[What is it?]
[Lolololololol]
[Wait, were you a streamer?]
[This is crazy, lol]
[Crossing the line]
[No wonder it was such a ruckus]
[Let’s kill him]
[Lily, are you here to leech off the broadcast?]
“What…?”
“Are you here to request a collaboration or something?”
“……”
Buuuuuk!
The man pulls something out from his pocket and tears it without hesitation.
As the brown paper splits in half, the man disappears without a trace.
“A teleportation scroll. I can see traces, though.”
Black energy swirls around the Heavenly Horse as it slightly turns its head.
“Can I capture him? He must pay the price for daring to deceive The Ruler.”
“No need to go that far.”
“But you treated me lightly…”
“That’s not it.”
Ooooooong.
A multi-layered, pure white magic circle appears where the man vanished.
“If you’re coming, you should come from over there.”
‘Reverse Summon.’
“!”
“Uaaaaaah!!”
Thud!
The magic circle with the reverse summon formula brings the man back again.
It seems he was above the place he teleported to, as he falls about 10 meters, smashing his face.
First, he hit his face.
[Lololololololol]
[Yeah, summoned again~]
[No way, directly resummoned]
[He really jumps around]
[Alright, now he should get hit, right?]
[If he jumps, he should be punished like a dog, lol]
[Seems like he doesn’t want to die, lol]
“What, what is this! Summoned back suddenly…”
“Why are you running away while talking?”
“It’s not running away, it’s that I think we’re not communicating! I really didn’t expect this!”
“So, what is your broadcast nickname?”
“…I don’t broadcast.”
“Then why did you turn on the camera?”
“I just turned it on. I… I thought I should record just in case you did something outrageous!”
Pfft.
Heheh.
The users watching around burst into laughter.
They had been half-expecting something chaotic to happen, but now that the truth was out, it was all clear.
It wasn’t that he genuinely cared about the raid or the people; he was just trying to create an issue for his broadcast to gain fame.
It’s not that such people didn’t exist before.
In fact, there were quite a few like that who approached me, but to see someone so calculated is a first.
‘Especially while trying to undermine me.’
[The Master of the Altar smiles.]
“Answer me! In the end, aren’t you abandoning the people?”
“That’s strange. I definitely felt like I was stopped.”
“Well then.”
“As long as the seal isn’t complete, the Sixth Eye can’t be blocked. So I warned you to avoid challenging it if possible.”
“Don’t go getting hurt for no reason and look for other avatars or bracelets.”
“Do I really have to care about those who won’t even listen to a warning?”
“Well—”
“Right. Lily Elbrite isn’t a caretaker of the alliance.”
Thud!
The Heavenly Horse, seemingly disinterested, leans back once again on the sofa.
“You lack the skill to threaten Lily and the Ruler with your flashy nonsense. The words you spew with that dull brain aren’t that special either.”
“……”
“If you have nothing to say, then scram.”
“You can’t just tell me to scram. I just called you back.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“Ugh.”
Ugh, ugh, ugh…
[?]
[Why are they splitting?]
[? LOL]
[Seriously, what a nutter lol]
[I tried to start a fight, but got owned by logic lmao]
[Does Lily and the Heavenly Horse look like they’re in trouble?]
After laughing for a while, the man stares at me plainly, no longer pretending to be a good guy.
“Ah, see? This is why big companies are hopeless; they only know how to be self-important.”
“?”
“Enough. This is sufficient.”
The man’s hand moves.
Even though I suppress all teleportation and power usage, there’s a technique that even I in my fourth state can’t block.
An absolute dimensional transfer that any user can utilize.
“Just get out already.”
‘Log out.’
The technique that distinguishes Deoen from the real world activates.
“?!”
The man remains as he is.
His eyes widen as if they might burst.
“What the…?”
“Didn’t you see the broadcast?”
“Log out? That’s only impossible within the Altar…”
[The Master of the Altar has just extended it to the entire island.]
[The Master of the Altar says they dislike those who avoid fights.]
– Heh.
– Serves you right.
– I knew this would happen.
– But can’t we get out either?
– Huh?
[Hahahahahaha]
[Yeah, you can’t go~]
[Instantly blocked the logout lol]
[Nope, not happening~]
[Got the mosquito right away]
[Blocking logout is a bit scary though]
[Instant cut lol]
[Let’s throw a punch and see what happens]
As the users murmur, the man struggles as if spitting out evil.
