Ascyaf O Vivid: The VRMMORPG Story

Chapter 1: How Did It Start?

The sky is clear tonight. The moon is clearly visible without visible clouds in the eyes, even a few small specks of light that may be stars can be seen in the middle of city lights and the number of vehicles passing by.

And in the middle of it all, Assuja was standing on the balcony of her apartment. Staring blankly at this scene with no idea what was really on his mind.

In slow motion, Assuja began to climb the guardrail and stand on it. He continued to stare downward as if unaware that he was now standing on the thin threshold between life and death in one small step. Until finally one small step that turns off was running with the tempo of a perfectly arranged scenario. And ...

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

... The screams were heard with Assuja's body falling. Fall back to the safe side thanks to a quick pull.

Looking back, Assuja looked at the familiar face and said, "What are you doing here Cha?" As if nothing had happened.

"Is now the right time to ask such a thing?! " Cha, Charista shouted. "At least why don't you get up for now before I kick you!”

What Charista said was not wrong. With him pulling Assuja out of whatever he wants to do in such a place, Assuja now befalls his little body.

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"So, what were you really trying to do?" Charista asked as he drank a glass of coffee that he brewed himself, handing another glass in his hand to Assuja who was sitting in the middle of the room.

"Nothing special. I was just trying to jump off the balcony."

"Eh ...."

"Ack! The heat! Why did you drop that glass on me Cha?!"

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"Hmmm... Cha's? Charis are you good?" tanya Assuja looked at Charista who remained standing empty for a while.

And as if the short-circuit going on in his head had been completed, Charista simply asked skeptically, "Do you want to die?!"

"Well, that's what I want."

"... Did you eat wrong or something, Suja?"

"No, I eat and sleep pretty well, I guess?"

"So what's really on your mind is ...," furious Charista exasperated at Assuja's laid-back attitude, and just as he feels ....

Assuja replied, "Are you playing with a deductive or something like that? You've been asking questions since you came here." It's like they're joking.

"Can you just answer my question, Suja?" Charista's stare was sharp, fed up with Assuja's attitude. After all, as a friend— which friend will remain silent knowing that the person in front of him intends to commit suicide?

"Try to think about this for a moment Cha, what happens after you die? Are you just going to end up as another piece of stiff flesh body or something called the spirit going somewhere?"

"So you want to die for that?"

Assuja. "It's not like there's any other way to know that, is it?"

"You should have loved your life more Suja."

"Well, I don't think life's worth that much? Even when we talk like this I'm sure there's someone dead somewhere out there."

Charista was speechless, he knew what Assuja was like well because they had known each other for a long time. Once he is fixated on something, whether it makes sense or not, he will continue to pursue it until his years are satisfied.

Charista still remembered how Assuja had continued to observe some random tools in the past for hours or even days without moving a single bit from its original place without caring for any distractions. In other words, Assuja can be considered dedicated but Charista realizes that this is where the problem is.

Assuja will only continue to focus on what interests him no matter what.

'Why could he be drawn to this kind of absurd subject, ' Charista sighs inwardly. He was aware in this case, no matter how absurd it was, even if Assuja was given full-day counseling he would definitely attempt suicide next time. 'Let's think of a way to distract him from this absurd topic.'

Charista was deep in thought, knowing this would not be easy. Ignoring the one thousand reasons that Assuja is proposing about the reasons he is interested in this absurd subject.

'Death is not death in the sense that I fear it happens, but it will still attract Assuja to get involved. What if that 'death' doesn't happen in this world but somewhere else ...' Charista's eyes shone silently as if he had found a hidden key.' The virtualverse? "

'Even if Suja were to die, completely heading for the form of death she wanted at least she would not be in any real trouble but just her character. Well, I guess this is the right choice, Charista's heart said with certainty.

Now there was only a small matter left for him to convince Assuja. Even if Charista ignored what Assuja said, it didn't mean that he didn't hear it.

From the extent of what he was able to capture, what Assuja was looking for was not death itself but what was behind the door of death. What makes death itself so scary.

"For now why don't you try what death feels like first in Virtualverse?" the word Charista cuts Assuja, straight to the point of the desired problem. In the face of Assuja's attitude, if he tried to make small talk then he would only get more detached.

"That's useless, isn't it? I still won't know what death is because well, you know—"

"You won't know what's behind that door, Suja?"

Assuja. He said that what Charista said was true.

"But just think about it this way. Before you go through that door isn't it better if you can get to know what the door itself is first?" Charista said, pointing to Assuja before continuing, "For example, people say that one of the most painful deaths is due to drowning, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

"But is that true?"

"Isn't it like—"

"Have you experienced it before?"

"...."

"So, you want to 'me-ne-ri-ma' my advice, 'kan Suja." Charista's smile was gentle, only to make it feel even scarier to Assuja.

"...."

"Hmm?"

"... Yeah.all right." Assuja answered weakly. "But that's impossible, right, because it's against the existing S&K?"

'Did the law ever get in your way?' charista thought to Assuja's weak refutation and said, "Well, I think there's an easy way to solve the problem."

Take the phone out of his pocket and show it to Assuja. "You just need to be here."

" Vivid?"