Chapter 42 : Rule – What is Broken (1)

“Welcome~ Silver-haired!”

After replenishing energy with sushi, I logged into the Pixel Wars streamer server.

As soon as I logged in, I heard Rydel’s cheerful voice in my ears.

Perhaps because of the event scheduled for tonight, she was already logged in and waiting for Yoo Seoyeno.

“Hello, Rydel.”

Yoo Seoyeno greeted lightly with a small bow.

 「Silver-haired Nuna, hahaha!」

 「You’re finally here!」

 「I’ve been waiting with my neck stretched!」

  「Nuna, heuuung…..」

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Your voice is so lovely.

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「Troll」

「Her voice is nice, though hahaha」

「Clearing my ears now」

 「What can you even hear at that age?」

The chat window quickly filled up with the name “Silver-haired Nuna.”

Thanks to the Pixel Wars streamer server, collaborations had naturally continued, and Silver-haired Nuna had become an indispensable presence.

In fact, so many people came to watch Silver-haired Nuna that the viewer count had surpassed 15,000.

It felt like just yesterday when the average viewership was 2,000, but now it was at 15,000.

Even considering the Pixel Wars effect, Rydel was extremely satisfied.

“So, what did you do yesterday? It seemed like you went off somewhere on your own…” Rydel asked Yoo Seoyeno.

Sometimes, Yoo Seoyeno would make a raft and disappear somewhere.

Yesterday evening was one of those “sometimes” moments.

After finishing hunting, Yoo Seoyeon vanished without a trace.

If it were any other streamer, it wouldn’t matter.

You could just watch their broadcast.

But when Yoo Seoyeno disappears, it becomes an issue.

She hadn’t been able to stream.

No one, except the administrators, knew where she was or what she was doing.

“I just wanted to try something… It wasn’t anything big.”

Yoo Seoyeno shrugged her shoulders.

Rydel didn’t ask any more questions.

If Silver-haired Nuna said so, then that was probably the case.

In fact, the “Rydel Pirate Crew,” which was essentially just the two of them, had been maintaining the lead thanks to Silver-haired Nuna.

Despite having only two members, they had managed to keep a top position, which might have been hard to maintain in the competitive growth race, but thanks to Silver-haired Nuna’s incredible strength, they were able to stay at the top.

Whenever they went hunting, she would wipe out monsters in no time, and during raids, she played a crucial role in covering for the lack of numbers.

So, whatever happens, she can only accept it.

“Silver-haired Nuna, are you going hunting today?”

“Delbung, make sure to heal from behind.”

“Delbung is going to ride the bus again today, huh? Hahaha.”

“Please don’t assault the bus driver…”

“These bastards… This is my broadcast, you know?! And I don’t just ride the bus, okay?!”

Rydel grumbled as she bickered with the viewers, and Yoo Seoyeno chuckled slightly.

“Ah, no. Rydel, you’re doing great. As long as you keep it up like this, it’s enough.”

“Rydel, you’re talented.”

“Wow, so humble.”

“Wow~”

“Marry me.”

“Did you hear that? They said I’m good at this. From now on, I’ll ban anyone who tries to criticize me~”

Rydel, feeling energized by Yoo Seoyeno’s words, puffed her chest up and proudly spoke to the viewers.

Of course, she only received more insults in return.

“By the way, Silver-haired Nuna. Have you had dinner?”

Rydel, who had been receiving insults from the viewers, tried to change the subject by asking this.

Yoo Seoyeon paused for a moment and then answered.

“Yes, I had sushi.”

“Oh, sushi! It must have been delicious! I had chicken breast salad today. I’m on a diet these days…”

As soon as Rydel spoke seriously, the chat started to explode again.

“Healthy food (X) Pork belly and soju (O)”

“Diet?”

“Anyone can tell you just made ramen, right?”

“Hahaha, what’s your level in ramen cooking?”

“I saw you order two burger sets for lunch today.”

“No, that’s not true! I didn’t want to say this, but I get a lot of offers for modeling… Big size models should go away.”

‘Managing my body… Is it really that hard?’

Yoo Seoyeno thought as she watched Rydel bicker with the viewers.

To be honest, I didn’t really manage my diet.

My stomach had shrunk a bit, so I didn’t overeat much, but I never stopped myself from eating what I wanted.

Still, strangely, my weight stayed the same.

Even on days when I overate a little, my weight was the same the next day.

My body was a bit softer, but I hadn’t exercised, and I wasn’t gaining weight.

Also, even when I ate and then laid down right away, I never felt bloated.

Digestion just worked fine.

At first, Yoo Seoyeno was a bit confused.

“Are women naturally creatures who don’t gain weight?” she thought.

But soon, she realized.

She just had a unique metabolism.

Seeing Rydel, who was struggling with dieting these days, made her more certain.

Of course, she never said that out loud.

