1 Prologue: Real?

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Guy, the hero with a blue shirt that saved the digital world of Free City, or right now known as Free Life, currently sitting alone on the park bench. he's been looking for his wrist watch for 2 hours, waiting for Millie.

today is sunday, Guy and Millie are supposed to be hanging out and playing together right now. But after sitting here for more than 2 hours waiting on their usual meeting place, there is no trace of Millie.

'did she forgot again right now? or because she is working? or is she with Keys?' Guy asked to himself.

it's been 2 weeks since their last meeting, last Sunday she is supposed to be here, but she also did not come.

suddenly an interface with 'Message' written on it appear and floating in front of Guy. touching the message with his hand, Guy read the message.

"Guy, I'm sorry! Keys suddenly asked me for a dinner! and he proposed me at the dinner! do you believe it? he proposed to me! hehe, finally after this 4 years relationship he dared to ask for marriages! sorry for not coming today, I'll message you later!"

Reading the message, Guy did not feel anything. Yes, he just felt empty. It's been a year since Guy and Millie rarely meeting, 6 months since Millie almost always break her promises, and today is not an exception.

'But, she is married with Keys huh...'

Keys is the Guy who programmed Guy's feeling, 4 years ago, after Guy saved Free City and Free Live just started, his and Millie's relationship almost gotten to the next level becoming boyfriend and girlfriend. But he didn't know why at that time he told her that sentence.

'my feeling is programmed by the guy who loved you'

at that time, Guy told Millie something like this.

'why did I told her that? is it because we are from different world? she is real and I.... I am fake?'

'is this feeling even real?' grabbing his chest, Guy trying to feel something, but he can't feel anything.

'Millie said that when you fell in love, your heart beat will go faster, why don't I feel anything?' Guy asked himself, still tried to feel his non existence heartbeats.

Guy know that his feeling are real, his love for Millie is also real, until 3 months ago. The Feeling that he build with Buddy, Dude, and everyone else is also real.

'But, it's me who is not real'

'it's us who is fake'

since his meeting with Milly become less and less frequent. Guy always thought about it.

'did we really free?'

'is our live fake?'

'why... programmed me with this feeling?'

"it.... it uncomfortable"

"this empty feeling.... it really is uncomfortable"

" did this uncomfortable feeling that the real people called hurt?"

"if so... my chest is really hurt right now"

"did they also programmed us with this feeling?"

"why? why gave me this feeling just to made me hurt?"

Tears, the glistening tears came out from Guy's eyes. The NPC who programmed as a happy, kind, and naive, is crying. A hero who bravely saved this world is crying. A man who got hurt... crying.

"Fake!" he cried

"Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake!" Guy cried, cried loudly.

In a mids of his cry, a loud sound that is not programmed is rumbling in the sky. A little crack bit by bit gotten bigger and a lighting bold suddenly striked Guy.

Guy who got striked by the lightning just asked for his last hope. a hope that always hidden inside his data heart.

"I just... I just want... to be real...."