Rioneed: VRMMORPG

Oya looked at him strangely wondering how he knew. She said:

"How did you know? I hate it when I feel that someone understands me well. Ok I will tell you, some people here have noticed your activity in the game and they started searching and looking for you.

All they got is that you are playing in Memphis city. It is the only city that does not have any of their players. So, they sent a player to play in one of the city's villages, and within two days he would move to Memphis."

Ibro contemplated what he just heard. He was faster than them by a few moves and a lot of luck.

Don't be anxious. Do you forget that I am in Ihnasia city now and not in Memphis city? I have told you this right now. Did you forget that?"

Oya replied angrily:

"No, I did not forget, but their search for you also included reality. Are you also hidden so well in Hept that they cannot find you?"

Ibro did not answer her directly, but he replied with a wink from his right eye, which caused her frustration more and more.

Suddenly Ibro lost the connection with her, which ended suddenly from her side. He froze in place murmuring:

"She's crazy! She is really crazy!"

He had never known that she had such a sharp temper. Ibro stood still in his place for a moment trying to understand what Oya had just done.

He tried to talk to her more than once but she rejected all his calls. He sighed in helplessness and then decided to leave her for a while to calm down.

He looked around to find the place empty of anyone except him to feel lonely again.

There was really a big difference between the situation here and in Shonty. He decided to exit the game. He lost his sense of time and did not know how much time has passed in real life while playing here.

He had to take a rest, as his current level guaranteed no one would surpass him in a short time. Ibro chose the game menu and pressed the exit button.

What surprised him was that he did not leave the game back to reality. He returned again to the same world which he went into the first time he entered the game.

He turned around in astonishment to find a halo of light quickly approaching from far away.

Within moments, Onita appeared in front of him. She was the girl he met when he started the game. Ibro was so shocked that he didn't notice the beauty of Onita. The first thing he uttered to her was a direct question:

"Why am I here?!!"

"Welcome, player Ibro. You didn't take long to come here again. I'm so astonished by the speed of you to reach this stage."

Ibro was surprised as he inquired:

"What stage?"

"This stage is the stage when you discover the secrets of the world of Apidon and Rioneed."

Ibro didn't feel optimistic about the way this conversation was heading to, so he said with tension inquiring:

"How does my knowledge of the relation between the world of the game here and the world of Apidon be related to being here? I wanted to leave the game and now I'm here!"

"Don't feel nervous, player Ibro. Usually, when someone goes to the world of Apidon and knows its secrets, he dies there and loses his memories or he chooses to stay there forever. Those are the rules."

"I don't understand why anyone would choose to stay in such a dangerous place."

"Do not judge them so early like this player Ibro. They are all forced to do so.

You know that the game you are playing is spreading over many planets. I also think you have also guessed that this game's age is very old."

Ibro hesitated a little and then he nodded. He had already guessed all of that. Onita followed her words saying:

"What you don't know is that the original goal of the game is not just about playing and upgrading. This game is not a game for fun but a game to challenge destiny.

The main goal of the game is related to the invasion that this universe has suffered from many hundreds of thousands of years ago, whose exact date I do not know."

This was also among what Ibro had guessed before. He did not speak and remained silent, waiting for the bomb that Onita would throw at him.

"For this reason, I established law from the beginning. Whoever enters into the world of Apidon and knows its secrets must remain there.

But to make all the players follow this rule, I had prevented them from leaving the game if they returned to their original world. So, you all will participate in this war either by your wish or by my force.

This is why you will not be able to exit the game as long as you are in one of the domains of your original world. This is also a protection for you and your world too player Ibro."

He was shocked by what Onita said as a lethal quantity bomb! She told him that he would not be able to exit the game as long as he was in one of the cities of his world. So how would he get out of the game then?

What did this have to do with his protection and the protection of the world? What was the relation of exiting the game from his domain and endangering the whole world?

He thought that this might be another scheme from the game towards him. Soon he gave up that hypothesis. He remembered the presence of a huge number of players in the world of Apidon.

What forced them to stay in Apidon and not return to their worlds? If Onita's words were correct, this gave him a logical explanation for this strange situation.

"Can I exit the game when I go to Apidon world?"

"Of course you can."

"Onita, I can't go there as my level is very low now. If I went there and tried to help in this war you are talking about, I will die for sure!"

"This is your problem, not mine. Sometimes greed is the source of destruction."

What made him confused was that despite returning from the future he was not fully aware of all the secrets of the world of Apidon.

This game looked so deep to him mysteriously and frighteningly. What caught his attention was that there seemed to be a difference in this Onita before him.

Onita was always a program and would never talk this deep and show this philosophy. Onita wasn't like any NPC in the game

"Can I ask about your identity?"

As soon as he threw his question, Onita showed a broad smile. Soon it turned to a loud laugh. This confirmed his doubt. She was a completely different person!

"You are a very smart player Ibro. I am not really Onita, or you can consider Onita to be a tiny part of me."

"Are you Rioneed Game mastermind?"

"Game mastermind?! Let's say I can be that."

Ibro was very shocked about what he just knew. The game itself was talking to him now. He clearly understood the reason why these people stay in the Apidon world.

If he lived there, his level would be very low and he would lose his advantage over others. His level in the Apidon world did not affect his level in the game world.

Even if he became a strong man in the Apidon world, he would always remain the weak player at the fifteenth level on Earth. Likewise, if his situation was like this, what about Oya?

He told her everything he knew about Apidon and Rioneed world secrets.  Did he curse her too? Wouldn't she be able to get out of the game? This possibility struck him hard.

If he was correct, he would have lost all the advantages of returning to the past from the future, and even destroying the future of Oya with him.

What he was angry about was that he had made many plans, and now he wouldn't be able to implement any of them.

He discovered that he knew nothing at all about the real situation of the Apidon world. All he knew was just the relation between that world and the Rioneed world and that there was war in the Apidon world.

He must seek further info about this world so that he could judge more efficiently. As Roliv refused to tell him, he wouldn't be polite to this game!

"I have many questions I would like to ask, will you answer me?"

"You held your own very brilliantly, Ibro. You started to collect Intel which means you are thinking about putting a strategy for you to get out of this problem.

These are leadership features. This is good. The Apidon world is full of players but very poor in commanders.

Most of those who live there only care about their lives without thinking about the whole picture. This is the main cause of the deterioration of the state of the Apidon world.

We need leaders. Leaders are the key to solve everything player Ibro, not strength. Always remember this advice.

As for your questions, since you officially joined the world of Apidon and are exposed to what you call 'curse' then you can ask me anything you wish."

"Do you read my thoughts?"

Onita laughed and then said in a strange tone of fun:

"You forgot that you came to this world through the game that I control, player Ibro. I don't only know your thoughts, I know everyone's thoughts."

This time he was astonished to the degree that made his mind paralyzed. The first thing that came to his mind after moments of shock was his most deep secret about his return from the future. Did she also know that?

"Don't ask me about that. One day you will know everything about this incident. Now you can ask me anything you want to know."