「You have cleared the 4th floor of the Tower of Trials.
- The safety of the advance base has been secured.
- Lavina has survived.
- You have achieved victory without a single sacrifice.
- In consecutive defensive battles, Lavina has succeeded in preserving her sanctity.」
The settlement message that always pops up.
While fully enjoying her victory and performing a Maid Dignity Peace, she felt doubt at a message she was seeing for the first time.
"???"
Lady Lavina has succeeded in preserving her sanctity. What does this mean?
Well, it's probably something good either way. I'll just do a V for now.
Because if it's for an even more perfect Maid Dignity Double Peace, I can't stop practicing.
"VV."
「Overall Evaluation: S」
「Ability Points + 5」
「Additional reward options are provided to you for showing exemplary conduct.」
「1 - Maid's Cleaning (E)」
「2 - Shield Art (E)」
「3 - Mechanical Understanding (E)」
O Tower. I don't see any skills I like; won't you give me a refresh chance?
Ugh. She just chose number 1.
Because it appearing in the choices every time was getting on her nerves.
「You will move to the 'Rest Floor' in 10 minutes.」
「Nothing is provided on the Rest Floor. Please procure necessary supplies yourself.」
She looked around her surroundings.
She didn't see any materials worth farming; only a horrific sight met her eyes, with nothing but the corpses of Vampires and Ghouls lying far in the distance.
These were the traces of the communication she had conducted via shotgun and chainsaw.
How dreadful. I should clean up before anyone sees.
Work, Maid's Cleaning.
「Maid's Cleaning (E)
- 'Maid's Cleaning Tools' become more powerful.」
Maid's cleaning tools become more powerful...
Maid's cleaning tools...
......
......!
「Would you like to enhance the Maid's Shotgun (S)? (Success rate: 0.1%)」
......!
......
"Hing, ing, ing..."
I can't press it...
O Tower. Please raise the probability just a little. Honestly, doesn't this make no sense?
No matter how much of an authority on flexible thinking I am, this situation where I have to hope for that 0.1% to succeed... it does make sense.
Because the probability isn't 0%.
She quickly accepted it and wiped her tears. Truthfully, she had never shed any tears.
She was worried about how to clean up all those corpses.
She had to clear everything up within 10 minutes... Putting them in subspace wouldn't be polite, would it?
With all due courtesy, she cremated them with the Maid Fire Peace.
This way, there would be no problems caused by the corpses decomposing.
Once the cleanup was roughly finished, she entered the Rest Floor.
***
Rest Floor.
She decided to have a moment of deep contemplation about etiquette.
For starters, she had broken her promise with her viewers.
She had promised to proceed after getting 8 hours of rest, but before she knew it, she had cleared the 4th floor.
Enhancement failure was dangerous enough to stiffen even her flexible thinking.
"Grandfather. Are you busy?"
[The Sage of Byeolseogo gazes upon you.]
"I've become curious about what etiquette is."
[The Sage of Byeolseogo expresses doubt.]
"Could there be any behavior more ill-mannered than breaking a promise so carelessly...? Perhaps I have committed a grave sin..."
[The Sage of Byeolseogo bestows grace upon you.]
Rustle.
She accepted the bundle of grass that Grandfather had given her.
- It's alright, my child. If the whole world points its finger at you, I shall destroy that world for you.
"Gasp. You can't do that."
This wasn't the kind of counseling she had wanted.
Grandfather had too strong a tendency to dote on her.
She hurriedly requested counseling from Father.
"Father."
[The Watcher of the Sword Border gazes upon you.]
[The Gaze of Arms gazes upon you.]
[The Hand That Bestows Form gazes upon you.]
[The Narrator Who Refused Oblivion gazes upon you.]
[The Spear That Pierces All Things gazes upon you.]
Her heart grew warm at the messages flooding in one after another.
She was so happy to have many fathers.
"I want to become a master of etiquette. Please teach me etiquette."
[The Watcher of the Sword Border bestows grace upon you.]
Thud-! She checked the fish that had fallen.
The large letters written on it were impressive.
- In my world, we paid our respects to one another by cutting each other.
"...I mean I want to become a master of etiquette by human standards."
