Chapter 81 Part 2: Cheongha 24 hours

“There’s not much to it.”

The subjugation of Le Diarosu, the master monster of the sandy desert, seemed to be progressing more smoothly than expected.

-Flash!

-Kwagwagwang!

“Oof, sh*t.”

Actually, I still flinch every time the lightning sparks, but still, since this thing is big, it’s a bit easier to dodge between them.

“Huh?”

Of course, that wasn’t always the case.

-Pajijik

Since this was ultimately a game, unfair judgments also existed.

The character, sent flying by the monster’s attack.

At that sight, Cheongha quickly moved the joystick.

So, it seemed the goddess of victory had sided with Mother Nature.

[Stunned]

“Ah, damn it.”

It was a small letter that appeared on the side of the screen after being hit several times by the lightning-clad dragon’s attack.

The character, clutching its head and staggering.

And,

-Goooo

Even a crazy dragon gathering energy in the distance, about to unleash an energy wave.

It was truly a total mess.

Pajijik-

The reptile’s blow, striking without mercy!

That attack was enough to send the weak human to base camp in an instant.

‘Was this the second cart?’

It seems hard to catch that thing now.

It looked like I would have to reset this round.

“·····What’s that bastard’s weakness?”

-lol Finally.

-Raw damage alone isn’t enough anymore.

-Are you playing by the book for the first time in a million years!

Boss!!

-Ice.

“Ah, ice···.”

But very unfortunately, I didn’t have any ice weapons.

“Then, I’ll try going with a water-type weapon for now.”

I don’t really know why electric types are weak to water types, but that wasn’t important to me right now.

The salamander thing I met last time was said to be water-type, so wouldn’t it work if I took its weapon?

Thinking that, I headed to the blacksmith.

Fortunately, the creature’s tachi existed.

Let’s see, can I make it now?

I quickly unfolded the crafting blueprint.

[Fierce Dragon’s Claw (1/2)]

[Fierce Dragon’s Tooth (2/2)]

[Fierce Dragon’s Membrane (1/3)]

“Hmm, I’m short on membranes and claws.”

Claws and teeth, I can understand, but why on earth does a sword need a membrane?

Although it had negative affinity, its damage was higher than my current weapon, and it was also a weakness attribute, so crafting it didn’t seem like a bad idea.

“Let’s catch this one first, and then retry the one from before.”

I can cover the affinity somehow with skills.

After quickly accepting the quest, I moved to the swamp area.

-■■■!!!

After landing a vertical Spirit Helm Breaker on the head of the creature screaming at me, I slowly began to dress it.

“Our tuna, seeing it more often, feels familiar.”

-Tunaaa~!

-Human, I’m sorry..

-Give up your scales obediently, you lizard bastard.

Its name was also similar to tuna, and it felt strangely familiar.

Although I can’t eat tuna sashimi due to allergies, doesn’t it have a uniquely luxurious image?

It’s not for nothing that the first tuna of the new year sold for 3.1 billion won last year.

Anyway, I continued to slash away.

“Ouch.”

I got swept up in its area-of-effect pattern a few times, but eventually, I succeeded in taking it down with ease.

Didn’t even cart, much better than that thing from before.

First of all, the fact that there was no stun spam like before makes it a pass.

After quickly carving it, let’s check the materials I got.

“·····Huh?”

*[Insufficient Materials]

[Fierce Dragon’s Tooth (1/2)]

A strangely insufficient material caught my eye.

It left just that one, so ambiguously.

Still, well, that much should drop if I go once…

With that complacent thought, I set sail once more, and the result was disastrous.

“? No, excuse me.”

Even in the second attempt, which was cleared without issue.

“No, how many times did I break its head—.”

Even in the third round, where I sent a flare and quickly took it down.

And in the next attempt.

In the reward box, where all sorts of spoils were laid out, only one tooth was eerily missing.

“This sh*t..”

-lol

-The poacher’s end.

-I told you it has artificial intelligence.

-It recognizes the user’s emotions through the joystick and gives everything except what you want lol.

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[=??? : No, Hyung-nim, what are we supposed to do if you smash the teeth without leaving a trace?]

“Then make it using the gums or something.”

Don’t you know the saying, if you don’t have teeth, use your gums?

It was laughable to see them making a fuss about not having teeth when they put membranes in swords just fine.

….No, but seriously, why do they use membranes?

“Yes, customer.”

This is the dentist.

—Give me your teeth right now, you bastard.

-■■■?!

And so, Cheongha fell headlong into the mire of poaching.

Orochi, sing of your rage.

After continuous attempts like that, I was finally able to extract a decent canine tooth.

“·····Aha.”

Right, this wasn’t the main one.

Thanks to the sh*tty drop table, I spent almost 1 hour and 30 minutes looking at this guy’s face, and now I was starting to get confused.

‘Sigh, I’m already drained.’

To think that I, who could somehow stand even after running a grueling schedule all day during my celebrity days, would end up like this after just playing a game for an hour and a half.

