SWNOVELXO chapter 1131 - Difficult Advice (2)
After Jo Yi-shin and the Hojo guests moved to the Blue Dragon Palace , it was a bit early, but Yellow Dragon had already prepared for the evening banquet.
Yellow Dragon carefully selected the seating arrangement, ensuring the sound of Black Tiger’s performance would carry on the wind, and also chose the right drinks and snacks to complement the performance. He paid great attention to every detail.
‘If Black Tiger allows it, I’d love to perform together,’ Yellow Dragon thought.
The last time Yellow Dragon played the Obsidian Flute in front of others was during the welcoming ceremony for the Shaman Candidate. After the Black Dragon ascended, the flute was rarely touched, but since returning to the mortal realm, Yellow Dragon occasionally played it alone.
Perhaps it was because he was meeting two old friends today, but the thought of playing the flute kept coming back to him.
Thanks to Yellow Dragon’s influence, Cloud Dragon also seemed to enjoy the rhythm, tapping his feet or nodding his head as though performing along with the music.
“Yellow Dragon, would you like to leave this to us and go to the Blue Dragon Palace instead?” suggested Hong Yi, the most senior of the Dragon King's Shamans.
Since her time as the youngest Shaman at the Dragon Palace, Hong Yi had always been quick-witted, often unknowingly giving special care to Yellow Dragon. Seeing him visibly excited, she seemed to want to give him more time with the guests.
Yellow Dragon smiled warmly behind his golden mask and replied, "I do want to stay with Junyeol and the benefactor of the Dragon Clan, but isn’t it the same for you Shamans? I don’t intend to leave my seat and burden you all with my duties."
Yellow Dragon wanted to observe the cooperation between Eom Junyeol and Jo Yi-shin, but he didn’t want to leave the Shamans, so he sent Cloud Dragon instead.
While he didn’t want to burden the Shamans who had worked hard for the Dragon Palace, he also noticed some of them were deep in thought, so he decided not to leave the seat.
Yellow Dragon gazed at the Temporary Shaman, Oh Hyeji, who was heading toward the Crystal Palace.
Oh Hyeji had volunteered to guard the Crystal Palace when the typhoon struck, and as soon as she completed her treatment of Jo Yi-shin, she quickly left her position.
‘When speaking with Junyeol and the benefactor, it felt like he was a child of the same age. It weighs on me, assigning such heavy responsibilities to a child like that,’ Yellow Dragon thought.
The contract between the Dragon King of the Dead Sea and the Oh Clan had long been tangled like a knot, but with the help of Dragon King and the Shamans, it was gradually being undone.
If things continued this way, the contract would be smoothly annulled, and the Oh Clan’s duty to manage the Crystal Palace would be extinguished.
However, Oh Hyeji had expressed her intent to continue managing the Crystal Palace even after stepping down from her temporary position.
—“Our family has once forgotten the contract. I cannot promise that such an incident won’t happen again, but I still want to keep the promise made by our ancestors.”
Although much younger than Yellow Dragon, Oh Hyeji was a wise and careful individual.
During her time as the temporary Shaman, she had carefully assessed the extent of her abilities.
Once Oh Hyeji was sure she could manage the Crystal Palace, she declared that she would keep her ancestors' promise at least during her time.
Now, after stepping down as the temporary Shaman, Oh Hyeji was contemplating how to effectively manage the Crystal Palace.
‘Long ago, the Dragon Clan’s influence has grown, and Dragon King’s power has increased. With this, the Crystal Palace, which had been bound by the contract, will be freed, and with the time and effort the Dragon King devotes to it, one day, it will be absorbed into the Dragon Palace. If that happens, Hyeji won’t need to worry anymore.’
If the Crystal Palace became part of the Dragon Palace, the power of the Dragon King of the Dead Sea would stabilize further.
This was all thanks to Jo Yi-shin, who saved the Dragon Palace and directly found and brought the one who had made the contract with the Dragon King of the Dead Sea.
After becoming the benefactor of the Dragon Palace, Jo Yi-shin had also become the benefactor of the Dragon King of the Dead Sea and the Oh Clan.
‘Once the Crystal Palace is stabilized, the Dragon King of the Dead Sea may try to pass the palace to Yi-shin.’
The Hojo Clan was fully aware of these developments and was more cautious than ever.
