[Tricky - Yujin]
[Notice] I regret to inform you that I will have to take a week-long hiatus.
Due to a sudden important schedule, I’m announcing this out of the blue. I will try to wrap things up as quickly as possible. The expected maximum limit is a week, so there's a good chance I can return to streaming sooner. See you next week.
Then, 20000.
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=What?????????????????????
=Noooo, it’s my only joy in life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
=You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? You’re lying, right? ㄴAbsolutely not, haha. ㄴDon’t joke around; I’ve been waiting with my eyes wide open to see when the stream would start, and what is this? You’re lying, say it’s a lie!!!!!!!! ㄴSerious Yujin addiction here.
=Oh dear, haha, it’s not even April Fool’s Day yet, and the lies are too much, haha. It’s a lie, right????? Where can I go? I can’t live without you, uh-uh-uh!
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ㄴThe gradient madness, haha.
=Guys, give it up, haha. Yujin keeps her word like a steel arrow. ㄴFor real, haha. ㄴShe’s as unyielding as General Choi Yong, haha. ㄴI’m feeling dizzy, really, haha.
=I’m looking for soone who can hit hard enough to knock out for seven days. ㄴCan soone hit too? ㄴ3333333333333333333333333
=Teacher, people are suffering like this, and suddenly a hiatus? Is that even reasonable? Please reconsider!!!!!!!!!
=Let’s evacuate to the Cat Stream~~~~~~~~~~~~~
=In this case, if Lorentina streams, right???? ㄴOh. ㄴAre you from Harvard??????????????????????? ㄴLet’s go, haha. ㄴActually, I prefer the polar bear version more, haha.
=The fact that no one can stop an ergency hiatus really pisses off, haha. ㄴYeah, a hiatus stream is just a hobby~ No matter how much you donate, it won’t matter~ ㄴThe fact that it’s a hobby stream is really the scariest, haha.
=Sister, please, we were wrong….
=Yeah, try taking a hiatus~ If you go to watch other streams (none), then it’s fine~ ㄴHaha, for real, haha. ㄴ(None), haha. ㄴIs it reasonable to say that there are streams of the Dark Zone everywhere, but there’s no substitute for Yujin, ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
=●▅▇█▇▆▅▄▇●▅▇█▇▆▅▄▇●▅▇█▇▆▅▄▇ ㄴYeah, just lie down~ Never turn on the stream~ ㄴShit, haha.
"What do you an she suddenly disappeared?"
Yujin’s notice of the hiatus.
With the streaming start ti fast approaching, Harmony muttered with a strange expression. I wonder what grand thing she’s up to this ti. It felt like that. It was just the other day that she had been dragged into unimaginable events led by that impossible tension.
In any case, even if I pushed those useless thoughts aside, I was genuinely curious. Of course, it felt a bit inappropriate to ask outright. People tend to have one or two secrets they don’t share, and Yujin definitely had several hidden secrets that she couldn’t disclose to others.
And based on the instincts of a full-ti strear with five years of experience, along with the subtly hinted past actions of Yujin, it was clear that this was sothing personal that an outsider should not pry into.
The group chat that included Yujin’s acquaintances had also had so conversations about this.
-[Laurentina: The youngest is going to be away for a few days, so it’s better not to pry.]
-[Harmony: Gasp.]
It was a kind yet terrifying warning.
And after a few hours of that ssage coming up, a notice appeared. Judging by the given information, it was clear that this was sothing personal that even Yujin’s acquaintances didn’t know about. In other words, it ant I didn’t need to worry about it any further—though it wouldn’t be easy to not worry.
Moreover, the recent news from the Dark Zone was so abundant that I wanted to share it with Yujin.
"It was quite difficult, at least."
The overall difficulty of the incursion mission was significantly reduced.
Since I had cleared it by utilizing all sorts of terrain features and included aerial support, Harmony and Dice, who usually didn’t pay much attention to equipnt, didn’t know that the basic genre classification of the Dark Zone was hardcore route-shooting FPS.
There were tis when the ability to clear missions depended significantly on the equipnt used.
And I would later learn that the incursion mission was a place where new high-end weapons and items would pour out in bulk. Harmony herself was dizzy from organizing her inventory.
In any case, despite being such a wonderful farming area, the mission had been half-idled because the routes had yet to be explored, and now it was finally open.
