The Streamer From Another Dimension

Chapter 10 – A True Broadcast Legend (4)

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[The Sera are a race with wings on their backs, specializing in healing and magic. Their representative color is white.]

A winged race specializing in healing… Judging by the description alone, they sounded similar to the angels I knew from fantasy.

–  She got it.

–  Living up to her nickname.

– Sera wings are so pretty.

– With wings, she’s a true goddess.

“I’ll keep the customization simple. Wow, the wings *are* pretty.  And there are so many types.”

I considered the wing designs and chose a pair of pure white, luminous wings.  The glitter that sparkled every time the wings flapped was the deciding factor.

“I should use ‘WhiteStar’ as my nickname.”

I made a few other minor adjustments and finished the customization.

Suddenly, the surroundings brightened, and square objects floated in the air.

“What is this? Cards?”

–  It’s the ability draw. The types are different for each race.

– You draw two in total.

–  People reroll for this too.

–  This replaces classes.

As I reached out to a card, it flipped over with a bright flash.

[Healing Touch

Heals the target upon touch by consuming magic power.]

The chat was discussing the ability’s effectiveness.

But I was thinking, “Could I use this to do tarot readings?”

“Ah, sorry. I spaced out. I’ll draw the next one.”

[Loving Heart

Greatly increases the effects of magic related to a loved one.]

– Meow, meow.

– Oh, she got that one.

–  Magic-related abilities always have vague descriptions.

–  That’s a dangerous skill for a streamer, lol.

“Wait, does that mean it actually determines if you love someone?”

–  Yes, lol.

–  This skill has caused scandals, broken up virtual marriages, and all sorts of chaos.

–  People usually reroll to get rid of it.

–  But I’ve also seen people confirm their relationships because of this.

It was actually possible?  Honestly, the more I learned about virtual reality games, the more amazing they seemed.

“I’ll just try it out. I don’t really know what’s good yet.”

I pressed confirm, and I was transported to another location without any further explanation.

By the way, I hadn’t seen any videos or cutscenes since starting the game.

“Doesn’t this game have any videos?”

–  Nope.

–  You can even skip the tutorial. Just leave the area, and it’ll say you failed.

–  Very high degree of freedom.

–  You can do whatever you want.

–  A perfect game for Korea.

–  Wait, is Experience Mode on?

“Ah… Yes, I turned on Experience Mode.  But it’s only available to subscribers.”

–  This is why she’s broke.

–  There’s a reason she spent all her money on the Cube.

–  Doesn’t a Cube capable of Experience Mode cost over 10 million won?

–  Super expensive.

–  But it’s essential for Cube game streamers.

–  Agreed.

Perhaps because of the settings I’d configured earlier, information about how many people were watching in Experience Mode appeared in the corner of my vision.

So, this was how it worked.

“I have to finish the tutorial to meet up with other people, right?”

–  Yes.

–  It’s possible once you finish the tutorial.

– But if it’s your first time with the tutorial, you should do it properly.

– Don’t be fooled, the streamer here is a Heavenly Demon.

–  Why would a Heavenly Demon do the tutorial?

“Ah, I *will* do it. I’m still a newbie.”

Despite my words, the tutorial was really nothing special.

It was just movement practice and trying out the in-game UI.  Except for the UI, it was so easy it was almost boring.

“I thought they’d at least let me try out some magic.”

– Lol.

–  What kind of trash game would do that?

–  For real.

–  You can play Simple World even if you don’t know how to use magic.

– Blood Emperor’s magic requirements are insane.

Did I know anything about Blood Emperor when I played it?  I only played it because many viewers recommended it.

“The audacity of the Soosus who recommended Blood Emperor knowing that.”

– Lol.

–  Just trust the Soosus.

– ^^b ^^b

–  I said we should play Simple World.

–  I wonder who would do such a thing, huh?

“It was you.”

I remembered that person had been among the viewers who recommended Blood Emperor during the last broadcast.

By the way, since they were here again, it seemed they enjoyed my broadcast. I was grateful.

I finished the tutorial while watching the laughter flood the chat. As soon as I left the tutorial area, a message appeared.

