GP Reference: Detective Hiyori's Case File

[tfy]

 

Note: These are his IC notes based on his own experiences and observations, plus information he's gotten from other characters and NPCs. Most of the information is factual, but there are some erroneous assumptions here and there (like his assumption that everyone got the same "You will play a game, you will benefit" message during the Springtime event; he never spoke to any rabbits, so he never learned otherwise). Then there are some baldfaced lies, but those all concern himself and the Enstars cast rather than the game setting. (He repeatedly insists that none of them have voluntarily played Game 52, for example, but he's just saying that to protect their reputations.) 

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HOSTAGES

[tfy]

"By this point, you must be having all sorts of questions. Although I'm sure our fans are concerned on our behalf, I'm guessing some people will approach this story like any tabloid fodder. They'll want to know if any other famous people were here, what sort of illicit activities they got up to, and other sordid details like that. And to that I can say - sorry, but I refuse to give out any names, other than the names of people I know! You'll just have to rubberneck some other crime story.

But I can say this about the other hostages: most of them are bigwigs. I've had people try to argue the kidnappings are random, but they're definitely targeted. Here are just a few of the people I know of who are trapped here:

- A prince from a faraway land
- Another prince from another land
- The Senior Manager of a government organization
- The Senior Manager's boss
- A famous model and actor
- A non-ES idol
- Several powerful mages
- Someone who was instrumental in rebuilding his society after an extinction event
- A Lord belonging to a mountain sect in China
- A man who calls himself the "Overlord of all Demons"

Some of these might sound fake, like the last one. Honestly, I'm still not convinced that person isn't just bluffing! But things like magic, demons, gods and goddesses DO exist, or at least they do in some worlds - which I'll get to later. But the point is, no matter how powerful or well-protected they are, all these high-status people were kidnapped by "the House" just like me. Which goes to show you how powerful our captors are, and how shielded they must be from facing any consequences. Several of the other hostages have powerful families, and even entire kingdoms backing them up, but kidnapping them was still a breeze. And our captors don't seem the slightest bit concerned about making enemies.

All this raises a few questions:

1. Why go after bigwigs? Why not simply no-name people whose absence won't be noticed?
2. How powerful is the House in order to pull this off?
3. For what purpose was everyone kidnapped?

Unfortunately, I can't avoid addressing the last one any longer. The answer is unpleasant, so I've avoided talking about it so far. But there's no more avoiding it, so I'll go into detail about that next."