The Ruined World Was Mistaken for a Game-Chapter 21.1: Leon (2)
Translator: Dreamscribe
With his appearance, the situation was instantly resolved.
The Corrupted Goblins turned to ash and vanished, and the thick fog that had surrounded the area also cleared away cleanly. Light pouring from the clear sky shone through the branches, illuminating Jinwoo. It was shining solely on Jinwoo.
The sight was utterly dreamlike.
A high-level magic was automatically activating. Jinwoo closely examined the magic currently being cast.
[A]Absolute Perfection
'Even dust that touches him becomes flower petals, for he is always beautiful.'
A correction magic so refined that even flaws became merits.
It was a magic formula completed by Tiris after countless failures. It was designed based on Illusion Magic, but its influence was strong enough to distort reality.
*Magic Tower Opinion
Magic Developer 1: Not only did Tiris-nim spend her entire fortune, but also half of the Magic Tower's budget. But it’s cool, so it’s okay!
Magic Developer 2: This is a magic that should be stored on the highest floor of the Magic Tower.
[C]Radiant Halo
A softly glowing aura.
It adjusts based on the emotions of the observer.
[C]Lingering Fragrance
Emits the most comfortable and pleasant scent, tailored to the taste and emotions of the other person.
[21 additional spells currently in effect]
The power of an A-rank magic was enough to drop a meteor and blow up an entire city. It did not reach the level of an Archmage, but it was the highest point a highly talented mage could reach.
Jinwoo could quickly find the reason why the reaction was more intense than expected.
‘Tiris…’
A illusion of Tiris giving a thumbs-up appeared.
It was the result that conveyed her tremendous talent, perseverance, and determination.
Haebyul swallowed her saliva as she looked at Jinwoo’s back. Just looking at his back made her incredibly nervous.
Jinwoo exhaled briefly and slowly turned his body to face Haebyul.
“Th-thank...”
Just as Haebyul was about to express her gratitude, the hood covering Jinwoo’s face slid off smoothly.
The angle at which the hood fell, the slightly tousled hair, even the lighting.
Everything clicked together as precisely as the components of a luxury watch.
It was the result of 24 types of magic spells engraved in his body being triggered in succession.
“...Ah.”
Haebyul's mind drifted far away again. She stared blankly at Jinwoo with her mouth open.
Is this a dream?
It felt like she was inside a dream.
Even the chat window froze for a moment.
[ㅇㅇ has donated 10,000!]
Get a grip! Don’t drool! Actually, I'm drooling too.
As the donation activated the voice reading the message, she barely managed to regain her senses.
She jumped in surprise and wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve.
-Urk.
-Hyung, something’s wrong with me.
-Maybe I was a woman all along.... That wouldn't be so bad.
-Wow..., if I saw him in real life, I’d probably freeze up too.
-Haebyul is seeing him in person though.
-Ah.
That's why Haebyul still couldn't do anything.
Because a fantasy beyond reality was right in front of her.
The chat window surged rapidly. It climbed so fast it caused lag. Eventually, as the chat exploded, Haebyul scrambled to regain control.
Even while managing the chaos, her ears turned red as she felt Jinwoo’s gaze.
Jinwoo, recalling Leon’s character, began his full-fledged performance. Using even the imperial etiquette, he reached out his hand toward her in a courteous manner.
"Uh, ah! Uh! Ahah!"
Haebyul made strange noises, not knowing what to do, then took Jinwoo’s hand and stood up.
She blushed and couldn’t even make eye contact. She looked extremely shy.
It was a reaction her viewers had never seen before!
-She’s broken ㅋㅋ
-Haebyul was just a keyboard warrior. Look at her being all shy.
-But honestly, I get it. Every celeb in the world would look like a squid next to him.
-We love you even if you're a squid againt him!!
Haebyul: Shut up!
Haebyul quickly typed into the chat.
Just by thinking, she could type, so there was no need to move her hands. Only her eyes, which were looking at the chat window, moved.
Jinwoo opened his mouth calmly while seeing through everything.
“You’ve been injured.”
“Huh? Ah, it’s n-nothing.”
Jinwoo reached out his hand.
Then, light burst forth, and the wound on her back rapidly healed.
It was divine healing magic.
Originally, divine techniques were performed not through magic power but with divine power.
After the disappearance of Ella, the Goddess of Light who brought light to Arsilan, her remnants had spread across Arsilan, and Jinwoo had used those to turn the divine power into a form of magic. While high-level divine techniques were too much, he could perform most common ones.
“Wow...”
-Is that a heal? That’s insane.
-Can you learn that too?
-It wasn’t at the Job Training Center, though?
Haebyul admired the beautiful divine technique.
Magic manifested from Leon’s body was further refined to appear even more gorgeous and elegant. Though it was merely a simple healing technique, it felt as if she were receiving a blessing of light.
‘Come to think of it…’
In Evanth, there still weren’t any players properly using divine techniques. They could be learned from the Church, but it wasn’t widely known yet.
That was likely because the Church’s activities were rare.
‘I’ll have to visit Airi soon.’
The center of Evanth’s Church was the Saintess Airi.
While watching Haebyul’s stream, Jinwoo opened the donation window. He intended to lead the conversation toward asking about divine magic.