[The Gaze of Arms bestows grace upon you.]
Bonk-! She checked the fruit that had fallen on her head.
Because the fruit was smaller than the fish, the writing was also much smaller.
- Hueeeh...
"Hueeeh..."
[The Hand That Bestows Form bestows grace upon you.]
Gasp. A liquid was falling.
She quickly took out a wooden cup carved from a tree in her subspace pocket and caught it without spilling a single drop.
Naturally, since letters could not be carved into liquid, this was not a letter but simply a gift.
*Gulp*...
What had she been doing?
She felt like she had been contemplating something important.
Ah, she had been contemplating etiquette.
She realized it seemed she wouldn't be able to learn the universal etiquette of human society.
She would have to self-study on her own. She wasn't sure if self-studying etiquette was the right thing to do, but it couldn't be helped.
"First, I should apologize to my viewers. Breaking my promise and not broadcasting at the set time is definitely my fault."
How should she deliver her apology?
She decided to try hard to recall the common apology methods she had seen back on Earth.
***
[Those poor bastards who couldn't watch Yuyeon-nim's broadcast because they were sleeping at dawn are just pitiful hahaha]
[It was high-tier content to the point of dizziness, but the wage slaves couldn't see it, right?]
[If it were me, I'd quit my job and monitor Yuyeon-nim 24/7, yeah]
That's right. This place was the Tower Gallery.
Having effectively become the Han Yuyeon Gallery, this place was filled with talk about Han Yuyeon from early morning today as well.
[Title: Dyu... I mean...]
Author: ShieldIsMainBody
Yuyeon-nim turned on a surprise broadcast at dawn...
She suddenly declared she'd raise the stakes and pulled out a shotgun...
She shredded Ghouls left and right with the shotgun...
Pulled out a chainsaw and gave them another round of grinding...
And did a high-tier broadcast blowing up even Cursed Ghouls with high explosives...?
Fuuuck!! I shouldn't have slept!!!
- Ah, it was a really great summary.
- Gun-boy) Why sleep? Are you a heretic?
└ ShieldIsMainBody) Because I have to go to work...
└ Gun-boy) Going to work without watching Yuyeon-nim's broadcast? Heretic?
└ ShieldIsMainBody) If I don't go to work, who will protect the people...
└ Gun-boy) This bastard suddenly using a cheat key;
└ You... just go to work.
There was a ray of light even for the pitiful souls who had missed the live broadcast.
A galler who had clipped the important scenes one by one as GIFs finally wrote a post.
[Title: The High-Tier Broadcast I Was Looking for Was Right Here]
Author: Gun-boy
(GIF of Han Yuyeon reloading a shotgun)
(GIF of Han Yuyeon taking a shotgun firing stance)
(GIF of Han Yuyeon doing a shotgun musou against Ghouls)
(GIF of Han Yuyeon taking a sniper rifle stance)
So fucking hot, goddamn hahaha
I don't mean Yuyeon-nim turns me on. I mean the shotgun turns me on.
She didn't fire the sniper rifle, though. (Sulking... Sniper persona)
- Wow, that reload swagger is fucking insane;
- There's romance in a tactical maid...
- The genre suddenly turned into Hack and Slash
- Why didn't she shoot the sniper rifle?
└ Gun-boy) She said shooting from afar was bad manners
└ (Dumbfounded wizard persona)
- So this bastard is saying Yuyeon-nim doesn't turn him on?
└ Gun-boy) No no; Yuyeon-nim is beautiful and her figure is amazing
└ So this bastard is saying Yuyeon-nim turns him on?
└ Gun-boy) Actually, if we're asking whether I'm turned on or not, it's the former
└ Hang this bastard
└ (Let's burn him! Wizard persona)
└ (Let's drown him! Priest persona)
└ Gun-boy) Kuaaaack
It had somehow become a witch hunt ground, but regardless, Gun-boy's post, which made it to the featured posts, made everyone feel the power of Shotgun Yuyeon.
Chainsaw Yuyeon and Grenade Yuyeon posted by another galler also instilled fear and awe, and moreover, the words Han Yuyeon left before dealing with the Cursed Ghoul touched the gallers' hearts.
