I woke up some time later.
"*YAWN* damn that was a good nap. Oh well time to do some repairs to my rifle…" And then I stopped talking because I noticed something peculiar.
I am still in a game! How?! I should have been logged out as soon as servers were taken down. Oh well, maybe they just postponed it.
I open the menu to log ou…
Where is the menu?
"Menu! GM contact! Report Bug! Open the damn menu!" I shouted many commands that should have opened different parts of the menu like contacting GM's or reporting an error. It didn't work.
"Wait my voice. It's different." I noticed changes to my physique and other things like way better quality of graphics.
The governments created laws for this type of games so that they are not perfect and look slightly off so that people will not lose themselves in games… It didn't really work but it is the case. Now it looks way better.
"What the hell is going on…" I said clearly weirded out and confused.
"Oh well, security measures will forcefully disconnect me soon." This thought calmed me down. Every device came with a preprogrammed timer. If you stay for too long in the game, it will forcefully turn it off.
I took a few deep breaths and tried to open a gate to the rest of the realm to check the guild and see if everything was right.
"But how do I do it without a HUD?" Now this is a million credits question.
Ok. Think. The animation in the game was that I stabbed the katana in front of me, and it somehow cut space itself. Let's try that.
I took out my sword from the scabbard. It's longer than a usual katana and has a light blue-themed handle with some barely visible engravings on the blade.
Then stabbed it just like an animation in the game did while thinking of opening it towards my destination. And.. IT ACTUALLY WORKED?!
How?
You know what? I don't want to even think about this now.
On the other side of the passage, I saw the soul society from above in all its glory. And that is not a good thing. Do you know why?
Because I don't know how to use magic to levitate or anything! I am falling! Fuck!
The spiritual particles inside my body are responding to my commands as I try to stop myself from having a very close date with a pavement or some building.
Damn! Damn! Damn!
I was able to get this energy out and start shaping it below my body as some sort of invisible platform midair. It dispersed as soon as it came, so no success.
It was the only thing I could do as I hit the ground.
Let's just say that the amount of dust from the newly formed crater was staggering. Not to mention a loud impact that happened.
And yet somehow I am still alive and unharmed. Now that I think about it, why was I not panicking at all, just calmly trying to make it work?
Just then, I heard some voices. Tried to look at them, but the cloud of dust blocked my view. Not wanting to look like an idiot, I just stood up from the crater while calmly judging my life choices.
Wait? Voices? Is someone there?
I instinctively assumed some sort of battle position and reached for my zanpakuto assuming that my realm was invaded by some players.
'hehe'
Huh, What was that? Someone just laughed at me, but It was weird. The voice sounded distant, distorted with some echo too.
The dust cloud cleared and what I saw made me stagger. There are not two but three of my npcs standing there with weapons drawn. Why? Did something got bugged and now they recognise me as an enemy? That would be bad.
Those three are: Vice-captain of squad 10 Matsumoto Rangiku, Same position in squad 2 Soi Fon and Captain of squad 10 Hitsugaya Toshiro.
In short a bombshell, washboard and shota.
They look at me emotionlessly not blinking while with mechanical movements sheathing their swords into scabbards.
Thankfully it seems everything is all right and NPCs work as always.
"My I ask why is my lady falling from the sky?" Said the refrigerator-boi while him and other two were having weird expressions on their faces.
…
Ok, I take it back. They don't act as usual.
"A-Ah yes. Something weird happened and in a hurry I came here this way since It was faster." I told them amazing lie with my outstanding acting skills. There is no way they didn't get fooled.
"Of course. Do you require help with the check-ups." Asked the only male in this place. Without even changing his expression. The other two looked at him in awe not knowing why.
"Ehm. Yes. Please go and gather all the captains. Please check mortal world and if everything is in order in soul society. Please be cautious." Perfect plan. Let them work while I try to figure out what the hell happened.
"Of course." All three responded and bowed.
I just walked behind a building nearby to eavesdrop on them. I could have used shunpo but after what happened because I am afraid of messing it up too.
Not time to spy.
I peek from the top of the building to both see and hear what's up.
"Captain." Said Rangiku not even looking at his direction with calm tone.
"Yes? What's wrong?" He replied in the same tone.
Then Rangiku jumped out and grabbed her captain while shouting at him.
"What do you mean 'what's wrong'! What did we just see?! We saw soul queen herself open up a senkaimon up in the cloud and then perform a medal worthy nosedive straight into pavement!" She shouted.
"You must have been hallucinating. Maybe you drunk too much again?" Her captain just looked in the other direction not facing her.
"Captain!" She yelled and then turned to other vice-commander.
"Soi fon! You saw it too right? Say something!"
"Ehm. I will go notify the commander about the orders." And she used shunpo disappearing. Thankfully in the other direction and didn't see me.
After all of that Rangiku just spun on her heel walking in the seemingly random direction.
"Matsumoto, where are you going?" Asked Hitsugaya with arched eyebrow.
"I need a drink." Was the tired answer said without even looking back.
"This one time I will allow it without a fuss. But it's concerning. If something can make her majesty act this frantic…" He murmured and also shunpoed away.
Now I am alone here. Let's think about it.
I suddenly have no HUD and cannot leave the game.
The graphics are obviously too good when compared to before.
I can feel the wind and sensations like for example the stone I fell and broke.
My NPCs are acting like living people…
It most likely means that the game became real and I was isekaid doesn't it? Damn.
Now if all of them are loyal does it mean that all the traits, backstory and everything is real too? Rangiku drinking often points to that for sure.
Now I am so glad I made Aizen loyal instead of what I originally planned. I dodged a nuke there.
Does it bother me that I was possibly yeeted from my world here? Not really, it was shit to begin with. Right here I mean something instead and the game was like my second home to be begin with.
Wait!
If all the backstories and lore I wrote during the creation of well, basically everything here, became real then…
I always loved writing lore and stuff. Often discussing it with that maniac Tabula. I call him that even though I am not that different than him. We often were cross-referencing our ideas and were suggesting changes, pointing plot holes etc.
Who would have thought that It might one day bite me in the ass. And not in the fun kinky kind but a painful one.
What I am talking about is one simple thing. Zanpakuto that Shinigami wield are supposed to be sentient with parts of their souls sealed inside that with time evolve into some kind of entity. But mine is special.
What I have in there is not part of myself but according to lore a literal concept of death in there. One might ask that if death is sealed then how people are drying? Were I made shit up that some part of it 'leaks' from there to do it's thing to maintain the balance.
And now knowing it might as well be real… I am terrified. What if it is totally antagonistic? I sealed it inside after all, right? What then? I doubt I can win with it.
Now that I think about it. That creepy laughter after I fallen down. It was it doesn't it? Having fun at my expense.
I look down at the sheathed weapon and with extended finger started poking it.
"Hey, Are you listening?" I tried to sound casual while asking to hide my true feelings.
No response.
"Ok. Atsune, calm down." I said while taking deep breaths trying to cam myself over the face that I am possibly having a ticking time bomb on my hip.
Just then I heard a banging of the bell signifying that captains assembled for the meeting. I better go and eavesdrop what they think about me.
I am becoming a weirdo stalker aren't I?
Since no one is around I decided to use shunpo and… it worked. I nearly tripped from the vertigo after the sudden shift in perception but It worked nonetheless. After a few more I was close to the meeting hall and had it mostly figured out. Despite everything I am a fast learner.
"Alright, let's see what's their take." I say trying to distract myself from death itself in my sword.