“Virtually?” “...Of course, that’s only one aspect of it and MMO games also do have many other elements to them. But, network games with social networking as the main theme have been around for a long time, and none has been more successful than MMORPG.” “...I see, that kind games are hard to satisfy the need to feel superior?” “Yes. - Then VRMMO games came out. In these games, you can walk down the street yourself instead of through an avatar character. Where previously you would have had to settle for fantasizing about it through your computer screen, you now actually feel the gazes fixed upon you.” “Hmn. That is true I guess, because when you walk side by side with Asuna-chan in Yg-city, everyone stares.” “...You say such spiteful things so bluntly. In any case, in VRMMO games, so long as you take the time to do it, anyone can achieve a sense of superiority. Compared to how well you study, how good you are at soccer or how much money you have, is much simpler, much more primitive, and appeals directly to human instinct. “...In other words...?” “In other words, it’s «Strength», physical, arduous strength. With your own hands, the power to destroy your opponent. In a way, it’s like being on drugs.” “...«Strength» ...Or the greatest «Power», huh.” Kikuoka murmured with some kind of nostalgia.