NOVEL WEB chapter 1134 - Difficult Advice (5)
Eungwang Palace, the hideout of self-proclaimed thieves.
Guseulbi and Onggildong were having a fulfilling summer vacation.
At the events with their classmates, they always attracted attention with their distinctive outfits, and during the exchange matches, they garnered attention with their enthusiastic support.
Now, they were preparing to step onto the world stage.
Their classmate, In Seon-o, who was also staying at the hideout, invited them to the PlayerZ World Championship finals, and they believed without a doubt that their stylish appearances would be broadcasted worldwide through the camera focusing on the audience.
At that moment, they were staring into their device's hologram, feeling quite disappointed.
"How can they hold such a high-profile event and not tell us anything? As fellow thieves, it’s really disappointing."
"Ugh, what’s this? If they had told us in advance, we could’ve rented a movie theater again and prepared an extravagant performance and support, like last time!"
The news that Jo Yi-shin would be doing a game broadcast with Eom Junyeol quickly spread.
During the exchange matches, Jo Yi-shin, who had been plagued by ridiculous malicious rumors, overcame the crisis like a true thief and earned positive reviews again, making the attention-seeking individuals happy as if it were their own success.
While these attention-seekers fluctuated between joy and disappointment, the two were even more disappointed when they heard the live broadcast news.
There was another reason why their disappointment grew.
"Doesn’t he seem to know the guy who refused to attend school for the last time? Didn’t he come to the school recently? He’s living in that crazy mansion, isn’t he?"
"Wasn’t he loitering around Yi-shin’s locker? It must’ve been something Yi-shin asked him to do."
"They told us to go to school, but why are they leaving him alone?"
Recently, the attention-seekers almost spotted Baek Ho in the 2nd-year 0-class classroom but missed him.
It was true that Jo Yi-shin was staying at Hwang Ho’s mansion, and Baek Ho, on Jo Yi-shin’s orders, had checked the classroom’s lockers.
But Jo Yi-shin never imagined that there was another shameless true-blooded being who still pretended to be a high school student even after living for over five thousand years, and that this was Baek Ho, who had granted protection in the form of a divine blessing.
The two were grumbling in disappointment, but still set up the screen and snacks to watch Jo Yi-shin's broadcast.
As they were halfway through setting things up, In Seon-o, who had been practicing for the PlayerZ competitive match in his room, came out.
"Just in time."
"Did you hear the news?"
"Yeah, one of the teammates I was practicing with is a fan of Eom Junyeol. Since he’s doing PlayerZ, I thought I’d watch it during the break."
The attention-seekers spoke without explanation, but In Seon-o immediately understood.
In Seon-o quietly stared at the nickname "Unknown Supernova" that had appeared in the broadcast announcement for Eom Junyeol and added, "And Yi-shin is on it too."
Soon, the broadcast began, and the three of them sat on the sofa they had arranged to get a good view of the screen.
The live broadcast started with Eom Junyeol proudly praising Jo Yi-shin.
He happily talked about how Jo Yi-shin diligently participated in school activities, how well the juniors followed him, and how he was a great junior to Eom Junyeol.
Eom Junyeol’s fans were thrilled just to see their star open a live broadcast and show his excited self again, while Jo Yi-shin’s fans simply enjoyed it.
In the chat window, a few people who seemed to be juniors from Eungwang High occasionally popped up, bragged, and then disappeared.
"We’re close with him too."
"Even so, not many people share the same secrets as a fellow thief."
The two attention-seekers, burning with a strange competitive spirit, were interrupted by In Seon-o, who was manipulating his device.
"It looks like the filming is being done in a fully equipped studio. There’s even an audience section."
"What?"
"Even though it’s in such a place, they didn’t invite us!"
In Seon-o enlarged someone’s profile picture on the device messenger and showed it to the two of them.
The profile picture showed Jo Yi-shin filming in the audience area with part of the studio in the background.
It turned out to be Hwang Ho’s profile picture.
Hwang Ho had posted this photo after suddenly being involved in a live broadcast from the Dragon Palace’s studio, implying "I’m here too."
The main reason was to keep the leaders in check, who had been spouting nonsense during the previous broadcast.
