The Villainess VTuber Rips People Apart-Chapter 187

Customizing character avatars wasn’t that difficult.

Mero and Inagika had disguised themselves as Laura and were sneaking around.

"Wait, so one of these three is really Laura, and the other two are Mero-senpai and Inagika, right?"

Sora asked Rui.

But Rui only smiled and didn’t answer the question.

[You must find the real Aurora. The first person to find the true Aurora will be the winner of this project. Also, there are shops throughout the map where you can spend your points from part 1 to buy items.]

After finishing his statement, Rui sat down as if he had nothing more to add.

It seemed like no further explanation would come from him.

Realizing this, Anna immediately got into the elevator.

"This isn’t the time for that! I’ll head off first!"

"Ah! Wait…! She’s already gone!"

The elevator doors had already closed, and Shina clicked her tongue as she headed for the stairs.

Chel, a little slower, began descending the stairs after her.

Now, only Sora and Nalim remained in the room, along with Rui, who leisurely watched the monitor.

Only the three of them were left.

"Aren’t you going, Sora?"

"Why aren’t you going?"

"There are three Lauras. Rather than blindly chasing them, we should figure out which one is the real Laura first."

Hmm. As expected, that’s how it went.

But since Sora was thinking the same way, Nalim had nothing to say.

The three Lauras continued to move.

There was no difference between them. Their hair, eyebrows, lips, and jawlines were all identical.

But even if appearances can be copied, it’s impossible to replicate a person’s inner being.

Which foot they step with first, which hand moves first, or which direction they go.

Each movement carries that person’s thoughts.

"...I don’t know."

But Shina couldn’t figure it out.

She couldn’t tell which of the three was the real Laura.

"Yeah... I really don’t know."

Nalim agreed.

Though they knew the three Lauras were different people, neither Nalim nor Shina could figure out which one was the real one. Even though they’d spent a few days with Laura recently.

"Should we just guess? With this, the outcome might end up being determined by luck."

"That might be the case."

"So, Sora, what do you think about collaborating with me?"

"...Collaborate?"

The unexpected word made Sora look at Nalim with a bit of suspicion.

"What are you saying? You want us to team up?"

"Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying!"

"...Does that even make sense? Only one person can win, after all."

Sora glanced at Rui as she spoke, wondering if that was okay.

Noticing her gaze, Rui smiled and answered.

[Yes, there can only be one winner. The person who finds the real Aurora first will win.]

"See? In the end, it’s a solo match, so what good would collaboration do?"

Sora said, trying to read Nalim’s intentions.

While Sora couldn’t say she knew Nalim very well, they had been talking more frequently over the phone recently.

Based on what she knew so far, Nalim didn’t seem like the type to betray others. So, she couldn’t understand why Nalim would propose this collaboration.

A special collaboration with Laura.

Since Nalim claimed to be a fan of Laura, she must be very tempted by it.

So, she would definitely want to win this competition.

From Nalim’s perspective, I must be the biggest obstacle.

This was a game to find the real Laura.

It looked like a game of luck with a 1/3 chance, but didn’t Rui say you could spend the points earned in part 1 to buy items?

That meant, as of now, Sora, in first place, was in the most advantageous position, and Nalim, in second place, was also in a good spot.

Therefore, Nalim had no reason to help Sora. If anything, she might want to exclude Sora.

"Hmm. Wait, I’ll just adjust the mic settings."

Nalim changed her voice output settings and then leaned closer to Sora’s ear.

It seemed like she had set it up so that her voice wouldn’t be heard by the other viewers. In other words, this was a conversation that couldn’t be heard by the audience.

When Sora leaned in to listen, Nalim whispered in her ear.

"As for me, as a fan, I really want Laura to be happy."

"I’ve heard that a few times."

"But, you know. Among the participants here, Sora, you’re the one who has the highest chance of making Laura truly happy."

"...What?"

"Anna wants to make herself happy, and Chel isn’t much different from Anna. And Shina doesn’t seem capable of making Laura happy."

Saying this, Nalim spoke.

In this competition, who would make Laura the happiest?

The answer was...

"Unfortunately, I don’t care much about anyone else’s happiness except Laura’s. So, let’s make sure one of us—either me or you, Sora—wins!"

"...You’re seriously crazy."

Crazy for Laura...

Sora felt a headache coming on.

Shina carefully followed Chel.

...I’m uncomfortable because she’s the one I know the least.

She had teamed up with Anna before in Dungeon Seeker. She wasn’t that close to Sora, but they had met on broadcast a few times.

But Chel was someone Shina was meeting for the first time, and following her without even talking felt a bit awkward.

She considered targeting another Aurora, but this one was acting especially cautiously.

【Real-time Location Tracker (5pt): This item allows you to track the locations of all participants in real-time.】

Shina, having earned only 8pt in part 1, had spent a hefty 5pt to buy this item.

The location tracker showed three red dots constantly moving. These three were Auroras.

The five black dots were presumably competitors chasing after the red dots.

The only green dot was stationary, and it was most likely Rui, broadcasting the event.

The green dot wasn’t important; what mattered were the actions of the red and black dots.

One of the red dots was moving aggressively, another was moving normally, and the last one was moving the most cautiously.

If I were Aurora, I’d probably be moving cautiously too.

Shina thought as she followed the cautious red dot, but Chel was also chasing the same Aurora.

"...Wait, what? Why are two more people heading this way? What’s going on?"

Seeing the real-time tracker, Shina was shocked.

There were three Auroras, but four people were converging on one of them.

However, the more the competitors gathered in one spot, the more certain Shina became.

Honestly, she didn’t know that much about Aurora.

She had been invited to this event because fans had made weird yuri memes about Aurora, and the memes were shared on SNS. But how could she like someone who had interrupted her promotion battle five times?

Still, strangely enough, there were a lot of people who liked Aurora.

Among them, the participants in this broadcast were probably the biggest Aurora fans.

They must know something, and that’s why they were targeting this Aurora.

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If she could just catch Aurora before the others...

"Hey, Shina? You’re here?"

Click

Shina felt the cold touch of metal on her neck from behind.

"...Nalim-senpai...?"

Nalim was the closest participant to Shina among them.

They were in the same company, and they had met several times in real life.

But Shina couldn’t bring herself to turn around.

No matter how she thought about it, it was a gun.

"Why are you so surprised? It’s VR. You won’t die from being shot."

Nalim said as she turned the gun’s barrel away.

But Shina couldn’t relax. Nalim had her arm around Shina’s neck.

Looking down, she could see Nalim’s hand holding a pistol.

"Aha, you bought the location tracker, huh? I didn’t buy one!"

"Is that so...?"

"Want me to tell you something? The four dots here are Chel, Sora, you, and me."

"Is that so…"

"The one that’s separate is Anna. But looking at this, the Laura on the far left is running really hard, and no one’s chasing her. Doesn’t that feel bad? Right?"

Nalim said with a smile.

"Are you the type to want to make yourself happy, Shina? Or do you want to make others happy?"

"..."

"Why are you so stiff? I’m just asking! Oh, and this is reminding me of when we met during Labyrinthos ranked games."

"That’s right..."

"At that time, Laura and I cut off your neck! Now it’s just a memory, right?"

"Please... spare me..."

Shina begged for her life.

But Nalim just laughed, "Aha, I told you, you won’t die. It’s VR."

【Handgun (5pt): If the shot hits a vital spot, the player will be sent back to the starting point.】

Bang!

With the smell of gunpowder, Shina vanished in an instant.

Perhaps to avoid a gruesome scene, the image didn’t show any blood.

Nalim, glancing at the place where Shina had vanished, resumed walking.