Chapter 92 - GM Room
“Evening.”
Shou-kun
After dinner, I finished tidying up; it was a little past 8 PM.
It was the usual time for the [Virtual Club Room], but only Mion was there.
“Huh? Seth (Miki) and Bell-buchou are already in IRO?”
Yeah. Leona-san apparently got a lead on an Area Boss.
“Oh, really…?”
Well, she’s the type to push herself to the brink of death, so she’s probably encountered some dangerous enemies in the Undeveloped Land a few times. I thought I was going to take a death penalty myself that time.
And that short video you uploaded during club activities? It’s already surpassed 100,000 views.
“…Huh?”
It’s only been less than three hours since I uploaded it right after club activities, though? And I even wrote something like “It was completely unexpected, so while I won, I don’t really understand anything.”
I checked the forum, and it seems everyone’s gone to places where they’ve seen an Armor Bear to investigate.
“Whoa, seriously?”
I hope nothing weird happens… Wait,
“Is the comment section getting out of hand?”
No. Everyone’s praising Shou-kun. Also, a lot of people want to see the full version soon, but…
Hmm, that’s a tough one. But honestly, the parts not in this short video are just me struggling anyway.
“For now, I think next Tuesday, as planned, should be fine. I’ll ask Yata-sensei when he gets here.”
Okay.
“Alright, I’m heading off too.”
Okay, have a good one.
Oh, right. I left my level-ups and a bunch of other stuff untouched yesterday. Gotta take care of that…
“Huh?”
I should have woken up to the cave ceiling, but for some reason, I was in a mysterious space. There was a marble-like floor, nothing else around, just walls of faint light.
“Welcome. You’re Shou-san, correct?”
“Whoa!”
As I looked around, a woman had appeared in front of me. Her attire was, well, kind of like a convention attendant. Could this be…?
“Apologies for startling you. This is the [GM Room], and I am Saika Chiyoko, the Game Master Supervisor, [GM Choco].”
“Ah, hello.”
GM Choco… she’s the one who appeared in the update live stream, right? So someone important actually comes out to deal with things directly.
Shou-kun?
“Ah, sorry. I just got a whisper, so please wait a moment.”
I usually start streaming within a minute, so of course she’d find it odd. Still, it doesn’t look like I can stream here, and for that matter, I can’t even find the menu. Feeling a bit self-conscious, I turned away and whispered back to Mion.
Sorry, Mion. I’m talking to the GM right now, so I’ll get back to you later.
Ah, okay. Understood.
“Sorry, I’m good now.”
“No, no, I apologize for summoning you so suddenly.”
“Um, what’s the matter?”
“I’d like to give you a report regarding the matter you reported yesterday.”
A report? Oh, that! I was so busy rushing to make that short video about the Area Boss, I completely forgot…
“Ah, yes.”
“Both issues you reported turned out to be bugs. Both have been patched.”
“Ah, so they were. …Could I ask what kind of bugs they were?”
I’m curious about the extent of the bugs. Like, was the Armor Bear’s early form change also a bug?
“Yes. First, the camera not entering the water was due to the water surface’s collision settings… specifically, it was set up like solid ground.”
“I see.”
That’s what I expected. Seth (Miki) mentioned it.
“As for the Armor Bear, it was supposed to have spawned and started patrolling right after the last maintenance, but for some reason, it didn’t spawn. When a GM noticed and manually spawned it…”
GM Choco spoke, sounding incredibly apologetic.
Yeah, well, that’s just how it is with my real-life LUK stat. More importantly,
“Its quick transformation into its second form wasn’t a bug, was it?”
“No, that was not a bug. I can only tell you that declining HP isn’t the only condition for a form change.”
“Huh…”
Was it because Lupi was too strong? But it doesn’t look like I’ll have a chance to confirm that now…
“Now, as a token of our gratitude for your bug report, would you please select a reward from here?”
At her words, a window appeared before my eyes. On it were:
[Goddess Reward: 3 SP]
[Goddess Reward: 300,000 Iris]
[Goddess Reward: 3 Magic Crystal Stones (Medium)]
It feels a bit off to have money as a 'Goddess Reward'… But for me, it’s pretty much one choice.
“I’ll take the 3 SP, please.”
“Understood. The reward will be granted once you return to the game. Do you have any other questions?”
“Um, can I tell other people, players, about this?”
“Yes, of course. You can’t stream from this room, but other players have visited here before.”
I see. Well, that makes sense, it’s probably something that existed during the closed beta.
“Alright, that’s all.”
“Yes. Thank you for your bug report and for today.”
With those words, the room gradually darkened. It felt like it would be best to close my eyes…
…
“Hm, I guess I’m back.”
[Goddess Reward: Acquired 3 SP]
Oh, that’s nice. Now I can get about three more skills.
“Woof!”
“Whoa there. Lupi, good morning. Just a sec.”
I settled Lupi onto my lap as she jumped up, and as usual, turned on Mion’s private stream.
[Mion has started watching]
popped up, and immediately,
Shou-kun, what happened?
“Um, it was just about the report I submitted yesterday through the inquiry. Just… well, both were bugs, so I got 3 SP as a thank-you for reporting them.”
That’s amazing!
“The other options were 300,000 Iris or three [Magic Crystal Stones (Medium)].”
No matter how you look at it, money isn’t an option. They probably know money is useless to me on an uninhabited island, but it’s probably just a rule or something.
Why didn’t you choose the Magic Crystal Stones (Medium)?
“Ah, because I got a [Magic Stone (Medium)] after defeating the Red Armor Bear.”
I pulled out the one that was still in my inventory and showed it to Mion. It felt like it had gotten much bigger all at once from the small size… wait? Was the small size from the Goblin Leader?
I see. In that case, even a large spirit could probably live inside it.
“Oh, that’s a good idea. I’ll have to go spirit-hunting sometime. But before that…”
When I opened my status screen, my BP had accumulated quite a bit. I got 20 BP for going from level 9 to 10, and 10 BP each for levels 11 and 12. So, a total of 40 BP to allocate. Also, 10 SP for the Solo Area Boss Defeat and 3 SP from the Goddess Reward earlier. My unspent SP was back up to 23.
How are you planning to use your BP?
“Hmm, my SP was getting low, so I was thinking of keeping 10 BP as an emergency reserve, but…”
Your SP has increased again.
Even if I take two rare skills (9 SP each), I’d still have 5 left, so I’m conflicted…
“I guess I’ll just put it all into my stats.”
All of it?
“Yeah. At this point, I think I’ve pretty much got all the skills I need to relax on the island. Plus, if I’m going to explore the rest of the island, I feel like even stronger enemies might appear…”
Even the Red Armor Bear was probably an enemy designed for when my character level was over 10.
You’re right. Shou-kun, I’m sure you’ll receive all sorts of other rewards from now on too.
“You think so?”
Because you’ll have to defeat the next Area Boss by yourself too, you know?
“Ah…”
The idea that there’s only one Area Boss… yeah, no.