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Chapter 15: Pawnworld
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“Uh, uhhh.”
I only had a moment to panic at their numbers before the invaders started running toward us. I quickly paused the game.
-Orcs, fuck
-We’re screwed
-Lure them into the traps;
The invaders were orcs, one of the nearby factions.
With their green skin and ugly faces, they were one of this planet’s races, according to the lore.
And now those orcs were charging at us with all kinds of guns, from pistols to rifles.
“Why do they have guns? Seriously.”
I could understand there being a lot of them. But why did every single one have a gun?
-Because you hoarded resources like a damn beaver...
-Don’t you know raids scale with your wealth?
-Told you to hurry up and develop your tech
I knew that, but I hadn’t expected them to show up with guns already.
They’d been carrying axes last time.
“What do I do?”
With the game still paused, I quickly tried to think.
How was I supposed to drive them off?
-New world time??
-Just lure them into the traps
-You don’t trust Seongwon the bear hunter??
“Even Seongwon can’t handle this...”
Sure, Seongwon had a rifle too.
But we had one gun, and they had at least ten.
That meant ten bullets would come flying back for every shot we fired.
-Gotta draft everyone and fight
-Get everyone together
“I’ll give it a try.”
The difference in firepower was huge, but that didn’t mean I could give up.
First, I drafted Nguyen and Seongwon.
Thankfully, Nguyen had already built enough walls that we only needed to defend one side.
-What’s Wayo doing??
-Drag the Lel player out here too
-Still playing Lel lmao
“...Noncombatant trait.”
For the record, Wayo had the Noncombatant trait and couldn’t fight.
-Lmaoooooo
-Lololol
-Wow, actually fucking useless
-???
-Realistic as fuck lmaooo
“But Wayo should stay nearby, right?”
Wayo was an incredible medic, at least.
So I had Wayo take some medicine and wait somewhere safe.
Seongwon, rifle in hand, took up position beside Nguyen.
“I really need those traps to pull their weight...”
-Should’ve built a kill zone beforehand
-That’s what you get for dragging your feet lol
-Gonna hand over that whole house you built
-New world time lmao
-Just restart?
“No way. Wayo worked hard on all that research. How long would it take to do it again in a new world?”
-?
-??
-???
-This fucker lmao
“Anyway, let’s try holding them off like this.”
Before they arrived, I rearranged the traps.
The enemies would rush the warehouse, so I covered the area around it in traps.
My plan was to have Nguyen and Seongwon run in circles and lure them across.
-Someone might die here
-This is actually bad
-No way you’re stopping this lol
“You’re all so dramatic...”
After scolding chat for making a fuss, I watched the approaching orcs.
They were properly dressed and carrying guns, despite being orcs.
Thankfully, they weren’t wearing any decent armor. One step on a trap should finish them off.
“If things really look bad, let’s abandon the base and run.”
-They’ll seriously loot everything then
-Might as well start a new world at that point lol
-Your house is wood, they’ll probably burn it down before leaving??
“Empty-handed we come, empty-handed we go.”
If we lost everything, we could simply start again.
We were born with nothing and would leave with nothing, after all.
Humans started out empty-handed. Why fear losing things?
-Now that’s a mindset 👍👍
-Staying alive does come first
“Well, that’s not going to happen, though.”
Why? Because...
“Come at me!”
We were going to win.
* * *
“Aagh! Aaaagh!”
-Aaaaaah
-Seongwon’s gonna die
-Aaaaaah his leg
The settlement was scorched all over, with entire walls destroyed.
We’d barely managed to drive the enemies out of these ruins, and now Seongwon lay there, bleeding heavily.
The orcs had been strong.
We’d made good use of the traps, and Seongwon had kited desperately, but life never went that smoothly.
Just before the enemies fled, one orc’s shotgun blast had struck Seongwon’s leg...
[Leg: Torn]
His leg had been torn apart below the calf.
“Oh, Seongwon...”
I covered my mouth at the terrible sight.
He’d been left disabled.
His healthy body had been his only strength, and now he’d lost it.
-He’s not Seongwon anymore, just Seongwo...
“I’m banning whoever said Seongwo...”
-Lmaooooo
-Lololol
-You’re insane lmaooo;
-Let’s buy him a prosthetic leg, yeah...
“Oh, there are prosthetic legs?”
As Wayo hurried to stop Seongwon’s bleeding, chat finally offered some good news.
With his leg torn apart, I’d thought he would have to spend the rest of his life sitting at a crafting station.
But there were prosthetic legs.
-Yep, there are
-Buy a good one and it actually makes the pawn better
-Let’s scrape together everything we have and get him a robot leg?
“Oh...”
Something terrible had happened to him, but it might actually turn out to be a good thing.
Luckily, Seongwon had liked robots since childhood.
He’d probably enjoy becoming Mecha Seongwon.
-Hey, could you treat Nguyen too...
-Nguyen’s dying over there lmao
-Nguyen’s fucking bleeding out
“Nguyen? Oh.”
Right, Nguyen had fought alongside him.
Nguyen had held out for a while at the start before collapsing, so I’d forgotten.
“They’ll be fine. They’re tough.”
Once Wayo had stopped Seongwon’s bleeding, Wayo finally ran over to Nguyen.
-??
-Fuck lmaooo
-It’s infected
“Just rub some spit on it. It’ll heal.”
Our Wayo might have been a late bloomer who took a while with research, but when it came to medicine, Wayo was practically Heo Jun.
Even now, Wayo was quickly wrapping bandages around Nguyen’s body.
-Look at this Wayo bitch, still fresh as a daisy
-Only one who had it easy lmaooo
“Didn’t you see Wayo put out all those fires?”
