Chapter 33

Chapter 33: [Knight Soul] You’re Not Human......! (4)

“You’re not human......!”

“?”

A cry of shock.

Above the pools of blood created by the raider corpses scattered everywhere, Ju Seo-yoon let out a disgusted ‘Keh-’ from a good distance away.

At the center of the scene, which gave off an eerie atmosphere because of the massacre, she backpedaled away from it, shivered, and spoke.

“I saw everything you were doing until just now, you know……? Brother, what exactly did you do? You’re really a beast, a beast…! Huh?”

“……….”

-Phew

-Great Bangwool

-Indigestion medicine ON lolololololololol

“No, I mean, it’s true! How was what you just did only a little fast? That, what was it! It was almost like a bouncy ball? That’s what it was!”

“What?”

-?;

-Are you an elementary schooler..

-What does that even mean?

For a moment, the comments in the streaming window cooled down, and reactions full of disbelief ran wild.

“You were, like, bouncing all over the place and moving super fast, weren’t you? Like a bouncy ball! How can that be only a little fast…! It was super fast!”

“……….”

-Now that she just called it a bouncy ball, it feels a little... no, really lame..?

-Kyaa what incredible expressiveness, yeah? It’s so bad I need to pick up the blood-pressure medicine I put down again.

-That-whatchamacallit-bouncy-ball-thing <<< Seriously, why is our streamer’s expression this awful? What’s wrong with her??

-↳ But you understand it right away, don’t you, yeah? Honestly, I think our Myangbangwool’s expressiveness is a necessary evil.

-↳↳ How the hell does That-whatchamacallit-bouncy-ball-thing make you understand it right away, you crazy bastard?

…It was a feast of remarks that did not merely leave one speechless, but made one want to retort.

At that vocabulary, full of purity that even an elementary schooler would have to concede defeat to, Ju Seo-jin was about to let out a groan, but instead tilted his head.

Somewhere along the way, while thinking about it, there was a part that felt strange.

‘…No, wait. She said she was watching me fight the raiders? When she only just got here?’

For a moment, the thought, ‘She watched that from where?’ came to mind, but before long, the question was immediately resolved.

‘…Ah, is that it? She must’ve been watching through the streaming window. From far away.’

No wonder she had not really followed even after Ju Seo-jin went ahead. 

It seemed that was the reason.

In the first place, there had been a reason why she had been silently waving her hands around in a cheering pose from behind ever since Ju Seo-jin went ahead.

For a moment, he almost nodded as if accepting it, only to suddenly realize something was wrong.

Ju Seo-jin narrowed his eyes, looked at her as if he found it odd, and moved his lips.

“…In other words. Put another way, you just watched me from far away together with the viewers.”

“…Uh, well. That’s right? Anyway, that’s rational too, and also, I’m the brain, you know? It’s standard for a strategist not to step onto the battle-”

Before Ju Seo-yoon, flustered, could rattle off all her excuses, Ju Seo-jin cut her off.

“Hmm. Still, we should divide roles fairly, right?”

“Uh…? No, well. Does it really have to be fair……?”

Ju Seo-yoon, who was starting to feel that something was wrong, tried to subtly pull her foot back, but it was useless.

Swish-.

Ju Seo-jin narrowed both eyes and continued speaking in a cold tone.

“Theory of Magnetism Magic. You can use that now, right?”

“……….”

“Let’s do some work. Please farm the loot.”

“………!?”

-Lolololololololololololololol

-Forcible class change into magnet pet ON, fuck lolololololololololololololololololol

-She doesn’t contribute at all to pushing the game story forward, so she should at least be useful for something like this. Mm-hmm.

-↳ Isn’t that just a role on the level of vigorously wiping spoons, vigorously wiping chopsticks, and carefully placing wet towels..? This garbage counts as being useful..?

-↳ Ahem, do you want to get permanently banned..?

The viewers watching the stream cried out in delight, but only for a moment.

