"Players are…" Clovis took a deep breath. "Players are the real people who enter this world, or maybe the people whose data has been stored directly into this world. I mean, look at Melody and Luci.
"Melody created this world and Luci was developing the fluid to maintain me. It was natural for them to become players. Meanwhile, Jay and the others had their own roles in the real world, so they didn't have time to enter this world.
"There is also Mara, who might also be involved in this. Maybe… going in and out from time to time. That's probably why you kept hearing the voices, Mara.
"The only conclusion I could find right now is that I'm the only player who has been active from the start of this game. There might be someone else. What is your player ID, Mara? Mine is #00002."
"#00003," Mara answered.
"Mine was #00005." Luci pointed at herself.
