CHAPTER 51: THE SUPERNATURAL SIDE OF GAMING

The sound of keyboards clicking echoed in a room that looked like a gamer’s Paradise.

Filled with RGBs and posters of anime waifus

I had to admit Merlin’s Gami g studio is really something, especially when she got two beasts of a pc

With the new generation RTX 6090 Founders Edition, paired with the best CPU for gaming

And she got two of them for both of her PCs.

The graphics in them looked absolutely stunning, something a peasant like me couldn’t have experienced ever in my life.

’But why the heck am I playing COD with her instead of training?’ I thought to myself, questioning the absurdity of the situation.

"Val, Quick move to your left, there’s an enemy there," Merlin commanded me from the side, and before I knew it.

I was dead

....Fuck

"I am dead," I muttered with a sigh...

Why the fuck is this game so hard to play with a keyboard and mouse than when I play with my Controller

Ah...I miss my console.

"Tch...your reaction is too slow, what if it was real life?" Merlin gazed at me in annoyance, then her eyes widened in realisation.

"Wait, what is your DPI at?" She asked in suspicion

"Hmmm..What the heck is dpi, Deaths per instant?" I joked, but seeing how serious she was, I was puzzled

"Sigh....It’s dots per inch, and you need to set it for better aim. Hold on a sec, let me open the app." She got close to me and sat on my lap for some reason.

There was no need to sit there.

’But her back is quite ...Ahmm, Valerian, it’s bad, don’t look like a perv, you are married,’ I reminded myself and focused on what she was doing.

Hmm, she opened an app with the same name as the mouse I was using.

something called Logi—itech

"Here you can set it to 800 for now, and if you think you can handle higher, you are free to do so," She explained with a serious face, which honestly looked cute.

’Maybe it’s my Incubus blood getting excited after meeting another of its kind,’ I reasoned in my head.

Then I looked over the app and set the dpi to 800

Thankfully, there was a target practice for it, and I managed to complete it without a hassle.

But I think I can do faster.

So I decided to set the dpi to its max and tried to do the target practice again.

And this time, thanks to my insane speed as compared to a human, I nailed it.

’Maybe this time I’ll become the Victor, ’ I thought with a smile.

"Hmm, if you use your superhuman abilities, people will report you as a cheater." Merlin broke me away from my fantasies, and I grumbled back.

"And how are they going to know I am cheating? It’s not like I am doing the traditional kind of one."

Merlin let out a breath and got back to her chair and hummed, "Alright then, let’s play in the supernatural server. Oh, and I thought of a perfect training for you," She smiled at the end with a mischievous look.

But another thought plagued my head.

There’s actually A SERVER FOR supernatural beings in COD!!!!

...

....

After Merlin changed my server to the so-called supernatural one, I immediately felt some difference.

It’s like I was in two different worlds at the same time.

One where I was sitting on a chair, looking at the monitor

And another when I felt myself standing in a lobby of some sort

"What is this feeling..." I muttered, with sweat forming on my forehead

"This is the special feature for the supernatural server here, you can feel both being in the game and also in the real world, and believe me, you can feel everything much more than in the real world....Even pain"

Her last words had an ominous feeling to them as she finished.

"Pain? You don’t mean I can actually feel pain from here?" I muttered in desbelief

Merlin nodded and said in a whisper, "Yes, and it’s your training now. I have adjusted your settings to feel 10x more pain than you should. It will help with your pain tolerance, which is important for vampires."

Now I was getting worried.

Yes, feeling pain is nothing new. I had already been fucked by it many times.

But I never told you that Vampires are actually quite sensitive.

Even a little cut is excruciatingly painful.

But I managed to endure all that because of my survival at the time.

But now you are telling me I will feel 10x more on top of my already pain-multiplying physique.

’Maybe I’d have to be more serious on this than I expected,’ I thought with a grave look.

I was already tired of pain...

And this time, I could probably die.

In-game, of course, but still, the pain felt from dying is going to be more psychological than physical, and since I am already feeling like I am in the game.

’It could be bad,’ I gulped and prepared for the game that was originally supposed to be for fun.

Now it’s more serious than ever.

