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Chapter 34
[ This broadcast has ended. ]
The Screen displayed a concise message along with a bit of static.
"Mmm... haa...."
S-Rank Hunter Shin Yuna gave a hearty stretch.
As expected, Parang's broadcast was fruitful today as well. Tomorrow's would surely be just as fulfilling.
Since the stream had just ended, it would take some time for the community to start buzzing and heating up over the new topics.
Yuna headed toward the Workshop.
Her current location was Pohang. As her move was fully completed last night, Shin Yuna was now living in the same town as Parang.
'Hun...ta? Hun...ter? Ah, you mean the same job as that Han Siwoo fella? Oh my, a young lady like you must be working so hard. Here, take this. Have a bite before you go. Aw, you eat so beautifully. Here, have this too....'
She had already finished greeting the local Elders. Every single one of them was a wonderful person.
'Oh my, you eat so well. How did you get so skinny? You need to eat a lot to grow big and strong. This is Sikhye I made at home....'
It was the first time in her life she had ever eaten that much.
Well, anyway.
"Hmm~ heheh~"
She hummed as she headed to the Workshop. It was originally time for lunch, but she simply couldn't bring herself to eat anymore.
Plus, she had to handle something more important right now than ever before.
Rumble-
The door opened on its own as Yuna stood in front of the Workshop.
Among the neatly arranged creations placed here and there as always, there was one spot that caught the eye the most.
A single Scroll was carefully enshrined right there.
An unidentified Scroll, carefully kept under a Glass Case she had gotten from who-knows-where, as if it were some kind of treasure.
Yuna stroked the Glass Case as if handling a luscious fruit.
A lot had happened in the meantime.
From the first Submarine broadcast to her connection with Parang. So much had happened in the short time since that encounter.
The Submarine she spent two weeks making? Discarded.
The Unmanned Submarine she built with renewed determination? Production suspended indefinitely.
The Broadcasting Equipment made by mobilizing 13 Production Type Hunters? Used twice and scrapped.
But!!!
'Today is different!!'
Yuna clenched her fists tightly.
The item she obtained in exchange for giving up the Broadcasting Equipment and allowing Cylo's pseudo-surveillance.
Now, with this Scroll, the obstacles blocking Yuna's fiery passion for heading to the Deep Sea were... well, there were still a few left. But still!
She could eliminate the biggest problem.
She carefully opened the Glass Case and grasped the Scroll.
Then, a Notification Window popped up in front of her.
[ Would you like to use the Skill Scroll? ]
[ ! Warning ! A collision with an existing Skill is expected. Acquiring this Skill may result in the loss of an existing Skill. ]
[ Y / N ]
"I will use it."
At that, the entire Skill Scroll turned into light and seeped into Yuna's whole body.
The information of the Skill was being engraved into her blood.
Yuna closed her eyes and savored the sensation for a moment.
It felt just as if cool water were sweeping across her entire body.
Swoosh-
A sandy beach under the blazing sun, the rolling waves.
For a moment, she even had the illusion that she had actually just returned from the beach.
Only an S-Rank Skill feels this realistic during the engraving process.
Soon, the illusion she was drifting in came to an end.
Yuna opened her eyes.
A blue light briefly lingered in her eyes before disappearing again.
Yuna grinned as she looked at the window that appeared before her eyes.
[ Acquired the Skill, Waterproof Sanity. ]
[ Viewing Skill information. ]
[ Waterproof Sanity (S) ]
[ You cannot possess or acquire Mental Barrier Skills other than this Skill. ]
[ Strongly resists mental damage inflicted by a target underwater. Strongly resists mental damage received when the caster is underwater. Completely nullifies Mental Attacks if both the target and caster are underwater. ]
Along with the feeling of being filled, she also felt something whoosh out of her body.
[ The Skill, Inner Peace (A) has vanished due to a collision. ]
[ The Skill, Mental Firewall (A) has vanished due to a collision. ]
[ The Skill, Composure (B) has vanished due to a collision. ]
[ The Skill, Brain Filter (C) has vanished due to a collision. ]
These were the Skills that had once reliably protected her.
However, to the current Yuna, they were merely Skills that failed to block even a single Charm from Galecus.
At the same time, she was startled.
It was because of the description of the Skill she had just acquired.
'Strongly resists mental damage inflicted by a target underwater.'
'Strongly resists mental damage received when the caster is underwater.'
No Mental Barrier Skill description she had seen so far included the phrase strongly resists.
Furthermore, immunity.
It was a word she had never seen before in her Status Window.
Yuna subtly opened the Skill information window and skimmed through the acquisition conditions section.
[ Waterproof Sanity Skill Acquisition Conditions ]
[ 1. Acquire via Scroll ]
[ 2. ... ]
"Ugh...."
There was no way Hunter Yoo Parang acquired this through a Scroll.
That meant she had achieved the acquisition conditions listed here.
A shiver ran down Yuna's spine.
She made a firm resolution to never make an enemy out of Parang in the future.
How on earth did they extract a Skill with such insane performance into a Scroll?
She once again realized the capabilities of Cylo Corporation.
Did they really draw Parang's blood or something?
