Ch.374[Episode 374] Supply Base C

“You did well to follow me.”

“Indeed.”

“Remi?”

Sir Dominic looked at his sister Remi who stood before him.

Remi still had her long, fluffy, curly hair like sheep’s wool, but for some reason, she was holding a rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest.

“How did you get here…?”

“Um… well… I just saw you while walking down the street.”

“Actually, I was worried Sir Dominic and his sister might charge in recklessly.”

“Dr. Phantom!”

Remi snapped angrily at Dr. Phantom.

As if saying they had agreed to keep it secret.

However, Dr. Phantom whistled and pretended not to hear her, acting oblivious.

Remi glared at Dr. Phantom for a moment, then finally sighed and surrendered.

“Actually, I was walking down the street when I saw my brother with another woman, so I followed you a bit.”

“I see.”

Sir Dominic realized that Remi had never properly seen Lady Alice.

In that case, it was understandable that she might follow out of curiosity.

That’s what Sir Dominic thought.

The reverse would be true as well.

If Remi were walking with a man Sir Dominic didn’t know, wouldn’t he naturally be concerned?

With that thought, Sir Dominic decided to let this matter slide.

“Wait, if you followed us, doesn’t that mean you know about the incident?”

Hime interjected.

“Then why didn’t you tell us?”

“I only followed my brother, not you and that woman.”

Remi shot back at Hime’s sharp observation, as if she had been waiting for it.

“I followed him when he went to buy tissues, but I didn’t know an incident had occurred.”

Remi’s explanation fit together perfectly.

“I have nothing more to say about that part.”

Hime nodded, accepting Remi’s explanation.

But many questions still remained.

“But why are you here? As if you were waiting for us?”

“I was waiting.”

Remi confirmed Hime’s suspicion.

“After the incident, I predicted my brother would definitely take action to solve it. Based on all the big data so far, that’s what he would do. So I analyzed the CCTV footage to track the culprit’s movement path, then came here early to wait.”

After saying this, Remi shrugged her shoulders.

“Well, I just arrived anyway.”

Remi glanced at Supply Base A next to Supply Base C.

The mark of the Lumière Clan, to which Remi belonged, was hanging there.

She must have quickly equipped herself with gear from there.

As proof that Remi had come in a hurry, her bulletproof vest was quite loosely worn.

“By the way, what was that just now?”

Sir Dominica asked Dr. Phantom.

“Recommended number of people? I’ve never seen that before.”

Sir Dominica’s question was valid.

It was a message never before seen in Gachaland.

Dr. Phantom answered this question.

While tightening Remi’s bulletproof vest, Dr. Phantom said:

“As expected. You came without knowing anything.”

Dr. Phantom began explaining about this place.

“This is where the clans in Gachaland store their common items.”

“That’s the ‘setting’.”

Remi interrupted Dr. Phantom’s explanation.

Dr. Phantom tightened the bulletproof vest even more, silencing Remi.

“Right. It’s the setting. Actually, this place… is a map for a new mode. That’s why you’re seeing special messages instead of the usual ones.”

After saying this, Dr. Phantom once again put a hand inside the glowing line.

Then once again, a system message appeared before their eyes.

[Recommended number: 5 people. Current number: 2 people.]

[There are 3 people nearby looking for a party.]

[Would you like to merge parties?]

“Now you just need to press accept.”

Dr. Phantom pressed yes on his end.

Then system messages appeared in front of both Dr. Phantom and Sir Dominic.

[Waiting for the other party to accept…]

[A party is trying to merge with your current party.]

[Do you accept merging parties?]

Sir Dominic stared at the message in front of him for a moment.

Then, as if something curious had occurred to him, he turned to look at Remi and Dr. Phantom.

“I have a question.”

“What is it?”

Remi answered Sir Dominic’s query.

“Can I know exactly what kind of mode this is?”

“Ah.”

Remi just realized that she hadn’t yet provided information about this new mode to Sir Dominic’s group.

“I didn’t tell you that.”

Remi sighed, berating herself for forgetting something so simple.

“FPS. It’s an FPS mode. The name is ‘Call of Honor’.”

“FPS?”

“First-person shooting game.”

After saying this, Remi tried to explain about FPS but seemed to be at a loss for words, her mouth opening and closing.

“Just fight like you normally would. There are some adjustments though…”

Remi struggled to explain, rambling somewhat.

But finding it difficult to explain, she closed her mouth, scratched her head, and said:

“You’ll understand when you try it.”

Sir Dominic tilted his head at those words, but soon nodded.

Everything about Gachaland was difficult to understand.

Direct experience was often faster than verbal explanations, and that was why.

Sir Dominic decided he would learn by experiencing the new mode firsthand, and immediately accepted the party merge that Dr. Phantom had offered.