Perhaps because of this, at the introduction of Black Tiger and Blue Tiger, they kept mentioning Jo Yi-shin’s name, explaining how greatly they owed him and proudly declaring how Jo Yi-shin had lived within the Hojo Clan’s domain.
The Dragon Clan felt a little envious but didn’t feel overly anxious. They believed that no matter what the Hojo Clan said, Jo Yi-shin was a being close to the Dragon Clan.
‘Yi-shin uses the power of Junyeol and the benefactor, and he also uses the power of Yurang, the Shaman of Sulfur. He handles the powers of Dragons, Descendants, and Shamans, and with the Dragon King’s affection for him, having White Dragon Palace, Black Dragon Palace, and Red Dragon Palace, Yi-shin is a being close to the Dragons.’
Yellow Dragon was aware of Jo Yi-shin's connection to the Dragon's power.
Although it was known that Jo Yi-shin handled the powers of a Shaman, no one knew that it was the power of Yurang, but Yellow Dragon had realized this.
Jo Yi-shin had once used Yurang's power to perform an exorcism in front of Yellow Dragon.
While Yurang couldn’t yet handle as much power as Jo Yi-shin, Yellow Dragon, who had closely watched the Shamans grow, had immediately noticed.
‘Since Yi-shin handles Yurang's matured power, he must give good advice. I’ll have to prepare to repay the favor soon.’
Yellow Dragon remembered Yurang working hard to cultivate the Light Grove during the typhoon.
Yurang had failed to summon the excellent Shaman Fan that Jo Yi-shin had apparently summoned and began to feel disheartened and started contemplating.
Despite trying to hide it, it was obvious that Yurang was troubled, as she was always so bright and carefree.
But now that a good senior had come to the Dragon Palace, it seemed like that worry would be resolved soon.
‘The matters of Hyeji and Yurang will eventually be resolved thanks to the benefactor. In that case, I should focus on the remaining Shamans.’
Yellow Dragon looked at the Shaman who quietly took on menial tasks.
She was the only Shaman not belonging to the Dragon King, the former Hong Yi’s Shaman.
‘Every time she returns from an outing, the scent of flowers and her worries have only grown stronger. It must be connected to the person who left that fragrance.’
Yellow Dragon thought about the relationships of the former Hong Yi’s Shaman.
The only one who could leave the scent of flowers was the Master of the Hydrangea Scent Team, Baek Hwa-nam.
The Blue Dragon Palace studio facilities were very professional.
The door just opened had a teleportation feature, which made it feel as if it were directly connected to the broadcast station.
With equipment such as a cyclorama wall, jimmy jib, camera tracker, and chroma key screen, the setup for broadcasting was overly complete, but considering it was for Eom Junyeol, it didn’t feel excessive.
‘Eom Junyeol has never used this studio for personal broadcasts. It’s a newly built space.’
Having watched Eom Junyeol's personal broadcasts diligently, I was certain of it.
Had Eom Junyeol prepared all this to broadcast with a school junior?
No, it seemed more likely that he was planning to use this studio in the future, and I just happened to join for the trial broadcast today.
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“Jo Yi-shin, if you’d like to broadcast from my mansion, I’ll prepare even better facilities for you.”
“Yi-shin, don’t hesitate to ask if you need anything anytime.”
“It’d be great to broadcast from your mansion!”
The Dragons spoke as if they were competing with something.
If only Hwang Ji-ho had said such nonsense, I would have outright ignored him with a ‘no thanks,’ but since both Blue Tiger and Black Tiger added their voices, I couldn’t easily respond.
“Yi-shin, if you need broadcasting equipment, come to the Dragon Palace anytime.”
“I’m preparing the facilities for my mansion to prevent that,” Yellow Dragon said, joining in on the conversation with a tone full of consideration.
Both the Hojo Clan and Dragon Clan seemed to be assuming I’d want to broadcast, but I wasn’t really in the mood for that.
‘Is it really okay to broadcast with such a staff?’
It wasn’t a waste for Eom Junyeol to bring joy to countless people with his broadcasts, but I was uncertain about letting the Dragon Clan or the Red Lion members handle the staff and management.
In most other worlds, powerful beings would set up lights, check ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ sound, and manage the chat, but now my mind was a little mixed up.
