Exiled and Became an Academy Scam Villain

51. Studio in Naharing (2)

“I know how to play Northern Warworld too!”

Hana Choi said in a voice full of enthusiasm.

“At Thea…almost never.”

like she said

She always comes home early because of her activities as a virtuber and her work in the organization, so she has never been seen playing Northern Warworld with her fellow cadets.

Even though Theia has special AR and VR equipment that can be linked with Mana Heart, there are many students who enjoy War World at the training ground.

‘Although I can play at home.’

Of course, there were many users who played on PC as it was the No. 1 game with a lot of ordinary users.

After school, I also like Lim Jae-ho or Jung Si-woo. Also, I sometimes played co-op with friends like JiU at home.

However, Hana Choi had a reason not to.

Exactly, the reason why you can’t enjoy Warworld with Theia’s cadets.

‘Even when I played games, I always did it on broadcast.’

Naharin’s identity cannot be revealed.

Not being able to play games with Theia cadets whose identity might be identified.

I knew what was going on inside, but I answered her pretending not to know.

“Do you usually play War World often?”

“Yes… I know how to do it to some extent!”

As Hana Choi said, in reality, she was quite good at playing War World.

Unlike Ha Ye-eun, who is extremely lacking in gaming talent and can’t get out of the beginner’s rank.

It’s because she’s had enough of a mid-level rank.

The rank of War World is about Silver.

So, rather, it could be said to be the optimal rank for streaming.

“Um…then you can sit here!”

I sat with her in front of the wide desk.

A monitor and a computer are placed on the desk arranged in a U-shape. And it was full of broadcasting equipment such as microphones and audio interfaces.

‘This is Underdolz’s studio…’

Of course, all PCs are optimized to play the game.

It was a better place to play games than most PC rooms.

Hana Choi hasn’t said anything directly about that fact yet.

Judging from the idea of doing a duo together, it seemed like she had decided on something.

“That… Blood Jaguar is also involved in the internet entertainment business.”

“I see. These days, clans are also involved in various fields of business. It’s nothing strange.”

“yes! That… It’s part of that business tool. Of course it’s a legitimate business! Very wholesome!”

Still, Hana Choi added that she was ashamed of something.

The name clan is another name for an underworld organization.

“My family has ties to the Jaguar… I used to help out with the clan from time to time. That… Actually, I didn’t tell anyone in Theia other than Scarlett.”

“really? Then, among Theia’s classmates, that’s the first time you’ve told me.”

“ah! First… yes. that’s right. That… Junwoo is the first to tell me about my personal history.”

Hana Choi’s face blushed again when she said that it was the first time for some reason.

As if to erase the awkwardness, Hana Choi directly helped me set up the PC and monitor in front of me.

“Junwoo is at War World Master level, right? I know it well because I heard it from my fellow students from the Department of Free Majors. So you’ll be sensitive in the setting…”

“ah. I’m not the type to adjust the sensitivity so picky. I think it will be fine.”

The moment I said that, Hana Choi stood next to me and continued to help with the setting.

Unintentionally, I got very close to her.

Hana Choi’s long black hair swayed in front of my face.

Unlike Ha Ye-eun and Song Si-ah, who spray expensive perfume.

I didn’t smell any perfume, though.

The student uniform smelled fragrant like the scent of body lotion.

And at that moment, as if to confirm the setting she had helped, she turned her head toward me.

“Then, this level of setting… would be fine, right? Heeik?!”

Naturally, the bodies of the two were in close contact.

When she turned her head, my face was right in front of her.

“I’m sorry!!”

I have nothing to apologize for. The shy and surprised look was different from her usual cool look, so honestly it was cute.

“…… It’s okay, it’s okay.”

So I also stuttered a little uncharacteristically.

The two sat next to each other again, avoiding each other’s gaze for a moment.

Then, with the familiar opening bgm, I connected to War World.

***

The two focused on War World for a while.

Since it is now an academy match, 3:3 matches are the most popular in Warworld.

So, before playing duo, I decided to relax my hands lightly, and I made a 3:3 open room and played.

It seems like 30 minutes have passed since I started the game.

“x bar!! I’m not crazy!!!”

And I was stunned Hana Choi shouted from the side.

As long as it’s public.

The level of the other users who joined the team with the two was also poor.

It was a normal PC play without using the Mana Heart Synchronization Equipment.

