.hack//VIRA

[Masquerade]

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To: Pearl
From: Hakatsu
Subject: Re: Connection problems

Hey, don't worry about it. You just can't help when things like that happen. Me and Crimitheus have things under control. I'm kinda busy right now, but we'll connect up later, 'kay? =3 The Theta server has finally been completed. You and me can go to the root town later to check things out. See ya!
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Hakatsu smiled as the monster vanished. "Phew, that was pretty tough," he said as truthfully as he could. "You really took him out there, my friend."

He strolled over to the nearby treasure chest to receive a Symbol Fragment. "Excellent! Let's see...Where would another one be?" He looked around. "Oh! I know! Hey, Crimitheus. Do you wanna see something cool?"

Without waiting for an answer, the ring on Hakatsu's finger began to glow. Static and noise filled the area, and suddenly, the island to the north of the area they were at floated into the air. It traveled across the entire area, guided by Hakatsu's arm. Then, it finally stopped, and another island with a chest on it rose into the air. The first island dropped into that spot and the other island hovered and landed where the first island used to be. In the end, the chest with the Symbol Fragment was now on the island in front of them. The ring stopped glowing and the noise and static ended.

"There we go," he said happily. "Seems like we got lucky today. All the Symbol Fragments want us."