EX rank supporting role's replay in a prestigious school

Chapter 928

Just before the training camp began, there was much to be done in addition to preparing for the camp.

One of the things was thanking the people who had supported and watched the Shield Bearer's broadcast.

Although many had joined the broadcast, the first to send their thanks were the kids from my class.

Despite the long hours spent watching the "King of the Kingdom" broadcast, which ran all night, my classmates had stuck around until the end.

I contacted each of my classmates individually to thank them.

Among them, a few stood out.

[Gu Seul-bi] Sorry...

[Ong Gil-dong] Ugh, we don’t deserve the partner’s thanks!

I had expected the attention-seeking types to start talking about how the flashy, mysterious thief partner had contributed, but they were unusually subdued.

I wondered if it was because of some bizarre attention-seeking reason that I couldn’t understand, but it turned out to be a simpler reason.

[Ong Gil-dong] We saw the clearing, but we couldn’t catch the epilogue. Our memory cuts off, and the class witnesses said we fell asleep.

[Gu Seul-bi] I really tried not to sleep, but... Ah... I missed it...

It’s natural for teenagers to sleep at that hour, so I didn’t understand why they were apologizing.

Sure, from the perspective of the players, staying up all night might seem like nothing, but there was no need to stay up just to watch a classmate play the game.

‘The aftereffects of entering the realm of both factions are still lingering. It seems better than before, though. Looks like the effects are quite powerful.’

I had considered suggesting a thorough check-up in case it had negatively affected their health, but the results of the test were excellent.

In fact, after sleeping well, their ability and health improved significantly.

The sleep cycle would return to normal over time, so the aftereffects were mild enough that they could be left alone.

Since they both seemed to have slept well, I thought it was a good thing, but they continued to blame themselves.

[Me] Thanks for watching us clear it. If you really feel bad, I’ll upload a video of the epilogue soon, so you can watch that.

[Ong Gil-dong] Got it. I’ll definitely watch it to honor the thief’s loyalty!

[Gu Seul-bi] I’m sorry, so I’ll watch it three times. I’ll also like it three times.

I added a condition to make them worry less, and finally, the attention seekers snapped out of it.

But isn’t it the same whether you like it once or three times?

After finishing my thanks to the class, I moved on to thank the seniors who had quietly watched the broadcast.

One of those seniors was Seong Guk-eon, a congressman who was noticed by the viewers when he watched the broadcast while logged in.

[Seong Guk-eon] I heard the rumors. So, you found out too.

[Me] The list of streamers who watched the Shield Bearer's broadcast was posted on the game community. Dokomi-ro said she saw you too.

I was truly grateful for him watching the broadcast, but I carefully mentioned that staring at a hologram with one eye for a long time wasn’t good for your eyesight.

However, Seong Guk-eon responded without any concern for himself, and the conversation ended quickly.

[Seong Guk-eon] I’m relieved to hear you know. Rest up soon.

His tone was kind, but there was a certain sharpness to his words.

At least, I resolved to visit the Dragon Palace and finish up my treatment before the youth exchange began.

‘I should also thank the sponsors... there are a lot of old-timers. I guess after living for so long, they watch internet broadcasts too.’

Most of the sponsors had not revealed their names, but from the names or messages in the donation section, I could easily guess who had donated.

Thanks to many not trying to hide it from the start, expressing gratitude was relatively easy.

[Jecheon Daeseong] Did you recognize that I donated? As expected, you’re clever, just like my little sibling’s benefactor.

What could I say? When someone writes "Universe’s Strongest" in their sponsor name, it’s hard not to recognize them.

Who wouldn’t remember when they made a cool entrance and shouted "Universe’s Strongest" at a crucial moment?

Anyone who knew even a little bit about Jecheon Daeseong would have noticed when they saw the broadcast.

[Me] There’s only one person around who calls themselves the Universe’s Strongest, so I recognized you. Thanks for watching the broadcast and donating!

Why was he blaming me for the descendants' choice?

There was a bigger reason why they wanted to go to the dorm than just me.

‘They probably want to get closer to Eunho, who’s living in the dorm. On the surface, Cha Seok-won looks closer to Eunho than the descendants.’

Hwang Ji-ho was looking at me with expectant eyes.

It seemed he wanted me to persuade them.

"If they enter the dorm, I’d welcome it, but..."

"Really?"

"Then we should go!"

I turned my head and looked at the corner of the living room.

There was Baekho, who quietly watched us, Eun Jae-ho, who hesitated because he missed the timing to greet us, and San Ryeong, who was fiddling with a block toy, glancing over at us.

Those three must be feeling the emptiness and sadness of sending Eun Seo-ho and Eun I-ho to the dorm.

They hadn’t spoken much, but I could clearly feel the sadness of sending family away.

Thinking of that, I spoke to them.

"It must feel lonely, living in the mansion and then suddenly going to the dorm, huh? If you go to the dorm, it’ll be a bit empty. When you grow up, the time you can spend with your family gets less, so you should think carefully."

"Ah..."

"Mm..."

Eun Seo-ho and Eun I-ho stopped talking, probably because my words had struck a chord.

I thought Hwang Ji-ho would be pleased, but instead, he trailed off with, "Jo Eui-shin..."

"We’ve learned a new special skill from San Ryeong. After we show it off, we’ll show it to you, Oppa Eui-shin!"

"Yeah, we’ve already prepared to film it. If needed, we can even broadcast it live!"

"We’re going to show it to To-Yeon, too. Let’s send the video to both Eui-shin oppa and To-Yeon at the same time, right?"

The conversation shifted from whether they would go to the dorm to showing off the special skill Eun Seo-ho and Eun I-ho had prepared.

Time flew by as we ate lunch together at the Tiger Mansion.

‘Speaking of which, Okto Yeon typed a lot in the chat during the broadcast. She donated quite a bit too.’

Okto Yeon, who had frequently asked for me to wear a rabbit avatar, had sent a message even before I could greet her.

[Okto Yeon] Benefactor, I watched the broadcast, and next time, please wear the rabbit avatarᅲᅲᅲᅲ

[Okto Yeon] Just one part would be enoughᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲ

[Okto Yeon] (Link)

The link Okto Yeon attached led to a color palette and an avatar introduction page for the rabbit headband.

It seemed like she wanted me to choose a color, but that wasn’t the problem.

I had a bad feeling that if I wore an avatar that had the characteristics of one of the factions, other factions would ask me to wear it too.

For example, the Dragon faction was like that.

"Eui-shin, hey. I thought you’d come earlier than the gathering time."

"I’m here too."

On my way out of the Tiger Mansion and toward the gathering spot for the training camp, I ran into Yeom Jun-yeol.

Coincidentally, behind him was Yong Je-geon.

Yong Je-geon had been selected as one of the coaches for the camp.

His personality wasn’t the issue, and his skills were impeccable, so there was no way he wouldn’t have been chosen as a coach.

After greeting them, Yeom Jun-yeol, as if he had been waiting, spoke.

"Did you see the donation message I sent? I wanted to gift a dragon scale avatar."

Yeom Jun-yeol cautiously asked, while behind him, Yong Je-geon laughed excessively, clearly in a good mood.

Next time, I would need to be more careful when choosing avatars in PlayerZ.