Ex Rank Supporting Role’s Replay in a Prestigious School

"Ah, this is it!"
"This is the first time I've seen the crack in the door live."

"Where is this place? ʕ·ᴥ·˵ ʔ?"
"Crack in the door = A place where statues are erected when you accomplish something important in the game! Looks like the statue of Hongryong will be added here now ๑╹ワ╹๑."
"Another statue of the Broadcasting Club President will be added to the crack in the door."

"The Shield Soldier viewers are so used to seeing the crack in the door that they're not even that amazed."
"This is just an everyday thing ㅋㅋ Every time the Broadcasting Club President goes to the crack in the door, he buys a new avatar, so it looks like he has to buy a new one again."
"Audience special: They act proud about things they didn't even do."

"↑ Lol, for real, Shield Soldier viewers, show some restraint in other people’s broadcasts."
The reactions in the chat heated up when they arrived at the crack in the door.
The Shield Soldier viewers, who were used to visiting the crack in the door thanks to Yoo Sang-hoon’s broadcasts, seemed excited.

There were some viewers giving them a hard time, and a few of the elderly Jin Tribe members, who were watching in the studio, frowned as they read the chat.
"Come on, our Jun-yeol wants to feel proud about what he did, does he have to be talked down like that?"
"Blue Dragon, the audience that appeared in the chat isn't referring to us here, it's a shortened term for the Shield Soldier viewers."

It seemed like the Blue Dragon thought the audience being criticized was referring to the people watching in the studio.
However, feeling proud about things they didn’t do was the same for both the Jin Tribe members watching in the studio and the Shield Soldier viewers, so there wasn't much of a difference.
The diligent broadcaster, Yeom Jun-yeol, didn't seem surprised and calmly continued the broadcast, even though he had suddenly arrived in an unfamiliar space, likely because he had researched the crack in the door beforehand.

"It seems like if we put our hands here, a statue will be erected. It was like this when Uishin was here, right?"
"Yes, you just need to manipulate the character and place your hand."
In front of us was a cloud of a color resembling the eyes of a priest who had opened his eyes.

The last time we came to the crack in the door, when we reached out to a water mass that was the same color as a purified spirit, a statue was erected, so it seemed likely that it would be similar this time as well.
As the three of us placed our hands at the same time, the light faded, and the statue was erected, just like last time.
But this time, there was one difference.
[Oh, the party member’s statue isn't being erected, but their names remain.]

[What's the order of the party member names? It’s definitely not in ABC or 가나다 order.]
[Seeing that Ttanggeomi and the Berserker aren't at the top, it doesn't seem like it's in order of contribution either???]
[It seems like the names of the Shield Soldier friends who were first invited by Supernova are engraved first, so it’s probably the order of joining the party ㅎㅎ]

A monument shaped like dragon scales was erected alongside the statues of me, Yeom Jun-yeol, and Yoo Sang-hoon, who wore a rash guard and held a dolphin tube.
The monument engraved today's date, the time the boss enemy retreated, and the names of all party members who participated in this raid.
I wished the party members could have seen the monument in the in-game screen, but it was a shame.

At least I decided to make sure to take a lot of screenshots or videos, so the party members started requesting angles and positions in the party chat.
After taking a bunch of pictures around the statue, we were about to leave the crack in the door.
≪The higher beings of Zeta will bless you again.≫

Following a visual effect that made my whole body feel warm just by watching it, I heard a ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ voice.
It was the same voice I had heard during the raid with the corrupted spirit that summoned the tidal wave at the crack in the door.
The difference was that the word "again" had been added.

"Yoo Sang-hoon said that after that, he visited the crack in the door often, but except during the corrupted spirit raid calling the tidal wave, he never heard this kind of message," I recalled.
Was there a condition for this message to appear?
And what did it mean for an upper being, who only appears indirectly in the game's background text, temples, and faith-related content, to make such a statement?

It felt like it had some meaning, but it was hard to understand.
≪The higher beings of Zeta will continue to watch over your journey.≫
Was it that voice again?

Well, I already knew they weren't going to help and were just going to watch.
After clearing the post-event talk, including the festival prepared by the awakened priest, it was pretty late.
Despite the broadcast running for quite a long time, many viewers stayed until the end, and at the end, many expressed their regret, asking for more.

Also, some party members continued playing the game.
In particular, the streamers, after this event, formed connections and collaborated on streams.
If it hadn’t been for the other banquet prepared by another dragon, Yeom Jun-yeol might have participated in that collaboration as well, but there was no helping it.

Although it was late, the banquet prepared by the Yellow Dragon began.
"Well then, I’ll perform now!"
On a black ebony pavilion that was easily visible, Black Tiger started playing the full flute.

It was dark around, but the light flowing from the clouds created by the Cloud Dragon reflected faintly on the pearls embedded in the pavilion’s columns, creating a beautiful atmosphere.
In such a scene, Black Tiger played a kind and magnificent tune, and the sound that spread with the wind sounded even more refreshing.
"What a wonderful performance. It sounds clearer and more beautiful than I remember."

"Really?"
"Of course. Would you mind if I played a song with you?"
"Yeah, let’s play together!"

Black Tiger happily accepted the Yellow Dragon's proposal, and the duo's duet continued.
If you are reading this translation anywhere other than .net or SilkRoadTL, it has been stolen.
It seemed that many dragons, who hadn’t heard Yellow Dragon’s performance for a long time, smiled brightly when Yellow Dragon took out the obsidian flute.

