What was that just now?
More importantly... we were here just a while ago, right?
We were transferred?
A transferring device?
Maybe we should go back to that tower?
Let's go somewhere else. There might be things like this in the other Lost Grounds too.
We're looking for the Virus Cores!
And... just because those designs are there, it doesn't mean it has anything to do with the Virus Cores.
You don't know that. They might be connected.
All right? Let's go!
I guess...
Haseo, let's move on.
Oh, okay.
Amazing! What is this place?
It's your first time here?
Yeah. Have you been here before, Haseo?
They say that there used to be the statue of a young girl here a long time ago.
That's right Haseo. This game has a mysteriously independent energy.
Aura. That's what she was called.
Without receiving orders from the system administrators or the outside,
there are parts which function independently off of the game's personal rules.
She might have given up on being courteous
to this world.
Exists!
Play this game under the premise that it exists.
That's us, the Twilight Brigade.
Haseo did you go to the bathroom?
Hurry up!
All right!
Let's go!
Hey!
How are we supposed to look for it?
I don't think that you can find an unusable item that easily but...
So you can make a face like that too.
Never mind. And... it's not here.
A treasure box is too easy. There's no way it's here.
This isn't a normal place so I thought that maybe there'd be a Virus Core.
You didn't hear from Shino-san?
The Lost Grounds are heterogeneous areas that no one can touch.
I heard about that.
Even the administrators can't touch or delete them.
They are areas that suddenly appear and disappear.
Even that transfer just now...
it wouldn't be possible in a normal area would it?
That's true, but...
Even that becomes possible in the Lost Ground.
Tabby?
She's...
Tabby! Where are you!
Haseo, send a mail to Tabby.
Eh?
Hurry!
She was examining the area around here right?
It doesn't ... seem like the mail's reaching her.
Sakisaka!
Where are you?
Oh? Just you?
Your friends aren't with you?
It doesn't matter to you!
You're so cold.
Don't hide things from me.
Where did they go?
Three went in, but there's only one here.
What does this mean?
If you don't answer... you might die.
I have some business to attend to.
See you later.
Who has the Virus Core?
If you don't tell me I'll PK you!
Note: Kestrel is a PKer guild in The World R:2.
You started this fight because you knew that we were from Kestrel?!
Yeah. You have a problem with that?
I-It's a rumor so I don't know if it's true.
I'm serious! What I don't know, I don't know!
You're useless.
Fine. Revive that guy and get out of here.
Rip Maen.
Sorry, sorry! I got off work late.
And... what's with those guys?
My own way of collecting information.
Trying to get them to talk with violence...
More importantly, did you find it out?
I found it out! But...
What?
I think that you'll have a hard time.
I heard a rumor that it was someone from Kestrel.
Who is it?
Boldo... you know her right?
A PK huh?!
Seems that she got it by coincidence.
Interesting.
Welcome back.
Have they come back?
I heard about the situation.
I'm having Sakisaka-kun do something else on his own.
Sakisaka disappeared!
Yeah. I'll tell you about it.
I think Tabby will come back soon too.
Further in...?
What're you doing?
Ender! I had something I wanted to ask you.
Which is?
They say that there's more of these.
That...
Isn't it bad for us to have that?
But I can't force it onto them either.
Eventually someone will probably come to get it.
And... how about your side?
Those guys have started moving haven't they?
They disappeared.
Well, they'll probably link up together again...
Until then, I'm on break.
What do you mean by disappeared?
You know about the scars that are on the Lost Grounds?
Yeah! Scars that are so great that they even alter the graphics, right?
I was thinking of giving those a name as well
since we, TaN, are the source of all the latest terminology.
And what about it?
It had a transferring function.
And so you lost sight of them.
Where was it?
It's not that I lost sight of them.
It doesn't matter. What was the location?
The Cathedral.
Oh, the Lost Ground that was just discovered huh...
If I go there, than Boldo will be there, right?
Can I ask you one thing?
If it's something I can answer.
Why are you trying so hard to get the Virus Cores?
And why is it, "Defeat Ovan"?
Because I want to have him acknowledge that I'm better than him.
He's such a brat.
Before I realized it, I was inside the wall, and there were all these weird lines everywhere!
And then, I tried to move, but I couldn't move at all so I forced a relocation.
And... what about Sakisaka-san?
I'm having him do something on his own.
Sakisaka-kun bugged out like you, Tabby.
But, he came right back so I asked him to do this for me.
As expected of my master!
I struggled for a while so...
It took me a while to realize that it was a bug too.
