How come I must know
where obsession needs to go?
How come I must know
the direction of relieving?
Deep in the night
Far off the light
Missing my headache
Visions of light
Sweeter delight
Kissin' my Loveache
Deep in the night
Far off the light
Missing my headache
Visions of light
Sweeter delight
Kissin' my Loveache
How come I must know
where obsession needs to go?
How come I must know
where the passion hides its feelings?
How come I must know
where obsession needs to go?
How come I must know
the direction of relieving?
All right!
Hey.
You surprised me. What are YOU doing here?
Bear called me over here.
And where is Bear?
Not here yet.
I see...
I heard you had a fight with him.
I don't know what you're talking about.
You had a fight with Tsukasa. And it's still on your mind.
Don't act as if you know everything.
But, I can understand...
You are really irritating...
Why does Tsukasa occupy your mind so much?
He doesn't. I'm not worried about him anymore.
Is that so? Bear still seems to worry about him.
I'm what?
About Tsukasa. It looks like she's bailing now.
That's not true!
Is that why you called for me?
I just wanted to get some advice...
You look tired. Is your job really strenuous?
Hm? Yeah...
It's your choice of whether or not to continue...
...dealing with Tsukasa or to call it quits right now, Mimiru.
You don't have to worry about my feelings when you make that decision.
I'm thinking about doing a little more digging around on the outside.
On the outside?
Yeah... As long as we are within the game...
...I can't look at our target objectively.
Are you going to go that far?
It's not that I've exhausted all my leads.
If I find anything out, I'll let you know as well, Mimiru.
Maybe thinking about Tsukasa can wait until then, don't you think?
All right...
Hm. Hey.
Did I do something wrong?
Don't worry about it. She's just acting childish.
You'll get in the way there, so you should probably move out of the way.
What?
Oh, it's... nothing, really.
Oh.
Oops. Didn't know I had company. Hi there, I'm Mimiru.
Is something wrong? Are you OK?
I hardly ever see a Wavemaster working alone.
You must be really tough.
What a jerk. Oh well, at least he left the treasure chest.
Why did I ever meet him?
Waah! How cheap!
Hey, are you strong? Are you bored?
Huh?
I'm looking for someone that will come play with me...
What?
Oh, but I...
Can you come with me...
...to the dungeon that you get to from Carmina Gadelica?
From Carmina Gadelica? You're going alone?
Well, if you come with me, there will be two of us.
That's a tough place.
Oh, I see...
Wait! Did you take the time to read the manual or the system message?
Nope, not at all!
Okay... what's your current level?
Let's see...
How long have you been playing?
Two weeks.
Two weeks!?
Then, it's impossible! You're sure to fail!
Oh really? But, can't I take a shot at it if I form a party or something?
There are people who go...
...out of their league to high-level areas without fearing death.
They think they're lucky if they can gain experience.
But I'm not one of them. Invite someone else.
Wimp!
Oh well, I'm gonna quit. This is so boring.
Hey now...
Well, it's true.
The people who log in are basically coming to waste time.
Characters who have no goals are wandering aimlessly...
You're one of them, too.
I'm a little different. I have something I want to do.
Actually, I was going to walk around with two others, but... Well...
Why do you want to go to Carmina Gadelica after just two weeks?
Because it just HAS to be there.
I'm asking you, why there?
Because I want to try... Isn't that good enough?
All right.
I'm in a mood to do something a bit reckless right now anyway.
I guess I can come with you and go through a dungeon.
All right!
I'm Mimiru. And you?
A-20.
A-20, huh?
We're able to get this far because we ran from the monsters a lot...
...but it won't be that easy from now on, got it?
Where's the fun?
In what?
This. "The World."
That obviously depends on the person.
I mean, isn't this a bit tedious? Interpersonal relationships and such.
Are you all right? Let's go!
Wait a minute...
What are you doing?
But...
If you're chickening out at this stage...
...you won't be able to go through this entire dungeon!
Oh, yeah...
You know...
Don't keep hiding behind me!
I'll divert its attention, so get around...
...behind it, and we'll attack from both sides.
Answer me!
Fine...
Do people normally heal after just one blow?
Come on, that's enough!
But I've only been playing for a week.
What...
What did you just say?!
One week?!
It doesn't matter. You're strong anyways.
Don't worry, don't worry.
I'm not talking about your level. I'm just disgusted that you lied to me.
I didn't lie.
You've been here only a week, but you said two...
If you double the actual amount, you can't help but be called a liar.
If you think that way, that's fine with me.
What do you want to do here?
What?
If you're not thinking about anything, why don't you quit?
Why are you using that tone of voice? You sound so high and mighty.
Fine. Then, I've had it.
You're going to run away.
Bye Bye.
When you do that, you look just like Tsukasa.
Why are you here?
I'm here in Bear's place.
The old man told me to listen to your story in place of him.
You've been hanging out with Bear for a long time?
Sort of, I guess.
Do you know what he does for a living?
Kind of...
What is it?
No comment.
Why?
Because Bear acts like he doesn't want me to tell...
Are you curious?
Of course, at least a little bit.
Then, ask the man himself.
If you don't have anything in particular to say, I'm gonna logout.
Okay...
What do you think, BT?
Don't you think the younger kids lately really depend on others?
The younger kids lately? What about you?
Why did I start this game?
You know, somehow...
