Chapter 439

Chapter 439. Icarus, the protector of the Triangle Zone… (continued). (2)

And so, the war somehow came to an end, and maybe it was because I wrapped it up with my own efforts.

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[Triangle Zone Official Chat Room]

[Announcement: Let’s make Icarus the Clan Leader and find the light!]

-[Chat Room Admin, why are you like this?]

-[Totally lost it after getting high]

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[Oh, protector of the Triangle Zone, save us]

-[Please, stop (Icarus)]

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[LOLOLOL]

-[The Triangle Zone needs a protector]

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Despite the fact that I clearly gave a thorough warning before.

Now, even inside the Triangle Zone chat room…

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Title: Today’s News) Central Zone Base Alliance Declares Support for Icarus Again

Author: News Boy

Content: [Image of the Base Alliance’s declaration of support posted in the global chat room.jpg]

With the Yellow Turbans practically collapsed, the prevailing opinion is that they’re using this opportunity to firmly declare their support and aim for internal unity.

Comments:

-[Why is there no self-assessment these days?]

-[Because it leads to all sorts of controversies and deaths (Author)]

-[LOLOLOL]

-[Central unification… the only salvation…]

-[Is this the birth of a truly massive new clan?]

-[If it’s a Level 5 base, there should be at least 200-300 people docked, and there are dozens of bases under the Base Alliance…]

-[Wait, that many?]

-[Yeah]

-[Wait, so that means Icarus has at least 20,000 users under him, right?]

-[Well, not 20,000, but definitely over 10,000]

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Title: “Who dares to enter?”

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Image of the Habsburg royal funeral with Kraken’s head photoshopped in.jpg]

“Icarus, the king of the Central Zone, the protector of the Triangle Zone, the leader of a million mercenaries, the ruler of Tanhoizer, Avalon, and Barracuda, the protector of Spiralus, the eternal 3rd place and the unlucky 3rd place… (omitted)… etc., etc.”

Comments:

-[LOLOLOLOL]

-[“We don’t know who he is!”]

-[[Image of the million-strong mercenary fleet mobilized when hired by Humanity.jpg]]

-[“Then enter!”]

-[LOLOLOLOL]

-[Why are the priests even accepting that? LOLOLOL]

-[With a million-strong mercenary fleet pointing cannons at you, you’d be scared too, right? LOL]

-[Just this once (scared)]

-[He’s got so many nicknames now]

-[Except for the first few, the rest are all nicknames that came up during the death process]

-[He’s still suffering even after death? Scary]

-[Why are they trying to kill a perfectly fine ranker again?]

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Even in the gallery, along with that cursed declaration, bizarre posts that are either worship or death threats keep popping up.

Lately, as the presence of other rankers has rapidly diminished, I’ve been blocking those who talk nonsense to me in their place.

Then, after posting another rant in the gallery, I gave one final warning to the users who were going crazy.

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Title: Next time, it’s a 15-day full block

Author: Icarus

Content: [Image of about 900 users blocked for 1 day.jpg]

Final warning:

I have absolutely no intention of becoming a clan leader. If you want one, figure it out among yourselves.

Stop using the gallery or chat rooms for PR.

Comments:

-[Huh?]

-[This feels like resisting before getting dominated, kinda hot]

-[? (Icarus)]

-[Dude]

-[Gay gay vibes;;]

-[If he’s still refusing even in this situation, he must really hate it]

-[For real LOL]

-[Consistent actions, respect]

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Maybe it’s because I’ve been so consistent in rejecting the clan leader position.

Somehow, my attitude is being seen as reliable, and I’m getting these inexplicable reactions…

Not long after, they did some weird stuff among themselves…

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Title: Breaking News) Central Zone’s Attempt to Form a Large Clan Fails!

Author: News Boy

Content: [Image of the Base Alliance only declaring support for Icarus’ group and deciding to form a loose temporary organization instead of a clan.jpg]

After the declaration of support from users of Level 5 and below bases,

They’ve formed some kind of coalition force, not a clan.

Comments:

-[The title is so clickbaity, truly a journalist move]

-[If they’re gonna do that, why not just make a clan?]

