Chapter 5 "10 Viewers"
"W---wait... What do they say when people come into their stream? Aaa... Umm..." The boy found himself nervous over the two new viewers.
"For starters, you should say your greetings, brother! Catchphrase is a must!" Mr. Turtle replied.
"Ah! Yes! Welcome to my stream! My name is uhh..." The boy found himself lost again after seeing his username.
He probably could get more viewers if he had named himself something better.
"What a lousy live, boo!" DarkFlame typed.
The boy wants to be mad at DarkFlame but knows the viewer is right. This is his first time doing LIVE, he needs a better username, and he is nervous in front of these 2 viewers.
"Go easy on him, brother! So, why is your name like that?" Mr. Turtle typed.
"Ah, it's because the game bugged... I already typed my name and everything in character creation, but in the end, my name got reverted into this..." The boy replied with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Worry not, brother! Beginners like you got a chance to change their name for free once." Mr. Turtle typed.
The boy's face suddenly lit up, and a smile could be seen appeared on his face.
"Are you for real!? You are not playing a trick on me, right? Right, Mr. Turtle?" The boy looked at the sphere in front of him as he shouted.
"Yes, I am not lying. Don't worry; you can try to go to your character's profile and then click on your name panel." Mr. Turtle typed.
The boy wasted no time and started doing it immediately; he opened his character's profile, where his stats and his name were shown.
"WHAT THE? WAIT!!!" DarkFlame typed.
"Hm? What's wrong?" The boy asked.
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR STATS?!" DarkFlame typed.
"This is something else... Brother, are you cheating?" Mr. Turtle typed.
User#60676890
v Lvl: 3 | Job: None
v Str: 28
v Dex: 28
v Con: 28
v Int: 28
v Wis: 28
v Cha: 28
"What is wrong with my stats?" The boy replied cluelessly.
He then realized his newly acquired titles, which boosted all his stats by 23. Slowly the expression on his face turned smug.
"Oh~ what is wrong with my stats? Hehe." The boy replied with a cheeky tone.
"I'M AT LEVEL 20 AND YOUR STATS IS CLOSE TO MINE? YOU ARE AT LEVEL 3!" DarkFlame typed.
"Oh, sounds like a skill issue to me, to be honest." The boy replied smugly, "Stop bothering me for a sec DarkSkillIssue, I need to change my name."
"Hahaha! Brother, I had a great laugh with how you two bantered!" Mr. Turtle typed.
"Oh well, let's see... Hmm, what name would fit me?" The boy pondered.
While the boy pondered, the chat window was filled with DarkFlame chats asking him about his stats and what was not.
Mr. Turtle also can't help but join in to ask a thing or two about his stats.
"Ah! I've decided! My name would be, Ioki!" The boy exclaimed.
"Would you like to rename your character into 'Ioki'?"
The boy clicked on the Yes button without any second thoughts.
"Congratulations! The name change has been successful! Hello user Ioki!"
v Ioki
v Lvl: 3 | Job: None
v Str: 28
v Dex: 28
v Con: 28
v Int: 28
v Wis: 28
v Cha: 28
A sense of relief could be seen on the boy's face as he changed his name. He then performed a dogeza out of nowhere.
"Thank you, Mr. Turtle. Unlike DarkFlame here, you are useful and a great person! May your loots and your hunts be blessed!" Ioki said in a loud voice.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT!" DarkFlame typed.
"Well, gotta help the others like how I was helped by other players as well. If you don't mind, please tell me about your stats Ioki..." Mr. Turtle replied.
Ioki changed his position into sitting, putting his index and thumb fingers on his chin and making a thinking pose.
"Hmm, to be honest, I want to keep this a secret! But because you've been a great help to me, Mr. Turtle, I'll tell you about my stats! Only after we've reached 10 viewers, though, hehe~" Ioki replied with a cheeky tone once again.
"Now you are acting like a LIVEr. Let me see what I can do to get someone in." Mr. Turtle typed.
Ioki then strolled through the forest again while seeing the chat and having an occasional banter with DarkFlame.
Suddenly a monster resembling a standing dog appeared; it was a Kobold.
The Kobold held a wooden spear; it used ragged clothing as its armor. Which could only mean this is another low-level mob.
· Kobold Grunt
· Lv: 5
· Str: 6
· Dex: 9
· Con: 5
· Int: 3
· Wis: 3
· Cha: 1
Ioki raised his fist and got into a stance before, all of a sudden, the chat window got filled with notifications.
"Leetsxker has joined the LIVE.
Ms. Maria has joined the LIVE.
Soa766 has joined the LIVE.
xXxHunterxXx has joined the LIVE.
Dog_Chaser has joined the LIVE.
Ihatelife has joined the LIVE.
ILOVESAYURI has joined the LIVE.
Absusbsj has joined the LIVE.
