The Ruined World Was Mistaken for a Game-Chapter 97: Offline? (3)

The Ruined World Was Mistaken for a Game-Chapter 97: Offline? (3)

Translator: Dreamscribe
Jinwoo was satisfied as he watched the heroes’ reactions. Using magic, he had floated UruBear’s chat window beside him where only he could see it, and the reactions in the chat were exactly what he had hoped for.
UruBear, who stood next to Jinwoo, was doing his best to keep the show moving. His body was trembling, and his mouth struggled to form words, but he was a streamer who had overcome countless hardships!
“Ah, ahem! Then Comfortable nim... would you like to guess who the people in front of you are?”
Until they arrived here, the staff had gone to great lengths to ensure the heroes’ identities were kept completely secret. Guessing the identities of the heroes sitting on the sofa was one of the pre-arranged segments.
“Ah, as you may know, you came in from the isolated area outside the villa, so you wouldn’t know what happened here.”
At UruBear’s request, a staff member had even been assigned to him. Of course, that staff member couldn’t bring themselves to speak to Jinwoo either.
UruBear looked at the heroes with pleading eyes.
The tightly tense heroes took deep breaths and finally managed a smile.
“Uh, who do you think I am?”
“You must be BlingMagicShot nim.”
When Jinwoo immediately guessed BlingMagicShot’s identity, she flinched. Jinwoo grinned and began to identify the heroes on the sofa one by one.
“DaggerTongue nim.”
“Gasp.”
“BlueSheep nim.”
“Ah....”
“ILoveSummer nim.”
“Yes. Y-Yes, that’s right.”
Jinwoo guessed them all incredibly quickly. Though they looked completely different from how they appeared in Arsilan Saga, to Jinwoo, they looked the same. Because their souls hadn’t changed.
-Wow... this is so scary.
-It feels like a death sentence.
-Is he saying, ‘I already know all your identities’?
Silence fell again. There were more questions, but UruBear boldly skipped over them.
“P-Please welcome Comfortable nim once more with a warm round of applause.”
The heroes, their bodies stiff, moved like machines and clapped.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Jinwoo also slowly clapped in response, but the sound was so loud it was like fireworks going off. Jinwoo sat down next to Haebyul. Haebyul looked at him, trying to greet him with courage, but as their eyes met, she quickly turned her head.
“Haebyul nim.”
“Yes? Y-Yes! P-Please speak.”
Jinwoo looked at her and smiled.
It was like a tiger grinning at a rabbit.
“Don’t be so scared.”
“Heh, hehehe! R-Right! W-We’re both Romance Heroes after all.”
Haebyul’s face brightened again.
UruBear and the other heroes also looked visibly relieved at Jinwoo’s words.
“It’s not like I’m going to kill you, right?”
“R-Right.”
“But even if you die, you can just resurrect.”
It was a light joke.
It was something often said in Arsilan Saga, but hearing it in real life felt terrifying.
“Haha, just kidding.”
“...I’m sorry.”
Even though Jinwoo said that, Haebyul seemed to be half out of her mind.
UruBear had prepared quite a bit of content. Since the weather had gotten warmer, there was a swimming pool in front of the villa, and various setups for events had been arranged. First, to lighten the mood, a talent show segment was held.
The stage was quickly prepared.
Jinwoo sat in the center of the sofa and looked at the stage. He looked like an emperor watching the antics of his slaves.
-If he doesn't like it, he'll kill them.
-If they die, they can just resurrect.
-Something... something attractive about this...
-Our hyung....
-Now! Entertain me!
The viewers were gradually falling under the spell of Jinwoo’s rough charm.
The staff from FS Games were professionals.
Even under Jinwoo’s aura and pressure, they performed their duties flawlessly. They captured his presence beautifully on camera.
“Now we have a performance from BlingMagicShot nim. BlingMagicShot nim is said to have majored in piano! Let’s listen to her performance.”
The piano was set up.
As BlingMagicShot played a gentle tune, everyone quietly listened to the music.
