Han Yuyeon’s off-stream break.
As always, humanity went about their respective daily lives.
They responded to Gates that appeared without warning, trusted and protected one another, and lived the everyday life required to preserve their everyday lives.
The only thing different from usual was that the happiness virus had spread.
[Title: Ha... “Have a happy day”? If I hear that, am I supposed to actually have a happy day?]
Author: DignifiedMaster
(A gif of Han Yuyeon doing double peace signs)
Aaaaaaaah!! I’m so happyyyyyy!!!!
- Kraaaaaah, she’s so damn cuuuute!!
- What is this power to spread happiness, Han Yuyeon!!!
ㄴ Ppyongppyongi) Put the -nim on!!!
ㄴ What is this power to spread happiness, Han Yuyeon-nim!!!
ㄴ Ppyongppyongi) Hm... Something feels a little off
ㄴ Ppyongppyongi) (Just this once... Priest emote)
ㄴ What the fuck, you’re the one guarding the -nim honorific;
Those who had received Han Yuyeon’s care couldn’t help but be in much higher spirits than usual.
Of course they were.
[Now that my cough has stopped, the world looks so beautiful]
[I don’t know how long it’s been since I was clear-headed without a headache]
All the little things that had interfered with their happy everyday lives had vanished, and they were in far better condition than usual.
On top of that, there was something everyone was feeling keenly.
[Title: I think I’m living in the age of myth right now]
Author: PowerAnalyst
I was thinking about before Yuyeon-nim got dragged into Hell difficulty, right?
People who still hadn’t gotten Hell exemption rights from the Tower were anxious every time, thinking, “What if it’s me?”
There were tons of people whose family members suddenly disappeared, so they watched the Hell difficulty broadcast just in case and ended up traumatized.
Society as a whole just kept living with an anxiety it could never resolve.
It’s true that far fewer people are sacrificed to Hell difficulty than to Gates,
but at least with Gates, there’s time to respond, and they’re not disasters that are impossible to deal with.
So I always thought Hell was a disaster humanity would never be able to solve in our lifetime.
(A gif of Han Yuyeon sitting gracefully)
But after Yuyeon-nim got dragged into Hell difficulty, everything just changed.
From the 1st floor onward, she cleared it overwhelmingly without a single scratch.
Then she trained in seclusion for seven years and just smashed Hell apart.
She even turned the Tower broadcast against itself and gave us hope.
And as if that weren’t enough, during her break time she’s literally caring for all of humanity?
At this point, I just think Yuyeon-nim is a god.
Every single thing Yuyeon-nim does is mythology.
- Human history is divided into before and after Yuyeon-nim’s appearance...
- For real, the social atmosphere is on a totally different level from before
- It makes no sense that she doesn’t just break Hell difficulty, she gives people ease and happiness too
Humanity’s affection toward Han Yuyeon had already reached its peak.
The man who had been listening to reports summarizing all that public opinion also smiled in satisfaction.
“Hohoho. Huhuhu. Huhuhuhuhu!”
“...... Are you all right, sir?”
“Of course I am. No, more than all right—I’m at my very best!”
The man, who was practically a die-hard fan of Han Yuyeon, accepted the changes in society with great delight and could not hide his joy.
“I feel as if I could fly. It’s like all the burdens weighing down my shoulders have vanished.”
Even though his realm had risen and his aging was reversing, the man’s body was still closer to that of an old man.
That was because, without taking proper rest, he had thrown himself into high-grade Gates again and again, slowing the process of age reversal.
But the man could not rest. Though the injuries he had sustained in the last Gate raid had yet to fully heal, he had no choice but to accept the support request that had come in from the International Hunter Association.
[Suspected S-rank Gate appearance in Seoul, Republic of Korea]
“You’re going again?”
“I must. To protect humanity’s peace.”
“Your injuries from last time haven’t healed yet. If you keep pushing yourself like this...”
“If pushing myself a little lets me protect people, then I can push myself as much as needed.”
People did not know that the frequency of S-rank Gates appearing all over Earth was increasing.
Because there was a swordsman who wished for humanity’s daily life to remain peaceful.
