In the almost destroyed buildings of 22/30. (A/N: you what I mean.)
Both toshi and baek was eating some cook meal in the oven while Lena and Asmodeus glaring at each other like they want to start a fight.
When baek arrived at the fountain and saw toshi alive.
The first thing he did was to invite him to 22/30 store. On which toshi agrees.
Although he have many questions about his friend, toshi knew that baek isn't his enemy because of his previous action.
As the two quietly eating their meal. Both Asmodeus and Lena cracking knuckles like a thugs as each of them making threatening faces.
"So cared to explain why you, a bigger nerd of our group become a guy who summoned a shadow army?"
At toshi's question. Baek couldn't help but sigh.
He knew that he have a ton of questions he need to answer but baek has no choice.
He was being drag in his game or rather war. So he has to answer it.
When Asmodeus look at his master with worried. Baek only shook his head signaling that it was fine.
"Do you remember that red eyed app?"
"Yeah?"
"That app called gacha war."
"Gacha war? What is that even mean?"
As baek drink his soda in the cup. He explained.
"I don't know much about this app since it came over a half a year but. According to the information I gather. This app can send a person in a game dome. There you have to fight every gacha characters that has been forgotten in time.
We players have a duty to defeat this characters using the new ones that release in the present or future release.
If we don't, this characters will leak in our own world causing a devestated chaos in our own world."
As baek took a big bite on the barbecue beef. He added.
"Unfortunately, there are people wants to use this characters to weapons and they will not hesitate to kill a person."
"Did they do it?"
"Actually I didn't know. The one who prove my theory was the game itself. Think about one player asking a death match to the player.
If he died, he will not come back alive and his body will thrown in the real world just like the mysterious killing happening in new york."
"Wait then that means?!"
"Yes, that's the same cases of your brother. Unfortunately there are also some cases like this. So you are safe for now."
As toshi bend the fork in his hand. He then ask.
"Did you know who killed him?"
"Unfortunately I don't know. In fact. I never expecting that he will be killed in that night since he was one of the strongest player in new york. But I have a hunch who do it."
"Who?"
"The Winston family."
As toshi heard the name. He remembered what his brother said and baek continued.
"Winston family are greedy bunch. They have connection in criminal syndicate and also politics. Although my theory about the Winston family might be false. But one person is my suspect."
"Who?"
"Lamar the first son of volk Winston."
...
Somewhere in the Washington.
A man with a cigar on his mouth was looking at the Wonderful lights in the tall building.
He wears a black suit and black necktie. As he watching this sight. A man wearing the same suit spoke.
"Master, Kerry has accomplished killing victor hoshimiya."
As a man was still looking at the night view. The man named Lamar spoke.
"Good job, tell Kenny that he was part of the family."
"Understood."
As the man bow, Lamar added.
"Also for the failures. Kill them and make it as accident."
"Yes, master."
"Am counting on you Arthur."
As Arthur left the room. Lamar smiled sinister and murmur.
"Soon we will be together, soon."
When he touch his chest. He can feel the heat in his chest but it didn't hurt him. He then walk towards to his mini bar and took a drink.
....
"How can you be sure?"
At toshi's question. Baek expression became serious and said.
"Do you remember the woman I love when I arrived in this country?"
As toshi was thinking. He then remembered.
"You mean the girl who slap at you when you grab his boobs?"
"That was accident?!"
At his friends outburst. Asmodeus look at his master with shock on his face. When baek saw his summoned. He cough a little and said.
"Yes, that woman became my lover after that day and she also introduce the gacha war."
"I see, now I understand why you're face became like that after you went miss last night."
"Will you make me finished?!"
At baek's angry face. Toshi raise his hand for surrender and continued.
"Where was I, oh I remembered. Two months ago. I received the message that one of the characters introduce his fake master to her.
She told me that if she accepted it. She will received a great reward in exchange. She will hunt a high rank characters and captured it and turned into the card.
Unfortunately, when my girlfriend finally captured a 9 star rank character. She was suddenly ambush but many players including that fake master."
"Why would they do that to her?"
At toshi's question, baek spoke with sadness.
"It was the day that almost by birthday and my girlfriend wanted to give it to me as present. The problem was when she heard the nineth star character. Those guys wanted her to gave it to her.
And my girlfriend denied there request on which they ambush her. They attack and tried to steal the card but she never gave it. Even in real world.
She was being harass by different people to the point she contact the police to arrest those people.
Unfortunately things got drastically as she received dead threats from phone and emails.
But she never give it up as her love towards me are deepen and when the day of my birthday came. Her personal character gave me the nine star rank character. On which he received couple of serious wounds.
