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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Thousands of soldiers.
Hundreds of knights.
Hundreds of mages and dozens of priests.
And even several large chests filled with holy water.
On the day the Demon was prophesied to descend, the gathering place was packed with people like grains of sand.
Thankfully, they had been able to roughly pinpoint the Demon’s descent location.
It allowed them to gather in one place like this.
Everywhere she looked, her field of vision was filled with people.
They were all combat personnel, fully armed.
“…Wow.”
Chae-rin let out a small exclamation.
She didn’t expect this many people to gather, even for the first raid.
And this was after they had screened the participants.
The minimum requirement for participation was to have the strength of at least a C-rank adventurer, and for otherworlders, the minimum level for a C-rank adventurer was 60.
You had to be at least level 60 to even participate in this raid.
It was a pretty strict requirement for them.
So, there had been some complaints in the community.
People were saying it was unfair to low-level players.
Of course, it didn’t affect the game company much, as they rarely interacted with the players.
[That’s a lot of people]
[And there’s no lag with this many people?]
[Can the server even handle this?]
[Wow, it’s resilient]
Naturally, Yoo Chae-rin was streaming.
As a streamer, she couldn’t miss a large-scale event like this.
However, there were so many streamers gathered here that it didn’t boost her viewership much.
As Chae-rin looked around in wonder, she noticed something new.
Most of those on the front lines of the deployed army were Players like her.
Well, NPCs rarely volunteered because they valued their lives.
So most of the soldiers who signed up were Players…
But even considering that, there were too many Players at the front.
She even saw Mages and Priests, who were supposed to be in the back lines, at the front.
The viewers, who had noticed the same thing, commented.
[They’re going to use us as cannon fodder. We resurrect anyway]
[I get it, but it’s a bit annoying lol]
[Isn’t it a great deal anyway, considering they give you 50,000 gold and return your equipment?]
Well…
Chae-rin internally disagreed with the last comment.
The three-day ban after death was a big deal.
Especially for a streamer like her.
A three-day hiatus was a significant loss for them.
Of course, she could do a “Just Chatting” stream, but those weren’t very popular now that [Demon’s Saga] was the dominant game.
And even if she did, it would be while logged into the game.
The reason she participated in this raid, despite the risk, was that the potential rewards were worth it.
She could show the raid to her viewers, and maybe even make a significant contribution and receive even more rewards.
Of course, the chances were slim… but you never knew what could happen.
As she was daydreaming, she suddenly saw someone she knew.
“Huh?”
Chae-rin approached the person with a look of delight.
“Unnie!”
It was her editor.
The person who went by the nickname “BlackKitty” online.
Her name was Im Ha-neul.
Wavy black hair, black eyes, rectangular glasses with thick lenses and breasts that were noticeably larger than other women.
A few viewers who recognized her greeted her.
She didn’t appear often, but she had made a few appearances on the stream.
She was also a moderator for Yoo Chae-rin’s channel.
[Oh, it’s the moderator, hi]
[She’s playing games instead of editing lol]
[Wait, if she’s here…?]
[Oh?]
[Sexsexbeautydead]
[Crazy bastard lol]
The viewers who realized she was playing the game started stirring up trouble.
Dangerous comments, the kind that could get them banned, slipped out.
Im Ha-neul frowned.
[Yor, I’ll bear your children!]
[Removed by the moderator.]
[Oops]
[So the stream is on…?]
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Of course, the flames of rebellion were extinguished in a matter of seconds.
Chae-rin sighed in relief.
This happened occasionally.
Im Ha-neul, who was rather conservative, was strict about chat moderation.
The oppressed viewers would occasionally revolt.
Chae-rin chatted with her editor for a bit, waiting for the raid to start.
The wait didn’t last long.
An alarm popped up, and the area in front of them became bustling.
[The Demon, Andromalius, has descended!]
The Demon had finally appeared.
“Don’t be afraid! Fight bravely! The lives of the people depend on you!”
The commander stepped forward and rallied the troops.
Mages worked together to prepare a large-scale spell.
Priests chanted prayers, casting buffs.
Yoo Chae-rin pulled herself together and drew a pair of daggers.
They were her latest equipment, crafted from the fangs of the Mutated Wolf.
With these, she could make a significant contribution!
“Waaaaaaa!!!”
She charged towards the Demon, amidst the roar of the crowd.
It took less than five minutes for her to be killed by a single blow from the Demon.
