Chapter 71:Skeleton Knight Magia Part 1

Choi Youngro, who had never used a fixed nickname in a gallery, had a personality that couldn’t stay in one place for too long.  

He would watch broadcasts mainly from places that seemed fun.  

He had never been a fan of anyone or supported anyone before.  

Vtuber?  

Well, I guess that’s a thing. Oh, it moves, it’s like a game character, that’s interesting.  

I guess they use a character instead of a webcam.  

Pajjik493: “They’re diligent, haha, I should check it out tomorrow.”  

So, the comment was left purely out of curiosity.  

“Majia? Who’s that?”  

“Why is this person getting mentioned more often in the gallery?”  

But it turns out, there’s no personal channel.  

They use an official channel, and the broadcast title happens to be “Emergency Room.”  

Youngro, who had worked in a situation room, felt a strange sense of military PTSD and decided to figure out what kind of person this was.  

I mean, it’s clear that it’s a Vtuber just from seeing the moving avatar, but why does every Vtuber have some kind of backstory?  

– Take Momo, for example. The backstory is that she’s from a distant star and came to Earth because she was curious about it.  

First, the appearance.  

It’s quite modern.  

But she wears a suit that symbolizes an office lady, with a youthful face, so there’s a significant imbalance.  

[Thank you for 10,000 clouds. I’ll eat some wicker bread and work hard again.]  

[Thank you for 100,000 clouds. Thanks to you, I got an enchantment for increased daylight. Thank you for contributing to securing funds for Parallel.]  

[Thank you for 50,000 clouds. Thanks for the mining efficiency buff. It’s going to be a huge help.]  

But her dry, businesslike tone neutralized the external imbalance perfectly.  

The faint dark circles under the character’s lower eyelids also added to that vibe. The slightly droopy eye corners made her look sleepy, and that added points to the character’s traits.  

After watching for about five minutes, it gave off the smell of a worn-out office worker.  

But contrary to the cute character, it wasn’t all dull.  

[Die. Die.]  

[Headshot. Brainshot.]  

[Oh. It’s diamond.]  

[My inventory is full. I need to go up.]  

[Yawn…]  

The habitually muttered sounds were pleasant to listen to.  

Unlike the deliberately stiff business tone, the casual voice she spoke with had a calming effect on the listener.  

No matter how attractive a character is, it’s hard to captivate people if they’re too one-dimensional. But when these contrasting sides naturally emerge, it gave Youngro a reason to keep watching the broadcast.  

However, it wasn’t exactly an entertaining broadcast…  

– How long are we going to keep mining, haha?  

– Jia, my eyes are getting heavy…  

– Boss, I’m going to sleep first.  

– See you tomorrow morning…  

– Ugh, I’m a worker bee, I need to sleep now.  

– Poor working folks, haha, I’m unemployed so I can watch the broadcast from home, haha.  

– Anyway, we only need to watch them mine, haha.  

– Right?  

Aside from when donations came in, there wasn’t much free communication between the host and the viewers.

When the host stayed silent and focused solely on mining, the viewers started chatting amongst themselves.  

It was the typical atmosphere of a small, low-budget stream where the streamer and viewers seem to exist in separate worlds, but with so many people talking, it was hard to notice.  

Just to be sure, he watched for about 10 minutes, but even considering it was 2 AM, the stream felt too calm.  

A calm stream is calm in its own way.  

When there’s no talking, the only sound heard is the noise of mining, clink, clink, clink, like white noise.  

Was he watching a stream, or was he just observing an AI run and taking notes?  

[(🔴Live) Wicker Town Season 2 – Parallel Emergency Room Day 1] 👪3,052  

#64Cubix #Parallel  

So, the viewer count, which had stabilized around 4,000 due to a temporary gallery boost, began to drop steadily and soon reached 3,000.  

When Momo went to bed, about 3,000 viewers briefly joined, but most of them quickly left or went to Maru’s stream to check out the notorious “ant hunting.”  

“…I guess I’ll watch for another 30 minutes.”  

Still, Youngro was laid-back and generous, so he didn’t mind much.  

