LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 750
Egypt is the most recognized powerhouse of magic dueling in Africa.
With a low mana rate, abundant magical stone resources, a massive population of 150 million, and the mandatory education of rune languages.
The prediction was rampant that if the first national exchange tournament champion were to emerge from Africa, that protagonist would be Egypt.
[Creation: Barrier Setup]
[Cast: Hieroglyph Barrier]
“What do you see?”
“It’s dark.”
“Is Na-me afraid of the dark?”
“No, I keep it dark even when I’m home alone.”
“Hm, that’s strange. The magic circle doesn’t seem to have any issues… Is it a difference in rune languages?”
After concluding the victory celebration, I briefly stopped by the training arena with Cecilia.
She was casting spells from Nelia Hamama’s magic one by one as my sparring partner.
However, most of the spells ended up failing.
It seems that Egypt’s use of the Semitic-type runes, rather than the international standard types A, B, or Ω (Omega), played a significant role.
“Until I try getting hit directly, I won’t know what’s going to come out.”
With little progress, I returned to my accommodation.
Bam bam—
The operation of alchemy and hieroglyphics is quite similar.
If the former is magic concerning ‘happiness,’ the latter is magic that triggers images of ‘fear.’
Since it stimulates the amygdala instead of the frontal lobe, it invokes immediate and instinctive fear rather than abstract, future-oriented ones.
Snakes, spiders, ghosts, spirits, zombies, barking dogs, winged cockroaches, dentists, and so on.
“I’m not particularly afraid of anything.”
But it’s always wrong to assume.
At the very least, I decided I needed to see how people react when startled.
Ding ding—
“Huh? Why is this room so dark? Is everyone already asleep?”
I could hear Professor Cheon’s faint snoring.
I went to wash my hands in the bathroom, and as I was about to enter my room—
“!”
“…?”
“Wow!”
“Ra.”
“Bail! This isn’t what it looks like…!”
As soon as I turned on the light, Cheon Saetbyeol, now towering at 2.5 meters tall, startled me from behind the door.
“What are you wearing on your face? Stockings?”
“Stockings? This is just a white hood for dressing up! Uh, uh, uh, ahhh!”
Thud—
Saetbyeol, who fell from Mr. Tall Guy’s stick.
Suddenly, Luri popped out from under the blanket and touched Saetbyeol’s hand.
Beep—
[The transfer of 100,000 won has been completed.]
“It’s my victory. You silly cat.”
“Big sis, are you even human? Can’t you be a little more conscientious about being scared…!”
It was clear there had been some kind of bet between them.
Saetbyeol took off the hood and began putting away her magic set.
“Fear Mola? That’s so random.”
“I just thought it’d be fun to try. Haha… it’s definitely not something someone forced me to do.”
“I didn’t say anything. Feeling guilty?”
“Ugh…!”
Well, it’s probably Manager Lee Bo-reum.
These days, she’s been begging me to start streaming.
That was about the time I received a text from Kariri.
“Um, hey Saetbyeol.”
“Why? Ugh, I lost 100,000 won because of you! How annoying!”
“Do you want to do a joint stream with Yoon-seul and Ni-el in a couple of days?”
“Joint stream? Wow, sounds great! Just talking? Or is it a game?”
Saetbyeol’s voice brightened instantly.
She really seems to have a lot of attachment to streaming.
“I think a game would be better. I’m trying to finish the duel review stream quickly to join in.”
“Oh, I’m fine anytime! Then how about—”
“Phobia Museum.”
“I refuse.”
Saetbyeol cut me off decisively.
“Ah, why not?”
“That’s a horror game! Why should I do that as a penalty for the roulette!”
“Please, just once, let’s do it together. Okay?”
“No way, no way. Even if Na-me asks, I’m absolutely not doing it.”
“Tsk, coward.”
“Hey, that’s too much. You know I can’t handle horror games…!”
“Then you can set the realistic difficulty to 0.1.”
“The coward mode is scary too. Everything is scary. Shiro Shiro.”
Saetbyeol crossed her arms and shook her head side to side.
There wouldn’t be any progress by talking any further.
“Alright, then I’ll think of another way.”
“Hehe, sorry Na-me! But let’s play lots of other fun games instead!”
“Okay. Sleep well.”
“You too!”
Another method.
Let’s think of a different way to convince Saetbyeol.
I went to the Power Analysis Room located on the first floor of the athlete’s village accommodation.
Brrrr—
I printed out several scary ghost faces I found on the Internet.
“Oh, hey Na-me. What are you doing awake at this hour?”
I ran into Kain Eli in the hallway.
“Ah, it’s nothing much.”
I held up a paper printed with the image of a virgin ghost to my face.
“Yaaaah! Eek…!”
“Oh.”
“Whoa! You scared me…! What was that just now?”
“Fuhuh, just a ghost photo. By the way, Eli, your match is tomorrow, right? I’ll cheer for you.”
“You can expect me to win for sure!”
Chat chat chat—
After an intricate handshake and a brief hug, we parted ways.
When I returned to my accommodation, Saetbyeol was just getting into bed to sleep.
Creeeak—
I wiggled my body and snuggled into the blanket.
“Hehe, are you trying to sleep here? Wow, Na-me, your body is really warm…”
Saetbyeol propped her arms and legs up, pressing even closer.
The paper on her face crumpled against her chest.
“Hey, what’s this? Something’s stuck to your face.”
In the dark room.
Click—
I directed the prepared flashlight towards my face.
Saetbyeol’s eyelids fluttered, then slowly opened.
