Even though Cain was exuding a clear murderous intent, Labo was still relaxed.
“You still hate me, huh?”
“Stop talking nonsense!”
Cain spat out in a voice that sounded like he was spitting out blood.
“If you… …remember what you did during the Season 1 finals! You wouldn’t be able to smile like that in front of me!”
“… … Yeah, I remember that well too.”
Labo looked up into the empty space with distant eyes and recalled several years ago.
“Season 1 Martial Arts Tournament. Individual competition. You and Aaron’s final. You lost there by a single point.”
Aaron.
Champion of Wings Online Martial Arts Tournament Season 1, 2, and 5. The embodiment of duels. A living legend.
He is one of the most popular players among professional gamers around the world, and is a world star in the VR era, with an average of 300,000 viewers watching his game broadcasts.
“As the first winner, all the glory and honor went to Aaron, and you were forgotten as the loser… … That’s it.”
“… … It’s because of you.”
Cain, who was gnashing his teeth, suddenly shouted.
“You knew it! That Aaron cheated during the finals!”
“… … .”
“But my objections were ignored! Instead, I was ridiculed! I was branded a petty bastard who didn’t know how to admit defeat!”
If Cain had won in that final.
Even if he had continued his career in martial arts competitions as a runner-up.
Instead of being the infamous villain he is today, Cain might have remained as a professional gamer with worldwide popularity.
However, Cain could not accept the final result.
He rebelled against napalm and GM anchovies, and eventually retired from martial arts.
“I even went to the company, but you said that the decision could not be overturned after it had already been made, and you didn’t even meet me!”
Oasis, unaware of the situation at the time, kept her mouth shut and listened to the conversation between the two from afar.
Cain continued to shout roughly, as if spitting out blood.
“As an operator! As a developer! As a director and judge in charge of the martial arts tournament! If you had acknowledged Aaron’s cheating! If you had protected my honor! I wouldn’t have been ruined like this!”
“… … .”
“It’s all your fault, GM Anchovy! Aaron who cheated is trash, but you who condoned the cheating for the sake of the tournament’s popularity are the real trash!”
Labo was quietly looking down at Cain’s face, filled with hatred as he cried out desperately.
“okay…….”
After a moment of silence, Labo slowly opened his mouth.
“So that’s why you started PK?”
“Yes! To get revenge on you! To destroy this trash game, Wings Online! I went around killing every user I saw!”
Cain decides to become a terrorist in Wings Online.
When Cain, whose PVP skills were world-class, decided to start PKing, a massacre occurred.
Although he has been captured by hunters and guards several times, he has become more skilled at PK in the process, and has not been caught at all in recent years.
Instead, he killed the hunters who came to catch him.
#1 in number of PKs in Wings Online.
That’s how the legend of Hunter Killer Cain, the monster that kills hunters, was created.
“So, you’re a monster I created.”
Even among the user blacklist, the highest-ranking villain Cain was born from the mistake of Mincheol, who was the director and operator.
“You can’t run away, anchovy! Now I know your ID for sure! I’ll keep chasing you and killing you again and again!”
Cain growled.
But Labo smiled leisurely.
“Wouldn’t it be less persuasive if you spoke while lying down like that?”
“This time, my HP was depleted and I didn’t know your job’s skills, so I got hit! I guarantee it. Next time, you and I will be on the opposite level!”
“Well, what do you think?”
Labo gestured towards Solar Terra.
“If I hand you over to my bounty hunter friends or the guards, you’ll go straight to prison, right?”
Cain’s notoriety exceeds a million.
If you go to prison, the term of imprisonment is a whopping 10,000 hours or more.
“Even if I’m always online, I’ll still be rotting in prison for over 400 days. How can you possibly be chasing me?”
For notorious users, being locked up was essentially the same as having their accounts suspended.
“… … You’re raising a new character, do you think I can’t do it too?”
But Cain was also calm.
“I can throw away accounts like this any time. I’ll come after you with a new account, anchovy!”
“… … .”
“I don’t know what your purpose is, but I will hinder you until the end! Just like me, I will definitely destroy you!”
Should I call this petty or justified anger?
Looking down calmly at the fallen Cain, Labo was lost in thought for a moment.
“… … Alright, Cain. If things continue like this, it won’t be good for either of us. It would be constructive for both of us to let go of the bad relationships from the past. Right?”
Cain opened his eyes in puzzlement at Labo’s sudden words.
“Let’s settle the grudge? You and I? Don’t talk nonsense! Is that possible…?”
“Make a bet with me.”
“What? My… … ki?”
Hehe.
Labo continued, smiling with an inscrutable expression on his face.
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“Let’s have a round of PK!”
“What, what… … ?”
Cain asked in bewilderment at the sudden suggestion.
It’s not PVP in the arena, but you want to have a game of PK?
Cain was dumbfounded.
Are you suggesting something like that to yourself, who has never lost a one-on-one PK in this game?
“If you win, I will stand before the people as GM Anchovy and tell them the truth about the Season 1 Martial Arts Tournament.”
“… … !”
Cain’s eyes widened at Labo’s words.
“I, really?”
“instead!”
Pointing at himself with his thumb, Labo grinned.
“If I win, you must become my subordinate.”
“… … .”
“How is it, Cole?”
Cain’s mind became complicated.
Of course, there’s no way he’d lose to this kid in a one-on-one PK.
But this kid must have some kind of plan… … Otherwise, there would be no need to make this deal.
