Chapter 3. Throne of Madness: Lunance Abervich (2)

"The Throne of the Eight and the Demon Dukes know the secrets of this world to some extent."

"...Uh... so, that is...."

"Do not worry. I have no intention of ruining this world."

The Fourth Wall.

The wall that separates fiction from reality.

Right now, Lunance was easily crossing that wall and conversing with Sura.

"I can perceive that you paused this world for a moment. I can move, too. Though I cannot exert physical force."

"I see...."

"Using honorifics again? You do as you please."

Lunance shrugged, saying she didn't really care.

"Now. You'll be receiving Chivalry and leaving. If you're going, then go."

Lunance said that while strangely hesitating. In the meantime, Sura's response followed.

"Um. By any chance. Could I take a look at the Divine Realm?"

At those words, Lunance stroked her chin, pondered for a moment, and then nodded.

"Well. I suppose. Though I don't know if there's anything worth seeing."

Lunance grabbed Sura's hand and began to move slowly.

"If you don't hold my hand, you might go mad. Be careful."

"Um, by the way. The scar on your forehead...."

Lunance pointed to the scar with her finger, and Sura nodded.

"I intend to leave the scar. It's been a very long time since I lost. Shall we call it a memento?"

With a wave of her hand, the scar on Lunance's forehead healed completely, leaving only a faint line.

"Now. First, what's worth seeing is the Moon Submerged in Water over there and my castle. Let's look at the Moon Submerged in Water first. It's quite pretty, isn't it?"

At Lunance's words, Sura turned his eyes to the moon. The sight of the moon submerged in the water, emitting light, was truly beautiful.

"Why don't you take a picture or something."

"How do I even take a picture...."

"You've gone beyond simply perceiving a created world. You have basic common sense in your head."

"Ah...."

At those words, Sura took pictures of the scenery, and not stopping there, he even took a selfie with the moon in the background.

While he was taking pictures for a long time, Lunance approached him at some point.

"Ahem!"

"...?"

While Sura was looking at Lunance, not knowing why, the Tusu provided the answer.

After checking the chat, Sura tentatively suggested to Lunance.

"Would you like to take one together?"

"Hmm. That sounds good."

Lunance slightly lowered her body to match Sura's height. When Sura made a V-sign with his fingers, Lunance followed suit, caught off guard.

The two took pictures for a long time and then entered the castle.

"My hobby is collecting art. There will be a lot to see in that regard. Take a look."

When they went to the place Lunance guided them to, numerous artworks were placed in the room.

"How is it? Isn't it amazing?"

Sura nodded. Actually, Sura had plenty of opportunities to see art when he was in Murim, so he had a knack for this field as well.

"Oh. This is impressive."

"You recognize it. It's a work by a painter famous for their masterpieces."

Watching the conversation between the two, the Tusu felt a wall.

After appreciating the art, Sura looked around other places.

Numerous magic books and weapons. Armor. Rare creatures collected from the continent.

Even Divine Relics of other gods or the Devil's Relic of an Archdemon.

They were all amazing things, and Sura and the Tusu were astonished at the sight.

Sura, as a user who enjoyed the Ancient Booklet series, also recognized the value of these items.

He even felt a sense of nostalgia as items used by the protagonists of previous works appeared.

"If you want to have these, kill me and take them. I have a strong possessiveness for these things."

"I'll keep that in mind."

"Haha! Do you really intend to kill me?"

The two, who were exchanging jokes, soon stood in front of a door to a room.

"This is my favorite room. Try going in."

When they entered, the scene that appeared was a massive universe unfolding in the sky, centered around an island in the middle.

Coming out of the door, a door floating in mid-air was visible.

"How is it?"

"Wow...."

The massive universe unfolding above the island in the sea gave Sura and the Tusu infinite emotion.

Sura, who had been watching the scene for a long time, noticed that Lunance was hesitating about something.

"What's the matter?"

"Hmm. Won't you become my champion?"

At those words, the Tusu's chat came up again.

Champion. You could say it was, so to speak, an apostle of the Divine Throne.

Sura, who saw the Tusu's chat, asked Lunance.

"Lunance-nim, haven't you had a champion until now?"

"I haven't. But I wanted to find one this time? And you happened to appear in front of me."

At those words, the Tusu started sharing their opinions again.

At the Tusu's words, Sura asked Lunance.

"But this champion thing. Do I have to beat Lunance-nim to become one?"

Lunance shook her head.

"That's not it. You just have to make me have fun.

The fact that you beat me right now... in your terms, it wasn't supposed to be possible to beat me in the first place."

While the Tusu were talking, Sura pondered inwardly.

'Serving someone.... I don't really like that.'

The World's Best.

As Sura, who possessed overwhelming martial prowess, he didn't really like serving someone.

"Hmm. You seem to be hesitating."

"Ah. I don't really like serving someone...."

"Hmm."

Then the Tusu went wild.

"Think of it simply. A relationship of helping each other. I give you power. You give me enjoyment."

"Hmm...."

Sura pondered for a moment.

It was obvious that the game wouldn't progress if he didn't accept this anyway.

Sura, who chewed on Lunance's logic for a moment, soon nodded.

