Seiya did not harbor the slightest suspicion toward Nao's seemingly concerned question.
After all, as a shut-in, he rarely went out. Nao spent every day with him, so it was perfectly normal for her to ask out of concern.
"Yeah, I can't say exactly how many days I'll be gone this time, but it'll probably be at least two or three days.
And since I'll be staying at a hotel, I need to bring some clothes to change into.
Come to think of it, how many times has this been that I've met someone from a game in person? Every friend I've made has been through games. That's kind of strange, isn't it?"
"Beautiful female gaming friend, meeting in person, hotel..."
Nao had clearly stopped listening to anything Seiya said after that.
The moment she heard key words like "hotel," her mind had already gone blank, while all sorts of terrible scenes began playing in her head.
Brother Seiya was meeting up at a hotel with a player he knew from Shangri-La Frontier.
When online friends met in person, shouldn't they normally arrange to meet somewhere public, like a café?
Why would they meet at a hotel?! Could it be...
And was the person meeting Brother Seiya one of the "friends" he knew in Shangri-La Frontier, or just a single "friend"?
If it was "friends," that would be fine. Nao knew that among the people who had defeated Gravekeeper Vezavimon, there had been other male players.
But if it was not "friends," but merely one "friend," then who was that friend?!
Was it Sun Yue, Katsuo, or perhaps the top celebrity model Panshilgon?!
"I'm heading out. I'll leave the house in your care for the next few days, Nao."
While Nao was still lost in wild thoughts, Seiya had already