The Max Level Hero Has Returned!-Chapter 1192
Chapter 1192
“Welcome back to the stream! Hey everyone, long time no see.”
[Why’d you abandon us? Why’d you abandon us? Why’d you abandon us? Why’d you abandon us? Why’d you abandon us? Why’d you abandon us? Why’d you abandon us?]
[So what happened, seriously?]
[Was it really all just a hidden camera prank?]
Evangeline hadn’t streamed a single time since the surprise party.
At first, she had pouted and grumbled about it, yet in the end, she couldn’t deny how much fun she ended up having.
“
Oh,
right. I never really explained,
huh?
” Evangeline paused, as if searching for the right words, then let out a sheepish laugh. “It was a surprise party. It totally fooled me, too.”
[What kind of prank is on that kind of scale...?]
[Don't even know what to say to that LOLS]
[All that chaos just for a party? That’s crazy]
[XXX]
“Huh? No family-insulting jokes, please.”
- User AbsurdAF has been banned.
She let out a little laugh. “At first, I really didn’t like it there. But over time, it kind of grew on me. And get this. There’s even a villa! My dad built an entire island paradise just for me.”
[That’s crazy. He built an island and a villa for his daughter??]
[Seriously LOL even the richest guys in the world don’t go that far]
[You crazy, human?]
Her behavior and experience felt completely detached from the world the viewers lived in, and it left most of them in disbelief.
“It’s not like it costs money or anything. Dad made the island himself.”
[That somehow makes it even more ridiculous...]
[Gimme an island too! Gimme an island too! Gimme an island too! Gimme an island too!]
“I'm gonna start banning spammers, you little villains.” After her cute threat, the spamming immediately stopped.
“Anyways. It was fun, right?”
[It was hilarious tbh.]
[Fr lolss]
[Frfr no cap on a stack mayn ong SHEEEEESH]
[Honestly though, some of us freaked out mid-way. So many people fell for it.]
[Lol I knew from the start. Called it.]
[Yeah, sure. Next you’ll tell us you knew Bitcoin was going to hit 100K in 2025.]
Some people felt the prank went too far, while most just agreed it had been entertaining.
“More importantly, there’s someone I want to introduce you to.”
With that, she pulled a box up from the floor. Question marks filled the chat in an instant.
“
Tadaa!
”
Pop!
The moment she opened the box, something shot up and bounced out.
[???]
[What is that]
[A slime?]
[WTF is that a monster??]
“Monster? Not at all! Rainbow slimes are benevolent creatures. While technically slimes, they’re not dangerous like the usual kinds. They’re actually seen as a really good omen,” she explained calmly, stretching the shimmering, multicolored slime in her hands.
“I heard from my dad that if you see a rainbow slime, you’ll have amazing luck for a whole year. They’re pretty well-known in Tionis fairy tales.”
It was like the kind of mythical creature that was considered a good omen in old legends. She was hoping the viewers would accept it more or less.
[LMAO stop capping]
[Legends are just legends. Don’t take them seriously.]
[There’s no such thing as getting luckier loools Mana? Sure. But luck stats? Get real.]
[Get real]
[Get real]
[Get real]
[Three get reals. Rejected.]
“Why don’t you believe me?! I’m telling the truth!”
She giggled with a playful smile. “I mean, sure, just seeing it probably doesn’t mean you get lucky for a whole year. But still, it’s definitely a good omen.”
[So does it actually work?]
[Honestly, nothing surprises me with this stream anymore.]
“Alright then, I’ll show you just how amazing this rainbow slime really is.”
She started moving her cursor and pulled something up on the screen.
[???]
[??? No drawing today? Why are you suddenly playing a game??]
“Today... is enhancement day.” Her eyes flared with determination. “I’m going to succeed in enhancing it ten times, no matter what.”
Fueled by fiery resolve, she quickly logged in with her pretty-looking character.
She had started the game recently with Moderation. Unfortunately, Evangeline had notoriously bad luck when it came to equipment enhancement, and that particular game was especially unforgiving with its system.