"Let's do that. A relationship of helping each other. It doesn't seem like a loss."

"That's good."

At the same time as those words ended, Lunance snapped her fingers.

Snap!

Lunance's appearance slowly changed.

"Oh?"

Leaving Sura, who was flustered by Lunance's appearance, she smiled.

"Isn't it fun? Even this appearance."

"Uh.... why have you been pretending to be a man until now...."

At those words, Lunance smiled widely.

"Because that's madness?"

At those words, the Tusu were convinced.

"My champion."

"Yes?"

"I look forward to working with you."

At the same time, Lunance's lips touched Sura's forehead.

Her warm body temperature was transmitted through his forehead.

A moment later, she pulled her lips away.

"This is only possible for you. Since you defeated me.

That aside. What's next. How about doing it with lips?

Go safely. My champion. I'll make sure to give you a gift."

[You have become the champion of the Throne of Madness, 'Lunance Abervich'!]

It was only now that the notification sound rang, but Sura stared at Lunance blankly, unable to pay attention to it.

Sura's vision went black.

When he opened his eyes, what he saw was General Salin, Roland, and the priest.

Is it a misunderstanding that Roland's expression was strangely stiff in the meantime?

"Brother! Did you really meet Lunance-nim!"

"Hey. Sura. Did you really meet her?"

At the words of the priest and General Salin, Sura nodded.

"Yes. I met her."

At those words, the priest clutched his forehead.

"Oh my god. I must inform the superiors about this."

Ending with those words, the priest said he would be away for a moment and ran somewhere.

"Wow. That's amazing. It's to the point where I can't even catch up. To think you met Lunance Abervich-nim."

General Salin shook his head as if he were devastated.

And only then did Roland approach Sura.

"Hey! Sura! What happened! Can you tell me?"

At Roland's words, Sura pondered for a moment.

At that moment, Lunance's voice was heard in his head.

[You may tell them. My champion.]

"...It's okay to tell you? Well. Roughly speaking, I fought Lunance-nim and won, looked around the castle, and became a champion."

In the meantime, he left out the story about receiving a forehead kiss.

Roland's expression widened.

"What? Fought and won? And you even became a champion?"

"That's insane. To fight and win against Lunance Abervich-nim."

Leaving the two making a fuss, Sura pressed pause for a moment.

"...Ha. It's a bit tough today, so I'll turn it off."

"Yes? What do you mean worst streamer on earth."

Then the Tusu's chat came up.

Not stopping at the chat, the Tusu's complaints continued even with donations.

['GiveBackLunance' donated 10,000 won!]

['ChairmanOfLunanceFanClub' donated 20,000 won!]

['ElderBookVeteran' donated 5,000 won!]

Sura bowed his head and expressed his gratitude while looking at the donations. Although he started complaining right after.

"Ah, seriously. Stop it. If you keep doing that, I'll stop being the king?"

"Yes, yes. I'll be the king. I'll turn it off now. This broadcast was quite fun, so I'll turn it on again when I play the game next time.

Until then, stay well. Twiba!"

After Sura's streaming turned off, people flocked to the Elderbook site.

[BEST]

[1st] Lunance forehead kiss

[2nd] Lunance identity (Major spoiler)

[3rd] Sura vs Lunance video attached!

[4th] Lunance Divine Realm video revealed

[5th] Lunance goosebumps (Horror warning)

[6th] Collected literature hinting at Lunance's identity

...

The best bulletin board was occupied by posts about Sura on the Elderbook site.

And among them, the content that took up the largest portion was Lunance's forehead kiss.

[I suddenly don't want to support Sura anymore]

I feel like starting a revolution

This normie bastard stole Lunance-nunna from us

Some Elderbook users even edited the scene and uploaded it to the site, so the envy of Sura grew even more.

However, everyone had no choice but to acknowledge the difficulty.

[No but, can you guys actually beat Lunance?]

Possible?

What are you going to do if you're jealous lol

I'm asking if you can beat Lunance, ah lol

[Fact) Sura's swordsmanship > AI deep learning swordsmanship]

He beat... the AI!

While the Elderbook was burning up, Sura, Ga-hyeon, was lying in bed.

"Ah. I'm surprisingly tired."

Although his mind was fine, Ga-hyeon was slightly exhausted, perhaps because he had been running wild for the first time in a while.

"...A decent number of people gathered, right?"

The followers had long since passed two thousand, and by the end of the live broadcast, the viewers had slightly exceeded 1,000.

"I even beat a god.... shouldn't there be more?"

Sura didn't know because he was concentrating, but during the showdown with Lunance, the concurrent viewers had approached 2,000.

The number had decreased a bit because the Elderbook Specters, who had gone wild with excitement after the showdown ended, went to write posts and play the game themselves.

Sura thought he would like more people to watch if possible, and at that moment, he smirked.

"...It's fun, should I just make this my job?"

It was fun.

A peaceful Earth, unlike Murim.

During his brief visit, Ga-hyeon recalled Murim within it.

A place he couldn't forget, even if he tried. Murim.

Ga-hyeon felt an unknown familiarity in this place called virtual reality.

Ga-hyeon sent his email address to Michael Garcia via a Twinkle personal message and fell asleep without realizing it.