"Hmmm, let me see your Username, ah..You are named Lord? Nacht Cool"

Merlin looked over at my monitor and commented.

"Wait, I didn’t choose this name. Who did?" I muttered as I looked at the name, which was different than the one I used before

"Yeah, if you use the supernatural server, a name will be auto-selected based on your bloodline or nature. Anyway, let me invite you to my lobby," She explained with a smile.

Then I saw an invite from the Username PrincessFLOWER979.

Huh?, Princess and her...

I highly doubt that

"Argh, these guys, I planned to play with only Val today, but Hmm, guess I let them in as well," Merlin mumbled something to herself, and I saw three more figures joining the Lobby.

!Lady0WINTER has entered the lobby....

Riche$t999KING has entered the lobby...

FluffyGAL#979 has entered the lobby...

Riche$t999KING: Haha, FraudFlower. You finally decided to show your face after losing the previous match like a loser, huh? Don’t worry, this King doesn’t blame you anymore.

I heard a voice echoing through the lobby as a golden-haired man in a golden, skull-like avatar walked closer towards Merlin with a cocky attitude.

Wait, we can walk in the lobby...

"Arghh, this guy is annoying as ever," Merlin whispered to herself in annoyance.

PrincessFLOWER979: Shut your trap, Goldy. We all know it was because of your poor assist that we lost.

Merlin replied with a venomous tone.

FluffyGAL#9: Now, now, guys, don’t fight like that. Besides, we were fighting the Emperiums that time, so it’s normal to be defeated so easily.

Riche$t999KING: I, Gilgamesh, the first king of humanity, will never admit defeat in front of anyone, especially not those bitches who don’t show their asses in public anymore

PrincessFLOWER979: Argh, Goldy, don’t go revealing your name in online games; it’s the unspoken rule in games not to disclose your real name.

Riche$t999KING: Humf, I don’t care, and all of you mongrels already know this king anyway

!Lady0WINTER: Sigh, can we begin already? And Gilgamesh, for Odin’s sake, you are already dead, so don’t yap so much, or Ereshkigal will wake up and steal your pc from you again.

Alright, I understood nothing from what these possibly legendary characters were talking about

Dead? Odin? Gilgamesh?

Huh? Am I actually meeting with actual mythological beings here?

FluffyGAL#979: Hmm, now that I look properly, MERLIN, why is there a handsome-looking man with you, huh? Bitch I thought we planned to be single together and forever.

Now I saw a female avatar with fox ears and an adorable Fox mask pointing a finger at my avatar.

Lord?Nacht: Me?

I pointed to myself in confusion in the game.

’So this game can also do what I want with just my thoughts, then what’s the need for the keyboard?’ I thought with a deadpan as I realised this.

Maybe it’s to make the culture alive.

PrincessFLOWER979: Ah...About him, he is actually my new disciple and nothing suspicious.

Merlin tried to deny her words, but the Foxgirl wasn’t convinced.

FluffyGAL#979: Huh, like hell I’d believe you bitch. You always had a Female disciple, and I don’t think you’d ever take one unless you are tired of playing as a lesbian

Merlin was about to give a reply again, but...

"Hey Merlin, why is she assuming I am a guy just because my avatar is that of a guy?" I asked Merlin beside me in a whisper

Merlin sighed, with her face already tired from listening to the constant yapping of her teammates.

But still she explained, "Actually, you can’t change your avatar in this server. The most you can do is wear a mask or a helmet to cover your face, which, as you can notice, is the same as your actual face."

After explaining, she returned to arguing with the fox girl.

But now that I think about it, my face in the game does look a lot like my own in real life.

’Damn games are a lot more advanced in the supernatural world than I thought, but why the heck am I not given any privacy?’ I grumbled in both awe and annoyance at the wonders of this side of the world.

PrincessFLOWER979: Alright, let’s stop arguing and join a match already, and since my disciple is here, we will play unranked casual

FluffyGAL#979:Tch! Fine then, but no flirting in the game, or I’ll report you

Riche$t999KING: Haha, let me dominate the lower realms

!Lady0WINTER: Are you sure about that it will be too easy, but fine

Finally then ....

As I saw the countdown, my heart started beating loudly in anticipation..