The Villainess VTuber Rips People Apart Chapter 12

"Wow... She's Truly Beautiful..."

Anna couldn’t help but think that if a rose were to beco a person, it would look like this.

Her features were as precise as a finely crafted piece of art, and her skin was so flawlessly white that it seed too perfect to touch.

Her flowing hair looked as if it held the essence of the night sky, and her deep, dark red eyes seed endless, as if they could draw you in forever.

Anna had never really been moved by beauty before. Even when she saw people who were known to be beautiful, she never truly felt it. She found animated characters more relatable.

But seeing this woman in person changed everything.

Now, she understood why so people get excited over beautiful cosplayers.

She wanted to see this person curse soone out.

It would definitely suit her, she thought. It would look absolutely perfect…!

"I'm sorry to say this when we've just t, but could you please insult ?"

Smack!

"Ouch..."

Anna was struck on the back.

Looking to her side, she saw her senior, Leon, who seed on the verge of sighing.

"Sorry, sister... She tends to speak without thinking."

"It’s fine. I actually found it quite amusing," Laura said with a calm smile, taking a seat.

"Shall we start our discussion?"

"Like I ntioned over the phone, this is my high school junior. Her na is Jeon So-jin, and she’s currently a strear."

"Pleased to et you," So-jin said, bowing her head.

As I observed her, I quickly realized sothing.

‘This must be Shiroki Anna.’

As I sipped my tea, I reflected on the situation.

Here’s a surprising fact:

The Virtuber "Nekozuka Rion" was none other than my cousin Orion…!

…Well, wouldn’t it be stranger if I didn’t know?

Did she really think I wouldn’t recognize her just because she slightly altered her na to sound Japanese? Her voice wasn’t even disguised, and her na was practically unchanged.

It seed Rion was keeping her Virtuber activities a secret from the family, but I had stumbled upon her secret when I happened to see her email inbox.

‘So what’s this about being a video editor?’

Wasn’t she already working as a Virtuber? Why did she co to claiming she wanted a job as a video editor and then take my replay footage? Was she planning to juggle two jobs?

There were still unanswered questions, but they weren’t pressing enough to dwell on right now.

In any case, the person Rion brought along, Jeon So-jin, was undoubtedly "Shiroki Anna," a fifth-generation Virtuber from EYEAI.

Once I identified Rion as "Nekozuka Rion," everything else fell into place. A quick search for Nekozuka Rion led to the EYEAI agency's website.

There, Nekozuka Rion was listed as a fourth-generation Virtuber, and it seed EYEAI had only reached its fifth generation so far.

Since Rion brought her high school junior to et , it was highly likely she was a fifth-generation mber.

The fifth generation had four mbers in total, so I had listened to each of their voices beforehand. "Shiroki Anna" stood out with her sowhat indifferent tone, making her particularly morable.

"You ntioned wanting to participate in a tournant, right?" I asked.

"Yes, ma’am… Also, you can speak casually to , teacher," Anna replied.

"Alright, I’ll do that. First, I’d like to see so of your gaplay in Labyrinthos."

"I brought so replay footage as you asked. But, teacher, your way of speaking is unique… I an that in a good way," Anna said as she handed a tablet.

I had noticed this when I briefly watched her stream; Anna seed like a straightforward person. But just as Leon had ntioned, she had a tendency to speak without filtering her thoughts.

Taking the tablet, I played a few of her replay videos.

‘The characters she plays are… a Saint and a Bard. Mostly supports, it seems.’

Labyrinthos has six positions: Disruptor, Tank, Frontline Dealer, Nuker, Sustained Dealer, and Support.

The Support position isn’t much different from other gas—it involves characters that assist their allies.

The thods of support vary from character to character, whether it’s healing allies, protecting them, boosting their strengths with buffs, or providing crowd control to supplent their team.

But I believe all these actions ultimately serve one purpose: "combat sustainability."

Whether it’s healing damage to keep allies fighting longer, disrupting enemies as they advance, or countering enemy tactics to prevent ally deaths, it all boils down to maintaining combat effectiveness.

Buffing allies and initiating engagents can also be seen as a form of combat sustainability—though in a more aggressive sense, where the idea is that causing more damage to the enemy faster than they can to you is also a form of sustaining the fight.

"Hmm."

As I watched the videos, I let out a small groan.

She was a typical Support player.

And I don’t an that in a good way.

When enemies engaged, she abandoned her dealer and retreated. She ignored the tank, who needed healing the most, and mindlessly focused on healing the dealer right in front of her.

"Rion, do you have a VR setup in your room?"

"Huh? Yeah, I do…"

"Then lend your VR gear to Anna. I want to spar with her in Labyrinthos."

