Chapter 47
Chapter 47
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 47
Chapter Title: Is She the Strongest Because She's Yoo Euisul? Or Is She Yoo Euisul Because She's the Strongest?
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The answer to the question "Who is the strongest Awakener?" might be surprisingly simple.
Yoo Euisul.
She's undeniably the strongest Awakener, recognized by everyone.
If there's any flaw, it's her personality, but even so, she's the strongest.
What might the daily life of the most powerful Awakener look like?
Is it as flashy in everyday moments as when she resolves Anomalous Phenomena?
At first, everyone was curious about her every move.
That's the nature of being the "strongest."
Anyone at the top of their field ends up drawing all the attention, whether they like it or not.
However...
People's interest in Yoo Euisul quickly faded.
The reason? Her attitude was just too rude—beyond rude.
Yoo Euisul has never once used polite speech in any conversation with another person.
Not even in interviews with reporters.
Not even with fans asking for autographs.
She always responded in casual, blunt speech.
One media outlet even went so far as...
📰 Breaking News [Tip Line Open] If you have footage of Awakener Yoo Euisul using polite speech, please send it to our outlet. Reward money... This goes to show just how much she dislikes humans—or "people," as it were.
Speculation swirls about why Yoo Euisul developed such a twisted personality, but nothing concrete.
— Anonymous She got bullied in school. — Reply Who knows if that's true. Yoo Euisul never had anything resembling human relationships to begin with. — Anonymous Her personality twisted after a mental attack from an Anomalous Phenomenon. — Reply Dumb guess. Yoo Euisul is immune to all mental attacks. — Anonymous She lost her family to an Anomalous Phenomenon. — Reply Pure baseless speculation with zero evidence. Still, it's the most plausible theory.
— Anonymous She started Awakener activities too young and went insane. People struggled to pinpoint reasons for her rudeness, but that fascination didn't last. Now, a full decade after she began her Awakener career, everyone just shrugs it off with, "That's just how she is—rude by nature."
Even setting aside her personality...
Yoo Euisul's daily life had its share of mysteries.
Awakeners are exceedingly rare.
For example, the number of registered Awakeners in South Korea right now...
Doesn't even reach 200.
...Actually, scratch that.
A few weeks ago, some pink-haired woman with an ample chest registered as a new Awakener, so they've probably hit exactly 200 now.
Awakeners are rarer than celebrities.
It's only natural people are curious about their everyday lives.
Most Awakeners have their personal info completely exposed—no exaggeration.
Who's their lover? Where do they live? Favorite foods? Usual haunts...
But not Yoo Euisul.
Only scraps of her personal info are out there.
No sightings at clubs.
No sightings at bars.
Even street sightings are extremely rare.
One might think she's a dual-Awakener with two powers, one hidden: turning invisible.
Nope.
The real reason no one spots Yoo Euisul?
She just hates dealing with people.
A woman who doesn't enjoy chatting prefers staying in over going out.
Gym.
Movie theater.
Pool.
Mini bar, and more.
Her home has all the infrastructure needed for daily life and leisure—it's no exaggeration.
Years of Awakener work earned her a fortune, making this setup possible.
Even a homebody like Yoo Euisul had hobbies.
What else but ones you can do alone at home?
Gaming, gaming.
Luckily—or unluckily—she had a natural talent for it.
Some say games are just for fun; talent doesn't matter. Overhyping it.
That's blatantly wrong.
Game skill is 1% effort and 99% talent.
Consider the college kid who grinded 2,000 games in LoRna.
His rank? Gold.
Not bad, but not great either—just average.
If skill came down to effort, he'd be at least Platinum.
Yoo Euisul?
She embodied proof that talent rules games.
She hit Master rank after just 500 LoRna games.
And LoRna wasn't the only one.
Whatever game she touched, she climbed to the top ranks—she was gaming talent incarnate.
If I had to pick one game she excelled at above all, it'd hands-down be Battle Lounge.
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"Shit!"
Back home after training, Yoo Euisul spat out a curse.
Another bust today.
Since meeting that rude pink-haired big-chested fanatic kid...
She'd cut back on gaming to focus on training to awaken her item.
Still nothing.
Her sword's name changing from "Excalibur" to "Iron Sword No. 3" was infuriating enough, but zero training progress?
No wonder curses flew from her mouth.
After a bath, she fired up Battle Lounge to unwind and, on a whim thinking of Lee Jia, pulled up her stream on a sub-monitor.
Lately, she'd picked up a new hobby besides gaming.
No hiding it.
Watching internet streams.
Of course, only one stream: Lee Jia's.
Even Yoo Euisul, who hated people, couldn't explain her fascination with Lee Jia.
Anyway, tuning into Lee Jia's stream, Yoo Euisul spotted...
"Oh ho."
Quite the intriguing sight.
Lee Jia.
Had fired up Battle Lounge.
This should be good.
How creatively disastrous would her play be?
