Chapter 124…
<The Tomb of the Dark Skull>
This place was, quite literally, overflowing with undead.
If you played Braver Maker properly, you’d have to hand your daughter a pile of blessed items just to clear this zone.
But Lee Ji-han—
“Lighty! Stay infused just like that!”
[Hey—hey hey! Ji-han, that’s NOT how you’re supposed to use it! Huh!?]
[LOL it is his elemental weakness, but even so—he’s just mowing them down with a low-rank spirit lmao]
[Wow… does an iron sword hit that hard?]
[Is that the Hero, or the Hero’s Dad…?]
[Look at that speed… damn… Ji-han’s insane.]
He advanced without hesitation.
“Looks like the boss room.”
And there, the final boss.
The 7th Legion Commander, the Lich.
Even he—
<A mere human dares… Gwaaaah!?>
—was shredded to pieces by Ji-han’s monstrous control and hyper-focused state, without taking a single hit.
Leaving the insane clear speed behind him, he proceeded to the next zone:
<The Boiling Fire Gorge>
Located in the heart of a volcano.
Heat blasts everywhere, fire-attribute monsters erupting in swarms.
Normally, you had to give your daughter cold drinks and heat-resistant gear to progress safely.
But Ji-han—
“Glacio.”
The moment he summoned a high-rank ice spirit,
it was as though he turned the entire volcano into eternal permafrost.
Crackle crackle crackle!
[Wow…]
[Kinda terrifying??]
[Shouldn’t ice normally melt here? LMAO]
[Fun fact: fire cannot beat ice]
[NO IT DOESN’T WORK LIKE THAT]
[He’s literally bending world laws now.]
[Just means the ice spirit is stupidly strong…]
Freezing everything in his path, he pushed forward.
The 4th Legion Commander, Hecates—
A half-horse, half-human centaur-like being, thundering across the land with flaming hooves.
Even she—
<…Foolish human. You dare set foot—!? Gwaaah! What is this cold!? >
Crackle crackle!
—was frozen solid and eliminated cleanly.
Next:
<The Fortress Where Even Sound Is Swallowed>
As the name suggests, a silent zone.
A giant void of darkness where you had to escape before going insane.
In the real route, this was where you’d hand your daughter items like an old music box to protect her mentally.
But Ji-han—
“Lighty, Ifrit!”
Summoned two spirits at once.
[LMAO why are you making Ifrit and Lighty talk nonstop??]
[But having those two cheerful ones out does help—keeps everything bright.]
[Good thing he didn’t get hit with the blindness debuff…]
[This place normally determines whether you can clear at all, not the probability—and he just punches through it??? Insane;;;]
He began clearing it like it was nothing.
When Ifrit’s flames mixed with Lighty’s radiance, the surroundings lit up like sacred fire—
<Kyaaaa!? >
The shadow monsters that devoured human sanity evaporated like mold drying out in sunlight.
The 2nd Legion Commander, Baal, was shocked:
<W-what is that fire!? Gaaah! Get it away! Get it away from me!>
He was burned cleanly, like a bug under the sun.
This was Ji-han’s way.
Every time he streamed,
he knocked out several dungeons like this.
For one simple reason:
So that when his daughter grows up and becomes an adventurer, she can explore safely.
That was the only thing that mattered to him.
* * *
Ji-han’s eccentric antics had become famous even inside Pretzel.
No—by this point, “Lee Ji-han” was a name that everyone on Pretzel knew.
Naturally, many viewers came just to watch his madness.
[Isn’t Braver Maker a boring game?]
[I quit because the daughter kept whining…]
[Combat content is tiny… and the player’s so weak the game just beats you up.]
[The daughter solves everything anyway. You lose motivation before reaching the ending…]
[Doesn’t really feel like you are the protagonist.]
Whenever complaints like these came in, Ji-han’s longtime viewers would respond:
[Newbies. Sit down and watch quietly.]
[LOL this room always gets new newbies]
[Look at the newbies getting proud of their takes LMAO]
[I’ve watched since Zombreath days]
[Zombreath? I’ve been here since the Kim Guardian Capsule era LOL]
[Is that… is that real?]
[Yeah lol]
[In his very first stream he borrowed a friend’s account and massacred mobs]
Just sit and watch, they said.
And as the newcomers watched—
[…?]
[????]
[How is that even possible?]
[What kind of playstyle is this?]
[Is he a spirit summoner?]
[But spirit summoner is a support class??]
[He moves like a swordsman…]
[Swordsman?? He’s faster than a rogue.]
They fell into complete confusion.
[Haha newbies are adorable…]
[Just watch]
[Every move he makes is TOP TIER]
[His movement is literally pro-level]
[He actually won the Pretzel streamer amateur swordplay tournament]
[He WHAT?]
[Why is his spec like that???]
[He might win something at the end-of-year Pretzel Awards LOL]
[Honestly same.]
His gameplay—breaking every rule of the game.
