Second Story Online: Aiming To Become The World’s Number 1. Ideal Witch

It's been a day since then. I logged out around a paragraph of events in the mining district of Ilu.

Maintenance in progress. Wait a while, the maintenance is finally over. Come on, let's do this. I thought... but I found some information that I was interested in notifying you of maintenance details.

"Thank you for playing SSO all the time. This is the SSO operating team. With the end of today's maintenance, we recently received a request to implement" City of Mirage "as a" server for user interaction ".

Server for user interaction?... Seems like a special server disconnected from the gamespace when you read the description.

How did you need a server like this...... mainly because with this SSO with lots of role players, it's hard for players to interact with each other during the game.

As a result of not knowing the distinction from NPC to give a sense of immersion, I don't know if the other person is a player or NPC, the characters who manipulate each other are in a hostile position and not in a position to talk to each other, or there are players in the game who don't want to talk meta in the first place...... I had a unique problem with this game.

Until now, there seems to have been plenty of interaction between players outside the game, but there seems to have been a lot of voices asking that we have such a place officially, and this time an AC server has been created.

Looks like you can use the character model you're using in the game on this AC server as it is. I like that you don't have to pay a license fee when you try to take it out externally. I just can't seem to use my skills or anything like that.

Besides, it looks like non-game users can get in as guests. This is an SSO with a limit on the number of players now, but it will be open unlimited in the future, so it will be publicity that will try to give that future new user a little idea of the atmosphere of the game.... It would be nice to invite that kid.

Oh, this server... No. Let's call it the City of Mirage. The settings are also published, right? It seems that the setting of this city of phantoms is present in the reality of being able to go while dreaming and dreaming.

It seems to be this operation around coming up with settings to connect with the gaming world. It seems that there is such a setup because this city of phantoms will be visited not only by game users, but also by NPCs.

The official website had a live distribution of what was happening inside the city of Phantoms today. Looks like some users were just logged in, and the White City had people of all races walking and talking.

Hmm...? Is that it? Is this Mr. Lucille!?

Oh, my God. I was watching live footage of you switching, and there was Mr. Lucille. And it's the look of an old woman. I even have an oak next door. It's not Earl, is it?

This is how I can't want it. To find out the truth, I connected to an AC server, not a game server.

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"Ooh..."

Unexpectedly, my voice goes out. The sign in destination was a bigger square than the square at the beginning of the die road. Various people can be seen crossing the square, with white cobblestones laid at its feet.

In the center was a brave star who once defended the world - a large stone statue imitating five heroes.... you look just like the people who were on the CM for SSO. They were that hero...

Second, I get eyes on one of them. I was an elf witch. Apparently, the person I admired was just like you, Chloe. Was his name definitely... Astrea?

Under that stone statue, the musical team was sounding good Nori music. Yet the atmosphere is as if it were also held at the festival.

It does seem that this city remains the Divine Capital of the Patriarchate that is in the game. Speaking of the Patriarchate, was it the main mountain of the Church of the Stars (St. Stars)?

"Oh, sorry."

If you were looking at the view of the city the first time you saw it that way, you'd hit the neighbor... No. Are you a person? You're a tree with green leaves on its head.

"I'm sorry to bother you. With leaves and narrow horizons..."

That's right. When a tree with a human shape apologizes, the fish with him...? I walked away with a giant fish swimming in the universe.... Trent is the tree person now, isn't he? Fish would also be monsters.

He seemed like a player on the demon side. It's an AC server, so it brings together demons and demons. Thanks to this, it has become a magical city in the magical realm of the Magic... It will be a sight you will never see in Kanto during the game.

I could tell at a glance that that demon was a player, but that was because the cursor representing them was green.

This server appears to distinguish between players and NPCs, with players displayed in green and NPCs in blue. GM seems to be red.

"I didn't expect you guys to be here."

Drawing the crowd, I found and talked to the two people I was looking for.

"Oh, isn't that Chloe? I didn't expect you to meet in this city of phantoms."

Mr. Lucille grins deeply with wrinkles and no consignment. And there was Earl waving happily. If you look closely at your feet, some bells were there.

"No, although this is the city in my dreams... I've seen the city of Kanto for a long time. It's still a beautiful city."

The color of the target circle surrounding Mr. Lucille, who speaks so, was still blue. And neighboring Earl and Bell are also blue. Looks like they were genuine NPCs.

"That's true.... Speaking of which, there's no nil."

So much so that there's a bell. No wonder there's a nil......

"You think he's coming to such a noisy place?

"............... you're not coming"

It was that nil. I'm not going to have a nil that seems to prefer a quiet place no matter how much in my dreams. If it were to come, it would be if there was food here.... don't you have to reproduce the character that faithfully?

Well, I can't confirm Nil, but I'm pretty sure it's NPC.

'... hello, I just logged in, which one are you in?

That's when you heard voices coming from my ears. This voice is my friend's voice, isn't it?

'Oh, excuse me. Just wait in the middle of the square'

"Yes, I understand."

In the meantime, I'll cut up a conversation with a friend there. Why do you have a friend of mine, I called him earlier. Because she has previously moved on to play SSO. Before I started, I thought it was a good idea to tell you what kind of atmospheric game SSO is.

"Hmm, you seem to have business to attend to. We'll just hang around the corner, so if you need anything, we can talk to you."

