The Max Level Hero Has Returned!-Chapter 1183
Chapter 1183
“
Ugh. Uuuugh!
My hair!”
A woman quietly watched Seung-Hyun, aka Moderation, as he thrashed in his sleep like he was trapped in a nightmare.
Standing in the pitch-black room, her gaze remained fixed on him.
Losing all his hair at such a young age must’ve been traumatic beyond words.
Letting out a short sigh, the woman pulled out a sphere filled with pure white light from her robe and gently placed it on his chest. The white light seeped into his body, spreading across it until his entire body glowed brightly. It then vanished without a trace.
“Gotta reward him for playing so nicely with Evangeline.”
With a soft smile, the woman looked down at him, still drenched in cold sweat as he slept, and then disappeared without a sound.
The next morning, he shot up while screaming, “
Aaaargh!!
My hair!!”
He instinctively placed his hands on the crown of his head, only to let out a deep sigh of relief. “
Whew.
It feels rough...
huh?
”
Just as he exhaled in relief, his eyes widened in shock. It was because he was feeling something he shouldn’t have felt.
Before he passed out, he had clearly felt the smooth, bald surface of his scalp. That sickening dizziness and throbbing pain in his head wasn’t something he could possibly forget.
He instinctively bolted to the bathroom, yet when he looked into the mirror, all he could do was laugh in disbelief.
“What the... I look fine.” He checked thoroughly to see if his hair was an illusion, but it was indeed completely intact. “Was it just a dream?”
If so, it had been a truly awful nightmare.
That was when he noticed something in his shirt pocket.
-
Moderation, next time I really will take it all.
There was no mistaking who had left the chilling note.
Shaking his head, he ripped off his shirt and began squeezing shampoo into his hands like a madman.
“I need to take a break from streaming and recuperate for a while.”
His viewers would never know, but that was why he went on hiatus.
* * *
Evangeline was in the middle of her usual stream.
“But seriously... why can’t I ever get a collab going?” she asked while rapidly sketching.
A wave of question marks filled the chat.
[???]
[???]
[Out of nowhere? What are you even talking about, boss?]
“I mean, sure, I’m still new to streaming and all, but I heard new streamers usually do collabs to help each other grow.”
In truth, she had never done even a single collab with another streamer.
[What about Moderation?]
[Where’s that Moderation bastard? Did you sell him off to some dungeon or what?]
[Right, didn’t you two always draw together?]
She stopped drawing for a second. “Moderation?
Hmmm.
”
After a moment of thought, she nodded to herself. “Moderation doesn’t really feel like... ‘another streamer,’ y’know?”
[LOLOL]
[Moderation taking an L outta nowhere]
[So he’s not even a streamer now? Evangeline controversy is brewing!]
“Wha—Hey, I never said he’s not a streamer! I’m just saying that I don’t feel like he is, that’s all.”
[LMAO family don’t think of each other that way]
[Family? Are we going full fake marriage arc now?]
[Get outta here you freakin nasty fake marriage ass. You know how old boss is, you sicko]
“What’s this about a fake marriage?” Evangeline tilted her head, genuinely confused.
[ :))) ]
[Shh. Don’t bring it up.]
[ :))) Little kids don’t need to know.]
As she watched them all suddenly unite, her face twisted into a scowl.
“Don’t treat me like a kid. Seriously, you guys can never seem to get along, but now you're suddenly besties? Whatever. I’ll just look it up myself.”
She’d experienced something like this before. Back then, there was a whole incident because of an illustration Moderation had posted.
Despite knowing better, there she went again, reaching for Pandora’s box.
“Fake marriage... as in Just Married? What is this? Why would I marry Moderation?”
[LOL look at her roast him so innocently]
[What’s wrong with our boy Moderation?!]
[Honestly, if they did, it’d be hilarious]
“Marriage is something you do with someone you love, though.”
[It’s just content, don’t overthink it. No one here’s dumb enough to push it with you anyway.]
Everyone seemed to agree with that one comment, as if it were absolute gospel. Curious, Evangeline started looking up what kind of ‘content’ a wedding would be.
“Oh, so it’s like a skit? That sounds fun.” Her eyes sparkled. “Should I ask Moderation if he wants to do it?”
[NotHappening has donated 20,000 Won]
-
Unless you’re trying to get Moderation killed, I’d recommend not doing it.
“Killed? Why?”
[FriedOrbamu has donated 69,420 Won]
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Your dad’s definitely not going to let that slide.
“
Hmmm.
You think so?” She made a disappointed face and eventually declared her surrender.
[Breaking News: Moderation, who was watching the stream, lets out a deep sigh of relief LOL]
A donation video immediately popped up, showing a reaction clip of him visibly relaxing from a previous stream.
