Chapter 40
Chapter 40: What Kind of Name Is That
Ten minutes before going live.
Mu-yeong recalled the conversation he'd had with Han Su-a the day before.
—Monster World? What is that?
—Um, so it's like an open-world loot-farming RPG. You grow by hunting down vicious otherworldly creatures? The concurrent viewer count is quite high too, so it's very fitting for streaming! Plus, there's leveling up and stuff, so the feeling of growth is quite satisfying, and also!
—……Could you explain a bit more slowly, please.
—Oh, did I get too excited? Ssseup, so……
Too much information, too fast to grasp all at once.
In the end, they ended up in the residents' lounge on the 10th floor, studying together while watching videos.
With Han Su-a's explanations added to it, everything clicked into place.
So the main objective is to grow by hunting down strangely shaped monsters. And occasionally hunting down abnormally powerful bosses to get good items.
He was very pleased with it.
Internal energy usage, popularity, concurrent viewers, and so on.
A game that had everything he was looking for.
The moment he settled on it as the next stream, Yu Ye-rin came to mind.
—If there's an opportunity later, could we do another collab stream?
She truly is a gracious woman.
If someone asked him when streaming was at its hardest, he'd naturally say the early days.
Viewer count was low and barely grew.
Some even called it the dead zone—and that was when Yu Ye-rin had helped him greatly.
She'd come around without a second thought and showered him with donations.
She was the one who first proposed the collab stream, gifting him with an enormous overflow effect.
She'd even said she hadn't done anything, and told him to keep all the donation earnings for himself.
And that wasn't all.
During the Daehwasan Sect incident, she'd even given him advance warning to be careful.
That couldn't have been an easy decision, considering they were members of the same sect.
Thanks to that, Mu-yeong's opinion of Yu Ye-rin was at the very top.
She's the kindest person I've ever met in my life.
At first he'd carried negative feelings toward Daehwasan Sect, but those feelings had gradually faded away as he came to know Yu Ye-rin.
Though that wasn't the case for the likes of Mae Han-gyeom.
Glance.
After checking the time, Mu-yeong began getting ready.
And the moment it hit exactly 8 p.m., he went live.
—He's heeeeeeere
—This is it lmao
—Thought I was gonna die holding my breath lol
—The Earth has finally started spinning again lmao
—Thumbs up if you were so worn out waiting for this lol
Viewers rapidly flooding in and a torrent of chat messages rolling up.
After a brief pause, Mu-yeong got to the point.
"Greetings everyone. Today, as I announced in advance, a collab stream with Yu Ye-rin is scheduled. She will appear shortly, so wait just a little longer."
—Oh yes
—Insane lol
—Fr?
—Yu Ye-rin nice lol
—Good at booking guests lmaooo
—I can sleep easy now lmao
['Ion-tu' has donated 1,000 Won.]
—Seriously, if there's content this fun, shouldn't it be on a Friday or the weekend? How are the office workers supposed to live???
—Who told you to get a job?
—Should've been unemployed if you're complaining lol
—That guy has no shame lol
—Fr, how does it even make sense to earn money at work AND still catch every stream???
—Living so selfishly lmaooo
['LikesLemons' has donated 1,000 Won.]
—Psssh~ the home security guard will watch it during the night shift lmaooo
—That's the way lol
—You've figured out life lol
—Home security guard (24 hours, unpaid)
—Guarding the house with passion pay lmaooo
Donations were pouring in so fast there was no room to speak.
Taking advantage of a brief pause, Mu-yeong opened his mouth again.
"Does everyone happen to know a game called Monster World? It's quite well-known."
—Of course lol
—But isn't the difficulty super high?
—The boss raids are apparently on an absurd level lol
—The loot farming sounds pretty intense from what I know.
"You are well-informed. I expect quite a few entertaining situations will come out of it……"
"Hello, everyone! Was I a little late?"
At that moment, Yu Ye-rin appeared, waving her hand.
The place Mu-yeong was currently in was a virtual space containing avatars that were exact replicas of themselves.
Movements and expressions were fully rendered, enabling real-time interaction.
Thanks to that, all the viewers could see Yu Ye-rin as well.
—What's up with her look today???
—Yu Ye-rin
—Ohhhhhh
—She's absolutely lost it lol
—Insane……
Black hair pinned up high, with a single silver hairpin holding it in place.
