Chapter 29: The Interviewing Saint and the Baby Faction

[What the hell is the Blue Team doing? Damn it, my money, you bastards!]

[Reverse bettors are seriously everywhere, huh? ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

[Where did all the “sure bettors” who were crying when Red changed their pick go? ]

[Serves them right! They were mocking Red when they were at a disadvantage. ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

[How is it possible to not kill someone in over 5 minutes when you’re ganging up 3:1?]

[You’re watching The Saint Won’t Fall, thank you.]

[At this point, I feel bad for her—just die already. ᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

[Looks like she can’t hold on much longer. Her resources are nearly depleted.]

[Wait, where’s she suddenly running off to?]

[Where else? The core just appeared, so she’s charging straight for it. ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

[Is she about to show us “that”?]

[Her ultimate move that keeps her alive even in hellfire for 20 seconds. ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

[Whoa, how far ahead did she calculate this?]

[What even is the difference in characters here?]

[Are they even using the same skills? Berserkers let out deafening roars, but the Saint just gets prettier when using hers. ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

[The fiery eyes? That’s a reward from Season 3 for reaching Blue Rank or higher.]

[Why even register such an unused build’s ultimate animation? ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

[Seriously, she’s a master craftsman when it comes to customization. I respect her skills. Insane.]

[Whoa, is she actually going to win this?]

[Wait, she’s really winning??????]

[Run, big sis!!!!!!!]

“What a shame, it was literally just one more hit!”

“……Sigh. I’m exhausted just watching.”

“What do you think will happen next?”

“As a commentator, I shouldn’t say this, but it looks really tough for the Red Team now. Adriana’s presence is just too overwhelming. If Yan were still alive, it might’ve been a different story, but he was taken out by Hellfire earlier… directly hit and killed by the top Lan Song Sho player.”

“And they didn’t even secure the objective afterward. That was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Red Team. But still, let’s not make hasty conclusions. The Saint and the rest of Red Team have been performing remarkably. Another miracle could happen!”

“Exactly. There have been comebacks even in games like this. It’s hard, but not impossible. Red Team needs to pull themselves together. Considering the respawn time, they’ll need to defend at the core.”

“Adriana’s firepower is, as always, overwhelming. She just wiped out all of the Red Team members who were holding their ground at the second defense line!”

“Wait a minute. There’s still one surviving player on the Red Team… The Berserker?”

“Oh, right. Did he manage to escape?”

“…No, no, could it possibly be…?”

“What’s wrong?”

“Can we get an observer’s view of the Berserker? As soon as possible, please. Yes. Thank you. Ah. Ah. Just as I thought.”

“The Berserker is praying? What’s going on?”

“…

“Commentator Taejoon?”

“……There’s only one resurrection skill in Rainbow Tales. That’s it. When did he even start the cast? Can we confirm the casting time? Six minutes and four seconds? And there are only four seconds left? Whoa. That’s right now!”

“Oh, oh! She’s standing up! The Saint is getting back up! Resurrected with the declaration of Gaia’s Realm!”

“She picks up her sword and heads for the core! She’s going to destroy it! She destroys it! GG!”

“GG!!”

[What the hell?]

[I feel so empty now.]

[Damn, that was like watching a full movie.]

[The ending was such a sad one. ᅲ]

[Was the commentary biased? For real?]

[What bias? ᄏᄏ Red Team wouldn’t be able to win even if they came back to life.]

[It’s practically over now.]

[Just saying there’s still a chance was already fair commentary, wasn’t it? ᄏᄏ]

[How are they going to deal with Adriana? ᄏᄏ They don’t even have a mage to pin her down with spells.]

[I’m out of here, that’s enough for me.]

[At least the chicken was tasty…]

[Sure bettors, ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ look at you now!]

[Damn it.]

[Isn’t there still a slim chance? The Saint is performing so well. ᅲ]

[The Berserker still seems pretty useless, though.]

[You can already picture Adriana’s bombardment being tanked with their body and dying on the spot. ᄏᄏ]

[Don’t slander our Berserker, you cheap bastards.]

[Honestly, Red Team made a poor pick. The Saint played amazingly, but there was no real reason to pick another Priest.]

[Seems like they couldn’t trade well.]

[If the Berserker had gone with a Berserker build, they might’ve won.]

[There was already one Priest; as a surprise strategy, it was way too sloppy.]

[Everyone knows this; why are you stating the obvious?]

[Shut up.]

