The Villainess VTuber Rips People Apart

Chapter 123

"Alright, alright! I give up! Just stop hitting me...!"@@@@

The fake Sora, who had been taking the beating, began crying out in a pitiful voice.

Of course, I didn’t stop.

Exploiting sympathy to create an opening is one of the oldest clichés in the book.

Right now, it might sound like it’s begging for mercy, but this creature isn’t human.

Who knows what schemes it’s plotting? Letting my guard down would be foolish.

I continued my relentless barrage.

"I’ll give you the key! I’m really sorry! Please stop!!!"

-Clink.

A key fell to the floor, and the fake Sora that had been my punching bag vanished.

More precisely, it wriggled free and fled far away.

"Who beats someone the moment they see them?! I just wanted to be friends, really...! Next time, I won’t forgive you!"

Sobbing, the creature, still wearing Sora’s face, wiped away its tears.

With a hurt expression, it leapt out of the nearby window.

When I peeked outside, it was gone.

It escaped.

I hadn’t been able to finish it off.

"Well, it can’t be helped."

Since it was gone, I picked up the key the creature had dropped.

Now the question was, what was this key for?

If I had someone like Sora, Shina, Son Nalim, or Anna around, they could have helped me figure out where to use it.

But unfortunately, I was alone.

Even as a noble lady, I now had to scour the school myself to find the key’s purpose.

What a tragic turn of events.

‘Maybe I should’ve tried to sweet-talk the creature.’

I could’ve been nicer to it. This school was obviously massive, and searching it would take a lot of time.

With no other choice, I briskly walked around the school.

Fortunately, it didn’t take as long as I’d feared.

As soon as I descended to the first floor, I found a door with a keyhole.

I inserted the key I was holding.

[Congratulations.]

[You have successfully escaped.]

"Oh, my lady."

Clap, clap, clap.

The scenery changed, and I heard applause echoing from somewhere.

...?

I’d barely said two words, yet she already seemed reassured.

I hadn’t even bothered to prove my authenticity. It was too much effort.

"So, you’ve been watching my gameplay too?"

"Yes. I caught it while watching your broadcast."

"Who was that thing disguised as you? Was it an actual monster?"

"Apparently, it was AI."

"...What?"

Sora looked at me, incredulous.

"Even I was impressed. It mimicked my mannerisms quite well."

However, it was clear it hadn’t fully read my memories.

It was only imitating the surface-level behavior it had observed.

I guessed the AI had been learning from my actions during the escape room.

Much like advanced chatbot AI, it had become eerily capable of mimicking human speech.

That’s likely how it crafted such a convincing version of me for Sora.

But that was it.

When I called it "Sora-ya," the fake didn’t react—proof it couldn’t access deeper memories.

"...Technology these days is terrifying."

Indeed.

Even after Sora and I escaped, the game continued.

Son Nalim, refusing to give up, eventually managed to escape the party room.

She and the other survivors made it to the school, only to face a new set of gimmicks.

Those who solved the school’s puzzles progressed to yet another map.

They couldn’t escape like we did.

The game wasn’t truly about escape rooms—it was about identifying the monster.

Until the monster was found, there was no way out.

[Mashiina’s the werewolf, right?]

The next to identify the "monster" was Rui.

Her words, "Mashiina’s the werewolf," essentially meant, "Mashiina’s the Mafia."

Different countries call it different things—Mafia in ours, Werewolf in Japan.

Regardless, Rui’s sharp instincts allowed her to escape third.

"Now that everyone’s escaped, let’s announce the results!"

After some time, Kaiser resumed his formal hosting tone.

"As mentioned before, the person who escaped last and the one with the fewest betting chips will face the penalty. Here are the escape rankings:"

[Escape Order]

Shiroki Anna: 18+4+2 = 24Hanabane Rui: 18+4+0 = 22Ayanokouji Sora: 18+0+2 = 20Sonarim: 18+0+2 = 20Masina: 18+0+0 = 18Asahina Hikari: 12+0+4 = 16Kazama Izumi: 6+0+6 = 12Aurora: 0+4+6 = 10】

"Shiroki Anna came in last."

"I have no regrets."

Anna wore a serene expression.