LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 64
[Virtual YouTuber Minor Gallery]
[Title: Mei’s Puns Today]
[Written by: ㅇㅇ]
Wow, this is really fun, haha.
https://ontu.be/XXXXXXX
[Likes: 39 / Dislikes: 11]
MeiLoveYou: Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down!
Maker: Seeing this makes me think the gods are fair.
└Maker: They give cuteness but took communication and friendship skills away…
└ㅇㅇ: No matter how I see it, it feels like a major loss, lol.
└Maker: It’s a huge gain!
└Maker: As long as she’s cute, it’s not hard to get by.
└-Comment removed by author.
└ㅇㅇ: Cuteness is justice!
NOA: Bwahahaha!
└ㅇㅇ: Buckeyahou~ Buckeyahou~ Buckeyahou~
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Byeolhaneul: This is the funniest from Tsubaki’s perspective.
└Byeolhaneul: Tsubaki, who was watching from behind, got mad hearing that and reflexively gave a headshot, lol.
└ㅇㅇ: There’s already a separate clip of that in the thread.
ㅇㅇ: Seeing this really feels like a disaster.
ㅇㅇ: Wow, this kid really shouldn’t make puns.
└ㅇㅇ: It’s infuriating level, lol.
[Title: Izumi Declares War on Tsubaki]
[Written by: ㅇㅇ]
Does this kid know what “turning the tables” means?
https://ontu.be/XXXXXXX
[Likes: 52 / Dislikes: 3]
MeiLoveYou: As long as she’s cute, who cares, you jerk!
ㅇㅇ: The explanation of what pun was behind is really making me mad, lol.
ㅇㅇ: Isn’t it Izumi who should apologize to Tsubaki and Izutomo…?
ㅇㅇ: Wow, for real, this kid should stop with puns.
└ㅇㅇ: Just hearing it makes me mad, lol.
└ㅇㅇ: If I did that in school, that jerk would’ve made me hit my head.
└uwu: Ah, ahh…
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Byeolhaneul: But seriously, how angry must she have been to shoot a headshot without hesitation, lol.
└ㅇㅇ: I would’ve done it immediately too.
└Byeolhaneul: The way she explains later in case people don’t get it is really worrying, lol.
└MeiLoveYou: Don’t slander Mei, you bastards!
└Byeolhaneul: No, no matter how much I like her, wouldn’t you get annoyed hearing those jokes?
└ㅇㅇ: You don’t have to worry, she’ll be fine…?
★
“I’m declaring war.”
[Huh?]
The voice of Senior Namikawa, who was so startled, was only for a moment.
[…Okay. Got it.]
Stopped healing, aiming her sniper rifle back at me.
The intention was clear.
“Um, uh, hey, can’t you let me live this time…?”
–What do you expect me to do if you ask for mercy?
–If that’s the case, don’t declare war.
But if I die, I’ll lose all those materials I gathered.
This time, I had no choice but to seek forgiveness.
[Is there really a need to spare the opponent who just declared they would definitely kill me? If they become my enemy, I think it’s better to strike before I grow stronger. Give me a logical reason to argue otherwise, and I’ll heal you, Izumi.]
“…W-well, wouldn’t it be more fun?”
My answer, after much thought, was this. A complete lack of logic in my response.
[Hmm… fun? How do you mean?]
But Senior Namikawa seemed genuinely interested in my answer, urging me for my next words with a sultry snicker.
Okay, let’s think.
If she spares me, what kind of fun will Senior Namikawa get?
The opponent is Senior Namikawa, said to be the most fearsome when angry even in the first generation.
I had to give the best answer without crossing her mood.
“Um, uh, you see, a war that’s one-sided wouldn’t be fun for the viewers, right…?”
So in this case, I can argue that it’s for others, not for myself.
Right. I want to live only for the viewers’ enjoyment!
…Probably!
“R-right now, if I die, it would be nothing but a situation where I’m being chased unequivocally by you, so, um, everyone would surely get bored quickly…”
[Hmm… What do the Tsubaki fans think? Is it fun to catch and kill Izumi, who can’t fight back at all? Wouldn’t that be quite boring?]
“D-doesn’t it sound boring…? They’d definitely get bored quickly…”
–It sounds super fun, lol.
–I want to see it!
–Make Mei cry, Tsubaki! （●＞ω＜●）
Why is that?
Why is there no one on my side in the broadcast?
My broadcast is definitely about gaming, and I’m a really fun and tomboyish girl running it, so why do Izutomo always try to make me cry?
…Well, a tomboyish girl crying is indeed cute, but isn’t this a bit too much abuse?
