I Have Reasons to Hate Streamers

Contrary to concerns, the party hunting progressed without major interruptions.

On the first day, we hunted for four hours straight without interference, and it seems the party members quite liked each other.

No one objected to the suggestion to gather again tomorrow.

So, on the second day of gathering.

Now that faces had become familiar, everyone became quite friendly with each other.

Today too, casual conversation started right away, beginning with the Bard, MountainBird.

I think it started with talk about item settings.

As the conversation flowed, attention turned to me.

The Fighter ‘FundoshiManiac’ asked.

The siege guild member of this party. Surprisingly, his personality seems to be that of a cheerful middle-aged man…

But his appearance, which seemed to explain his nickname, was a bit painful to look at.

“By the way, Gawol, how do you use that chain scythe? I saw a chain scythe for the first time yesterday and asked an acquaintance, but they said it’s not a weapon meant to be used.”

“It’s usable if you get used to it. You can do anything with practice.”

“Ah…”

The Fighter nodded.

It didn’t seem like his doubts were completely resolved, but he didn’t ask any more questions.

Certainly, the chain scythe is a tricky weapon to handle.

Basically, it’s a soft weapon. Like nunchucks, whips, or nine-section whips, flexible weapons are difficult to learn and require a high level of skill.

Among them, the chain scythe I use is arguably the most difficult.

If this were reality, I wouldn’t even have dared to try it.

However, this is just a game world.

With the system’s assistance and a bit of practice, I managed to use it at a decent level.

Actually, it’s not something I’d use as a main weapon, but in higher tiers, people often don’t even consider it, leading to situations where they get caught off guard.

Above all, I liked its long range.

It could be said to be overwhelming among melee classes.

It’s very convenient when I need to handle mob luring like this.

If I don’t use this, I’d have to throw projectile weapons, and replenishing those costs money too.

Once it starts leaking out, it’s not insignificant. I should save where I can.

“By the way, Gawol, do you usually party hunt like this?”

“Not often. Just occasionally when I have the chance.”

“I see, I hunt in parties often but I’ve never seen you before. This must be my lucky day.”

“Lucky… well. Hmm. I’m glad you say so, though.”

MountainBird’s words subtly praised me.

It’s probably just said to sound nice, but that’s why it feels even better.

Isn’t it a happy thing for both of us if it worked as intended?

As I was hunting smoothly with my No. 1 fan, it seems the expected moment has finally come.

[Dongmicham has started streaming!]

Except for the civilian Berserker and Bard, the rest of the members became less talkative.

Especially from the party leader, the Sniper, I received a whisper.

[Whisper from FlameOfCommunismDestruction]

– Noona. Dongmicham turned on his broadcast.

– I checked right away and it seems there’s still some distance.

– But judging by the direction, it looks like he’s coming our way.

– It doesn’t seem like he’s trying to hide at all.

The Fighter also seems to be communicating with someone.

I can’t hear his voice, but his mouth is moving.

I can see this because I’m at the front of the party, but the other members probably can’t see it from their direction, so he’s managing it well.

I also turned on Dongmicham’s broadcast first.

After sticking the screen I didn’t really want to see in a corner of the interface, I adjusted so that only FlameOfCommunism could hear my voice.

Only then could I point out what was bothering me.

“Just call me hyung. Noona feels a bit awkward.”

– ???

– Why?

“If I don’t like it, know that I don’t like it. We’ll be strangers after this job, do you want to see me often?”

– Okay, I understand for now.

The last reply was a bit late.

It doesn’t seem like he fully accepted it, but that doesn’t really matter.

I know how I appear to others.

If I look in a mirror outside right now, I’d see a pretty face, and due to the connection device not scanning movements, Gawol’s body shape perfectly matches my real one.

I wasn’t resilient enough to claim I’m a man with this body.

After forgetting to filter my voice once, I gave up on hiding my gender.

But accepting that mentally is a completely different matter.

My head still often felt a sense of dissonance.

It wasn’t a particularly enjoyable dissonance.

Loving this woman’s body… will take a very long time.

“What does that Fighter ajusshi say he’ll do? He needs to take the first hit for us to do anything, right?”

– If FundoshiManiac dies, the situation ends immediately. The higher-ups will declare war and it’s over.

– If one of the civilians dies, we’ll counterattack depending on the opponent’s strength, and if it doesn’t look good, we’ll run away immediately.

I got a rough picture of the situation.

For our planned justification to work, we need to have a victim on our side first.

At the very least, if one party member dies, we can protest that our hunting was ruined.

The problem is that we don’t know who will die…

It seemed like there wouldn’t be any complications as long as neither I nor FlameOfCommunism died.

At the very least, I can’t afford to die.

Although I’ve become able to endure most pain, it’s still uncomfortable.

If I take all the hits for the sake of justification, the 4-hour connection penalty would be the least of my worries.

– What do you want to do, Gawol?

“I’ll see how it goes. But let me tell you in advance, if I’m targeted first, I’ll counterattack immediately.”

