Kono Sekai ga Game da to, Ore dake ga Shitte Iru

- Time is the "cat ear cat" grasshopper period.

In an era where divine speed cancellation travel has not even been invented yet, there was one video that collected the topics of the 'cat ear cat' players.

The title of that video is "The Repentant Man".

This is a very short video of a man in a white room who keeps hitting his head on the wall in a heartbeat.

"It's been a while since you've been here."

Feeling the unique atmosphere of the church, I stepped into a space where the sound of pipe organ sounded.

Even in the game world, I hadn't visited here in a while.

Though the beginning takes care of a lot of things, basically the church's role in this game is to treat abnormal conditions.

In "Cat Ear Cat," where the magic of healing a state anomaly can be remembered relatively easily, it was rare to take care of him after the middle.

However, I didn't come to cure the abnormality this time either.

Another role for the church that everyone in the 'cat ear cat' player knows about.

That is the purpose of this visit.

"Excuse me."

As I proceed through the church without hesitation, I speak to the kind sisters who stood inside.

"What's wrong?

Her name is Mr. Marielle.

Sister of this church and also a substantial administrator of a room.

"Eh."

What an inspiration for guilt by her unholy smile, but I never opened my mouth to it, breaking that backwardness was the spice that made this proposal a success.

"I'd like to use the penance room..."

A penance room is literally a room where you confess your sins to God and reflect.

The facts are a little different though, and I think it fits at least with the image of the penance room in this game, considering that people and priests go into a small room separated by partitions and talk about their lives over partition boards, like that.

I have no certainty as to why there is such a thing as a penance room in this game, but the early ads for "Cat Ear Cat" said, "Karma will change the content of the event! A new drama generating sin system! 'What a complain they had, so they say it was made in connection with it.

Well, in the end, "cat ear cat" doesn't implement what makes it a sin system, and it sells absolution marks in the church (for a price of 1,000 elements. yet useless), this penance room also became something that systematically meant nothing, but there were some enthusiasts.

Offering to confess to Mr. Marielle, the Sister here,

"Are you the one who came to confess?

I'm sorry. Now the priest is going out. "

I say no.

Sounds like some kind of event flag, but I can't actually use the penance room if I pull back here.

Do something about it, and stick with it,

"Okay. So..."

And he breaks it, and Marielle herself goes to the penance room and consults.

It might be a problem if Sister did penance or something on her own without a priest in the real world, but this is of the game, and in "Cat Ear Cat".

There can't even be people who care about that stuff.

Mr. Marielle, she's beautiful, and no matter what, she's a sister, and she's rather much better than a priest, so there were some players (mostly men's) who came to confess.

For the record, no matter how long you wait, the priest who went out will never come back to this church.

Since I won't be back for long, various speculations, conspiracy theories, such as "Father Actually, the Lasbos theory" and "Mr. Marielle's Widow theory", "Mr. Marielle = Father's theory" and "Mr. Marielle's theory of killing priests" popped up, but the truth about them has not yet been revealed.

Speaking of dreamless things, I think it's true that I probably deceived you appropriately because you didn't make the priest's character, but well, it doesn't matter.

Now, the penance chamber at heart, this is a special place that clearly draws a line with other places.

Mr. Marielle, it seems that the penance room is the closest place in the world to God and has nothing to do with the filth of the world.

Well, I don't know about God, but the little space was special in the game.

Should I even call it a complete safety zone?

There's no change in HP, MP, or even stamina here, assuming that hitting someone with a weapon isn't damaging, and weapon skills and magic can't be activated in the first place.

Only mobile skills such as steps can be used, but if they are used in such a small room they will definitely hit the wall or ceiling and the skills will just be interrupted.

It's not the first inevitability to use it, and of course, even if you bump into it, there's no damage here.

Only here is extraterritoriality in a fantasy world where swords and magic fly.

It is truly God's dominant space.

... and it's normal people to think.

But root VR gamers think differently again.

