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Translator: uly
Chapter: 10
Chapter Title: #3 Guild Three Kingdoms
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["Hello, viewers!"]
["Spaceking's dawn raid suddenly sparked an NPC war! Who could've predicted an NPC battle breaking out right now?"]
["Spaceking has declared a one-turn rest, so let's review the situation together."]
With explanatory subtitles, the video proper kicked off.
[Deferonta Prince's Betrayal?!]
["Right before the raid began, Hiron, the Deferonta prince from the Fullminak camp, betrays them."]
["Fullminak treats their NPCs so well usually. Kaisha must've been pissed. Won't the Deferonta admins execute him?"]
["Looking at the city gates, it hasn't happened yet. We'll wait for the admin's head to go up on display."]
[Who is Serentia, the Peerless Beauty NPC Hero Who Fled with the Deferonta Prince Under Cover of Night?!]
["She's Spaceking's hero."]
["Show the picture. Even if Serentia's a stunning beauty NPC hero, how does Hiron betray his homeland?"]
["Exactly. No matter how pretty Serentia is, she's honestly not as good as my girl character."]
["That's your taste."]
["I'm saying there are visual characters everywhere."]
[VFA Rank 2 Abyss in Pursuit! Spaceking Members' Desperate Fight to Protect the Prince!]
["Abyss wipes the floor with them."]
["What an art form those skills are."]
["Not for nothing is he VFA overall rank 2."]
["But they couldn't recapture Prince Hiron, who was swiftly evacuated through the gate."]
[Spaceking Secures Prince Hiron's Identity!]
["Die, you bastard."]
["Pfft!"]
[Spaceking's NPC Troops on Standby]
[The Other Two Guilds Notice and Begin Rapidly Relocating Their NPC Troops]
[War Breaks Out at Dawn]
[02:38 Am]
["Whoa, insane."]
["Things really went crazy at this point."]
["I was shocked when I got the call."]
["The group chat exploded with curses the moment we heard."]
["As you can see, Spaceking's NPC troop numbers are impressive. From here to there, all on standby for orders."]
["Some say they raided because they didn't want to waste their NPC forces. Makes sense."]
["It's a fact to anyone watching."]
[Dawn Raid: Spaceking!]
[Goldbunker's and Fullminak's Counterattack!]
["Let's look closely at the key moments of the dawn raid."]
[Fullminak 1st Army vs. Spaceking 2nd Army]
[Abyss's Rampage]
["Abyss slices through them like they're dragon flies."]
["He really killed them all."]
["That's why the Demon King gets summoned."]
[Dart, Furious After Going to See Kaisha and Finding Her Gone]
["Editing it like this will get a claim from Spaceking. No novel-writing here."]
["Kuh. But it's factual."]
["Of course, it's well-known that Dart has a lot of interest in Kaisha. Our guild master has a ton of interest in her too."]
["Probably sweet-talking her into streaming."]
[Clash Between Abyss and Dart]
[Kaisha Appears]
[Brief Clash Between Kaisha and Dart]
[Quick Compromise and Conversation]
["Fighting now would be a waste. Thanks for saving the climax for the stream."]
["Wise decision. Dying before battle mode kicks in means a full 24-hour logout."]
[Dart Summons Hellcannon]
["Of all times, he summons the Hellcannon then."]
[Goldbunker 1st Army's Nuke Drop!]
["Could've wiped him out if it landed right. Such a shame."]
["But bound heroes don't die from splash damage anyway. Probably the heals, but yeah."]
["Let's zoom in on Spaceking's NPC troops—black like an ant swarm—getting obliterated in one shot."]
[Spaceking's Kalba Western Sector Reduced to Ashes]
[Camera Shatters, Feed Cuts Out]
[Distant Mushroom Cloud Illumination]
["Damn. Epic. The problem is..."]
["Our Goldbunker troops took heavy losses too."]
["Who the hell aimed that positioning? They should hang for it at the gates."]
["I hear the guild master did it."]
["Sorry."]
[Fullminak 2nd Army and Kaisha's Exploits]
["Kaisha unleashes Three Fingers."]
["Messiah's finisher, End of the World. Skill effect: AoE buff purge. Famous stuff. Scariest thing in war mode too."]
["Users respawn, but bound heroes stay dead once killed."]
[Spaceking Occupies Wichen!]
["Yeah, that's how it ends up."]
["Expected from the start, but the nuke sped it up."]
[War of Gods and Heroes! A Troy-Like Story and Pulse-Pounding Real VR Siege! Which Guild Will Meet Troy's Fate?!]
["Obviously Sp—mmph! Mmph!"]
["This stream aims for maximum neutrality. Sure, we're both Goldbunker, so it's unavoidable—"]
["Pfft! So please forgive any biased opinions—"]
["We can't be blatant from the start!"]
["Argh, why not?! Aren't you pissed too?!"]
Bickering.
Beep—
The video cut abruptly, subtitles rolling up.
[Thank you for watching.]
[We'll return after the rest ends.]
End.
The comments exploded with reactions to the unprecedented nuke incident, alongside gripes that the stream's guild politics were already blatantly biased.
VFA's live stream fired up right away.
Even during rest, viewer numbers surged insanely.
A ultra-high-quality VR game boasting overwhelming realism.
