Chapter 98
Chapter 98
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 98
Chapter Title: Trio Party
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Since it was a game centered around boss raids, leveling up was going smoothly.
The viewers who had swarmed mischievously at the start were now just following along and spamming the chat.
"Sis, what class did you go with?"
💬 Viewer Chat — I went healer. What about Ga-eul? "I went knight. Does it all—DPS, tanking, you name it."
— For real? I heard knights have insane parry difficulty? "I do it better than most."
— Puhahat. Talking about Delly, right? It was a game designed for you to hit max level and then farm bosses for items.
Because of that, the early-game leveling section—where you followed the story—flew by in the blink of an eye.
"Sis, let's hit the boss."
— Hold up. Delly's asking if he can join? "Radelri?"
— Yeah. Says he's a vet and can carry us? "Cool. Invite him for now?"
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Radelri has been invited to the raid group. — [Baekseol Supreme Knight zxc]: Hello. [Radelri]: Hello, Ga-eul. — [Baekseol Supreme Knight zxc]: You're carrying us? — [Radelri]: I've played this game quite a while. I checked Radelri's info. Flashy gear stacked everywhere on his character.
His equipment items gleamed gold—no empty words there.
— [Baekseol Supreme Knight zxc]: Sending you a voice chat invite. 💬 Viewer Chat ⭐ Top Comment — ⚔️Squad Leader and Radelri collab? My chest is swelling! Squad leader's chest was already massive lol — Lmao real lol While I chatted with Radelri, I asked Euna-sis—who was interacting with viewers—to invite him to voice chat, and she did right away.
"Ah, ah. Can you hear me?"
"Yeah. Loud and clear."
"Hello. I owe you big time from before."
"From before? Oh, Panic Field, right? I changed my voice and everything—how'd you know?"
"Viewers tipped me off."
"Ah, got it. You seemed like a total newbie, and I killed you a ton—sorry about that."
Crunch.
Radelri's teeth-grinding came through voice chat crystal clear.
"Puhahat. Delly, you ran into the grim reaper? Need an implant?"
— That time? A sparrow flew into my house, that's all. "Uh-hahak, sparrow my ass."
"Baekseol sniped back then—you must've been holding the sparrow."
"Puhahaha."
"Phew. Ga-eul, if you're sticking with this game, maybe swap classes? You're overlapping with me."
Radelri meant that once Sis and I leveled up and formed a trio with him, I should change classes.
He figured he'd duo with Sis like always, so of course we'd party up again.
"Right? No need for two suns. Rock-paper-scissors for who swaps?"
— Wtf lmao ⭐ Top Comment — ⚔️Squad leader's being aggressive lol Squad leader's a certified Korean gamer He obviously thought I'd be the one swapping—his baffled voice came through.
"I've played this game a long time, you know? You've only just leveled yours."
"It's a seasonal game anyway. Next boss drops, all your gear's obsolete."
"True, but... Phew—no, let's do it. But I'm experienced, so normal matches are out. Let's make the rules fairer."
"How?"
"Beating a total beginner in PvP isn't brag-worthy. Let's do a parry control duel."
His explanation boiled down to taking turns landing hits and seeing who parries better.
"Swing horizontal or vertical, whatever. Fail parry and die first? You lose."
"Straightforward. I like it."
— Popcorn popped — ⚔️Lmao this'll be hilarious — ⚔️But squad leader's reaction speed is monster tier? Radelri's pro too Mouse flicks make the character slash that way.
No fixed path—slashes fly wild, so you parry incoming chaos. Sharp sound effects end slashes quick in Adrine RPG, so not PvP-viable. Only useful in boss raids with patterned attacks.
Radelri wanted a pure physical showdown.
"This isn't grudge from Panic Field, right? You could just PvP me straight."
"...No. Not at all?"
— ⚔️Lmao sulky af — Sigh, Delly's grudge lol Obvious grudge to anyone.
He got wrecked hard in Panic Field, so a competitive vet like Radelri seeking revenge made sense.
"Wanna practice?"
"Nah. Go now."
"You strike first."
Duel request sent. We face off.
Left-to-right horizontal slash. Simple.
Splat.
Wound carves into Radelri. Health drains.
"Huh?"
"...First time for me too."
— Puhahat. Delly, your stream game's alive today? — ⚔️Lmaooooooo — Weren't you good? Lol "My turn."
Focused on his sword. Diagonal slash incoming, clear as day.
Thrust my blade into its path.
Ting!
"Oh. Parry landed? Pretty easy."
— ⚔️Squad leader's dynamic vision is insane — Just a ping and done—how tf she block? "Pigeon flew in the house. It's gone now—your turn."
— Our Delly gets chased? Super chase. — ⚔️Super chase lol — ⚔️Go chase "Super chase."
— ⚔️Lmaoooooooo Crunch.
Nothing changed after that.
One-sided domination, plain to see.
