Streamer Crazy About Slaughter - Chapter 36
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A pleasant tension.
As I shut down the PC, I lightly stretched and slowly loosened my body.
The fact that the popular streamer, a woman I met a few days ago, was ranked 8th in the Challenger tier filled my mind more than anything else.
I had only seen very fragmentary movements while watching the broadcast until just now, but instinctively, I felt a difference in dimension compared to the opponents I had met so far.
A talent for grasping the essence of the Crescent Moon Blade as I handled it for the first time.
The thought of facing off against a genius who reached the absolute top tier.
As I thought of facing such an opponent, I felt genuine tension for the first time.
The highest tier of opponents I had faced until now was Diamond.
Considering they were players who were just farming with alternate characters, I even doubted if their true tier was actually Diamond.
“That could be fun.”
Wiiing.
As I operated the capsule-type connector, a smile escaped my lips unknowingly.
With the familiar sensation of the capsule device enveloping me, my vision dimmed once again.
———
As I felt that familiar sensation of inverted vision, I was existing as Lin in Another World.
A faint perception of omnipotence.
Holding the Crescent Moon Blade connected to the golden cord tied to my right arm.
Then, a hologram filled my field of vision.
——Connection blocked due to accumulated user fatigue from the last session. Excessive gaming can interfere with normal daily life.
“Yeah, got it.”
Since my previous connection had been forcibly blocked, I thought this message appeared because of that, but I dismissed the hologram.
While manipulating the menu, I turned on the broadcast of a streamer named Plea in one corner of my view and simultaneously sent a friend request with her ID, which I had received through whispers.
——Friend request sent to user ‘Plea’.
Just as the hologram indicating the friend request appeared.
——User ‘Plea’ has accepted your friend request.
The message confirming the acceptance of the friend request appeared.
“…She accepted it quickly.”
I chuckled at the swift response, which drew a bit of attention. I opened my equipment window to check my current equipment level.
*
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A Crescent Moon Blade stained with bl**d.
Grade: Rare.
Base Effect: Attack Power +375.
Additional Effect: +60% damage when attacking critical areas, -20% damage when attacking other areas.
A hat imbued with memories of a past dancer.
Grade: Rare.
Base Effect: Health +463, Defense +75.
Additional Effect: 5% reduction in damage received from monsters.
(Memory of a Dancer Set 1/5)
……
Shoes imbued with memories of a past dancer.
Grade: Rare.
Base Effect: Health +403, Defense +70.
Additional Effect: 5% increase in damage dealt to monsters.
(Memory of a Dancer Set 5/5)
(Set Effect: 15% additional damage to monsters, 10% reduction in damage received)
A small shining ruby necklace.
Grade: Rare.
Base Effect: Attack Power +57.
Additional Effect: +10% damage when attacking critical areas.
(bl**d-red Accessory Set 1/5)
……
A small shining ruby ring.
Grade: Rare.
Base Effect: Attack Power +25.
Additional Effect: +5% damage when attacking critical areas.
(bl**d-red Accessory Set 5/5)
(Set Effect: 30% damage when attacking critical areas, -15% damage when attacking other areas)
———
*
All items are rare grade, and the options themselves do not seem bad, but upon closer inspection, they felt ambiguous.
In fact, I had never checked what truly good items were like, so I couldn’t gauge the level of these items.
However, the attack power displayed in my status window seemed decent, ranking in the upper 23 percent of users.
When considering that my defense was in the top 78 percent compared to all users, it was definitely underwhelming.
——A message has arrived: You have been invited to the Arena by user ‘Plea’.
Since she said she would give me a unique set, I thought it would take longer to acquire, but the arena invitation came faster than I expected.
Upon accepting the invitation, I felt the familiar background change to the Colosseum.
“Hello! Lin!”
“Yes. Hello.”
A blonde woman smiled brightly at me.
I know her real appearance is that of a refined college student, but the character in Another World was a glamorous blonde woman.
The equipment she wore was all dazzling, sparkling, and incredibly flashy.
If I had to compare, she looked like a princess from some country.
In one hand, she held a thin one-handed sword that resembled a rapier, adorned with various jewels on the handle and blade, making it look like an impressive weapon just by glancing at it.
If it were real, I would say such decorative swords were useless, but in the game, the more ornate a weapon or armor was, the better its options were known to be.
In fact, thinking about it, it would be strange if a rank 8 user didn’t have good equipment.
“Well, first, I’ll give you the items I prepared.”
Ding!
——Trade request from ‘Plea’.
As the hologram indicating acceptance or rejection appeared, I pressed accept without any hesitation.
At the same time, a blue light shimmered in the air. A large blue spear stood between Plea and me.
Immediately, Plea started pulling out the prepared items for trading.
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——Crescent Moon Blade of the Dragon Slayer.
——Hat immersed in bl**d of a dancer.
——Top immersed in bl**d of a dancer.
——Bottom immersed in bl**d of a dancer.
——Gloves immersed in bl**d of a dancer.
——Shoes immersed in bl**d of a dancer.
——Brilliantritur’s necklace.
——Brilliantritur’s earrings.
——Brilliantritur’s ring.
——Brilliantritur’s ring.
——Brilliantritur’s bracelet.
———
*
I was surprised to see her place multiple items all at once without any time to examine them one by one.
All the items were far beyond the level of what I had checked moments ago, starting from their names alone.
“If there are any items you feel are insufficient, please let me know!”
“…Okay.”
As she suddenly said that, honestly, I still felt dazed even while looking at the items listed in the trading window.
She said she would match a unique item set, and I was certainly expecting it, but I didn’t expect her to so boldly match all the items.
Moreover, it looked like each item was part of the set.
