The Lone Sniper: I Was Just Minding My Own Business Sniping Players, and I Ended Up Becoming a Raid Boss

"Uwaah...Playersarecomingthisway...Ihatethis...Idon'twannatalk...I'lljustshootthembeforetheycansayanything..."ReiKoshikiisagloomy,sociallyinepthighschoolshut-inwithaloveforguns.Becauseofhercripplingsocialanxiety,Reiprefersunderpopulatedgameswithfewplayers.Shehadbeenenjoyingonesuchgame,anobscureVRMMOfeaturingfirearmscalled"GunFightOn-line."Oneday,asshewasclearingahigh-difficultydungeon,apartyofplayersapproached.Desperatetoavoidanyconversation,sheannihilatedtheentirepartywithhersniperrifle.Thenextday—forsomereason,agroupof14playersshowedupatthedungeon,herpersonalhuntingground.Drivenbyherintensedesiretobeleftalone,Reiwipedthemallout.Butthen,thenextday,anevenlargergroupappeared.Reikilledthatgroup,too,andcontinuedtoannihilateeverynewgroupthatarriveddayafterday.Asaresult,theplayersnicknamedher"AbyssHawk,"andshebecameinfamous,recognizedbyallasaraidboss.Havingunintentionallydrawnsomuchattentiontoherself,Reiquit"GunFightOn-line."Whilewonderingwhattoplaynext,heryoungersisterrecommendeda"god-tier"game,themassivelypopular"InfinitySpace."Withaplayerbaseof35million,itwasan"overpopulated"game—thepolaroppositeofwhatshewanted.Terrified,butstilldrawninbythegameplay,shecautiouslybeginstoplay"InfinitySpace."Shecan'ttalktopeopleproperly.Shefreezesupfromanxietyinfrontofcrowds.She'smonumentallyunlucky.Despitebeingburdenedwiththesehandicaps,thisgloomyhighschoolshut-inusesherincredibleplayerskills—theverysnipingabilitythatturnedherintoaraidboss—todominateherfoes.Itdoesn'tmatterifit'sa"god-tier"game."AbyssHawk"willkeeponshootinguntilsheisthevictor...andstillallalone.