The Villainess VTuber Rips People Apart-Chapter 94: The Law Of Equivalent Exchange

First, some introductions.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Jeongseok.” “I’m Elenoa! You can call me Noah.”

A smart-looking guy with glasses. A demure-looking flower shop daughter.

And a tall man in military uniform.

“I’m Choi Changyoung. ...Do you remember me?” “Of course, I remember. You were the necromancer, right?”

You remember that?When was that, lol?Oh right, I met them before, lol!Wasn’t that before they debuted as VTubers?

“That’s a surprising reaction.”

I commented while glancing at the viewer chat. I thought it was already known that I had a good memory. I had proven my memory from the very first broadcast.

We had definitely met during the first gate raid mode ranked game.

I recognized them from their nicknames back then, but I didn’t know they belonged to SerenadeKR. What a small world.

“Hmm~? You know Changyoung?” Ainatsu seemed to know all the SerenadeKR VTubers.

Later, I learned that despite her seemingly clueless demeanor, Ainatsu was very active with external collaborations as a VTuber. While she didn’t interact much with foreign VTubers, she had quite a few connections with domestic ones.

“We’re not exactly friends; we just met in ranked games a long time ago.” “I see~. So what are you all doing here?”

Ainatsu stepped slightly forward.

It seemed she was trying to act as a mediator between me and the SerenadeKR VTubers. Although she usually appeared a bit spaced out, surprisingly, Ainatsu knew how to take charge.

“Wait, are you guys also going to the bank?” Ainatsu’s eyes widened a little as she spoke on my behalf.

To summarize, the SerenadeKR VTubers had also received ads from Dead Rows, just like us. They mentioned that streamers from several countries, not just Korea, had received ads.

So, to put it bluntly, if they could cross the sea, they could potentially meet Japanese VTubers who had also received ads in this world. Of course, crossing the sea would be an incredibly challenging task.

Anyway, the four VTubers from SerenadeKR were also engaged in survival activities and, like us, needed money, which is why they ended up at the bank and crossed paths with us.

However, their ultimate goal was slightly different from ours.

While we intended to earn money for the shelter’s entry fee for a safe logout, SerenadeKR was already in the process of preparing a safe house.

“Going to the shelter is such a waste of money. It’s much better to just build a safe house.” Masina said that.

“Oh, is that possible, Shina?” “...Don’t come too close. Speak from a distance.” “How rude.”

For some reason, I was being disliked. It turned out that viewers had provided statistics showing that I had interrupted Shina’s promotion battle five times. Was that the reason?

“As you explore here and there, you can meet NPCs. Among them, some NPCs can trade. The facility manager of the shelter is one of those NPCs, and they all seem to demand cash.”

Elenoa explained.

That was a fascinating concept. In a world where everyone had turned into zombies, money seemed like the most useless object.

Perhaps, in this world, money serves as a sort of farming element. Just like going into a mine to gather ore or into a forest to gather herbs in a sandbox game, it seems we have to go into banks to farm cash in this world.

“So through trading, you can buy weapons and strengthen your base. Upgrading the tech tree probably requires money as well.” “I see. So have you been to the bank, Shina?” “...Why are you asking me?” “We’re friends, right?” “We’re not friends at all!”

Wow! Even as she tried to intimidate me, her height made her seem less threatening.

With Ainatsu, who was like a tall giant beside me, she didn’t feel intimidating at all.

“I was going to go to the bank, but there’s a high-level entity inside, and it’s been a hassle.” Changyoung said.

He explained that the zombies in this game are classified by ‘infection stages.’ Infection stage 2 is stronger than stage 1. It’s a rough concept to understand.

The zombies we’d been encountering on the streets were all stage 1. They were sluggish and completely devoid of reasoning, the typical zombie type. Starting from infection stage 2, their movement speed increases slightly, but there isn’t a dramatic difference compared to stage 1.

From infection stage 3 onwards, they begin to show ‘unique traits.’ They might have extended arms or be able to climb walls.

“The entity currently occupying the bank is infection stage 5. If you were to compare it to an RPG game, it would be elite or boss level.”

He said that it was a being rooted to the ground and couldn’t move. However, it could control all the zombies inside the bank and shoot acidic liquid from a distance. That made it difficult to approach, which is why they hadn’t been able to enter the bank.

“Which floor is it on?” “On the top floor.” “So that’s why we can’t get into the bank....” “I did bring a homemade bomb, but the elevator is broken, so getting up there will be tough.”

“Then could you give that bomb to me?” “What?” “The bomb...?”

I extended my hand toward the SerenadeKR VTubers.

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At first, they looked puzzled, but with my excellent negotiation skills and charisma as a noble, I skillfully persuaded the SerenadeKR VTubers.

???What’s she planning now...Now she’s even resorting to extortion.Just borrowing it for a bit~She’s definitely a villainess...

Having received the bomb and walkie-talkie, I climbed up the exterior wall of the building.

“Wait, what is that...?”

Changyoung sounded incredulous from below, but I continued to the top floor.

After opening a window and entering, I threw the bomb inside.