I had just finished my three-hour login restriction, so the timing was perfect. If I hadn’t, I would’ve asked Rion to spar in my place. But since I could log in now, it was better to see things firsthand.

After adding Anna as a friend, I launched the training mode.

[Teacher, what character should I pick?]

"Choose Paladin."

[Paladin? Understood.]

Anna sounded puzzled but complied, picking the Paladin.

I did the sa, opting for Paladin instead of my usual main, the Dark Knight.

We stood facing each other in a blank, white space.

"Have you ever trained in swordsmanship?"

"No, I haven’t…."

"It’s okay even if you haven’t. Just swing your sword however you want. But make sure you do it with the intent to defeat ."

"Huh?"

Anna seed stunned, but I didn’t bother responding with words. Instead, I raised my sword and swung it at her.

Of course, I didn’t go all out. If I did, she wouldn’t be able to react in ti. I deliberately made my movents larger and slower to give her a chance to see and respond.

Anna looked startled.

"Eek?!"

She squeezed her eyes shut and backed away.

I imdiately stepped forward, closing the distance and making another exaggerated swing.

I intentionally left obvious openings.

Ordinarily, you should swing a greatsword in line with its center of gravity, but I ignored that, making my swings unbalanced and difficult to follow up on.

I wanted her to try and hit . This wasn’t a life-or-death duel but a test to see what kind of person Anna was.

"H-Hyaa…!"

Clang!

The sound of tal clashing against tal echoed.

Even though I had slowed my attack, Anna didn’t try to exploit my openings. Instead, she focused on defense.

Two strikes.

And Anna’s stiff expression told everything I needed to know about her.

"You’re very afraid, aren’t you?"

"Yes…."

Anna admitted imdiately.

I didn’t know much about Anna.

I didn’t know if she was smart, had good judgnt, or was good at reading situations.

None of that mattered, though, because in her current state, those things weren’t even worth considering.

Even the most intelligent person can’t perform well if they’re overwheld by fear.

And Anna was fundantally very fearful, which led to her poor decisions in-ga and her tendency to abandon her dealers and flee.

"Honestly, it’s scary, isn’t it? When a sword is coming at you, being afraid is only natural."

"Yes, it is."

This ga is incredibly realistic—blood, the feel of cutting through flesh, and all that.

The ga’s strength lies in its imrsion.

The thrill of a life-or-death struggle is what makes this ga so exhilarating, but it seed that Anna perceived it as terrifying.

"It’s a natural feeling, but you won’t win the ga if you let it control you."

"Yeah, I figured as much…."

"Three characters."

I held up three fingers.

"Your goal is to master three characters: the chamancer, Alchemist, and Spellblade."

"…Master them?"

"You want to compete in the tournant, right? Then you should be proficient with at least three characters."

Before a match in Labyrinthos, there’s a ban-pick phase.

The basic strategy for ban-picking is to ban characters the opponent excels at but your team can’t play.

If you’re a one-trick pony, you’ll almost certainly get banned out.

That’s why I believe you need to be proficient with at least three characters. Ideally, four would be even better.

"I get it, but… chamancer, Alchemist, and Spellblade? I’ve never played any of those characters before. Why those ones?"

"This is what I think: if you only focus on personal training, you won’t learn anything. But if you dive straight into real matches without a solid foundation, you won’t gain anything either."

The ideal approach is to build up your basics through training and then apply what you’ve learned in actual matches.

Of course, saying it is easier than doing it.

Anna’s biggest problem is that she’s easily frightened.

Even if I teach her various techniques, if she panics in real situations and freezes up, she won’t be able to use them.

"So, in real matches, focus on playing chamancer and Alchemist."

"I’m not sure why, but okay, I’ll try that. What about Spellblade?"

"Spellblade is what you’ll use for personal training. Summon the Spellblade."

Anna switched from Paladin to Spellblade.

If Paladin was a sturdy character, then Spellblade was younger and more agile in appearance.

The armor was minimal, consisting of just wrist guards, and the weapon was a single-handed sword with the other hand free.

The overall impression was light and mobile.

It’s a lee dealer with so ranged attacks, but it has low defense, which balances it out.

"In personal training, we’ll focus on the basics. And the first basic to build is—dying a lot."

"…Excuse ?"

"There’s a saying: human fear stems from the unknown."

I rested my greatsword on my shoulder.

"As a strear, you’ve probably heard this before, right? Horror gas are scary at first, but as ti passes, you get used to them and they’re not so frightening anymore."

"Um, actually… they’re still scary even later…!"

"Really? Then you just haven’t died enough."

Slash!

I cut off Anna’s arm.

"Kyaaa!"

"You’ll experience many kinds of death, so don’t worry too much. I’ll guide you through each one."

"S-Save …! Eek!"

I plunged my sword into Anna’s mouth.

Later, Leon scolded for being too harsh.