Cosplay?

The cafe that Anna-unni made for me was so breathtaking that I couldn’t help but be amazed the moment I saw it.

Currently, the level cap in Leore is level 60, and the main stage is the Ardea nation.

Once you hit the level cap, there’s usually no reason to leave the Ardea nation. There’s no need to go to lower-level areas.

In Leore, there are two types of food.

Food just for enjoying the taste, and buff-giving, stat-boosting food. Both types of food are sold in restaurants.

The food that raises stats the most isn’t sold in restaurants and can only be made by players with the chef life skill.

Usually, when going on raids, people eat player-made food, and when doing dungeons, daily quests, or weekly quests, they eat simple food from restaurants.

You might think there’s no need to eat it once you have all your equipment, but the important thing is that it doesn’t just increase stats, it also increases the amount of gold you earn by a whopping 5%.

That’s why restaurants in the Ardea nation are always crowded. On top of that, the background music in the restaurants is so well-made that some people just spend time there without doing anything.

So, when such a restaurant unfolded as soon as I entered the cafe, I couldn’t help but be surprised.

Anna-unni said she made it for me, and doing this much just for me was touching, but also a little scary.

I should be careful when asking for favors. Anna-unni’s hands are way too big.

Reina and Reina’s friend entered the cafe.

Reina, waving at me, looked almost exactly the same as she did in Leore.

It’s a game where you can freely customize your face, but among the people I’ve met so far, no one has changed it that much. How strange.

Are they all confident in their faces? Or is it to immerse themselves more in Leore?

I guess because I made my character look exactly like me in real life, it feels like I’m really living in the world of Leore, which makes it even more enjoyable.

I entered the virtual world to have a comfortable conversation.

Only Reina came in, not her friend. Well, I don’t really have anything to talk about with her friend anyway.

Besides, the way that friend looked at me didn’t exactly seem like she wanted to meet me.

It seems like Reina forced her to come.

I mean, she came all the way on an overseas trip, and instead of going sightseeing, she came to see me.

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,So when planning the overall tactics, what do you focus on checking?

,That’s skills that a specific job has orㅡ,

Reina generously shared information with me that was more important than I expected for running a raid.

She didn’t hesitate to share information that couldn’t be known by individuals or small groups, information that could only be obtained through the data of many people.

To the point where I thought, ,She’s even telling me this?

What surprised me the most was the information about job tiers, the meta, and the understanding of skills.

No matter how great Leore is, it’s still a game made by people.

A game with many jobs and many raids will naturally have balance issues.

Reina is talking about the information that the Mead raid team has diligently analyzed and figured out, like a child explaining her favorite cartoon, wadadada.

Well, job tiers weren’t important to me since I don’t have many guild members!

I saw Reina, who was the same Reina I had seen watching the Mead raid broadcasts, but with a different expression.

Blonde hair. Distinct features. Light gray eyes and an overwhelming figure. If I saw her on the street, I would mistake her for a model.

On the broadcasts, she led the raid with a strong charisma and a powerful voice, but now Reina is like… a retriever.

Thanks to Reina, I learned a lot of information and various tips for running a raid, so I opened my mouth to ask about the [Assassin] job I was planning to switch to.

,Reina-nim.

,That… Ah, Arang-ah!

,Yes?

,Could you… maybe drop the -nim? It feels distant!

,Okay. Reina. Um… Reina-unni. I’m planning to job change to [Assassin] this timeㅡ

,Ah! [Assassin]! That’sㅡ

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The time with Reina was very rewarding.

It was a time to learn how overseas users play Leore and various things about the Mead raid team.

The talk about Leore was over, and we were just chatting when Reina suddenly brought up something out of the blue.

,Arang-ah, are you… interested in cosplay?

,Cosplay?

,Yeah, cosplay.

Cosplay, huh.

When game events are held, many people who like games come in cosplay, so I’ve seen it a lot.

From people with good quality to people with bad quality. People who look good in it, people who don’t look good in it, and so on.

The important thing is that it’s nice to see that everyone loves the game.

Of course, I never even thought about doing it.

First of all, cosplay seems to cost a lot of money and take a lot of time no matter how you look at it. I’d rather spend that money and time on the game.

