Reyna-I was furious that Luka went ahead in the game on his own. To fight the boss to get to level seven, I had to die multiple times, far more than I had to do in the past. I kept trying to talk to Luka about what was going on and why he decided to go turn solo, but he wouldn’t answer.Unlike when I kept thinking he was dead, he at least let me know he was still on level eight. When I reached the Boss on level seven, I was exhausted. I have been rushing to clear level seven and eight without logging out.When I did the beta version, it took me a minimum of three days if not longer to clear each level. Now I was trying to get to level eight in forty-eight hours. Since I still had to work on Monday, I needed to meet with Luka beforehand.I struggled with the Boss on level seven, but only because I was mentally and emotionally drained. I couldn’t log out and revisit it later since I reached the Boss on Sunday night. Since I was playing solo right now, every time I died, I would respawn

Reyna-We had our talk about things, but things still didn’t feel normal between us. I could tell that he was still distant from me. I kept trying to communicate with him, but mostly I gave him the space that he seemed to need.Walking through the ruined forest, we didn’t say much to each other. I could tell he was trying to force himself, but it was more as if he were simply going through the motions. I understood he was worried, as I was too, but it was different for him. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t seem to reach him.“Did you hear something?” Luka pulled me from my thoughts as he came to a stop.Before answering, I looked around and carefully listened. At first, I didn’t hear anything, but a few seconds later I heard what sounded like a horse whining. It sounded as if it were in pain, so I forgot to answer Luka as I rushed toward the sound.On the top of a hill, where there was a single large tree growing, covered in cherry blossoms, a group of Centaurs was attacking a b

Luka-Before Reyna hit the ground, I caught her and lifted her into my arms. At first, I thought it was weird that the system didn’t automatically log her out, but then I remembered she bypassed the safety features in her gear. With no other choice, I teleported the both of us to the home I built.Since we have been focused on defeating the game, she hasn’t been inside the house yet. The only time she is at the house is when we meet there, but then we go to whichever level we were at that time. This will be the first time she has stepped foot inside the house.After arriving at the piece of land we owned inside the game, I carried her inside the house. She slept soundly as I carried her up the stairs, to the second level, where there was only a large bedroom and master bathroom. During the design of the house, I didn’t think Reyna would end up sleeping inside the house.Although I had designed everything inside, with her in mind. The upstairs bedroom was surrounded by floor-to-ceilin

Reyna-A week later, I was sitting in a conference room at work, where we were having a meeting. I wasn’t paying attention to what was going on. I knew it had to do with the company policy, but I was too distracted.I kept running the past few days through my head, trying to figure out what to make of everything. Luka had been extra attentive toward me, which was making me a little weirded out. I expected it wouldn’t be long before he started behaving strangely again.He seemed to be in a better mood, yet I couldn’t leave it alone. I should be happy that he wasn’t on the verge of self-destruction, but for how long? That wasn’t the only thing bothering me, it was also that we have been stuck on level eleven for an entire week.We have already faced off against the Boss multiple times, but each time we end up timing out and getting kicked out of the Boss fight. This was the first time I have experienced this. The Boss was a multi-elemental winged hydra.In the beta version, there was a

Reyna-As soon as Kaige and I left the hospital and we were on the road, I reconnected the audio transmitter. Admitting to Luka that I had lied hadn’t been easy, but at least he didn’t seem upset with me. Since I wanted him to know what was going on as well, I had to tell the truth.I debated at first if I should tell him, but Kaige convinced me to tell him. The conversation would have been better to have face-to-face, but that currently wasn’t an option. The only good thing to come out of this entire situation was that I now knew what Luka had been trying to hide. Also, I didn’t need to log into the game, which meant Luka was potentially safe for the time being.On the drive back to Kaige’s house, I told them everything that happened. Once I was finished, Luka finally admitted to me that Zane was the one behind everything. He also told me that Zane was the reason he kept his distance from me.Some of the things that I felt were important for Kaige to know, I repeated them as Luka exp