators of the god game. The game that they are now ruling in. The game that they badly need to open those vaults. What would happen if those vaults will be opened? What will happen? What will be the catch? Why are they so obsessed to open those vaults. That they even upgraded so much of the system in it. They have no control in the game even though they can utilize the system and upgrade it more. The formulators give the access of it but blocked the system to let them in for more. Who are the other formulators of the game? I bet my father had a partner in making it. Is he still alive? What was his name? Uncle Ole didn't mention anything about my father's colleague.

This is even harder than I thought.

Is this the reason why I am reincarnated?

Is this a blessing that I have been reincarnated? To bring justice to my parents death? To find the assassins? To bring freedom in these city? Why am I seeing so much more? Is uncle Ole guiding me for all of these?

***

AXEL

So that is where your going. I am currently standing here outside of out of the system abandoned portal. I followed him for no reason but it was an order of my father that I have no power to decline. I have my life back but now I was under control. It sickened me to think that Kousuke won that game. I want to win that game so my father would be proud of me. I want see the proud smile written on his face just as before. But I guess everything changes.

My father given me the access to everything even going to the restricted places that are under maintenance. And that case I easily followed Kousuke inside the portal. I was sure that he was searching for something. I was so close to see him but he vanished into thin air. It was quick and if I am bot mistaken he had come prepared for anything. He had this capsule of teleportation. I walked to where the folders are somehow scattered. Papers that are no use but some are. And those are now in the hands of him.

"Are you sure of what you see, Axel?" My father asked as he took a sip of his black coffee while sitting near at the glass window where he can see the other players.

"I saw him entered but he instantly vanished. He maybe felt that someone was in there," I replied and saw him massage his temples. I don't know if he was somehow disappointed in me or not.

"What did he saw?" he asked and put his tea cup in the table that was near him.

I fidgeted because I don't even know what did he saw. "I didn't know but he was searching for something. It was from the vault," I answered and took a sit in the couch. I was tired and I needed sleep. I don't know why but I feel something weird in my body. Dad told me that I am now completely fine but why do I feel something odd.

A moment of silence won over us. The room was sound proof and the silence kills me. I can hear the tic-tac of the clock, I can hear my heart beat and even the blood that runs into me. I maybe exaggerated but I am afraid of my dad. I am anxious.

"Don't worry my son. Everything is fine. Go to your room and rest now. Your body needs it. In your room I placed medicines for you to take. Take it before going to sleep. I know your body is getting weaker now. I am searching for a formula for it. Don't worry about yourself, I got you. And tomorrow, observe him again," he stated not looking at me.

After I leave his room, I instantly go back to mine. I'm damn tired today. I followed him, hang with those idiots and drink amazake. It was one of my favorites but I did not enjoyed it. And then I came to report to dad.

As I entered the room I instantly saw the medicines that dad told about. I am hesitant to take it. I am taking those medicines since I got reincarnated back. Are those medicines even helping me? Or they even got worsen me? What if I started not taking it? But I'm afraid. Dad would not know it right? I have to scan myself. This is the other thing that I have been so busy. To search for that scanner but there is no such a thing for that. Every scanner they have here are no use. So I build my own and maybe this is the start to use it.