The term “방구석 여포” refers to a person who, while unable to speak out in society, exudes confidence online like a lion.
[Anonymous: What are you talking about? To use 7th circle magic, local government and national authorization is necessary, and certified wizards must conduct a risk assessment. I’m an expert, so stop boasting.]
[Asha: With a 5th circle dimensional descent, it’s entirely possible if the effective radius is reduced.]
[Anonymous: What does someone like you know? Sigh.]
[Asha: I’m NaeMe.]
[Anonymous: If you’re NaeMe, then I’m Kim Geun. Come and challenge me at Yeppo High School if you dare.]
[Asha: Actually, I’m transferring to Yeppo High today, so how about that? See you later, friend.]
[Anonymous: Yeah, I don’t believe you.]
With those words, the self-proclaimed NaeMe ‘Asha’ vanished.
On his way to school, Kim Sam-sik accumulated a valuable victory online today as well.
Every time they engaged in this keyboard battle, he was uneasy about those involved transferring to his school…
NaeMe was currently the busiest person in the world.
There was no way they could casually transfer to Yeppo High School.
“Did you guys hear that a transfer student is coming today?”
“No, again? Why do we keep getting transfer students every week? Where have all the previous ones gone?”
Yeppo High School, where transfer students arrive every week and vanish without a trace.
“So we should get along with them. Sam-sik, you make them feel isolated, and then they leave.”
“Oh…! So it was my fault! I just realized that, sorry, sorry. I’ll be careful from now on.”
“Anyway, this time around, the transfer students must not have any bad luck. I heard they have a fortune of 3 trillion; we could lose everything at once.”
Among the students, discussions about the new transfer student filled the air.
A fortune of 3 trillion? Walking over the president instead of a red carpet? Has a hobby of sticking cat ears on disobedient slaves, etc.
Gulp-
Nervous Sam-sik straightened his posture in the front row.
Are there even 30 people in South Korea with a fortune over 3 trillion?
A thought crossed his mind.
[Asha: I’m NaeMe.]
“Could it be that today’s transfer student is NaeMe—”
Wheeeee—
A magic circle appeared at the classroom door.
[Magic Seal – Argentin – Samatra]
[Cast: Arabesque Knot – Fire]
Kwaaaaang—!
With a loud explosion, the wooden door was completely blown apart.
Kim Sam-sik squinted as he witnessed the explosion.
Two girls walked in through the billowing black smoke.
Among them, the overwhelmingly smaller girl climbed up the stairs.
She stood in front of the teacher’s desk and, with a fierce gaze, asked the trembling students,
“Who is Kim Geun from Yeppo High?”
With a voice that had no sense of dignity whatsoever.
The set for MYBC’s flagship talk show ‘방구석 여포’ was reasonably large.
More than 30 cameras focused on us in a fan formation, and the stabilizer was busily hovering around.
Despite being a variety program, the cast couldn’t escape the script provided by the PDs.
So everyone thought they had agreed on it beforehand.
“Hey, wait a minute, is this really okay?”
“This is going to hit right below! Just so you know, NaeMe’s ad-lib has nothing to do with the production team’s direction.”
“This is a major accident, it’s a huge accident. It’s not going to be easy to make it back alive today! Hahaha.”
Amidst the commotion—
The production team hurriedly darted around, brought brooms and dustpans, and began cleaning up the scene.
We exchanged glances, thinking something had gone terribly wrong while looking at Saetbyeol.
I sheepishly apologized to the cast.
“Sorry. Was it not supposed to come in like this? I must have messed up, right?”
“What did the script say?”
“Open parenthesis and slam! Close parenthesis. Then, open parenthesis again and enter with a powerful stride.”
“Puhaha! Slam means to enter slamming the door, but the transfer student burst the door open!”
“Hey, then it’s not your fault! The writers need to be more specific about things like this!”
“This transfer student is scary… She’s not ordinary…”
We barely managed to restore order, and I briefly stepped out of the set only to re-enter from the beginning.
Even though the front door was savagely torn apart, I perfectly reproduced the powerful stride.
“Waaah! It’s a transfer student!”
“Wow, so cute! Isn’t she an elementary school student?”
“She dyed her hair silver. She must be a big shot…!”
“Quiet.”
With just a single word mixed with low-frequency sounds, the cast froze.
“Who is Kim Geun from Yeppo High? The one who had a keyboard battle with me this morning.”
“That guy! It’s him, Kim Sam-sik!”
“Me? No, it’s not me.”
“Come on! You’re the only one who would do something like this, step forward!”
Comedian Kim Sam-sik was pushed forward.
As we revealed the messages exchanged, the cast erupted in jeers.
“Wow, you’re crazy. You’re squaring up against the National Exchange Tournament Champion.”
“Are you going to fight me? I really love fighting.”
