I felt so wronged.

I had worked up the courage to venture out alone, but instead of logging into Astria Online, I ended up wandering around a game center.

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And how did Chris even find out where I was?

*Step, step.*

Chris's flaming red hair glowed like it was on fire, and her white lab coat accentuated the unexplainable aura emanating from her.

Her sheer presence was enough to part the crowd around her like the Red Sea.

"Ugh..."

Caught between a grimace and a nervous smile, I watched as Chris strode toward me with purpose.

Oddly enough, she didn’t seem angry. Her expression was more like, "You’re so adorable, I can’t stand it."

*Whirrr.*

Panicking, I wheeled my chair backward, only to bump into a game machine.

Nowhere to run. Trapped.

"Chris... unnie," I stammered in a trembling voice, looking up at her.

"We need to talk, don’t you think?"

"Eep."

Chris apprehended me and dragged me to the staff room on the first floor of the game center. After saying she needed to take a call, she left me alone with Hopkins, the arcade’s owner.

I retreated into a corner, sulking with an expression full of injustice, while Hopkins burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

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