235. Ring Imbued with Jeremian's Lingering Will
235. Ring Imbued with Jeremian's Lingering Will
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—[Jeanne d'Arc : I think I can spare about ten minutes. What's going on, Serin?]
—[Plea: I can do it!]
Having received both replies at once, Serin hesitated for a moment, then let a single word slip out.
"Ah."
That was because she'd belatedly realized her mistake.
'Wait. One of them can't be traded, can it?'
Maybe her judgment had clouded right after finishing a battle that demanded attention on so many fronts.
She'd been thinking too simply.
I had two rings, so I'd assumed there'd be no problem even if both of them replied.
But that wasn't the case.
The Grianne ring needed to trigger the hidden option was a ring that could only be gifted, and it wasn't something that could be obtained through ordinary means.
Due to its item properties, it couldn't be purchased from the Auction House, and it was the type of item that became bound to the recipient.
So if I gave someone Grianne's Ring, there was no problem since I still held Jeremian's Ring,
but conversely, if she handed over Jeremian's Ring, there was the issue that she couldn't receive Grianne's Ring from the other person.
In other words, the hidden option could only be triggered once, by giving away Grianne's Ring.
Jeremian's Ring could be obtained from the Auction House, but there was no way to obtain Grianne's Ring.
The more she thought about it, the more Serin felt like she'd uncovered a massive flaw.
'I didn't think it through.'
Actually, since I hadn't said anything to either of them yet, I could still gloss over it, but the problem was that my current actions and words were all going out on stream.
And since I knew both of them usually watched my streams, I couldn't help worrying about how they'd feel if they checked the broadcast later.
I'd openly mentioned Jeanne d'Arc and Plea, so wouldn't the one who didn't receive a gift from me feel deeply hurt?
The thought struck her in an instant.
[Looks like she got whisper replies]
[How did she get replies??]
[You're giving it to Jeanne d'Arc, right?]
[Obviously she'll give it to Jeanne d'Arc lololol]
[But Plea's done stuff for Rin too...]
[Come on, you think Rin would be that cold?]
[lololol didn't the notifications go off at the same time just now?]
[Tell us the whispers already I'm dying to know!!]
She glanced at the chat window and saw viewers clamoring for her to reveal the whispers.
'Seriously... this is why you shouldn't do anything when you're frazzled.'
Regret came late, but it was already too late.
If only one of them had messaged her first, there wouldn't have been any problem, but with the chaotic chat full of both fanbases going at each other's throats, plus the huge donations, she apparently hadn't been able to make a proper judgment.
"Viewers, just a moment. I'll let you know the result after I finish exchanging whispers."
After explaining the situation to the burning chat first, I quickly made a decision.
The most fundamental solution.
No, honestly, no other idea came to mind.
"...Auction House."
She called up the Auction House for the first time in a while.
『356,200,000 Silver Coins』
The silver coins displayed in the upper right showed 356 million. She'd accumulated quite a bit of money from selling off the junk items she'd gotten from solo hunting ground farming and the like.
'Right, I've got money to spare.'
She immediately searched for 'Ring Imbued with Jeremian's Lingering Will' in the Auction House search bar.
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- Ring Imbued with Jeremian's Lingering Will. [42,200,000 Silver Coins]
- Ring Imbued with Jeremian's Lingering Will. [42,300,000 Silver Coins]
- Ring Imbued with Jeremian's Lingering Will. [42,400,000 Silver Coins]
......
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Dozens of listings appeared, but when she selected the cheapest one, a warning message immediately popped up saying it was a high-value item. But she didn't hesitate to buy it.
Even without Grianne's Ring, Jeremian's Ring could gamble on its own.
Ding!
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Legendary-grade item. 'Ring Imbued with Jeremian's Lingering Will' acquired.
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As she received the Jeremian's Ring she'd just purchased, Serin let out a small breath.
"..."
She'd planned to give the ring away without receiving anything in return, but she'd never imagined she'd go so far as to spend money to buy an additional ring.
Still, she wanted to show sincerity.
Swoosh.
As she composed a whisper, Serin absently swept her hair back.
—[Rin: Eunha, it's nothing serious, I just wanted to give you a gift. I'm streaming right now, so would you be able to make a brief appearance for a few minutes?]
—[Rin: Ah, hey, Sua. Can I see you at the house in a bit? About fifteen minutes from now should work.]
I figured it would be fine to give Jeremian's Ring to Eunha as a gift, give Grianne's Ring to Sua, and then equip Jeremian's Ring myself as a compromise.
Ding! Ding!
—[Jeanne d'Arc: A few minutes of stream exposure is fine. A gift... I'm not sure what this is about, but I'll invite you to my house first.]
—[Plea: Rin, then let's meet at exactly 8 o'clock!]
As she looked at the replies that rang almost simultaneously, Eunha's house invitation notification caught her eye.
After replying to Sua that she understood, Serin thought about the stream and opened her mouth.
"Ah, it looks like I'll be doing a short collab with Jeanne d'Arc."
Serin's calm words swept through the chat like a storm.
Jeanne d'Arc's fandom, chanting her name, erupted in cheers, while the viewers who usually watched Plea or rooted for Plea were greatly disheartened.
[Rin! Rin! Rin! Rin! Rin! Rin! Rin! Rin!]
[Collab with Jeanne d'Arc let's goooooooooo]]
[Rin really is a streamer after all lololol]
[That was a brilliant call, insane]
[So Plea just got dumped?]
[Rin is so lame, seriously...]
[Lame my ass, what's lame about it lololol]
[Plea-lings in denial lololololololol]
[When Jeanne d'Arc is an option, not picking Jeanne d'Arc would be the weird thing]
[A streamer who collabs with Jeanne d'Arc like it's a daily meal, what a flex]
[Rin's class, hell yeah!]