-Oh, this is nice.
-Wow...
-So romantic.
-Isn’t she basically a real bard?
The response was quite good. As the performance ended, the heroes applauded with cheers.
UruBear asked each hero for their impressions, and it was Jinwoo’s turn. BlingMagicShot looked extremely tense.
“Do you happen to have a more exciting piece?”
“Y-Yes, I do!”
“Then, could you perform it for us?”
“Y-Yes! I-I’ll play it right away!”
Before UruBear could stop her, BlingMagicShot began playing. She played more desperately than ever before.
She had been held back by the limits of her talent and never became a great pianist. There were even times when she considered turning away from the world in despair. Just the sight of a piano made her nauseous, and she had even sold the beloved piano she once cherished.
However, as she went on adventures with her companions in Arsilan Saga, at some point, it stopped bothering her. Watching the RomanticBard persist despite criticism made her past worries seem meaningless.
Now, she was able to play the piano like this again.
‘Huh?’
BlingMagicShot felt something had changed in her performance. Until now, it had always felt stifling, like being trapped in a cage, but now her hands moved freely as if a mold had been broken.
-Wow...
-She’s amazing! Whoa! BlingMagicShot noona!
-Now this is a performance!
Her playing had become incomparably better than before. It was clear enough for both the heroes and the viewers to notice.
Jinwoo smiled as he watched BlingMagicShot’s soul.
The soul that had once been crushed by despair had now regained complete freedom. The talent that had blossomed in Arsilan was now having a positive effect in reality as well.
A hero is someone who breaks through their own limits. Jinwoo had merely given her the opportunity.
BlingMagicShot’s eyes were red as she finished her performance.
Clap clap clap!
Jinwoo gave her exactly three claps.
“Hmm, excellent.”
-Next!
-Execution avoided.
-Fools! Entertain your king!
The viewers were enjoying it as if they were in Jinwoo’s shoes.
Still immersed in the emotion, BlingMagicShot quickly returned to her seat.
Everyone had prepared a talent performance.
This was because when UruBear scheduled the offline gathering, he had asked everyone to prepare something if they could. Of course, it wasn’t mandatory if they felt uncomfortable.
Next was Jinwoo’s turn. He stood up and went up onto the stage. A thick book and an iron bar had been prepared. Jinwoo showed them to UruBear for confirmation.
On the thick book was written “Trolls”.
Ripppp!
Jinwoo tore the thick book in half. Not only was it ripped apart, but it also turned into a crushed shape like mashed tofu. The iron bar crumpled as if it were wire.
“Uh...”
UruBear was momentarily at a loss for words.
-What kind of grip strength is that...
-His muscles look like they’re about to rip through his clothes.
-Is this even real?
Jinwoo looked at UruBear.
His bones were misaligned. It looked like he had suffered from a herniated disc for a long time.
“Come here for a second.”
“Huh? W-Why?”
“I’m good at adjusting bones.”
“Bones?”
Jinwoo nodded and grabbed UruBear’s body. Then he quickly adjusted the misaligned bones and secretly cast a healing sacred technique.
Crack!
“Wh-Whoooa?!”
A loud popping sound came from UruBear’s body as the bones were aligned. The sound was so loud it was as if a bone had broken.
“How do you feel?”
“Huh?”
UruBear twisted his body a few times and looked surprised.
“O-Oh! It doesn’t hurt at all!”
-Physical therapy...
-Maybe he killed the pain receptors?
-Killing pain.
-He really is a Priest.
UruBear’s long-standing herniated disc was completely cured.
The talent show continued.
Somehow, it had become a trend for Jinwoo to give comments. UruBear, noticing the chat reactions, decided to fully lean into that approach.
“Not bad.”
"I, I survived! Thank you!"
DaggerTongue had performed some sleight-of-hand magic with fancy hand movements, and it was decent.
-Well, the guy survived.
-Wait, was this a pass/fail situation?
-What happens if you fail? Do you die?
-He heals with death. That’s what the Priest-nim does.
