Chapter 1062 Part 1

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 569: Critical Strike! Part 1

When it comes to things such as motivation, it is something that is truly difficult to maintain once it strikes you. But that being said, it is also really hard to make it happen so that this sudden strike comes to you in the first place. With that being said, here is yet another thing that is really hard to achieve: inviting a Professional Gamer, an individual who has most probably committed a lion’s share of their life to mastering a particular genre of games, to try out a different kind of video games whatsoever, most probably a genre with which they had no prior experience.

However, it seems that this one particular piece of info that somehow managed to slip out of my mouth managed to create what would be called a motivational wildfire inside of Natsume-san’s heart. And of course, being a master manipulator that she was, Pencilgton did not miss that little detail and decided to jump onto it right away in order to capitalize on that while she still could.

「Ahh, now that you mention it…… I may not have noticed that before because both of her name and her avatar were so different from what we are all used to, but if you start thinking about it carefully, wouldn’t Argent Owl directly translate to Silver and Gold? As in…… Silvia Goldberg? Hmm?」

It was such a half-assed thing to say and such an obvious lie that it would actually be considered a miracle if someone was to actually fall for that. However, since it was pretty much not our problem to deal with, both Rei and I just sat there as we waited for what would happen.

「And you see, like, I don’t even know how to say this, but that person is nothing short of amazing at what she does! She had a limited amount of time from the moment she started playing to the decisive battle against a Unique Monster, and she was able to level up and get some great items that basically allowed her to stand alongside the seasoned veterans when the battle came…… Hmm, I wonder if Kei also helped her with the leveling process? Just a thought that occurred to me. Oh well, I am sure that if you were to train together with Kei, you would become powerful in no time as well, Natsume-chan, even though he has little to no uniqueness about him whatsoever…… So how about it, Natsume-chan? How about asking Kei to help you out? Then you will be on the same team once more, and you can spend a whole lot of time together……」

「I guess that, you’re right. Yeah. I mean, it’s not at all strange that you want some other experienced person to lend you a hand and teach you all the basics, right? It makes sense no matter how you look at it, right!? RIGHT!?」

「Well, duh! Of course it makes sense! I mean, you two think so as well, am I correct?」

「YEAH. I. GUESS. THAT. YOU. ARE. RIGHT. ABOUT. THAT.」

「Y-Yes! A-And I think that having veteran players help out the new players is an important part of playing video games! It helps you to create bonds of friendship!」

Perhaps it was because us three started to give her the incentive to do so, but right at this very moment Natsume-san started to furiously tap onto her mobile device’s web ShangriLa Frontier on her own. Ah, so that’s how it is, huh? It seems that Natsume-san is that type of person who likes to establish a strategy right at the very beginning and then follow it through all the way without fail……

「Whoa there, just take a look at the time…… Natsume-chan, get a hold of yourself! We need to go back soon!」

「Y-Yes, now that you mention it…… Well then, I’m going to get back as well for now.」

「P-Please do your best out there.」

「Thank you so much, Mister Friend of the No Face-san……?」

Hmm, won’t you look at that? Could it be that she actually did not realize who I am? In that case, I should really thank the Goddess of the French Fries for her guidance just now. Now then, maybe in return Mister No Face is going to leak some intel on Argent Owl to Natsume-san on some later date? Fufufu……

「Ah, Rei-san.」

「Y-Yesh!? What ish it!?」

「If it were possible, I would like to continue to hide my face for now…… Because I am still on the fence about letting my identity known to people or not.」

「Okay, I understand! I-I shall take that information to the grave with me if I have to!」

No, I do not think that it is something that you would have to take to the grave with you, Rei-san. Also, people won’t be able to remember things like that for the majority of their lives, so rest assured of that one. So please, stay quiet about it for some time and everyone is going to forget about it before long.

Well, I must say that it is quite nice and refreshing to see a Professional Gamer struggling to achieve her dream when it comes to video games, but it’s not only about that. I mean, if I play my cards right here, maybe one day I shall also become a Professional Gamer? And maybe I’ll be able to do just that with only one email to the right person at the right time? Yes, so let’s help Natsume-san achieve her goal and maybe one day she’ll be kind enough to respond with the same kind of action.

But when it comes to Professional Gamers, games are their work, not a hobby. So it may be because of that fact that their tension when it comes to games might be lower than that of the average player out there. But taking all of that into consideration, all of the future plans I have devised alongside Takeda-san seem to be going forward nicely and at a steady pace. So if all goes well, I will never actually need to worry myself about becoming bankrupt like…… ever in my life. In other words, I want to postpone the conclusion from the conclusion, specifically graduating from high school. I want to get rid of it.

「But still, it’s actually quite amazing, don’t you think? Right about now, we were having lunch with a Professional Gamer and we were talking with them casually about video games……」

「Ah, umm, well, y-yeah…… I guess that you are right. It is actually kind of amazing, no matter how you try to look at it.」

Professional Gamer. That’s right, that person just now, Natsume-san, is a Professional Gamer alright. She may be just a gamer, but the fact still remains that she’s a professional, meaning that just like the baseball players, she can compete with others when it comes to games and receive a monthly salary for all the hardships, struggles and difficulties she might encounter while doing her job. …… And I deeply respect her for being a Professional Gamer, even though I think that her passion towards junk food might be something that she should work on to get rid herself of it.