novelburst-info
Chapter 215
Chapter 215
1.
“Newbie.”
Ha Eung Eung, who had been staring at Ron Berger's corpse, slowly turned her head.
“You really... are insanely strong...”
Was that what she called him for?
How trivial.
“How did you get here? I heard there was a battle on the ground.”
[I left the cleanup to Nozzle and came here.]
“You finished the battle and got here in that short time? Even without Berger there, well... no, is that even a question?”
There was a significant difference in combat power between high-level ability users and ordinary ones.
If he could defeat Ron Berger, overwhelming five test subjects was nothing.
“Anyway, thanks. You saved my life.”
Unlike Ha Eung Eung, who was indifferent, Teresa, who had narrowly escaped death, was dripping with gratitude.
“You saved my life. I managed to keep Wise from being alone. Really, thank you.”
“Don’t be fooled, Teresa.”
“Wise?”
“Newbie. Why didn’t you help right away?”
A sense of betrayal flickered in Teresa’s eyes.
Ha Eung Eung, on the other hand, felt unjustly aggrieved.
She had helped, but the looks she got were not kind.
Especially Wise’s aura felt unusual.
[Trials are the shortcut to growth.]
“Trials?”
[You must have gained a great realization from this event.]
Even the dead Berger might have gained a significant insight from this.
How much greater would Teresa’s growth be?
“You’re insane.”
Ha Eung Eung began to wonder if there was some wicked conspiracy involved.
If she was lying, Ha Eung Eung might even have the urge to attack.
But it wasn’t a lie.
The way she was acting was clearly the truth.
Pure madness, without a doubt.
“Why are you so obsessed with being strong?”
What a natural question to ask.
Ha Eung Eung answered directly.
[I’m bored. Being strong alone isn’t enough.]
A world with no worthy opponents.
When that becomes reality, the sweet dream ends, and only bitter reality remains.
She understood the feelings of the greatest warrior.
What use is having the strongest martial arts?
If there’s no one to appreciate it, no one to acknowledge it.
Even with Baek So Cheon, even with powerful monsters.
Even on modern Earth, where many strong people exist.
There’s always something missing.
Fighting imperfect opponents only exacerbates the thirst for something greater.
[So I want to grow stronger. Just enough to challenge you.]
It sounded arrogantly as if there was no worthy opponent for her.
Her words had a tone of someone who believed no one could match her at all.
“If you really want to fight with a strong opponent, one day I’ll fight you myself.”
Ha Eung Eung’s eyes widened.
If a player’s affection level showed, this would be the perfect time for it to rise.
But instead, the message that appeared was the exact opposite.
[Wise is enraged at your lack of camaraderie.]
[Wise's affection level has decreased.]
Instead of rising, the affection level dropped.
And it didn’t stop at just that.
“You... purposely tried to undermine me? You think I can’t win against Wise in a fair battle of bodies just because I have a glamorous body?!”
Teresa was furious.
It was her anger over the fact that her once-voluptuous body had become thin as though she had gone on a diet.
[Teresa misunderstands the reason for your late assistance.]
[Teresa's affection level decreases.]
One after another, the affection levels fell!
By the time the mission was over, Ha Eung Eung was uncertain how things had spiraled out of control.
“I don’t even want to stay in the same space anymore.”
Wise, coldly, stood up and left.
“None of my underwear fits anymore! Give it back! Give me back my F-cup chest size!”
Teresa shook his arm wildly, pestering him as she complained.
Nothing was going as expected.
“My clothes are falling off! There’s nothing that fits! What am I supposed to do!!”
Her dress hung off her like it belonged to someone else, and her reduced bust showed through her now-loose clothing.
‘It really has shrunk. If I had that easy ability, I wouldn’t need to buy a special bra anymore.’
While Teresa was burning with anger, Ha Eung Eung was feeling nothing but envy.
Had she stared too long?
She realized that Teresa’s gaze was now fixed on her chest, and her anger flared even more.
“Hey!! You’re going to die today!!”
Teresa swung her hands wildly, punching away at Ha Eung Eung’s defense.
With a single hand, Ha Eung Eung effortlessly parried every strike.
The more Teresa struggled, the more she wore herself out, her muscles and body having shrunk so much that she quickly became winded and out of breath.
“You really...!”
From behind, Nozzle watched the spectacle. Despite Teresa’s fury, her attacks looked harmless.
She looked no more threatening than a child playing with an aunt.
‘It doesn’t even hurt my hands... but it’s still hurting my heart.’
Being despised like this made Ha Eung Eung feel bad, especially since she had tried to help Teresa grow in her own way, aiding her growth just enough to make it through tough moments.
But Teresa didn’t acknowledge her efforts, and that only deepened Ha Eung Eung’s sorrow.
‘It’s sad, but my outfit is an issue too.’
Unaware of her clothes falling off, Teresa continued to rage.
Nozzle, Dashman, and the viewers, however, seemed to be enjoying it all.
Ha Eung Eung finally paused the game, calling up the menu.
[Game paused.]
Suddenly, a translucent figure appeared in front of her.