How ingeniously trollish?
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"Ah, she fucking sucks!"
The result? Catastrophic.
Four straight losses.
Fifth game, with a 90% win chance...
She team-wiped with a bomb, then blew herself up.
This went beyond "just bad"—it was something else.
Maybe, Yoo Euisul mused, Lee Jia's gaming was the ultimate Anomalous Phenomenon.
...Can't stand this anymore.
Though she hated attention and rarely flexed her skills...
This was an exception.
Too frustrating; it'd make her sick.
Soon, Yoo Euisul sent Lee Jia a game invite.
Lee Jia accepted right away.
With Yoo Euisul joining her team...
Victory was all but guaranteed.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Excal... Pfft. Sorry. Excalibur, want some ammo?"
[...] "Oh, don't need it? Fine then."
💬 Chat — Viewer What are you doing lololol — Viewer Why tease someone's nickname like that, you bully lololol — Viewer But honestly, it's a total weeb nickname lol. ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer No way, she'd be a weeb if she sucked, but she's actually god-tier so it's cool af. — Viewer Wait, isn't that nickname from somewhere? A ranker? — Viewer She's kinda famous in that eye-nose gallery community. — Viewer Why would someone like that join this humble stream... — Viewer The whole world is full of fanatics... — Viewer May the myriad stars' grace shine upon the whole world...! Do they know why I'm smiling?
Well, her nickname's Excalibur.
How could you not laugh at that?
Part of me wanted to snap back, "Shouldn't you change it to Iron Sword No. 3?"
But that'd shatter all the goodwill I've built, so I held it in.
Yep, the player named Excalibur was, of course, Yoo Euisul.
I was shocked.
Not just that Yoo Euisul was this good at games—
But whether the famous Awakener could openly show up on my stream like this.
A twinge of worry.
But...
— Viewer But why does that eye-nose girl's voice sound so sexy? — Viewer Standard fanatic voice lol. — Viewer Damn, she really is god-tier lololol — Viewer Not a ranker for nothing. Even hearing Yoo Euisul's voice, no one clocked who she was.
...Well, duh.
How many people in the world even know what Yoo Euisul sounds like?
She's the undisputed strongest Awakener, sure.
But her infamous rudeness kept her fame low.
She skips interviews entirely—does footage of her even speaking exist?
No wonder viewers couldn't ID her voice.
[What're you doing? I said move.] "Ah... Yes, yes. Where to?"
[Get in that red container and prone.] I did as Yoo Euisul commanded, crawling into the red container.
About 10 seconds later...
[Squad down at 175 direction. No others. Let's move.] [Yes, Excal sis.] [Nice, bus go brrr!] Another squad wiped.
What is this?
Not even a driving show by Yoo Euisul—what gives?
Now I get why she chewed me out last time for sucking at games.
Soon the zone closed to its final ring.
Two squads left, including us.
This was basically a win already.
Hmm.
But this game might stir some controversy.
It's just a straight-up bus ride.
Yoo Euisul didn't ask for a single resource from me.
I didn't even fulfill the level-4 bag role properly.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
Gunfire rang out, then...
[Three down. One left. No smoke needed.] Yoo Euisul's dry briefing followed.
...Total bus.
Whatever, bus or not...
A win's a win.
One million won.
Thanks for the meal.
But...
Why isn't the game ending?
[Hey.] "…"
[Hey, you. Yeah, you.] "…Me?"
[Yeah. One left in the smoke, so you take it.] — Viewer Lmao — Viewer Letting her get the final kill for stream clout? — Viewer Excaaaaalibuuuuur!!! — Viewer GOAT of legendary weapons lol Thinking back, I'd spent hours gaming today without landing a single hit on an enemy.
...Fine.
I'll show 'em.
Prove I can do it when I try.
I've prepped for this moment.
Portable anti-tank launcher, RPG-7.
Or as I call it...
"Myriad Stars' Magic Wand! May Reflecting Myriad Stars' grace be upon us!"
Boom!
I fired the Myriad Stars' Magic Wand into the smoke.
The result?
'E-Zia520' has been killed by 'E-Zia520''s RPG-7. "Fuck!"
— Viewer Lmao this bitch lololol — Viewer Myriad Stars' Magic Wand strikes again lololol — Viewer Her naming sense is next-level troll lololol — Viewer Why suicide tho lololol — Viewer Aiming that thing's tricky lolol — Viewer This too is Myriad Stars' grace... — Viewer Lives up to the weapon nick fr — Viewer Myria - Ment — Viewer Myriadhu Akbar! Amid my spectacular self-destruct show...
The last enemy hiding in the smoke got a headshot from Yoo Euisul.
And so, I...
🏆 VICTORY! 🏆 ...claimed a somewhat tainted chicken dinner.
Oh Reflecting Myriad Stars...
What happened?
Wasn't it supposed to be the Myriad Stars' Magic Wand?