Only Raming. Really!!
Only Raming. Really!! (3)
I really figured out Maru’s true identity. If Maru isn’t an angel, then who is? No one could possibly answer that question. An “angel” who descended to the human world to bestow God’s blessings—that was another name for Maru.
“Maru is an angel. A real angel.”
“Ooh! I like that. I like it a lot. Got any more?”
“More…?”
“Any other nicknames? Our angel Maru!! Puhahaha. Hahahaha!”
Bana’s laughter tore through the mic. It was the sound of pure, unfiltered joy. Just hearing that laugh made me happy too. So this is why people evangelize for their god?! I felt genuinely thrilled.
“Are you happy?” I asked the laughing Bana.
“Yeah~ I’m so happy. Puhahaha. Angel Maru~ Angel Maru. Angel Maru. Puhahaha.”
She was enjoying it so much that I started feeling embarrassed on her behalf. While listening to her roaring laughter, I made a decision. I wouldn’t take this happiness away from her. Keep being happy!!
“Then I’ll head out now. You seem super happy, Bana.”
“Ah. No, no. Tell me more.”
“Hmm…”
Why would someone this happy want even more? My job here was done. I couldn’t make her any happier than she already was.
“Nothing else? Anything’s fine. Can’t you say it again?”
“Say what?”
“The angel story!! I want to hear more. Ah, ah. Here.”
Huh? She suddenly showered me with a huge pile of diamonds. Whoa?! I gobbled up another chunk. What was this??
“Thank you!! You’re giving me all this… Amen…!!”
“Puhahaha. Ah~ Mamen~”
“What’s ‘Mamen’?”
“It’s what we call people who worship Angel Maru.”
“Uh… That’s not allowed!!”
Angel Maru was God’s angel. If we believed in anyone other than God, she wouldn’t be an angel anymore!! She’d turn into a demon.
“Huh? Why? Why?”
“If you believe in anyone besides God, that’s heresy. Even Angel Maru is no exception. We should be grateful to God for giving us the chance to meet Angel Maru!! Maru would want that too. If she becomes an object of worship, she’ll eventually turn into a demon!!”
“Ooh… That’s kinda deep… Are you Christian?”
“Me? I’m non-religious!!”
“Non-religious, yet you know all this?”
“Ehehe. Have you ever read Greek and Roman mythology?”
If you read Greek and Roman mythology, you learn all about the gods. After ten read-throughs, you start to understand how gods operate.
“Huh? God and Greek mythology are totally different though?”
“Gods are ultimately creations made by humans. Their mechanics all stem from human weakness.”
“O… Oh!! That’s philosophical. Did you study philosophy or something? That was actually pretty cool just now.”
“Really? You’re not just saying that?”
“No, for a second I thought you were a philosophy student.”
Really? This delusion… I’d spent two whole years thinking it through. I even asked Mom and Dad, and posted on knowledge forums… Back then there was no GTP, so it took forever. Anyway, getting praised like this felt great!!
“Whoa!! Thank you.”
“No need to thank me… So, got anything else?”
“What do you mean?”
“Any anecdotes about Angel Maru. Has she ever done anything angelic?”
“Her always-beautiful heart… her pure white conduct… her clear smile… Maru herself is an anecdote and an angel!!”
The moment I finished speaking, another wave of happy laughter came through. It was such a warm sound.
“Puhahaha. More, more! Tell me more.”
“Hmm… Give me a moment to think.”
“Ah, yep!! Take your time. Today’s harvest is amazing~ Angel. Angel. Just thinking about calling her Angel makes my mouth split open from smiling.”
“That’s Angel Maru’s blessing.”
So Bana had received Maru’s blessing too. Hehe. Nice. I liked that. In that case, I’d spread the word about Angel Maru even more. Just trust me, Maru!!
After that, Bana kept me talking about Maru for over thirty minutes. On and on, without end. I hadn’t done it for the money, but my “evangelism” bore incredible fruit. Thirty minutes of preaching earned me three full sets of diamonds. And it was all free. I’d only managed four sets after seven hours of mining. Wasn’t that insane?
I immediately headed for Raming’s house.
“Whoa…!!”
Raming was a building genius. She’d already put up a massive cabin. So this was our operation headquarters!! Hahaha. Perfect. This was awesome…!!
“Raming!! Raming!!”
I wandered around calling for her.
“Raming!! Where are you!!”
I circled ten times and still couldn’t find her. Where did she go? In times like this… I glanced at the chat.
I spotted the cuckoo chat!! Normally I would’ve ignored it or kept it to myself, but I was so excited that I blurted it out.
“She says she’s on her way? Ah… Ah. No cuckoo calls.”
