Had someone not once uttered the adage that one sees only as much as one knows?
Consequently, Haeahn’s commentary, though not entirely inaccurate, seemed slightly askew, with certain details diverging from the precise truth.
[When we first encountered each other, the reason I opted for a mage and sniper build, as you all know, was to maintain distance and comfortably pick them off from afar. But, as you can see—*click!*—right here, at this precise moment, my opponent merely observed the muzzle’s direction and promptly dodged, which led to their counterattack.]
No, that wasn’t it at all.
It wasn’t the muzzle’s direction I reacted to.
What I had truly perceived and evaded was their ‘stance.’
To simply dodge based on the muzzle alone would be utterly illogical.
For a bullet, once it has left the muzzle, to be seen with dynamic vision and dodged, it would be an impossibility, regardless of one’s efforts, especially with stats merely at level 10.
Yet, by observing the entirety of their posture—their breathing, the subtle shifts in their eyes, the slight twist of their feet, the tension in their fingers, and every other minute detail—it was possible to make a comprehensive judgment, intuitively ascertain the bullet’s trajectory, and evade it a step in advance.
What? Are you suggesting that if that’s the case, then dodging by merely looking at the muzzle is also feasible?
No.
That is a foolish assertion.
If one were to dodge solely based on the muzzle, they would be moving without any knowledge of ‘when the bullet would actually be fired.’
Inevitably, this would force one to either evade two or three steps too quickly, rather than just one, or conversely, react half a beat too late.
In such a scenario, wouldn’t the attacker, not just the evader, also gain the advantage of adapting their actions to the unfolding situation?
Moving two or three steps ahead by fixating on the muzzle merely grants the attacker an opening to advance an additional step.
‘To illustrate with a simple example, imagine knowing a sword is coming, but not knowing *when*. If you move preemptively, your opponent will simply react to your movement and attack from a different angle.’
And just like that, your head would be severed.
Condensing that entire explanation, I summarized it into a single, succinct piece of advice and sent it.
-An anonymous user (TL Note: The user ‘ㅇㅇ’ is a placeholder for an anonymous or generic user name.) sponsored 1,000 won!-
[Watch the body to dodge; watching the muzzle makes you too late.]
Hmm… I believe that summarizes it quite well.
****
Donations inherently stood out more prominently than regular chat messages.
This meant Haeahn was able to see every piece of advice that came through as a donation.
Completely engrossed in her commentary, she intended to merely glance at the donation’s content before swiftly redirecting her attention back to the main topic.
However, as fate would have it, the chat message was a piece of unsolicited advice.
Just like any game stream, unsolicited advice (TL Note: ‘honsu’ refers to backseat gaming or giving unwanted advice) was an unavoidable part of the chat.
Haeahn, too, had a rule specifically prohibiting such advice.
Yet, given the impossibility of policing every single chat message, this rule had largely become a dead letter, save for the occasional ban of genuinely malicious viewers.
Even when the advice was relatively mild, if it was as conspicuous as this, she had no option but to issue a warning.
Therefore, just as she was about to utter, “Unsolicited advice is…” and then, “…a ban offense,”
“Oh…? Third Life (TL Note: ‘nim’ is an honorific attached to a person’s name or title to show respect)?” Haeahn exclaimed, her voice betraying surprise as she read the donor’s ID.
Although the advice wasn’t overly severe, and she would typically have issued a brief warning and moved on, the very individual whose actions she was dissecting in her commentary had now appeared, offering their own perspective.
Should this even be classified as unsolicited advice? No, it shouldn’t.
Moreover, Haeahn had a particular conversation she wished to engage in with that specific viewer.
Just then, a system message flashed: [This viewer has been banned by the manager.]
The efficient manager, adhering strictly to the established rules, had subjected Third Life to a 10-minute ban.
While the donation suggesting one should dodge by watching the body might have fallen under the category of ‘opinion,’ the manager had deemed its intent impure due to a prior donation that read, ‘That’s not how you do it,’ and thus, a ban was swiftly enforced.
It was only a 10-minute ban because it was a first offense; otherwise, it would have been a 24-hour suspension.
Under any other circumstances, the manager’s actions would have been considered exemplary.
However, by an unfortunate twist of fate, the very viewer the manager had banned was Third Life.
“Ah! Wait! Manager! Manager!” Haeahn cried out, but her pleas were already too late.
『LOLOLOLOLOLOL』
『Banned again?』
『Wow, this manager is really on the ball!』
『Ah, LOLOLOL, unsolicited advice means a ban!』
『Even if the person the story is about is giving a firsthand account, it’s still unsolicited advice, apparently LOLOL』
『Oh, so *that* was the donor?』
The ban was swiftly executed.