– That’s fine. If a fight breaks out, that’s not bad in its own way.

– With you, Gawol, that wouldn’t be an unnatural reaction either.

My settings were focused on damage, so I didn’t need to change much equipment.

But for the Fighter or Sniper, it would be a very different story.

Once the engagement starts and there’s a casualty, I’ll have to buy time for a while.

The chain scythe is hard to use in a melee situation.

I changed my weapon to a dagger and hid spare weapons in my clothes.

As soon as I changed my weapon, MountainBird asked in an innocent tone.

“Hm? Are you not using the chain scythe anymore?”

“I forgot to repair it earlier, so the durability is barely hanging on. I’ll repair it during the next break.

“Hehe. So Gawol is human too.”

There probably won’t be a break time though.

Still… I hope MountainBird doesn’t die.

* * *

[Title: Short bug hunting]

[‘Dongmicham’ is streaming.]

On the broadcast screen, a moss-covered forest quickly passed by.

Around the time ruined remains came into view, Dongmicham quickly scanned the surroundings.

No other enemies are visible.

At this rate, he’ll soon arrive at the Ancient Weapon Hangar, and there will be today’s prey.

Today, he brought two Assassins to make it easier to kill the Sniper.

He’s confident in the vanguard, so that’s enough, and he brought a Mage for firepower and even a High Priest.

A Sniper, whose specialty is long-range combat, will die without being able to do anything.

He even prepared one more party just in case.

– Dongha

– It’s been a while since you turned on the broadcast, did something happen?

– Where are you going now?

“It’s exactly as the broadcast title says. I’m going to catch one bug. I’ll explain slowly what happened.”

Streamer Dongmicham.

Game nickname: DongtanMissyChurch Education.

Recently, he’s had a lot to be angry about.

The younger brother he treated well backstabbed him as soon as his military service ended, and the broadcast he carefully nurtured has been on a downward trend day after day.

Even though he started with a provocative concept, it hasn’t been working well lately.

In fact, this was only natural.

Specializing in groping skills to take screenshots of female characters!

While this frenzied behavior initially drew people in, this kind of popularity doesn’t last long.

His broadcast, lacking long-term content, was bound to wither quickly.

“…But why did that bastard FlameOfCommunism betray me? Fine, let’s say I can overlook him backstabbing me after I waited until he was discharged. But why did he take the guild items? Isn’t this guy really despicable?”

In the midst of this, Dongmicham also caught a decent opportunity.

With the justification of punishing a traitor, he could engage in somewhat aggressive personality attacks.

His eyes, glinting with greed and anger, caught sight of a party in the midst of hunting.

While Dongmicham is a poorly regarded figure in many ways, he’s not lacking in experience in the siege scene.

He quickly assessed FlameOfCommunism’s party members and made an estimate.

The Fighter has both nickname and guild set to private.

The Assassin only has the nickname private. No guild.

He knows well about the Sniper who needs to be killed, and the other two had unremarkable nicknames and guilds.

“Hyung. The Fighter looks suspicious, doesn’t he?”

“I know. Don’t touch that one, and don’t kill the Assassin for now either. I’ll cut down the Bard right away, so you guys take care of the Berserker first.”

It’s an obvious ploy.

Dongmicham’s mind was racing.

When someone who should be holed up somewhere quiet comes out leisurely to hunt, there’s only one answer.

That Fighter must have something.

If SSA is coming out like this, we have our ways too.

First, kill the traitor no matter what.

The Fighter’s side will protest, but we can just replace their party members with our substitutes.

Then they can’t say we interfered with their hunting or anything.

“Oh? Suddenly who…”

Dongmicham rushed in like lightning and grabbed the Bard’s head.

Being naturally large, the Halfling’s head fit perfectly in one hand.

After that, he just had to wait for the skill’s movement to finish.

From the moment the ‘grapple’ succeeded, the predetermined action was already in progress.

All Dongmicham had to do was continue the combo while taking screenshots.

– Wow, Dongmicham, you’ve upgraded a lot

– Maybe because it’s a hunting set, the Bard’s HP is dropping fast

– Will the screenshots be uploaded to the board? Urgent

The chat window was full of excitement.

In response, Dongmicham went wild.

The muscular male character brutally slams down the Halfling.

MountainBird’s health bar was quickly being shaved off, but as if that wasn’t enough, he slammed them down several more times violently.

Finally, he finished by stabbing an axe into the heart of the Bard lying on the ground.

The boastful shout was a bonus.

“Herbivore bug cut! If the seniors came, you should know to keep your eyes down and make way, right?”

With this, the opponent has lost their supporter.

The call came that the Berserker was also taken care of, so if the opponent is sane, they’ll choose to retreat.

But a strange system message appeared in his eyes.

[NewCityMissHunter has been killed by an Unknown Adventurer.]

Strange. He shouldn’t die that easily.

He turned his gaze belatedly, but the Assassin was already rushing towards the Priest.

For some reason, with eyes full of anger – no, colder than cold, like a severe winter had descended.

“W-What’s that? Stop them!”