Chapter 13: Second month of broadcasting-4

Skull Soul. I couldn’t even start it before because my computer specs weren’t good enough, but now it was different! I had a computer blessed by the streamers.

Just looking at it made me feel reassured.

It didn’t fit on my old computer desk, so I had to put it aside, which made my legs a little uncomfortable, but it was bearable.

I confidently launched Skull Soul.

The screen I saw a month ago was familiar on the monitor.

However, the difference from back then was that the bizarre clay figures were nowhere to be seen.

And the computer wasn’t overloading.

A computer that didn’t scream, wasn’t this a new world?

My confidence soared as much as my computer’s specs.

No one could stop me now.

“I’m not the same person I was before!”

– Your trash skills seem to be the same though
“…F-facts banned…!”

Of course, it was a joke, and I didn’t really ban them.

Wasn’t I feeling it these days too!

That my skills were terrible!

No, beyond generally terrible, they were like a bug.

“Still, still! I’ll do my best!”

Even though my confidence had risen, ironically, now that I knew myself, I couldn’t confidently declare a one-life clear like before.

If I did that, I might end up doing a 48-hour no-sleep stream like Dragon.

I chose a playable character.

The character was a werewolf, and the trait was quickness.

“Let’s start!”

I pressed start, and after 5 seconds, the loading was complete.

Fast! It was much faster than I expected!

The loading finished so quickly!

Wow…

I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

I quickly covered my mouth with both hands, but my exclamation was broadcast through the microphone.

– They’re amazed that the loading is fast LOL
– ?
– LOL

A mixed reaction of people who didn’t know why I was amazed and those who did.

I blushed and shook my head.

I needed to focus on the game.

My skills were already below human, and if I didn’t focus, I didn’t even want to imagine what kind of bizarre spectacle I would create.

Besides, this game was notoriously difficult.

I was afraid of how much of a mess I would make, but if the viewers’ reactions were anticipating it, would that be too perverted?

Ugh- I stretched with a strange shout and looked around.

The interior of a ruined building. The atmosphere was eerie, but there was nothing special.

If I had to find something strange in this place, it would be the bloodstains stuck to the floor.

I went closer and pressed the interaction key. A text appeared that said [You are ahead].

A memo left by another user.

…?

I was ahead?

What did that mean?

I followed the text and went straight ahead.

I found something shining in the rubble.

It was an item!

“Oh…”

The name of the item I picked up was [Trash]…

“Why is trash an item…?”

– You can throw that
– If you can throw it, it’s an item LOL
– LOL

I felt like I had been tricked.

No, the “you are ahead” meant there was only trash ahead, so it was calling me trash.

It wasn’t that I felt tricked, I was tricked.

“Ugh… I’ll just go.”

There were no enemies, and there were no more visible bloodstains or items.

It wouldn’t be polite for a monster to jump out before I even understood anything.

Even if it was a difficult game, it seemed to follow the general rules of games properly.

– LOL
– LOL
– It’s coming LOL

What was coming?

At the strange reaction of the viewers, I moved my character and looked around, but there was still nothing to be seen.

“Hmm…?”

– Proceed hehe

A viewer who couldn’t stand me just looking around at the starting point said something.

I could sense the malice in those words for some reason.

Was there a place I hadn’t checked?

I thoroughly examined the walls.

I even looked at the floor, wondering if there was a lever or something.

There was nothing.

Was it just a misunderstanding?

As soon as I thought that, I instinctively looked at the ceiling.

Someone was standing on the ceiling.

A red cape, a large body covered in an antique dark red armor, and red eyes.

No matter who looked at it, it wasn’t an ordinary appearance.

If I had to give him a name, it would be ‘Knight’.

What was the roll key again?!

I just spammed the F key.

The werewolf rolled on the ground.

0.4 seconds of invincibility.

No, with the ‘quickness’ trait, it was 0.5 seconds of invincibility.

That was all I could rely on.

The knight fell from the ceiling.

Boom-!

The shockwave created by the knight’s fall chipped away at the werewolf’s tiny HP.

– Did you notice me?

“I didn’t notice you!”

The viewers gave it away.

