Assault Game!

The birth of A Dream Team

“That is simple. Cus if you don't. Then very well believe me, that we're doing to die before this week runs out.”

The small room was silent that you could hear a pin drop.

“I-is this a new announcement from Dorian? What else did he say?”

“That was said because of my conjecture. Though it was funny to see your reactions”

‘ ‘ ‘This guy!!’ ’ ’

The three of them had this in their minds.

“Did you say that purposely to throw us off your trail?” Elaine screams with her high octave.

“No, I concur as well. It'll be bad if we don't team up.”

The rest were surprised as they looked at Yuri, who shouldn't be supporting Kiragi.

Kiragi coughed a bit. “Let me explain.

To some of you, this is a very scary place that rids of your freedom or life...

But let me break it down simply.

This is a game. It's deadly, it was forced on us, and we'll probably not be able to get any concrete information about it. But am sure however it was, it was made to represent a game.

Remember what Dorian told us.

Moving then, skipping the rules, the missions, and whatever, there's one thing that'll always allow a few five or six to survive a zombie apocalypse... And that is by banding together.

First, there is the Commensal term. Were there's a boss and underlings he commands.

Then there's Mutualism, like us, everyone is part of a body, but we can't act independently, because we lost a part of our function to leave independently.—”

“Like Volvox!!”

“Huh?” Ciel, Elaine, and Alexia look dubiously at Yuri.

Kiragi just nodded with a smile. “How did you know though?”

“Don't I look it? I'm a Biology teacher. Though I went through more of genetics in College.”

“Oho? You look like an English teacher to me” Kiragi scrub his none existent shade of beards. It wasn't every day that his assumption derailed from the truth.

“Well, that indeed I am, an English Teacher. I take high school students on English, Biology, and Chemistry.”

“...

Your school... No, never mind”

“Right. It's just what Yuri says. Were like the Volvox. We've all lost some type of skill that enables us to function as individual personalities by ourselves. But Strangely, together, we can feed off the strength of the other, while creating a perfect body.

There's another type though. The case where everyone does as he likes. It's a free for all society... As long as the rules are being adhered to. And need I remind you, the crust rule, would be that every one MUST band together to kill any Traitor. Now there's a problem since to defeat them, you have to kill everyone in their group... Or at least the leading figures.

—— Aish, I digress.

But in essence, what am saying is that this option would be available once the first mission. had been completed, and everyone had seen the terror of lonesome.

And just to be clear, the others should know this as well.”

Kiragi lumps off all of his apple and gives a despondent snort afterward.

Instead, Ciel takes one out of Alexia's tray and hands it to him.

Yuri was spooked and gearing to complain but was shushed down with the premise of ‘We're teammates remember?’

“I haven't agreed yet. Though it's a compulsory act to join a group. What makes you think that we can't join another. Or create one without you?”

“I guess, there isn't anything stopping you... Or that's what I'll like to say. Am sorry we have to headbutt this early, but am taking Ciel and Alexia.”

“Like hell you are!”

Alexia disagrees too.

“Fine. I'll have to leave with Ciel. You can't stop me” Kiragi said this time. But he isn't joking... Unlike before.

‘Does he know something about my ability?’ Ciel looked ahead, spooked.

“Nope. Am not letting Ciel out of my grasp.” Yuri replied.

.

“You talk big for a newbie in VR. You're going to regret this you know.” Kiragi was still smiling.

And somehow that smile angered everyone.

“I am not a commodity. I won't join any side, only if we're together.”

“Does that mean you won't consider my request?” Yuri asked with a curt smile.

“Am not falling,” Ciel replied.

“... Then get out, I don't want your ass again—”

“Wait! It might not be a bad idea in the end”

“ “ Alexia!?” ”

Elaine and Yuri warn.

“No reason this. From what you guys have said, I can understand two things. One, the size and potential of the group matter.

As in this case, the ones with the strongest level of Abilities, the SSS, sound top the game and bully us all.