Third Life, observing the rapid turn of events, let out a sigh.
“Ah… I’ve been banned again,” they muttered.
Was it truly another ban?
Unlike Yura’s capitalist-driven stream, Haeahn’s broadcast lacked any form of bail system.
Thus, this account was rendered unusable for the next ten minutes.
But it was fine.
They had, after all, prepared multiple accounts for precisely such contingencies.
*Click.* They opened a notepad file.
Within it lay a multitude of accounts… or rather, identities.
Selecting one, they logged back in.
Immediately, Haeahn’s broadcast reappeared on their screen.
Haeahn, meanwhile, was frantically rummaging through a graveyard of corpses, her cries echoing with desperation.
Hmm… What exactly was she doing instead of providing commentary?
Just then, Haeahn discovered something and shouted with delight.
“Ah, I found it…!” Haeahn exclaimed, just as she was about to revive a recently deceased individual from the pile of bodies.
-An anonymous user (TL Note: The user ‘ㅇㅇ’ is a placeholder for an anonymous or generic user name.) sponsored 1,000 won!-
[Aren’t you going to provide commentary?]
“What? Yes, yes. Just for a moment… Oh…? A sub-account…?” Haeahn’s eyes widened in astonishment as she read the new donor’s nickname.
Having a friendship with Yura, she had coincidentally spotted that particular ID while visiting Yura’s stream.
It was, unmistakably, Third Life’s sub-account.
The very person who ought to have been revived had simply switched to another body and was now living perfectly well.
『Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!』
『Oh, if one path is blocked, just switch to another body!』
『Who arbitrarily decided I only possess one body?』
『That’s the one who frequently appears on Yura’s stream, LOLOLOL!』
『Ah… Third Life, you too have finally grasped the magnificent power of multiplicity!』
『Indeed, a second self is absolutely essential for watching streams, LOLOLOLOL!』
Haeahn felt a slight dizziness overcome her at the sight of the sub-account, which, despite being ‘killed,’ had simply revived in another body.
Yet, there was something she wished to ask even more urgently.
“Before I proceed with the commentary, Third Life (TL Note: ‘nim’ is an honorific attached to a person’s name or title to show respect), if you don’t mind, I have a question I’m curious about?”
There was a particular aspect of their gameplay that had utterly baffled her.
-An anonymous user (TL Note: The user ‘ㅇㅇ’ is a placeholder for an anonymous or generic user name.) sponsored 1,000 won!-
[Yes]
“Why, in the world, did you fight as an unassigned class (TL Note: Literally ‘unemployed’ or ‘jobless,’ referring to a character without a specific job class in a game)?”
-An anonymous user (TL Note: The user ‘ㅇㅇ’ is a placeholder for an anonymous or generic user name.) sponsored 1,000 won!-
[Unassigned class has no restrictions, which is why it’s good.]
While it meant a lack of buffs, the immense advantage of having no restrictions was paramount.
Though Haeahn found the answer far from convincing, she decided to accept it for the moment and proceeded to her next question.
“Then, right here.”
*Click!* She played the recorded video, then paused it.
The scene depicted a sudden, swift approach, followed by a sword slashing down towards Haeahn.
“At this precise moment, how did you manage to approach so rapidly? Did you perhaps use a partial enhancement, focusing your body strengthening magic intensively on your legs?”
-An anonymous user (TL Note: The user ‘ㅇㅇ’ is a placeholder for an anonymous or generic user name.) sponsored 1,000 won!-
[No, it’s even easier than that. I simply cast Body Enhancement magic twice, stacking the effects to accelerate myself, then closed the distance and sliced.]
“What?!”
How about it? It’s truly simple, isn’t it?
『?』
『???』
『?????????』
『They did that as an unassigned class????』
『What part of that is easy?』
『Has the standard for ‘easy’ shifted?』
『That’s odd, the dictionary definition of ‘easy’ hasn’t changed, has it…?』
『???????????』
『Uncle Rice Bowl (TL Note: A Korean internet meme referring to someone who makes incredibly difficult things look easy, often with a nonchalant attitude.) has made an appearance again…』
For the viewers, it was, by no means, easy.
****
[Title: Haeahn’s Broadcast Today – A Legend]
[As expected, having multiple accounts is the truth.