The moment her dazzling emerald irises peeked through the gaps.
I decided to stretch my hand out to cover her mouth.
“Eek! No! Please, play horror games with me, I’m asking you!”
“Mmm! Mmmmmm! Mmmmp…”
“Excuse me, Miss Saetbyeol?”
Saetbyeol’s limbs, shaking and surging, finally gave in and sagged.
“…”
“Um… sleep well.”
I’ll need to persuade her again tomorrow.
* * *
[NoName]
[Just Chatting – Part 1 Review / Part 2 VR Training]
[Broadcasting Time – 0:31:36]
[Number of Viewers – 105,542]
“Hello, I am NoName. Nice to meet you.”
It’s been two days since we’ve completed Round 1.
In that time, I received contact from NoName Entertainment.
Basically, they were clamoring for employees wanting to work.
Work? Aren’t I already doing enough?
Now they are automatically producing various content, like compilation videos of last year’s national exchange tournament and ceremony specials.
The view counts seem to be doing quite well.
[We barely managed to squeeze those content out… Doing two live broadcasts a month was too much, Na-me…]
[I get it. I’ll work hard starting next week.]
[Why next week? Aren’t all the matches ending next week?]
[I need at least a week to rest too.]
[That’s true, but could you at least do a short video of cute gestures once?]
Anyway.
I slowly scanned through the chat window.
-GOAT GOAT GOAT
-40-hour notice for the broadcast? NoName, you’ve grown a lot.
-Congratulations on your victory~~~
-If you lost to a streamer, you should go to V-tube memorialize, right? Hahaha.
-Na-me’s submission was legendary, hahaha.
“Thank you, yes thank you. Before the review, everyone, there was a really fun match yesterday, right?”
[‘skapppap’ has donated 130,000 won!]
-Kain Eli go god god!
“Yes, as you mentioned perfectly, Vietnam’s Kain Eli managed to win against Russia, right?”
Kain Eli’s victory threw Group K into chaos.
The main factor of that was the Ventus Cocklea magic.
I replayed that scene in my head as I analyzed it.
‘Ah, here like this. Skipping the rotational transition, ideally holding the spear short and tossing it. In the meantime, simplifying the mana flow so the spiral pattern doesn’t break. The angle and timing of the thrust seemed good too.’
-?
-Super Saiyan concentrated Na-me.
-Na-me is cute!
-Oh my gosh!
-Puh pu Na-me!
-If you review Kain Eli’s match, that would be generous, generous!
“The magic circle is rotating on the wrist. Isn’t it fascinating? I thought it was amazing when I saw it for the first time. Now, let’s stop the review of Kain Eli’s match here and start the recap.”
-?
-?
-You’re just going to be watching it?
-No way, right? Hahaha.
-I can smell the familiar scent of the Meringue from NoName.
-Meringue at least was educational!
“Um… To be honest, I skimped on the player-style description up front, since it might not be very entertaining. Should I do the cast style or the player style?”
An internal conflict arose between being an internet streamer and a magic duel player.
[‘Howlranosaurus’ has donated 10,000 won!]
-Let’s go with pro serious mode. I think Na-me looks cooler when she shows pro consciousness.
“As someone who became a streamer, neglecting entertainment is also a lack of pro consciousness. At least based on my standards.”
[‘brasom’ has donated 10,000 won!]
-Then please explain it in a fun way, hahaha (Actually, I don’t understand difficult words.)
“But I think a recap should always be approached with a neat mindset.”
-Kyaaaaaah!
-You’re deliberately trying to annoy us, aren’t you? Hahaha.
-Yes, this is what Na-me was about!
-Manager vote, let’s go!
-Let’s just open a vote, yeah, yeah.
[Recap Direction? | 27,540 votes]
∙Let’s keep it simple since it’s a broadcast: 48.8%
∙Let’s be serious like a player: 51.2%
The viewers’ votes were evenly divided, making it even more difficult to choose.
In the end, the solution I came up with was.
“Then during Part 2 training, since it’ll be a bit freer, I’ll recap the details of the parts I missed. For now, relax and watch the broadcast comfortably.”
-Kyaaah!
-Finally starting, hehe.
-Da Na-me.
-It was really amazing, hahaha.
-Did you also admire the replay, Na-me?
-I want to see the rumored big buns!
Let’s see, the first scene.
The pre-opening showcased the gap in individual abilities, so I’d rather want to skip it.
“Both sides have activated their auras, and anyone could see that mine was definitely faster, right?”
-?
-What?
-Professor Jin-doo, that was way too fast!
“Hmm, this time the Demon King’s Horn update has made it more visually appealing. Look, not in the middle, but the aura tail like a pig’s tail popping out from the back. I’ve done one turn, two turns, three turns. Ropf’s player is maybe just under three turns.”
-?
-What is that?
-Please explain more, ugh!
-Wow, what is this?
-Omg, trade secret, whoa!
“Players do not rely on mere intuition in this magic duel. In this duel, the strongest is the one with three coils of the tail. At this point, if both ram into each other, I should win since I’m the stronger pig, right? So, I think Ropf’s player is conceding a bit here. After this, the opening smoothly flowed as I quickly executed a quadruple casting and successfully completed the submission.”
Suddenly, I saw myself trying to execute a submission with my tongue stuck out long.
Beee—
I tugged at the tip of my tongue with my finger.
“Does this add more strength? Hmm. It’s a completely unnecessary motion. This might cause a tongue bite, so I hope Na-me will refrain from this.”