Chapter 89: Their own circumstances (2)
by fnovelpia
The fallen angel holding the lightning spear stood confidently.
“Anyway, I’m doing my best in my own way.”
“Doing what exactly?”
Solinderman, standing in place of the Revolutionary Army leader who had been knocked down by the lightning spear, asked the question.
In response, Naipire stomped her foot on the ground a few times.
“I’m guarding this guild. Even betraying Lady Priscilla in the process.”
“You’ve replaced the goddess Priscilla with some other goddess, Kanora or something?”
Indeed, even Solinderman found the existence of the goddess Kanora strange.
It was as if she handed out blessings, just like in a game.
While she might truly be a god, her first impression felt somewhat off.
“Honestly, I was really shocked at first.”
“Right? It was seriously impressive.”
But the problem came after her appearance.
—[The power, magic, intelligence, stamina, and unique abilities of the followers of the Kanora Church have increased by 1.3 times.]
At that moment, what had been a serious scene suddenly felt like a game.
“Of course. Even if I look like this, I—”
“You betrayed your god, didn’t you?”
The angel’s face twisted at the remark of the now revived Revolutionary Army leader.
“What nonsense are you spouting?”
“Well, how else could you have such gaming skills?”
The Revolutionary Army leader pointed at Naipire’s monitor, which displayed the results of his AOS game.
There was a notification that Naipire had ranked up to Platinum, meaning she had won her promotion match.
Remembering how Naipire had occasionally posted about promotion matches in the forums, the Revolutionary Army leader realized that today was the day the fallen angel Naipire finally ranked up after a long struggle.
Why today, of all days?
And on the very day blessings were bestowed.
“Oh, I’ve been found out.”
Naipire scratched the back of her head and smiled sheepishly, like a child caught doing something wrong.
She had only tried to fool them as a joke, but who would have thought it would work so well?
She never expected that believing in the goddess Kanora would even affect her gaming.
It seems the god the fallen saint follows is quite powerful.
With a god like that, betraying her faith for a moment wouldn’t be so bad.
“Wow, you switch gods without any conviction.”
“Conviction? I never had any in the first place. And Lady Priscilla wouldn’t want her beloved angel living a pitiful life in another world, right?”
It was a reasonable argument, though there was a lot to criticize.
“It’s not conviction, it’s faith! And selective faith at that?”
“Shut up. Do you want me to plant this lightning spear where the sun doesn’t shine?”
The Revolutionary Army leader fell silent.
No matter how you put it, getting skewered didn’t sound too appealing.
After all, this lazy bum of an angel standing before him was the official head of the government-authorized guild forum.
“Hey, come on, stop using that lightning spear. I’m the one managing the forum here.”
“I’m an angel, idiot. No wonder all you do is incite people.”
Inciting people?
“Hey, you better get your facts straight. I grew up in a free South Korea, surrounded by a tide of communists. Of course I’d incite people.”
“Fair enough.”
Now that he thought about it, living in a sea of communists with a background in freedom, what else could one do but incite people?
So the fallen angel acknowledged it.
That’s why she left the forum to someone else while she slacked off.
“So, what do you mean by ‘guarding’ the guild?”
“For example, something like this.”
“Hmm?”
“Like this.”
The angel threw her lightning spear toward the window.
Crash!
The sound of shattering glass was followed by the presence of someone fleeing.
“Ugh!”
The presence quickly retreated.
“What was that? Who was here?”
“Honestly, how did you even survive in that sea of communists?”
Survive in a sea of communists?
Well, it was simple.
He survived purely through incitement.
“Because I had the protection of the god of freedom.”
“Now that I think about it, this place is full of nothing but cults.”
Though she had no right to say it, it was clear that this inciter wasn’t a decent person either.
There really was no solution here.
“No solution at all.”
“Hey, cults? That’s a bit harsh. Anyway, what’s going on?”
“It seems like some one is targeting us.”
“Targeting us? That’s surprising.”
Though he had expected it, it came much faster than anticipated.
Where on earth was the saintess and what was she doing?
There’s no way someone would sneak into the guild just from watching her broadcast.
As they continued to criticize the saintess, a woman walked into the guild building.
“What the… I thought you said you were guarding the guild properly?”
“Well, I am guarding it, but I only block suspicious people. Look over there.”
The fallen angel pointed at the woman entering through the door.
Who could it be?
A woman with blue ponytail hair and white skin.
The frost swirling around her was a clear sign that she was the Frost Queen.
“Hello.”
“Oh, Lee Si-yeon?”
Lee Si-yeon had shown up.
They had thought it might be her, but to actually see her was surprising.
Though Karina had downplayed it, Lee Si-yeon was incredibly famous.
She even had fan clubs worldwide.
Though she was over thirty, her awakened powers kept her appearance youthful.
She looked more like an ice fairy than an ordinary person, making many envy and idolize her.
Even the returnees were a bit taken aback by the presence of such a famous person.
“Yes, I’m Lee Si-yeon.”
“Wow, Lee Si-yeon really came here.”
It was a surprisingly noble appearance.
Both the Revolutionary Army leader and Solinderman turned their heads to look.
