Mivangeline Shuruuko

Cubic Flakpanzer

Level 63

HP: [0/71,450]

Shien and Elysia finished off the flakpanzer that occupied the Saberdome Arena's entrance. The hovertank fell, disintegrating into blue hexagons.

"Ey! Nice job, goon squad!" Naivern cheered.

"Many thanks to you all, courageous players!" The purple-haired android the gang had seen earlier landed in front of the group. "A pleasure to see you again, Phoenicia."

"Greetings, Ampyria!" Phoenicia shook hands with her. "How do you do?"

"You know it, Phoenicia. Always on duty, detecting any forms of insubordination."

"Hi, Ampyria Those dice are so cool!" Shien commented.

"I must say," Enshiron bowed. "With such power, you have exquisite beauty!"

"Thank you!" Ampyria placed her hands on her hips. "After all, I'm the most beautiful android!"

As Phoenicia rolled her eyes, Ampyria's purple eyes glared at Ritom. He tried to sneak away, but Ampyria rushed in front of him.

"Ritom!" Ampyria yelled.

"Ah, hi, Ampyria!" Ritom sweated. "I was..."

"Still causing trouble at Enshiron's Kyyrhim Bistro with your underhanded gambling tactics, I see?"

"Ritom knows her?" Elysia asked.

"Ampyria is Ritom's android guide," Shien stuck his tongue out. "They have a very interesting relationship."

Ritom whistled, looking away from Ampyria. "I-I don't know what you're talking about."

Ampyria slapped Ritom.

"Ouch! What was that for?"

"That's for lying! Code violation 512901!"

"B-but..."

Slap.

"That's for talking back! Code violation 34752!

"What? Why?"

Slap.

"For questioning me! That's under code violation 40300928!"

"Stop it!" Ritom tackled Ampyria.

"S-should we help him?" Elysia blinked.

Naivern grinned. "Nah, Ritom will be fine. This happens all the time."

"Insubordination!" Ampyria forced Ritom to the ground. "I could just ban your account again, but luckily for you, I can't do that because you will die!"

"Wait, what?"

"Banning your account would kill you in real life!"

The news startled the gang.

"Yes," Ampyria shoved Ritom into Phoenicia. "According to the media, players who die here will have their accounts completely terminated. Then, their lives are also terminated simultaneously!"

"Holy crap!" Naivern gasped. "You're kidding!"

Shien gulped. "M-more bad news."

"Well, what do we do now?" Elysia complained.

"You all received the message for players to meet here?" Ampyria asked.

"Yes! Dorian's message!" Enshiron nodded. "I recall she said we'll meet a UICA Commander?"

"Correct. She will fill everyone in about what to do. Follow me," Ampyria led them into the circular hallway of the dome-shaped arena.

***

The sunset sky could be seen through the transparent glass of the dome. Blue and white police droids and other android guides were leading them into a large auditorium full of blue chairs. Shien and the others sat down in the middle, staring at the colorful stage.

"Please, make yourselves comfortable," Ampyria told the friends. "I assure you, you all will have your questions answered."

Ampyria left to escort another group of players into the auditorium.

"I hope we find a way out of this mess," Ritom crossed his arms.

"Seriously? We die here, we literally die?" Naivern shook her head.

"I know. Let's stick together," Shien sighed.

"Agreed," Enshiron held a fist. "Together."

The friends nodded and joined fists with him.

Shien gasped with dilated eyes, pointing at the stage. "Wait, is that?"

There was a brown-haired girl with deep blue eyes talking to her android guide. The beautiful girl had yellow earrings shaped like the Christian Cross. She had a blue scarf matching her blue crop top that revealed her midriff, blue leggings, and blue sleeves that exposed her shoulders.

"Hey!" Naivern jumped. "That's Mivangeline Shuruuko!"

"Wow, it's her! I can finally meet Mivangeline!" Shien swung his legs, placing hands on his cheeks. "Oh, my God! Mivangeline is so cute!"

Elysia scratched her head. "Who's that?"

"You're kidding, right?" Ritom elbowed Elysia. "She's a popular Japanese idol!"

"I see. Shien seems crazy about her."

"Elysia, my lady. You have no idea," Enshiron held Shien's shoulders to calm him down. "Easy does it, love boy."

"Ahem!" The android man on the stage took the microphone. "May I have your attention, please?"

The crowd quieted down as Mivangeline sat at the side of the stage.

"Phoenicia, do you know that android?" Shien whispered.

