Chapter 36
Chapter 36
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 36
Chapter Title: Lulu-chan is a Gaming Pro!
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In the end, she had no choice but to turn away from the mouse in dejection, leaving it uncaptured.
Vowing to try again next time, she settled into her chair and launched the game she had planned to play today.
It was called Dark Sword, a souls-like game that was hugely popular among enthusiasts.
She had considered doing a co-op stream at first.
But the President had advised that co-op could be tricky to handle in the early days of streaming, so she should stick to solo-play games instead. That was why she picked this one.
"Ahem! There was a little commotion, but we're diving right in!"
The viewers were extra rowdy today, but she ignored them completely and hit play.
The controls were gamepad-based, so the on-screen explanations weren't clicking for her...
Still, she figured she could adapt somehow.
As the play screen loaded, the first thing that popped up was a character selection menu.
There were quite a few options.
Knight, Swordsman, Mage, Rogue, Assassin, Bishop, and so on...
Huh? But what's this "Pauper" thing? That's an origin?
She had zero knowledge of this game, so she had no clue which was best.
Her gaming knowledge mostly came from clip compilations.
Which meant she knew next to nothing about games the Blues hadn't played.
"Huh? Cherries, which one should I pick?"
Yep, most were saying go Knight.
The description said Knights had a shield and sword with balanced stats.
The Swordsman stood out too.
The only difference was no shield—just dual swords.
"Swordsman no good?"
"Ooh, this one's got high damage?"
She loved high-damage characters.
Swordsman it is.
No shield? Just dodge more.
She hadn't played this game, but she knew souls-likes from clips.
The sequel, Elden Ring, all the Blues had played, so she knew that inside out.
Just not this one.
The chat buzzed as she selected Swordsman.
Ignoring advice made her a bit nervous.
One screw-up, and it'd be "Told ya to pick Knight."
But you can't live life cowering!
And it's just a game.
Worst case, ditch Swordsman and restart as Knight.
"Controls... uh, this is run..."
As she fumbled solo with the keyboard...
One viewer suggested asking the President for a gamepad.
Sheesh.
"How am I supposed to ask her for that? I'll buy one next time, don't worry."
Why were they so sentimental today?
Come to think of it, earlier she had sent a tearjerker donation.
A sentimental day, huh?
Tap tap tap—
Tilting her head, she hit run and charged at the distant enemy.
It hadn't spotted her yet, so backstab time. Hold it down.
Her character snuck behind and plunged one blade deep into its gut.
Squish—blood sprayed in a gruesome animation, and the monster flopped over.
Ah, so that's a backstab.
She knew the concept and tested it.
Handfeel was amazing.
Hehe, praise for something simple felt weirdly nice.
A mix of embarrassment and joy.
She giggled out loud without thinking.
"Hey! That's different from this! 'Cute' is embarrassing, but 'good at games' makes me happy!"
Hmm.
A few iffy chats, but she'd let it slide this time.
Behave yourselves.
"Huh? Guys, that foggy spot's the boss path, right?"
Before long, she reached the boss fog.
Viewers worried about her pick...
But just fight and see.
She had infinite lives anyway!
Whoosh—
Steeling herself, she parted the fog and entered.
The boss loomed statue-still in the center.
She grabbed the nearby helmet and placed it on the statue.
Rumble rumble rumble—
A cavern-shaking roar, and the fight began.
Intimidating look.
Full plate armor, massive spear.
But she wouldn't flinch.
Bosses like this? She'd seen thousands in edits!
Shwick!
Boss thrust forward; she sidestepped right-diagonal into its face.
Then slash slash.
Dual swords chipped some blood, then she backed off.
Rumble—
Boss stomped, bigger thrust this time.
One, two, three.
Predictable rhythm: strafe first two, roll the last, dive in.
Long recovery gave time for three hits.
Yeah, even she was surprised.
First time seeing this boss, but its moves felt familiar.
Souls-like basics from other games?
Shwick!
Short thrust again.
Instinct kicked in: parry.
Parry—souls-like staple: deflect attack, stagger foe for punish.
Risky: fail and you're wide open.
Newbies avoid it, but she just knew to hit it.
Clang—!
Success.
Spear bounced off her left blade.
Staggered boss: heavy attack.
Squish—!
Black blood sprayed; massive HP chunk gone.
Chat exploded.
Smurf? As if she'd do that boring crap.
Smurfing's taboo in streaming.
Just instincts from past clips.
Grrrrowl—
Boss hit half HP, phase 2: grotesque transformation.
Bigger body, black tentacles from helmet devouring it—nightmarish.
Fueled by cheers, she gripped the keys tighter.
Whoosh—
Boss leaped high, overt telegraphed attack.
Big motion = punish.
Clang—!
Parry timed perfect as attack landed.
Worried size might resist, but it staggered hard.
Heavy into guts.
Run after backing boss, low sweep roll into dual slash.
Phase 2 attacks scarier, but bigger motions = more openings.
Good for her.
Slash—slash—
Boss lunged forward smash.
Roll aside, backstab heavy into guts.
Splorch—!
Boss crumpled, dissolved to ash scattering everywhere.
Golden text flashed.
Victory hit; she cheered instinctively.
"Wooooooah!"
Chat in total chaos.
No one dreamed she'd 1-try it.
"Ahem! How's that? I'm secretly pretty good, huh?"
Hehe.
Successfully shocked everyone—pure pride.
She hadn't expected to play this well.
Tutorial boss had simple patterns.
Tougher ones? Multiple tries for sure.
Next boss won't be this easy.
But who cares!
She showed off cool side to viewers.
Ride the momentum, dazzle next boss too—no more "klutz Lulu"!
You got this, Jeong Da-jeong!
Drip—
"...Huh?"
As she smugly moved to next chapter...
Cold sensation on head. Dumb noise escaped.
What the—?
Something like water dropped on her head.
...Water?
That funky smell...
Drip—drip—drip drip—
Dread rising, she slowly looked up at the ceiling.
Moldy old crack: water droplets forming.
Yep.
Ceiling leak.
"Kyaaaaah!"
Mice and roaches? Old news.
Leaking ceiling? First time.
Scream slipped out.
Sudden scream spooked viewers too.
Calm heart, explain.
Stream ends here.
"S-Sorry everyone! Ceiling's leaking now...! Ending stream here! Really sorry!"
No time for chat amid frantic apologies.
Kill stream, dash to balcony for giant basin.
Uwaaa, move PC first!
Leak elsewhere and PC dies!
That's expensive!