714 Friction

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Emilia sighed as she exited the 'full-dive pod', feeling a little nauseous. 'It's nowhere near perfect, but… the so-called VR gear in the last world can't even come close to comparing to this thing.'

Cynthia nodded. "And for good reason. Darryl is the 'great genius' behind most of the advances in the field, after all. And I don't think I need to tell you the source of it all."

The crimson-haired girl hummed thoughtfully. 'Darryl Burns, huh… he'll be an annoying opponent for sure.'

She hated to admit it, but he was the type of cunning man she hated dealing with the most, the type who always seemed to have some unexpected trick up his sleeve. Moreover, with his already strong starting position... catching up and taking him down will really be a monumental task for someone like her, who was starting from scratch.

Cynthia giggled. "Would you rather he be like Amos?"