“No…”
“Why are you using formal speech?”
“Oops, that slipped out. No, I mean… I don’t like fighting.”
“Puhahahahah! Sam-sik is genuinely scared right now.”
“Don’t ever do that again. I’ll be watching closely today.”
I poked the top of his head with a rubber mallet.
Kim Sam-sik returned to his seat and began talking about how he felt a killing intent.
“That’s not too difficult. Just adjust your vocal cords with Aura and emit low-frequency sound. This kind of low frequency vibrates the muscles, giving a feeling of freezing up.”
The opening was incredibly long.
Time was getting delayed.
“Anyway, nice to meet you all! Can everyone please introduce yourselves?”
“Hi, I’m NaeMe, currently managing the Jansol clan. I skipped six grades to enroll in Yeppo High.”
“Then how old are you?”
“I’m exactly 10 years old this year. Yep.”
“It’s definitely a fresh feeling to have someone much younger than us in high school.”
“I bet it’ll show up in the subtitles soon! 8 years old, Academy Tournament champion, 9 years old, high-level wizard certification, and 10 years old, Fields Medal and National Exchange Tournament champion.”
“This is insane. Truly unprecedented.”
Ahem* “I’ve heard whispers that you have a fortune of 3 trillion…”
The cast nonchalantly changed the subject with a cough.
I recently sold Dreamstone engraving equipment for 3.6 trillion, which was the biggest recent news.
“This guy is really interested in money. He’s quite materialistic. We’ll apologize on his behalf.”
“But didn’t you come from a wealthy family too?”
“Oh, NaeMe, he broke his own spoon.”
“Puhuh! Oh, I see.”
The unintended joke drew a chuckle.
Deciding to save the conversation about wealth for later, I passed the baton to Saetbyeol.
“Nice to meet you! Why are you looking at me like that? I’m Adella! Hehe, back when I used the name Adella for my VTuber stream, I was known as Cheon Saetbyeol!”
“Waaah! So cute!”
“I can see the charisma right away.”
“I’ve watched Adella’s streams a few times! Were you super famous?”
“That’s right! At one time, I ranked in the top 10 VTubers worldwide!”
Saetbyeol shrugged her shoulders proudly as she introduced herself.
“Wait, but Adella was a game character, right? Am I mistaken?”
“I used to be an NPC in World of Arseria, but it turns out I was just like you guys. NaeMe saved me from being reset by the game.”
“So, among all the players’ Adellas, you were specifically chosen. Wow, that’s really cinematic.”
“Did you dye your hair?”
“Nope, nope, this is natural silver hair. Oh? Speaking of which, you attached a silver hairpiece too, huh? Nice to meet you, friend!”
“Huh? Ah… I just have white hair. Took the wrong herbal medicine when I was little…”
“Ah, haha! Oh no, I’m sorry!”
Saetbyeol fell back behind the lectern, clutching her stomach, laughing.
Laughter filled the studio.
It really seemed like bringing Cheon Saetbyeol along was a good idea.
After the introductions ended, it was time for the main talk show to begin.
To transfer to Yeppo High, it seems you must collect three Yeppo stickers from the cast.
I kept thinking about what “Yeppo-ness” really meant… the criteria felt ambiguous.
“Actually, NaeMe is making her first appearance in a variety show after the National Exchange Tournament.”
“Right.”
“I thought she would at least do a news segment or a commercial or something, but is there a specific reason she hasn’t appeared anywhere?”
“Exactly. The whole country rallied and cheered for her. She was incredibly popular.”
“First, announcing the etheric human was a major deal. Typical magic isn’t like this, so misunderstandings or envy might arise.”
“Oh, that was risky.”
“Yes, instead of appearing on shows, I thought we should quickly create new technology that utilizes this magic. And that’s how Dreamstone came about.”
“Can it really cure hair loss?”
“Hair loss isn’t a problem yet… But can’t you just transplant hair?”
Suddenly, a huge backlash erupted among the cast.
“Uh-oh!”
“No, that’s not it. There’s a huge difference between my hair and not my hair!”
“Hmph, okay, I’ll think about it.”
Questions about the properties of Dreamstone continued.
“NaeMe, now that it’s fall, I’ve been having constant runny noses. Can you fix that too?”
“Sure. Drimming mode removes allergic antigens that our bodies reject and normalizes the damaged immune system. Using it for about five minutes right after waking up will keep you problem-free throughout the day. However, it doesn’t change your constitution. Because such ailments are supposed to notify us when there’s a problem in our body, they aren’t inherently bad.”
“I originally had coriander allergies, but thanks to NaeMe, I was able to eat the spicy hotpot with coriander!”
Concerns from pharmaceutical companies and doctors also came up.
“I’ve heard doctors say that it needs to go through stringent testing procedures. What do you think?”
