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Episode 3 – Popoi!
Popoy.
He is a very cute looking guy.
‘Unless the teeth exposed when attacking look like jagged teeth, and the hardness is not enough to chew steel.’
There is not one such guy, but three.
“Popoi!”
The popoes came near the shiny stone, moving slowly, and started spinning around.
– Whoops
-I’ve been blind since the first floor;
-User ‘aKa Memme’ has left.
-user ······
Viewers were disgusted with Popoy and finally started to leave the room.
‘It’s not too much.’
I don’t know if they have a sense of smell or a sixth sense, but they are very sensitive to the smell of blood from their own people.
The person who killed Popoy is amazingly aware and there are not only one or two Awakened people suffering from the pain of rushing at them.
‘I must have run into Popoi once while climbing the tower…’
The viewers are the deceased who remain in the tower.
Most of them remained because there were not enough people required for the cooperative attack trial on a certain number of floors, and there were also perverts who remained at their own will.
‘That’s not what’s important.’
The biggest problem is that viewers are leaving.
“Brothers. Is there any problem?”
First of all, Jaejoo Kim calmly spoke to the viewers.
He, too, was upset, but kept his expression as calm as possible.
-I don’t know anything, so look at how easy it is.
-If one popoi is just coffee, then three are TOT.
The number of viewers decreased from 15 to 8.
‘The remaining viewers are probably curious. For the first time seeing the situation.’
“I know it’s not easy because the difficulty level is higher, but is that monster that dangerous?”
– His hair gets long and tangled when he’s ready for battle? Then the sword will become so hard that it can’t even be lodged in it.
– How about your teeth? Let’s eat everything you touch.
-Jaejoo Kim: Hmm, I just imagined passing through the first floor.
-Popoi: No way!
“······okay.”
– I haven’t burned it yet, so it’s grim.
– Leave it alone. You know if you fight there.
‘Since I know their weaknesses, it’s okay to catch one, but three is definitely difficult.’
Even if I bought the armor with the coins I have now, it was clear that the whole thing would be chewed up.
Besides, there’s no way the other two can’t stand still while you’re killing one.
‘Let’s think about it. Can Popoi come out of the first floor? Three of them too?’
Something was strange. There was no streamer who had such an experience even in the video.
“Brothers, by any chance, is Popoy the one that doesn’t come out well on the difficulty level?”
-I’ve seen one occasionally.
-But you are the first of the three.
‘What? What difference?’
The difference between Jaejoo Kim in the video, which is now a thing of the past, and him now.
‘Is it because of the video? Then, did the administrator do his best to make this happen?’
Before coming to the tower, he thought.
Wasn’t it the tower’s manager who sent this video?
If he was in charge of the entire tower’s ordeal, it was a possibility.
But it was also strange to give such an impossible ordeal.
‘There is no answer right now. You have to go to the 10th floor first.’
The 10th floor of the tower is a peace zone.
There you will be given a short time to talk with the manager. Then you will know the answer.
‘For now, let’s focus on the first floor.’
The problem is that something unexpected happened from the first floor. It is greedy to think of the 10th floor in a yard where life or death cannot be determined right now on the first floor.
‘I still have time to look into the situation.’
Fortunately, the popoi is not an aggressive creature.
If this side didn’t attack first, it was obvious that they would keep wandering around the shining stone.
‘That doesn’t make things any better.’
If he had waited endlessly, viewers would not be able to bear their boredom and would leave, and Kim Jae-joo was almost starving to death on the first floor.
“Brothers, can I know if other streamers are in the same situation as me?”
If only Kim Jae-joo was in a situation where Popoy appeared, then there was really something. It may harden your heart.
-Well? Aren’t lizards or kobolds normal even if you press on the difficulty level?
-yep
– This is not the time to worry about others. Let’s fight now.
-If you win, you will immediately follow
Viewers didn’t seem to want to leave because the situation itself was interesting.
‘It’s like asking me to go to my situation now.’
It was then.
– I’m gone.
