4★ Rui - Undefeated Core Gamer (Part 2)

Noah: Have you been here all day?

Rui: Yeah, since this morning.

If I quit the game midway, I won’t be able to continue and will have to start over from the beginning.

Once I start over, I can’t leave that stage until I clear it again.

Noah: Eh? So you haven't ate or drank anything since this morning?

Rui: Yeah.

Noah: You really like playing games huh...

Rui: .....

Noah: (He's already concentrating... But....)

As a special exception, we’re considering this as a delivery service, so please settle your bill.

Rui: My wallet’s in that cloth bag over there, so just grab it yourself.[1]

Noah: A cloth bag?... But there's nothing there.

Rui: Huh?

...Looks like it got stolen while I was focused on the game.

Noah: Huh...!? Were there any valuables in there?!

Rui: Ah... I guess my wallet would be one thing.

It also has a Chaostone in it.

Noah: Huh? Isn't that really imporant?!

Rui: Beats me.

Noah: Well in that case. We have to catch the culprit immediately! Let's find it together so we can get your wallet and the Chaostone back!

Rui: We're not doing it 'together.

Noah: ....Pardon?

Rui: I told you. I can't leave until I clear this stage.

If I stop here, all my hard work will be for nothing.

Noah: But if we don’t hurry, the culprit will just keep getting farther away...

Rui: I'm playing a game here. You can take care of the rest yourself.

Noah: Ehh....

Rui: If you can get that cloth bag back, you can settle the bill and safely retrieve the Chaostone.

In the meantime, if I can finish this game then it's a win-win.

Noah: That's true but... Anyways, what kind of bag was it?

Rui: It's a white bag. I'm counting on you, Agent.

[ —At the Entertainment District]

Noah: (There's a lot more people with white bags than I thought...)

(As I suspected, there's not enough clues. I’ll need to call him and ask for more.)

[RINGGGG]

.....

(No answer...)

(He picked up!)

Rui: Did you find it?

Noah: Not yet.... But, do you have any other clues?

Rui: Ah... I was thinking of sending my computer to get it repaired when I get home, so there are a lot of parts in that bag.

Noah: That means...

Rui: It’s probably quite heavy, right? It was so heavy that I could barely carry it myself.

....Nice! Lucky, I got a rare item.

Noah: ...Gotcha. I’ll look for it! If you remember anything else, please tell me!

(If that culprit can carry a heavy bag and get away that fast, I would have to consider how strong they are)

(In that case.... It's probably a man with a physique build. Alright, I'll narrow it down to a tall man with a white bag.)

Translation notes:

[1] I know it sounds weird to say "cloth bag" but Rui said 布袋 which literally means... cloth bag lol
side note: This is just a personal preference of mine but I tend to call the Amusement Area as "Entertainment District" rather than it's official EN lol. No I'm not calling it as Amusement Area, I'll die on this hill

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Pub: 07 Jun 2024 02:15 UTC

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