“The horse said so, but Lord Leo will be just fine.”
Leo has already contracted with spirits of all four attributes and possesses multiple blessings below the intermediate spirit level.
Normally, it’s impossible for an average human to contract that many spirits, but Leo is a nymph and even has the class designation of Spirit Sorcerer, so he’s actually quite relaxed.
The blessing of a high-grade spirit will naturally be obtained over time as his interactions with spirits deepen.
“Is that so?”
“Of course! Just like I said earlier, if you can just talk smoothly?”
“…….”
“Then…”
Is it about time to wrap things up?
It’s already been 8 to 9 hours of broadcasting.
Deoen’s Lily had her meal, but the real Lily hadn’t eaten at all.
[End of broadcast?]
[Is it a bang ending?]
[It has been a long time though]
[Lilba Reba]
[Lily, you worked hard]
[Let’s do the great war and also watch the siege war ㄱ]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[I met Leo, so I have to do at least one round of fighting]
[For real, it’s hard to meet him]
[Isn’t that the same for Lily?]
“Right! This time, will you be participating in the siege war?”
“Yes. I heard that Lord Leo will be participating too.”
“That’s right. Unlike last time, there are three teams this time, so Lady Lily will have a good time!”
Leo nodded vigorously.
He definitely doesn’t stutter when speaking like a child.
It seems like stuttering is part of the process of his personality change.
While glancing at the chat, it seems they say he’ll be fine when he returns to reality, so once he logs in and the personality switch is complete, he feels like he’ll keep this kind of speech.
“I’ve heard there are positions like Grand General and General. What’s the difference?”
“Ah. The Grand General is basically a super strong person. Unlike other participants, they have one life but their abilities are much more powerful. It’s high risk, high return. So, it must be a ridiculously strong person who takes on the Grand General position.”
[Why is Leo so excited? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[His eyes are spinning]
[In that state, no one can stop him ㅋㅋㅋ]
[For real, if his personality becomes childlike, it gets even cuter]
[It’s going to be super funny if he goes back to his old personality and his face turns red ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
“Lily should definitely be a Grand General, for real.”
[For real, lol]
The chat window was laughing at Leo’s sudden personality change, but the subject himself was diligently answering questions.
“The General is more like an elite. They have two lives, stronger than regular soldiers but weaker than the Grand General.”
“So, most streamers or rankers would fall under the General position, I guess.”
“That’s right. The General or Grand General positions are important ones that can break the ‘Core.’ So, they must be filled by someone who can definitely fulfill their role.”
In the end, there are various positions in the siege war, but the rules themselves are simple.
But the rules themselves were simple.
A game where you break the opponent’s core.
The Grand General and Generals are stronger than regular soldiers, but they have life limitations and the authority to break the opponent’s core.
There are three teams, with one Grand General and three Generals, with a maximum of four.
Regular soldiers? About 7 to 8?
Regular soldiers have infinite lives, but there’s a waiting time for resurrection, and they play roles in defending the castle or gathering resources.
Aside from that, they can’t break cores or invade the opponent.
“…So! Regular soldiers are somewhat important, but their roles are a bit less than that of a General, and there are also special buff monsters for leveling up in siege wars─”
“That’s… something to listen to next time. Today was fun.”
At this rate, I feel like reality Lily will yell out loud.
As I interrupted, Leo blinked for a moment and then his face turned bright red as if his circuits were malfunctioning.
“C-cough. I-I must have taken too much of your time. You’ve had a long broadcast today, so you must be tired…”
“No, it was really fun. Your explanation was super cute.”
“Uh… y-yes…”
■
Ever since I quit being a Saintess, battles have been happening almost every day.
A challenge with pure combat intent.
Ambushes filled with multiple desires.
Conflicts with the army.
Battles that arose while protecting someone.
Invasions by nameless monsters, and so on…
I continued to fight to the point of tedium.
Naturally, I grew along the way.
Though there was a game system, I didn’t think the Celestial Race’s power was related to it.
The game system I used consisted only of commonly used skills like Strike, Detection, and Light.
The techniques of the Celestial Race, like the spear’s roar or other Celestial techniques, were all skills I learned from others.
In other words, unrelated to the system.
Of course, over time, there was some synergy between the two, but if you asked me if I became strong solely because of the system, I would definitely say no.
With that said, I had experience fighting in a “Siege War,” turning my back on the castle.
The sound of iron clashing.
The screams of the dead and the roars of the living exchanged in that place.
Blood dyed the earth and the rivers, and just when it seemed it would finally stain the civilians inside the castle.
‘Saintess. No, you’re not the Saintess anymore.’