A user ‘THE LOVE’, a big-handed user, jumped out and started chatting.
“Ah… well, thank you.”
Jaejoo Kim managed to endure the fact that his expression almost became hard.
‘You must know that the situation is hopeless.’
You may go and never come back.
It is a waste of time to watch a streamer broadcast with a scheduled death for an older man who has been on the tower for a long time.
– Wouldn’t it be better to watch other kids if it’s dirty?
– Is this going to be a messenger?
Viewers seem to have the same thoughts as Jaejoo Kim.
– Well, that’s my heart.
-User ‘THE LOVE’ has left.
– Cool you left.
The audience was in the mood for that.
In the first place, they remain curious, but they are not in a situation where they expect and watch Kim Jae-joo.
“Brothers. Do you have any helpful information?”
-Whatever is in the coin shop right now, I look for anything I buy.
-Honestly, this is a little;
“Okay. I’ll think about it for a moment. Please forgive me.”
-Oh, just fight.
– Let’s do it first. Could it be that the 1st floor was weakened by Popo?
-Look at you guys spitting out that it’s not their business.
– It must be scary. We’re scared right now haha
– Leave it alone. I’ll either jump on it or give up.
As Jaejoo Kim was immersed in thought without answering, the viewers started talking among themselves.
‘There is no way I would have given you an impossible ordeal. Even if not, you have to believe so.’
Jaejoo Kim thought.
If the manager was planning to kill him in the first place, there’s no need to go through this cumbersome process. If you use your hands before the broadcast starts, it will be enough.
‘Let’s think about it. think.’
Slowly, the memories retraced.
Popoi’s Habit.
Popoi’s Collectiveness.
Ecology of Popoi.
‘for a moment.’
his eyes gleamed.
‘Is Popoi really not seeing me?’
When the ordeal began and Popoi appeared, they acted as if Jaejoo Kim was invisible.
‘I need confirmation.’
He slowly walked towards the Popois.
-Five
– Are you going?
– Gazah
“Popoi!”
The popoes still wandered around the shining stones at regular intervals without paying attention to Jaejoo Kim.
He took a seat in front of Popoi’s path.
“Popoi!”
A popoi who approached nearby naturally passed by Kim Jae-joo.
Same goes for the other two.
When I blocked the road, it slightly swerved to the side, but did not show any special reaction.
– What is he doing now?
-Are you just standing still?
Chat didn’t come into his eyes.
‘Are you sure. They’re guarding me right now.’
As he became convinced that his suspicions were correct, he fell deeper and deeper into thoughts.
It’s not that the popoi haven’t seen Jaejoo Kim.
‘You know it, but you pretend you didn’t see it and ignore it. If I hadn’t really seen it, I would have bumped into it.’
Then, Jaejoo Kim fell on the floor without hesitation. Then he started crawling on the same track as Popoy.
– Hook Collector
-???? I’ll give you 4
– Hahahahaha What is it?
Viewers were confused by Kim Jae-joo’s sudden action.
‘Popoi are hesitating about something right now. because of me.’
The popoes were watching Kim Jae-joo.
‘If you want to feel friendly to these guys, you have to imitate their actions.’
So he fell
In order to be at eye level similar to Popoy as much as possible.
The problem was that it was slow. Soon, Popoy passed Kim Jae-joo and their eyes met.
“Popoi?”
It was as if a voice could be heard in Popoi’s heart, ‘What is this?’
Jaejoo Kim got up from his seat.
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‘no. Popoy thinks I’m weird if that’s the case.’
After that, you can walk and go, even if you bend over, and in the end, the last thing chosen is the duck walk.
I was able to achieve a similar speed with the lowest possible eye level.
– What the hell is this?
-If Popoy is back, then Jaejoo Kim is back too.
Jaejoo Kim struggled to ignore the chat window.
He knows enough now that this behavior can seem crazy.
‘Still, this is the best. Fighting is a last resort.’
Jaejoo Kim quietly walked duck steps.
-Doesn’t that look hopeless?
-Do you want to go to another room?