-[As a Central Zone user, I can’t accept that~]

-[Stubborn bastards LOLOLOL]

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Seeing them do such bizarre things, as the person involved, I started feeling an indescribable emotion, and it was *very* strong.

Of course, that feeling didn’t last long.

“…What on earth do those guys want to do?”

“Make the Commander the king and take a seat in the Central Zone?”

“Oh.”

Jessica, moving her rabbit ears freely, threw out those words.

I nodded repeatedly, letting out a short exclamation, thinking her words were indeed correct.

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Meanwhile, at the very moment our Icarus was harboring ‘suspicion (?) towards everyone.’

In the gallery and chat windows, a new evaluation was rising regarding Icarus’s consistent refusal.

And what was that, you ask…

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[Chat Room]

[Notice: If you get caught sharing weird stuff here, you’re dead.]

-[I think I know why Icarus is consistently refusing]

-[?]

-[If anyone were to suddenly take the seat of the giant clan in the now-defunct Central Zone, they’d just mentally break down]

-[Huh?]

-[Why would they break down?]

-[Think about it]

-[Other giant clans were already somewhat organized even before the clan system started, right?]

-[Oh, yeah]

-[That’s true]

-[Justice, Humanity, Loki—they’re all like that]

-[So, in the case of those clans, they expanded step by step over the years]

-[And with multiple executives assisting the Clan Leader, even if they grow massively, they can handle it somehow]

-[But Icarus doesn’t have that]

-[Ah, right]

-[No trustworthy aides, and if they become Clan Leader, they’d have to do everything alone]

-[There are users appointed as representatives at the Goldma Base, right?]

-[Tanhoizer is docked there, and Spiralus hasn’t even been decided yet, so there are only two?]

-[And those users keep changing, so who can you trust? LOL]

-[Couldn’t they just use the base market users?]

-[That’s nonsense, it’s already been revealed that those guys only do shady stuff]

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Most users were evaluating that Icarus’s refusal wasn’t just because they ‘simply didn’t like it’…

But rather, unlike other clans, if they suddenly received a ‘huge faction,’ they wouldn’t have the ability to manage it, hence the refusal.

Currently, the operation methods of giant clans with over ten thousand members all involve dozens, even hundreds of ‘executives’ assisting the Clan Leader.

If Icarus were to become Clan Leader, it would literally be a ‘one-man clan.’

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Title: When you think about it, Icarus has no choice but to refuse.

Author: Yep

Content: [Summary of the above content.jpg]

Unlike Antares or Betelgeuse, who have dozens of trustworthy aides to cover for them,

Icarus would have to handle everything alone.

Usually, in such cases, the Clan Leader would go crazy trying to handle everything alone, collapse,

and then the schemers in the background would run the clan as they please, and when problems arise later, they’d sacrifice the Clan Leader.

Not saying that’s definitely going to happen this time, but at least based on my experience, yeah.

Comments:

-[Yikes]

-[What]

-[What are you saying]

-[So, whether it’s Icarus or anyone else, if they take it, it’s a poisoned apple, right?]

-˪[Yep](Author)

-˪[Holy crap]

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Despite the person in question simply not wanting to do it due to trauma,

For some reason, users were increasingly reacting as if Icarus had clearly refused after seeing the ‘big picture.’

Moreover, with such reactions emerging,

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Title: The inevitable creation of a coalition faction in E-U.

Author: Grape Seed

Content: [Image of a toad wearing sunglasses]

Icarus is refusing to become Clan Leader even if it kills them, but since no other user is suitable to be Clan Leader either, it’s a bit awkward.

+ Are you seriously stepping up to be Clan Leader when even Icarus won’t do it? You’re just trying to take over the Central Zone from the start, aren’t you?

As a result of this ridiculous situation,

A strange organization has formed, with Icarus (who doesn’t want to do it) at the top, followed by representative users from level 4 and above bases, docking users, and village users.

And seeing this mess, users from surrounding zones are just saying, ‘Why not just form a clan?’

Comments:

-[Ugh, damn]

-[This is so complicated, seriously]

-[Are we shooting a political drama or something?]

-[This is what it takes to become the king of the center, huh?]

-˪[Oh]

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With such unprecedented levels of hype emerging,

Our Icarus quietly closed the gallery at this point and ordered stomach medicine through the command console to soothe their aching stomach.