Chapter 36 : Hidden Piece (4)

[First Hidden Piece Discovered on the Streamer Server! Congratulations to ‘Silverhair Silverhair’!]

The first Hidden Piece discoverer on the server has been confirmed.

After several days of passionate exploration by many streamers, the first person to discover the Hidden Piece in the beginner village has finally appeared.

Congratulations to ‘Silverhair Silverhair’ for being the first to discover the Hidden Piece!

The user will receive unique achievements and rewards related to the Hidden Piece.

Inquiries regarding the location or conditions of the Hidden Piece will not be answered.

Find it yourself.

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Rydel stared blankly at the screen for a few seconds.

“…Silverhair? Is this for real?”

A small voice escaped her lips involuntarily.

She remembered Yoo Seoyeno from yesterday.

She had skipped the tutorial and rushed to the blacksmith to make a raft.

It felt like watching a precious child.

There was a curiosity about what she would do, but it wasn’t really the kind of expectation that something grand would happen.

It was more out of curiosity about what strange thing she might do.

If she could, Rydel wanted to ride the boat and follow her, but she was so tired that she fell asleep instead.

The curiosity wasn’t enough to overcome the exhaustion.

That was about it.

But when she woke up, out of the blue, the Hidden Piece was obtained.

“What did you do after the broadcast…?”

Rydel was in a daze.

She felt like she hadn’t fully woken up yet.

Rydel wasn’t the only one surprised.

The viewers were also eager to know what was going on.

“How did you get it?!?!?!”

“Silverhair noona isn’t turning on the stream “

“She didn’t get the permission to stream  “

The problem was, Yoo Seoyeno was currently in a situation where streaming was impossible.

And the only streamer who had a close relationship with Yoo Seoyeno was Rydel.

In fact, Rydel was the one who invited Yoo Seoyeno here in the first place.

In the end, the curious viewers swarmed to Rydel’s stream like a hive.

“I’m dying to know how you got the Hidden Piece” “Forest Sijik not giving permission is legendary”

“I saw her making the raft, but after that, I seriously don’t know.”

“Did she ride the raft and go to the end of the sea??”

“She really found the Full Piece…”

“She was the Pirate King all along, “

“I don’t know either, you guys…”

You should at least know something.

Rydel also felt wronged.

The only thing she knew about Yoo Seoyeno was the memory of her blushing in her dreams.

How could she know what Yoo Seoyeno had done while she was asleep?

“Ugh, they’re all here now.”

The number of viewers had already reached 10,000.

It had only been 5 minutes since the stream started.

Even though the viewership had increased because of the Pixel Wars streamer server, reaching 10,000 viewers in just 5 minutes was unusual.

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What’s the relationship between the two of you?

“What’s the relationship, viewers?”

“Rydel was the one who invited Silverhair.” “Hehe.” “Bo byeet!”

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But can’t you just log in and ask her now?

“True. They’re close, so can’t they just ask her?”

“GGGGGGGG”

“Is Silverhair logged in right now?”

“I don’t know?”

“Let’s check first.”

“Ah, okay. Everyone, please calm down a bit. It’s like a war has broken out.”

Plans to leisurely explore cafes and chat were all canceled.

She had to log into the game immediately and find Yoo Seoyeno.

If she kept lounging around in the cafes, the swarming viewers would all turn into mobs.

Just imagining that scenario was terrifying.

“I’m curious too, so I’ll go check right now.”

Rydel clicked the mouse and tapped the keyboard in a frenzy.

She was three times more frantic than usual.

She quickly launched the Pixel Wars launcher.

While using the VR machine and connecting, her mind was in a mess.

She had been pushed by the viewers, but she was just as curious as they were.

How did she find it?

The only thing that came to mind was the image of her confidently carrying the raft.

Did she really cross the sea and find something?

If she did, how did she find it?

“Anyway.”

As she checked the terrifyingly increasing viewer count, she immediately checked her friend list when she logged into the game.

“Please… I hope she’s logged in.”

If she wasn’t logged in, she feared the complaints from the viewers.

They were scary.

The viewers.

But, in contrast to Rydel’s desperate wish,The ID ‘Silver Hair Silver Hair’ on her friend list was grayed out.

Not logged in.

She stared blankly at the name.

“…She’s not logged in.”

It was over.

She felt all the strength drain from her body.

Maybe she should have woken up earlier.

Was it the problem of having slept like a corpse for 10 hours?

Rydel thought, If I had come a little earlier, maybe I could have met her.

“Wait, but guys. Didn’t Silver Hair meet with any other streamers? After finding the Hidden Piece, did she stay alone the whole time?”

Of course, if the announcement about the Hidden Piece discovery was posted,

Not just Rydel, but other streamers would have gone wild and rushed to find Yoo Seoyeon.

Just meeting and talking with her would have been enough to create amazing broadcast content.

While Rydel had been sleeping for 10 hours, wouldn’t it have been normal for someone to meet with her and solve the viewers’ curiosity?

“Yeah, she didn’t meet anyone.”

“They said she logged off right after getting the Hidden Piece.”

“Other streamers are desperately searching for her too, lol.”

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Right now, other streamers are also waiting for Silver Hair to return, lol.

In an instant, the mystery was solved.

It seemed that as soon as she got the Hidden Piece, Silver Hair must have logged off from the server.

