Chapter 103
Chapter 103
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 103
Chapter Title: Evening Menu Prep
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"I'll just post one notice and call it a day for today's stream."
Tak-tak-tak.
📢 Announcement <Tomorrow, I might take a day off... or maybe not.>
Tak-tak-tak.
<Originally, I was planning to go dark due to personal reasons, but I couldn't help thinking that it might hurt the feelings of all you viewers waiting for me... or something like that.>
Tak-tak-tak.
<For that reason, tomorrow might be a day off... or it might not.>
"Phew, done."
— ⚔️????? ⚔️????? — ⚔️Schrödinger's Off-Day ⚔️ㄷㄷSchrödinger's off-day — ⚔️ ⚔️You're fucking insane for real "What the hell, you guys."
— ⚔️ ⚔️What a fresh kind of crazy bitch — ⚔️ ⚔️I have no idea what any of this bullshit means "I'm off tomorrow."
— ⚔️ ⚔️Why — ⚔️ ⚔️Why "Just 'cause."
— ⚔️ ⚔️Tyranny!! — ⚔️ ⚔️Our baby unit rejects the streamer's off-day!! "You guys should go outside too. Do you just watch me all day?"
— ⚔️ ⚔️Yeah — ⚔️ ⚔️It's fucking addictive lol She'd been late before but almost never gone off-stream completely, so she'd expected them to tell her to rest easy. But surprisingly, a lot of viewers were against it.
— Jingling! Nuyjipsaekki donated 10,000 won
> [Just do Bear Game before you go]
"Argh. It's already night."
— ⚔️ ⚔️Woohyo — ⚔️ ⚔️Party time — ⚔️ ⚔️Can't escape now lol "Guys, you know I'm not scared of this stuff. What horror game? Let's do something else."
— ⚔️ ⚔️Bear Game go — ⚔️ ⚔️Two kills pls — ⚔️ ⚔️Scared? "Scared? You think I'm skipping 'cause I'm scared? I'm just worried it'll be boring if I play too calmly."
— ⚔️ ⚔️lololol then let's go — ⚔️ ⚔️Kkerou kkerou — Jingling! Konggaru Machine donated 1,000 won
> [Streamer, game sent]
Thanks to a quick viewer who'd already gifted the game, there was no time to pick something else.
Duung.
As the game launched, heavy background music kicked in.
She slowly moved the mouse toward the start button.
"...Huh?!"
Kieeeek!
"Kyaaaaack!!"
—Kwang!
Kwak!
— ⚔️???? ⚔️???? — ⚔️ ⚔️What the fuck is that smashing sound before it even starts — ⚔️ ⚔️Ghost jumps out when you hover over start button, streamer got spooked lol — ⚔️ ⚔️Kyaa delicious lol if you don't know you get scared "......"
Tak-tak-tak-tak.
Click.
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📰 Board Post Title: Taking the day off because my monitor broke for no reason Han Ga-eul I don't know why it broke either — Thunderbolt Ramju Ga-eul Let your fist do what your head doesn't know? That's it? Why don't you know, streamer? — Uppercut What the hell do you have to do to punch a hole in the middle of your monitor? — Slightly Spicy Curry Hilarious lololol — Woo-ring This is our streamer? — ㅇㅇ Kyaa Bear Game 1-sec clear lol — Puffy Ga-eul Sorry, monitor — Aya Eoye My chicken 1-sec cut ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Hoo—"
Cigarette smoke mingled with the moonlight and drifted away.
"Baekseol."
"Yeah! Have a safe trip."
"Ongnya."
As Baekseol finished speaking, the ground and sky flipped.
No matter how many times it happened, she never got used to it.
When she opened her tightly shut eyes in the twisting world, there was Lily looking up at her with big sparkling eyes.
"Hi, Lily?"
"Sis."
"Yeah, been good?"
Lily's expression showed she had no idea what she was talking about.
Every time she'd asked Baekseol after finishing the tutorial and returning, the answer was always that not much time had passed.
By deduction, it seemed time froze outside the training ground when she was there, but a subtle amount passed when she finished training and came out.
There was a strange gap, like time was off-kilter.
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing, your singing was so good I must've dreamed it."
"Heehee."
As she stroked Lily's beaming head, the soft light green hair brushed her fingers luxuriously.
It rivaled Baekseol's fluffiness. While petting Lily, a pot-lid-sized hand hovered over her own head.
"Huh? Want a choco bar?"
Stroke stroke.
Room Uncle suddenly started petting her head.
"Lily too small. Ga-eu-l okay."
"It's Ga-eul, not Ga-eu-l."
"Hmm, Ga... Gya-eu-l. Catfolk names hard."
"I'm not catfolk."
Room Uncle tilted his head, mumbling her name over and over.
They'd been watching her the whole time, yet she felt oddly happier to see them and kept greeting.
"So, where to now?"
Lily's hand pointed opposite the direction the knights had gone, down the forest path.
"I chose this way. Let's go."
"Hold up."
Room Uncle stopped their steps and headed to the broken carriage, rummaging through the debris.
After digging for a while, he pulled out a massive axe and a small bag.
