Her Identity

“Everyone, you’ve worked hard~”

“You’ve worked hard.”

Blocking that base played a big role, so our team was able to secure victory without much trouble.

As the battlefield faded away after the game ended, I returned to the waiting room.

The game ended in victory, and I parted ways with my teammates in good spirits.

The assassin user didn’t open his mouth in the end.

Like the gloomy guy he is, it seems communication isn’t his strong suit.

It was more informative to jump right in than to look up explanations and strategy videos.

Although meeting that kind knight user was a big help.

A dark room, like the waiting room of gladiators of old.

I sat there and began to examine the skills and traits of other classes.

The first character I looked into was the Butcher.

It was a character I hadn’t seen when watching videos of pro players in the past.

The Butcher character was the most recently released character, and couldn’t be used in deathmatches.

It was a character that could only be used in the Domination mode.

Seeing that it was written that it was most recommended for beginners, it seems the character’s performance itself is very powerful.

The second character I looked at was the Knight.

With the best balance between offense and defense, most pro players chose this Knight character.

The skills he possesses are [Attack Stance], [Defense Stance], and [Composure].

As the names suggest, each stance skill was a passive skill that boosted the character’s performance, and the Composure skill was a short buff skill that reduced the opponent’s attack damage.

That knight user’s sword must have been glowing blue because of this skill.

The Viking was a character created with the Norsemen of the past as a motif, as the name suggests.

With the [Berserk] skill that greatly increases movement speed, attack speed, and attack power when the possessed health decreases, and even the [Valhalla] skill that allows you to move for 1 second in a near-death state.

Of course, it was written that this skill would not activate in the event of an instant-death strike.

Come to think of it, the fact that the Viking user I stabbed in the neck moved at all must have been thanks to this skill.

Finally, the Gladiator.

As the name suggests, he had the appearance of a typical Roman-era swordsman using a one-handed sword and shield.

He not only used weapons, but also possessed a passive skill that applied bonuses to striking and grappling techniques using his entire body.

I was getting interested in VRS and looking into various things when it happened.

A message popped up in the chat room linked to my phone.

Seeker of Light-[Racoon-malang-yang, have you been well?]

Seeker of Light.

He was my secret friend.

I thought he had stopped being my secret friend because he hadn’t contacted me recently, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

It seems things are going well with the matchmaking partner I recently met.

Racoon-malang-[It’s been a while… I thought you’d forgotten about me.]

Seeker of Light-[That’s… I’ve been busy lately, so I couldn’t help it…]

Racoon-malang-[Is it more important than me?]

Seeker of Light-[Gasp…]

Racoon-malang-[I’m just kidding. What have you been up to?]

Seeker of Light-[It’s a very important matter, but I can’t say anything prematurely because it’s not confirmed yet…]

Racoon-malang-[I hope things go well with what you’re doing. But please leave me a message at least once a day. I’m a little sad.]

Seeker of Light-[Ah, I understand…]

Seeker of Light didn’t send any more replies after that message.

It seems like he really is busy.

I swiped the chat room that appeared in front of me to the side and started a new game.

The game mode I’m going to play this time is Deathmatch.

Checking the countdown in front of me.

The time it took to match was less than 10 seconds.

It was definitely a game played by more people than Deron.

With a bright light, the place I was transported to was a dark underground arena lit by candles.

It’s a square map. There was nowhere to run, so it was a map that showed the intention to slash at each other until death.

“Please take care of me~”

The opponent was a knight character wearing shining armor.

The voice coming from inside the helmet was very polite.

I also bowed my head and greeted him.

“Please take care of me.”

The opponent’s level is 4.

On the other hand, my level is 2.

I don’t know how fast the level goes up, but since I leveled up after the first game, it meant that the opponent was also a user who hadn’t started the game long ago.

“Um… aren’t you wearing armor?”

Is he acting like a senior in some way?

The knight user said to me in a very flustered voice.

Instead of answering, I drew the Nodachi I had hanging behind my back.

Seureureuk-

The greatly drawn out Nodachi scattered a sparkling backlight on the flickering candles around it.

There was no signal for a fight.

“Hmm…”

The knight user groaned and carefully raised his longsword.

The stance is quite good, but that’s it.

The gaze felt beyond the helmet was losing its way and shaking weakly here and there.

“Shall we go?”

Shall we go?

He’s giving a signal that he’s going to attack the enemy?

It was so absurd that I felt like laughing.

But unlike my feelings, the knight user began to rush in with a fairly serious attitude.

Cheolkeureok-!

The knight comes running quickly, making a clattering sound unique to iron shoes.

I watched him and took a step forward.

If you ask what is most important in a 1-on-1 battle in Deron, I would answer like this.

Ganhap Jaegi.

It was no different in this game either.

Recognize the opponent’s attack range and my range, and fight using the most advantageous move.

That was the basic way of fighting I knew.

What I’m holding is a Nodachi, a huge longsword.

The length of the blade alone exceeds 120CM.

Of course, my attack range is bound to be long.

The moment the enemy knight, who was running quickly, entered my range.

I swung the Nodachi with all my might.

Swish-!

A wide-ranging slash flies as if swallowing the space itself.

Bigger, bigger, wider.

Kwajik-!

Before the knight user’s long sword could be stretched forward, the blade of my Nodachi blew off the enemy knight user’s neck.

The sensation on my fingertips is clear.

As the knight’s headless body fell to the floor, a congratulatory message appeared in front of me, saying that I had won the duel.

Easy. It was so easy that I felt like laughing.

I retrieved the Nodachi and bowed my head in a short greeting.

