Ch.18 PV Release : "Twilight Aria"

"ーBe careful of the reincarnation truck.

Hello, I'm Alpheria from Prisma Ark.

Today, I would like to release a battle video from "Twilight Aria," a work based on my past life.

I struggled a bit with the title, but I decided on this as my final answer.

I was a little embarrassed to have my own name in the title, but the word Aria sounds good as a title.

Since it's a story told from my perspective, it fits perfectly into the operatic sense.

"In Twilight Aria, you form a party of three people and fight by switching between characters with different skills, ultimates, and unique abilities as needed."

 In the video, the team consists of me, Kaguya-senpai, and Risha.

 The two of them belong to the same Trinity △ as me.

 A precious friend whom I prioritized over my own life.

 : Aren't the characters other than Alphery also damn cute?

The moment I heard those words, I stopped the video.

"You noticed?! These two are so cute, you know. They're my best buddies!"

: Whoa! Don't get so prideful out of nowhere!

: She's so loud lol

: Alphery is also turning into a fangirl, huh.

"Kaguya-senpai is a young lady of samurai bloodline, and is the epitome of a Yamato Nadeshiko. She's very kind and reliable, and incredibly strong. I really admired her stylish sword-drawing technique."

The next moment you think the sword has been drawn, it's sheathed and multiple slashes are unleashed.

This is a technique often used by sword users in games and anime.

The moment I saw that in real life, I couldn't resist asking to become her apprentice. I was judged in an instant to be unsuitable though.

"I think that kind of person is what they call a perfect superhuman. Well, she was bad with machines, which was unbecoming of a Valkyrie, but that actually made her more charming. Because other than that she was really flawless."

 Good looks. Good personality. Hardworking and humble.

She was the very embodiment of a man's ideal woman.

My lady roleplay was even inspired by Kaguya-senpai.

"ーAh, but she also a severe mental case, I think? She did fall into the dark side onceーI'll have to zip my mouth because saying any more would be a spoiler."

Kaguya-senpai is the picture-perfect superhuman, but she has an extremely low self-esteem due to her unfortunate past.

Well, I was also partly responsible for that descent into darkness, so I can't really say much about it...

"And now, Rishaー she's a brat. That's it."

 : Oi

 : What do you mean by best buddies?

"It's fine, it's fine. I'm like a fighting buddy with that girl. I'm sure she feels the same way. If I started praising Risha, I'd be taken to a psychiatrist."

[I did it. Now it's your turn next. Oh, you can't do it? Pukkuku] [I can If i give it my all!] That's how the bond between me and Risha is.

Unlike Kaguya-senpai, Risha specialized in mechanical engineering.

If that girl were on Earth, she would easily be able to make greater innovation than I could.

Also, she could develop a VRMMO with little to no effort.

"Okay, let's get back to the video."

 Click.

[In addition to the above, each character has their own element and positions. For example, my element is light. My style is echo.]

In the video, I keep firing light bullets that seem to say, [This is definitely a light element,] and when the gauge next to the character fills up, a scene appears where you press a button assigned to the skill.

Then, a light sword appeared from the twin guns.

My fighting style changed to close-quarters combat using dual swords, and my attack motions evolved to be more ferocious.

[There is a system of element resonance that is activated when you form a party with someone of the same attribute, and elemental reaction that is activated when you form a party with someone of a different attribute.]

I opened the status screen and displayed the abilities I was currently using.

[Each character has a different ability. My elemental resonance increases the attack speed of light elemental characters. Elemental reaction increases the critical rate of characters with different elements. They're simple but powerful abilities.]

With this type of game, eventually you will have to roll for good stats for the end contents.

And for these, critical rate and critical damage are very important stats, and therefore their rates are set to low.

Twilight Aria is no exception, and unless you get really lucky or get caught up in a swamp of rolling for stats, my character's pick up rate shouldn't drop.

The protagonist has to be competent afterall.

A protagonist who only appears in the story is miserable.

[Next I'll explain about style. There are three styles: Echo, Striker, and Technical, and each one have a different roles based on the type of enemy you're targeting.]

Weiss appears on the screen.

[Just as we Valkyries have our own styles, the enemy also has three types: Strong, Flexible, and Exception. And they also have Break Gauges.]

Below Weiss' HP bar is another gauge, with a mark next to it indicating its type.

[For example, this enemy type is Strong, so when fighting Strong type, Echo characters can easily reduce the break gauge, Technical characters can act as buffers or debuffers, and Striker can deal the most damage.]

