I Became a Raid Boss-Chapter 223: Little lie (2)

"...It’s unfair."

"The one who should be complaining about unfairness is the sandbag that Kanaria killed."

"...."

Kanaria couldn’t refute Yuki’s words, only pouting her lips.

After all, it was her who caused the trouble.

"When am I going to clean this up...?"

"...."

Yuki didn’t seem to believe it, but the claim that it was a mistake wasn’t a lie.

Originally, she just wanted to show her mana, but then, an idea suddenly popped into her head.

'Can people really believe me?'

Even Da-eun, who was closest to her, took quite some time to believe it.

And that was even with Edel present at the time.

'...Maybe it was because we were so close that it was harder for her to believe?'

She didn’t know for sure, but even if that were the case, she didn’t think an unfamiliar person would easily believe her.

What would be a solid piece of evidence to convince them...?

If she had acted according to her usual nature, she would’ve just let them believe or not believe it, and then ignored it.

But since she couldn’t do that in this situation, she felt regretful and kept thinking about it, until something from a while ago came to mind.

The unexpected visit to the gym...

'...What was his name again?'

Was it Do-hyun?

It was something close to that.

Anyway, when he first heard her, he didn’t believe it, but by the time he left, he accepted what she said.

How did she get him to believe it?

It wasn’t hard to recall.

'That method would work.'

Since there was a successful case, there was no need to try something else, right?

...It was with that train of thought that she demonstrated her strength.

In doing so, though, she hadn’t considered Yuki, and that was the mistake.

'...Still.'

She turned her gaze from Yuki, who was staring at the sandbag’s remains with a complicated expression, and looked at the chat.

The chat was rapidly filling up.

There were some similar comments, some that weren’t, but the emotions behind them were almost the same.

Shock and confusion.

'Maybe it's because they didn’t see it firsthand? The effect seems a bit weaker.'

She understood, but it was also a bit annoying.

It would’ve been nice if they had accepted it right away, but since they couldn’t, there was nothing she could do.

Squeak—

"You're not going to do it again, are you?"

"...No way."

Yuki, hearing the sound of the sword being drawn, threw a sharp look at Kanaria.

That was definitely a mistake.

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She wasn’t the type of person who would make the same mistake twice... No, three times.

So what should she do?

"How about showing something flashy?"

Da-eun, who had quietly approached, whispered.

"We already showed something flashy."

"Well... technically, that was more of a simple thing, right? It was just a quick swoosh, a slice."

"...Swoosh? Slice?"

It was a pretty cheap onomatopoeia, but Kanaria could understand what Da-eun meant.

In short, it was saying that it was too clean to be interesting.

And, as she had thought earlier, not witnessing it firsthand probably played a part.

"How about a sword dance or something like that?"

"A sword dance?"

For a moment, Kanaria looked confused, but then her eyes widened in realization.

"...I know Journey likes martial arts, but you do remember I was a knight, right?"

"...Of course! I never once thought, 'Wasn’t she the mascot and not the captain?'"

"Are you confessing?"

"Gah...!"

...Well, that was true.

It wasn’t convincing to claim to be a knight, let alone the captain of a knight order, with this appearance.

In fact, when nobles first saw her, some of them said, "This kid is a knight?"

But even so, that didn’t change her past.

At least, in Gracis, there wasn’t a tradition of dancing with swords.

Da-eun, who had been avoiding her gaze, suddenly exclaimed, "Ah!"

"You know, that thing we showed before? The one we used when we fought the dimensional beasts during our trip. What was it? 'Emergency'? That one was pretty flashy. How about that?"

"...It would be flashier, but you want me to use that here?"

"Huh? Is it not allowed?"

"Is Journey rich?"

"...Why are you asking about that all of a sudden?"

Da-eun, flustered by the question about her wallet, answered.

"Well, it’s not a lot, but why?"

"If you can afford to build a gym, we can try it."

Of course, Gracis did have ceremonial swordsmanship.

It was swordsmanship focused more on display than practical use.

However, the swordsmanship she had created was far from ceremonial.

Each technique had its own meaning, but its ultimate goal was to silence the enemy.

Even the "Emergency" that Da-eun had just mentioned wasn’t any different.

If anything, it felt like it went even further than necessary.

"...I guess I should save my money."

Understanding what Kanaria meant, Da-eun took a step back.

"Something flashy..."

Should she really show ceremonial swordsmanship?

She didn’t want to do that...

Because it would make her feel like she was on the same level as the royal knights, who had always been arrogant despite not being as strong.

"Ah, right."

Something appropriately flashy, but wouldn’t harm anyone.

After thinking for a moment, Kanaria slammed her palm into a fist.

Noticing Yuki’s anxious gaze, she nodded to reassure her and gathered her mana.