[LMAO now she believes in superstitions]
[If she really is lucky now, she should go buy a lottery ticket lol]
[Why would a diamond spoon need to buy a lottery ticket???? She literally owns an island lmao]
[Her life’s so different from ours that I can’t even be jealous anymore LOL]
[Is the Saint of Tionis some kind of god or something?]
“
Hehe.
My dad really is pretty amazing, right?”
[Funny how she always says she hates her dad when she sees him. Shameless brat, smh.]
- Constellation Leo has been banned.
She soon realized that she had banned another constellation.
“
Ugh.
These damn constellations...”
[lolol boss can’t catch a break]
[But seriously though, how does that guy keep getting in here?]
[Apparently even the company gave up on figuring it out. No clue how it does it. I heard it from my father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate.]
[Sounds like fake news but okay]
“Anyway! Time to enhance! If I use the money I saved up all week, I should be able to get it enhanced ten times.”
[??? You were able to say that with a straight face?]
[Boss, the enhancement rate is three percent... You’re lucky if even one succeeds. Going for ten?? P’shaw]
Nobody actually believed her. To be fair, the whole rainbow slime luck thing hadn’t exactly been proven.
However, it didn’t matter. Her main goal for that day’s stream was to show off the slime and just have fun with the game.
“Alright! Let’s go!”
She had a total of twenty attempts.
Eyes sparkling with anticipation, she was excited to see how many would actually succeed. The viewers who remembered her past attempts with this game, however? They only sneered in disbelief.
[Anyone else smell something burning?]
[Commander, the copium engine’s overheating!]
“
Oh,
hush! Just watch! I’m not the same person as before—I’ve got a rainbow slime with me now!”
Reeking of bold confidence, she hit the enhancement button.
A heavy sound rang out, and the moment of suspense began.
The success rate was three percent. In other words, it was practically impossible to succeed on the first try.
However, the sound of confetti cannons blasted through the speakers.
“
Huh?
”
[???]
[???]
[???]
An unexpected result stunned everyone watching. Even Evangeline, who had pressed the enhancement button herself, looked completely bewildered.
It was for a good reason; she had succeeded on the very first try!
In that brief moment of stunned silence, she stammered, caught off guard, “
H-Huh?
I-It worked?”
[No way. This is rigged!]
[Stop cheating. Stop cheating. Stop cheating. Stop cheating. Stop cheating.]
Their outrage surged, yet the more they raged, the more smug Evangeline became.
“
Hmph.
Did you all see that? That’s the power of the rainbow slime! Just watch, I’ll succeed again!”
She pressed the enhancement button, still betting on the three percent success rate.
The sound of confetti cannons blasted through once again.
“
Uhhh?
”
Even Evangeline froze up, overwhelmed.
[???]
[???]
[No way. You gotta be kidding me]
[Boss, lend the slime to me. Boss, please lend it to me.]
[I’m ing you for using a hack, seriously.]
The viewers couldn’t believe what they had seen.
Everyone had heard the rainbow slime was supposed to boost luck, but nobody—not even Evangeline—really knew by how much.
However, what had happened went way beyond anything she or anyone else had imagined.
As if hypnotized, she pressed the enhancement button again.
Since it had already been enhanced once, the success rate was one and a half percent.
Crack!!
As expected, it failed.
“
Ahhh.
” She let out a disappointed sigh, and her viewers collectively exhaled in relief.
[If that one had succeeded too, I swear I would've ed.]
[For real LOL]
[Don’t say anything but for real lol]
Feeling oddly annoyed now, Evangeline suddenly hit the enhancement button again.
An absolutely shocking result unfolded. The sound of confetti cannons filled up the stream once again.
Evangeline covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes welling with tears of joy.
[No way, stop cheating already brooo]
[I’m actually ing this WTF]
* * *
The rainbow slime eggs that suddenly appeared.
Davey silently stared at the eggs submerged in the pond.
