Chapter 105: Real-time viewing feedback

It was close to a self-scripted skit, but I thought gaining a ‘justification’ to be friendly with a demon was meaningful.

So it was time to move on to content we could do together, but the senior playfully added a word.

“Until now, only Miya has been thoroughly interrogated.

I want to ask Leah something I’m curious about too.”

“Okay.

I’ll answer you.”

“Why are you so good at Ori?

How can you be that good?”

• The first question is about Oriㅋㅋ

• Just like an Ori-obsessed girlㅋㅋㅋ

• There was a time when Miya was Blooming’s number one Ori player…

• Farewell… Strongest

“Eek!

Don’t call me ordinary!

Being second place is still good!”

Again, it seemed like the senior genuinely flared up slightly.

I waited for her to calm down and answered.

“Ori is basically like a small-scale battle, right?

Therefore…”

I explained how countless experiences on the battlefield manifest, how a body surpassing human limits reacts.

Especially, I elaborated on being good with the bow because I’m an elf.

“Hmm… It’s a game, but talking about war… Is that just flaunting that you were good from the start?

Or does it mean you can’t teach me the secret?”

“This is really me speaking honestly… There’s nothing else to add.”

“Okay.

Actually, that’s not the important part!

The important thing is, how can I become as good as Leah?

That’s it, right?”

• This person’s conscience…

• You should compare things that are comparable!

• Go get into some fights like Leah

“Senior.

Your current tier is…?”

“Me?

Diamond 4…”

“I’m Grandmaster.”

“I know that!”

• You know, but your attitude is like that?

• The question was arrogantㅋㅋ

• Diamond dweller: Can I be like you?

• Leah deliberately mentioned the tier to make her face realityㅋㅋ

“Is that so?

Can’t I reach Grandmaster?”

“You talk as if reaching Master is a given… First, I need to watch you play.”

“Now?

You want me to play Ori alone?”

“Yes.

I’ll watch from the side and point things out.”

• Natural spectating contentㅋㅋ

• Can’t resist real-time coachingㅋㅋㅋ

• We might finally see Leah get angry…

• She got another chance to discipline her senior…

Perhaps feeling anxious after seeing the chat, the senior checked with me.

“You’re not going to be scary like when you were doing that verification thing, right?”

“Don’t worry.

I don’t tell the moonlight to warm the path.”

“What Ri-sori is that?”

“It means my expectations are that low.

I won’t blame you for the impossible.”

“So it’s Kyoto-style speech!

Insulting by talking indirectly!”

“No… It was a rather direct metaphor.

The fact that you didn’t understand means…”

• Intelligence issueㅎ

• It’s understandable not to get it if Ri-sori pops out suddenlyㅋㅋ

• So even Miya knows about Ri-sori now..

• She insists it’s elven speech style

Why are you apologizing if you’re a Pia?

Haven’t you already experienced the elegance and dignity of the elven way of speaking?

While I was memorizing the chat ID, the senior, who had put on her VR gear, psyched herself up.

“Anyway, you’re saying Leah looks down on me!

I’ll show you!

Miya doesn’t belong in Diamond!”

• Looks like you’ll be high-fiving Platinum, shouldn’t you be grateful even now?

• It feels like just yesterday she was making a fuss after reaching Diamond…

• Human greed truly has no end, right?

“Ah, matchmaking found.”

The senior, who had raised her voice, seemed a little nervous upon entering the character selection screen.

It seemed burdensome to have someone watching not just her screen but also her body movements right next to her.

“Relax.

If you tense up, your reactions might slow down.”

“I-I’m not nervous?”

• Miya is tremblingㅋㅋ

• She said she wouldn’t be scaryㅋㅋㅋ

• She’s just afraid her native skills will be exposed…

• But can Leah even teach properly?ㅋㅋ

• Grandmaster is qualification enough^^

• You haven’t watched Leah’s ‘Educational Broadcast’…

• ‘Why can’t you do this?’

“Because I now know that Diamond players are worse than imagined.

I’ll teach you assuming nothing is fundamentally right, so don’t worry.”

“That’s harsh… Saying Diamond has no fundamentals!”

○ Dark Lord Miya (Mage/Controller)

The senior, wearing a demon skin, headed to the Controller position.

Ori was a conflict over the ownership of a castle grandly named ‘Center of the Dimensional Axis’.

Well.

In the game’s world setting, the world order hinges on a single castle, blah blah blah… For me, it’s just a battlefield, so I fight.

Thus, the start of the mid lane was the central corridor of the outer castle.