"There were runs where people would take down a mid-boss to grab loot and abandon the mission…."
Saying that, Harmony flopped down onto the bed.
Now it was ti to turn on the stream properly.
As soon as she pressed the button on the choker around her neck, all her biotric signals headed towards the connection device, and she finally plunged into the vast world of VR. Pressing the streaming start button alongside her familiar green cat avatar, the number of viewers began to skyrocket within seconds.
This was a common sight these days. Harmony had beco a strear whose skills and popularity had risen significantly while collaborating with Yujin, and on days when Yujin wasn’t streaming, she instantly took the top spot in Korean broadcasts, becoming the president of Tricky.
Of course, another pillar supporting her popularity was the Dark Zone.
"Ah, hello everyone… It’s Harmony again. Since I’ve just heard about Yujin’s hiatus, I don’t think I need to ask how you all have been."
-Open Yujin’s door quickly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Coming to soone else's house and grabbing the doorknob of the Yujin’s house, what a nuisance, haha. -Living Point) If the viewers in the Cat Stream are more than usual, it’s a day off for Yujin. -A new mission ca out; shall we take a taste? -Today is Dark Zone, tomorrow is Dark Zone, yay! I have to mix rice with the Dark Zone~~.
Seeing the viewers in a state of chaos, it was clear that Yujin’s charm was indeed powerful.
Of course, aside from those thoughts, Harmony had also just learned how to train her audience by hanging around with the person involved—and those causing a ruckus were naturally ignored. The ones who always felt disappointed were the viewers.
However, conversely, the chats of those who brought proper information naturally stood out. This ti was no exception, and Harmony effortlessly caught that. She couldn’t ignore the news that a new mission had co out.
Ultimately, she was going to be dragged by Yujin’s trap, but…
"Let’s see. Operation Sunrise… should I read it as the Sunrise operation?"
The operation to reclaim Los Angeles after the tank operation.
However, the way this operation was conducted was uniquely peculiar. Specifically, instead of the whimsical infiltration and disruption tactics as before, it was composed of straightforward urban combat, fitting the very notion of war.
And supporting this was the 'accumulation system'—in other words, when the mission starts, achieving the minor objectives given would contribute to the operation’s contribution score. Before mission deploynt, users could choose from various operational objectives categorized by difficulty, and as this accumulated, once 100% was achieved, the Sunrise operation would be cleared.
Perhaps that’s why this mission no longer carried the word 'incursion' that implied invasion.
"…It feels like a kind of infinite competitive content."
At this point, it might seem like a system that favored only those with lots of ti, but the reality was a bit different.
Fallen.
To prevent those who would monopolize the mission by sinking ti into it, if one wanted, they could be deployed as a hidden traitor operator to hinder the operations of the leading users. In short, it was a localized war where cooperation and PVP could freely mix.
The mont I read that far, everyone was in an uproar. They might pretend otherwise, but they must be thrilled to hinder Yujin.
'If they can catch her, who knows….'
Having seen that guy’s battles up close, I could only think that way.
Yujin and her acquaintances… no, stop here. I didn’t particularly want to see a Fallen operator being allowed to engage in close combat and having their head taken off. In any case, I’d decide to help when Yujin returned.
Thinking that way, Harmony naturally turned on not the Dark Zone—but another ga.
"Okay, everyone. If we jump straight into the Dark Zone, it might give your heart a fright. Just like when swimming, we should wet our bodies before going in, so before starting a great ga, let’s warm up a bit with a bad ga. You all understand, right?"
-?????????? -What, are you not playing Dark Zone????? -The newcors look so confused already, haha. -Ah… this is what’s called a 'bad ga.' You newcors are seeing it for the first ti. -Are you trying to set an example after a long ti? Are you trying to set an example after a long ti? Are you trying to set an example after a long ti? Are you trying to set an example after a long ti? Are you trying to set an example after a long ti?
-What the hell are you talking about, haha.
Of course, it was an excuse that didn’t hold any weight, but the uproar of the viewers didn’t reach Harmony.
That day, the Cat Stream played a bizarre ga where a farr who fell into hell was catching demons for about an hour and a half before finally entering the Dark Zone.
It was an ordinary day.
anwhile,
"…Isn’t this an interrogation room?"
