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『RULEKEEPER』
has surrendered.

LOST: 500k GOLD

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I couldn't suppress the
hiss that broke through my lips.

That was definitely 
a tough loss.

"What was the
fucking deal?"
swearing,  I raged out
an angry message.

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fr:『EXTERMINATOR』
to:『RULEKEEPER』

What is wrong with you?

PvPs aren't like the
First Sonata anymore.

Don't do dumb things,

you'll die.

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Grumbling under my breath,

"Well, if this ain't
a pro I'm talking to,"

I rolled my eyes.

"What do you mean,
die?"

This guy was one of those
haughty pro players
that think they're hot shit.

The kind I hated most.

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fr:『EXTERMINATOR』
to:『RULEKEEPER』

You read the new rules. 

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New rules?

"The stuff about
the Flavor Text?"

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fr:『EXTERMINATOR』
to:『RULEKEEPER』

I exterminate.

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"That explains
literally nothing!"

I snapped.

Was this guy some edgy
teen that understood
no concept of explanations?

"What does that
have to do with you cancelling
the PvP?"

I grumbled, losing my patience.

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fr:『EXTERMINATOR』
to:『RULEKEEPER』

You'll crumble.

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Now I was done.

"Yeah,
that's what a game is?"

I grumbled sarcastically.

"And?"

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fr:『EXTERMINATOR』
to:『RULEKEEPER』

I'm not joking.

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The short message

really got to me.

There was still the
chance this was a troll,
so I kept my guard up.

I simply waited
for the next message to come.

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fr:『EXTERMINATOR』
to:『RULEKEEPER』

It's gotta have
affected you somehow,
in real life.

I'm thinking you
just haven't noticed.

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I swallowed nervously.

Well, this was becoming a
rather elaborate troll story.

This person didn't
sound like they were
joking, maybe.

I was never good at detecting 
these kinda stuff.

"The Flavor Text?"

I pushed on.

Then I waited in bated breath--
for this message to come.

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fr:『EXTERMINATOR』
to:『RULEKEEPER』

We should've deleted
this game while
we still had the chance.

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I just--

didn't know anymore.