“Umm… Me? Of course, it’s Lady Lily!”
When it was his turn, Team Leader Leo answered with a bright smile.
The caster smiled at the cute appearance of Leo.
“Lord Leo, you also prioritize Lady Lily. Is there a special reason?”
“Umm… I guess! Leaving aside Lady Lily’s personality and her voice, she’s just so incredibly skilled! How should I put it… she feels like a perfect character who can do anything?”
Hmm.
Leo nodded to himself as if convincing himself and continued speaking.
“Definitely in that regard, Lady Lily is amazing. She’s just a newbie, yet she has such great knowledge in skills and unexpected areas.”
Even though Lily was merely a new face, if her character was just pretty and nice, she wouldn’t have attracted this much attention.
However, Lily’s true worth lay not in her appearance but in her ‘skills’ and ‘techniques’.
Especially, her unique ability to manipulate mana, which only she could use, added to her specialness.
“Hey, hey. Everyone’s looking for Lady Lily, so the others might feel a bit left out. If you had to pick someone other than Lady Lily, who would you choose?”
“Hmm… They all do really well! …If I had to choose, I’d say Dinosaur Is Alive!”
Oooooooh!
The roar of Dinosaur Is Alive echoed in response to Leo’s statement.
“Hey, hey! Quiet down!”
“Grrah.”
…One of his summoned spirits, a massive bear.
He calmed his summoned creature while stealthily observing Leo sitting across from him.
Aside from a slight surprise, Leo seemed to find it amusing.
“I think Dinosaur would work well with me as a druid, since our spirits would match! The synergy would be really good too.”
“The combination of a druid and a spirit sorcerer! If those two join the same team, they could be really threatening.”
It’s true that if a druid who handles animals and summons meets a spirit sorcerer who manages spirits, their synergy could produce effects beyond imagination.
Some even said that just having those two would make them on par with a team of four generals.
[Druid Spirits are really scary though ;;]
[Spirit Druid ㄷㄷ]
[That’s something]
[Just matching the right attributes to the summons, wow]
[For real, is there any way to stop this ultimate synergy]
[Other teams should grab Dinosaur]
[Black should take responsibility and grab Dinosaur, right?]
[For real, balance is going to explode]
[One Leo is already strong, and now a druid?]
“Alright then. Lord Leo, be sure to mention that during the team selection later. Next is…”
■
“I will definitely win!”
“Yes. I will cheer for you!”
With the greetings done by the 11th interviewee, the red-haired mage, Redberry, only the last participant remained.
After greeting the numerous people, now we have only one last contestant left, the red-haired mage, Redberry.
[Redberry is pretty]
[Berry is doing well, though]
[Lily, are you here?]
[Lil?]
[Ria?]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Something big is coming]
[Is something big coming?????]
[Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! Oh my!]
[Can Lily really resist joining Choco’s team?]
[Choco said that, but she’s going, lol]
“Alright! We’re down to the last contestant. I think everyone has been waiting for this one!”
“That’s right. Until now, the talks have been all about this person.”
“Then let’s call her, Lady Lily!”
As the host speaks, the screen transitions.
She’s sitting on a chair where the contestants are gathered.
Her appearance, crafted from character creation, was so stunning that it easily drew the gaze of many.
The previously sluggish viewership numbers exceeded 200,000 effortlessly.
Finally, she grabs the microphone.
Tap.
Tap. Tap.
“Uh, can you hear me?”
A clear voice floats through the screen.
With a saintly demeanor, people at the scene burst into cheers or stood there dumbfounded, repeatedly staring at her.
[Wow]
[This is crazy]
[LOL]
[Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! Oh my!]
[Why is she so pretty?]
[The character design is insane]
[There’s a reason they keep saying Lily, lol]
[Isn’t this insane?]
[When is she going to broadcast?]
“It’s coming through so clearly! Ah, Lady Lily, nice to meet you! This is your first large-scale broadcast, isn’t it?”
“Yes, it is.”
“How does it feel? Aren’t you a bit nervous?”
“Hmm…”
Lily slightly tilts her head.
From Lily’s perspective, it was just a light pondering, but each of her little actions was a massive shock to the viewers.
“…Instead of being nervous, I was a bit surprised by the scale of it.”
“I’ve had enough experiences standing in front of people to be nervous.”
On the flip side, having so many people gather just for a festival was a first.
“This year’s mock siege war is definitely much bigger than last year’s! Anyway, I hope you do well in the mock siege war!”
“I hope you do well in the Holy War.”
“Thank you.”