[If Wrath of the Undying had lasted just one second longer. ᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲ]

[Heal-bot sliced! Stop trying to pull off something absurd.]

[It was an epic match, but it would’ve been amazing if they won. Such a shame.]

[Is this viewer count for real? ᄏᄏ]

[Saints can never beat the Golden Sun anyway.]

[The defeated Saint was taken to a secluded spot, filmed, and then deliciously devoured by the production team.]

[Like those scenarios where a super-strong female warrior is drugged with a lust potion and left to submit, huh?]

[Turn off Hitomi.]

[Why is that Berserker guy even alive?]

[?]

[What the heck?]

[What is he doing?]

[The commentator says it’s a resurrection, but does Rethe even have a resurrection skill?]

[Oh, crap.]

[Wait, no way… crap???]

[It does exist, but nobody uses it, damn it.]

[When did that shady guy hide himself there?]

[Whoa, I just got chills. Right now.]

[The prayer has been going on for over six minutes? Even with the delay, isn’t the activation going to succeed?]

[No, this doesn’t make any sense ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ. Who uses that in actual gameplay?]

[What’s the problem with using a skill that was made to be used ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ?]

[The Blue Team has no idea this is happening ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[But then, it actually happened.]

[Oh crap, my eyes.]

[That blinding flash is insane.]

[Ugh, I’m going to throw up. Get that face off my screen ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[Observer, where’s your sense? Who wants to look at a male character’s face?]

[What’s with the wings on the Berserker’s customization ᄏᄏᄏᄏ?]

[The goddess has arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[Goddess Mommy… Heuuuk.]

[Why does Gaia look like she’s about to cry?]

[Even Gaia is horrified by the character’s appearance ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[Eh… Is that seriously my follower? Eh… Is that seriously my follower? Eh… Is that seriously my follower? Eh… Is that seriously my follower? Eh… Is that seriously my follower?]

[No way, there’s even a system where facial expressions change based on appearance? How did they even code that?]

[How can binary code tell the difference between good-looking and ugly?]

[ᄂᄂ No, it’s because it’s a male character.]

[Gaia is such a view-bias maniac that if a male follower summons her, this always happens.]

[I really didn’t want to know such lore ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[LGBT’s L!]

[Mother of God, damn it ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[Duhan—I mean, Saint! Get up! You’re the pride of the Red Team! Get up! Get up!]

[What are we, watching Jesus here ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ?]

[The Saint stands again after being stabbed all over the body… This is a hit, folks.]

[Golden Sun freaks out and rushes over, right??????? But no, our Saint’s swordsmanship is way faster!!! She smashes the core—BOOM! Blue Team, take that! Screw you! Screw you!]

[Are you serious, it actually ends like this?]

[Reverse bettors OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Reverse bettors OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Reverse bettors OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[Shout GG!! Shout GG!! Shout GG!! Shout GG!! Shout GG!! Shout GG!! Shout GG!!]

[GG!!!!!!!!!!!!]

“Next, we’ll have an interview with the MVP of the winning team, the player known as ‘Saint.’ Hello!”

“Ah. Hello.”

“…Oh, you’re really a female player?”

“Sorry, what?”

“There were some strange rumors going around, so I, uh, well…”

After the finals ended, the broadcast transitioned to a brief commercial break before airing interviews with players from both teams that made it to the finals.

For the finals, the MVP was selected through a viewer vote, and, as expected, it was the “Saint.”

Looking at the screen, the voting rate was 83.1%.

You could definitely call that overwhelming.

Hearing the commentator’s remark, I could only give a dry laugh.

“Really” a female player? How could I not feel awkward about that?

I glanced at the chatroom to see the atmosphere, and while some seemed confused and flustered, others were smug, claiming they knew it all along, with messages about “Noona” flooding in like bamboo shoots after a rainstorm.

[Noona,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I believed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,]

[NoonaNoonaNoonaNoonaNoonaNoonaNoonaNoonaNoonaNoonaNoonaNoonaNoona]

[Only 83%??? Do the people who voted otherwise even have a conscience???????????]

[Wait, was it true? A real-life female character?????]

[So what if it’s real? Ugh, gross.]

[Doesn’t the term “real-life female character” itself sound too much like something a game addict would say ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ?]

[Wasn’t she a net-kama!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!! Traitor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Betrayer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[What even is a betrayal here ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ?]

[Then what was the point of the 10 years of pretending ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ?]

