Her Identity

,Ooh… I found you… That’s definitely her, right?”

The deathmatch game starts again.

As I teleported to the arena with a flash of light, the opponent across from me waved as if they recognized me.

And judging by the fact that they’re muttering to themselves, it seems like they’re doing a personal broadcast.

It didn’t matter who the opponent was.

I’m going all out from the start.

,That’s right. I knew it was her! Short height, cute character customization… and a samurai job…”

Personally, I wasn’t a fan of streamers.

Because I found it quite annoying when they chattered with their viewers when they should be focusing on the game.

I know it’s unavoidable for the sake of the broadcast…

Of course, it was just my personal opinion, so I kept my mouth shut.

,Excuse me? Yeon-nim?”

Just as I was about to draw my long Nodachi from behind, the knight user across from me spoke to me.

Playing VRS, I found this situation a bit uncomfortable.

In a situation where we have to cross swords to kill each other, if someone tries to be friendly and talk to me, how should I react?

,Yes?”

,Are you perhaps using an alternate character?”

,No. This is my first account.”

I answered like that and pointed my sword.

The long, extended blade wavered precariously.

The opposing knight user didn’t seem interested in the fight itself, and kept talking to me.

I frowned at that sight.

Did I queue up for this game to have a conversation? I queued up for this mode to cross swords with my opponent.

,Excuse me? Yeon-nim? Then, did you come over from another game?”

This opponent is a bit clueless.

I thought that and rushed towards my opponent.

20 seconds have passed since the game started. It was quite a generous amount of time to prepare.

Tadadak-

Matching my rapidly sprinting body, I swing the Nodachi in my hand wide.

The massive blade sends out a blue slash, swallowing the space in front of me.

I will cut off the opponent’s head. That’s what I thought.

So far, I’ve defeated a total of 40 opponents. The opponent I’ve met this time will be no different.

It was a natural expectation, since the opponent was focusing more on broadcasting than on the game itself.

Chaeng-!

But the opponent blocked my attack.

With a rather surprised expression.

Only then was I able to check the opposing user’s level and rank.

Level 30 and a rank insignia with a large pentagonal shape and the letter M embedded in it came into view.

,Uh… no, wait a minute! A question!”

I don’t wait for the opponent’s words. This is the first time someone has blocked my attack.

With the anticipation that I can finally have a proper fight, I started moving my body vigorously.

The heat of my body, which had been heated up, soared above my head.

The heat that rose like that became a white pain, accelerating my thoughts.

,Hat!”

A blue light gathers at the tip of the knight’s sword.

It was a sight of him using a skill to block the attack of the large greatsword.

Kaang-!

The swords clash once again.

The opposing knight user blocked my attack with a very stable stance.

An unwavering gaze is directed at me. The gaze looking down from above was quite irritating.

,This person is no joke… I’ll concentrate for a bit.”

Before the opponent’s quickly uttered words could dissipate, the sword that was clashing was pushed back greatly.

Chaeng!

A great force is transmitted, and my body falters from the recoil.

It was because the opposing knight swung his sword and pushed my body away.

Swish-!

A quickly following sword strike flies towards my head.

But it’s an attack I already knew. As if avoiding the quickly scattering blue afterimages, I roll on the ground.

There was no hesitation in rolling on the dirt floor.

From my head to my shoulders, the back of my body is covered in a hazy dirt.

I spread my sword wide in that position.

The sword swung from a seated position sweeps up from below.

Swish-!

Seogeok-!

The widely spread blade of the greatsword sweeps away the legs of the opposing knight.

But the sensation felt at the fingertips is faint.

It didn’t go in properly.

Immediately after that, a blue slash flew towards the spot where I was sitting.

I don’t think about confronting it. Since my body isn’t wearing armor, I had to avoid it unconditionally.

My hands, which weren’t free, didn’t hesitate to let go of the sword.

With a whoosh- of my hand coming out, a large longsword was driven into the spot where I was sitting.

Kaang-!

There’s not even time to catch my breath. The opponent realized that I had dropped my weapon and swung his sword continuously.

Swish- swish-

I can feel the will to finish me off right now.

Good. I wanted this kind of situation.

I calmed my pounding heart and rolled on the ground continuously.

It was a very fast roll that utilized my small size and 15 points of agility stats.

Using a faster movement speed than others and a long rolling distance, I create distance between myself and the opponent.

I didn’t stop and drew a bow from behind my back.

Since the knight user was wearing armor all over his body, there was no place to properly stick an arrow.

I naturally ended up aiming for the gap in the helmet.

The gap in the helmet, the place where I can feel the opponent’s gaze.

He was making an astonished expression as he looked at me, who had quickly moved away.

Having gotten out of the rolling position, I quickly took a stance.

My right hand goes down to draw an arrow from my thigh and aims.

All of these actions happened in an instant.

Feeling the string being pulled taut, I exhale to my limit.

Watching the enemy rushing towards me, I never back down.

Calmly, I stick one in.

Pyoote-!

Peok-!

,Euaaaat!”

It hit. But the opponent didn’t fall.

The arrow shaft that protruded through the gap in the helmet wavered precariously.

