I'm getting stirred. If yesterday the boys were writhing in physical pain because the opposing team had scored. On the other hand, nothing bad happened to the girls even though we scored against the opponent. What's with this game?
Everyone is so serious, even the boys can't cheer us up, because this is not an ordinary game for fun. They are hesitant to do so because we want everyone to win. Twentieth caught my attention. She looks tense and doesn't seem to focus well. She looks like she is having a hard time following the ball. At first, I didn't mind because we're newbies. Like me, she doesn't play this sport, but her actions are somewhat off.
02:48
The first round was coming to an end when the ball suddenly flew in front of me again. I hit the ball with both hands. It went to the gold team and was passed around when it landed on Tenth's back, she couldn't catch up with it because it was far and it would definitely cross the line.
*whistle*
The ball landed just past our line when the timer whistled, not counting that turn.
We ran to our bleachers and drank water. I touched my skin, I noticed I wasn't sweating but I was thirsty, that's also what I noticed yesterday in the boy's match. Everyone gathered, including the gold team at the bleacher of the silver team.
"Guys, why can't we feel anything?" Sixzen asked everyone.
"Yeah. Are you sure none of us were affected?" Tenth checked us one by one to see if we were all right.
Everyone shook their heads to say no. The boys approached us.
"That's great," Fifth commented but he also looked worried.
Not everyone could answer because of too much concern and astonishment.
"It's good that nothing bad happened to all of you. That hologram probably feels guilty," Thirtwen stated.
"He's right. Just keep playing and let's see what happens next," Sixzen suggested. Everyone agreed to Sixzen's suggestion because, as of now, no one can answer this tricky game.
Fifzen with green spiky hair smiled at us and cheered, "Way to go, girls. You can do it!"
It's not that we want to feel something bad on our bodies, it's just really surprising, and our curiosity is consuming us.
"One minute break is over. Players, back to the game. I repeat, players back to the game. Round 2 will start in 10, 9,"
We returned after a one-minute break, and the boys went back to their seats.
"Let's end this!"
"Yeah!"
"We believe in you!"
I was happy with the boys because even though it wasn't obvious that they were all worried about us, they cheered us to lift up our spirits.
"8, 7, 6, 5,"
Aeith is ready to serve the ball. To be honest, I have no idea that Aeith is good at this. She didn't mention anything about being a sporty girl, but I can't deny that she has good stamina for this.
"4, 3, 2, 1, *whistle*"
And the ball went to the other team. If the ball used to turn gold because it landed in their territory, it returned to being dark blue as it was passed around. When the ball is passed around, it is dark blue. It changes color depending on which team the opponent is playing. The inside of the ball has an animated brain on the side and its center has a large red-letter F in the middle.
"Mine!"
I suddenly backed away from Sixzen. Aside from Aeith, Sixth is also doing great. I can see that he has good coordination and agility. Her sincerity about playing and the desire to win are visible in her eyes. Their exercise paid off. How I wish I had started joining them earlier to get my body into shape.
"Hya!" I also looked at Sixzen. She possesses balance and strength when hitting the ball. She mentioned that she plays volleyball yesterday as her memories are becoming visible. She is very eager to play because she misses the feeling of playing since we've been imprisoned in the castle.
Of the two teams battling, Sixth of the silver team and Sixzen of the gold team were the best members of the two teams. I don't know what's in the number six and coincidentally, they're both good at volleyball.
0:54. The ball turned to gold. The ball fell again to the gold team.
For another ten seconds, there was silence. Staring at which member will be affected in the gold team because our team scored again.
"For the third time that you will hesitate to continue the game, the bleachers won't hesitate to explode."
"Whaaa!"
We were startled because we heard the explosion. The gold team's bleachers exploded at the corner. It was still hissing and smoky. Good thing and no one was harmed, but the boy's strategy in the basketball game has failed again. We turned our attention to the game. Round 2 continues.
01:43
We are still trying not to let the ball fall to the floor. It went back to dark blue, and the flesh still had a brain on the side and a currency sign in the middle. As I continue to play, I also continue to analyze our situation. Why does this game have no effect on us? I notice Sixzen's eyesight is getting naughty.
02:57
When the ball was exposed to me again, I was lucky to be still alive. Aeizen passes the ball to Forzen and she spikes it. In slow motion, we stared at the ball flying towards our team. Aeith and Fourth ran at the same time, collided. Aeith sat down and scratched her head. Fourth tried to chase, but she stopped. The ball turned silver—it crossed our line. The gold team scored.
*whistle*
"What happened to you, Aeith?" Fourth asked her gently.
Aeith scratched and held her head. I also noticed her strange behavior after round 2. I thought she got exhausted because she sat down earlier, but she said she is okay.
"There are memories that entered my brain."
"What do you remember?" I questioned her as we sat and rested for a moment.
"W-We don't have money. We don't have anything to eat. There are the voices of children crying. Noisy cars. Voices of people fighting. Then I feel like I'm crying too. Someone cried and asked for help from others... " She told us a story that we can't understand how and why she suddenly has memories of those. My forehead furrowed in confusion. "Oh, I don't know! Isn't that weird? I don't know what it is. My world just stopped."
"Maybe your memories are slowly coming back." I looked at Fourth.
Aeith scratched her head. "I don't know!" She looks tired and perplexed. "If it's like that, then it's good to know who I am."
If Aeith's memories slowly came back, then the memories of Twentieth and Sixzen also came back when we scored against them. Does that explain why their actions and facial expressions also changed? They both looked troubled a while ago. Is this the effect of what we play if we score against the opponent? So, it's still random whose memory comes back every time a team scores. I mean, I must fight to get my memories back as well, but we need to win to gain that. And because someone died on the gold team in basketball, maybe someone in my team will also die if we lose this in exchange for memories. This is bad and absurd at the same time.
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