19th E-Book: Truth Removes the Chains and Slaps on the Cuffs [Visual]

[magicalrealist]

I was in on Zetta's plan the whole time. I let myself be captured to play the role needed of me...and while I'm not proud of it, I still lied to all of you. I made you worry and I deceived you. I couldn't tell anyone, but that doesn't excuse what I did.

My word might not mean much, if anything, anymore, but...I'm sorry.

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[like_a_dragon]

Wait, what?

I heard you talk about yourself, but now there are more people she's looking out for??

[magicalrealist]

(She nods.)

It was uncovered near the end of last month. Princess Twilight has the files in the library.

[like_a_dragon]

Where? Can I see? Are my friends in there??

[magicalrealist]

I know Minato is there...Rise is one of your friends as well, right? She's on the list, too. You, Yu and Yukiko aren't there.

Princess Twilight has the files. She's been keeping them to those on the list, but neither of us are in the position to withhold information anymore.

[like_a_dragon]

[OH CARP.]

Do they know!?

[magicalrealist]

She asked everyone on the list to go to the library and read their file, so at least Rise should know.

[like_a_dragon]

...Rise...

[And now there's one more thing added for her to watch out for...]

[magicalrealist]

...The general trend is anyone with experience traveling to different worlds. Another is those from Mayfield, which I can confirm isn't the case for her. Another is those who are dead, which...I don't know if that's the case for her. I doubt it.

My best guess is she ended up in a nexus scenario or two like the one in this world.

[like_a_dragon]

Yeah, she's not dead. At least from the time and place I came from. But what's this Mayfield? I keep hearing that brought up all the time.

[magicalrealist]

It's the virtual world several others and I come from. We're all clones of who we look like, programs meant to act and live as they do. Mayfield is a popular subject because none of us are supposed to have left that computer alive, but here we are, living and breathing like everyone else.

That's largely why the Pale Pony is so interested in me: somehow, my presence in this world lets every digital being live in this world like everyone else instead of dying out like we should have.

[like_a_dragon]

...so like... video game characters inside a game?

[magicalrealist]

Pretty much.

[like_a_dragon]

Are you... alright?

[magicalrealist]

Alright enough. If you mean about Mayfield specifically, then I can talk about it with others. I usually skip the details, though. People usually get the idea without them.

[like_a_dragon]

...no, I mean, are you alright.

I don't want to push feelings on anyone, but that sounds like a pretty terrible thing to go through.

[magicalrealist]

Oh, it was. There's no arguing that.

...I'm not completely over it yet, but I'm still better than where I was last year. My friends have played a big part in that.

[like_a_dragon]

Alright.

...

I still haven't forgiven you yet, though.

[magicalrealist]

I understand. It'll take time and effort before that can happen. I can't guarantee the time, but I'll guarantee all of the effort I can muster.