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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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— External Record (14) —
“Yoo-rang-ssi.”
It was a break during the broadcast. As I was drinking water, Mint Lemon called me.
“Yes? What is it?”
“We won’t be able to see Erciara for a while.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
Allen had left Erciara in the kingdom, saying she was needed there. Perhaps because of that, Mint Lemon also seemed downcast.
‘She won’t be able to see her own character for a while.’
It would be best to offer some comfort.
“That’s a shame. But I think we’ll be able to see her again soon.”
“Really?”
“Yes, Allen seemed to really like her too. He’ll definitely come back.”
Of course, that was assuming he didn’t die in the meantime. And…
‘The situation is not good.’
A warrant for his arrest had suddenly been issued by the Cult Leader. This had never happened before, and the viewers’ reactions were intense. But this warrant also gave some hope.
‘It’s a new branching point.’
Something that had never happened before meant that we could reach an ending that had never been reached before.
‘If we can just get through this somehow.’
I swallowed the water and looked at the screen with a determined expression.
Allen had obtained a new weapon, the [Holy Relic, Alber Linea], in the fourth trial. And now he was on Lucy Terrasia’s ship with Yuseora. Then, a chat caught my eye.
– No, that’s really my Lucy.
I didn’t know if it was true, but I asked Mint Lemon, “Can you pull up that person’s chat history?”
“This person?”
“Yes.”
The user’s chat history appeared on the broadcast computer screen.
– If it’s the Central Sea Islands, I can see Lucy, right?
– Huh? She came out to meet him?
– It’s Lucy! I raised her!
It seemed he was really Lucy’s owner. Then I had something to ask him.
“Hey, Water-nim?”
?
“Does that Lucy have the Conch Shell of Memory?”
A chat message came up.
– Yes, of course. That’s how you get the ending, isn’t it?
– It’s a shame that Luell dies, but…
I had a feeling, and it was true. It would be difficult to make Lucy kill Luell just by ordering her. But with the Conch Shell of Memory, she could be made to kill her for sure.
‘If she didn’t have that…’
And if Allen was there. Perhaps he could have stopped Lucy from killing Luell and seen a new ending. But now that Lucy already had the Conch Shell of Memory, everything was uncertain.
‘I’ll have to leave it to Allen.’
The ship they were on was entering the fog of Library Island. Now, once they went in, there was nothing the players could observe besides the notifications.
“Allen…”
It was the moment I muttered his name.
“Yoo-rang-ssi?”
“Yes?”
“No, it’s just that sometimes, when I see you, it’s as if you see the Hundred Braves not as a game, but as a real world.”
It was an unexpected thing to say. I had never thought of myself that way. But come to think of it, it seemed to be true.
“I guess I’m addicted to the game.”
Why was I still so invested in Allen? This was just a game…
“In our broadcast, game addiction is a reward.”
Mint Lemon said with a calm expression.
“What?”
“Here, games are work. Game addiction means work addiction.”
“Ah, so that’s how it is.”
“Yes, and as I’ve been watching your Allen, I’m starting to feel like it’s more like reality than a game. Should I say I’m cheering him on?”
She pointed at the chat window and continued.
“Sometimes, when I play games where the protagonist struggles from the bottom, I get those thoughts.”
“Like Dark Sls or Seki?”
“Yes, like that. When I watch the protagonists of those games, I start to think that that world should be a real world. It would be a bit unfair if all that hardship was just a game.”
I thought it was a very unique way of thinking. But at the same time, it was a thought I could relate to.
“The viewers watching our broadcast are probably starting to think that way too.”
It seemed so. Even now, as Allen’s figure disappeared due to the fog, they were in an uproar.
“That’s a good thing, right?”
“Yes, of course!”
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