,I guess I’m interested. To the extent that it’s pleasing to the eye to see pretty people?

,Re, really!?

Sometimes when I see professional cosplayers doing it for money from game companies, it’s definitely amazing.

Face, makeup, accessories, equipment, etc., they looked exactly like the game characters.

,So, Arang-ah, do you… ha… have any thoughts of doing cosplay?

Oh… thoughts of doing cosplay.

Come to think of it, I have money and time now.

On top of that, I not only have money and time, but I also got a body. The body of a pretty girl. Sometimes when I look at my face, I praise myself for being so cute and pretty.

But wouldn’t cosplay be impossible?

First of all, I don’t have arms or legs.

I think that’s the biggest thing. Even if I cosplay, I’m just sitting or lying down, so is there any reason to do it? Of course, I’d feel good seeing myself dressed up.

Even if I cosplay, there’s nothing I can do.

,No! You don’t necessarily have to do anything after cosplaying! The important thing is just becoming a character you like!

,Huh? Did I say that out loud?

,Yeah!

Cosplay. A character I like.

What comes to mind is a male character I used to like. An alchemist character who is the older brother of a pair of brothers.

I enjoyed that cartoon so much back then that I thought about trying to cosplay him when I was in middle school.

The character without a left leg and right arm was using steel prosthetic limbs.

,It’s similar to me now. Well, I don’t want to do anything troublesome, so I’ll dismiss it.

,I think positively about cosplay, but there’s a reason why I can’t do it.

,A, a reason why you can’t do it…! Could you possibly tell me? Ah, is it too much to ask…!

,You saw me earlier, so you know, but I have a physical disability.

,Huk, could it be that you’re sick? A di, disease or something…?

,Ah, I’m healthy. But.

I just don’t have arms or legs.

,But?

,I’ll show you in reality after we finish talking.

,…?

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Anna, worried about Arang’s back from using the access device in the chair, hugged her.

,Wh, what are you doing! Then huh?

Emma was flustered because the access device was quiet without anything happening.

Normally, the moment someone touches the body of a person using the access device, an alarm would sound, and such a big movement would alert the surrounding police.

But Arang’s access device didn’t react at all.

,It’s okay. I often have to take care of Arang, so I temporarily turned off that function on Arang’s access device.

,Is that possibleㅡ Ah, right.

The woman in front of her wasn’t just an ordinary woman, but the Korean representative of Masble.

Originally, you couldn’t turn off such a function, but Emma thought that Anna would be able to do it.

Anna carefully laid Arang down on the makeshift bed prepared on the second floor.

Ttanggeurak.

Emma felt something strange again at the sound she heard.

It was the sound of something hard colliding.

But it was a sound that should never have been heard at that moment.

From Anna’s next action and the sound she heard, Emma realized the identity of the discomfort she had felt while looking at Arang.

,The reason why that girl didn’t feel like a person… was because her arms and legs didn’t move even 1mm…

One of Emma’s acquaintances was wearing prosthetic limbs, so Emma realized that Arang’s arms and legs were prosthetics just by hearing the sound of the prosthetics while Arang was lying on the bed.

The moment she realized the identity of the discomfort, Emma realized why Arang had such eyes.

,What on earth have I been misunderstanding…? What on earth have I done to that child…?

She misunderstood on her own, made assumptions on her own, thought she was a bad person on her own, and even showed malice in front of that child.

,The reason why she has such a bright appearance in Leore… isn’t because she’s wearing a mask to be loved by people…

It was to survive.

,Ah… I’m an idiot. I’m not even a child, and I had such thoughts about such a girl…

She had become sensitive after losing the WFK and seeing people’s malicious comments.

Because of that, she had such bad thoughts.

Lee Arang user is trash. Lee Arang user definitely changed her face with customization. Etc.

She didn’t express it outwardly, but she belittled Lee Arang user in her mind.

But Lee Arang user, no, the girl, was just a girl who couldn’t do anything in reality, so she sincerely loved and enjoyed Leore.

But she herself… had belittled such a girl in her mind.

Emma turned on her access device and sat next to Reina.

,Are you going in?

,Yes. I have to apologize.

Emma connected the line with Reina and entered the virtual world.