I lived with the game from the moment I got to the heart.
The surname is six hundred [Muo], and the name is six [Rokuro].
It was not just a tentative name that tampered with my identification number [666], but it was also a special name that only I, who was the director's favorite among the 600th station, received.
An institution where I was born and spent most of my life.
At first glance, Soco, which is like an orphanage, is a special training facility for the birth of the elite, which is used in the field of e-sports.
I happened to be in a training facility related to e-sports, but I heard that there are many similar facilities around the world, such as soccer and baseball.
A project for brainwashing education and making professionals from an early age. Later, I heard that most of the subjects, including me, were orphans or babies who had been kidnapped from developing countries, such as the family register.
If you are recognized for your talent, you will be treated well. If the talents are not recognized, they will be transferred to another facility and various talents will be measured.
I heard that the so-called incompetence is eventually sold to the army of a certain country, but I don't know the facts.
I was able to demonstrate suitability for all game genres at an early stage, so I didn't know what happened to the other kids.
The only thing that was certain was that I was the only one left in the facility at the end of the specimen at 600th stage.
I performed well enough to rank high in the institution, which is why I was relatively privileged in the institution.
In particular, I was liked by the director and would have been allowed to attend elementary school.
Originally, contact with the outside world would be cut off.
As a matter of fact, I never left the institution in my infancy.
Since it is the liver of experimentation to specialize exclusively in a specialty through education close to brainwashing, it is difficult to change one's mind by receiving external stimuli. Now I think that was the intention.
Four years from the age of seven. Even though I showed plenty of bad students that I would not go to about half of the attendance days, I was still able to receive a little school education.
That being said, the uselessly large body, the unfamiliar name from the children, the attitude that tends to rest, and a slightly shy personality were all objects of exclusion from the children of elementary school students.
I was too big to be bullied, but I was frequently harassed. They hide things and give them weird nicknames.
It's adorable harassment now, but I remember feeling rather uncomfortable at the time.
That's why there's nothing I want to recall from my elementary school days.
To put it forcefully, it gave me a sense of superiority that only one of the other children in the institution had experienced elementary school.
I've been trained as a solo player ever since I got to know things.
in the e-sports professional scene, there are many team-to-team competitions in a significant proportion.
That's why there is a professional team framework, and belonging to a strong team adds value to the athlete.
There were also children in the facility who demonstrated suitability for team games, and such children were trained on the premise of the team.
The reason I was raised as a solo was because it was easy and my team was less qualified than garbage.
At the same time, the strength of me and the other children in the facility was isolated.
When Zero Wars 2 was a bit past its peak, at the age of eight, I took the top of the world rankings for the first time in a ranked match.
Facility staff were given two gazes: a gaze that looked like a monster, and a gaze that sparkled with anticipation.
In the end, it was only in that season that I finished first under the title Zero Wars 2, but the value of my facility was determined at that time.
The more tokens you can use, the better your facility will be evaluated. I was definitely their golden egg.
What you do doesn't change every day. Days of immersion in the practice of games lasted.
No, I wasn't actually aware that I was practicing. I just enjoyed getting better, and I came to the world of electronics.
The better I got, the less I could go to school.
While watching the Zero Wars series move from 2 to 3 and from 3 to 4, I continued to polish my strength gently.
I just saw off the backs of the children who disappeared from the facility due to their limited talent.
It was not until I was ten that I began to feel stagnant.
At that time, "Zero Wars 3" was at its peak due to the successful transition to the next production, and although the ranking of the ranked matches was stable and in one digit, it continued to be in a period when it could not be in first place.
It's not that I've gotten bad, or that I've gotten particularly good around me.
But somehow, you can't win the battle. As a result, it is ineffective to push in, and the ranking does not increase.
No, I knew the cause somehow.
I certainly wasn't getting bad, but I wasn't getting any better.
Is it because of the limitations of the talent that I have been brushing since I was a child, or is it because of the way I brush?
Without knowing it, I continued to give top-class results. The noble weather staff looked as happy as ever, but I was wrapped up in a murky blockage.
One day, after nearly two years of such a period, the turning point came suddenly.
A pale-faced facility staff member told me that someone had come to visit you.
A first-time visitor who has lived in this facility. Even in elementary school, there was no such thing.
When I entered the reception room of the facility, which I had no idea about, a woman I had seen sat down.
"I'm here to buy you."
The woman did not call herself that, but just said so.
No, you just know you don't have to name yourself.
