Side Chapter 2 - A Strrugle-Filled Adventure

it was a weekend, on a Saturday. Ryousuke was relaxing on the sofa in the living room while watching television and eating snacks. Last Thursday, he met Kawajima's friend, her name was Sayaka Mayu. A very pretty girl (Ryousuke's standards) and ate a lot.

They discussed some things about Kawajima at the cafe he frequented came. And they agreed to continue their discussion later after they finished exchanging phone numbers.

He relaxed without a care in the world. *tining! Until halfway through, he heard a notification ring from his cell phone.

It was a message from Sayaka Mayu.

[good afternoon, Toru-kun. Are you free?]

That's how, that afternoon he spent his time discussing the next plan with Sayaka Mayu on chat. (Chapter 32 - Plan)

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Finished with his activities during the day, time passed quickly with Ryosuke just relaxing without doing anything. He was worried about his friend Kawajima. Was she really okay? What exactly happened at the book club? Did Kawajima really have fun there?

But, there was no point in just thinking about it. So, Ryousuke turned his mind to something else.

"Ryou-kun, dinner is ready~~"

In the evening, after finishing his bath, he saw that his mother had finished preparing their dinner. His father was also seen sitting on the sofa watching TV. He seemed to have lost his suit, throwing it on the floor.

"Yes mom, in a minute" he replied. He went back to his room and dried his hair. After all, wet hair after a shower is not very pleasant. Finished with his business, he went downstairs and had dinner with his family.

Today, Ryousuke's family was as peaceful as ever. Thank God.

The sky was already dark, and the day after tomorrow was Monday. Monday he would go with Mayu to see the book club, find out what happened.

But tomorrow was tomorrow. So he didn't have to worry about it too much. He walked to the bed, sat down and leaned against the wall while opening his smartphone. Opening lime, he searched for 'huhuhaha group'.

[guys, wanna play Tollalio? I'm having trouble with my side quest. Help needed]

Send.

Waiting for a reply from his two friends, the first to reply was Juutaro.

[Sorry, Toru-kun. As you know, it's my bedtime soon]

He replied. Oh, for your information, Juutaro had a habit of going to bed at eight o'clock at night, it seemed to be imprinted on his body and he would definitely fall asleep immediately when the clock pointed to eight o'clock. There was no point in waking him up, he would just fall asleep like a pig.

[It's okay. Hurry up and sleep] he replied.

[*emote smile Okay! Good night!]

[good night]

After knowing that Juutaro couldn't play, the only one left was Ame. He waited for an answer from him, and five minutes later he finally answered.

[Ou, sure. Let's finish the quest, just let the baby sleep. By the way, good night Juutaro]

[good!]

No need to mince words anymore. After Ame agreed, Ryousuke immediately logged in to the game he was referring to.

Tollalio.

A famous adventure smartphone game with a number one ranking in the app store. He had been playing this game ever since Ame asked him to download and play with him. And indeed, this game proved to be very exciting and fun.

A purple rabbit could be seen running, a sign of the loading screen in progress. Done with that, he started pressing the play button. And foala!

The character he was playing appeared on screen, sitting next to a campfire eating grilled fish. The character he created looked like a veteran soldier. Complete iron armor, a large claymore sword, and also bright red eyes.

His name, Alex.

Standing up, he pressed the menu function on the side screen and went to the co-op menu. It showed the name Yamero! With online information underneath. He invited the player in, and looked around for his other in-game friends.

'oh? Hyakku also seems to be online. Should I invite him?'

There was no need to think about it too much. He just pressed the invite button and saw if that player would accept. If not? That's fine.

[player Yamero! Enter the world]

[player Hyakku enter the world]

Looks like Hyakku accepted the invitation.

*Guuung

*Guuung

Two new characters appeared in front of him. One with a long hat, obviously a witch. And the other was an archer.

Meet, Yamero! Aka Ame. A gaming addict, chuunibyou, and also an otaku. With the character of a dark witch, it appears that his goal seems to be to become a witch in the real world as well.

Next up is Hyakku. He's an online friend he found when they completed a mission together in the past. He is an archer who is more like a sniper, as he always hits the target.

[Yamero! ]

[Hyakku ]

Looking at the top of their heads, you would see information regarding their names and current levels. By the way, both of them were high level. He was only Lvl. 30 at the moment.

[Yo! Ready to start our adventure?]

Yamero! asked, with chat of course.

[yes, this is Hyakku. Hyakku, are you free?]

[Sure! I was bored because the quest I had to complete today is over. I can help you Alex^^]

[good! Then let's go! ]

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Exploring the island, climbing the mountain, passing through the valley, crossing the river.

It lasted for a whole hour.

[Arrrrggh! Damn it! How can there be a quest like this!]

[calm down, calm down Yamero! If you're tired, want a lap pillow from me~~? *wink]

[Damn! !!!!]

[hahh... I told you. This mission is giving me a hard time. I've been trying to finish it since yesterday, but I still haven't found any light... ]

Hill. 200 meters above the ground, were the three of them who were currently desperately searching for an item.

[Secret Side quest: a merchant on the street said that somewhere in Gracia, there is a magic orb that can grant wishes. Go find the orb to see the truth.

Reward: 5 star Weapon, 7,000,000 Gold]

The mission above is the mission they are currently working on. Since this mission is a side quest, the three of them are allowed to work together to complete it. Rewards will also be given to each player equally.