However, since Hwang Ho didn’t set any profile viewing restrictions, the students from the 2nd-year 0-class, who were currently added as friends, could see it all.
"What?! Why is he the only one there?!"
"Tsk, Yi-shin is probably busy with the broadcast. It’s better to complain to Ji-ho."
Besides the two attention-seekers, the rest of the class bombarded Hwang Ho with complaints.
Since Hwang Ho didn’t ignore their messages, most of them received responses.
As a result, they learned that Jo Yi-shin was currently in the Dragon Palace, and that the live broadcast wasn’t planned.
In Seon-o listened closely to every word spoken by the excited Guseulbi and Onggildong.
"They’re really interested in Yi-shin's broadcast."
"Of course! Seon-o, what do you think?"
In Seon-o looked at Jo Yi-shin, who had triggered the Hidden Quest.
As the game time grew longer and his eyes tired, In Seon-o narrowed them slightly and replied.
"I’m also looking forward to seeing how Yi-shin plays PlayerZ."
The higher-ups from Zeta said they were watching, but they truly just watched.
Even after the message appeared, there was no further word from them.
‘They shouldn’t just watch, they should help out.’
In fact, the number of viewers for this broadcast had dramatically increased.
It wasn’t just the Zeta higher-ups watching, but many others had started paying attention as well.
Since it was widely rumored that they were the only team progressing through the Hidden Quest in the entire server, the viewership had skyrocketed.
Naturally, more troublemakers began to appear, but they were always blocked by the iron wall created by Eom Junyeol’s fans.
If you are reading this translation anywhere other than .net or SilkRoadTL, it has been stolen.
‘Maybe they’re upset because they can’t give advice, huh.’
[I've been watching for an hour, but no donations have come through haha. A failed place with no donations is where a star player broadcasts?]
[Hong Long doesn’t accept donations!◡̈]
[If you’re going to lie like that, just remove the donation button… lol]
[Pressing the donation button leads to the government and association’s donation information integrated public portal (n˘v˘•)¬]
[･ﾟ*｡★･I just donated under Yi-shin's name!╭(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و* ☆ ｡･ﾟ*.｡]
[Let me donate too, just let me send some messages! Pleaseㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[So my device wasn’t broken.]
The person who had been trolling with low-quality behavior disappeared silently, and those with a lot to say began to cry out for donations.
There were some who spoke in a tone reminiscent of the True-blooded members, asking to spend some money, but neither Jo Yi-shin nor Eom Junyeol paid them any mind.
Every time Hwang Ji-ho saw a viewer’s chat with a tone similar to Okto Yeon, he blatantly showed that he was pleased.
"I can just say what I want to here, so it’s easy."
"Hwang Ho, basically only the sound from the stage goes out on the broadcast, but if you speak too loudly, it might get broadcasted, so please control yourself."
Since the chat window was being properly managed, there were no worries about the broadcast, but the problem was with the game side.
Eom Junyeol had realized that the Dragon Shrine was filled with powerful evil forces, and there were numerous betrayers hiding there, but he had not yet found a solution.
"Since the Zeta higher-ups are watching, is there a way to contact them and borrow their power? Since this is a shrine, there might be a way to communicate with them."
"Then we should expand our search range. We haven’t explored the entire Dragon Shrine yet."
"The shrine is too large. I want to reduce the range with the help of NPCs. How about getting help from the Blind Priest?"
Eom Junyeol trusted the Blind Priest.
However, knowing Hwang Long from the Dragon Palace Collapse scenario, he was skeptical.
If the Blind Priest was in a state like Hwang Long, infected by scales like those of a serpent, a way to cleanse it would be necessary.
‘Hwang Long couldn’t be purified with the exorcism skill. Right now, I don’t have a powerful item like the Dragon King’s Scales.’
But I decided to follow Eom Junyeol’s choice without showing any sign of knowing, and I helped as best as I could.
Of course, the price of ignorance and inaction came with death.
≪The Dark Swordsman Hong Long has died due to the collapsing pillar of the shrine.≫
≪The Dark Swordsman Hong Long has died due to the summoner of the betrayer.≫
≪The Dark Swordsman Hong Long has died due to the contaminated mace.≫
As Eom Junyeol calmly accepted the character’s death, his expression changed slightly at the end.