After all, there was no way he was serious. 

Before long, Ju Seo-jin blinked a few times and gave a faint smile.

“I’m joking. Don’t worry. Why would I go out of my way to make you do that? I just said it, of course.”

“Phew-. Brother, I knew it…! I believed in───”

“You just need to follow me without dying. I’ll take care of everything else, so just focus on that.”

“……….”

“That’s okay, right?”

In other words.

He was openly telling her, ‘It’s fine if all you do is breathe, so let’s just not die, all right?’

Saying she did not need to do anything at all meant, in other words, that there was nothing whatsoever worth entrusting to her.

-???: ‘You have no talent. Don’t be a magnet pet.’

-↳ Fuck lolololololololololololololololololol

-↳ Wait, fuck, even so, saying she can’t even be a magnet pet is too much??;

-↳ You seem to think anyone can be a magnet pet, but even a magnet pet is a specialized job in its own way, yeah..

-↳ Then does that mean she really shouldn’t even be a magnet pet and should just do breathing exercises next to him..?

-↳ ‘Air purifier.’

“……….”

Then. 

Amid the viewers’ mockery pouring in without end, Ju Seo-yoon broke into a cold sweat and screamed her acceptance.

“Aaaagh! Fine, fine, I get it…! I’ll do it. I just have to do it, right, I just have to……!! I, I can do things when I need to!”

“???”

…Though Ju Seo-jin, the very person who had caused that change in her state of mind, was only puzzled.

***

Time passed, and the item farming to recover the loot ended quickly.

[Theory of Magnetism Magic]

Clatter-.

It was thanks to the spell ability of the Theory of Magnetism Magic, which Halkenburg had given them as if throwing a fit, being far more convenient than expected.

Not only in-game currency, but equipment items, consumable items, and even hidden loot were tracked down and pulled in without anything left behind.

Because of that, there was no time wasted checking whether there was any loot they had missed.

To his satisfaction.

[1,112 Gold]

He did not know much about in-game currency, but even at a glance, it was not a small amount.

-Kyaa

-Wow, the gold is sweet as hell lolololololololol

-What is this, a starter package? Why is it giving a thousand gold?;

-I’m not joking, this really feels like a money duplication bug properly went off....?

As expected.

Sure enough, from glancing at the viewers’ chats going by in the streaming window, it seemed it really was a considerable amount.

In the end, by sweeping away a group of raiders all at once, he had obtained more rewards than expected.

Ju Seo-jin briefly brought his right hand to his chin and quietly muttered.

“Hmm…. If groups of raiders appear often, I won’t need to save up money.”

-Holy shit lolololololololololololololololololololololol

-If groups of raiders appear often, he won’t need to save up money, what kind of bullshit is that? lolololol

-He’s thinking of raider groups like piggy banks that spit out money when you shake them;

-???: His way of thinking is different from ordinary people.

Of course, aside from gold, there was not much else they could obtain.

As for the equipment items and consumable items that the raider group had, most of them were worth even less than what they had received from Halkenburg.

Their inventory slots were limited as well, so there was nothing they needed to bother taking with them. 

It was unfortunate, but leaving it all behind here was wise.

Trudge, trudge-.

“Ahhh-. I’m so tired I could die……! Why is there so much to pay attention to? I thought I’d die gathering items!”

Meanwhile, Ju Seo-yoon, who had farmed and organized all the loot in the field of corpses, began very obviously showing off how much work she had done.

“Phew. Still, well… At this point, as a helper, I’d say I performed at a thousand points out of a hundred. How was it? I’m pretty decent when I actually do things, right?”

Just as before, she shamelessly acted as if she was also doing a lot of work.

However, there was no room to give any particular response. 

Grandis, who stood beside her, glanced sideways at Ju Seo-yoon and moved her feet.

Grandis approached close to where Ju Seo-jin was, let out a groan, and whispered a question.

As if she could not quite erase her suspicion.