[Recommended number: 5 people. Current number: 5 people.]

[The recommended number has been reached. Would you like to enter? Or would you like to try the tutorial first?]

Sir Dominic looked at the message that appeared before him, then turned to look at the others.

“…Let’s try the tutorial first.”

Hime was the first to make the suggestion.

“If we fail multiple times, we’ll only raise the opponent’s alertness.”

Hime’s suggestion made sense.

“I disagree.”

This time it was Sir Dominica’s suggestion.

“Quite some time has already passed. If Lady Alice doesn’t understand the situation and gets hurt while we’re not around, we can’t undo it. Lady Alice isn’t affected by the Gachaland system.”

“That’s exactly why we need to do the tutorial. The penalty for failure is too great.”

Hime countered Sir Dominica’s words.

Through their conversation, Sir Dominic gradually made up his mind.

In favor of doing the tutorial.

As soon as he made his decision, Sir Dominic spoke to Sir Dominica and Hime.

“We should try the tutorial first. Since it’s a new mode, there will be various differences. It would be good to know about those things before we go in.”

“Alright.”

“I guess we have no choice.”

Both of them expressed their agreement with Sir Dominic’s words.

Sir Dominic had decided on doing the tutorial, but suddenly remembered that Remi and Dr. Phantom were also part of his party.

“What are you two planning to do?”

Sir Dominic asked Remi.

“Well.”

Remi, seemingly bothered by her tightly fastened bulletproof vest, loosened it slightly as she spoke.

“We come here often. It’s the perfect mode for testing technology.”

“We’ll wait here for now. Finish quickly and come back.”

“Ah.”

Sir Dominic nodded at Remi and Dr. Phantom’s words.

The Lumière Clan symbolized scientific technology.

As such, they developed weapons and equipment rapidly, and conducted frequent experiments.

Remi and Dr. Phantom belonged to the Lumière Clan, so it was natural for them to be familiar with this situation.

With that thought, Sir Dominic immediately pressed the tutorial button.

…

At that time, Wang Yi.

Wang Yi went to the Executive branch to find a senator.

Although Wang Yi was unofficially an executive of Mountain Bridge Marsh and a criminal, officially he was a citizen of Gachaland, so there was no way to stop him from walking through the Executive branch.

“Well, well, it’s been a while.”

The man across from Wang Yi said.

“I think this is the first time since the beta test started.”

“Well, when you put it that way, it does seem like we haven’t met for quite some time.”

Wang Yi joked with the mysterious senator.

The senator frowned slightly at Wang Yi’s words, but soon smiled brightly as usual.

It was a skill he had developed while serving as a senator.

“By the way, you said you had something to say about the new mode.”

“Ah, yes. That’s right.”

Wang Yi paused for a moment, amplifying the senator’s anticipation a bit more.

And when he thought that anticipation had risen sufficiently, he spoke.

“Sir Dominic and his group are at Supply Base C right now.”

“…?”

The senator couldn’t understand Wang Yi’s words.

He had said it was important information, but why was he suddenly talking about Sir Dominic and Supply Base C?

“You’re getting off top-“

“The revival of FPS.”

“…!”

The senator was about to dismiss Wang Yi’s words as nonsense, but he closed his mouth, seemingly shocked by what Wang Yi said next.

Seeing this reaction, Wang Yi inwardly cheered.

But outwardly, he continued speaking calmly.

“We may pretend otherwise now, but there was once glory for ranged dealers. Sniper rifles, shotguns, assault rifles, rifles, automatic pistols and revolvers… melee weapons were secondary, and ranged damage was the main force during that period, as we both know?”

Wang Yi looked at the senator’s hardened face.

Or more precisely, he looked at his chest.

A gold badge with a bow and arrow emblem was shining there.

“Tearing apart demons in a space station, killing aliens in a science facility, or waging war against a space empire… the revival of all these things came from the efforts of ranged dealers. Isn’t that right?”

“…”

The senator didn’t respond to Wang Yi’s words, but Wang Yi knew him well.

He also knew that with just a little more persuasion, he would come around.

“Look. You may pretend otherwise on the outside, but I know everything.”

Wang Yi played his final card.

The last word to completely convince the senator.

“Sir Dominic’s popularity is soaring. Knowingly or unknowingly, many people want to know Sir Dominic’s every move. In such a situation, Sir Dominic playing FPS? That’s the beginning of FPS’s golden age.”

Wang Yi bent his waist to close the distance with the senator.

“A second golden age.”

“…”

The senator merely glared at Wang Yi’s eyes in response to his words.

But Wang Yi knew.

“…So, what do you want me to do?”

That the senator had already been convinced by Wang Yi’s words.