349. Space War (2)

It sounds a bit weird to say it like this, but.

Vita is my pet doll.

She doesn’t have talent in Space War, but she works harder and more diligently than anyone else, and she has a strong competitive spirit.

If I had a girlfriend who diligently played and liked the games I like, who would dislike that?

I only contact people through the Space War game, but Vita-ssi is the only person from Nine University that I contact in real life.

That’s how much I like Vita. Of course, her having a bit of a masochistic side is a little burdensome, but it’s not that severe.

That Vita is crying her eyes out because of countless viewers.

When I saw Vita crying, I just thought, ‘Ugh, something annoying is going to happen,’ and tried to run away, but after seeing the state of Vita’s broadcast chat, I changed my mind.

It’s okay if I get angry at Vita, get annoyed, and curse at her for not being good at the game, but I got annoyed when other people did it.

How dare they touch my Vita?

I didn’t really want to use it, but I can’t help it. I raised my right hand, extended two fingers forward, and then lowered it.

The interface appeared, and I immediately called Na-gyeong.

She’s offline, but that doesn’t matter.

Because.

Doo-

[Arang-nim. What’s the matter?]

Na-gyeong, who must have been sleeping, answered the phone before the ring even lasted a second.

“You remember Vita-unni, right?”

[I remember.]

“I’m going to give Na-gyeong-unni the authority to manage Vita-unni’s broadcast right now. Please help manage the chat. And please sue everyone who crosses the line.”

[Understood.]

It’s okay if I harass my cherished doll, but I absolutely can’t stand someone else harassing her.

I covered Vita’s eyes, who was lying on my lap, blocking her mouth with both hands, rolling her eyes, and looking flustered, and stroked her, then hesitated to reach out to Vita’s assertive chest that was spread out to the side while lying down, and shook my head.

==

“Are you feeling a little better now?”

Vita nodded at the gentle touch.

“But what’s wrong, Arang-ah? Especially at this hour.”

“You know how it is. There are days when I suddenly can’t sleep.”

“Ah. I have those days too. I’m like that right now too. It’s because I lost eight games in a row…”

Eight consecutive losses.

That’s really terrible.

Especially in a tournament. In fact, if a pro team had this kind of win rate, they wouldn’t even be able to participate in the tournament.

But the Space War University League is different.

Each university has people who match the tier, so unless there is the same tier in the same university, it is 100% participation.

Vita boasted that she was promoted to Tier 4, but it seems that Vita is still having a hard time handling Tier 4.

I can’t help it.

“What are you doing this afternoon, unni?”

“Afternoon? Same as always. Turning on the broadcast and playing Space War.”

“Then come to my house today.”

“H-huh?”

==

Vita, who suddenly received an invitation from Arang, got enough sleep and came to Seoul Asan Hospital where Arang lives.

When Vita arrived in front of the building where Arang lives, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “Wow.”

The security was so tight that it felt like all the treasures of the world were here.

When entering the hospital building, there was a full-body scanner that I saw at the airport.

In virus-related movies, there was also smoke coming out to eliminate germs.

I completely entered the building only after passing all of that.

I knew that Arang was the youngest daughter of Masble Company.

I also saw Arang riding in a Rolls Royce with Arang’s bodyguards before.

But coming into the building where Arang lives directly hit me again.

“Vita-unni, over here!”

Vita was startled by Arang who was waving her hand and welcoming her, and ran to Arang.

“Arang-ah! Why did you come out, it must have been hard.”

Pouting.

At Vita’s words, Arang pouted her lips.

Vita quickly stroked Arang’s hair at Arang’s actions that looked like she was sulking.

“Thank you for coming out to meet me.”

“Yeah. I’m not a patient.”

Vita wanted to shout inwardly, ‘If Arang isn’t a patient, who is!’, but Arang actually looked very healthy.

“But why did you tell me to come over today?”

“Well, of course, it’s that.”

Vita, who suddenly told her to come to her house yesterday and didn’t hear the reason, asked Arang the reason.

Is it to have a fun and sweet time with Arang? Vita’s delusion was immediately shattered by Arang’s next words.

“Studying Space War.”

“Eh…”

“What’s with that expression? If you’ve lost eight games in a row, you should be thinking about winning next time.”

It’s true, but Vita wanted a little bit of comfort and empathy rather than that cold reality.

Vita herself knows that this doesn’t have any effect on her Space War skills.

But in the end, Space War is also important for physical and mental strength, but mental strength is also important.

Vita wanted to receive that kind of mental healing.

Just this morning, she was stroking my head with her small hands on my lap!

“If we finish studying, I’ll listen to what Vita-unni wants to do then.”

“R-really!?”

“Hmm…”

Arang, who suddenly saw Vita’s eyes sparkling and her face approaching, remembered Vita moaning after getting her butt hit last time and changed her words.

“Of course, I’ll decide whether to do it after listening.”

