Like the night before, I couldn't sleep. Everyone was already probably asleep, so I spent the night scrolling through news articles and online forums on my laptop while my phone was closed off to the side, in case someone tried to call or text me. I started to think of V. Could he really be the Shibuya hacker? Is it just a coincidence? Could it be a network of hackers? Who even is he? My train of thought was suddenly interrupted by my phone ringing and softly vibrations pattering on the wooden desk. The words "Incoming call: Shiki" I looked over at the time; the red numbers read "1:46 AM" What the hell is she doing calling me at this time? I opened the phone, pressed a button and put the phone up to my ear. "Shiki? What the hell are you-"
"Neku! I just remembered where I heard-"
"Shiki what the hell are you doing up at almost 2 in the morning?"
Her voice suddenly became softer "Oh, I'm sorry, did I wake you up?"
"No you're fine, I was up already"
"Oh, but I just remembered where I've heard V's name before!" Her voice returned to its original excited tone. "Here, I'll send you the link"
"Link? Shiki what the hell are you-"
She hung up, but only a few seconds later I received a text message from her
! NEW MESSAGE FROM: Shiki !
Shiki: Read this article
Ugh, it's the prince's blog. I opened the link anyway. It took a few seconds to load before the title "New Internet Star Takes Japan by Storm!" Internet star? Why is Shiki sending me this? Did she send me the wrong article? Maybe I should just read. And I did
"In the last weeks, A new internet star has emerged here in Japan. Their name is V. V is known for playing popular video games but most of their fans say their appeal comes from the cloud of mystery surrounding them. No one really knows who V really is. We don't even know if V is male or female. We don't even know what their voice sounds like! All the voice audio in their videos is distorted. They recently gained a lot of attention after they competed in the Demons and Dragons regional tournament right here in Shibuya. It was a close between match between V and their opponent, but V came out victorious in the final round, meaning they will proceed to Nationals in the coming 3 months. I recommend supporting V on their way to Nationals and checking them out if you interested. But all in all, I give V a big F!
Yours truly
~The Prince"
The night was just like the last, and the night before that. I was up late, playing video games as usual.
"Alright, I'm coming up on my time limit so I'm going to have to end this here. Again, Thank you all so much for the support in my competition. And a big thank you to all the people who attended the competition in Shibuya. I'll keep you posted on updates. Sighing out." I said into my microphone, as I ended the recording. After a few taps and clicks; the video was uploaded to the internet.
"Alright, now back to work." I said to myself as I pulled out my notebook and flipped through some of the pages to find the most recent. "Let's see...Haruto Riku...He wanted me to get through to his boss's computer...increase his hourly rate" I was about to get to work when something stopped me. I took a moment to ask myself looking over at girl sleeping on my shoulder, wearing my black hoodie, strands of chestnut colored hair falling in her face. If it wasn't for her chest rising and falling with every soft breath, She would have been mistaken for a lifeless doll. So beautiful, yet, so empty. But then I came to a realization: She depends on me, what if I get arrested? "Sounds a little risky. What about..." I thought to myself I need to be more careful, I have someone who depends on me now, I can't be as reckless as I was "Eri Akari...wanted her boyfriend's phone hacked, she thinks he's cheating on on her...can't get into any serious trouble for that." I said to myself as I set the notebook off to the side and opened the usual program. Right as I was getting into the groove of things my phone started to buzz. A new customer? I picked it up to look at the caller ID. Rich Boy? What does he want? I plugged my earpiece in before opening my phone.
"Hey?"
"We need to talk"
"About? Also what the hell are you doing up? It's like 4 in the morning-"
"That's not important and you know what I'm talking about."
"No, I really don't rich boy"
"Bates, I saw your competition"
I went silent for a second
"What did you expect? It was on the news" He continued
"You don't think I had something to do with what happened the other day, do you?"
"I didn't know you doubled as a mind reader"
"Look, what happened was just a coincidence, I honestly had nothing to do with that jackass."
"Are you sure he didn't get any info from you?"
"I'm sure, plus I didn't save that emo kid's address after giving it to you"
"Alright, Just so you know, I still don't trust you completely."
"Have I given you a reason not to?"
"Touche"
He hung up.
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A New Game (EDITING)
FanfictionIt's been about a month since everything has happened. I'm a completely new person than I was before the game. Everything's been normal, its almost as if nothing has happened. But I can't shake the feeling that something is about to happen. Somethin...