The knight user, clutching his helmet, staggered greatly and raised his hand.

,I, I lost! I surrender! I’ll surrender! Please wait a moment!”

Along with the knight user’s words, a message appeared before my eyes.

[Opponent user ‘Wilhelm’ has declared surrender.]

Does this kind of system exist too?

I tilted my head and lowered my bow.

Then, the knight user sighed and sat down on the floor.

It was quite a tense battle, but it fizzled out.

I sighed and approached the Nodachi that had fallen on the floor.

,Um, excuse me? Yeon-nim?”

,Yes?”

,Um, is it possible to have a conversation for a moment?”

,A conversation?”

,Yes… I’m doing a broadcast, and this is…”

,No.”

,Ah…”

,I have to play the game.”

I shook my head, rejecting the opponent’s request.

If I had received such a request when I had time to spare, I would have gladly accepted it.

But, it was difficult right now.

It just so happened that I was getting interested in this game. I wanted to meet more opponents like the one I just faced.

,Ga, game…”

,Yes, it was fun.”

***

-It’s breathtaking ㄷㄷㄷ

-Fucking good, isn’t that a pro’s alternate character?

-Was there a pro who used a Nodachi as a samurai?

-The character customization was so cute;;

,Wow…”

Wilhelm muttered in a daze.

He could tell because he had fought directly.

The pressure exerted by that small samurai girl was enough to make his legs give out.

The coldly glaring gaze, the accurately flying arrow.

He knew it was just a game, but when the arrow pierced his eyeball accurately.

He felt an intense pain.

At first, it was out of simple curiosity.

Through a message from an acquaintance, he learned that a pro player hiding their identity was playing in normal matches.

That’s why he went looking. To find out the identity of the pro who was hiding their identity.

But she wasn’t a pro.

,Ah, that person probably isn’t a pro.”

-Not a pro? How do you know lololol

-This guy played in the second league. He probably knows a bit

-Looks like they came over from another game?

-I think I’ve seen her somewhere.

Wilhelm nodded as he looked at the chat.

Although his pro career was short and he was stuck in the second league, Wilhelm also had a career as a pro player. Thanks to that, Wilhelm was familiar with the habits and swordsmanship of all the pro players who were currently active.

That’s why he could be sure.

The small samurai girl he had just met was not a pro player.

,Maybe they came over from another game…”

If it’s an opponent with that kind of skill, there must be information about them.

VRS wasn’t the only VR battle game.

Wilhelm brought up an internet window in the waiting room and started searching for the opponent’s nickname, yeon1111, that he had just met.

But there was no information that Wilhelm could find.

,There’s nothing…?”

-lololololololol

-Isn’t she a real newbie?

-Newbies can never play like that.

-Doesn’t making your height that short limit your strength stats?

,No, they might be someone who’s active in overseas games. My prediction won’t be wrong.”

It was too early to give up yet.

Wilhelm changed his search engine and started looking for overseas sites.

Everything related to VR games.

As a result of searching for the word yeon like that.

He was able to find some plausible information.

,Is this it? I think this is it?”

-Deron? Isn’t that the game that merged with the global server this time?

-That’s an RPG.

-Didn’t our game have a collaboration with Deron?

-So the person from just now is a Deron user?

He couldn’t be sure yet.

It was just that the user’s nickname was mentioned a few times in the posts.

As a result of translating and reading the most recently uploaded post.

Wilhelm learned that a user with the nickname Yeon was leading the Chewy-Squishy Cow guild and waging war against the Exorcist guild.

,Chewy-Squishy Cow…?”

-lololololololol

-Ah lololololol I was wondering where I saw it lololol

-Isn’t that the person who filmed the Chewy-Squishy Cow commercial?

-Chewy-Squishy Girl?

Wilhelm and his viewers were able to recall vague memories with a few words mentioned in the post.

It had already been quite a while, but the commercial was still etched in their memories.

It was a commercial that occasionally came out on television or the internet.

A video of a small girl wearing a calf suit and dancing.

It was an impressive video of her cutely opening her mouth at the end and biting into a caramel.

Wilhelm searched for the video on YouTube.

[Chewy-Squishy Cow Commercial Video]

,This is it…”

That’s right. The face of the opponent he had just met and the face of the girl in this commercial were the same.

Wilhelm replayed his broadcast and nodded.

,I think this is right. I think it’s this person.”

Wilhelm played the commercial video.

His vague memories slowly came back to life, and the girl in the video began to wiggle her butt.

[Chewy! Squishy! Cow!]

,Heok…”

A small, spotted cow butt wiggles gently.

Wilhelm stared blankly at the sight.

The length of the commercial video was very short.

[Nyam!]

The end of the video ended with a small girl biting into a white caramel, just as Wilhelm remembered.

-This bastard’s gone crazy?

-Wow lololololololol

-Kya lololololololol

-Pya lololololololol

-Heok lololololololol

-Nong lololololololol

It’s like he’s possessed by something.

Wilhelm swallowed hard and touched the replay button on the commercial video.

He couldn’t see the broadcast chat that was rapidly rising next to him.