[Looks like Tsubaki fans say it would be fun… What do the Izutomo think, Izumi?]
“Most of them probably think it wouldn’t be fun…”
–Don’t lie.
–Are you trying to deceive the senior?
The chatroom ignited with my words, but I decided to be brazen.
It makes sense since I’d be hunting for survival, scared of dying by a senior.
That’s not a survival game anymore, is it?
…Isn’t it? Isn’t it the closest to a survival game?
I don’t know. What’s important now is the courage to be brazen.
“Indeed, a war needs to be somewhat on the same level to be fun…”
[Really? …It would probably be boring if it’s too one-sided.]
“Um, isn’t that right…?”
[But Izumi.]
“Y-yes?”
[I hate lies.]
Bang!
Without hesitation, she pulled the trigger simultaneously with that statement and my screen was dyed gray once more as the message [You Died] appeared.
“…Whoa!”
And I slammed my desk.
[Senior Namikawa Tsubaki: Run well, Izumi!]
★
[Aim for the Gray City, Survival! #Namikawatsubaki#StarsFlow#GrayCity]
[Senior Namikawa Tsubaki: Run well, Izumi!]
“Hmph.”
Tsubaki smirked after typing in a message to Izumi.
Of course, Tsubaki had no intention of giving up everything just to chase Izumi down.
As Izumi mentioned earlier, a scene where only one person dies unilaterally might be fun at first, but it’ll get boring quickly for that very reason.
So, she was just thinking of playing the game normally and killing Izumi if she saw her.
That was all she was satisfied with.
“By the way, I remember Nekoto was preparing for war against Izumi too.”
–Nekoto was the first to kill Izumi.
–A great junior who avenged the senior.
“…Should I pull Nekoto to our side as well?”
Although the alliance feature in Gray City had little significance, it was still better than nothing.
Currently, the only person allied with Tsubaki was her classmate Rinze.
But neither Tsubaki nor Rinze were particularly good at gaming, especially in Gray City.
The only reason Tsubaki could kill Izumi twice was that Nekoto had killed Izumi beforehand, leaving her weaponless.
If they met under similar circumstances, Tsubaki sensed she would probably never be able to kill Izumi.
Then, it would definitely be a huge benefit to ally with Nekoto, who was skilled at gaming and did broadcasts frequently, just like Izumi.
“Hm. I can’t chat because Izumi would find out, so I guess I’ll have to go look for her.”
Tsubaki, after putting away all the materials she had gained from killing Izumi, rode out of her base.
And that scene was being watched by a girl.
★
-Confident?
“…To be honest, my chances are zero right now.”
I’ve already died once to Aki and twice to Senior Namikawa.
Plus, I lost all the materials I had saved up.
Aki probably had a good foundation put in place already and Senior Namikawa seemed to be allied with Rinze, so she probably hadn’t suffered much damage from killing me.
In short, this means that no matter how hard I try from now on, I won’t be able to close the gap between us easily.
But.
“There’s a way, it’s not totally impossible…”
Of course, the risks are tremendously high, but if I succeed, it could lead to a major turnaround.
I don’t think Aki would be ready for this, and I doubt the seniors have thought that much ahead.
★
–Haha, if you get caught, that’d be a big trouble εミ(ο_ _)ο
–You’re playing Gray City so well.
“Shh, quiet…”
Of course, the Izutomo chat wouldn’t be heard in the surroundings.
But knowing I was in a precarious situation made me instinctively say that.
“…Looks like there’s still no security in place, huh.”
Where I was located was the senior’s base.
Naturally, they had a door to prevent unauthorized entry.
But even wooden doors could easily be destroyed with the basic weapons given at the start.
Well, it would be a big issue if the seniors were inside, but the base was empty as both of them seemed to have gone out to gather materials.
After a quick scan, it looked like there weren’t any traps either, so I quietly started rummaging through the base’s storage.
“Ah. These are the materials I collected earlier.”
Of course, I got all the materials that weren’t mine as well.
–Is this really okay? lol
–There’s nowhere left to run; it’s a dead end, lol.
“Y-you see, in a war, you do whatever it takes…”
After all, the senior took all my gathered materials after killing me earlier.
I haven’t killed the senior yet, so my actions would be seen as relatively lenient.
Honestly, it’s more praiseworthy than it is evil.
“Where would the iron be…?”
To wage war, iron was essential for making weapons.
I had lost all my initial guns to Aki, and after that, I didn’t mine any iron just to build a house, so this was the only supply route left.
“Could it be here…?”
Just as I was about to open the fifth storage door.
[Oh ho ho! I knew you’d come here, Izumi!]
A high-pitched voice came from behind me.