 In Trinity △, I'm the Echo.

 Kaguya-senpai is the Striker.

 And Risha is the Technical.

First I reduced the break gauge, then Risha applied an action-hindering debuff, and to finish it off, Kaguya-senpai's flash cut the Weiss in half.

By the way, even if you switch the character you are controlling, the other characters will not resign to the sidelines, but will continue to fight alongside you as NPCs.

Each character fighting as an NPC has their own unique AI. For example, in my case, I'm clever in normal times, and barbarian in a pinch.

In other words, under normal circumstances I will fight with an emphasis on teamwork, but when my HP is low I will start moving as I please without caring about the consequences.

It's a reproduction of the original. Teehee.

[When fighting a Flexible type, Striker will be the breaker, Echo will be the buffer/debuffer, and Technical will be the main attacker.]

A flexible type of Wise appears, just as described.

This time, Kaguya-senpai reduced the gauge, I gave Risha a buff, and then Risha fired the final shot.

So the final battle will be against Exception type.

Naturally, I'm the attacker as the Echo.

With Risha dealing with the break gauge, Kaguya-senpai using buffs, and me wielding my dual swords, we were able to defeat Weiss.

[It's a little complicated, but I'm planning to make it easier to understand visually, so don't worry.]

Why did I choose this type of battle system?

In this type of game, it's common for each character to have a clearly defined role, which means that controlling a supporter only takes a moment.

With a little bit of manipulation, you can quickly switch to attacker.

As if to say, "That's all you have to do!"

Well, it's fine if your favorite character is an attacker.

But wouldn't you feel sad if your favorite character was only a supporter?

They definitely to want to use their favorite character as their main.

This is especially true for character games.

In order to grant this request, we headed to the depths of the Amazon forest and came to the conclusion of "Let's change roles depending on the enemy☆" and "It'll be a ridiculously huge amount of work, but I'll be in charge of it all!" ...Stupid.

But I have no regrets.

I am also a gamer.

It makes sense to create a game that you find fun.

The video ended by introducing other elements that make the action more fun and challenging, such as just evasions and just counters.

: Wooow!

: That looks like a lot of fun

: It's great that the party members don't go to the bench.

: Yeah. I want to fight together with friends.

: It seems fun that the character's role changes depending on the enemy.

: This is hegemony

: After all, games should be made by gamers who have thoroughly played that genre.

: But it's gonna be expensive, isn't it?

 ... Yeah, that's good.

Judging from the comments, it seems to be very well received.

Well, while I was streaming my work, the listeners also expressed what they want for the game, saying [I want this] and [I want that].

I think it's been designed to address as many of their concerns as possible.

"You over there who were wondering about the price! You have quite the eye! This game is well――well, well, well, well!"

: Dokidoki wakuwaku

: Here it comes! Here it comes!

: Social games, please don't make it a social game!

: I don't like free stuff, I don't like free stuff, I don't like free stuff, I don't like free stuff

: Az〇ban! Translation: [Free (in-game purchases available)]

 : Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Lol.

"It'll cost 2,000 yen per month! There's no gacha element, so don't worry."

: Woohooooo!

: Yesssssssssss!

: Breaking news! No gacha elements! Breaking news! No gacha elements!

 : There's a limit to donations! Are you listening, social games devs?

: Only charge within reasonable limits? You idiot! Do something about the drop rate that made you add that comment!

: Thank you. Thank you.

: I was so happy that I was cured of an incurable disease.

: No gacha means no bumps!

"No, there's still some bumps involved. It's just that it involves using a lot of materials that have a drop rate of less than 5%."

: Aaaaahhh!

: No, but i guess that's still okay.

: Yeah, that's totally fine.

: This should be normalized for future games...

: Superior's wrath x 5 or something

To advance one level, you need 10 Reverse Scales, 5 Heavenly Scales, and 3 Hard Wings (whisper)

"Well, it'll still be a while until the service starts, so please look forward to it. This is not a replacement, butー"

"Tadaa" I opened another screen and enlarged it so the listeners could see it.

It was a work posted on a certain novel website.

 The title is "Aria's Memoria."

"So, on this novel site, I've posted a diary-style story about my past life."

: Seriously? She's actually serious.

: Aren't you getting too excited?

: Is Alphery challenging the limits of what it means to be a Vtuber?

: This is the first time I've heard of a game or novel based on Vtuber's character.