The knight looked strong no matter how you looked at it.

I hurriedly read the chat.

– Final boss lol
– LOL
– It’s a losing event
– Why are you telling her that, you b*stard

The final boss!

– You are no ordinary foe. I shall end your life here.

“I-I’m weak! Very weak!”

– That’s true, you’re not ordinary, you’re trash
– That’s true LOL
“Can I turn this off and on again to skip this event?”

– Boring

Ugh.

Right, I wasn’t trying to show off my skills anyway.

And they said it was a losing event.

Literally, an event where you couldn’t win no matter what you did.

If it was a losing event, no one would criticize me even if I lost, right?

That made me feel relieved.

Of course, that didn’t mean I was going to just stand there and die.

I took a deep breath and held the mouse tightly.

I wasn’t good at games, but I liked to look things up, so I knew what to do in this case.

Pattern recognition.

I put some distance between myself and the knight.

The knight became smaller.

As I moved that far away, the knight’s first attack began.

A lunge with the sword!

“Ack!”

I spammed F to roll, and maybe it was a coincidence, but I avoided it.

I thought I was far away, but it took less than two seconds for the knight to reach me.

And then a horizontal slash.

A red aura emanated from the sword, coloring the surroundings red.

I couldn’t avoid it.

It was a direct hit, and 2/3 of my HP bar disappeared in an instant.

Including the damage from the fall, I would die if I got grazed now!

– Just die quickly and let’s play the game

Annoying words.

Those words made me glare at the knight with defiance.

I was surprised when it first approached and by the sudden attack, but when I looked at it calmly.

It wasn’t impossible to avoid.

– Just kill yourself hehe

It’s coming, it’s coming, it’s coming!

The distance widened.

It’s coming closer!

The knight flew with its sword pointed forward. I pressed the F key at the right time.

I avoided it.

Followed by a horizontal slash.

I thought I could avoid this by turning back.

I avoided it.

It was only fast, the pattern was simple.

“I-I avoided it!”

It was my turn to counterattack!

Two attacks, the werewolf’s claws scratched the knight with both hands.

The knight’s HP bar appeared.

And.

– LOL
– How are you supposed to beat that

Just as the viewers said, how was I supposed to beat that.

“Wow… This is… Um… There’s no…?”

– What’s not there LOL
– Is… there none?

“Um… I don’t have any.”

– Oh…

I took my hands off the keyboard.

Some might criticize me for giving up after only two attacks, but from my perspective, it was too daunting.

The HP bar filled the monitor, and even though I landed attacks, it didn’t seem to make a difference.

“Even if I avoid everything and attack, it will take 4-5 hours…”

There might be other weaknesses, but I didn’t know.

I had thoroughly searched the map before finding the knight, but there was nothing I could use.

A truly textbook losing event.

…?

“But what happens if I don’t find it here?”

Would the game have proceeded without the losing event?

– Even if you don’t find it and move on, you’ll eventually meet it.

It meant that I would eventually meet it no matter what.

I put my hands on the keyboard, avoided the knight’s attack, and asked the viewers.

“Has anyone beaten it?”

The pattern was easy. It just had insanely high damage and an enormous amount of HP. It was very simple.

Thrust, slash, raise hand and throw a spear of light.

That was it.

– Probably?
– Why would you?
– There’s no achievement for it, so there’s no reason to beat it.

In other words, it was an action that most people didn’t do.

A choice that the majority of ordinary people avoided was, as a rule, a choice that streamers liked.

Something that no one else did, something that others didn’t do.

To imprint that uniqueness on people.

I was also a streamer, so I couldn’t miss this.

“Then I’ll try to beat it!”

– NOOOO
– NOOOOOOOO
– Don’t!!!
– NOOOO
– So f*cking boring

“Uh… Don’t?”

A strong reaction from the viewers.

Honestly, I expected them to egg me on, but the reaction was harsher than I thought, so I dejectedly took my hands off the keyboard, and the knight rushed in and crushed my werewolf.

The screen went black.

My face was reflected on the black monitor.

My sulking face looked ugly.

I thought I could beat it…

This wasn’t what people wanted from me.

“Sigh…”