The Menhera's True Colors

“You’re being way too harsh.”

“It’s a gamble.”

I charged straight at the boss. There was still time left, so it was worth a shot. From far away, the tanker cleverly used Taunt. The moment I reached the boss, I unleashed my ultimate.

[One.]

The sky split open.

[Two.]

Another line carved across it.

[Three.]

A massive sword slash tore through once more.

Luckily, the boss staggered. Seeing the stun, my teammates crawled out of the pit and sprinted toward us. The instant I confirmed it, I dumped every skill I had into the boss.

[Evil Eye.] I used the skill to mark the boss’s weak point.

[Flash Strike.] I teleported straight to it.

[Sword Edge.] I closed the remaining distance with another skill.

[Blade Dance.] My character raised the massive greatsword and swung it horizontally in a single, light motion.

Chachachachachak─!!

Where the blade passed, dozens of deep cuts bloomed across the boss’s body.

Meanwhile, the gunner who had rushed over unleashed their ultimate. Blinding white special rounds scattered in every direction, pouring out massive damage.

The tanker beside them used their ultimate to extend the boss’s stun duration.

[Sword Saint, Heart Pierce─]

I immediately followed up with my awakening skill. Sound vanished. Everything except me froze in place.

[Draw.] One swing of the blade left countless sword marks across the boss.

[Blazing Slash] The sword ignited and cleaved through the boss’s torso.

[Heart Blaze Style 1, Heaven Splitter.] With the final downward strike, the world itself split in two.

“Kya…”

“Good thing I had Sword Saint awakened.”

The moment the world resumed, the boss’s health plummeted at an insane rate.

Just as the boss tried to self-destruct, chains descended from the sky and bound it.

The chains tightened and crushed the boss instantly.

I read the following message, then leaned back in my chair and relaxed.

“Hwaaa… That was fun!”

“…What the hell did I just watch.”

Sukmin stared blankly at the chat. The viewers were just as stunned by what they had witnessed. MenheraJungbyeong—the same person who constantly trolled and spouted nonsense—had suddenly displayed godlike skill. All that remained was confusion… and awe. Why had someone with that level of skill been throwing games until now? Sukmin couldn’t comprehend it, yet the sheer gap in ability filled him with reverence.

Still dazed, he checked the damage distribution the moment they returned to the lobby.

“Huh.”

That crazy woman had dealt 65% of the total damage by herself. Sukmin couldn’t believe it was possible—yet after witnessing that performance, he realized ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠it absolutely was.

“Shall we check the drops now?”

“Oh, shit! The pistol dropped!!”

Sukmin shouted the moment he saw the pistol in the list. The rapid clacking of his keyboard echoed loudly through the mic.

Everyone agreed. Sukmin figured it was fine and clicked to claim the pistol.

“…Huh?”

She had snatched the pistol right before he could claim it. In this game, the highest damage dealer automatically gained priority on loot. The top DPS could claim up to two weapons and three materials. And now the most important item had been stolen from right under his nose.

“No, you fucking—!!!”

Bang—!

Sukmin slammed his desk after finally processing what happened.

“Aaaagh!! That fucking psycho!!”

Since the ownership was already taken, the only option left was to ask directly. Sukmin selected two materials and immediately left the lobby to send a friend request to Menhera.

Relieved that she hadn’t ignored it, Sukmin quickly typed.

She clearly had no intention of returning it.

“Ah, seriously!!”

Sukmin kept hammering at his keyboard, convinced he was going to go bald from stress.

“Puhahah—!”

I burst out laughing while tormenting Sukmin. The whole “raising a pistol character” thing was a lie. I already had a fully geared one with the final weapon. I just wanted to mess with him a little.

A favor? That sounded promising. I had planned to tease him a bit more before giving it back anyway. While thinking about what to ask, I remembered I was banned from his stream. Perfect.

Of course, I added one more condition. The reply came flying back.

After the dramatic negotiation, I told him the nickname and the chat went silent. The stream was already off, so I couldn’t see what he was doing. I opened Sukmin’s stream again on my computer.

“Wait, what the fuck?”

“That bastard was that guy?”

Sukmin clutched his head, staring blankly at the chat. The crazy person who had been stirring up trouble on stream recently had been right in front of him the whole time. Even the viewers were in shock—they hadn’t realized MenheraJungbyeong and that “” were the same person.

“Haa… I’ll unban you for now.”

After unbanning, Sukmin opened a notepad labeled “Pardon Tickets” and added the nickname “” to the list.

“Haa… You’re watching the stream right now, aren’t you?”

“Give it back now.”

“Please, just give it back.”

Thankfully, she wasn’t lying. The trade window popped up immediately. When I accepted and waited, an item appeared on the trade screen.

Besides the pistol, another item had been added.

“…Huh?”

The item Menhera had put up was the Celestial God Set—the ultimate armor for gunners. She was giving it to him just because she felt bad for messing with him. The chat flooded with envious comments while Sukmin stared blankly at the set.

“……”

Thud—!

“Thank you, hyung-nim!!”

“I will never forget this kindness!!!”

After making his decision, Sukmin slammed his head onto the desk and shouted at the top of his lungs in gratitude before accepting the trade.

“Whoa… whoa…!!!”

“Uhehehe, uheheheh!!”

“Wow, seriously, kya…”

Sukmin equipped the pistol and armor, spinning his character around to admire it from every angle. Then he stopped moving the mouse, looked seriously into the camera, and spoke.

“From now on, anyone who badmouths Menhera-nim is badmouthing me.”

“Menhera-nim and I are one and the same—”

“Aaah, guys wait a second!”

“Just kidding, just kidding! Don’t leave!”