After school I walk to the gate that separates school property from the city and then I instantly realize something vital. I have no fucking clue where I’m going. Although we never moved from New York, father never wanted to leave for some reason, which I now know is because he has a fucking gang and it’s dangerous to leave our territory, we moved our home multiple times. It was probably for safety or we were at war or something.

I step off school property and look around. There’s moms and dads picking their kids up from school and kids just strait up walking home. I see a black car with tinted windows sitting there with no one going to it. The light isn’t on so it doesn’t seem like someone is getting picked up with it. I don’t know why my attention is on it. It’s just a car, it might be a teacher's or something. It must be because I know that the mafia is around me. I’m getting super paranoid about random ass things.

During my inspection of the Mystery Car of Death, it seems PJ and Eugene walk beside me without my notice. That really isn’t good, I need to have a better visual of my surrounding. Visual? Is that the word I’m looking for? Oh, it seems PJ said something. This self monologue thing is going to kill me someday.

I start walking and they follow. I can’t just ask what they said. They’d know I wasn’t paying attention! I’d lose a lot of face. Oh, PJ is screaming about something. I think he’s asking where we’re going. I’m not completely sure though since I’m still not listening but I tell him we’re going to our temporary hang out spot for our Gang. I got tired of saying crew, what we’re making is so much more.

“You mean like a base?” PJ asks confused. I shake my head in rejection but don’t give further explanation. Don’t get the wrong idea, it’s not like I’m trying to be mysterious or anything, I just genuinely have no idea where I’m going. In my last life as an adult I know where some cool spots would be but as I’m currently in the past, there's no way for me to tell without actually just going there and seeing for myself.

I keep walking forward, trying to act like I know where I’m going. What do other Gamers use to know where they're are and get around?...The motherfucking minimap! I’m an idiot, why didn’t I think of that previously?! Wait, was that cannon? To get the minimap it’s either a skill or you turn it on through options, the thing is, I think that was only in fanfiction. Would it work if I try? Well, there’s only one way to find out.

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“Options.” I whisper. I don’t want PJ and Eugene to think that I’m crazy or something if they hear me talking to myself. Surprisingly it works.

Options

HP/MP Bar Y/N MiniMap Y/N Theme Music Y/N Subtitles Y/N Always Display Names Y/N

Why is all of these off?! Shouldn't most of this crap be on from the beginning?  I decide to ignore it for now, the GM (game master) is new after all. It doesn’t know what to do yet, proven by those errors I got earlier and how I got Gamer’s Mind. I turn everything on besides Theme Music. That gets annoying after a while. I check out my new toys. They appears on the corner of my vision, out of the way, but close enough to use if needed. My HP/MP bars are at the top left and right of my vision. HP a blood red while MP a baby blue. At the bottom right hand sand there's my minimap. At least now I know where my house is now. I look at Eugene and can see his name above his head. Does this use my Observe skill?

Besides my house and school though, there's nothing else on my minimap, well all except that red blinking dot following us but that’s probably nothing much.

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…...SHIT! Those are enemies! WHo the fuck are they?! I continue walking forward calmly without raising an alarm. As fast as my panic showed up, it left just as fast. Gamer’s Mind is such a blessing. Now, could those be enemies of the Crows? No, my father most likely have my school on constant supervision. No enemy mafia member of his will get this far into his territory so easily. Although I say that, why the hell isn’t Father doing anything about these guys. It doesn’t make any sense, I’m sure he has someone watching me from somewhere and these guys are clearly following us and are enemies.

I turn into a narrow alley as I realize something. If my father hasn’t acted yet it’s probably something he thinks I can handle. Is this a test? I don’t particularly remember this part in my last life but could this be the moment why he chose Neo to lead the Crows instead of me. Did I fail this test in my last life? I head down a dark alley.

“There’s someone following us, get ready to fight.” I say seriously. PJ nods without question but I see Eugene get stiff. Is this how far his loyalty reaches? After only a little scrap? We all hear a car stopping, blocking the path we just came through.We turn around to look and it’s that same shady car I saw in front of the school! 3 guys step out the vehicle...