While my trading window was empty, seeing the other party’s trading window filled like it was stuffed made me feel a little guilty.
‘Is it okay to just accept all of this…?’
As I waited for her to confirm the items, I first checked the Crescent Moon Blade from the trading window.
*
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——Crescent Moon Blade of the Dragon Slayer.
Grade: Legendary.
Base Effect: Attack Power +854.
Additional Effect: +150% damage when attacking critical areas, negates recoil when parrying (not applicable in PVP).
– Description: The Crescent Moon Blade used by the dancer who supposedly killed the dragon Valua, which threatened the downfall of the Caldea Empire in the past.
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*
How exceptional must this weapon be for its achievements to even be elaborated upon in the description?
Accept.
Accept.
I unknowingly pressed the accept button twice.
When the phrase “Confirmation complete” disappeared due to pressing the accept button again, I slowly pressed the accept button once more.
My hands trembled unconsciously.
After checking the Crescent Moon Blade, I had inadvertently pressed the trade window accept button.
She said she would give me a unique item, but here I was faced with a legendary grade item in the trade window.
The moment I confirmed it was legendary grade, my eyes rolled back without my own notice.
Was there even a reason to take time to check it after confirming this? I should just accept it when it’s being offered.
I had a gut feeling that the other items also had to be good without even needing to check them thoroughly.
Well then, a ranker wouldn’t give an item casually, would she?
“Lin… have you already checked everything?”
Seeing Serin’s expression, Plea wondered if I had already finished checking the items, but after confirming that Lin had pressed accept in the trade window, she pressed accept herself without hesitation.
——The trade has been completed.
As a hologram adorned Serin’s view, she let out a small gasp.
She gave the items without a hint of hesitation.
Serin opened her equipment window and began to replace her currently equipped items with the ones she had just received.
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Honestly, giving a complete set of items rather than just one item made Plea’s hands tremble a little.
For the weapon, the Crescent Moon Blade, it wasn’t such a big deal for her to give since she was matching it as a unique item, but compared to the other items she gave as a set, it seemed significantly cheaper.
Even if it was a dancer class set, many didn’t choose the Crescent Moon Blade as their weapon.
So the armor set’s prices were almost equal to those of other classes.
But the Crescent Moon Blade as a weapon was priced at less than half of that.
‘Right, I won’t be seeing her for just a day or two.’
In the end, she decided to switch the weapon to legendary and matched the items.
And now. Plea had given me all the items.
——The trade has been completed.
[Hahahahaha]
[Watching you scramble to hit the accept button is really funny, lol]
[But isn’t it just over a million won combined? And you just give this away?]
[sh*t, I want one too]
[Seriously, I’m so jealous, this is crazy.]
[Even if it’s said to be cheap for a legendary item, that Crescent Moon Blade alone must be so expensive.]
[After Lin’s video blew up, merchants bought up all the legendary items, so prices have increased, lol.]
As she checked the incoming chat messages, Plea smiled slightly.
This situation was clearly unintended, and it was a sudden arena duel, but it wasn’t particularly bad.
The number of viewers had already surpassed 30,000, and if seen as spending for the broadcast, it wasn’t bad at all.
The user Lin had been a hot topic recently. Just posting a couple of NewTube videos would probably not qualify as a major expenditure.
I could see the scene across from me as she changed her equipment one by one, surrounded by a flurry of light.
They say clothing makes the man, and it seemed that phrase held true even for characters.
‘But wait, Lin’s character is actually her real appearance.’
I found it hard to believe as I looked back at her. Her silver hair and mixed-race features.
I could easily see that if she did streaming, she would gain popularity just as much as I did.
Or could she just pursue a career in entertainment? That thought even crossed my mind.
Once she had finished equipping all the items, her appearance was entirely different from when she first entered the Colosseum.
She was wearing a sheer and richly bl**d-red robe. Even though it covered her completely, there was strangely a sense of allure to it.
Moreover, the legendary Crescent Moon Blade emitted a soft black light, and the dancer in bl**d-red attire looked incredibly fitting.
Even though she was a character in a game, her beautiful appearance didn’t feel like a character at all, and Plea found herself gasping in admiration.
“You really look great!”
“…Is it really okay to just accept this?”
Looking at her own appearance with a subtle expression, Lin gazed at Plea with a slightly burdensome look.
“It’s okay. You might not know because you’re watching the broadcast, but I didn’t give it without any benefit either.”
As she casually signaled that they were still broadcasting, Plea continued.
“Well, then, I’ll gratefully accept it.”
Feeling that there was no problem, Serin checked the chat window she had kept open while connecting to Another World.
[Wow, what the hell, lol]
[Noona, I’m dying!!!]
[Noona!]
[Why is everyone going crazy about a game character? lol]
[Lolol]
[Are you not sharing character customization? She’s really pretty!]
And upon seeing the relentless influx of chat messages, Serin immediately closed the chat window.
Now that everything was prepared, Plea opened her mouth.
“So, Lin, how shall we set the rules?”
“Rules? Isn’t there something separate for that in this arena?”
“No, even if I give you gear that I’ve deemed to be good, PVP still gets affected by about 20 percent from gear, right?”
“…So?”
“The gear I’ve equipped is actually mythical-tier items… so I thought we might need some sort of handicap to match our levels.”
“…”
As she smiled while saying this, there was not a trace of malice in her expression.
It was clear she spoke those words from a genuinely considerate standpoint.
Thinking that way made me chuckle unconsciously.
“Twenty percent impact isn’t as substantial as I had thought.”
“…Huh?”
Looking at Plea, who questioned what I meant, Serin also smiled ‘innocently’.
“So, I mean, let’s just do this without any handicap.”