Chapter 132

Naje’s bath broadcast ended with the conclusion of the call, but viewers showed no signs of letting go of the age bait that had surfaced.

According to the words of the head of the Wearsoft business division, Naje neither confirmed nor denied anything, causing the scale of the discussion to gradually swell.

[NoName] Today’s significant statement from the head of the Wearsoft business division

The “Njangsterol” has caused a stir again ^^

How on earth did this guy know the personal number of the head of the Wearsoft business division? Setting that aside, it seems something big has happened.

According to insiders, NoName accessed Nightmare without authorization using a guest account, implying that a bug occurred with the Worlds of A. After that, they asked NoName if he was not older than 15.

What do you all think?

[Comments]

– Calm down with the trolling ^^

– (Author): He really said this, “NoName is not over 15, right?”

└ Must be a misunderstanding

└ Was that phrasing indicating a misunderstanding? It was obvious to anyone it wasn’t.

– If you chat there carelessly, you’re dead, huh? lol

– Military Magician -> Assistant Professor -> College Student -> High School Girl -> Middle School Girl lol What is this, Benjamin Button? Is time going backward?

└ lololololol

└ Next will be elementary school kids, huh? lol

– It seems like an underling passed weird information; would someone at the executive level care about the game itself?

[Reason Why NoName Being a Middle Schooler Doesn’t Make Sense]

Even if we assume NoName’s maximum age is just 15, the record of more than 7 years in LoL doesn’t add up.

(Legacy of Legends screenshot.jpg)

Looking at it, from season 44, he has played 3,900 games, and since then, he has continuously played 8,000 games. If, as you say, NoName is currently 15, then he would only be 8 years old in 2044. lol

[Comments]

– What’s this? ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

– I thought he was only playing Worlds of A, but the main game was LoL?

– This really is insane;;

– There are quite a few kids who don’t know this, yeah.

– Logically, someone who knows NoName in LoL wouldn’t get swayed by such bait. lol

– The most credible theory is that the subordinate got hacked or there was unauthorized account theft.

└ The subordinate is ridiculous, but account theft could happen.

└ Logging in based on biometric data; if account theft is true, next week will be disastrous for the capsule company, yeah.

└ Complete Thanos situation, lololol

– If there’s an ulterior motive, could it be hacks?

└ They say it’s hacks lol Do you think VR games are computer games? In an open world, even operators can’t use hacks.

The one who ended up truly shouldering the ticking time bomb was Wearsoft.

What could have been concluded as just a single “happening” began to escalate due to the head of the business division’s careless “advice,” causing the problem to grow exponentially. Headquarters turned on the red alert.

If the issue isn’t resolved immediately, it would only be a matter of time before they lost trust among shareholders and the general public.

Especially since they were planning to issue bonds on a large scale for a new game launch, and with a subsidiary pushing for an IPO, failing to recover the stock price to a certain level would clearly shatter long-term business goals from the beginning.

The head of the business division, having confessed his wrongdoing, was soon excluded from work, and the practical team under him put in all their efforts to come up with a solution so they could sit at the negotiation table with Naje.

[We apologize. However, if NoName wants both Adella and Mephistopheles to appear at the same time, this is really the only method…]

“I understand. I’ll accept it.”

[However, we cannot guarantee clear completion. That depends entirely on the player’s ability—]

“That’s something I’ll take responsibility for. I just hope promises are kept properly.”

Naje’s confident request.

[Please be sure to mention that we did our utmost…]

The dark circles under his eyes that couldn’t even be erased by hologram were clearly visible.

But that was entirely irrelevant to Naje.

“Just in case, I hope the admin rights of the open world will remain until the end… It’s not that I expect it to happen, but if I make a mistake, it’ll really be a big issue, right?”

[I will discuss it right away and get back to you.]

“Hurry up, hurry. There’s no time.”

And the day of the final boss battle rapidly approached.

* * *

[NoName]

[World of Arseria – Ending]

[Broadcast Time – 0:03:29]

[Viewer Count – 4957]

It was a late Sunday evening, closing out the week.

Nobody expected that the infamous NoName would write a broadcast notice.

Thus, when she turned on the broadcast, even those who became part of the rapidly increasing viewer count could only be left in stunned silence.

However, the camera only captured the scenery of the private room, while Naje’s favorite classical music or the songs of Kariri, which always bewildered viewers when starting a broadcast, were nowhere to be heard.

Strangeness soon led to anxiety.

This manifested in the form of chat, but that was only for a moment, as all five managers appeared one after another to suppress them.

The managers had also assumed something was coming.

Knowing that Naje’s age would create a bigger issue than ever, they were prepared to do their best to prevent the tide from turning into a harpoon aimed at her.

As the lights in the private room turned on, the room was brightly illuminated.

In the familiar arrangement of furniture, a shadow climbed along the wallpaper.

Soon, accompanied by the sound of approaching footsteps, the protagonist, seated in an armchair, turned the camera to herself and smiled innocently.

“Hi.”

– hi

– lol?