Congratulations on reaching 10 viewers on your LIVE session!"
A blue window popped up before him; as he tried to close the window, the Kobold didn't just stand still; suddenly, the sharp point of the spear pierced through the blue window.
*Woosh*
"Ack! Hey! Shouldn't you at least wait until I finish clicking on the window? Or let me greet the new viewers at least!" Ioki shouted at the Kobold while dodging.
Ioki then took a step forward right after dodging, making use of the Kobold attacking window. He got into the inner part of Kobold's stance and gave it an uppercut.
*CRITICAL HIT*
A loud crack came out of the Kobold's jaw as its body flew upward.
"Ah... Seriously for a low-level mob, it truly gives me a hard time." Ioki said as he swiped the sweat of his temple.
While doing all this, he constantly looked at the chat window, knowing fully well the chat was now crowded compared to when it was only 2 viewers.
"Now, I believe I owe a welcome to my new viewers. Hello, everyone! My name is Ioki! Welcome to my LIVE! As you can see right now, I am strolling through the forest." Ioki stalled and kept coming with more stuff coming out of his mouth.
"Brother, I believe you have a promise to fulfill?" Mr. Turtle typed.
"Oh, did I? What kind of promise did I make exactly, Mr. Turtle? Hihi~" Ioki smugly replied.
"Oh? What a brat, definitely my type. Thank you for bringing me into this LIVE, hun!" Ms. Maria typed.
"Someone said you had abnormal stats for a level 3. That's why I came here. Can you please show me?" Soa766 typed.
"Oh indeed, I had abnormal stats back then, debuffed stats! I was poisoned, I was shocked, and many things! Imagine that while fighting The Warden!" Ioki replied.
"LOL, this kid is high on something! Fighting that monster? Reaching the end of the bridge itself would be a miracle!" Leetsxker typed.
"Hihi~" Ioki kept floating his index finger around, trying to show that he would click on his profile. "Hmm~ I wonder, should I show this now or when the viewers reach 50? Hmm..."
"I don't mind if you don't show your stats as long as you keep showing your cheeky charm," Ms. Maria typed.
"Even the top rankers admitted the tutorial is not meant to be cleared unless you just rush to the shrine. Which is something the 3rd ranker had accomplished..." xXxHunterxXx typed.
"RIGHT? I COULD BARELY REACH THE END OF THE BRIDGE." DarkFlame typed.
"Dude, it's a smart keyboard inside a capsule... No such reasons as telling your capslock is broken, so turn that off. You are irritating me..." Ihatelife typed.
Ioki laughed for good seconds while seeing DarkFlame went mad at the chat.
"btw kid, don't you have a class to attend? kids your age are supposed to be at school, rn" Absusbj typed.
Ioki looked at the chat while his expression changed for a moment before he put his smug expression back, "Doesn't mean I can't take a day off."
"Oh well, here are my stats. Take a good look!" Ioki clicked on his character's profile.
The chat went dead silent for a few moments besides DarkFlame's occasional rambles.
"Did you hack?" Soa766 typed.
"Viewers--- calling all of you that feels weird... Let's just call you guys big brother and big sister."
"YES PLEASE CALL ME THAT!" Miss Maria typed.
"Big bro and big sis, do you think I have the capability of hacking? To be honest with you guys, I'm simply a student that rented 6 hours on some capsule net. Do you think I have preparations to do some hacking here and there? I don't even know much about technology..." Ioki explained.
"You have secret titles with you, don't you?" Dog_Chaser types.
"I don't know if that is categorized as secret, but yeah, I have Mythic and Unique titles as rewards for clearing the tutorial," Ioki answered proudly.
The chat suddenly went wild with the information Ioki provided, knowing fully well the game had been out for almost 2 weeks, and yet no one came into such knowledge but the boy they were watching right now.
"Brother, tell me more about that title." Mr. Turtle typed.
"Before that, I want to ask you guys some questions. It's only fair if we answered each other before moving forward." Ioki suddenly put on a serious expression.
"How far in the tutorial you've reached?" He asked.
"Big sis only managed to step foot into the bridge before the meanie monster killed big sis •́ ‿ ,•̀" Ms. Maria typed.
"I managed to deal critical damage on the mob and made it halfway through the bridge," DarkFlame replied.
"I killed the first mob and then died right after the wave came in." Soa766 typed.
"Me too." Several people typed.
"I managed to reach the end of the bridge, but as soon as I ran to the shrine, The Warden whipped me." Mr. Turtle replied.
"You... Besides The One Who Walked Through Hell title, what kind of title did you receive?" Absusbsj typed.
"Oh! Someone managed to get through the tutorial as well! Great job, big uhh... are you a sister or a brother?" Ioki asked.
"Doesn't matter, answer the question..." Absusbsj typed.
"One last question, how much sensitivity are you guys playing with?" Ioki asked again while he stared at the sphere.