What's going on here?
Who knows.
"Who knows"?
The source of the rumors is unknown.
Nowadays they'll take anything that's speculation, and say whatever they'd like.
Don't these types of things happen often on the BBS?
You could say.
But...
If Ovan is part of it, then it's another story.
Quite.
In this case...
TaN can't disregard this.
We definitely can't.
All right!
The black Multi-Weapon, Haseo.
Eventually, a time will come when you'll understand.
We'll meet again soon.
Don't give up.
Don't say something like that.
You are needed.
Ovan.
Are you... Haseo-kun?
If I am...?
Haseo-kun... are you thinking of leaving him alone like this?
Hey, hey, senpai.
Is that really all right?
Come on, senpai!
Ovan...
SENPAI!
When the opportunity comes around, the face of situation will change itself.
Haseo...
Right now, he's nothing more then a newly planted seed.
It's too early to harvest it.
Haseo?
That's what I ask!
Come on! It's okay, right? Agree to what I ask...
Wh-What?
You're Haseo-san the Legendary Black Multi-Weapon, aren't you?
"Legendary"?
Note: The Multi-Weapon class has three stages/forms.
Although you appear to be on the first form, in reality your stats are that of the third form and above!
Ah, this is so embarrassing!
Please join our party!
As long as you party with us, we have nothing to fear!
Ah! Wait!
Found him!
Who would've thought we'd find him in a place like this?
The Black Multi-Weapon of Charm! Haseo!
Now I have charm?
You're kidding me.
No matter how you look at him, he's really just a regular PC.
Idiot! This is why he's called a hidden character.
I see.
Huh?
Let's get down to business!
Lets dig in!
He doesn't have any team spheres or rare items.
You...
...are you really Black Multi-Weapon of Charm Haseo?
I'm Ta-Tanaka.
Don't feed us pathetic lies.
What an idiot.
Hmm. Time for our weapons.
Anything is fine. Now hand it over!
Haseo... right?
Have you read the BBS?
Huh?
Right now, everyone is saying whatever they'd like to say about you.
The Legendary Black Multi-Weapon.
The Black Multi-Weapon of Charm.
A newly implemented rare character.
A rare type of sentient character not controlled by a player.
Aside from that...
What about you?
What do you think?
Who knows.
With regards to your true identity,
I don't think it's anything significant.
What catches my interests is your relationship with Ovan...
...I guess.
This festival that's on the BBS right now... I think Ovan is the one who started it.
Ovan?
Why? I mean, you... know something about Ovan?
Give and take.
The foundation of business operation.
If you share all of the information you have with me,
then in return, I'll share all of the relative information I have with you.
How about it?
All I know is that Ovan is-
By the way.
Huh?
By the way.
Don't tell me "He's some freak searching for the Key of the Twilight"
or "He's the guildmaster of the Twilight Brigade."
Oh...
That's common knowledge.
What's the matter?
Why'd you stop talking?
Other then those things... I don't know.
WHAT?!
Plants are really something else.
Even though the seeds forgets how they were planted,
when the season comes, they will take root and grow naturally.
At the end, they will wither away and leave the same seeds behind.
Water, sunlight, nutrients...
With enough of those, they will flourish.
Ovan, what's your favorite color of flower?
It's black.
Later. I'm in a hurry, you know, so I'm leaving you here.
Wait!
Didn't I tell you? This is give and take.
The foundation of business operation.
You know...
First you need to get stronger.
Soloing even though you got PKed... I admire that spirit.
But, if you don't get any stronger...
You...
How do you know that...
...about me...
We'll meet again.
How did it go?
What can I say...
Uhuh...
But, what I don't get...
...is why Ovan is so interested in that kid.
Who knows.
The fact that Ovan is so interested in Haseo...
Who cares about what we think?
I suppose.
As long as we are in TaN, the fact is we can't disobey orders.
Precisely.
Ovan...
Haseo!
Yo, Haseo!
You...
...are...?
I'm that total newbie who joined the Twilight Brigade.
I'm Tabby!
Wait for me!
Haseo! Haseo!
Hey, Haseo!
Ha-se-o!
Haseo!
What?!
Here. Ovan told me to give you this.
Ovan did?
But... what is it?
Eh?
You don't know about guest key?
Sorry for not knowing.
Haseo, when are you going to come?
To the Twilight Brigade?
You haven't joined a guild yet, right?
An @Home is the term for a guild house in The World R:2.
With that guest key, you can enter Twilight Brigade's @Home whenever you'd like.
Ovan is waiting.
You're waiting too, aren't you?
To meet with Ovan?
Ovan...
Shino-san is waiting for you too.
W-Wait!
You know...
What?
Try closing your eyes for a bit.
You'll leave as soon as I close them, right?
I'll never close them!
I can't do it!
Wh-What?
Whenever I start thinking about not closing my eyes,
my real eyes start to open up...
Ooh, everything starts spazzing out.
You're annoying. I'm logging out.
Meow. ToT;;
Ovan!
Yo!
Have you made a decision yet?
Was that you?
Did you do that just now?
Huh?
Do what?
Just now, that thing! Don't play dumb!
What was that?
What did you see?
What all did you see?
So that... it wasn't you?
I see.
I'm beginning to see why Ovan is so interested in you.
It seems like there's something about you after all.
The question is,
that something...
Who should be empowered by it?
T-That guy!
Hey, isn't he the famous one from the BBS, Haseo?
No way!
Isn't that guy who's with him Tawaraya from TaN?
What it means to turn down our invite...
Think about that.
I don't get what you mean.
Hey hey, is he being scouted by them?
Probably. There's no way TaN would leave someone like him alone.
I don't know.
...I said I don't know!
Then he goes, "You're annoying. I'm logging out."
Am I really annoying?
Hey hey, am I annoying?
I'm not, right?
Hey, hey!
Well...
Well?
Since you are able to convince yourself that you are pretty, you would find that comment shocking.
Ah! It has come, a Sakisaka poem.
Sakisaka tells her "maa na", then reverses it to "naa ma," which is nonsense.
You might say.
"You might say" my ass!
Then... "naa ma?"
"Naa ma" my ass!
I think... we should meet Haseo-kun once more.
What will you do?
That...
But, if those people from TaN continue their actions...
What if Haseo-kun...
Everything has been decided from the beginning.
Haseo...
Become stronger, huh?
You're not going to ask me?
Ask what?
Forget it.
Later.
All right.
Ah...
Hmm?
It's just as I thought.
Then, what should we do from now on?
Who knows.
But there is one thing now that's clear.
Ah...
As far as Ovan is concerned, Haseo is someone this world can't be without.
Hmm.
Welcome to The-
It's all right.
I'll enter on my own.
Hmph.
I'm only spreading the seeds.
Those posts you made on the BBS...
What were you...
Ah...
I...