Broken pillars remained on the wide, long corridor.

The red carpet beneath was torn and dusty.

Twisted light poured through the gaps in the broken stained-glass windows, and within, traces of dimensional rifts occasionally flashed.

That aristocratic air of the battlefield might be one reason Controllers are treated as ‘royalty’.

Such excessive titles always follow those who control the battlefield from the center.

The opponent was a rabbit-eared beastkin Puppeteer.

Beastkin was also a race only possible through skins.

As the senior moved awkwardly near the first micro-objective, I tilted my head.

“Senior.

Your right shoulder, it’s slightly pulled back right now.”

“Huh?”

“It’s not preparing to cast magic, nor is it tension, it’s a neutral stance.

Your muscles might get confused.”

“How can you see that while I’m in the game!?”

“If your posture is off, your body instinctively flinches.

You prepare to get hit before you even fight.”

• Hell’s coaching beginsㅋㅋㅋ

• What does that even meanㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

• Is this even game feedback…?

• Sounds like sparring feedbackㅋㅋㅋ

While securing their respective micro-objectives, they began trading skills.

The Puppeteer moved cautiously, testing the waters with string puppets, while the senior measured the range by flicking <Vision Explosion> with a short cast.

“Now.

Your elbow lifted before casting the magic.

If the preparation motion is long, the check comes out late.”

“What difference does that slight movement make?

As long as the gesture is recognized, the skill goes off the same, right?”

“That’s right.

System-wise, that might be the case.

But in a real fight, that one subtle movement determines whether your reaction was half a beat late or not.”

“Leah.

Can you just watch the screen and give feedback without looking at me?

It’s hard to apply!”

“No.

This is right for senior.

Diamond isn’t the stage to discuss detailed strategies or techniques.

I’ll correct the most primal and basic ‘physical reactions’ first.”

• No, Leah is seriousㅋㅋㅋㅋ

• Correcting the body first sounds a bit lewd…?

• You have to do that much to reach Grandmasterㄷㄷㄷ

• I’m Grandmaster and I’ve never even thought of that;;

• Well, I know that in Leah’s head, Diamond = non-human

• Isn’t this just rehabilitation trainingㅋㅋㅋ

• Leah is a famous Physics therapist

• Seeing her attack the mental state, she probably can’t be a psychotherapistㅋㅋ

After the brief advice, the one-on-one battle resumed.

The Puppeteer’s dolls circled around the senior.

Two small, expressionless dolls pressured her at regular intervals, inducing magical interference.

The senior was focused on the frontal engagement.

Responding with short casts, she concentrated all her nerves on weaving magic.

Therefore, she didn’t sense the Artificer’s presence at all.

“…Ack!”

Suddenly, the sound of tearing air echoed.

From behind the senior, outside her field of vision, energy surged like a wave.

Boom.

An energy blast struck her back, sending her flying towards the wall.

Her body lost balance, the shield broke, the character floated up, and then collapsed.

Retired.

“There were signs, you know.”

“What…?”

“The Puppeteer’s head angle was slightly tilted.

During a frontal engagement, not looking at the target means waiting for someone.

On the battlefield, such gazes always have meaning.”

• This is actually a good tip

• Is it a good tip?

I couldn’t even see the angle tilt well

• What’s certain is that Diamond players can’t apply thisㅋㅋㅋ

• The in-game feedback sounds like a combat instructor againㅋㅋ

• Why is it persuasive when she talks about the battlefieldㅋㅋㅋㅋ

• Because we’ve been gaslit all this time…

“It might have been a difficult request.

As expected, I’ll focus mainly on senior’s body.”

“No.

That’s also a difficult request!”

Improvement requires some effort… I pretended not to hear the senior’s excuse and continued the advice.

A few minutes later, after dying in a medium-scale skirmish due to the senior’s mistake.

“Senior.

Your movements just now… Weren’t they unnecessarily tense?”

“No?”

“Then why doesn’t your ankle open when dodging left?

With your current posture, in a real battle, your heel would touch first.”

“It’s a game!

It’s a game!

It’s VR!”

“Muscle reaction is instinct.

When danger is detected, people move according to habit.

If that’s not corrected, it leads to accidents on the battlefield.”

• Leah is a real battle junkieㅋㅋㅋㅋ

• Miya is starting to get annoyed?ㅋㅋ

• Understandable if you keep hearing absurd coachingㅋㅋ

• It’s funnier because Leah stays calmㅋ

• Because she promised not to give feedback scary…

• Saying it with a smile is scarierㅋㅋ