Hako's Solo Healing Server (4): A Sit-In Protest Right at My Front Door
"Why are you doing this to me? Did I say I'd head out the second I got the money? Hmm... Should've read the contract more carefully!!"
"We're setting off now. Just this one thing first."
"We're monitoring everything. It's not like the road will disappear in 30 minutes."
"That's stalking."
"It's an unavoidable measure for a healthy server. Please graciously understand."
[Sena Who Received the Money: Start Your Adventure]
A brief silence followed. The admins broke it first.
"If you find the hidden secret we've tucked away, we'll grant you one wish. We'll give you 100 gacha tickets."
"Huh? For real? Then give me half upfront as a prepayment. I'll head out right away. Seriously."
"Why not just ask for an S-rank while you're at it?"
"That'd be great."
They're throwing out amazing offers left and right. The admins are the best!! But the viewers' reactions were totally different.
"Admins, your image is pretty bad right now. They're calling you liars and scumbags."
Then the admin updated their sign.
[Repentant Admins: Believe Us Just Once, Please Help Us Just Once]
"Hmm... Alright, hold on a sec."
What to do? It seems kinda real, but also kinda fake. Super ambiguous. When in doubt, check the chat—that's where the answers are.
"What should we do, everyone?"
More viewers wanted the road. Guess I have no choice but to build the road then. That's the right call, right?
Not a money grab—I'm seriously asking for opinions. We'll go with the majority. That's set in stone.
In the end, adventure won, and I started adventuring. But adventure... is way too unfair for me.
Having to think and choose everything "myself" is such a disadvantage. Viewers got mad at my choices. This never happened during road chats. East and west can be confusing, okay? Lucky the minimap shows my direction up top. Without that? Can't even imagine. Would've been a nightmare.
"This is the right way, right everyone?"
No sign of the island the admins artificially made. Honestly, mining and road-building are more fun than this adventure crap. It's so boring I just stare at chat.
"Aren't you bored? I'm super bored. Wanna go build the road now?"
I've got tons of money, so no real intention to turn back, but this livens up chat.
"No can do. Keep going. You'll arrive soon."
"Uh... super expert?"
The super expert admin's voice.
"Correct. Adventurer, keep heading forward."
Not just one—two of them suddenly appeared mid-air. They'd been tailing my adventure invisible with their powers. Creepy as hell. They followed me? That's too much.
"No, you're scaring me. Go home."
"We can't go back. You're about to enter the glorious era. Gotta watch."
"Exactly. Soon... hallelujah~ hallelujah~"
The super expert and bloody nose guy started circling in formation. Driving me nuts.
"Ah~ The glorious era approaches. Oh adventurer~"
"Hello, yes, hello. Beautiful village. Now it's the end~"
Makes me doubt if I'm even going the right way. I glance at chat—my eyes go wide. What the—?! V-viewers at 3k?! Huh? Bug?
3k viewers? Okay then. For you all, I'll do it. Euhihi. Good call on adventuring!! For real.
After 500 more steps, the bluish sea starts turning golden. Massive angel statues on both sides pour gentle golden streams from urns. As I push forward, it feels like climbing toward the sky's edge. At the top: enormous heavenly gates. White base framed in gold. So massive and iridescent, only a god could create it. Soft light leaks through the bars, like it's beckoning me in.
The angel's owner is about to be born?! Me? Really?
"Whoa. So pretty."
"Right? Pretty, huh?"
"Yes! Super pretty. Insane. Wow. Good good."
"Good good? Good good?"
"Good good...!"
It's pretty. Well-decorated. First thought. Then: Is this really for me? Too grand—way beyond my pay grade. Should I bail now? The scale is overwhelming.
"Kieeeek! The angel awaits!"
"Hurry in!!!"
"..."
What to do? Said yes and now it's a problem. How do I choose?
"Uwaaah...!"
Can't do it. Can't. Big trouble. Sirens blaring in my head. Headache pounding. Someone choose for me. Please, give me the answer, show me the future.
Can't answer anything right. If only someone whispered the angel's secrets to me. Lit my path...
"What's wrong?"
"Hurry in. The angel's waiting inside!"
"Quick quick quick."
"Hurry in."
"Uh..."
This is bad. Real bad. What now? Seriously? Can I even do this? Even if I get the angel, no time to use it. Gotta build roads, decorate, clean up. So much to do.
