Chapter 49
Chapter 49
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 49
Chapter Title: Lulu-chan Has Made a Friend Too!
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For the crime of exposing my dark history, I purged Leder-nim.
In the end, Bandit-kun and I headed to the beach alone.
When we arrived at a spot with steep cliffs looming ahead, I spotted shadowy figures clustered together off in the distance.
Whoosh-
Since nicknames weren't visible until we got closer, I gripped my bow and went on high alert.
As I drew nearer bit by bit, their nicknames began popping up above their heads.
Gasp!
It's the members!
"Huh? Lulu!"
"Lulu-chan!"
Before I could even wave in delight at seeing them...
They noticed me first and welcomed me with excited voices.
"That's right! Hng, I wanted to meet up with the members sooner too...!"
I felt a little down knowing I'd been the only one separated...
But hey, better late than never, so the moment I hurried toward them...
"Lulu-nim, I'll take my leave then."
"Eh? Y-You're leaving?"
Bandit-kun, who'd been standing beside me, said his goodbyes as he stood up.
His sudden farewell caught me off guard.
I hadn't even thanked him properly yet...
"Yeah, I still need to find Sung-il. And we agreed I'd just see you meet your members before heading back anyway."
"B-But still... I wanted to repay you somehow."
"Nah, no need. If you're really grateful, swing by my stream sometime."
Bandit-kun turned to go, graciously declining with the poise of a true mensch.
I hesitated for a second watching his back, then quickly pulled a fully grown pumpkin from my bag.
I'd lucked out and picked it up while farming briefly in the plains earlier.
Pumpkins are super rare in Last to begin with.
Just one fills your hunger by a whopping 100.
It even tops off stamina and thirst in tiny bits, making it insanely effective.
To me, it's basically my most precious item.
I set it down on the ground and bowed deeply to Bandit-kun.
"Um... Bandit-kun. Please accept this as a token of my thanks."
The viewers were in an uproar over me handing off such a precious item...
But the bow he gave me and escorting me all the way here? This doesn't even cover it.
"No, really, you keep it, Lulu-nim. Why give something this valuable to me...?"
"N-No, it's fine. Besides, you can't give your friend something useless, right?"
"Friend...?"
"Yeah! We're friends now, hehe..."
Bandit-kun paused at my words, then bent down to pick up the pumpkin.
He bowed deeply again, just like before...
And opened his mouth so wide I worried he'd shatter his mic.
"Lulu-nim...! I'll treasure this pumpkin and never eat it! If you ever need anything, call on me anytime!"
"I-It’s fine, eat the pumpkin... And if you ever need help, call me too, Bandit-kun."
"Sob sob, thank you...! This bandit will remember your grace forever!"
With that, Bandit-kun departed with sobs echoing behind him.
I finally rejoined the members and we set about building our new base.
On day 1 of this Last world rife with betrayal and scheming...
I'd made my first streamer friend outside the members.
At the same time, on Bandit-kun's stream.
He hid behind a massive tree and stared at the pumpkin in his hands.
Overwhelming emotions welled up, making his eyes sting for no reason.
"Sob... Ah, I'm not usually this weepy..."
Da-jeong assumed he was faking the cries for his stream...
But Jae-jun was genuinely fighting back real tears.
Her sincere words from their first meeting had pierced straight to his heart.
The chat and donations were roasting him hard...
But Jae-jun felt zero shame.
"No but seriously, wasn't that line touching? Park Sung-il's never said anything like that in his life..."
A few viewers agreed with his sentiments.
Not cry-worthy maybe, but that warmth in his chest was real.
Cool friendships like that touch everyone regardless of age or gender.
"Haah, I can't bear to eat this pumpkin. Guess I'll just forage some random stuff."
He gazed at the massive pumpkin in his hand, then stowed it back in his bag.
As he started gathering nearby mushrooms to fill his dwindling hunger...
Shwick-! Thunk!
"Huh?"
An arrow flew out of nowhere and embedded in the tree he was picking at.
Then, one after another...
Shwick- shwick- shwick-
"Wha? Wha...?!"
This wasn't one or two arrows.
He turned into a porcupine from the barrage.
He bolted into the bushes for cover, but it was no use.