(Photo of giving unsolicited advice via donation)
(Photo of manager banning viewer for unsolicited advice)
(Photo of Haeahn weeping)
(Photo of Haeahn rummaging through a graveyard of banned corpses)
(Photo of the unsolicited advice giver, oblivious to Haeahn’s feelings, resurrecting with a multi-account and returning)
Look, even if the manager kills them, they immediately revive.
Indeed, streams must be watched with multiple accounts.]
– LOLOLOL
– Watching it live, I burst out laughing so hard.
– The fact that they survived and then donated ‘Why aren’t you doing commentary?’ is truly LOLOLOLOL.
– ???: Ah, why aren’t you doing commentary? I’m waiting!
[Title: Ah, this guy is driving me crazy!]
[I felt it even on Yura’s stream, but seriously, this is insane.
(Photo of unsolicited advice on Haeahn’s stream)
What? Double-stacked magic?
And that too, not in reality, but in a game?
Without even being a mage class?
Why are they talking about this as if it’s as mundane as having miso soup for breakfast?]
– How about it? It’s really easy, isn’t it? (While doing something that’s not easy at all)
– Seriously, how do you even stack magic as an unassigned class?
– ? What’s wrong with stacking magic?
└ You don’t play Rio World?
└ No, I only watch streams. But isn’t magic stacking somewhat manageable?
└ Hold on, the explanation is a bit long, so I’ll write it out for you.
[Title: I’ll tell you how ridiculous Third Life’s actions were.]
[Everyone must be wondering.
Magic stacking.
What’s so difficult about it that everyone’s making such a fuss?
It’s natural.
In reality, it’s a technique you can master just by graduating from an academy.
However, in Rio World, it’s a different story.
Why?
Because no matter how realistic Rio World feels, it’s ultimately a game.
There are limits to what can be implemented.
There’s a reason why classes like ‘Mage,’ ‘Warrior,’ and ‘Swordsman’ are designated.
Through the ‘support buffs’ provided by classes, players can naturally use magic or swordsmanship without feeling a disconnect from reality.
And because of this, warrior-class characters aren’t good at magic,
And mage-class characters aren’t good at wielding swords.
It wasn’t for the sake of gameplay, but a problem of implementation capability.
The increase in our stats due to level-ups, that’s all based on the same principle.
Even if someone is stronger or weaker than their in-game level, the game can still set it as such, right?
That’s possible precisely because it’s a game, not our actual ‘body.’
Since there are limits to implementation, it can actually feel *more* like a game.
(Link to game company interview)
In relation to this, the game company once officially interviewed about implementing realism in the game and such. (If you need a detailed explanation of the principles, check out that video.)
Anyway, to explain this video simply, the game creates a second clone similar to us, not our actual body.
But that clone is actually like an ant, so it’s not easy to control.
Therefore, without game buffs, no matter how skilled a real-life mage or swordsman is, in the game, they won’t even perform a quarter of their usual skill.
But this Third Life character not only used body enhancement as an unassigned class, but also *stacked* it.
How the hell did they do it?!?
It’s insane that they did this purely with their ‘brainpower’ without the game’s correction system.
Moreover, the game company even clarified the hacking controversy, proving it’s genuine skill.
Seriously, how is it possible?
Three-line summary:
Rio World is a game, not reality.
Using magic or swordsmanship in Rio World as an unassigned class without game buffs is, in a word, incredibly, incredibly, incredibly difficult.
But they did it.
How did they do it?]
– What’s easy about that? Seriously, I want to smack them.
– Info post, recommended!
– You explain things well.
– There are a few parts I didn’t understand, but thanks to the three-line summary, I get it now.
– This really makes my head spin. Why are they such a malicious unsolicited advice giver?
– What? When I saw them on Yura’s stream, they were just a malicious unsolicited advice giver, but it turns out they’re an amazing person?
– Watching Haeahn’s stream, they’re still a malicious unsolicited advice giver.
[Title: But why is that malicious unsolicited advice giver on Haeahn’s stream?]
[Did Yura’s viewer finally get NTR’d (TL Note: Stands for ‘Netorare,’ a Japanese term for a genre or trope where a character’s partner is stolen or seduced by someone else.)?]
– Indeed.
– Honestly, I’d prefer Haeahn, who unbans after unsolicited advice, over Yura, who bans for it.
[Title: Recommend if you’re Yura, sad about losing her unsolicited advice giver!]
*Slide.*
“……”
Yura, who had been glancing at community posts for a while, subtly pressed the ‘recommend’ button.
Yura shifted her gaze.
The screen of her recently replaced, high-definition monitor displayed the ‘straying’ viewer (not really).
And Haeahn, the ‘other woman’ (not really).
