The Ones Within: Utaite Version

Chapter 9: Karakara Ruins

So I watched the new episode of Naka no Hito Genome and I decided now is a good time to publish the next chapter because both are in the ruins. Hope you'll enjoy the chapter!

"Let's start with our regular meeting. Retrodot, please tell us about your members. They are obedient unlike your previous group.", a man in a suit with an alpaca mask said.

They were having a meeting in a dark room. All the people were wearing suits and each of them had an animal mask on.

"Yes, I took advice from Paca and chose people who had little to no desire to go back home.", Retrodot explained.

"For example we have Mafumafu. He came to this island on his own free will hoping to find his lost friend who was brought to this island as well.

Until he has found that friend he is not willing to give up and go home.

There is also Soraru who is living alone. Because he was alone having lost his family and refusing to make new friends he lived a lonely life and games were his only entertainment.

The information you have about him of the accident isn't important as it's not related to this.

Being here with other gamers makes him a bit happier. Sakata is here because of his difficult situation in school.

He wanted to escape school and now that he is here happily playing games with his friends I don't think he will want to go home.

Shima came from a family working in the business industry. His family wanted him to be the next head of that industry but because Shima didn't want to his family tried to persuade him even threatening him. Going back there would only cause troubles for him. Amatsuki lost his family in an accident. They were driving home but a drunk driver crushed into them killing all of them except him.

He now lives with his uncle and aunt who are nice but he still feels guilty that he was the only one who survived. Playing games was a way of coping for him and now that he is here he thinks that it is better this way. He met Kashitaro as well who helped him stay cheerful.

Kashitaro is living under the pressure of his parents who want him to become a doctor like them. He wanted to escape them and started to play games to help him relax.

Amatsuki and him met online and now that the two of them met each other in real life I think they'd rather stay together.

Urata and Senra were a bit difficult in the beginning as you know. Urata has tried to escape several times already but we made sure to restrict him.

We have both of their information from their previous actions.", Retrodot told them as they nodded in confirmation.

"Yes. Indeed we have. Now let us continue with the other participants from Paca.", someone said as they switched places.

The meeting ended as Retrodot walked out and even though he wore a mask you could feel him smiling behind it.

"I can't wait to see what happens next."

"It's so hot!", Sakata complained as they walked through the desert. "Stop complaining. It'll make everything worse.", Urata said as he kept walking. "Who even thought of doing the next level in the desert?", Kashitaro asked.

"Soraru-san! Do you want to go under the umbrella with me?", Mafumafu asked lifting his Mafuteru umbrella. "No, thanks.", he declined causing Mafumafu to pout.

"Why not? Come here, Soraru-san!", Mafumafu said as he jumped towards Soraru who tried to push him away. "Get away from me! It's hot already! I don't need someone hugging me right now.", Soraru said as he still tried to pry Mafumafu off him who was still clinging to him.