‘And what? You want to make me your subordinate? Are you in your right mind?’
Even if I were to become a subordinate, I was confident that I would stab him in the back 100 times a day.
And Labo will also know very well that he will not be loyal.
‘For what purpose… … a bet that has no benefit to oneself… … .’
Labo clapped his hands in front of the confused Cain.
“Oh, of course, I’m not saying let’s do it now! I’m also going to get 90. Let’s have a go at it under the same conditions!”
“… … .”
“What do you think? Don’t overthink it. You just have to win. Then I’ll reveal the truth about the finals. Isn’t that what you want?”
Cain gritted his teeth.
If Aaron’s cheating in Season 1 becomes known to the world and his honor is restored… … there’s nothing he’s wished for more.
“… … .”
I didn’t like this smiling Labo’s face.
‘What on earth… what kind of evil scheme are you plotting?’
Labo reached out his hand to Cain, who had difficulty answering.
“Let’s tie the knot firmly between us now!”
And then he chuckled.
It was Labo’s signature evil smile.
“call?”
* * *
Cain eventually accepted the bet.
No matter how much I thought about it, there was no part that would harm me.
There was no way I would lose in the first place, and even if I did lose, I would be able to screw Labo.
‘I have nothing to lose anyway.’
I’ve been living as a PK terrorist for years, beating up pro-gamers. There’s nowhere I could go lower than this.
“Then let’s be friends~ I’ll join you as soon as I reach level 90 and do my 4th job change.”
Labo, who had resurrected Cain, calmly asked to be added as a friend.
Cain accepted the friend request with a somewhat bewildered heart.
“… … .”
It was disheartening to see someone I had hated for years flashing online in my friends list.
Cain let out a low groan.
“The time for the showdown is… … Okay, let’s do it in two weeks?”
Cain frowned at Labo’s words.
“You want to reach max level in two weeks?”
“What can’t you do? Don’t worry. Even if you don’t get 90 by then, you’ll still be able to compete.”
“… … .”
Labo waved his hand at Cain, who was glaring at him with suspicious eyes.
“See you in two weeks, Cain! Come on, let’s go our separate ways before the bounty hunters get here!”
“……okay.”
Cain growled and opened the portal.
“Don’t run away, GM Anchovy.”
“No, now it’s Labora… … .”
Cain, who pretended not to hear, disappeared into the portal.
Oasis stared blankly at the spot where Cain had disappeared.
“Is it true, master?”
“huh?”
Labo tilted his head as he opened the portal to return to Undertown.
“what?”
“Champion Aaron… … cheated in the finals of the martial arts tournament.”
And that fact was condoned by Labo.
Is it all true?
Labo smiled brightly at Oasis’ question.
And he gave a strange answer.
“Oasis, what is the most important thing in running a game?”
“Huh? Uh… What is it?”
“I think it’s fair.”
Fairness, without bias or partiality.
Labo considered it to be the most important virtue in running a game.
“Providing equal opportunities and a fair environment to everyone. I have tried to keep this point. I hoped that each person would achieve success according to their efforts within this opportunity and environment.”
We excluded cash items that affect the game, and adjusted the balance between classes once a week.
I hoped that the time and effort put into this game would make a difference in skill. I hoped that anyone could become a master if they put in the time and effort.
“In the five years I’ve been running Wings, I’ve tried not to break this principle of fairness. Sometimes, for the sake of fairness, I’ve sacrificed many other things… … It’s an important principle.”
Labo muttered bitterly.
He tried his best to prevent cash items from affecting the game. But in the end, his profits dropped and… … he was cut.
“The martial arts tournament was especially so. It was a place to hone your skills and compete with creative settings. We worked hard to create a battlefield where only skills and ideas mattered. We actually succeeded to some extent.”
Oasis swallowed dry saliva.
“Then Mr. Cain’s argument is… … .”
“Half right.”
Labo admitted it coolly.
“But half of them are wrong. No, half of them are unaware.”
Don’t you know?
Oasis tilted his head, unable to quite understand.
“Well, the truth will come out in two weeks… … .”
Labo gently stroked Oasis’s tilted head.
“Isn’t that it, Oasis? I really liked that guy Cain. I still like him now.”
“Joe, you like it?”
Are you trying to kill me like that?
Labo chuckled as he looked at the terrified Oasis.
“It’s an extreme, orthodox style that’s hard to find these days.”
Upright and fair.
Stats are standard. Traits are standard. Equipment is standard.
Without using any secrets or tricks, he fights only with his sword.
Cain was a user whose play style was so orthodox that it was almost old-fashioned. Even now that he is obsessed with PK, his fighting style has not changed.
“A character like this is really rare. Even though he lost in the Season 1 finals, I wanted him to continue competing in martial arts tournaments. I wanted him to continue growing as a pro gamer with his natural sense.”
However, Cain made an extreme choice. He quit being a pro-gamer and became a villain.
“I told you, running a game isn’t an easy job. I thought I did my best, but… …someone got hurt, and someone quit the game.”
Labo let out a deep sigh.
“Anyway, anyway, it’s my fault that Cain ended up like this.”
Opening his eyes slightly, Labo muttered heavily.
“Then I guess I should take responsibility.”
“… … .”
Wings Online is the game with the most users in the world.
That many incidents and accidents occur.
As an operator, how many incidents and accidents has Labo handled so far?
And how much abuse and hatred did they have to endure from those who refused to accept the results?
I couldn’t tell from the oasis.