To brace for the explosion, I held onto the window railing tightly to avoid falling.

KABOOM!!

The deafening sound echoed, and I felt the shockwave even from where I was clinging to the outside of the building.

Carefully, I made my way inside through the window. Then, I plunged my knife into the neck of a zombie that was already half-mushed.

Squelch.

“This is Aurora. I’ve taken it down, so start clearing out from the lower floors as you come up.” [Uh... y-yes... understood....]

Changyoung’s voice coming through the walkie-talkie trembled.

“Wow...”

Elenoa, a VTuber from SerenadeKR, was admiring Aurora.

So cool...

Maybe it was because she felt inferior. Noah admired those who were better than her.

“Geez... that monster girl.”

Meanwhile, Shina looked horrified. It seemed she was experiencing PTSD from her promotion battle.

“Since everything is cleared up, let’s head up.”

Jeongseok adjusted his glasses as he spoke. In this SerenadeKR quartet, Jeongseok was the team leader. He was the most calculating and intelligent of the four.

Following Jeongseok’s lead, Noah and the other SerenadeKR VTubers (+Ainatsu) entered the bank building.

Each of the SerenadeKR VTubers held a gun.

By coincidence, the starting point for the SerenadeKR VTubers was near a military base. They had encountered a few zombified soldiers and managed to farm weapons and ammunition from them.

Bang!

As the trigger was pulled, the smell of gunpowder spread.

Unfortunately, they didn’t have much ammunition. To conserve bullets, they had switched to semi-automatic firing.

Even so, taking down stage 1 zombies was easy. A single bullet to the head would do the trick. It was probably because it was still early in the game. For now, they were only encountering weak zombies.

‘But I heard the game gets progressively harder...’

I had heard that the world level increases over time. It might not be so easy to progress later on.

Because of that, Noah began to worry.

Maybe this was a good opportunity to get closer to Laura. She might help again.

“Have you arrived?”

Once the SerenadeKR VTubers reached the top floor, Laura was leisurely sitting in a chair, waiting.

Beneath her feet lay the bodies of zombies.

It looked like she had cleared them all with just a survival knife.

...So impressive.

“Ainatsu, can I leave the rest to you?” “Yeah! I can handle it, Mom!” “Uh, can we also use the computer system here?”

Changyoung cautiously asked Laura. Laura smiled brightly in response.

“Sure, do as you please.” “Thank you!”

Changyoung nodded respectfully.

Afterward, the ‘Great Duchess’ and ‘SerenadeKR’ connected to the bank’s computer system and obtained withdrawal permissions. Now, they could withdraw cash from the ATM.

Of course, there were dozens of banks in Korea, and it seemed there were about ten different types of ATMs in this game.

However, they couldn’t withdraw cash from every ATM across the country. To withdraw cash from other types of ATMs, they would need to go to that specific bank headquarters and connect to the computer system to obtain withdrawal permissions again.

Still, at least they had one type of ATM where they could withdraw cash. For now, there was no need to worry about money. That alone was a significant gain.

“There’s an armored cash transport vehicle here too.”

After searching the bank building a bit, Laura discovered the cash transport vehicle. There was a large amount of cash resting in the bank headquarters. Since we were in this situation, we decided to load as much cash onto the transport vehicle as we could and then move out.

The SerenadeKR VTubers drove the cash transport vehicle. Laura and Ainatsu drove a small car, clearing the way for the cash transport vehicle.

“I really received a lot of help from EYEAI.”

Jeongseok muttered a bit awkwardly while driving.

Thus, the two vehicles safely left the area and arrived at the safe house, which was the base for SerenadeKR.

High walls surrounded the area. Sharp iron bars were installed atop the walls. It even looked like electricity was flowing through them.

The windows were similarly secured. Bars covered the windows, with electricity running through them, and upon closer inspection, the windows were made of a special material that wouldn’t easily break.

CCTV cameras were operational around the house, constantly surveilling the surroundings. Since the AI was monitoring in real-time, there were no gaps in security.

“This place looks pretty safe.” “Right? Replacing the windows with sturdier ones was quite a hassle.”

Noah replied absentmindedly to Laura’s words.

“We’re even planning to install interception devices here.” “Oh, interception devices? How do they work?” “It seems like the AI does everything for you.” “That’s nice. So that means I’ll be even safer thanks to you?” “Exactly! So I really appreciate your help today!” “It’s nothing.”

Laura smiled kindly at Noah’s words.

“I didn’t help you for free, so there’s no need to thank me so much.”

...Huh?

Suddenly, Laura drew her survival knife.

“SerenadeKR, you could say that getting withdrawal permissions was entirely thanks to me, right?” “Uh... yes?” “But there’s a saying, isn’t there? You need to make sacrifices to gain something; the law of equivalent exchange. So, shouldn’t you show me some sincerity?”

Was she talking about steel or blood...? Was she invoking alchemy?

While Noah was flustered, Jeongseok stepped forward beside Laura.

“Uh... thank you for your help today. If you want a reward, what do you want?” “This house.” “Pardon?” “I feel like I want to be gifted this house.”

Laura stated.