"Sofia, what do we do now? If you're going to keep playing the game, do we have to cut the connection?"
"No, it won't make any difference whether we're connected or not when we're going into a solo game. In fact... if possible, I'd like you to keep the connection between us for tonight."
"Is there a specific reason for that?"
"Actually there is; can I please borrow your bed? you've probably noticed that the bed in your personal space allows people to get more rest in less time"
"If it does have that feature, you can use it if you want."
After hearing that I had given her permission, Sofia took an energy drink out of the mini fridge and threw it at me as a thanks. After catching the energy drink in the air, I saw her disappear she was going to play a new game or rest in my bed for a while.
When Sofia left the room, I opened the window and climbed to the ceiling.
I still had important questions to be answered because just as the sword that had knocked both Sofia and me out of the game during the previous game was about to strike my head, I heard a voice inside my head telling me to bow down.
And this was not the first time I had heard that voice. I had heard the same voice before in a video on the phone in my pocket.
I took a deep breath and opened my mouth to confirm my guess as I climbed onto the roof of the house and watched the stars, which were still visible thanks to the city's perfectly designed lighting.
"Hey!"
After continuing to listen to the silence of the night for a while, I once again made another sound that was not directed at any source.
"Hey!"
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I was pretty sure that during the game just now, just before I was eliminated, someone told me to bow down. And my instinct told me that this person was also reachable outside the game.
It would be foolish not to at least try when it was obvious that I had nothing to lose by trying.
"If you hear my voice now and you don't answer on purpose, you will have to suffer the consequences of your behaviour in the future"
"O...okay. I'll talk."
When I heard the shaky voice coming from inside my head, I realized I wasn't wrong. Hmm, maybe there is a chip inside my head.
"Who are you?"
"My name is also Victor."
"Are you some kind of artificial intelligence program?"
"Artificial intelligence? No, I'm the real victor."
What the hell does that mean?
"Explain."
"Uh, um, I actually belong to this body. Will you give me back my body?"
Hmm. I think I understand. If we assume that this thing called the soul really exists, it must be the true owner of the body that was trapped inside the body when I took over this body. Of course, this assumption is only valid if we assume that he is telling me the truth. Maybe there really is someone sitting at the computer talking to me through a chip implanted in my brain. I dunno...
"If this is your body, why don't you take it over yourself?"
"Uh, I don't know."
I think it might be better not to provoke the snake for now. If he is the original owner of this body, from what I know of him, he must be cowardly and timid.
"And how do I know you're really Victor?"
"I...I can prove it."
Judging from his flustered answer, it was clear that he was too afraid to even think clearly because of his timidity.
"If you say so, then tell me the password to the secret part of the gallery."
The only password I could not solve in the phone of the original owner of this body was the secret part of the gallery's encryption system. Since I could guess what a man of this body's age could possibly hide in the secret part of the gallery, I didn't try too hard.
"No, no, no, no, I'm not going to tell you that, ask me something else."
"I still don't believe you are who you say you are. I think you are another person talking to me through a chip implanted in my head"
"I swear I'm really Victor"
"Like I said, I still don't believe that you're Victor. After all, I am the real Victor."
"No, you're someone who stole my body."
"I stole your body? Do you think that's bullshit? And how could such a thing happen?"
I think the most logical thing I can do right now is to put him in a paradox and let him tell everything he knows.
"You're the one who stole my body, how would I know how to steal someone's body?"
"Oh, I still think you're a chip controlled by a crazy person. Whoever you are, I'm going to find you and I'm going to do terrible things. How dare you implant a chip in my head!"
"Stop making fun of me. I almost died after taking those pills and you took the opportunity to take over my body. I also talked to you while you were in the game. If I was a chip implanted in your brain, how could I talk to you in the game? It's impossible."
Well, well, well... Okay, I admit the chip wasn't the most logical idea, but it seems to have worked. Finally, the owner of the body started to say some things.
"Ahaha sorry sorry, I was just kidding. So how do I give you your body back?"
"Huh? Are you really going to give me back my body?"
"Of course, I'll give it back. I didn't take over your body in the first place, but suddenly I found myself in your body and I want to get out of it."
Please be so stupid and believe my crap.
"uhm, I don't know. I already tried to get my body back while you were asleep, but all I could do was lightly control the fingers"
What the fuck?