Chapter 198 – Chapter 198 Hero Academy (3-5)
“Even if I had to choose him….”
“Isn’t it great?”
“That is… First of all, the character itself is really good.”
“Then what is the problem?”
“….”
Cho Seo-hyeon was silent for a while, then let out a big sigh and laughed hysterically.
“It’s definitely good, but… There are many people who…. I haven’t seen anyone good at it.”
“….”
After hearing Cho Seohyun’s words, I could clearly understand the concept of the character I chose.
‘That’s a character with a lot of loyalties.’
[… ?]
‘There are a lot of guys who have a high level of control difficulty, but there are no characters who are good at it.’
There is almost no online game in my gaming life, but I hear about the famous game somewhere even if I want to know it.
And in online games, one or two such characters are famous.
Cho Seohyun smiled dejectedly and scratched her head.
“If possible, it’s good to practice and do what you want, but once you get hold of it, there is a tendency to continue to like it for no reason.”
“Aha….”
After hearing Cho Seo-hyeon’s words, I didn’t want to miss it even more.
The path of the character I chose… It is your destiny to follow it.
‘This is it… Is it the path of loyalty….’
[This is ‘loyalty’. One more ‘of’ is added.]
‘Sicre’s….’
How to say… Somehow this character… I didn’t want to let go.
“Can I try it for a bit?”
“Gosh… Okay.”
Cho Seohyun laughed and looked at me as if she were laughing.
From the look on her face, she knew right away what she was thinking.
(After all, you are a man full of bravado.)
It was obvious that he was thinking.
Seeing her expression, my motivation started to roar like the fire of a portable gas burner.
It’s just a problem that you don’t know when the light will go out….
[Wouldn’t it be nice to have a good character to look good to Cho Seo-hyun?]
‘That’s true, but… In fact, wanting to do it also has other meanings.’
[… ?]
‘You said that the VR technology developed in this world can’t accurately import the body’s ability values.’
[That’s right. And unlike the capsule, the headgear will not have that function at all.]
The purpose of the capsule was not for ordinary amusement in the first place.
It was for the training of heroes, and was created for that purpose.
Even such objects were not a perfect measure of exact physical ability.
Besides, there was no way such a headgear could have such a function.
However, there is one thing that works in such a VR world.
Hand technique….
Obviously, when massaging Sung Soo-ah, seeing that the hand technique worked, it seemed that the hand technique was not just related to the body.
And I just wanted to try it….
Cho Seo-hyeon looked at me and warned me with a laugh.
“I admit that the bow is good. Don’t think you can use your bow freely here either.”
“Yes? Can’t we just shoot an arrow?”
“I knew it….”
Cho Seo-hyun smiled and explained.
“Think about it. Who do you think will be the main users of this VR device?”
“… Wealthy?”
Haha! That’s right. Wealthy… Fuhaha!”
Cho Seo-hyeon didn’t feel like laughing. She was really laughing
Seohyun, who was smiling like that, told her the correct answer.
“Most are heroes.”
“Ah….”
“Arrow bursts can only be used within the limits programmed. Also, the movement speed is set for each character, so there is a limit.”
It meant that each character could only use it within the limits of their abilities.
“The character I chose now… He’s definitely a good character. Long-range, short-range, and ultra-long-range skills. It has everything. But the problem is that it is too difficult to use.”
In addition, it is said that heroes who use bows are more difficult to use.
“Especially, the heroes whose main weapon is the bow are those characters who are overcharged with curses because of the abilities they have learned so far.”
The bowing skill he had learned so far was like a habit that was already in his body.
It is said that there are restrictions on this and that, but rather mistakes are made.
“I often hear stories that if a person who uses a bow catches that character, they will be taken to the hospital with a vase within a day.”
“Aha….”
Heroes who have used bows all their lives are said to be unable to shoot at will, and their normally calm patience explodes in one day due to arrows that do not fly properly.
The reason Cho Seo-hyun stopped me was because of that reason.
“Still, we’re playing games together, but it’s a bit like playing with a bad mood, isn’t it?”
“Hmm… Then, I’ll try one formal match for now, and if I don’t like it, I’ll change it.”
“Gosh… Stubbornness….”
In the end, Seohyun raised both of his hands and said as if he had given up.
