Chapter 50

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Vtuber chapter 50

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50. How a Vtuber Should be (Epilogue)

The street of LoS. Back alley.

People can hear a few voices from the main street, but they

quickly disappear as if they're blending into the surrounding metal walls. As

usual, there was no sign of people there, and the bustle was distant.

It was a space that no one used, so much so that people

often wondered why the management had created such a space.

“That bastard “Kazuto”.”

But an unusual man was standing in the place.

He was holding his forehead in a very irritated manner and

slammed the wall.

“I think I gathered so many people for what reason, those

small fries…! Why did we have to lose from such an advantageous situation? ……!”

The man could not stop talking to himself, taking advantage

of the fact that no one was around.

Suda Tatsuichi.

This man, who lost to Kazuto and Inori, is exhaling

unbearable anger.

However, the heat was heading down, probably after some

noise.

However, perhaps he had already made some noise, and his

fever was beginning to subside.

“Damn. How much of a loss? I’m not sure if I should have

left Inori alone this time?”

He’s thinking about the results of this time and future

actions based on them.

There was no change in Suda’s guideline of including

professional gamers among the Vtubers.

As usual, Suda’s thoughts something filled with filth, and

he didn’t seem to care about the means.

Suda smiles with cloudy eyes.

“No. In the first place, I didn’t care about the victory or

loss this time. It’s just a verbal promise that isn’t recorded or written, so I

don’t have the right to keep it. Let’s take it away. “

He’s not sure those two kids even have a record of the

conversation they had.

He rethought his method of usurpation.

Suda doesn’t even have any guilt in his expression. But he

was just thinking about the future that he envisioned.

But.

“-I thought it was something like that. You’re a real

asshole, Suda-san.”

Suda wakes up because someone appears in front of him.

Two footsteps were approaching.

In addition to the man who uttered the voice, there was a

woman.

Both look like high school students.

“……Who?”

Suda, who had assumed that he was the only one in the room,

looked alarmed.

The man with an angry face facing Suda replied as if he was

amazed.

“Who …? You’re one of the researchers in the VR field, don’t

you know my face?”

After hearing these words, Suda’s eyes widened as if he had

been startled.

“… Hmm. Hoshikuzu, Houki… Why are you in such a place?”

“That’s because I came to see you.”

Suda’s guess is correct, and the man’s identity is a

Hoshikuzu Houki.

The two hadn’t had many conversations yet, but at this

point, there was an atmosphere that Houki’s position was higher than that of

Suda.

Houki’s position as a researcher was at the top of the list,

and although Suda was also talented, he was not far behind Houki.

Suda stares at Houki as if he’s glaring at him. Suda also

strengthens his vigilance.

“… Did you come to see me? What is it for?”

“You’ve got one choice, considering the timing. I’ve been

watching you guys teaming up.”

“…”

Surprise and confusion.

Suda stared at Houki’s eyes, asking why he knew it.

Except for the match at the tournament, there is no way for

a third party to watch the game.

If the room owner gives permission. People can watch the

game itself. But this time the room owner was Suda.

Suda did not remember giving permission, and there was no

way he would have been permitted to watch a match that he had started with the

intention of cheating.

There is a possibility that Houki participated as a player,

but all except the members collected by Suda, Kazuto, and Inori are stray.

It was too low a probability to think that he had entered by

accident.

“It’s not that I don’t like teaming. I’m not going to bother

to tell you what to do in a custom match. You can play as you please. …… If you

had done it in an official match, I would have suspended your account as soon

as possible.”

“……?What are you saying?”

Suda looked suspiciously at Houki’s words, who said about

the authority to perform BAN as if he had suspended his account.

People usually say that the best feature of this “Law of

Stars” game is that the operator is unknown.

The information about the “operator” is so secret that it

cannot be revealed even by hundreds of millions of players.

With that in mind, it seemed that Suda was not so pure and

innocent as to take Houki’s overly unusual words to heart.

Suddenly, a girl standing next to Houki opened her mouth.

“Master, … quickly … let’s finish it? I. I want to go play

soon …”

“h, okay, I’ll hurry. I’m going to. hurry up, but don’t call

me Master in public, Yin Xue (YinYuki).”

“Ah … I’m sorry.”

After being rebuked by Houki, she turns her eyes down.

She is a ghostly girl with wavy, black hair.

If people see that kind of reaction, they thought that she

is getting bullied. But the reality is different.

“… By the way, Mas-ter… Is it okay for this person to get

caught?”