"That would be Chloridium," Phoenicia smiled.

"Thank you all for coming here!" Chloridium waved. "I know these are difficult times, but we have called you all here today to provide vital information that may help you all return to your world."

The audience looked at Chloridium, desperate for answers.

"We androids intercepted a message from the UICA," Chloridium reported.

All of the players muttered questions.

"Can we trust the UICA?"

"What does he mean?"

Shien's group nodded to each other, knowing Chloridium was referring to Dorian's message.

"We understand the difficulty of trusting the UICA at such a pressing time," Chloridium announced. "However, I would like to pass this mic over to the UICA Commander. She will fill you in on what to do at this time."

Chloridium nodded to Mivangeline. She walked up to the stage towards him. The crowd gasped.

"Woah! It's Shuruuko!"

"Really? That Japanese singer?"

Shien jiggled his legs and curled in excitement as Enshiron sat him back upright.

"Um," Mivangeline stuttered into the mic. "H-hi everyone."

The crowd cheered with applause.

Mivangeline blushed, waving to everyone sheepishly. She looked back at Chloridium, who gave her a thumbs up. Mivangeline took a deep breath and faced the crowd.

"I'm M-Mivangeline Shuruuko," She shivered with anxiety. "I'm... a c-commander of the UICA. I-I need to tell you, um, important information."

"Whoa, she works with the UICA?" Ritom blinked. "Didn't know that. That's cool."

"Um, t-the UICA is not behind the World Cybertrap," Mivangeline clutched onto the mic. "I-It's a, uh... Federation plot to i-invade America."

The auditorium boomed with confusion.

"The UICA didn't do this?"

"So who's responsible?"

"Is the Federation good or bad?"

"Yep, thought so," Ritom huffed.

Mivangeline looked at Chloridium again. He signaled her to keep going. She cleared her throat.

"Uh... hi? Everyone?" Mivangeline struggled to raise her voice. "I-I know this is not easy to understand, but w-we know how to, um, get out of the game."

The crowd stopped their commotion to listen.

"T-the UICA is going to h-help, but... well, they say we must... beat the game."

The auditorium roared with misery.

"But nobody has ever defeated the three factions," Elysia worried.

"Cubic Regime, Dynastiotron Dynasty, DJ Meteonis," Naivern listed the three factions. "How are we supposed to beat them?"

"Please remain calm!" Ampyria announced.

Mivangeline sweated and looked back at Chloridium. As her hands trembled, Chloridium rolled his fists, signaling her to speak up.

"E-everyone?" She murmured.

The people lashed at her with anger.

"Hey! What's the big idea with the UICA?"

"Trapping us here was bad enough! What more do you want?"

"The UICA are enemies! Fanghui will save us! Get off the stage!"

Mivangeline gulped and turned pale, feeling her sweat trickle down her face. She blankly stared at the crowd, immobilized by their anger.

"Hey, Mivangeline!" Chloridium walked to her. "Can you hear me? Mivangeline!"

Mivangeline stood still, unable to speak. She felt tears fusing with her hot sweat. Chloridum wiped her face with a napkin, trying to shake off her social anxiety.

"Poor girl," Naivern looked at the angry crowd. "People are so mean! What do we do now?"

Ampyria signaled the Syanic Police droids to interfere.

"Hey, where's Shien?" Elysia asked.

"Look," Phoenicia pointed.

Shien hopped up the stage towards Mivangeline and hugged her. "It's going to be okay."

He then shouted into the mic. "Just shut up!"

The people covered their ears from the shriek. Mivangeline sniffed as Chloridium hugged her.

"Mivangeline is trying her best to help us! She's telling you info that could save your lives. This is how you thank her?" Shien yelled.

"You tell them, shortie," Naivern nodded.

"Mivangeline doesn't need to waste the effort for any of you! She may as well let all of you die. If you want to hear her advice, let Mivangeline finish speaking. If you have a problem with that, then get out!"

Everyone fell silent as Shien gave the mic back to Mivangeline. The Commander looked at Shien as her shaking hands took the mic.

"Keep going," Shien smiled. "You got this."

Mivangeline made a tiny nod before turning to the crowd as Shien stood by her.

"H-hello? I-I know this is difficult, but w-we are, um, working with the Syanic Police Force to... uh, start a campaign against the three factions," Mivangeline swiped a tab to send the players an invitation tab. "I believe we have a better chance together. T-that will be all. Uh, thank you for your time."

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