Is it about Tsukasa?
No, I don't care about him anymore.
Have you found him?
No, that's not it, but...
I myself think about Tsukasa often.
If you find out anything, please inform me as well.
Is that because if you can't find him...
...it tarnishes the name of the Crimson Knights?
It is not about saving face.
Then what is it?
If anything, the reverse is true.
I want to find Tsukasa.
However, the Knights' current tactic is to keep their distance from him.
That contradicts what I personally feel.
That means you're leaving him to run free?
The Crimson Knights are.
That's strange. You were intent on hunting him down before.
Now it's a different problem. You don't care about him at all!
No, it's not that I don't care about him.
That is definitely not true.
Then you should go look for him.
Not as a Crimson Knight, but as Subaru, an ordinary player.
That is...
If it's still on your mind, why don't you do a more thorough search?
Maybe Tsukasa is waiting for someone to find him.
You know, after being connected once, abandoning it...
Is something the matter?
I've gotta go.
I wanted to ask you why you started playing this game, but...
That is a personal matter...
It would be. Yeah. So I don't care anymore.
I'm sorry. I'll contact you again later.
Mimiru?
Tsukasa's an irritating guy.
But isn't it even more irritating to end things...
...thinking he's just kinda-sorta irritating?
I think that's what I mean... So, I'll be taking off for a bit.
Oh. She's not here.
Are you in trouble? Are you on the verge of death?
I've got about... this much left?
What about potions?
I used them all up.
Wait a minute. I'll heal you.
Huh?
If you don't want it, I can leave.
I can't do anything to thank you.
You were still here. I thought you'd gone back.
Why did you stay after all this...
At my level, I don't know the next time I can get this far. Besides...
Hm?
I hate quitting something while I'm still in the middle of it.
Is that all?
Because I wanted to show them I could do something...
Show who?
My classmates who started this game before me, like A-3 and A-13.
So A-20 is your student number?
Yup. I look like this, so not many people will let me come with them.
I don't know what that something is, but it's something. I'm sure of it.
I see...
Maybe I just wanted self-confidence all this time...
Why?
Why did you come back here, anyway?
I thought about it, and didn't want to quit in the middle of something either.
I'm just like what you've seen.
I get involved in things I don't need to...
...be involved in, and get lost in it.
My parents always tell me how stupid I am...
Maybe you're just not going about things effectively enough.
I don't wanna hear that from you!
But well, I guess that's true. I don't think you're wrong about that.
That's what I was thinking about when I started this game...
I think the last level is up ahead.
Are the monsters really strong?
Of course they are!
Do you want to quit?
Is it impossible?
It IS reckless...
I want to go.
Then shall we do our best?
Yes! Please watch out for me!
Your character should be agile, so you distract it!
Oh, sure...
Gah! I have a friend that I can't get in touch with right now.
He's a rather irritating guy.
He's such a trouble maker.
Maybe letting things dissolve naturally is a good thing...
...but it just feels so wrong...
Whatever, but isn't this is sort of off-topic for battle conversation?
I'm fine with an irritating guy if he's irritating.
But in that case, I want to part with him after absolutely hating his guts.
I thought that would be better.
If I'm going to say goodbye...
...then it's not too late to do so after I stick it out for as long as I can right?
As I said...
You said you used up all your healing items.
Did I say that?
Are you hiding any more?
Huh?
Healing items!
No, this time I'm out for real! I used my last one back there.
Ah... I'm out of items too.
If there's a monster in here, we're sure to die.
If that's the case, I guess we have to give up. But I'll regret it...
But we did our best.
Yeah, we did our best.
What is this?
This is the first time I've seen a Golden Grunty...
Is it a rare item?
It's amazing!
Well, I'm not sure, but one parameter or another really skyrockets!
I see.
It really is amazing!
But it looks kinda... ugly.
You're the one that defeated the monsters.
You'll be able to brag to your classmates.
Eh? That's okay.
It's ok. If we keep pushing it onto each other...
...we'll be acting like middle-aged women!
See ya!
Hey, that's cruel!
You know, why don't you try it out a bit longer?
Huh?
This place. "The World."
There are a lot of things in here, but because there's a lot of things...
...you could say that it's NOT uninteresting... or something like that.
Well, it depends on the person though.
I hope you'll be able to find your irritating guy.
Well, I think I'll be able to see him someday.
It really is ugly!
Dear Bear and BT, Mimiru here.
I saw a Golden Grunty for the very first time just now.
But anyway, about Tsukasa...
I want to talk it out a little more, so how about it?
If it's okay with you, please reply.
Preview
eien sagasu kimi wa utsurigi na yume mibito
Searching for eternity, you are a frivolous dreamer
uwaki na yume ni sugari anata wa doko e yuku
Holding fast to unreliable dreams, where are you going?
Tasogare hiraku kagi wo sagashite tsuki no kage
Searching for the key to open twilight,
todokanai mama naita watashi wa doko e yuku
With the moon's shadow out of reach, I cry. Where am I going?
Futari hitomi ni himitsu nakushite mo
Even though secrets are lost in our eyes,
We will never break our embrace.
kasaneta ude wo hodoki wa shinai wa
Ichigatsu no aoi tsuki asa yake kakushite yo
Pale January moon, hide the morning's glow.
Owaru hazu no nai yoru ni yasashii yoake
The gentle dawn of a night that should not end.