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Days have passed since the concert ended.

It might have been one of the largest events in the history of the Celestial Realm, but now another event of this season has come around.

What could possibly follow Miro’s solo concert?

“Oh right. It’s the debut today?”

[Yes, it is today.]

The debut of the 4th generation is finally here.

It feels like the debut has been a bit delayed compared to what I saw last year.

“How’s everyone?”

They should do well, right?

If we think of it as a preparation period instead of waiting, it feels a bit better…

I feel a bit sorry for the 3rd generation, but haven’t I fed the 4th generation before?

It’s just a little harder to ignore my feelings.

Well, I can’t watch the 4th generation debut broadcast too openly, or the 3rd generation might feel left out, so I’ll have to watch from a distance.

It’s a bit complicated, but to maintain the group, the seniors must set a good example.

Can we really discriminate against the juniors?

[Speaking of which, about the goods you mentioned last time.]

“Oh, yes. Is there any progress?”

[It seems like it will be out faster than expected.]

“Oh!”

Faster than expected? That sounds promising!

Producing goods must not be easy.

“When will the others’ goods be released?”

[We’re considering releasing them for the 3rd anniversary.]

“Oh, the 3rd anniversary.”

Now that I think about it, there’s also the 3rd anniversary.

After Miro’s solo concert, the 4th generation’s debut and the 1st generation’s 3rd anniversary…

Thinking about how the 3rd and 2nd generations each had their 1st and 2nd anniversary special broadcasts makes me realize that the first quarter is packed with events.

If there is a fan who watches everything from the Celestial Realm, that person will have no break at all.

Not to mention, these days, as soon as you enter Dwitch, at least one person from the Celestial Realm is always broadcasting.

Anyway, after that, I continued to speak with the Manager.

“Oh, it’s time.”

[Yes, work hard on your broadcast.]

Then, since the time I originally wanted to go live had come, I ended the call and turned on the broadcast.

“Ah. Ah. Can you hear me?”

– Yup, loud and clear

– Sounds good

– Hi hi

“Yes, nice to meet you.”

– Yup

– Your broadcasts have been great lately lol

– Are you broadcasting a lot today too?

“I’m not sure about the broadcast time.”

Since returning from a short trip to Japan right after the concert, I’ve been broadcasting every day without fail.

Actor Kim Soo-hyun is still on vacation, so I’m spending my days leisurely broadcasting.

…Honestly, I need to return soon, but I think I’ll rest a bit longer.

– What’s up for today?

– The 4th generation is debuting later, you know?

“The 4th generation debut? Of course I know.”

– Then are you going to watch the broadcast?

– Go go go

– You’re a senior, you should go

“Me? I’m not going. I didn’t watch the 3rd generation either.”

– Wow

– You’re really leaving the juniors behind

– Just check it out, I’m curious about the 4th generation

“Hm….”

I hear the 4th generation is doing their debut broadcast all together.

Moreover, The Six has deliberately not released any information, so it’s no wonder the viewers are curious.

“No. We can’t show any favoritism.”

But still, I can’t watch.

And to be honest, I’ve already seen all of them in person, haven’t I?

I’m curious about what the avatars will be like, but… I can always check later.

“Let’s do this for today.”

So I launched the special game I prepared for today.

– What’s this?

– What is this? Not another Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right? lol

Today, I brought back a new game after a long time.

It was quite unexpected, but it popped up on the YouTube algorithm and looked fun.

“Sometimes, you gotta play something like this.”

– Oh haha

– What kind of game is this?

– This one’s famous

“Medieval mercenaries? Warfare? Anyway, it’s something similar to Romance of the Three Kingdoms.”

– ????

– Oh no, not another Romance of the Three Kingdoms lol

– You should compare things fairly

The game is called “Mountains and Swords.”

It’s set in a medieval European backdrop where you ride horses, fight wars, gather troops, and invade territories.

“Anyway, it looked fun so I brought it.”

– Yeah, it does look fun

– It’s a famous one

– Better than Romance of the Three Kingdoms lol

With that, I pressed the play button for the game I had purchased in advance, and immediately the game’s background trailer began.

The story showed a hero unifying the continent, and centuries later, as the once powerful empire began to rot and decay, it eventually broke apart as factions fought against each other.

“After the fall of the Han dynasty, the era of warlords…”

– Is this guy crazy? lol

– Huh?

– Ohhh

“Just saying…”

After watching the trailer, I began the game where I had to choose my background and growth process.

Depending on the choices made here, the initial start will change.

“Let’s go with a general who fights well and rides a horse.”

– General lol

– This guy’s just in Romance of the Three Kingdoms right now lol

With various stats to choose from, I decided to specialize my character for combat since it would be best to pick fights in the beginning.

When I began the game, the character’s background was introduced.

I quickly skipped through it and started the tutorial, where I saw a man speaking to me.

“Who is this?”