“…Forgive my impertinence, but I find it hard to believe that mage is also a ‘One Who Reclaims the Light’ like you. It would be best to be careful.”

“……….”

-?

-What the hell is this now? Fuck lolololololololololololololololololololol

-?? What’s with the Saintess’s suspicion? lolololololololololol

-Is the NPC doubting whether Myangbangwool is really a player right now? lolololol

-???: Hmm.. Is your duo really a person? No matter how I look at her, I don’t think so..?

…Because of the absurd difference in skill, even Grandis had indirectly delivered the message that it was difficult to see them as the same type of player.

“W, wait. What do you mean by that? What, what exactly do you think I am…? Excuse me?”

“…Let us depart now. There should also be horses the raiders kept outside the cave, so there should be no delay.”

While Ju Seo-yoon gaped in shock at the brutal truth(?), the Saintess calmly walked outside the cave.

Swish-.

Ju Seo-jin also followed right behind her without any particular rebuttal and headed outside.

Of course, there was nothing he could really think of to refute, and it was close to well-intentioned advice.

…Of course, Ju Seo-yoon, who followed from behind with a dazed face, did not seem to take it that way, but that lasted only for a moment.

Before long, when they arrived outside the cave and the scenery revealed before them changed.

A view of the world unfolded that even made Ju Seo-jin let out a short sound of admiration.

“!”

RUMBLE, BOOM───.

Dry earth.

Beyond a dying grassland, where plants losing their life stood densely.

Within the sky full of gray clouds, the wrath of thunder rang out, pounding as if clawing down the gates of heaven.

In the scenery of a world heading toward ruin, where it had been far too long since one could even tell when day came and when night arrived.

Then, the moment even the thunder’s wrath was swallowed by turbidity, a rough wind poured heavily down and swept back Ju Seo-jin’s bangs.

Like a greeting of welcome.

WHOOOOSH───.

-Oh...

-Nice atmosphere.

-The dark fantasy atmosphere is fucking insane;

-This is KniSoul, all right lololololololololololol

And.

“…Definitely. Seeing it like this, it really is amazi-”

At the same time as Ju Seo-jin’s hair slowly settled, just as an exclamation was about to flow from between his lips.

“Wa- waaaaaaaaaah─! What the hell is this? W, wait, wait! Is, is this real? This is really happening, right?”

“?”

At Ju Seo-yoon’s sudden fuss from behind, Ju Seo-jin slightly furrowed his brow.

‘…No, it definitely has atmosphere. But was it something to get moved about to that extent?’

Of course, the unique gloomy and majestic atmosphere created by [Knight Soul]’s distinct worldview was overwhelming.

But it should not have been enough to make her scream that much, so it was strange. 

The moment Ju Seo-jin tilted his head, a voice transmission rang inside his head.

= Brother! L, look at this! Hurry! The streaming window! Right now! The viewer count is…!

‘…Player Chat?’

It was not in-game voice.

The tone was truly shocked, different from her usual mischievous exaggeration. …Certainly, it did not seem like she was just doing this for no reason.

Only then did Ju Seo-jin turn his gaze toward the streaming window open in one corner of his vision and begin grasping the situation.

And.

*Viewer Count : 12,223 (※SUPER HOT!!!)

*Viewer Count : 12,783 (※SUPER HOT!!!)

*Viewer Count : 13,891 (※SUPER HOT!!!)

………

……

…

‘?’

The moment he turned his gaze to the streaming window, the viewer count skyrocketed in an instant.

What had happened was none other than—

《 [Knight Soul] : Clearing All Boss Battles in ‘Nightmare’ Mode With No Deaths! (※with Ju Seo-jin) 》

━Myangbangwool(wntjdbsdlqslek1231)

*Viewer Count : 15,738 (※SUPER HOT!!!)

At a timing he had never expected, viewers flooded into the stream, and a new title was placed on it.

-: [Real-Time Trending Stream : 〈No. 1〉]

‘What?’

Out of nowhere.