Chapter 10: The Overrated Titan and the Online War

Just like all powerful and renowned Titans, Tiamat possessed a unique epithet.

World-Destroying Blazing Heaven, Earth-Shattering Purple Flame Demonic Dragon.

Was it a name forged in a country called ancient China? Its meaning spoke of burning the heavens, shattering the earth, and so on.

Truly, it was an unnecessarily lengthy name. Perhaps that was why?

[ㅇㅇ(135.11): “That damn bastard” subjugatedㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[YouDoIt: “That long one” annihilated ㅅㅅㅅㅅ]

It invariably became the subject of ridicule within the Magical Girl Gallery.

And for good reason.

It was hardly a creature deserving of such a magnificent name.

[TakesAnEternity: Tiamat subjugated, goddammitㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

Wow, so that was actually possible, huh?ㅋㅋㅋ

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ㅇㅇ(12.2): So that monster could be caught after all ㄷㄷ

ㅇㅇ(11.5): At this point, it feels like a Myth-grade Titan.

I wonder.

It might be a stretch to categorize it as Myth-grade, though.

Titans were classified into grades ranging from Low-grade to Apex-grade.

Low-grade Titans were so weak that Magical Girls needn’t even be dispatched.

Weren’t they supposedly conquerable by the air force and ground weaponry? Though I’d never witnessed it myself.

The true adversaries of Magical Girls were, in fact, Mid-grade Titans and above.

‘If I could defeat a Myth-grade Titan, would I even be doing this in the first place? I’d storm the Association right now and beat down every single Magical Girl from Team 1 and beyond.’

Myth-grade Titans were rumored to have appeared only three times throughout human history.

The first one to emerge annihilated the Australian continent.

The second reduced seventy percent of Africa’s population to mere fragments of flesh.

The third transformed the South American region into a toxic fog zone where no living creature could survive.

Thus, each time a Myth-grade Titan appeared, humanity would lose another foothold, possessing an absurd level of power capable of such devastation.

[YouDoIt: I recall that even Apex-grade Titans have varying strengths.]

I seem to recall hearing that newer generations grow progressively stronger?

Just because Tiamat was defeated solo, I don’t believe it qualifies as a Myth-grade Titan.

That was a valid point.

The fact that I managed to slay that monster wasn’t due to overwhelming strength, by any means.

It seemed Garuda truly excelled when battling large-bodied Titans.

Moreover, Tiamat was surprisingly weak, a stark contrast to the notoriety it once commanded.

Its size also seemed to have diminished somewhat.

[LingTeaJoa: It’s a fact that Tiamat was incredibly overrated.]

[Scarlet: The Mascot’s wearing short sleeves today… This is flirting, right?]

[ZeroWriter: Dammitㅋㅋㅋ Are the bastards who claim that turtle creature is Myth-grade seriously sleeping through school?]

[Scarlet: EheheheheaftertakingdowntheMascot]

[ㅇㅇ(72.11): Haha, now there are even Tiamat fanboys, goddammitㅋㅋ]

[Scarlet: 1. Lifts the Mascot.]

It seemed I wasn’t the only one who thought this way.

Hmm, indeed….

‘But there’s still room for me to grow stronger.’

Perhaps, if I manage to reach Phase 3, I might truly become a Myth-grade Titan.

[ZeroWriter: The fact is that Tiamat is an incredibly overrated fraud.]

It was already in such a deteriorated state that even a Team 3 Magical Girl could have subjugated it, lol.

Killing it in one blow was simply a givenㅋㅋ

Incidentally, this person named ZeroWriter seems to be subtly disparaging me repeatedly.

Hmm… Who could it be?

Who would act like this?

I immediately disabled the anonymity.

[Pink Star: The fact is that Tiamat is an incredibly overrated fraud.]

Ah… seriously.

Let’s really not do this.

‘This isn’t a human, after all.’

So, for some unknown reason, Pink Star seemed to dislike me.

Was it because I was a Titan?

From her perspective, she might detest the sight of someone praising humanity’s enemy, even going so far as to call them “Oppa” (TL Note: A respectful term used by a female to address an older male, often a brother or close friend.).

‘I can’t just reveal this, though.’

If I had my way, I’d gather evidence and expose her, but…

No one would dare to do that to a First-Class Magical Girl.

Yet, I couldn’t just stand by idly.

‘In any case, it seems this woman intends to undermine me by belittling the Tiamat I killed.’

What if I turned that against her?

I immediately decided to put my thoughts into action.

Just as Pink Star had done, I resolved to create multiple accounts.

[Creating multiple accounts for the Magical Girl Gallery.]

[Five dummy accounts have been granted!]

That’s remarkably convenient.

I truly appreciated not having to busy my fingers.

[ProVillain: But if Kkoko-jua and Jara-jua fought, who would win? Does anyone know the details?]

So, they truly disliked the topic of me.

Then I would keep posting about it all day long.

In a different form, of course.

HmmIsThatSo: Kkoko-jua and Jara-jua? Kkoko-jua, obviously.