The concept of luck was endlessly strange. It was utter nonsense for a living being to have the power to twist the framework of fate itself.
Even Awakened individuals could view their various stats through their status windows, but there was no such absurd stat named Luck.
“If something like that really exists, then that’d mean this slime is somehow using some unknown power to manipulate someone’s destiny.
Hmmm.
”
He knew that it was nonsense. If that were possible, there would've been no reason to suffer through everything he had in the past. On the flip side, that’d also mean the absurd slime was practically overflowing with the Goddess’s Blessing.
Davey knew there was no way that it made any sense, and that ‘getting lucky’ was a superstition.
Of course, even a superstition like that could help him make a lot of money.
Bzzzzt.
Just then, his smartphone buzzed.
It was a call from Al Hajat, who’d left after enjoying himself at the beach.
- Davey, my friend. I have a favor to ask.
His brow furrowed slightly at the unexpected inquiry.
“What is it, Al Hajat?”
- That rainbow slime egg... could you spare just one for me?
For a moment, Davey went blank. But then, a sudden instinctual hunch sparked in his mind.
“Did Evangeline do something...?”
-
It’s not really a problem, exactly... It’d be better if you saw it yourself.
Switching the call to speaker mode, Davey pulled up the video.
Evangeline was streaming live, practically bouncing with joy as she ran around the room. Perched on her shoulder, the rainbow slime clung tightly to avoid being flung off.
At first glance, nothing looked any different than usual. However, when he looked closely, he spotted something odd. The surface of the slime was faintly sparkling.
The chat was in pure chaos.
[No way no way no way]
[What even is this? her.]
[How’s there no problem? You think landing five straight enhancements at under three percent chance makes any sense?]
[Bro I dropped 300,000 won trying to upgrade once. ONCE.]
[I’m more shook about the accessory upgrades... Skill amplifications maxed out twice in a row? Seriously?]
[Boss explainnnn!!]
[Rigged]
[Explain]
[Now]
[Explain]
“
Ahem!
See? This is totally real! And now that we’ve confirmed it, you know what time it is?”
[Stop, you’re about to pull another scam.]
“
Hehe.
It’s gacha time!”
Davey didn’t know much about the game itself, but he’d heard from Rinne that Evangeline had raged about its horrible odds before.
She once looked so depressed talking about failing an eighty-five percent chance that Davey had taken a picture of her sulking face, just because it looked oddly adorable.
Watching the chaotic chat scroll past, Davey rewinded the video back a few minutes. He finally realized what Evangeline had done with the rainbow slime.
- Davey?
“This might not be a good thing.”
It was a fairly meaningful theory.
- Not a good thing?
“Yes. Al Hajat, do you... believe in fate?”
- Hmm... No, I don’t, it isn’t real.
“You’re half right. Fate isn’t just an individual thing, it’s part of a larger flow. The issue is, if someone’s luck improves drastically, it means that flow has been disturbed.”
Put simply, if the rainbow slime really boosted someone’s luck, then all the misfortune that should’ve balanced it out was getting pushed back, only to pile up and strike all at once in some other way.
It could be something trivial, like stubbing your toe, or it could be something truly catastrophic.
It wasn’t something Davey could just laugh off.
- But... aren’t rainbow slimes known as benevolent beings in Tionis?
“That’s exactly why I’m not sure about any of this.”
The flow couldn’t always lean toward a favorable direction. Good fortune and bad fortune were supposed to be in balance.
However, if an external force artificially forced only the good to remain, something had to happen to all the bad. Davey had no idea what that could mean for it.
“
Ah!!
”
Right then, Evangeline stubbed her toe on the edge of her desk and collapsed in pain, tears brimming.
“
Hm...
” Davey watched her closely, then turned his gaze.
That was when he noticed a dark, slime-like creature slipping away, almost as if it were fleeing.
“What was that?”
Davey instantly flashed to where it had been. Realizing that it had disappeared without a trace, he pressed his lips tightly together.
‘I’m sure I just saw...’
.
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Chapter 1192
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