[‘SnowFlowerMoonFlower’ has sent you a friend request.]

[Accept/Decline]

I accepted the request and whispered to SnowFlower-nim. A reply came back at lightning speed.

[WhiteStar: I finished the tutorial.]

[SnowFlowerMoonFlower: I’ll head over there now.]

[WhiteStar: Okay, I’ll be waiting.]

“Ah, right, I’ll change the title.”

[Heavenly Demon’s First Simple World Experience (with SnowFlowerMoonFlower)]

– !member

– SnowFlowerMoonFlower

–  A collab on her second broadcast?

–  But their chemistry seems good.

–  If she hangs out with SnowFlower, the broadcast will be too spicy.

“I’m here! Over here!”

“Oh, she has a flower on her head.  Cra… never mind.”

–  She *is* crazy, lol.

–  With a flower on her head, it’s confirmed.

– Lol.

–  Oh my god, I didn’t even think of that, lol.

“It’s a racial trait! I’m not crazy!”

“There’s a race… that wears flowers on their heads?”

“It’s the Butterfly race.”

“Butterfly? Is it a movie homage?”

I thought that at first, but I realized it was probably unrelated. This world probably didn’t have the same movies I knew.

“They’re a race that deals with nature and music.”

I associated nature with elves, but I wasn’t sure about music.

Of course, their appearance was quite different from elves.

“WhiteStar-nim is a Sera?”

“Yes, aren’t my wings pretty?”

“Yes, they’re pre… I mean, they’re pretty.”

I was slowly getting used to her spicy comments.

I wasn’t sure if it was okay to get used to it, but since the viewers liked it, it was probably fine.

“Anyway, you can do whatever you want in Simple World.  But hunting is the main focus in the beginning.”

“Hunting?”

“You basically level up, and the main content, like dungeons, starts once you reach the max level of 100.”

There were quite a few MMORPGs like that in the world I knew.

You level up and improve your stats before challenging bosses, right?

“Then, I should start leveling up.”

“Yes, but what abilities did you get?”

“Healing Touch, for one.”

“That’s a standard, good healing skill.  These kinds of abilities are more efficient than magic, but they have conditions.”

“Ah, so with magic, you can do anything, but the efficiency is lower?”

“That’s right. What’s the other one?”

“Loving Heart.”

“You love me?”

“Shall we test it out?”

I created a blade with magic and pointed it at SnowFlower-nim.

Hmm, if I loved SnowFlower-nim, would the power increase and kill her?

– Lol.

–  That crossed the line, lol.

–  I want to see justice served.

–  Hot, die.

“Huh?”

“Accept my love.”

“Wait, spare me! I got good abilities!”

“Oh, really? Tell me.”

“I got a 0-tier ability called Parasitic Plant.  I got *that*.”

– Wow, she got *that*?

– SnowFlower’s luck is insane this time.

–  People reroll so much for that.

–  But you can create a new account an hour after deleting one.

–  So, people log in every hour to try.

–  Isn’t it okay to die at level 1?

–  Guwaack.

There were supposed to be two abilities, right?  Then what was the other one?

“What’s the other one?”

“It’s called ‘Time of Performance.’  It’s a buff ability related to musical instruments. I don’t think I’ll use it.”

“Musical instruments?”

“The Butterfly race is also a race of music, so they have abilities related to musical instruments.”

“Oh, do you actually have to play?”

“Yes, so even if people get a high-tier ability related to an instrument they can’t play, they give up and reroll.”

–  But you don’t have to be incredibly good.

–  If you’re decent, the system will judge it for you.

–  It’s similar to a rhythm game.

–  But if it requires a specific instrument, it’s tough if you can’t play it.

–  But if you’re good at playing, you become super strong.

Ah, a rhythm game.  It was like playing a rhythm game with a musical instrument?  This game was more interesting than I thought.

“It feels like a comprehensive game.”

“It does, doesn’t it? People who are good at other genres tend to adapt well here.”

Hearing that, someone came to mind.

Considering PokaButterChip-nim’s skill with magic, she must be incredible in this game.

“Then, Poka-nim must be amazing here too.”

