Chapter 116: The Message Board, Part 11

【Event】 Let’s talk about the Valsia vs. Illegal Guild Match 【Hype】

573: General Anonymous I'll admit it. I was running my mouth earlier. Sorry, Ouma.

574: General Anonymous I want to know who that guy was—the one saying Ouma was weak just because he didn't stream.

575: General Anonymous People were calling him a fraud, too. ...Yeah, they really were.

576: General Anonymous It’s hilarious how this all started because people doubted Reima’s actual strength.

577: General Anonymous Honestly, we’re well past that point now.

578: General Anonymous Vritra? Wait, [Vritra]? Seriously?

579: General Anonymous I knew Reima’s Summoned Beasts were named after ancient myths. But that thing... I don't even know what to call that Summoned Beast.

580: General Anonymous You can’t just explain that away by saying a monster became a Summoned Beast.

581: General Anonymous Awakened Ones really are something else, aren’t they?

582: General Anonymous Now that I think about it, both of them fit the bill.

583: General Anonymous Yamato is glitched too. As I thought, there’s something wrong with every Awakened One.

584: General Anonymous We should probably just put them in a separate category at this point.

585: General Anonymous Behemoth was talking about how he was "my class" or whatever. The fact that he wasn't exaggerating is just depressing.

586: General Anonymous A dragon. A literal, honest-to-god dragon.

587: General Anonymous I can't wrap my head around it. Buffing that massive body and then making it go toe-to-toe with Ouma? It doesn't make sense.

588: General Anonymous Ouma is the one who isn't human. How was he even fighting that dragon in the first place?

589: General Anonymous He hadn't streamed in forever, so his true strength was a mystery. I don't think anyone is going to complain about him now.

600: General Anonymous Daily reminder: you can't even track their movements on a stream anyway.

591: General Anonymous Too fast, too big, too strong. Everything was just insane.

592: General Anonymous That final scene was beautiful, though.

593: General Anonymous The rain was falling, the thunder was roaring, and everything was frozen over by Reima’s magic.

594: General Anonymous Wait, let's go back to the beginning. What was that first move?

595: General Anonymous You mean the magic?

596: General Anonymous It’s a bit late to ask, but I wondered what incantation magic actually was.

597: General Anonymous Magic is supposed to be an academic discipline, right? You manipulate mana to cause a physical phenomenon.

598: General Anonymous There’s a logic to it. The name of the technique is just the activation key to trigger the process. ...Or so I thought.

599: General Anonymous Yeah, exactly. You have your Job’s strengths and weaknesses, but I thought it was all based on the research and wisdom of our predecessors.

600: General Anonymous Your attributes change based on your aptitude, and then your Job provides the corrections. Usually, once you know someone’s Job, you can tell exactly what magic they’re capable of using.

601: General Anonymous Magician-type Jobs are great. They're flashy and they look good on camera. Melee Jobs don't even get magic; we just get [Skills].

602: General Anonymous That’s just the difference in Jobs and talent. Even two people with the same Job will have completely different [Skills].

603: General Anonymous We’re getting sidetracked. We were talking about Reima’s incantation magic.

604: General Anonymous I didn't understand a word of it. Can we just give up and go home?

605: General Anonymous No way. A new type of magic is a total goldmine for theories.

606: General Anonymous I heard the Magician-specific threads are blowing up right now.

607: General Anonymous The man himself hasn't explained anything, so we're stuck, but I still want to figure it out.

608: General Anonymous It was incredible. Every time he continued the incantation, I could feel the mana surging right through the screen.

609: General Anonymous Since the stream itself is powered by mana, it really conveyed the scale of what he was doing.

610: General Anonymous I was just overwhelmed. It was cooler than anything else I've seen.

611: General Anonymous But wait. Wasn't Ouma saying something during his final move at the end?

612: General Anonymous The camera broke, but the third-person view doesn't pick up audio anyway.

613: General Anonymous You mean [Silver Thunder] and that insane [Vritra] magic?

614: General Anonymous The part where the meteors fell, Vritra melted, and that swarm of monsters swallowed everything?

615: General Anonymous The moment they collided, I lost track of what was happening for a second.

616: General Anonymous A massive explosion. And then, total annihilation. Matter just vanished.

617: General Anonymous I don't know the specifics, but it looked bad. Really bad.

618: General Anonymous The fact that Ouma is even alive after that is what's truly terrifying.

619: General Anonymous If that beautiful Magician hadn't been there, we'd be looking at a body count.

620: General Anonymous Casualties during a guild match would have been a disaster. She’s the real MVP.

621: General Anonymous Man, that was a hell of a show.

622: General Anonymous It felt like watching a fight straight out of an anime or a movie.

623: General Anonymous Well, anime fights are usually flashier than reality.

624: General Anonymous Technically, compared to fifty years ago, our reality is a total fantasy world.

625: General Anonymous The scale is just on a different level.

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935: General Anonymous Wait. Illegal is disbanding?

936: General Anonymous What?

937: General Anonymous That’s some serious breaking news.

938: General Anonymous Are they serious? Why?

939: General Anonymous I mean, it was expected eventually, but it's so sudden.

940: General Anonymous Apparently, Ouma is stepping down as Guild Master, so they're calling it a voluntary disbandment.

941: General Anonymous There were always rumors that the guild only functioned because of Ouma anyway. Taking responsibility this way seems like the right move.

942: General Anonymous They actually had a lot of strong members. Ouma proved he’s a monster, but that Vice Master was absolute scum.

943: General Anonymous I heard the members are going to be transferring to other guilds.

944: General Anonymous Most of them were outlaws to begin with.

945: General Anonymous They’d be better off just starting a new guild.

946: General Anonymous Like a "New Illegal"?

947: General Anonymous That would probably be the cleanest way to do it.

948: General Anonymous Wait, I just saw where they're going... Ryuga is joining Valsia?

949: General Anonymous That piece of trash?

950: General Anonymous Won’t that tank their reputation?

951: General Anonymous I don't know. He looked pretty cool from Reima's perspective.

952: General Anonymous I get what you mean.

953: General Anonymous I didn't even know he was a Summoner until today.

954: General Anonymous It didn't feel like a fake "change of heart" or anything. It felt intense. He looked like he’d finally found some peace.

955: General Anonymous What was with that sudden explosion at the end, though?

956: General Anonymous It really sucks that the camera broke right then.

957: General Anonymous Well, after seeing a fight like that, we won't run out of things to talk about for a long time.

958: General Anonymous Honestly, I can't even watch other streams anymore. They're too boring.

959: General Anonymous Yeah... I feel that.

960: General Anonymous It was just too much, wasn't it?

961: General Anonymous Anyway, Reima, please stream again soon.

962: General Anonymous I guess we can't force him if he doesn't want to.

963: General Anonymous Maybe he'll do a showcase of his Summoned Beasts?

964: General Anonymous Too much has happened these last few days. I just need some wholesome healing.