st Chapter: Isn't this more like a Family Reunion...?

Valkyries Attacks, an RPG VRMMO game that is currently known world wide in year 2XXX. As for why it is known world wide, it is entirely different from what you expect.

If I were to give a summary on what game this is, I would not hesitate to say that it's a third rate game. After all, everything on this game is very unbalanced.

From Leveling, Class/Order, Weapons, Armaments, Items, Intimacy Simulation, Enemy Boss's Stats, Valkyries's Stats, or even Game Events, all of them are pretty unbalanced.

Because of how unbalanced it is, there were a lot of loopholes as well.

Any signs of cheats are usually rampant in this game.

There were cases as well such as rewards in every Game Events and Monsters loots are not received, replaced or even short in supply.

Therefore, theft and PK are nothing unusual in this game.

Even R-18 "adult deeds" are nothing unusual such as raping female players and Valkyries.

Oh, fear not for the children, until at the age of 16, all 16 years of age below are strictly prohibited to play this game.

Though, I think they should've extended it to age of 18.

Continuing, Safe Areas such as within city bounds doesn't exist.

Although there were indeed rules and regulations, it can be bypassed as long as there is no proof of doing cheating and any other deeds.

Countless reports were already made but none were given a satisfactory answer.

All they say is that, all unfairness within the game is one of the Game's traits. Of course, such reply made countless people frown from such trait of a game where Justice doesn't exist. Especially females who were usually given special privilege in my Era.

Who would want to play such unbalanced and "unsafe" game...?

Well, though it's pretty unbalanced, for me, I think the game creators and it's whole staffs have eccentric minds and unusual---... No, it's just me complementing their work.

After all, I am perplexed how can they continue to run such "Eccentric" game even now...?

For your information, this game already existed even before I was born.

So, how come such game still exist today...?

Anyway, despite it's unbalanced game setting, I found something to worth while to continue playing.

In fact, if I 'only' view this game as reality, the unbalanced game settings are all reasonable.

Well, honestly, even I don't find anything something worth playing it, i'll still be forced to play it in the end.

At first, although I suspected that 'Valkyries Attacks' was a game launched 'prematurely' or some kind of fantasy like another world... I stopped my speculation the next moment.

After all, I think that it is unnecessary for me to dwell on something that will not bear fruit.

In the end, what will it change if my speculation is correct...?

Or should I say, more likely... I just want to convince myself that I am normal.

Of all things to think of, why did I just thought about another world?

... Ah, I want to go to another world.

Moving on,

In Valkyries Attacks, the story starts with you, the player, also known as 'Exiled', to buy a slave girl.

That slave girl you bought will eventually become a Valkyrie who will fight for you in the starting game. In the later game play, that Valkyrie will fight alongside with you.

Shockingly, each Valkyries have their own personalities as if they are no different from living people.

Imagine how many players are there in the whole world and imagine that each person have one, two or even more Valkyries by their side, isn't that data too... Huge for countless numbers of AI's...?

Well, in this age where AI exists in commons now... I think it's not that shocking anymore.

What I am perplexed for is another matter.

Like, budget and the likes, just how enormous is the backing of this Game, Valkyries Attacks.

Back to the story,

In a certain collapsing world, known as Heavenly East Star, only an approximate of 5% of humanity was left, almost 60% are demons and the rest are unknown.

I, the player, must survive in this cruel world and discover the reason why only 5% of humanity is left and discover the truth behind the running rampant demons.

Unfortunately, I don't know 'really' know why, I, the player, have to buy a slave girl in this kind of collapsing world. I skipped the dialogues after all.

Well, though I skipped the dialogues, there is a summary of the game that I relied on.

Hmmm, let's see... If I am not mistaken---

It is said that, I, the player, can't fight in my ethereal form.

As I travelled through time and space, My Corporeal body was destroyed and was left with my ethereal form. And so, until I obtain my corporeal form once again and get stronger, I need someone to rely on first.

Hm...? Why do the players have to travel through time and space...?

