Side Story 1, Chapter 7: Strange Program
It's midnight, and something woke me up. I walked up to see what it was. It was from Zach's computer. It's never started by itself before.
I looked around the computer. Zach plays that game too? I really loved that game on how it made me cry so much! I like that character who's a bit simillar to me, he's like, the cutest protagonist ever! I wanted to play that game again, but I think Zach has completed the true ending.
Suddenly, a window popped up. It's a command prompt, but it only opened for a second. Then another window popped up. It said "..." and then a chat window popped up.
I typed "What's this?" and it instanly replied "A chat program."
[Me: Who are you? Why did the computer start by itself? What do you need?]
[???: ...Huh. I don't want to tell, but the computer started to catch your attention, because I wanted to tell you something, Katasuri.]
[Me: How did you know my name?]
[???: I know you're here.]
[Me: Oh, okay. What is it?]
[???: Have you heard the news about the 2 kids missing? The one that both are related, and that is last seen in the wheat fields?]
[Me: Yes, why?]
[???: If you try to find them, I reccomend you not to find them. They're already gone, but they can probably find a way to return.]
[Me: Hey... Where are they? Did you take them away?]
[???: A different world. But... they were never in the same world as we live, in the first place. You should know about Hakusaishi Gerald Silver.]
Hakusaishi Gerald Silver? Seems like a person I've known about before. He's a cool-looking adult guy... who comes from a game. Wait... never in the same world as I live, in the first place? Haku really did come from a game.
[Me: I know Haku comes from a game, but it doesn't make sense at all!]
[???: Use your head, Katasuri. How are the 2 kids suddenly gone to a different world, and how did Haku come here?]
From a world... to a different world? From a different world... to here? Right! The infinite worlds theory. I don't know much about it, but the wi-fi is still on and I can search it! I searched "The infinite worlds theory", and the chat said "Correct, Katasuri. It's the infinite worlds theory."
[Me: How did you know what I was searching?]
[???: I have full access to the computer.
[Me: Woah! That's so cool!]
[???: Another thing, Katasu.]
[Me: What?]
[???: The infinite worlds theory is a real thing, and it doesn't contradict with the theory about the multiverse theory. It's almost the same thing, but the infinite worlds are planets, and sometimes it could be flat, a cube, or anything like that.]
[Me: You seem a bit helpful, how can I find you?]
[???: Actually, I'm just a program. In a computer.]
[Me: Oh, cool nya! How can I bring you along?]
[???: Documents.]
"Documents"? Well, let's see the file explorer. I see something called "specane.exe" here. And there's also this "My Games" folder in a documents folder. "specane.exe" is the name of the program, which means it should only work in a computer. I don't know how to bring it along...
Oh right, Zach has many USB drives! I think he won't mind if I steal his... I walked to my backpack and picked up my laptop.
I started my laptop and then inserted the USB drive. A window popped up from nowhere.
[???: So your smartness is a little above average, huh. What's the square root of 4?]
[Me: 16?]
[???: Oh, so you're not above average, then.]
[Me: Oh...]
[???: Be aware that I still exist in the computer that belong to your friend Zach Rosaline.]
[Me: Cool!]
[???: Have you ever wondered that you have an alternate self?
[Me: I haven't.]
[???: That's fine. I won't tell you if you have one or not, but have you ever wondered what are the names of the missing kids?]
[???: Remember your cousin, Kimazura Saino?]
[Me: Kimazura? Yeah... I haven't met her for years now...]
[???: He also misses you, Katasuri. The name of the kids are somewhere in your name and Kimazura's name. It only has 2 syllables, and it sounds simillar to each other.]
2 syllables, and sounds simillar? Let's try removing 2 syllables from my name... First name... Tasu? Suri? Kari? That must be the right one, and the other one is Kira! I'm so smart! I typed the names of both of them, and it said "Correct."
[Me: Why did you tell me about the 2 kids missing?]
[???: You're not gonna find the kids or anything, but I'm just testing your brain. Note that the 2 kids missing... actually exists. And they are actually missing right now. I can't tell you what they're doing, though.]
[Me: I thought that news were fake!]
[???: It obviously isn't. And these 2 kids tell something to your adventure in some way.]
[Me: Hm?]
[???: I guess this is over your intelligence now, huh. I'll leave it to you to figure it out.]
My computer instantly shutted down as a way of that program saying goodbye, and it printed something at Zach's printer. It's a picture of an abandoned house! It's like one of the games I've played! This is amazing...
Before that, I woke up after sleeping early at 7PM. I wanted to talk with the program more, but I'll go sit down somewhere first. I got outside.