It was not too hard this time to find it and correct it. It was probably just another test for me, because I was not able to imagine how someone, who is working for the company for so many years could overlook such a trivial error.
When I returned it back, the head accountant smiled and gave me a few materials for further studying.
When the time to go home arrived, I left as everyone else.
Since I had nothing else to do, continuing the game looked like a good idea. But my character was still standing in the demon lord's room, and he greeted me with words ‚be my guest' just after I appeared there. I closed the lid, dressed up and left my flat.
It was not too late summer afternoon and so the Sun was bright and the temperature high.
I left the flat upset and with no reason to go out, but the weather was fine and so in the end it didn't seem like a bad idea.
„Alice?"
Someone called my name...
„Alice! Here!"
I turned around in the direction of the voice and my friend Ayako from the school was standing there under a big tree near the street.
„Ayako! How are you?"
„It's summer and so I am enjoying our last holidays... but what about you? I heard, that you are already working."
I told her everything about my job and games... except lady Anne, because she could consider me a weirdo.
„I see... maybe we could play it together sometime."
„Mmm... yeah, but it is still in the testing phase."
„That is bad. Let me know when it is available later also for us commoners. Haha... I would like to play it with you."
„Sure."
„Alice... do you have a boyfriend? You liked that one basket player in school..."
My cheeks turned red. Lady Anne is not the only person I admired... there was this boy named Yamada Katashi... with long legs and cute face. I met him in my final year. But that was already too late. I had to focus on studying and so it ended just with my crush on him... we never talked more than simple ‚Hi.'
„I didn't meet anyone else from school after we left."
„Mmm, that is a pity..."
„Ayako!"
Someone suddenly called at her from a far away place.
„Ahh... I have to go. My boyfriend is calling me. Enjoy the summer!"
She said and left.
(Boyfriend?)
(I wonder what is Katashi-kun doing?)
I waved back at her and went down the street to a market to buy food for next days.
It didn't take too long and so I arrived home just few hours later and turned my laptop on.
(Let's give it one more try!)
„(Be my guest.)"
(Ahh... is that person an NPC?)
„(Fine. I can stay here for a while. But I want to go back later.)"
„(You can't go back.)"
„(Why?)"
„(It's too dangerous outside for a level 1 character)"
„(How do you know...)"
„(Because I am the demon lord.)"
„(Ahh... you are...)"
„(Can't someone as you use some high level magic then to send me back?)"
There was no reaction for several minutes.
„(Hello! Are you still online?)"
„(I don't want to send you back. Since the game is still in testing, I am here alone. So I want someone to keep me company.)"
„(But why are you sitting there and not testing it outside?)"
I am proud of myself, that I asked him such a question. Since the game is in testing phase, someone who is just sitting at the throne is useless.
„(You have a point. But I can't leave this place.)"
„(Why not?)"
„(Someone has to guard this castle. What if another person come here and it would be empty?)"
„(I see...)"
„(Then let me at least look around.)"
Maybe I can encounter another bug and it will drop me somewhere else.
„(Sure, no problem. This area should be free of any bugs already, so you don't have to worry to explore it. But don't go outside. Just to be sure I set your respawn point to this room, so in case of death, you will reappear here.)"
„(Eeeh?)"
„(I mean... thanks.)"
(sigh)
I am doomed in this game. But whatever, it is just for testing. When the game is officially released, I will create a new character.
And so I looked around the castle, but there was nothing much to explore. All the rooms were empty of any interesting things.
(Maybe they will add them later.)
Few minutes later I returned to the main room.
„(What shall we do here? I didn't find anything interesting and also no one else.)"
„(Let's just talk.)"
„(About what?)"
„(You are Nakano Arisa, are you not?)"
„(Yes.)"
(How do you know?)
(Oh... why did I reply so fast?)
I did a mistake. But how does he know, that it's me? Demon Lord must be someone from the company, who has access to it's database and know which new players appeared in the game. Maybe they even linked the invitation code I received with myself when I was creating an account for the game. I wonder who is playing him? Is it that Akiyama Hakuto?
„(And who are you?)"
„(I don't want to reveal my real name.)"
His in-game name is Akirakato.
(Aki... to. AKIyama hakuTO?)
„(Are you Akiyama Hakuto?)"
He didn't reply. It doesn't matter anyway. Whoever he is I don't know them anyway.
„(In the case someone else comes here... can you then send me back?)"
„(Sure.)"
„(Fine. We have a deal.)"
„(Now come closer to me and tell me how you like it in the company.)"
„(I heard, that you hurt your head. Are you alright?)"
„(Yes. I am fine.)"
„(It is good to hear that.)"
„(Don't you know who got me into the hospital? They told me, that it was a woman from the company.)"
I just left without checking who paid the bill... why did I hurry so much?
There was no response for several seconds.
„(I don't know.)"
„(I see... I wanted to thank her in real life for that... the funny thing is, that she looked similar like my beloved lady Anne from another game. Haha...)"
What am I writing? Am I so lonely as this demon lord here, that I suddenly have an urge to tell him anything? No... I can't reveal that thing about lady Anne. Good, that I still didn't send it.
„(I see... I wanted to thank her in real life for that.)"
This is the text I sent in the end after I deleted the embarrassing part.
(That was close.)
I have to be more careful next time.
„(I see. I am sure you will meet that woman one day.)"
„(Now tell me more about yourself.)"
„(About my studies?)"
„(Mmm... I meant about your character in game. Why did you choose this combat maid class? What is your reason and idea about your play style?)"
„(I am just asking, because it can be beneficial for developing.)"
I told him some random stuff and said goodbyes, because I had to prepare for the next working day. After having a shower and dinner I went to bed and slept till the next morning.