novelraw Chapter 83.2: Episode 2 (3)
Chapter 83.2: Episode 2 (3)
Translator: Dreamscribe
Grand Festival!
What the Heroes had most wished for was a festival that everyone could enjoy together.
[Announcement] Prepare for the Arsilan Grand Festival!
The festival for the heroes who led us to victory in the Great War is about to begin. During the festival period, various events will be held in Solis, Marogo, and Evanth.
There are many events Heroes can participate in, so please be sure to check them out!
[Festival Preparation Guide]
*During the festival, you can obtain Festival Coins through various activities.
*Earn Festival Coins through shops, rides, and many other events.
*You can purchase great items with Festival Coins. These are limited-time items that won’t be available after the festival ends.
*The area in front of Solis is freely accessible.
[Festival Attire Guide]
*During the festival, weapons and armor cannot be worn in Solis, Marogo, or Evanth.
*Please wear the provided free costume or prepare your own festival attire!
From the moment the Grand Festival announcement was posted, all the Heroes began preparing for the festival.
A festival promotion board opened up in the Arsilan Worlds.
Title: [Promotion] Haunted House Installed.
Location: Solis, Zone A-21.
Entry available with 1 Festival Coin.
(Attachment: sample photo.)
I dug the ground and built down to B4.
It’s seriously scary, so come prepared.
Anonymous1 (US): Doesn’t sound scary at all!
└HorrorTiger (OP): It’s free for you, so just come.
└Anonymous1 (US): Great heroes are always busy.
HellHound: ♚♚Helby Bomber♚♚ Runs 24 hours! Special Event 2+1%% ☞☞Zone F-2☜☜ §§2 Festival Coins§§ 100% snacks provided@@@
└HorrorTiger (OP): Get lost from my post.
DanceKing: Club opening in Zone C-1! Also hiring staff! Special treatment for Elves! Free fruit wine! A bard ready for a fantastic show! (Not Romantic Bard)
The promotion board was flooded with ads. Since posting ads elsewhere would lead to temporary bans, the promotion board had become a battlefield.
As all the preparations continued, time passed, and the day of the Grand Festival arrived!
Starting today, the festival would continue for two weeks.
As soon as the server maintenance ended, Haebyul turned on her stream and logged into Arsilan Saga.
The viewer count shot up quickly. Since it was a weekday, many of the viewers were working Heroes. Upon entering Arsilan Saga, a tribute video played, and the Cabin of Memories appeared.
“Wow!”
The Cabin of Memories had changed as well. It was decorated for the summer festival, and Mia, wearing a swimsuit, was sitting and eating ice cream.
When she made eye contact with Haebyul, she bashfully wiggled her hands and feet, then disappeared using the Hero’s Flower.
-Kyaa!
-So cute, so cute
-Heh, hehehehe!
-All hail the Creator God! All hail the Creator God! All hail the Creator God!
-Haaah....
The chat exploded!
Haebyul was also halfway out of her mind.
Upon arriving in Arsilan, Haebyul clenched her fist and raised it high into the sky.
“All hail the Creator God!”
All hail the Creator God!
If this had been Earth, people would have looked at her strangely, but this was Arsilan. Not only Haebyul, but many other Heroes struck that same pose.
“Orc muscles are insane. slurp”
A female Hero, who seemed to be a mage, wiped the drool from her lips.
Haebyul immediately moved to Solis.
The wide field in front of Solis was filled with countless shops. They were stores and events prepared by Heroes. Though the festival hadn’t officially begun yet, there were many people browsing around.
Hero’s Flowers bloomed in each zone, allowing for teleportation.
As she approached Solis, an info window appeared.
[The heat is coming!]
[You can’t endure it without festival attire!]
A tremendous heat was felt.
Haebyul pulled the “Festival Swimsuit Set” from her mailbox. It included a one-piece and bikini swimsuit, accessories, and more. It was the free outfit provided.
Haebyul put on the bikini swimsuit right away and looked at herself through the mirror app.
“This is a game! No, this is real! Reality...!”
-I see you trained your bust for today.
-Back when you gave up Agility stat to build your bust, everyone mocked you, but I supported you.
-Very commendable.
-But... it feels kind of wholesome... why is that?
Anyway, Haebyul was moved by her own appearance.
The scenery of Solis had also changed to match the festive mood. Palm trees were set up, and buildings were decorated with various ornaments.
