“Lady Lily~”
A voice breaking through the bustling noise, like a loudspeaker.
No, it’s really Yena, using her amplification skill as she rushes toward the crowd.
“Yena.”
“So, Yena is hanging out with you after appearing on the broadcast.”
“Yena is pretty too?”
There were so many people gathered, but a rank-level assassin couldn’t be stopped as they made their way through the crowd.
Before long, Yena wormed her way through the crowd and stared at the man bowing his head in front of me with a puzzled expression.
“What’s going on?”
“He was confessing, but I rejected him.”
“…A confession?”
Suddenly making a face as if a bug had flown into her ear, Yena glanced back at the man.
He seemed to have a firm will not to give up.
Strange. Normally, at this point, they’d be scared and try to escape.
Can’t they sense it?
‘Or is it because PVP in this village is impossible?’
Yena sighed and turned her gaze back to me.
“Don’t worry about it. There are always people like this, so you’ll have a bit of trouble.”
“Ah, okay.”
“Where do you think you’re going! We still have more to discuss with that person!”
As Yena tried to pull me away, the man lifted his head and approached me.
The spear tip grazed the edge of his neck reflexively.
At that moment, the man swallowed and stepped back.
“Ah, mistake.”
Just a regular person.
I can’t kill him.
‘You must not kill him, Saintess. His sin is only foolishness and ignorance.’
If it’s absolutely necessary to kill, maybe I’d rather…
“Lady Lily?”
“……I’m sorry. I just zoned out for a moment.”
Suddenly, a past event flashed in my mind.
When I was a mere two-year-old saintess, I had crushed the arm of a man who approached me with malice during a pilgrimage to another village.
It was quite shocking at the time.
He didn’t acknowledge his sin and instead demanded restitution, and it was the village chief who stopped me from cutting off his head.
I withdrew the spear.
The man seemed to lose strength in his legs and plopped down on the ground.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes! Yes!”
Yena and I left that place.
■
“…Are you really okay?”
Yena asked as we sat in a tent set up in a deserted area, just like before.
I heard that the tent space is a type of skill, so unauthorized people can’t enter.
“Ah, I’m fine.”
I was just momentarily lost in thought.
Of course, there was no direct harm done, but it was my first time experiencing that kind of ‘malice.’
It must have been a bit shocking.
I admit it; I was a little sensitive.
“That person is strange. Approaching like that is generally prohibited.”
“Originally, that kind of approach is prohibited, you know.”
“Prohibited? Confessing, you mean?”
“Well, it’s not so much that confessions are banned… It’s just, since it’s a virtual reality, it feels a bit different from just a game, right? Sure, you can purchase object access prevention or various protections if you want, but with senses involved, it could be burdensome.”
Yena, sipping on the apple juice at the table, lets out a “Kyaa~” sound.
“So, the game company advised against excessive approaches or malicious actions that exploit system loopholes aside from PVP. That person just now would probably get reported and banned, right? Oh, they might have already been banned.”
They confessed in front of so many people.
She shook her head in disbelief and let out another “Kyaa~.”
I nod my head.
Certainly. That would indeed be a problem.
Of course, Deoen, not being a 19+ game, doesn’t experience any sexual sensations, but accepting that is another issue.
Even without sexual sensations, such actions can still be committed.
Yena chuckles and hands me the juice.
What’s with the constant “Kyaa”?
“That’s Kyaa juice; when you drink it, you inevitably go ‘Kyaa’.”
“…This?”
“Yes. It boosts attack speed by 10% for 10 minutes.”
There’s everything.
I drink the juice.
It tastes like apple.
“Kyaa~”
“Good, right?”
“It feels weird. I’m clearly speaking, but it doesn’t feel like I’m really speaking?”
“Spot on.”
She chuckles.
“Still, people like that are extremely rare, so you don’t have to worry. Nowadays, the restrictions are quick, and it’s hard to even think like that here.”
“Is it because there are no sensations?”
“That would be it. I’m not sure, but aren’t those who can’t perform without desire just… you know?”
Flinch.
I flinched for a moment.
I’m definitely not one of those, but with my gender swapped, it feels like I might be one. But right now, my body is female, so it’s hard to say.
“Let’s talk about something else.”
“…? Sure.”
If I keep talking, I feel like I’ll become miserable.
■
Yena and I have been broadcasting for about 4 hours.
In that time, the donations received amount to a whopping 37 million won.
Yena says it’s the first time in her 4 years of streaming that so much money came in such a short time.