It seems I’ve really gotten old now.

‘Should I just quit here?’

I seriously considered it.

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[=Don’t think about running, you have to go catch the dragon, right? lol]

-lol

-It’s all over her face.

-I don’t want to play this game.

-Appealing with her whole body lol.

“····Then, I’ll really just take a short break.”

After agreeing to take a short break, Cheongha leaned back in her chair.

There was surprisingly little resistance.

Honestly, a person can’t just work for 24 hours straight, right?

Everyone knew that, so it wasn’t like they didn’t readily let me go.

“Oof···· I feel alive.”

First, I headed to the kitchen and quenched my thirst with water.

If I had my way, I’d want to just flop onto the bed, but if I did that, I’d probably abandon the broadcast, so that’s impossible.

After roughly splashing water on my face to wake up, and leaning back further into the comfortable chair, I picked up the controller again.

“Should we continue now?”

-You’re back quickly?

-Don’t you need to rest more?

-It’s a 24-hour class, and the break is only 10 minutes?

-Isn’t the boss going to collapse for real like this?

“Ahem, I won’t die.”

They’ve been like this since last time; whenever I say I’m going to do something, everyone worries about my well-being first.

This isn’t some dark fantasy where people drop dead at the slightest thing.

It’s a dating sim at best; there’s no way a person would die that easily.

“The color is definitely gorgeous.”

Come to think of it, the monster itself had rather flashy membranes.

It felt a bit like a fairy’s robe, perhaps?

Though it was an obese fairy with a rather plump physique.

Anyway, after crafting the long-awaited weapon, I headed to the sandy plains once more.

-Kuweeeeng!

Perhaps because the weapon level had increased, the damage seemed to be landing better.

How much time had passed like that?

[Part Break]

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Le… whatever-its-name-was, whose entire body was shattered by my sword, finally met its end.

“Oh, I cut off the tail.”

Successfully obtaining the tail I had been desperately aiming for since the previous round was an added bonus.

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“So, what should we do now?”

Cheongha asked as the game screen instantly turned off.

-???

-You said you’d stream until you beat the story ending.

-Where’d your spirit go?

“No, I got too tired while doing it.”

I realize it anew, but my willpower was truly weak.

Here, I don’t have to worry about what others think or take responsibility for anything, so it feels good to be free.

-Na

-Rak

-Na

-Rak

-Rak

-Na

(TL: “Narak” means abyss/hell, implying a downfall or giving up)

“Ahem, what do you mean, narak?”

A person’s motivation can drop sometimes.

Eventually, I decided to give them customized Korean education.

“Everyone, try to imagine your student days for a moment.”

That moment when you first bombed the CSAT and entered a cram school to try again.

“At first, you probably grabbed a pen with the determination to study hard.”

You’d occasionally think of your parents’ faces, who paid a lot of money to send you to the cram school.

-Ah, wait a minute.

-What did you say?

-You’re using this as an analogy?

Despite the murmuring reactions from the viewers, I continued speaking.

“However, as time passes, you’ll probably feel like you have a lot of time left.”

-I think I know what’s coming next.

-You b*stard.

ㄴ [This viewer has been blocked]

“And so, you were spacing out, engrossed in your phone, and when you snapped out of it, the exam was only a week away.”

-This sh*t.

ㄴ[This viewer has been blocked]

-Kuaaaak!

-You crazy b*tch.

ㄴ [This viewer has been blocked]

-Damn it, the trauma.

-Boss, stop hitting…

-I didn’t take the CSAT, so it doesn’t deal damage to me lol.

-So what’s the point?

Ah, the point, you ask?

“So, it means that I, too, am human, and it’s perfectly possible for that to happen.”

Well, something like that.

Well, I unintentionally dealt some damage, but it’s not wrong, is it?

-Tlqkf This human is definitely Korean.

-A Japanese person explaining things to Koreans using the Korean CSAT as an example ㄷㄷ (shivers).

-??? : I’m quite interested in Korean culture.

-It’s not censored if you type it in English lol.

“Anyway, I have everything thought out, so don’t worry.”

It’s 24 hours anyway, right?

I can just take a break by playing another game for a bit, and then turn this back on.

And so, I immediately launched the game I had planned for the next segment.

“Baekro recommended this, and I thought it might be surprisingly fun.”

What I chose was a mobile subculture gacha game.

It was a game made by a Chinese game company, and the character illustrations were pretty and nice.

Originally, Japan was good at this kind of thing, but lately, it seems China is catching up.

I feel a strange sense of defeat.

-She promoted the ad she received lol.

-The advertiser will be happy.

-Does she get a bonus for that much?

-No no, it’s payback.

-Fact) Baekro spent 8,000 on that this month lol.

-Are you crazy, for real? lol.

“····What did you say?”

My mind went blank for a moment at the unexpected amount.

How much did you spend, you brat.

It seemed like I would have to have a word with her a little later.