Lastly, it was Haebyul’s turn. She tried to liven up the mood by singing, but her skills were lacking. UruBear looked at Jinwoo.
“What did you think?”
“Hmm, disappointing.”
Jinwoo crossed his arms and slowly shook his head.
Haebyul grew extremely nervous at that sight.
“Haebyul Bunny.”
“Yes?”
Jinwoo grinned as he looked at Haebyul.
“I want to see Haebyul Bunny dance. Can you show it to me?”
-Wow, our hyung has some sense!
-Do the Haebyul Bunny right now!
-If you don’t want to die, you better give it everything you’ve got!
Haebyul shut her eyes tightly.
She danced the Haebyul Bunny with all her might. It was the most perfect Haebyul Bunny she had ever performed, incomparable to any version before. A strange charm radiated from the cuteness that bloomed amidst her desperation.
This video soared through the best list of Arsilan Worlds without hesitation and finally claimed the number one spot.
-The dignity of a world star.
-Famous singers are mentioning it and going crazy.
-Haebyul Bunny spreading across the globe.
It was after this that videos imitating the Haebyul Bunny began trending on social media.
* * *
The offline gathering proceeded smoothly. At first, everyone found Jinwoo intimidating, but he didn’t want that atmosphere to persist. As time passed, they managed to grow fairly close.
UruBear ran the planned events smoothly.
Since the heroes of Arsilan had gathered, all the events were related to Arsilan.
There was a hologram game called “Save Arsilan” set up in the game room.
Monsters from Arsilan appeared in hologram form, and players could fight them with their real bodies. As for weapons, putting on a special glove-like controller would generate a holographic version. Even real-world martial artists and experts had tried it before, but none had reached high rankings.
High-level heroes often challenged it too.
Linking it with a Soul Link ID would award titles and title icons every time a stage was cleared. These titles and icons declared, “I’m a hero even in real life!” and everyone envied them.
Stage 1 was a single goblin, stage 2 had three goblins, and stage 3 featured a Corrupted Goblin. The world record was stage 3, and even that was achieved using ranged attacks.
The Romance Heroes gathered here were no different in craving those titles.
-So close!
-They almost had it.
-Seriously, those three goblins are like a wall. So underhanded ㅋㅋㅋ
-I’m getting mad watching this!
All the Romance Heroes barely made it through stage 1, but were blocked at stage 2.
When it was Jinwoo’s turn, everyone cheered him on. Since they were so close in Arsilan Saga, they naturally dropped their guard and acted comfortably with him.
"Hmm, maybe we should drop honorifics.”
“Really?”
“It’d be nice if we could be casual.”
“That’s true.”
UruBear and Haebyul said this as they looked at Jinwoo’s back.
Come to think of it, there was no reason to be afraid. They were on the same side. Others also realized this and watched Jinwoo with softened expressions.
-This offline gathering is so funㅋㅋ
-It’s like Arsilan exists in real life.
-They should hold one every holiday.
-All of this must be thanks to the Creator God.
Jinwoo casually slipped the controller onto his hand. As soon as he did, his weapon, the iron mace, appeared in his grip.
Thwack!
The goblin’s head was smashed. He passed stage 1 with ease, and stage 2 began. Up until this point, all the heroes and viewers believed he would fail.
Because muscles and combat power were different.
But that was a big mistake.
“Hm.”
Jinwoo threw the iron mace to the ground and clenched his fists. All the heroes were puzzled by his sudden action. It looked like a suicidal move. But soon, a shocking scene unfolded.
Wham! Whack!
He began to beat the three goblins with his bare fists. His movements were flawless, without a single error. He slammed his fists repeatedly into a goblin’s face, then dodged a dagger from another goblin rushing in from the side and landed a knee kick squarely on its face. The goblins looked pitiful from the beating they were taking.
He passed stage 2 and immediately reached stage 3. The Corrupted Goblin moved differently from normal goblins, but Jinwoo still crushed them all into pulp.