Thud-
His character dropped dead in seconds.
From the opposite direction, a horde of enemies swarmed out and looted his corpse.
"Yo, pumpkin here too?"
"Ooh, pumpkin? I'm starving, gimme."
"This guy's a golden goblin?"
"Jackpot."
Their voices carried as they rifled through his body...
The moment he saw the pumpkin vanish from his inventory, Jae-jun let out a scream-like bellow.
"FUUUUUCK!"
It was a bittersweet episode Da-jeong knew nothing about.
Once we all gathered with the members, the atmosphere turned lively in an instant.
I figured President wouldn't join since she's an admin, but surprisingly...
She'd handed server ops to someone else who knew Last well and jumped in.
"Girls, there's another team over there, so I gotta join them. You all play among yourselves."
"Gasp! President, you're ditching us?"
"That's too mean...!"
But no, she wasn't planning to play with us.
She said she'd team up with streamer friends she already knew and leave our side.
The members and viewers were naturally up in arms...
But honestly, I'd expected as much.
Having President in our group would make other streamers hesitant to attack us.
And without clashes, things might get boring.
Yeah, this is the right call.
"Okay then, President's heading over there, so you all behave and wait nicely?"
"Mooom! You're not abandoning us, right...?!"
"Mommy!"
"I'm not your mom, I'm President, you brats!"
Gasp.
That's taboo in front of our President.
Don't ever say she's almost thirty!
She hasn't banned the toxic chatters yet, but I'll get scolded too...!
"Girls, so what should we do now?"
"Build a house first, right?"
"I barely farmed any items though."
"Me too."
Anyway, with President gone...
We started planning how to survive.
First up, naturally: build a house.
But most of us had spent time searching for each other or dying along the way, so we were short on materials.
So we decided to check my bag first.
"Um... I have stuff for building a house, so maybe use that?"
"What? Maknae, you farmed that much?"
"Ehehe... A little."
My spawn had been near tons of ore and wood.
Luckily, I'd gathered a good haul.
Not enough for sleeping bags or other gear, though.
"Then let's build over there?"
"Yeah. Leave the house to the maknae, and we'll gather stone to upgrade."
"Lots of stone that way. I'll go get some!"
"Sis, me too!"
With roles assigned...
Yukiko and Lilith-unnie headed out for upgrade materials.
I picked a spot and got to work building the wooden house.
Once it looked decent, I added the tool chest called a gun rack inside and stepped out—right into Ellin's gaze.
"Lulu, what next after the house? Wanna explore somewhere?"
"Ah, I'm gonna make a field."
"A field? For farming?"
"Yep!"
Was my answer that surprising?
Not just Ellin-unnie—viewers reacted with shock too.
Well, yeah. Few in Last make farming their main gig.
Most build bases then roam killing others.
But I don't like that stuff.
I'll farm peacefully and help the members.
"Want some help, sis? Where's the field going?"
"Ah, it's fine. Up there, might be kinda dangerous."
"If it's dangerous, I gotta come. Tell me if you need anything."
"R-Really, it's okay..."
Felt kinda guilty dragging Ellin into my fun...
But teaming up is part of Last's charm.
I'll help her next time. With that, we climbed the hill together.
Lucrezia-unnie stayed to guard the house alone.
"So what're you farming?"
"Hmm... Not sure. Corn's the most efficient, but..."
"But?"
I pondered as I answered Ellin-unnie.
Corn's king for yield.
Grows fast, easy care, great for selling or eating.
But zero romance.
You gotta chase romance in games like this.
Which is why...
"Pumpkin's the way to go!"
I'll be a pumpkin farmer!
Sure, hard to grow, crap efficiency!
But it's one of Last's top foods hands down!
"You sure? Viewers say pumpkins are tough..."
"Yep! No waste, no romance."
Hehe.
Seeing the supportive viewers fills me with energy.
Nothing beats fan cheers for a V-tuber.
"I'll grow tons of pumpkins so unnies and Yuki-chan never go hungry! Trust me!"
"Pfft... Got it. Looking forward to it?"
Ellin-unnie reached out her character's hand to pat my head.
It felt like her hand was really there— I smiled.
Alright!
For our Blues, let's do this!