Rapitz Parallel Alliance Team.
Even before the official Rapi-para (Rapi-para) attack team began their assault, there was already a buzz in Loopko and Ronze’s communities about the crazy design of the 4th floor banquet hall.
… — — Loopko (Internet Broadcaster) Gallery — — — …
[Is Magia crazy or what?]
Holy shit hahahahahaha
I never dreamed we’d see 5 Woo-won on the 4th floor haha
“Ah fuck, it’s Woo-won again.”
“Only shitty rigged card game pro players keep showing up! Ah!”
“…What? Woo-won is watching? Shit, we’re screwed.”
Just Rup-idiot haha
[Comments]
— Loopko846: She’s not just any crazy bitch haha
— Loopko931: I didn’t know you could insert videos into 64 cubics until now hahahaha
ㄴLoopko694: You too?
— Loopko040: It’s nice to see after so long
ㄴLoopko040: They say she’s good at finding funny videos for review content on Parallel, and she found this one perfectly again
ㄴLoopko842: Honestly, anyone who watches Ko would never forget that scene haha
ㄴLoopko268: For real haha
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… — — Loopko (Internet Broadcaster) Gallery — — — …
[But she managed to put in stuff that won’t catch fire]
Ko curses so vividly that people sometimes mistake it for UFC and almost get into real fights
If she had brought that kind of stuff, it would’ve been chaos right away
Was it on purpose or just luck? haha
[Comments]
— Loopko513: I’ve been watching since I’m Wolf, she’s just an internet ghost
ㄴLoopko513: Feels like she roughly found stuff that won’t cause a shitstorm?
ㄴLoopko292: I looked at what videos other people uploaded, and she only put in ones that were handled well o o
ㄴLoopko904 (Author): Oh I see
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But Rapitz and Parallel fans, especially on the Rapitz side, didn’t have high expectations.
It was suspicious how well Magia knew other streamers’ memes.
But still, they were competitors.
Apart from constantly muttering about Rapitz potions, most fans thought it would be difficult for her to know Rapitz-affiliated VTubers well too.
… — — Rapitz (VTuber) Gallery — — — …
[I’m so excited right now]
Can’t even imagine what’s on the 4th floor
Saw her doing mode changes earlier
Seems different from what’s displayed for regular streamers haha
[Comments]
– Rapitz351: She’s so thorough about unnecessary things haha
– Rapitz009: My heart’s pounding for real after so long
– Rapitz773: But wouldn’t she have prepared mostly for PRL?
ㄴ Rapitz773: As a PRL employee, it seems hard for her to keep up with our girls’ videos too
It was no different for Iona, who was preparing to enter the Demon King’s castle.
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Magia’s mental attacks would probably target Parallel.
She had already discussed with her peers and juniors about letting them tank while we focus on the raid.
“Rapitz. Is everyone ready?”
“Yes! I’ve handed out all the potions. And distributed the food too!”
“I’m ready too, senior.”
“How about the Parallel side?”
“Parallel, are you ready?”
“Ready to kill.”
“Rain unni’s really going to crack Gia’s skull, huh?”
“She’ll probably get cut down for the first time.”
“Shut up, you little shit.”
“This is gonna be fun~”
In 2 minutes, the Demon King’s castle doors will open and the 30-minute countdown for the dungeon raid will begin.
They hadn’t filled all 16 slots for maximum headcount.
But with the server’s strongest party of Loopko and Ronze breaking twice, the raid had loosened up a bit, so it wasn’t completely impossible. The key was to not spend too much time on the 4th floor.
And focusing damage was crucial when attacking the Demon King.
The longer the battle dragged on, the more disadvantageous it was for the raid party, so melting her with burst damage before she drew her demon sword was key to the strategy.
After she drew the demon sword, they needed to immediately check her faction and attack type, then destroy the back line. Once the faction was shattered and people started falling one by one, the raid became nearly impossible.
This came up because of what Loopko said while preparing for the next attempt:
“Other parties. Don’t try mental attacks if possible. I tried to mess with her mentality. Absolutely doesn’t work. She’s just a robot. She reacts but shows no emotional change.”
If they could disrupt her concentration even once, they might be able to steal her potion-drinking timing and take her down.