... This is bad, I forgot...

Well, whatever.... Moving on,

Although I ask myself why does it have to be a slave girl for someone to rely on, I shut myself out because it's my fault for skipping the dialogues and... I believe that regardless of the reasonable reason it had, having a woman by your side in the entire game is already an appeal to the male players.

Oh, I almost forgot, in this game, although you get revived with several penalties after you died, your Valkyrie will undeniably die if they are killed.

Valkyries are not the same as the players. Adding that your Valkyrie is the one responsible to fight for you in the early game, your basically in a tight situation if they died.

Usually, if such situation happened, your going to buy another slave girl but... it's too much of a hassle to level up another girl from scratch. In addition, buying another slave girl is pretty much expensive. Therefore, it is recommended to take care of your Starting Valkyrie.

To add and begin with, the game starts without any beginner pack or anything to help the player. Your all on your own after you bought your Valkyrie.

In usual games, tutorial are necessary but... in this game, there is no such guide.

For tutorial or game guides, it was officially announced that if your lucky to buy a knowledgeable Valkyrie in the beginning, you'll get an overview of the game but... I haven't heard of anyone bragging about obtaining a knowledgeable Valkyrie from the start.

The game developers are really... Eccentric.

Making the information about the game like a gacha.

Anyway, moving on, because of such game traits, almost everyone if not all, players starts with 'zero' knowledge about how to play the game.

Of course, over time, I learned many things while playing and asking.

In your typical Game, Classes are usually Warrior, Archer and Mage. But in this game, they differentiated into entirely different categories.

In this game, each class doesn't signify if one do the DPS or the Support.

It's just like your typical Healer Class, it's obvious that it's not your attacker DPS Class. But in this game, it's even possible for Healer Class to surpass your typical DPS Classes.

In my opinion, Classes don't even meant that much if we solely talk about Combat Prowess. They are more like your typical sub-classes.

In fact, Numerical Stats doesn't seem to exist in my opinion.

Power is only Differentiated by Tier I to Tier VII after all.

✓For the Classes, also known as 'Order', it is differentiated into 'Armament Crafters', 'Inscription Writers' and 'Alchemy Framing '.

Armament Crafters, those who create weapons or any kind of armament/Items to strengthen it's avatar in the game.

Inscription Writers, those who enhance and give special abilities to weapons or any kind of armament.

Alchemy Framing, those who do all eccentric deeds. Such as making a food give additional stats, medicinal pills to heal, strengthening pills and many more that are can strengthen the player by intaking something.

Sadly, in Alchemy Framing, your all on your own in making formulas about Pill making, food creation and other more. Which also made a lot of players frown.

Although I've heard that these three Orders are the only Basic Orders, I haven't seen or even heard a different type of Order.

Hidden and Special Orders are announced officially that it 'certainly' exists but... as of now, there is no such valid proof that Hidden and Special Orders 'really' exist.

Maybe, because of how unbalanced and unfair this games is, the difficulty of finding these Hidden and Special Orders are set too high.

✓For Leveling System, the entire Leveling system as of now is only at 'Tier I' to 'Tier VII'.

In Tier I, the skills you can use are only limited to 'Physical Enhancements'.

In Tier II, the skills you can use are increased by two types, it is the 'Attack Skills' and 'Defense Skills'.

In Tier III, the skills you can use is increased by one, it is the 'Movement Skills'.

In Tier IV, it is 'Flight Skills'.

In Tier V, it is 'Self-Regeneration Skills'

In Tier VI, it is 'Domain Skill'

In Tier VII, it is 'Limit Break Skill'

Weirdly, level cap of each individual varies from person to person... no, as of now, it only varies to each Valkyries.

It's just like a glutton and a normal person, the food intake varies.

While some only needed small amount of accumulated Mana to Level Up, there are also several that needed an insane amount of accumulated Mana before it Level ups.

There were also cases that a Valkyrie stops Leveling.

More likely because of the Quality. Just like in your usual game, Class D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS Avatars.

