Chapter 58
Chapter 58
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 58
Chapter Title: Wish Fulfilled, Nirvana?
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Not a perfect being.
Her imperfection and vulnerability made her all the more beautiful.
When Venus heard that her little sister Saturn was in danger, she thought:
'If Tsukuyo dies, Mom will only have eyes for me, right?'
It was her own fault anyway—she was the fool who jumped into danger herself.
Why should I have to save her?
The episode ended on that note, and the community went wild.
Is Venus going dark and turning to the enemy side?
The worries turned into a pleasant betrayal.
In the next episode, Venus shows up to rescue Saturn, pouring every last drop of the soul energy she'd been saving for her own wish into the fight.
Otaku weakness: limited-use ultimate moves. Awakening through sheer resolve.
Dai mankai—like a flower bursting into full bloom.
Venus fighting while burning everything away was so cool, I fell for her.
Even though she hated her little sister and disliked her mom.
Still, seeing her fight for their happiness moved me.
I felt a kinship, pitied her, felt sorry for her, admired her—and ended up crying.
Truth be told, I hated my little sister and my mom too.
But I wished I could love them like Venus did.
Just hating each other is too sad.
What does it change to hate a sister who was just hurt, a mom who was just clumsy?
What I needed wasn't hate—it was love.
Don't tell me I'm over-immersing in some anime.
To an otaku, anime is life!
Being inspired by characters to change your outlook on life is more common than you think.
Venus was just so cool, pretty, pitiable, and everything!
I wanted to emulate her. I admired her.
That heart as vast as the universe.
Not talking about her chest size.
Though it is big.
It could've been a happy ending.
But at the tail end of the battle, Venus saves Saturn—and dies in her place.
Becoming Bi/Nerth.
Magical Girls Chronicle continues, but Venus's turn never comes.
She's dead.
No resurrection.
Maybe that's why I've been hung up on Venus for 10 years.
I never got to see her find happiness.
It was too sad.
Too pitiful.
It lingers in my heart.
I can't erase it from my memory.
When I first saw her ending, Venus haunted my thoughts for over two weeks.
"I love Venus!"
— Anonymous Is this person into that kinda thing? — Anonymous Respect, do your thing with your tastes. — Anonymous Gasp! So throwing shade at guys was all to pick up chicks? — Anonymous Lesbian vibes... — Anonymous Just fan love lol. — Anonymous Girls say "love" to each other all the time without it being lesbian. — Anonymous If guys say "love" to each other, it's fists flying. — Anonymous Seeing a boomer suck on outdated anime hurts my heart. "Outdated? The movie just came out this year!"
January in Japan, February in Korea.
Aaah! Magical Girls Chronicle lives!
It's still active with a new movie this year!
Moving true story! All of America wept!
"I can't take it anymore! Today's stream is Magical Fight."
— Anonymous Testimony time lol. — Anonymous Which asshole keeps provoking her? — Anonymous Aaaah stop Magical Fight!!! — Anonymous Team go #1 Team go #1 Team go #1 Team go #1 — Anonymous Lol even if you grind like ants you won't climb lol get out yourselves lol — Anonymous Fuck anime studios. — Anonymous Can't resist Dai Mankai lololol Venus master Jeon Jeonseol incoming lolololol — Anonymous Should I go sub now? "I'm going in! Venus! Dai mankai!"
— Anonymous What the hell are you saying — Anonymous You're fucked lol ⭐ Top Comment — Anonymous She's straight-up lost it lolololol — Anonymous Aaah, if only she could have been happy, that would've been enough. ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 'That girl cried watching Venus fight too. Is there something in Venus's character design that tugs at women's heartstrings?'
Watching Jeon Jeonseol endlessly praise Venus, Victory recalled.
That girl from the theater.
Prettier than the anime character on screen.
Tears streaming from the depths of her heart—especially memorable.
No way Victory could guess that the girl from then was the same as the Venus stan Jeon Jeonseol now.
That'd make him a severe delusional case.
Though this time, it happened to be true.
'It really was fun.'
The Magical Girls Chronicle movie premiered on Monday.
Today was Wednesday.
Ascend's regular day off was Monday, so he'd caught it on opening day.
Jeon Jeonseol streams off on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Victory had messaged her: Did you see the movie?
I went Monday.
She replied she'd go Tuesday.
He couldn't suggest going together—afraid it'd seem like a date.
She'd drawn the line early, so no such offers.
'Sucks we couldn't go together.'
He didn't have romantic feelings.
Victory liked Jeon Jeonseol purely because she was the only one on his level in games.
Because they shared memories.
That's what Victory thought.
'After seeing the movie, it's getting hard to hold back.'