“???”

The girl named Yin Xue didn’t care or feel remorse one bit.

Houki, once again called Master, tilted his head to face Yin

Xue, wondering if she didn’t understand his Japanese.

“? … Master?”

But seeing Yin Xue’s scowling expression, Houki gave up on a

lot of things.

Houki decided to go back to the topic and answer Yin Xue’s

question, “Is it okay if he gets caught?

“I’m allowing …… Suda gets caught. You can’t blame them for

this..”

“Confirmed.”

Some understanding was born between Houki and Yin Xue, but

of course, Sude doesn’t understand it.

Suda was frustrated and asked Houki again.

“So, what are you guys talking about?”

Hearing that voice, Houki and Yin Xue all turned their eyes

to Suda.

Suda knew that it would be advantageous to be imposing in

such a place, although Suda would flinch for a moment with the two sets of

inorganic eyes.

Suda looks back at the two of them, losing.

It was Houki that opened his mouth to Suda.

“… Speaking from the requirements for the time being, it’s a

story about “Kazuto” and “Inori”. You lost to them, didn’t you?”

“…”

Suda wonders how much this man knows, but Houki doesn’t give

him the answer.

However, no matter how much he knew, Suda’s reply is

perfect.

“… Why do you have to say something? I indeed lost, but this

is a problem between them and me. In the first place, there are no terms and

conditions regarding the transfer of accounts, so no one has any right to tell

me what to do.”

“That’s right. I thought you would say that.”

Houki sighs annoyingly.

The account used in VR is the same in every game.

That means people can only make one avatar per account. Then

they can use the avatar in all VR worlds.

Regardless of which game you participate in, “Kazuto” is

“Kazuto”, and “Inori” is “Inori”.

It was not something that the game could get involved in,

but it was necessary to follow the rules of the entire VR.

And there is nothing in “The Terms of Use” that prohibits

the transfer of accounts.

That is not because the transfer of accounts is allowed, but

because it is common knowledge that only the person who created the avatar can

control it.

There is no reason to ban someone because that is

impossible.

The recent problem aimed at “Inori” exploited this hole.

As for the accounts of Zero Live members, the ownership

belongs to Zero Live in the first place, so even if it is in the terms and

conditions, it will not cause any problems.

Houki scratched his head and spoke in a slow tone.

“You know that VR machine …… that Suda-san made, the one

that can control anyone’s avatar?”

“……What about it?”

Suda’s eyes narrowed as if he was trying to guess what Houki

was trying to tell him.

But before Suda could get an answer out of him, Houki told

him to finish.

“I’m going to make it impossible for you to use it in LoS.

If there’s another person inside, we’ll treat it as a cheat and play it. So

there’s no point in trying to get their avatars anymore.”

“… What?”

Suda didn’t understand what he was saying.

But after a few moments of pause, Suda understood that

Houki’s words were a dumb threat and laughed at Houki, making fun of him.

“What are you talking about? Can’t you come up with

something a little more decent for a bluff? What authority do you have to do

that?”

He said this in a tone of voice that said, “Who the hell do

you think you are?”

Houki was surprised by this.

“……? Suda-san, don’t you think you’re being a bit

presumptuous? Are you trying to escape from reality?”

Houki continued, with a puzzled look on his face, “You don’t

understand unless I say it clearly.”

That is.

“–I’m the operator of LoS.”

It was a revelation that few people in the world knew.

LoS is at the center of the virtual world.

LoS is so popular. There is hardly anyone who has a VR

avatar who never logged in to Los.

The quality of the game is so high and the range of play is

so wide that there is no reason not to play LoS.

LoS is treated as a super-competitor to most games, and because

of its nature, the number of players is endless.

In Law of Stars, there is a mysterious operator.

His true identity was Hoshikuzu Houki.

The one who couldn’t contain his excitement was Suda.

He couldn’t believe it at all, but if it was Houki, it wasn’t

impossible.

“— Uh, don’t lie …, Hoshikuzu Houki. No matter how much you

can do that.”

Suda decided to deny it, hoping that it was a lie.

If it’s true, Suda’s plan would come to an end.

It would be hard for a Vtuber who doesn’t play LoS at all to

succeed, and Suda had gathered “LoS professional gamers” as their “hearts”.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that everything was going

to fall apart.

“…That’s a lie, isn’t it?”

Houki opened a window of some kind while muttering to

himself.

It was a window with special details that Suda had never

seen before

It’s not as if he’s too stupid to understand the

significance of opening a window in LoS that the average player can’t see.

