He still had a somewhat blank expression on his face. I continued talking, trying my best to sound serious. "Listen to me. I'm going to get out of this city and head over to the next village. Come with me." Cline opened his eyes wide under the bandana. I kept talking in a low voice, forcing the words out. "If what he said was true, in order to survive in this world we have to strengthen ourselves. You know that MMORPGs are a battle for resources between the players. Only the people who can acquire the most money and experience can get stronger. ...the people who've realized this are going to hunt all the monsters around the «Starting city». You'll have to wait forever for the monsters to regenerate. Going to the next village right now would be better. I know the way and all the dangerous spots, so I can get there, even if I'm only level one." Considering that it was me, that was quite a lot of words that I had just said, but despite that he stayed silent. Then a few seconds later his face scrunched up. "But...but y'know. I said before that I stood in line for ages with my friends to buy this game. They would have logged in and most likely they'd be in the plaza even now. I can't...go without them. "..." I let out a sigh and bit my lip. I could understand all too well what Cline was trying to tell me through his nervous gaze.