Alice In Borderland The First Cycle [Part I]

[06] The Vicious Village (2)

Hiroko's 5th Day of Sojourn

Visa Remaining: 3 Days

It was one cold midnight, the ruby night had already lasered tens of players; it was silent nonetheless.

Hiroko and Kara were in their room sleeping and dozing off. It was calm and peaceful, not until...

"Alarm, Alarm, Alarm."

An alarm had broken off, setting thousands of villagers into complete panic mode. There were loud noises complaining about an escape.

"Uhh... what now?" Hiroko had been woken up by the noise.

He went to look outside his dormitory only to find out the loudspeakers were getting louder and louder. Finally it halted and it announced:

"Two of the identified suspects who have escaped the village are as follows: Hiroshi Tito, and Maika Aoki. A recruit and a slave. We repeat, if you have seen both of the suspects, please do not hesitate to call the authorities..."

"Tito? What the fuck?"

Two armed men immediately went over to check Hiroko's room.

"Recruit number seven is still in his room, my lead." One guard said.

"What the fuck is going on?"

"Recruit number eight, A.K.A. Hiroshi Tito has escaped the village, according to recruitment rules: no man shall escape the village while in detention or before the trials." The other guard said.

"What the hell, Tito left us?"

"He's fine, my lead. According to his position and reaction, he couldn't have been plotting to escape." Said the other guard who is talking to someone by a walkie-talkie.

"Shit, it must've been yesterday's talk. He was plotting to escape after all."

"Copy, my lead."

"You, Akihiro Hiroko, recruit number seven, shall be under further judgment upon the republic committee for direct contact with an escapee, Hiroshi Tito or recruit number eight. You are given thirty minutes to prepare according to the committee." Said the guard.

"What the hell did I do?"

"Apparently kid, you guys were the people who were last seen with the suspect, which just to say one thing, you could be an accomplice to the crime."

"What the fuck, what do they mean by us? Is Kara involved too? Not only did Tito escape on his own, but he also threatens both of our lives here." Hiroko thought.

"Tito couldn't have escaped that far, couldn't you guys track him down?"

"You could say that to the committee, we're only guards here. And one last thing, you should prepare your speech, kid."

"Fine, I'll ready up." Hiroko said.

Thirty Minutes Later...
Atrium of the Village Mall(Republic Courthouse)

The courtroom was small at least, it was as big as a store and it was filled by fifty or less people. The house was filled with noise, each person was talking to the ones beside them.

Kara and Hiroko were sent in front of the courthouse, kneeling in front of the leader. Both of their arms were tied so that no weapons could be hidden.

The four governing superior committees gathered in front of the room before the ruling began.

Kaneko Teishou

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Village Elder (Rank 1)