– It looked pretty sassy, but it’s a pity.
-User ‘Brainficial 1 minute’ has left.
As 30 minutes passed, the viewers seemed to have lost interest and the moment they left one by one.
“Popoi!”
There was a change in the behavior of the Popois.
– What?
“Well.”
The user ‘THE LOVE’ left Kim Jae-joo’s room and soothed his disappointment.
‘I thought that something unusual had come this time.’
Jaejoo Kim.
He’s a guy I liked from the start.
It was the first room I pressed because the name was unusual, but it was in better condition than I expected.
I don’t cry, I’m not stupid, I’m quick-witted.
‘But three Popois, there is no possibility.’
He shook his head and looked into the other room.
‘Seoul National University students are the most likely.’
In the thumbnail, a tall, stout-looking young man was seen.
‘The speech was also quite impressive.’
As viewers gathered, he promised to break through the tower faster than anyone else, and expressed his bold ambition to do his best for the world.
I don’t know if it’s sincere or struggling to live, but it’s the truth that caught the attention of viewers.
‘Me too.’
When I clicked the thumbnail and entered, the Seoul National University student was fighting with two kobolds for a while.
A monster in human form with a dog’s head.
One of them holds a dagger in both hands, and the other holds a one-handed sword and a wooden shield, and is very difficult to deal with.
“Ahhh!”
With the spirit of the Seoul National University student, the mace struck and collided with the kobold’s shield, causing a distorted sound.
The broken wooden shield.
“Whoa, whoa.”
He smashed a mace into the bewildered kobold’s head and rolled straight ahead.
“Ke, Keeng.”
A dagger was swung by surprise from behind, but the kobold cut through the air and let out an uneasy breath.
“Let’s finish it.”
The Seoul National University student regained his stance and calmly narrowed the distance with the kobold holding the dagger.
“Kaeeng!”
The kobold, who had lost the other to protect him, shouted threateningly.
In the end, the guy suffered a shallow wound on the arm of a Seoul National University student, and his chest collapsed and he collapsed.
-Hey, you’re so sloppy and fight well?
-Ahhh, are you a college student?
-cool!
-[User ‘Crayon’ sponsors 5 coins!]
-[user ···
Coins pouring out with congratulatory messages.
User ‘THE LOVE’ also nodded and sponsored the coin.
‘Mace, you have a good brain.’
Perhaps a Seoul National University student chose a weapon after seeing the monster that appeared. It was highly likely that he chose a blunt weapon by looking at the wooden shield.
‘Then follow…’
[It is not possible because you are currently following other streamers.]
‘Oh right.’
Recalling that he hadn’t unfollowed Kim Jae-joo’s room yet, he laughed.
‘If you die, it will be automatically released, but are you still alive?’
I came out of the Seoul National University student’s room and looked at the broadcasting window floating at the top.
Because the streamers you follow are on the first list.
‘uh?’
His hand stopped as he was about to press the settings window to unfollow.
’42?’
It is clear that even if the viewers who were dying fighting Popoi by now or lost interest in Kim Jae-joo, who could not do anything because of fear, left, it must have been a long time.
Rather, the audience grew.
‘Nonsense.’
His hand, who was about to press the setting window, naturally pressed the broadcast entry.
And the sight captured on the screen.
“Popoi!”
It was a popoi that grew from three to four.
Jaejoo Kim was walking around the same shiny stone as Popoy, walking on duck steps.
What is unusual is that Popoi, unlike before, spins around and jumps at the stone and shouts.
“Popoi!”
when the Popois shout.
“Popoi!”
He shouted along too.
Jaejoo Kim has become a popoy.
– Oh, it’s out of whack haha
-I told you to catch a monster, but Ji turned into a monster.
– The monster is a herb.
The user ‘THE LOVE’ wrote a message by throwing 10 coins without hesitation at the emotion he had not felt in a long time.
[10 coin sponsorship by user ‘THE LOVE’!]
[Electronic audio output.]
[Look at this madman.]
The feeling was absurd.