Ch.382377 – Developer Comments

# [This Time: Korea’s Youngest High-Level Mage DAMN]

[Crazy guy who shortened 18 years → 9 years;;]

[3 out of 4 founding members of Lingering Snow are minors lmao]

[Born in ’32, ’37, ’39, ’43… w-what is this…]

[Quick Summary of Lingering Snow Clan Members Who Burned the Midnight Oil]

1) Ban So-wol (20 years old)

2049 National Martial Arts Competition Runner-up. Currently studying Philosophy at Korea University.

Korea’s pure physical GOAT who only used magic twice throughout all matches in the National Martial Arts Competition.

Presumed to have formed a connection with NoName during Korea University’s promotional video filming.

2) Katsuhata Emika (15 years old)

2052 National Exchange Competition Champion. Official successor of the Katsuhata School.

Undisputed Japanese ultimate weapon who earned the title of world’s strongest under-16.

Completely broken character who can use 3-Circle Double Casting + External Manifestation + Multi-Aura.

3) Cecilia Nieto de Sampaio (13 years old)

2051-2052 US Junior Mage Duel Champion.

Former record holder for youngest 5-Circle Casting.

How did they even recruit her?

4) NoName (9 years old)

Does this need explanation?

Gallery queen who unified 5 of Korea’s top 10 galleries (Magic Gallery, Maritime Magic Gallery, World of Arsheria Gallery, LoL Gallery, Streaming Gallery).

All records lead to NoName.

There’s too much to mention so I’ll just summarize: time attack addict.

[Comments]

-Are you anti-NoName?

-Wow, a clan! Easier than creating a game guild!

-Let’s change the clan name to NongNong.

-Clans usually run on connections, why did she suddenly create one?

-Yeah sure. Instead of studying hard to join a clan, sis just creates one.

-Is it offensive to call her an elementary school dropout clan leader?

└ Yes, feel free to say it~

-Japan crying tears of blood after trying to hijack Name lmao

[Just imagined a Lingering Snow clan meeting]

The four of them sitting cozily around a kotatsu.

A basket of tangerines placed on the table (important).

While Katsuhata is busy peeling tangerines, NoName and de Sampaio steal and eat them one by one.

Katsuhata breaks down crying. Meeting adjourned.

Ban So-wol sleeping face down, not caring at all.

Is this accurate?

[Comments]

-The state of this clan lmao

-It’s summer and we’d be boiling, what kotatsu? Are you living in winter by yourself?

-You’ve turned geniuses into complete idiots.

-Lingering Snow Kindergarten lol

Many people expressed concerns about Name creating her own clan.

The nickname “Lingering Snow Kindergarten” didn’t come from nowhere.

What client would readily contract with minors?

The prevailing opinion was to enjoy the records as they are and not expect much in terms of results.

However, Lingering Snow Kindergarten surfaced faster than expected.

A Resonance Studio developer tagged Name’s account on their SNS, teasing the appearance of a legendary combat AI.

[@Wishez → @NoNaMe_11]

[An unofficial developer broadcast about the new combat AI will be held tomorrow at 7:06 PM. Those who wanted hardcore mode can look forward to it. Soon, “Korean difficulty” will dominate Resonance.]

* * *

“Aren’t you sisters hot? Why a kotatsu in this weather?”

Cheon Saet-byeol had impulse-purchased a kotatsu and brought it into the living room.

She had enough emergency funds to buy this?

I planned to clean out that capital someday.

“Let’s embrace each other’s good culture. Head cool, legs warm—ah, this is heaven!”

“Would Name like a tangerine too? I’ll peel one for you.”

Emika, sitting with proper posture, pointed to the fruit basket.

“It’s okay, I’ll just eat this.”

“Ah! My tangerine!”

“Nom. Not that sweet though.”

I snatched the tangerine Saet-byeol had already peeled and popped it into my mouth.

The thick inner skin didn’t go down easily through my small throat.

I chewed the tough peel like gum while speaking.

“If there’s anything you want me to mention during the broadcast, tell me now. This is our final check.”

August Resonance Horror Special AI Contest Grand Prize: ‘Verstappen’.

The results were scheduled to be announced today on the developer’s personal stream.

The developer seemed to have given a small spoiler to pique viewers’ interest.

Thanks to that, various speculative posts were appearing on my fan cafe.

Since they promised to make the payment right after the broadcast, I needed to promote it well.

“I tied a string connecting the sword handle to Verstappen’s wrist, you know? It would be good to mention that this creates various attack possibilities.”

Cheon Saet-byeol shared details about her training results.

“Using the sword like a whip? Does that increase reach too?”

“Of course. The reason people don’t normally use swords that way is fear of hurting themselves. But in a monstrous state, who cares, right?”

“Got it, noted. Emika?”

“Hmm, I think I mentioned everything necessary last time. Personally, I’d like the boss to show a noble side before being defeated…? Since he’s a knight who dedicated his life to the sword, I don’t want him to appear as just a monster.”