Can't use your weapon skills and magic?

Conversely, mobile skills can be used without stamina consumption.

Using mobile skills in this room interrupts your skills by hitting walls and ceilings?

There's no damage here if you bump into it, but rather the motion is omitted and you can do it in a row.

Not inevitable to use mobile skills in the first place?

Skills increase your skill proficiency.

All right, guys!

Assault on the wall of the penance room with your mobile skills!!

It is a condition that

Usually, in the early stages, the stamina runs out after using the steps four times without a break.

Besides, if you don't pinch the cancellation, one operation and the subsequent stiffness are long, and it can take nearly ten seconds to perform just four steps.

But if you're in a penance room with no stamina consumption or damage, that problem is solved.

No matter how many steps you take, the stamina won't run out, and you won't get damaged or hurt if you crash into the wall to interrupt the steps.

One player used it and how dare he take four steps a second into the video.

The way it is done is simple.

All you have to do is snuggle your body against the penance room wall and repeat the steps in good time.

Dimensions are that the flow of step activation, hitting the wall and interrupting, step activation… is repeated many times during a short period of time, and the skill proficiency of the step increases with great speed.

And that looks like the kind of guy who's flashing his head against the wall over and over in his sight.

It's the completion of the famous video "The Man Who Repents".

When this video was introduced, they all killed in the penance room and tried to imitate this.

Although the types of skills that can be raised are limited to mobile systems, their efficiency is outstanding and there is no danger.

However, there was only one unexpected difficulty in raising this proficiency.

The penance room here has an entrance behind it, and on the front is something like a partition and a small table for consultation stuck there, so you will inevitably stick to either wall, left or right, and use the steps.

And after a long, simple task, you do your eyes on the side, and you realize it.

He keeps staring at himself without even getting a proper look at him that keeps punching his head against the wall, in a pair of eyes.

- Yes, Marielle sees the oddity of the player.

To enter the penance room, I have Mr. Marielle's permission.

So when a player is using the penance room, there is always Mr. Marielle beyond the conflict.

Whether Mr. Marielle's AI is weak or the setting of a thought routine in the penance room is sweet, Mr. Marielle does not respond in particular, even as the player continues his oddities of punching his head against the wall.

I just decided that the player who entered the penance room wouldn't speak a word to me.

"Didn't you want to confess something?

"It can be hard, but it can also be easier to talk to"

Just come up with words urging you to confess, etc.

Its contents are also gradually turning into confusing objects,

"If you don't say something, I can't say anything either"

"Maybe it was a lie that you wanted to confess?

Finally,

"Welcome home there"

I just stopped telling you, and that hurts my chest, but then it's really scary.

After exhausting the set conversation, she begins to stare at the player without saying anything.

You won't know what the problem is with that just asking.

I didn't care either.

But you'll actually get to know the horror by improving your skills in the penance room.

At first I had no problem at all.

I just thought it would be hard for a beauty to stare at me.

But when I saw her in the mundane moment and realized that her face and posture had not changed at all from a few minutes earlier, some gear went wild.

Just looking at me, I'm strangely concerned about Mr. Marielle, who's not supposed to take any action.

I try to change the walls I use frequently, but only then, her neck moves.

Slowly as I move.

Those eyes go after me without saying anything.

A small space with nothing else to distract you.

Even if you don't care, once you're on the edge of consciousness, you can't do it anymore.

I can't help but be constantly aware that she sees herself.

Trying to focus on using your skills doesn't work.

Even if you can concentrate and drive Marielle to the edge of your consciousness, you will see Marielle's face indefensibly when you return to me.

That's where I think.

I'm being watched.

Whether you're concentrating or forgetting about her, she's been watching me all along.

It is seen.

Stared at.

And when I actually shift my gaze to Mr. Marielle, her eyes still capture me.

Look at me.

Don't blink one, just stick a thin laugh in your face, all the time.

- She's been looking at me!