Because there was a Hunter clearing Gates before the vast majority of people even noticed them.
“At the very least, when Yuyeon-nim returns to Earth, humanity cannot be driven to the brink of extinction.”
Johan Conrad.
The strongest Hunter of present humanity rose while taking up his beloved sword.
Because he believed that protecting humanity’s everyday life until Han Yuyeon returned to Earth was his final responsibility.
“Still... I think my retirement will come rather soon.”
Having someone who shared the same goal was something this joyful.
Everything was for the sake of an era in which humanity could once again live happy everyday lives.
While aboard his private jet, Johan wrote a post on the Tower Gallery.
[Title: Han Yuyeon “-nim” << upvote if she’s a goddess lolololol]
Author: SliceSlash
(A gif of Han Yuyeon doing double peace signs)
- Fuck, now they’re manipulating popular posts with no content at all
- Uwaaaagh, my upvote
- Sure, sure, you wanted to make the popular posts, huh? Up you go
- Have a happy day, you son of a bitch
“Ha ha ha! When I write a post the way you told me to, the response is excellent!”
“... That is the easiest way to get onto the popular posts in the Tower Gallery.”
“Look at this! It really made it to the popular posts!”
“Congratulations...”
Being able to enjoy these small happinesses, too, must be Han Yuyeon’s grace.
***
After filling up my off-stream break, I came up to the 8th floor.
“Hello. I’m Han Yuyeon.”
- Han YuyeonYuyeon-nim is heeeere!!!!
- Yuyeon-nim I love you Yuyeon-nim I love you Yuyeon-nim I love you
- Marrymemarrymemarrymemarryme
- Why!!! Does the broadcast!!! Only turn on!!! When I’m busy!!!
It was a greeting I always gave consciously, but to be honest, I felt a little lonely.
It would have been nice if I could see the viewers’ chats.
“How are you feeling today? Nothing difficult has happened, has it?”
- Thanks to Yuyeon-nim my back pain disappeared I’m so happy
- How could anything be difficult when I’m being cared for by humanity’s greatest maid lol
- I got the concentration buff and sliced up monsters like crazy please hug me...
“You haven’t learned a truth of the world you should never know, have you? You haven’t wanted to know the secret of the double peace sign, have you?”
- Excuse me?
- What are you talking about all of a sudden
- What’s the secret of the double peace sign
I assumed the maidly elegance double peace sign pose and revealed the secret.
“When you do double peace signs, you feel better. Everyone, try it when you’re having a hard time. VV.”
- Ah~
- (Dumbfounded wizard emote)
- VVVVVVVVVVV
- vvvvvvvvvvvvvv
- wwwwwwwwwww
- Were all of you having a hard time...?
- No, she said it makes you feel better
- Hugmehugmehugmehugme
“?”
What is this? I feel like I need to hug someone again.
What on earth is this feeling? I don’t know, so let’s focus on the trial.
「Tower of Trials 8th Floor - Gargoyle’s Spire」
「This is the Gargoyle’s Spire guarding the road to the True Ancestor’s Castle. There does not appear to be a detour.」
「Main Objective: Break through the Gargoyle’s Spire.」
Oh. Gargoyle-nim. I’ve wanted to meet you at least once.
Anticipation suddenly began bubbling up inside me.
“The 8th floor trial is to break through Gargoyle-nim’s spire. It says there doesn’t seem to be a detour.”
- Lol it’s not new or anything, but the Tower really has no fucking conscience
- Yuyeon-nim will beat the shit out of gargoyles too, but anyone else would probably get cut here even if they barely made it to the 8th floor
For a moment, I recalled the information on Gargoyle-nim recorded in the monster encyclopedia.
Their specialty is disguising themselves as statues in normal times, then launching sudden ambushes.
And if their core isn’t destroyed, they don’t die; they are monsters with very high physical defense and attack power. That is Gargoyle-nim.
The reason I wanted to meet Gargoyle-nim here was because I was curious about their “disguising themselves as statues.”
Apparently it’s so perfect that it’s almost impossible to see through.
Just how perfect does it have to be for people to say that?
First, before approaching the spire, I looked around.
