“Ugh… Ugh! Don’t come here!”
Eek, eek-
The light hanging from the ceiling swayed precariously.
Clank-
The man dashed across the hallway and hid in a secluded room on the 4th floor.
‘No need for a escape ladder on the 4th floor. I just need to recover a bit of aura…’
Thump, thump, thump-
A knocking sound on the door.
After all, the one following him was just a small-framed newbie.
As he calculated that their combat abilities weren’t that great in his mind…
Boom—!
The thick door’s center ripped apart like a piece of paper.
The shockwave of the aura sent the man flying against the wall, his back hitting hard.
Crackle-
The flickering light.
A girl peeked in through a tiny hole.
“Hi there?”
The man recognized the girl’s face well.
In fact, it might have been harder to find someone he didn’t know.
‘No… NoName…’
It still remained a mystery why she had come all the way here.
*
“Three, two, one!”
Ding-!
“Right here at Bosingak, the sound of hope ringing in the New Year 2054 is echoing far and wide.”
New Year’s Day.
A day to make wishes for the year ahead.
As the saying goes, ‘the beginning is half the battle,’ the ‘first’ holds special meaning for everyone.
Already, hundreds of recommendations for the first post of 2054 had been registered in each gallery.
[Domestic Magic Gallery]
[Please let Na-me not grow any taller in 2054] [325]
(Squirrel Na-me.jpg)
[Comments]
– Is it you again? lol
– As expected, quick-witted Nampey lol
– Great Na-me
– Should we cause a scene again this year?
– This is the first post? lol National Magic Gallery is done for
└ Seahorse Gallery got snatched by NoName too~
– Please let Na-me earn just 0.01% of her wealthㅠㅠ
Morning people went to sleep early to catch the sunrise.
But there’s no way there could be more night owls than morning people on SNS and communities.
[Kariri]
(Group photo of Safari Dream.jpg)
[Likes: 26,513]
[Kariri 2054, welcome! Let’s party until dawn! #SafariDream #Collaboration]
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Celebrities and influencers posted at midnight to interact with their fans for the New Year.
But still, there were no updates on Na-me’s whereabouts.
Since she was last spotted at a ski resort in Italy, her trail had completely vanished.
Her fans reminisced about 2053, eagerly awaiting her return.
[NoName Minor Gallery]
[35 Noteworthy Moments of NoName in 2053… (Warning: Long)]
Clicking the link reveals photos and videos.
#1 Philips Academy Special Admission (Self-reflecting)
#2 Resonance Armory Broadcast
#3 Youngest Fields Medal Recipient
#4 World’s Best Fan Art Contest (Return Announcement)
#5 President Ijo-won Personal Interview
#6 12-Hour Live Stream to Korea
#7 6 broadcasts a week (NoName’s Golden Age)
#8 Blue Sun Entertainment Visit & ‘Hostage’ MV Shoot
#9 ‘Kaizen World’ Early Access Launch
#10 Magic Association Power Enhancement Committee Withdrawal & Refusal to Join Camp (Foreseeing GOAT)
#11 1st Kaizen World Taming Master Event Held
#12 Unique Magic Development Broadcast & Open Training Broadcast
#13 Love Kim Mock Duel Total Victory
#14 Samyeon Group Sponsorship & Cheonghwa Sword Support Announcement
#15 Academy Field Trip & Launch Video Shoot
#16 National Exchange Tournament Preliminary Injury, 3 Wins Advance to Finals
#17 1 Million Upvotes Achievement
#18 Armed Robbery Suppression, French Legion of Honour Award
#19 NoName Drinking Controversy, Magic Association Player Protection Failure Controversy
#20 Deliberate Rest Interruption Incident & Lightning Fan Meeting
#21 Controversy of Unfair Judgement in 16th Round Saudi Match
#22 Shark Costume Na-me & Real-Life Adella Hand Cam Appearance
#23 Alchemist Magic New Feature Announcement
#24 Youngest Undefeated Champion in National Exchange Tournament
#25 Alchemical Human Transmutation Magic Announcement During Press Conference
#26 World Extremist Group NoName Kidnapping Incident Forecast
#27 President Ahn Ho-kyun Fighter Jet Escort Home
#28 Janjeol Foundation (Dream Stone & Dreaming Mode Announcement)
#29 First Comedy Show with Room Fortress Warrior
#30 Puerto Rico Pop-Up Store Opening
#31 Wearsoft Acquisition & Wagal Resonance Participation
#32 Pope Private Meeting & Catholic Janjeol Support Statement
#33 Rockianemone Hostage Incident
#34 3-time Nobel Prize Winner (Physiology, Magical Physics, Peace)
#35 San Shiro Stadium Meteor Clash Incident (New!)
(Praise me Na-me icon)
[Comments]
-Wow, is this even a person? lol
-It’s ridiculous when you sum it all up lol
-Demon of content… no, King of content…
-Did she live for 3650 days?
└ Fact is, you can’t live like Na-me even if you gave her 100 years.
-Why on earth is the 1 million upvotes for? Just drags it down.
-Living life to the fullest, huh? lol
└ For real lol
└ That’s not enjoyment; it’s just a tight schedule, exactly.
-So that’s why I was begging Na-me to go live every time?
└ Hehe, sorry… lol!!
└ We didn’t know either.
└ That’s why dopamine is dangerous. You forget what you saw.
-So where is NoName?
└ Isn’t she still in Italy? Haven’t heard anything about her leaving.
└ It’s a holiday; let’s let her rest.
For Na-me, whether she broke records or not no longer had any significant meaning.
