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[Game] Chapter 493: Screams Echoing Through the Livestreams
🕑 Added 2025-10-25 15:51:02 +0000 UTCWatching the streamer die several times in a row to the Crystal Lizard, clutching his head in frustration and nearly breaking down, Ichin couldnât help but chuckle and shake his head. He sent another gift to the poor guy before closing the stream.
After exiting the page, Ichin turned to the audience in his own stream and said,
âFor this monster, you actually donât need to fight it. You can always come back later once youâre stronger. Of course, the Crystal Lizard does serve as an early lesson for playersâteaching them how to deal with elite enemies. Charging in recklessly like that wonât work. Alright, letâs move on to the next one.â
While Ichin browsed for another streamer, Haruno leaned over and asked,
âHey, Ichin, you think anyone will make it further today?â
âThere should be some,â Ichin replied, opening another streamâa Monster Hunter player this time. âA lot of people just arenât used to the controls at first. But those who play a lot of action games usually adapt pretty fast. See this one? Heâs already taken down the Crystal Lizard.â
In Dark Souls, the invincibility frames during a roll are much more forgiving than in Monster Hunter, so the streamer deftly rolled past the Crystal Lizardâs spinning attack, slashed twice with his straight sword, and finally finished it off.
Letting out a long sigh of relief, the streamer looked at the reward that popped up on screen.
âDragon Scale Shard?â
He opened his inventory to check the description and realized it was an upgrade material.
âAn upgrade item, huh? Too bad I canât use it yet. Yeah, figuresâthat monster was just there to mess with players. Whatever, letâs keep going.â
He took only two steps forward before noticing a new gift alert.
âThanks to YC Games for the fancy compliment giftâwait, the YC Games?!â
When he confirmed it really was Ichin himself, the streamer got visibly excited.
Ichin sent a comment on the chat:
> âGood luck. If you beat Gundyr within three tries, Iâll gift you a Captain badge.â
After sending the message, Ichin turned to Haruno.
âHaruno, you think he can do it in three tries?â
Haruno shook her head. âHmm, itâll be tough. I mean, even in our company, weâve got a lot of skilled playersâbut when they tried for the first time, even Nene and Ruri didnât beat Gundyr within three tries.â
Ichin chuckled. âStill, maybe heâll surprise us.â He looked over at Utaha and Yukino. âWhat do you two think?â
Utaha didnât answer right away. She pulled out her phone, searched for the streamer, and said,
âHeâs a Monster Hunter player. Not very famous, but heâs got quite a few speedrun videos. His skills seem solid. I think three tries is doable.â
Yukino nodded. âSince Utaha-senpai thinks so, then Iâll also bet on him passing within three tries.â
âHey! Yukino, how could you? Shouldnât you support your own sister at least once?â Haruno huffed.
Yukino ignored her and said calmly, âHeâs entering the boss arena now. Weâll see soon enough.â
With that, everyoneâs attention returned to the gameplay. Meanwhile, in the streamerâs chat, many viewers whoâd just heard Yukinoâs voice for the first time immediately sensed the contrast between the two sisters.
> âThe older sister sounds so cheerful and outgoing, but the younger one feels more cool and composed!â
> âI like the calm type better!â
> âWait, you guys notice how tall those three girls are? Way taller than the average Japanese girls!â
> âYeah, sitting next to the boss, they all look around 170 cm or so, right?â
Although everyone knew Ichin by name, after several years of fame and success, most viewers had gotten used to calling him simply âthe Boss.â
On-screen, as the streamer was sent flying by Gundyrâs sweeping attack, Ichin glanced at the comments and laughed.
âEveryoneâs asking about your heightsâmind sharing?â
Utaha was the first to answer with a relaxed smile.
âSure. I havenât measured recently, but during last yearâs health check, I was about one seventy-two.â
Haruno raised her hand cheerfully. âIâm also one seventy-two!â
Yukino glanced sideways at the two of them before finally saying, âOne seventy.â
> Damn, sheâs taller than me! Iâm only one seventy!
> I just looked it upâapparently the average height for Japanese girls has gone up a bit, but itâs still only around 156 cm!
> So jealous⊠jealous of the boss, of course.
Ichin looked around the chat and chuckled. âYou all think these three are tall, huh? Well, among the girls I know, Japanese heights really vary a lot. Some are tall, and someâletâs just say theyâre legally classified as lolis.â
Haruno laughed. âYou mean Aoba and Nene?â
âYeah, those two.â Ichin nodded, glancing back at the screen. The streamer was still fighting hard, but his Estus flasks were empty, and his HP bar was hanging by a thread.
âIf youâve watched our old streams before,â Ichin continued, âyou shouldâve seen them already.â
> âI remember! Gotta dig through the old stream archives.â
> âAnyone got a link?â
> âDamn, Iâm even more jealous now!â
While everyone in the chat was chatting away, the screen suddenly faded to black.
> âAh, so close!â
> *YOU DIED!*
Watching the streamerâs frustrated face, Ichin laughed. âThat was his first attempt, but the next two should go fineâheâs already reached phase two.â
And indeed, Ichin was right. On his second try, the streamer successfully defeated Iudex Gundyr, pushed open the doors of the boss arena, and advanced into the next areaâthe Firelink Shrine.
True to his word, Ichin gifted the streamer a Captain badge.
Inside the Firelink Shrine, the Fire Keeperâwho had appeared in the trailersâfinally made her formal debut.
Draped in a gray robe, her figure tall and graceful, with long white hair and silver crown obscuring her eyes, she stood quietly before the player.
> âIâm calling it nowâthis is my wife of the year!â
> âWait, that voice⊠Saori Hayami?!â
> âWow, they really went all out! Even the old ladyâs voice sounds familiar.â
> âI checked the Japanese voice actor listâall of them are big names!â
Seeing everyone start to discuss the voice cast, Ichin explained with a smile,
âFor Dark Souls, weâve prepared both English and Japanese voice tracks. As for a Chinese dub, I didnât include oneâsince itâs a Western fantasy setting, it didnât quite fit. We actually tried at first, but it just didnât sound right, so we dropped it. The English voices turned out great though, and you can freely switch between English and Japanese on any platformâPC or console, both dubs are included in every version.â
After finishing his explanation, Ichin exited the stream and started browsing for another channel.
Following his lead, the viewers in his own stream hopped from one broadcast to the next, watching a wide range of reactions and chaos unfold.
In just two hours, theyâd witnessed every kind of human emotion imaginable.
The first boss, Iudex Gundyr, was actually considered relatively easyâanyone who had watched Ichinâs earlier gameplay videos could figure out his attack patterns.
But beyond the Firelink Shrine lay no âsafe zone.â There awaited the first true elite enemy players would encounterâthe Katana Guy.
Clad in simple clothing, wielding only a katana, this lone warrior had already traumatized countless players.
That night on Bilibili, the air was filled with endless screams.
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