A Highly Advanced Physique is Indistinguishable from Skill – The Instant Magical Girl Party
Just in case, I half-hoped another hidden junior might show up... but no more surprises appeared.
We must've stood out quite a bit, since other streamers were peeking around us. But no one approached.
Well, yeah. Randoms wouldn't just walk up to a big-corp streamer or magical girl out of the blue.
With that, we arrived at Luna Lake's hideout and exchanged greetings with Tenri's guildmates inside.
"I'm Mizuumi Miko."
"Shiro Mata Luna here!"
VTubers designed around shrine maiden and full moon themes for their RP and looks. Like Tenri, they had super polished avatar skins.
"Oh? A shrine maiden?"
"Yes. Miko serves as shrine maiden to the lake guardian deity."
Aris seemed intrigued by Mizuumi Miko, who was dressed similarly as a shrine maiden. The real-deal shrine maiden Aris made Miko a bit embarrassed as she explained her RP.
"The lake guardian deity..."
"That's me. Ahem!"
Tenri jumped in too, kicking off a classic VTuber RP show.
It was an intriguing dynamic, but it wouldn't escalate to the industry's infamous traditional culture RP kills.
Should I join in? I'd already fooled people with RP before my real history came out. It was like a cheat key—I'd always win in an RP showdown!
"Senior, that seems like a bad idea."
"Eek."
"Nah, is that all that's in your head?"
I muted the mic briefly to clap back at the chat drips I'd been glancing at.
Once their RP tales wrapped up, I asked the group,
"So, what's next?"
"You need to pick a job first."
"One adventure job and one life job!"
"Adventure job? Like combat-only?"
These days, Minecraft streamer servers often went full RPG mode, so I figured it was something like that.
Tenri frantically nodded her character's head.
"Yep! It's a healing server, so not super hardcore. Jobs split into 'adventure' ones like ranger or tamer."
"Healing servers are doing that now, huh..."
Listening on, adventure jobs sounded pretty romantic. Less raid/PvP grind, more map exploration and survival.
Yeah, without competition, it counts as healing.
"Money from life jobs?"
"Yep."
Adventure stuff? I'd done plenty in real fantasy worlds. Gotta make cash first, though.
Why? 'Cause I needed to invite Su-yeon.
Self-defense skills? She pretty much had 'em already.
"The best money-maker!"
"Uh, chef?"
"No, blacksmith."
"Alchemist, I think."
"Senpai. Jeweler. Jeweler."
"..."
Why all different? Were they holding a classic Minecraft server job war?
Job wars were banned, right? Even tourist Aris was jumping in, and she wasn't a streamer.
"They do UFC sometimes too, right?"
Yeah, streamer beefs resolve quick. No chat ignition means no big sweeps.
Over-immersion has its flavor... but it's too intense for casuals.
"Not too bland?"
Crushing by weight class, huh. Streamers team up for tiki-taka, break even at least.
Dunno long-term, but no big complaints now.
After chatting with viewers, I eyed the four bickering over blacksmiths and alchemists.
"Can't you just mine for cash?"
Why only secondary jobs?
"Makes decent money?"
"...Then why not mention it?"
"Farming, mining, fishing are basics—no separate jobs. Just gathering mats."
"Got it."
No job link at all.
"Self-sufficiency's the trend now. Money's tight, few pure gatherers."
"Few?"
"Fishing aside, farming/mining feels disconnected from the world."
True. Big streamers sweep servers clean. Without a mat-hoarding network, better make stories where people are.
Time to head out, then.
"Anyone got a pickaxe to spare? I'll pay back later."
Back to 80-hour mining god Geukbing...
"Arena makes bank, right?"
"Huh."
"You gotta win."
"50% win rate matches fishing. No confidence over that? Not really earning."
...Huh?
I froze at Seong-yoon's sudden input.
"Arena?"
"Only PvP content. Entry fees, win rewards, betting dividends. Win and it's top earner."
Hotspot for confident Minecraft fighters.
"Viewers say some rice-eat entry fees, overflowing players."
"Viewers? What viewers?"
I pondered if it was a cuckoo bird, then realized Seong-yoon said it.
Watching my stream? Nah, checked earlier—no viewers.
"Huh? Streamer server, right? Awakeners gotta stream too."
"I've got quite a few viewers."
Right. Streamer server. Gotta broadcast.
Quick search—Seong-yoon and Aris's lives popped up. Decent viewers too. Magical girl fame?
"...I'll read the announcement after today."
"Why Lightning, Tempest?"
I struck a remorseful pose, but Mizuumi Miko asked from the side.
Good question. I just searched Lightning, right? Japanese streamers mostly YouTube. Not even global (pulled from Korea)—why homegrown Lightning?
"'Cause Senpai's here?"
"Ah."
...Streaming wasn't the goal anyway. Light reason had everyone smacking foreheads as we headed to the arena.
Soon, our magical girl four-man party hit the arena.
Why four-man again? Miko and Luna had stuff going, so Luna Lake's last member, Mikazuki Ravi, got bumped for my invite.
...Sorry, but Su-yeon's enough.
"Random question, Senpai. Good at game combat?"
"Heh. Tempest junior too."
Calamity here. No slacking in combat.
"But template gear gap? Ours..."
Borrowed from Tenri. What, full freebies bad? ...Fair, but!
Chat wasn't mad—Luna Lake's pacifist, basic starter gear only.
"Overcome the gap. Few days more, maybe not—but two days in."
Two-week server, day two: stable gear time. Skill covers if close.
I strode into the arena boldly.
Surprisingly, on Peace Nara server arena, awakeners don't dominate.
Great physicals, low game knowledge. Pros match needed physicals anyway—awakeners become expensive sandbags.
Thwack-
Thwack-
Minecraft's depth: simple at first, complex systems. Ping spikes/lag nullify physical edges often.
"What the hell is this?"
Thwack-
Thwack-
Server-open arena ghost: FPS ex-pro, Blecas. Star 'prime stock' fast-recruit across servers. Minecraft vet streamer.
Crushed awakeners, viewer cheers... now feeling powerless.
"This make sense?"
Opponent's skill terrifying. Reaction speed? Obvious.
Blecas never properly sighted—yet her swings always hit razor-thin. She countered every move pre-emptively.
No luck shots landed. Even those favored her. Like she foresaw lag/ping.
Without gear edge, already lost.
"What the actual...?"
Curiosity before rage. Chat hacks? (Banned instantly.) Minecraft? Discernable. Hacks can't transcend net issues without obvious cheats.
Opponent moved in pure prediction realm. Like top AI Go master.
Blecas tanked on gear till collapse.
Player - Geukbing
12-Win Streak
"Ridiculous... Geukbing? Who?"
'Elice Calamity' would've clicked. Streamer name not widespread—folks call transform names outside.
Blecas's hollow defeat lingered till Geukbing's top awakener reveal.
"Easier money than thought?"
Truly top earner. After ~20 wins, inventory cash wowed me. Streak bonuses? Secure invite pre-midnight easy.
"...H-how?"
Seong-yoon asked as I queued next.
Right... she doesn't know.
Senior duty: answer.
"A highly advanced physique is indistinguishable from skill."
"......"
I get Minecraft combat somewhat, but my skill ain't top. No deep study/application.
Game PvP psych war? Different mindset from real fights.
Win streak? Pure physicals + instinct. Dodge all, hit all. Felt lag intuitively.
1v1 games: know basics, physical wins.
"Easy, right?"
My ace drip... but chat and juniors' eyes chilled.
Monitors show avatars, not real eyes. Imagination... then.
No warning—a character spawned before mine.
'GM Piki' gleamed gold over its head.