ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 562 Part 1
ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 562: The Actions Are More In-Your-Face Than Any Words Part 1
Unfortunately, the next title was some sort of a party game from a well—established manufacturer. But it is not a title for me, so I did not bother to listen to it in the slightest. I’d much rather stay with my shitty games, thank you very much. But the public seemed to like it, so I guess that everything’s good, huh? The developers should feel proud.
Alright, so the next one on the agenda is…… Nephilim Hollow 2? Hoo, and it seems that there is quite a bit of information to be disclosed about this particular title……
「Say, Natsume-chan? Have you ever played Nephilim Hollow before?」
「Hmm, I can’t honestly say that I did. For you see, even in private I tend to stick mostly to fighting games. It’s not that I like other games or dislike them, it’s that with other games I just don’t get that urge to get moving and get better at them, I guess?」
「Actually, I also happen to have little to no experience with that game as well. But I have some friends who are super into it, and they always recommend me to play it at every occasion possible.」
Welp, I never recommended it to her, so she must be talking about Rust, for sure. Normally she is a pretty down-to-Earth kind of person, but every time Nephilim Hollow is getting involved she turns into a true fiend. And the greatest problem with her is that a change like that can occur in her seemingly completely out of nowhere. By the way, I may not recommend it to anyone, because I don’t think that it is a game that will be to everyone’s liking, but I will say this: it is definitely enjoyable.
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“Wolfgang’s Group Chat”
Rust: YES!!! IT’S HERE!! NEPHILIM HOLLOW 2!!! LET’S GOOO!!! GOOOD!!!
Sanraku: Whoa there, speak about the Nephilim Hollow monster’s name and it doth shall appear, huh?
Mold: I’m so terribly sorry for Rust here. She might cause some commotion in the chat for a while, but she should stop once her emotions settle. So until then, please bear with her.
Pencil Warrior: Honestly, though? Seeing others react in such a way makes me kinda want to buy it and try it out myself. So I guess the marketing is already working its magic on people.
Akitsu Akane: I might want to buy it myself as well! I mean, if my wallet is going to be fine with it, that is.
Rust: I would pay every money this world has to offer just so that I could play it!
Kyogoku: Alright, Rust, we hear you. We hear you loud and clear. So for now…… STAY! STAY, GOD DAMN IT!
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「Well now, it’s time for another sneak-peak! What is it going to be this time around……?」
「Everyone! The next thing that is going to be unveiled might be something of a shocking reveal to some of you! Because! This time around, there won’t be just two moderators for this announcement! There’s going to be a third person joining in! Let’s give her a signal so she can join us! Come on out! Eight-chan!」
Eight……? Where have I heard this name before? Ah, wasn’t she S…… Sa……? Sasa……? Sasa…… hara, or something like that? Oh yeah, that’s right! Sasahara Eight-san! Fufufufu, I’m not all that interested in idols, so I barely even remember this gal’s face and name, but now that I have encountered her once more I will be sure to remember her! …… Or her last name, at the very least. And since I am going to have my identity concealed, I wonder what is going to happen next……?
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「Oi, you funny-looking lad over there!」
Pencil Warrior: By the way, Eight-chan happens to be my junior at the University. We have known one another for about two years now.
Sanraku: she’s been in this hellhole known as being your acquaintance for two years and she still did not lose her sanity? She’s one tough girl, I must admit.
“Wolfgang’s Group Chat”
Pencil Warrior: And now let us see how those flag-pole-like assholes writhe and squirm. Hoo boy, this is going to be great, I tell you! Only for them to cry like little bitches later!
Sanraku: Are you a demon or something? Have you no humanity left in that empty hole in your chest that you call a heart!?
Pencil Warrior: I do have some compassion and affection stored in there somewhere, but not much. Not that I would ever give it away for free, you know?
Sanraku: Instead of a human, you are a walking mass of malice and evil? Yeah, I guess that sounds about right.
Pencil Warrior: but I guess if some fans of mine are going to beg me really desperately, I might allow them to lick my shoes for my own amusement.
Rust: …… Huh? Are you guys in the same place, or something? Because that’s the impression I am getting here.
Saiga-0: Whoooaaaahhh!? T-That’s a little bit……!!!??
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「I-I’m back……」
「Rei-san, did you honestly have to react in the way you did…… I mean, it’s nothing bad, but…… How should I put it……」
「…………」
「Ah, y-yeah…… I’m sorry for that……」
「…… Amane-san?」
「…… Ah, no, it’s nothing. It’s seriously nothing, so no need to worry about it all that much.」
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Pencil Warrior: Oh my God, the number of hopeless and desperate perverts is only increasing!? Seriously now!?
Sanraku: Oh wow, so scary. You see, things like that are the reason that I want my face to remain hidden at all times. Aren’t the masks neat little features?
Pencil Warrior: Ahh, surely, masks are pretty neat. And you see popular idols and actors wearing them all the time in games and anime so that they can conceal their real identities. I wonder if some booth around this joint has a mask or two laying around?
Sanraku: Dude, don’t you think that it’s a little bit too late to be worried about concealing your identity? Should have thought about that before you became a public person.
Pencil Warrior: Say, Sanraku? Are you actually from the Vampire clan? Because have you heard about a wonderful invention that is called a mirror? Yeah, it might do you good to actually look in it for once.
Sanraku: Yeah, they said the same thing about running water, the sun, garlic and crosses. Been there, done that. Nothing seemed to have worked on me.
Pencil Warrior; How about a stake through the heart? Want to give this one a try? Who knows? Maybe it will finally kill you for good?
Sanaku: If that was to happen, I would have taken everyone else with me.
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「You see, for today…… Oh my! What’s this!? Today, we are going to witness it! The ultimate crossover! The ultimate tag team of the latest in the VR technology meeting the latest in the AR technology! Now please look up and be amazed!」
If you look up according to Sasahara-san’s words, you could see a huge hologram-like projector being displayed. It seems that this super-thin screen was covering the entire venue’s ceiling? Or no, that’s not it. This is actually for…… the floor? Huh?
「This is the scene that is actually being played at the booth where the pre-play of Nephilim Hollow 2 is being held right now! The scene that is happening in the VR space is projected by AR devices, and on the contrary, this venue is formed in the VR space based on the image in the real world!! Isn’t that amazing!!」
A combination of the virtual world and the real world, huh……? I wonder if this is what you would actually call MR here? Because it really is quite something, indeed. And because of that, we can now witness the epic battle between two mechas happening above our heads as if it was actually playing out in the real world.
「Ah, I see. This is……」
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