I Was Possessed By An Unknown Manga - Chapter 396



396 – [IF] Online Competition

The next day.

After school, I went to the gym and quickly turned on the computer as soon as I got home.

After a short boot time, the screen turns on, and the first thing to do is go to Discord.

I said, putting my earphones in my ears.

“I’m sorry I’m late. “I read your text too late.”

Then, other people’s voices were heard beyond the speaker.

[It’s okay~ It’s us who made the sudden request~]

[That’s right, that’s right, if you’re a student, you might be late.]

[Unlike Mr. Golden, we are all members of society.]

Even though it was our first time meeting everyone, fortunately their voices were kind.

Feeling reassured by that fact, I asked cautiously.

“But what are we doing from now on?”

[The competition starts at 8 o’clock, so I thought I’d play a few rounds before then. We’ve done a lot of guessing among ourselves, but this is our first time with Golden, right?]

“Oh, yes.”

Splatoon is definitely a game where teamwork is important, but it seemed a bit unreliable to immediately put it into practice without practicing together even once.

Even though it is an amateur competition, you must have prepared hard.

[Then I will invite you, so please join the game.]

“Yes, I understand.”

After answering that, I thought about it as I turned on Splatoon 2 with the switch.

‘But who is the foreign worker?’

The game ID and the ID I use on Discord are different, and I didn’t have time to specifically ask for the name, so I just answered and ended.

In the game, we only communicate through chat, so this was the first time I actually heard voices.

When I entered the game lobby thinking I would ask separately later, I saw an invitation sent to Mr. Oe Noja’s ID.

When you accept the invitation and enter the waiting room, you see four characters standing holding guns.

Tdu-duk- Tdu-duk-

Before the game started in earnest, I relaxed my finger joints and spoke into the microphone, thinking that since it was my first game, I had to make a good impression.

[Thank you very much.]

Eventually, the waiting room screen changed and the game began.

***

Splatoon is basically a game that combines FPS and ground fighting.

You can shoot ink with a water gun to defeat the opposing character, but the basic condition for winning this game is to occupy more land than the opposing team, so not only physical but also strategic elements were very important.

[Go back one enemy!]

[Stop it! Stop it!]

Play optimally in the optimal location by listening to the constant conversations of team members on Discord.

After catching two enemies circling behind me with burst fire, I climbed to the high ground just before the game ended and indiscriminately fired ink at the enemy-occupied ground.

[TIME OVER!]

In the nick of time, the time limit runs out, and the final winner is determined based on the percentage of land occupied by each team.

「LOSE 48:52 WIN」

“I won!”

The result was a dramatic comeback victory.

[Well done!]

[After all, you are a ranker!]

It was truly a nail-biting battle, so all the team members who were chatting on Discord screamed.

‘The hard work is worth it.’

Thinking that to myself, I put down the controller for a moment, and then a message came through Line.

I wanted to know something, so I checked and found out that it was a text message sent personally by Mr. Oe No-ja.

[Good job. Let’s just keep going like this.]

Even though I didn’t know his face, it felt quite good to have someone recognize me.

[Yes!]

So, to make me feel more lively, I responded by using emoticons unlike usual. When I saw that the next match had been made, I grabbed the controller that I had put down for a moment.

Praise makes even whales dance, so I somehow felt like I could do my best today.

***

The online competition started after about 5 rounds with a team that was made hastily.

Although it is said to be an amateur competition, there seemed to be a large number of participants, perhaps because it was run by a famous streamer.

The squad I belonged to was named ‘Rosemary Wasabi Mentaiko’, and it seems that it was created by taking a word from each team member’s nickname.

[For your information, Rosemary’s Rose is the one who suffered a burn injury this time.]

[He used to be a bit foul-mouthed, but this time he got really angry and said he was going to hold himself back for a while.]

[Well, he’s basically not a bad guy.]

While listening to other people’s stories and agreeing with them, I took advantage of a moment when the audio was blank to ask a question.

“But among the three of you, who is Oe Noja?”

Then, for an instant, there was silence in Discord.

Eventually, one of the three opened his mouth.

[Uh… Have you been talking without knowing who is who?]

“Ah, yes. This was the first time I had a real voice conversation with Mr. Oenoja. In games, we usually talked through chat.”

