Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

Chapter 131

After the defeat of the Miniature Knight.
The trio of sword-dancer miniature knights walked slowly, tears streaming down their faces.
In front of them, with a thud, an arrow pierced through the air.

“!”
“!!”
“!!!”

The miniature knights, surprised, pointed at the tree.
From the tree, the owner of the arrow jumped lightly down and, with a sly smile, raised his bow.

[Archer Miniature]

A special mission boss, appearing with the first ranged attack weapon.
When he gestured forward,
smaller than the Archer Miniature,
baby archers burst out from the bushes and aimed their small bows at the massive mass of darkness holding the whip.

[Player]
[HP 100%]

For the first time, the player, who had been attacking relentlessly, saw their HP bar.
The offensive began with that gauge as the target.

Thwap.

A flurry of arrows filled the sky.
Between the arrows that were deflected by the whip,
one arrow struck the mass of darkness.
A critical blow for the miniatures' dreams and hopes.
Surprisingly, the damage was...

-1 HP

Only 1 HP reduced!

[Player]
[HP 99.9% (999/1000)]

The baby archers were stunned,
and the Archer Miniature made a "hieeek!" expression as the cutscene ended.

Hahahaha
The Archer Miniature is so cute.
Where can I get a baby archer figure?!
Shut up and just take my money!!
A critical counterattack, only 1 damage!
Is this what it feels like when a human meets a giant?
Not just any giant, but one that could break the map if it gets angry like the "Massacre Swordsman"! Hahaha
Waaah, help me, baby archers! Save me!
[Mission Task - 31]
[Type - Target Search and Defeat]
[Target - ?? : Baby Archer]

With the cheerful mood of the viewers,
the 30th mission began again.
This time, instead of the previous shelf roulette map,
a forest map resembling a Go board unfolded,
with baby archers peeking out from the bushes all around,
aiming their bows at Hae Eung-eung.

‘This game element is pretty well thought out.’

Even though the arrows only dealt 1 damage,
if they piled up, 1000 HP would soon vanish.
Hae Eung-eung swung her whip with all her might,
deflecting the arrows and scanning her surroundings.

‘That must be the observer.’

Unlike the other archers holding arrows,
the observer, with a large laser pointer mounted on his shoulder like a grenade launcher,
was easy to spot.
She whipped him with a swift motion,
and the observer collapsed with a "kwaa!" sound.

[Mission Task - 31 Completed]

So cuteee!!
Haha, the laser pointer looks like a grenade launcher for the baby archers.
Grenade launcher (Attack Power 0)
It might blind you if you look at it directly!
This is such a god-tier game, right? I need to buy this game too.
Stop!
Another idiot fell for this trash game.
That was nothing.
That thought crossed her mind before proceeding further.
By the time mission 36 arrived,
a cutscene began, and the Archer Miniature appeared from between the trees.

[??\?(‘?’)?//??]

With a conversation bubble above its head,
the Archer Miniature had a proud expression,
making an arrogant face.
As the player raised their whip,
the archer quickly threw a smoke bomb.

Whiiiiiiiiing.

The map grew hazy.
The visibility was greatly reduced, making it impossible to identify enemies across the map.

Step.

The silhouette of the player lifted their head to clear the smoke,
but their field of vision was still limited to a small area.
Only 8 tiles in all directions could be seen vaguely,
and everything beyond that was completely covered by smoke.

Whap. Whap.

[Player]
[HP 99.6% (996/1000)]

An arrow flew from beyond the smoke and pierced into Hae Eung-eung’s arm.
Though there was no pain,
the wound left her with a sense of humiliation at having allowed the attack.

“Those little ones shoot their arrows pretty well, huh? It's about time for a strategic approach. Do you know how to tackle the missions in the 30s?”

[It’s important to focus on defense techniques here.]
“Correct. If you don’t learn how to block arrows and respond to attacks from angles, your HP will keep going down.”

As the cutscene ended, Hae Eung-eung drew her whip.

‘This stage is different from the others, where there were so many things to protect.’

She whipped through the smoke, but there were no reminders of mission failure or the need to retry.
There were two strategies.
Either eliminate the observers or,
sweep the map with the whip and hope the observer accidentally gets hit.

“Heh. Of course, you can’t do it without my help, right? Here’s how it’s done.”

Lee So-hye swung her whip powerfully.
As the speed increased, every arrow that came into her whip’s range was deflected.
She widened her whip’s range and swept the map, making it an area attack this time.

“Don’t lose rhythm or speed, and you’ll master the offensive-defensive integrated technique, right?”

[Is there a way to find the observer?]
“Of course! Follow the red light visible beyond the smoke and destroy it.”

Pretending to act weak for a moment,
Lee So-hye, excited, gave all the tips freely.

