I Play Games Even Without Limbs

Arang, who was progressing through the Main Quest alone, always attracted a lot of attention from users whenever she moved.

It was nice to get attention, but ignoring it felt awkward, so she ended up waving back. This made it hard to fully enjoy the main story, leaving her a bit down. But as soon as a new area came into view, all those thoughts disappeared.

“Oh… what’s that? A World Tree?”

During the Abyss season, she had been active in the country of Ardea. But now, as the worlds merged, areas from other worlds appeared in places that were once empty.

The first city she discovered was built around a massive tree.

Unlike Ardea, which was a city born from the development of civilization, this city harmonized with nature.

“Even the walls are made of wood. They must be sturdy enough to do that, right?”

Seeing the city’s scenery from afar, Arang thought, “If there’s an elf village in a fantasy world, would it feel like this?”

“I should hurry over.”

Curious about what the city was like inside, she wanted to get there quickly.

Ignoring the many users running on the ground, Arang flew upward at high speed.

“Flying mounts are the best, no doubt.”

When the number of users exceeds a certain limit, physical collisions don’t occur, so she could move without any issues.

“But if the area gets too crowded with users, it’s hard to enjoy this kind of scenery.”

The vast, open view and the grandeur seen from above couldn’t be felt from the ground.

“Wow…”

She had thought it was a city harmonized with nature, but upon entering, she realized it was a highly advanced city powered by magic.

The wooden buildings, the beautiful and handsome citizens, their outfits, and the civilization they represented were more developed than Ardea.

If Ardea was the quintessential medieval fantasy city, this new city felt like a prosperous elven metropolis where magic had flourished.

Other users also seemed to like the new city, exclaiming “Wow!” as they explored.

Since riding mounts was prohibited in the city, Arang decided to take a stroll and explore before continuing the main story.

Like a child visiting an amusement park for the first time, she wandered around, fascinated by the new and unfamiliar scenery.

“Um, excuse me… are you Arang?”

“…?”

A female user she had never seen before approached her.

“Did she follow me here?”

Arang had been exploring the city like an adventurer, venturing into alleys and seemingly dangerous places without hesitation. But as soon as she entered a secluded, dark area, this female user spoke to her.

The red circle next to the Korean nickname indicated that the user was live-streaming.

“Is she a streamer? Well, if she’s streaming or recording, she’s a streamer, right? Anyway, she’s really pretty. Is she a model?”

For some reason, beautiful women always seemed to gather around Arang.

Since the last incident during her final broadcast in her previous life, Arang had only appeared on streams with Uncle Kang Hangeul and Reina.

Thinking that appearing on stream might lead to another incident, she tried to sneak away.

“I-I’m the streamer Yesol! The stream is currently off, so nothing is being broadcasted…! You can check if you want!”

The female user quickly and loudly explained to stop Arang from leaving.

Arang paused and searched for Yesol, the streamer’s name and nickname.

The stream was live, but as she said, the screen was black, and the mic was off. Viewers were worried, asking what was happening in the chat.

“It’s a small stream, huh?”

Yesol had far fewer viewers than Kang Hangeul, but that was expected since he was the most famous streamer in Leore.

“Why did she come looking for me? Does she just want to grow her stream?”

Arang tilted her head, puzzled by the sudden encounter.

Honestly, many streamers and YouTubers had tried to meet Arang before.

Early on, Kang Hangeul acted as her manager and arranged a couple of interviews.

But later, Arang preferred just playing the game and stopped accepting requests. After her real-life appearance and her parents were revealed, people became too scared to approach her.

Even sending an email was intimidating, and no one dared to approach her in Leore, fearing her disapproval.

So, Arang was curious about Yesol, who introduced herself as a streamer and came to her directly.

“Why did you come looking for me?”

It definitely wasn’t because the female user in front of her was pretty. Really.

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Yesol, a streamer and YouTuber, stared at Arang, who was looking at her intently, wondering if this was real.