Among them, VFA's Korean channel—spotlighted for its thrilling guild dynamics like watching Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Korea's uniquely elite gaming skills—was broadcasting the live war.
* * *
Beep-beep-beep! Beep-beep-beep!
"!"
I groped the nightstand the moment my eyes opened. Killed the alarm and checked the time.
Exactly 30 minutes early.
Sweeping back my hair, I got out of bed and headed to the living room.
"...."
Opened the fridge, pulled a nutrient pack from the box.
Soaked it in hot water, then sat at the table and started on the prepped kimbap.
Even after scarfing it down, post-siege I'd lose weight instead of gaining.
Active VR games demand insane calorie burn.
Something about the brain signals making muscles respond.
"...Hah."
Chowing down kimbap to save time for the siege, reality hit me out of nowhere.
If I'd studied this hard for real, I'd be at Harvard by now.
Studying's nothing compared to the golden spoon you're born with anyway.
Suddenly felt like quitting life,
Then that annoying diamond spoon cousin popped into my head, so I checked messages.
[Kim Je-hyun: You gaming again?]
[Kim Je-hyun: Having fun?]
[Kim Je-hyun: Make some time]
[Kim Je-hyun: Rethink the resignation letter please]
[Kim Je-hyun: I'll do better.....]
This guy's ruining my appetite, clinging like an ex.
[Kim Je-hyun: What game anyway?]
[Kim Je-hyun: That one with the English full name that got famous for sounding like an ero-game?]
[Kim Je-hyun: Maybe I'll try it?]
A hollow laugh at Kim Je-hyun's slick maneuvering. Like he'd chase me into the game to chat.
Annoying prick.
Imagining him starting VFA as a noob cracked me up.
In VFA, our ranks would flip.
I'm top-rank on Korean servers, guild master of one of the top guilds.
Not that I'd ever tell him—too embarrassing.
"Hah."
Mood sank again.
Kim Je-hyun's useless in my life after all.
Notification pinged.
[Mino: 20 minutes left!]
Still, feeling like I excel at something feels good.
But knowing my status is just "game addict" means relatives will never acknowledge me.
More precisely,
I can never be the daughter Mom wants.
"...."
Shoved kimbap in my mouth, grabbed the glucose and nutrient packs.
* * *
Rest over.
NPC march begins.
Spaceking seized Wichen first, turning the raid into a siege setup.
Spaceking played it safe.
Figured Goldbunker couldn't nuke again, but to hedge against it, they opted for classic melee siege.
Assumes no one drops a nuke with all three guilds clustered at Wichen.
["Idiots."]
Gilgamesh's voice.
["Scared shitless after one nuke."]
Right as raid rest ended, Gilgamesh hit me with a private voice chat.
Spaceking coordinated schedules for the raid beforehand, but Goldbunker and our guild users hadn't.
Result: Critically low online numbers.
Our alliance with Goldbunker was now essential.
["But isn't your strategy kinda intense?"]
Our plan: Triple-pronged assault centered on Wichen castle. Assigned based on hero power, balanced finishers for pushback or breakthrough.
Explained positions, requested autonomous adjustments—and he calls it intense.
Typical gear-whore guild.
"You're one to talk—your 12-camera strat's a mess. What's the point?"
["Gotta stream."]
"...."
Scowled silently, then shut off a few shared camera feeds from Goldbunker.
Thought it was some special tactic.
Knew he'd bring up streaming if we got chummy.
["You really not streaming ever?"]
"Nope."
["Never watched game streams? Don't you know our guild's stream class? Could make you a star. Global star."]
"Hate selling my face."
["VR game—can hide your face."]
Doubt it.
Most show theirs anyway.
"Anyway, no. Fullminak rule: Side gigs during sieges mean expulsion."
["Don't you pity your members?"]
"Spaceking bans it too."
They straight-up behead violators.
Of course, outside sieges, no reason to meddle with streams.
But VFA's brainpower-intensive nature makes distractions during sieges impossible.
Lose focus, output drops—huge drag on allied guildmates.
Streaming earns cash, so one allowance and everyone's hooked; top ranks' skills tank fast.
Goldbunker was a cautionary tale for Fullminak and Spaceking.
Proof it'd wreck them.
["Can't comprehend. In this era of balanced freedom, democracy, capitalism—such absurd oppression."]
Oppression my ass.
Stream-happy siege players already flocked to Goldbunker.
Some I trained even left.
Issue: Many vetted transfers tanked hard chasing streams and fame.
"How you explain your rankers' skill drops?"
["Coincidence."]
Knew his own bullshit; Gilgamesh continued.
["Can't help focusing on stream. VFA's tough. Game feels like real life."]
"True."
["But still a game. Not forever—grind prime time hard."]
Fair point.
Almost convinced.
But.
"You handle your streams, split profits fair."
Goldbunker shared revenue with us and Spaceking for minimal aid like video/photo rights, crediting joint siege contributions.
Tiny cut vs. their grind, but nice pocket money.
VFA oddly cheap—no big cash sinks. Most shop items buyable with game gold.
Territory management sim, so gold needs are astronomical.
["You'll regret it later. Don't you see this market's potential? I'm not talking chump change. You could be a real star—"]
"Shut up and focus."
["God, so frustrating."]
Here on the warship deck.
Spaceking's black warships alongside, Wichen's walls coming into view.