We can make the scenario even more interesting with a sudden visit from Francesca's little sister, who will then be introduced to the new friend she made...
Anyway, I do wonder if the real life connection between Ray and Franklin is only meant to be a funny coincidence or will be explored later when we'll get a definitive answer for the question if Infinite Dendrogram is simply a game or a different world, and if it might even lead to the two of them (three, counting Hugo) working on the same side. But we'll have to wait, probably a long time, before getting such an answer. Now it's time to focus on the other newly introduced character who might spend the next volume trying to kill Ray. Our hero surely is popular.
