Chapter 13: 100 hour of continuous broadcasting.

『Anonymous sponsored 1,000 jellies!』 『Hacker』

Anger wouldn’t show in the converted text, but I took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

「Please stop making baseless accusations.」

– Yeah, it’s too late~ The evidence is out~ Yeah, it’s too late~ The evidence is out~ Yeah, it’s too late~ The evidence is out~

-So shameless. You’re as shameless as you are skillless… Or so I would say?

– Where can I buy the hack? Where can I buy the hack? Where can I buy the hack?

–

You’re done, punk

– (ASCII art of a penis)

– Are you going to take responsibility if Ori dies because of you? Are you going to take responsibility if Ori dies because of you? Are you going to take responsibility if Ori dies because of you?

-;; What’s going on all of a sudden? What’s happening?

『Anonymous sponsored 1,000 jellies!』

『Is that it for the explanation? Should we just accept that you used hacks?』

「I have no obligation to explain myself.」

– ????????

-Is he just going to go rogue now?

-Is this guy really crazy? Is this guy really crazy? Is this guy really crazy?

Everyone, report him to Cradle~ Everyone, report him to Cradle~ Everyone, report him to Cradle~

The chat window was filled with slander and insults, showing no signs of calming down. The number of viewers was even increasing.

Being criticized by thousands of people all at once. But it wasn’t hard to bear. No, I didn’t even need to use the word ‘bear.’ In the cold anger that enveloped my whole body, my mind was becoming increasingly calm.

The absurd fabrications and insults against me brought back the old me. Even during the crisis of the Middle World,

there were people who were jealous of me as a hero and spread rumors behind my back. The demons who tried to

drive a wedge between us. The feeling of the hard shell that I had equipped while dealing with them naturally

covered the surface.

「You brought this upon yourselves. Since it’s not a situation for conversation, I’ll go straight to the next battle without communication, even after the battle is over.」

-He’s queuing?

-He’s going to play a game now?

– It…

– The number of viewers has increased? This is a chance to advertise the hack!

-Isn’t he really brazen at this point

– Even the spammers are taken aback for a moment ᄏᄏ

The game starts. Perhaps it was because I recalled old memories. The tension before the battle… is very similar to back then.

「If you have eyes, see for yourself. Whether my combat ability is something that can be covered up by lies and distortions.」

***

Game play, 15th hour.

I was treated as incomplete because I was a half-elf. I longed to blend in with the elves and be recognized for my skills alone.

I held the bow until my palms were covered in blisters and blood. Until I learned the power of the spirits, my archery was all I had. Of course, even after being with the spirits, my arrows became more and more precise.

I had to be perfect. In the end, I became one of the faces representing the elf society I belonged to. As a hero, I carried the expectations of all races.

My archery is impeccable.

Therefore, my arrows always hit their mark.

Thud.

The fired arrow pierces the enemy’s heart.

Game play, 24th hour.

It’s better to think less about this being a game. When I see enemies falling helpless without even being able to close the distance, I end up thinking.

Is it this easy? Oh, that’s right, it’s because it’s a game.

There must be a crisis. Like the battlefield where life and death depended on a single judgment, a single movement. I must feel like I’m walking on the edge of a knife. To do that, I have to give the enemies a chance to reach me.

You didn’t like fighting. Every day, you wanted to go back to your original world.

Even so, why are you struggling to revive the sensations of the battles you experienced?

Is it the goddess? Is it an inner voice?

I can’t answer the question that came from somewhere.

I still haven’t found the reason.

However, I just rush into the enemies. Holding the bow tightly in my hand.

Game play, 42nd hour.

The forest is on fire.

The forest where I grew up since I was a child. A haven that I thought was safer than anywhere else, protected by a powerful barrier.

It was an attack by a Demon Lord’s executive who could disable the barrier and his army.

14 years old. For the first time, I shot an arrow at a being that wasn’t an animal. The image of it piercing through the

eye and into the demon’s head was vivid even from afar. As if I had stabbed it up close, I trembled as I felt the

sensation.

The forest was protected. But many elves I knew died. Among them was my father, who was blocking the executive.

I cried. As if to wash away the demon’s blood that stained my body with tears, I sobbed. Among the elves, no one else was crying but me. That made it even more scary and sad. The tears wouldn’t stop.