Ta-da!
[Archmage has donated 100,000 won.]
Ask how to learn healing magic!
“Ah, Archmage-nim has donated one hundred thousand won! Whoa whoa! Wink! Thank you...."
Haebyul gave a donation reaction out of habit.
It was a reaction ingrained in her from years of streaming.
“.......”
“Ah.”
Then, she noticed Jinwoo’s gaze and froze on the spot. Jinwoo intentionally looked at her with a gaze full of concern.
That gaze was so pure and innocent.
It was enough to make Haebyul feel guilty.
“...Are you alright?”
“Yes, th-that was just...”
-ㅋㅋㅋ wow, so embarrassing.
-That’s a pro streamer for you.
-Damn, even his worried expression is a work of art.
“I’m okay. I’m just a little confused. H-ha...”
Would she be able to recover from this?
When Haebyul said that, Jinwoo nodded with a relieved expression. As Jinwoo let it pass, Haebyul barely managed to catch her breath. But the viewers didn’t let it go so easily.
The donation window was spammed, and a mission was triggered.
[ㅇㅇ has submitted a mission request!]
Do the Haebyul Bunny Reaction right now
*Mission reward: 100,000 won
Haebyul: No! I’m not doing it!
It was a system where the streamer would receive the pledged amount if the mission was completed. Viewers could also add to the amount. As a result, the total kept increasing.
The amount exceeded 500,000 won and quickly reached 1,000,000 won. (TL Note: Around 650 USD or 1 USD equals around 1500 won)
Haebyul: Please stop! Please stop it! Please...!
The situation became extremely interesting.
Jinwoo was very curious about what the Haebyul Bunny Reaction was.
‘Hmm.’
Jinwoo had a lot of money.
A lot.
To Jinwoo, Earth’s money had no real value. It was merely a convenient means for saving Arsilan.
Jinwoo stared at the mission window for a moment, then clicked the button.
[Archmage has supported the mission amount!]
Do the Bunny Reaction right now
*Mission reward: 5,000,000 won
(20 seconds until mission fails.)
“Huuh!”
Haebyul would have to perform various roles in the future.
He threw in a tip too, cleanly rounding it to 5 million won. Haebyul tightly shut her eyes and raised both hands over her head.
“Bo-bounce bounce! Haebyul Bun…ny… just for you...”
Haebyul curled her body and hopped in front of Jinwoo.
She jumped with a little “pop” and stumbled to the side, but quickly got back up and hopped again like a rabbit.
“C-cute Hae…byul Bun… Bunny makes a surprise ap…pearance…”
Then she stood up and winked.
“......”
“......”
Jinwoo and Haebyul’s eyes met.
For a moment, it felt as if time had stopped.
As soon as the reaction ended, her eyes trembled wildly, and her face turned so red it looked like it might explode.
Haebyul slowly lowered her hands from above her head, then crouched down on the ground and curled up.
'This is capitalism...!'
For the first time, Jinwoo could truly feel the power of money.
The power of money was overwhelming!
It was an irresistible temptation.
Money was practically like a hypnotic spell.
"...You must have hit your head."
Jinwoo’s words didn’t sound sarcastic.
That was because he looked at her with an expression full of concern and eyes brimming with pure sincerity.
-Wow, she really did it.
-He’s genuinely worried ㅋㅋ he must think she's crazy.
-If it were me, I’d be disgusted, but he’s so kind.
-Hey, hey, hey, hey, do that again. Hey, hey, hey, hey.
“P-please don’t look at me with those eyes.”
Haebyul wanted to die from sheer embarrassment.
That purity was touching her filthiness!
She curled up her body, lowered her head, and tried to escape reality.
“This place is dangerous. Let’s move to a safe location first.”
Ah! But before that,
[Archmage has submitted a mission request.]
Look at him and do the Haebyul Bunny Reaction once more.
*Mission reward: 7,000,000 won
(60 seconds until mission fails.)
Haebyul: Arrrggghhhh! Uwaaaaaaah!
Jinwoo got to enjoy another full viewing of the Haebyul Bunny.
-Has she given up on being human?
-Oh dear, Haebyul. I’m embarrassed for you. You're bringing shame to all heroes!
-This is what a real streamer looks like! This is true fantasy!
Jinwoo nodded.
Indeed, Haebyul was a professional streamer.
The courage to act despite shame, the sense of responsibility and duty to complete the mission, those qualities would be a great help in saving Arsilan.
Probably.
"Oh no! It seems the goblin's poison has spread to your head! It must be a neurotoxin that drives people mad. But don’t worry. I’ll heal you.”
Jinwoo, with a serious expression, used divine magic on her head. A radiant light settled into her head.
Jinwoo pretended to wipe away sweat and looked at her with deep concern.
“Do you feel a bit better now?”
“...Ah, hic..., no. Hic....”
Fweeeep!
As Jinwoo cast divine magic once again, Haebyul collapsed under the weight of self-loathing and embarrassment!
Even more so because she had done it of her own will.
-Ah, who's going to broadcast for us now.
-Fr ㅋㅋ
It was the moment the #1 scene of the year was born, not just among the viewers but voted by the entire streaming platform.
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Chapter 21.1: Leon (2)
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