"Hm? What's this?"
Confused, Mikoto tilted her head while looking at the chat screen.
"Mikoto Misaka: What's this, Uchiha-San? Some new update?"
"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): Are you referring to Among Us? It's a game, newly added to the chat room. Want to play?"
"Yuno Gasai: A game? That's unusual."
"Inori Yuzuhira: A game?"
"Yami: Game."
"La Folia: Ara... That's new."
As each chat member connected one by one, reading Yuki's words, they couldn't help but have mixed expressions. The chat room was already a mystery, and now a game.
It's suspicious and yet very strange.
"Mikoto Misaka: What's the game about?"
Crossing her arms, Misaka was a bit intrigued.
"Yuno Gasai: Yes, Yuki, is it fun? I want to play with you!"
However, for Yuno, this game was just another means to spend time with her soulmate.
"Inori Yuzuhira: I want to play too... With you, Yuki."
"Yino Gasai:..."
"La Folia: Oh my! Yuki-sama, a sinful man indeed."
Though Inori's messages looked terribly suspicious, Yuno remained silent. Meanwhile, La Folia rubbed salt in Yuno's wound, smiling with a hand over her mouth.
"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): It's a fun game, catching the impostor. You have to complete missions on a spaceship or catch the impostor to win. But be careful not to be killed by the impostor; it's a detective game."
"Mikoto Misaka: Impostor? Detective? Interesting, count me in."
"Yami: x2, I'll play too."
"La Folia: Huhuhu, it looks fun, count me in too."
"Inori Yuzuhira: x4 I'll play too."
"Yuno Gasai: I'm in too, Yuki!"
Although everyone had an idea about the game, a dangerous gleam shone in Yuno's eyes. She looked at all the names in the chat room with a murderous aura.
"Even if I can't kill you in real life, at least you'll die in this game, Bitch!"
Yuno glared with hatred at two particular names and smiled maliciously.
"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): Alright, I'll create the room... There, everyone join."
"Ok" x5
Simultaneously sending their responses, they clicked, entering the online game.
At first glance, it seemed fine. They could see a miniature version of each other. Yuno even had a nosebleed at the sight of Yuki's avatar.
"Sick in love: Kyaaa! You're so handsome, Yuki!"
Controlling her avatar, Yuno gave Yuki's avatar a tight hug.
"Biri-biri: Hey! This annoying nickname is back!" While Yuno was in her avatar's lovey-dovey moment, Mikoto roared. She immediately noticed her name changed to her nickname in the game, and she tried to change it, but it was useless—the game didn't allow it.
"Black-Belly Princess: Ara~ how adorable."
However, La Folia didn't mind. She looked at each of the avatars, cheeks blushing with their cuteness.
"Guilty Crown..."
As for Inori, her avatar displayed a clear red mark of anger. She looked at Yuki and Yuno's hugging avatars and couldn't help but feel jealous.
"Golden Darkness: Game...?"
As for Yami, she was just waiting for the start.
"Time Emperor (Champion): Alright, let's begin... Mikoto, you can't change your name in this game, just surrender... Everyone to your positions, and remember, one of us is the impostor. Also, complete the missions."
Noticing the dangerous atmosphere, Yuki initiated the game, also giving a glance to Mikoto's frustrated avatar.
"Ok" x5
Simultaneously responding, they nodded with their avatars, even though they were the ones attending.
"10...5...4..2..1"
[Crewmates]
[There is 1 impostor among us....]
*Piuuuu
With a faint sound, their avatars appeared again in a room, this time inside the spaceship.
"Well, I'm off." Running as fast as his avatar's little legs could go, Yuki left the room, with Yuno's avatar chasing after him.
"Wait for me, Yuki!"
And behind Yuno's avatar, Inori's avatar ran.
"...."
The other members just watched with amusement before dispersing to different points to complete their missions.
"Alright, what do we have here..." Walking calmly, La Folia looked for missions to complete before stopping at what seemed like an electrical station.
"Hm~" Looking at a small yellow arrow pointing to a lever, her avatar approached, and upon getting close, a [Use] message appeared.
Clicking it, La Folia waited to complete her first mission. However, she never noticed a small vent on the floor.
*Bang Bang
Out of nowhere, an avatar appeared behind her, shooting two bullets mercilessly. Looking at the corpse, the avatar quickly slipped into the vent.
La Folia, however, was speechless. She recognized the avatar and opened her mouth wide, never expecting it to be that avatar. She quickly tried to contact everyone, but the game denied her messages. She could only watch as a little ghost emerged from her body.
[Report!]
Pressing that button, Mikoto was the first to see the corpse. Just like La Folia, she was heading to the power plant, so she instantly reported La Folia's body.
"Time Emperor (Champion): Well? Did you see anything, Mikoto?"
Quickly with the 'Report' button, all the avatars gathered at the crime scene.
They looked at La Folia's tragic fate and shook their heads. It was too quick.
"Biri-biri: Sorry, didn't see anything."
Shaking her head, Mikoto was surprised at how quickly La Folia died.
"Golden Darkness: First blood~"
"Guilty Crown: First blood ~ x2"
"Sick in love: You deserved it, bitch!"
While Inori and Yami joked about La Folia's death, Yuno's avatar kicked and spat on the corpse.
She was very satisfied with this, enjoying how La Folia's avatar bled.
The other members didn't know what to say. They just looked at Yuno's avatar with doubts, as Yuno's actions and hatred for La Folia were well-known. So, they glanced at each other before nodding.
However, while all this was happening, they couldn't see La Folia's ghost pointing at a specific avatar. But it was a pity; in the game, she was already dead, so she couldn't send messages or touch anyone.
"Time Emperor: Time's up, it's time to vote."
"Yes!" x4
Assenting with their tiny avatars, each of them voted. However, Yuno was surprised by the result.
"Sick in love: Me?! Are you kicking me out?I'm not the impostor! It's Misaka-san; she's the most suspicious!
"Biri-Biri: Sorry, Gasai-san, but you seemed the most eager to kill Rihavein-san."
Golden Darkness: I agree.
"Guilty Crown: Me too."
"Sick in love: You bitches!... Yuki?"
Looking hopefully at Yuki's avatar, Yuno's avatar, however, turned away, refusing to look at her.
"Sick in love: You'll regret this, bitches!"
While giving her final words, Yuno's avatar was swallowed and ejected from the spaceship, her small avatar spinning in space.
"Biri-Biri: Hopefully, we win the game."
As if raising a flag, Mikoto was very satisfied with catching the impostor. However...
["Sick in Love was not the impostor"]
Author's Note: Like any good story, it must have its little shorts. This chapter is irrelevant to the main plot, so just enjoy.