[Lilha~]
[Clarification, clarification, clarification!]
[Lilha!]
[Oh.]
[What’s up with the return after 3 days?]
[What are we doing today?]
[To the sound?]
[Name?]
[Lock, lock.]
[Extreme.]
[? Hahaha!]
[Lilarira.]
[What’s with the commotion?]
“Lilha~ Everyone come on in~”
Three days after completing the攻略 in Teshiniria.
I turned on the stream as usual and saw a chat window more chaotic than usual.
It must be because of the buzz in the community about my identity that Yena mentioned.
While many fans liked my stream, a considerable number of outsiders were also present due to the high viewership.
It’s what people commonly call a broadcast with a lot of ‘flux.’
Therefore, whenever an incident or a boss raid occurred, the viewership would always jump two or three times.
“Is it busier than usual today? Is something going on with everyone?”
[? Haha!]
[Get rid of the trolls!]
[Reveal Lily’s identity, she’s an NPC, right?]
[She’s an alien, I tell you!]
[What’s the manager doing? —]
[Lily is definitely an alien, LOL!]
[She’s the chairman’s daughter, haha!]
[Extreme.]
[Me.]
[Lock.]
[It’s dizzying.]
“Identity, huh… I mentioned it before. Are you curious?”
[Yes, yes, yes, yes.]
[She’s definitely an alien, LOL!]
[Alien!]
[Stop spewing nonsense and tell the truth!]
[Wow, breaking through to the 50th floor!]
[Why are Lily’s viewers so many today?]
[Lily, ignore this and let’s raid the dungeon!]
[? ? ? ?]
[This broadcast never seems to get any donations.]
[Just tell me!]
“I can’t help it.”
I made a determined expression as if to say I understand.
I would let everyone in on the secret I had been hiding.
Since I couldn’t hide it forever, I needed to say it now.
“My true identity is…”
[What is the identity?]
“Exactly…”
“Let’s go! Lady Lily!”
“Ah.”
With Yena’s sudden appearance like the wind, the chat window became filled with question marks.
For reference, I was standing in the shadows behind a dark tree, and behind Yena, there stood a giant door.
Behind it was the Green Dragon Valley, where Nokju, who governed the separated main temple we met before, resided.
Yena and I had planned to meet here and go through the door to the main temple.
“What were you talking about?”
“I was about to reveal my true identity. But it got cut off suddenly.”
“Lady Lily’s identity? She’s not an alien, right?”
[Hahahaha!]
[Wait, are you pushing that too, Yena?]
“? Lady Lily is an alien, I’m serious.”
[???]
[Yena’s land… ]
[Shut up with that nonsense!]
[Haha, she’s calling herself an alien!]
[Hahaha!]
[Yena, Yena… ]
[???]
[Where even is this?]
“Where is this place, you ask? It’s called Green Dragon Valley. It’s part of the Main Temple I saw in Aether before.”
“I’m excited! I heard that quite a few Rankers have gone toward the Main Temple.”
“Really?”
“Yep! Plus, I heard that the goals are clear and there’s hardly any competition, so everyone just does their thing as they go.”
“Oh ho.”
If that’s the case, then things like fighting over pieces, as in Teshiniria, probably won’t happen here.
It sounds like a decent element, but having a clear target and not much competition might mean that the difficulty is pretty high.
Especially since I’m not an official Knight, it wouldn’t be surprising if the difficulty increased.
[So what’s your true identity? lol]
[Don’t tell them.]
[Lily doesn’t have a Knight title.]
[?]
[Oh, so we were going to the Main Temple today?]
[Oh, right.]
“I couldn’t get a Knight title, but I got something similar. Like a one-time entry pass? And as for the identity…”
“Lady Lily’s identity, I mentioned it before.”
“Seems like so.”
Since Yena brought it up, there’s no need to mention it again.
Nodding, I approached the door, and Yena followed me.
[lmao]
[This is ridiculous.]
[Great Lily.]
[I knew it.]
[This is Lily, lol.]
[She’s an alien, believe it.]
[Ugh.]
[lololololol]
[Aka, lol.]
A towering Giant Door loomed high.
True to its name as the Main Temple, it had an Oriental martial arts-style door, and in front of it stood a man with red hair.
A small-framed man in a robe.
“Lady Jeokhye.”
“…It’s been a while.”
The red frog, Jeokhye.
She was the first person I met at the Main Temple in Aether and was formidable in her own right.
After losing to me, she had been helping with the conquest of Teshiniria at Nokju’s request.
“I couldn’t see Master Nokju. I was hoping to gather some information since we met by chance.”
“The elder is in closed-door training for a higher level. If you had come a bit earlier, you might have seen him.”
“Hm.”
“Much smaller than I expected.”
Yena tilted her head and stared down at Jeokhye.
Despite being a being that has lived for centuries and a Celestial, Jeokhye stood under 150 cm tall.
