A Backpack, a Gun and a Codex

Chapter 58 - Desert Artefact (part 6)

After clearing the payment, the ticket person calls another staff to bring us to the preparation room. There, we are handed a pair of augmented-reality goggles that looks like a head-sized ring and a controller in the form of an assault rifle.

- Please wear this and hold the power button for a few seconds.

I find a red button on the back of the ring and hold. After half a minute, the game graphics are loaded. Whatever background I see in my vision is the same, but the controller has been coated with a game-like design. It looks familiar.

- Mirai, is this game some kind of collaboration with the virtual reality battle royale tournament? They just recycle the photon series design. - I tap on Mirai's back.

- Most likely. This is also the first time I know that there are other modes around the world, although I know that the franchise is absurdly huge.

A loading screen flashes through my vision, which shows a lengthy essay about the background story.