I Became a Raid Boss-Chapter 173: He’s crazy (3)

-...Hmm!

"...Yuki, you're really good at fighting."

"It's not bad, I guess."

Yuki and Da-eun were actively engaged in their training.

In fact, I wasn’t worried about whether Yuki would keep up. Judging by her actions, the chance of her losing interest and falling behind was very low, and even if she did fall behind, it wouldn’t have mattered much to me, so there was no need for concern.

While I knew she was the most talented Earthling I’d seen, right now she was just a lump of metal that barely resembled a sword.

If anything, I’d have been disappointed if one of my disciples had left after I’d invested my time in teaching them, but that wasn’t the case here.

So I taught her in a way that said, "Follow if you want, if not, don’t," but to my surprise, she followed with more enthusiasm than expected.

Still, I didn’t teach her carelessly.

On the other hand, there was an effect I hadn’t anticipated.

"..."

"Hmm? Is there something you want to say?"

"No."

"Aw, how boring."

Pat, pat.

Da-eun, who had briefly stopped watching Yuki’s broadcast, patted my head.

I closed my eyes gently, feeling her soft yet slightly playful hands mess up my hair.

The effect I hadn’t anticipated was Da-eun’s newfound enthusiasm.

Despite the level difference, having a training partner seemed to secretly encourage her, and she was putting even more effort into it than before.

And, as expected, the results were starting to show...

‘-But not really. Hmm.’

If she had gone through some intense turning point in her life, then maybe.

But the world isn’t so easy that a change in mindset alone would result in remarkable progress.

Still, it was nice to see her working hard.

Unless they’re your mortal enemy, there’s no reason to look down on someone who’s trying to achieve what they want.

"...?"

I snapped out of my thoughts and realized that Da-eun had stopped patting my head.

When I opened my eyes and looked up, I saw Yuki’s dark eyes, which looked the same but somehow different from mine, fixed on something else.

The eyes were glued to something, not to me.

Scrape!

A sound suddenly reached my ears.

It was quite realistic, though since it came through the speaker, it didn’t feel entirely real.

The screen was showing Yuki’s broadcast.

Da-eun, still not taking her eyes off the screen, spoke.

"Yuki fighting is always so intense."

"I don’t know about that."

I stopped looking at Da-eun and turned my gaze to the screen.

Yuki had just cut off a monster’s arm and swung her greatsword again, sending a massive head flying through the air with a spray of red blood.

"Doesn’t that seem more reckless than intense?"

"Those two aren’t mutually exclusive, you know. Just like Kana being cute and cool!"

"Do you have to use that analogy?"

"It’s not an analogy, it’s the truth. If you ask anyone walking down the street, ten out of ten, a hundred out of a hundred, they’d agree with me."

"That’s a nuisance."

Why would you stop random people on the street to ask them that?

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"It just means Kana is cute. I’m not saying it’s true, just that they’d think so."

A slim, long finger gently pinched my cheek, not hard enough to hurt but enough for me to feel it. I stayed still, and the finger, seemingly satisfied, started playing with my cheek.

...How annoying.

"Ah."

Because I was stuck in Da-eun's arms, unable to move, I opened my mouth wide.

Then, I tried to bite at the mischievous hand, but—

"Hehe, I dodged it!"

She had already pulled her hand back, so I ended up biting at empty air.

Turning away sulkily, Da-eun let out a light, breaking laugh.

"Ahaha! Look at your face! It’s just a joke, a joke. Of course, I was more worried about Kana. Are you mad?"

"...No."

"It was really just a joke. I’ll make you something delicious when we get home, so cheer up, okay?"

"No."

...Anyway.

Yuki and Da-eun threw themselves into training, day after day, for a week and a few days more.

Neither of them said anything about when they would come or go. They just came early every morning and stayed until evening, dragging their exhausted bodies back home.

Sometimes, they even took naps in the gym because they were too tired.

But people can’t survive on dew alone.

Especially in modern society, there are things needed beyond food and water.

The things that get value through social agreements, the foundation of society...

To put it simply, money.

"By the way, isn’t Yuki broadcasting?"

"Ah."

Yuki, who had been momentarily lost in thought after Da-eun’s comment, tried to ignore it.

"Right now, it’s all chaos."

Unable to ignore the following comment, she stopped swinging her sword and slowly headed home.

Even a crazy battle junkie like Yuki was still a modern human.

She had the sad fate of needing to make money to survive, so she returned to her main job after a long break.

The result was the broadcast Da-eun and I were watching.