I guess it’s probably the species trait, and unless she stretches herself, this must be her limit.
Jeokhye’s expression darkened.
“…The Myojok is mistaken. I’m actually quite big for my kind.”
“Huh?”
“Think about it. Compared to the giants living in the dimension right across, there’s hardly any difference between me and you. This is due to the inherent traits of our species from birth.”
“…Is that so?”
“Exactly. So my small stature is merely a result of species differences. I am not small…”
“It’s just a result stemming from the difference in size. I’m not small…”
“But since you’ve transformed, isn’t it the same?”
“So, since you’ve become human, isn’t it the same?”
“The giant is saying it’s human but is not a ‘human’ in the first place.”
[LMAO]
[So the conclusion is, it’s small.]
[Oops!]
[Fact check.]
[Long time no see.]
[Big Lily.]
[Fact is Lily, LOL.]
“……”
“It’s okay. As I’ve said before, being small isn’t a crime.”
“That’s true. You can be small, right?”
“…I’m not small!!”
Kraaa! The red frog Jeokhye screamed out.
Of course, even though she screamed, the world didn’t shatter, and Yena didn’t run away in a panic, but she still screamed.
After the commotion died down, Jeokhye panted and glared at me and Yena.
“If you’re going, just go already! You two should stop babbling nonsense and get inside!”
“Okay.”
“Got it.”
“By the way, I haven’t been to every world, but among the Multi-Dimensions, the Main Temple has the largest scale. You all are already ‘Ascenders,’ so you’ll be going to the Mid World.”
“What’s the Mid World?”
“You’ll find out when you go. By the way, the things happening there, even I can’t help you, so you have to handle it by yourselves.”
Phhhew.
Jeokhye pointed at the door with her finger, pushing her arms back.
Looking at me and Yena, the door of the Main Temple emitted even stronger light.
“Shall we go?”
“Sure! Let’s go!”
[Let’s go~]
[GGGGGGGG]
“So what’s the deal?!”
[Alien wrecking havoc in the world of sword and immortality, LOL.]
[Big Lily.]
■
[World Quest – Path to Ascension (EP.2) in progress…]
[World – Path to Ascension (EP.2)]
Objective – Ascend.
Reward – ?, Title – Ascender of the Main Temple (Mythic)
[This area is a different world from the Devil of Angel’s dimension, known as ‘Multi-Dimension.’]
[In Multi-Dimension, the established history remains intact, and interactions with other users are also possible, unlike normal dungeons.]
[Once an episode World Quest ends, another World Quest will commence after a certain period.]
[Episode World Quests are individually conducted in each world, so progression may vary.]
[Current ongoing episodes are:
Ertarn – Another Celestial Being (EP.3)
Teshiniria – *
Main Temple – Path to Ascension (EP.2)
Erbenus Blodia – ?(EP.?)
Golden Sky – ??? (EP.1)
]
[Entry confirmed through a one-time Holy Seal.]
[Generally, entry is not possible unless through a formal Holy Seal or by not receiving a self-initiated Hidden Quest.]
[Entry is impossible.]
[Some power is sealed.]
[Sealed powers – Weapons, Traits (some), Titles, Stats (some).]
[Sealed powers can be restored by leaving the world or achieving specific conditions.]
[Skill – Obtained Samyeong-geun (Gold), (Thunder), (Earth).]
“…?”
Chirp.
The sound of birds rings out.
I slowly get up, feeling a significantly reduced power.
‘Well, it didn’t drop to zero.’
As the raccoon said, the penalty wasn’t so severe that my power was completely gone.
At this level, I’d probably be around the top 10 ranker level…
“Miss Yena?”
Yena is missing.
We definitely crossed the door together, but why is Yena not here?
As I pondered, I glanced at the chat window in the corner of my vision, and thankfully, it was intact.
[?]
[What the?]
[Where’s Yena?]
[???]
[Yena went somewhere else.]
[Huh?]
[Why did Yena go to a different place? LOL]
[Where am I even?]
“Hmm… Maybe it’s because I didn’t get a proper holy seal.”
Even though the raccoon gave me a temporary one, it wasn’t official.
The usual cutscene didn’t play, and I ended up somewhere different from Yena, which must be why.
Looking at the chat, it seems Yena fell into a place with a lot of people, and there were various races there, like Jeokhye.
I lightly floated up and said,
“Well, I’ll probably run into her again as I go up. For now, let me check out the surroundings.”
I guess I need to get out of the forest for something to happen.
The quest says to ascend, so if I find a way up…
“Wait.”
[?]
[????]
[Why am I here and this? LOL]
[What on earth?]
A vast green forest.
The densely packed greenery stretched endlessly, and I could spot gigantic buildings shaped like black tiles towering high above.
Martial arts style buildings rose up as if challenging the sky.
On the top of the largest building, I noticed the big characters written prominently.
“Heavenly Horse Church.”
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