Alice's safety

October 18, 2031.

Alice suddenly called me. She uses long-distance communication. That is how players are used to, provided you are already friends with those. It's strange to me how she could do that. She shouldn't be able to communicate like the players.

"Anton, where are you?" She asked.

Well, that's probably because she is my friend. She is on my friend list.

"I..."

Before I could tell my position, a man nudged my shoulder.

"Who is it?"

I turned to look at him. Fujita was there, sitting beside me and looking at me.

"Ah. This is the woman I once told you about."

"Oh, that woman who is often rumored to be your slave, isn't it?"

"..."

I can't respond to that. Fujita has been getting bad rumors about me from some players as well. That's why I should be silent than have to respond.

"It turns out that you are quite close to her."