“Okay!”

==

Why did Vita have a high win rate in Tier 5, but then her win rate plummeted in Tier 4?

The reason is simple.

The concept of Tier 5 and Tier 4 is very different.

If you look at Tier 4 as the level of pros, Tier 4 and 5 are the same, but the people involved feel a very big difference.

Up to Tier 5, they mainly use simple and easy builds. Because their hands don’t follow and their brains don’t follow.

So they choose a lot of builds that they can do on their own regardless of the opponent’s build.

But it’s different from Tier 4.

From Tier 4, they start interacting with the opponent.

Even if they have a build prepared, they identify the opponent’s build and change it to a build that matches that build.

There is that kind of flexibility.

It’s a sense that has been built up over a long time of playing Space War.

Vita must have done a lot too. But until now, it was Space War looking at the wall, so it’s not a big help.

You have to know for sure from now on.

The concept is not something that can be created by studying for a day.

Space War is a game where every moment’s judgment is very important. Even if you have all the memories of Space War in your head, it doesn’t come out right away.

All games are like that.

Especially PVP.

You have to know this by playing countless games and losing countless times.

So what can I teach?

Actually, nothing. But I can make Vita have fun with Space War again.

What is the fun of the game?

What is the fun of Space War?

In fact, everyone enjoys the game in a different way.

Even if it’s just Space War.

A person who feels the fun by making the opponent feel like a wriggling bug because they try their best to beat them with overwhelming skills, but they can’t beat them, and then playing with them.

A person who feels the fun by playing a fierce game with someone who has similar skills, attacking and defending each other, and repeating wins and losses.

A person who feels the fun by analyzing, identifying, and studying the opponent and winning by reading the opponent’s thoughts.

A person who feels the sense of accomplishment of growth by improving their skills through effort and eventually winning against a stronger opponent.

A person who feels the fun by making the opponent angry by throwing an extreme gamble called a cheese build and making the opponent lose helplessly without being able to do anything.

Even if I think about it for a moment, there are many people who enjoy Space War in really diverse ways.

Vita is the second fun I mentioned among them.

In other words, she feels the fun in fiercely fighting and eventually winning.

But now, Vita is losing confidence by meeting stronger opponents as her tier goes up, and she can’t even play the way she used to.

I will give that Vita confidence and another fun.

That’s right, cheese build.

I’m going to tell Vita about the concept of cheese build.

“Okay, come up to the bed and sit down.”

“Huh? Here? Is it okay? Isn’t it going to break?”

“Hey, nothing has happened so far.”

“Okay…!”

Vita leaned back on the bed and sat down, and I slipped in between Vita.

As expected, the virtual world is no different from reality, but as expected, breasts are a little better in reality.

The story of breasts is not important now, so I immediately erased my thoughts.

“From now on, I’m going to watch unni’s eight consecutive losses together.”

“Hing…”

“Don’t worry, I’m not going to say anything.”

“Okay…”

The Tier 4 cam girls who face Vita are all doing builds that are losing.

Why are they losing?

It’s to go safely.

All the Tier 4 cam girls who face Vita right now are facing Vita with this thought.

‘Even if I start disadvantageously, if I don’t get hit by a cheese build, I’ll definitely win in the race.’

Running.

When the Space War flows smoothly, running is very important.

Running means running as it is.

To be precise, it refers to the speed of development.

The expression running is used to refer to who optimizes well to create more resources, more tech trees, and more troops.

Vita was definitely weak in the running fight.

The opponent started with more losses, but after more than 10 minutes, Vita was weaker.

I told that to Vita-unni.

“That’s right… so the professors told me to practice optimizing harder and not getting nervous.”

Of course, that’s right if you look at the big future.

Effort to raise your skills and overcome them.

But it’s not for Vita now.

Vita is not feeling confident and fun in Space War right now.

If she was an ordinary person, she would have quit Space War and played another game a long time ago.

But Vita’s job is Space War right now. That’s why she keeps doing it.

If it’s a job, shouldn’t you work hard! I can do it.

In the end, you can only do a job if you have a mind.

Besides, it’s a job that you can enjoy, but it’s too sad if you don’t feel the fun.

“Unni. From now on, I’m going to tell you about extreme cheese builds.”

“Cheese build? If you do that, your skills won’t improve…”

“That’s right. But do you know why your skills don’t improve?”

“Isn’t it because I can’t practice operation or running?”

“That’s right too…” Cheese builds are really fun.

If it works, the opponent gets pissed off, so it’s fun, and if it doesn’t work, it’s just too bad. It’s an invincible attack that you can just leave.

I think of cheese builds as a ‘never mind’ strategy.

It’s a very sneaky strategy.

That’s why it’s more fun.

The opponent is playing the game safely even if they lose in the early stages with the mindset that they will win if they don’t get hit by a cheese build.

But cheese builds are not only in the early stages.

Hehehehe.