Vtuber Chapter 42

Vtuber chapter 42

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42. How a Vtuber Should be 4

In this frozen space, it was Suda who opened his mouth first.

“…You surprised me.”

The tone of his voice was one of honest praise, but at the same time, he seemed to be happy with his good fortune.

Suda looked at some of my battle records and confirmed that my words were correct, and he turned around again.

“Boy- No, Kazuto’-kun.”

Suda called me Kazuto after he read it from my status.

Finally, our eyes met.

I thought that this was the first time that Suda recognized my existence

 When we first met as Kanae, and until now, Suda had never seen my IRL self.

To Suda, Kanae had value.

But he was not interested in me inside.

I know that the cold-hearted nature held no interest in anything other than what is necessary is the source of evil that allows Vtubers to be used as consumables.

He saw me for the first time because of my the world’s strongest title.

–The more I learn about his true nature, the more I realize that he’s a killer. The more I learned about his true nature, the more I want to kill him.

I took a deep breath to keep my breathing steady.

It was the first time I had ever struggled to keep my eyes from bleeding.

Suda replies to my bet.

“I’ll take that bet, of course. Depending on what happens, your value is far greater than Inori-chan’s. I’d love to have you. “

“…………”

And again, this guy is touching my nerves.

I’m not sure if he’s doing it on purpose or not, but he strokes me so relentlessly.

I’m not sure if you can compare me to Inori-chan’s efforts.

You’ve driven Inori-chan o this point, and now you’re undermining her way of being.

The heat in my eyes is so intense that I feel like I’m going to burst.

Ah, does it feel like shedding blood and tears?

“…………”

But now, let’s keep this anger inside for now.

Just bring my anger to the game quietly.

――And then beat him to a pulp.

I bit my lip.

“The rule is… Let’s make it the BR that your specialty. How about Ibuki and I VS Kazuto-kun and Inori-kun participate in the same match. And the one with the higher ranking wins. How about that? “

I don’t know why Suda is trying to fight on my ring.

I wonder if he should ask that, but there was something more to say.

“… This is a match between you and me. I don’t care who you choose to represent you, but don’t drag Inori-chan.”

“Involve? It’s her problem from the start.”

My true intention was that I didn’t want to put a burden on Inori-chan now.

I just wanted her to wait for me to win and finish everything.

However, my thoughts are elsewhere, and Inori answers Suda with a quivering voice on behalf of me.

“–I understand. I will participate too.”

She is straining herself.

She’s staring at the desk where nothing is there with her swaying eyes.

“Don’t worry, Inori-chan. I’m alone is enough.”

I told her to rest.

Inori-chan slowly looked up at me.

“… I’m sorry Kazuto-san. I know I’m slowing you down. But I’m sure this person is–“

Suda talked about the continuation of Inori-chan’s words, which seemed apologetic.

“You know what I mean. If you refuse, I’ll forget all about this game and just take Inori and go home. I don’t like to take risks.”

“…!”

“Give me a handicap, the world’s strongest. Give me a handicap, the world’s strongest. I’m not that much of a liability, am I?”

“Shut up, ……! You’re not slowing me down, Inori-chan!!”

“Then it’s decided. Let’s get on with it.”

I can’t even talk of control in the conversation – or rather, I guess that was never mine.

I can’t refuse, no matter what disadvantageous conditions are given to me.

It’s not that I don’t like the idea of having a negative impact from teaming up with Inori-chan, but I know that things will take a turn for the worse from here.

“And one more thing.”

“……What is it?”

As expected, it seems that they will add new conditions.

Honestly, it didn’t matter anymore.

No matter how much I was handicapped, I would never lose.

It’s not about self-confidence or anything like that. It’s a matter of will.

Even if I close my eyes and fight, I still can crush this man.

But

But even with that in mind, Suda’s demands were fatally worse.

“You guys, please make it ‘painful’.”

――――.

“… What?”

“……Eh?”

For a moment, I didn’t understand what he was talking about.

There is a pain sensation.

In other words, a setting that makes the pain you get in the game directly to reality.

The pain of being punched, slashed, or shot through with a gun – they wanted me to experience it as if it were real.

It’s an item tucked away in the back of the settings and only used in a limited way in custom games that require a more realistic sensation.

First, the game will ask, “Are you sure?” then you have to answer “Yes” three times to unlock it.

“… Are you insane?”

Inori-chan muttering so with her facial expression just as distorted by fear.

“I’m not going to tell you to go full throttle either, I’m fine with 50%.”

If he thinks that’s a compromise, then this man’s evil is real.

Suda’s goal may not be to hurt us but to ensure victory.

He may be trying to break our normal stance by making us overly afraid of getting hit.

However, it is still the crazy way to do it.

The pain of you being shot by a bullet is unimaginable, especially to those of us who live in a peaceful world.

It would be impossible for a mere girl to know the pain of having half of it.

“I’m not sure I can do it. I’m not going to be able to endure that.”

“It doesn’t mean you’re going to die. I should try my best with Kazuto-kun.”

“… Hmm … but ………”

“… Then just go back to the beginning. Give me that account now.”

“Uh … a …”

…Oh.

It’s disgusting.

I’m going to throw up.

“…Hey, Suda-san.”

I have decided to protect Inori-chan.

It is a vow that I will never bend no matter what I see.

That’s why I’m doing it.

“I will make it 100%. It’s for two people …. That’s fine.”

Carry everything on your back.

☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡

In the end, the story was settled there.

WA custom match with four of us and others.

The winner is the one with the higher ranking, a simple rule that is typical of BR.

I had to enable 100% of my pain, and Inori-chan was allowed to participate in the match in her normal state.