Then the ones with numbers would do the same. In a one-on-one battle, an A-rank cannot defeat an S-rank player.

But if three A ranks are together. Then it's possible, no, the result is definite.

So it would be best if we are more.

Then the second point. Our freedom. He can join the group if there's unrestricted freedom. In that case, we don't be stopped if we want to go out of the team or even change teams...

What do you say?”

“Brillant!” Yuri's shout made Alexia's face turn beet red like a tomato. Maybe she didn't receive this sort of response when asked a question. Life must suck for her.

‘Kinda like me’ Ciel did not look back at her as he thought this though, and Yuri finally agreed. It seems Elaine had become dependent on Yuri as a bigger sister as she nods too.

“Good, that's settled. What next?”

“The rules. I'll be setting down some. The rest of you can too. And naturally, every rule can receive scrutiny from all of us.

But when accepted by all, the only way we can denounce the rule is if we all vote against it.

The above us a rule... Agreed?”

“Wait, you've already made a rule? Let's call it, the Rule of Rules. Or the number # rule? Anyways, I agree.” Yuri nods, so do the others after a while.

Alexia nods and said, “The next rule. Whatever happens. We MUST come to the aid of our members. Whether in good or bad. Whether it may rain or shine. I don't want anyone to be left stranded.”

“Has this turned into a wedding ceremony? Oh, then ‘I do’. Next is me.

Whatever happens. Everyone must contribute to the growth and prosperity of the team until we leave this hell house.

Roles would be assigned, whether randomly, in a bind, or by vote. And the player must adhere to his duty.”

“That seems fair. Elaine, your turn.”

“I-it would be good to keep a record. We can't leave things half-assedly. Whatever minute we agree on, or... Whatever, I just feel it's good to not important things down.”

“Right. Next, I would like to point out a future factor. The team would continue to grow. That means new members would be added. They would go through strict preview and our votes to be added— and am taking about the leaders, us— and we will also vote for their removal.”

Kiragi's plan was voted for too, as well. Maybe nowadays, people just feel a sense of power when given the right to vote, so they think nothing might go wrong.

They are wrong though. There are a lot of corners that can be taken in this game called democracy.

Ciel smiled at his wizened look and a spoke his mind, “We are a team now. I want, information, plans, —however simple, however thick— to be shared amongst the members of the team. At the very least, amongst the founders of this party.”

“That can't do.”

“Do you want to rebel this early?” Yuri yell at Kiragi with fury.

Honestly, Ciel was half surprised, and also not when he heard Kiragi's complaint.

This was so much like the manipulator he was.

“I don't outright decline it. But the stance whatever the situation should be removed.

For one, I think we are all humans, greedy, but Selfish humans. They are things we think about fulfilling. Or maybe simple unnecessary things like where he got the information from, how did we enter the site of battle.

What am saying is, as long as it does NO harm to the party either now in the future, the plan might not be shared.”

“What are you saying?”

“Han Dynasty. When the Great Generals fought wars for the emperor. They would send the armies to their death, and the noobs would follow wholeheartedly... Because they knew he does have a plan”

“That rule can be put off for now. We would tackle it later.”

Yuri waves him off and starts barraging with her own rules... Same with the others.

While Kiragi just sits, albeit quietly till the end, where he smiled and spoke with a hard voice.

“It is done.

So today, a new team has been created, one deserving of us alone... Team— what name should we call it?”

“Am bored after that haggle, think of any name”

“Please, even a dubious name like shawazzantier [1] is quite famous. Whatever name is given, it's only the deeds that can make us unique”

“I concur”

“...

— Fine, Team SX would rock this game world!!”

The hyper died down a bit fast, probably because of the name given, everyone kept giving Kiragi strange looks and a death stare.

“Guys, aren't you forgetting an important part of a team?

Who should be our leader?”

The new team tense up, as they look at Yuri, Kiragi... Then to Alexia, since she was the strongest person in the team.