Continuing, to Level up from Tier to Tier, an individual must accumulate a certain amount of Mana and use it to breakthrough to another Tier Level.

Leveling in this game is not about EXP but the Mana cultivated.

Defeating Monsters and Demons don't give EXP, even it did, it will not influence your Tier Leveling.

To cultivate and accumulate Mana, an individual must look for Items that possess Mana and intake them. Example, Eccentric Fruits, Mana Stones, Demon Cores and Beast Cores.

Brokenly, in the game, anything is good as long as a Material contains a certain amount of Mana.

If a sh*t contains massive amount of Mana, it's up to you if you intake it or not to Level up.

Well, it is a Game so... I don't think it will do any harm. Physically speaking though.

It's only a game but... the sensors connected to a person that dove in the game gives the same feeling from the real world.

Pain, taste, smell and other senses within the game are all well delivered to your real body.

✓For the Game's Combat Power, it is as simple as 1+1=2.

Tier I is weaker than Tier II, that fact will not change. Adding the difference in skills available, the outcome is really obvious.

But the game fight for Victory is not solely in terms of Tier, just like your usual action gameplay, tactics and skills usage will also play it's role.

Backstabbing, hidden strike, critical hit, ultimate Evasion and other more are your main weapon if your fighting against a higher Tier.

Numerical Stats like Attack+1, Defense-2, Speed+7, Evasion+3, Strength+9, Dexterity-9, Intelligent+0 and other more usual stats doesn't exist.

Numerical Stats doesn't exist but it is clear that Tier I is great is over all stats compared to Tier I.

I, myself, even muttered unconsciously, is this really an RPG game...? It's more like a pure action gameplay.

✓For the Title's, it is also too hard to obtain one. The description to get a title is very simple. Do something that anyone haven't done yet.

Challenging, many players did many outrageous deeds but... none got any title at all. It is officially announced as well that once a player get a title, it's solely his/her title alone.

When I heard that news, at first, I complained within myself about the difficulty of the game. After all, once a title is obtained, no one is no longer eligible to get it again aside from you. But later on, when I think about it, I don't thinks it's such a bad idea.

✓For the Intimacy Simulation, well, I don't know how it works in other players but... I believe that the Intimacy Simulation on my Valkyrie is broken. After all, whatever I did, the Intimacy of my Valkyrie towards on me is raising constantly. Weather I treat her either in good or bad manner, the Intimacy rises on it's own.

There was even a time that when I thought of increasing my Valkyries' Intimacy Level to the limit by doing something for her, she got really mad at me. Though her affection rate rose by little, it is not the same with how to how her Affection rises when I act cold about her.

Maybe I got a faulty Valkyrie...?

... Yeah, perhaps.

In fact, because of how it rises non-stop, the Intimacy level of my Valkyrie is already beyond the capacity of the Bar Limit. I reported that it's a bug of the game but... I also received an unsatisfactory answer.

To conclude, Valkyries Attack is supposed to be your simple third rate games where a lot is incomplete and... the game developers are such an ***** but... That's not all there is to it.

Do you really think that an unbalance and absurd game difficulty will be played until now...?

In fact, this game is not your ordinary VRMMO game but a compulsory subject.

Whatever school it is, wherever you go, which country you put your faith in, all schools have this VRMMO game as a subject in highschool and even in University.

I don't know the reason why but... I heard in the news that all Presidents of each countries have implemented this game as officially compulsory to everybody.

To students, high school or college, it is implemented as a compulsory subject that this game must be played. There was even an allotted time for it. Even if your caught playing it overnight, it is a crime to scold you or even prohibit you.

To those who already graduated and currently working, they were even given a vacant days to only play the game.

In fact, even the Presidents of each country were also playing Valkyries Attacks.

As for the reason why this game was implemented as compulsory and it's exaggerated reason of it's existence, I just knew it today----

"Hey, where am I? If am not mistaken, I'm currently on my date with my girlfriend. Why am I here---"

"---Oi, who the **** is messing with me!"

