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When players discover that the person they’re playing with is a girl, they show a variety of reactions.

I’ve never personally experienced it, but I’ve heard that if girls meet each other, they might bond over their shared experiences, or they could end up being in conflict.

So, what happens when a guy meets a girl?

From my experience, there are usually three types of reactions.

First, those who don’t care at all and focus solely on the game.

This was the type I belonged to in my previous life; they don’t really care about gender and just get the job done. For them, achieving the game’s objective is more important than who they’re playing with.

Second, those who have a bias against girls based solely on their gender.

These are the folks who believe girls are worse at games than guys, so if something goes wrong, they blame it all on the female player.

Lastly, there are those who are just obsessed with girls.

They try to befriend girls no matter what, but you can’t really tell if they’re playing the game or if they’re on a date.

Of course, I know that since there are more male players enjoying games on average, just the fact of being a female player inevitably draws attention.

In my past life, whenever I encountered a female player, I didn’t say anything, but I definitely thought it was interesting.

That said, allowing gender to disrupt the flow of the game is clearly crossing a line.

Especially because even though I’m living as a girl now, my mentality is mostly male, and I perform much better in games than many guys.

[…are you perhaps a girl?]

So when I heard that, I felt an overwhelming urge to dodge.

From what I’ve experienced, the ones who ask such questions usually fall into the second or third categories.

The reason I started playing Bloody Knight in the first place was that, in an FPS with voice chat, as a female player, I drew attention in about three out of five matches.

…But I didn’t really want to dodge.

Once you dodge in Bloody Knight, you have to wait 10 minutes.

Given my already high MMR, matchmaking takes long enough; I didn’t want to deal with waiting for 10 minutes.

If I stayed silent in response to that question, the guy might throw a fit on purpose, so it’s better to confront it head-on.

I cleared my throat slightly and spoke in a voice just a bit lower than usual.

“Oh, no. I’m a net-kama (ネカマ), so I’m using a voice changer.”

Pfft…! Oh, is that so?

– This guy is lying so casually, lol

– Where’s the net-kama that admits to being a net-kama, lol

Of course, as the supportive players said, there’s no net-kama that admits to being one.

So, in a way, I was revealing that I was a girl.

But I said it intentionally.

I’m a girl, but I meant it as a sarcastic hint not to think too deeply about it.

[If I offended you, I apologize. I hope we can get along.]

“Yeah….”

Fortunately, the opponent seemed to grasp the meaning of my words immediately.

After that, the selection time ended, and the sounds of aircraft engines began, starting the game.

Our characters were as we had chosen earlier, Rina and Luke.

The Luke-Rina combo became popular right after the release of Bloody Knight.

Because Rina has the highest mobility in the game, it became a trend that when she was in danger, she could move to allies and use Luke’s Knight Arc to grant high shields.

[Shall we head to Downtown?]

“…Uhm, yeah.”

Hearing Downtown reminded me of the bad memories from the last collaboration with Kurokami Senpai.

I knew that right from the start, countless snipers would follow us, and Kurokami Senpai didn’t avoid the fight, resulting in us scoring last in more than five matches.

But it’s all good.

Since we matched with diamond rank players in placement matches, I knew my MMR hadn’t significantly dropped.

There probably won’t be many snipers this time, and this person wouldn’t run into the fray recklessly from the get-go.

In fact, Downtown is a location where items are widely scattered, making it unpopular, but it suits a highly mobile character like Rina perfectly.

During the early game, if another character started in Downtown, they would be at a severe disadvantage compared to Rina.

[We’re on the same team.]

“Thank goodness…”

I breathed a sigh of relief at the realization that the team dropping in Downtown was only us and one other team.

– Last time I collaborated with the Young Lady, there were at least five teams following us.

– There probably aren’t many who can follow us after reaching diamond rank.

[I’ll head in the E direction.]

“I’ll go in the W direction…”

Since Downtown’s map is large, it’s most efficient for us to scatter while farming.

Even if we encounter enemies in the early game, getting into a fight until we die is pretty rare.

Fortunately, it seems like the other team that dropped in Downtown isn’t here to snipe us either.

“…All I’ve found is a healing kit.”

We’re a tank-damage combo, so having many healing kits is beneficial, but still, it isn’t good to see hardly any necessary equipment around.

