Huh?

　The next thing I knew, I was inside Mövius Online.
　It was on the main street in the royal capital of Vinston, in front of the grocery store I often use, Icicle.

　It's been a while since I've seen a medieval European-style town. I thought I'd never see this landscape of swords and magic that I'd probably seen more than my parents' faces again. But still, no matter how many times you see it, it's always good. I feel like I'm back.

　But ...... when did I log in when did I log in?


Hey! Get out of my way!　Don't just stand there idly in front of the store!

　The voice of Ice, Icicle's signature girl, comes from behind me.
　It's a familiar voice actor's voice, but ...... that, I've never heard that line before. Was there an update that you didn't know about?

"Huh. ......!　Oh, I'm sorry for ....... What do you want in my shop?

　When I turned my head, Ice-chan's eyes widened in surprise, and for some reason she suddenly became sullen.
　When I looked closely at her, I saw that her cheeks were dyed in a thin vermilion.

''Ooh, pretty!''
　I couldn't help but say it out loud. This is good. Very good. I'm not exaggerating when I say it's a god update.

'What, what are you talking about, already?
　Then, Icey turned away with a bright red face and just left into the store, looking embarrassed.
　Great behavior!　Maybe they introduced a favoritism system or something while I wasn't logged in for a while. It's good to go this route too, d*mn management. There's going to be quite a few more players for this and the market is going to be rich--......



　...... hmm?

　Oh, something like that now: ......


----!

　I saw my reflection in the show window of the grocery store.

　Oh, I knew it.
　It's not.
It's not "seven.
　It's--

...... Second?

　I touched my cheek and muttered that guy's name as I checked his face.

　A sub-character, 'Second', created at the same time as the main character, 'Seven'. A warehouse character with zero experience, who hasn't been developed in any way yet.
　With blue-black hair and silver eyes and crystal-clear white skin, the tall, slender, super-beautiful, time-limited billing avatar had an astonished expression in the glass.

''Well, come to think of it,''
　I remember logging out in front of the grocery store a long time ago.
　I think I bought a bunch of sticky rice for a New Year's event and my main character's inventory was full, so I let this guy buy it and left it there.

............ haaaah.
　A big f*cking sigh escaped me.
　I was an idiot for subconsciously expecting, even for a moment, that my SEVEN was back.

　My SEVEN, the best in the world, doesn't exist anywhere anymore.
　It's something I should have chewed on over and over again, but just remembering it makes me want to cry.

　It doesn't work.
　I don't feel like starting Mevion over again now.
　I'm going to log out of here.

　.............

　...................

　.........................



"Hmm?

　There is no logout.
　Or rather, I can't open the admin screen.

　Is there a bug?
　For now, press the emergency stop button and get to "reality" -?



　...... Oh.

　No, wait.


---- Oh, yeah?


　That's right. There's no reality. How could I have forgotten about it? Yeah, it is. That's right. I'm done.


I should be dead.