Chapter 133: Cross-Dressing Girl 3
TL/Editor: Raei
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In the silent hangar, an emotionless, mechanical female voice resounded.
"Initiating Golem Repair Station B-301E"
"Identified three damaged golems inside the hangar."
"Warning, insufficient mana within the facility."
The monotonous voice, reminiscent of a voice synthesizer, relayed the lack of mana and then fell silent.
Not expecting the sudden announcement, we were startled.
As we began to recompose ourselves, Irene slowly raised her hand.
"When I touched this part, a woman's voice suddenly echoed,"
Irene remarked, pointing to a panel before her.
"The entrance might require mana, but it seems the inside doesn't."
To Irene, a native of this fantasy world, the device in front of her looked just like the panel used to open the entrance.
From a modern perspective, it's unmistakably a monitor.
Pushing aside the many mechanical arms obstructing the view revealed a clearer sight.
A desk buried under dust, three monitors held in place by side-mounted arms, and large mechanical appendages surrounded the workspace.
Though there wasn't a keyboard or mousesince golems operated by a control sphere and used mana as fuelanyone could tell it looked like an office desk, or perhaps more fittingly, an engineer's workstation.
"Hey, if there was just a keyboard on this desk, I'd believe it belonged to my editor.
...Not implying my editor is messy or anything! I mean there are three monitors, right?! People can be so quick to misunderstand."
-Aren't you the one always giving the editor a hard time?
-It looks weird without a chair. Someone find one quickly.
-Is this a human's room or a golem's?
-Irene always finds something. Does she have a luck stat or something?
-If there's not enough mana, maybe we need to use the mana stones?
While the group was trying to figure things out, Han Se-ah, naturally, approached the desk.
Everyone turned to her with hopeful eyes, thinking that as a mage, she might understand the setup.
Was this going to solidify the theory of Han Se-ah being a genius mage because she recognized a monitor?
Standing before the desk, absorbing the expectant gazes, she started to interact with the monitors, tapping them like touchscreen kiosks.
Considering Irene accidentally activated it, it seems this device operates even without imbuing mana.
Perhaps charging it with mana is more of a security measure.
Just like you need a key to open the hangar door, but once inside, anyone can turn on the office computer.
"Ugh, what's with these hieroglyphics? This isn't ancient Egypt. Are we supposed to guess what they mean just from the pictures?"
She lightly tapped, and a monitor displaying the characters instantly activated.
Naturally, there wasn't a manual conveniently written in Korean.
Hearing Han Se-ah's grumbling, everyone peeked over her shoulder to see drawings accompanied by what looked like hieroglyphics.
If you ignore the characters and focus on the drawings, it showcased a large tank-like structure connected with numerous pipes, some of which were colored red.
Even without the text, it seemed like the drawing was indicating that fuel needed to be filled into the empty tank and that there might be some repairs needed for the pipes.
That big container in the drawing is probably for storing mana fuel, right?
Hmm, we should check the walls for those pipes. But if those pipes are inside the wall, it might be impossible to repair them...
The party, huddled behind Han Se-ah with curiosity in their eyes, seemed to get the general idea.
Even though its a medieval fantasy game, the presence of magical tools that enabled heating and plumbing systems made it somewhat familiar to them.
With a basic understanding of the drawing, we began rummaging around again.
Trusting her instincts, Han Se-ah started touching various drawings, while the rest, including me, began inspecting the surroundings based on where the desk was.
-Hey Han Se-ah, call the brat over to check the floor.
-Aren't you too old to be playing picture matching? What are you doing
-No matter how much you touch there, the pipe will not magically fix itself.
-This is frustrating.
-Can you just stick the camera on Irene?
However, as expected, we couldn't find anything more.
It was impossible to spot any pipes, and it was unrealistic to expect a nun, a ranger, and a swordsman to have the mechanical or architectural magic engineering knowledge to locate them.
In that case, we should visit the Magic Tower.
"...Then what about the worm's corpse?"
"I dont think anyone can easily pick it up and run away with it. Can't we just leave it behind?"
True, who would try to run off with something that huge.
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Raei Translations
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It got nabbed.
[BossMonsterDonatorHanSeAh donated 10,000 won!]
I thought you'd hog it all like usual, but thank you for generously sharing the boss monster of the 30th floor.
