The land is shrouded in ominous clouds.
A gigantic monster adorned with massive reddish-brown horns looms over a woman.
Its thick, tough skin resembled that of a lizard, and its grotesquely sharp claws appeared ready to slice her apart at any moment.
In stark contrast, the woman, dozens of times smaller than the monster before her, did not exactly look like a battle-ready warrior.
All she held were two spears, which from the monster’s perspective, were merely skewers.
Anyone could predict the monster’s overwhelming victory in this situation.
“Ha… Maybe I shouldn’t have done this.”
However, she showed no signs of tension at all.
The two spears she twirled in her hands seemed to be an afterthought.
With a look as if she was just out for a leisurely stroll, the monster snorted and raised its front paw.
An overwhelming gap loomed.
Even as the massive foot approached, she remained lost in thought.
“What should I eat after this?”
Finally, the spinning spears came to a stop, and her golden eyes zeroed in on a single target.
Dual spear technique—
‘Quick Spear.’
“Grrraaaagh?!”
The golden spear that started with two suddenly multiplied into dozens in an instant.
No, the spears didn’t actually multiply.
It merely appeared that way because the attacks came in such rapid succession.
Dozens of spears swiftly pierced the monster’s limbs, and within less than ten seconds, the creature fell over, its body riddled with holes.
Boom-!!!
Due to its massive size, the collapsing monster sent puffs of clouds into the air.
Her golden hair fluttered in the wind, and smoke tickled her nose and eyes.
“Ugh, seriously, cough! Cough, cough!”
Ugh… This is why I hate hunting.
Grumbling while rummaging through the monster’s carcass, she spun one spear around and then tossed it backward.
Thud. The spear was caught almost too easily.
“If you said you’d do it, then of course you have to. Choco.”
“Who said I wouldn’t? That’s why I’m doing it.”
And by the way, my name isn’t Choco; it’s ChotoChokachuChip.
Ranking in the top 100, currently positioned as a Challenger with 1270 points.
Officially ranked 6th.
ChotoChokachuChip, a core member of pro team CO, slung the remaining spear over her shoulder and smirked.
“Your name is really long. Can’t you change it?”
“No way. It’s my trademark. The team name is also Choco.”
“Yeah. Because of that, I can’t even say the team name anywhere.”
Sighing, a man with purple hair stepped out from the smoke.
He was a member of the same CO team, providing support for ChotoChokachuChip.
She is a member of the O faction and plays the supporting role for ChotoChokachuChip, taking care of her needs.
The two are cousins and have been on the same team since the formation of the team centered around ChotoChokachuChip.
“Why? Can’t you tell your aunt? I’m confidently saying it out loud!”
“…Forget it. That’s not why I came to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“You know Lady Lily, right? That person who’s super famous lately.”
“Lily?”
Ah, I’ve heard of her.
With an incredibly beautiful character and voice, she shows insane skills and antics, making her the subject of rumors about being a hardcore user as a rookie.
Anyone interested in PVP or competitive matches probably knows about Lily.
“I know her well. But why?”
“I heard a rumor that she might join the mock siege war you’re participating in.”
“Huh? No way.”
Someone who rejected a 10 million won donation from Angel Guild Raphael and ignored countless guild join requests and professional scene proposals is going to participate in a siege war?
Even our team, CO from ChotoChokachuChip, sent her a proposal once.
Of course, it was completely ignored.
“Isn’t that person only doing things with Yena?”
“Yena is going to the mock siege war.”
“…Is that so? But that seems a little inadequate.”
Whoosh! The spear spins back.
After receiving the spear, she collects the items dropped by the monster.
“I thought so too, but this time Lady Yena got the location and information about the new dungeon from Black Moon. Black is the Guild Master of Black Moon, isn’t he?”
“Are you saying to ask Lily for a favor then?”
“That’s the idea.”
“Hmm…”
It does sound reasonable that Big Brother Black is the host of the mock siege war.
But Black Moon and the -Yes- Guild don’t have any relationship to speak of.
“So what, should I charm her if she participates?”
“That would be great. If she participates in this siege war, you’ll probably be the only name using a spear alongside Lady Lily.”
She pauses.
While diligently collecting items, she shifts her gaze from the corpse.
Her cousin is still just babbling on.
“…You’re not thinking of considering me a rival, right?”
“Be careful if you meet her. Teams are really rising up these days.”
“No, who’s comparing whom?”
It’s ridiculous.
