The S-Classes That I Raised

Chapter 549: Broadcast Start (5)

└ Yerim, blow it all away refreshingly~~!~!!

└ Chief Song just stuck his staff of love in my heart

└ Party time? Yerim, you’re the lighting!!!!

Beyond the rapidly scrolling comments, water poured down like rain. In it, Park Yerim smiled brightly as she shot up high.

“Ow.”

She bonked her head on an invisible ceiling. Park Yerim rubbed the part she’d hit with her hand while looking at the sky.

“So the no-fly zone meant this! Give more detailed explanations! NG! Going again!”

└ Yerim lololololol?

└ Yerim, if you and Yuhyun fought, who’d win?

“Ah, our guild leader? I’m treating him as my superior and elder~!”

Park Yerim shrugged and swung her spear toward the overflowing water. As if following a conductor’s baton, the stream of water began to dance. Making cheerful splashing sounds as it gathered and grew, and finally—

└ omg…crazy

└ wow wow wow wow wow

It became a giant wave. Against the barren wasteland without a single blade of grass, a bright blue wave swayed. Then—

Swoooosh—

It began charging toward the canyon’s rock walls. Water kept splashing and pounding the rock walls, soaking them. As if a flood had occurred, water overflowed along the canyon, and from far away came the bewildered cries of monsters.

Until all the water drained away leaving only puddles, the chat almost stopped.

└ Yerim!!! You are South Korea!!!!

└ unnie11111111111111111111111111111

└ Yerimaaaaaaaak go go go go!!! ah so amazing

└ I bought a new TV for today!!!

Park Yerim, feeling a bit shy, made a heart with the remaining water. Though she’d awakened and quickly gotten used to receiving cheers, having countless comments scrolling up right before her eyes in real-time felt slightly different.

“This is a warm-up, a warm-up! The wall hasn’t budged yet!”

└ so clueless; it should collapse on its own, how dare it block Yerim?

“Skills become inefficient if you just use them carelessly. Stamina and mana aren’t infinite, so even for S-rank hunters, using them recklessly is forbidden!”

That’s why she’s studying hard too, Park Yerim said while making a V-sign.

└ I’m Park Ye’s school friend

“What? Time, time!”

└ studying hard lololol?

“Hey! But I really am working hard these days!”

└ no way, even s-ranks study hard TTTT

└ parents can’t see this wow wow wow

└ Even Park Yerim studies hard!! And you’re not even a hunter!!!

Park Yerim looked at the chat and laughed out loud. White mist began gathering around her.

“When water freezes!”

└ ice!

└ ice becomes bigger!

Cold spread out. With small cracking sounds, the canyon’s moisture began to freeze. Not just the dirt but all the water that had seeped into the rock wall crevices was instantly enveloped in cold. Here and there came sounds of things twisting and warping.

Park Yerim exhaled a long white breath and descended before Song Taewon.

“Now, Chief Song!”

“If you’re thinking about efficiency, we should just pass through—”

“It’s a broadcast! A broadcast! You’ve waited long! South Korean civil servant Awakened Management Office Chief Song Taewon’s canyon smashing show!”

“…The path isn’t blocked.”

“But everyone wants it so much!”

Song Taewon turned his head to look at the three clearly open paths. There was a perfectly fine path, and yet.

└ extreme job civil servant edition

└ Chief Song’s soul seems to have floated away with Yerim’s water zzzzz

└ (roughly a comment about Chief Song liking it so much he broke the wall with his head)

“Should I carve Sesung Guild Leader’s face on the rock wall to boost your motivation?”

Park Yerim cheered Song Taewon on with sparkling eyes. Song Taewon looked at the chat, Park Yerim, and the rock wall in turn. If they weren’t a team, he would’ve ignored it and passed by, but Park Yerim and he were on the same team. And given Song Taewon’s personality, he couldn’t harm his teammate.

Park Yerim’s broadcast performance. Thinking it was solely for that, Song Taewon stepped forward. Park Yerim quickly moved aside and clapped.

“Crazy Song! Song! Song!”

“…”

Ignoring Park Yerim’s cheers and the chat as much as possible, Song Taewon tensed his entire body. As his skill activated, the ground beneath his feet cracked under the increased weight. The staff was gripped like a javelin in his large hand, and muscles rippled beneath his wet shirt. Taking one step forward—

Swish!