But it didn’t work at all on the emotionless Demon King, Magia.
Cursing, saying embarrassing things, even plausible lies didn’t work.
They said it might be better after she used up all her potions.
But she only used about 80 per party on average, so she still had about 1,200 left.
They had no choice but to just go for it.
All they could do was believe in unpredictable variables.
The one fortunate thing for the Rapi-para party was that Momo knew Magia relatively well.
Of course, the problem was that even Momo had a high chance of getting wrecked by Magia.
Anyway, they had incorporated it into their regular strategy.
Iona approached Momo and asked:
“We’re sticking to the plan, right?”
“Yes. But it might not work. Don’t get your hopes up too much.”
“I heard she’s an obedient employee…”
“What good is being obedient? When she’s stubborn, she’s as rigid as rebar.”
“Is it that bad…?”
“So let’s aim to take her down in one go with proper timing. We’re a bit short on numbers. We need to focus.”
20 seconds before entering.
Thinking she wouldn’t be able to speak once the battle started in earnest,
Iona carefully opened her mouth.
“It’s a bit funny to say this now, but thank you for suggesting the raid party first. We actually couldn’t have suggested it from our side.”
“Oh, is that so? Well, I understand. I’m the CEO so I can do what I want. If I were in Iona’s position, I would have been cautious too.”
“…Thank you for understanding.”
Anyway, it was time.
The huge arched double doors made of black iron opened inward with a screeching sound of metal grinding.
Iona nodded and said to Momo….
“Let’s go. Everyone, fighting!!”
“Fighting!!”
“Let’s go!!”
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However, Rapi-para, who had breezed through floors 1, 2, and 3 with momentum, ended up spending more time than expected on the 4th floor.
It was because of that damn banquet hall.
You shouldn’t think of it as just a castle banquet hall. There were stairs in a T-shape at the end leading directly to the audience chamber where the Demon King was, but the entire wide hall spread out to there was a kind of mirror maze.
It was practically impossible to distinguish between open and closed paths since all the mirrors were semi-transparent screens.
And those screens weren’t just sitting still, but played various videos set up by Magia.
The entire mirror maze was filled with the members’ embarrassing moments from the past.
With those sounds tangled together from all directions, there had never been such a mental attack.
The most unexpected thing was that for some reason, Iona’s videos were the most numerous.
The previous prediction that Rapitz would be free from Magia’s trap was completely off the mark.
[Hmph. How unsophisticated. Can’t you speak more elegantly?]
“Kyaaaah!”
Though she was Rapitz’s eldest sister and senior with her 2nd debut anniversary approaching,
Even she really hates rewatching her debut broadcast.
Just as a novice writer might try to show off their cool world and setting only to end up creating massive walls of text that startle readers,
A novice VTuber also makes viewers hear exaggerated and awkward speech from getting too immersed in their character setting.
Now she naturally incorporates her setting to communicate with viewers,
But when she debuted, even Iona was a broadcasting beginner.
[Hello everyone. I’m Iona, the moon goddess from the realm of the gods. I hope you’ll serve me well from now on?]
“Aaaagh! Shit. How do I turn this off! How do I turn it off!!”
Even when the flustered Iona frantically beat the screen with her staff, it had no effect since the screen was indestructible decor.
The viewers just enjoyed watching that scene.
— hahahahahahahahahahaha
— I hope you’ll serve me well-
— So fresh and innocent hahaha
— hahahahahahaha
— Wow it’s been so long since I’ve seen this hahaha
[Sigh. The human world is too humid and hot. I liked it better on the moon. The moisture keeps forming on my soft, fluffy skin and it’s uncomfortable.]
“Aaaah. Crazy. You crazy bitch. Stop. Stop talking!!”
— It’s too humid and hot-
— Ugh~ the human realm is so stuffy~
— I think I’m gonna die laughing haha
— Ah, I’m the moon goddess-
— Ahahahahahaha
— hahahahaha
— Save me hahahahaha
The other VTubers also suffered equally from the videos displayed in the 4th floor banquet hall, but not as much as Iona.
There were over 10 of Iona’s videos in the banquet hall alone, and they played most frequently.
This made only Dohee confused.
“What? Why aren’t there any videos of me…?”