[LOL Moderation almost caught a statutory charge]
[Karma bro loools]
“Now that I think about it... that kind of pisses me off.” She decided to call him, grumbling to herself. “Why isn’t he picking up?!”
[LOL would you have picked up, boss?]
[No way he'd answer. I mean, he can't. LOL]
[The moment he picks up, he could get dragged into some scandal.]
Their laughter only served to torment her.
“
Hoooh.
Whatever, forget it. I just won't do it. Still, I don't get why we can't seem to do any collab streams.”
[None of the newbie streamers are at your world-class level. That’s probably the first reason. Second is probably that you’re just too unapproachable.]
Her eyes narrowed at that sharp viewer comment. “
Hmm.
I guess there's no other choice—gotta ask Moderation, then. Why does he keep ignoring me?!”
[LOL]
[Slave Moderation LOL one bad scouting call and he's stuck suffering forever LOL]
It was the usual.
“Okay, that’s it for today’s stream,” she said calmly as she began to wrap things up.
Yet just as she was about to end the stream, a loud noise suddenly erupted from outside.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!! Zing!!!
The sound grew so intense that it was impossible to audibly stream, and her face twisted in irritation.
[
Ugh.
What is that noise?]
[Someone doing construction or what?]
“It’s the Gourmet Research Society. I wonder what they’re up to now.”
[Gourmet research society LOL]
[Those lunatics LOL]
The Gourmet Research Society’s President Yuria, Vice President Rinne, and regular club member Marky had practically become regular guest stars on her stream by that point.
Most recently, they’d been repeatedly getting wrecked by her relentless vengeance, but their burning passion to discover new food was always a form of entertainment for the viewers.
[Seriously, what does that society even do to make those kinds of sounds?]
[That one time their food exploded 'cause of salt was legendary.]
As if to answer their questions, Evangeline picked up a wireless webcam and got up.
“Let’s go see what they’re doing. It’s too loud, I’m gonna dull the sound a bit.”
She snapped her fingers, then a faintly colored barrier surrounded her headset.
She opened the door, only to immediately spot Rinne holding an enormous crowbar and Yuria gripping a chainsaw.
She was struck speechless.
‘What the hell are they even doing?’
They had spread a massive plastic tarp over the living room, dissecting some unidentified lifeform over it.
“What in the world are you guys doing?!” she shouted at Yuria. The high elf was breaking apart a massive carapace with the chainsaw.
“Oh my, what perfect timing? Doesn’t it look nice and solid?” she responded with a smile.
“What is this...?”
“A crustavian. I caught it fresh in Tionis; it’s an endangered species!”
Crustavian.
She’d heard the name before, but never seen one in person.
Unlike its appearance, it was technically a bird. Its massive body and hard carapace were merely for protection. It didn’t quite qualify as a monster, making it difficult to categorize.
“I’ve been wondering about something recently. What if we mix Tionis ingredients with Earth ones? We might even end up with something incredible.”
They had only used Tionis ingredients with others from Tionis, and the same went for Earth.
Of course, it wasn't in the spirit of the problematic Gourmet Research Society to be satisfied with just that.
It was to be expected of those eccentrics. Even after all the chaos they’d caused and suffered for, they never stopped chasing their culinary dreams.
Evangeline found herself at a loss for words yet again.
[The gourmet research society is honestly legendary.]
[They’re so off the wall I kinda wanna join too LOL]
“I’ve had enough! Keep it down already. It’s too—”
Zzzt! Boom!!
A sudden shattering noise had rung out. All four of them, having been focused on the dissected creature, flinched.
“That’s a dimensional circle! W-What did you bring here?!” Evangeline’s scream was more like a shriek.
Rinne scratched the back of her head. “
Uh,
Rinne s that it was an egg from an Evil Beast King in the Pandora region, northern Central Continent. Rinne corrects herself... not an egg. Rinne s it was a... concentrated energy orb.”
It was at that moment that a light suddenly enveloped all of them.
Once they finally opened their near-blinded eyes, Evangeline saw Rinne standing next to her, holding a coconut.
“Rinne... What happened...?”
“Eva, Rinne s that you have been unconscious for three days.”
“What did you say?”
“Also, Rinne estimates the current location to be an uninhabited island. Rinne also analyzes that due to unique electromagnetic interference, levitation isn’t possible. Rinne states that escape is currently not viable. Rinne evaluates the current situation lowly.”
It wasn’t exactly common for anyone to go through something so ridiculous.
She blankly stared at the pristine white sand, the deep blue sea, and the beautiful sky above as she briefly paused.
Evangeline finally snapped out of it, eyes wide, and immediately lunged to choke Rinne. “All you ever do is cause trouble!!”
Chapter 1183
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