I shook my head vigorously and snapped back to my senses. If I allowed it once, other viewers would start doing cuckoo calls too… and eventually the stream would just turn into a cuckoo room. Honestly, I was fine with spoilers since I liked knowing endings in advance, but from a broadcasting perspective it was bad. Once I accepted one cuckoo call, they’d try to control everything. “Someone’s coming, where are you going, wait there, let’s join in, someone’s fighting, let’s go check it out,” etc. They’d keep trying to boss me around. So I couldn’t allow it.
“Cuckoo calls are banned!!”
Officially it was a ban, but since the info was useful, I compromised with a temporary mute.
“It’s a permanent ban, so be careful!! Manager!! Please permanently ban any cuckoo calls!!”
With the warning issued, I focused back on Minecraft. Just like the viewer said, Raming was walking over from far away. Overjoyed, I shouted at the top of my lungs.
“Raming!!”
“What? It’s my friend Seon-a. You’re early.”
“Yeah. I met a really nice person and got tons of diamonds. They donated a bunch.”
“They donated? Why?”
“Ah~ It’s a long story. Wanna hear?”
“Hmm… Let’s talk while we go inside. We’re getting raided. There are way too many raiders right now.”
“Oh… Oh!!”
It was starting. My heart pounded… Excitement. Fear. Dread… All kinds of emotions churned inside me. Honestly, instead of raiding, I’d probably just end up returning all my items like the noob I was. But my backup was Raming… Whoa?
“Ah! Raming, what about Moddeok? Isn’t Moddeok joining?”
“She’ll probably come? We were supposed to play together.”
“She’s on our team?”
“Yeah. I think so? Not sure.”
Alright. I could raid now. My backup was Raming… I casually checked my phone… 3,200 viewers. Moddeok… I peeked? She wasn’t streaming today. Still, we had two solid mid-tier players!! Hahaha. Even if I attacked, I wouldn’t go down without a fight!! I’d fight for the honor of Raming and Moddeok.
“Hahaha. I’m the sword of Raming and Moddeok!!”
“Huh?? Suddenly? Why?”
“Just… Trust me. Ah, Raming. Raming.”
“What?”
“What are you wearing!! Take this for now.”
I tossed two full sets of diamonds at Raming, who was wearing full iron armor. Two sets for Moddeok, one set for me as emergency reserves… That left two sets, which I’d use to reinforce our forces.
“Wait, you mined this much?”
“I’ve got loads.”
“How much do you have?”
“Hehe, curious? Want me to tell you?”
“I’m cu-ri-ous~ I’m cu-ri-ous~”
I wiped the smile off my face and answered seriously.
“Seven sets.”
She sucked in a sharp breath.
“Whaaaat? Seven sets? How did you get that?”
“Kekeke. I mined four and received three.”
“How? Did you raid someone?”
“Kekekeke. I’ll explain. I evangelized.”
“What… What did you do?”
“Evangelized. You know how church people say ‘believe in God’? I did that.”
“To who? About what??”
Her voice was completely focused on me. It felt amazing. This was the first time something like this had happened. A friend bombarding me with questions… I was always the one asking questions before. So this was what it felt like. I loved it!! Keep asking. Hehehe.
“I evangelized about Angel Maru.”
“Angel Maru? Maru?”
“Yeah. Maru’s actually an angel.”
“Huh…? R… Really? Who did you evangelize to?”
“To Bana. When I told Bana about Angel Maru, she loved it so much she kept showering me with diamonds.”
“Uh… Did you and Maru agree on this?”
Agree? What did that mean? Agree on what? Was there something like that?
“On what?”
“I mean, is it okay to just reveal that she’s an angel?”
“Oh…!!”
My jaw dropped. Ah…!! Right. No. She was right. Oh. Oh no. What if Maru got kicked out because of me? If it was discovered that an angel was actually human, she’d definitely be expelled from the divine realm.
“You didn’t agree on it, did you?”
“Ah… Wait a second… Raming. Can you hold onto these diamonds for me?”
I dumped all my diamonds. This world was full of raids. No point carrying diamonds around.
“Why?”
“I’m going to meet Bana.”
“To do what?”
“To ask her to keep it a secret… If God finds out, Maru will be demoted from angel to human. We have to protect her.”
“Pfft. Ah. Okay. Go ahead. I’ll definitely keep it secret. Who else knows?”
“Just you and me… and Bana.”
“So we just need to convince Bana. I’ll keep it secret no matter what.”
“Thanks. My friend.”
I was genuinely moved. My only friend was Raming. Really!!
“I… I’ll be back…”
“Okay. Take care. I’ll be waiting here.”
“Got it…!!”
With a solemn heart, I pressed my mouse and keyboard. I was going to get that secret oath no matter what. And if she refused to keep the secret… then I’d have no choice but to silence her with my sword.