Log Horizon - Shiroe's sister

Chapter 27

"Conversation~"

Thinking thoughts

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It was humid in the darkroom.

The floor was made from ancient concrete material that could absorb heat without limits.

Because of that, it was as cool as grave soil even in the summer.

Minori wrapped her dirty dark red cloak tightly around her; she lost track of the number of times she tossed and turned.

The night seemed to last forever.

Her exhausted body craved for rest.

But she was not sure whether it was the hard cold bedding or her worries for the unknown tomorrow that was making her lose sleep.

Minori slept lightly and woke at the slightest sound.

As she regained awareness in the darkness, the first thing she felt was a pain similar to being crushed.

Her mind was still hazy from the dream, the remnant feelings of panic and regret fading slowly into the darkness.

The majority of the day was spent working in a cramped room as a 'tailor', her hands hurt like they were deadwood.

Today, the pain did not go away even as she caressed her fingertips repeatedly.

Her brother slept hugging his knees.

There were about 20 of them sleeping in this room.

Guild Hamelin.

A mid-sized guild claiming to have the policy of "Mutual assistance for beginners".

The guild the twins joined.

After the Apocalypse, the city had an air of stagnation and confusion.

The sudden event shocked the populace into inactivity.

There were no conflicts of significance in the first few days.

In Minori's opinion, the reason laid with the people who were unable to handle the truth, hoping that it was some sort of elaborate joke.

The twins were just like that.

They didn't know what happened in the first few hours.

For the next few days, even though they knew what happened, they didn't understand why.

Even now there was no answer as to why the Apocalypse happened.

But as she lost herself in the question "How did it turn into this", she lost the precious 'first few days' that could not be recovered.

The memories of the few days after were lost in the fog of her memory.

Minori remembered that she was starving, not knowing the food mechanics of the world. She shared the food bought from the market with her brother, was attacked when they left the city, and was stripped of her belongings before she understood the situation.

Shiroe instructed her to keep all items that she couldn't use at the moment in the storage bank.

Minori only recalled the lesson after everything was gone.

Most of the players contacted their friends and gathered information.

But they were beginners with no one to trust.

They had someone in mind but didn't have the nerve to contact him. Furthermore, they didn't manage to add her to their friend list before the Apocalypse.