While Hong Long was fighting against the enemy legion attacking the Dragon Palace, he had ultimately ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) fallen by trusting the Blind Priest.
At the place where the Blind Priest had guided him, a betrayer with a blood-stained mace was waiting.
Even as Hong Long took a fatal blow and was dying, the Blind Priest stood motionless, as if unaware of what was happening.
The smart Eom Junyeol would have realized right away what had happened to Hwang Long during the Dragon Palace incident.
"Dinner time is soon. Shall we take a short break and continue?"
"...Yeah, let's do that."
Eom Junyeol wiped away his grim expression and changed the mood.
"Yi-shin, actually, behind this partition, I’ve prepared a cooking studio. I want to personally cook a meal for you."
What? There was such a thing?
It seemed that Eom Junyeol hadn’t just prepared for the game broadcast.
He’s going to cook for me!
Fans were delighted to hear that Eom Junyeol's cooking broadcast was starting, and those who came for the game broadcast expressed their understanding despite the disappointment.
If someone tried to force a high school student to play while starving, the Dragon Clan would take care of it.
"Yi-shin is waiting. Let’s do it next time."
I suggested helping, but Eom Junyeol refused, saying he wanted to do everything himself from start to finish this time.
The broadcast screen split, with a small screen showing me waiting, and the large screen showing Eom Junyeol cooking.
While waiting, I received a whisper from my PlayerZ character.
The sender was Do Si-hoo.
[What should I name it? I thought you’d be bored while waiting, so I brought a quiz!]
[Me] I don’t need it.
I had a bad feeling and rejected it immediately, but he didn’t seem to care about my response.
[What should I name it?] Then, I’ll do one of the things I prepared, haha.
[What should I name it?] Two dragons fighting to the death, what would you call it in five letters?
[What should I name it?] Dragonskill Deat.
Is he insane?
Is he really saying that to someone who’s currently playing with the Dragon Clan?
It was already too late, but I was thinking about deleting him as a friend and blocking him.
The hesitation didn’t last long as Do Si-hoo made another foolish remark.
[What should I name it?] Was that question too hard? I’ll give you another one!
[What should I name it?] The two most famous dragons in the game center?
[What should I name it?] The answer is One-person Dragon and Two-person Dragon!
[What should I name it?] Hahaha
At that moment, the camera angle shifted behind the device screen, and Do Si-hoo’s nonsense broadcasted.
Even Hong Long’s fans, who had been so positive, reacted with ‘What’s wrong with him?’ and ‘......’.
Some crazy people praised it as funny, but I decided to take care of Do Si-hoo.
Normally, I would have left it to Jang Nam-wook, but right now, I had a more reliable friend.
[Me] Are you busy?
[Shield Soldier] Nope
Well, he wasn’t busy, so he was probably still connected to the game and watching the broadcast.
I decided to ask Yoo Sang-hoon, who was free.
[Me] Please deal with the Dark Sorcerer.
[Shield Soldier] Got it
[Shield Soldier] He’s in a PK-able area. Going with the spear master to catch him.
[Me] Thanks
It would be enough for Yoo Sang-hoon to handle Do Si-hoo, but having Jang Nam-wook along would make it more reliable.
A response came shortly.
[What should I name it?] Then, the next question!
[What should I name it?] Uh? ㅇㅁnaㅓㅣㅁ'ㄹ
At that moment, Do Si-hoo’s name disappeared from my friend list.
It seemed that Yoo Sang-hoon and Jang Nam-wook had taken care of him.
[Hahahahahaha]
[This is why you need good friends! (∗❛⌄❛∗)]
[Did the class president also do PK? haha]
[It’s the first time I’ve seen Supernova play like a high school student (⊙_⊙)!]
[The team members who were practicing with BPB also gathered to watch the PK. A certificate is posted.]
It wasn’t intentional, but thanks to Do Si-hoo’s antics, the tension seemed to have eased, and I looked more like a high school student.
If the True-blooded or their subordinates saw this scene, it might cause some confusion.
At that moment, a thought suddenly came to me.
‘Right, there’s a way to use that.’
Before Eom Junyeol finished cooking, I organized the possibilities in my mind to break through the Hidden Quest.