He extended his arm toward the rock wall, concentrating on just one point at the staff’s tip. The staff shot from Song Taewon’s hand and dug straight into the rock wall.

Rummmble—

The canyon shook. Not like passing through a solid rock mass, but as if passing through soft cheese, the staff didn’t stop but kept digging in until it disappeared from sight entirely. Creating a massive hole about ten times the staff’s thickness, it continued forward.

Crack, rumble! Craaash—!

The entire long strip of rock wall kept shaking, then starting from the hole the staff created, cracks began spreading. Then soon—

Crumble

It collapsed. Pouring out dirt and stones, falling in sequence like dominoes. Not only was the chat shocked, but Park Yerim also went “Wow” with her mouth agape. Meanwhile, Song Taewon calmly pulled out a new spear. Approaching the remaining one of the rock walls on either side centered on the middle path, he thrust and threw the spear again.

Before the right canyon even finished collapsing, the left canyon began crumbling too.

Rumble! Crash, crumble!

– Kyarreuk!

– Kieek!

Monster cries were heard amid the thunderous roar. Beyond the path where the two canyons between the three paths had disappeared to become one wide avenue, monsters excited from the rock baptism following the water baptism charged in. Park Yerim, who had been admiring how amazing it was, spun her spear at her fingertips and rose lightly.

└ damn, s-ranks aren’t s-ranks for nothing…

└ speechless and fingerless…

└ Chief Song, you shattered my heart too TT

└ monsters got totally blindsided lololol

└ they’re A-ranks who even go to S-rank dungeons, but those two are beyond specs shaking, not all s-ranks are like that, don’t get confused

└ Chief Song in water □□□□□□□□□□□□

Smack! Park Yerim’s spear struck the giant lion’s head that had been charging. Spinning her body just like that, she uppercutted the staggering lion’s jaw, then threw her raised spear to pierce the faintly wriggling ground.

– Kieeeek!

A monster that had been trying to hide under the collapsed rock pile and ambush them let out a death scream. Park Yerim, who had dealt with all the monsters in an instant, approached Song Taewon and cheerfully spread both arms.

“Come on, get on!”

“I can walk.”

“The path is rough. I’ll escort you comfortably~”

“I’m fine.”

Song Taewon hurriedly walked away. Park Yerim floated along chasing Song Taewon, who was lightly advancing over the path made messy by the two collapsed rock walls.

“Look at this, Little Song says they want to see Chief Song’s heart.”

“…”

“There are a lot of comments blocked with squares. Must be other team info! But hey! Song! Are you really not going to do it?”

“…”

Song Taewon headed toward the canyon entrance, almost running. He didn’t forget to collect the staff and spear lying around on the way. When the two passed through the entrance, a message window soon appeared.

[Canyon Passage Result]

[You are an outlaw.]

“It says outlaw, Chief Song!”

That really doesn’t suit Mr. Song, Park Yerim laughed. Soon the two’s figures disappeared.

“That’s too much.”

As soon as I was moved, what came into view were thick bars. A prison? Then a message window appeared.

[Please wait until preparations are complete.]

Wait or what, I’m locked up. I looked around the prison quickly. It was a narrow room with nothing but one bed.

“I’m someone who’d live well even without laws. How sincerely and kindly have I lived?”

└ lololololololololol

└ hyj is a thief, faster than anyone, different from others, stole my heart

└ Yujin!! Don’t be disappointed about being a thief □□□□□□□! lololol

What’s with that deleted part? Is it information about other teams? Since I became a thief as a canyon passage result, other people might have gotten different results. Seeing them say not to be disappointed, there must be something worse than thief, but what?

“The other teams must’ve passed by now too, right? It wouldn’t have been difficult for high-rank hunters.”

└ Yujin, Yuhyun says he loves you!!!!

Ah… Yuhyun… Still, you’re talking, good job.

└ Yujin, Yuhyun only talks about you on the broadcast

└ someone shut Han Yuhyun’s mouth too, geez so embarrassing;;;

Uh, um.

└ amazing Yerim swept everything away lololol

└ Noah’s broadcast screen seems buggy. Can only see light;

└ Liette Kang Soyeong □□□□□□□□□□ lololololol

└ Hyunah unnie!!!! □□□□□□□□□ really □□□□□□

As expected, most were deleted. There were many comments showing only □s entirely. Still, seeing everyone excited, it seemed no problems had occurred. As long as everyone’s safe, that’s what matters. Yuhyun, if possible, talk about other things too.