: She has too much initiative

: But as a Vtuber fan, I'm happy that she's respecting the setting.

: Most live streamers either throw away the settings immediately or only use them as a pretense. They only use them as a shell.

: I have to read it

"This Aria's Memoria is a work that complements the main game. It's a prequel, and there's this kind of daily life, and when the game is released, I'll post things like, 'This is what I was thinking at that scene,' and things like that, so please read it if you're interested."

Unlike novel games, action RPGs need to keep the pace up. Long-winded narration just makes things boring.

If that's the case, the easiest way to understand it would be to add various explanations in a novel.

: I'll read it as soon as the stream is over.

: Are you okay? Please take good care of your body.

: If you fall down, it's all for nothing.

: Eat something delicious and sleep early.

 : Yes ー sleep right next to me.

 : What the...?

: You...

: Say it after you sleep

: Oh dear. After this, I'll have to spoil Alphery when she hugs me as she gets tired. Oh dear.

: Hey there virgins!

: However, let's appreciate the plot where a tolerant and generous girl only relies on you.

: That's right.

: I think so too.

"Thank you for your concern. Me and the bed are enjoying our honeymoon period, so it's fine... maybe."

: Oi, that last line!

: We can hear you.

: Go to bed after this stream ends.

: Next to me?

: Joke repeater, please stay quiet

: That's so damn harsh lol

: Sanka-sama! Put her to bed quickly!

Futaba Sanka : OK

: Uwah! She came out of nowhere!

Oh no.

"Ah, aha. Well, now that the announcement is out of the way, today's stream will be over for sure. If you haven't liked it or added it to your favorites yet, please do so."

"Well, see you later," I wave and ends the broadcast while listening to my listeners' responses.

Maybe it's because the game and novel were released at the same time, but I'm pretty tired.

I let out a sigh and logged out of the VR space.

"...For now, I guess I'll resume work after eating."

 "Here we go," I said, and removed the VR machine.

 ーMitsuki was standing at my bedside.

"Wow! That surprised me!"

I couldn't help but jump up in surprise.

Miki's eyes looking down at me are very scary.

Um... Can you stop being silent?

While I was trembling in fear, Mitsuki slowly sighed.

"What Nii-san should do is take a bath, stretch, and then go to bed right away."

"No, Butー "

"ーNii-san."

"yesh"

Why are angry women so scary?

We headed to the bath while trying to find the reason, and I had a nice eepy time on the bed afterwards.

◇◆◇

Looking down at the sleeping Aria, Mitsuki sighed.

She trace her eyes with her fingertips.

There were slight dark circles under her eyes that seemed completely out of place with her beautiful skin that everyone envied.

"Our bad side is coming out again, huh."

The three siblings have always had an individualistic side to them, for better or worse.

It was not uncommon for them to have meal times at different times, and it was normal for them to return to their rooms immediately after finishing their meals to enjoy their own time.

In fact, there were days when they didn't even see each other, let alone speak to each other.

 It's not like they're on bad terms or anything.

They don't interfere with each other unless necessary. And before they knew it, they had naturally settled into this situation.

Until just a short time ago, they had been spending time together in the same space to compensate for their second son, Aria, who was supposed to have passed away. But now they had already returned to their usual routine.

So it took a while to realize that Aria had actually been staying up all night.

"I wonder if we should fix that."

 When that happens, Sakura, who inherited their genes, would make a displeased face...

"...Now that you mention it, she seemed really attached to her."

Sakura is not good at socializing, and tends to maintain a distance that is three steps forward and three steps back, similar to that of Infinite 〇 Jujutsu Barrier, but Aria was able to get into her heart easily.

As a result, Sakura began to casually look for Aria.

She understand how it feels like.

From an early age, Sakura grew up enjoying the manga and games that Mitsuki's brother kept in his room.

In other words, their hobbies and tastes are almost the same.

When you add to that the admiration she felt during her first stream and Aria's caring nature, it's only natural that her sense of distance would be a little off.

They looked like they were having a lot of fun playing Monster 〇nter together.

That being said, it's doubtful whether this will improve things.

After all, at the moment there is no one who can take over Aria's work.

"I don't mean to say that we have to enter the tiger's den, but..."

With a serious look on her face, Mitsuki took out her smartphone and glanced over an email.

 The title read as follows:

ーAlpheriaーNo.

I know the secret of Shiraori Aria, now known as Kisaragi Aria.

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