Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 282

Deron Online Gallery

[Isn’t this the Blood Demon King?] [22]

(A picture of Hayun in school uniform)

I was browsing through an article about the VRS event competition when I suddenly saw a familiar face and brought it here.

Isn’t that the person I know?

[Comments]

[Did a school uniform costume come out in Deron?]

ㄴ[It’s a real photo, though.]

ㄴ[Seriously????????????]

[Is this for real? Where did you see the article?]

ㄴ[It’s on the main page of VRS inven]

ㄴ[Thanks]

[Our gallery master was a real person?]

ㄴ[What else would it be?]

ㄴ[I thought it was just a pretty avatar with a nice appearance;;]

ㄴ[There’s a certification post too.]

[Omg]

[VRS?? Did she ditch Deron?]

ㄴ[Looks like it, lol, but I’d ditch it too, lol.]

ㄴ[No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[Seeing the school uniform, I know where that is.]

ㄴ[How do you know that?]

ㄴ[My younger relative wears the same school uniform.]

ㄴ[Is your sibling pretty?]

[Didn’t she say she was a high school student? lol Doesn’t look different from an elementary schooler.]

ㄴ[For real, lol.]

ㄴ[Even with age, it doesn’t grow… Pass.]

ㄴ[For real…]

ㄴ[Creeps]

[Honestly, it’s been a few years since that certification post came up. But today, I’m reassured that the Blood Demon King doesn’t change…]

[Can you see them at the stadium where the event is happening?]

ㄴ[Probably, I heard the semifinals are currently happening.]

ㄴ[I think there’s a broadcast too.]

Hayun, Sohee, Ellie, and Seongsin.

The news that the VR Game Club will participate in the event matches was slowly spreading online.

Since Sohee and Seongsin weren’t easily recognizable by anyone, they didn’t attract much attention, but that wasn’t the case for Ellie and Hayun.

Both of them had set their in-game avatars to look exactly like themselves in real life.

Not only that. They had proven their skills to everyone through previous events.

Of course, the biggest reason people were focusing on them was their looks.

Despite being high school students, they didn’t look like one at all.

It seemed like time had frozen, and their growth had stopped in childhood.

An alien charm.

The emergence of two beautiful girls who seemed like they could never exist in reality had drawn much attention.

[Is there anything other than the photo snapped in the recent article?] [26]

(A photo of Hayun passing by)

(A photo of Ellie holding a bunch of snack bags)

Why is this all there is, lolololololololololol

[Comments]

[Is that white-haired guy Jupiter?]

ㄴ[Yeah, looks like it.]

ㄴ[Pyaa, lolololol]

[Jupiter is full of snack bags.]

ㄴ[For real, lololololololol.]

ㄴ[Full of them, lolololol.]

ㄴ[I want to make him full by feeding him snacks, lololol.]

ㄴ[For real, just feed him a lot until he’s all chubby.]

ㄴ[Creeps…]

[Is there no armpit?]

ㄴ[They probably don’t show it since it’s not a game.]

ㄴ[Sigh….]

[Watching this has me in deep thought for the first time in my life.]

ㄴ[What’s the thought?]

ㄴ[Which of the two to choose as my bride.]

ㄴ[Creep.]

ㄴ[You can just choose both.]

ㄴ[Genius, lol.]

ㄴ[Genius, for real, lol. Damn.]

[Look at the comments, damn…]

[Just kidding, lolololol.]

ㄴ[Jjaka, lololol.]

[I saw this and headed to the stadium.]

ㄴ[Aren’t you not allowed to enter as a civilian?]

ㄴ[I’ll wait outside the stadium, and maybe I’ll run into them.]

ㄴ[Just do your job during that time…]

ㄴ[I’m going to work, though.]

[What’s this??? When does the school uniform costume come out in Deron?]

ㄴ[It’s reality, not Deron.]

ㄴ[????]

ㄴ[You can’t even tell the difference between the game and reality now, lol.]

Hayun and Ellie primarily play the game Deron.

Naturally, the two attracted the most attention in the Deron gallery.

But there was another gallery that received considerable interest too.

That was the VRS minor gallery.

Virtual Reality Swordsman Gallery ⓜ

[Has anyone seen the main article on inven?] [17]

(A picture of Hayun’s face slightly captured)

I was casually skimming through the event for students when I discovered a familiar face, but is she really participating in this?

Doesn’t she not meet the level to be in this?

[Comments]

[Who the hell is she, idiot?]

ㄴ[Check the inven article. That’s the middle school Samurai. There’s related footage, too.]

ㄴ[Link it.]

ㄴ[Just go look; it’s on the main page.]

ㄴ[Too lazy.]

ㄴ[Damn…]

[Isn’t she just here to watch? There’s a rumor about her turning pro.]

ㄴ[Didn’t that get debunked?]

ㄴ[That’s not the case; actual pro teams are trying to recruit her for real.]

ㄴ[But why isn’t she debuting then?]

ㄴ[I don’t know?]

[Is this real…? Are we actually going to see the middle school Samurai again?]

[Heh, she’s pretty…]

[Wild senior has come, lolololololol.]

ㄴ[Did Wild have a sister?]

ㄴ[Yeah, she’s Wild’s sister.]

ㄴ[For real…? Not Wild’s younger sister?]

ㄴ[Not his real sister.]

ㄴ[Whoa… this is…]

[sister!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[Sigh, I thought the gallery had calmed down, but now it’s going to get crazy again.]