「May you spend your daily life with peace of mind.」
How lofty and devoted these words were.
Until now, those dragged into Hell difficulty had fought against Vampires in cooperation with Serbain soldiers.
Naturally. Fighting alone was terribly difficult, and all the more cruel for someone forcibly dragged and thrown onto a battlefield.
Even so, Han Yuyeon always chose to fight alone.
Not simply because she was strong, but because she hoped someone else could live a peaceful daily life.
That she had done closed-door training for 7 years after being dragged into the Tower was no ordinary feat, but every one of Han Yuyeon's actions was imbued with consideration for others.
And with whatever mentality she possessed, she calmly set the broadcast title.
Saying that when watching her broadcast, there was nothing to worry about, that she would always be happy and victorious...
With a truly reassuring voice, she set the broadcast title as 'The Munchkin Maid's Subspace Pocket.'
Even though the Tower's relayed broadcast title wouldn't change just because she arbitrarily decided it like that.
Han Yuyeon's strong heart began to spread through the world as a positive influence.
Orphanages. Hunter Association. Medical Foundation.
Donations began in Han Yuyeon's name for those who needed help after the Great Upheaval.
[Title: Donation Proof]
Author: PowerAnalyst
(Donation proof screenshot under Han Yuyeon's name)
I was doing it steadily already, but I decided to do even more.
I hope that at least no more lives are sacrificed due to lack of money.
- For real, living is already hell with Gates and the Tower alone; money shouldn't hold you back too
- A fine young person.
- HealerSaveMe) I'll remove you from the heretic list
└ PowerAnalyst) (Hueeeh... Wizard persona)
Starting with PowerAnalyst's post, donation posts flooded in as if competing.
[Is it donation time? I gotta join too]
[Donation proof to raise the priest average]
[Yeah it's me, your bro, I donated]
[Wuuu... I dunno what's going on but I donated too...]
[I don't have money, so I went to help some wailing babies]
[If I post donation proof now, is it featured post material?]
[Argh, the world isn't ending because of you guys]
And institutions that judged this situation could not be seen as merely individual good deeds announced their official positions.
First to release a statement was the International Hunter Association.
[All donations received today will be used entirely for disaster response and improving the Hunter rescue system. Usage details will be transparently disclosed.]
Following suit, the Medical Foundation and the Orphanage Facility Alliance simultaneously released the same stance.
The good deed that began in a young girl's name amplified goodwill and created trust.
As corporations, conglomerates, and stars joined in the good deeds, humanity experienced the greatest rush of faith in humanity since the upheaval.
That was how time flowed on.
Gallers who were starting to feel something was off began writing posts.
[But why isn't the broadcast starting?]
[Is she resting after the surprise broadcast?]
[Holding my breath until Yuyeon-nim's broadcast turns on]
Why wasn't the broadcast turning on?
Could something have happened to Han Yuyeon?
They had forgotten, but the 5th floor of Hell difficulty was a difficulty of a different dimension than anything before.
It was called the Demonic 5th Floor, and there was a reason not a single person among humanity dragged there so far had cleared the 5th floor.
There was no doubt that Han Yuyeon was the strongest climber among all Hell difficulty climbers to date, but it was established theory that the 5th floor couldn't be cleared with 'pure force' alone, so they began to worry.
[Isn't she late preparing a finishing move or something?]
[A finisher that surpasses the Maid Universe Triple Flame Tornado Peace, is it coming?]
[She's been snowballing since Floor 1, so she's probably planning strategy]
[Let's tell Yuyeon-nim as much 5th floor info as possible when she arrives]
[But 5th floor info = it's just fucked, that's all there is]
Countless speculations piled up, and finally the broadcast turned on,
[Hell Difficulty Climber - Han Yuyeon (Maid) (17) (5th Floor)]
- Yuyeon-nim is herrre!!
- Why now why now why now why now
- I told you not to worry!! I told you not to worry!! I told you not to worry!!
Viewers rushing in droves could see Han Yuyeon with a green background behind her.
- ???
- What is this all of a sudden
Standing before the somehow familiar green background, Han Yuyeon spaced out for a long while, then bowed her head deeply and offered her first greeting.
「I apologize.」