Stage 4 featured three Corrupted Goblins. Jinwoo beat them all to death and cleared stage 4.
-Isn’t he the first in the world to reach stage 4?
-I just got here. What is this? He fights insanely well. Who is he? A martial artist?
-He’s Priest nim who runs a business that brings happiness to everyone.
-Why a Priest, though?
-The Priest class actually exists to seal him.
At stage 5, Jinwoo gave up and removed the controller. He could’ve killed the troll too, but that was an area beyond human capability. From stage 5 onward, it was designed to be tackled by groups in the first place.
[Congratulations!]
*Final Record: Stage 4
*Ranking: World #1
*Reward: Title, Title Icon
[A] True Hero
A true hero who has proven their qualifications.
*Arsilan Contribution Points +200
*Second Job Advancement Test +10 points
The reward appeared as a hologram. The title icon was a shining golden helmet. Just like in Arsilan, it was displayed above Jinwoo’s head.
In this way, Jinwoo connected reality and Arsilan.
If you wore the Soul Watch released by the Soul Shop and worked out regularly or donated and verified it, you could also earn related titles or rewards.
“Goodness! Y-You really worked hard!”
UruBear spoke to Jinwoo with the utmost politeness.
Haebyul looked at the overly courteous UruBear.
"I thought you were going to drop honorifics.”
“I will. In 100 years.”
“...I think I’ll manage to drop them around then too.”
The atmosphere had completely returned to how it was at the beginning!
Jinwoo enjoyed the various events UruBear had prepared and used the time to refresh himself. When Jinwoo revealed his overwhelming muscles at the swimming pool, even the remaining trolls were completely wiped out. The many intense scars etched across his body played a decisive role.
There were many speculations about Comfortable’s true identity, and the rumors gradually became more intense. In any case, Priest Comfortable rose to become the most famous hero in Arsilan!
The offline gathering filled the entire Seal Day.
After dinner, it was time to say goodbye. Since the server would reopen in three hours, everyone hurried to get ready to head home.
“Take care, Comfortable nim!”
“See you in Arsilan!”
“Thank you for all your hard work today!”
As it came time to leave, the Romance Heroes bowed their heads as if seeing off their returning elder brother. The staff, caught up in the moment, joined in and respectfully bowed as well.
“Yes, see you in Arsilan.”
Jinwoo said this and headed to Arsilan in a quiet place with no people. He had something to take care of.
After arriving in Arsilan, Jinwoo went straight to find Airi.
Airi was still staying at the Church in Evanth. By now, she had so many clerics under her that it could be called a full-fledged faction.
When he entered the space where she stayed, Airi was reading a novel. It was a romance novel written by the heroes. Tia was said to be running a literary workshop in Solis, and many authors had gathered there.
“Hello!”
“You seem to be doing well.”
Airi’s expression was bright.
“Lend me your power.”
"Yes?"
When Jinwoo pulled out a Magic Stone, Airi tilted her head and infused it with her illusion ability. As the heir to the Succubus Queen, her illusion magic was indeed excellent.
Jinwoo imbued it with magic and slightly modified it.
He had converted Airi’s illusion ability into a form of curse. When Airi saw the curse details, she blinked in surprise.
[A] Magic Stone of Illusion and Curse
Modified by the Archmage using Airi’s illusion ability. Bestows the Curse of Illusion on the target. The Curse of Illusion delivers sensations so vivid they cannot be dismissed as dreams.
*Manifestation: Comfortable’s Body
*Curse Removal Condition: Repentance
It was very well made.
"That scary...."
"It's a body I made, isn't it cool?"
“Ah... Yes. It, it looks good.”
Airi averted her gaze as she responded. Inside the illusion ability, the figure of Comfortable was embedded.
Jinwoo returned to the research lab and began reading the records of the banned users. The Magic Tower had analyzed their past actions and summarized them neatly.
“So many scumbags.”
Crimes committed in reality would be punished by the law of reality. And since they had harmed Arsilan, they would also face punishment within Arsilan. Jinwoo activated the Magic Stone of Illusion and Curse and linked it to their souls.