It was a good duel.

Of course, I wanted to sincerely advise him to look into other games.

It didn’t take 10 seconds from entering the room to the result of the duel.

I returned to the waiting room, leaving a blurry afterimage.

The next game, the next game, the next game.

A situation not much different from the first match occurred.

As the game ended quickly, the amount of experience gained soared rapidly.

***

-What, is this bastard farming with a smurf account again?

-lololololololol is it the team’s fault that your mmr is screwed up?

-That’s ridiculous lololololololol Gold scrub lololololololol

-This account will probably end up in Silver lololololololol

“Ah, be quiet…”

In-game nickname is Kobold, and the broadcasting nickname is also Kobold.

Kobold checked the messages from his viewers and muttered in a depressed voice.

He was grateful for the 200 regular viewers who always came to watch when he turned on the broadcast, but every word they threw felt like a dagger flying and piercing his heart.

Kobold thought. Still, shouldn’t I be good enough to go to Diamond?

His low Domination rank was all the team’s fault.

He sincerely thought so.

That’s why.

Kobold created a new smurf account instead of his main account and logged into VRS.

The first character Kobold chose was the Knight.

This was because it was the character with the most perfect balance between offense and defense, making it easy to bully noobs when matching in the low-level range.

Assassins were also easy to take the necks of beginners, but sometimes they would get hit by a blind knife and die, so he chose the Knight.

-Are you trying to bully noobs again?

-lololololololol your skill ends at Gold…

-He’s probably going to start barking like a dog again

Kobold checked the messages and remained silent.

He had already experienced this situation several times, so he was used to these messages.

Kobold took a calm breath and began to spin the matchmaking.

-Is this your 11th smurf account this season?

-Shouldn’t we stop him from bullying noobs? All the newbies are going to die;

-For real;; There must be more than one or two kids who quit because of this bastard.

-I’m going to sleep, wake me up when he gets to Gold

No matter what the viewers said, he could show them with his skills.

Kobold let out a low sigh and waited for the match.

How long had it been?

Finally, the first match was made.

The matchmaking that used to take less than 10 seconds took 30 seconds.

Kobold took out his longsword and checked the opponent user.

It’s a Gladiator character with a one-handed sword and shield.

The rank is Silver, and the level is 20.

Something was strange.

“What…?”

-Isn’t this the first game on this smurf account?

-I heard they patched something recently because of smurfs bullying noobs

-lololololololol

-That’s right lololololololol If all the newbies die, the game will be ruined lololololololol

-But can’t Kobold beat Silver?

Kobold checked the viewers’ messages and nodded.

He heard that VRS had been suffering from noob slaughter recently, and it seems they had solved the problem.

Kobold licked his lips. It seems that the mmr value has been adjusted according to the connection record, and the opponent is a Silver rank.

It meant that Kobold’s mmr value was not much different from that of a Silver user.

Kobold and the Gladiator glared at each other, looking for an opportunity.

There was no signal to start the fight.

The fight started the moment they made eye contact.

A battle of wits to assess each other’s skills.

An exchange of attacks and defenses continues.

The passive attacks gradually became bolder, and the calm mind was soon covered with excitement.

“Gasp…”

Kobold was a user who had pride in being a hardcore player in VRS.

Of course, his skills were incomparable to those of a Silver user.

“I won…”

Kobold was finally able to win the fight against his opponent.

His tired body staggered, and his crumpled armor screamed.

-How many minutes was the fight?

-2 minutes lololololololol

-2 minutes against a Silver scrub lololololololol

-So funny lololololololol

“No, this matchmaking is too weird, could this person be a smurf like me?”

-Search the ID’s history lololololololol he’s just a Silver user for life

-Is a character created last year a smurf?

-lololololololololol

“Ha…”

The game was over.

The lost health and stamina quickly recovered, and Kobold was able to return to the waiting room.

After a short break, Kobold quickly spun the Deathmatch mode again to level up quickly.

The Deathmatch mode was essential to level up quickly because it gave the most experience per unit of time.

And so, the matchmaking was successful.

This time, he met a small Samurai user.

Level 7, no rank.

A smile appears on Kobold’s face.

It was clear that this was the noob he had been waiting for.

-The customization is so pretty lololololololol

-If you’re that short, aren’t there strength stat restrictions?

-Looks like she’s going to do stretching exercises lololololololol

-Looking at her without armor, it looks like a smurf doing a concept play

-Is she a smurf too lololololololol

-Streeeeeeetch lololololololol

Kobold looked at the opponent user with uneasy eyes.

Long, flowing black hair, and a Nodachi slung behind her back.

Even the size of her body didn’t seem suitable for using such a huge weapon.

That’s right. She had the aura of a hardcore player.

Kobold swallowed hard and carefully opened his mouth.

“H-Hey, are you a smurf?”

“Huh? No. I started this game today.”

Her voice was also small and cute.

But it wasn’t a word that could be easily believed.

Kobold carefully continued.

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Then-

The moment the opponent finished speaking, Kobold rushed forward.

He shoots out his sword along with his quickly running body.

It will work. A sudden surprise attack during a conversation has always brought favorable results.

It will be the same this time.

But.

Seogeok-

A small tingling sensation felt around the neck.

Immediately after that, Kobold’s gaze spun dizzily and fell to the floor with a thud.

He didn’t recognize the opponent’s attack until his head was cut off.

-lololololololol

-Did anyone see that just now?

-Kobold got properly educated lololololololol

-What the hell, was that a one-hit kill?

Damn it… she’s a smurf after all…

Kobold’s unheard voice scattered transparently.