The streamers who were trying to set up a good broadcast content were now left in the dust.

Since there was no way to contact Silver Hair, they had no choice but to wait blankly.

On the other hand, Rydel had some level of friendship with Silver Hair.

The viewers flocked to her stream, thinking maybe Rydel could help.

Should I just call her?

She had her contact information.

Though it was a bit late in the evening, it was still prime time for streamers.

There wouldn’t be any problem if she called.

Just as she was thinking that,Ding.

[‘Silver Hair Silver Hair’ has logged in.]

Rydel’s eyes widened.

The timing was perfect when Yoo Seoyeon logged in.

It felt as if she had prepared for it in advance, the timing was so precise.

Finding her wasn’t hard at all.

Since Yoo Seoyeon was in a corner of the village, Rydel was able to meet her in less than a minute.

As Rydel approached, Silver Hair Silver Hair’s character also waved their hand.

“Rydel, you’ve arrived? I was wondering if something was wrong since you hadn’t logged in for a while.”

The familiar voice of Yoo Seoyeon.

Her calm and composed tone felt so comforting.

“Haha, I was in a deep sleep… Anyway, Silver Hair,”Rydel responded reflexively.

“I heard you got the Hidden Piece! Congratulations!”

“Hehe, thank you.”

At Rydel’s words, Yoo Seoyeon bowed her head in a polite greeting, almost as if she were addressing the viewers watching.

“😊😊😊😊😊So cute.”

“Seriously adorable, lol.”

“I’m in my 50s, but Silver Hair, I want to hold you.”

“Is that Silver Hair? Her voice is so nice.”

The viewers who noticed this also responded warmly.

“By the way, I came in just as you logged in! What a perfect timing. I thought you were waiting for me.”

Rydel joked.

It was probably a coincidence, but it really seemed as if she had been waiting for Rydel to log in, the timing was that perfect.

“I was waiting, indeed.”

“Huh? Really?”

Did she really wait for Rydel to log in?

Yoo Seoyeon smiled softly and continued speaking.

“If you get the Hidden Piece, other streamers will flock to you. I waited for you to log in and start your stream, Rydel.”

“Whoa, why?”

“Because if I talk about it here for the first time, the broadcast will get more attention.”

For a moment, Rydel stared blankly at the screen before bursting into laughter.

“Looks like you’ve got a knack for broadcasting.”

When appearing on someone else’s stream, you might get attention, but that’s all.

“There’s no profit in that.”

The skills are all Yoo Seoyeon’s, but the donation profits all go to the other streamer.

It couldn’t be helped.

Right now, Yoo Seoyeon was in a situation where she couldn’t stream.

On the other hand, Rydel’s stream was different.

Right now, whenever Yoo Seoyeon appeared on Rydel’s broadcast and helped, Rydel generously shared the donation profits.

Although they hadn’t signed a contract, Rydel was benefiting greatly from it.

In fact, Rydel was the one who wanted to ask for her help.

In the end, as Rydel’s broadcast profits grew, they could help each other.

Yoo Seoyeon could also gain direct benefits.

“Broadcast skills, hahahaha.”

“She’s practically a pro now, lol.”

“I have to admit, the broadcasting skills are on point, lol.”

“Delbung, go and bow down!”

“Since you can’t stream, you’re doing everything on Rydel’s stream, lol.”

Although the influx of viewers was large, they were essentially Rydel’s fans.

The opinion of the audience was positive when they heard that Yoo Seoyeon had waited for Rydel for the broadcast of the Hidden Piece, all in the name of creating a good broadcast.

“Ah, you waited for me like this… I’m touched.”

It was sincere.

No matter the profit, the fact that she had waited for Rydel was real.

Rydel did feel grateful.

It wasn’t just Yoo Seoyeon who was benefiting.

‘She could’ve just gone to a big-time streamer, but she didn’t.’

If Yoo Seoyeon was thinking ahead to a future debut, it might’ve made more sense to appear on the stream of a bigger, more influential streamer to boost her recognition, rather than just showing up on Rydel’s stream.

And yet, the fact that she deliberately waited for Rydel showed that she was loyal in her own way.

“But, hmm. Our viewers have a lot of questions right now, especially since you can’t stream yourself.”

There really wasn’t any information out there.

There were no creepy stalkers secretly filming Silver Hair Silver Hair(Eunbal Eunbal)’s journey at sea, and the game operator, Zeronix, hadn’t posted anything about what she got or how—likely to maintain the intrigue.

The only option was to ask her directly.

‘How did she get it… no, more importantly—’

Kim Hayun had a lot of questions, but she decided to ask the one that viewers were probably most curious about first.

“Um… what did you get from the Hidden Piece? There wasn’t even a notice about it.”

She wanted to know what the reward was, first and foremost.

‘Is it a weapon?’

If it’s something you can get in a starter village, then a weapon would make the most sense.

It’d be a rather cliché reward, but a weapon would allow the player to be powerful from the beginning.

Sure, it might lose effectiveness later in the game, but in the early stages, it’d give a significant advantage.

Not a bad deal.

But.

Yoo Seoyeon pulled out something completely different from a weapon.

‘A mask?’

It reflected the light in a sinister way—an eerie blend of black and silver.

Yoo Seoyeon straightened her back proudly and held the mask up as if to show it off.