Even if we were to train e-sports players, we wouldn't know which players are currently attracting the most attention.
Rinne from Heroes, is that it?
Yes, that's right. No. 666… Or should I call you [Wandering] on 6006?
"Either way... why are you here?"
"I just told you, I'm here to buy you." Why don't you sit down for now? "
She sat on a chair and watched as Rinne inspired her to behave as if she were the owner of this room.
Six months ago, I was the first woman to dominate the e-sports festival.
The strength of the Ranked Match is much lower than mine. I don't feel like losing in the wild as usual.
However, that tournament Linne scooped off all the titans and captured the pinnacle.
I couldn't compete because of my age, but if I could. If I had played against Linne that day, would I have won?
The fact that the opponent who inflated such a delusion is now sitting in front of me.
I was too confused by the shock to stop my thoughts from floating.
"For now, I'll explain in order." In the meantime, this facility will collapse in less than a month. "
"...... Huh?"
"The director was overwhelmed by public authority." Various injustices were discovered in the baking ceremony, and the existence of this facility naturally became obvious. No matter how sweet you think it is, this facility itself is a hotbed of kidnapping and incarceration, so if you find out, it will be destroyed. "
Although I am now convinced as normal, I was surprised at the time. This is the first time I've learned that the children here are not children gathered by regular means.
I knew it was different from normal when I went to elementary school, but at first I had an orphan figure.
"Some children can properly return it to their parents, while others, like you, don't have a family register." Of course, if you go like this, you'll be protected by the state, you'll have a proper family register, and you'll be able to enter any orphanage. It's an overprotective country. "
"I'm not sure, but what's wrong with that?"
"It's not bad." However, there is no ideal space on that road for a game like this. On the contrary, you should think you can barely touch the game while you're in the orphanage. ”
I've lived with the game ever since I had a heart.
For me, a life without games was unthinkable.
“That's a crocodile.”
"Isn't that right? That's why I'm here. Six Routes, if you want, I'll buy you out of the country. I'll make you a family register, and I'll give you the best environment to play games. I won't go outside freely... but it won't be of value to you."
Linne's proposal was very attractive in view of the future.
I have no reason to stay in this facility as long as I can play games. If I did as I was told, I could play games all the time, so I just followed the instructions, and I didn't have any attachment to the facility itself.
If so, there was no disadvantage in swallowing Linne's request.
The only thing that bothered me was that I had nothing to gain.
“What am I supposed to do?”
I've never made a purchase, but I think it's because I think buying something will do me some good.
Indeed, I am confident that the Zero Wars Series will be among the best in the world. On the contrary, my worth is only that.
Have you ever heard of recruiting members of a professional team, and is there a possibility of solicitation?
But Linne was the woman who dominated the world in Zero Wars 3. It seemed subtle to Rinne to say that I was truly valuable.
Do you know that the VR version of Zero Wars is coming out this time?
“For now, I've seen the announcement in the game.”
"I want you to do it." The Heroes I run are understaffed in the VR department. "
Rinne, who said she was in trouble, said she was in trouble and smiled, but she didn't see any signs of trouble at all.
It may not be a lie that the VR department is short-staffed.
"I don't mind... but I've hardly touched VR so far"
"But you have a very high aptitude, right?" I'm still checking your profile. If my prediction is correct, it should also help you to eliminate the ramp you're holding right now. "
It seemed like I was seeing everything, and I was a little shocked.
I have never told any of the staff of the facility about the ramp. That's why you won't be able to follow my footsteps.
I was constantly producing high averages just because I couldn't get to the top of my grades, and in relative terms, it shouldn't have gone bad at all.
I just feel like I'm stretching out in a mood, and from around me, I'm sure I don't have any luxury worries.
I was scared before I was surprised when I was clearly pointed out the problem that was blurry even inside me.
"For now, it looks like you've gotten on your nerves, so I'll leave you alone for today." You have to make up your mind right now, so just calm down a little bit. If you decide, I'll take you out as soon as I can. "
I see.
Linne said that and left the reception room without looking back.
Even if you tell me to think calmly, I am nothing but a blown up grass grown in this facility.
I just wanted to play a game. I don't care about studying or being grateful to the people in the institution.
So I decided to take Linne's hand almost without hesitation. At least that's how I thought I'd be able to play games.
In this way, the facility that I should call my birth home, which I have spent about twelve years, has disappeared lightly, and I have been given a new base by Rinne.
