Bluntgre 2 (Continues at Ch 154)

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Anote:

A little bit about full-dive technology and stream, which I haven't mentioned for a long time.

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"What's wrong?"

"No... I was just reminiscing about the past."

"Is that so? Alright then."

I was immersed in nostalgic memories and Rin-chan asked me about it, then she operated the remote control without being particularly curious about what I was thinking.

"Well, 30 monitors should be enough to cram info into my brain in one day. Tomorrow, we will have a field trial with Touka and Suupaa, and the day after tomorrow, we should be ready for the tournament."

"I'll leave it up to Rin-chan to decide."

As we speak, I turn my gaze toward the monitor.

I don't know how the system works, but each time Rin-chan operates the buttons on the remote control at high speed, a different image appears on the monitor.

Some of it was a bird view often used in FPS and multiplayer game tournaments.

This function usually is used to change the view so the spectator can see the whole picture of the battle and enhance their enjoyment.

It had become a standard procedure, but then I had one question in my mind.

"Um, Rin-chan."

"What?"

"I thought WLO was the first game to allow live streaming?"

"Yes, WLO or [WorldLive-ONLINE], was supposedly the world's first VR game that could be live-streamed."

However, if Rin-chan's words are correct, then live viewpoint of this official stream tournament cannot be explained.

"What is the world's first live-streamable VR game?"

... Rin-chan looked surprised at my question.

"I never thought Nana would realize such a thing."

"Wait, you didn't make fun of me, right?"

"Maybe a bit."

"Gunnunu......!"

"I'm kidding. Well, it's okay if you don't know, but I'll explain it to you."

With that, Rin-chan operated the remote control to turned off almost all the monitors, leaving only one screen active.

"WLO is the world's first full-dive VR game that allows general players to live-stream the game."

"General player... is it means when someone doesn't run a special event or something similar?"

"Yes. So, in a sense, WLO's claim is both right and wrong at the same time. That's why Nana's question is not out of line by any means."

*Yosh Yosh* Rin-chan pats me on the head, and I can't help but sulk at her.

After stroking me for a while, Rin-chan regained her composure and continued her story.

"Let's go back a bit. The full-dive technology that sends your consciousness into an online virtual space was originally developed by a company called [Harmonia]. Soon after its development, the technology has spread rapidly as it could be used by anyone who paid a patent fee."

Why did I feel like I had heard that name? [Harmonia]

"I believe it was before I went to junior high school? That's about the time when both Nana and I went out as testers. You see, after that, Touka encouraged us to train at a sports facility, right?"