“A Game Master is someone who hands out missions and stuff. It's something someone like you would understand the most, right? A person who hands out the mission and or quests to receive certain rewards.”

Still and unmoving, Ruriko stood there with her chin held high. Kurumi was just as shocked as Cian at this instance, but somehow she had a feeling that Ruriko was waiting for something like this.

“...”

Can didn't retort nor ask anything. He indeed knew the implications of her words.

Despite calling herself that, her way of delivering those words made Cian think of her as an important NPC.

They were the ones that would give the players the main missions. A mission that would reap a lot of rewards if finished.

“——Does that mean... everything is a game for those people above?”

Kurumi herself would ask that. She'd already caught into the fray so she might as well know about those who sent her.

“Hmm. Not exactly. They want to associate it with such so that it is competitive, and elimi