“I see. Then once… Let’s start with the tutorial.”
The tutorial was okay.
It was not about how to fight, but about the principle of winning and the basic system.
It is a game in which you catch the opponent’s camp and become stronger, and destroy the enemy’s camp while fighting the opposing user.
And since it’s first-person, it felt like an FPS game.
… It felt like a mixture of games I know.
‘Well, that’s what people all over the world think about.’
The problem wasn’t the tutorial.
‘Wow… I’ve been using this bow for a while, but I’m starting to get annoyed.’
[I felt frustrated, especially in the part where I couldn’t speak.]
He had the ability to aim, so he was able to hit it with 100 shots.
When I shot an arrow once, it felt like the aiming power for the character was adjusted by itself.
The problem is the fixed attack speed and skill.
No matter how much I wanted to shoot more arrows, it was impossible to shoot arrows beyond the set attack speed.
Also, the skills of the character had mana and cooldown in the game, so I had to use them well according to the conditions.
Despite the ability I have, I wanted to use it, but I felt frustrated because I couldn’t use it.
Cho Seo-hyun looked at me and smiled.
“Look. It’s more like this than I thought, because I move myself, unlike games where you just mess with a mouse, so it feels more frustrating if things don’t go your way.”
It was frustrating because it was not a game where you just stared at the monitor, but a virtual reality where you experienced it yourself.
“I think I know why archers say vases fly.”
I smiled bitterly and raised my bow.
“Then, after the tutorial, are you going to try it formally?”
“No, this is the first time. Let’s do an AI battle first.”
“I….”
“… ?”
I said to Cho Seo-hyun, who looked at me with a tilted expression.
“Can’t we just play against the user?”
***
Cho Seo-hyeon was worried while waiting with Seong Su-ho.
‘It’s okay if it’s just a little boring, but I’m afraid I’ll hear something bitter….’
Cho Seo-hyeon didn’t think that Seong Su-ho was foolish or stupid.
Seeing her rather full of confidence, I began to like her more.
From the beginning of her beginning, Seohyun preferred people who compromised in moderation rather than people who tried to bring out her talents to the fullest, like Seong Soo-ho.
However, the problem was that the people who played this game had very harsh mouths.
While playing the game here, it was to the point where the writers who called her a hero even suspected that a real devil, worse than the monster, was alive and breathing in the hearts of the writers.
‘Once in a normal game, most of the harsh sounds won’t come out, so it’s okay….’
In the beginning, Seohyun invited Seong Suho as a friend because she thought she just wanted to talk together, but when she came to this situation, she started to worry.
She was worried that she might be offended by calling him for nothing.
While waiting like that, a hologram window popped up and an alarm came that the match had been caught.
‘First… No matter what happens, I have to cover it.’
In the beginning, Seohyun couldn’t say that she had good skills, but before she was normal like this, she was confident.
“Come on, let’s go in.”
“I will work hard not to be criticized.”
Sung Soo-ho smiled leisurely and touched the hologram.
In the beginning, Seohyun was reflecting on herself while watching Seongsuho smile.
‘I don’t usually smile like that… Now we have to talk a little more in class.’
Cho Seo-hyeon smiled bitterly and accepted the match.
The two suddenly changed as the graphics of the surrounding environment got tangled, and the ruins were changed into a place with the same shape.
Cho Seo-hyeon explained to Sung Soo-ho.
“The battleground is random.”
“Ha… But it is rare.”
“Which one?”
“Instructor Cho Seo-hyeon is the face of the instructor I saw in real life, but the others are the same as the previous characters?”
It was as Sung Soo-ho said.
The appearances of Cho Seo-hyun and Seong Su-ho were taken from reality, and only the clothes were changed.
In contrast, other users had the faces and appearances of characters like real AIs.
Cho Seohyun crossed her arms and explained with a smile.
“It’s for security reasons.”
“Security?”
This VR system was a groundbreaking technology that allowed people to meet face-to-face and have conversations even from a distance.
The problem is that most users of this game are upper class.
“If you just stick your face out, you might find out who it is on this narrow floor.”
“Aha…. Then why are Instructor Seohyeon Cho and I expressing our faces?”
