Chapter 2: Sub-Character

“――Ehh? “ By the time I noticed, I was in Mobius Online. I was in the middle of the main street, Princeton, right in front of the grocery store 『Icicle』, which I often used. These medieval European-styled streets that I’ve seen so many times. To be honest, I never thought I’d see this scenery spreading before me again, this world of magic and swords. Anyway, no matter how many times I see this, I love it. It gives me the feeling like I’m home. But… Just when did I log back in? “Hey, you’re in the way!　Don’t just zone out right in front of my store! “ From behind me, I heard the voice of the poster girl, Ice-chan. It’s the familiar tone of a famous voice actor… huh? But I’ve never heard this line before. Was there an update I wasn’t aware of? “Mm……!　Eh… Excuse me. Did you need something from my store? “ When I turned around, surprise could be seen in Ice-chan's eyes, and her attitude swiftly turned meek. Looking closely, her cheeks were also thinly dyed in a slight crimson color. “Ohh, how cute! “ I involuntarily spoke my thoughts aloud. But this is nice. Extremely nice. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a godly update. “W-wh-what are you talking about, jeez! “ After that, the blushing Ice-chan turned around, nd looking ashamed, and went right inside the store. What an incredible behavior!　It seems like, in the time since I haven’t logged in, some sort of popularity system was implemented. This is a nice addition, stupid developers. It seems that thanks to this, the number of players is increasing, the market seems quiet--―…… ……Eh? Just now… “――――! “ I saw my reflection in the window of the grocery store. Ahh, as expected. It’s not the same. It’s not 『seven』. This is-- “……Second, huh?” I muttered as I touched my cheeks, confirming it was my face. At the same time, I created my main character 『seven』 I created the alt character 『Second』. This one was to serve as a bank character with zero experience, one I never bothered leveling up. Unblemished white skin, blueish-black hair, and silver colored eyes. A transcendental handsome avatar shaped using the limited-time avatar change billing service was reflected in the window, showing a surprised expression. “I see, so it’s like this.” I then remembered the last time I logged out was in front of this store. Since the inventory of my main character got full while buying industrial amounts of mochi rice for the New Year’s event, I think I used this guy too, and just left him here. “…………Haaaaaaaaa.” A fucking huge sigh leaked. I was stupid for even considering for a moment that I had recovered seven. My seven, the world’s rank 1, no longer exists anywhere. I went over it over and over again, and just by recalling it, I feel like crying. It’s useless. I don’t think I can bring myself to start over again in Mobius. I’ll just log out. …………………… “Huh? “ I can’t log out. Or rather, I can’t even open the menu screen. Is it a bug? For now, should I just press the emergency stop button and return to the “real world”--? Ah. Wait a moment. “――――Ah, I see.” So that’s it. There is no real world. How did I even forget? That’s right. Right. I already. “Died.”