Chapter 28
Chapter 28
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 28
Chapter Title: Guild Master Isn't Satisfied with Just the Game
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[30, 29, 28…]
On paper, our guild members should hold up just fine, but Wichen's front yard is so damn small that speedy bastards might come charging in.
During the last siege, enemies had broken through the ceiling of the audience chamber.
I gripped my sword, senses on high alert, guarding Kali.
Kali, with her shield active, was getting impatient and making a racket.
"Ah, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up."
"Does nagging make it activate faster?"
"What if that Dart prick barges in suddenly?"
"Don't jinx it. Gilgamesh is still in Iscasha."
Status shows he's hanging in there somehow, even now.
Who knows if it's the power of rage from all the beatings he's taken, but Gilgamesh always surges in power against Dart for some reason.
Even with the huge gap in strength, he endures well and lands solid hits that really piss Dart off.
Tense minutes ticked by without incident.
[…3, 2, 1]
The icy sky-blue gem lit up.
[The shield has activated.]
"It's up!"
Kali cheered, beaming.
Cheers from our guild members erupted outside soon after.
Waaaaaaah—!!
The voice chat exploded.
["Shield active and stable!"]
["SpaceKing bastards all bounced off!"]
["Whoa, shit!! Wichen captured!!"]
["We wiiiin—!!"]
The roars shaking the castle like thunder sent chills racing through my entire body—indescribable.
Kali grinned.
With the territory secured, camaraderie boiled over between us all.
Kali turned to me.
"Ha. Meeting you really was the lottery of my life."
I chuckled back.
"You raised me yourself."
"True that. Man, this takes me back. If Bipa users knew Kaisha started this game just for fun, they'd lose their minds."
What's wrong with sightseeing?
Come to think of it, I started this for virtual world tourism in full immersion, but how the hell did I end up here?
Waaaaaaah—!!
The cheers from outside rushed into the castle.
"Uwaaaaaah!! Guild master!!"
"We fucked up SpaceKing and took Wichen!!"
"Power hide! Power god!"
"God Ka! God Ka!"
The solemn, pitch-black audience chamber of the eastern kingdom echoed with ridiculous chants.
Ah, embarrassing.
Good thing there are no cameras inside Wichen Castle.
Even with the Goldbunker broadcast deal, SpaceKing wouldn't have set up cams during a raid.
User parade effect skills filled the castle.
A brief post-victory festival.
* * *
While SpaceKing captures Iscasha, Fullminak succeeds in seizing Wichen.
The unfolding Bipa siege war showed an exhilarating reversal, drawing massive real-time broadcast viewers.
Naturally, Bipa users were the most invested.
[Siege Live Broadcast Link](25)
[Anyone know when Fullminak recruitment is??? I'm seriously desperate...](18)
[Damn! Guild master hid his power! Peak form ever](8)
[Should've joined Fullminak back when they weren't big ㅅㅂ;; Regret city;;;](11)
[Why hide the power lololol During this time he was just toying with Dart lolololol](5)
[Regret not joining Fullminak when I could have](3)
[Kaisha regressor theory confirmed. Who knew Midgard rep mattered this much](9)
[Why am I getting national pride watching these vids? Am I the only one?](13)
[So hyped I smashed my desk and wrecked my expensive keyboard ㅅㅂ Heartbreakingㅠㅠㅠㅠ](2)
[Fullminak peeps on Zagge right now, answer my questions](11)
[If you wanna join Fullminak now, check rankings first before talking, be real ㅇㅇ](9)
[Goldbunker botched the siege but gonna rake in broadcast cash??](18)
[What's Brainpower's deal???](14)
[Keep seeing status windows IRL, should I go to a psych ward](8)
[Dart vs Kaisha predicted outcome](9)
[Why does Kaisha as a girl char shine so much lol She's the light fr](9)
[Speculating on Kaisha's identity](5)
Bipa Zagge was buzzing.
Among the flood of real-time posts, the top one analyzed Kaisha's power shifts.
[Analyzing how Kaisha's power has changed over time](47)
Kaisha fans gathered, dissecting how she'd hidden her strength.
Viewers of countless clips pegged it starting when she allied with Gentle Knights.
Gentle Knights' guild master Hyunwoo was a famed tactician.
Comments (57)
—Like Liu Bei meeting Zhuge Liang
└Insane analogy
└Spot on
—Then Abyss is Zhao Yun?
└Abyss has personality issues...
└Dark Zhao Yun version
└Lmao
—Hyunwoo joining Kaisha early was genius? Gentle Knights losing to Fullminak and allying was huge drama
└Big picture
└Did Hyunwoo spot Kaisha back then ㄷㄷ
└Insane resolve. Gentle Knights weren't at that level then
└Ended up winning the lotto
……
Gentle Knights' guild master Hyunwoo.
Bipa rank 3.
His fame had quieted under Kaisha's shadow, but before her rise, he was Dart's sole rival.
Hyunwoo smiled faintly.