"My weapon and Lily's bag."
He handed Lily a small bag woven from twigs, perfect for her.
"Thank you."
Room Uncle started to pat Lily's head in return but quickly pulled back.
Probably worried about hurting the tiny girl since he couldn't control his strength.
His huge frame hid surprising delicacy.
"Real departure!"
"Departure!"
Holding Lily's hand, they trekked the winding forest path for a good while until an unpleasant sensation prickled her whole body.
"Lily, this the right way?"
"Lily blessed by forest. Just follow Lily."
Room Uncle answered instead, fully trusting Lily. But Lily herself stopped, frowning in thought as if sensing something off.
"Mother Bowder trashed the forest, so monster territories all messed up. Smells blood and rot."
"Blood?"
She sniffed, but even with skill-enhanced senses, no blood scent.
Rustle.
"Rot smell in forest midday means one thing."
—Kiaaaak!
"Hunter gnoll!"
A bipedal beast with a hyena head charged before Lily finished.
"Crazy bastard!"
"Sis! Gnoll teeth poisoned. Don't get bit!"
She shoved Lily back and charged. In a blink, the gnoll was in her face.
Up close, its body was as huge as Room Uncle's, who she'd thought was big.
She stomped the ground hard.
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ [True Step] Power from her legs snapped to her waist,
to her shoulder,
to her fist!
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ [Heavy Strike!] Her fist met the monster's head, and the rot stench hit.
It wasn't human like the knights before. No holding back.
She kept the fist planted, pouring power in.
—Kwaang!
Crack.
Crack crack.
The thick neck bones twisting felt vivid through her skin.
—Thud kwang!!
"Hoo."
The gnoll, fangs bared mid-charge, died instantly with its neck grotesquely snapped, tongue lolling.
Leaves rained from the giant tree it crashed into.
"Sis! You okay? Not hurt?"
"I'm fine."
Lily, who'd run up, fumbled over her body checking.
"Catfolk... scary. Body tough. Gnoll skull like steel. But exploded... scary."
"Argh, how long you gonna call me that? I'm human."
"Sis, not time. Gotta go quick."
"Why? It's dead."
"No time, hurry!"
Lily tugged her clothes urgently.
"Okay, okay. Let's hurry."
If the little girl smelled what she couldn't, she had some special ability.
As she quickened pace at Lily's urging, the rot entered her nose.
"Oh no. Gotta go faster!"
Lily's deadpan face screamed urgency.
Her small body couldn't move fast, so as she went to pick Lily up,
The faint rot swelled, crossing their path.
"Ah, fuck. What dogshit smell."
Rustle rustle.
Two gnolls with sharp fangs emerged from bushes.
"Too late..."
Lily's resigned voice beside her.
"Even stronger monsters avoid gnolls. They hunt in packs."
"Just two..."
Rustle rustle rustle rustle rustle.
Endless rustling as gnolls poured out nonstop.
"At least twenty."
"Hmm."
Seeing 2m+ hulks swarm, she got why Lily hurried.
As she pondered, Room Uncle grunted, axe in hand, stepping forward.
"Gya-eu-l. Take Lily run. I buy time."
"Jeez, it's Ga-eul."
Click.
"Lily, close eyes, cover ears. Might hurt later."
"...Huh?"
"Hurry."
Lily squatted, eyes shut, ears plugged at her urging. Even now, adorably childlike.
"Room Uncle, look away too. Uh, light magic or whatever."
"Got it. I guard Lily."
"Loud too."
She tossed the pin-pulled flashbang into the gnoll pack.
Gnolls all turned to the incoming grenade.
—Kwaaang!!
Deafening boom and blinding flash.
Up close, it'd maim sight and hearing permanently.
Kieeeeng!
The sensitive-hearing beasts collapsed in panic.
Sizzle, sizzle.
"Hoo—. Lily, ears covered tight?"
"Yeah!"
"How'd you hear me then."
"...Can't hear."
Clack.
The heavy beast that'd numb normal arms gripped her hand.
HK417.
A beauty chambered in 7.62mm. Killing power worlds above 5.56mm.
This one packed 50 special drum mag heavy 7.62s.
Drum mags avoided in combat for weight.
Especially 50 crammed 7mm rounds.
"Not me."
Grinning at the gold bar tale, Hermon Grandpa sent unusable firepower for normals.
Expected a few guns, got military supplies.
—Tadadadadang!!
Muzzle fire shredded gnoll bellies, blood spraying.
"Puhaha. Skull tough? So what. Belly's tofu. Right?"
—Tadang! Tadang! Tadadadang!
"Kahaha, first place! Dinner's chitlins tonight."
Hot entrails spilled from a twitching gnoll's gut-lolled belly on the dirt.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Short Side Story
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ — Show feet pls [Streamer show feet] "What for. Here."
— ⚔️(･`◡´･)ゝ ⚔️(･`◡´･)ゝ — ⚔️(･`◡´･)ゝ ⚔️(･`◡´･)ゝ — ⚔️ ⚔️Microwave rice spinning — ⚔️ ⚔️Chicken ordering "Fucking psychos."