Haseo quit?!
There are rumors like that all over the place,
but I wonder what the truth of the matter is.
No... don't ask me.
But... see...
You're an information merchant right now...
Well then, I guess I should investigate it.
Huh?
Did your cat or dog pull the cord out again?
No... Those two aren't here right now...
Eh? They aren't there?
So... what did you want?
Um... It's about Haseo...
Did he do something again?
There's a rumor that he quit...
It's... a lie... right?
It's not possible for Haseo to quit.
So he quit, huh? Well, I suppose that's possible.
Phyllo!
This is a game.
It's meaningless to try and restrain him.
But...
But I think that Haseo will come back.
Because...
Because?
What is it?
I believe that the only person who can save Shino-san is Haseo...
Is that truly what you believe?
There isn't anyone other than Haseo.
What about you?
I'm...
Don't put so much faith in Haseo.
Yeah...
I shouldn't...
So... you saw the whole thing.
Yeah... I guess it feels like...
Like I was almost run over by a car, but am miraculously okay.
You... I wonder about that supposition.
Is to hard to understand?
Why were you there?
On a whim.
Hey... how about we show each other our cards?
Haseo is being watched by the remnants of TaN.
That's all I know for certain.
By the way, you were part of TaN, weren't you?
The outside face, Tawaraya-san.
You too,
Anbu's Saburou.
How is it?
The data of the Lost Ground... has already become unstable...
There is still no concrete information...
Something will probably move now.
For that reason, there is a need to see what Ovan was doing at the Grima Lowe Cathedral.
Yes...
The key person is Haseo.
He has been initialized...I don't know whether he will return or not...
In that case, it would be until we find the next eligible person...
He will return. Probably.
Did he go into a coma?
"He"?
Haseo.
I don't think that's possible...
Why do you think that?
Because he is a person who carries the element.
So he didn't go into a coma thanks to the power of the element but... was returned to level one?
That's probably the case.
I'm going to go out for a bit.
All right.
What?
I couldn't leave you alone...
Hideo's working hard, right?
You'll get scolded by him if you concern yourself with me.
I...
I like Tabby-san.
That's why I can't leave you alone.
Wh... what're you saying?
I wanted to be Tabby-san's strength.
That's why I was able to throw away my character.
Thank you.
I'm really happy...
But...
Please forget about Haseo-san.
Tabby-san was working so hard... and he won't even log in anymore.
No... I was depending too much on Haseo.
Tabby-san?
Not just him... but on Phyllo and the others.
Then... what about you?
Don't put so much faith in Haseo.
I think that I want to stop running away and putting the burden on other people.
Anyways, there's one thing that I want to do.
Can I answer you after that?
I see...
I will always be waiting.
Thank you.
Did I make you wait?
I just got here.
It's been a while.
Yeah...
There is something that I want to ask you.
There are few things that I can answer.
Haseo won't log in.
I've heard that something happened with him and Tri-Edge.
Well... It might be better if he won't return...
Haseo will definitely return.
Ovan. What exactly is it that you want Haseo to do?
Betrayal is a sin.
But...
It's always difficult to talk to you.
One needs to read not only the words, but also the meaning behind them.
And...?
What did you do?
Don't worry.
I'll take it to the grave with me.
So that's what a person in a coma looks like...
I wonder what I can do to be of use to Shino-san...
So you were here.
Seisaku...
The name of the new guild is the Healing Squad.
I see.
And... a person named Chief Tadashi that Hideo met here...
You don't really need to report that to me.
That's not something that I should say to the person who's taking my place.
Sorry...
No...
I thought that Hideo would be the guild master.
He said that he wants to continue moving around, and I wanted to make it so that I could quit whenever I wanted...
Seisaku? It's about that...
Yes?
I...
This is...
To think that this was the transfer point...
So I was saved by this guy...
Ovan!
Ovan...
That's enough.
It's the truth.
Why?
Ovan.
Phyllo.
My problem... is the same type of problem that you have.
Hey!
Are you AFK?
Oh, it's you.
Did something happen?
You've been acting strange recently.
You're imagining things.
I went and met the person who was watching when Haseo disappeared.
Oh?
Looks like he was taken out by Tri-Edge.
I know that.
That's why I told him not to...
But there's no rumor of anyone in a coma.