“Well then, let’s move on to the questions. There are a lot of questions about Lady Lily. What team she wants to join, what role she will play in this mock Siege War, and if we move away from the Siege War, how she uses that special ‘technique,’ how her character customization process went, and so on.”
“That’s right,” replied the commentator, Lacl.
“I think it might be a bit too much to ask all of them, so I’ll focus mainly on questions related to the Siege War.”
“Sure.”
“Many people are looking forward to Lady Lily’s skills. Some say she should be a Grand General, not just a General.”
“[True!]”
“[Right! Right!]”
“[Let’s make Lily the Grand General!]”
“[If Lily doesn’t do it, who will? LOL]”
“[For real, LOL]”
“But since the team leader has already been chosen this time, it seems she will need to operate as a General rather than a Grand General. Do you have a team you want to join?”
“I have a question about that.”
“Huh? Feel free to ask.”
Lily paused for a moment, scanning the area as if looking for something. Eventually, she gazed at the platform where the three team leaders were seated.
The golden hair was quite eye-catching.
“Is it true that only a Grand General can be a team leader?”
“[?]”
“[?]”
“[Is Lily really going to become the Grand General?]”
“[????]”
“[LOL]”
“[There’s no rule for that.]”
“[For real, there’s nothing in the rules.]”
“[Is the real Lily going Grand General? LOL]”
“[Team Leader = Grand General doesn’t really apply, LOL]”
Although not explicitly stated in the rules, in the past two mock Siege Wars, the team leader always took on the role of Grand General.
The reason was, of course, the justification that “they perform much better than other team members.”
Since this had been maintained as an implicit agreement, it wasn’t specifically written out in the rules.
Even among the commentators as Freytion moved to the front row, opinions were divided.
The definitive answer came from Black, who was on the team leader’s side.
“It’s not necessarily the case. The idea of equating the team leader and Grand General came from the fact that that team leader has the best skills and high ranker status. Therefore, changing the Grand General during team selection is always possible.”
So, if someone has the best skills, they can swap out the Grand General and General at any time.
Lily smiled faintly and spoke up.
“I want to be the Grand General. The reason? It looks fun… and to be honest, I’m not immune to that ring of temptation.”
Many people, including Yena, misunderstand that I have no material desire or give everything away without expecting anything in return.
In fact, if anything, I tend to gather more rewards.
It’s just that those rewards don’t only pertain to material aspects, which is why it appears that way.
The master doesn’t only refer to material things; it just looks that way.
In that regard, we must definitely get the ring.
‘Mythical Equipment.’
If I get that, maybe I can find hints connecting Deoen and that place.
[Hahaha!]
[Team leaders are in a rush to pull Lily! LOL!]
[Ah, they say they’re gonna take the Grand General position, haha!]
[Lily) You can pull me. But I’ll take the Grand General job.]
[Isn’t this a sudden crisis for Choco?]
[Hahaha!]
[For real, lol!]
[Earlier, Choco said they’d pull for Lily, right? LOL!]
[If you’re jealous, don’t pull, haha!]
“Trying to aim for the Grand General position, huh? This must complicate the team leaders’ feelings.”
“Actually, that might be better. If Lady Lily is indeed a player worthy of the Grand General title, then the team’s winning odds will skyrocket.”
Ultimately, only one team can earn both the ring and the prize.
If they don’t want to lose the Grand General position and just pass on Lily, they’re only helping the opponent grow stronger.
[What will Choco do? LOL!]
[Choco, who said they’d pull for Lily, is probably facing total destruction, haha!]
[Choco is just Choco…]
[If they don’t pull, that would be funny too, LOL!]
[Don’t frame Choco! Don’t frame Choco! Don’t frame Choco! Don’t frame Choco! Don’t frame Choco! Don’t frame Choco!]
[Fact: They haven’t framed anyone.]
[Fact: They said it themselves from the start.]
The caster chuckled at the amusing situation and playfully asked.
“If Lady Lily is fiercely determined for the Grand General title, what will you do if the team leader you get picked by says they won’t give you the Grand General position? Will you just give up?”
“Then… I’ll have to win it through a duel.”
I came out with that thought from the beginning.
If they really want me, wouldn’t they understand even this?
[?]
[Really?]
[Hahaha!]
[OMG!]
[Lily) I’ll go one-on-one with the team leaders. If you’re confident, pull!]
[Hahaha!]
[Hahaha!]
[Lily’s gone insane, LOL!]
[Choco must be shaking right now.]
[To pull = get the Grand General taken away, to not pull = chicken out?]
[Deathly choice ON!]
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