Ascyaf O Vivid: The VRMMORPG Story
Chapter 14: The Vera
Several days had passed since the announcement of the player's horrendous world. And ...
"Less one person! Whatever specialties you have!"
"Party leveling for level 20 and below! Form a party for level 20 down!"
"Search members! We have high-level members to help!"
.. Players had returned to their usual daily lives after discussions about who defeated the Goblin Prince ended fruitlessly.
However, at least that was what was seen on the surface when some people felt that the real commotion had just begun.
The number of people opening up chatter about party formation had increased, naturally it was due to the weakening of the goblins. And for those who pay attention in more detail, they will find a simple change that is almost invisible between these waves. It was the number of party bus formation, especially for beginners rising sharply.
A party bus, a party where a player of a high level helped raise the level of a lower party member was indeed nothing new. But, it only happens between players who know each other well or are hired by others, not to anyone who is in the public sphere.
If someone asks what is the simple reason behind all that? Everything will be simple.
Since Guild Call recruited players massively, whether other guilds understood the intentions of the real Guild Call or not, they couldn't possibly just stand still and watch Guild Call grow smoothly. Making ten great guilds, no, almost most of the guilds on the top 100 list were opening their guild recruitment.
And if one tries to look deeper, the opening of recruitment at this time may be a follow-up to the previous world notification.
Who has no interest in getting into the top guild? Nine out of ten players would feel interested and try their best to be able to make those guilds see them. And for most people, this is what they can think of to make themselves stand out among the players.
Shouts about party formation continued to be heard until ...
"Veras! It's Vera!"
Players, especially male players immediately shouted in unison as soon as they saw the figure of Vera, a beautiful figure with lavender hair as long as a shoulder with a petite body. Looking at his clothes, there was nothing special about him using a beginner set of clothes that made other players immediately know that he was just a beginner.
However, it is not important since he is a virtual streamer, which almost everyone who accesses the internet knows. No one cares if he is strong or not, Vera is just Vera, that's all.
Vera smiled awkwardly, greeting the players around who kept shouting her name.
'Maybe it's better if I hear my manager's word ...,' thought Vera, recalling her manager's suggestion to do 'supervision' when she started Vivid which she immediately rejected. He just wants to play like a normal player but since he is in this condition, Vera knows that kind of thing is just a cotton dream.
"Forming party?" read Vera on one of the chats that popped up in her view. "Hmm, maybe that's a good idea" Vera replied. Even now he was doing Stream (direct broadcast) and thanks to his words, the commotion was mounting.
"CHOOSE ME!"
"VERA MINE!”
“IN YOUR DREAMS!”
"I LOVE YOU VERAAAA!!!"
Vera kept smiling, ignoring the whole scream that was not even related to the topic she was discussing.
"Well, to be fair, then I'll pick a party member at random," Vera said as she started singing small ...
"Cap the flower cup buds, choose which one to join."
... Until his finger stopped, pointing at a figure squeezed in the middle of the crowd that immediately became the center of attention.
"YESY! ONE PARTY WITH VERA!!!" Shouted the player excitedly, immediately running towards Vera.
"Hello, what's your name?" Vera asked, making the overzealous player a little, no, very nervous while being with his idol, Vera from this close distance and could only answer stiffly.
"S-S-SA-SA-SA-SABY! I'm Saby!"
"Yes, hello to Saby." Vera answered. "What kind of weapons do you use?"
"Ten-of course the sword!" answer Saby with the same nervousness. Making Vera give up on asking a few other things when she saw Saby who was too nervous like a robot to answer under the whole gaze, she chose to immediately randomize her party members again.
What happened next can be said to be going very smoothly, the player that Vera herself pointed at was quite excited to chase after her, but she wasn't as nervous as Saby. Giving Vera a quiet moment in the momentary conversation that occurred before she said, "Well, it's time to randomize the members again."
Making the atmosphere of the players around him a little more tense. It has been confirmed that two people will join the Vera party, making only two places left considering the maximum number of one party in Vivid is five people.
A small chant started Vera chanting from her tiny lips, as her index finger continued to move from one player to another. Until ...
"... Choose which one to join."
"That's it!"
"He again? Why is he so lucky?!"
Some were wondering about their fate, while most others were—
"You fuck!"
They just swore at him, remembering the 'great advice' he once gave them.
Vera speechless. 'Have I pointed at the culprit of the matter or something like that?' he saw the reaction of some players.
However, the player still gave him a rung to walk towards Vera. However ...
"Huh .. I can finally pass by," he murmured.
"Hi, who are you?"
"Oh? It's pretty quiet in here." He said, looking ahead only to see the crowd of other players that he had to break through. "I can't get through this," he muttered until he turned his head when he felt someone pat him on the shoulder.
"Hi, who are you?" ask Vera once more only to answer, "Who are you?" The young man in front of him. It made Vera fall silent.
Isn't this what he expected? Playing as a normal player that would not be known to many people but to get this kind of question in this situation, somehow it just makes Vera feel unhappy.
However, Vera herself was too experienced in dealing with such feelings.
"I'm Vera," she met him briefly with a smile, a self-introduction that she thought she would never do again since her debut. "You alone?"
"Akuji."
"I want to make a party do you want to join?" Vera asked, but what Akuji said was completely different.
"By the way, around you it's really quiet, it's a lot different than the crowd." Point Akuji opposite from the direction he arrived.
"...."
And it managed to make Vera speechless.
"Do you know, getting through such a crowd is not easy. I really envy you, do you have any secrets to making the space around not too dense?"
"...."
Not only Vera, even the players around them felt annoyed by it.
Well, he might be the one chosen but that's no reason to bother Vera! Their idol! And for that reason they kept their distance with Vera and gave way to Akuji —those who Vera had chosen. But to think Akuji would act that way ...
Some players begin to understand the swearing that could have been heard when Akuji was elected and are a little sorry to have opened the way for him.
"Are you sick? You've been lethargic since, I think you should take a break from your routine."
Vera was just confused, had she ever been led into a conversation by someone else? Nah! Especially with his current popularity, others would tend to put up a wall from him but Akuji, the person in front of him only spoke what he wanted.
"No. I'm very healthy, I was just thinking whether you want to form a party with me or not?"
"Party, yes ...." Vera saw Akuji thinking for a moment before nodding. "Well, that's okay. Does the whole group already exist? Or will you wait for someone else?"
"We'll be gone as soon as we get one more person."
"I hope that person is found quickly."
"Yes ...." Vera said softly, not knowing what to do about this Akuji and choosing to immediately appoint their last member. 'I just don't want to deal with this guy any further, ' he thought tired.
The players' breathing was held back, this was their last chance to be able to become a party with their idol. However, even before Vera can speak more ...
"That last person must be me, right?"
... A voice sounded.
