VTuber RP Is Not a Concept - Chapter 94

– Real-time voice modulation activated.
– Seeing her send off her dad makes the overreaction understandable.
– Saying that Leah herself killed her father, not Noskarr… wouldn’t be okay, right?
– What are you talking about…?
– It’s the creator’s heart.
– Please hold back on the red pills when Leah is acting seriously.

The air grew heavy.

Space distorted slightly.

From head to toe, something pressed down on me as if pinning me.

It wasn’t just the atmosphere. The energy emanating from Noskarr constricted my entire body.

The massive form stopped in front of me.

“A meager being.”

Just raising my head felt like it would break my neck, but I gritted my teeth. So that the fire within me wouldn’t extinguish, I focused only on piercing him.

“It’s curious that someone like you could resist me.”

I swallowed his loathsome voice, resonating lowly, with surging murderous intent.

“I’ll… kill you.”

At this rate, I would be defeated while frozen. I desperately focused my nerves. Please. Let me move even just my fingertips –

“Pure rage… is that it? But, is it truly only that…”

His head tilted. He looked down at me without a word.

Silence. But a certainty permeated it. Even under the pressure, I sensed him reaching a conclusion.

That’s why I had to move. My fingertips trembled slightly. My will pushed against my whimpering body. The moment I managed to move one arm, overcoming the energy permeating my body –

His shimmering shadow and energy momentarily paused.

“Quite interesting.”

With a calm acknowledgment, he raised his hand. Dark blue energy swirled, forming a spiral.

“But what does that change?”

The air cracked. The pressure pressed down again.

“Follow your father. Die.”

Bang!

A pressure as if space itself was screaming enveloped everything. Then, intense lightning struck.

But the lightning wasn’t aimed at me.

The curse Noskarr unleashed didn’t reach me.

Faster than that, a blue flash split the battlefield.

Kwaaang!!

Explosive currents swirled in the air. A blazing magical storm engulfed the remaining Demons. Tremendous pressure shook the earth, sending rocks flying.

“Unholy beings. How dare you scar this land.”

Long white hair surged upwards, as if charged with electricity.

Seraphil had arrived.

– Too late! You’re too late!
– Too late (really late).
– What’s the point of showing off after the forest is already destroyed?
– Seems like she came in a hurry after hearing about what happened…
– She saved Leah, let’s celebrate~
– She must have been fighting somewhere else lol Stop the false accusations.

“No. This was Seraphil’s first appearance on the battlefield.”

– Really? What was she really doing lol
– Serious dereliction of duty…
– They were struggling because the strongest one wasn’t there.

Noskarr turned his gaze from me and stared at Seraphil.

“…Faster than expected.”

Noskarr muttered lowly.

He took a step back. Simultaneously, the shadow surrounding him momentarily swirled like a vortex.

Seraphil extended her hand.

But Noskarr’s form was already disappearing as if melting into the shadows.

“Retreat.”

– ???
– Ran as soon as he saw her face lol
– Noskarr, you had some villain charm… Running away is too much.
– Leah is a hero too, but the treatment is so different.
– She’s a weakling right now…
– Acting tough in front of a kid, then immediately getting a lesson in manners lol

“Before ambushing the Elf Forest, the Demons determined that Seraphil had to be eliminated from the battlefield. This mission involved not only the third seat of Varnok, who excels in magic, but also artifacts from the Demon Realm. Seraphil, trapped in dimensional confinement, tried to break free quickly but was a little late. Of course, this was also faster than the Demons anticipated.”

And the remaining Demons had to face Seraphil’s wrath.

Amidst the black smoke, a brightly shining magic circle appeared.

As Seraphil gestured, hundreds of lightning spears rained down from the sky at once.

Demons were torn apart on the spot. Black flesh melted, swallowed by lightning and evaporated. Unable to even scream, their forms vanished in the light.

Just like that, the remaining Demon forces were completely annihilated. But Seraphil stared silently in the direction Noskarr had disappeared for a long time.

“The reason they retreated so quickly was that the purpose of the invasion wasn’t all-out war. The goal was to damage the World Tree and inflict some damage on the elves. Unfortunately, they achieved their goal.”

Again. There I was, left in the scorched forest, unaware of such goals.

The forest, once filled with the noise of battle and screams, was quiet as if nothing had happened.

My father lay still on the ground as if asleep in that silence.

One step. Two steps.

I cautiously approached but collapsed to my knees as if crumbling when I finally reached him.

