Chapter 49

Chapter 49. I’ll show you a completely different me.

The day after the “Battle of Austerlitz,” named after the region, where the Gallery Allied Forces suffered a crushing defeat.

<Global Announcement!>

<The 'Pirate Invasion' event is moving to the next stage.>

<After the death of the Pirate King, the Pirate Empress has taken his place.>

<The Pirate Empress showcases a completely different combat style from the Pirate King, so Commanders, please be extra cautious when engaging in battle!>

With the video and the global announcement of the Empress’s arrival, the Gallery users, who had been visually terrorized by the bearded Pirate King, were now in a frenzy of excitement over the long-awaited appearance of a ‘beautiful’ enemy.

Title: Pirate Empress Erotic Pose Revealed!!!!!!!!!!!

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Image of the Pirate Empress’s chest being covered by the charging Pirate King, who looks like a human pig]

Phew, that was close, Abung.

If I hadn’t stepped in and gotten my limbs chopped off, you would’ve been in big trouble.

No need for thanks, just relax.

Well then, see you.

[Image of the Pirate King smiling unnecessarily brightly]

Comments:

-[What the hell]

-[What’s this, give me back my Empress’s eyes]

-[This damn human pig again!]

Title: If you miss this bastard, give it a thumbs down

Author: Anaphylactic Shock

Content: [Pirate King wielding a chain axe], [Pirate Empress sitting on the Pirate King, crushing him]

If you miss the Empress, give it a thumbs up.

Comments:

-[This bastard is using cheat codes]

-[Hehe]

-[Crush me too, Empress]

-[The above commenter is likely to have their limbs chopped off]

-[If you get caught by the Empress, isn’t that a reward?]

-[?]

-[?]

Meanwhile, amidst this frenzy.

I was expressing satisfaction while looking at a Gallery post that had cut out the scene of the ‘Pirate Empress’ appearing from the broadcast and turned it into a video.

“Our Marian has grown up so beautifully.”

“Commander, that ‘beautifully’ grown Marian just chopped off the Pirate King’s limbs.”

“Pirates grow by getting their limbs chopped off.”

“….”

So what if the limbs of those cosmic trash pirates get chopped off?

They’re not even recyclable, so it’s better to chop them up for easier disposal.

Moreover, because she moved so fast, most users watching the broadcast didn’t seem to notice.

But in the recorded video, the technique Marian used to execute the Pirate King was, surprisingly, identical to the execution motion our Ignis used.

‘Wow, she even has that kind of learning function.’

I nodded in surprise, feeling like I had discovered a feature I hadn’t even thought of.

And so, as usual, I was tearing apart and killing any pirates that came in without a second thought.

-“Your name is now Chunsik.”

-“Huh?”

Or arranging a new second life for them as excellent labor providers.

Even amidst the burning event, I was living a truly peaceful life.

But unlike my fleet… and base.

In the week since that announcement was posted.

Other users were experiencing the excruciating pain of the Pirate Empress’s insane maneuvers, just as the veterans had warned months ago.

Title: Is the Pirate Empress really SS rank?

Author: Today’s Lunch is Ramen

Content: [Image of shipboard defense turrets being torn apart in an instant]

What the hell, her combat style and close combat performance are beyond SS rank.

Comments:

-[Don’t exaggerate]

-[You should upload a gif or video, you’re not ready to ask questions]

Title: The Empress is SS, right? What the hell…

Author: Bburinkle

Content: [Battle between the Pirate Empress and an SSS-rank anti-personnel defense character]

Why the hell is she fighting so brutally against an SS-rank anti-personnel character and even winning?

And not only is she good at combat, but her fleet command is completely different from the Pirate King’s.

At least she’s stealing fewer ships than the Pirate King.

Comments:

-[Why is she like this?]

-[The Empress we know isn’t like this]

It seems the appropriate training methods I provided are showing unexpectedly excellent results.

I was sobbing in the Gallery…

Looking at the people, I felt a pang of guilt in my heart.

Of course, apart from that guilt, I was maintaining complete silence.

But just because I kept silent didn’t mean the users’ eyes were going to go blind.

—

**Title: The Pirate Empress seems a bit off, no?**

**Author: ㅇㅇ**

**Content: [Certified Veteran]**

Originally, NPCs or boss-level enemies should be rated one tier higher than users, but even considering that, the current Pirate Empress’s performance seems way too strong.

Honestly, by NPC standards, she’s borderline SSS-tier.

Whether it’s commanding or combat, she’s just too OP, making it ridiculously hard to deal with her.

—

**Comments:**

– [Hmm, is that so?]

– [He’s right, compared to the old days, she’s way too strong.]

—

The doubts about the Empress’s combat power set the entire gallery on fire.

Soon, the veterans, excited by the topic, started flooding the gallery with new info posts.

—

**Title: Here’s why the Empress is so strong right now.txt**

**Author: I wanna hug the Empress’s thighs**

**Content:** A lot of veterans don’t know this, but the Pirate Empress randomly joins and then deserts any user. But how much she grows depends on how much she learns from that user.

In other words, the user who raised the Pirate Empress this time trained her like crazy without even realizing it.

Even though she’s labeled as A-tier, she’s actually closer to B-tier. But seeing how she’s rampaging now, it’s clear she’s a character with growth potential.

The user probably just supported her growth with all sorts of training without much thought.

**TL;DR:** One crazy simp turned the Empress into an untouchable Cthulhu.

—

**Comments:**

– [True.]

– [Wait, so we’re fighting an Empress raised by a simp?]

– [This is insane, who the hell buffed the Empress like this?]

– [This is pure love.]

—

“Sharp deduction.”

And as I read that brilliant deduction, I felt my heart sinking.

After all, our Empress, Marian, is fighting way better than expected.

—

**Title: Saw a base get wrecked while passing by**

**Author: Chupa Chups**

**Content:** [The Army of the Pirate Empress attacking a base]

Apparently, she’s been soloing all the nearby pirates to level up her fleet’s proficiency.

So, she aggro’d the “Pirate” Empress and ended up getting her base wrecked.

The weird thing is, since it’s a user base with nothing to loot, the Pirate Empress didn’t even bother with a charge attack and just bombarded it to oblivion.

—

**Comments:**

– [LOLOLOLOLOL]

– [Guess she’s tired of charge attacks, just let her have fun.]

– [What happens if a base gets wrecked?]

– [In the game, you just respawn somewhere new, but I don’t know what happens here.]

– [Ah, got it.]

—

Sometimes, she even attacks random “personal user” bases without hesitation, showing her aggressive nature.

With her undefeated streak against users, her “doom stack” has reached insane levels.

At this rate, she’ll become an unstoppable disaster for the users.

And when Marian eventually comes to me with that “hoeeeee” look, I’ll definitely become the target of all users.

—

**<Warning!>**

**<Part of the Pirate Empress’s fleet is passing nearby!>**

—

As soon as the message popped up that part of Marian’s fleet was passing nearby, I decided to fight a portion of her fleet to grind my own fleet.

Even if it gets exposed later, at least I’ll have some leverage to avoid blame.