However, Hana Choi’s reaction was beyond imagination.

‘Did I not hear well?’

Of course, it’s like self-praise.

Except for pro gamers, I tend to be quite good at War World.

So, my blood pressure almost rose at the general user’s messy play.

What surprised me wasn’t the user’s messy play.

“Ha… I missed all the games because of the crazy x… f*ck… Heeik?!”

And Hana Choi, who hit the shotgun on the keyboard with abusive language, turned her head.

that made eye contact with me.

“This, this… I’m sorry!!!”

She, who had been full of anger a moment ago, was taken aback when she saw me.

“ah. are you okay. Originally, blood pressure rises a lot in public rooms.”

“That… that’s not it… Whoa, I don’t normally play swearing like this!”

Since Northern Warworld is such a popular game, in-game profanity and voice chat profanity were common.

Of course, I also hit the keyboard more than once or twice while playing games.

“Pu-huh…”

In response, I laughed involuntarily.

I didn’t know that Hana Choi, not anyone else, would be so honest during the game.

‘Come to think of it. Naharin was also the type to swear very hard.’

Naharin is usually a virtuoso full of composure, like a lithe fox.

His personality tended to become combative whenever he only played games.

So, surprisingly, it seemed like another side of Hana Choi who was pissed off because of the game.

“No…don’t make fun of me! I really don’t swear normally!”

“Sorry. Kkeuk. I’m not kidding. It’s just… I’m surprised you’re so angry during a game like this.”

“I am also an ordinary person. And I can’t help getting angry while playing Warworld…!!”

“okay. hahahaha. I understand.”

He smiled and said to Hana Choi in a playful way.

Still, her suggestion to play Warworld together wasn’t bad.

It was Hana Choi who was more conscious of me than usual today.

‘Am I feeling a bit more relaxed now?’

Even though she stuttered more than usual, she started to speak more and more naturally while playing Warworld together.

At that time, Hana Choi suddenly logged out of Northern Warworld.

“huh? stop already? It looks like both of you are a bit relaxed now…”

“I’m not trying to stop! That… I thought I could do all this in the public room…”

After saying that, Hana Choi stood up from her seat.

I went out to the entrance of the studio for a while, and brought something like a package.

“Noel unnie brought me drinks and snacks.”

I held the coffee she handed me.

There, Noeul noona wrote me a message on a small sticky note.

[No one will be in the studio today, so do well with Hana! (The meaning is correct lol) – Noeul noona – ]

I wrote it down so that others could misunderstand it, so I hurriedly hid the note.

“huh? Did Noeul unnie leave anything?”

“no. It was a memo that was often attached to drinks delivered at that… cafe.”

Fortunately, Hana Choi, who did not see the message, kept moving.

“This studio is equipped with mana heart synchronization equipment like Theia. So, as I said at the beginning, I think we can play duos from now on.”

Hana Choi was right.

Underdolz, a female member of the organization who broadcasts with Choi Hana, broadcast using the equipment.

‘Because synchronization equipment is completely optimized for virtubers.’

In a virtual space, with the synchronized movement, it is a playable method like the real Awakened’s combat method.

Due to the natural synchronization, more sophisticated movements than any other tracking equipment used by virtubers were possible during the broadcast.

That’s why Naharin’s fans worshiped Naharin like a real idol, not a Virtuber.

‘Well, I don’t mean to use it for that purpose now.’

Of course, for the Awakener, the side using the synchronization equipment is more familiar and immersive when playing the War World game.

I put on the synchronization equipment she gave me on my chest.

It was a simple piece of equipment that looked like a necklace.

When mana was injected into the equipment, surprisingly, the surrounding scenery changed as it was.

I didn’t even wear VR headgear separately.

The familiar Northern War World game lobby unfolded.

Lobby designed like a real Hunter Guild office.

My attire was wearing a relatively common hunter jacket.

Since I was connected from the beginning, I was connected in synchronization mode with the default settings.

‘Did Hana Choi not come in yet?’

She logged out just a moment ago.

belt ring-

However, a connection notification sound was raised in the lobby.

It seems Hana Choi has reconnected.

“He came in. Then, find the game as a duo… Huh?”

However, I was speechless for a moment when I saw Hana Choi who was online.

‘What happened?’

Unlike me, Hana Choi did not log in as she originally did.

“Ah… hello!”

In the lobby instead of Hana Choi stood a virtuber, Naharin.