She is a key member of a top team among the so-called “triple strength,” while Lily is just a super rookie just starting to rise.
No matter how good your skills are, I will never lose.
Honestly, isn’t Lady Lily’s overwhelming popularity more about her character design than her skills?
He shook his head.
“Of course, you’re better, but these days the image battle is fierce, so be careful—”
“Enough. You just focus on preparing for the regular season and don’t worry about useless things.”
“Hey, hey! Where are you going?”
“I’m going home!”
Who says anyone’s going to lose to whom?
I will never lose.
■
With the ship’s hull half-sunk and the sails destroyed, we couldn’t operate the ship.
So, were we going to drift in the open sea like this?
-I’ll help you.
Thanks to Nerindia’s help, we reached our destination safely.
[The floating dungeon of the Rizhan Strait has disappeared.]
[Embracing Wind, Nerindia thanks you.]
“Alright. Take care.”
Nerindia and the spirits hidden behind her looked at us and disappeared beyond the horizon.
Finally, we reached today’s destination.
Unlike the massive port that was once part of the Empire, a relatively small port welcomed us.
Here, since the lawless title didn’t apply, the sailors and residents didn’t have any aversion to me.
[Is something dramatic happening?]
[We’ve been broadcasting for 5 hours already.]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Is today’s content over?]
[Information: The main content hasn’t even started.]
[Kill spirits to get some gear, bye!]
[?]
[Look how fast the ship arrived because of riding the wind.]
[What do we do now?]
[Didn’t we say we’d go to the divine dungeon?]
[Divine dungeon! Divine dungeon! Divine dungeon! Divine dungeon! Divine dungeon! Divine dungeon! Divine dungeon!]
“First, let’s repair the ship and think about it~”
Yena looked at the chat window and took out a new hat instead of the straw hat that had flown away.
Originally, we were supposed to go to the dungeon that was introduced by Mr. Black, the Guild Master of the Black Moon.
Of course, there was a request to ask Lady Lily about participating in the mock siege war.
‘Since it’s literally a request.’
Given Lady Lily’s personality, the probability of her refusing is high, and even if she agrees to participate, there shouldn’t be any situations to worry about since I’m also participating in the mock siege war.
Anyway, that was the plan, but suddenly the port event came up, Lady Lily became a lawless one, and due to confronting advanced spirits in the floating dungeon, we were delayed a bit.
We found a shipyard located within the port to get the repairs done.
Since the continent itself is quite small, this was the only shipyard on the continent, but it still had the capability to repair imperial ships.
It was a pig, but still had the skills to repair the Empire’s ship.
The price is 150 gold.
That’s about 3 million won.
It was less damaged than anticipated, but still a pretty big expense.
Still, I gained more, so it’s not a loss.
[300 million won for one ship faring ㄷ]
[Money burns fast, haha xD]
[The spirit’s blessing is more beneficial, right?]
[For 300, getting two legendary blessings is a sweet deal, haha.]
[So, are we going to the dungeon again?]
[Going back there is a bit…]
[Are you going to end the stream?]
[No way, no way, no way, no way!]
[We just arrived!]
Yena checked the chat and the time.
Just in case it would be late, she started an hour earlier than the planned content, beginning at 6 PM.
And the current time was 5:30, past 11:30.
It was a decent time for a follow-up stream, but it felt a bit risky for the main content.
Even if many people played late at night, those watching the ‘broadcast’ at that time wouldn’t be many.
Of course, Deoen could watch broadcasts to some extent, but not many used expensive devices just for watching streams.
They all watch on their phones or computers.
Finishing her thoughts, Yena turned her gaze to the camera.
“After a short break! I’ll see you again with a tournament broadcast~”
[Huh?]
[You’re not going to the new dungeon?]
[Honestly, it’s better this way.]
[Oh, so no new dungeon?]
[To be honest, tournaments are more fun, haha.]
[We’ve already done the dungeon, so going back isn’t ideal.]
[Is Lily joining too?]
[If Lily joins, that’s a yes!]
[For real, haha.]
[Please, Lily, join us!]
As expected, those were the responses.
Yena shook her head firmly.
“Lady Lily, you’ve worked hard to make it here as a rogue, and you’ve come out enough already. Let’s not put too much pressure…”
“Uh-uh! I’ll join the tournament too.”
Watching the fight between Yena and Nerindia from the sidelines was getting a bit dull.
It’s about time to stretch out a bit.
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