Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 276

A totally ordinary morning, just like any other.

As usual, I was headed to school, but instead, I found myself at the VR Game Club.

That’s because the date for the preliminaries was just around the corner.

This was all the school’s doing.

At the VR Game Club, my upperclassman Seongsin and Sohee were already sitting at a table, munching on snacks.

“Hey Sohee! Hello, senior.”

In response to my light greeting, both nodded in acknowledgment.

I dropped my bag on the floor and dashed over to sit next to Sohee.

Today’s morning snack was my favorite, potato chips.

Sohee sure knows my tastes well. Total genius.

Crunch crunch.

While munching on the chips, I realized that the tiny girl who usually chatters away was nowhere to be seen.

“Ellie?”

“She’s over there.”

Sohee answered my question. Following her long outstretched hand, I spotted Ellie’s capsule glowing and operating inside.

“Deron?”

“Yep. She’s playing VRS.”

“Out of the blue?”

“There’s only a week until the tournament, you know. Guess she wants to start practicing.”

“Hmmm…”

I nodded thoughtfully at Sohee’s words. But still, to be gaming first thing in the morning—when would she say hi to me?

I jumped up from my seat and made my way to Ellie’s capsule.

A big round capsule.

I slapped the lid hard without mercy.

Thud thud thud!

[Who, who’s there!]

The response came back immediately.

It was Ellie’s voice through the capsule’s speaker.

I kept banging on the capsule without answering.

[H-Heck…! Is that you, Sohee? Please tell me I’m not next…!]

Sohee? I tilted my head at Ellie’s voice but didn’t stop banging on the capsule.

After about two minutes, the lid of the capsule began to slowly open, revealing Ellie’s pale face.

“Gasp…”

“Hello?”

For some unknown reason, Ellie looked frozen.

I smiled widely and waved at her tiny face.

“Hayun… you are the Blood Demon King.”

Seeing my face, Ellie exhaled a sigh of relief.

Glancing around nervously, Ellie cautiously opened her mouth.

“What’s the matter…? Why do you call me out like this all of a sudden?”

“Just wanted to say hi.”

That’s all I wanted, to say hi by banging on the capsule. Did that require more reason?

I tilted my head and pulled Ellie out of the capsule.

She felt warm and soft, as though she had been inside for quite a while.

“Why are you suddenly practicing VRS?”

I asked Ellie, who had just emerged from the capsule.

Ellie possessed overwhelming talent, much like me. She really shouldn’t need practice.

Even if she wasn’t at her best, she would definitely not lose against any middle or high schoolers.

Having fought Ellie directly, I was confident in that.

“I heard there’s only a week left until the tournament… isn’t it natural to practice?”

“Do you really think we need to practice? The opponents are middle and high schoolers.”

“Blood Demon King… have you forgotten we’re high schoolers too?”

“I know. What I mean is, do you think our skills will fall short against those students? Tell me, Ellie. Do you think I’ll lose in that tournament? Just because I didn’t practice?”

I asked, wearing a confident expression.

After all, I had beaten pro players before. I can’t lose. That was all that mattered.

“You’re just being too arrogant, Blood Demon King. We must prepare for every situation.”

“This isn’t arrogance. It’s just plain confidence.”

“Hmm…”

Ellie seemed to accept some of my points, nodding her head.

I firmly held onto Ellie’s tiny hand and said, “So let’s play Deron instead of VRS.”

“Deron…”

“Yeah. It’s time to go back to the Knight of Light, Jupiter.”

“R-Right… the Knight of Light, Jupiter…”

I had been given more time than usual. Not logging into Deron at that moment was unimaginable for me.

I shoved Ellie back into the capsule and forced her to log into Deron.

After completing that operation, I headed into the capsule myself.

*

Hayun and Ellie disappeared off to play the game.

Seongsin felt anxious and lonely being left with only Sohee.

Unable to bear it anymore, Seongsin finally chose to escape to virtual reality.

“U-Um… I’m going to practice too, okay?”

“Sure.”

At least she responded…

Seongsin felt a bit touched by Sohee’s nonchalant reply as she headed into the capsule.

Once Seongsin was gone, Sohee was left all alone.

Sohee frowned and started tapping on her phone.

Deron Online Gallery

[What’s the current gold rate? LOL, this game is gold!] [2]

[Today’s collection of the Blood Demon King’s underwear] [21]

[What’s the current hourly wage? Is it enough to quit my part-time job?] [1]

[Is this the age of gaming inflation?]

[Minimum wage is 50,000 won LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]

[What happened yesterday and today?]

[I sold all my gold last week…]

[Vote for the best armpit] [62]

On her phone screen was one of Deron’s largest communities.

The only reason Sohee logged in here was to gather more accurate information about the guild called Satan.

Of course, there was something else she had to do first.

[Today’s collection of the Blood Demon King’s underwear] [21]

She clicked on the obnoxious post’s title.