For security reasons, Cho Seo-hyun and Seong Su-ho showed each other’s faces and body shapes well.
“Friends are added, and if you allow it, it will be expressed like this. What… If you don’t like it, change the settings later.”
“Well… This one looks good.”
Cho Seo-hyeon smiled at Seong Soo-ho’s foolish laugh.
She started with choosing her character and explained in detail which line to stand on.
I was hoping that Seong Soo-ho would get caught and not get into trouble.
However, it did not go smoothly from the pick description.
During character picks, someone talked to Seong Su-ho.
“Excuse me.”
“Yes?”
“Change the character.”
“… Yes?”
The same user who had already chosen a character began to criticize Seong Su-ho.
“Change it. I hope you don’t see that bastard.”
At a glance, it was a sharp tone that made me wonder if it was polite.
But the words were quite pure.
In some places, it was common for profanity to come and go from the beginning.
However, it was Cho Seo-hyeon, not Seong Su-ho, who was really angry at those words.
“No, it’s not even a ranked match, how about doing something you want to do!”
“Ha… Yes, yes do it. Fools don’t understand even if I give them advice.”
“Sir….”
It was the moment when Cho Seo-hyun frowned and was about to spit out swear words.
Seong Soo-ho stopped Cho Seo-hyeon and apologized.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t listen to Instructor Cho Seo-hyun for no reason, so I made him hear bad things.”
“No! Why are you apologizing when you haven’t done anything wrong?”
Cho Seo-hyeon started to get even more angry at Seong Su-ho’s behavior.
He seemed to see himself in his school days when he apologized even though he hadn’t done anything wrong.
Although the circumstances were very different….
“I’ll try it this time and if there are a lot of problems, I’ll replace it right away.”
“….”
Cho Seo-hyeon couldn’t bear to ignore Seong Su-ho’s words and say to continue doing what he wanted to do.
Seong Soo-ho’s character is difficult to play well right now, but trolling for nothing was enough to dampen the game’s motivation.
‘Okay… There’s no need to play games while listening to things like that.’
Even though Cho Seo-hyeon was worried, she didn’t restrain herself.
‘Still, the concentration side seems good, but do you know if I’ll do well?’
These VR games have their own characteristics.
First of all, real stamina is not exhausted.
No matter how hard you run, you plant the perception that it is difficult, but you do not really run hard.
However, the program controls such physical strength in various ways.
For example, if you run for a certain period of time, you can forcibly slow it down or force it to stop….
In other words, it was a place where physical in reality was completely useless.
Even computer games, much less, require sophisticated hand movements and reflexes.
Those elements become useless in VR.
But on the contrary, the mental part was rather a place where I could bring it completely.
Concentration, judgment, discipline….
The reason Cho Seo-hyeon worked hard at this game was to strengthen his mental strength.
‘I’ve been playing this game for a while, but if I see it’s not getting better, should I just give up….’
As she played the game, she tried to overcome the constant feelings of anxiety and embarrassment.
I’ve been playing for several years for that reason, but I haven’t seen any signs of getting better.
No… Rather, resentment was building up inside.
In the beginning of her game, her allies were busy praising her.
The problem is after the mid-game….
It was that once a stroke started in earnest, a series of mistakes would be made.
Cho Seo-hyun’s character is an assassin.
She was mostly a solo character whose role was to disrupt her opposing team.
It was not uncommon for her to win close to her nose with her performance in the first half, but to lose due to a series of mistakes made in the middle.
‘It’s a normal game anyway…. It will be over soon.’
Since Seong Soo-ho had no history yet, I judged that the level of the match between the ally and the enemy would not be that high.
All of the opponent’s and ally’s characters were selected, and a large hologram number was displayed in front of her eyes.
10… 9….
The number gradually decreased by 1, indicating that the start time was approaching.
Even in the midst of this, Cho Seo-hyeon continued to calmly explain to Seong Su-ho.
“If you can, don’t talk to all or all allies. Once you get used to such conversations, now you only whisper to me. Or just with the partner next to you….”
“All right.”
“… And when playing games, don’t be too rigid. I’m not even in class right now….”
Haha… All right.”
Seong Soo-ho’s expression didn’t completely relax, but he felt a little better.
As the two looked at each other, the number pointed to zero.