“……!!! You can’t do that!. I’ll do it! I’ll do half the ……!!!”

That is what Inori-chan said right after my words.

To be honest, I was surprised.

Because I didn’t think that Inori-chan, who had been so scared would be ready in an instant.

The moment she changed her reason for enduring the intense pain from “for herself” to “for Kazuto” (me), she made up her mind.

I am happy and felt it was awesome.

Because of that, I’m sure I liked her so much.

Suda and Ibuki disappeared just a few minutes ago, leaving Inori-chan and me alone.

The game started this evening, so we still had plenty of time.

Inori-chan turns to me standing by the desk and asks with a sad look on her face.

She said, “Why didn’t you let me carry it on my back too?”

“Hmm? Because I don’t take any damage anyway.”

I answered with a bang.

Of course, it’s a lie.

You never know when, where, or how many people will attack you in BR.

Accidents are a fact of life in BR, and no matter how fierce you are, it is impossible to take no damage.

I’m afraid of pain, too.

But I can assert that it would be painful to see Inori-chan’s distorted face, so I’m standing up like this now.

That’s why I act confidently for Inori-chan.

Do you have a sense of pain? Does it matter?” I said, trying to hide my fear.

“I’ll be fine. There’s no way I’m going to lose.”

I laugh.

I order myself to laugh.

But I didn’t feel like I could keep up the act.

“Well, I’m going to go adjust my aim a bit. I’ll see you in the evening.

So I wanted to be alone for once.

“……Okay.”

I walked out of the café through the door and headed for the city center.

I’m sure I’m taking the same path as I did on the way here, but the scenery looks so different, I wonder if it’s because my emotions have switched.

From anxiety that Inori-chan hates me to anger at Suda.

Whatever it was, I wanted to rest my mind a little.

It had been a long time since I had been this sad or angry.

“Kazuto.”

Suddenly, I hear a voice calling me from the front.

Surprised that I hadn’t noticed the person standing in my direction on a straight road, I turned my attention to the voice owner.

“Oh, Houki-kun… What’s wrong? In a place like this.”

There was a person I knew well.

I’m not sure why Houki-kun’s eyebrows twisted up. He looked at me as if he was choking on his words.

“… I’m the one who told you about the place.”

“Oh… Yeah, that’s right.”

I’m not sure if it’s because Suda has taken over most of my brain, but I can’t think of anything else.

The evil side of that man who looked down on me did not come off from my mind.

As soon as I got away from Inori-chan, my murderous intentions increased further, and finally, I swallowed even my fear.

“… You got that kind of face. Don’t show it to Kitou-san.”

“……What? It shows??”

What kind of expression do I have?

I don’t want to know.

“Well… Do you even know how bad 100% is?”

“I don’t know, I’ve never done it. I mean, how do you know about it?.”

“I have a lot of things. Don’t worry about it.”

“… Yes. You’re Houki-kun”

“How do you agree with that …. and can’t you bear it?”

“Well, I don’t regret it.”

“Okay then. There’s no reason to stop.”

For now, I’m good because of Houki-kun’s rough attitude.

Michiyuki felt like he wants to stop me.

I didn’t want to stop now.

“More than anything, I came to give you one piece of advice.”

“Advice?”

“Yeah. I don’t have anything to say about fighting, but I’ll give you a little LoS knowledge. You’re using ”Connect”, right?”

“Yeah.”

If so, there is no loss to remember, Houki-kun.

I listen obediently.

“LoS, this world is made as realistic as possible. The hardness and weight of the object are relatively accurate.”

There is a well-known fact among LoS players and used as one of the reasons for the popularity of LoS.

This is one of the reasons why LoS has become so popular: houses, rocks, the ground, everything can be broken and gutted just like in real life, providing players with a reality-based version of what many games dismiss as indestructible objects.

“-But there are a few exceptions, which are necessary for LoS to be a game..”

“……exception?”

I couldn’t think of it at once.

I tilt my head.

“I don’t have any reason to be coy, so I’ll just say it: ‘camps,’ ‘guns,’ and ‘knives. I don’t have all of them, but these are the main ones.”

“Hee…”

“You know what a prison camp is, right? If you destroy the whole building and escape, the game is lost. It’s set as an indestructible object, along with the chains that bind your arms.”

“That’s right…”

“It’s the same with guns. The same goes for guns. If they break every time a bullet hits them, they are useless. It’s a shit game if the weapon is destroyed so that you can aim for a blow more deadly than a headshot.”

“Haha, sure..”

“-And finally, the blades. This is the most special of all.”

Houki-kun’s mood changes slightly.

I felt that the main subject is from here.

“The blades … especially knife is a small weapon that people use at the start. It can’t beat a gun.”

“That’s true. I’m only going to carry one until I find two guns.”

“Yeah. It’s weak. It’s no exaggeration to say that kills with blades rarely occur. I’m not sure what to do. This is why the blades in this world have a performance that deviates from that of the real world. This is to balance the game a little bit.. “

“… Deviated, performance?”

“Don’t forget–” Houki-kun muttered, followed by these words.

“–There is nothing in this world that cannot be cut with a knife … except for indestructible objects.”

……?

I didn’t know it, and it’s certainly interesting.

But.

“…What does that have to do with the game?”

“I can’t tell you any more than that. I’m neutral.”

“Neutral?”

“I want to support you …. I’m still making concessions. Good luck.”

“……? Yeah?”

Houki-kun lefts in front of me, leaving behind such incomprehensible advice.

My surroundings became quiet again.

I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve had a conversation with Houki-kun, but I feel a little calmer.

After that, I chose to go back to real life and get some sleep so I’ll be in perfect shape for the challenge.

And in no time at all, I would be facing my match.

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