"By the way… Are you half korean?" Sooyoung asked me with a curious look in her eyes
"yup my mother is Japanese and I was born in Korea."
We walked through the chaotic city of Kyoto to the company where I found Carmellia in my last life.
"What about you? You seem to be full korean yet you're in Japan? And Kyoto of all places"
Sooyoung walked besides me looking at the city of Kyoto now in ruins.
"Well, I was here as a tourist, heard Kyoto is a beautiful place to visit."
"Eh… not so much anymore."
"Nevermind that, why did you even date your ex? I mean she sounds like a horrible person but shouldn't you have noticed the signs before dating her?"
Flashbacks to the days before the Apocalypse flashed through my mind as we walked.
"Well… I guess I was blinded by love…"
"Nice execuse"
"Okay I don't know why I dated her okay?"
"Also she seems to be a foreigner based on her name"
"She is a foreigner, she moved to Kyoto a few years ago and we dated for a year. She works as a Lawyer at a game studio. Ironically enough I first met her when I went to that company for a lawsuit"
"Did you win the case?"
"Nope, they had all kinds of loop holes snd execuses prepared"
"Wow i guess she's some kind of law prodigy then."
We finally arrived in front of the game studio.
"Is this the place? How do i know its her if i see her?" Sooyoung asked, she sounded determined. She seemed to be a different girl from the one I saw at the alley.
"Dark long wavy hair, blue eyes around 5'7"
"So we just attack her on sight?"
"Yeah we kill her on sight, seriously she will be pain in the ass if we let her live."
"You talk like you know the future"
Her suspicions were quickly interrupted as a new main scenario announced its self on the blue window that appeared in front of us.
[New main scenario has arrived.
Main scenario 1. Struggle of the weak
Clear condition: "successfully survive the first wave of monsters, kill five grade 5 monsters(optional)"
Time limit: 30 minutes.
Failure: death
Reward: An opportunity to be picked by the stars.]
The blue monitor flickered again and displayed.
[you're now being watches by the stellars.]
Stellars . They are those beings who live apart from us humans, if you are lucky they offer you a supporting contract that is pretty shitty if you look at it carefully, but its hard to fight without a supporting star. Unfortunately thats all i know for now. But now that the stellars have arrived…
A portal appeared in the air looking up i saw a figure in a black suit with a mask of a bunny on the figures face, a voice of a woman rang out.
"Hello Humanity, to all those who survived the scenario 0, congratulations. But now the real test begins. Do your best and try to impress the stellars. Afterall you won't make it far without them!" She said cheerfully then went back into the portal.
"Huh what- who was that?" Sooyoung exclaimed with a surprised tone.
"That's the servant of The eversurge, through that thing the stellars are able to watch us who are on earth"
Sooyoung looked confused and sighed.
"Okay, so there are other wordly beings who watch us from the stars or whatever, and then there is the 'Servant of the eversurge'… seriously what the fuck is going on?"
"To be honest…. I don't know much either."
"Of course you don't."
I didn't wanna explain it to her as it could tske a lot of time.
The Servants of the eversurge, i don't know why they exist or what relationship they have to stellars but in my previous life i remember them being ruthless with humanity, almost as if they enjoyed our sufferings.
I was woken from my thoughts as i heard footsteps approaching us rapidly.
Sooyoung's head shot to the sound and asked.
"How do i use my ability?"
"For startes just chant out the name as you get better at using your skill you won't need to anymore."
"Seriously i don't know how you know all that, you better tell me after this!"
The footsteps grew louder exposing a man leaping from on top of the building towards us.
I don't have a fancy skill so all i can do is get in a stance. But Choi Sooyoung on the other hand pointed her hand at the incoming figure and chanted.
"Ice lily"
The area around her started to freeze, as i felt my body get colder i quickly moved away from her side.
"Hey watch it you're gonna freeze me too"
I said a bit surprised by her power.
Her hand turned into icy light blue and white and the area surrounding her froze an icw flower resembling lily rose from the ground.
The intruder who was mid air disappeared as ice was shot towards him.
"Huh-" before she could even wonder where he went to. Her head was chopped off of her head and was rolling on the ground.
The freezing area stopped and the ice melted as her body slumped down to the ground lifeless.
I couldn't move my legs i was frozen. "Who was he? Why was he this strong at the beginning? Why didn't i see him in my previous life?!" Countless thoughts rushed through my mind as i took short breathe attempting to calm myself.
The answers to my thoughts were answered as i saw the 2 figures on top of the buildings.
Arthur and Carmellia.
It seemed like they knew each other even before the Apocalypse started.
I heard the footsteps of the man approaching me the dagger in his hand red with blood.
I sank to my knees looking at Choi Sooyoung's severed head. knowing whats gonna happen.
A second passed then i felt a sharp pain in my neck.
Not even a second later I woke up in the bus once again. The cold sweat all over my body felt sickening my hands trembled with fear as I attempted to calm myself.