The path she walked was history itself.
And responding to that, Na-me’s broadcasts lit up again early in the New Year.
[NoName]
[Just Chatting – China Trip Day 1 – Harbin]
[Broadcasting Time – 0:01:07]
[Number of Viewers – 31,395]
“I’m sorry for being late. To all the Korean viewers, it’s already one hour ahead here, right? Things got so complicated that I didn’t even consider the time difference. Wishing you a prosperous New Year in 2054.”
Na-me set the camera down on the floor and performed a deep bow.
“Graaah!”
“Stay still! Drop the weapon! They’re escaping over there!”
“Gahhh!”
“You have the right to remain silent! If you don’t keep your silence, anything you say may be used against you in court—”
Inside the dim building, screams from people continued without end.
Eek-
Na-me kicked the door with strange sounds leaking through and closed it.
Looking around, it was a bare room with no furniture.
The eerie atmosphere made the viewers anxious.
[‘Vitamin no Dopamine yes’ donated 100,000 won!]
-Where on earth have you gone…?
Gurgle…
A man’s groan came from behind the camera.
Na-me approached the man with the camera, tap, tap, tap.
“Are the handcuffs uncomfortable?”
“Oh, yes…”
“You startled me when you suddenly pounced. By the way, Happy New Year! 感謝でございます, sir.”
“New Year? Ugh… Huh…”
With a voice that seemed to melt all cold hearts, the man suddenly burst into tears.
“Huh?”
“Happy New Year to you too, Na-me…”
“Hmmm, thank you!”
Na-me’s bright smile felt a bit chilling,
so all the man could do was crouch down and avoid her gaze as best he could.
*
Wail, wail-
The emphasized and repeating siren sound unnerves the criminals.
The police car, with its red and blue lights flashing, parked in front of the building.
Arabesque Knot mages were being dragged out one by one.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen magic being used for its original purpose.
“What’s the situation, you ask? Right now, you’re witnessing live the arrests of all North Ming sect mages due to an issued warrant.”
-????
-What’s going on? ㄷㄷ
-Isn’t this a film set? For real?
Gasp that face, so terrifying…
“In Korea, when people get arrested, they usually comply and get taken in, but it’s rare for them to resist here. It didn’t escalate to violent bloodshed, so that’s a relief… It’s quite an interesting experience during a travel broadcast, right?”
-That is definitely a mage? Looks like a gangster.
-I never thought I’d see gangsters being captured in a livestream lol
-Korea, Italy, and now China?
-Na-me, you’re too scaryㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-How is this a travel broadcast? lol
-Exceeding the level of interesting…!
[‘Iron Capture’ donated 10,000 won!]
-But why is Na-me there?
“Oh, that’s a good question.”
To understand the event, we need to go back a few days.
She had received permission to go with Ruohan and dropped by Mudang Sect’s headquarters briefly.
Coincidentally, the Mudang Sect mages… no, Mudang Sect’s formal disciples were preparing for a business trip to Harbin.
‘Just call them mages, what era are we in?’ That thought crossed her mind, but she didn’t voice it.
Culture must be respected.
Anyway, the Central Discipline Inspection Commission and the Ministry of Public Security of China sent a cooperation letter to Mudang Sect to arrest the North Ming sect.
[On January 1st, all high-ranking members of the North Ming sect are said to participate in a New Year’s workshop.]
[Do they have no families? How can they call people on a holiday?]
[We feel the same… ]
[Ah, sorry.]
To help the executioners, they also flew 2000km down.
“Now there’s a company called Luojia Delivery in Heilongjiang Province that is collaborating with the North Ming sect to threaten merchants, you know?”
This is where it gets entertaining.
Taking 30% of the delivery mediation fees.
Scamming with malfunctioning kiosks for installment payments.
Forbidding registration with other delivery services.
“It’s not just restaurants; they also force shops like electronics and hardware stores to register. I’ve been thinking lately that criminal methods are becoming increasingly sophisticated.”
Despite having platforms with lower fees available, they resorted to forceful means to compel unfair trading.
How malicious must they have been for even the local Chinese police to be dumbfounded?
– Going as far as to be full-on thieves, it’d be a loss even with a 30% charge.
– The kiosk scam is truly malicious.
– As expected, the nation of scammers ㄷㄷ
– Is that where their heads work?
– Huh? I found out we have a 27.5% one in our country too?
└ Oh no…!
└ Turns out it’s not just them lol
– Real-life version of Nuclear Cooperation Agreements here
So, does Mudang sect have the authority to arrest without being police?
Surprisingly, it’s legal in China.
There are cases where police, while arresting criminals on the street, ask citizens to help handcuff them.
It seems like China adopted that situation a bit… a lot broadly.
At 1 AM.
As she observed the mages being transferred one by one, Ruohan staggered out from the building.
“Phew. Just how many barriers have they set up?”
“Na-me, I can’t breathe. Puh!”
Ruohan pressed the various buttons on his body to manually release the barriers.
“Is that what your seniors told you to wear?”
“Yep. They said it’s dangerous in the field.”
“You’ve done well. I noticed the Small Auditorium was super noisy earlier.”
“Not everyone, but a few resisted a bit. Honestly, I don’t get what’s so dangerous. They look like they’d fall apart with one punch.”
Swaying his arms while stretching, Ruohan’s expression clearly showed his disappointment at not being able to exert his strength.
‘He’s surprisingly quite aggressive.’
This journey promises to be quite exciting.
“It’s a fun world.”
“Huh?”
“Nah, nothing. Let’s hurry and grab something to eat. I’m starving.”