It is said that the repetition of simple tasks makes it easier to create a hypnotic state and more susceptible to implication.

It also has that effect, or about a third of those who have challenged this will get away with being struck by Mr. Marielle's gaze.

He tells me that some people don't care at all, or rather it's a reward in this industry, but unfortunately, he said I was a nervous person, and I have a bitter memory that he escaped in the middle of the road without being able to stand Mr. Marielle's gaze.

This increases skill proficiency while also testing the mind of the player, "Marimi Dojo".

... but.

Only I know that this world is a game, but at the same time this world is a reality.

In reality, events that do not occur in the game can also occur.

"Are you the one who came to confess?

I'm sorry. Now the priest is going out. "

So after a push here,

"Okay. So..."

That's what I'm going to say to the penance room, Mr. Marielle, stop!

"No. Um, I'd like to quietly interact with God by myself.

So if you could just lend me a room... "

Tell me the wording I've been thinking about.

... What do you say?

Wait for the reaction.

"... Really? Then feel free to use the room."

Mr. Marielle smiled softly and told me so.

(Yay!

I scream delightfully in my heart.

At this moment, I survived the biggest difficulty of Mari Mi Dojo!

The smiling Marielle dropped me off, and I went into the penance room.

Naturally, there's no Mr. Marielle in the room across the street who's been staring at me the whole time.

It's supposed to be a place I've seen a lot, but I feel fresh.

(For this, don't go)

Pull over at the wall and decide where to position yourself.

I don't know how much longer I can use this place than this one has become a reality.

Using mobile skills against the wall was psychologically resistant, but shakes off hesitation and uses skills.

(Step!)

Gon, I hear a blunt sound like that, and my head hits the wall.

But that painful sound didn't hurt my body on my back.

It's all right.

Even in this world, proficiency can be improved without problems.

(Step! Step, step, step!

- Go, go, go, go!

The noise on the wall tells the success of my skills.

Besides, I get better and faster and faster.

(Step, step, step, step, step, step, step!

- Go, go, go, go, go, go!

The sound of the wall also increases the speed according to the speed of use of the step.

It's getting kind of fun.

(Step by step, step by step, step by step!)

- Gogogogogogogogogogogogogogogo!

The concentration grows.

The only thing that comes to mind is about the steps.

I don't know how I can use the steps any faster, that's all that dominates my head.

(Step by step, step by step, step by step!)

- Gogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogo!

Now I know why I care about Marielle and ran away.

That was because there was not enough concentration.

But I can go now.

In this state of concentration, the limits can be crossed.

Not yet.

Cross the wall four times a second, five times a second, no, I'll try to accomplish more than that!

(stepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstepstep...)

- Gogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogo...

Come on, let's go!

Of limits, beyond that!

Um, over the period!!

It was then.

"Um, believers are better off when there's a weird noise coming from here... so what the hell are you doing!!

I felt like I got some noise in my ear, but that doesn't interrupt my concentration.

"Oh, I don't know what sins you've committed, but you shouldn't!

Yes, hurting yourself to jail won't solve anything.

God honestly hopes to atone for sins too...... no, we need to stop now anyway!

What worries me about the murmur is the evidence that the concentration is sweet.

We need to focus more, more on the steps alone......

"Stop! Stop this, please...!

All of a sudden, there was a feeling that soft and warm objects had touched me, as I clung to my body.

It's a terrible clutter.

But I can't lose!

"Are you not obsessed with regretting your sins?

What a strong sense of self-blame and faith!

But then there's no reason to let this person do any more self-harm!

If clutter confuses me, I'll feed myself to even clutter.

When I don't even feel this softness that confuses me, I'm sure I'm reaching the extreme concentration.

"Somebody! Somebody come!

In the penance room, in the penance room -!! "

Oh, I see it.

I've got the next world too.

Then I was forced into the back room, and Mr. Marielle made me confess plenty.

Yeah, well, that's it.

A sermon for a real job is something that resonates with my heart!