Pleasant VRMMO experience by company slaves

Prologue

It was a Spring day with still some traces of snow. After my high school graduation ceremony, i headed home while humming.
The peace was broken when i arrived, tho, as what was waiting for me was my sister kneeling at the entrance.

“Umi-kun, i have a request!! I'll be at your mercy for the rest of my life!”

"... did something happen?"

The desperate atmosphere makes me cringe even before i hear what she wants.

"Please play a VR game with me!"

"...Eh?"

Nee-chan, i didn't know you were interested in games.

I am Umi Hasekura, 18 years old. A college student starting from next month. I am a former high school boy with a normal face, height, and physique, with nothing to point out aside from being reasonably good at kendo.

My sister is Naho Hasekura, 25 years old, seven years older than me. She works as a secretary at a major game company. Her straight black hair is always tied up in a complicated and beautiful style, and, although me being her brother makes me biased, she's a beautiful woman with an intelligent atmosphere.

"Actually, the company said something outrageous..."

The explanation that my older sister said while holding her head went like this:

The Gate Keeper Company ( hereafter referred to as GK Company), where my sister works, will release a new full-dive VRMMO this spring.

The game has attracted the attention of many players, but recently there's been a tendency for people who don't usually play games, the light players, to have psychological hurdles while playing it. What is obviously bad news.

Therefore, GK decided to make their general employees who usually do not play games, y'know, play as monitors and conduct research to help the new users of such a layer.

“Well, they mentioned that there are some data they want us to collect as well.”

"Have you been selected as a monitor?”

She shook her head.

"There is no selection. All head office full-time employees who meet the conditions set by the top have to participate."

"What hell is that!"

I'm convinced my expression right now is not a happy one. Look, i'd have to play VRMMO with a bunch of company guys who don't even want to play. After their work hours, they are going to unlog immediately.

"That's why i want you to play the game woth me, Umi-kun. If we team up, we wouldn't have to meet or associate with the other employees, right? I'll buy you all the machines and software! So, please, play with me!"

So you want me to act as a shield so you don't have to run into your company colleagues in game, right?

She puts her hands together and desperately started begging. Look, honestly i didn't even consider the option of refusing my sister's request. I'm embarrassed to say it myself, but i have a siscon-like self-awareness.

"When i enter university, i will do extracurricular activities, so i can’t log for long hours. Is that okay?"

My sister's face lit up.

"It's totally okay! I think our pace will be similar since i've just returned from work."

“Is there something like a quota you have to reach?"

"I don't think there's anything in particular. The only condition is that you can't look at the strategy information on the internet."

"I don't really mind, i'll play with you"

It might be good to proceed at your own pace without being swayed by the opinions of the internet.

It seems that my sister will prepare this and that necessary for playing the game, so decided to simply be grateful.

During my three years in high school, i was passionate about club activities, and only touched a two-dimensional action game my friend had. I'm ignorant about the latest game information, that helps in a way.

I know my sister is not happy with this situation.Truthfully, VRMMO seems to be troublesome and filled with human relationships. But, no matter what you put them through, the Japanese have a habit of creating unspoken and different ways of adapting to new situations.

When i said that to my sister, she immediately wrote it down in a memo-card with a serious face, saying, "I'm supposed to write a report about such a beginner's opinion once a week."

I'm happy to help.

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