This made me panic for her survival but her character said it's no use and her last message to me was be careful to Lamar Winston and say I love you."
As baek gritted his teeth in anger, toshi can see the small tears in his eyes. He didn't know that baek love her that much and continued.
"I don't know why Lamar wanted those high ranking characters but one thing for sure is. Nothings going to be good if he gathered many high ranking characters. So if you want to know who killed your brother.
You need to become strong and being a strong is the way to find your brother's killer."
As baek wipe his tears. He then added.
"Just remember my dear friend be careful."
As he gave his final message Asmodeus followed suit along with his other characters.
This makes toshi to become serious and said to baek.
"Baek, I have one last question. Are the players here has blood in their hands?"
At toshi's question. Baek stops and said.
"Yes. They- no. We have already blooded in our hands. No matter if it's a game or in real world, players kill each other and to survive. You must trust your allied or summons.
That is the only way to survive against the other players especially those psychopaths."
As baek left the store. Toshi sigh as Lena look worried to her king. She never thought that this situation to toshi's life was serious as she patted toshi's shoulder and said.
"Don't worry my king. Am always here for you as your knight."
Feeling better after Lena's words. Toshi smiled a his knight and said.
"Thank you my dear knight."
As Lena smiled more.
Toshi got up and said.
"The revenge can wait but first I need to be stronger and gather as much as strong characters as possible."
As toshi's words, Lena's eyes became lifeless. As she tap toshi's shoulder.
"My king, if you wanted to gather more knights (summon) never take a female."
"Huh?"
At toshi's surprise face, Lena's eyes became darker and darker like she wants to kill someone.
"O-okay?"
When Lena's eyes regain light. Toshi was confused and ask himself while staring at her.
"What was that about?"
.....
In the forest or rather a small park on which toshi and Lena was walking.
Lena was confused why toshi choose this place rather than the city.
There are several characters and players fighting each other and toshi choose the most safest or rather peaceful place in the city.
As Lena was wondering. Toshi keep looking and found something interest him.
When Toshi walk towards a small stack of rock Lena ask in confusion.
"My king why do you choose this place? Isn't better to go to district and captured some of the characters?"
At Lena's question. Toshi only sigh and said.
"Lena what is the most important in the team?"
At toshi's question, Lena answered.
"Isn't it team work?"
"Yes you are right. now what's more important right now is support."
"Support?"
"Yes, unlike you who was the tank of the team. You don't have any support to protect to survivability in the face of the enemy."
"But master, isn't it better if I do it alone?"
"Yes you can do it alone but this is not the world you knew. Unlike the old ways where dozens of enemies charge at you like a lunatic.
Characters have masters like me. And this masters are way more cunning. Now think of it as you fight in a battle while the other master keep sending more characters that has high star rate that you.
Can you kill them all in one strike? Are you capable to assassin the players without making a loud notice?"
At toshi's question. Lena felt ashamed and toshi continued.
"Lena I trust your capabilities but I will not going to let you killed by someone who use some tricks to easily killed you. You are very important to me and I can't lose you."
As Lena nodded. She felt happy that toshi was the same as before.
As toshi look into the rocks. He found a character he was looking.
This character was 1 inches high and has a mushroom like rain coat that covered in her body.
This makes Lena to be curious as what kind of creature is it.
Right now, this character was shaking in fear as she was holding a stick with a circular in the end as her weapon. Toshi didn't know what kind of character it is but toshi gentle said.
"Come in little one. Am not going to hurt you?"
At toshi's gentle voice, the little one didn't believe him and toshi took another plan.
Placing a candy on his palm. The little one saw the round and sweet smell on which the little one poke it using the stick she was using as it rolls towards her.
Once it stop. She then spoke it using her stick.
This makes toshi to chuckled a little and the little one taste since she smell the sweet aroma.
When the little taste it. Her eyes became color full and took a bite on it.
After it done eating. The little one wanted more are she took a step forward in his hand making toshi to gave her one more candy.
"Looks like I tame it."
At Lena's nodded. Toshi took his phone but suddenly when he grab it. He can feel the pieces of his phone.
This makes toshi to sweat rapidly as he took his phone in his pocket.
Right now, the phone screen was destroyed to the point he can only see was white screen.
"Noooo! My phone."
As he felt depressed. The little one patted his head like it keep saying it okay. But toshi was too sad to notice.
"I paid 300 dollars for a phone with other protection items. How did it destroyed so easily."
Lena didn't know what to do. And toshi said.
"Should I ask baek for money? No... I own him too much."
As toshi keep wondering on what to do. the little one was playing on toshi's head as she didn't care of toshi's problem.