Chapter 157
Chapter 157
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 157
Chapter Title: Veronica's Paradise Vlog
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[Live: Veronica Filming Paradise Vlog]
I'm seriously signing up the second a Paradise tour package drops lol
Even just watching through the cam is insane
- For real?
- My jaw dropped watching too;;
- Just having the World Tree in the background is overwhelmingly epic
[She's the only one with a blue ocean in this total red ocean industry]
Who the hell else is vlogging straight out of Paradise lololol
She's totally nuts
- How the hell did the CEO even find her?
- But what kind of mutant is she anyway?
- No idea;; But she can fly, so probably some winged type?
[Live: Fight Breaks Out Right in the Middle of Paradise Streets ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
Lycanthropes and Lizardmen just straight-up brawling in public
Then these enforcers or whatever show up out of nowhere and squash it in seconds
- What even are enforcers, weeaboo?
└Basically our Management Bureau agents, but handpicked by the World Tree itself so they're stupidly strong
- This is only her third stream and she's already stumbling into fights everywhere lol
└God must be scripting her broadcasts lolololol
[Dwarf District: Why Does This Feel More Sci-Fi Than Medieval Fantasy?]
I was expecting sweaty dwarf dudes hammering iron in forges
But an automated system greets us first?
What?
- Engineer dwarves go even harder lololol
- They're not about to whip out bipedal murder machines or something, right?
- Why are they running production sims IRL?
Veronica's viewers couldn't help but be shocked.
The dwarf district she showed them was 180 degrees from what they'd imagined.
"It's amazing, right? I was blown away the first time too. Like, what is this, some sci-fi world?"
-What is this lolololololol
-Why is only this place from the future?
The dwarves' forges evoked a futuristic world straight out of a sci-fi flick.
I vaguely remembered it not being this advanced when the dwarves first moved in... But combining their racial traits with modern knowledge had clearly turned imagination into reality.
"You think they might start flying around in something spaceship-like someday? This place is a Galapagos island in the best way."
-But civilians probably can't live here lololol
-She's done two streams already and fights keep popping off...
-Even if enforcers show up quick, normal folks would just get caught in the crossfire?
"Right. That's why the Paradise tour plans focus on the safest zones. You can look forward to it. The mayor and the World Tree are cracking down hard."
-If a terror attack hits right when tours launch ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
"Paradise has every kind of lunatic under the sun, sure. But everyone here fears the World Tree. Once it lays down the law for real, not many dare pull crazy stunts."
-Not many means some still do though?
"...Yeah, guts sticking out past your belly will show up anywhere."
-Sudden question: Enforcer agent VS streamer, who wins?
I snorted at that.
"You compare apples to apples. I win."
-For real? That Lycanthrope-Lizardman brawl was no joke, and you're stronger than the guys who ended it in a flash?
-What month-mutant level? We used to rank by months post-mutation
"Post-Third Mutation, the lines blur anyway, right? But if I had to pin it... two months in?"
-For real?
-Two months would put her at Ha-rin or Yeon-hwa unnie level...?
-Did you meet them back in Korea?
"Yeah, I did. But I ended up coming to Paradise alone after working together. After all that crap, Korea's the last place I wanna go back to."
-ㄷㄷㄷ
-What happened?
"Ah, that's a deep story. I'll spill while we walk."
I recounted Veronica's backstory as I'd set it up.
"Hmm, technically, I was among the very first mutation cases. Blinked and two months had flown by?"
-Yeah
-And?
"You all know the vibe around mutants back then, right? Treated like walking time bombs."
-Yeah, definitely...
"Fed up with that, I bounced right away. But get this—America was a whole other mess. War breaks out in northern Mexico the second I arrive... It all got squashed eventually, though."
-Heard it was thanks to the Director.
"Yeah, pretty much. Without her, I wouldn't be kicking it here. Probably would've headed back to Korea ages ago. Anyway, after that, I just got lazy and settled in. Paradise really started shaping up post-incident, made life easy."
-Makes sense;;
-Perfect timing lololol
"Exactly."
-Can you spill more deets on meeting the Director and Management Bureau agents?
"Hmm... Should I?"
-Yessss
-YYYYYYYY
"Alright then. Back then, money was tight... You remember how mutants couldn't get jobs and starved, right? I had a huge appetite too, blew cash on food like crazy. So when the Management Bureau's predecessor—the National Intelligence Service—offered big bucks for help, I chipped in a bit."
-Whoa...
-So you lowkey protected people from mutants?
"Protect might be a stretch... Truth is, Yeon-hwa and Ha-rin handled most of it. Those two are straight-up monsters. Oh, never actually saw Yeon-hwa though. Just vampire bats dropping notes."
-For real?
-I've seen Yeon-hwa unnie mention it on stream lol Said she holed up in her room early on
"Ha-rin's powers, I knew about even then. My stuff was small-scale compared to that. Like handling petty crooks?"
-Why are you even a VTuber tho?
-Fr, you scream national operative. Countries are desperate to snag strong mutants these days
-Y'all buying this? lol Why would someone like that VTuber here? All cap, right? She could live large as a government asset—instead she's playing with chat trolls?
I laughed at the last chat.
They're everywhere. But it's not weird.
Plenty of reason to doubt.
"Believe it or not, up to you. I'm just stating facts. I became a VTuber 'cause it seemed fun. Paradise is spectacular, but with that spectacle comes a quiet core? Honestly, if you're not weak enough to fear for your life, it's just boring."
-This place is boring??
-Hard to buy...
"No surprise. If I hadn't mutated, I'd be just like you all."
-Anyone can talk big lol No way to prove it here anyway, right?
-Ahh lol Trolls incoming again
-Get out
"Nah, let 'em. It's fun. I get this industry's all about mental game, but trolls rampaging? Entertains me. Pro tip: trash-talk all you want, won't dent me. I've been through way worse than keyboard warriors."
-lololololololol
-Mental steel, respect fr lol Normies crack at one insult
-Like an observation log?
"Kinda. You know how Paradise mutants call themselves the new humanity? I don't fully buy it, but more are starting to. Especially post-Third Mutation, when humans realized they need mutants for safety. Makes me pity those trolls. How pathetic do you gotta be to crawl here and yap?"
-Bullshit lol
"Whoa, gotcha. See? Poke once, they all flare up."
-Getting banned instantly is hilarious
-Bored trolls, just leave lol What do you gain?
Playing with the trolls was more fun than expected.
I chitchatted like that, looping the whole dwarf district.
True to reputation. I'd been shocked before, and viewers echoed me.
"Alright, World Tree next? Oh, hold up..."
-????
"Got an uninvited guest."
Grrr...
A growl from somewhere.
I sensed it. Ah, some pup lost its mind again.
-What situation is this...?
I swiveled the action cam to capture the mutant clearly targeting me.
-Wtf is that
-Super scary;;
-We're watching tho?
-You good??
"So, someone called BS on me earlier? Still here? Yeah? Watch close. Is what I said a lie or not."
I could've just dipped quick, but time to show once. Troll fun is fleeting.
Let 'em run wild, it'll tank the stream.
I floated the action cam midair and kicked off the ground.
Then lightly—very lightly—flicked my fist to the feral mutant's head.
BOOM!
Its massive body slammed into the earth.
Perfect dosage.
Finishing it off, I returned to my spot and grabbed the hovering cam.
"How 'bout that? Easy, right?"