VTuber RP Is Not a Concept - Chapter 90

I charged through the ruins.

With each step on the debris, the swirling ash drifted like a faint, gray mist in the air.

And.

There, he stood.

In the shadow of the crumbled tower. The one wearing a broken black mask.

I immediately raised my bow. It was a reflexive action. It took less than a second to draw the arrow.

Even so, he did not budge.

A massive form nearly three meters tall.

A dark blue specter stood tall atop the burning pile of stones. bl**d-red energy seeped through the cracks of the mask.

The one who swore to k*ll me, putting everything on the line.

An enemy deeply engraved in my existence like a scar.

“…You, Noskar.”

My lips uttered his name first.

Only then did he turn his head.

“Wait a moment. This individual’s voice will be modulated in real-time. I don’t want my voice to mix in at all.”

– Looks like he really hates it.

– On the contrary… he probably put effort into the setting and wants to introduce himself properly.

– Yeah… he’s a beloved character.

“Pia, you can say that because you still don’t know. But could you please hold back from now on? I truly hate Noskar.”

– Ah… I see…

– That’s really an intense immersion… hahaha.

– He genuinely hates him (he’s a character he created).

He modulated his voice in real-time. Fortunately, there was an appropriate style that could give a very similar vibe.

“It’s been a long time.”

Like an echo spreading from a deep cave, his voice was low and deep. At the end, there was a metallic tone, and short breaths could be heard between the words.

“The once insignificant being… has changed quite a bit.”

I steadied my aim at the arrow tip.

“Why are you here?”

“This place called to me.”

He slowly opened his arms. A crimson energy blossomed from his fingertips and slithered up from the ashes.

“Just like your hometown did.”

I instantly drew the arrow. The arrow imbued with light touched his form, and the dark blue mist rippled and swallowed the arrow.

He spoke nonchalantly as if nothing had happened.

“You’re angry. That’s probably the only thing you can do.”

As he took a step forward, black cracks spread from beneath his feet.

“No.”

I gritted my teeth and stepped forward.

“I will k*ll you.”

He quietly looked at me. And from the gaps in the mask, a low laugh slipped out.

“When was the first time I heard those words…?”

At that moment, rough breathing came from behind me.

“Hah, hah…”

It was a scouting party that had followed me. They stopped, seeing me confronting Noskar and positioned themselves behind me.

The form of Noskar began to fade as he looked around at the newcomers.

“Wait. The time is not right yet.”

“Don’t run away!”

The arrow that flew like a beam of light passed through the dispersing black mist again, uselessly piercing through.

One of the white-faced scouts asked.

“…Uh, the blessed Estellica. What was that demon just now?”

– ?

– Who?

– Blessed hahaha Estellica hahaha.

– Is he in the second puberty phase?

“It’s not second puberty, it’s a title I’ve been given. It seems that the spirits chose it as a blessing. And also…”

I hesitated to explain this with my own mouth, but I had no reason to hide the truth.

“Because of the ‘beauty that seems like the goddess has especially graced her,’ it naturally became widely known among people.”

– That appearance is the blessing of a god! Like this? hahaha.

– Ria, just tell the truth. Since when did you write your settings?

– The traces of middle school writing are evident…

– I’m pretty, after all!!

– Ria is indeed a stunning girl, so it’s absurd to doubt it??

In a normal situation, I might have felt embarrassed, but remembering what I was explaining calmed my heart.

“I answered the scout’s question in a low voice.”

– Look how quickly you deflect the conversation.

“Barnok’s Fifth Seat, Noskar.”

He was an executive of the demon race who had unsealed the barrier and invaded the Elf’s forest.

– Did that happen?

– Then it’s time to show your dislike, yeah.

– That’s a really curious episode, though?

– Let’s move on to that topic.

“I’ll think about it. First, what happened after that was…”

After finishing the reconnaissance mission, the party took a rest at the lord’s castle of Talika, a nearby city. At that time, Archbishop Felixius Delkain, who was performing a separate mission in the nearby area, joined upon hearing that I was staying here. He only knew that I was on a reconnaissance mission in the ruins and had not yet heard about the encounter with Noskar.