[The land of Gracia is too vast for us to explore on our own. How can we search the whole place with just the three of us? It's impossible! ]

Yamero! Seems to be fed up with this quest. Well, he can't be blamed. He was also actually very tired and almost gave up. The maximum number of players that can participate is only three. Meanwhile, the land of Gracia was vast. To explore everything, it might take up to a week or more. And that was too much of a waste of time.

[There weren't any clues. Only the merchant's story. The rest is all empty. Should we just give up? ] he asked his party mates.

[No! We can't give up. It's all for the sake of the five-star weapon!]

[if Yamero! thinks so, I also agree~]

Unfortunately, the gamer mindset of his friends took over. At their already high level, it was extremely difficult to grow stronger. And a surefire way to grow stronger, one of which was to use new weapons. Weapons with five stars, aka the highest rarity.

Currently, the three of them didn't have a single five-star weapon, and they couldn't help but want one. Very, very badly!

The value of that weapon was more valuable than their hours of sleep. More valuable than their efforts, and more valuable to the point that they dared not think of giving up.

Well, all of them. Except for Ryousuke, who was still mid-level and could still get stronger by doing other quests. It was just that, he also really wanted that reward.

[what else can we do, then we should keep looking]

[Yes, let's try splitting up this time. I think that should be more efficient. What do you guys think? Alex, Hyakku?]

[agree]

[Maa, Yamero! So smart~~~ I want to kiss you. Chuu~~]

[stop Hyakku! Stop it! Kyaaaaaaaa!!!]

Putting the issue of the two men aside, Ryousuke walked alone towards the north to continue his search.

It looked like it was going to be a long day.

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Lakes, forests, seas, mountains, hills, caves, and villages along the way. Everything had been passed by the crazy Ryousuke in his search for the orb. He kept moving forward, the north was his destination.

'One o'clock at night...'

With sleepy eyes, Ryousuke looked at the clock on the table. It had been a while since he had searched for the orb the three of them were looking for. Judging from the chat that Yamero! And Hyakku sent, it seemed like they had a bloody search.

Same with him, who had been staring at his phone screen for several hours. And look, it was suddenly 1am.

"Hahh... When are we going to find that... " he lamented their fate. Looking to the right corner of the screen, it was seen that Yamero! And Hyakku was also still online.

He was already very sleepy. Should he continue this search for tomorrow instead?

It seemed so.

[OI OI OI!!!!]

What's wrong?

Fate said otherwise. When he was about to type a message to stop their search, Yamero! Aka Ame sent a chat.

[What? What's wrong?]

[Yamero Kyun ~~ what's wrong?]

[stop calling me that you Hyakku! Oh! Finally guys! Finally, teleport to my place. You'll be surprised at what you see]

'Is it maybe... The orb?!'

Ryousuke did not waste much time, immediately teleporting to the place where Yamero! was.

*Duung

*Duung

After the loading screen finished, he saw that what Yamero! mentioned was...

"the Orb! Hyahhhuuuuu! Finally!"

He smiled, feeling very excited and happy. It was also seen in the chat how much they were celebrating their discovery, especially with Hyakku who kept teasing Yamero! and wanting to kiss him.

Looks like Hyakku is a crooked guy. Hahaha!

But that doesn't matter! The most important thing now is what's in sight! Finally, finally they managed to find it!

[Alex, quickly interact with the orb! Quickly!]

[okay okay, you two, look at me]

He approached the purple-colored orb that was emitting light. Their current place was inside a cave in the middle of nowhere. With the dark room, this orb was the only light.

[interact]

*pip!

The orb began to float slowly. Floating, it continued to float until it reached the mid-height of the cave. And after that, the orb began to explode in light and made the entire screen go white.

....

....

"Oh my god, what happened!" Ryousuke frantically looked at his phone screen. Is this a bug? Or some kind of crash? Damn it!

... He blinked his eyes repeatedly, trying to think positively. He waited for the screen to change. Hopefully this wasn't a crash or anything.

"?!! Woooaaaaaahhhhh!!!"

And finally, the white screen was replaced with the words he desperately wanted to see.

[Quest Complete]

"Let's goooooo!!!"

He screamed with excitement in the middle of the night. Unable to contain his happiness. His eyes were fully awake and no signs of sleepiness were visible anymore.

[Let's go!!! Finally guys!]

[Woiiiiaaaa! Wululululululu!!!]

[Yes! We did it! ^^]

Their characters are jumping up and down with deep euphoria. This happiness... The happiness that you can only get when you achieve the unachievable, this feeling of satisfaction! Hahh... This is what playing games is for.

"Sheeez, now it's time for the prize" with a smile, Ryousuke held back his excitement and proceeded to the most fun part. Opening the gift.

[open the precious chest?

Yes - No]

He pressed yes, and *Tunung! A dark red five-star claymore weapon that looked badaas appeared. Along with 7,000,000 gold that was also visible.

Ryousuke's smile could not be any wider. Thirty minutes after that, the three of them were simply feasting on each other by killing monsters with their new weapons. An orgy of blood and happiness.

"Hahaha!"

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On Sunday, what did Ryousuke do? Sleeping, sleeping, and sleeping. He had stayed up all night yesterday and he was very tired.

He looked like a pig, not even moving an inch from his bed until the house boss woke him up during the day.