At least I found a weapon, but the much-needed armor for Rina isn’t appearing at all.

[Should we gather soon? We’re outside the field, so we need to move.]

“Ah….”

In the end, I couldn’t find any armor.

Searching the entire remaining area of Downtown was also out of the question.

Just like in other battle royale games, Bloody Knight gradually shrinks the field over time, causing players outside to take damage over time.

If that happens, HP will decrease, and if we re-enter the field, we’ll get ambushed by pre-established enemies and be defeated.

As he said, it was indeed time to start moving.

“Uhm, I…I still don’t have armor…”

So I let him know my current situation.

[Ah, that’s fine. I’ll protect you….]

“…Huh?”

– Ah

– This guy is serious, lol

– Mei-chan is so flustered she can’t even talk, lol

The chatroom exploded with laughter at his statement and my reaction.

“No, that’s really, uh, creepy…”

How can he say something so casually?

I couldn’t comprehend it.

[Then let’s move to Sun City. If we move right away, we won’t be late to take our positions.]

What should I say?

After hearing that remark, even saying something normally began to feel grotesque.

I felt like I wanted to turn off the game right now.

“Ugh….”

– I enjoyed the condescending tone, thanks!

★

Despite how creepy it was, his skills were pretty impressive.

Of course, from my perspective as a former rank in Knight Raid, there were areas where he fell short, but he was certainly at the top level in diamond rank.

Thanks to that, even without armor, he was able to endure our first fight and snatch armor from a fallen enemy.

Before I knew it, there was only one enemy team left.

The opponent was Arsène, the tank character for Kurokami Senpai, and the support character, Gale.

On simple positional matchups, we were at a disadvantage.

However, the difference wasn’t so significant that we couldn’t turn the tables.

Due to his passive abilities granting him high shields and defense, Arsène was vulnerable to Luke, who could absorb opponents’ shields and defenses.

Thus, we wouldn’t necessarily be bound by the standard strategy of “First take out the support.”

[Shall we go in soon?]

While we engaged in a stand-off, we used our healing kits to restore all shields and health.

I figured the same would be true for the opponent.

So now, all we had was a straightforward showdown.

[I will ensure victory for you.]

“Ugh….”

Should I just lose?

I pondered seriously, but of course, after coming this far, I couldn’t possibly do that.

[Then let’s rush in with Full Burst!]

I activated Rina’s Knight Arc, Full Burst, signaling the start of the battle.

In response, Luke immediately used his E skill, Toxic Smoke, simultaneously obscuring the opponent’s vision while dealing continuous damage to enemies inside the smoke.

Rina has the fastest mobility in Bloody Knight, making her a pretty distinctive character in FPS games who prefers close combat.

But thanks to that, Luke could immediately stick by her side and obscure the opponents’ vision, utterly disrupting their actions.

[Take care.]

“Ah, sure….”

[We’ve won.]

Sure enough, this guy is annoyingly creepy but undeniably skilled.

In the end, I almost got into trouble due to Gale’s Knight Arc at the end, but he immediately used his own Knight Arc to save me.

Honestly, I wouldn’t have lost anyway, but it was a relief to have a team that knew how to move accurately according to the situation.

[I’m glad I could grant victory to my little bird.]

Of course, that doesn’t mean I ever wanted to play another game with this guy.

Absolutely not.

As I tried to skip the victory notification interface and return to the solo rank lobby, a voice echoed.

[Oh, and Mei-chan, I’m enjoying your broadcasts, so keep up the good work!]

“Are you a Izutomo or something?!”

– LOL

– What a massive twist!

– Was this a ploy to draw out Mei-chan’s disdain? …

★

After the creepy game with the Izutomo ended, I took a sip of water and matched again.

– Mei-chan, do you think we’re creepy even in normal times?

– I feel hurt.

– So sad.

In the chatroom, reactions poured in after the guy turned out to be an Izutomo, but I didn’t respond.

It was evident they wanted a reaction from me.

“Hmm, it’s been a while, so should I try a different character….”

While engaging in casual chatter while waiting, a thud sound heralded the start of the game.

And this time, my teammate was…

[Nice to meet you, Izumi…]

For some reason, it was Aki.

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