'Well, I don't feel like I did anything special.'
Checking real-time user buzz on his board, he said.
"Zagge is noisy."
"Happens every siege."
Hyunwoo closed Bipa boards and looked at Kaisha.
"Gilgamesh proposed a collab broadcast to you, right?"
"That guy's obsessed with money."
"Once this siege ends, how about trying one together?"
Kaisha, seated on Wichen's throne awaiting NPCs, eyed Hyunwoo in surprise.
Uncharacteristic for his usual demeanor.
Kaisha pondered, then replied.
"Showing my face feels iffy. It's just a VR game anyway—not something to brag about."
"Who knows."
"?"
Kaisha stared at him.
But no matter how she thought, a mere game couldn't be life's big deal.
Plus, with famous entrepreneur relatives, it felt even more embarrassing.
Thud thud.
Footsteps approached; Kaisha turned.
Wichen royals, freed from underground prison, filed in behind Enker.
"Kaisha-nim!"
She stood at the calls.
The freed Wichen royals rushed forward, kneeling and bursting into tears before her.
"We're sorry for being useless!"
Long before the siege, Kaisha had built ties with Wichen royals via Fullminak's vassal empire Diperonta.
They'd planned to aid her, but couldn't.
SpaceKing's raid preempted them.
Kaisha was grateful Dart hadn't slaughtered Wichen NPCs.
"You did great. Glad you're all alive."
Some sobbed.
Watching, Kaisha's vassal hero—Diperonta's second prince and Wichen royal kin—Valen bit his lip, holding back tears, overcome.
Nearby users and heroes watched the drama, moved.
Touched, Wichen's territory system spun gently, emitting soft light from the audience chamber center.
Hyunwoo smiled quietly.
'As expected, master of politics.'
SpaceKing, infamous, was forced to more tyranny to coerce NPCs as situations like this arose.
Midgard faith in Kaisha surged today too.
* * *
Per Fullminak-Goldbunker alliance and revenue split deal, cameras entered Wichen Castle.
[Haㅠㅠ Love sisㅠㅠㅠ]
[Warm munchkin sis after all]
[NPC-friendly policy was the answer. Wild back in early Bipa]
Broadcast viewers savored the touching Wichen drama live.
["No need to watch Mid."]
["Watch ours. War, strategy, action, emotion—we've got it all."]
["Goldbunker's biggest siege gain? Probably the Fullminak alliance."]
["Yes. Promised broadcast rights for higher rev share. We'll cover SpaceKing's downfall meticulously."]
["Up-close coverage! No, broadcast!"]
Goldbunker casters, embedded with Fullminak, were all in.
Goldbunker lost Iscasha badly, then Kaisha dropped the power-hide bombshell.
But Gilgamesh had secured Fullminak broadcast rights earlier by upping rev share, so Goldbunker hit jackpot too.
Siege was a bust for the guild, but broadcast team praised Gilgamesh.
God of Money indeed—one of his nicknames.
["Fullminak renews Midgard faith with touching drama today too."]
["Ugh. Hits me too."]
Kaisha saves Wichen royals who nearly died taking Wichen.
["That's territory management."]
["SpaceKing, you seeing this."]
["Can't even describe SpaceKing's cruelty to NPCs. Hanging heads was them going soft."]
["Right. Their past deeds aren't broadcast-safe. They reformed seeing Fullminak thrive, but too late—like fixing the barn after losing the cow."]
["So Goldbunker evacuated Iscasha NPCs to rear state Kandil as much as possible."]
["NPCs are precious."]
Goldbunker wasn't saintly from the start either, now wholesome.
Early on, all users/guilds saw Bipa (VFA) as pure war game—train armies, fight.
Standard for war games.
Midgard governance shifted thanks to Fullminak's rise.
Fullminak started as Maya wanting farmland territories, Kaisha touring a house-built home with NPCs for fun, plus siege-hungry Kali who'd played Bipa most normally.
Kaisha's NPC affinity genius, Kali's gaming vet status, Maya's unmatched production boosts formed early Fullminak powerhouse.
That successful path revolutionized Midgard culture.
Countless guilds copied since.
["Iscasha and Wichen shields up—short break. Fullminak chops off Nix and Shiva heads! Displays on walls."]
["Corpses last 24 hrs post-death, so sieges let you log back and see your head on the gate."]
["Feels shitty."]
["Hope Shiva and Nix log in quick to see."]
Waaaaaaah—!!
Wichen NPCs roared hot cheers, shedding joyful grateful tears.
Same as SpaceKing's brutal territory-marking head displays, but opposite meaning.
Northern evil gods slain—you're safe now.
["Damn. They love it."]
["Hits the feels."]
["Pretty severed necks look nice."]
["True."]
Embedded casters watched misty-eyed.
Bipa NPCs were way more human-like than users thought; Midgard systems recognized/shared all user actions.
Awareness and opinions formed thus,
Became 'faith.'
On Wichen walls, Kaisha and Fullminak members beamed, waving.