Emotion Taster

Arc 4 New Stage: Chapter 30 - Rules and Action

*flash

Shots of light appeared there, dazzling like the effects of a photo studio.

It might not have any effect on my body, just a little sore while rubbing my eyes due to dizziness. But the main thing is not there.

*Whoush, whoosh ....

This is magic. Magic that flowed right into the body through my mouth and head. Not an attack, not a wave of emotion, more like .the science given by memory.

There's a reason someone would do this. The man who made the world, Octa, has prepared this carefully. The memories that flowed to me were all about his artificial world. Starting from the main goal, the rules of the game, things that are prohibited, winning prizes, penalties, background places, time limits, to the recommended tricks.

“Gkh ..”.

I leaned slightly to the side, a little limp from the dizzy effect of the entire memory just now, holding my head while turning back the flash of memory that Octa had flowed to me.

First memories.

The world I live in is a game board. In accordance with Octa's previous remarks and with the conjectures of several people including myself. The great demon put me into the world of his own creation to be free to use the laws of his own world and make it a game.

Second memory.

The goal of this game is a survival-based game, or rather who survives at the end he is the one who wins. The players can fall on the way, those who lose will not follow the game until the end. Whoever can maintain his existence more than anyone else, he is the winner and will be freed from this world.

Third memory.

I'm crammed about all the rules of the game. The main thing in this rule is that not all players are human. In accordance with the direct understanding, there are some players here who indirectly blend in. They are special pawns that Octa used as the game's creator to create the game's plot.

In essence, some players here will act as bullies, sabotage shapers, slanderers, even murderers. The player takes the form of a human that other players know as a cheat. When the original player is fooled by Octa's artificial pawn, he will fall in failure where the pawn will kill the player.

Thirteen people were in this place, and no one knew who the traitorous pawn had the task of killing and who the original player had the goal of getting to the finish line. The game starts there, guessing who is the real one and who is the fake one.

Then, the problem is here.

Memory fourth.

Punishment of this game. When a player dies, he dies in the real world.

This becomes very difficult as the player has to decide who is a real human and a fake pawn simultaneously. When a fake pawn is found, the players are advised to kill it. A murdered pion is not tied to a real-world human model, meaning that he will not be killed.

Fifth memory.

The rewards earned when completing the game are not just a return to the real world. But, Octa here gave a memory where he also promised a single request to be granted.

Using her magical abilities, she claims to be able to grant what others call impossible. Instant riches, extraordinary abilities, vast science, or something else as unattainable as changing history. Everything can come true, anything but the outcome of the game itself. Because, the death of a determined person will not be changed by Octa.

Memory sixth.

The background of this place is prepared in a large building like a mall. Once all players enter the booth and get a memory, they will get six special rooms where they can take shelter. Each room is filled by two people, and can make rules so as not to make anyone enter into the privacy space, it is, taking cover from other players that could have been him was a false pawn of bad intentions.

All the necessities from food, clothing, technology, and even weapons have been prepared. Players only need to search every corner of the building to collect and improve their personal abilities in order to survive to the end.

Memory seventh.

The game lasted for a week. During the day, players will be instructed to search for items and decide who belongs to the original player.

At the end of the game, the players can decide to leave one or more players to remain in this world. Of course, the players will choose people who are suspected pawns, they are all artificial creatures that are actually not intended to get out of the world.

Eighth memory.

Players are advised to choose one partner among their most trusted until the end. Choosing a partner is the same as determining victory. If you choose the wrong player, it will be fatal because pawns can kill players at any time.

In this world, there would be many facilities that could only be used by two people simultaneously. So, when acting alone to collect materials would be very detrimental.

One condition, the player can kill everyone other than himself at the end of the game. When the entire game creates a condition where no one else can be trusted, then the action taken is to kill everything. In the end, this is a survival game, the one that survives at the end is the winner.

Then, in one privilege, it is mentioned by Octa through memory. Whoever does this will be told who is a pawn and who is a real human being. Octa will offer to save one of the original humans who have been killed in the game.