“Oh, you stopped the game. The viewers are really enjoying this. They’ve been throwing donations like crazy. Can you keep going with the catfight for a bit longer?”
Dashman, who had been floating in ghost mode and watching from afar, was grinning as he addressed Ha Eung Eung’s stare.
“Why... why are you looking at me like that?”
[You said it’s about surviving, right?]
“Eh?”
[You said it would go up on its own, the affection level.]
“Ah... that was about teabagging, wasn’t it? Trolling? Shouldn’t have done that.”
[But the promise was different.]
“You should’ve shown up right away. How do you think you looked when you appeared so late?”
[I didn’t do anything wrong.]
“Do you think Wise and Teresa would think the same? They dealt the damage, but you just jumped in at the end to take the credit.”
Ha Eung Eung spoke her mind.
Dashman’s logic was sound.
He was only saying what was true.
Ha Eung Eung’s expression grew sour.
[Anyway, I did what was asked of me.]
“So?”
[The coaching failed.]
“Hmm... well, there was some entertainment value, so I’ll say it was worth it! So, what now?”
[Now, let’s finish for today.]
“...What?”
[Game will be ended.]
[Dashman has ended the broadcast.]
Ha Eung Eung.
Her impromptu shutdowns were always unexpected.
“Hey, wait a second?”
Shutting down. Running away.
While negative thoughts began to form, Dashman and the viewers were left alone.
“This is outrageous!”
Dashman was stunned.
He had no idea how the viewers had gathered so quickly.
The number of them was extraordinary.
-?
-?
-?
The chat was bubbling like water in a kettle on the verge of boiling over.
The hooks were already thrown in, mixing cries and noise with a flood of emojis.
-Get the host back! Get the host back!
-Where’s mama? Where’s mama?
-Why did you stop? Why did you stop?
-Relationship coach totally failed.
-LOL, anyway, she did what was asked.
-Don’t do the things you weren’t asked to do!
-Don’t need Dashman, bring back Silent Swordsman!!
-I
-Rack
-I
-Rack
-(Fire emojis)(Fire emojis)(Fire emojis)
-(Sleep emojis)(Sleep emojis)(Sleep emojis)
-(Fist emojis)(Fist emojis)(Fist emojis)
The evil gauge of Silent Swordsman had broken through.
That day, Dashman’s chat completely fell apart.
“Hey, Guild Master, what am I supposed to do now? You’re not abandoning the content, are you?”
[No need for fake coaching.]
Dashman kneeled and clung to Ha Eung Eung, sensing her waning interest in her notebook.
“Just because my coaching failed doesn’t guarantee yours will succeed, you know!”
[It can’t be worse than mine.]
“If you run away like this, people might think Dashman is better at relationship coaching than Silent Swordsman! Do you want to lose without even fighting?!”
Ha Eung Eung could never admit that his late help had reduced Teresa's affection for her, rather than increased it.
Dashman’s provocation worked.
Ha Eung Eung, disappointed with the relationship coaching content, couldn’t help but scowl.
[This time, I’ll choose the game.]
“Haha, okay. Then we’re doing the broadcast together, right? The chat’s totally messed up now…”
[Later.]
“Later when?”
Checking her calendar, Ha Eung Eung’s face showed clear annoyance.
[In three months...]
“Tomorrow!!”
[In two months...]
“Tomorrow!!”
[In one month...]
“TOMORROW!!”
[Do we have to do it tomorrow?]
“You know the guild master’s broadcasting schedule. How can you expect me to wait?”
It was a bit of a painful truth.
If she put it off again or focused too much on her internal development, time would fly by.
She had started a pattern of broadcasting once every three weeks, and lately, it had turned into once every three months.
Dashman, however, pleaded desperately, and Ha Eung Eung couldn’t resist.
‘It’s still annoying though.’
After all, Dashman had failed at relationship coaching, yet still had the nerve to demand faster schedules.
‘I can’t just let it go.’
She had said "later" but never specified how or when.
In the relationship coaching contest, if Dashman had presented virtual reality relationship coaching, Ha Eung Eung would have countered with visual novel-style coaching.
But she hadn’t specified which visual novel she would use for her coaching.
‘I wanted to pick when I was less angry, but this is all Dashman’s fault.’
Ha Eung Eung started searching.
For the visual novel to make Dashman play.
[Search: The hardest visual novel in the world]
[Search results: 325,224 results]
[Related search: Surviving in an Academy with Half-Sisters Who Have Different Blood]
Some links caught Ha Eung Eung’s attention while browsing the internet.
The provocative titles.
The hyperlinks that sparked curiosity.
One game in particular, Surviving in an Academy with Half-Sisters Who Have Different Blood, caught her eye.
She clicked the link and started reading the information.
- Did the difficulty level really peak??
- Is the sister a piranha?
- Stop killing the sister, you crazy game!
- Change your title to Dead Ending Collector!
- This is the era where if your physical ability isn’t up to par, you can’t finish a visual novel... sob.
She was sure.
This game was exactly the kind of visual novel she had been looking for.
Dashman was going to love it. He was going to go crazy over it.