– Huh?

– Who is it?

– Your older brother

– Oh, read the explanation, come on lol

“This is my brother?”

– Yup

– Not that good-looking lol

“Hey, you can’t just judge a face like that.”

And what if he’s not good looking?

As long as he’s reliable and fights well, that’s what matters.

So I continued the tutorial.

I needed to save my kidnapped siblings, so I borrowed soldiers from the village and went to catch the bandits.

“Oh… oh, like this.”

– ??

– Why are you doing so well? lol

“This combat system feels similar to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms game I played.”

As expected, like most games, left-click to attack and right-click to block.

Moreover, since I’ve ridden horses in Romance of the Three Kingdoms games so much, I was able to fight effectively.

Riding the horse, swinging the sword, blocking with a shield.

Leading the troops to defeat the bandits…

“…this is totally like fighting against the Black Mountain bandits….”

– Damn lol

– Normally, this is how it goes when an empire falls

– Are you stuck in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in your head?

“No, no, I’m just saying.”

There’s a certain historical similarity after all.

Whether in Europe or Asia, mankind is pretty much the same.

“Now that I’ve defeated them all, I just need to head to the local chieftain, right?”

– You mean the village chief, come on

– Stop with the ‘local chieftain’ nonsense lol

– This guy is really lol

Anyway, as I progressed through what could be called the game’s tutorial story, the actual game began.

The ally I referred to as my brother disappeared to look for my siblings.

And I was left alone on the continent.

“…Now I can just gather soldiers and cause chaos, right?”

However, isn’t this scenario way too familiar?

With some starting funds, I began recruiting by wandering the village.

– Why is this guy adapting so well? lol

– Archers are OP in this game, let’s go for archers

“Archers? That’s a bit…”

I don’t consider long-range skirmishing as real combat.

It seemed like I couldn’t recruit cavalry just yet, so I gathered as many infantry as I could up to the limit.

“It must be because it’s the beginning, but I can only gather 20 soldiers. Who’s going to do anything with this?”

– For real lol

– Wasn’t it supposed to be in the thousands?

– This is normal, but is my brain scrambled by Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

It’s probably because I’ve only seen troop numbers in the tens of thousands in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Twenty seems small and insignificant.

“Let’s go defeat some bandits first and plunder them.”

But to be honest, the combat in this game was more detailed and better than in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Much more immersive than summarizing thousands in battle.

With fewer numbers, I had more opportunities to ride my horse and stand out.

[Charge!]

My character in the game rides the horse and swings the sword to behead the bandit.

“Ho….”

Feeling the satisfying controls, I was slightly pleased.

This game is fun.

Moving by horse feels pretty realistic too.

– Look at this guy, he’s enjoying himself

– Look at his face, he’s going to play for at least 100 hours

– But still, it’s a fairy

I felt like I’d found a game I’d frequently enjoy playing in the future as I continued the game happily.

Since it was still the beginning, I mainly wandered around punching bandits, sneaking into hideouts to take them down, and this time went to find another bandit to beat up.

While I was enjoying the game, accepting quests here and there.

– 4th generation debuted while you’re still gaming lol

– Want to check it out?

– Come on, don’t distract me, I’m gaming!

– The game is fun, don’t bother me

– Who cares about the 4th generation?

– The 4th generation should be taken care of by the 3rd generation lol

Suddenly, the chat became noisy.

Seems like the 4th generation has debuted.

I completely forgot about that!

“Oh, did the 4th generation debut?”

Right now, since I’m in a mounted match, I said as I fought my enemy.

– Yup

– They’re live now lol

– All six of them are doing fine

“Oh….”

All six of them, huh.

And now, the number of people in the Celestial Realm has really increased.

Is it 24 people now?

It’s historic to go over 20…

Hmm?

“Yes?”

Wait, six?

I was taken aback and focused back on that.

Creak.

[Ugh!]

Just like that, I was defeated by the opponent in the mounted match.

“Ah….”

– hahaha

– What’s up?

– Hey, if you win that, you win the prize!

“Not that! Six?!”

I might have lost in the mounted match, but that isn’t important.

Why? Why six?

– ???

– Why?

– Wasn’t it supposed to be six?

“…?”

Wasn’t it five?

I could’ve sworn I saw only five!

Moreover, it didn’t seem like anyone was absent; it felt like five people were in the loop.

“Hold on.”

I paused the game for a moment to go in and hear the voice of who had joined the 4th generation debut stream.

[Let me introduce myself…!]

The moment the broadcast started, a soothing voice filled the room.

Since it was a voice I hadn’t heard before, I immediately realized it was the mysterious sixth member.

And…

“Is that a Japanese person?”

– ???

– Right there, haha

– How do they speak Korean so well?

“Because I’m familiar with Japanese people who speak Korean well….”

Thanks to the familiar pitch, I could tell which country they were from.

 

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