And, I heard about Haseo-kun's story and thought that it was dangerous for all three of you to move together.
What do you mean?
After you and Sakisaka disappeared, Ender showed up.
Eh?
It might be that we're being followed.
It's not too much of a precaution.
And, what are we supposed to do now?
Tabby, I'll have you continue to look for the Virus Core.
I got it!
What about me?
For you, Haseo-kun, I want you to confirm the information that you brought.
Information... um...
The information that says, "Unless you use an unusable item you are unable to go where the Key of the Twilight is".
You brought it, right?
Yeah.
I'm counting on you.
If you hand it over without a word, you won't have to suffer.
Is this really that important?
At the least, YOU can't use it.
Hmm... well, I guess it'd be nice for once... to be a PKK!
Note: PKK stands for Player Killer Killer. It's a person who kills PKers.
You're still here?
The unusable item is this Virus Core, right?
Probably.
Look.
How many of these are there?
According to the rumors, there are as many as there are Lost Grounds, so... six?
But it's interesting. The colors are different.
What if they are all different colors?
You can't win against me.
I'll give you credit for starting a fight by yourself...
But if you can't win, it's meaningless.
They say... carelessness is the greatest enemy.
I'm good at tricking people.
Wait! I'll give it to you so, let's stop this.
You're surprisingly obedient, hey.
I've just given up.
Th... that bastard...
Do you plan on quietly handing it over now?
What are you?!
If I say, the righteous PK who saves the weak and destroys the strong... is that enough?
I guess it can't be helped.
Here.
I'll take this.
For a merchant, trust is the most important thing.
Now... How should I hand it over?
What's wrong?
Just come!
This tower and the others... they're shining different colors aren't they?
I think they're different colors but...
Maybe you're supposed to use the Virus Cores here.
Haseo-kun!
If we could find three more Virus Cores with the same colors as these towers...
5 Virus Cores and... including the place to use it, 6.
With this, it's the same number as the Lost Grounds that've been found.
We need to contact Ovan.
I'll do it.
Eh?
What do you plan on doing when we find the Key of the Twilight?
I don't know... what about you?
I'll...
Never mind, it's a secret!
What's that?
What are you to Ovan?
A person he knows in real life...I suppose.
I'll go tell Ovan.
I want to go too...
No. Haseo, you go look for the Virus Cores one more time.
Please.
Answer to Ovan's expectations.
"Ovan's expectations"... she says...
Welcome back.
Did you see the mail?
Yes. Even though it's a coincidence, that's an incredible discovery.
Are you okay with your job's schedule?
Yes.
This time, I hope we'll find it.
Yeah.
It's almost time.
If...
Hm?
...the Key of the Twilight is found, I think that I'll be gone for a while.
If... you can't contact me at all...
What?
Don't worry.
Saying "if" isn't like you.
And...
If I don't worry about you, who will?
You do reckless things.
It's time.
They have begun moving separately.
Shall I pursue them?
Only Haseo is fine.
Get him when we enter Phase One.
Understood.
Tawaraya has one of the cores but, what should we do?
Ovan is a man who always reads two steps ahead.
Say nothing to Tawaraya.
Affirmative.
Up until now, all the Virus Cores that have been found were discovered at the Lost Grounds.
Here too!
Again...
What is... this place?
Ovan's... hope!
He...
It's about time for that Ovan to start moving huh?
We have completed setting it up.
Good work.
It would be good if it operated properly.
Are you worried?
No.
What I want is Ovan's character data.
If it can transfer data then that is fine.
You need not worry about it.
Yes.
After Ovan is caught, the rest will proceed according to plan.
Is that okay?
This guild has done well.
It is more than enough.
Understood.
The path to the Key of the Twilight...
...has been opened.
Ooh!
Note: We have no idea what the proper name for this location is. If you know, feel free to tell us.
The Virus Cores are all different colors, but there are towers with the same colors in Coast Bauer.
I think we can believe that the Virus Cores are supposed to be used there.
Was there something like that?
There were five small towers, right?
Yeah... but isn't this...
a bit TOO convenient?
I can't think of it as a coincidence.
Yeah, yeah.
Key of the Twilight.
It is said to even overturn the programming of the game.
Note: Ovan is phrasing things awkwardly. Either the key already exists in The World, or it can be created within the towers.
Such an existence is...
...within the programming of the towers.
Or else, it's already here.
Whether there are multiples, or only one...
If that's all we find out, that's all right.
This is the only chance we have to proceed the TaN!
The time to move...
Has come.
I will... go too!