He sat back on a plush sofa and began leisurely observing the results.
* * *
The banned toxic users gathered in an anonymous community. Filled with inferiority as they watched heroes enjoying Episode 3, they hurled baseless accusations at Arsilan Saga and Lee Jinwoo.
Various conspiracy theories were born here.
Starting from 'LeeJinwooisanalien', to claims that he was actually an evil sorcerer who came to conquer Earth. They also spread malicious rumors targeting famous heroes.
This time, Priest Comfortable became their target.
'The offline meeting started! Let's attack!'
'I've pinpointed the coordinates! Let's go!'
The most malicious user among them, ‘LeeJinwooIsAnAlien’, even took bribes from various groups while slandering FS Games and Arsilan Saga.
"Wh, what."
He cowered after seeing Comfortable’s appearance. As the others who had rushed in with him one by one disappeared, he began spewing curses all over the anonymous community.
'I should spread rumors that he's a criminal.'
He grinned as he captured a photo of Comfortable and began manipulating it. He focused so intensely on the task that he ended up falling asleep at his desk.
“Huh? Where is this?”
Startled, he looked around.
It wasn’t his room. It was a very narrow prison. There were no windows, and only iron bars stood in front of him. Beyond the bars, there was only darkness.
“U-Uwaah! What is this!”
He screamed and thrashed, but nothing changed.
"It, it's a dream, right? It must be a dream."
But it was far too vivid to be called a dream.
Step. Step.
Footsteps echoed. Terrified, he stared at the iron bars. A terrifying man approached.
He recognized who it was.
“C-Com... Comfortable?”
Comfortable grinned as he looked at him. He grabbed the iron bars, ripped them out, and stepped inside.
“W-Why...”
"It's time for medicine."
“M-Medicine?”
Comfortable nodded and clenched his fist.
Thwack!
"Kyaaaaah!"
His head twisted backward and spun through the air several times before crashing to the floor.
“Beatings are the medicine.”
“S-Spare me...”
“Don’t worry. It’s just a dream. You won’t die.”
Medication time continued until morning.
“Huff!”
He woke up drenched in sweat. He felt his body all over and sighed in relief. It was a nightmarish experience he never wanted to go through again.
“You son of a bitch!”
But again, he began his work with zeal. He forged and manipulated materials with malicious intent and prepared to upload them to the community. But once more, drowsiness overcame him, and he collapsed right there.
“Must’ve been a low dosage. I’ll increase the amount.”
“T-This is a dream! It’s a dream, so I-I can wake up!”
“Now, it’s time for your medicine.”
Without Comfortable’s permission, he could not awaken from the nightmare.
Oddly enough, perhaps thanks to getting good sleep, his body became healthier.
“U-Uwaaaah!”
He screamed in terror upon seeing Comfortable’s photo displayed on his computer monitor, even wetting himself. The anonymous community was wiped out, and he received a formal legal complaint.
Peace returned to Arsilan Worlds.
Title: Things are too peaceful these days.
I'm a fan of Leku-nim.
He’s been struggling mentally because of those troll bastards.
He was even considering quitting streaming, but now that the trolls have been completely eradicated, he looks so happy.
The vibes are amazing!
Let’s keep it this way!
Anonymous1 (KR): Heard FS Games filed lawsuits against all of them? Ohsung Group’s legal team stepped in, apparently.
Anonymous2 (KR): Glory to the Creator God!
Anonymous3 (US): The great hero Comfortable personally executed justice.
└CoffeeFlavoredGreenTea (Author): Maybe they're being dragged away and beaten by Comfortable nim?
└Anonymous4 (KR): Considering they all disappeared after Comfortable nim appeared, it might actually be trueㅋㅋㅋ
The heroes left comments jokingly, but most of them were right.
The Creator God was always great, and Comfortable had become the symbol of peace! The heroes who had been under mental stress could now enjoy Arsilan Saga in comfort.
*****
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Chapter 97: Offline? (3)