"Yup. Click."
Ting!
"Flick."
Splat!
"Click."
Ting!
"Flick."
Splat!
"Flick."
Splat!
"Arghhh!"
— Actually took the sword? Lmao "Uhahaha. This is too fun? Wanna keep going?"
"Please, one more time."
Radelri charged relentlessly, no matter how many deaths. Gutsy, gotta give him that.
"Puhahaha. Yup. Click."
"Hoo, hoo. I have to win."
"Uhahaha. Clickclickclickclick."
Radelri was so locked in, he was muttering to himself now.
"Noob♡ Noob♡ Radelri's total noob♡"
"Hngh... Me, me. How."
Pitying his half-sobbing voice, I tossed him a free hit.
"Try a combo slash or something, Radelri."
Without a word, he fired off the knight's basic combo slash.
Predicted his blurry motion path.
Vertical slash.
Ting!
Vertical back.
Ting!
Final: upward slash from below.
Tiiiing!!
— Wtf — This is hyper-sensitive player? ⭐ Top Comment — ⚔️Squad leader's control is nuts Hyper-speed slashes met hyper-speed mouse whips. Every strike deflected.
"No way, how... Ga-eul, one more, please."
"Enough!!"
"!?"
"Got the picture. Your level."
"I'm so bored I wanna die."
Her streaming chops kicked in—Sis followed up seamlessly.
"Yang-sensei!! Parry... I wanna parry!!"
"Stop. Too late."
"Hng... It's... raining."
"No, Delly. The rain's..."
"No. It's rain."
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Radelri has left the raid group. Big-corp streamers' high-level banter made my chest swell.
"Huh? Delly dipped."
"Ragequit, probs."
"Puhahaha. Never seen Delly that helpless. Ga-eul, you're a beast at games."
"Duh. Gotta carry to earn that heal from you, Sis."
"Heehee. Right?"
Left vanished Radelri behind. Synced up duo with Sis.
Ads smooth, viewers loving it.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Hiss, hiss.
"Hoo—."
Tobacco smoke mixes with fresh grass scent.
🛒 SHOP ⚔ [Skill] [Item] — [Ascending] [Search] [Heavenly Peach (天桃)] ... [Splitting Chopsticks Well] [Walking] ... [Sphincter Reinforcement] ... Combat Sense Lv.6 [Pastry] ... Humboldt Penguin-Level Swimming Lv.4 ... [Spiritual Spot Detection] Stamina Lv.7 ... Meager Strike Lv.1 ... ... Still a parade of shitty skills.
But what made my heart race was separate.
Remaining Funds: 1.74 billion 425 million won My chest swells a size just looking.
"Baekseol."
"Hungry."
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ "Good!" Shakes flower, dances gaily.
"Our little kissy? Like?"
"Yeah!"
Last night, even romance fantasy felt threatening.
Light heart wouldn't cut it—thought to consult Baekseol, but noped out.
Suits her, that carefree vibe.
"Skills themselves are OP effective, anyway."
No skill ever screwed me over.
⚔ SKILL DETAILS ⚔ [Humboldt Penguin-Level Swimming Lv.4] Swim speed increase underwater Acceleration increase underwater Micro skin breathing of dissolved oxygen underwater Fish tastes even better [Price: 80 million won] Just... fish tasted weirdly good at every meal lately. Kinda grossed me out.
"Fuck."
Checked swimming skill, spotted Heavenly Peach pinned at top.
Growth skills usually couldn't level with cash, but Heavenly Peach was different.
"Growing" with a price tag. Starts at 100 million, so I'd ignored it.
"Whose dog is named 100 mil? Gambling on unknown effects? Nah, Baekseol."
"Right."
Decided: Heavenly Peach later when flush. Prioritize proven bangers first.
"Ready, finger?"
Now every flick costs hundreds of millions.
Careless wiggle? Balance hemorrhages by the second.
Time for responsible indulgence.
"Ahh, you bet. Chopstick."
⚙ PURCHASE ⚙ Ding! Ding! Ding! Finger dances lavish patterns in air.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Herman Melville leisurely puffed a cigar on the terrace when a subordinate-looking guy approached.
"Hongmun made a small move. Report from Albert came up."
"Tough work abroad. Tell him to clean it neat."
Sub nodded lightly to Herman's words, then spoke again.
"Also, reporters around the young lady are forming a small rally."
"Leave it. Smart girl, she'll handle it fine her..."
Herman Melville trailed off as yacht party memories flashed.
"You little shit, is that rice powder up your nose? Fucking asshole."
"Her..."
"Don't flap that shit-smelling mouth, you bitch. Before I omakase your jaw."
"Alone..."
"Old man, bullshit’s a disease. Warning you—touch my kid, I rip all your limbs off."
"Hmm..."
Sub stepped closer to wordless Herman Melville.
"Watch for now. If she's really struggling, help then?"
"Yeah. Do that."