She saved all the images posted there.

Next, she reported it for containing inappropriate content.

Whether the post was deleted due to the report or not didn’t matter.

The criteria for deleting posts in the official gallery depended entirely on the mood of the part-time moderator working that day.

Next, she went into a post titled [Vote for the best armpit] [62]

One screenshot featured Yeo’s exposed armpit, while the second showcased Jupiter’s armpit exposure.

Sohee recalled Jupiter’s newly acquired armor.

Unlike before, it offered considerable exposure; it seemed someone had taken a secret shot of that.

This too was reported for inappropriate content.

This time, she didn’t save the screenshot separately.

She had no interest in Jupiter’s screenshot, and she had already saved Yeo’s.

Once Sohee briefly skimmed through the concept articles, she finally focused on her original purpose.

She searched the entire gallery using the keyword Satan.

Her eyes moved quickly, gathering the necessary information.

As a result, Sohee discovered that the Satan guild was trying to escape from Deron.

To be more precise, they were planning to return to the game they originally played.

The game they had switched to was called Eldorado.

Sohee rested her chin on the table, lost in thought.

In her heart, she wanted to toss those who threatened her dear friends into the sea, but she couldn’t do that.

Being underage, she couldn’t use the power of her family.

So, she’d do what she can.

Money.

What Sohee could do was spend money.

Once she made up her mind, she took action.

The first thing Sohee did was find the streamers from the game Eldorado and support them.

Not a 100,000 or 200,000 won donation.

But a single donation of 10 million won. An amount that couldn’t be ignored drew heated reactions from viewers and the streamers.

[Hell CEO donates 10 million won!]

Anyone willing to hunt down the Satan guild returning to server 1 of Eldorado.

I’ll provide transformations, pets, mounts, and gear. You can resell all the items and characters after the work is done.

Bring high-level characters and transfer servers!

Sohee had essentially used the streamers as a type of advertising board, but given the amount of the donations, they raised almost no complaints.

In fact, some even took the initiative to get involved, showing interest.

Go to a specific server and start a war with a specific guild.

She promised to match the character specs herself.

No lies were involved. To prove her words, Sohee began raising one streamer’s specs directly.

Charging in-game cash.

Drawing from the luck she had struck, the draw and synthesis began.

An hour-long operation eventually led to the creation of a transformation card with the highest grade in the game.

Not only transformations but also mounts and pets, as well as gear, began to fall into place swiftly.

The streamer who struck mysterious luck stood there dumbfounded.

The thought of eating had long since disappeared.

To merely prove her words, she squandered tens of billions in just one hour.

Definitely not an ordinary person.

They will follow her. They’ll have to follow her for life.

Of course, Sohee didn’t care what thoughts the streamer might harbor.

[Hell CEO donates 10 million won!]

Call all known streamers. I’ll make sure all viewers are matched to at least legendary equipment.

Thus, the moment all proof was finalized, people began to flock to server 1 of Eldorado.

The server chat window was filled with countless draw notifications.

Sohee smiled as she watched it all unfold.

Her army, which would fight for her, was complete.

*

Nickname: Asel

He had no choice but to return to the game he used to play, having tasted defeat in Deron.

Who would have thought such a big player existed in that game?

His hasty attempt to jump into a rising game had been the cause of his downfall.

Asel sighed as he left the guild hideout.

Is Eldorado the only place for him?

He chuckled at his own thoughts but realized something felt off the moment he reached the hunting ground.

“What… what’s going on…?”

There were dozens, no, hundreds of opponents with red usernames.

As if they had been waiting for him, all drew their weapons.

To confirm, Asel opened the guild window to check the diplomatic state.

“What the hell…?”

Thirty guilds were at war.

All of them had declared war against his guild, Satan.

What on earth was going on?

Asel swallowed hard as he checked the increasing number of logged-in guild members.

“Excuse me… what’s going on…?”

There had to be some misunderstanding.

Surely, right? There was no reason for his guild to be targeted a week after he had logged off.

Wasn’t the previous relationship with them clear enough?

But the enemies in front of him didn’t respond.

They just unleashed their skills.

Asel didn’t worry.

How much had he poured into this character?

No matter how many opponents there were, if their specs weren’t up to par, not a single scratch would mar his body.

That’s what he thought.

Crazing crack!

Something broke.

The armor Asel was wearing shattered in an instant, grinding away the flesh beneath it.

“Ugh…?”

An unexpected result.

An incomprehensible, unpleasant situation.

Having been defeated, Asel opened his eyes in the resurrection zone.

[Experience decreased by 5% due to death!]

[Remaining free revival attempts: 3]

The experience recovery messages appearing before him held little importance.

Only the sight of red usernames crowding in front of the resurrection area filled Asel’s eyes.

The golden sword.

Its tip was still aimed at Asel’s neck.