"---Eh?! Where is this place?!"

"Oi! Oi! Oi! What the hell is happening?! Why did I suddenly got here when I'm at the CR?!"

"Kiana! Are you here?! Please answer!"

"Where the h*ll is this place?!"

"Hey! You d*mn pranksters! Lead me back to where I am! D*mn it! I'll never forgive you if I fail in my Board Exam!"

"---There is no signal. What the heck is going on?!"

"The F*ck is going on? Why am I here?! No! My research!"

"---Haha, I don't know who you are but thanks for saving me from falling in a 10 story building."

"John! Keith! Rebecca! George! Anyone?!"

"Move it bastards! Your in the way!---"

Currently, an over crowded stadium like place is full of people.

In addition to that, all of them were wearing different kinds of clothes, some were naked, some were half naked, some were wearing costumes, some were in their lab coat, some were wearing school uniforms, some were office clothes, some wear police/soldier uniforms and... Some were even wearing shameful clothes.

As for me, sadly, I suddenly got here and came to my senses while wearing nothing but a bath towel. I just went out after taking a bath after all.

Anyway, moving on,

A lot of confused, angry, and other types of voices were overlapping each other, causing a really ear breaking phenomenon.

Language of different kinds were spoken at the same, a lot of languages I don't know of were spoken within the crowd.

Shouting, frustrated, confused, insecure, scared... A lot of variety of expression can be seen within the crowd.

...Ah, My ear hurts.

Hm...? This Stadium like place...

"--- Isn't this place familiar...?"

Yup, if I am not mistaken. This Stadium is----!!!

*BOOM*

Out of nowhere, a fireworks... or it seems to be. I think it's more likely a flare.

Anyway, that 'Fireworks' suddenly exploded above skies.

Beneath that fireworks that just exploded, a breath taking beauty while wearing a pajama speak up like an announcer.

"Everyone, please listen... Everyone, Everyone---"

With blonde long hair and rare sapphire like eyes, adding her beautiful facial traits... She is indeed a beauty.

Hm, she seems to be in her early twenties...

Well, whatever... Please explain what the hell is going on.

"EVERYONE! LISTEN!"

... Oh, her fuse blew up.

Can't blame her, most of the people around were ignoring her after all.

Still, her shout made the people's crowd take it's attention.

"I know that most of you are confused---"

... "Most of you are Confused"...? What does she meant by that? Does she mean that there are already others who knew the real situation from the start...?

...Hm? After that fireworks exploded in the Air, around 20 gorgeous females surrounded the blonde beauty as if they were guarding her like a precious huge diamond shown in the public.

Phew, is this a fashion show...? All of those gorgeous females were wearing different kinds of clothes.

From innocent way of clothing to Erotic ones, it seems like there is no clothes lacking in front of the crowd now.

"--- As you can see, we are currently in the Altar of Heroes."

Altar of Heroes, if I am not mistaken, It was said that when the time has come, this place should be where the player will suddenly show up and gain it's corporeal body.

The requirements...? Not stated in the game.

This place is very secluded and the location is too much for a player to go and give a sight seeing. The Altar of Heroes is atop of a steep mountain after all.

But that's in the later game... Anyway, please continue blonde beauty-san.

"EVERYONE, please allow me to explain. Everything that your currently seeing now is all real. The game, Valkyries Attacks is not just a mere game but a reality. Just as you already know, especially for those who read the dialogues and the story of the game----"

... Now that's a disadvantage for me. I haven't read any of the story or dialogues of the game after all!

"---Valkyries Attacks, is a real world. More so, it's not a world that you could say another world but... This world, is our very world, our mother planet, Earth, in the far distant future."

... Eh? What did she say...?

"And so--- What?! can't you see I'm busy explaining?!---"

For some reason, one of the 20 gorgeous females surrounding the blonde beauty came towards her and whispered something.

Hm...? Why is that woman whispering something with a terrified face...?

More so, she seems to be very uneasy since earlier...

"---What?! This can't be!"