A game that recommends:
“Since you’re just the Hero’s Dad, non-combat life skills are better for you.”
Yet he was crushing all the Legion Commanders through sheer combat power.
[Heavenly Demon!!]
[The Heavenly Demon has returned!]
[Heavenly Demon Descends! All demons rejoice!]
[Ten thousand years, Heavenly Demon!!]
His longtime fans from his Gangho Sword Chronicles days—
the ones with the [Heavenly Demon Clan] tag on their usernames—
were ecstatic.
[Let’s wipe them all out, Heavenly Demon-nim!]
[Kehaha! Left Guardian! Right Guardian! Cheer for me!]
[Left Guardian: Play! Play! Heavenly Demon-nim!]
[Right Guardian: Fight! Fight! Heavenly Demon-nim!]
[LOL this chat is hilarious]
[This chat room is wild]
They recreated the madness of the old days.
Then, Ji-han spoke seriously:
“You guys… I think it’s time to prepare.”
After his weekly content grind,
after a weekend coaching Ray’s swordsmanship,
and after she finally went to conquer a dungeon with her friends—
He spoke with determination.
[For real?]
[You’re gonna slice the Demon King??]
[Bro wtf what dad goes and kills the Demon King;;;]
[Ji-han, PLEASE calm down! You can’t beat him!!!]
With half concern, half hype,
they waited for his next words.
“I think… it’s time to defeat the Demon King.”
They expected it, but the shockwaves were enormous.
[Bro talks about killing the Demon King like he’s walking someone’s puppy]
[Lee Ji-han Translator: With my stockpile of high-rank spirits, Demon King should be doable]
[Lee Ji-han Translator: Walking a puppy is harder. At least the Demon King doesn’t poop outside]
[HEY! Ji-han never said that!!]
[Stop making him sound trashy!!]
“Anyway, something like that. While Ray is out having fun with her friends, I’ll go kill the Demon K—”
[Ji-han?]
[???]
[Did you just say ‘kill’?]
[??? Wait what? Isn’t Demon King supposed to be unkillable for players??]
“No, I mean I’ll scout him first.”
[Oh~~ really? You think we’d say that??]
[He’s getting scolded by Paro again]
[Paroooo!!! Your owner is doing weird things again!!!]
[Ji-han omg just tell us—are you killing him or sparing him??]
“I’ll scout first, and if I find an opening I might kill him?”
He said terrifying things casually.
He was the owner of this room.
Lee Ji-han.
“If I even deal 1 damage, then—”
[Like the Asura incident??]
[You’re not gonna beat him to death, right??]
[How to Kill Demon King: poke him with a toothpick until he dies]
[NO!! STOP!!]
“—then it’s no longer a scouting mission.”
A scouting mission, he called it.
But his eyes—
[That is NOT the face of someone going on a scouting mission]
[His eyes already look murderous LOL]
[He REALLY wants to kill the Demon King…]
[Maybe Ji-han actually enjoys beating up bosses…]
[Which dad sends his daughter into danger?? We, the Dad Committee, support streamer Ji-han ^^]
[Dad committee WHAT LMAO]
Ji-han glanced at chat, then clicked on the Demon King’s Castle on the map.
Tap.
Fwooooosh!
The world warped around him—
Thud!
He arrived before the Demon King’s Castle.
A bored, handsome man sat there.
Pointed ears, silver hair, bluish skin.
Long horns sweeping back with his fringe, giving him an ancient elegance.
[What the? Demon King?]
[The atmosphere is nuts]
[Why is he so handsome??]
[LOL he’s romance-able]
[Huh?]
[I mean, he’s one of the enemies Ray can marry. There’s a Demon King Bride ending.]
<So, you have come, Hero—huh?>
At that exact chat message,
as if even the Demon King sensed it,
the air grew cold.
<You… you are not the Hero. How did a mere mortal reach this place…?>
He stuttered in confusion.
But Ji-han didn’t hear a word of his scripted lines.
“Are you telling me there’s an ending where that sleazy-looking guy marries Ray?”
That alone filled his mind.
[What? Our granddaughter, to that sleazeball??]
[…Are you kidding? With all of Ray’s uncles and aunts here??]
[Demon King: I… I don’t even know who Ray is…]
[Ray: Um… sir… your daughter has never visited this castle…]
[LOL I’ve never seen Ji-han this offended]
[Dad Committee supports Ji-han streamer^^]
[Then let’s smash that bastard’s skull first.]
[YES. EXECUTION!! EXECUTE HIM!!]
“I swear—even if I die first—”
<…Excuse me?>
“I will NEVER accept you!”
Ji-han’s sudden declaration.
From the Demon King’s perspective, unable to see chat, this was basically a madman bursting into his castle.
But for Ji-han
and for the viewers—
That didn’t matter.
What mattered was that
they could never allow Ray to marry this slick, smug Demon King.
Their wills had aligned perfectly.