The deep wound in his open chest. The traces of corroded skin and bone.

I reached out and took his hand. It was cold.

I slowly stroked his forehead. Cold skin.

That alone brought tears to my eyes.

Droplets fell onto the back of his hand.

“I just… couldn’t believe that my father wouldn’t open his eyes again. The tears wouldn’t stop.”

– Ah…
– ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
– I know how that feels, I can relate…
– I couldn’t believe I wouldn’t see my dog again after I lost him…
– Press X to pay respects…
– Is this really the time to be sad?
– Don’t blindly sympathize lol
– It’s sad. People are sad when their favorite character dies.
– It’ll be funny if Leah’s real dad hears this lol
– Seriously, isn’t this unfilial? lol
– It’s RP… Her daughter has a strong work ethic.
– Leah earns good money; just give him some allowance, and it’s solved.

“Then, at some point, I looked up and saw my surroundings. The surviving elves moved silently. They gathered the bodies of their fallen comrades in one place. Even while handling the bodies, they didn’t utter a single word.”

Only quiet movements, as if paying respects to the dead.

Elves accepted death as a part of nature. It wasn’t the end, just a process in the cycle of life.

They didn’t express their emotions well, but that didn’t mean they were insensitive.

But at that moment, it seemed cruel.

I was so sad, I couldn’t stop crying. It felt frightening and sorrowful that no one else was crying.

Seraphil told me I wasn’t acting like an elf, but…

– She said that??
– The b*tch is back.
– There are a lot of sociopaths in high positions.
– What kind of thing to say to someone whose father just died?
– She’s not human, she’s an elf~
– Doesn’t she feel even a little sorry? She could have saved him if she’d come sooner.
– That wasn’t her fault though; there’s no need to feel sorry…
– Noskarr, I hope you die ㅜㅜ

Not acting like an elf was a task I, a half-elf, had to grapple with throughout my life. But I later realized that her words that day weren’t meant as criticism.

“Seraphil felt immense anger and guilt. That she couldn’t protect the forest… And there I was, sobbing in front of her. She was trying to thoroughly suppress her emotions, but my appearance reminded her of her failure and made it difficult to control her feelings.”

Of course, it could also be seen as her deflecting her anger onto me to suppress her own emotions.

But I could understand. Because the one she was truly angry at was none other than herself.

“After hearing this much, you understand why Noskarr evokes such emotions in me, right?”

– That concludes the Q&A session~
– Right, we were doing that.
– Wow, I completely forgot lol Were there more questions?
– I think it was about why she hated Noskarr.
– It was the Riftman and Noskarr.

“The answer was a bit long, but I think it helped a lot in understanding me as an elf. Shall we take one last question today?”

[Dr. Owl donated 1,000 Jellies!]
[I was touched by your father’s story. You don’t seem to mention your mother much, Leah. What kind of person was she?]

“Actually, I’ve never met my mother. So I might not have much to say.”

– Another one! Dark landmine!
– It’s just a minefield.
– Hey, she’s a half-elf living with elves, can’t you get the hint? Don’t ask obvious questions!
– Leah, why do you like dark stories so much…?
– It’s not particularly dark. Orphans are a common trope in heroic epics.
– Are you saying Leah wrote her RP based on a writing manual?
– But it’s a little strange to hear her talk about her parents like this, even if it’s a story… lol
– I want to make a joke, but I’m afraid it’ll be a dead parent joke lol

“My mother, Casoliana, was the daughter of the Belest family of the human kingdom of Levantis in the eastern continent. She fell in love with my father, who had left the forest on a mission to interact with humans, and gave birth to me.”

– Hmm…
– (Was the interaction physical?) [Message deleted by a manager.]
– Hey.

Banned one chat. I was faster than the manager this time.

“For the sake of my parents’ honor, please be careful with the chat.”

– lol
– Come on, Pia, control yourselves.

“Giving birth out of wedlock brings immense social disgrace. An illegitimate child is a huge scandal in aristocratic society, and especially for noblewomen, it risked tarnishing the honor of the entire family.”

– That kind of disgrace isn’t a thing anymore.
– Why not? It still exists in families with lineage.
– Are you saying what Leah’s mother did was disgraceful?
– Gasp.
– So she just shouldn’t have gotten married?

“No. Inter-species offspring were unimaginable in a strict family. As you can see from the fact that I’m the only half-elf, even among elves, marriage with humans wasn’t encouraged.”