Ch. 11

Malicious Viewer Please Give Me Your ID

Crash!

The greatsword struck Han Ah with tremendous force, sending her character flying into one of the Colosseum’s walls.

Thud!

The elf’s character hit the wall with a gruesome sound, and her health gauge dropped visibly.

“This is ridiculous.”

Han-ah felt a faint tap on her back and got up quickly. A cloud of dust obscured her vision, but she could make out the silhouette of her opponent, who was waiting for her to stand up instead of attacking again.

She glanced at her status window on the side of her screen and saw that she had only 20 percent of her health left.

She looked at the chat window.

[Bling is still better at this]

[Even if Han-ah is better at this, she can’t beat Bling]

[Is this everyone’s level?]

[Lol, if you look at Bling’s sponsorship, isn’t it just because he likes to see Han-ah lose?]

Han-ah saw one annoying comment after another.

‘What? Is this the best they can do?’

They kept spouting nonsense or insulting the streamer in the chat, even though they had no proof of their own tier.

Maybe it was because of the high number of viewers today.

Han-ah frowned slightly and gripped her twin swords again.

Bling was definitely a Diamond tier user in the Arena, and she felt outmatched.

Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, Grand Master, Challenger.

There were nine tiers in the Arena of Another World, and Diamond tier players were in the top 1% of players.

She knew that she was in the top Platinum tier, and that she probably couldn’t compete with Bling’s level.

She knew that.

But she was still frustrated with herself.

She knew she was outclassed, not in skill, not in equipment, not in anything. And the more she crossed swords and felt the gap, the more she realized it, and the more emotions like hurt and anger filled her heart.

“Guardian of the Forest.”

Han-ah whispered the name of her Awakening skill, and a dark turquoise ball of light began to surround her.

It was the skill with the longest cooldown of all her skills, a sort of ultimate move.

She could only use it once every six hours, and it had the same cooldown in the PVP Arena.

This meant she couldn’t use it against anyone else later.

‘What’s the point of playing if I am going to accept defeat so easily?’

Han-ah smirked and raised her twin swords.

A vivid green light colored the hilts of the twin swords, adding to their menace.

“You won’t win.”

She could see the viewer in front of her, still speaking in an arrogant tone.

He was a muscular man with a masculine appearance. He held a greatsword that was almost as tall as her, and he looked confident.

“Let’s see how long you can keep laughing.”

She muttered to herself and stomped her feet, feeling lighter.

Then she saw everything moving in slow motion.

It was a phenomenon caused by her accelerated body and its slow perception of time.

In this trance-like state of mind, Han Ah swung her twin swords in a frenzy.

Clang! Clang clang clang!

The greatsword met her twin swords in a crushing clash, and a green light filled the air.

“Uh…?”

Bling, who had been struggling to hold his greatsword, mumbled in confusion at the sight of Han Ah’s movements. 

But then Han Ah threw her sword with great force into the air, and at the same time, her body leaped off the ground, soaring into the air of the Colosseum.

It was all a setup for a single technique.

The twin swords in Han Ah’s hands split apart, sending out a massive turquoise-colored blast of light that illuminated the sky.

As she floated in the air of the Colosseum, Han Ah threw her twin swords randomly.

She was a Ranger class user. One of the skills she could unleash while awakened by using “Guardian of the Forest” was “Spiritual Ecstasy”.

Sssssssss.

“Oh, no, not this one.”

Bling uttered a panicked word as the twin swords rained down on him like a torrential downpour.

The downpour of daggers quickly drained Bling’s HP.

[Wow, Han Ah’s movement is perfect]

[Isn’t she almost as good as a Ranker?]

[Amazing, is Han Ah winning?]

[No, the sword has no power if you throw it like that it’s stupid]

[Shouldn’t that be a bannable offense?]

[Don’t provoke them, they might be really mad]

[Lol, I was trying to ignore them, but you’re feeding the troll]

At that moment, Han Ah was looking at the chat window where she was casually claiming her victory and patting herself on the back. She saw one annoying comment after another.

When she reached 20,000 viewers, she lifted the follower limit and let anyone chat, but the chat was burning up again with flames and insults.

“What’s the manager doing, he should have taken care of that crap himself.”

Han Ah frowned slightly.

Suddenly, a strong swarm of red light erupted from below.

She turned her head away from the chat window in a daze and felt a huge red beam of light rushing towards her.

“Emergency Evasion!!!”

Han Ah shouted urgently with her skill, her body turning translucent as the massive beam of light that threatened to crush her passed right through her.

“No… You’re using that?”

Bling pursed his lips in disbelief before bursting into laughter.

Bling raised his hands in the air as if to say “he is giving up” to the sight of Han Ah using an evasion skill that could only be used once a day in Another World in a PVP.

Bling had already used Emergency Evasion in an Arena match a while ago.

Bling, a Warrior class user who had just sent out a gigantic swarm of light. It was a gamble, as it consumed his stamina greatly.