[Participant role assignments complete!]

Just as I was looking at the chat and having conversations, a message window appeared.

[Slave → Lowest strategy performance. Slaves cannot attack anyone. Cannot die.

Thief → Did not hunt monsters directly. Thieves cannot kill anyone. Can steal slaves.

Capitalist → Exterminated all monsters using disposable items above a certain amount. Can purchase slaves. Can hire thieves and police. Cannot make preemptive attacks.

Police → Hunted monsters normally. Can catch thieves. Can preemptively attack and kill all participants except the police chief and slaves.

Police Chief → Highest strategy performance. Can command police. Cannot catch thieves directly.

Outlaw → Destroyed the canyon the most. Rule breaker.]

I quickly read through the roles and brief explanations displayed before me.

“Wait, there’s a slave? Really? Everyone except me is a high-rank hunter?”

└ zzzzzzlololololololol

└ □□□□□lololololololololololol

The chat instantly filled with □s and laughter. There does seem to be one, but who on earth? Did some unlucky A-rank hunter run into an S-rank monster?

“I naturally thought I’d be last place in performance, but I don’t know who you are, but thank you~ I’ll buy you a meal. The police chief is probably Sesung Guild Leader? Or my brother’s team? Yerim’s team is formidable too. For speed, Noah and Hyunah would be the best.”

You laughing people are pretty spot on. Are they all wrong? Maybe it’s an unexpected different S-rank hunter team.

“Police will be the most common. Then thieves or capitalists next.”

If only one of the two team members caught monsters, would the other become a thief? Or is it by team? If the former, all A-rank hunters teamed with S-rank hunters would have a high chance of becoming thieves. Evelyn probably became a capitalist, and our kids would be either police chief or police.

“One vote for Liette and Soyeong’s team as outlaws!”

This is almost 99 percent certain. I can clearly picture them sweeping and destroying everything without even seeing it.

Then a detailed explanation about thieves appeared.

[Thief]

[*Can attack all participants. However, cannot kill.

*Given a perfect stealth skill. Can use 5 times.

*Can be hired by capitalists. Can steal the capitalist’s wealth; if failed, imprisoned; if successful, gain bonus.

*Eliminated if killed by police. Can escape by providing bribes or information to police.

*Transportation use only possible by freeloading. Location revealed to police immediately after getting off.

*When wanted, original appearance will be revealed.]

Five stealth skill uses. Since it’s perfect, even S-rank hunters and sharp-sensed innate S-ranks probably won’t notice.

[Victory Conditions

Steal slave and transport to designated location

All police eliminated

Hired by capitalist and complete capitalist’s victory condition

Achieve one of these conditions (in case of capitalist victory, co-champion)]

[Participant’s true appearance will be hidden.]

[Please enjoy the party!]

What do you mean enjoy the party! I pulled out paper from my inventory and wrote down the organized rules. Other roles must also have additional abilities or conditions attached like thieves do.

“Thieves are way too disadvantaged. Not only is eliminating all police difficult, but to steal and transport a slave—the slave is probably a high-rank hunter too! Even if they can’t attack, they can run away. In the end, being hired by a capitalist and aiming for co-championship has the highest probability.”

The problem was that as a capitalist, there’s no merit in hiring me. Unlimited hiring is naturally impossible, so naturally S-rank hunters would be prioritized. What good is hiding my appearance! My stats will be revealed as is.

└ the slave is □□□□□

└ Director Han slave □□□□□□□□□□□□□

└ hyh □□□□□□□□ □□□□

└ Frustrating! Chatterbox □□□□□□□□□□!!

I’m frustrated too. If only I could know who’s who, we could cooperate and easily conquer this.

“First, it’d be best to find a capitalist and figure out the capitalist’s victory condition. Fortunately, capitalists can’t preemptively attack, so even F-rank stats can feel safe! Before hiring police, that is.”

As expected, thieves are disadvantaged. Since it’s essentially in order of strategy performance, the most disadvantaged would be the slave. Really, who’s the slave? Hand back your high-rank hunter license.

[In one hour, you can receive an invitation to the slave auction at Rockefeller Center Station.]

A message appeared again.

“Where’s Rockefeller Center again? Is it an actual location?”

I muttered as if asking while looking at the prison door. First, I need to pick the lock and get out.