Leaving the extreme chat reactions behind, Serin accepted Eunha's house invitation.
Whoosh!
Immediately, the entire world was enveloped in light, and the space itself transformed.
The area that had been the entrance to the Arch Lich's temple changed into a beautifully landscaped garden.
And at the center of that garden stood a woman.
A female knight whose appearance seemed to glorify coldness itself to the extreme.
Jeanne d'Arc. It was her.
"Welcome, Rin."
As if she'd been waiting for Serin, Eunha greeted her warmly, and Serin smiled softly as she looked at her.
"Hello, Jeanne d'Arc. You must have been surprised by the sudden whisper, right?"
Eunha slowly shook her head.
"It's nothing, really... I wanted to give you a gift as thanks for the collab last week."
"You really didn't have to go that far."
"I just wanted to give it to you. Ah, before that, could you say a quick greeting to the viewers?"
Eunha naturally gave a greeting in response to Serin's request.
"I'm Jeanne d'Arc, a pro gamer from TSJ. Hello, viewers."
[Aaaaaah]
[Eunha, I'm dying!!]
[Holy shit it's really Jeanne d'Arc lololol]
[Wow I'm watching this and still can't believe it lololol]
[Communicating with Jeanne d'Arc in real time? That's actually insane]
[Eunha, I'm your fan!!!!]
[Jeanne d'Arc's visuals working hard again today]
[Isn't this supposed to be scrim time?]
[My eyes can't adjust to suddenly seeing Jeanne d'Arc;]
Serin smiled softly as she watched the chat scroll up at a pace that seemed ready to explode.
'I really can't get used to Eunha's popularity.'
She'd merely shown her face and said a light greeting, yet the majority of viewers were reacting almost insanely.
"Well, since you must be busy, Jeanne d'Arc, I'll get straight to the point without dragging it out. Would you accept a trade request from me?"
Without any embellishment or flowery words, Serin calmly proposed a trade to Eunha.
"Yes. Sure."
Eunha, who accepted the trade with a subtle expression, soon saw an item appear in her view.
A sapphire ring emitting a blue glow, a familiar appearance.
'Jeremian's Ring?'
It was an item Eunha knew as a peculiar gambling item whose options were determined the moment it was equipped.
Right after Serin put the item up, she pressed accept, and Eunha pressed accept as well.
And just like that, the trade was quickly completed.
Since Eunha knew Serin was streaming, she didn't show any sign of refusing. She thought it would be rude to Serin, who was giving her a gift, if she made a fuss over it.
Ding!
Eunha took in the sapphire ring now in her hand and looked at Serin with a peculiar gaze.
'A ring as a gift...?'
She said it was a gift of thanks, but even so, giving a ring as a gift was strange.
"It might be an inadequate gift for you, Jeanne d'Arc, but thank you for accepting it."
"Inadequate? Not at all. I'm just grateful that you personally gave me a gift like this, Rin."
Eunha smiled faintly as if pleased, gazing at the sapphire ring. Seeing her expression, Serin carefully parted her lips.
"Jeanne d'Arc, would you be able to equip it right away?"
"Yes, that's fine."
The ring would become bound to her the moment she equipped it, but Eunha didn't mind at all.
She didn't have the slightest intention of reselling something Serin had given her.
Having unequipped one of her mythic rings, Eunha immediately equipped Jeremian's Ring in its place.
Ding!
[The options for the Ring Imbued with Jeremian's Lingering Will have been finalized!]
As the notification and detailed options filled her view, Eunha shared the hologram with Serin without hesitation.
The ring's options, shared with Serin, were displayed on the stream in full.
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Ring Imbued with Jeremian's Lingering Will.
Grade: Legendary
Unique Armament: Jeanne d'Arc.
Base Effect: Total Attack Power +5%.
Additional Effect: Upon a successful Parry, instantly recover 15% of total Stamina Gauge (Does Not Apply in PvP)
- Description: A sapphire ring received from a lover with whom one pledged to spend a lifetime. The tender soul of a high knight, devoted to his beloved, dwells within the ring, granting it a mysterious power.
*The ring's options have been finalized and it is now bound.
(Cannot be traded)
(Cannot be sold)
(Cannot be destroyed)
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The moment they confirmed the ring's options.
Serin and Eunha both found themselves momentarily speechless.
And in contrast to the two of them, the chat window was in an uproar beyond compare.
And after the two, oblivious to the chat, had been speechless for a moment, Serin hesitantly opened her mouth.
"...Is this a good option?"
Eunha nodded without a moment's hesitation.
"Yes. Very."
Looking at just the base effect, it was simple, about the level of an ordinary legendary ring, but the issue was the additional effect: stamina gauge recovery on successful parry.
A fairly rare option, and the value was the max option among those classified as 8-15%.
It wasn't an unprecedented option, but it was nearly impossible to specifically target and obtain the max roll.
Some people said the parry-success condition made the option a white elephant, and word spread widely that it wasn't great for mediocre users, but none of that applied to Eunha.
For hunting specifically, it was a ring that could be considered at least equal to, if not more efficient than, a mythic-grade ring.
"Congratulations, Jeanne d'Arc."
When Serin smiled brightly and congratulated her upon seeing that Eunha liked it, Eunha found herself staring at her.
Even though she'd said it was a very good item, Serin was purely congratulating her.
Parrying wasn't just her own specialty; Serin, standing right in front of her, was the same.
Yet the eyes of the woman congratulating her now held not a trace of falsehood.
The moment she realized that, the words spilled out of Eunha in a rush.
"Rin... wait a moment."
Eunha simply couldn't let the situation pass like this.