ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 550 Part 2
ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 550: Is There Anything On Standby In Here? Part 2
「I mean, if you want to buy it all, then I can’t stop you from doing that. However, it would be a good idea to choose something a little bit more casual for an event like that. You may have a special ticket, so that gives you some form of a preferential treatment, but this is still JGE that we are talking about here. It would be a shame if some brand new and expensive clothes went to waste just like that. In the end, the ease of movement is something that should be prioritized for an event like that.」
「…… Is an event like that really going to be so crowded? It’s actually hard to believe.」
「I have heard that last year it was the picture of Hell itself and then some more.」
After all, the Utopia booth, a company that created the comet known as ShangriLa Frontier and made it possible for it to crash into the Earth, would be so crowded that it would almost resemble a revered ground zero. And that is all not including the people wanting to see what other booths have to offer.
The venue has changed this year, and the AR system has been deployed throughout the venue with the full cooperation of Swallows Nest, which stands out in the AR business, but it will not be possible to resolve the fundamental issue of crowds of people swarming the place.
「Not that I want to brag or anything, but I do believe that this special ticket that I gave you should make this date of yours a significantly easier experience than it would normally be in a place like the JGE.」
「Yes, about that…… Specifically, what does a ticket like that do? Isn’t it supposed to make things easier for you during events like that?」
「Well, for once, you don’t have to wait in lines, like everyone else without the ticket does. You have access to some quality goods that other people do not get to buy. You also get to choose better seats at panels and exhibitions. It’s mostly about quality of life stuff like that.」
「Well, that’s actually quite amazing in its own right……」
「Well, that’s actually something that is of very little importance to us right now. Now, listen to this, Rei-chan. The sales for the entrance tickets have already reached their Phase Two, which means that there are bound to be some changes. Changes that may shift what is considered to be a norm.」
「A-A norm, you say……?」
「Did you know that Swallows Nest, one of the industry’s bigshots is going to release a new game utilizing the AR technology?」
「No, not at all……」
「Scrap Gunman is the name of that game. I think that it would be something right up yours and Rakuro’s valley.」
「…… Hm? Do you think so? Why?」
「Yes, that’s right. Because it is going to be a game that revolves around the cooperation of two players.」
「………………」
Somehow, Rei was starting to have a really bad feeling about all this. Once Iwamaki-san specified that it would be a cooperation-based game, there was this strange feeling of discomfort that started to spread throughout Rei’s mind. Then, while continuing the call, she started to look for information about the Scrap Gunman online……
「Cooperative…… Play……?」
「Yeah, that’s what it says…… Cooperative Play.」
The latest content “Scrap Gunman” that Swallows Nest promotes with utmost confidence ….. It’s a game that relies closely on cooperation with your partner…… And cooperation is the keyword for this new AR gun shooting experience. And the website was already equipped with a couple of screenshots presenting various features of the game, such as…… such as……
「………… Huh!?」
「…… Rei-chan?」
「I-Intangible……」
「Rei-chan, please don’t say that you are about to do something really reckless……」
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Meanwhile, roughly at about the same time.
「FUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I did not think that there will be fool left here who would trust a complete stranger! Are you retarded!? Trust is something that is thinner than a paper screen in this place!!!」
「No way! Impossible! Why would you slash me as well……!? I thought that… we were… allies……!?」
「Being a Pacifist during a violence-filled period? Are you completely out of your mind!? Maybe Buddha would forgive you for such foolishness, but I am not going to do that! Now, be cut to ribbons and go to Hell!」
「At least this katana should net me a hefty sum at the Pawn Shooop!!!」
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「Intangible…… Something like that is completely, and utterly intangible……」
「If the mental is in the back, which happens to be more brittle than any sand, but this only means that it will become harder than rock as the years go by, without a shred of doubt……」
「Yeah, it may very well be like that, but that load is just too damn heavy……」
「Hey, no need to get angry, I’m not the one who made it to be this way! Besides, that’s neither the time nor the place to talk about things like that! We need to celebrate! Can you imagine? Someone like Rakuro-kun, someone who has shitty games for brains, actually going on a date!? Could it be that he is actually salvageable as a human being!? I would really love to see that!? It’s a shame that the brain does not have a video recorder installed in it! Then I could revisit that moment over and over again!」
Those were a whole lot of words coming over the phone, and Rei was starting to think that not necessarily all of them were actually connected to the subject at hand. However, she decided to give it the benefit of the doubt and just made a puzzled expression.
「Alright, now bear with me for a moment, why don’t you? A whole lot of things in this life and be compared to games, you know? A whole lot of things! Or it could be said that it is from the way in which someone is gaming that you can say what kind of person they really are…… But then! Listen to this! The Gods in their heavens are the ones who keep their hands on all the flags! They are the ones to ordain what befalls us, and what cannot be a part of our lives! But don’t you think that’s actually kind of messed up? The time for thinking is over! Now is the time for action! It’s time for you to take your love in your own two hands and fight for it! Because love is a sword! Because love is gravel! Because love is a gun!」
It was around that time that Rei started to suspect that something is not right here.
「Ahh, umm, Iwamaki-san?」
「What the hell is this even, this bottle? Isn’t it pretty much defective!? The contents are disappearing way too fast, lemme tell you that!」
「Huh? Umm, could it be because you are drinking its contents way too fast……?!」
「It’s because of love! Love, I tell you! Besides, what’s the deal with it having to rest in those barrels for three or four years!? Or even a decade at times! Why would you even let it go to waste for such a long time if you are then going to sell it and its contents are going to be gone in half a day or so!?」
「Iwamaki-san! Instead of wine, let us drink water here! Am I right, or am I right!? Ahh, give me the corkscrew here! This thing is not going to give up all that easy with the hand alone!」
「Love spreads around the whole body faster than a wildfire, I tell you!」
「Nah, I’m pretty sure that the only thing that spreads around in here like wildfire is alcohol, you know!」
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