I logged into Silia Online and watched Yuki hunting monsters for a while, then casually commented.

"That’s a weird habit."

"Huh?"

"Look at that."

I pointed at Yuki on the screen.

Just as I pointed, she swung her greatsword, plunging it into a monster’s chest.

"She’s swinging the greatsword like it’s a longsword."

It seemed that after holding the longsword for a few days, it had become a habit, and she was now fighting as if she was holding a longsword, even though it was a greatsword.

"Really? I don’t know about that... but if you say so, I guess it must be."

"Hmm..."

I glanced at Da-eun.

"That sounds like there’s a lot more meaning behind that ‘Hmm...’ you just said. Don’t you want to share it with me?"

"No."

"When you say ‘no,’ you should be denying it, not just saying ‘no.’"

"No."

"...Ah, you annoying little brat!"

As we were bickering, Yuki on the screen tilted her head.

She must have noticed something was off, but she didn’t change her fighting style, which was very much like her.

"System’s cheating."

"I wonder what our Kana is complaining about this time."

"It’s not possible to swing it like that without physical enhancement."

Ignoring the fingers poking my cheek, I grumbled.

"Completely cheating."

Swinging a greatsword like a longsword.

It may sound simple, but it’s not easy.

Each sword has its own technique, and it’s not just about size, weight, or length.

There’s a difference in every aspect, so how can you keep using the same technique?

But Yuki was covering it all with her ignorant physical abilities.

"So, that’s why I’m worried."

No, maybe it’s more curiosity than worry.

"If things go bad and a dimensional rift opens up on Earth, I wonder what will happen."

The fact that so many people play Silia Online means that superhumans like Yuki will flood the world.

Even without much knowledge of societal phenomena, it wasn’t hard to guess that it wouldn’t just end with a little chaos.

Upon hearing my question, Da-eun also took on a serious expression.

‘...Hmm.’

Realizing I had unintentionally given Da-eun something to think about, I scratched my cheek—

"Ah."

I realized I was still stuck in Da-eun’s arms.

Instead of scratching my cheek, I just tilted my head slightly.

Rustle...

I felt a few strands of hair fall into my clothes, and Da-eun, who was behind me, shuddered.

"Huh...?!"

"Ah, sorry."

"No, no. Actually, this is nice."

Da-eun carefully gathered my hair and brushed it out with her fingers.

She smiled as she commented that it felt nice because it was still so smooth.

Then, after a brief moment of smiling, she spoke in a calmer voice.

"Yeah, I get why Kana worries."

She spoke slowly as she continued brushing my hair.

"It’s like something out of a novel—players gaining abilities and fighting monsters. It’s something that could only happen in fiction, right?"

"Novel?"

"Yeah. There’s a genre that deals with that kind of thing."

As she continued her soft conversation, Da-eun’s hands worked quickly.

"It’s a theme often explored in such novels—'What happens when people suddenly gain power?'"

Sometimes it’s about someone dissatisfied with life gaining power and running wild,

Or about people who want to become the rulers of the new world, challenging the existing society.

And surprisingly, some even integrate into society without much disruption, as Da-eun explained.

After listening quietly, I spoke.

"So, what are you trying to say?"

"Nothing, really."

With a final sweeping motion, she finished brushing my hair, and the comb left my hair.

"I’m just saying, you’ll handle any kind of development smoothly... something like that. It’s like vicarious experience, I guess... though, half of it’s a joke."

Da-eun grinned.

"Since Kana is strong, no matter what happens, you’ll be able to handle it. Honestly, even if players start rampaging, they won’t be a match for you, right?"

"...Yeah."

Maybe I was overthinking things.

Listening to Da-eun made me feel a bit clearer.

I’d never really been the type to worry about such things.

Maybe I became tense without realizing it because I feared the new place I found might be destroyed.

I released the tension in my body and let myself relax.

"If something tough happens to Kana... then this sister will help you!"

"I’ll pass."

"Why?!"

"..."

Well, if I were in a situation where I couldn’t handle it, Da-eun jumping in would only put her in danger.

I kept that thought to myself and instead turned my attention back to Yuki’s broadcast, ignoring Da-eun, who was still muttering in annoyance.

Yuki had been hunting for several minutes, and there was no sign of her getting tired or bored with it.

In fact, from the way her lips slightly curled upward, she looked like she was enjoying it.

"...Looks like one person will be happy."

If the situation I mentioned earlier happens, that is.

It was a somewhat lacking comment, but Da-eun, quick on the uptake, nodded in agreement.

"Yeah. I agree."