“Oh. You’re right?”
“Gia. I’m gonna kill you. I can’t forgive this. How dare you play this again? Kill the Gia!”
Probably no one knows this was Magia’s petty revenge against Iona for not accepting the Janan support funds she had offered.
However, Dohee didn’t feel relieved just because there were no videos of her.
How many pranks had she suffered so far?
She always had to be prepared because she never knew where a big unexpected twist might suddenly pop up.
Above all, Iona, who was in charge of main DPS along with Momo, was already on the verge of sinking, so Momo had to stay sharp.
Anyway, after wandering in the maze for several minutes like that,
Iona completely fell apart and collapsed on the floor.
“It’s… over……”
The others watching nearby, especially her juniors, felt too awkward to even comfort her.
At most, only Dohee could offer words of comfort to Iona.
“I’m sorry. Our employee’s prank went way too far.”
However, far from being angry, Iona found Momo admirable.
After all, wasn’t Iona the one who had looked into Magia and learned that she was Momo’s malicious anti-fan?
Thinking of how Momo had endured such a strange person for years, she couldn’t help but admire her.
“You’re amazing, Momo. How did you endure against such a vicious opponent…?”
“…Huh?”
“Anyway… let’s go. We don’t have much time left.”
“Oh. Right. We only have 3 minutes left.”
Iona and Momo each grabbed one side of the door and pushed it open together.
Creeeeak————
The door opened with the gloomy sound of rusty hinges.
A red carpet, torn and frayed at the edges, lay rippling on the floor.
In the dark interior, a single beam of light shining through the broken ceiling’s stained glass illuminated the Demon King, no, Magia,
sitting crookedly on the throne.
People seeing Magia’s battle for the first time through this party broadcast were busy admiring the sight.
— Whoa hahaha
— So badass hahaha
— Wow haha
— She’s a real demon lord haha
Soon Magia stood up from her seat with a clank, clank.
The sound of armor clashing, then bang, bang, bang, bang.
She slowly clapped her heavy gauntlets together.
“To think you made it past the 4th floor. Truly impressive.”
Rain couldn’t hold back and said:
“Gia! You wanna die? For real?”
“I’m the Demon King, so I acted like one. Messing with the hero’s party’s mentality is the Demon King’s specialty, you know.”
“Urgh.”
“Hang in there, Rain unni. No use talking to her.”
“Gia, Komari stopped me so you’re lucky!”
Magia snorted softly, then strode across the broken red carpet to stand about ten meters away from the party.
A tense moment.
As the time ticked away and Dohee, in charge of party command, was timing the attack,
A voice rang out, echoing through the domed audience chamber with a huge sound.
[Oong. Babies. I’m going poo poo again.]
A true classic of classics.
It was the kind of cutesy act Momo used to do in her early broadcasts to milk her fans.
The first to recognize the voice was Maru.
Like Jia, she was a long-time, hardcore fan who simped for Dohee, so she knew her well.
“Wait a minute. That’s the CEO….”
“No! It’s not!!”
Dohee shouted in embarrassment, and at that moment, the vast audience chamber echoed once more.
[Sunbae~! Buy me a cheeseburger. A cheeseburgeeer~!]
This time, even Dohee couldn’t deny it.
Even with the cute tone, she couldn’t hide Dohee’s unique, hearty nature.
Naturally, Cheon Dohee took a deep breath, ready to scold.
Right then.
“CEO. Watch out behind you!”
At Maru’s sudden shout, everyone turned their heads in unison.
Maru spoke again.
“Huh? That’s me. Ah.”
Thwack!
“Kyaa!”
Maru was suddenly hit by something and pushed back quite a distance.
As people’s attention was drawn to that side, Maru’s voice was heard again.
“I told you to watch out behind you, CEO.”
Maru was rolling away.
In other words, this voice wasn’t Maru’s.
A malicious entity mimicking people’s voices was now wearing the mask of the Demon King and toying with the raid party.
Dohee, startled, turned her head and saw a red magic sword already flying right in front of her.
As the magic sword struck Dohee’s head,
Majia mimicked Dohee’s voice this time.
And it was the cutesy act from the past that Dohee was most ashamed of.
“Buy me a cheeseburger~ CEO!”