Chapter 5: Is it a bug or a hack?

– Does anyone know what this stream is?
– Maybe it’s Yeeun-nyang’s alt character?
– She can barely handle her main, why would she have an alt lololol

While Edelin entered the tutorial, unaware that her stream was live.

Her dedicated viewers heard the news and gathered one by one.

– Still, the avatar is really well-made. She’s really pretty.
– Feels like a completely different person imitating her.

The viewers watching her stream engaged in a heated debate about whether Yeeun-nyang had created an alt character.

In the chat, fiery arguments erupted between the ‘It is Yeeun-nyang’ faction and the ‘It’s not Yeeun-nyang’ faction.

Amidst this, one person appeared like a comet.

– I’m Yeeun-nyang’s manager, I have something to say.
– ???
– The manager appears lolololol

Someone claiming to be the manager showed up.

– Let me tell you one surprising fact. This person is Yeeun-nyang, yet also isn’t.
– What does that mean, manager? lololol
– Speak clearly so we can understand.

The manager tried to explain the situation as clearly as possible.

– Listen carefully.

Streamer-exclusive capsules have unique IDs and settings tailored for each broadcast.

The stream matching that ID and setting is precisely Yeeun-nyang2’s broadcast.

Simply put, it meant they were sharing the same capsule and the same broadcast settings.

– The proof is that I can actually use the permissions Yeeun-nyang gave me exactly the same way.
– How can we believe th…
– [ User has been timed out for 1 minute ]
– Looks like it’s real lololol Then does that mean it’s an alt?

The manager’s chat paused briefly, then a confident reply returned.

– Doesn’t seem like it. As you all know, Realism Mode is turned on. You know that Realism Mode has minimal customization, right?
– Ah. Now that you mention it, she is playing in Realism Mode?
– Wow, then is that customization her real appearance?
– Crazy crazy. Silver-haired high school girl is crazy.

Amidst the cheering viewers, the manager steadfastly presented their hypothesis.

– It seems certain she’s an acquaintance of Yeeun-nyang. Maybe a younger sister who lived abroad?
– Is the manager the god of deduction?
– Let’s call her Little Yeeun-nyang so it’s not confusing.
– lololol Is that right?

The tense atmosphere debating whether she was a copycat or not was instantly overturned by the manager.

The chat’s interest now shifted to discussing what job she would choose.

Naturally, they diligently moved their fingers to guide her towards Mage.

– But doesn’t Realism Mode mean you can’t see the chat?
– That’s right?
– Probably won’t see it unless she changed other settings?
– Then maybe we can send a donation?

Various viewers schemed.

As viewers agreed it was a good idea, the manager’s chat popped up.

– But it seems like she doesn’t know she’s streaming. Wouldn’t she turn it off if she found out?
– Huh? That’s also true…
– Nooo. Protect the silver-haired high school girl-chan’s stream!! Protect!

The clamoring viewers could do nothing.

They could only watch where her steps led.

Perhaps she was adjusting settings.

Edelin, who had been standing still, began to move her legs.

The viewers’ hearts melted at her swaying gait.

– Really makes me want to donate.
– Putting a mage hat and coat on that appearance… slurp.
– But the stream title says magic broadcast, right?
– That’s what Yeeun-nyang set up.

A rare scene unfolded where all viewers, with one heart and mind, hoped through chat that she would choose Mage.

[ Please tell me the path you wish to take ]

When Edelin found the tutorial NPC.

And was asked what job she would choose.

“Mage.”

Her immediate answer, without a hint of hesitation, sent the chat into a festive mood.

– lololol Didn’t Yeeun-nyang set this up beforehand?
– Ah, anyway, it’s Mage lolol
– Get a taste of magic before you get a taste of the college entrance exam.

The hope that they might soon see her struggle even to cast magic.

There’s nothing more fun than watching a streamer suffer and struggle.

Like that climbing pot game that was once famous on PC.

– I wonder what her DPS will be.
– It’s the tutorial, she’ll probably use the quick slots.

The real game begins after the tutorial, after all.

The viewers didn’t expect much.

Magic could be spammed using quick slots.

And the initial combat measurement was just a process to check the DPS for each job.

Of course, since it was Realism Mode, the punching bag would attack, but there wouldn’t be any actual damage taken.

That’s what many viewers thought.

– High school girl-chan, why did you throw away the staff?
– ????

What was a staff to a mage?

Wasn’t it an important auxiliary tool that maximized magic power and lowered the difficulty of magic casting by several levels?

That wasn’t the only thing the viewers couldn’t understand.

O Twilight Mana, starving and suffering.
Heed my call and lend thine ear.

– High school girl-chan, what spell is she chanting?
– I don’t know magic spells well either;
– Maybe she’s creating spells, just leave her be lol

Even when she chanted the incomprehensible spell.

Even when the spell completed and Edelin vomited blood.

The chat window remained relatively calm.

However.

When the magic was completed and manifested.

– What magic is that?
– I’ve only watched magic streams for 3 years. Never seen anything like that gg.
– Is it hidden magic?

