"Heather! You are going to be late for school today!!"
A voice of a middle-aged woman came from the other side of the room, stirring the sleeping girl from her dreamland.
The girl in the bed had a bowl cut that reached to her shoulders. Wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts, she snuggled under the comfort of that bed.
-KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"HEATHER WAKE UP!!!"
The loud voice of that woman came up again, waking up Heather this time completely, even making her fall down the bed.
-Thud!
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!" Heather groaned in pain as she held her head, while her eyes opened up slightly, turning towards the door where her mom was still shouting for her to wake up.
"I AM UP MOM! STOP SHOUTING!!" Heather shouted back, as she then slowly stood up and walked towards the door drowsily.
"Just why does she have to shout so early in the morning every day?" She mumbled with an irritated voice as she opened the door.
"It's 9 AM! You are going to be late for school! Do you know how much I have to-" As her mom was speaking with irritation, Heather sighed as she answered,
"Mom. Did you forget again?"
These words made her mom pause in confusion before Heather continued,
"It's the 3rd of Feb. [Call of the Black Magicians] is going to launch this week," Heather said as she observed her mom's face, which was becoming even more confused by the moment.
"Remember that game? Which would allow me to take a week's worth of break and I can also earn from there? Once in a lifetime opportunity? Beta players? Do you remember anything at all?" Heather is trying to remind her mother of everything she told her.
"What? Weren't you making that all up?" Her mom inquired, feeling puzzled.
"Come on, mom. I even showed you all the certificates and documents. They are also on your phone. You can check it later," she yawned a little before adding," I will freshen up and join downstairs for breakfast."
Her mother was confused, but still nodded. Since her daughter was going to get ready and come down, her work was done here. Though she still wanted to verify if Heather was telling the truth.
Heather then brushed her teeth, took a bath and changed before getting down to where her younger brother and mother were waiting for her.
"Hey, Noona! You are going to play [COBM], right?" Her brother asked with a bright smile, and she nodded as she patted his head.
"For the first two days, they will train us. Then we can play it on the third day, which will be displayed on the bigger screen. Even you can see it," Heather smiled as she seemed excited about this game as well.
The talk continued as the family enjoyed breakfast before Heather departed for the company, which was launching that game.
It was a big company that had launched thousands of games. And according to them, this was going to be the biggest hit of the century. It might even change the entire world and its economy on various levels.
The hype was really over the top, as even the normal players and young people were trying it. Though only 250 people from all over the world got the chance to take part in the beta version. Heather was one of those lucky ones.
Heather walked into the corporation where over 100s of guards were stationed in the building, making her feel overwhelmed.
Showing her invitation card, she was then escorted into the building. And there, she was taken to the highest floor of the building, directly into the main office where the director of the game was waiting for her.
To her surprise, it wasn't just the director of the game but also… two more people.
A man in his mid 20s, who was also the owner of this gaming company, and another blonde girl who seemed to be no more than 16 years old like her.
While she didn't know who that girl was, it wasn't hard to recognize the legendary game company owner. And such a celebrity was present in front of her, making her shocked and overwhelmed.
"No need to feel overwhelmed. We just happen to be here by chance, so I thought I might send my daughter into that game from this country. Since you are the other person from this place going along with her, I just wanted to get to know you," the man spoke with a friendly expression.
While it wasn't Heather's worries, it made her understand the situation a bit.
"Hey, I am Linda Brown. Nice to meet you," that blonde-haired girl, Linda, suddenly became excited as she got close to Heather.
Holding Heather's hands, she began talking enthusiastically to her as if they have been friends for a long time,
"I always wanted to try out this game. It is finally time. I cannot wait even two seconds, forget about two hours. Are you the same as me?"
Heather was just dumbfounded as she looked at Linda before she finally lowered her defenses a little and answered,
"Yeah. But clearly not as excited as you, though."
There was a warmth in Heather's voice, making her much more approachable to Linda.
"Is that so? Still, it's great! To have someone who shares the same interest as me!" Linda was as excited as ever.
Heather nodded before she looked at the director before turning back to Linda as she spoke.
"Are you guys here because I am a Fate Weaver?"
Though those people were just confused as they looked at Heather, wondering what she meant, Heather just smiled as she shook her head.
"Fate Weaver? What's that?" Linda asked, a bit confused, but Heather just smiled.
"Nothing. It's just something that I thought of a long time ago… I seem to be mistaken," Heather had a smile that seemed rather… odd.
Since Linda's father had already investigated her background and everything, he didn't find any problem with Heather. But this word. The smile that Heather had… made him feel uneasy.
"Linda. What do you want to be in [COBM]?" Heather then changed the topic as she smiled at Linda before they drifted on their own.
And the others, too, forgot about what she said, getting busy with their own work.