Urgent recruitment‼ How to Save the Ending World ▚ I'm a certain NPC girl from a discontinued VRMMO service, but somehow managing to survive again today - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Shouting Chuunibyou Lines in the Corner of the Virtual World

With an excessive degree of freedom, although things were getting a bit off track, this was still the world of an action RPG. The electronically immersed body was endowed with various in-game functions.

Without grasping these functions, it would be challenging to navigate effectively and fully enjoy the entertainment. There was also a significant problem – due to specifications, one couldn’t change their appearance, risking constant exposure of their real identity.

(As a result, many players operated in the state of the unseen “Mechanical Beings”…)

Reflecting on the gathered information in advance, Shirou, with a “When in Rome” mentality, inspected the window display, focusing on the item related to the reflection of deep-seated psychology.

“My unique armament is… ‘Black Dog Black Dog’?”

“…Surprisingly furry, giving me fox ears and a tail.”

“No, it’s cute because I’m a girl. I don’t get why guys would put on animal ears.”

With an additional tap operation, a three-dimensional image was projected – a black iron mechanical being. Given its name, it had a crimson visor embedded in a mask. On the side, it had pointed ears resembling those of a Doberman, slightly protruding forward.

Observing its slender metallic body, with metal armor on the chest and limbs, it conveyed a sense of robustness even in a speed-oriented form.

However, the generic and commonplace atmosphere couldn’t be erased.

“Hmm, it doesn’t have any distinctive features, just like the Master.”

“Ugh, maybe it reflects my lifestyle of trying to live inconspicuously every day.”

Anyway, staying in a vulnerable electronic form forever was dangerous. With Crim grinning and watching, Shirou, feeling a bit embarrassed, muttered the assigned cliché.

“Transformation, ‘Beast Running in the Wilderness.'”

“Hehe, it’s chuunibyou, isn’t it? We have a chuunibyou here.”

“…Don’t say that, it’s individually determined.”

While complaining about the AI girl pointing and laughing, Shirou, in the real world, enveloped in the phosphorescence of realized quantum, witnessed his avatar changing.

When the sudden luminous phenomenon subsided, a black iron mechanical being, nearly identical to the pre-confirmed hologram, stood silently.

“Hey, looking at it like this, it’s kind of cool, isn’t it?”

“Well, transformation heroes have their own romance.”

Swinging the palms covered by shining forearm armor, he answered and roughly checked various parts of the body clad in body armor. Subsequently, he summoned a dedicated window only accessible in this form into the void, learning that he was an In-Fighter specializing in melee combat with an emphasis on speed and breakthrough power.

“Um… I can’t really imagine the skill ‘Fusion with a Pseudo Personality.'”

『Who knows? Since it seems separable, let’s try it once.』

“Wait, hold on, I need to mentally prepare!?”

Hastily trying to stop it, it was already too late. Ignoring the hesitation more than before, Shirou, unable to ignore the importance of this high-level skill, whispered the key words through the masked voice.

At that moment, Crim’s body turned into phosphorescence of realized quantum, unraveling and wrapping around the right arm of the black dog. It reconstructed as an additional armor with sturdy, powerful claws.

―― Reference Information ――

Alias: Black Dog (Takato Shirou)

Classification: Beastman

Weapons: Iron Fist, Strong Legs

Skills: Enhanced Hearing and Smell

Special Skill: Fusion and Separation with Pseudo Personality (Unique)

Rank: First Stage