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**[Withdraws Support for Friede]**

Author: Sweet Guy

From this moment on, Friede and I are one.

An attack on Friede is considered an attack on me.

Zig-Gaterbelt: So, did you get Friede’s consent, Tenryan?

Ilgwangsogeom: Student, take that down ^^

Red Lotus: You guys are addicted!

nRed Lotus: To the allure of my sister!

nOO: That’s not the line;;;

**[What Are Friede’s Limits?]**

Author: Ilgwangsogeom

If it were a skill that anyone could benefit from, I wouldn’t even be talking about it.

No matter how much I benefited from preseason skills, it doesn’t make sense to utilize it this much with a trap pick like Supernova.

I tried it out, and even if I trigger Supernova and jump on a friend, I can’t run like Friede.

OO: Over ten laser strikes, 82-ton meteors filling the screen, and you find invisibly tiny gaps to dodge all that while carrying a human cannon on your back?

nhope5555: At this point, you’d have enough to save everyone ten times, sure.

**[To Catch Friede on a Scale of Engineering, We Need This Guy]**

Author: Zig-Gaterbelt

(Picture of a meme)

There’s an interesting engineering team.

yaSergei: ???: Hit Friede with Spirit of the Wraith 100 times! Can’t sleep until I do.

LAmpadu: 50 frontal assaults from five mages!

yaSergei: You guys are crazy; you’ll all die.

**[Breaking News! Yuna, clan leader, changes clan name to Dainu!]**

Author: Weight Loss Guy (Liar)

From now on, the whole clan will bond to conquer Friede.

Currently igniting ambition to definitely defeat Friede at the next fan meeting, so we can gloat.

OO: Such a fool… really a fool.

Collecting Dust: You have a talent for making things exciting just by imagination. Friede is like OO.

Shin General: Don’t express that out loud; typically, such things belong in your heads.

The Dominator: Anyone in this gallery who hasn’t entertained absurd thoughts about Friede, throw poop at me.

nOO: You’re gay…

**[Is Friede Not Going Pro?]**

Author: Kim Kaettulak

I thought at first being a streamer was good because I could interact through broadcasting, but seeing the skill now, it feels such a waste.

If she debuted, she could slaughter everything solo, so why?

EyesWideAndSick: Calm down, gay. Friede’s performance is all thanks to Supernova.

OO: That’s true. Without Supernova, she drops from SSR to SR.

LAmpadu: Normal Friede is still manageable. If she didn’t have Supernova during raids, she would have been wrecked long ago.

Collecting Dust: Right now, it’s just Friede using Supernova properly. Should they nerf it in Trom?

nMidirEatingSister: Of course, they’ll have to. If one user breaks the game balance like that… if they don’t, the game dies, for sure.

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“Pro debut. Seems like a lot of people are hoping for it.”

With a bland remark and a glance at the chat, I was suddenly alerted, like a fish caught on a hook.

[Wow, the host now searching for ego live on air!]

[Truly praising the host who’s bursting with confidence!]

[That confidence is i-cup chest level, hehe.]

[Sis, with this many viewers, aren’t you embarrassed reading your self-licking posts?]

[What’s the guy on about? If I were him, I would have screamed all over the neighborhood!]

[For real.]

Ego searching.

Well, it’s not like I’m overly self-conscious, but in this line of work, it’s a typical thing.

At first glance, the reactions in the chat seem intense, but the underlying circumstances were something I could nod in agreement with.

After all, it was a known secret that I wanted to brag in front of viewers and searched for that…

There was no need for a fan meeting, as the raid ended up solidified as a win for me and Dayoung.

“Jiye’s 10,000 won support! – Friede, do you have intentions to participate in a pre-war again?”

Pre-war.

It’s not bad, but the one-sided feeling can’t be helped.

Just having Dayoung around would be enough for any number of mages alone. With me joining, it wouldn’t even be fair.

Even the personnel gathered for this raid were reputedly elite.

“I honestly don’t have high expectations, so I don’t feel compelled to do it. It feels too cheat-like, like starting with max level tutorials, you know? It was exciting at first, but when I think back, it’s hard to keep going steadily.”

[Hahaha, Friede is in the sage time!]