... Erm, what's with the tension, pale face and fear with your face, blonde beauty-san... Now that I've recalled it, she didn't name herself.

What a rude explainer.

Wait... I can't just her view her like that, maybe she is just... Yup, she is just too nervous about the situation right now and forgot introducing herself.

Yup, it could be!

Even though she looked calm and composed, she is currently holding her trembling hands... Or was it started trembling just now when one of the gorgeous woman whispered something to her...?

Nah, who cares, whatever, as long as she explains everything that is necessary, who cares about her feelings.

"Everyone, explanation can be done earlier. Let's descend first and meet up with our Valkyries. Hurry! And then, Hide immediately! A Tier VIII Demon is coming!"

... Erm, excuse me. If your freaking out as if your insane like that, the crowd will absolutely---

"What did she say?! Tier VIII Demon?!"

"Are you serious?"

"Run!"

"Oi, Oi, why the hell all of you are believing her just like that?!"

"Sophia, hold my hand!"

"Move!"

"Give way!"

"You've got to be kidding me! If everything is real, then... Just how terrifying is the Tier VIII Demon?!"

"Don't just keep mumbling there! Move!"

... sigh, a confused rampage was created.

That blonde beauty, doesn't she know that this will happen if she acts like that...?

Luckily, I am in the farthest and at the edge of the Altar of Heroes.

Phew, safe.

With my current attire... or can this still be considered an attire?

Anyway, with what I am wearing right now, it's a bad idea to squeeze out in the pushing crowd.

If worst possible scenario comes and a Tier VIII Demon really comes here... Running is futile as well.

Why do I have to exert too much effort for something that the outcome is already decided...?

Having a Tier V Demon in this place is already enough to slaughter each and everyone here after all. So, how can you run away from a Tier VIII...?

Survival rate is already near nil... If Tier VIII already possessed intelligence, that's another story.

Ok, go on everyone, keep up on pushing and shouting. It will not give any positive result in the end. Much less a progress.

Few minutes passed by, just as expected, the exit was clogged like a clogged sink.

... Anyway, Let's see what's below this mountain---

Wow, isn't this more like a Family Reunion...?

Where, the whole family warmly awaits for another part of the family in the airport.

Players were descending while Valkyries were warmly welcoming their Masters below the mountain.

"HIDE! Tier VIII Demon have already----!!!!!"

Hm...? What did that guy shou----

.... What a sight.

You've got to be kidding me, that's the Tier VIII Demon...?!

Right now, most of us if not all were left speechless to what we all saw.

Within the skies, we saw a huge flying fortress with octopus like tentacles, soaring like a hot air balloon above us.

... Tier VIII huh, isn't the strongest Tier is Tier VII in the game...?

"EVERYONE! DON'T USE [ANALYSIS CALL] ON THAT DEMON IF YOU WANNA LIVE!"

Hm...? Where did that voice came from...?

His voice is much louder than your usual Giant Bells within the churches.

Looking an Orange Armored Man with mustache, I perplexedly looked at him.

Well, after all, doesn't he think that his large shout earlier might've attracted that Tier VIII Demon...?

Is he an idiot...?

... Wait, I can't judge him like that.

Tsk, this nature of mine must be corrected or else... I might hit a solid boulder in the future.

Let's see.... [Analysis Call].

Of course, I'm not that dumb enough that I should use it on the Tier VIII Demon.

The target I've used it on was at the Orange Armored Man With mustache.

Well, he looks like a big shot after all. Warning everyone just like that means... he must have some influence or status.

[Analysis Call] can grant you information about the target you want to analyze but at the same time, the object or the target you want to analyze will also notice you.

[Title: Berserker]

[Name: Cutie Pie]

[Race: Human]

[Order: <Confidential>]

[Rank: Tier VI]

[Equipment: <Confidential>]

[Valkyrie: <Confidential>]

... Seeing the status of my target, I was left speechless.

Seriously, of all name to choose?!

... Buddy, I'm really sorry so... please don't glare at me like that!