“That’s right. She’s at the top, playing the main DPS role in the raid party. But they haven’t been able to raid since someone left the party.”

“Oh…”

Could that person who left the raid party be the one called Sword Saint?  Putting the pieces together, it seemed likely.

– Sword Saint-nim…

–  But raids in Simple World really have been stalled since that day.

–  Since the strongest team can’t raid.

–  Wasn’t SnowFlower in that party too?

–  Honestly, this floor is too difficult.

“Ahem, so where should I fight at level 1?”

“Let’s go to the tower.  Combat in this game takes place in dungeons or towers.  But the only place newbies can go is the lower floors of the tower.  We have to go near the tower and find a party.”

“Okay.”

The mood had become a bit somber. I knew it wasn’t good, but I couldn’t do anything about it since I wasn’t directly involved.

“Ah, should I change the subject?”

I thought it would be good to change the topic to lighten the mood.

“Oh, they sell food here too?”

“Right.  You haven’t tried food in virtual reality, have you, WhiteStar-nim?”

Fortunately, the topic changed.

I seized the opportunity and asked about it.  Of course, I was also genuinely curious about what virtual reality food was like.

“No, I wanted to try it!”

“Hee hee, then I’ll buy you some of Simple World’s special dishes.”

– I’m worried.

–  What are you planning to feed our goddess?

– Lol.

–  There’s a lot of weird food besides the good stuff.

–  Lol.

“You’re not planning on feeding me something weird, are you?”

“No.  Let’s start with some monster meat.”

“Huh?”

She said it so casually.  Of course, it was a game, so even if it was called monster meat, it would probably taste like the meat we knew.

“Oh, they sell it on skewers?”

“There are various types of dishes, but this is the easiest to eat for now.”

There were various kinds of monster meat.

SnowFlower-nim briefly explained them, comparing them to real-world meats.

“So, I recommend orc meat.”

“Let’s try it.”

The skewer vendor, whom SnowFlower-nim had explained was an NPC, acted very naturally.  If I hadn’t known beforehand, I would have thought they were a player.

And the orc skewer tasted exactly like pork.  There was no unpleasantness or anything, it tasted exactly the same.

“Wow, I should eat here instead of in real life.  It’s great that it doesn’t make you gain weight.”

“Right?  That’s why there are even mukbang broadcasts in Cube games these days.”

“That’s pretty novel.  There are a lot of interesting types of content.”

As I ate the skewer and looked around, I noticed various features in the players’ appearances.

What caught my eye the most was a race with animal ears and tails.  I wondered what race that was.

As I was finishing the skewer, SnowFlower-nim brought up the next menu item.

“Next, let’s have some live slime jelly.”

“…Huh?”

Did I hear that right?  Was there such a thing? She must be joking.

I was about to laugh and tell her to stop joking when I saw it written on the sign in front of the stall where she’d stopped.

–  Look at her frozen expression, lol.

–  It’s disconcerting the first time you see it.

–  There are people who eat slimes?  Boom boom.

– Lol.

“Seriously? Why would anyone eat that?!”

“Just try it. It’s delicious.”

People who eat mint chocolate also claim it’s delicious! No, the problem wasn’t the taste, it was the physiological disgust!

“Please, I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

“Come here and try some. It’s better than you think.”

“Ugh, wait! Wait!”

– Lol.

–  But slime jelly is tasty.

–  I was addicted to it for a while.

–  I once choked to death and lost my character because I ate too much too fast.

–  Crazy, lol.

It certainly tasted normal. It tasted exactly like the delicious jelly I knew.

If it weren’t for the subtle wriggling sensation while eating it, it would have been perfectly fine.

“Ugh… Uhh…”

I shuddered at the sensation of the squirming slime.  Perhaps because this body was so sensitive, the strange feeling started to make me dizzy.

“Ehehe… Uhh…”

“Uh, huh? WhiteStar-nim? Are you crying?”

“Sob… Sniff…”

“Uh, uh oh?!”

How long had I been out of it? I suddenly came to my senses when the strange sensation of the slime disappeared.

[You have died.]

Huh?

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