Wayo had actually made a pretty big contribution.
While Seongwon was running the enemies around, Wayo had quickly put out the fires the invaders started.
-Did do a good job, yeah
-But can you even rebuild this??
“Rebuild? Hmm...”
I surveyed the settlement, which was practically in ruins.
Seongwon sat in front of it with a bandaged leg and a hollow stare, while Wayo carried an unconscious Nguyen to bed.
“Should I restart?”
-Lmaooooooo
-Go go go
-Fuck no
-Lmaoooo
-It is pretty hopeless
...How long would it take to rebuild this?
“Haah.”
Just thinking about restoring the half-destroyed settlement made me sigh.
* * *
In the end, the settlement that had been reduced to ruins was beautifully rebuilt.
“Wow. There’s nothing left to do now.”
-fr
-Everything’s automated lol
-What a glorious lineup of talent
Nearly everything I’d originally planned was complete, and plenty of new members had joined us.
Suzuki Ichiro... Muhammad Ali... Bob Marley, and so on.
My naming choices had turned it into a multinational settlement, but it was running very, very well.
So well that it was hard to believe this was my first run.
Looking back, it was probably beginner’s luck.
-Can’t believe the game’s handing you this win
-Ah fuck, my points
-Damn, that settlement looks nice
“Right? I think it looks nice too.”
There was a lot I liked about it, but the best part was the settlement’s layout.
A large outer wall surrounded the middle of the map.
Inside, the living and working areas were neatly separated.
We even had a farm and fields that now provided a steady food supply.
“Seongfather, are you watching...?”
-rip...
-Seongfather really did soak his shirt and pants through...
-Bro Seongwo...
Of course, Seongwon deserved the most credit for this view.
He’d saved the settlement at the cost of his leg, then put both hands and his one remaining foot into rebuilding it.
-We won’t forget you...
-Please watch over us from heaven
-Isn’t Seongwon still alive? lmao
Oh, for the record, Seongwon was very much alive.
He was protecting the settlement as Mecha Seongwon, with a cutting-edge prosthetic leg and, while we were at it, two advanced prosthetic arms.
“Look, he’s brought back bears.”
Even now, he’d been out bear hunting.
Unlike before, when he’d struggled to kill just one, he was returning with a bear slung over each shoulder.
-Damn lmao THE GREAT SEONGWON
-Two whole bears
-Good at everything except dating...
“Well, dating...”
If Seongwon had one problem, it was that he still hadn’t managed to get married.
The poor bastard... Nguyen already had three wives and four kids.
It seemed losing his leg had given him an appearance penalty that kept him from finding someone.
What a shame. He’d failed at dating in his previous life, and now he couldn’t even manage it in a game.
Though, well... his previous life had mostly been his own fault.
I was the one who’d spent every spare moment gaming, after all.
Sometimes, the older guys on my construction crew had offered to introduce me to their daughters, but I’d turned them all down.
In a way, I’d been married to gaming back then.
-Seongwon, you legend 😭
-Just marry him off to Wayo??
“Why? Wayo’s perfectly happy alone.”
For the record, Wayo’s romantic prospects were hopeless too.
Maybe it was the Eccentric Genius trait, but Wayo got along badly with every other pawn.
There were even a few sworn enemies, so I’d given Wayo a separate bedroom next to the laboratory.
-Nothing but a Lel addict;;
-Still turned out pretty well somehow lol
“Right? The place wouldn’t run without Wayo now.”
By then, Wayo had become the GOAT of research.
And I didn’t mean that figuratively. Wayo really had one of the highest research abilities on the planet.
-Actually hit that late-game power spike
-The GOAT of all organic life
-Wayonaldo lmao
Come to think of it, my gaming sessions hadn’t been ending well lately.
For the first time in a while, I felt properly relaxed and refreshed.
Wouldn’t the late Seongwon be pleased to see this?
Oh, right. I was already enjoying the view.
“All right, then.”
Anyway, the settlement was stable now, and it was getting late, so it was about time...
-Ah
-Don’t end stream no no no
-Gotta launch the spaceship today
-Leaving already??
“The sun’s up now.”
As I spoke, I turned and looked down through the window.
It was early morning, with the sun just rising. Here and there, office workers trudged along, heading out earlier than everyone else to get to work.
“Don’t you all have work?”
-?
-??
-Work...?
- 😒
“Aha...”
-Why are you picking a fight??
-I’m a professional home security guard, thank you very much
-Don’t you have work??
“Me? I don’t go in until this afternoon.”
My morning was completely free, and I had one meeting late in the afternoon.
Speaking of which, I’d been having more and more meetings lately.
Well, considering the time of year, it wasn’t hard to understand.
-Executive life sure is different lol
-What the hell does this fucker do for a living lmao
-Then no stream today...?
“I’m doing today’s stream right now, aren’t I? Oh, and...”
It was probably time to announce it.
It wasn’t exactly something to bring up on such a calm, peaceful morning, but...
-?? What is it
-I’ve got a bad feeling about this;;
-Don’t tell me you’re taking another break??
“Ahem. I’ll be taking about two weeks off streaming next month.”
-?
-???
Unfortunately, I’d be taking about a two-week streaming break next month.
The reason wasn’t anything complicated...
‘It’s been a while since my last fashion show.’
Fashion show season was coming up.
I’d signed an official contract with a brand, so it was time to do my main job.
Footnotes:
“Seongwo” drops the final consonant from Seongwon’s name, joking that his name has lost a part along with his leg.
Heo Jun was a renowned Korean physician, invoked here to praise Wayo’s medical skill.
“Wayonaldo” combines Wayo with football star Cristiano Ronaldo’s name, following chat’s praise of Wayo as the GOAT.
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