[IfYouFeedHanSeAhSheSpitsInYourFace donated 5,000 won!]
How about sharing with the viewers rather than giving it away like that?
[GeniusHanSeAhDisrespectingHeroesChronicle donated 10,000 won!]
I can't believe you pulled a disappearing act with the boss for donations. You're truly a streaming genius.
"Wait, who took that massive thing? And the golem's still perfectly intact!"
The pathway was just big enough for the boss monster.
They salvaged the mana stone from the knight-type golem's back.
The real money in the tower is in the mana stones and loot drops, not in the gigantic corpse.
So, they confidently headed outside the tower to call Charlotte Cavendish.
"Uhm, Hanna? You're saying there was a corpse of a giant worm here from the southern deserts?"
"Yes! Look here, there are drag marks and even bloodstains on the ground."
The giant worm's corpse disappeared without a trace overnight.
All that was left were sticky bloodstains emitting a foul odor, shattered shell fragments from the worm, and broken teeth.
The unprecedented situation of a boss monster's corpse being stolen made the viewers tease Han Se-ah even more ruthlessly than usual.
The rate of donations was almost double the usual.
"It's clear this rocky shell is from the giant worm But it's odd that it appeared here, and that its corpse didn't disappear. And that such a huge thing got stolen overnight."
"Do you think it was stolen?"
"If it was, shouldnt there be traces of its movement on the ground? I see only signs of a battle."
"Yes ma'am. There are no traces suggesting the worm's corpse was moved by a vehicle or anything. If someone physically moved it, the pooled bloodstains would have smeared all over."
While Charlotte and Han Se-ah stood in front of the knight-type golem, Maid Mari, who had meticulously inspected the surroundings, reported to her mistress.
Neither the scout nor the rogue found any clues.
To top it all, it seemed Han Se-ahs quest order got messed up.
When dealing with the 20th-floor orcs, hints appeared one after another in a logical order: the shaman, the warrior, the forest altar, and the orc chieftain.
This situation was completely different.
'Since we defeated the giant worm first, perhaps the quest didn't update?'
If it had progressed normally, there would have been a hint like 'There's a way to lure out the giant worm somewhere~' in the quest window.
Ironically, it was a toxic viewer who came to Han Se-ah's rescue.
[GiveUSRolandIfYoureGoingToBeLikeThis donated 5,000 won!]
Breaking News) Kim Seok-hyun entered the 30th floor and was killed by the worm.
"Talking about other streamers is... allowed! He's already on the 30th floor?"
-Got an additional teammate with 4. That guy is now at 16*.
-A battle between 18 and 16? I'm at 8, damn it.
-He just entered but got killed by the worm while showing off.
-Catching up! Only a full floor gap now. Nice, Kim Seok Hyun.
-After throwing away the worm's corpse, the gap might not be as wide...
Since mentioning other streamers was temporarily allowed, the chat began to buzz with viewers eagerly sharing their knowledge and opinions.
Charlotte looked at Han Se-ah with a puzzled expression, but Han Se-ah, oblivious to her gaze, stood motionless in front of the holographic internet window.
She was probably considering watching Kim Seok-hyun's stream.
Would it be okay, even if it feels a bit like eavesdropping?
[TheHornedWolfThatPiercedKimSeokHyunsStomach donated 10,000 won!]
Maybe donate about 500,000 won and kindly ask to see his quest window.
"Should I? We should see how his quest window looks, right?"
Viewers seemed to have similar thoughts as donations and opinions poured in.
Judging by the nicknames, his stream seemed to be quite popular, and their advice wasnt wrong.
Watching someone else's stream wasn't illegal, and Kim Seok-hyun had even mentioned watching Han Se-ah's streams before.
As Han Se-ah was getting ready to donate to her fellow streamer in exchange for information, Charlotte, who had been studying the tracks of the worm, quietly approached me.
"Excuse me, Roland?"
"Hm? What's up?"
"...Is that lady from the North? Where did that merc swordsman go, and why is she in the party now?"
Come to think of it, Katie hasnt fixed her artifact yet.
And Charlotte, being from a noble family, was well-versed in basic etiquette and knowledge.
Recognizing the distinct features, silver hair, and the long one-handed sword, she probably had an inkling of which family she came from.
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