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Chapter 1-52 : The End Of The PvP Event (part 1)
「……..」(Alice)
It’s pitch dark… I can’t see anything…
And my body feels heavy…
「…Nghh…..」(Alice)
However, it doesn’t feel bad at all… For some reason, it feels comfortable…
I feel something warm and soft on the back of my head, as if I were lying on a cloud. Also, it smells good…
「…lice….」(??)
I heard the voice of a girl…
I think she’s calling me…
My eyelids were heavy, but I tried my best to open my eyes.
「….Hm…?」(Alice)
「You’re finally awake.」(??)
When I heard those lines, I thought I was being reincarnated in a fantasy world full of dragons and magic, but then I saw a familiar cute face looking down at me with a gentle smile.
「Good morning, Alice.」(Ruka)
「…Ruka…?」(Alice)
It seems like I’m sleeping with my head on Ruka’s lap.
That’s right! It’s the famous ‘lap pillow’!
「Where am I…?」(Alice)
I glanced around, wondering where I was.
It seemed like I was in a large, white room. I could see sunlight coming through the colorful stained glass on the wall.
「We’re in the chapel in the event area.」(Ruka)
「Chapel…? What about the match…?」(Alice)
「Hm? Alice, you don’t remember what happen?」(Ruka)
「Umm…」(Alice)
Enjoying Ruka’s lap for a bit longer would be a great idea, but I chose to slowly sit up. I then racked my sleepy brain to figure out the situation.
「I remember I used gravity magic against Rin. And then… What happened after that?」(Alice)
「You successfully cornered Rin, but the moment you swung your blade, you suddenly collapsed.」(Ruka)
「What?」(Alice)
ーーーーー
ーRin’s perspectiveー
ーAbout ten minutes agoー
I can’t move my body even an inch. This magic is locking me on the ground. I felt like a rat being stepped on by a human.
I don’t have enough MP to cast【Sturm】. I’m completely stuck.
I never thought Alice could use gravity magic. She totally caught me off guard.
I was worried about her that I went too far and approached her to see if she was alright, but… I regret my decision.
I should have finished her off from a distance.
I was so careless. Alice, the victory is yours.
I closed my eyes as she swung her blade toward my neck.
Howeverー
「…Umm, Alice? Are you not going to finish me off? Your blade feels kinda cold on my neck.」(Rin)
I could feel her blade touching my neck, but why did she stop?
Is she hesitating?
No, there’s no way. She seriously wants to beat me. I know that.
I opened my eyes, wondering, and noticed the lights in her eyes were gone. She seemed to have lost consciousness. At the same time, I realized that I could move my body again.
When Alice started falling, I spontaneously held her in my arms and hugged her tightly.
「Ara~ Looks like the victory is mine. You can rest for now, Alice.」(Rin)
I whispered in her ear, although I knew she couldn’t hear me.
Soon after, her body scattered into pixels and disappeared.
ーーーーー
ーBack to Alice’s perspectiveー
「So that’s what happened.」(Alice)
That’s right… I lost to Rin…
I thought I had her, but it seemed that I ran out of HP and lost consciousness before my blade could reach her neck.
I died and respawned in this chapel.
「After you died, I rushed here, but you were still sleeping.」(Ruka)
「I see. Aa-ahh… I was so close.」(Alice)
「Don’t mind it, Alice. You did well.」(Ruka)
Seeing how frustrated I was, Ruka tried to cheer me up. She’s kind as always.
「Thank you, Ruka.」(Alice)
「Let’s go back to the arena. Everyone is waiting.」(Ruka)
「Yeah.」(Alice)
Leaving the chapel, I returned to the arena with Ruka and headed to our seats.
Leone and the others were still there. They waved at me.
「Welcome back, Alice-chan~」(Leone)
「You fought well, Alice-san.」(Kururu)
「Alice-chan, you looked so cool when you fought! And cute too~!」(Shuu)
「Welcome back.」(Gaul)
「Thank you, everyone.」(Alice)
I waved back at them and sat in my seat. Ruka sat next to me.
I was wondering where Rin was, but then I noticed she was fighting her next opponent on the arena floor.
