Raid Preparation and VRS

,Is Yeon-i going out there too?”

While Helena and I were continuing our party hunt, a question suddenly flew at me.

Going out there? Where are you talking about?

When I turned my head as if I needed a more detailed explanation, Helena smiled softly and added.

,VRS exhibition match.”

,Ah. I want to go, but…”

I want to go. I wanted to get out of this world called Deron and see how well my talents would work in another world.

But I couldn’t right now.

That’s because the users who can be called the top ranks are slowly reaching the final stage of spec-up.

What do the top-ranked users do when they reach the final stage of spec-up?

They head straight to the raid.

They stack their stats, which have been pushed to the limit, even higher. They go further, so far that ordinary users can’t even approach them.

Before starting the raid, the raid leader had a lot to do.

I had to find out about the raid strategies that were being released here and there, and I also had to solve internal problems within the raid party.

,I should start preparing for the raid soon.”

,Ah…”

Helena nodded at my words. She must have understood too.

No matter how interesting the collaboration event with VRS may seem, it can’t be compared to a raid.

It’s not just my problem. If the raid leader, whom I trusted and followed, suddenly neglects raid management to do an exhibition match, how would the raid members under them feel?

Chwaaaak!

Swinging the magic sword in my hand, I cut off the monster’s head.

Then, Helena, who was standing behind me, used Blink to come in front of me.

,But, Yeon-a. Can’t you just prepare for the VRS event during this farming time?”

,Then who’s going to pay for my doping pills and potions?”

,I’ll do it.”

I frowned at those words. The potions and doping pills used in raids are usually made with the highest performance that can be produced in that season.

It’s a raid, and it’s the first try. I don’t know how many potions I’ll use, but there’s no way I can pass all that burden onto my friend Helena.

,It’s okay.”

,Really…? Weren’t you interested?”

,I’m interested, but this is more fun.”

Deron is everything to me.

I shook my head and answered.

,Besides. I want to prepare for the raid myself. I find this process fun.”

To prepare for the raid, I farm.

I collect various herbs and refine them to make potions and doping pills.

I found this process fun too.

,Hmm…”

Helena nodded as if she was disappointed.

It seems she wants to see me participate in the VRS exhibition match.

As expected, she has great talent, so the people around her won’t leave her alone.

I touched the corner of my lips and ran forward.

It’s a shame, but what can I do? This is what a raid leader is.

***

,Hmm… VRS collaboration event, huh…”

Jupiter stroked her chin while looking at Deron’s announcement.

She still has the habit of stroking her chin beard from her days as a large human male character.

Jupiter’s gaze scanned the event participation requirements.

Event participation qualification requirements.

Arena ranking from 1st to 50th place in the current season can apply.

Application period.

Only one day, January 24th.

The conditions are strict. It was a condition that ordinary users who were not usually interested in the arena could never participate in.

Jupiter’s gaze turns to the calendar.

One week left.

If it’s that much…

Jupiter jumped up from her seat.

One episode flashed through her mind.

Her rival and only friend, Blood Demon King, had destroyed the arena rankings from unranked to 1st place in just one week during Deron’s Arena Season 1.

Of course, the balance of the arena at that time and the arena now may not be the same, but if Blood Demon King did it, she could do it too.

Jupiter stroked her holy sword and nodded.

Jupiter glanced at the bottom of the announcement.

She is looking at the large angel wing costume image attached below.

Jupiter’s goal is not to win the tournament. She just wanted to participate in this event and get that big angel wing costume.

How envious she was looking at her rival and friend, Blood Demon King.

It’s been over a year since she just sent pitiful glances while looking at the large angel wings spread out behind him.

,Hmm…”

Jupiter nodded. She imagines herself wearing large angel wings and Blood Demon King wearing large demon wings, facing each other and aiming their swords.

It’s a scene that makes her heart swell. It would be really cool. A smile appears on her face just imagining it.

Jupiter immediately started matching in the arena.

***

For the first time in a while, guild members gathered for dungeon farming.

The party composition was as follows.

Wizard Helena.

Warrior dealer, me.

Likewise, warrior dealer, Yerin-ssi.

Tanker, Dogric.

Lastly, healer, Chloe-ssi.

Only the most skilled people in the guild were selected, so the dungeon progress was very smooth.

This season, instead of farming equipment, a system was introduced to farm transcendence stones that grow the performance of the equipment itself, so there are many cases where the same job groups run dungeons together.

There were no problems with the dungeon progress itself, and since everyone was close, they started having light conversations while running the dungeon.

Chloe-ssi cast a heal on Dogric, who was being beaten in the front, and said to Yerin-ssi.

,Come to think of it, Yerin-nim, you said you used to be a VRS pro player?”

