"Well, if you're so persistent, I guess there's nothing wrong with talking a bit." Hikari Yuki beckoned for Amuro Toru to sit down.
She couldn't really talk about this matter with her ghosts, especially Morofushi Hiromitsu. They basically knew her activity extremely well because they had been watching over her.
They basically knew whom she had met and there was only very little time when she could walk around without any ghost around her.
Today was one of them.
After all, these ghosts also needed to rest after working under her for such a long time.
And Hikari Yuki also needed a private time for herself, away from those ghosts. That's why they were only her neighbours and not living directly with her.
Amuro Toru smiled and sat down in front of Hikari Yuki. There were not many guests right now, so he could do this openly.
Otherwise, he would be busy with other things.
"I just had… an argument with an online friend," Hikari Yuki said slowly, trying to think what kind of relationship best used to describe about no. 10 and her.
They have never met each other directly…
Uh, wrong, she saw the other party not long ago but he didn't see her.
Amuro Toru didn't interrupt and motioned for her to continue gently.
"Everyone in the group thought that we all have similar thoughts. That we'll continue to play the game with the same goal. But after his game with someone else, I found out that it's not true. He's… very different."
Hikari Yuki bit her lower lips. "He wants to bring the game to reality and wants to be… on that side. But those things are not what we agreed on…"
"Sorry, what do you mean by bringing the game to reality?" Amuro Toru frowned.
This online chat seems to be a bit wrong.
"Well, we're basically roleplaying and last time, I was the spectator of a game between two people, playing a performance. It should have been a safe performance, only for fun… but he suddenly wanted to drag someone else outside the play to die with him." Hikari Yuki sighed.
It was indeed a bit complicated and her explanation has some embellishments.
After all, Hikari Yuki didn't want to expose the system and their game, but she needed someone to tell her if she had done something wrong.
Or if there was something they could do.
"Die?" Amuro Toru's expression changed and it turned ugly. If there was truly someone so immersed in their role that they even wanted to drag other people to death…
This is too dangerous.
"No one died because someone else interrupted the performance." Hikari Yuki definitely couldn't say that she used a bomb to interrupt the performance. If she did, she had no doubt that Amuro Toru would drag her to prison right this instant.
"We talked with him in the group, but he said that he's not wrong. Since he has the special abilities and means to make his vision in the game to reality, he wants to realize it. But all of us disagree because it was not the purpose of us playing the performance game.
The administrator banned him from playing for a period of time, but I'm not sure how I should face him again when he comes back from his punishment…" because I don't know if he still wanted to do the same.
Hikari Yuki didn't say the rest of the world, but it was obvious from her expression that it was what she wanted to convey.
Amuro Toru frowned and his fist was clenched tightly.
"Can you show me the chat group?"
Hikari Yuki shook her head. "I'm sorry but we're using a special means to play. The administrator will only come when it's time to play and then the chat history will disappear as if there's nothing there after it's done."
Well, their group chat history was indeed limited. After a day, unless they specifically saved a certain message, they wouldn't be able to see it again.
"Miss Yuki, I think it's a shady game and you shouldn't continue playing," Amuro Toru said solemnly.
Hikari Yuki pursed her lips and smiled bitterly. "Unfortunately, I can't stop until I have achieved my goal."
Amuro Toru sighed helplessly and then asked, "In that case, can you explain what you mean by special abilities and means to make his vision in the game to reality?"
"It meant literally. He told us that he has some special abilities… an ability that's far beyond normal human beings. But he didn't say in detail as he's wary of us stopping him." Hikari Yuki looked helpless.
Amuro Toru nodded with a frown.
Special abilities above normal human beings?
At this moment, the only thing he could think of was the Sakura Group.
It was the special department that specialized in dealing with things far beyond normal human capability. But he had never encountered such a thing in his life and didn't think that it existed.
Besides… that department seemed to be extremely idle with only a few people in the office.
Since their office was located beside Zero Group, he naturally noticed them when he was still busy around for his internship period back then.
"Why do you join such a dangerous game, Miss Yuki?" Amuro Toru asked as he tried to think of countermeasures.
"I was invited and there's no option for rejection." Hikari Yuki shrugged. "But don't worry, I was not asked to do anything dangerous. It's just doing some additional fun things during my own work."
Such as dancing in the night club…
Or setting up a murder scene…
Or simply acting in her workplace.
Yeah, she didn't lie.
But many things had to be concealed.
It couldn't be exactly said to be fun, but it was definitely not anything serious.
Amuro Toru looked at Hikari Yuki and asked, "Have you ever thought about reporting it?"
"No? It was not like we're doing anything illegal and there's a police officer in the chat group," Hikari Yuki replied with an innocent look.
Amuro Toru: "..."
It seemed that this matter had actually entered the police's view.
"Did he or she say anything?"
Hikari Yuki nodded. "He said to give him a chance after he's done with his punishment. But I still feel uncomfortable."
No. 5 did say that, but they also made a few backup plans behind it.
After all, if No. 10 is truly determined to stand on their opposite side, he might involve a lot of people into the game.
Including people who should not be involved in.
"It's normal to feel uncomfortable and Miss Yuki, you don't have to force yourself to talk with him if you don't want to." Amuro Toru looked at Hikari Yuki solemnly.
He didn't know what kind of mess Hikari Yuki was involved in.
But if it was truly necessary, then he would step in.
From her words, it seemed that the police officer in the chat group was still in control for the time being.
"But…"
"And if he still spouts nonsense like that, you don't have to try persuading him. You can send him to jail."
Hikari Yuki blinked her eyes.
If it was so easy to jail him, she would have done it a long time ago. But they were all very cautious in handling their crime.
Moreover, no. 10 will get a new ID card later.
Without knowing what kind of identity he will have later, it would not be convenient for her to involve other people recklessly.
"I'll tell the police officer to do that," Hikari Yuki said solemnly.
"That's good. Have you felt better?"
"Um." Hikari Yuki nodded imperceptibly. "Thank you for listening to me, Mr. Amuro."
"Since we're now friends, how about changing the way we greet each other?" Amuro Toru asked with a smile.
Hikari Yuki looked at Amuro Toru's purple eyes. Her astonishment was suppressed before it could even appear.
Japan is a country with very clear hierarchical distinctions, and different forms of address have different meanings. Only close friends would call each other by their first names
"Then… Toru-kun?"
She really didn't dare to call his name directly….
Hikari Yuki felt that she's a coward for a moment, but she really didn't want to make his hatred for her double after he found out that she's Sake of the organization.
As for being fellow undercover agents…
Just looking at how Amuro Toru treated Akai Shuichi was enough for Hikari Yuki to know that it would be useless.
And when she thought Amuro Toru wouldn't respond, she heard him calling her name.
"Yuki-San."
It was still a polite address, but it was obviously much closer than before.