「Umm… Alice-san, may I ask you something?」(Kururu)
As I watched Rin’s match, Kururu asked me, somewhat concerned.
「Hm?」(Alice)
「I’m not sure if it’s just my imagination or not, but you seemed to be in a lot of pain when you were hit by Rin’s magic.」(Kururu)
She noticed it, huh?
「Well, because it was painful.」(Alice)
「Don’t tell me… Alice-san, how strong is your pain reduction setting?」(Kururu)
「I set it at 50%」(Alice)
「Geh! 50%!? It’s the lowest setting, isn’t it!?」(Kururu)
Kururu was taken aback.
Not just her, but the other three, even Ruka, were also surprised.
「Alice-chan, you’re kidding, right?」(Leone)
「I think 50% pain reduction is too low, even for me.」(Gaul)
「That’s right. Nobody uses that setting unless… Hold on… Alice-chan, are you masochー」(Shuu)
ーSMACK!
「ーBfuuu!!」(Shuu)
Shuu tried to say something, but Leone and Kururu simultaneously hit him on the head before he could finish.
「What was that for!?」(Shuu)
「That’s what you got for asking a lady a weird question.」(Leone)
「Ignore this disgusting man. Alice-san, why are you using the lowest setting for that?」(Kururu)
「I thought if I could feel pain, it would make this game more thrilling.」(Alice)
「Well, you’re not wrong, but… I think 50% is too much.」(Kururu)
「Is that so?」(Alice)
Some VR games that are played with VR headgear have a pain reduction setting. This setting will reduce the amount of pain you feel every time you take damage in the game.
In Nostalgia World Online, the highest setting is 90%, and the lowest is 50%.
For example, when you get stabbed with a sword, at 90% to 80%, you will feel as if you were being slapped really hard. At 70% to 60%, you will feel as if you were being stabbed with a fork. And at 50%, you will feel as if you were being stabbed with a butter knife.
When I was hit by Rin’s【Tempest Railgun】, I could feel the pain all over my body as if I were struck by real lightning.
「Alice-san, I suggest you revert it to 90%.」(Kururu)
「Umm, but I’ve gotten used to this setting. Besides, being able to feel more pain is not completely a bad thing. With this setting, I’m more aware of the risk of taking damage, allowing me to fight more cautiously. 」(Alice)
「That may be true, but…」(Kururu)
「Above all, I want to feel everything in this game as realistic as possible. This is how I enjoy VR games.」(Alice)
「Is that so? Alice-san, you’re an odd girl.」(Kururu)
「Alice sure is odd.」(Ruka)
Ugh, Even Ruka thinks I’m odd…
「Fufu, so that’s how you enjoy this game. Alice-chan, I think that’s what’s so good about you. Now I understand how you can get along so well with the NPCs.」(Leone)
「If that’s how you play this game, then I won’t say anything else, but if it’s too painful, you can always raise the setting. Got it?」(Kururu)
「I got it.」(Alice)
Kururu seemed concerned about me, but I’m comfortable with this setting.
「I still don’t understand the people who use that setting. Alice-chan, are you sure you’re not a masochー」(Shuu)
ーSMACK!!
「「Shuu, shut up!」」(Leone & Kururu)
「ーOuuuuchh! I’m at 90%, but why does this pain feel so real!?」(Shuu)
Shuu was about to say something, but again, Leone and Kururu hit him on the head.
I think I know what he’s trying to say, but I’m totally not that kind of weirdo!
『The match’s over! The winner is Rin! She will be the representative of Group B in the final! Congratulations!』(Taurus)
Rin’s match was so quick. It was over before we realized it.
It seemed that her opponent this time wasn’t that strong.
Now that the last match in this venue was over, the competition in this group, which was Group B, ended with Rin as the winner of the group.
After this, the winner from each group (A, B, C, and D) will be competing in the final.
My journey in this event is over, but I want to stay and cheer for my best friend.
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…. Well… it was kind of expected but it’s unfortunate she lost since now we don’t get to see more, but on the + side less chance to reveal ideas making for better lore for the ‘huntress’