I got on a plane for the first time. For something called a private jet.
During that time, when I realized it, I was brought to a country that was not Japan.
"Live here from today. You have everything you need, so if you run out, you can buy more as you please."
A 5LDK bungalow in an unknown country, but at least not in the city, with a view outside the window.
Linne was right, we had everything we needed to live here.
It was a dream place. There were equipment that I had never seen at the facility, and there were all kinds of environments, including game consoles and personal computers.
The most shocking thing was the bed-type full dive machine. It is a super luxury product that can only be bespoke, and it will cost you enough to buy a house for one unit.
Even so, I heard the staff at the facility tell me that the reservation is so popular that it hasn't been available for more than a year.
I had little experience with virtual space games, but I couldn't help but be amazed at this device.
”I-Is this okay?”
"Yeah.... just to let you know, no one in heroes is buying him this level of equipment." We are still a budding team and need immediate strength. So far, all of them are scouting because they have their own equipment. "
i was supposed to be an e-sports player, and I know the information related to e-sports very well.
Of course, we also know enough information about the linnen that falls to the big senpai to be picked up online. Well, I've done a lot of research in the last few days.
If that knowledge is correct, the establishment of Heroes itself coincided with Linne becoming a professional gamer.
In the professional world, few players fight individually. No, I can even say that it is precisely because I fight with the backup of the company that I am a Pu (...) Lo (...) gamer.
Heroes was a professional gaming team funded by a group of companies in the Hawkmaker Group, but in short, it was a company and a team created by Linne to work professionally.
It was only after Linne won the WGCS that Linne moved into full swing, but it was about a year before the current members moved to Heroes and started their activities.
In other words, Linne secretly proceeded with her plan to produce a team called Heroes before winning the trophy.
It's never strange to choose a player who has the same level of visibility and prowess as an early member.
Basically, it's normal for any professional team to form a team by scouting a few strong players from scratch.
It may be stronger. I could only say that it was out of the ordinary to scout and train members for such an indeterminate reason.
Not to mention Zero Wars VR is a game that hasn't been released yet.
There was no over-investment in me that had not yet produced anything.
"What does Rinne do for me... what should I do for Rinne?"
"Stronger, more overwhelming than anyone."
Luxurious houses and equipment. The preparation of family registers, the freedom not to be tied to institutions, everything was given unilaterally by Linne.
Of course I'm glad, because I'm glad I have to give something back to Linne.
But all Linne ever said was, "Be strong."
I didn't get an answer about whether I had a goal or a purpose.
"You're free to spend as much time as you like." You can become stronger just by doing that. There are talents that you can manage and grow, and there are talents that you can grow your freedom with. ”
"Freely..."
“How many months or years later? If you were able to wake up the sleeping monster in the meantime, I'll come see you again. If you want to give me something back, think of it as the starting line. Well then, I expect you to do your best."
Rinne said that and left me in a daze and left.
Give me a house that hasn't accomplished anything yet. Although I am aware that common sense in the world is negligible, I can see that this is too strange an act.
It's so unrealistic that I suspect it's a dream. It hurt when I pinched my cheek with suspicion. Is it true that there is no pain in the dream in the first place?
"People like storms say that."
I've only seen a storm twice in my life.
I thought it was a perfect expression for Linne.
You said you were expecting me, but I don't know if you're interested in me.
"There's a manual on how to use it..."
Not only the prepared equipment, but also the furniture warranty card and living precautions are combined into a manual, and the contents are loaded.
How to ask for rice. How to pick up food. It starts with how to use each piece of equipment, such as a bath or washing machine, and then it starts with the initial setup of the equipment needed for the game. If I thought I didn't know, I could read this so that I could understand the whole thing.
The biggest caveat is that there is a rule that "you should stay home as long as possible".
After reading a lot of things, I found out that the professional caretaker will take care of household chores, including the management of meals in the first place.
Honestly, I've never done housework before.
When I took home economics classes in elementary school, I realized that there was no skill necessary to live in me.
Still, I didn't care because I should have solemnly accepted what was given to me as a laboratory animal.
Whatever you do from now on, you have to do it on your own.
It is true that it is annoying. But this is what Linne calls "freedom."
"For now... from the initial setting of the game, I guess"
Whatever it is, it doesn't start without doing it.
Zero Wars VR is still available, so let's take turns setting up each series of Zero Wars already installed.
This is how I am given a more privileged environment than anyone else in the world.
I took the first step in a goalless journey.