[That’s the truth. In any game, there should be some fun in the battles. If you sweep everything away, it doesn’t feel fulfilling.]

[No matter how strong Friede is, there was still a sense of balance till the last season. With the new magic traits added this time, the balance is completely tilted.]

[Honestly, if Friede is farming, wouldn’t even upper clans in pre-war get wiped too? Would that be normal? LOL]

The chat hit the nail on the head like mind reading. Or rather, was it so obvious that mind reading wasn’t even needed?

As much as I enjoy sweeping through, that’s only for a short while. If it continues, it’ll lead to endless monotony. So, it’s a fine line before the game becomes boring.

Of course, I’m not saying I don’t enjoy sweeping through at all. But at the very least, that’s not for me. Games should have at least a minimal challenge, right?

The soul warfare I enjoyed until preseason, however strong I was in one-on-one, still gave a sense of tension against any team.

Well, that all fell apart with magic coming in and the “Civilians vs. Hero” real mode taking shape.

Ah, suddenly… I remembered the day I first played Soul Warfare.

Back then, I was a newbie, filled with expectations the moment I saw the lobby screen. Oh, I was suddenly swept with nostalgia.

“Oh, suddenly reminds me of that day I first rolled in Soul Warfare.”

Feeling a sense of longing, I gazed at the moon floating beside me.

“Back then, I held a Broken Greatsword, knowing nothing. Even a beginner like me could see it was a pathetic weapon. Yet, it had a different charm from other weapons, you know?”

[True, even a Broken Club is still a club. It makes sense the captain could be tempted.]

[Whoa! Student, keep the line!]

“Oh, not like that. I think I said something like this back then too. It’s like I wanted to show that I could do something with that weapon.”

[Hahaha, I guess I wanted to burst out with the dream I had inside!]

[LOL ~like seriously!]

Ah, what’s up with this? Why can’t they read the atmosphere?

“Admin. Please cut those two off right now.”

[Domon Chan!]

[Sure! It’s the perfect time to show off ^^]

[Why not show a bit of skin while you’re at it?]

[No one should anger our captain!]

“Sweethanguy: 30,000 won support! – You idiots, be quiet. If our captain goes full Islam Ninja mode again…”

In the middle of the uproar, the robotic voice from my donation hit my ears hard.

Islam… Ninja… Do I really have to think about it when I play like this?

I could say, “Just get rid of Supernova,” but why would I refuse to utilize a game mechanic I have?

We should be maximizing the rules given in the game, right? If I didn’t know, it would be one thing, but knowing it and using it well while fearing a gap with others grows too much would be deceitful.

“There won’t be a day like that.”

[As expected, the captain! Just stay awesome like always!]

[Yeah, that’s all you need to do.]

[Whether it’s Islam, Ninja, or Hero, just don’t hide your face!]

[The face is a content in itself, but going Islam crossed the line, huh? LOL]

Ah, it seems they misconstrued my intentions.

“Whether it’s Islam or Ninja or Hero… there won’t be a situation to show it off.”

So what I mean is….

“Soul Warfare is going to take a break now.”

A moment of silence fell.

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“What?”

As the fan meeting disguised as a pre-war broadcast was coming to a close, Eunha hurried over to watch her sister Sehee’s broadcast.

Even though she didn’t like the part involving Dayoung, she couldn’t help but focus her attention on her sister with sparkling eyes, watching every single frame’s movement as if she wouldn’t miss a thing.

And then, in the after-show broadcast.

As her sister chatted with the raid participants about small talk in the MS Room, the bombshell announcement dropped.

‘Souls Warfare is taking a break? Why?’

Her sister had long soared under the nickname of Friede, with no place left for her.

The incredible power showcased in this fan meeting was enough to completely shatter the common sense of Soul Warfare maintained until now.

How would the game company respond to this situation?

Would they nerf the Supernova skill, conscious of Friede?

If this bait and interest concentrate, I thought I could enjoy the pre-season even more with my sister and then transition into the formal season.

“No.”

No, sister. There are still many stories left to enjoy.

“I’m with you more than Dayoung, more than others….”

It’s like we fit together.

A plea, unheard, echoed deep in my heart, causing my hands to tremble.

The phone screen shook unsteadily in the grip of my hand.

 

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