Ryoubai

Ryou listened to her carefully, her own tears streaming down her face. She thought that Kat would have been upset at her because she scolded her. It didn’t come from a place of malice, she just wanted them both to be safe. They no longer had the luxuries that they had back home. Kat was going to have to see that man for as long as they were stuck here. Kat probably thought she wouldn’t see him again, and to be fair, neither did she. They had such a hard time finding each other at the beginning, though in a way Ryou was glad she didn’t find her right away. Before they got the mirrors, Ryou styl

Ryou ran as far as her feet would carry her. "Aki?!! Please, I'm sorry! Where are you?!" She screamed out, panicked. Her lungs burned from screaming and running. She had to stop. She put her hands on her knees, panting heavily. She was trying to hold back tears. Her eyes were starting to sting from the tears welling up in them. She inhaled sharply. She let out a hic, then a couple more as she let the tears run. They dripped onto the cobblestone street. She was alone now. It took them a long time to find each other, now with her running off and with that man possibly following them, she wasn't

Ryou stood there in shock. She didn't even look particularly mad, just scared. She had never done anything like that with anyone before and she wasn't about to start with him. She reached out to Kat as tears welled up in her eyes, She flinched as she moved away from them, moving her hand back. She looked at the man with a look of disgust on her face. She wondered how anyone could be this cruel. She wondered how he could look so happy when talking about something so vile. She imagined many people's true colors were showing now that they were trapped somewhere for an indefinite amount of time. T

Ryou followed her along closely, looking at her nervously as she tried to keep up. She wasn’t going to skip, but was trying to keep pace. She was looking at Kat, but when she glanced back at the road, there was a person in her way. “Aki, watch—!” It was too late, she had already bumped into him. “We’re very sorry, please, excuse us.” Ryou said with a bow. She helped Kat up then turned to him sharply. Her eyes widened and her jaw clenched as he spoke. This disgusting man dared to speak to Kat in that manner despite them all being in a horrible situation. She couldn’t stand it. She recogni

Ryou tried not to think about it too much, if she did, she'd fall apart right at the seams. She shut her eyes to stop any more tears and took a deep breath. She opened her eyes again and cleared her throat. The tears were gone. She tried her best to think of how much fun they'd have together. She hoped she could keep it together until she was alone. She had a lot more tears to shed, but now wasn't the time. "Either or, some are quests that have you kill a certain amount of monsters, I think. We'd have to go to a bounty board to get a quests because I didn't see any in the tutorial." Ryou

Ryou smirked at Kat. “Yes, that was pretty much my routine. Maybe I’ll be able to have a change of pace here.” She looked away wistfully. Ryou didn’t like turning Kat down back home. She worked hard, at least in her mind, to get Ryou all of the nice things she had. She could never do anything during the weekdays. At her job, Ryou was the second to get there besides the people who unlocked the office, and one of the last to leave. Her position didn’t necessarily need her there that early or late, but since she was always taking projects, they allowed her to do so. She wasn’t sure if they would

Ryou's eyes widened when Kat stuck her tongue out at her. She really did act like a little kid sometimes, which didn't make sense in Ryou's mind given that Kat was older than her. She didn't mind reading it deep down, at least Kat was getting the information she needed somehow. It was better that she did this than Kat not knowing at all. She wondered how Kat would handle herself in this world. She hoped that her attitude wouldn't go away. Being in a world like this would be enough for anyone's positivity to be sucked out. It seemed like a hopeless situation, after all. She kept reading through

Ryou usually didn’t have time for games. She didn’t do much for fun in the real world besides go to the bar. The gears were turning in her head in regards to how they would make money. She remembered overhearing some other people talking about killing animals outside. Maybe they would both have to start hunting. She had never done anything like that before and she was fairly certain Kat had never done it either. The idea of killing something made her stomach turn. She went pale again as the thought about it. She looked at Kat. ”Ah— um… I’m not sure. I thought I heard someone say hunting w

She got up a bit, worried that Kat might tip all the way backward. "Be careful! I don't want you to fall..." She sat back down, looking at her with the same furrowed brows. Ryou held her own hands and stared down at them. She sighed. Gauntlets looked unnatural on her, she thought. Now her hands would only hold polearms, potions, and other fantasy game items. Gone were the days of going through spreadsheets on a computer for hours on end. She wasn't sure what was worse. Her frame was covered head to toe in heavy armor. She picked the most menacing one she could as a beginner, so no one would ev

Ryou raised an eyebrow and gripped Kat's hand tightly. She followed along closely as she was led out of the plaza. "I'm sure that's not true. I know that you could learn how to do anything." She bowed slightly, looking like she was going to wretch. "You're a good bartender... people will pay good money for drinks, especially in a place like this. I know I would." She sighed with relief as they were finally clear of some of the crowd. They didn't have anywhere else to go, she wasn't sure what their money would buy in a place like this, how much everything was worth but they would find out soon

She paused for a moment. "Oh, they did say that, didn't they? I was too busy panicking, I suppose..." She shut her eyes and sighed. Whoever would rescue them wouldn't know that the both of them personally had Nervegears, there was no record of their purchase either as they didn't buy them. The only one who would know was that shady man who gave Kat the Nervegears and even then, she didn't know if he was stuck here too. If he was, they didn't stand a chance. She opened her eyes, trying not to burst out crying again. It wouldn't do Kat any good if Ryou couldn't keep it together. Ryou yelped

Ryou gently rubbed her back, her eyes widened when she felt Kat move. She looked down at her, wiping away her own tears. She looked at Kat’s smile and how hard she was trying to be strong too. She just couldn’t help but break down again. She let out a quiet sob as her head bowed. Her mind was racing. What about her family? How was she going to send them money now? She had work tomorrow, they would surely fire her because she wouldn’t be showing up. The creator had said himself it wasn’t a joke, and with all of them at his mercy, she was sure he wasn’t lying. She would die alone in her apartmen

Ryou was already gritting her teeth, the pain pulsing through her jaw. She clenched her fists. It was just a game, how could it have turned to this? She tried everything, she was pulling at her own hair trying to get the Nervegear off of herself. She let out shaky breaths, looking around at the crowd of people. There was sure to be a stampede if everyone was as panicked as she was. She was shoved to the ground by someone running to the entrance. She scrambled up, looking around. She couldn’t blame them, they were scared and so was she. She began shoving people back through the crowd, look

Made using Picrew - https://picrew.me/image_maker/17569 Profile: Username: Ryoubai Real name: Ryou Baisho Age: 26 Gender: Female Height: 5’7” (170 cm) Background: Ryou was born on May 17th to a poor family in the countryside. They always wanted her to excel and be the best so that she could take care of them when they got old. She did just that, finishing at the top of her class. After finishing university, she got a promising job at a company as a bookkeeper. While not entirely well-paying, it would keep her mostly afloat. She took all of the overtime and extra p