Chapter 8 - Physical
Physical
Translator : Elizabeth
Chapter 8. Physical
As Lee Moon-hyuk intended, Yu Ah-jin’s Tarot broadcast became a hot topic in an instant, her name mentioned across all kinds of communities.
She did not hesitate. She decisively blocked any room for her predictions to be used for gambling, and thanks to that quick and clear response, the incompletely burned interest transferred neatly to somewhere else.
Not Tarot, but she herself who handles Tarot. Or that mysterious, inexplicable ability itself. While those gazes still lingered on the broadcast, Yu Ah-jin made her next move.
A game indisputably called a masterpiece.
Fairy The Sea.
As the game started, the texture of the chat changed. Comments asking for fortune readings gradually disappeared, and stories about the plot, direction, and her choices and reactions went back and forth. Those watching the broadcast scattered one by one to game communities and streamer-related boards, where impressions of Yu Ah-jin’s play began to be shared rapidly.
The attention gathered by gambling was spreading through the game.
———Internet Broadcast Gallery———
[Ah f*ck it was just magic I see]
[OO]
She decided what to say in advance and just manipulated it so the desired card would come out. I’m the retard for expecting something sigh lol.
[Comments]
OO: But to say that, didn't she get all the matches where the underdog won in SFC correct too?
L OO: Just coincidence. Honestly, the probability of the top dog winning every single match without exception isn't that high either. It seems like she just threw in a few underdog wins and they hit by chance.
L OO: Ah, true.
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———Indie Game Gallery———
[Fairy The Sea Entering lol]
[BK]
I thought she was a vermin bitch promoting private gambling, but she has decent taste lol.
[Comments]
OO: Gambler bitch out!
L BK: But seeing how decisively she cut off the controversy this time, it seems she isn't a gambler?
L OO: Don't know yet. Could be she just stepped back because too much attention gathered.
L BK: That is true.
OO: Playing a game with Tarot is kinda fresh.
L BK: Real lol.
(……)
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———Fairy The Sea Gallery———
[Voice seems pretty decent? lol]
[Wa!Woo!]
Looking at the pixel graphics, she must think the game is easy lol.
If you’re already looking forward to her wailing with that voice, hit recommend lol.
[Comments]
OO: Recommend lol.
Roro: How dare a girl try to play with scraps of cards!
OO: Couldn't she be aspiring to be a Gem-Jal-Seu (Streamer Good at Games)?
L Wa!Woo!: Would she be? lol.
L OO: Actually I’m watching expecting screams too lol.
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Actually, there weren't many people who genuinely believed in Tarot.
Outside of special spaces like Tarot Gallery, Tarot to the public was ultimately nothing more than the image of a shaman with the gift of gab. Just because such people watched Yu Ah-jin's broadcast, perception wouldn't be overturned at once.
Instead, they started finding their own rational explanations. The conclusion was magic.
The interpretation was that getting all SFC match results correct and accurately pinpointing character settings in Fairy The Sea were also products of thorough prior analysis and preparation. That she deliberately drew Tarot cards with matching meanings to suit the direction.
It was a conclusion far from the truth, but it wasn't bad for Yu Ah-jin. The setup of a game broadcast conducted with magic while pretending to read fortunes with Tarot drew interest far more than expected.
———Streamer Gallery———
[Breaking News!) Entering ‘That Section’ slowly lol]
[Chureugong]
How many tries do you guys think she’ll take to clear?
[Comments]
OO: Don't think she can clear?
Mujunsik: Just looking at the play shown so far, it shows she hasn't played games much lol.
MasterBon: It seems she prepared the concept quite diligently, but of all things she picks a physical game like Fairy The Sea lol.
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The interest that moved from gambling to Tarot, and from Tarot to games, now turned its direction once more. People were gradually starting to watch not the cards, but Yu Ah-jin's gaming skill itself.
—3,736 viewers
Before I knew it, the viewer count had noticeably decreased. But that wasn't a bad change.
Even after decisively drawing the line that I wouldn't do content that could be linked to gambling, chats asking about match outcomes remained, but now they had almost certainly disappeared without a trace. Though still seen occasionally, it wasn't enough to disturb the flow like before.
‘…I shouldn't forget to look for a manager either.’
The viewers remaining now were neither people trying to test the mystery of Tarot nor people trying to aim for a jackpot through gambling.
They were just focusing on the game I was playing and waiting for the reactions popping out in the process. Finally, the broadcast became broadcast-like.
—Nyah hah hah!
- Wa! Kraken!
- ‘That Octopus’ appears shudder.
- Tentacle play oh my oh my.
- Mouth watering already~ Mouth watering already~ Mouth watering already~ Mouth watering already~ Mouth watering already~
“Looks like it’s very difficult from now on?”
- No no easy lol.
- Well~ Should I say it’s nothing much for me?
- Yujin-nim, how about clearing your throat while drinking a cup of warm tea?^^
- Some bastards speak in a way that makes me want to beat them up.
“Finally, the time has come to show my physical (mechanics).”
- Oi Miss Yu! Don't talk nonsense and grab the keyboard quickly!
- Oh confident? lol.
- Yujin-chan’s physical??? (True meaning body lol) Pyapyapyapya.
Seeing the contrarian reactions of the viewers, even I, who wasn't used to internet broadcast culture, got the hunch. That it was the timing for the difficulty to rise slowly.