ㄴ[For real, lol. Those morons looking for their big sister are multiplying.]

[sis… I love you… VRS, why aren’t you playing?]

[Why is she your sister? Isn’t she Wild’s sister? lol.]

ㄴ[For real, lolololol.]

[Wild’s a damn jerk, lol. But he’s somehow already met a sister like her, lol.]

[Hey, idiots, she’s got nothing to do with Wild.]

ㄴ[Really?]

ㄴ[Yeah…]

ㄴ[Wild’s totally in denial, lol.]

ㄴ[Lol, don’t hide it, let your inner self out more freely, lol.]

[Who is she?]

ㄴ[Looks like she’s Wild’s relative.]

ㄴ[Lol, for real, lol.]

ㄴ[No, she isn’t, idiots.]

[Her avatar is pretty, lololol. Pyaa pyaa pyaa pyaa pyaa.]

ㄴ[Not an avatar. That’s reality.]

[So where is that?]

ㄴ[Looks like an indoor gym?]

ㄴ[I’m heading right over, lololol.]

*

Early morning.

As I stepped out of the hotel room with Sohee, I spotted Ellie dozing off at the door.

If it weren’t for Seongsin standing next to her, Ellie would’ve already collapsed on the floor and fallen asleep.

“Ellie.”

“H-Hayun…?”

She started yawning heavily, rubbing her eyes as she raised her head.

By her expression, it seemed she didn’t get a proper night’s sleep last night.

I looked at her with concern.

“Seongsin, didn’t Ellie sleep last night?”

“Um… I don’t know…”

I shook my head at Seongsin’s words.

I wonder if we can perform well today with this going on.

Unlike the dozing Ellie, Sohee, Seongsin, and I were all awake.

Checking on everyone, I found our conditions were mostly the same as yesterday.

This meant we were fit for the match.

“Let’s go have some food.”

As the team leader, it’s natural for me to lead my teammates.

I took the three of them to the hotel buffet.

When you come to such a luxurious hotel, you can’t skip breakfast.

Since it was early, there weren’t too many people.

“Not bad.”

Sohee’s first words as we entered the buffet.

Even dozing off, Ellie nodded in agreement.

It’s surprising that they’d have no complaint about such facilities.

I realized once again how different their world was from mine.

“Waaah…”

In contrast to the calm reactions of the two, Seongsin’s reaction was fresh.

Her mouth was wide open, and her eyes were scanning the surroundings.

“Is it okay to eat in a place like this…?”

“We’re using school expenses, right? Don’t worry.”

“I… I see…”

Money isn’t a concern. After all, the school is covering everything.

I confidently made my way across the buffet.

After wandering around for a while with our plates, I took a seat and examined each of our plates.

Ellie and Sohee had light dishes like salads and breads, while Seongsin and I’s plates were piled with meats right from breakfast.

Thus began our meal time.

While shoving meat into my mouth with a fork and knife, Sohee, sitting next to me, spoke lightly, smiling.

“You really love meat, huh, Hayun.”

“Yup. If there’s no meat in my side dishes, I won’t eat.”

“I’ll remember that…”

Sohee seemed lost in thought, nodding blankly to me.

Did you see that? My love for meat.

I chewed aggressively on the meat.

As we continued our delicious meal, I felt some strange gazes from around.

Not just one. Not two, but more than that.

Maybe three?

I tilted my head and looked around.

And just like that, gazes disappeared in an instant.

There’s no hostility. Just warm, friendly looks.

“Hayun, you have something on your mouth.”

“Umm…”

As I scanned the surroundings, Sohee pulled out a tissue and gently wiped my mouth.

A dark red sauce stained the tissue.

I could easily handle this by just licking it off with my tongue.

I shook my head and brushed Sohee’s hand away.

“This will clean it up.”

Lick lick.

See?

I proudly looked up at Sohee.

Sohee looked down at me, holding the tissue tightly with a somehow twisted expression.

Then it happened.

Ellie, who had been lazily chewing on bread, suddenly had sharp eyes.

The atmosphere shifted abruptly.

While I stared at her curiously, Ellie carefully broke the silence.

“Hayun…”

“What?”

“Have you noticed too?”

“Noticed what?”

“The gazes from the surroundings…”

“Oh. Yeah.”

“It seems like we have some enemies following us… We need to be careful.”

Enemies?

I looked worriedly at Ellie’s small head.

No matter how much I like the game, I wish they would draw the line between reality and the game a little bit.

In reality, there can’t be such things as enemies.

These gazes are just because I’m too pretty,

That must be it. I’m sure.

It’s definitely similar to the gazes I felt in Deron.

Breakfast at the buffet was quite satisfying.

Though it seemed Ellie and Sohee didn’t look that pleased.

“How long until the match starts?”

“An hour.”

With an hour until the match starts, I led my teammates out of the hotel and toward the stadium.

On the way to the stadium, the number of gazes I felt increased even more.

Yesterday, we got a lot of attention, but today it feels even more intense.

“Why do I feel like more people are watching us…?”

Even Seongsin, who is usually oblivious to the surroundings, seemed to notice the difference from yesterday as she muttered quietly.

I shrugged my shoulders and puffed out my chest.

“People aren’t looking at you.”

“W-What…?!”

“They’re looking at me!”

“At you…?”

“Yes, I’m pretty, you know.”

Seongsin’s expression distorted at my casual remark.