I casually chat, planning to toss it to Himaru. My streaming IQ is high...!
That's not good. My IQ suddenly dropped.
The pressure's choking me. Am I really doing this? Himaru basically commanded it?!
"Let's go."
"Wait. Just a sec."
I squeeze my eyes shut. Let's think. I didn't wanna. But admins begged, viewers donated. So I did.
Was gonna give to Himaru, but she doesn't need it. So I should? She's the top dog here. Thoughts sorted.
I slowly place hand on W. Deep breath, press hard. My character moves forward.
"Kiyoyoyoyot! Angel descent."
Squeezing through the gate crack, a tiny angel holds a golden urn inside. Curly golden hair, white chiton, gold belt. Size like my character.
How do I ride this? Climb on baby angel's back? Sounds like child abuse...
I approach nose-to-nose. Here... here... Past mentor's words hit me: Reactions are key for streamers!! I rack my brain... got one. Scary, but skip it and I'm doomed forever. When opportunity knocks...
"Hold up."
"What's up?"
"Gonna drop a reaction bomb. Gotta film it."
"Ah!!!! Yes! Kyaaaaah!! The angel awaits!!"
"Uwaaaaaah!! Angel, I'm coming!! Gonna suplex ya!! Angel over here!! Just grab ya once. Where's my lil angel~ Eurachacha!!"
"That's not it!! What are you saying?"
"Learned from viewers."
"You learned wrong..."
I spam viewer-taught reactions as I enter. No way—everything I predicted was wrong. Thought piggyback or chair. Nope—into the urn, face peeking out, flying. Looks cool, but speed's barely faster than boat. Meh.
"Angel... send to god?"
"Back in the village."
Returning makes me famous.
"Oh, Sena. Show the angel."
"Show the angel."
They crowd around me in groups. Kinda thrilling. I summon the angel right away.
"Uwaaaaaah."
"Jealous. For real."
"So cute."
"How's the performance? Wanna try?"
Voices everywhere—overwhelming. I follow the first command I catch. I mount the angel.
"No, hahahahahahaha!"
"What is this? They used to have two angels pulling like a sleigh. Nerfed?"
"What hahaha."
"Adorably useless!!"
As I ascend: "Whoa kyaaaaah."
"Cool. My eagle can't..."
"Flying through the sky."
Streamers have killer reactions. So happy. Feels good. Peaked at 5.5k, now 1.3k... Fun times. Time to get back to my spot. Road-building awaits.
"Off to build the road."
Regretfully, I ride the angel high into the sky. As high as possible. Angel perks.
From above, the village has changed tons. Empty fields when I arrived—now vast farms everywhere. Endless fields of human greed. All for gacha tickets? Pretty buildings mixed with eyesores. So much progress.
Cruising chill...
Nah, secretly relieved. Imagine if it was OP... Shudder. Eung?
Got money. Pay up now. Euhihi.
Thought plaza was chill, but nope—panic. Land, hop off urn, sprint home. Phew, made it first. By like 3 seconds? Close call. Cheetah-riding Moteok incoming.
"Sena! Sena! Got money?"
"Hahaha. Yep. Paying up."
"Gotta reinforce right away."
"Reinforce?"
"Yeah. Sale on reinforces—total steal. Whoa, 1 mil paid instantly. Got endgame gear? Thanks."
"Can I reinforce too?"
"Together then."
"Ah... but I'm broke now."
Oh!! Realized—gave 1 mil, no cash left. Just watch her? Lame. Better build road. Then Moteok...!!
"Oh... earned it yourself? Nah. Okay. Sena needs to grind cash too. I'll lend this since I'm logging soon. Endgame rod—earns fast. 1 mil easy peasy. Try it. Free. Totally free."
She tosses me a fishing rod. What luck. So grateful. Time for reaction. Viewer-approved one. Watch this, Moteok.
"Nyaa Sena nyaa. Got rhombus!! Chu chu chu."
"Huh? Puhahaha. What? Hahaha."
"But can I finish road then fish?"
"Do you. I'm reinforcing then chilling. Take it easy."
"Thanks!!"
Reinforcing good. Earning good. Fishing good. But first things first. Deep cliff between my shack and village—need a big bridge-road for safe crossing. Stash rod, grab shovel. Clear surroundings before bridging. Gotta start right for pretty aesthetics.