Of course, I knew they were all eager to do it, and it was likely because they all fought to take on the task, so it made sense they were in fierce competition.
Thinking it over, I realized if I had the chance, I would have applied to be part of Eom Junyeol's staff, so I decided not to make a fuss about it.
The ones preparing the broadcast with a smile on their faces were all winners.
“For the game broadcast, we’ll use Junyeol's screen. Of course, we’ll take a two-shot, so your device screen might show up, Yi-shin, so just be prepared.”
Soon, the broadcast time approached.
Junyeol and I sat side by side on the sofa in the middle of the studio, while those not involved in the staff sat in the audience seats set up in front of the stage.
Since I was invited as a guest, Hwang Ji-ho sat in the best seat, but he seemed to be quite unhappy about it.
Before the camera started, we opened the broadcast and the chat window to do some tests.
[On time!]
[Hong Long, welcome! Unknown Supernova, hello!✯(´ᗜ`)✯]
[How long has it been since the last broadcastㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[Hong Long is live!⌯٩( ˙0˙)۶⌯]
[Is the guest really the Supernova?]
[Hong Long and Unknown Supernova are waiting together (〃 ω 〃)]
[☆٩( ᐛ )و★ᐠ( ᐛ )ᐟ☆٩( ᐛ )و★ᐠ( ᐛ )ᐟ☆]
[✧ଘ(وˊᵕˋ)و~☆｡★ੈ*｡･ﾟ✪₊˚ *]
Even though it was a guerilla broadcast, the popularity of the star player was evident.
Although the chat window was open, nothing was being broadcast yet, the viewers expressed their love for Eom Junyeol with heartfelt emoticons.
Most of the emoticons had stars in them, making the chat window look bright in the breeze.
‘The chat for Yoo Sang-hoon’s broadcast wasn’t like this.’
In Yoo Sang-hoon's waiting time, there were mostly’, or attention-seeking chat, so this was quite a contrast.
Even with the same number of viewers, it was clear that there was a difference between a star player like Eom Junyeol.
Soon, the staff handling the camera sent a sign.
The countdown appeared on the broadcast prompt, and it reached zero.
“Hello, thank you so much for joining, even though I didn’t give much notice. As announced, today I’ll be broadcasting with my precious junior, the Unknown Supernova, Yi-shin.”
When my name appeared, the number of people using star emoticons in the chat exploded.
It seemed like they reacted to the title Unknown Supernova.
Eom Junyeol smiled brightly when he saw the star emoticons and began to talk about me.
I thought it would just be a simple introduction, but Eom Junyeol ended up complimenting me for nearly ten minutes.
Everyone had come to see Eom Junyeol, but he was talking about some unknown junior, so I started wondering if the broadcast would go wrong.
I looked around, hoping someone among the staff would intervene, but everyone was busy focusing on the filming.
[Happy to hear about Supernova ㅠㅠ]
[It’s well-known that Unknown Supernova is a good senior, but I didn’t know you were such a good junior!]
[Last time, I watched the broadcast with Do Won-woo and thought Unknown Supernova really cares about him.]
[You two must be really close! ꈍ◡ꈍ Hong Long looks so happy]
Luckily, the responses in the chat weren’t bad.
It seemed that thanks to the goodwill Eom Junyeol had built up, the broadcast was spared from going wrong.
“Today, I’ll be playing Fidget with Yi-shin. Ah, I’ve already spoken to the juniors who usually play with Yi-shin, and we’ll be progressing with a sub-scenario to not affect the game progress.”
It seemed Eom Junyeol had already talked to Yoo Sang-hoon, Jang Nam-wook, and Do Si-hoo.
Even if we weren’t broadcasting, I wondered if he had told them in advance.
I felt sorry that Eom Junyeol had taken on all the preparation, but I was moved to see how much he had planned in advance.
“Then please wait for a moment until we log in.”
After greeting the viewers, Eom Junyeol left the screen for a moment.
Meanwhile, Eom Junyeol and I logged into PlayerZ and headed to the Dragon’s Secret Realm, the setting for the sub-scenario.
But as soon as Eom Junyeol and I stood side by side in the Dragon’s Secret Realm, a quest notification appeared.
A strange mark appeared, signaling the start of a Hidden Quest.