“Th-That can’t be! How can the game prevent me from leaving! Isn’t that illegal?!”
“I didn’t block it.”
“But you…”
“And isn’t it special that we can’t leave?”
“Isn’t it just something special?”
The dimension shift without side effects is something even a level 1 young child can use.
There’s not even a cooldown or consumption cost, so you can come back to reality as much as you want.
Because of this ridiculous ability, Deoen didn’t nerf the logout itself but imposed penalties based on the ‘situation.’
First of all, if you logout during battle, you’ll immediately be treated as defeated, losing some of your experience points and consumables.
Also, unless it’s a long-lasting dungeon, most cases will naturally be treated as failures.
Furthermore, logging out during rank battles, special quests, or events imposes significant penalties.
“There are more penalties for logging out than I thought.”
“……”
“And by the way, I think it might be possible to leave.”
“Oh. Really?”
“Let’s see, to leave…”
The Heavenly Horse squints and looks around the air.
It seems like she’s bypassing a warning screen.
After flipping through for a while, she chuckles and starts listing off penalties.
“First, a 48-hour waiting time for logging out and a death penalty. Your level will drop by 5 to 15 levels proportionally, and you’ll lose 30% of your items, plus any ongoing quest progress will be lost…”
“…Are you kidding me?”
“Oh. And your equipment durability will also be damaged. When you log back in, a ‘Fugitive’ debuff will reduce your stats by 50% for 128 hours.”
“Sounds not too bad.”
“Exactly.”
[HAHAHAHAHA]
[So basically, they’re just telling you not to leave.]
[Oh, if you’re so mad, just leave.]
[But you can still leave.]
[Seems worth it?]
[15 levels drop is no joke, right? HAHAHAHA]
[At least 5 levels is pretty harsh;;]
[What a bonus.]
[2 days of being grounded, yikes.]
The man clenches his teeth.
Is he finally realizing his situation?
I stand up from my seat and walk up to him.
“Do you want to make a bet with me?”
“…A bet?”
“Look over there. Do you see the altar?”
Despite the disturbance, there are people trying to climb up without even glancing this way.
The ranker who climbed up a bit earlier has already made it about 5 meters up, and the people below have also made some progress.
Although it doesn’t seem likely to get the bracelet, their effort is still nice to see.
“If you just reach the front of the bracelet, I’ll somehow get it out and give it to you. The deadline is until another bracelet owner shows up.”
“…! Is that really true?”
“Yes. But if you fail, you’ll get penalties worse than what the Heavenly Horse just mentioned.”
“You’ll receive something worse than the penalty that Lord Heavenly Horse just mentioned.”
“What penalty…?”
“That’s a secret.”
Knowing it wouldn’t be fun if I revealed it.
The man bites his lip and stands up.
A camera encircles him.
Is he seeing this as yet another opportunity, somehow?
The man shouts with a serious expression, as if he has become the protagonist of a tragic story.
“You’ll regret this!”
Thud!
The man, turning on his heel, makes a desperate effort to ascend the altar.
The surrounding users looked at him disapprovingly, but I had my own words, and since combat was prohibited within the altar, they all just clicked their tongues and focused on their own tasks.
The Heavenly Horse approaches me.
“Are you really going to give it to that author?”
“If he deserves it, of course I will.”
It’s impossible for a man with those specs.
Still, if he shows enough tenacity and patience, I could consider it.
“But he’s not as impressive as you think.”
“Well, that’s true.”
“I’m not talking about skill.”
-Ugh!
-Ugh, seriously!
-That guy talks a lot.
Unable to withstand the pressure, the man retreats.
Crash! Dramatically collapsing, the man grits his teeth and climbs the altar again.
A look of disgust fills the Heavenly Horse’s eyes as he watches the spectacle.
“He’s not going to keep his end of the bet. He’s just trying to attract attention to become famous, so you won’t see what you want.”
This man is probably trying to create a scene to gain fame through someone else’s broadcast.
At this rate, he won’t even make it halfway up the altar and will end up giving up.
‘His goal must be to get somehow entangled with me.’
“It’s fine. I was just curious.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
If one’s circumstances take a turn from a simple mishap to a permanent loss, would the man sacrifice Deoen’s ‘life’ for the sake of his channel’s growth?
I’m curious.
“That man will reach the altar to the very end.”
I will make it happen.
[OMG]
[Lily: I will show you hell]
[Hahahahahaha]
[Just delete the character, lol]
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