Chapter 1

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Chapter

1: Blue Gale (Blue Shadow)

I ran through the dense

forest.

When I say running, I don't

mean running on the ground. I was chasing after my target, jumping from branch

to branch of the trees.

Below me, a woman is running.

Her clothes are frayed and her eyes are tinged with fear, as if she is

terrified of her current situation. Wait for me, I'll make you feel more at

ease soon.

「Kya!」

The woman tripped over a tree

root and fell to the ground. She seems to have scraped her leg when she fell,

and is holding her foot in pain. I'll catch up to you soon.

「No,

don't come ......!」

Her eyes moisten and she

pleads. But the hunter doesn't listen to her.

Rather, he increases his

momentum and leaps at his weakened prey.

「I'll

kill it in one shot.」

I leap from the branch and

swoop down at the woman. In my right hand shines a sharp little sword. As I

fall at high speed, I swing it down at the target in one fell swoop!

「----

Gale Blade!」

The

blade, like a gale. My blade, at super high speed, slices off the target's head

without missing a beat.

「I slashed a boring thing......」

I muttered to myself as I

looked at the 『Wolf

Monster's Corpse』 that I had just defeated.

The woman who was attacked by

the monster, suddenly appeared, a mysterious figure in a blue ninja costume,

stared at me and opened her mouth.

「Y-you're......?」

「I'm

here to help. Stay back.」

I stand in front of the woman

as if to protect her. Then wolves covered in jet-black fur appear from between

the trees.

Five of them in all, huh? I'm

sure I'll be able to take them down while protecting her.

「Come,

doggy. You will make my beloved sword rust.」

The wolves jumped at me as

soon as I had said my lines. I really wanted to strike a pose after this, but I

had no choice. I'll make up for it with a cool finish.

「Come!」

Holding my kodachi in my

opposite hand, I charge forward.

The wolf at the front of the

pack bared its sharp fangs and attacked me, but I ducked and chopped off its

head as I passed it. Then, without stopping, I run to the wolf behind it, kick

it in the jaw, and when it’s frightened, I thrust my small sword into its

brain.

「Three

more!」

The wolves were calm despite

losing their friends. They coordinated their efforts and formed a formation

around me. They are very smart...... but that's not enough to defeat me.

『Gyaaaaoo! 』(Wolf)

The

wolves were all jumping at me at once. Even if I slayed the single wolf, I'd

probably be killed by another wolf in that time. The safest thing to do is to

jump upwards to avoid them, but that's no fun. With an audience around, let's

make it flashy.

「Secret technique, whirlwind slash」

I

swing my kodachi while spinning sideways on the spot.

Then

all three wolves were sliced in half and fell to the ground. It was a bit

grotesque, but it was a brilliant blow. That's definitely worth a high hero

point.

Satisfied,

I picked up the drop items that the wolves had dropped. Oh, it's a high-quality

fang from a black-haired wolf, lucky me.

「E-excuse me!」

「Hmm? 」

As I was looking around, I was

approached by the woman I protected. That reminds me, I didn't take care of

that. I went into ninja impersonation mode and replied in a low voice.

「Yes.

How can I help you, milady?」

「Well,

thank you for saving me, ninja-san. I thought I was done for.」

「I did

what I had to do. Are you hurt?」

「Yes, it's

just a little scrape, nothing serious.」

The woman looked over the body

to check for injuries. She is probably in her late teens, and has lovely

chestnut-colored hair.

I crouched down beside her,

still on her buttocks, and poured a recovery potion on her wounds. In no time

at all, her wounds were healed and her strength was restored.

「S-sorry,

I even received a recovery item! I'll

pay for it!」

「Don't

worry, an ally of justice does not ask for anything in return. Use this to get

back to the city as quickly as possible.

」

I take out a purple crystal

and hand it to her. She takes it and looks at me in surprise.

「This

is an item that returns you to the city, right? I

can't take such an expensive item!」

What I gave her was a

consumable item called the 『Crystal of Return』. If

you use it, you can warp back to the last town you stopped at.

Yes, it is expensive, but

that's for players who are not very advanced. It doesn't cost a lot to me as an

expert player.

「This

forest is deep. It's impossible to get to the next town with your current

equipment. You can use this to return to the city, and this time, you can make

proper equipment, gather information, and form a party before taking on the

next challenge.」

「.....

I understand.」

After a little persuasion, the

woman received the crystal of return and used it.

Good. I guess the mission is

now complete.

「Thank

you very much. May I just ask your name before I go? 」

I reply to her words with my

finest face.

「My

name is ...... 『Blue

Gale』.

I hope to see you again soon.」

After saying this, I leap high

into the sky and disappear into the darkness.

