Chapter 16: The People of Digitalis

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"No! Absolutely not! You're changing!" I look at the perverted man or should I say woman since Weisz chose a female avatar. It wouldn't be too weird if he wasn't grabbing his chest. Her chest? Ugh, I can't stand him!

"Hey, I'm just trying to use my imagination here. Geez, (Y/N), excuse me for trying to have a little fun." He said defensively. Homura nodded in agreement next to him.

"That is not the same thing!"

"I can promise you I used my imagination!" I turn my head to see a little girl with pink hair and bunny-like ears. I recognize that cute voice anywhere. "It's me, Pino!"

"What the hell?"

"You're human?"

"So cute!"

"Do you like it, (Y/N)?" She asked, approaching me. I give her a tight hug, "of course." At least someone didn't abuse their power for their own gross intentions.

"You're absolutely adorable!" Happy adds.

"Hey, looks like everybody made it!" I hear another voice yell. Turning around I see it's Shiki, with his tiny head on a huge bodybuilder body on steroids. "I had a hard time deciding so I just ended up with my usual self. Just a little bit stronger."

"A little?!"

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Luckily, Shiki changed his avatar to a normal sized person. His clothes were different and hair longer, though. He said he picked this hairstyle because it was the one he had back on Granbell. And after hearing that, the caveman attire seems to fit him more and more.

Sadly, I couldn't convince–or force–Weisz to change. Sigh

"So where should we head first?" Homura asks.

"First, we need to upgrade this game a bit. This display is garbage." Weisz says, activating his Ether Gear to modify it. "Let's fix that."

"No, wait!" Rebecca stops him. "Let me remind you, we can use our abilities on this planet but we're not allowed to modify its data in any way."

Pino raised her hand, "so that means Machina Maker and any EMP activities, are considered illegal actions. Understood."

Weisz shot her a deadpanned look, "you realize that means we're useless, right?"

"If you break the rules, you'll get banned with no way of getting back in." Happy said.

While we decided on our next move, Shiki wasted his time floating around. He seemed to be in awe at the fact that  he can use his powers here. I can tell he's really having a good time in this virtual world. "Check it out!" He pointed to a town that was miles away. So far that I could barely see the road at the end.

"That's gotta be where we get our first quest, right? We'll hit max level, finish the end game, and become epic heroes to save Hermit!"

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City of Drimille

The citizens walked the streets of the pleasant city. It was very peaceful and pretty.

"This place is lovely. It looks like a real town." I say.

I can see from the sidelines Weisz doesn't look as impressed. "Yeah, it's not half bad."

Homura walked next to me, she's been stuck to my side like glue since we got here. Not that I mind. "Look! Another Turn-to-Timonium over there!" She pointed out another one of the purple animals that she was previously riding.

"Apparently, they're Tantimo for short." Pino informed.

An elderly man greeted us with a welcoming smile, "are you travelers? Welcome to Drimille, The Green City. Heh heh." He chuckled at the end of his sentence.

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