She was waiting at the Lapiz house site, which was under construction, and soon Serena, who had used a return scroll, ran up to her and jumped up and down in front of her.
“Rena, I’m sorry. Did I make you wait too long? But what’s this? You’ve already built the house? Weren’t you and Risha a little tired from earning money?”
[Ah. We have a lot of money now. We have about 1 million combined!]
“Really? How did you collect it? I’ve been watching from time to time, but I don’t know the whole story because I’ve been busy recording.”
[Um. It’s a long story.]
From Serena’s mouth, the events that had occurred from the 1st day to today, the 5th day, were listed.
Day 1, the great melee in the square to receive 10,000 WK.
Day 2, the appearance of the first hidden and the business cooperation between Majia and Moogun.
Day 3, the ranking within the server confirmed by the disclosure of Majia’s income.
Day 4, the story of Serena going to Majia and making a deal, etc.
So, on the 5th day, now.
Dungeon King Moogun and Skeleton Knight Majia still lived in the top tier of the server.
Although they had received a lot of handouts from Majia, Lapiz had grown considerably and was not inferior to other forces.
After hearing everything, Iona felt bitter for no reason.
If it hadn’t been for the additional recording of the original song, Iona could have been leading the server and attracting attention.
Of course, they wouldn’t have fallen behind Parallel like they were now.
“Yeah. You really worked hard. You suffered to earn money.”
[No. It wasn’t that hard after I made a deal with Majia-nim. I made so much money yesterday that I have a lot of leeway now.]
“Really? She must have helped you a lot. I should go and thank her on behalf of everyone.”
[Ah, you don’t have to go.]
“Why?”
[She’s probably coming soon.]
Serena said that there was something called the Janan Support Fund.
Other than the starting members, everyone who entered the server had to receive it, so now there was no one in the server who didn’t know
the names of Parallel and 1st gen Another.
Of course, if you peeled back a layer, the name ‘Majia’ was more famous.
But she didn’t seem to think that was important.
As Serena said, Majia came to Iona soon after.
And as soon as she came, she showed her the check and started talking.
[Hello, Iona-nim. This is the server entry support fund from Parallel Another.]
None of Iona’s peers or juniors had difficult personalities. Perhaps no one had refused when Majia handed them money like this.
But Iona was different.
She was the best of the 1st gen.
She had to be a pillar and a tree to lean on for the incoming juniors.
“You’re doing good work. I heard a little about it, but you must be making a lot of money.”
[Yes, I’m making 450,000 a day. I want to help the server as much as I earn, so I’m sharing it like this.]
“Ah, then I’m okay. Please give that money to others, doubled. We’re getting on our feet now, so we should be helping others.”
[Ah, I understand.]
Maggia put the check she was holding back into her inventory.
Iona bowed deeply.
“Serena told me you helped the kids a lot while I was gone. I’d like to thank you on behalf of all of them.”
[I didn’t give them any special treatment. I received help too.]
“Still. I had a sudden extra recording session, so the kids were almost in a really tough spot. Thanks to Deputy Maggia, we got through a difficult time.”
[It’s nothing. Well then, I should get going before I lose money.]
“Oh, of course, of course. Go, go. You came to give us support funds, but I’ve kept you for too long.”
[Yes. I’ll see you again.]
Watching Maggia scurry away, Iona thought.
‘…She’s no pushover in person.’
She was quick-witted and smart.
And even brazen.
Even though Iona was almost openly wary of her, she responded to the conversation without a care, put the support funds she was about to give back in her inventory after assessing the situation, and even packaged her help as mutual aid when thanked.
She hunted in the chaotic control room where users were constantly coming and going, without resting for even an hour a day, and even personally changed the members’ screens in the meantime.
It felt like a seasoned expert who had been through thick and thin was putting on a masquerade while presenting a cute character.
‘She’s definitely not a newbie streamer or a regular employee.’
The presence of Maggia in Wicker Town was exceptional.
She was practically the center of the server.
A portion of the user base was bound to flow after her.
A prime example was Serena’s stream.
Her stream, which had maintained an average of 7,000 viewers until the third day, had started to see a surge in viewers as of yesterday, and as a result, it was in the 9,000s today.
Even after analyzing it from various angles, the point at which the number of viewers jumped was clear.
Maggia, when she contacted Serena.
When they contacted each other, made a contract, Serena got her equipment, and the Great Dungeon Era opened, filling Serena’s workshop with reservations.
The viewer count graph jumped a total of three times.
So much so that her name was even being mentioned in the Lafitz community, where news about competitors was usually hard to find.
… — — Lafitz Gallery — — — …
[What the hell is this MJG person in Parallel?]
How much money does she make that she shows up every time our kids log in and gives them 20,000 in settlement funds?
[Comments]
– Lafitz935: Dae Gi Ah
— Lafitz881: Just King God Skull Gi Ah
— Lafitz357: If you don’t know, go to her stream and donate to thank her
– Lafitz357: Thanks to her, the kids are joining the server really fast oo
Lafitz735 (Author): ??
– Lafitz827: Ah, just Dae Gi Ah who gives money and helps Serena make money
Iona couldn’t help but feel a sense of crisis.
… ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ …
It would be one thing if Parallel was just buzzing with talk about her within the server, but the fact that Maggia’s story was repeatedly coming up even in the Lafitz community was a slightly dangerous sign.
Why, no matter how much you’re competing in good faith, if you leave this kind of flow unchecked, wouldn’t you lose your share of the pie in an instant?
“Everyone, just a moment. I’m going to get some water.”
Microphone off.
Iona immediately contacted the Lafitz operations team.
“Team Leader, there’s something I’d like to suggest.”
* * *
The next day, before starting the sixth day of the Wicker server control room, I logged into the Wicker server and felt a strange sense of
unease.
“Huh.”
As a skeleton knight, I didn’t need to eat, so I didn’t take the Wicker bread that came with the donations separately.
But I carried the Wicker bread that the members gave me to make sure I didn’t skip meals in my inventory. Like a charm.
But the shape of the bread, which had the Wicker icon of a disco ball on it yesterday, was strange.
Isn’t this the Lafitz logo?
“Huh?”
The name that appeared when I put the mouse over it.
[Lafitz Bread x52]
The name of the bread had changed.
To the name of Lafitz, which was competing for the same pie as Parallel.
I captured that screen and went down a floor to show it to the boss, who hadn’t left work yet.
“Looks like Lafitz did something.”
“… Really? Just a moment. I’ll ask Wicker-nim.”
The boss made a phone call.
After talking to Wicker for a few words….
Soon, I too was able to find out the truth about how things had turned out this way.
“Lafitz donated ten million won for server operating costs?”