[… ] ] Is it real?]

Immediately after the sighing voice was heard, another voice spoke.

[Then, please explain at this point. Mr. Marie.]

Then the last person who stayed still answered.

[Sorry, I forgot to explain.]

[Are you stupid!]

Maybe it’s because we’ve known each other for a long time, wow! Ouch! Three people talking loudly.

Since all of the women except me were female, I felt a bit dispirited and was smiling bitterly when the nickname ‘Wasabi Don Daisuki’ spoke.

[Moreover, how old is Mr. Golden? Since you said student earlier, are you a freshman in college? 2nd grade?]

“Uh… I’m a freshman in high school.”

[What?! Of course I thought he was a college student, but he was much younger than that!? If this continues, aren’t we all going to be taken to the police station?]

[Don’t suddenly become cynical. Aunt.]

[Who is the lady!!]

Mr. Wasabi-don was getting angry as if the seizure button had been pressed, and Mr. Mentaiko was making fun of Mr. Wasabi-don.

‘Haha, that’s bullshit.’

As I was wiping the area under his nose with my index finger, Mr. Noja, nicknamed ‘Marimite’, spoke to me.

[They may be mean-spirited, but they are not bad people, so Mr. Golden understands.]

“Ah, yes. I think Mr. Oe No-ja is older than me. Please speak comfortably.”

[Oh my, is that okay?]

“Yes. I think it would be comfortable for me too.”

[Then I’ll stop talking from now on.]

When I heard his voice laughing while saying that, I felt something like the leisureliness typical of an older person.

[Then what should we call ourselves?]

“Yes? What is your title?”

[Huh. You can’t call each other formally forever. It’s just annoying when ordering. So, from now on, please feel free to call me Wasabi Noona.]

“Who, older sister?”

I was dumbfounded by her sudden suggestion, but since it wasn’t a completely groundless story, I mustered up the courage to call her.

“Sister Wasabi.”

Then, from beyond the speaker, wow! A voice was heard.

[Golden younger brother, are you an aspiring voice actor? Why is your voice so good?]

“Uh… Thank you?”

[This is not an empty remark, I think it would be a big hit if we made something like ASMR and sold it. Are you not interested in internet broadcasting?]

Then Mr. Mentaiko, who was quietly listening to the story, intervened.

[Wasabi, do you want to keep teasing children?]

[Someone is making fun of me!]

The two people got into a fight again.

Just when I was starting to feel dizzy, Mr. Oe Lao-ja, who was no better than me, intervened.

[Okay, now, the match is about to start, so both of you stop fighting. You’re not trying to destroy the team before the preliminaries due to discord within the team, right?]

[… ] ] Sorry.]

[Sorry.]

When the two people finally apologized in sullen voices, Mr. Oe No-ja showed a look of satisfaction by saying, “Yes, they are good kids.”

After all the commotion, when it was finally our turn to play, the team leader, Noja Oe, spoke on behalf of the team.

[Then let’s all do our best and pass the preliminaries.]

After hearing that, I answered vigorously while holding the controller in my hand.

“Yes!”

***

A total of 64 teams participated in this online competition, and it was conducted under the best-of-three rule.

A total of 8 teams will ultimately advance to the finals, so they must win 3 times in a row to advance to the finals.

‘Whoa, let’s calm down. Calm down.’

Currently, I am the most important person on our team.

When I judge it calmly, the gaming skills of the three people excluding me are just about average for the average person.

I had a friend who had been playing the game for a long time, so I was sure of the basics, but it didn’t feel like I was very good at it.

‘So what I have to do is carry.’

It wasn’t a normal carry either, it had to be a hyper carry.

Only then will this team be able to advance to the finals.

I stared at the game screen connected to the monitor.

‘I can see it.’

The enemy’s movement, movement path, and bullet trajectory.

My concentration increased to the extreme and made me feel like I was playing a different game by myself.

If the original genre of this game is FPS, would you say it feels like a kind of bullet hell shooting genre to me when I’m focused?

In short, just avoid everything that can be avoided and hit everything that can be hit.

The result of killing, killing, and killing enemy team characters while capturing the movements of characters moving on the screen frame by frame,

Our team successfully passed the preliminary round and was able to enter the finals of the competition.