Recently, her Leore streams hadn’t been growing. It wasn’t bad, but she wanted to grow her channel further and had been thinking hard about what content to create.

Even with new updates, the streaming world had become a red ocean, with real-time AI translations making foreign streams accessible to everyone.

She desperately needed content that would stand out and attract viewers.

While streaming and introducing the new updates, Yesol suddenly saw Arang passing by and impulsively called out to her.

“W-will this really work…?”

Among YouTubers and streamers, Arang was like a legendary Pokémon.

The reason was simple: Arang was incredibly famous but hard to approach, her close circle was highly influential, and her parents were the CEOs of Mars, a company known worldwide.

“I-it’ll be fine, right? No, snap out of it, Yesol. You can do this.”

Yesol patted her cheeks and lifted her head.

Looking into Arang’s sparkling eyes, Yesol was momentarily mesmerized.

“Wow… she’s so cute and pretty…”

“Hello?”

“Ah, yes, yes!”

Yesol quickly snapped out of it, realizing Arang was waiting for her.

“Um… c-can we go to the café I found first?”

“Sure.”

==

*Sip.*

“Wow… this is really good. I should take notes.”

Yesol watched Arang drinking the beverage she had recommended at the café, feeling like she could break into a dad-like smile and pat Arang’s head at any moment.

But she held back, knowing that if she did, viewers would clip the moment and spread it everywhere.

“Gasp…! 10,000 viewers!?”

Checking the stream’s viewer count, Yesol accidentally blurted out the number.

“Only 10,000 viewers?”

“Only…?”

“Uncle’s streams get up to 100,000.”

“Uncle… you mean Kang Hangeul, right?”

“Yeah. And speak comfortably. I’m only 15.”

“Ah, th-that’s a bit… I’m still not used to it.”

“Hmm. Suit yourself. So, why did you approach me?”

“Ah… well…”

As Arang sipped her drink, Yesol swallowed hard.

She had impulsively called out to Arang without thinking about what to do next.

But Yesol knew this situation could be the catalyst to revive her stagnant stream.

Plus, Arang, the most famous and hottest figure in Leore, was right in front of her.

“Think, brain…! This is the most important moment…!”

“Y-your costume… it really suits you!”

‘You idiot! Is that really what you’re talking about right now!?’

Yesol mentally facepalmed at her own ridiculous comment.

“This? I like it too. Oh, and I know this costume is causing a lot of buzz on galleries and Reddit. Want to see the original design?”

“Huh…?”

“Ah. Of course, on the condition that it doesn’t go on stream. My sister doesn’t like me showing others what I wore.”

“Uh… is it okay for me to see…? If I see it, will your sister…?”

“Ah. It’s fine if it’s a girl.”

Arang’s sister, Anna, was as well-known as Arang herself.

Everyone knew how terrifying Anna was. Rumors said that anyone who harassed Arang, spread rumors, or insulted her would disappear without a trace.

There were even rumors that Anna had orchestrated the costume change in Leore.

And now, Yesol was about to see the original design that Anna had changed?

If things went wrong, she could disappear without a trace.

But…

‘I’m so curious…! I’m too curious…!’

Yesol couldn’t resist her curiosity about the original design of Arang’s costume.

What was so problematic that Anna had to change it for Arang?

Yesol knew that seeing this was like opening Pandora’s box.

The moment she saw it, countless viewers would bombard her with questions, and at worst, Arang’s sister Anna might come after her.

But Yesol decided to open Pandora’s box.

“I-I want to see it!”

“Then turn off the stream.”

“Okay. Okay…!”

Yesol turned off the stream in front of Arang.

With no one else able to see, Arang showed Yesol a screenshot of when she first wore the Apostle Outfit.

“G-gasp!”

Yesol gasped loudly at the screenshot.

With the screen completely black and Yesol’s shocked voice, viewers could only spam question marks in the chat.

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