The slime, which had been playing with its gelatinous body, felt itself stiffen and retreated.
“Yes, I’ve officially registered with the guild.”
“Oh, you’re already part of it? So are you the guild master?”
The fallen angel grinned playfully.
It was funny.
What kind of leverage did the saintess have over Lee Si-yeon to make her do this?
It was too strange to be just a professional relationship.
Did the saintess have something like a compromising video of her?
Even for someone like Lee Si-yeon, if she had that kind of dirt on her, it would make sense for her to be this obedient.
“Technically, I’m the guild master, but the actual leader will probably be Karina.”
“Does the saintess have a compromising video or something?”
Without that, nothing made sense.
Establishing a proxy guild was something that attracted a lot of criticism in the world.
“No, it’s nothing like that.”
“Then why are you being so nice to the saintess?”
Honestly, he hadn’t known the saintess for long, but even as a fellow angel, he had a certain feeling about her.
Not just as an angel, but anyone could tell at first glance.
The saintess had a rotten personality.
There was no way someone like her could win over public sentiment.
“Uh… well…”
Lee Si-yeon hesitated, unsure of how to answer.
That was only natural.
But still, curiosity is curiosity.
“What kind of relationship did you two have?”
“Excuse me?”
Lee Si-yeon was flustered.
To think she would hear such a question from Karina’s companion.
She had resolved to live for Karina’s sake from now on.
So how should she answer this?
“Before the Great Cataclysm… you had a relationship, right?”
There had been one.
In fact, a very deep relationship.
“Yes, well, I can’t say there wasn’t. I did wrong by her. A lot.”
She answered vaguely, wearing a sorrowful expression.
Her words piqued the curiosity of the returnees.
To have wronged the saintess? It didn’t seem like a joke.
Judging by the mood, maybe they had been rivals in love.
Perhaps that was why things were like this now, the fallen angel thought briefly.
“To have wronged the saintess, huh.”
“But it didn’t seem like she held only hatred toward you.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Lee Si-yeon reacted sensitively.
It was clear there was something going on.
What was her relationship with the saintess?
Lee Si-yeon’s expression was strange, as if she had found some glimmer of hope.
“If that were the case, that person wouldn’t have offered you a position as a guild hunter.”
“Did they say that?”
Why is she happy about something like that?
Honestly, when I think about her getting entangled with that saintess, it doesn’t seem all that great.
Now that I look closely, her eyes seem lifeless.
She must have made a huge mistake.
“Yes.”
“Understood. I’ll see you again later then.”
Lee Si-yeon bowed and left the guild.
“Hmm, she’s an interesting woman.”
“Indeed.”
“Hey, agitator. Hunters are starting to show up in the chat.”
“Those useless hunters.”
The revolutionary leader went back to managing the chat.
And before long, he had become a manager thanks to the streamer Young girl, who was managing the broadcast.
***
An hour into the stream, unfortunately, there was no end in sight to this skeleton wave.
How did things turn out like this?
BOOM!
Once again, our skeletons were forcefully swept away!
“Wow, we’ve caught so many.”
“It’s practically a mine now. At this rate…”
“What can we do? There are still so many.”
We’d caught so many that the surroundings were filled with piles of mana stones.
Even though they’re not purified or worth money, if someone took all of them, they’d instantly become rich.
Rich?
No, just thinking about the amount that would flood the market is staggering.
Setting that aside for now…
“When is this going to end?”
“Yeah, it’s exhausting.”
There were far more skeletons than expected.
It was as if the entire world had become a graveyard, and the massive wave of skeletons rushed at me like a storm.
Where were all these skeletons coming from?
Could it be that more monsters were continuously being added from somewhere?
“Still, we’re making progress little by little.”
We’re almost there.
I could see the light beyond.
The skeletons weren’t reviving behind us, so the light was almost within reach.
In any case, it meant we were close to getting out of here.
[This is getting scarier the more I watch it.]
[ But ….Imagine if this happened in Seoul… lol]
[Even China wouldn’t use this kind of human wave tactic.]
[Wasn’t the saintess saying the same thing? These aren’t just regular mobs.]
Glancing at the chat that Young girl occasionally showed me, the reactions were varied.
At first, some people were cursing the hunters, and some were even blaming me.
But as things progressed, the situation became more serious.
It makes sense.
You can’t ignore this number.
Everyone, including the viewers and me, started feeling the gravity of the situation.
It was surprising that Young girl and the elf were still broadcasting in this mess.
Young girl was filming from a distance.
But instead of focusing on the action, she was filming her chest, so I gave her a light tap.
Thanks to that, my voice wouldn’t be heard as much.
And that’s just how people’s minds work.
If my voice isn’t heard, and the broadcast only shows the saintess working hard to fend off the overwhelming numbers, it will look serious.
The online communities must be going wild.
Perhaps those two fools might rush in here, but they know my abilities, so hopefully, they’ll have the sense not to come.
“We got word from the other side. It seems Cheonma and the others have already broken through.”
The one who communicated with Cheonma said.
“Really?”
Then it seems this is where the real problem is.
Are we just left to clean up all the scraps?
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