The Newbie Is Too Strong's
5. An NPC Who First Recognized the Concept of Virtual Reality
“Hahahahaha. For the size of a small child, your guts are big too. But do you really think you can beat me?” Areka could not hold her laugh anymore when the small and weak-looking child tried to challenge her to a duel.
“Hey, Luca, what are you saying? Don't talk so recklessly! If you lose, I'm at stake here.”
“Take it easy, Sister Nina. Although my body is small, look, I'm quite muscular.” Luca said, revealing his muscles hidden behind his sleeve.
“Hahahahaha. I like a brave little boy like you. All right, I accept your challenge.” Areka again laughed out loud when she saw Luca's burning spirit.
“Hey, Senior, you can also be quiet, no?! How could you think that such a small child would be able to defeat you? Or Senior is deliberately in order to win easily in betting?” Nina seemed emotional looking at Areka who spoke as she wished without regard to the opinions of others.
“Hah?!” Areka seemed to be emotional when Nina offended her pride as a talented e-sport player by saying she wanted to find an easy way to win.
At that time, the two did not notice. But Luca's face was red with anger.
“Stop calling me a kid! I am 15 years old now!”
“Hah!”
“What? Lie.”
Both Areka and Nina are shocked to find out the age of Luca who does not seem to match his tiny body.
“Therefore, arrogant Senior..” Luca said as he pointed to Areka.
“I?” Areka also pointed to herself following Luca.
“Yes, you, arrogant Senior. I will definitely make you battered.” Luca said with determination.
“Hahahaha. All right, sorry to think of you as a boy before. I will accept your challenge, but certainly not now that the battle arena is being used. Let's compete in this place two days from now. But, you have to prepare your mentality huh. Don't cry on your mother's lap if you lose.”
Hearing the provocation from the Areka, Luca's eyes looked teary. Not because he was frightened by Areka's bullying, but he recalled his dead parents. What Areka said could not happen again.if Luca was sad, no longer could his mother give him a lap.
“Luca?” Lirih Nina while touching Luca's shoulder.
Instantly Luca regained his senses and returned to his flat expression.
“Oh yes, another cocky Senior.”
“What is it?” Ask Areka back without caring about Luca's impoliteness calling her an arrogant Senior.
“Because I was competing with Senior, then the bet on Kak Nina was canceled. I don't understand the details either, but it seems that Kak Nina really appreciates what Senior is trying to take from her. So where might I let it. But in exchange, I'll risk myself. If I lose, Senior can treat me anything.”
“Hei, Luca? What did you say?” Although Nina expressed panic at Luca's words, her heart was moved. This was the first time she felt protected by a man.
“Alright, Luca. Isn't that your name? If I lose, you can take my place as a first-team player in the school e-sport club. But if you are the loser, you must serve me for one year.” Areka said with a look full expression of hidden evil.
“Senior, what are you saying? I didn't think you had such a hobby.” The flowers in Nina's heart immediately fell. He immediately ran to hug Luca after hearing the senior's words, trying to protect him from the hidden intentions of the evil senior.
“What did you say? I risked my place in the first team you know, of course he had to risk the equivalent of his freedom that if he lost, he had to be my henchman for one year.”
“Oh, so it seems. I guess..”
“Hmmm?”
Nina said in relief after Areka made clear her gibberish intent while the arrogant senior looked at her in astonishment.
“Because everything is clear, we just end the meeting today. I'm waiting for you, Luca, two more days in this place. Make sure you don't bring your tail to run in droves because of fear.”
“Hey, Areka, is it really okay to risk something as important as it is this easy?”
“Well, if that, it seems impossible anyway.
“Crue? Well, although I can magically lose, everything will actually be more interesting.” Areka said with a cynical smile.
While saying this, Areka and her friend left the room.
***
“Hey, Luca, can you really play e-sport?”
“E spots? What is it, Sister Nina?”
“You don't know what e-sport is, but recklessly challenge players who are already close to the pro level of dueling?”
“You mean Brother Nina, that arrogant Senior? Take it easy, brother, I will definitely beat him to pieces. Just look at these muscles of mine, clearly stronger than that arrogant Senior.”
Nina was silent for a moment. He went back one by one to digest what Luca had been saying all along. Instantly he patted his head.
“Anu, Luca, I know that you can't be this stupid. I asked just to be sure. But what kind of duel did you have in mind when challenging Senior Areka?” Nina also hesitantly asked.
“Of course jotos. What else?”
Upon hearing Luca's reply, Nina again patted her eel.
“Hah, I was the stupid one to trust you. Listen, Luca, the duel that Senior Areka meant was one like that.” Said Nina while pointing at the two e-sport players who were duelling who seemed to sit on a computer screen by being connected by the bando consciousness liaison.
“Eh, where is there a problem solved just by sitting around? The problem is best solved by jotos, Sister Nina.” Luca answered innocently.
Hearing Luca's response, Nina could only massage his forehead as she continued to explain,
“See on screen, Luca.” Nina pointed to a large computer screen that showed the fight scenes of the two players in the game.
“Eh, who are the Cleric and Tamer who are fighting?”
“That's them sitting there.”
“Ah, Brother Nina don't lie dong. They obviously sit there. How did they fight inside that little box?”
“Hmm.” Nina sighed softly so pangling him she was with Luca's innocence.
“That's the cutting edge of the virtual reality world. Starting from 2050, the connecting tool of consciousness with the virtual world is increasingly sophisticated. And now what is famous is the bando connecting consciousness as you can see used by the players. That bando can connect your consciousness with your avatar's body in the virtual world. Then you can move your avatar's body freely like you move your real body.”
Luca really listened to Nina's explanation carefully. For some reason, Luca who usually fails to understand it, this time can understand the explanation of Nina easily, about the consciousness that is connected, about the physical body that still exists, the explanation of Nina, but at the same time his consciousness was somewhere else.
He understood all of that because both of his parents had explained the same thing to him earlier through the diary left by his parents.
“Sorry Kak Nina, I took all this lightly without understanding what kind of duel was meant. But from now on I'll learn it. There's still two days. It should have been enough for me to master it because Uncle Heisel said that I am a genius.”
“Cursed are you, Uncle Heisel, giving false hope to this innocent Luca.” Bump Nina in my heart while maintaining her smile.
“Yah, sure, sure.” Nina said through her mouth, but she might believe every word of her distant relative. However, Nina tried to give her best smile to encourage her distant brother.
“Say Mom, both of Luca's parents have died. Maybe that's why, Luca so often sought attention to the point of recklessly challenging the haughty senior for the sake of seeking my attention. But as a good brother, I will protect him. I'll figure out a way to how Senior Areka will forget the stakes. Where could I have let Luca be tortured by her for a year.”
Thus, Nina finally made up her mind to protect Luca from his innocence [stupidity].