It’s not that kind of malicious broadcast

『Author: Anonymous』

『Title: Is There Something Wrong with the Host?』

『Why is the host suddenly fixated on playing only the Greatsword Knight? They used to never do it, no matter how much we complained. Did someone donate a million won or something?』

– Suddenly doing this?

– Didn’t they say they’d only farm if they couldn’t catch the rogue?

– What does that even mean?

– I have no idea either.

– They keep letting others have their turn.

– Why are they only normal when playing the rogue?

– There’s some sort of honor among criminals, I guess.

– Rogue Revival Movement (No more rogues).

– Eventually, they realize they need to abandon their rogue ways and play the knight when it’s time to rank up.

– But everyone else is ranking up as the rogue now?

『Author: Anonymous』

『Title: Today’s Broadcast Feels Really Strange』

『Entered the scene while drinking alcohol (Normal).

Declared they’d teach how to start fires (Normal).

Taught players to troll as priests to set the stage (Normal).

Paused the lecture because StarPork tried to stop them (Weird).

Actually taught how to win as a rogue (Borderline).

Suddenly announced solo rank climbing on the main account (Weird).

Turned on VR without anyone asking (Really Weird).

Played Greatsword Knight five times in a row because viewers wanted it (Totally Incomprehensible).

Is something wrong? Are they sick or something?』

– First, let’s check if your perception of normal and weird is off.

– In the beginning, it was abnormal, and then it turned normal, right?

– Hmm… funny, isn’t it?

– Yeah, right…

– The flow of the broadcast does feel strange, though.

– Since when have we known what they were thinking, ever?

– True, wasn’t it always a broadcast of consciousness broadcast?

– A broadcast of consciousness is fine, but this is like a roller coaster.

『Author: Anonymous』

『Title: Is she Excited About the New Viewers?』

『She is pushing hard on KoK, huh, impressive.

However, her voice didn’t sound particularly excited.]

-What is this?
-Should I donate and ask if they broke up when Revan’s broadcast starts?
-Oh…

『Author: Our ceiling is pretty, right?』

『Title: The broadcaster seems to be listening to viewers well today』

『Do you think they’d play The Rogue if we asked? I really miss the vibe of The Rogue…』

– If you do that, I’ll seriously kill you. Not joking.

– It’s been so long since we’ve had a solo rank, you idiot. Don’t even think about it.

– Yeah, I miss it too… The atmosphere back then was really nice.

– I’d be happy with any game as long as they build houses.

– It might actually work today.

– It feels kind of soft and mushy today.

– It does look a bit mushy.

– Gasp… gasp…

『Author: Yeah』

『Title: They’re really good at this』

『So beautiful it hurts 💖』

– ???

– Do you have X-ray vision or something?

– Are you nuts?

– There’s no girl broadcaster who hides her face and isn’t ugly. LOL It’s a rule, memorize it already.

『Author: Yeah』

『Title: Finally, a rogue』

『‘The super S-class rogue, who even coaches pros,’ GetDevoured is here』

– It’s been so long

– I’m so looking forward to this LOL

– I never thought the day would come when people would be excited about him playing rogue

– It feels like just yesterday he was getting trashed as the rogue, this is nostalgic

– Surely, he had thought about it before.

“Wouldn’t getting ranked number one as a rogue be the best promotion ever?”

It was a world filled with people obsessed with scores and medals. There was no way they wouldn’t pay attention to a rogue master climbing the ranks in Challenger. It could even become a free content source for countless G-Tubers.

“The true potential of a rogue discovered by a genius…” or something along those lines.

Just by doing that, it might be possible to lead a revival of the rogue class. No, it definitely would. It was an efficient, effective method – and fully feasible.

Reaching the top in a ranked game where even pro gamers compete wasn’t an easy feat. Even so, I was confident. Because I had that kind of skill. Of course, it’s a meaningless story. It’s all in the past, and it never happened.

If someone had asked why I hadn’t even attempted it despite being so confident… I wouldn’t have had an answer. Perhaps I would have looked away and responded that it was a somewhat silly reason.

Not a funny reason, but a silly one.

Whether it was the past or the future, a previous life, or a dream—I didn’t know. Yet, I still felt anchored there, drifting aimlessly. Even if that anchor had to be cut someday, before then, I wanted to write something, even if it was on the water.

Even if it wasn’t a proud life, to declare that I had lived here.

So—

If, perhaps, I could change this world even a little, I wanted to do it with my own strength.

Not as Lee Yena.

As me.

So… it was nice to use the knowledge retained in my mind. Introducing the meta, educating pro-gamers… it was, after all, using a part of my memory.

But ranking up… somehow, it felt… a lot different. Back when KoK was less popular, despite all the hard work, I could only reach Challenger rank 492 at best.

If I now climbed to a far higher position… wouldn’t it be purely thanks to Lee Yena’s physical prowess?

I couldn’t shake off that thought—a fear that achieving the goal so successfully was scarier than failing. Maybe that’s why it took me so long to decide to broadcast myself. Perhaps it was.

