'Aleiya, let's talk about this!'

'Aleiya!'

'I'm worried about you.'

'If you need someone, I'm just right here.'

'I still love you.'

These are the messages that pop from a phone in a pinkish bed. It is beside a girl who sheds her tears while sleeping, but there are no signs of crying. She's already unconscious, but what's causing it is the technology covering her head, the NTS Gear.

Argos explained what happened to his two friends. Starting that day, they gave him empathy. They left him alone, fighting his spirit. Heartbreak is his friends' worst nightmare. They don't even know what to do when that happens.

The next day is Saturday. Classes won't interrupt the gamers. Most of the players spent their time grinding until 4 PM, the time of the welcome event. By that time, ev