[Did she reveal it because it’s the 10th anniversary??????]

[What’s up with her voice?]

[Why is it so nice?]

[Did they kidnap a voice actress or something?]

[Maybe she’s actually insanely pretty.]

[Girls with pretty voices = super ugly faces ᄏᄏ.]

[Generalization ᄂᄂ Stop slandering our Noona ᄂᄂ.]

[Noona, my butt.]

[How is a woman Yellow 1?]

[She’s Yellow 4 ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[When did she drop so much?]

[How is a woman carrying a tournament when there are so many Orange and Yellow players, and Golden Sun is practically Red tier?]

[Can’t women carry a game??]

[Take back that sexist comment, right now??????]

[Weird rumors ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ. You can almost hear the commentator sweating all the way over here, right???]

[Rumors—do they mean the Dark Room Master story?]

[Stop right there, Puritan! If you bring that up, the Master won’t get married ᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[Is this the Saint’s room? Why are we even talking about the Master?]

[The idea of Noona not getting married? Actually, I like that.]

[It’s my wish for Noona to never get married, ever…]

[ᄅᄋ ᄏᄏ Please stay my eternal Noona ᄏᄏ.]

The commentator, clearly hesitant to continue the topic, looked pitiful, so I steered the conversation elsewhere and sincerely engaged with the interview.

“Have you ever used the greatsword build before?”

“No, it was my first time, but I’d seen it in action before, so I somehow managed to use it.”

“Oh… So being your first time means it wasn’t part of a strategy, right?”

“Didn’t exchange builds, huh?”

As I hesitated to answer, the commentator pressed on persistently.

“Was not exchanging builds with the Berserker a strategy or a mistake?”

“…If I had lost, I would’ve called it a strategy, but since I won… it was a mistake. No, calling it a mistake feels wrong. Maybe just bad luck?”

[What are they even asking about? The Berserker literally just said their internet disconnected.]

[Disconnected, and the match just started? What a trash game.]

[But isn’t it because of such a trash game that we get legendary moments like this, teacher?]

[Well, that’s true.]

[Why does everything the Saint says sound so elegant?]

[‘If I had lost, I’d call it a strategy.’ She’s even covering for the Berserker, trying to save them from getting criticized.]

[Over the top. ᄂᄂ]

[Noona’s tolerance is unreal. She’s as gracious as the size of her character’s chest.]

[My heart swells with pride.]

[Isn’t the truly magnificent thing here the Saint’s chest?]

[Talking about her chest during a legendary match interview… just wow.]

[So you’re saying you don’t like it???]

[Nope.]

The commentator, momentarily distracted by monitoring the chat, finally asked one last question.

“How do you deal with inappropriate comments in the chat during broadcasts?”

Inappropriate comments?

The commentator seemed concerned that I might be hurt by the increasingly inappropriate tone of the chat.

But honestly, I don’t really care.

It’s just a normal day in my channel.

“I don’t really deal with them.”

In reality, I’ve never used the ban feature for any reason other than spam or ads.

The commentator looked momentarily baffled by my answer, falling into a brief silence.

It seemed like further explanation was needed.

“It’s not that it doesn’t bother me. Or, well, it does, but in a different way… It feels like when a kid annoys someone on purpose just to get attention from a girl they like. Kind of cute, I guess?”

“Excuse me?”

“Or maybe like babies whining at their moms for attention… So I’ve never really felt the need to moderate them.”

[What.]

[So that’s what it was… We didn’t even know.]

[Saint Mama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[All women become mothers someday.]

[Don’t attach profound quotes to nonsense like this ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[Uh, wah, I’m a 39-year-old baby.]

[Sir, please control yourself.]

[You’re 39? That’s twice my age. Aren’t you embarrassed, sir??????]

[Shut up, you brats. If I get embarrassed, my milk will flow.]

[Saint Mama, no… Mama, please.]

[Are her big… assets meant for producing milk for everyone?]

[Please, stop with this nonsense already.]

[Kids are watching this broadcast. Please, some decorum ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[The Saint is too gracious, that’s the problem ᅲ.]

[At this point, I feel bad for her.]

[The Puritan in the chat is losing it ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[This must be the shock of encountering modern culture.]

[If this is modern culture, I’ll gladly stay outdated ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.]

[Mama…]

And so, I ended up with the slightly embarrassing nickname “Mama,” but since both the finals and the interview wrapped up successfully, I guess everything turned out fine.

…Right?