She hated the empire’s sages, but the experience of fighting them had definitely helped her.

The things she learned about space manipulation were something she had started trying to use after seeing them jump around across space.

In fact, at the end, one of them had sacrificed his life to give her a realization.

'But I’m not going to glorify him now.'

He was the one who killed her father, and she was far from willing to praise him.

They say having a rival with similar skills makes you improve faster.

She just wanted to say that he had been that role for her.

The difference was, instead of a healthy competitive spirit, she had always thought about killing him.

"Like this..."

She stopped thinking and released the mana she had gathered.

Mana was the energy that formed the world.

In other words, it was the power to control the world.

So, like this...

Crack!

As Kanaria clenched her fist, space in the distance crumpled.

It was like a painting on canvas being crumpled up.

If there had been any objects or people in that space, they would have been crushed and deformed beyond recognition.

If her level had been higher, she could’ve kept it going infinitely, but sadly, the Manager’s control was far superior to hers. As soon as she opened her hand, the crumpled space returned to its original state.

There was no problem walking through, but just to be sure, she double-checked and turned to Da-eun.

"Was that flashy enough?"

Da-eun answered.

"...Yeah."

For some reason, she looked somewhat downcast, so Kanaria tilted her head.

She didn’t know why Da-eun was acting like that, but at least it was flashy, right?

That was all that mattered.

After two demonstrations, the number of questions in the chat had significantly decreased.

The reason Kanaria could tell was because the number of question mark-like symbols at the end of sentences had drastically dropped.

Luckily, it seemed like there was no need to show more.

There were still comments about CG and edits, but she had never intended to convince everyone.

It was a hard thing to believe for them, and some would probably deny it just for fun...

So, the main goal had been to convince the majority and create a certain atmosphere, which had been successfully achieved.

"Honestly, I still can’t believe it...""But I have to believe it...""Lol.""If you don’t want your head to explode, you better believe it.""Oh, so if I don’t believe it, can I meet Kanaria?""Huh?""Sounds tempting?""Please cherish your life...!"

"...I’m not going to kill anyone."

She wasn’t a sadistic killer, so she wouldn’t just kill someone because she didn’t like them.

Saying it like that, the chat was filled with laughter.

"Cute, lol.""Aw, did Baby Kanaria get mad?""Hmph! Baby Kanaria’s pouting!""Lol, I wanna pinch her cheeks.""These guys still want to tease after seeing that?""We weren’t even attacked, what’s the problem?""Seriously, she even saved us, what’s there to be afraid of?"

"..."

Kanaria silently watched the chat as it continued to rise.

...Their reaction was more positive than she had expected.

She had thought they’d either be negative or indifferent since she had disrupted their routine, but instead, they were showing goodwill.

Da-eun, noticing Kanaria’s confusion, said.

"Of course. Didn’t I tell you before? My stream’s viewers love Kanaria."

Moreover, since her subscribers were people who subscribed because they liked the streamer, their tendencies were bound to be similar.

That was Da-eun’s explanation, and after hearing it, Kanaria looked slightly put off.

"...You mean they’re similar to you?"

...That was a little unpleasant.

As she glanced at the chat, a storm «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» of confused comments arose.

"What? Us?""No, no, no, no.""Don’t cross the line^^""Journey? Who’s that?""Woof woof! Growl, woof!""Lol, did they really think we were friends because we’re playing along?"

It seemed like there were quite a few dissatisfied people on this side too.

But despite their complaints, Kanaria understood why Da-eun had said that.

The friendly tone of the chat was oddly similar to the playful atmosphere Da-eun usually created.

But if she said anything more like that, it would probably stir things up, both with the viewers and Da-eun.

Quickly assessing the situation, Kanaria changed the subject.

"I think they’re starting to believe it, so let’s move on to the next topic."

The preliminary work had taken a while.

But now, she could finally get to the main point.

"How can an NPC from 'Celia Online' be here on Earth?"

That was the biggest buzz right now.

As soon as she directly brought it up, the viewers started murmuring again.

This time, she wasn’t going to wait for it to settle down.

"And why is someone who was dead now alive? These are the two biggest questions, right?"

She was starting to get annoyed, and if she waited for each one, she’d be dragged into endless discussions.

If they had similar tendencies to Da-eun, that was definitely what would happen.

"The conclusion is... yeah. I died."

Even as a master, at the core, she was still human.

If her heart had been pierced, and she was still alive, she would no longer be human.

If various factors hadn’t aligned, she would’ve died the moment her heart was pierced.

So, that part was true.

"...And then I came back to life."

Now, the next part would be a lie.

To be more precise, it would be a mixture of truth and lies—

Yeah, it could be called a small lie.