– TissuePaper: What nonsense is that? How could Kkoko-jua penetrate Jara-jua’s shield?

– HmmIsThatSo: ㅋㅋㅋ So you’re saying Jara-jua can stop Kkoko-jua from flying around? That’s ridiculous.

– TissuePaper: ? Jara-jua was the one who caught Tiamat, though? Do you really think Kkoko-jua could do something like that?

Evidently, they didn’t realize that both Garuda and Behemoth were my transformations.

Indeed, it must have been because Garuda moved too swiftly, almost like a fighter jet.

Furthermore, with the poor video quality, distinguishing them would have been difficult.

Soon, the entire Magical Girl Gallery erupted into a frenzy.

Though I hadn’t been on this site for long, I had never witnessed posts being uploaded so rapidly.

[YouDoIt: Kkoko-fanboy level, goddammitㅋㅋㅋ]

[HmmIsThatSo: The typical traits of Jara-fanboys are just this.txt]

[Scarlet: The Mascot seems to be holed up in their room doing nothing these days… Should I just break the door down and go in?]

[HeartFlutterSweet: It seems impossible not to penetrate Jara-jua’s defense, doesn’t it?]

[TitanVirginHunter: What are the mods doing? Aren’t they going to stop this Gal-deu-cup (TL Note: A Korean slang term for a heated debate or ‘fandom war’ where users passionately argue for their preferred side.)?]

Were these people not busy?

How on earth could they be posting so diligently at 10 AM on a weekday?

It truly made me wonder.

Unless they were unemployed, they would barely have any time to be on an internet forum while working.

[You have initiated a Gal-deu-cup on a topic concerning yourself!]

Gal-deu-cup? What kind of word was that?

As I always felt, this site had so many bizarre terms.

[Tremendous Chaos!]

[100 BP has been awarded!]

Did they count this as creating chaos too?

That was quite a lot, wasn’t it?

Although I still couldn’t perform my next transformation or unlock Phase 2.

[HmmIsThatSo: What’s funny about Kkoko-fanboysㅋㅋ]

is that they constantly trash Tiamat.

No, if they were so great, why didn’t they step up and subjugate it themselves?

They couldn’t, so what now?ㅋㅋ

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Pink Star: Haha, they wouldn’t say a word if they saw it themselves.

– HmmIsThatSo: You’re acting so tough, you idiotㅋ

– Pink Star: Want to meet up in real life? I could kill you in three seconds, haha.

Why had she flared up like that?

I couldn’t fathom what had angered her so deeply.

Pink Star couldn’t hold back and posted a comment.

What a truly unsightly act.

The person who wrote that post had no idea who she was.

[Pink Star: HmmIsThatSo, this bastard is so ridiculously funny I’m speechlessㅋㅋ]

The notion of Tiamat being overrated had been discussed for over a decade.

It was just holed up in a volcano, staying still, which was why it hadn’t been subjugated.

They know absolutely nothing yet run their mouth off constantlyㅋ

…Truly pathetic.

So pathetic that words failed me.

Was there really a need to write something like this?

I honestly didn’t know.

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HmmIsThatSo: Did you spread for Tiamat or something? Why are you so riled up?ㅋ

– Pink Star: Haha, I said let’s meet up in real life, didn’t I? Why are you scared?

– HmmIsThatSo: Ah ㅋㅋ I’m so disgusted I can’t even speak ㅋㅋ Just piss off ^^ You seem like a newbie.

CRASH!

The ashtray clutched in Pink Star’s hand flew against the wall and shattered.

Cigarette ash and concrete dust scattered everywhere.

“AAAAAAAAAAH!!! You f*cking! Goddamn b*tch! Who do you think I am to talk back like that!? You’d bury your head and tremble the moment you saw me!!!!! ”

Pink Star, who sought psychological gratification from seeing others fear her, was enraged.

The sight of someone not fearing her, but rather mocking her, caused her emotions to erupt.

Even her previous post, subtly hinting at her identity, stemmed from this very desire.

If only I could reveal my identity.

If only I could let them know I was a First-Class Magical Girl.

If she could just do that, the b*tch smirking behind her monitor would grovel.

Pink Star truly believed this.

[Pink Star: HmmIsThatSo, you bastard, read this post right now.]

I’m a much more formidable b*tch than you think.

And I possess the status to bury someone like you in an instant.

Apologize now, and I’ll forget about it.

But if you still dare to challenge me, I’ll find you by any means necessary and utterly destroy you.

This should suffice.

Pink Star, having asserted her strength, felt a certain satisfaction and pulled out a cigarette, lighting it.

[HmmIsThatSo: LingTeaJoa, I am truly sorry.]

Had the threat worked?

A short while later, an apology post appeared.

Satisfied, she clicked on the post.

Soon, she would come to regret that action.

[HmmIsThatSo: LingTeaJoa, I am truly sorry.]

Your mom, you f*cking idiotㅋ

Oh, don’t bother commentingㅋ You won’t be able to see it anyway, because I’ve blocked you ^^.

Later, loserㅋ

That day, Pink Star’s world came crashing down.