And the plum blossom-patterned martial robe that had become synonymous with her.
Truly, even knowing her actual face, it was breathtaking enough to draw a gasp.
—She's really gone all out today lol
—She's so pretty……
—Fr this is legendary?
—She's really at her peak today, damn
—Goddess-tier fr
—My eyes are literally dazzled lol
[3,200 currently watching]
Viewer count spiking the instant Yu Ye-rin appeared.
For a moment he wondered if she'd turned off her own stream and funneled everyone over to him, but that wasn't the case.
Which meant a massive wave of entirely new viewers had come in.
She really is a symbol of good fortune.
As Mu-yeong quietly stepped over, Yu Ye-rin broke into a bright smile.
"Hello, Mu-yeong! Have you been well?"
"Thanks to you, I have."
"Oh come on, what did I even do. If anything, thank you for proposing the collab first."
"I'm the one who was grateful you accepted right away. It was almost three seconds, wasn't it?"
"That didn't need to be said……"
—Lmaooooo
—Three seconds?
—She was just sitting there waiting for Mu-yeong to message her lol
—Not a 5-minute standby crew—a 3-second standby crew lmaooo
—Even I'd reply instantly if Mu-yeong messaged me lol
"Goodness, I replied fast, but it wasn't three seconds……"
Yu Ye-rin fanned herself with her hand, half covering her face.
Subtly flushed cheeks and a flustered reaction.
The viewers began teasing her even more.
—Now that I look, even her hairstyle changed today?
—Oh you're right lol
—She got all dolled up for the collab lol
—I've been a dedicated viewer of Yu Ye-rin for 10 years and I've never seen that hairpin before.
—10 years? Get out lol
—She's only been streaming for 2 years, what are you watching? lol
"Alright, enough, enough! Mu-yeong, could you start explaining what the content is now?"
With Yu Ye-rin's SOS, Mu-yeong gave a faint smile and got things moving.
"Today the two of us will be running through Monster World from the very beginning together. That is the content."
"That's right. Though I've already gotten a character up to level 15 before, so I'll be starting completely stripped of all gear at the beginning. I thought it'd be better for the stream that way."
"Level 15 is still early game, so there is no real need to worry about that."
"Without my gear I'm really just a beginner who knows the roads! Please don't go saying I'm carrying you or anything like that."
—Mu-yeong...... getting carried?
—She means the other way around lol
—Level 15 fully geared Yu Ye-rin vs. Level 1 bare-handed Mu-yeong.
—The winner's obvious lol
—Clearly the latter lol
—I'd bet my life on Mu-yeong ㅇㅇ
"Ahem, anyway, that's how today will go—everyone understood, right? Well then, shall we get started?"
"Indeed. First, this."
Mu-yeong held out his hand toward Yu Ye-rin.
Not quite understanding what he meant, she stared blankly for a moment before breaking into a smile and placing her hand over his.
At the same time, a translucent window appeared.
[You have formed a party with Yu Ye-rin.]
After forming a party, Yu Ye-rin gently drifted over to Mu-yeong's side.
Then she made a rectangle shape with both hands and held it up in front of her eyes.
"Shall we take a photo together later for the Newtube thumbnail? The feeling of starting an adventure—I think that would work nicely."
"A good idea."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Ye-rin pressed close to Mu-yeong's side.
Nearly to the point of linking arms, she tilted her head to the side.
Her swaying hair tickled Mu-yeong's shoulder.
—Oh……
—The picture's looking good.
—Wow, first Yu-na, and now Yu Ye-rin……
—If I'm reborn, I'm absolutely choosing to be Mu-yeong.
—Why Mu-yeong lol, I think just those clothes would be enough for me?
"I'll take it then. One, two, three!"
The screenshot that drew everyone's envy was taken.
And at the very same moment——
['LandlordLife' has donated 1,000,000 Won.]
—Ohhhhhh that Newtube thumbnail was done in an instant lmaooo please just stay like that for 10 more seconds!
—What the???
—A million won???
—The big boss has entered lmaooo
—As expected, LandlordLife's class is something else, damn
—Donations going insane right from the start lol
—Unbelievable lmaooo
Truly taken aback by the staggering amount, Mu-yeong offered a sincere thank-you.
"Thank you for the 1,000,000 Won donation."
"Oh, thank you so much from me as well."
