Chapter 9: Anyway, a Night Full of Romance

“Hwaaaaaaaah!”

In my arms was the already broken sword.
I held it tight and wailed loudly.
A sorrow that pierced my bones slowly covered Pangea.

I was pouring out my emotions, but unfortunately, no tears came out.

Although there was a long history to be written with the sword, the time we spent together was so short.
I had to let it go before any deep emotions could even build up.

[Crying is so hot, heung…]
[Over just a sword ㄷㄷㄷ]

“It’s not just a sword…! But, but…! I bought this for 6 million won.”

6 million won was a whopping 200 chickens.
300 bowls of gukbap.

It’s just a food analogy, but it was most of the cash I had.

I bought it because they said it would have no problem against medium-sized monsters… but does it make sense for it to break near R Point?

This was at a level where I could sue for false advertising.

-OO-nim has donated 100 won!-

《It’s a small amount, but please use it to buy a sword ㅎㅎ》

“Ah… thank you. But it’s a bit small…”

-OO-nim has donated 100 won!-

《I thought so, right? So I’ll give you one more, specially. A whopping 2 times! ㅎㅎ》

[lol]
[2 times is acceptable lol.]
[You’ll really get folded in half if you keep that up lol.]

Should I be grateful for the donation?
Or should I be angry about being taunted?

The chat was buzzing with excitement.
Anyway, these people with no empathy… I was the only one who was upset.

-Nasenajjang-nim has donated 1,000 won!-

《Originally, Eater Ghouls aren’t meant to be caught with a sword… and it had a lot of mouths.》

[For real lol.]
[No, who the f*ck beats it to death with their fists lol.]
[8 mouths is a super super rare mob. Almost shiny-level.]

Eater Ghoul?

They were probably talking about the monster whose life I had just ended.

The creature’s corpse was miserably sprawled on the ground.
Of course, there was no sign of any movement.

If it hadn’t broken my sword, I would have given it a more peaceful death… it was all its own karma.

“Phew…”

[??]
[What kind of crazy sh*t are you going to do now?]

I slowly started digging the ground.
After waving my hand a few times, a hole big enough to fit a treasure chest was completed.

“Farewell…”

With trembling hands, I gently placed the sword in the center of the hole.
And I buried the sword, covering it with the dug-up soil and a piece of my heart.

[What a f*cking show lol.]
[You’re really going this far?]

“Everyone… have you never heard of the saying ‘sword and self as one’? A sword… is like a knight’s life. It’s only right to do this.”

After neatly leveling it, I brought a rock from nearby.
I pressed it in like a tombstone and simply carved a phrase with my finger.

[?????]
[No, a rock isn’t modeling clay…]

Here lies the famous sword, First Heart.

[lol]
[The name is so f*cking cringey..]

Finally, by marking the grave’s location on the map, I finished my duty to the sword.

“Let’s see…”

Now my gaze turned back to the monster from before.

As is always the case with adventures, unexpected unfortunate events could happen at any time.

So the most important thing is to do what needs to be done even in such situations.

Just like last time, I spread the parchment on the ground.

The image of the Chain Wolf was drawn in the upper left corner.
After expressing satisfaction at the fact that it was well-drawn even on a second look, I began to draw a new monster next to it.

The overall shape was almost similar to a human corpse.
However, the joints and muscles were slightly grotesquely transformed.
Also, the fact that it had a whopping 8 mouths was a very significant feature.

Ah, I also didn’t forget to record that one should never put a sword in its mouth.

[Why are you so good at drawing???]
[lol What an unfitting talent.]

“The name… I’ll call it the Eight Eater (八食者).”

[???????]
[What?]
[It’s an Eater Ghoul.]

“Everyone, if I say so, then it is so. It has 8 mouths… so it eats 8 times, hence, Eight Eater. It fits, doesn’t it?”

[Your sense of naming is f*cking terrible lol.]

-OO-nim has donated 100 won!-

《Then if it has 7 mouths, is it a Seven Eater, and if it has 6 mouths, is it a Carnivore (六食者)? lol f*ck》

“Well… I guess so? I really like Carnivore. I hope one appears. So I can record it in the bestiary.”

[lol]
[She’s definitely not in her right mind.]
[Are all knights like that?]