– lololol

– hi hi

– What is this? lololol

– So cute lolol

– You aren’t NoName! Give our leader back!

– How is this funny when she just said hi? lol

– Where did the calm ‘Hello’ go? lol

– Are you going with a childish concept or something?

– Are you really in middle school?

Usually, when Naje broadcasts, she deliberately lowers her voice, so the voice now sounds much like elementary school kids screaming in a playground.

However, that was only for a moment.

After finishing her broadcast settings, Naje returned to a more serene tone.

“I wonder how many days I’ve been stuck on a mode meant for 6 hours of recommended playtime.”

Many resonated with Naje’s sigh.

It was no wonder that among the current viewers, some were eagerly anticipating that she would just finish the story and start playing multiplayer.

That’s a solid 10/10/10 bonus option.

The combat power calculation formula was tricky, so it was still unclear whether there were additive or multiplicative factors at specific points, but it could be estimated at least 120,000 and at most 150,000 combat power.

If she played with this character in a regular game, all allies might be placed in Bronze and all opponents in Diamond MMR, creating a strange matchup.

However, the mood in the chat shifted toward asking about Naje’s age.

– How old is our leader, really?

– If she’s in middle school, that would be legendary.

– If someone in their early teen years can handle 3-circle magic with ease, that’s definitely a prodigy.

– Not just prodigy levels; wouldn’t she be a global genius then?

– There’s no way her speech could belong to a teenager.

– It’s not just a prodigy issue; compared to current practitioners of magic studies, she’s not behind at all, yeah.

– Has she appeared on Genius Discovery?

– Is she hacking or having someone else play for her?

└ Hacker trolls, shut it down.

Due to the academic nature of magic, which causes extreme variation in felt experience among individuals, viewers showed varying degrees of reactions.

[“CoolDragon” donated 5,000 won!]

– Sometimes you get skill hits without even using assists; have you ever specifically trained in swordsmanship?

“I learned it a while ago.”

– A while ago? I can’t gauge if that was years ago or not lol

└ Could have been last month.

– The scale is just different from ours lol

– Managers, stop with the middle school bait.

– How old are you? Just give us a rough estimate…

– I’ll be happy whether NoName is 10 years old or 100 years old!

└ If she’s 10, that shouldn’t be allowed.

└ Seriously a dangerous person lol

“Ah, age. How old do you all think I look?”

[“LemonCat” donated 1,000 won!]

– Here it comes! The top 3 most difficult questions to answer when a girl asks!

[“verank” donated 1,000 won!]

– From the moment you brought this up, you’re confirmed as old, in my opinion lol

– Ugh

– Ugh…!

– That’s true lol

– lolololol

– Is this an example of ‘great questioning’? No, wait—’great embarrassment’?

– Permanent ban, teacher.

– 20 years old?

– You do look like you’re in your 20s, teacher.

└ People who say you look in your 20s usually think you’re in your 30s but lower it down to be nice.

└ How did you know?

– Would I get banned for saying I’m 40?

– (This chat is blocked.)

└ ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

└ Not even a 10-minute ban, but a 30-minute ban lolololol

└ Everyone think carefully before you speak lol

Even the quick chat that brushed by couldn’t escape Naje’s notice, getting her blocked.

Once a topic is brought up, it rolls uncontrollably like a snowball tumbling down a hillside. It was the natural physiology of internet broadcasting.

Naje’s desire to reveal her age was completely submerged by the viewers’ behavior, and she slyly shifted her hand toward the chat block option.

– No, don’t do that!

– NoName, stop that hand!

– We were wrong! Please forgive us just this once!

[“Njangsterol’s New Mission!”]

[Clear with Adella / Prize 1,000,000 won]

– Please, save our Adella, sir! I truly beg you!

Amidst the noise and chaos, Njangsterol’s mission donation instantly restored order.

The moment NoName declared she would clear the game today, his heart started racing again.

And his wish was fully manifested in the donation amounts.

Crowd behavior is collective. Riding on that wave, people began to pile up one by one in the mission window.

[“GitMootDit” donated +10,000 won!]

[“Niagra” donated +5,000 won!]

If not stopped in between, the amount amassed with the momentum could soar to the sky.

[“Grad Student Save” donated 1,000 won!]

– Do you have a plan?

Once it was certain that Adella was to be the sacrificial offering for summoning Mephistopheles, what kind of strategy could she possibly have to ensure a clear victory?

DaeSal, right before the donation window closed, hinted at her.

Due to the open-world nature, duplicating characters was not an option.

Other ASI stakeholders also expressed that if a “break point” was set for Adella, as Wearsoft stated, they wouldn’t be able to find any other means.

Naje slowly raised herself and pressed her finger down on the World Tree icon.

Transformed into particles of light, Naje began to fade slowly.

[Would you like to connect to World of Arseria?]

[The broadcast has been ongoing for 0:10:18. Do you wish to proceed?]

[May the blessings of the World Tree be upon you.]

Calm and collected, she bid farewell to the viewers.

“I’ll be transferring my physical form to Adella.”