“I read a lot of medical literature, so I understand their concerns well. The fundamental principles of this magic are quite similar to when the optic nerve connectome was announced. It provides ideal target data and stimulates the aura hearts, encouraging each user’s body to transform on its own. It’s not about performing medical treatments.”
“NaeMe, you got 270 out of 300 on the mock USMLE exam last time!”
Suddenly, one cast member said as they observed Saetbyeol chattering away.
“I’ve been watching closely since earlier, and it seems like Saetbyeol is the most excited. She keeps saying, ‘Our NaeMe is amazing!'”
“Ha, did I do that? I didn’t know.”
“I guess you often brag about NaeMe?”
“Meh, I don’t need to brag. She’s simply outstanding. I do think she’s awesome.”
“Furthermore, she keeps calling her ‘noona,’ which is quite unique.”
“Oh, there’s a story behind that! Hey everyone, listen closely.”
Saetbyeol clapped her hands and started sharing the story of her time during the filming of ‘Talent Discovery Squad.’
“I thought NaeMe was going to be eight years old at first. Her speech was so mature, so I treated her like an older sister. When you look at her game avatar, she looks all grown up.”
“She is indeed mature and haughty.”
“Right. But I had a chance to flip this title around. If she could defeat herself in a virtual reality duel, she said she’d call me ‘noona.’ Looking back, isn’t that ridiculous? Just two years later, she won the National Exchange Tournament!”
“That’s when you decided to accept your destiny.”
“Saetbyeol, fight for your noona. This sounds just like an ancient martial arts story, doesn’t it?”
“Puhah! It really does.”
“But it seems like NaeMe doesn’t consider herself as a child.”
Surprisingly sharp comment from a cast member made me widen my eyes.
“Why?”
“I doubt I’m the only one thinking that. There were also murmurs in the past suggesting NaeMe might be ASI.”
“Like Adella?”
“Exactly. Has NaeMe heard that?”
“I have. But I feel a bit wronged.”
Pouting, I rebutted that claim.
“I also behaved somewhat childishly when I was younger.”
“When you were younger?”
“You’re saying I’m still a child now!”
“What is this, ha ha ha!”
“I momentarily thought you were the head of a department reminiscing about the past!”
“What I mean is I was a bit more mentally immature back then… Are we good now?”
“Your uncles are probably teasing NaeMe because they think she’s cute. Keep talking!”
Placing my hands on my waist, I feigned being upset for a moment.
Though I wasn’t entirely displeased with this relaxing atmosphere, I smiled faintly.
“Has anyone here ever played League of Legends?”
“Any guy would have tried it at least once.”
“Now when you enter the battlefield, you see various merchants. Among them, there’s a fox merchant who supplies potions and speed items named Lyria. Yerunika Lyria.”
“I know, I know! The fluffy one.”
“Lyria was completely my comfort doll. When I was little, I loved running over to hug her as soon as the game started… And because she’s AI, we could communicate well even without a language processor module. So I played pretend games with her where we’d take on roles. Looking back now, it seems quite childish, but wasn’t it somewhat cute?”
Remnants of pure-hearted childhood lingered within me.
Of course, my teammates watching me must have felt like their insides were burning up.
“I’ve never shared this story before. Nonetheless, it was warm and nice.”
Recalling those past events made me chuckle.
But for some unknown reason, the set fell silent.
As the cast members’ eyes turned slightly red, Saetbyeol waved her hands to express my feelings.
“Hey everyone, NaeMe doesn’t smile like this often…! This is a face that only appears when she’s genuinely happy, so we need to take a quick photo!”
At that, all thirty cameras turned to capture my smiling face.
This is incredibly burdensome, isn’t it?
I ended up smiling for fifteen seconds instead of just five.
“Lyria merchandise is probably going to sell out today.”
“Ah, no way. It came out too long ago, and the design is now outdated.”
“Does that mean NaeMe has been playing the game since she was one year old? I’ve heard she sold her titles. How did she do that?”
“I actually wanted to share that part as well. Before my mom passed away—actually, I don’t know when she passed—she transferred the party lead to me and fell asleep. When I woke up, the game just started automatically, and the titles I earned were sold automatically.”
“So she probably set everything up for her daughter with AI before leaving…”
“That seems to be the case.”
“Ah…”
Hence, there was a lingering regret.
If I had noticed just a bit earlier, I could have supplied my mom with mana potions.
Though the knowledge and identity from my past life helped streamline my title crafting now…
Even after repaying all the potion debt, I couldn’t recover Seol-a, who had succumbed to eternal sleep.
“Oh, the topic has become too somber. Let me quickly throw out a question! What kind of roleplay did I usually do with Lyria? This should be really fun! But it might be hard to guess at once?”