I was there.
‘…If you’re going to say useless things, just stay inside the castle. You could get hit by a blind arrow.’
‘Thank you for saving us.’
‘I’m not saving you or your families.’
Countless monsters thirsty for blood approached.
Even though they are ignorant, these beings picked up scraps left by a wretched demon, gaining intelligence and power.
Lyn picked up the scraps and gained intelligence and power.
Demon beasts.
Those who even eat their own kind are now targeting humans.
“I’m here to save those who will fall without sin.”
“……”
“I’ll take the price after it all ends.”
Quitting as a saintess doubled the cost.
I grabbed the spear, mumbling about useless nonsense.
Light flared up.
And the demon beast vanished.
■
Beeep…! Beep… Beep!! Beep beep!
“Shut up… Ugh…”
7 AM.
I wake up at the same time every day.
I fumbled on the shelf above my bed and touched the alarm. The alarm goes quiet.
“Phew…”
I had a pointless dream.
It’s been over 10 years.
It seems that the same ‘Siege War’ pulled out fragments of memories that had been sleeping.
That siege war and the one I’m about to have should be completely different.
“Ow, my head…”
Maybe it’s because I drank a bit and then slept.
My head’s not functioning normally.
I got up and went into the bathroom for a quick shower.
Clack. After washing up, I felt a bit more at ease.
“What day is it today?”
I loosely wrapped a towel around my neck and plopped down in the chair in front of the computer.
February 26.
It’s already been 16 days since I returned to Earth.
A lot has happened in that short time.
The first 10 days, I didn’t really do anything, so that’s fine, but in the nearly 6 days since then, various incidents in Deoen have poured down.
It was like experiencing significant events that a typical user in Deoen would face in almost a year, all at once.
But for someone like me, who’s always been surrounded by incidents and accidents, it didn’t feel that impressive.
“Opening the mail window is terrifying.”
The mail window already seemed to be filled with a hint of impending doom.
On top of the email indicator, an astounding number of +999 was waiting for me.
A number I really didn’t want to press.
But since it was the recruitment I chose, I had no choice but to click on the mail window.
─“I’m applying to be an editor.”
─“I love you, big sister. Please go out with me.”
─“I have 4 years of editorial experience and am a veteran YouTuber.”
─“I have inquiries about customization.”
─“What color are your panties today?”
─“I’m submitting an application as a ready manager, haha.”
─“I’ve created the Lily Guild. Come and I’ll give you the Guild Master position.”
─“Sexsexsex.”
.
.
.
It’s utter chaos.
Maybe this is the Demon Realm after all.
■
First, I had to sort through a staggering 2617 emails to clear them out.
The first thing I did was delete and block all pointless messages or those trying to embarrass me with intentionally lewd pictures.
The first thing I did was delete and block all the pointless messages and the ones with intentionally lewd pictures meant to embarrass me.
In their little world, they probably thought that sending me lewd pictures would make me blush and get angry.
‘So what?’
That’s the exact thought I had.
What on earth were they trying to achieve by sending this?
Those emails went straight to the trash and got shredded in less than a second.
Next up were proposal emails.
Guild proposals, company proposals, broadcast proposals, advertisement proposals, Deoen, NewTube Twich…
I received more proposal emails than editor and manager applications, but for now, I just set them aside, excluding the duplicates.
Most of them were probably sneaky attempts to take advantage of me, but there could be something necessary like Black.
“Ugh… I’m getting tired.”
The serious classification task still awaits, and lunchtime has already passed.
Maybe today’s broadcast will be a bit tough.
■
─Lady Lily~
I was in the middle of work when I got a message on Discord.
The recipient was, of course, Yena.
“Yes, Miss Yena. What’s up?”
─I was bored, so I contacted you. Are you busy?
“Nope, not busy at all.”
This person isn’t too bad.
The editing isn’t half bad.
Since it’s classification work, I took a quick look for about 10 seconds and sent it to another classification window labeled ‘Keep.’
─What are you doing?
“I’m sorting through editor and manager applications, but it seems like I won’t be able to handle today’s broadcast. There are just so many.”
─Can I help you?!
“I’m the one making the selections. You don’t have to worry too much, Miss Yena.”
After all, this is someone I’m going to work with, and it would be problematic if we don’t match well.
This person is eliminated…
Yena hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said “Ah!” as the Discord mic light came on.
─There’s a setup room in Deoen where you can broadcast like a normal room. Would you like to do it there? The internet works with the broadcast system, so there’s no problem, and it’s less tiring than doing it in reality.
“Really?”
There’s a place like that?
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