Hoping for another scene like the earlier chaos from the streamers, he went to the fridge to reheat the leftover chicken.  

In the meantime, the chat on the stream became lively.  

It was due to a single message sent by Wicker as an announcement.  

– [Server] A user is about halfway to achieving the first hidden achievement, so here’s a hint for that achievement.  

– [Server] Zombie play, combat  

Other stream viewers might not know what that meant, but  

Anyone who had been watching Majia’s stream would recognize that hint immediately.  

– “No waaaaay, haha.”  

– “Did the first hidden achievement just pop up?”  

A little while later, Youngro returned with his chicken and was surprised at the sudden explosion of messages in the chat.  

“What’s going on? Did something happen?”  

Since the streamer, Majia, didn’t react, he had no choice but to scroll through the hundreds of messages to figure it out.  

– “This has to be Majia, right?”  

– “Zombie and combat? That’s Majia for sure, haha.”  

– “Haha.”  

– “Seems reasonable since they’ve been fighting in a state like a corpse.”  

– “Can’t we count how many mobs they’ve killed? I think it opens after about 500.”  

– “Did you already kill 250?”  

– “Yeah, since they’ve been down in the dungeon since the server opened, they’re probably around that number.”  

– “Monster Slayer is undead, after all.”  

He also checked the server chat at the same time.  

-[Global] Movgun: “Who is this?”  

-[Global] Ronze: “It’s me, bro.”  

-[Global] Movgun: “You’re lying.”  

-[Global] Kamic: “It’s me.”  

-[Global] Loopco: “It’s me.”  

-[Global] Movgun: “You guys just want to share the dungeon I found, huh?”  

-[Global] Maru: “This is why quick-witted Movgun is the best.”  

-[Global] Movgun: “No way, haha.”  

Youngro quickly pieced everything together.

There was someone on the verge of achieving a hidden achievement.  

The person was asked to notice it in advance, and other users were notified so that they could form relationships based on the hidden job.  

However, no one seemed to catch on, and only the chat in Maja’s channel was buzzing.  

It wasn’t a long time, but Youngro knew because they were watching the stream.  

They knew how bizarre Maja’s labor style was.  

Mining ores while in a state of low health, drinking only zombie meat and skeleton water?  

That’s a crazy thing even veterans wouldn’t do.  

So, aside from Maja, no one else seemed close to achieving the hidden achievement.  

“The poor bastards who left because they got bored while watching.”  

The server opened today, and the hidden job was already within reach.  

This wasn’t an easy task.  

It was like becoming Kim Jeongho and traveling the entire map to draw a detailed map, discovering a space that made you wonder, ‘Isn’t this artificial?’ and only then being able to achieve a hidden achievement whose conditions are still unknown, unlocking a hidden job.  

These jobs, unlike first-class jobs that gather materials directly in the field or second-class jobs that create new items from those materials, had a direct and significant influence on the server’s economy or power rankings.  

For example, let’s say there’s a hidden job called “Hero,” and this hero can use a special skill to deal powerful damage.  

Then, the user who becomes a hero will become hugely popular as a party member for dungeon runs.  

Since the server system is designed to prevent the overlap of items available in each job’s area or special locations like dungeons,  

Alchemists and blacksmiths could provide potions or equipment, sharing rewards.  

As such situations began to form in Youngro’s mind, their anticipation naturally grew.  

“This situation is getting interesting.”  

Maja, still uninterested in such announcements, seemed to be digging a hole, thinking, “This story is not mine.”  

– Stop cuckooing.  

– Seriously.  

– Don’t cuckoo, I warned you. I’ll come to find you.  

– It’ll be a mess when this gets revealed tomorrow, haha.  

The viewers were already anticipating the next day’s party.  

They were more excited than Maja, as they knew everyone would soon find out about Maja’s incredible achievement.  

“Hmm. I should leave it on in the background.”  

So, starting with Youngro, those who were debating whether to leave or stay began to add Maja to their split-screen viewing.  

They weren’t watching live, but they were at least checking the situation on a small screen.  

Even when they warned not to cuckoo, the news seemed to have spread, and as time passed, viewers who were dropping off started to slowly return.