“Ravina-nim~ Ravina-nim~ Are you here~”
- Your energy is subtly high today
- But shouldn’t Yuyeon-nim turn off Maid’s Care during trials?
- We’re fine, so please look after your own body first, Yuyeon-nim
“Hmm.”
- So you won’t listen if we say it nicely, huh?
- Turn off the care!!!!!! We said we’re fine!!!!!!!!
- You’re having a hard time!!!!!
“Mm.”
- Communicate with us!!!!
- Please turn off the care I’m begging you like this
- This streamer!!! Does not!!! Communicate!!!
- Aaaagh the care buff came in uwaaagh kraaagh
- Ah, so nice!! Ah, so happy!!
“Mmm.”
Don’t tell me. Surely. Ravina-nim isn’t going to clear the trial by herself again this time, is she?
Even at this very moment while I waited for Ravina-nim, I was worried that Ravina-nim might be conversing with Gargoyle-nims using her shotgun.
I want to have a fair-and-square match with Gargoyle-nim. Will that be possible?
This time, rather than simply searching for Ravina-nim, it would be better to enter the spire in advance.
I slowly approached the spire, and from the entrance, I discovered two statues in the form of Gargoyle-nim.
The match had begun far sooner than expected.
“Hello. I’m Han Yuyeon.”
- ? Isn’t this just a statue?
I gathered back the mana I had been scattering for detection.
I also suppressed the aura I had been using to strengthen my senses.
Because this match had to be fair and square.
- Yuyeon-nim did your mana and aura all run out because of us
- No fuck!! If you’re having a hard time turn off Maid’s Care!!!!!
- I can’t become a parasite that sucks away Yuyeon-nim’s energy, so I have no choice but to kill myself...
- Guys, line up in a row and die for Yuyeon-nim
- Don’t die, you crazy bastards
Without the help of mana or aura, I will see through Gargoyle-nim’s disguise with only my own senses.
From head to toe, I focused every nerve in my body in order to find anything suspicious.
“Hing-ing-ing.”
My eyes cramped, and tears came out.
- Die, you bastards, die die die
- (I’ll kill you... swordsman emote)
- (They’re dead... wizard emote)
- (I won’t forgive you!! priest emote)
It looks like I can’t beat Gargoyle-nim with sight alone. I can’t find anything suspicious at all.
Come to think of it, to find something suspicious, I need to know what the unsuspicious original looks like.
It was a match I couldn’t win. I was sad, so tears came out again.
“Hing-ing-ing. Hing-ing-ing. Hing-ing-ing...”
- Are you guys seriously all dead...?
- (Are they dead...? priest emote)
- (Save me... guardian emote)
- They’re alive?
- (Then die! swordsman emote)
Later, I should develop a maidly elegance hing-ing-ing peace sign too.
The moment I tried to wipe my tears, Gargoyle-nim and the door in front of me were erased with a roar.
“?”
- ?
When I turned around, Ravina-nim was standing there with unfocused eyes, holding a shotgun.
“B-Benefactor-nim... I was worried... worried...”
“???”
“Why did you leave behind a letter like this and go...!”
- Letter??
Ravina-nim took my letter out from her chest.
What had I written in the letter again?
I don’t think I wrote anything that would cause a misunderstanding.
For now, for the sake of Ravina-nim, whose state seemed unstable, I spoke.
“Ravina-nim. If you’re having a hard time, try doing double peace signs.”
“Waaaah...!”
“Oh dear.”
You’re so unstable that even double peace signs are difficult for you.
Ugh. My heart hurts so much. But what must be said must be said.
“Ravina-nim. When you cry, you should cry quietly.”
“Waaaah...”
“Now, stop. Try making a V. V.”
“V...”
“Good. Now try VV. VV.”
“VV...”
“You’re happy, aren’t you?”
“No...!”
“???”
Why on earth? Do I need to stab a sword into her stomach again?
After thinking it over a little, the answer quickly came to me.
I quickly took a shotgun ammunition set out of my subspace pouch and handed it to her.
“You’re happy, aren’t you?”
“♥♥♥♥♥”
“I’m glad you’re happy. Let’s do V together. VV.”
“VV!”
My reunion with Ravina-nim was the best.