‘It feels like playing around with my young students.’

Lee So-hye, eager to show off how amazing her techniques were,
was visibly thrilled, and Hae Eung-eung, eager to please her, praised her without holding back.
Lee So-hye’s face couldn’t stop smiling, her dimples showing.

[I don’t understand.]
“What technique don’t you understand?”
[The manager is so nice and friendly, but why does she have such a harsh nickname like ‘Viper Eyes’?]
“Fool. What nonsense are you talking about?”

Lee So-hye turned her head and retorted,
but her body betrayed her; her face was turning red with embarrassment.

Manager is blushing live.
The school bully girl turned out to be a tsundere?
Hahaha, what's going on?!
Ughhh, gross.
Why are there so many weirdos?
Viewers from terrestrial broadcasting are flooding in.
Hahaha, they don't even know what “Oiyoi” means.
Uncle, you’ll only understand if you’ve seen the cringe behavior of otakus around you. Haha.
Ahhh, we misunderstood, didn’t we?
Ignoring the chaotic chat,
Hae Eung-eung focused on Lee So-hye’s whip technique.
Something new caught her eye.

[You have learned the secondary martial art <Lee So-hye’s Whip Technique>.]
[All basic techniques have been unlocked.]
[Lee So-hye’s Whip Technique level reaches 1-star.]

She had finally succeeded in learning the secondary martial art.
Her heart swelled with pride.

“Alright, if we’ve come this far, the rest will be easy, right? The main game’s special mission boss battle is in mission 40.”

[About that.]
“What? Don’t tell me you’re scared? It’s not that hard, trust me. Believe in the techniques I taught you!”

For some reason, Lee So-hye started encouraging her.
And while it made Hae Eung-eung feel a bit sorry for her,
she had learned enough to not need to rely on Lee So-hye anymore.

[I think I’ve learned enough, so I’ll try to handle the rest on my own.]
“Huh? Wait—”

Since she had learned the whip technique, she didn’t need to continue.

[?Ending the game.]
[?Silent Swordmaster has ended the broadcast.]

With mission 40’s boss battle looming,
Hae Eung-eung, having accomplished her goal,
nodded in satisfaction at an unexpected moment,
and abruptly ended the broadcast.

Nooo, show us the boss battle!!!
Aaaah!!!
I feel like I’m going crazy, I’m going crazy!
Where’s mom? Where’s mom?
Hey, stop it! Stop it!
So how does the Archer Miniature fight in the boss battle?!
Can’t see the baby archers anymore??
T_T
Just as I was about to get into the game, what the hell is this?
Hey, you idiot!!!
I don’t care about side quests, just get back to the whip simulator and fight the king!!
Familiar universe, familiar frustration.
Catchphrase missing again.
Breaking news > The manager also ran off to catch the Silent Swordmaster.
I believe in the manager~~
But what if they don’t come back?
What should we do? I’ll just search for the boss battle on VTube.
Although this wasn’t a side quest broadcast,
the Whip Simulator had drawn 17,000 viewers.
They were charmed by the unexpectedly cute setting,
and some even called it a god-tier game.

What they didn’t know was that, for once,
Lee So-hye wouldn’t be able to catch the Silent Swordmaster.
They didn’t realize how much of a trash game it really was.
The Silent Swordmaster and her manager were far more special players than anyone had imagined.

[How the hell did you clear the special mission?!]
The crazy sword miniature kept parrying the whip 100 times, and I got humiliated 100 times, but I got an achievement notification.

Hahaha
Certified sucker by the creator.
Just hang the whip on the nail above the shelf, do a 360-degree back attack, that’s the trick!
Easier said than done, how do you even do that?
Easy?
[How do you get to the boss battle?]
Destroying my 20th fish tank.

Shelf breaker hahahaha
Fish tank destroyer hahahaha
Shelf support thief hahahaha
Lame whip? You suck so much?
You sick pervert, I want to lock you in a capsule and make you play until you clear the boss battle, you bastard.
Whip abuser, are you serious? Is the tsundere gonna keep you locked up until you become the S Queen?
[Whip, stop turning around like this!!!]
[The knight is a bigger jerk, lowering his shield and taunting while coming up the map @#$@##??@#%]
[Me, getting hit by 1000 arrows from the baby archer and dying, can’t make progress from mission 36.]

The Silent Swordmaster hadn’t returned.
Curiosity about the game story.
The patience of the viewers had run out.
Some viewers, eager to get to the ending of this trash game with fewer than 1000 purchases, decided it would be faster to see it for themselves and began purchasing the whip simulator to endure the pain of playing this trash game.
It had become a typical scene on the 7th day of Silent Swordmaster’s hiatus.