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Who is Umezaki Rie?

I came to this city to find that out . I must have friends here . I don't remember any friends though . Was I too hasty in coming here? Going to the tournament is the perk anyway . If I become famous, someone will appear from my past . I want to remember because there must be something or someone I cherished once .

Argh! My head hurts from overthinking . Since I have taken the decision, I will see to it till the end . Staying at the airport is a bad idea . Knowing my father, he is likely to take the first flight to T city .

I go to the tournament ground . I need to register . Then, I will figure out where I can stay .

"Name?" The girl with blue hair asks me with boring eyes .

"Umezaki Rie," I say quietly .

She stops writing . "Is that your gaming ID or real name?"

"Uh . . . real name?"

Isn't it a good idea to become famous with my real name?

She frowns at me . "Tell me your gaming ID . You must have received an invitation because you won some local e-gaming compet.i.tion last time . "

Is she talking about the one at H island? That must be it .

"U_413 . "

She scribbles it on the paper and gives me an ID card . "Keep that safe . You can't enter the compet.i.tion ground without that ID . The first round will commence tomorrow at 10 A . M . You will not be granted entry if you are 1 second late . The organizers of this tournament are strict about the timing . All the finalists will get some prize, but the winner will get an opportunity to play in the world champions.h.i.+p . "

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It would be cool to get the world champions.h.i.+p . If I am famous worldwide, do I need to study? I don't have to go to college and lead a mediocre life . I will be wors.h.i.+pped by all the gamers . After I retire, I will become a gamer coach .

That's it . I have decided on my career .

"Why are you grinning like that?" The girl is irritated to see me . "Step aside . There are other people . "

"Ah . . . I am sorry . " I move away . The queue is long . My stomach growls .

"Hey, girl," I ask the one who is doing the registration . "Is there any good restaurant here?"

She exhales loudly . "You are not from around here, are you? Get an app on your phone and use it to find the nearest one . Don't bother me . "

Hmm . I don't have a phone .

I walk out of the place and walk straight for a while . T city is loud and crowdy . There are all sorts of people walking around .

What the h.e.l.l!

After walking for thirty minutes, I can't find a single restaurant . My stomach can't stop growling . I stop a cab .

"Where to?" The cab driver asks me .

I get inside the cab . "Take to a restaurant . "

"Which one?"

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"The one that's closest and sells the best food . "

The cab driver takes a turn and stops in front of a restaurant . "There, you go . "

"It was only ten steps away!" I slam my forehead . "Why did you not tell me that?"

"You should have asked for direction instead of getting inside my cab . " He rolls his eyes . "Don't leave without paying me . "

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Scammers! The worse part is that he's not wrong . I pay him and get out of the cab .

I will fill my stomach and then, I will find a place to stay .

***

"Mmm . " Takoyaki from this restaurant is not bad . It's not as good as the one I ate before . I take a sip of the wine . There is a paper wall between me and the other guests . I can hear their laughs and talks .

"The e-gaming registration is going well . I heard that hundreds of partic.i.p.ants came this year . "

"I hope that there are good ones this year . Last year's winner didn't perform well in the world champions.h.i.+p . "

"I hope that . E-gaming is currently in the rise . " A pause . "Re Games have invested a lot in e-games tournaments recently . I heard that they are training people for the world champions.h.i.+p?"

"It's only been little more than two years since they started . They are still new in this business . It's too early to take them seriously . "

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"But, Re Games is a part of the Kamiyama groups . It's directly being handled by the CEO . "

Kamiyama groups must be powerful and famous .

"Let's wait and see . "

The conversation change to other business stuff . I didn't understand half the things . It's not good to listen to other people's conversations anyway .

I finish my takoyaki and leave the restaurant . With a full stomach, the day seems brighter . I should roam the city before I go to a hotel .

***

Umezaki Yus.h.i.+ro and Yuhara Kozue arrive in T city . The first thing that they do is to go to the tournament ground . They can't see Rie there .

"Non-gamers are not entertained here . " The girl tells them sharply, "I won't reveal any gamer's ident.i.ty . "

"You just have to nod or shake your head . " Yuhara Kozue tries his best to keep his anger in his heart . "She's not physically fine . It's an emergency . Her name is Umezaki Rie . "

"Please . " Umezaki Yus.h.i.+ro shows a picture of Rie . "If you have seen her, tell me . I am her father . "

The girl looks at the picture carefully . There have been hundreds of people . She can't forget this one . It's probably because of the name of the woman or her foolish grin . Both men look extremely worried and desperate .

"She came here around two hours ago . I don't know where she went after this . She will probably come tomorrow at 10 A . M . I don't know more . Leave now . "

Umezaki Yus.h.i.+ro and Yuhara Kozue take a deep breath .

"Professor, where should we find her in this big city?"

"She will probably stay at a nearby hotel . Let's begin from there . "

***

The car stops at the red light .

Kiyohira looks out the window . Nothing is interesting in the city . He wonders how Rie is doing now . It's been a long time since he saw her . He decided to let her go that day because he desperately wanted her to live . When she woke up, she had no memories . It was good for her . It is better if she never remembers . Especially, him . It's better to be forgotten than feared by the one he loves .

He wants to see her again . It's a selfish wish . He knows that he will wish to see her again after seeing her once . His greedy heart will never be satisfied .

A small woman in a black sweater is walking on the sidewalk with excitement in her eyes . She has a childlike smile on her face .

He must be hallucinating .

He walks out of the car and runs toward the woman . She is already getting inside a cab . He opens his mouth to call out her name . Then, he stops .

If it's her, he can't come in front of her .

If it's her, it's better to leave her alone .

If it's her, he can't leave her alone in the city .

He gets back into his car . "Follow that cab . "

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