...... Okay, she’s already

transferred.

After hiding and confirming

that the woman had left with the return crystal, I checked to see if there were

any dropped items that I had missed, and opened the menu screen.

Then I pressed the 『Logout』 button at the bottom left of

the menu. Then my body began to glow, becoming fine grains of light.

Eventually, my body disappears

completely, and my vision is tainted by darkness.

A few seconds later, letters

appear within the darkness.

――――Real World ONLINE――――

―――――LOGOUT NOW―――――

Real World Online. It is a

game that can be called another world for me.

Another reality that is

irreplaceable and unchangeable.

I'll be right back.

That's what I muttered in my

mind, and I logged into a shitty game of reality.......

*

「Argh,

my head is buzzing.」

Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I,

Sora Aoi, take off the helmet-type machine attached to my head.

「I want

to replace it with something smaller and with better specs, but it costs a

fortune......」

So-called VRMMOs, games that

allow multiple players to enter a virtual space, are now a major industry.

The 『Real

World Online』

that I was playing until just now is one of these VRMMOs.

In this game, you become a

reincarnated person who is suddenly transported to a fantasy world of swords

and magic, and explore an unknown continent. It is the world's most played

VRMMO, and also the deepest game in the world. I've been addicted to it for

eight years, since I was in elementary school, and not a day goes by that I

don't play it. (TLN: I think what he mean by deepest is the world in the game is

full of content, has many quest, jobs. CMIIW >_<)

Of course, there are many

other VRMMOs out there, and the size of the market is immeasurable.

Naturally, there are also a

variety of full-dive devices available for playing them.

I have a helmet-type full-dive

VR machine that was hailed as the cutting edge of VR gear when it first came

out, but three years later, it's now an outdated product. If I say "I use

this" on an internet forum, I'll be treated as an outdated antique and

ridiculed.

I don't want to get a

part-time job, because it would cut into my gaming time. I guess I'll just have

to get along with this antique for a while longer.

Sighing, I walked down the

stairs to the living room. The time was 7:30, which meant I would be able to

make it to school even if I took my time.

When I went to the living

room, I found that breakfast was ready and my sister who woke up first had just

finished eating.

「Oh,

good morning, onii-chan.」

「Good

morning. Your hair is as flashy as ever. What color is that?」

My sister's hair was shining

in various colors. She had been wearing pink, orange, and other flashy colors

for a long time, but now she had finally reached the point where she couldn't

stop.

It looks like the color of the

"Gaming ◯◯"

that was popular a long time ago. I guess fashions do come and go. (TLN: So,

what I can find after google searching. Gaming ◯◯ it’s basically gaming PCs, keyboard, mouse,

etc. I guess it’s because gaming gears are colorful so MC said that.)

「Don't

you know this color is popular now, onii-chan?」

「None

of the girls in my class have that kind of chemical hair. It would hurt my

eyes.」

「Well,

thanks to the 『Nano Color』, we

can get all kinds of colors, so I want to play with it.」

「The

people who developed the nano-machine would cry if they knew it was used for

such purposes.」

With the use of nanomachine

technology, hair color can now be changed freely at the touch of a button. It's

amazing that in the past, people used to buy hair dye at a pharmacy and spend a

long time dying their hair. It's too much of a hassle.

「Well,

I don't care what color you choose, but it would be nice if you could make it a

little easier for my eyes.」

「Boo,

why don't you try other colors instead of blue all the time?」

「Don't

be ridiculous, blue is the color of destiny, my favorite color. It's my

favorite color. I don't want to change it.」

「So

boring…」

I ignore my sister who is

pouting and eat my breakfast.

Then my mom comes out of the

kitchen and says, "You've been playing VR all morning again, haven't you?

The phrase "gaming brain" is old-fashioned. The latest research shows

that VR games stimulate the brain and make you smarter.

In other words, the more you

do, the more you gain. After I finished eating, I put the dishes in the

automatic dishwasher (with a drying and sterilizing function) and got ready to

go to school.

「Uniform

is good, bag is good, lunch is good. ...... Oops, I forgot this.」

I put on my right wrist the 『Smart Ring』, a

bracelet-type electronic device that had been left in a mess on my desk.

It's a super multifunctional

device that doubles as a textbook, notebook and wallet. If I forget this, I

can't do anything. It's just too dangerous.

「Then,

I'm off.」

I said

lazily, and left the house, still shaking my VR-sick head.

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TLN: I’m sorry in advance if

you guys find miss translation or anything like that. Do tell me though if you

find one, I’ll fix it right away.

Again, if I’m wrong on

explaining what the author means I’m sorry and please also tell me in the

comment.

Lastly, thank you for reading!

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