Isn’t it up to the person naming it?

Everyone was talking about my naming sense, but honestly, I wonder how many people could come up with a better name than me.

Come to think of it, I could probably sell naming rights to the viewers later.
I should try it when I become a mid-tier streamer someday.

Some might call me a money-grubber, but I have to make a living too, don’t I?
I have to put food on the table first before I can act like a knight.

“Anyway… I’ll stop for today and rest here.”

[Don’t tell me you’re ending the stream? Already???]
[That’s not cool.]

If I raised my head all the way, I could meet the bright moon.
That meant it was roughly 4 in the morning.

It’s not that I didn’t want to advance further, but as is often the case with nighttime, what I could do was quite limited.

The torch was also just a minimum.
Of course, it was nearly impossible to get a good shot.

Besides, with all that had happened, I wanted to rest even a little.

“Hey, I’m not ending the stream. I’ve come fully prepared for this moment.”

I put down the backpack I was wearing and rummaged inside to take out a special item.

“Shall we set it up then?”

It was a tent, an essential item for camping.

In fact, it was more like a tent you often see in fantasy stories.

[This isn’t a one-touch type?]
[F*ck, I wondered who would use something like that lol.]
[She’s really hardcore ㅋㅋ]

I wasn’t unaware of why the viewers were making a fuss.

With the advancement of technology, many tents for adventurers had been released that were easy to set up and provided protection from monsters.

Of course, you had to pay an exorbitant amount for them, and apart from that, you couldn’t find any of the romance of adventure.

“Phew… now I just need to stick in this pole-like stick.”

On the other hand, look at the tent I just set up.
Doesn’t the material itself feel classic and dignified?

It’s a bit small, but if it were just a little bigger, it wouldn’t be strange to see it as the quarters of a knight commander in a novel.

Perhaps that’s why I found myself imagining things without realizing it.

A carpet made of monster hide is spread on the floor, and on one side, the head of a top-tier monster like a dragon is mounted.

I hang my proud sword and armor on an armor stand, sit in a luxurious chair, survey the battlefield, and plan my next move.

“Hehehe…”

It was an incredibly exciting thing.
Why hadn’t I thought of this until now?
I immediately recorded the recent imagination in my mental bucket list.

“Hup… how is it? It’s much better than you guys thought, right?”

[For real, it has a nice feel to it lol.]
[Heung… noona, let me sleep with you too, heung… noona, let me sleep with you too.]
[Hmm, is it that good?]

With various reactions, I went inside the tent.

There was nothing that could be called amazing, but after lighting the lamp located near the ceiling, I could feel a rather cozy atmosphere.

“Phew.”

I lay down on the ground to feel the ground.

“Oh… this is nice.”

It was a grassy field, so it was surprisingly soft.
Also, through the hole in the ceiling where the lamp’s smoke escaped, the night sky was revealing its beautiful appearance through the subtle gap.

The harmony created by the bluish moonlight and the twinkling stars was evoking a feeling of ecstasy.

[Kya.]
[This is really romantic.]

The feeling of being immersed in sentiment was brief, and the drowsiness that soon followed began to eat away at my will.
I naturally started preparing for bed.

I placed my backpack at my head to use as a pillow and threw off my socks.
And without much thought, I was about to take off my top…

“…Oops.”

[Too bad.]
[Show me your feettttt.]
[lol]
[Heung… heung… heung…]

I realized this wasn’t my home.

I was the type who extremely hated being uncomfortable when I slept.
So at home, I usually slept almost naked.

If I had continued that habit, I would have been in big trouble.
It might have been different when I was a man, but now I was a perfect woman.

Fortunately, my slightly lifted top stopped precariously just above my navel.

The chat showed a strong reaction to the unintentional exposure… but this much should be fine.
I probably didn’t show my underwear.

“Ahem… anyway, I’m going to sleep now.”

I let out a cough to clear the embarrassment that had filled me and lay down again, using the sky as my ceiling.

“If you’re going to leave and come back, come back in about 4 hours. If you don’t, you know what will happen…?”

[Obsessive noona ㄷㄷㄷ]
[A nobody… is threatening?]

I wanted to continue the back-and-forth with the still lively viewers, but I couldn’t resist my drooping eyelids.