The one that was taken out was just the character I guess.
If he's safe in real life, then that's good.
It's a game as long as you have life.
Yeah.
But... for him, this isn't a game.
It's equal to real life... no, it might be even more important than that for him.
That's why you worry about Haseo, right?
When are you going abroad?
It's unusual for you to ask about real life.
It's good to talk about that every now and again.
It's not for a while.
Why?
There's something that I would like to request of you.
Wow, so you have things like this.
Welcome!
This looks really interesting!
Yeah.
Kuhn-san!
I've been wanting to see you!
Can I have a word with you guys?
It might be wrong to ask you guys for this...
There's something that I want the two of you to do.
What is it?
If it's something that Koon-san asks for, we'll always listen.
It's about Haseo...
By Haseo... you mean that Terror of Death?
Yeah.
What do you mean?
It might be that... when he next logs in, he might be in some trouble.
The Terror of Death?
In trouble?
Well, if you see him, I'd like for you guys to help him out.
From what I've heard, it seems like he was always alone...
But... that's not possible.
That's right!
To think that the Terror of Death would need help...
I'm being summoned.
Sorry, but...
Understood.
If we ever see him, we'll approach him ourselves.
I'm counting on you.
Yeah!
Leave it up to us!
Yeah.
I'm counting on you.
I don't mind, but why me?
Is it bad if it's you?
That's not it.
The burden is too heavy.
As long as you know that the burden is heavy, that is all the confirmation you need.
I can't entrust this to someone who does not understand that.
All right.
I'll definitely deliver the message.
Why are you running?
I just kind of came here...
You don't just "kind of" come here.
Really?
You might "kind of" go to a sand dune in the middle of winter,
but you don't go to an amusement park like that do you?
What's that mean?
This is the place where Haseo changed so much that he was no longer Haseo.
Haseo is Haseo...
If you're saying that he's still Haseo after his way of thinking and appearence changed, then you're probably right.
Why are you here, Saburou?
Graveyard visit.
What do you mean?
It's as I stated.
I might have met Haseo.
Huh?
I couldn't believe that Shino-san had gone into a coma...
So I investigated on my own...
I think I found Shino-san.
And what about meeting Haseo?
There was a high schooler who was visiting her almost everyday...
I passed by him.
And that's Haseo?
Yeah...
I see.
So he thinks of that Shino person not only within the game, but outside of it as well.
I... wonder what I can do.
So you came here to think about that?
Yeah...
Are you... that capable?
You're not the type who can handle being preoccupied by all sorts of things, are you?
If you going to worry, then just worry about just one thing.
You should just think about one single thing.
I don't think that you'll get an answer, even if you mix that with all sorts of other things.
Yeah...
Well, I'm best at watching...
You have all sorts of things to do, don't you?
I sort of have an idea of what I want to do...
Then... I'll watch you.
Yeah!
That's right!
Sorry! I'm late.
Did something happen?
There's something that I want to show you.
What is it?
Why Ovan is a person who requires special attention.
I think that you'd understand better if you watched it rather than heard it from us.
St... op... it...
Stop...
What's happening?
The data is expanding.
I will compensate for it right away...
Wait.
What is that?
Change it back!
Yes!
Where did he...
What's this...
What did you do to that player?!
He has something special... no, something heterogeneous.
We can't allow any player who has unreadable data to roam free.
Someone has to do it.
That Ovan... what happened?
He got away.
How?
Just like you saw now.
The method is unknown.
Are you Touta-san?
Touta-san...
is that you?
That is correct.
I was asked to come here.
I was told that if I came here...
I have been informed.
Um...
I know, so...
I see...
Yes... that is so.
I would like to thank you for everything.
You're welcome.
I think you can force shutdown of the game...
Oh, yes, that is so.
I will do so.
Sorry... I can't accept Seisaku's feelings.
I was happy.
But...
but...
Haseo is working hard even if he's on his own.
Shino-san was supporting the Brigade in place of Ovan by herself.
But that's...
That's why I think that I should be working hard on my own as well.
I believe that the things that you can do on your own are limited.
Even so, I want to face it properly... for myself...
I'm going to work hard too!
Seisaku, you should work hard with your new guild!
Bye.
What the?
No way...
The world...
It's full of people's shit, isn't it?