Black Tiger, happy with the praise, played the full flute with great excitement, while Yellow Dragon added harmonies in tune with Black Tiger.
It didn't seem like they had practiced in advance, but their performance was so excellent that it would have been fitting to offer it to the Dragon King god.
"Wonderful. Even though I have a discerning taste, satisfying Qing-ho's ears is more difficult. Both Qing-ho and I are satisfied."

When the performance ended, Huang Jiho clapped with the dragons and looked back at Qing-ho.
Qing-ho, with a face full of emotion, stood and clapped.
As Qing-ho gave a standing ovation, the Cloud Dragon, floating nearby, puffed out his chest proudly.

Yellow Dragon and Black Tiger immediately came toward me.
They seemed to be expecting my opinion on their performance.
"It was a wonderful performance. Thank you for the beautiful music."

"My performance too?"
"Of course. Please play again next time."
"I will! Next time, you should play together too!"

Black Tiger seemed to want to perform with me like this, so I decided to plan a proper performance with him soon.
When I served the most delicious treats from the banquet to the hardworking Black Tiger, Yellow Dragon sat down opposite me.
When I faced him, wearing a blindfold, Yellow Dragon spoke.

"Dinner was already well taken care of by Jun-yeol, so you must not be too hungry yet."
"No, I focused on the broadcast, so my stomach’s empty."
Yellow Dragon seemed to be worried that I might be forcing myself to eat.

I tried to change the topic to the broadcast, but it was a mistake.
As soon as the broadcast topic came up, the surrounding Jin Tribe members began showering me with praise.
"I knew the dragon tribe’s benefactor was good at strategic battles, but I didn’t expect you to analyze the situation so quickly and help with the arrangements."

"With the skill in strategic battles of Uishin, who is the benefactor of the Ho Tribe, and the game understanding of his friend, Sang-hoon, the enemies didn’t stand a chance. I’m proud of them as their classmate."
"Even during the game, our dragon tribe’s benefactor helped Jun-yeol a lot. Thanks to that, Jun-yeol enjoyed the game comfortably."
"That’s right. It’s all thanks to Uishin. I hope there will be more opportunities like this."

"Sadly, the benefactor of the Ho Tribe is very busy. Don’t think it’s easy to arrange such gatherings."
"If it’s not easy to host the dragon tribe’s benefactor, then let’s make it difficult. Isn’t that right, Huang-ho?"
"The dragon tribe and Ho tribe start squabbling about something so trivial."

Since both the Ho and Dragon Tribes were such combative Jin Tribe members, I decided to leave them be.
‘Still, it seems like even the tigers enjoyed watching the game broadcast.’
The two Jin Tribe members had quite a bit to say about the game broadcast, and if they hadn’t been focused, I wouldn’t have known much about the details.

The tigers, who were itching to return to their Ho Tribe domain, were quite intrigued while watching the gameplay.
If they had been more focused, the Jin Tribe members here would have figured it all out too.
‘There are too many similarities between the priest and the Yellow Dragon.’

The hidden quest’s beginning and end were linked to the priest’s invitation.
Since the priest had spent less time on the surface compared to the other dragons, not many viewers would compare him to the Yellow Dragon.
Some viewers might have recalled the real dragon tribe based on the events in the Dragon Shrine, but they would probably think the NPC and scenario of the dragon’s hidden realm were just an homage to real dragons.

But those who cleared the collapse of the Dragon Palace scenario in Plmago or knew the details of the Dragon King's Shrine Priestess selection might have sensed something.
As I pondered, Yellow Dragon spoke.
"Seems like you’re thinking about the game’s content."

"Did you watch the broadcast?"
"Cloud Dragon told me. I also heard it from Blue Dragon."
Even though he was blindfolded and not here, Yellow Dragon spoke as if he saw everything.

"Maybe the entity that gave you clues about this world is related to that game."
Instead of the plausible phrase "entity that gave you clues about this world," the expression "some crappy game" seemed to fit better, but I didn't correct it.
The dragon tribe already knew a lot about me.

Thanks to Yong Je-gun, who kept testing me, the dragons had learned much about me.
They probably knew that I had originally come from another world and that I encountered this world through Plmago.
"I heard the means by which you first gathered information is no longer available."

I could no longer play the game Player Meister High School.
The company that serviced that terrible game no longer existed.
"So maybe you’ve prepared another way to transmit information, in a very difficult-to-understand manner."

I had similar thoughts to Yellow Dragon.
There was almost no chance that PlayerZ was involved with the hidden forces.
Even if the hidden forces knew difficult-to-access information, they distributed it in an obvious and flashy way, which only seemed beneficial for financial support.

But if this game was something prepared by an entity trying to assist me, it still felt odd.
After all, showing the same scenario I had already solved in a different way wouldn't yield any gains.
As I reached that thought, it hit me.

‘Maybe there is something that can be gained from this game that no user has found yet.’
If that’s the case, maybe those who reached the crack in the door had found some clue.
Of course, it could all be a coincidence.

There are countless scenarios, quests, events, raids, and NPCs in PlayerZ, so if some of them overlapped with the dragon tribe, it wouldn’t be strange.
It seemed best to wait until more clues gathered.
Fortunately, the user who visits the crack in the door most frequently in the game is my friend, so I can find out if anything happens.

"Uh-oh."
At that moment, Yellow Dragon's expression turned grim as he heard a report from Cloud Dragon.
"What's going on, Yellow Dragon?"

Blue Dragon asked solemnly.
His tone was authoritative, but after hearing all the talk about benefactors, he didn’t seem as imposing.
Yellow Dragon responded to Blue Dragon’s question.

"It seems that the Priestess of Sulfur, Yeolang, has gone missing."
It seemed that even after becoming a priestess, Yeolang still retained the attributes of being lost.