Chapter 32

KOUSUKE

The portal is sinking and yet we don't know where we are going to head. We were bounded over the tufted grass and Axel knows the scent of danger here, we're in the middle of the field with no trees, or even boulders to hide in case something might happen. There in the middle of the grassy expanse was the most pointless place we are. 

The map that we have is on glitch and we don't know why. Even Axel is silently cursing under his breath. Maybe he was expecting that his father will take care of everything or he is not expecting such a thing. With this advance technology of a game there shouldn't be any glitches specially if the President wants the vault he should be doing something now or someone is taking control of everything. 

We need a map. That is all we need right now. The green portal is going to be invisible. 

"Think, think...think Kousuke," I thought as I close my eyes and in a snap I remember the map that Ryuzaki gave. I search for the folder that Ryuzaki drop. It was a spam message and I wonder why he didn't send it in private. Or maybe he is just being careful. I tap the open bar and look at the map as it opened.

I was amazed because this map is far different from the map that we have. It has shortcuts and secret places to hide. Where did Ryuzaki got this? I look at the others specially Kyoya and Kazehaya and I was not mistaken because heir eyes are on me now. 

Kyoya rolled his eyes and muttered something that I didn't quietly hear. While Kazehaya wink at me causing Minato to look at me with full of questions in his eyes. 

"What you got there huh, Kousuke?" Kazehay playfully asked causing Axel glance in my way. 

"Stop," I voiced out and Axel immediately stop the engine. 

Axel look at me and the same time the 4D map that I have. "Where the hell did you get that?" he mouthed and I can sense that he is familiar with this map. 

I rub the back of my neck and look at them. Their attentions are well fixed on me. "I almost forgot about this thing. Ryuzaki is the one who give me this. I bet he knows this will happen. The glitches are going to happen, for now we head this way," I uttered as I pointed the zone five. Zone five is full of monsters and at the same time full of collections and resources that we will might use. 

"We came all the way here and you don't even know you have this shit map?" Kazehaya exclaimed while face palming. 

"Zone five, the monsters were harnessed up to pull the supplies through the war zone and they were better than any tank. Monsters are lurking at that zone but we could use one of them by moving forward to the vault. We could use it in the middle of the battle to at least save more energy and gain opponents mana. It is a little advantage though," Minato commented and I can tell that he has more knowledge in this era.

At this time maybe Ryuzaki's team are now in a safe place or maybe one of this zone and battling for their survival until the portal stop sinking.

"As I said I forgot about this thing," I disclosed and Kyoya just nodded.

"So it answers everything now," Minato commented and Axel gestured him to stop mouthing words.

Axel immdiately scan his timeline and at any seconds our screen blink. Telling us we got a new message and it head into our spam. Now I know why Ryuzaki send this map into my spam. 

'Zip your mouth. We'll talk when we get back into our dorms.' That was the message and as I looked at the others they all nodded. 

Axel started the engine and turn it back. 

"We head to that zone now," he uttered and I nodded. I can feel that Axel put his trust on me and I can't help but to smile. At the first place of our meeting I thought we won't get along but look at us now. We team up and now trusting each other. Earlier I know he had so many things to say and I don't know if my feeling was right but I think he wanted to escape this things. He looks agitated or his eyes is full of excitement and happiness but there is still a room of fear. 

"Ryuzaki Inoha is afraid. He is afraid of death. Ryuzaki's father was close of my dad. His father was begging to my dad that night. Ryuzaki was not in the list of the players that is supposed to be reincarnated. Mr. Inoha did everything for my father's approval and at the end he did grant his wish. But on one condition. The condition was surprised me...no surprised was not the perfect word to describe what I felt that day. It horrifies me, it scares me...my father was crazy. That condition was to give Mr. Inoha's wife as sacrifice. Could you imagine how sick and lunatic he was? I'm ashamed of myself, ashamed of my family. This life that I have right now is a waste. There is someone out there that deserves this much better than me. Like Ryuzaki, I am scared of dying. I'm scared yet I'm scared of living. I'm scared of what will I learn, secrets, I'm scared of facing the truth. And yet I am here in front of you all telling this shit that I have.' I can't help but to recall what he had said earlier. He is scared and I can sense that. The scent of fear lingers in every words that escape his mouth just like Ryuzaki. I can't imagine what place they have right now. They almost got everything, almost perfect life and yet they are scared. Scared of their own father. It shouldn't be like that from the first place. Family is the one you could run when you are scared and have problems but as I seen their situation it is a total opposite of those words. 

When we got to go back to our dorm I want to build a plan. Ryuzaki wants freedom for him and Mary. Axel also wants to live and so is the others, Kyoya and Kazehaya and especially Minato that is why he is here. 

After the shrinking we go to the war zone and we should be expecting that Ryuzaki's team are there and ready to fight us. I totally understand him now. I just hope that we will not get caught or everything will burn into waste. I should come up with a plan.

"We will come into that, Kousuke," Axel muttered without glancing my side. His eyes were fixed into the road and I nodded.

We were near the zone when our screen blink with glitches and turned into in a black screen and words came out.

FRIDAY

LOG OUT

GAME CRUSHED

Suddenly I froze did I get caught or something? My heart was racing when suddenly there was a tap in my shoulder and I realized that we were back into reality. We are out of the game but why?

I took out my contact lenses and so us others. I looked at Axel who is now looking up. There, he saw his father besides President Valdemort. All of us players are full of questions. I just hope that they don't know what we did back there. I look at Mr. Valdemort and our eyes meet, a sly of smile written in his lips and took his glance away from me.

"They don't know so be still," Axel muttered without looking at me and I calm myself. I should calm myself because I might be the reason if we ever caught. Minato Edogawa might be now confused too. 

"Sorry for the inconvenience boys but the game crushed. We will fixed this soon, for now you can go back into your room and take a rest. You will might be needing it for tomorrow. Because tomorrow will be a rough one after this fixing," Mr. Valdemort announced and I don't know if I am just hallucinating things but his eyes were like a monster that is like he had caught something priceless. There was excitement in his eyes that you should be afraid of.

"I'll open a private forum for us four, Minato can't join us. His system is hard to reach and it might cause us trouble. Wait for my signal, I'll make an untraceable forum for us. For now, please be careful." Axel said as Mr. Valdemort and Mr. Sebastian was out of our sight.