The atmosphere in the chat flipped.

– Everyone, my eyes aren’t deceiving me, right?
– That wolf got one-shotted????
– Is it a bug? A hack?
– The DPS doesn’t even show up?
– Someone contact the game company lololol

People seeing the rare sight of a DPS measurement monster dying for the first time in their lives.

They first entered a strong stage of denial.

A small-time streamer playing the game for the first time used magic never seen before, and not only that.

Killed a monster with close to 100 million HP.

– Guys, I brought the game admin!

As expected of a game company famous for its swift response to illegal program users and bug exploiters.

An admin appeared just minutes after the incident occurred.

The admin briefly checked various data to understand the situation.

And soon reached a single conclusion.

– This is a Kairos Continent game administrator. Due to internal security, I cannot disclose much.
– The current situation is neither a bug nor a hack, but purely the user’s gameplay.
– It is a ‘Magic Creation’ function implemented within the system, so you do not need to worry.

Although people had played for three years, mage players were extremely few.

Therefore, the vast majority of users didn’t even know the Magic Creation function existed.

Today, a new function was discovered thanks to Edelin’s hands.

– Wow. This is a new streamer?
– High school girl-chan must be a genius.
– Hey hey, I believed in you, high school girl-chan.
– Wasn’t that the kid calling hacks just a moment ago lolol?

On this novel broadcast showing a completely different path from other new streamers they had seen.

Everyone became enthusiastic and immersed.

– Is this that stream?
– Yup, welcome to high school girl-chan’s stream.

The magic she displayed was clipped and spread like wildfire as time passed.

Other viewers who heard the rumors also started entering her stream one by one.

Before long, the number easily surpassed a hundred.

– So, since the tutorial is over, is she going straight to the 1st gateway?
– No way. She still needs to learn magic, so she has to go to the training center.
– You have to go through the mandatory areas to get to the continent gg.

[ O Savior who showed astonishing prowess. Please save the continent… ]

– lolol Look at the NPC getting surprised and changing its lines.
– Wow, the dialogue that comes out when you break the highest DPS record appeared.

Edelin finished the job selection tutorial and moved to the next area.

Passing through the gate opened by the NPC, Edelin’s vision changed in an instant.

“Welcome. New savior to the continent.”

An artificial training facility created to clear the 1st gateway.

The place where the actual game begins, and where one gets a taste of what kind of game it is.

– No matter how genius high school girl-chan is, she can’t avoid struggling in the training center lololol
– lololol True lol
– The answer is unified as ‘with malice’ lololol

But the reality was a horrific place reminiscent of military PTSD.

If you don’t clear the given quest, you don’t even get food.

If you don’t master the given skill, you have to grind until you do.

The Wailing Wall that many mages couldn’t pass!

Even Yeeun, who had played for weeks earlier, hadn’t passed through here yet.

Only by passing the training center could one gain permission to enter the 1st gateway.

It was a place that had to be passed through.

“Judging by your appearance, you seem to be an aspiring mage. Follow me this way. I’ll assign you an attendant.”

An NPC that looked like a knight led Edelin somewhere.

Edelin looked around, observing the surrounding scenery.

In reality, she was looking around to figure out where she was, but to the viewers, she looked like a beginner marveling at the virtual reality.

– lololol Look at her being amazed. So cute.
– Sir, you might get arrested for that.
– Oh, looks like they finally arrived at the training magic tower.

Could the viewers finally see high school girl-chan become a military-trained high school girl?

With such anticipation, they observed her actions.

“Oho… This is quite…”

Edelin’s eyes sparkled with interest as she observed the training magic tower.

Extreme fatigue etched in the gaunt dark circles.

Tattered robes and staffs.

Countless sounds of explosions and spell incantations echoing from here and there.

All were basic-level magics, but their passion could be felt.

“However. I do not like the teaching method.”

A mage’s assistant, spotting her, approached with stiff steps.

“Hm? Who might you be?”

“You?”

“Did you say ‘you’? The proper address here is unified as ‘Sunbae-nim’ (Senior). Understood?”

Despite the military drill instructor-like tone and way of speaking designed to grate on nerves.

Edelin didn’t pay much mind.

But the assistant’s next words wounded the Archmage’s pride.

“Follow me. Mage trainee.”

“Sunbae-nim will teach you the true basics of magic education.”

“What?”

“Trainee, you say?”

“Hoh.”

“Are you talking back to your Sunbae-nim?”

The assistant sneered at her.

To give Edelin a stern lesson, he casually prepared a missile made of mana.

He intended to lightly discipline her with the basic magic, Magic Missile, but.

“Ha, really.”

“Now you intend to establish dominance with magic?”

Thwack-

With a cheerful sound, the assistant became one with the floor.

Due to the fist swung by Edelin.

– Training center magic assistant assault incidentㄷㄷㄷㄷ
– lolololol Truly legendary
– I won’t listen to those weaker than me lololol

“This was self-defense.”