Suda gasped, his body trembling as he looked at Houki.

Then Houki’s hand stopped and his mouth moved slightly.

“Exceed–“

Suda couldn’t believe his ears.

That is the first time I’ve ever heard the word “Exeed” in a

non-combat area, let alone in the city.

Even if he had chanted it, nothing would have happened.

But it was.

“- “Arrogant planet”.”

It worked perfectly.

“Ugu !?”

Suda touches the ground and endures it.

It is the Exceed of a character called “Gravity”.

~~~~~

It was an action blocking skill that had the effect of

“increasing the gravity of a certain area by 1.5 times”. It was a skill that

affected both friend and foe, but because Houki had tampered with it, it only

affected Suda.

The magnification also clearly exceeded 1.5 times.

“–What is this … !!”

Suda leaked a voice of pain while kneeling due to the high

gravity. He could not even stand.

The restraint, unable to lift his face, has conveyed

discomfort, even though he is painful.

But more than the physical pain, Suda was suffering because

he was being made to understand a fact he did not want to understand.

He could feel his ambitions slipping away.

Houki looked at the kneeling Suda and opened his mouth.

“To be honest, I’ve been on the fence. To be honest, I wasn’t

sure if I should accept that technology you created.”

“…”

“I created LoS with the aim of” a fair world. “..Well, there

are many kinds of fairness, but mine is based on the moment of birth. I’m not

going to allow my voice or appearance to deceive me too much from reality. “

He blurted out, “I can tolerate the …… back voice. It’s also

my ability,” he muttered to himself, but no one could hear him.

Houki immediately regained consciousness and connected the

words.

“Yes, I didn’t mean to forgive … but I felt that the VR

machine you made was also the correct answer for entertainment. I can’t say

that the act of putting a professional gamer in Vtuber is 100% wrong. “

“Then why!? …”

“That’s why I was worried. As an LoS operator, will I step

up to technological development or stick to what I first believed?”

Houki approaches Suda.

“… In conclusion, I couldn’t decide for myself. So I decided

to leave it up to you guys to win or lose.”

Suda understood what Houki wanted to say.

Houki slowly approaches.

He stopped right in front of the trembling Suda, looking

down at him.

With high pressure, he told him.

“–You lost, didn’t you?”

The air froze.

Suda knew that he had lost a game that he should never lose.

Regret swirled around him, and at the same time. Because of

that, Suda's anger towards Kazuto is reignited.

“………”

Suda even had nausea due to the torrent of emotions.

Houki and Yin Xue behind him were quietly staring at Suda

with a cold look.

The only thing that reaches their ears is the bitterness

that Suda spews.

Houki opened his mouth again with a slight break in the

conversation.

“… and that’s all I’m talking about so far as the operator.”

Suddenly, he saw a strong emotion in Houki.

It’s something he’s been hiding for a long time, but it

comes out as something heavier.

The atmosphere changes.

“From now on, as a friend of Hoshino and Kitou, it’s my

business.”

It was unmistakable anger.

Houki crouches down.

Then he grabbed Suda’s hair and forcibly met his face.

“Well, you’ve been bullying her as much as you like. How

many times did you make Kitou cry? That’s more than enough for me to get rid

of.”

It is deep and emotional overflows.

“After all, if you have pain setting on…? Don’t screw

around, you asshole!”

From his greatly swollen pupils, the degree of passion was visible.

“Do you know how painful it is to make a hole in your body

with a 100% pain setting?”

“..Guh!”

“Don’t you know? You could do that because you don’t know,

right?”

“… Let go of me.”

Suda glares back.

Houki didn’t care about that.

“… I’ll tell you.”

It was a different window than the one he had just shown.

It looks like some parameter.

“Do you know what this is? It’s your pain setting.”

“… !!”

It was in the terms and conditions when you started this

game, right? In the terms and conditions when you started this game, it said,

“Do you want to allow access to your pain settings? Yes.

The original purpose of the game was to allow the operator

to fine-tune the game so that players could enjoy it more.

It is used to make the feeling of stepping on soil or the

flow of wind more realistic.

In other words, this was a complete abuse of the system.

Houki raises its parameters slightly.

“Let’s start with 30%. That’ll hurt a bit.”

“Wait …!”