,Ah, I did it for a while a long time ago.”

Yerin-ssi nodded and swung her sword. Whenever her sword was swung, the corrupted Lunaris paladins fell one by one.

I also swung my sword without giving in.

,How is it? This exhibition match. Can our people win?”

Chloe-ssi asked as if she was genuinely curious.

I was also interested in the story, so I stopped moving and focused on the story.

,Hmm… I don’t know. I don’t think it’ll be easy.”

It’s a story from a former VRS pro. It was necessary to listen to the story.

,Basically, VRS is a game without the concept of growth… So people who are used to Deron’s system will probably have a hard time adapting.”

,Really?”

,Yes. In Deron, you can run on walls or fly in the sky, right? Like a fantasy game.”

,That’s true.”

,But VRS is different. Skills are very limited and realistic. You can only run a little faster or strike a powerful blow. That’s it. It’s very simple. All the movements you can show in VRS are at a level that you can follow in real life. That’s about it.”

,I heard there’s also a stamina system, how does that work?”

,When you run for a long time in real life, you get out of breath and your body feels heavy, right? It’s similar to that. If you move your body vigorously beyond the allocated stamina, your character’s heart rate will increase and your body will slow down.”

,It’s a game that requires more attention than I thought…”

,That’s right. If Deron’s rankers participating in that exhibition match don’t quickly get used to the VRS system, it will be difficult to win even one game.”

,Hmm…”

Chloe-ssi let out a small groan and nodded after hearing Yerin-ssi’s story.

Still, she didn’t forget to heal Dogric, the tanker.

I tilted my head looking at Chloe-ssi.

As far as I knew, Chloe-ssi was not a user who used the arena content.

As proof of that, there was no mark symbolizing the arena rank above Chloe-ssi’s head.

That meant she hadn’t played a single arena game this season.

Why is someone who has no interest in the arena suddenly interested in the exhibition match?

,Chloe-nim, are you interested in VRS?”

,Ah, no. My friend is turning the arena because he’s participating in that exhibition match. I heard the opinion of a former pro, so I was wondering how to explain it to my friend.”

,Oh, does your friend play games a lot?”

,He’s not at a level where he can be ignored for not being able to play games anywhere.”

The conversation ended with those words.

I cleared my throat and wandered around in front of Chloe-ssi.

How long has it been? It seems that Chloe-ssi wasn’t completely oblivious.

He brought up the words I was waiting for.

,Come to think of it, the guild leader won the VRS exhibition match, right?”

,E, ehem…”

,Yerin-nim, do you think our guild leader would be successful in VRS too?”

As expected, he was the priest leader of our raid party.

He asked the question I wanted to ask for me.

,Hmm…”

Yerin-ssi stroked her chin and pondered at Chloe-ssi’s words.

Then she looked down at me with strange eyes.

,Guild leader-nim.”

,Yes?”

,Are you still the same in real life?”

,Yes, of course.”

,That… um… it’ll probably be difficult.”

I twitched my eyebrows at those words.

Probably difficult, I needed a detailed explanation.

,VRS has a limit on the strength stat that can be set if the character’s body is small.”

,Yes…?”

,That’s how the game works. If you don’t limit the stat settings according to the size of the character, everyone will create the smallest character to minimize the hit area.”

,Gasp…”

,Hmm… if you’re this small… the maximum strength stat you can set is about 6-7 stats.”

,H, how much is that?”

,The strength stat set when made with the physique of a typical adult male is 10.”

I hadn’t played the game myself, so I didn’t know what effect that stat would have, but there was a simple numerical difference of 30-40 percent.

That meant it would be almost impossible to fight strength with swords.

,Instead, you can set agility and stamina a little higher, so it’s not impossible. But the most important stat in VRS is strength. That’s why I can’t guarantee victory.”

,What if the guild leader creates a character with the physique of an adult male?”

The moment Chloe-ssi lightly asked the question, a large fireball flew towards him and exploded.

Puh-ung-!

,Gasp…!”

Chloe-ssi was surprised by the unexpected attack and sat down on the spot.

Looking at the direction the fireball came from, Helena was frowning and waving her hand.

It seemed she had misaimed while using magic.

,I’m sorry… I failed to adjust the direction…”

Is that the face of someone apologizing?

Helena, who was looking at Chloe-ssi with cold eyes, turned her head away.

It seemed like something bad had happened to her today.

I sighed looking at that.

She looks mature, but sometimes the way she acts is like a child.

,I’m sorry, Helena is being sensitive today.”

,Ah, no… People can make mistakes.”

Chloe-ssi waved her hand at my apology and got up from her seat.

Fortunately, she didn’t seem to be upset.

I let out a sigh of relief.