350. Space War (3)

People confident in their skills play it safe in the early game, even if it means taking a loss.

Because they have the mindset that they’ll win in the late game anyway.

They plan to secure the early game with losses, then sprint from the mid-game, and dominate overwhelmingly from the late game.

But taking a loss clearly means there’s a weak point.

Very few people will notice that weak point and realize it.

I’m going to thoroughly teach Vita how to recognize that weak point. And I’m going to get a definite reward for it.

,Okay. I’ll explain it so even an elementary schooler can understand.”

Even if I’m not good at studying in general, I’m very good at studying games. And I’m confident in teaching games too.

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,So, if there are this many, you do this at this time, right!? As expected of me!”

,,,,,,”

I was impressed by Vita, who confidently repeated and explained the lesson I had just given her.

She definitely explained it well enough for an elementary schooler to understand, but I still can’t understand it at all.

I’m amazed at how she’s been playing Space War until now.

To have climbed to Tier 4 with that level of brainpower.

Her level of intelligence is amazing, and the fact that she’s reached this level with that intelligence means she must have put in an incredible amount of effort.

She must have worked harder and longer than others to improve her skills.

If others put in 10 hours, Vita would have to put in 20 hours with her brain to get the same efficiency.

To have climbed to Tier 4 with that kind of brain? That’s really amazing.

Tier 4 isn’t high when considering the overall level, but it’s a high level when considering only women.

I’m amazed again that she’s climbed this far with just effort, given her brainpower.

,Good, good. I knew I was smart!”

,,”

I turned to Vita, who was getting cocky, and slapped the large mass of flesh in front of me as if slapping her cheek.

,Ah!? Eh? Huh? Eh??”

Vita covered her chest with her hands and was greatly embarrassed.

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Even though her brain is at an elementary school level, Vita isn’t an immature adult.

Vita is a truly wonderful adult. It just takes her a long time to learn something.

,Wow… a hospital with a bath like this?”

A bath was made for me in the basement where I live. Anna made it for me because I like half-baths so much.

To have a bath created with a snap of the fingers just because I wanted one, I realize my position every time I see something like this.

,This is the changing room…”

,Ah, th, thank you.”

,Ah, it’s nothing…”

,Thank you…”

Pinku and Vita were talking awkwardly.

Vita doesn’t know how to bathe with me yet, so she came to the bath with Pinku.

Because I don’t want her to dive into the bath and freak out because she doesn’t know how to hold me.

Why did we all end up bathing together in the bath?

It’s simple. You get closer when you bathe naked together. It’s definitely not because I want to see Vita’s naked body.

I like half-baths, and it’s to get closer.

,Oh…”

I diligently analyzed Vita, who was taking off her clothes.

Vita’s figure is definitely very good, probably because she’s a cam girl.

Vita said that she consistently exercises and does yoga to maintain her figure.

Is that why? There’s no excess fat on her body. Her skin is so smooth that it feels like porcelain.

The funny thing is that her figure is sleek and delicate, but her breasts are as big as her face. It’s an amazing destructive force.

E? F? G? Even though I’m a woman, I don’t know much about women. All I know is that I spill ketchup once a month.

I don’t know what size gets what letter. But I know that the bigger, the better.

,Vita doesn’t have any pubic hair.’

Pinku is the only one with hair among me, Vita, and Pinku right now.

I’ve had a disease in my body for a long time, so my growth has stopped, and I don’t have hair, but Vita seems to be managing it.

,Wow… I’ve been to a lot of hot springs and bathhouses, but this is the best…? It’s like I’ve crossed over to another world.”

As Vita said, the level of the bath isn’t something you’d expect to see in a basement.

Even though it’s a basement, you can’t tell it’s a basement when you look at the ceiling or walls.

A wide expanse of land is visible, with a cool breeze and warm air rising from the bath.

It’s a bath that looks like an outdoor natural hot spring in a fantasy world.

Anna said that it’s not virtual reality technology but augmented reality technology that makes it look like it’s not a basement.

The virtual world is just entering a code world made of 0s and 1s, so you’d just think, ‘Oh, I see!’ but this is reality.

It was absurd to see a landscape in reality that could only exist in a fantasy.