"Yes, I understand"

"Oh, I did. I forgot to tell you one thing."

Mr. Lucille did, as I recall.

"This is a city of phantoms on the brink of reality and dreams. I forget everything in this city like a foam dream if I wake up. So some of them may behave differently (...) than usual, but don't worry too much. You forget everything anyway. Of course, that's something you can tell yourself. I think it's a good idea to take the shark off as long as you can in your dream."

After saying some sort of NPC-like explanatory line, Mr. Lucille disappeared into the crowd with Earl and Bell....... is that a piece of advice to think about your current words so that you don't have to be role-playing to care? And the advice that you don't have to role-play......?

I don't know what Mr. Lucille meant by his words, but this is an AC server. So I think it's okay from the start without the roll. It's a setting that doesn't even maintain memory.... you have to be careful not to inadvertently let out the memory here during the game because it doesn't have to stay in the character to keep it in the memory of the player.

"... uh, could it have been Chloe?

I was called by name when I headed to the center, and when I turned around, there was a girl there who felt like a very normal town daughter. He has a slightly bewildered face with his palm against his cheek.

Chloe didn't look like a girl, but I do. The color of the target circle is green. The ID displayed at the same time is the Guest ID, not the Game User ID. I remember that ID number.

"Sorry, I was just talking to someone I know... sorry to keep you waiting"

"Well, I was. That's good. I thought I'd been forgotten by you."

"Isn't that what you do?"

"Hehe, I'm just kidding."

That's what she laughs at. I guess my friend's appearance is an avatar for guests. It felt like I said it was characterized by a lack of features, and the opposite was noticeable in this city, which brings together many players today.

"Thank you for coming at such a time.... That must be the middle of the night, right?

"No, I don't mind. Something I was wondering about. About the game you're passionate about, huh?

The maintenance end date and time ended at midnight at Common World Time. It's only thirteen o'clock at noon at my place, but where she is, it's temporary at night.

"Nevertheless,“ Chloe ”is certainly a pretty girl who looks good in a witchy outfit"

"Isn't that right?

Rotate on the spot as you twirl to brag a bit. You were praised for the character you characterized. You'll be happy to decide.

"Yeah, you really are. I agree with that."

That's how he showed up was a blonde blue-eyed knight in armor.

"... oh my god, isn't that Kyle"

"I don't know, is it my fault that I see the color of discouragement in my current words...?

The righteous face had a slightly damaged look. Looks like the same handsome knight himself......

"You're determined because of that kizzy act. Kyle's old man."

It was Wright who showed up next to Mr. Kyle like that. I see something unfortunate. Those eyes, you have the same eyes as mine right now. And it looks a little sleepy.... Given the jet lag, it must be morning at Wright.

"... ha, what is it now? I was just acting“ Kyle ". Look at the characters, not the contents."

Where is the freshness that seems to smell good just now? There's an old man who seems to smell a little old. Even though it looks the same......

"I praised him for being cute..."

"Because it was“ Kyle ”who praised me. Not you (...)"

"Sometimes I look at characters properly... well, you're right. I know it's cute, but it's out of my taste.

"Heh, so what kind of child do you prefer?

"Well, of course, you're a grown-up, beautiful, stylish woman!

Ah... that's away from Chloe, isn't it? But don't be so clear about that. It's your appearance, Kyle. Oh, there's a light character collapse. Well, that's not what started now......

"Chloe, what about these guys?

"We're both people we know in the game, and we're role players. This is my friend."

"Nice to meet you, I'm a friend of Chloe's. I don't have a name to name here right now, so please forgive my unnameable disrespect"

Yes. After introducing myself to the two of them, my friend looked at them with interest.

"No, never mind. My name is Kyle. I travel as much as possible, like my father, who was a knight of the kingdom, training as a knight."

Mr. Kyle went back to being a refreshing young knight by eliminating the painful aging odor. That's a great switchover. You don't look like an old man talking about a woman of your choice until just now.

"Eh... I'm, uh, gophone... - My name is Wright. Destroy the evils of this world, give light to the world, and sooner or later make history, be chosen by Star Sword Rex and brave!

In contrast, this is Wright, who plays a little bit of a grudge but works hard to roleplay.... You want to support me when I see you look like that.

"Speaking of which, you haven't introduced yourself to Chloe, have you?

"... Huh?

A friend next door stares me in the eye with anticipation. No way, are you telling me to do it?

Then answer that expectation!

"Then again, let me introduce myself. My name is Chloe. In admiration of the heroic witch Astrea, I embarked on a journey of abandoning my aristocracy. After that journey, I now meet a magician who can also be called a master, and I am training in magic at that person's place. The future is a fine magician... no, it's about being a witch."

"Oh, you guys are just great!"

A friend who glitters his eyes and applauds. It was a little embarrassing to make it into a known person, but it's worth it to do it clearly.

"Chloe was noble... Sure, when I first met him, he was wearing a dress and it didn't feel classy..."

"It comes with the original, though. Because I pulled away from home because of my background."

Speaking of which, you never told me that you were noble. I was nodding like Mr. Kyle said it would be enough.

"By the way... what are you doing there, Mr. Tsubaki?

"Huh!?

At the end of my gaze was the figure of Tsubaki, who tried to hide on the pedestal of the stone statue and had been asking for this one from earlier on.