GAME AFTER (english version)

9-The Easter Egg

KUINA'S POV

Arisu explained our idea to the doctors, who looked at us thoughtfully.

"Your reasoning may be right." The tall one said, who we discovered was named Yamada.

"So, can we wake her up?" Niragi asked.

"Yes, definitely." Yamada replied. "We just need to figure out how to send you to the right scenario."

"You talked about an Easter Egg, didn't you?" His colleague asked us.

"Yeah." Arisu looked at him. "Do you know what we're talking about?"

"Yes, I also often play video games." He answered us. "But the question of the Easter Eggs is a bit complicated...let's say that from here we can only see the scenario where Kiyo is but-"

"Actually the scenario is the same, it's the levels that are different." Chishiya reasoned.

"I was just getting there." The doctor resumed.

"What do you suggest Sakei?" Yamada asked him.

"They have to go back playing the physical video game and understand where the Easter Egg is and how to unlock it, only in this way we'll be able to project you into the same scenario and level as Kiyo."

"Great observation." Yamada complimented him.

"Wait a minute," Niragi attacked. "So you're telling us that until we find this Easter Egg, there's nothing you can do?"

"We'll continue to monitor Miss Fukuhara and will inform you of any developments." Yamada answered, very diplomatically.

"I can't belive it!" Niragi complained, walking out of the room.

"Niragi stop!" Arisu ran after him.

"I trust you two to restore calm." Having said that, Yamada and Sakei also left the room.

"Great." I said ironically.

"I guess we'll have interesting days ahead." Chishiya said, then went to Kiyo.

I also approached and looked at my best friend, who seemed to be sleeping peacefully.

"How do you think she managed to find the Easter Egg by herself?" I asked Chishiya, who was looking at Kiyo, mesmerized.

"I think she just used her creativity. She's always been good at thinking outside the box." And he said it with an expression that expressed all the admiration and the love he felt for her.

"Wow Chishiya, you're really so in love!" I teased him and he blushed a lot.

He cleared his throat, then went back to being the Chishiya he always was. "Come on, let's go find the others and see if we can find this Easter Egg."

"Okay."

We found Arisu and Niragi in the corridor, arguing.

"Listen Arisu, I'm fed up! It was my player, not me!" Niragi was exasperated.

"Well, you hurt me anyway!" Arisu protested, then he noticed us and turned to look at us. "And you two! What nice friends you are!"

I didn't understand what he was referring to, then it occurred to me when my player had forced me to team up with player-Chishiya to betray Arisu.

"I'm sorry Arisu, but we didn't have control over our actions." I apologized.

"You know that in reality we'd never do that." Chishiya added.