Mu-yeong bowed his head, and Yu Ye-rin followed along with a bow of her own.
A pleasant sound rang out once more.
['LandlordLife' has donated 100,000 Won.]
—I'll be watching today's stream~ please make lots of fun moments!
It had truly been a while since things started off with this much of a bang.
In high spirits, Mu-yeong looked over at Yu Ye-rin.
"Shall we begin?"
"Yes! Let's go right now!"
The moment she gave a nod, they logged into the game.
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Monster World.
Among games of similar genre, it is regarded as a masterwork of masterworks—the most popular and the most polished.
Monsters and natural environments more real than reality, and a vast array of settings and weapons.
And above all else, the golden balance it is most celebrated for.
Someone hearing this might raise a question.
—Martial artists can use 100% of their internal energy, so how do regular people even survive?
When you first start the game, two choices appear.
[Martial Artist: You may play with your internal energy fully intact.]
[Adventurer: You may choose one of Warrior, Rogue, Mage, or Priest to play as.]
The former was exactly as it said—no restrictions of any kind.
You could display everything you currently possessed, which is why most martial artists chose it.
Barring the rare oddities.
And the second choice.
The Adventurer class, chosen by all ordinary people, had unique skills fitting each concept.
Simply activating them unleashed powerful attacks and spells.
There were even evasion skills and invincibility skills.
Thanks to that, even someone with zero athletic ability had no trouble enjoying the game.
Having read the description, Mu-yeong clicked [Martial Artist] without a moment's hesitation.
"There would be no reason to have chosen this game otherwise."
—Though you'd probably be fine with Adventurer too?
—His physical ability is so ridiculous that everything would probably work out lol
—I still want to see Mu-yeong properly using martial arts
—Fr lol, Castle Defense had a complete ban so it felt off
After a brief loading screen, a field appeared to input a username.
He immediately typed 'Mu-yeong', only for a pop-up to shake on his screen.
[That username is already taken.]
"……So there was someone using this."
—Martial artists probably all use their own titles or names?
—Yeah, honestly the name Mu-yeong is kind of common.
—Come to think of it, does he have a title or anything like that?
—There's something like the Suicide Bomber's Murderer
—That's way too long though;
—Is there anything that suits him?
Everyone put their heads together to think.
And so, in the middle of repeatedly typing and erasing usernames, Mu-yeong's hand suddenly slipped.
But the decision was made.
[Welcome to Monster World. Mu-myeong.]
—Lmaooooo
—What kind of a name is Mu-myeong lmaooo
—His username is literally "Nameless" lmaooo
—Only one letter off so they're at least similar lmaooo
—Honestly it does suit him lol
Absurd, but what was done was done.
Mu-yeong clicked his tongue.
"There is no helping it. It is still better than something like Mu-yeong1 or Mu-yeong2."
—True lmaooo
—I mean, it's pretty reasonable all things considered lol
—Wait till you see Yu Ye-rin's username though lmaooo
—Oh that one lmaooo
—It was hilarious lmaooo
Just what was Yu Ye-rin's username, for it to get this reaction?
With great anticipation, Mu-yeong started the game.
Soon the screen darkened, and when it brightened again, he was inside a small village.
—It's finally starting?
—That's the beginner village
—You have to pick up the main quest first
—Wait for Yu Ye-rin first before going anywhere
—She'll come through the portal soon, just wait a bit
At present, however, not a single chat message was registering in Mu-yeong's mind.
It truly feels exactly the same as in real life.
The sensation of his dantian brimming with internal energy.
He had no idea how much he'd missed this feeling throughout all the games he'd played.
He was checking his condition here and there when someone approached from the side.
"Ah, there you are. Mu-yeong—no, Mu-myeong."
At the sound of Yu Ye-rin's voice, Mu-yeong immediately turned his head.
Above her head, it read:
[LV15: Greatest Beauty of Daehwasan]
"Oh."
—Lmaooooooo
—Lmaooooo
—Look at him at a loss for words lmaooo
—So full of confidence lmaooo
—Though it's not exactly wrong lmaooo
—What can you do when it's her actual title? lmaooo
"Indeed. Greatest Beauty of Daehwa—"
"Yu. Ye. Rin."
"……"
"Please, just call me by my name. I'll call you Mu-yeong instead of Mu-myeong too."
"……Very well. Yu Ye-rin."
The collab stream stumbled from the very first moment.