In the garden of the mansion, I was taking a moment to catch my breath.

“Your expression is dark, Blessed Estellica.”

– Here comes my laughter bell hahaha.

– It’s not overly cringe, but thinking it’s Ria makes it hilarious hahaha.

– Guys, be careful, it might actually be something created recently.

– ???: Wow, what a cool title… The Piac would surely like it!

– Whoa.

– Now that I think about it, it seems to suit you well?

When I lifted my head, Archbishop Felixius, dressed in holy white robes, was looking at me from the entrance of the garden.

“…Did it show?”

The archbishop came closer, smiling gently.

“You’re not usually very expressive. But I can see it. Not on your face, but on the shadow cast over your heart.”

“Indeed, I can’t deceive the archbishop’s eyes. Could you pretend you didn’t see it? It’s not very elven-like.”

“Over many years, I have met countless people, but not one has been without sorrow. Whether elf or human, it is merely a matter of how one endures it.”

– At this rate, have all five great heroes made an appearance once?

– The description of the elder in mz Ria is somewhat lacking hahaha.

– It just sounds like a fairytale book…

– Grandma, please read to me!

– Hallya.

– If I don’t quack like a duck, will I become a grandmother?

– Oh dear.

– Duck dog ambush show!

Did my agitation appear as anger to him, or could it be that it looked like sorrow? I hurried to get to the point, fearing that continuing the conversation would weaken my resolve.

“In the reconnaissance… I saw Noskar.”

“Barnok’s Fifth Seat… I see. So you…”

He sent me a glance that said he understood everything, but I turned my gaze away. I wanted neither sympathy nor comfort. Right now, I only wanted to speak what was necessary.

“I don’t know the reason. In the city destroyed by Alduras, he simply appeared and then disappeared. He didn’t seem to have any intention to fight at the moment.”

A brief silence followed. Felixius quietly opened his mouth while looking at the roses in the garden.

“Sometimes, evil merely exists and can shake us. His purpose might have been simply his very existence.”

Was it truly merely an appearance to create chaos? But I grasped his intention with the following words, hoping I would think like that and quickly shake it off.

“Alduras is a great evil. It is a plague on the continent that all great ones must unite to face. However, for now, I will wait for the shadow that has touched your heart to pass. After that, will you walk together again?”

“I’ve worried you, Archbishop. Don’t worry; I know what my priorities are.”

Felixius shook his head lightly and smiled softly.

“You have never caused me concern. I only hope that you do not carry the burden alone.”

He paused for a moment and added in a low, gentle voice.

“I will leave the whereabouts of Noskar to the Holy Knights. As long as there are traces of him, the divine power will illuminate the path to find that shadow.”

The calm voice of the archbishop was calming the turmoil in my heart. I slightly lowered my head.

“Thank you, Archbishop.”

– He looks old but speaks politely to Ria?

– Maybe he just has a slow voice.

“He is indeed older. If I’m 18 at this time, he would be 76.”

– How can he be like that? Ria, that’s rude!

– It seems like a conversation between equal heroes… but suddenly the vibe changed.

– He’s like a high school counselor or a principal…

– How did he read my expression? << Would that not be visible to him? hahaha.

“Right now, I’ve loosened up a bit, but back then, I was quite thorough. Because he had exceptional insight, it always felt like he could see right through my heart.”

- Ah, you shouldn’t say that, Ria.

- It's funny to point out the polite way the Piac talks.

- With that age gap, it’s not like he has to possess special insight…

- Not even realizing what’s on the table is a template.

- If you think about it, it’s all acting, isn’t it? The archbishop character is something he made too.

- No dropping the red pill, please.

- It’s just impressive... until he points it out, he’s drawing the audience in.

- The Piac being swayed by the setting Ria created is also part of the template.

“The scouting party’s return meant the alliance inevitably had to officially acknowledge Alduras’s existence. Accordingly, a change in the frontline situation was unavoidable. Whereas the existing situation saw the widely spread alliance forces and the Demon King’s army confronting each other, the demon race now proposed a strategy to suddenly break through one location. Now, wherever Alduras appears, that place becomes the focal battlefield of the war.”