"Just think of it as borrowing a favor for a mont, our youngest."
Yujin was taken to the top-secret facility in the basent of HQ.
"I feel like a traitor even though I didn’t betray anyone."
"Would you like to stay with you?"
"Can you stop following around, geez."
Central Park underground.
It had been a long ti since I ca here, and this was the first ti for sothing like this. The stern security facility reminded of ADX Florence prison—I only rembered that this was usually where captured Fallen were interrogated.
The Dagger Team was always busy, so I never had the ti to co to a place like this.
In any case, there were quite a few forr Fallen agents locked up nearby, and while I was also trapped in a facility like that, obviously, the treatnt was on a different level. I wasn’t here because I had betrayed Icarus.
Specifically, it was more about preventing the various facts that shook the foundation of the world from leaking out, discovered beneath the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant.
"It’s funny how they hastily drilled a hole for my tail."
"It’s a temporary asure. They said they would bring food that’s as tasty as possible, so just hang in there, Yujin."
"Logan didn’t use to be like this; he suddenly beca so amiable."
"If you’d rather I stay quiet, I can do that."
"Oh, that’s not it…."
The image transformation of these two was quite burdenso.
In any case, as I ntioned earlier, the traitorous operators were wearing sothing similar to restraining suits, or those with lesser offenses had their hands cuffed and were accompanied by ard guards during interrogations, but I wouldn’t have such treatnt.
Of course, even if they did put handcuffs on , I could break them with a little twist of my wrist.
Opposite sat Logan and Lorentina. The room was equipped with a thorough soundproof system, completely blocking sounds from the outside.
Logan skimd a paper that seed to have questions written on it, frowning as he ripped it up and tossed it in the trash.
"They’re trying to use this opportunity to boss you around as an operator again… You’ve had enough ti to rest."
"That makes feel a bit weird to hear."
"That’s the norm."
Perhaps that was true.
Anyway, the reason these two were here was to understand precisely what had happened at the ti—but honestly, that was only for show. They had no intention of getting proper answers from , and I felt the sa. Given the circumstances.
It was more likely that we would just pass the ti appropriately, keeping our mouths shut. If the higher-ups tried to dig up more information, those two mysterious individuals who had brought here would likely reassure , saying not to worry as they 'touched the data center a little.'
So even though they said it was interrogation ti, the two of them had genuinely warm expressions as they added.
"Is there any snack you’d like to eat?"
"…."
I felt like a child being overly protected.
In any case, aside from that, it was ti to properly discuss the synchronization of world lines—how I ca to be here and how I would help this world line in the future… though I didn’t say a word about the Dark Zone.
After all, a ga created based on a world where people were dying. In my original world, it was rely an entertainnt elent, but if the people here heard about it, it wouldn’t be surprising if their anger erupted imdiately.
Thus, my explanation beca sowhat vague, but after applying what I had said about how I crossed over to this world, I was able to convey what kind of situation awaited them.
In summary—
"I’m saying that I won’t die no matter what happens from now on."
And naturally, they were the happiest to hear that.
When I told them I could co back to hang out again after returning, their smiles were ear to ear—it was literally like seeing two people for the first ti. Understanding that a person they thought was dead had co back to life was not sothing they could fathom.
However, it was still too early for them to be entirely happy.
Before long, the ti would co when everyone, including the Dagger Team, would not need to stand on the battlefield.
If the timing was right, perhaps right about now—
───Crackle!
At the sa ti, a communication connection sound echoed in the air.
It was the voice of the squad leader, Serkins, that I hadn’t heard in a while.
Though urgent, there was sohow a tone that indicated everything was okay, echoing through the room.
"Uh… Logan and Lorentina, I’m relaying this. Currently in Los Angeles… unidentified entities are roaming and engaging in combat with enemy forces. The Icarus West Branch is working to assess the situation as much as possible, but nothing has been revealed, so don’t ask for details. I’ll relay additional information as soon as it’s determined. End of transmission."
Looking at the two of them, who wore expressions that seed to grasp nothing, I couldn’t help but smile faintly.
I was prepared for this.
"It’s ti to put down the guns."
The mont was approaching to put an exclamation point on the kill count of the Dagger Team, which had been running breathlessly.
It was the mont when gray areas spread across the map.
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