The Villainess VTuber Tears People Apart

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[Virtual VTuber Gallery]

[Stream Relay] Rui Participation) Isn’t that Anna?

(Broadcast Screenshot)

The enemy Technomancer’s ID is V_ShirokiAnna, isn’t this Anna?

[Comments]

– Yeah, that’s Anna, lol.

– Why is Anna there? Lol

– Anna has always been a fan of Rui.

– (Author) Really?

– She used to occasionally talk about Rui on her stream.

– Plus, there’s never been a time where her stream overlapped with Rui’s.

– Anna’s a super famous member of the Rui Cartel, but now a ton of new people have joined, lol.

– But isn’t that asshole playing the Dark Knight?

– (Author) ? What do you mean?

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[General] The Dark Knight in Rui’s participation is a notorious smurfing troll.

(Choi Changyoung Broadcast Screenshot)

(Rui Broadcast Screenshot)

The commander got completely wrecked by that bastard.

[Comments]

– What’s this about?

– (Author) “DucalFamilyPride” <- Famous smurf troll.

– Take it to the Labyrinthos Gallery.

– Why are you bringing Labyrinthos Gallery stuff into the VTuber Gallery?

– Who cares?

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[General] Was ‘that bastard’ a V-Bung too? lol

Was he also part of the Ruis Cartel? lol

That’s hilarious, lololol.

[Comments]

– What’s even worse is that he abandoned the martial artist, lol.

– (Author) What a troll, lol.

– He said winning the match isn’t as important as Rui-chan winning~

– Rui Cartel has crazy loyalty, lol.

– If that kind of guy joins the stream, it’s seriously boring as hell.

– (Author) For real, lol.

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[General] Stop trolling during stream participation.

It’s already drawing a ton of attention because he’s the only one with a Korean username among the participants.

If you do that kind of shitty trolling, the Japanese viewers will totally flame you.

Even overseas VTubers sometimes check out VTuber Gallery.

There’s nothing good that comes from lowering VTuber Gallery’s reputation.

Especially since Rui even sent a New Year’s card to a V-Bung in the past, so be careful.

[Comments]

– What’s the story with the New Year’s card?

– (Author) Rui was super strict with fan management back in the day.

– She sent a New Year’s card to a Korean fan?

– (Author) Yeah.

– (Author) There were even proof shots posted in the gallery.

– Wow…

– Of all the people to mess with, why Rui?

– VTuber Gallery’s reputation is already in the gutter, so what’s the difference?

– (Author) The problem is that it’s not just VTuber Gallery’s reputation, but it could also seriously damage the image of Korean fans.

– (Author) Small issues like this could lead to anti-Korean sentiment, and Korean content might even get banned.

– Oh, I see that could be a problem.

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[Stream Relay] Rui Participation) But should they really go after the boss like this?

Why is Rui chasing after them?

[Comments]

– True.

– They could just ignore it and kill the boss, right?

– The Technomancer is still alive, so they can’t attempt it.

– (Author) Why?

– If the Technomancer uses their ult, the boss’s location will be exposed anyway.

– Then the Technomancer could ambush Rui during the boss attempt.

– (Author) Wouldn’t Rui still win even if ambushed?

– It’s better to chase them down and finish them off rather than risking an ambush during the boss fight.

– (Author) I see.

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[When I was in elementary school, I used to jump rope during recess.]

[It’s not that I liked jump rope. I was just a loner in class.]

[It was hard to stay in the classroom, so I pretended to practice jump rope.]

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Anna became a fan of Rui for a trivial reason. Those three lines were the beginning of everything.

A VTuber with 400,000 subscribers, Hanabane Rui.

In reality, she was an outcast.

You could tell by listening to what she said. She had flaws in her personality and lacked social skills.

That’s probably why Anna grew to like her.

She wasn’t perfect, but she was someone who tried hard, and one day, she would find happiness.

What would that ending look like?

Curious about that, Anna became Rui’s viewer.

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Step.

Step.

Footsteps.

Anna quietly held her breath.

Hiding behind a pillar and peeking out, she could see the enemies starting to appear from afar.

‘They really did follow us like the Teacher said…’

When they abandoned the martial artist, she wondered what kind of people they were, but seeing how things were going according to plan, she thought, “They really do know how to play the game.”

Most of the sewer map was composed of one-way passages.

And the place where Anna was hiding now was a spot that wasn’t part of that “most.” It was the place where all the sewage converged, the largest area in the sewer map.

That’s why they sacrificed the martial artist.

The Technomancer was at a disadvantage on narrow maps, so they needed time to move to the wide common area.

‘Even so, it’s still a disadvantage….’

The enemy had a cavalryman, a dual swordsman, and a beast tamer pushing forward.

On the other hand, Rui, playing as an Enchanter, a Bard, and a Puppeteer, was subtly retreating.

She was definitely wary of Anna.

They also knew that the Technomancer would have the upper hand in a wide area.

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Clack.

Clack.

The sound of footsteps echoed leisurely in the wide common area.

What emerged was a jet-black suit of armor. And a blood-red sword blade.

The Dark Knight.

Aurora stood alone before the enemies.

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Flash!

As soon as Aurora appeared, the enemies made their move.

The Cavalryman was the first to charge. Utilizing their superior mobility, they rushed at Aurora.

They tried to stab Aurora with their crowd control skill, but a wall shot up from beneath their feet.

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Thud!

The Cavalryman was sent flying after hitting the Wall of Lamentation.

Taking advantage of the opening, the Beast Tamer riding the giant wolf attacked from the opposite side.