Why Victory hadn't joined Jeon Jeonseol's persistent invites for Magical Fight, despite her begging.
Busy, sure—but other reasons too.
Even if it was a dead indie game vs. a mega-corp powerhouse, as a Teamfight Arena pro, showing off in a similar game wasn't smart.
Sorry, but her switching to Teamfight Arena was the obvious path.
More players, more talent, higher-level games.
But hearing her praises high on movie hype made something inside him squirm.
The urge to control Magical Girls Chronicle characters and fight!
Memories fully triggered—alt account, no one would know, right?
With that, Victory logged into the game lobby.
And the match began.
Three minutes in, Jeon Jeonseol sensed an unusual player had joined.
"Wait, there's talent like this in my stream? They're good!"
— Anonymous First time seeing her praise a guy viewer. — Anonymous ??? What's happening — Anonymous Fr, graphics so ass I can't tell shit — Anonymous Obvious low-tier Team wannabe "Shut up."
Jeon Jeonseol had two triggers: badmouthing Venus, or dissing Magical Girls Chronicle and Magical Fight.
"Ah, it's boiling over. Been a while since I got this pumped."
— Anonymous What's boiling? — Anonymous Is she a kettle? — Anonymous Even trash games have vets huh — Anonymous Pumped? ㅗㅜㅑㅗㅜㅑ — Anonymous Good chat good chat — Anonymous This bitch doing it on purpose? lolololol — Anonymous Open notepad Suddenly, her stream screen showed the cam feed.
— Anonymous Lmaooooooo — Anonymous Big one incoming — Anonymous Hands so pretty wtf — Anonymous Handcam! Handcam! Handcam! — Anonymous Why turn it on suddenly — Anonymous Dropped phone by accident, face reveal incoming? Why turn it on?
Because she was super hyped.
To show off her skills.
Finally a proper Magical Fight match had her fired up.
Da da da da da da da da da!
Keyboard clacking over three times a second, steady.
The prepped handcam proved it wasn't random mashing.
— Anonymous Is she playing piano? — Anonymous 5x speed on? — Anonymous Hands not tangling at that speed??? — Anonymous Not just spamming keys for real? — Anonymous Why's she playing rhythm games solo — Anonymous Screen spinning was nothing — Anonymous Humanoid for MagFight confirmed by scholars — Anonymous Wasn't it for Teamfight? — Anonymous Let's say it's for gaming Jeon Jeonseol sliced three necks in a flash, hands still moving to finish the rest.
Suddenly, Pluto killed Venus.
Victory had killed Jeon Jeonseol.
Her fingers twitched.
— Anonymous Hand twitch so cute af — Anonymous Love you Jeon Jeonseol! — Anonymous Lol "Hey! You're Victory!"
Instant detective work!
— Anonymous She ID'd him as Victory after he killed her lolololol — Anonymous You're ugly teacher — Anonymous It's Victory? Lol "Whoa, it's really Victory."
"How'd she know?"
"Rivals recognizing each other—insane!"
The voices in Victory's ears weren't from his headset—they were real life.
Selen and Choi Joo-an, always teasing him, approached where he gamed in the practice room.
Lots of teammates around today.
The rest of Ascend.
Jeon Jeonseol had become a Teamfight Arena Challenger by now.
First female Challenger, fewest games Challenger, highest winrate Challenger—tons of achievements.
Ascend teammates, curious, tuned into her stream.
As mentioned before, her 4-8 PM slot perfectly overlapped their free/dinner time 4-7 PM.
Bored teammates watching her stream checked on Victory—just in case.
"Bro! Woo-seung's grinning ear to ear?"
"How'd you hold back something this fun?"
To the teasing, Victory replied.
"Nah, the situation's just too hilarious. How'd she figure it out?"
"Chat's calling it the mysterious Magical Fight master."
"Mysterious Magical Fight master, Victory."
"You quitting Teamfight!?"
"As if."
Joking around.
Victory was contracted with Ascend through '24 anyway.
But he looked in a great mood.
After her stream ended that day, a Discrod message from Jeon Jeonseol.
Legender: Hey it's you right Legender: It's you it's you it's you Victory: Hm well Legender: Hm well you bastard Legender: Knew it from how you played, it's you Legender: Admit it, it was fun right? Legender: Fun right? Fun right? Fun right? Fun right? Fun right? Victory: Hm well Legender: Play together sometimes Legender: Not like you can't spare one game Victory: Hm well Legender: Ugh wanna punch you Those tiny hands punching—who'd feel pain?
Just cute.
Still can't wrap his head around it.
His self-proclaimed sole rival being a girl with such small hands.
It's weird, right?