“That’s for the developers too, right? I’ll definitely pass that along.”

“Oh, are you going now? Good luck with the broadcast! Emika and I will be watching.”

“Name, fighting!”

* * *

[twish.tv/Wishezstream]

[Resonance August Crazy New Battle AI Preview]

[Private Room – WishEZ]

“Hello everyone. I’m WishEZ, Resonance ASI developer.”

“I’m NoName.”

“Thank you for accepting our invitation. Preview content is much more fun with a guest. I’ll be explaining the upcoming Resonance patch, and information about the new avatar provided by Lingering Snow Clan will start in about 15 minutes. Please bear with us until then, even if it gets boring.”

“Can I put on the headset?”

“Of course! It suits you well, haha.”

Unlike World of Arsheria where everything is outsourced, Resonance had dedicated ASI specialists.

The developer’s private room was filled with Resonance game posters.

I sat quietly at the desk, at an angle hidden from the camera, listening to the bald man’s commentary.

“Next are adjustments to the Blood War campaign. The discovery of a shortcut to the boss room has significantly reduced users’ completion time, which greatly lowered the campaign’s difficulty. Therefore, we’ll reduce the Blood War campaign’s performance point value to 90% of its current level. For example, those who previously earned 200pp will see it changed to 180pp in the next patch, which we’re notifying you about in advance.”

The developer continued reading his script calmly.

After quickly finishing the 15-minute assignment from the company, he gave a hearty laugh.

“I’ve been deliberately ignoring the incoming chat messages… but I know, I know. You’d rather see the cute little clan leader than listen to a rambling pot-bellied old man, right?”

-Is this how someone who knows acts?

-Is it finally Name’s turn?

-NoName, I know you’re listening back there! Come out quickly!

-Shame about Blood War, was farming it well.

When the developer gave me a signal, I dragged my chair over and sat beside him.

The previously quiet chat suddenly exploded as if hit by a bomb.

The viewer count rose rapidly, making the developer express his regret.

-Pink cat headset lololol

-NoName, are you crazy!

-How much love would she get living with that face in real life?

-But why is Name appearing on a Resonance developer stream?

-It is a bit random lol

The developer gave a brief introduction of me and announced the August contest winner.

“And finally, Verstappen, the craziest level AI that our development team is looking forward to. Since there’s still a lot of unprocessed data remaining, it will take about two more weeks for us to refine it before official release.”

I nodded and added:

“This is the first project conducted by our Lingering Snow Clan. Fortunately, thanks to Resonance’s positive reception, we can introduce it to everyone here.”

“Let’s take a look. What exactly was the intention behind creating the Verstappen model?”

“Since there’s no fixed concept, other game developers don’t need to pay too much attention to what I’m saying.”

It was their freedom to decide what story to create with the material.

I carefully considered not to infringe on that freedom.

“Technician swordsmen pursue perfect swordsmanship until death. To create battles they always win with equal strength, or battles they can win even when weaker than their opponents. Verstappen is such a character. You could say he’s roughly a swordsman pursuing perfection.”

“Mmm, perfection. Is there a more beautiful resonance in gaming? And those who pursue perfection are always given trials. Am I right?”

“Yes, that’s correct. Verstappen experienced trials so severe he lost his sanity. Various reasons could be given, such as his sworn master dying miserably, or his beloved homeland being destroyed. His body gradually changed. Into a zombie, monster, fiend—some non-human entity.”

“Ah, so that’s why your initial concept was a monstrous swordmaster. Everyone, now we’re entering Phase 2.”

“With only instinct remaining, Verstappen can no longer hold his sword as before. But his pursuit of perfection still remains. Verstappen will execute much more ferocious and powerful attacks intelligently.”

“Wow, several game characters with such narratives are already coming to mind. Perhaps many game companies will want AI remasters. What do you all think?”

Developer WishEZ clapped loudly in admiration.

-Already hitting lethal doses of romantic vibes lol

-A knight becoming more perfect by abandoning perfection, damn, killer narrative.

-Perfect for Fever Dream or Moonlight Soul.

-But what’s it like in-game that it won first place?

-So this is what happens when NoName and Katsuhata fuse?

-A boss mob with real champion data lol

I made sure to mention the elements that Adella and Emika had told me about.

From how Verstappen would sacrifice anything to kill enemies, to his inner struggle of wanting to remain a noble knight.

I described various perspectives for developers to reference when designing boss mobs in the future.

“Now I really need to see this in-game! Actually, we got permission from UnderSoftware to use Fever Dream’s final boss modeling. Have you played Fever Dream, Clan Leader?”

“No, I’m not familiar with it.”

“It’s a game featuring vampires. The final boss is a 600-year-old vampire. How about it, would you like to fight?”

The developer suggested a light sparring match.

I rolled my eyes while considering, then decided to accept.

“Sounds fun.”