Time crept by. Mingyou, no longer sleepy, reclined on his bed and watched the mysterious blue link in the text message, waiting quietly for midnight.
He knew it was probably like those horoscope readings that had been popular when the internet first took off. Back then, people had sent paid texts for fortunes, and gullible students had fallen for it.
But who still pulled something so outdated these days? And how had they found him? Of course he was curious. Besides, his Rotom Phone was still flickering with a garbled display.
Was it broken?
It was an old phone he had used for years, so a few problems would be normal. He had seen a new Rotom Phone advertised by Iono on the subway today. Maybe he should replace his tomorrow.
As he thought about it, midnight arrived before he knew it. He sat up straighter.
The message said he could see the person he was destined to meet. He wondered if Akari would appear, though there was no way that could happen...
He tapped the link and watched the screen with interest, eager to see what came next. Instead, the display suddenly dissolved into static and showed nothing else.
"You little—"
Mingyou nearly swore. It was neither an ad nor a scam site. The thing was a virus!
He was about to hold down the power button and try restarting it when his door opened gently. Ralts peeked in and called softly to him.
"Ralts..."
"What's wrong?"
Mingyou looked up. At that moment, a dark figure that had been slowly appearing on his phone vanished along with the flickering static. He glanced down instinctively and frowned. What the hell was that?
He turned to Ralts. "You're just in time. I think my Rotom Phone caught a virus. The screen's