Chapter 8: Chapter 8 - 8. Another Player

He waited for a while after the knock, while paying attention to the blue dot on his radar. Before his knock, the blue dot was moving around, but after the knock, it became static. He assumed it must have heard his knock. He made another knock again on the door, heavier this time. The blue dot still stayed at its place. Was it pretending to not hear my knock? Jack thought. He lost patience and knocked for the third time while yelling, "Hey, I know you are inside! Open up!" After a moment of silence, he heard footsteps rushing to the door. The blue dot was coming. Tense up, Jack jumped backward and took out his sword and magic staff. After several clicks, the door opened. A middle-aged man with casual attire was staring at him with a bewildered look. The look turned to joy but then replaced by a frightened look when the man noticed the sword at Jack's hand. Realizing the man was not a menace, Jack stored his weapons. The man's expression now changed to relieve. When he scanned using his God-eye monocle, Jack could see descriptions floating above the man. Master Chef (Ranger, level: one) He was a player as well, Jack thought. He didn't know if he should term himself and the man as players. For players were participants in a game, and he was not sure if this world they were in right now was a game or real.