And it failed. He didn’t even have enough stamina to block the opponent’s attack.

Thud

Bling felt the cold edge of the dagger press against his throat. He shook his head slightly, meeting the eyes of Han-ah, who was laughing in front of him.

At that moment, the user named Bling turned into a blur of light and vanished from the Colosseum.

“…I won!!!”

Han-Ah raised her twin swords in the air and shouted with joy.

Her elfin face was smiling, but the chat window showed a different reaction.

[Lol, is Han-ah not going to do the arena after this?]

[I saw your pathetic victory~]

[Bling didn’t even utilize any awakening skills or emergency evasion.]

[Dirty victory! Hana wins]

“Ah. What’s with everyone’s reactions? Winning is winning, and I gave it my all.

What’s the problem?”

“Plus, I’m at a disadvantage with equipment being lacking compared to Platinum. If I want to win against a Diamond opponent, that’s what I have to do!”

Han-ah grumbled under her breath as the chat filled with compliments for her win, but she knew they were just trying to butter her up. The chat’s attitude had changed quickly.

“Enough already! Let’s have a fair fight in the arena next time, no tricks. Stop it, all of you. And the next challenger is…”

She glanced at the chat as she spoke, and one message made her frown briefly.

[You guys are both really bad at using weapons, isn’t this funny?]

A viewer had been bothering her during the arena. The same viewer she thought was an aggro troll was still spamming the chat.

“Moderator! Don’t you manage the chat?”

She opened her mouth in a shrill voice and paused to call out her next opponent.

The chat window was more crowded than usual and harder to control. It was a malicious viewer who had been chatting annoyingly several times in front of her eyes.

-[Moderator: There are so many chats today, it’s not easy to ban them all].

The moderator’s message was displayed separately, like a whisper, to alert her.

“Okay, I get it… but how can I let that person get away with all that chatting? If you can’t do that means I have to do it.”

She manipulated the holographic chat window, looking for the person who had sent the malicious message.

With 20,000 viewers, not all of them were chatting.

Some of them were listening to the stream while doing other things, or just tuning in like a radio.

Besides, the 20,000 viewers was definitely an inflated number, since she had an talk with her brother about the hacker video.

Soon, she found the person who was getting on her nerves.

“Found it.”

She said with a cold smile.

Nickname ‘Rin’

She clicked on Chat History from the streamer-specific buttons next to the username, and it popped up to show the chat history.

-Chat history

[Is this really impressive? To the extent where 20,000 people are watching this?]

[If you’re going to swing those dual swords like that, at least make it impactful.]

[He swings the greatsword really badly, he can’t even hold the weight, so those muscles are just for show]

[Is this all you guys are good at?]

[No, the sword has no power if you throw it like that it’s stupid]

‘Just by looking at the ID, this person is a jerk.’

The chat was really disgusting.

It was ridiculous that this person was mocking her and the viewer in the arena.

She broke the twin swords in her hands, gripping them tightly. She began to speak with a sharp glare.

“Rin. Rin. Rin.” 

Hana repeated the same nickname over and over, glaring at the chat window.

“You’ve been annoying me since the start of the arena. Why don’t you give me your Another World ID so I can see how good you really are?”

She expected some kind of response, but the chat was filled with other messages.

[Han-ah got triggered. Lol]

[Lol that person is just teasing you, don’t take it so seriously]

[She’s preparing to publicly humiliate this Rin]

[That’s a permanent IP ban if Rin doesn’t show up. This person will never be able to watch your stream again.]

“If you don’t show up, I’ll report you to Tweety HQ as a malicious viewer and ban you from watching any other broadcasts. I’m giving you two minutes to chat with your Another World ID, or you’ll regret it.”

Hana’s cold tone sent a shiver down the viewers’ spines.

She had an elfin appearance and a beautiful voice, but she was ruthless when provoked.

The chat window exploded with comments, as if it were about to burst.

[Rin, are you a coward?]

[No, stop spamming, I can’t even find Rin’s chat.]

[It’s been a while since the last public execution. She’s really pissed off this time.]

[That  person is such a jerk]

Hana watched the chat with cold eyes as it grew. She was annoyed, but she also knew that her reaction boosted the chat activity and attracted more viewers. It was a good strategy for her broadcast.

Still, she didn’t want to show the viewers that she was genuinely angry. She knew that it wouldn’t be entertaining to watch someone lose her temper.

“This is what I have to do to keep the bastards in line.”

Sometimes it was necessary.

“Rin, you have thirty seconds to write down your Another World nickname or I’ll permanently IP ban you from my stream and report you as a malicious viewer. I’m a powerful streamer, so you don’t want to mess with me, do you?”

She took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

The two minutes she had given were almost up.

Hana’s hand hovered over the permanent IP ban button on Rin’s chat history.

Suddenly, a chat popped up.

– [Rin: This is my character ID Rin, please invite me].