It would be rude to say something like, “I don’t gain weight,” while eating chicken in front of someone struggling to lose weight.

After chatting with the viewers for a while, Rydel slowly started to wrap things up.

“Anyway, the event tonight…”

“Rydel, it feels like it’s been a while since I saw you.”

A sudden voice interrupted.

When Rydel and Yoo Seoyeon turned their heads, a man in shining, extravagant armor arrogantly approached.

Behind him stood ten clan members, forming a backdrop like a screen.

Streamer ‘CritZone’.

A professional gamer and major company streamer, CritZone was currently the top user on the streamer server.

If you were to pick the number one user on the server right now, most people would choose CritZone.

“Ah… Yes, CritZone. Hello.”

Rydel greeted him with a slightly nervous expression.

Since they were both streamers, they didn’t outright fight, but because they were both competing for the top spot, their relationship wasn’t exactly casual.

“Next to you… is the famous Silver-haired Nuna, huh? Wow, I’ve heard a lot about you. Looks like it’s still just the two of you roaming around together.”

CritZone casually showed off the fact that he had invited others.

He had brought in ten people.

And all of them were top-tier streamers, known for their skills in Pixel Wars.

CritZone had carefully selected these individuals.

He subtly puffed his chest out.

As streamers, it was awkward to directly challenge each other.

CritZone wasn’t the type to make a lot of enemies, especially with his position as a major company streamer.

However, recently, the atmosphere had become uncomfortable for him, especially considering how much effort he had put into this streamer server.

‘How much time have I invested in this industry…’

Using all his connections, he had gathered an elite team and managed to reach the number one spot on the server.

Up until that point, he had expected all the attention to be focused on him.

But the situation had taken an odd turn.

It was because of the user named Silver-haired Nuna, who was standing next to Rydel.

He didn’t know where she had come from, but she was dominating the server with her overwhelming physical prowess.

From the very first day, she had obtained the Hidden Piece, and since then, she had been consistently dominating in raids.

Although, if you only considered current strength and achievements, there was little dispute that CritZone was number one.

It was largely due to the 11 members, including himself, that CritZone had achieved this.

The attention was more focused on Rydel and Silver-haired Nuna, who were competing with CritZone’s clan with just two people.

CritZone didn’t like that at all.

Since there was a large-scale server event today, he had come to challenge them, perhaps even to make a bold statement.

After all, the server was created for the purpose of competition.

As long as they didn’t fight outright, the viewers seemed to take this kind of power struggle as a form of entertainment.

“Yeah, well, it’s still fun for us to do it with just the two of us.”

“Oh, I see. Well… everyone has their own style, I suppose.”

CritZone continued speaking after that.

“By the way, we caught the Land Kraken at the edge of the Whispering Plains this morning.”

“Land Kraken?”

“Isn’t that difficult to catch?”

“Isn’t that the first time on the server?”

“Wow, CritZone is impressive.”

“Is he here just to brag? Lol”

“Catch the Land Kraken? Yeah, that’s worth bragging about.”

The Land Kraken.

It was a recently updated monster.

As the newest addition, it had a particularly high difficulty during raids.

Many streamer clans had attempted to defeat it but had failed repeatedly.

In fact, the monster’s specs weren’t that impressive.

The problem lay in its extremely complicated attack patterns.

True to its name, the Kraken was an octopus-like monster, and with multiple tentacles, analyzing its attack patterns was incredibly complex.

However, CritZone’s clan had succeeded in clearing it today after analyzing the replays carefully.

They once again demonstrated the prestige of the number one clan.

Ahead of the large-scale event, CritZone had firmly established dominance over the other streamers.

As a result, the clan’s morale was at an all-time high.

They were confidently declaring, “This streamer server is ours!”

“Ahem! Well, when we actually analyzed it, it wasn’t anything special. After catching it, I didn’t even feel much.”

Of course, that was a lie.

CritZone had been so happy after catching the Land Kraken that he had even shed tears.

At 30 years old, CritZone was different from other streamers who had become jaded with age and the world around them.

He was still pure enough to cry over clearing a raid.

“Haha. Rydel, if you get the chance, you should try it too. The rewards aren’t bad.”

Even so, it was a difficult raid for just two people.

CritZone had used his entire clan of 10 members and precious potions to barely clear the monster.

When he suggested it, it carried the unspoken implication that with only two people, they couldn’t possibly defeat it.

CritZone was speaking in a Kyoto-style tone, subtly mocking them, when suddenly, Yoo Seoyeon pulled something out from her bag.

“Was the Kraken’s clear reward that good? I didn’t know where to use it.”

It was a Legendary-tier item, still pulsating with a vivid and unpleasant red light, freshly acquired.

[Squirming Kraken’s Core]

“………!!!”

CritZone’s face turned bright red, then quickly became pale.

Why was that here?