What’s even scarier is that when you touch a tree made of holograms with your hand, it feels like you’re really touching a tree.

Anna said that it’s because they manipulate vibrations with ultrasound to give the illusion of touching something, but it was too difficult to understand, so I just listened casually.

Of course, it’s not without its drawbacks.

To reproduce the sense of touch, it has to be a room that’s completely enclosed.

,Hua…”

,Ha….”

,Eung…”

We all went into the bath together.

Everyone groaned and shivered as they felt the fatigue in their bodies melt away in an instant.

The soft feeling of Pinku’s chest behind me and the warmth of Pinku that I felt because I was right next to Pinku.

The warm bath and the cool artificial breeze.

It’s just romance overdose.

,Vita-ssi. Would you like to hold Arang-i too?”

,I, is it okay?”

,Yes. Holding Arang-i is really cozy, lovely, and healing.”

,Ah, I know…! When I hold Arang-i, it feels like my heart is cleansed. It’s just a scam!”

,Pfft. That’s right.”

I closed my eyes and listened to the conversation between the beauties.

,First of all, when holding Arang-i, you have to be careful with this hand. You have to hold her around the pelvis, slightly below the waist, so that Arang-i can bathe comfortably…”

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I spent time in the bath with Vita and Pinku, and we had a good time washing each other’s backs.

Of course, I washed their backs with my body. Because I don’t have hands or feet.

They said I didn’t have to, but I wanted to do it too, so I did.

After having dinner together and parting ways, I got a call from Uncle Hyuk-soo as soon as I entered Space War.

,Uncle, long time no see?”

,Arang-ah!”

,Why are you calling so urgently? Did something happen?”

,It’s not that, but are you interested in this?”

Uncle Hyuk-soo showed me a screen.

,RSL? What’s this?”

,How can you be so good at Space War and not know RSL?”

,Huh? So what is it?”

,RSL. Roop Space War League. In other words, it’s a Space War individual league.”

,Eh!? The individual league is still alive?”

,Hey, hey. Space War is an old-school game, but it’s still in the top 50 in terms of connection rate on the access device!”

,Oho…”

Come to think of it, to be in the top 50 among the countless worlds in the era of virtual reality is a very high ranking.

Anyway, the Space War individual league is still around.

There was a reason why the pro uncles wanted to compete with me recently, was it because of the tournament?

,How about entering the tournament? I think Arang-i can at least make it to the semi-finals.”

,Is there anything good about winning the tournament?”

,Of course. There’s honor.”

,Honor is good.”

But I have to think about a few things. First of all, it’s natural for tournaments to be held offline from a certain level.

The question is whether I can handle such an offline schedule. In the past, it would have been impossible, but now I can walk alone at a jogging pace and handle my prosthetic arms and legs like my own body.

I’m even going to school. Except for physical education, I’m diligently attending school.

Of course, I’m not studying during class.

Anyway, I need my parents’ and Anna’s permission to enter the tournament.

Because I’m still a 16-year-old middle school student on paper.

The Space War game is rated for 15-year-olds, so there’s no reason why I can’t participate.

,But can I participate just because I want to?”

I know that in the old Space War tournaments, each pro selected players through numerous preliminaries and there were various conditions.

,That’s really old. Nowadays, all the pro teams have disappeared, so anyone who can verify their Space War ID can participate.”

The current Space War tournament is said to be held offline at the beginning.

Half of the participants are eliminated offline, and then the number of people is drastically reduced in the access device room offline, and then the tournament proceeds to the round of 16 at the venue.

From the round of 16, everything is broadcast live, and the tournament schedule is to select the winner.

Uncle Hyuk-soo is diligently explaining the exact schedule, method, and order of events, but it’s actually difficult to remember everything.

I can just hand this over to our Pinku Berry later.

Pinku will organize it and explain it to me in an easy-to-understand way.

In reality, my older sister Anna is an all-around older sister who solves everything that happens in reality.

Pinku is an all-around older sister exclusively for the virtual world who does broadcasts, edits, manages RyuTube, and manages the fan cafe for me.

Pinku-emon, help me!

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Hot Spring Arang

I wanted to cut off her arms and legs, but I guess it’s not coming out because there’s water.