Chapter 387 is now available! This chapter is the first full chapter of the new sub-arc. The previous chapter was prologue and setup for the sub-arc and sub-arcs to follow. This will be something that they are in for a while and the new world that they have to understand is going to have new rules. For now, the focus as I said before will be on Yumi and Yuki, establishing things with them. In time I will jump over to everyone else and let their stories in.

One important thing that Yuki does to make it very clear for me to the reader is how much of a backseat that he is taking. He knows this is for Yumi and it is something she must do. So he's forcing to not rely on anyone but herself for answers. Making it very clear that she is the main character and she will be the one making the calls and getting the attention. And like with other times, unless Yuki is the point of view, you won't hear his thoughts. Yumi will be the only one you hear thinking between the two of them.

This has a bit of a video game analog and popular themes with current anime of being trapped in virtual worlds or other realities. The irony of this is that I planned this years ago before the trapped in other worlds became so popular a sub-genre for anime. The fact that I'm doing it now while sort of at the height of its popularity is almost good timing, but also bad since it'll just appear like I'm taking advantage of something that is popular. It's a single arc and makes sense in the context of Yumi. So I'm not worried about it. But there is some amusing timing with it.

Enjoy!