[Everyone, repeat after me]
We are pathetic
[We are pathetic]
[You are nothing]
[I am nothing…]
[All the players who gleefully joined the raid got wiped out in 10 minutes lol]
– There was a reason they only accepted high-level players lol
[To allow the latecomers to catch up, we have decided to ban all high-level players for 3 days each lol]
[Lol]
[At least we earned 50,000 gold, let’s have a drink]
[The streamer I was watching logged out 3 minutes after the raid started, I was wondering what happened]
[Who are we?]
[NPC sidekicks]
[What’s even more ridiculous is that this Demon was a relatively weak boss]
– We basically weakened him by dying, and then the Fifth Knight Commander came in and sliced his head off
– And then he said, “That was surprisingly easy…” Seriously, what the f*ck;
(Video)
– I managed to survive until the end because I was hiding like a coward
– Check it out if you’re curious
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At a pub near her house, Yoo Chae-rin, who was having dinner with her editor, clicked on the video posted online.
She had died so quickly… she decided to finish up her dinner plans while she was at it.
The subjugation video she played showed the final moments of the battle.
The Fifth Knight Commander had stepped in to duel Andromalius, who had been weakened by the Players.
With a chilling swish, Andromalius’s left arm was severed.
The snake wrapped around his arm twitched for a while and then went limp.
The Demon, gravely injured, roared in a language no one understood.
– Damn it, Seere! It was your turn to descend! That brat’s blood was yours, how dare you offer me as the vanguard?!
It seemed like he was talking to someone else, not the person in front of him.
Now that she looked closely, the Demon’s attacks seemed less like a conqueror trying to dominate the world and more like a desperate struggle for survival.
He put up a valiant fight but was ultimately beheaded by the Knight Commander’s sword.
That was the end.
Zero casualties, excluding the otherworlders.
Some NPCs were seriously injured, but none of them died.
It was a complete victory.
The people in the video looked cheerful, they were happy to have survived, hugging their comrades.
After watching the video, Yoo Chae-rin scrolled down to read the comments.
[He really does seem weak;]
[And we all got wrecked by that weakling lol]
[But isn’t 72nd rank super low?]
[Does this idiot even know what the ranks mean? lol]
[???]
[Oh, you guys didn’t know? Sorry]
[I didn’t know either… wow]
Honestly, this raid was more like a spectator sport than actual participation.
It wasn’t a story where players actively participated and shaped the outcome…
It felt like watching a game trailer.
Of course, as a free-form open-world RPG, there was no such distinction…
But it meant that the otherworlders were basically just spectators this time.
As if to say it wasn’t their time yet, the power levels in this fight were on a different scale.
“Haa, what am I going to do for the next three days?”
Chae-rin sighed as she finished watching the video.
Her character was dead, so she was forced to take a three-day break from streaming.
Since she was on a break from school, she was basically unemployed for the next three days.
“That’s why I told you to stay back. There’s a reason they’re giving out money just for participating.”
Her editor spoke up.
Unlike Chae-rin, who got wiped out in five minutes, Im Ha-neul was a survivor who had seen the entire battle.
It wasn’t because she hid like a coward… it was because she was a Mage, a relatively safe class and with her calm and rational personality, she knew how to prioritize her own safety.
“I was thinking of visiting Yor this week, but I guess that’s not happening.”
Chae-rin lamented as she took a sip of her drink.
Ha-neul couldn’t help but interject,
“Why are you visiting that NPC so often these days?”
“You’re the one who told me to get closer to him.”
“Well, yeah, but…”
Chae-rin was basically living in the game.
As a friend, and not just her editor, Ha-neul wanted to tell her to live a little in the real world.
Of course, even Im Ha-neul was a recluse who did nothing but edit videos in her room…
But she couldn’t help but be a little worried.
It happened sometimes.
Players became too attached to NPCs who were too human-like.
It was like a modern-day Pygmalion.
With the Synchronization Rate allowing players to adjust their senses, and the 19+ mode… it was natural to develop feelings for them.
She understood, but you couldn’t let those feelings consume you.
You had to separate reality from fantasy.
Getting too attached to an NPC would only lead to heartbreak in the end.
But she was also curious.
The NPC named Yor, as she saw him in the video, was undeniably attractive.
So it was natural for Ha-neul to think this,
‘Should I visit him?’
Her client was banned for three days, so she had no editing to do anyway.
It didn’t seem like a bad idea.
Her eyes, as she tilted her glass, grew darker.
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[Im sensing yandere editor but like really yandere]
Nice
Thanks for the chapter