‘Though it is true that it didn't look particularly difficult just looking at the graphics.’
My life until now was all about barely matching living expenses with money earned from part-time jobs. The games I had played were at best crude flash games played in the school computer lab before class started.
‘Right. Honestly, there was no possibility I would be good at games. However….’
I swallowed the words inside. At the same time, I focused on the Hermit card in my pocket.
Then.
—PREPARE TO BE CAPTURED!
The moment the octopus sent its tentacles flying with a pose full of bluff, the protagonist on the screen was already moving.
- Dodging f*cking narrowly lol.
- Oi oi! It’s a paper-thin difference you know?
White tentacles swept horizontally, but my control was clear like well-written code, showcasing concise evasion, and in the pattern where blue tentacles mixed, stop and movement were divided exactly by frame units.
- Eh?
- She’s kinda good?
- She keeps dodging narrowly.
There was no hesitation in the jump sections either. Low tentacles were passed with minute elevation, and continuous patterns were passed drawing a constant trajectory.
- What is this;;
- Is it right she’s doing it with her hands?
- I can hear keyboard sounds but;;;
The more complex the attack became, the simpler the hand movements became rather. Reading the starting point of the next pattern with eyes, moving hands before the opponent. Actions that seemed not to assume failure. Firm movements like a program rather than a human.
- Ah f*ck are you playing games?
- This is f*ck clearly using a program anyone can see, you bitch.
- No, why does this bitch keep deceiving?
—YOU ARE PERSISTENT!
Amidst the Kraken’s verbose dialogue, health didn't decrease, and the battle flowed as if pre-arranged.
‘I need to respond to this immediately.’
I could examine the chat window leisurely even while playing the game. The viewers' reactions right now were of a kind where I shouldn't drag time. I had to extinguish the suspicion before it was confirmed as a controversy.
“Everyone.”
- What you scammer bitch.
- If you have something to say try it lol.
- Shoooooot to Narak! Goal! Shoooooot to Narak! Goal! Shoooooot to Narak! Goal! Shoooooot to Narak! Goal! Shoooooot to Narak! Goal!
The battle with the Kraken was still in progress. While operating the keyboard with one hand, I started to slowly lift that keyboard with the other hand.
Tadadak, tadak!
The key input sounds didn't cut off. Even in the state where the keyboard was lifted, the remaining hand was moving without rest.
- ?
- What is it?
- Kidding me f*ck, you turned on a program and are pretending to press the keyboard.
“If you think so.”
I continued speaking without taking my eyes off the screen.
“From now on, compare the game screen and the keyboard carefully.”
It was from that moment. Amidst the operations connecting perfectly without any waste, I started inserting meaningless inputs deliberately.
Tutadadadadadat!
Slender white fingers tapped the keys softly yet decisively as if sprinting over piano keys. The speed was fast as if exaggerated, but the movements were surprisingly not large.
Then, the protagonist in the game started shaking wildly as if convulsing. Movements as if teabagging.
—I AM THE GREAT KRAKEN!
Yet, accurately stepping only on the boundaries of attack trajectories, dodging every pattern.
Reaction burst out from the chat window with slightly delayed timing.
- No f*ck what is that.
- ?
- No.
- What is it?
- ????
- That is really controlling it?
I smiled gently and asked.
“Puhuhut. How is it? My physical.”
The reaction was, of course, explosive.
- I will show my physical (It’s real shudder).
- Boss Yu!!! Open donations!!! KwangkwaokaoKaaaoka!!!!!
- From now on if you want to obtain the title of Gem-Jal-Seu, get permission from Yujin! From now on if you want to obtain the title of Gem-Jal-Seu, get permission from Yujin! From now on if you want to obtain the title of Gem-Jal-Seu, get permission from Yujin!
- Noona!!!!!!!!!! I!!!!!!!!!! Die!!!!!!!!!!
Before turning on this broadcast, I chose the path of the Hermit, and thanks to that, I became able to store energy in [THE HERMIT] card as well.
‘Back then, like [THE STAR] card, I just thought a slot to store energy had increased by one.’
But it wasn't.
Becoming able to contain energy in a card didn't mean simply obtaining an external storage.
‘This is… right. It was a talisman (amulet).’
The Star card required a separate condition besides containing energy, so realizing its essence was late.
On the other hand, the Hermit card was different. Just by containing energy and possessing it, I could exert that power.
[THE HERMIT]
The Arcana symbolizing severance from the world and introspection in solitude. The effect of the talisman where that meaning is condensed was simple.
Perfect control over myself.
A realm one cannot even be conscious of usually. Involuntary muscles, the autonomic nervous system, even hormone secretion could be handled like flicking a finger.
Slowing heart rate, stopping digestion, and dilating pupils were basic. Going further there, I could consciously raise even agility and reflexes.
———Streamer Gallery———
[What the hell did I just watch?]
[CuckooRiceCooker]
(GIF capturing the bouncing of the chest revealed briefly in the process of lifting the keyboard)
Uung boobs……
[Comments]
OO: Uh f*ck the scene behind was too shocking so I only saw this now.
Gojordan: Writer receive blessings.
TorielLove: Kyak lol Bam bam (Buxom) lol.
GeunGeunTori: Said she’d show physical, it was real lol.
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