In that sense, had the Rogue Revival Movement succeeded immediately upon starting the broadcast… I would have sunk into a sense of emptiness. I’m sure I would have. It’s also why I secretly didn’t want the broadcast to be too successful.

So, to summarize in one word, it was a silly reason.

Even though a thought of ‘really, such a tiring person’ crossed my mind—in retrospect, I didn’t think it was a wrong judgment. I wouldn’t have been able to bear success just trailing along like an unwanted bonus.

Thus—

–Step.

Footsteps. Was it time already? I scattered the idle thoughts drifting in my mind, lightly shaking my hand as if flicking off dust.

What round was it?

The seventh. No, I had lost once earlier, then won twice again… was it the eighth?

VR was truly exhausting… I could feel my concentration waning after just an hour or two. It didn’t suit my tendency to need a stretch of four or five hours of immersion once I started a game. Why did something like this have to become popular?

No, that’s not right. I need to… adapt.

Lightly rotating my wrists, I fixed my gaze ahead. The opponent was also a rogue… and the knight seemed to be a Sword and Shield Knight.

Whether due to my rank or the passage of time—I couldn’t pinpoint why, but from the moment I entered the top 300, the proportion of opponents running a 2-Underground Rogue strategy had rapidly increased. Perhaps influenced by the performance shown by Bio in the finals, the Farmer included a lot of Sword and Shield Knights.

“The knight seems to be a Sword and Shield, with an Indomitable trait. Not sure about the rogue’s traits yet… why are they coming together? Good rogues, please don’t do that.”

Were they scared after dying once? Hugging the Farmer’s back just because they lost a one-on-one rogue duel.

A disgrace to rogues. It also indicated their lack of understanding in managing the 2-Underground strategy effectively.

“Near the opponent’s Goblin Pack. Farmer, please retreat safely. Heading to strike the top.”

A punishment was due. I had been feeling frustrated.

Relief…

Wouldn’t it be okay to seek some?

If asked who I was angry at, it was indeed myself. But, either way, I was angry.

* * * *

『DarkAce(Holy Knight): Damn it @$&! Seriously, there were two people down there』

『DarkAce(Warrior): They doubled our deaths and just sat there』

『DarkAce(Warrior): If you go rogue next time, just expect me to become a Guardian』

『DarkAce(Warrior): Not joking』

『HWA Epic(Mage): Please don’t fight……』

『HWA Epic(Mage): I’ll protect the Priest while playing』

『DarkAce(Warrior): $*@ a rogue! They sure talk a lot』

『DarkAce(Warrior): Quit @$&!』

『KwumKwumKwum(Priest): Why do I always get rogues on my team?』

『KwumKwumKwum(Priest): This game is based on luck *sigh*』

『DarkAce(Warrior): Please, just don’t speak』

『DarkAce(Warrior): If I die from high blood pressure』

『DarkAce(Warrior): I will use my last strength to write your and that damn rogue’s ID in my will』

『DarkAce(Warrior): Rogue』

『DarkAce(Warrior): At least respond @$*(ah』

『DarkAce(Warrior): Did they block me? LOLOLOL LOL』

『DarkAce(Warrior): Seriously, @$*()』

『HWA Truth(Holy Knight): Not to make excuses but』

『HWA Truth(Holy Knight): Their rogue is really good』

Once, that ID had been famous. She had lived as a Master Gatekeeper for a while and, one day, turned on the broadcast to charge at Challenger ranks.

Even if it was just barely scraping by, playing while broadcasting wasn’t easy. In a game where quick reactions and decisions were crucial, using part of his mental capacity for something else was no small feat.

Moreover, considering the increasing broadcast sniping and targeted attacks as he climbed to the top of the narrow pyramid, even active Challengers couldn’t confidently claim they could rise from mid-Master to Challenger in such a short period.

Of course, this wasn’t a universally held belief among all Challengers. After all, a Challenger is still a Challenger……even if only barely.

Plus, she barely parked his rank around 490 and started playing on secondary accounts. It was a typical pattern seen among those who, upon getting matched in the Challenger queue, realized their talent’s limits and gave up midway. They weren’t worth noting.

If she wanted to stay memorable, she had to show something again—

But, until her rank gradually fell and he was demoted to Master due to the inactivity penalty, ‘GetDevoured’ had remained silent.

Thus, she was gradually being forgotten. Though some people were excited about the fact that she was a woman, it merely meant she was a pleasant—or somewhat entertaining—broadcaster.

There was no reason to pay attention to a player who had already hit their limit at lower ranks. At least, that had been the case until 4 hours ago. Before she bravely leaped and cut off heads one by one.

『Posted by: DevouredRankNotifier』

『Title: Breaking News: GetDevoured reaches top 250』

『Currently ranked 242』

– The speed is crazy

– What’s her win rate that this is possible?

– ㄴAbout 80% win rate, I think

– ㄴㄴ??? That’s insane

– She declared to climb and is doing it like a madwoman

– What happened to those who kept saying it’s just because she’s a female broadcaster?