Ignored.

Houki increased the magnification of “Arrogant Planet” at

once.

“Gaahh..!?”

Suda’s body sinks into the ground with great force.

“Does it hurt?”

“Agh…”

“Then next is 50.”

No mercy.

Houki grabbed Suda by the hair and forcibly lifted his head.

Then he slammed his face into the ground.

“Stop. It hurts …!”

“I think you can still endure it. 70%”

Bam.

“Gouogh.”

“80%.”

Bam.

“Higihgh!?”

“90%.”

Bam.

“Iuagh!”

Because they were in virtual reality. Suda's expression is

still fine, but his face was wet with tears and snot.

Houki didn’t care in the slightest.

“And this is–.“

“… Well, Mahe.”

He lifts the parameters as hard as he can.

“100% pain!!!”

“Ah” Ah “Ah! ?? !! ?? “

He’s getting slammed down hard.

Houki stands up, leaving Suda sunk into the ground.

His anger did not disappear from his eyes, but there was no

doubt that he had calmed down somewhat.

Houki glanced at Suda, who shed tears, and looked at Yin

Xue.

“Yin Xue, take that out.”

“Confirmed.”

After receiving Houki’s words, Yin Xue opened a window in

her hand and began to operate something.

While watching Yin Xue, Houki releases “Arrogant Planet”.

Suda, who escaped from the binding of gravity, slowly raised

his face while moaning.

“Yes. Here it is.”

“Thank you.”

Houki received one window from Yin Xue. He approaches Suda

again.

“Hey, look at this.”

He thrust the window in front of Suda.

Suda slowly understands the contents.

“……Th-This is”

“Do you understand? It’s proof of the fraud you used to rise

to the top of Zero Live.”

“How …, did you know that??.”

“That woman’s a genius. You’re out of luck.”

“Eh, hehe… he praises me.”

Even when seeing Suda is in despair, Houki is filled with

uncontained anger, and the girl is smiling happily.

The difference in the emotions of each of them was so weird.

That has become some eerie space.

“Anyway, this is the end for you. I don’t know if you’re

going back to your original representative or if you’re going to get another

one. –But whatever it is, good luck.”

“… Ah…”

That is what stunned self-defeat is.

It seems that Suda doesn’t even have the energy to resist,

and just stares at the window floating in front of him.

Then, between Houki and Yin Xue, a mood began to flow that

it was time to go home.

Suda was also in despair, but he felt relieved to be free

from this pain.

But.

“Then, for the last time, go die.”

“Eh…?”

Suda froze again when Houki told him with a laugh.

“Well … there was “Dizua”…”

When Houki fiddled with the hologram to some extent, the

light suddenly gathered at the broom’s hand, and “Disua”, which should only

appear in the “treasure storehouse”, appeared.

It was a weapon that could kill an opponent with a single

blow.

The pain it causes was immeasurable.

“I’m going to put a hole in your head with this now. Are you

ready for this?”

“No, I don’t like it …, stop…”

Suda was out of his mind.

“Oh, and while you’re at it, go along with the experiment.

–1000% pain perception.”

Houki touched Suda’s parameters and said so.

“Well … eh? No, no, no…”

It was a mixture of sweat, tears, and snot, and what kind of

liquid it was anymore.

“I’ve heard that even 100% can affect you in real life, but

what about …… or 1000%? Will you die?”

“…!?!?!? No, I’m sorry, I’m sorry !!!! “

“I wish I could have shown it to you.

“Oh, that’s ri-rright.”

“You can’t do it, stupid, you’ve already locked it. Be quiet

and ready.”

“Ah, ah …, ah, go …, but …”

Houki points the muzzle at Suda’s head.

“Then I’ll go. Do you have a will?”

“… No … I’m sorry …, I’m sorry…”

Houki smiled kindly.

It’s too unsuitable to have any effect other than to incite

fear.

And then.

“Die”

And that word at the end.

The gunshot echoed.

It pierced Suda’s head.

“Ah, hi …”

Suda fainted and has logged out.

He disappeared, leaving the two of them alone.

A few seconds of silence followed, and then.

“Fu, kufu …”

Yin Xue started laughing.

“What is it, 1000% …! Huh, Fufu, kids …! That’s not it…”

“Shut up, I don’t care what percentage.”

“Why does he believe in …… that?”

“In the situation you just described, anyone would believe

it, right?”

“That’s what …? But at the end of the day, there was no need

to make it 0%, was there?”

“It’s enough to scare you that far. If you die, you won’t be

fashionable.”

“……Certainly.”

The two of them then headed for the main street.

After this, Houki goes back to running the game.

Houki doesn’t have time to spare as he continues to run this

big world all by himself.

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