Well, thinking about it wouldn't give her an answer. Yuna brushed off her lingering thoughts, headed to the Bedroom, and plopped face-down onto her bed.
It was about time for topics about Parang's broadcast to start circulating.
[ Today's Yoo Parang Broadcast Highlight.GIF ] [98]
[ Umu GIF Collection ] [44]
[ Hey fuck what do we do about this ] [103]
[ Yoo Parang [-- Reason why this punk is a broadcast genius ] [67]
[ No fuck Cylo!!!! ] [77]
[ There's still some punk doing a dive LOL ] [64]
[ Today's Yoo Parang Verbal Abuse Video ] [154]
[ Found the Admin alt account ] [22]
The community was, as expected, burning brightly.
Yuna clicked on the post with the most interesting title first, wearing a satisfied expression.
[ Today Yoo Parang Verbal Abuse Video ]
[ Author: Nightglow Monster ]
(A video of Parang slaughtering Monster Fishes while continuously pouring out cold and sharp verbal abuse. The video quality was further elevated with added editing.)
Who was the punk that first asked her to verbally abuse us... Fuck, I cannot sleep because of you!!
Ooh... goo goo ga ga...
- Goo ga ga...
└ Ga ga... ooh...
└ Goo ga ooh.. ga ga...
└ What are these punks doing
└ (Dumbfounded emote)
- Wow I actually like this shit fuck
- No but LOL Setting the verbal abuse aside, the action is fucking good LOL
└ Fr it slaps most Hunter battles LOL
└ It seems like that because there are no movement restrictions underwater
└ That is the same for flight types though?
└ How can you compare them to the punks flailing around with Wyverns
└ Flight apologist caught LOL
[ Umu GIF Collection ]
[ Author: Mecha Tyranno ]
(A GIF of Umus sticking together and rubbing their cheeks)
(A GIF of Umu stuck to a wall with a dumb expression)
(A GIF of Umus pouring out from inside a Pufferfish)
...
(A GIF of Umu looking confused after bumping its Head into Capulus)
I really want to raise one at home
- Freaking cute, what is that?
└ Are there still punks who do not watch Yoo Parang broadcast?
- The original size is 20 meters so how would you even raise it LOL
└ Ah fuck really?
└ (Is this real?) emote
- Whale Roundworm
└ Aaaah fuck no it is not
└ That is Umu I saw it yep That is Umu I saw it yep
└ Even if you guys desperately ignore it, if you strip away the graphics it is a Whale Roundworm LOL
[ Hey fuck what do we do about this ]
[ Author: Potato Pancake ]
(A Photo taken in front of a Mirror by a man wearing a full-body Latex Suit. He forcefully tried to tear off the connection point, but something went wrong and the entire Zipper was ripped off.)
Why the fuck is this not peeling off fuck what do I do
- What is with this punk LOL
- Idiot LOL
- Fuck a guy wearing latex and acting up
- Are you really gay??
- Is this not that punk who was in the popular posts before?
└ ? What does that mean
└ (Link)
└ It really is fuck LOL
└ Wait this is real LOL
└ This punk is a real fucking idiot LOL
- Cut it with scissors
└ It does not cut fuck it must have some option on it
└ If the Latex Suit has an option on it why did the Zipper rip off
└ Why are you asking me that fuck
└ Go to a slightly larger Branch of the Hunter Association and ask them to remove the option
└ Fuck you want me to go to Seoul wearing this????
└ Then live with it on for the rest of your life LOL
[ No fuck Cylo!!!! ]
[ Author: Minced Blue Mushroom ]
Fuck let us zoom in on the third-person Screen!!!
- Upvote
- Upvote
- Upvote
- It is also fucking annoying how most angles are blocked LOL It is fucking annoying how Yoo Parang turns transparent the moment you try to look from a slightly pretty angle yep
└ It is a broadcast for watching Monster Fishes, so what is the point of looking at the Hunter?
└ This punk does not watch the broadcast
└ This punk really must not watch it
└ Kick out the non-viewer
└ Fuck is this Yoo Parang Gall or Hunter Gall LOL
[ Found the Admin alt account ]
[ Author: Anonymous ]
(A GIF of someone squishing Galecus's egg)
There is no such thing lol Just look at this gross pic
- Where is the gross pic?
- Where is the Admin alt?
- Where is the gross pic?
- Fuck it is so funny that everyone is completely adapted and fine LOL
"Hmm."
Yuna quietly stared at the GIF of Galecus's egg.
She didn't feel anything in particular. Seeing that a Notification Window didn't pop up, it seemed Waterproof Sanity didn't activate either.
Yuna had unknowingly adapted to Parang's broadcast. In today's stream, she even watched the Hydra execution scene firsthand.
'Wait.'
Couldn't she use this Skill when watching Parang's broadcast as well?
Yuna had gained an advantage in an unexpected area.
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Meanwhile, Yoo Parang.
She fiddled with her Cellphone while lying in the Water Tank in her Bedroom.
Ding-!
"Huh?"
A message suddenly arrived.
Well, messages naturally tend to arrive suddenly.
When she checked Cylo Talk, it was a message sent by Bertea.
- Parang, about your broadcast.
- Could I appear as a Guest tomorrow?