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Health: 100.
Level: 5.
Experience points: 195.
Manpower: one.
Survival rate: zero.
Status: common man.
Inventory: broken pocket watch, 1150 rubies, quill pen, silver-nunchuks, knife, leaf dress.
Food: none.
Quests: none.
Status in the system: Unregistered.

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The backlash from the nunchuks lasted for a week. I was unconscious for that long according to Peyton and Kyle. That's becoming almost normal for me. Everytime I use the nunchuks, in exchange for the insurmountable power I feel rushing through me, my body is sent into a state of hibernation. I have to be more careful when I'm using that thing, it could do some serious damage to my body.

Peyton supports my weight by draping my arm over her shoulders and leads me to sit beside Kyle. "How are you feeling? Do you want water?"

I'm about to answer but a man moves away from the counter and towards where we're sitting, offering me a glass. "Here, it contains some herbs. It should make you feel better."

I drink up and look at him, confused. "What are you doing here?"

"I don't know. I suppose she," he gestures at Peyton. "offered me a place to stay and I," he gestures at himself. "couldn't refuse such a generous offer." Aki says.

What the hell? Peyton is just renting out the motel to people now? It seems like they've met before and for whatever reason Aki is here, that's left up to them. Too much thinking makes my brain hurt. The migraine is slowly easing up so everything is not so blurry anymore.

"Right. How did the fight with Monica go?" I feel Kyle stiffen beside me but Peyton's smile widens.

"Oh, so you see..." She starts.

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Peyton's POV

P: That bitch! I'll be right there, where are you?

K: I'm not sure, West maybe?

P: What do you mean maybe?

K: I mean I'm not sure what my exact location is right now and maybe I don't want to tell you because I'm worried about how you guys will react if you see Monica again. I know you don't like her.

P: I don't think you need to worry about Carmine, her connection was severed cycles ago.

K: ...

P: Still tell me where you are! I need to find you.

K: South-west... I think.

P: Good enough.

I rush down the mountain at a pace faster than my own feet would normally go. Although Carmine and some other players had said to avoid going West, if that's where Kyle is then that's where I'm going.

It isn't long before I come in contact with two players. One male and the other female. Kyle and Monica.

I hate that look on his face.

That weak look that he has when he stares at Monica.

Like he's thinking about nothing but her.

Like he's nothing without her.

I hate it so much.

I remember when the issue of Monica becoming his girlfriend came up and he wouldn't even talk to Carmine about it so I confronted him. "We're not that serious." "We're just messing around, it's for the title. I don't actually feel anything for her." He had said.

Lies.

He did not just mess around with her.

He must take me for a fool. Behind all that pretence, I can see the feelings he harboured for her throughout middle school all the way to senior year high school. How he really felt about Monica.