Chapter 7: Girl of Steel
He frees Player from the trap. He hands him an Iron sword.
Steve: Use this to fight. You will be sent on missions. In your free time, you will train with me.
Player: Alright. So when do I begin?
Steve: Before that, let's confirm one thing.
Steve takes out the cursed totem he showed Player before. He places it on the ground and the tower assembles. He gives him Flint and Steel.
Steve: Let's see if you can control more parts of Herobrine. Burn the totem.
Player: Alright.
Player takes his flint and steel and burns the totem. As soon as he burns it his eyes turn white. Steve readies himself to fight him. Suddenly his eyes turn back to normal.
Player: I'm still in control.
Steve: That settles it. We're going to give you totems to burn. And when we finally give you all, you'll be killed. Enjoy the game till then.
Player: I hope it takes us a lot of time to find them.
Steve: Yes. In the meantime let's put you in a team.
Player: Team?
Steve: Yes. You will go on missions in a team of 3. You already met Megumi. He is to be your teammate.
Player: Oh. That's great. And who will be the 3rd?
Steve: We are about to go meet the third one now.
Player: Oh.
Steve: Yes.
They meet Megumi on the way to meet the 3rd teammate.
Player: Hey, Megumi. You know we're on the same team.
Megumi: Yes. Try to do as I say or we'll both get killed.
Player: Alright.
Megumi: So who is the 3rd one?
Steve: She is a new joinee, just recently accepted into Jujutsu Pros. Masamichi accepted her based on her skill and resolve. We are going to recruit her right now.
Player: So I'm the only one who has been accepted simply based on circumstances, and not skill?
Steve: That's not always the case. We've had some special entries before. And Megumi told me how good you fought the zombies for someone who just joined. You have potential. We will be testing that out too.
They go to recruit the 3rd member of their group: Nobara. They visit her home to recruit her.
Steve: Are you Nobara?
Nobara: Yes. Who the hell are you guys?
Steve: We're with Jujutsu Pros. Masamichi would have told you. I'm your new mentor and they are your new teammates.
Nobara looks at Player and Megumi and is disappointed.
Nobara: Why do I have to be teamed up with these losers?
Player: Huh? Losers? We're not losers.
Nobara: Yeah yeah. I don't care. Just listen to what I say and do what I tell you to. We will be fine.
Player: Eh? But Megumi said…
Megumi: Steve, what the hell?
Steve: Let's all be friends and play together. Now you all talk while I'll arrange something.
Steve walks away while the 3 talk
Nobara: So, you guys are new too?
Player: I'm new, he is actually experienced.
Nobara: Experienced? How experienced?
Megumi: I have been a member of Jujutsu Pros for a long time. Steve took me when I was new to the game and trained me. I have been going on missions with him ever since.
Player: Ohh. So you're the one he was talking about. Players with special circumstances.
Megumi: It's different. You're different. You were accepted under very different conditions.
Nobara: Conditions. Is he not a good player?
Player: Actually I just joined the game today.
Nobara: Huh? How were you accepted in Jujutsu Pros so quickly?
Player: I actually burned Herobrines Totem.
Nobara: HUH? You're serious?
She instantly takes out her sword and points it towards Player.
Nobara: Shouldn't we kill him?
Megumi: No. We need him to burn as many totems as we can. His antivirus system is able to lock Herobrine out, making him ideal for containing Herobrine.
Nobara: So antivirus system is all it takes to control him? And he is such a feared entity? If that is the case anyone can just control him.
Megumi: Not everyone. We don't know how strong the antivirus system needs to be. What are the specific conditions to lock him out. Besides, not everyone has an antivirus system.
Nobara: Come on, everyone has antivirus.
Megumi: Not me. I actually don't have one. Can't afford it either.
Player: Why?
Megumi: I actually don't have that good of a PC. I don't do gaming. I Only joined the game because of my sister. She loves playing this game. But she doesn't like to fight. I wanted her to play carefree, without fighting, just enjoying the beauty of this game, so I joined the game to protect her. That's why I joined Jujutsu Pros.
Steve: Alright. I hope you guys got to know each other. Well, don't worry if you didn't. You'd have plenty of time to do that later. For now, I have arranged a field trip for the new joinees.
Nobara: Field trip?
Steve: Yes. A test.
Steve takes the 3 to an abandoned building.
Steve: Since Megumi is already experienced, Nobara and Player will go on this test mission. There are some mobs inside the building. You 2 are to go inside and kill them all. Then we will proceed.
Nobara: Huh? That will be easy.
Player: I'll follow your lead Nobara.
Nobara: Good, you're intelligent.
They enter the building and find a few skeletons on the ground floor. Player dodges their arrows and runs towards them, while Nobara deflects the arrows with her sword.
Player: Woah!
Nobara and Player easily kill the skeletons, clearing the ground floor.
Nobara: First floor then.
They move to the first floor and find some more skeletons. They kill them easily too. They hear a scream. They follow the sound into a room and find a skeleton about to kill a baby villager.
Nobara: HEYYY!
She shouts at the skeleton and throws her sword at him. The sword misses him and gets stuck to the wall behind him. The skeleton, distracted, looks at Nobara and aims at her.
Nobara: Save the kid.
Player and Nobara both run towards the skeleton. The Skeleton fires an arrow at Nobara, which hits her.
Player: Nobara!
Nobara runs towards the skeleton and punches it while Player picks up the baby villager and runs away. Nobara then grabs her sword and strikes the skeleton, killing it.
Player: Are you alright Nobara?
Nobara: Yeah. It was stupid of me to throw my sword like that. Thank you for saving the kid.
Player: No. If you didn't throw your sword the skeleton would have killed the kid.
Nobara: Right? So you see that was a smart move. You should learn from me if you want to become a pro player.
Player: (She changed so quickly.)
They take the kid outside having killed all the skeletons in the building. They report back to Steve who congratulates them for successfully completing the test mission. They take the baby villager back to his home.
Steve: So looks like you guys are ready to take on real missions.
Player: Yes we are.
Nobara: I think we'll be fine.
Megumi: …
Steve: Alright then, I'll take you to your mission now.
They travel to an abandoned Mansion.
Steve: This used to be an Illager mansion but we cleared it out. It's been abandoned ever since. But we have gotten report that it's infested with mobs and some villagers are stuck inside. So you have to rescue the villagers. Easy.
Player: What will you do?
Steve: Oh this is a beginner-level mission. I have some work of my own so I'll be doing that. You guys won't need my help. Besides, you have Megumi with you. I trust you won't be in any trouble.
Megumi: …
Nobara: Don't you think Steve puts too much trust in this Megumi guy?
Player: I think he's one of those special kids that need recognition all the time to feel good.
Nobara: Hehe.
Megumi: Let's go.
Steve: Oh yeah, right. One more thing. Here are your IDs.
He gives Player and Nobara their IDs.
Steve: This makes you official members of Jujutsu Pros. Good luck.