That wasn’t all!
“Whoa....”
Even the Arsilan characters were all in swimsuits or light outfits.
-Wow, elf noona...
-ㅋㅋ look at the Orcs.
The Orcs were wearing triangle swimsuits, proudly showing off their physiques. The most popular Arsilan characters were surrounded by Heroes.
There were several Platinum Coin Shops in Solis, and the line in front of Helby’s shop was insanely long.
They were all Heroes who had come just to see Helby.
Helby in a swimsuit had overwhelming impact. Though she had a swimsuit robe draped over her, the swimsuit underneath was surprisingly bold.
It’s said that the Helby Lovers Group shed tears of joy and once again pledged their loyalty.
“H-Hehe....”
Haebyul roamed around Solis, enjoying the eye candy.
[The festival will begin soon! Please gather in front of the stage set up at Solis East Gate!]
Haebyul and the Heroes used the Hero’s Flower to go to the East Gate. The area around the East Gate was desolate. Only a modest stage had been set up, and the vast field was completely empty. It was a stark contrast to the many shops at the main gate.
-It feels kind of empty?
-Don’t tell me they didn’t prepare properly?
-I’m satisfied with the swimsuit alone.
-The Creator God did his best! Just look at the sheer amount of content released since the Great War update!
Public opinion toward the Creator God was very favorable, so even if nothing had been prepared, people were in a mood to overlook it. As the Heroes gathered in front of the stage, various spaces formed and participants were separated.
Leon appeared on the stage.
“Leon-nim!”
“Kyaaa!”
“Whoa!”
Leon, too, was in festival attire.
He wore shorts and a light shirt, and through the opening of the shirt, his chiseled muscles were visible. That alone was enough to raise the excitement.
Haebyul, overwhelmed with excitement, started rapidly taking pictures.
Not enough festival prep?
That didn’t matter at all.
“Thank you for waiting!”
Leon smiled as he put on sunglasses.
“Just as the Heroes prepared for the Grand Festival, we also prepared diligently. Ella nim bestowed divine power and gave us much help!”
Jinwoo stopped speaking and raised his hand.
“Now! Let the Arsilan Grand Festival begin!”
The moment Leon made that declaration.
[Goddess Ella blesses the Arsilan Grand Festival.]
[During the festival, resurrection wait time is removed.]
Rumble-rumble-rumble!
The empty space next to the East Gate began to shake, and something appeared. A massive swimming pool, as vast as an ocean, emerged. Inside the pool, mermaids wearing staff armbands were generating huge waves.
Next to the pool was a towering water slide of immense height. The path leading to it was extremely difficult.
One had to teleport using the Hero’s Flower to the high point, then cross numerous traps and precarious cloud bridges. Jumping across was required, and one misstep would send you plummeting straight into the pool.
Even the water slide wasn’t normal.
It launched riders at incredible speed, shooting them into the air. If unlucky, you’d fly out of the pool and crash into the ground.
-That thing will get someone killed.
-Wow, the dopamine rush would be amazing.
-ㅋㅋㅋ you’re a Hero, so of course you ride it with your life on the line. This is real dopamine!
-Tailor-made for Heroes.
Having experienced the Great War, the Heroes couldn’t be satisfied with anything mediocre anymore. Only something of this level could stimulate their dopamine.
[A summer festival has begun in Solis!]
The summer festival had officially begun in Solis!
[A winter festival has begun in Marogo! You can move to the winter mountain via the Hero’s Flower.]
“Huh?”
“Guys, they say it’s snowing in Marogo right now?”
“Wow! It’s true!”
You could move to the winter mountain from Marogo. You could head to the snow-covered peak and enjoy skiing or snowboarding.
[When the sun sets, the Fireworks Festival will begin in Evanth! Various performances are scheduled, so don’t miss out!]
*Popular vote result announcement
*Singing contest
*Hero of the Year announcement
*Medal award ceremony
*Traditional Arsilan performance
A festival was also held in Evanth. Unlike Solis and Marogo, it focused on performances.
“I mean, I did ask for everything but still....”
“Didn’t expect them to actually do it all at once.”
“All hail the Creator God!”
-Whatever, they’re just giving us everything!
-ㅋㅋㅋI expected a summer fest, but now we’ve got winter too? What the heck is a Fireworks Festival? ㅋㅋ
-This is how the Creator God rolls! Seasons mean nothing!
