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"We thirst for the seven wailings."
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"We bear the koans of Jericho."
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Sniffle.. sniffle..
Sniffling I was
As for the cause of my sniffling, was all the fault of Volume F.
"That.. o-oh god.."
Sniffle.. sniffle.. light tears beginning to form at my eyelids
I was sitting on my bed, shaken and mesmerized from the weight of Volume F
From the prologue and the beginning scene with the GSC President, all the way to saving Shiroko Terror, and bidding farewell to an alternative version of us, Phrenapates..
I was a wave of emotions
From a mixture of happiness and excitement from witnessing such an amazing story
To disappointment and sadness that it had all come to an end
".. I wish I could experience it all over again..." I murmured
Replaying won't give the same dopamine and excitement that the first playthrough and experience gave me
Though, mainly due to the rewards it gave, ie, Pyroxenes.
But it doesn't mean I didn't appreciate the story at all
No
No
No.
I did.
I appreciated it waaaay more than I would've expected to.
The entire story resonated deeply within me
No longer was I in any rush to skip, like I once originally planned to
All to gain enough pyros to spark Mika
As I got pulled and easily immersed by just the first Abydos volume
Little did I know, what I thought would've just been a short story read, would turn into a long marathon spanning hours.
I turned my head to face a window, placing down my tablet and getting up to pull aside the blinds, and pushing the window outward
Feeling the cold and comfortable winds breezing through my skin, I gazed up to the night sky, appreciating just how mesmerizing it was looking
It had turned late midnight by the time I fully finished with reading the entire story
It was once an early morning when I first booted up Blue Archive
"A..."
Putting a hand to my chin, I closed my eyes, beginning to contemplate if spending the entire day, just to read and play through the entirety of Blue Archive's main storyline was worth it
"..Heh.."
As for my answer could be explained with just a simple grin...
"Yes. It was all worth it. Not a single regret, nope. Not even a microscopic of it~"
I even began to think, Blue Archive might've changed me entirely
Once, I was to be cold and ignore anyone attempting to approach me, due to my lack of social skills
But afterwards? I felt the excitement that had built within me
Finding a new sudden urge to socialize, build new connections, and even perhaps go on a run for a Strawberry Milk
But after opening my eyes, I remembered that it was still the middle of the night.
"..Oh.. right."
I took a deep breath, nodded my head as I pulled back, satisfied
'All of these thoughts can wait until morning.'
The air flowing from outside was cool and felt comfortable, so I tied the blinds to its sides and left the window open
'I guess it's time to sleep..'
Walking lazily over to my bed, I plopped down and just allowed sleep to consume me
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Blue Archive kept playing in the background of my tablet as I forgot to close it
Sensing as I was asleep, a strange white light began to emanate weirdly coming from the device, before consuming the entire room whole
And before I knew it, my consciousness was being sucked into the tablet
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[What a coincidence that Blue Archive just so happened to be up and running as strange lights beamed from it, huh?]
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[Consciousness Integrated.]