The information behind the message told him that The Last Horizon was a ship and the competition would be virtual, but Raion only skimmed it before deciding to accept. He was always up for a challenge. “What are opponents but tomorrow’s friends?” Raion asked no one, and then laughed brightly. The people on the street avoided him. Confidently, Raion hit ‘YES.’ His body would collapse where it was, but that was all right. His month’s rent had been in that credit-chip, so he had nowhere to stay anyway. He did angle his body so that he would fall into an alley when his consciousness vanished. He
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