-He's a real god. He even made it snow for a winter festival. Damn.
The Heroes were momentarily dazed.
If all this had been food, they’d have died from overeating.
“Whoa!”
“Wooooaaaah!”
“This is what a Grand Festival should be!”
This was the Arsilan Grand Festival.
Every Hero received 100 Festival Coins.
[-] One Who Enjoyed the Festival
Survived!
*Festival Coins +200
If you survived the water slide and made it safely down from the summit of the Winter Mountain, you could earn a title along with Festival Coins.
The Winter Mountain was filled with traps like avalanches and cliffs.
There were also dozens of smaller events to earn coins, such as rubber hammer battles, shark bait experiences, swimming pool battles, and more.
“Kkyaaah!”
“Let’s go!”
The Heroes ran toward the vast swimming pool, like they were heading toward the sea.
Waves created by mermaids rolled across the pool.
Within the waves, dark shapes could be seen. Giant sharks. Sharks big enough to swallow a Hero whole roamed in packs.
You had to swim while avoiding the sharks?
If you were too slow, you’d become shark food?
“Let’s do this right now!”
“This is the Hero’s way of swimming!”
The Heroes dove into the pool. If you could survive one hour without getting eaten by a shark, you would earn Festival Coins.
Haebyul briefly watched the scene.
“Aaaargh!”
“Waaah!”
Heroes who fell from the cloud bridge plunged into the water’s surface.
Chomp!
As if waiting for them, sharks devoured them, and the Heroes respawned in front of the pool. Those who barely managed to ride the water slide were launched at incredible speeds. The way they slammed into the surface like a rainstorm was surreal.
“It’s a kraken!”
“Uwaaaah!”
“We’re getting eaten!”
From the depths of the pool, a giant octopus appeared.
It grabbed Heroes with its tentacles and flung them through the air.
-Things just keep showing up.
-Dudes, an avalanche just swept away everyone on Winter Mountain.
-Must be nice and cool over there ㅋㅋㅋ
-But they’re wearing swimsuits there too?
Haebyul went over to the shop next to the pool. There were swimsuits, outfits, and toys available for purchase with Festival Coins. Among them, something caught Haebyul’s eye.
[Gift Item] Black Bikini Swimsuit
A swimsuit with a bold design that shows just enough to tease.
If gifted, there’s a slight chance the recipient might actually wear it.
*Festival Coins: 150
[Gift Item] Tanning Oil
Thick and sticky like honey, this oil helps create smooth and beautiful bronze-colored skin.
*Festival Coins: 100
They were quite expensive.
“Hey! Get in line properly!”
Haebyul spotted Heina blowing a whistle and shouting at the Heroes.
Haebyul and Heina’s eyes met. Heina flinched with a sense of unknown dread.
“Hehehe....”
A laugh slipped from Haebyul’s mouth.
-Ehehehe
-I think I know what she’s planning.
-Hehehe!
-I can’t resist this either!
Haebyul sprinted toward the pool.
“Challenge accepted!”
There was nothing that could stop her.
* * *
The Grand Festival continued late into the night. It would go on for 24 hours a day for two weeks.
“Looks like all the prep was worth it.”
Jinwoo nodded as he walked through the festival grounds. Many Arsilan natives were enjoying themselves, visiting the shops prepared by the Heroes.
Even though the crowd was enormous and it could’ve easily turned chaotic, the Heroes maintained order surprisingly well.
“P-please maintain order.”
When Airi called out like that, the Heroes flinched and immediately lined up properly.
“I suddenly want to be a Cleric.”
“Should I give up on the path of the Mage...?”
Airi’s power was immense.
Quite a few Heroes began following her, joining her to protect the festival’s order.
In any case, not all promises had been fulfilled yet. There were still some small things left.
Due to various reasons, there had been many surprise updates, and some players wanted advance notice for future updates.
The content to be added in Episode 3 needed to be announced ahead of time.
Jinwoo moved toward the Magic Barrier.
The upcoming update, Episode 3.
There wasn’t much Jinwoo needed to prepare himself. The higher being beyond the barrier would take care of most of it.
‘Should I go check out the update content?’
It seemed like a good idea to take a look in advance.
When Jinwoo reached out his hand, a fragment of the Gate of Invasion nearby created a door on the Magic Barrier.
Jinwoo stepped inside.
“Oh.”
Jinwoo gasped at the sight before him.
Our Heroes are going to love this.