"Let's see what I've recorded in the future".
As Youta checked his phone, several entries appeared. Listening to them one by one, none of them seemed to be relevant to the game; that is to say, the were just simple recordings of arbitrary sounds he'd normally record. Finally, an entry from tomorrow appeared titled [Gold is Dead].
Gold? As in the celebrity?
He played back the file. It was a recording of his television set, and the voice of a man.
["Hello, it's 9 AM on April 22nd and I'm Shin Yamanaka from channel six news. Today's top story: Japanese pop sensation Gold was found dead in his apartment last night. Sources have confirmed that this is the scene of a murder, and the suspect is still on the loose".]
"Gold is going to die tonight? My sister's gonna be upset, she loves watching his shows... maybe I should find out his home number and warn him. After all, I may as well use my new phone to help someone."
Just as he moved his thumb to bring up the phone function, the sampling mic emitted a short burst of feedback, hurting Youta's ears. "OW! What the hell?!" he cried as he covered his ears with his eyes closed. Upon opening them, he discovered that the sample he had just listened to had a different playback time. Youta picked up the phone and played the same file again.
["Hello, it's 9 AM on April 22nd and I'm Shin Yamanaka from channel six news. Today's top story: Japanese pop sensation Gold was found dead outside the Honchu Plaza Hotel in downtown Sakurami City last night. It is believed that he fell from one of the upper floor balconies, although whether or not his death was an accident, murder, or suicide is still under investigation".]
Wait, did the future change just now? Don't tell me Gold is involved in this somehow? ...Either way, I have to find out or I'll never discover the other players!
Youta threw his black hooded sweater on and pulled the drawstrings on his hood out all the way, to cover his face. Then he grabbed his keys and ran out the door, toward the Honchu Plaza Hotel.