Hearing this, about what decision you will make, Kaivan. OOooohhooho .. ahahaha ....

At the end, I heard a question from Octa directly. Where he is like bidding and threatening simultaneously. Gave me a sense of pinch in tight situations. Gave me hope by throwing away all opportunity.

*****

*Whoush ....

My consciousness began to return, the flashbacks of the flow of memories began to disappear, the torrent of magic fingers I had received had subsided. For some reason I'm here trying to calm myself still holding my head.

However, I began to realize one thing after the awareness of that moment strengthened.

Eh? The axe?

The sharp-tipped heavy weapon hung on one of the walls of the room. As if asking to be taken, he was placed in the middle to be easily seen. However, the fact that I just found it is proof that it appeared when I pressed the button just now.

The size is not very large, exactly as long as half my hand, or if thirty inches from the handle to the eye of the axe. The design is so neat and sharpened so beautiful. Compared to the firewood collector, the object is more like an antique weapon that can be used as a collection and wall display.

I tried to pick it up, he hung along with an axe holster that was also designed to be hung into a belt. After being taken, I immediately tried and put it on the waist like the main function is placed as a quick standby tool.

Hmn ... pretty good too.

The weight of the ax is not too heavy. In accordance with the length of the handle which is about thirty centimeters, I who have the ability of the average muscle can hold and even swing it using one hand.

The ax with various advantages is not just a tool. But, he had another function, which was as a weapon.

That was what I was thinking, and there was not even another guess when an axe appeared in front of me after being told about the rules of the game in this world. As a personal protective gear, Octa seemed to want to give it all a fair start.

I started walking outside, finished with the business inside the cubicle and tried to meet people outside. But ....

“AAAAaAAaaAAaaaaaaAAaHHHHh ..!!”

*Whoush ...!

“Ghgk!?”

Emotional waves ...?

Akthgh!? Whatisthis? The pain?

It wasn't the loud, ear-splitting screams that made me suffer. The reason I returned to feeling the inner torment was the mysterious strong emotional wave that came out along with the cry.

From her voice, it was a woman. But, according to my memory and intuition, those types of sounds did not come from the women I knew.

I immediately slammed the door trying to get out, holding my head in the pain of the emotional wave and searching for its source there. Then, it was so surprised that I found something amazing so much faster.

I was in the middle room, the position was very strategic to know the environmental conditions because it was in contact with the entire side immediately. Then, there I saw many people coming out of their cubicles, looking in the same direction with a tense atmosphere filled with negative emotions.

I was certainly provoked by the condition, immediately my gaze also shifted to the right side where they set their sights. From Amalia, Pero, Farrel, Imarine, Azarin, and even sister Dina, they all looked exactly the same in that direction, my right.

Ha-Hanz ...?

The man turned out to be Hanz. He was holding his axe in a ready standby position, brandishing the chest parallel in order to be able to attack the swing at any time. I don't know what happened, the situation was already tense before I could understand her background.

Hh!?

However, I immediately realized when I saw it more thoroughly.

From the beginning, Hanz's hand was full of blood. He himself did not look injured, blood splattered on his clothes was also clearly visible spray from other sources. Then, just as I shifted my gaze from the man, I saw something extraordinary.

Sparks of blood on clothes, reddish-thick splashes on the floor, the shock of women's screams, and even I could see it for myself.

Corpses.

A woman, she was the one who was together with Hanz before. She's a woman who wears simple shabby clothes like the poor in general. Then, now he was lying lifeless with a scar on his neck.

The woman was killed with tragic injuries. His right hand was cut off, maybe he was trying to protect himself, the leg stab wound looked bad so he couldn't run, and lastly ... the woman had a stab wound in her neck until most of it was cut off.

His neck is damaged, if his body is lifted, his neck will hang and it is not surprising if it is cut off until the skull is separated. It's terrible, seeing him in his world gives me more goosebumps.

But ....

“Hanz! Wait!!” my shout from a distance prevented the man from acting any further.

What exactly are you doing?