Shatei Kyokufuri Yumi-Ojisan

aggghhhh!!!”

Th-the pain!

Well, I’m sure it didn’t hurt nearly as much as a real bite!

But pain is pain!

I don’t care how much realism people want in this day and age.
This was going too far!

“Fireball!”

A fireball then slammed into my neck.

But this one…didn’t hurt!

Apparently, there was no friendly fire in this game.

So someone in my party had saved me.

“Th-thanks…”

“Mister Kyuji, did you forget to turn off the sensation of pain in the settings? It will hurt quite a bit if you leave it on default.”

“Pa-pain settings? I didn’t know…”

I immediately opened the window and went to settings.

Currently, the pain gauge was at seven.

Who the hell would want to raise it above that…

Maybe I should ask.

“These pain settings.
Are there any merits to keeping it high?”

“Hmm.
I heard some veteran players say that it raises your other senses too.
And that allows them to move with more precision.
But I don’t know much about that.
Still, they say that all the best players have it on the highest.
That’s why event rankers are always screaming.”

“I-I see…”

How barbaric…

To think that the latest technology was being used to make humanity revert to a state of barbarism…

No, perhaps I was just being judgmental.

I’m sure this game had its good points too.

“Well, fighting and screaming at the same time might make you feel like you’re in some kind of battle manga world.
I suppose I can see the appeal.
Not that I’m going to do it.”

“Hehe.
That’s true.
The best players really are fantastic and cool.
But yes, I wouldn’t do it either.”