Of course, it’s not like she gets the full 37 million.
As a partner streamer, Yena has to deduct 20% of the donation fee and pay taxes on that.
So, the amount I actually receive is…
“About 10 million won? What do you think?”
“What’s the deal?”
“10 million won.”
“10 million won?”
“How many chickens can we get for that?”
“500 chickens?”
“Sounds fantastic! It couldn’t get any better than this.”
“But, you know, there’s no such thing as a favor without a cost.”
“I must repay this somehow.”
“Well, I appreciate it, but… you’ve already given me gold worth 10 million won, so I feel like I’m just taking.”
“Now that I’ve returned to Earth, the more money I have, the better, that’s for sure. Because on Earth, I need money like it’s water just to survive.”
Yena clapped her hands with a cheerful smile.
Her strangely unsettling laugh.
“So, how about helping me out a bit more? I’m not just digging up the ground for a broadcast here, you know?”
“…….”
“Just kidding! More than half of this money—no, 70%—comes from the support because of Lady Lily. You don’t have to feel too burdened.”
“Still, it’s money earned from your broadcast, Miss Yena. Don’t I have any right to claim it? I’ve already received gold too.”
I’ve definitely received a lot of money.
It’s great to earn money, but I don’t want to feel like I’m being drained and I don’t intend to force it.
Yena nodded in understanding and then pulled something new from thin air.
A map that looked like it marked the location of a yellow monster’s den.
“Think of it as content fees. 500 for each appearance. How does that sound?”
“…That’s quite a lot!”
“Right now, Lady Lily’s worth is over hundreds of millions. I’m exploiting her. By the way, I’m a greedy boss, so even if more money comes in, I’ll only give you 500 million.”
Yena slammed the map down as she said this.
I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Yes, boss!”
■
[Chapter 7 of ‘Newle Park’ with Lady Lily.]
Yena’s live broadcast came on air.
There was no exact announcement for when it would start, but once the viewers got the alert that the live stream had begun, they flowed in like a tide.
[Hey there!]
[Hey!~]
[Lilhallihalirilarirahi!]
[Lilha!]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[I found my main character, I’m out, it’s over]
[What are we doing today?]
[We are living in the age of Lily! We are living in the age of Lily! We are living in the age of Lily! We are living in the age of Lily! We are living in the age of Lily! We are living in the age of Lily!]
[A weird guy was confessing earlier.]
“Hello~ big bros~ Yeah, come on in~”
“Hey, brothers! Yeah, yeah, come on in~”
“Hey! Stop spamming!”
Yena yelled at the camera.
Yet, the chat window was still noisy.
[So where’s Lily?]
[Give me Lily! Give me Lily! Give me Lily! Give me Lily! Give me Lily!]
[I just reported the guy who confessed as the Baby Lily squad with 20 accounts.]
[How dare you confess? No chance! Reported right away, lol!]
[Is Lily okay? I hope our little one’s feelings aren’t hurt…]
[The chat’s gone wild, lol!]
“Oh, did I not say? Lady Lily can’t come today because she’s tired from that thing.”
[?]
[?]
[Shut up!]
[You set the stream title like that?]
“Eh~ that’s just a placeholder. Wow~ already 20,000?”
[Don’t mess with me!]
[Please say it’s a lie…]
[Yena, I’m sorry… give me back Lily…]
[I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.]
“With just your mouth?”
[YenaTangTang donated 1,000,000 won.]
─Show me Lily.
Bam-bam-bam! The donation popped up with sound effects.
Unlike regular chat, donations were announced through TTS electronic voice.
The system linked with Deoen showed a slightly translucent Yena in a SD character form, crying and searching for something in the air.
Yena leaned closer to the camera with an amazed expression.
“Ah~ YenaTangTang, one million won~ Thank you, big brother~ But really, Lady Lily isn’t coming?”
[YenaTangTang donated 1,000,000 won.]
─Show me Lily, take two.
“Hehe.”
[Lily’s First Sword donated 500,000 won.]
─Yena, I’m about to get really angry, hurry up and show her, I’m feeling dizzy here!
“Alright, alright. She’s coming out!”
I revealed myself between the tents.
They had me linked too, so I could see the chat.
“Hello.”
[Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Have I been living for this moment?]
[So, who’s your alternate account?]
[Why are you doing a NewDul Park? Not a GoDul Park?]
[Reverse NewDul Park, oh wow!]
It’s chaos!
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