26 I Wasn't Referring to the Rock

'Hm?'

I go to Dai's room.

"You wanted me to come?"

"Yes, come in"

I pass the door.

He is sitting at his desk, with headsets on and his hands on the keyboard and mouse.

"You've never played an RPG, right?"

"No, the only videogame I've played was the one in the mall"

"Do you want to play?"

"Really? I would love to!"

"Very good- What? Oh, yes, I'm talking to Alex"

'Who is he talking to?'

"Yes, she was coming already"

"Dai?"

"Sorry, I'm talking to Naomi through Doscurd"

"Doscurd?"

"I'll explain it later"

He gets up from the chair.

"Sit down"

I approach the chair and sit down.

Dai turns me to the desk.

With my eyes wide open, I look at the keyboard.

'There are hundreds of buttons! I have to use all of them? '

"Dai... What am I supposed to do-?"

He puts the headsets on my ears.

"Hm? What is this for?"

"Hi Alex!" I hear Naomi's voice.

"What the fuck! Na- Naomi? Where are you?"

I see that Dai opens and closes his mouth.

"In Xerendele"

"What? Where is that?"

Dai moves the headsets to uncover my ear.

"I forgot that these headsets cancel all external noise. I already told you that we are talking through Doscurd, a Internet voice communication app. You have to talk through the microphone of the headsets"

"Okay…"

"Will you create a new character?" Naomi asks.

"I don't know... Dai, Naomi asks if I will create a new character"

"Yes"

"Dai says yes"

"Alright, then I'll create a new one too"

"Dai, what do I do? You already know that I have never used a computer"

"What? Have you never used a computer?" Naomi is surprised.

"No... It's a long story"

"Just move the mouse to that button and click" Dai says.

"Click?" I ask.

"This is going to take a while..." Dai and Naomi say at the same time.

A few hours pass.

"Phew! At last we are level 5, we can go to the next town" Naomi says.

"Cool! Let's go, I follow you "

"It's already late, we should go to sleep"

"Seriously? I wanted to keep playing..."

"Hehe, me too, but we better not destroy our schedules"

"You're right... By the way, are you... feeling better?"

"Hm? Oh, yes, I'm sorry to have worried you..."

"It's okay. And Elin has been acting strange since she arrived, you know why? "

"Uh... what? No, nothing happened! We were just talking for a while! That's weird... Sleep well!"

*ping dong*

'She too? I'll ask tomorrow. What do I do now?'

"Dai, I'm done playing- Dai?"

I turn my head towards the bed.

'He's already asleep... I'll just take this off and go quietly...'

I take off the headsets and leave them on the desk.

I get up from the chair and start walking slowly.

I leave the room and close the door with as little noise as possible.

'Perfect. Now, I have to go in without waking Elin...'

I go to the door and begin to open it carefully.

"Oh, you're still awake"

I enter and close the door.

"Yes, I couldn't sleep so I started reading a novel"

"Why can't you sleep?"

"I- I don't know. I think the food didn't sit me well..."

*yawn*

"If you say so... And that novel?"

My eyes close automatically, sealing completely.

"You killed him! You killed my brother! You are a monster!"

"I- I didn't want to do it! It was an accident! Asil should appear at any time..."

"Alexandria"

"There you are! Wait, you are..."

"By order of the president, you have to accompany us to Xenon"

"You. You are the one who killed dad..."

"That's right, I did it with pride. After that scum killed so many people, he deserved it "

"Don't you dare talk about him like that"

"And what if I do? Will you call Asil? We discovered that he was protecting you, so he was executed"

"You son of a-!"

"Alex! Alex, wake up!"

I wake up with my heart about to explode.

"What? Elin? What happened?"

"You scared me... You were moving a lot and your arms started to surround with electricity"

"Really? While I was asleep?"

"That seems... Did you have a nightmare?"

"Yes... It was about what happened in the alley, but now Asil didn't come to help me..."

"Well, try to forget it and go back to sleep"

"Are not you afraid of it happening again?"

"I just wake you up and done"

"Okay…"

Elin turns off the light.

I get to go back to sleep, this time without nightmares.

As soon I wake up, I open my eyes.

'It's already day, but the curtains are still closed. Elin is not here...'

I get out of bed.

*yawn*

'Hm? My clothes are in the couch... It seems that Elin took the time to order it'

I go to the clothes and start to choose what to wear.

The moment I lift some panties...

"Alex, we have to talk!" a deep voice appears from nowhere.

"Ahhh! Oh, Asil... Do not ever do that again!"

"Do what? Hm? Are those yours?" referring to the panties on my hands.

"It doesn't matter!" I hide the panties under the clothes.

The door opens.

"Alex? Why all the fuss? Ahhh! A thief!" Elin screams.

"Ahhh! Where!" Asil also screams.

"Wait... Commander Asil?"

"That's me"

Elin approaches Asil.

"It's a great honor to meet you!"

She shakes his hand nervously.

"Thank you"

She keeps shaking his hand.

"You can let go of my hand..."

"Oh, yes, I'm sorry"

...

...

"Will not you introduce her to me?" Asil asks me.

"What? Oh, sure. She is Elin, one of the people who saved me"

"Really? How did they save you?"

"Well, Kuno, who also lives here, caught me when I fell with the rock and they brought me here, which is their house"

"And he beared so much weight?"

"Yes, he's a Tank, although he said the rock still made him some scratches"

"I wasn't referring to the rock- Are they also xenon?"

"Hey!"

"Our mother took us to Xenon to develop as xenon, but we born here, in Zenon" says Elin.

"Interesting. Anyway, Alexandria, we have to talk"