‘That’s why you’re not like an elf.’

I heard such words.

But look. I’m not crying now. Even after taking down six demons, there isn’t even a tremor in my fingertips.

What does it mean to say that I don’t cry anymore?

I looked around quietly. It wasn’t the forest of that day. It was the fortress that was on fire, and it wasn’t demons I had caught, but the opposing team members.

Is this a game? I felt like I had encountered too many demons during that time.

I felt that it wasn’t a very important part. I had to prove myself through battle. There was no time to be lost in thought.

To whom, what I was trying to prove didn’t come to mind. That feeling wasn’t very important either.

***

[Pajijik Gallery]

Title: Elf Cho Eun’s stream surpassed 72 hours

Content: (Screenshot showing 72 hours of streaming)

As soon as the stream starts, he starts playing Ori, so the streaming time and play time are almost the same.

He’s ignoring 100,000 won donations and just repeating Ori-queue-Ori-queue

It’s become a hot topic on other streams and communities, so the viewership reached 5,000

—

Comments:

-Was there really no sleeping stream in between?

ㄴWho would check all of that

Just check the match history. It’s true that he’s playing Ori without rest or sleep

– How is that possible if he’s human? It’s Guinness record-worthy

– Hey, there’s even an article ᄏᄏᄏ (Link to an internet article)

Title: When I see him like that

Content: I don’t think he’s hacking at all… He’s not running away saying everyone look closely because he has nothing to hide

I feel a little sorry for trying to take him down with a false accusation…

Comments:

– I’m even more convinced? He’s still playing smoothly. If a person doesn’t sleep for more than 3 days, it’s normal to not even be able to control your body

ㄴSo what are you saying? The hack is controlling everything even when he’s not touching anything?

ㄴYeah, I think it’s a much more advanced AI hack than expected

ㄴDid someone come from the future and make it? How is that possible?

Then how do you explain that his win rate is consistent and he’s playing fine?

ㄴI don’t know;; I’m just saying that your so-called AI hack doesn’t make sense

Title: If he was hacking, he would have just run away when the coordinates were revealed

Content: Especially if it was for sale.

He’s providing the source code to analyze every single play

The stream is getting all the attention and there’s even an article

Cradle will have no choice but to investigate intensively.

From the beginning, I thought it was nonsense to promote hacks through a stream, whether it’s small-scale or whatever

Comments:

– It’s disgusting how you’re trying to back out when the atmosphere is changing, downvote

ㄴI didn’t agree with it in the first place;;

-Ugh, whether he’s hacking or not, someone stop him. If something big happens, Pajijik Gallery will be under fire

He’s not even listening to the donation sound, how do you stop him…

ㄴWhy should we stop him? I want to see something big happen. That’s more fun?

ㄴYeah, this is Pajijik Gallery

***

-Is this a festival?

-No, it’s a funeral…

-Right before a live broadcast of death from overwork ᄏᄏᄏ

-Wow, 12,000 viewers, what the

– He’ll really reach 100 hours soon

『2ndYearEmployee sponsored 50,000 jellies!』

『Cho Eun-ah, I’m going to lose all my salary at this rate, I get it, so please stop and rest』

-Don’t make it boring, just get lost

-He’s trying to set a record, but this serious guy is ruining it

– I’ve already prepared the condolence money!

-There are so many bugs because there are a lot of people…

– There are often people crossing the line because there’s no manager or anything

Viewers flocked from all over to the unprecedented event of a person playing Ori for 100 hours without sleeping, eating, or resting.

They actually witnessed the stream surpassing 100 hours in real time. And not long after.

– The character stopped?

– Uh oh? Is he finally sleeping?

Whoosh.

Along with the stopped character, they saw the stream suddenly end.

At this point, not many people realized that this was the true meaning of ‘stream ended.’

Because even after that, ‘Elf Cho Eun’s’ stream never turned on again.

***

Game play, 100th hour.

I’m tired. From head to toe. Every muscle and every nerve. Sending signals of their limits.

But I couldn’t rest. I shouldn’t. There are so many demons over there… I can’t fall…

I stagger. It’s hard to even control my body. Gradually. Regardless of my will, I feel the strength draining from my whole body.

Leaving the enemies that I must face until the end, that I must subdue…

Consciousness sinks into darkness.