But Aurora dodged the wolf’s fangs with a smile.

Waiting at the end of her dodge was the Dual Swordsman.

Whether it was expected or not, the Dual Swordsman had already swung his sword.

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Ting!

Aurora deflected one of the swords, lowered her stance, and slipped under the wolf’s legs.

For a moment, the wolf became a barrier, and the Dual Swordsman couldn’t continue his attack.

‘…She fights really well.’

Even against three opponents, she wasn’t being pushed back. In fact, it seemed like Aurora was the one pressuring them.

Maybe they thought this wasn’t going to work. The enemies started using skills to intensify their offensive.

The Enchanter enchanted the Dual Swordsman’s blades with magic, and the Bard’s playing further boosted the party’s mobility.

On top of that, Rui, who had been watching, also summoned her puppet.

Cavalryman, Beast Tamer, Dual Swordsman, and even the puppet made it four against one.

With the buffs applied, even Aurora started to take a few hits.

“Are you a monster…?”

The Dual Swordsman fighting Aurora muttered.

Aurora’s armor had a few scratches, but nothing significant. She had intentionally allowed only weak attacks to land.

On the contrary, the Dual Swordsman, who had crossed swords with Aurora several times, seemed to be bleeding more heavily.

“You survived… after killing a few neutral mobs?”

They were all in shock.

But Aurora just kept smiling silently.

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“Fortunately, the opponents don’t have a strong crowd control composition. So, if I’m alone, I can hold out to some extent.”

“I can take down one, maybe two… If I do well, I might be able to take out three on my own.”

Anna recalled what Aurora had said earlier.

“But I can’t take them all down by myself.”

“They’re not fools either. Especially since the Dark Knight is good at prolonged debuffs and dragging out fights, but lacks the ability to finish kills.”

“So you should finish it.”

[Begin, Anna.]

Aurora spoke through the Discord voice chat.

With her eyes glowing red, the surroundings instantly darkened.

The Dark Knight’s ultimate, Devouring Darkness.

Its effect was as follows:

It envelops the area around the Dark Knight in darkness for a certain period.

Everyone touched by the darkness, including the Dark Knight, is inflicted with Dark Vision and takes damage over time.

However, the Dark Knight does not take any damage and gains increased health regeneration during the ultimate’s duration.

‘…The ultimate is insanely valuable.’

She couldn’t see her hands or feet.

She truly couldn’t see anything.

It was the ultimate skill for dragging out a fight.

They didn’t callit a “Dark” Knight for nothing.

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“…Unlocking.”

Anna activated her ultimate.

Just 10 seconds.

Anna brushed against the realm of Gods.

“Once I activate my ultimate, everyone will be on guard against you.”

“So don’t shoot.”

Anna moved stealthily.

The enemies already knew that the Dark Knight’s ultimate could be countered by the Technomancer’s ultimate.

In the current situation where everything was shrouded in darkness, Anna was the only one who could move freely after activating Unlocking.

Therefore, the enemies were already prepared for a supporting attack.

But instead, Anna entered the battlefield.

Moving forward.

This wasn’t something a long-ranged dealer would normally do.

That’s why no one could predict Anna’s actions.

So the Enchanter didn’t even consider that the Technomancer might approach.

Bang!

A short gunshot rang out.

A headshot at point-blank range.

The Enchanter didn’t even realize what had happened until the moment they died.

It made sense because they had been on guard against the Technomancer and hadn’t even retreated with Rui.

They couldn’t have predicted that the Technomancer would get so close and shoot them.

‘…From here on out, it’s unknown.’

After 10 seconds, the duration of Unlocking ended.

Darkness once again filled her vision, and Anna couldn’t see anything anymore.

For humans, the unknown was always terrifying.

That’s why they felt reassured when they gained knowledge.

Or sometimes, regretted knowing.

Click.

With slightly trembling hands, Anna aimed her gun.

She pointed the muzzle in the direction she thought was right, but she couldn’t be sure of what was at the end of it.

It could be Rui waiting.

Or she might be aiming at the bard who had been with Rui.

Or maybe there was nothing at all.

Knowing might not bring anything good.

Perhaps knowing would only lead to regret.

But what could she do?

She had already come to know too much.

Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!

Anna fired her gun.

After emptying the entire magazine, the duration of the Dark Knight’s ultimate seemed to end as well.

The darkness lifted, and the carnage slowly came into view.

“Cough…”

The Puppeteer──Rui had a gunshot wound in her abdomen.

As Rui coughed up blood, the Bard who had been bound by Bind lay beside her.

Rui had probably tried to counter the ambush with Bind.

But it seemed she couldn’t pinpoint Anna’s location and ended up using Bind in the wrong place.

And this was the result.

Anna knew everything about Rui, but Rui knew nothing about Anna.

Of course.

Viewers know a lot about VTubers.

But VTubers don’t know their viewers.

“I’ve been a fan for a long time.”

Anna pressed the muzzle of her gun against Rui’s forehead.

I wanted to know your happiness.

I wanted to know your ending.

But even though I know you, you don’t know me.

That I must remain just a spectator.

That my presence won’t be part of the ending you create.

Maybe, I’ve felt upset for a long time.

That’s why I struggled to meet you.

“I really admire you… So please die.”

Bang!

Anna pulled the trigger.

If the unknown is fear, and learning about it brings reassurance.

Then being acknowledged must surely be a joy.

Hanabane Rui fell dead.

As Anna looked down at the eyes that stared at her in shock, the eyes that reflected her image, she couldn’t help but laugh.