The Hero's Streaming Life with the Saintess-Chapter 43: Sinkhole(?) Vlog

I got honest about how I felt about Lyla, and I couldn’t sleep that night.

Of course... it’s not like going a few days without sleep would mess up my body or anything...

“Are you really sure it’s okay for just the two of you to go? Maybe someone to assist you...”

“Reina, the two of us alone will be more than enough, you know?”

“Ah, right...”

Right before boarding the helicopter provided by the Takamine family, Reina and her people came out to see us off.

But unlike yesterday, something about Reina felt oddly... deflated.

‘Did Reina drink a lot yesterday too?’

“Just to confirm one last time. You only need the monster’s heart, right?”

“Yes, we’ll buy the monster’s remaining body parts at a fair price.”

“Got it.”

“Please be careful... All we know is that there’s a powerful weapon of some sort there, but beyond that, nothing’s been uncovered yet...”

As I stepped onto the helicopter first, Lyla beamed and waved at Reina.

“Reina, you understand, right?”

“Yes...”

What did they talk about?

They seem strangely... close(?).

“Lyla, what were you and Reina talking about?”

“Hero! You’re not supposed to ask what us girls talk about!”

“Ah... right...?”

Watching Lyla smile brightly at Song Hun, Reina felt a whole new kind of dread.

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[ zlSuperStrongHero: Japan Vlog ]

[What the hell? They’re going to Japan?]

[Is this their honeymoon or what?]

[?]

[Whoever posted that, get out]

Right before starting the stream, I’d already checked with Reina about how much I could reveal.

Up to the part about receiving a request from the Takamine Group.

She asked me not to mention that the family head was in a coma.

“We got a request to hunt a monster on Mt. Fuji.”

The gate on Mt. Fuji wasn’t public knowledge, but it was legally theirs.

[After Baekdu, now Fuji too;;]

[Mountain Slayer LMAOOOOO]

[But what did they offer you to do this?]

I shrugged at the last viewer’s question.

“Money. I’m in it for the money.”

[Ah... fair enough...]

[Pretty sure this bastard just said ‘hell yeah’ and went full YouTuber mode lol]

[He’s already rich ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ though?]

Among them, one viewer had a weirdly cold and calculating vibe.

We chatted casually with the viewers for about an hour, and eventually arrived at Mt. Fuji’s crater.

The helicopter landed, and up at the summit—it was just me and Lyla. Just the two of us.

“...What is this place?”

There should’ve been a crater at the top of Mt. Fuji.

Rocks, volcanic ash, remnants of time long past.

But what stood there now was—

“There’s literally nothing here...”

No, to be precise—it had been erased.

As if someone had taken a massive eraser and scraped out the core of Mt. Fuji.

No color, no light, not even shadows.

“A black hole? No... maybe a sinkhole?”

[Whoa... what is this?]

[This shit feels so off]

[Looks like someone just Photoshopped that part out]

“So the gate is inside that thing?”

[SaintessFootTowel has recharged 10,000 watts!]

– I feel like I just learned something I wasn’t supposed to know...

[Oh no... are the Men in Black gonna show up now?]

[LOL what, they gonna come after this many viewers?]

I had no clue how we were supposed to enter.

But that didn’t last long.

“Lyla, shall we go in?”

We decided to just jump in.

[Every time, man... this guy is insane]

[But he never backs down, so respect. Cheers lol]

[It’s a literal void and this guy’s like, “Let’s go”]

“Lyla, that thing? Or just go?”

“We’re not flying, we’re just jumping—so let’s just go!”

She said that and hugged me.

That warm, all-embracing energy...

“...”

“...Hero, are you not jumping?”

[Hero, what’re you waiting for?]

[Is this guy shooting a movie or what?]

[Don’t stall for horny time, you bastard!!!]

“Ah—right, let’s jump.”

I stepped forward.

“Alright, world’s first sinkhole vlog—let’s go!”

I jumped without hesitation, still holding Lyla in my arms.

We fell for quite a while, and honestly, it was hard to tell if we were falling or flying—the surroundings were that blank.

[Bro we really can’t see a thing]

[Only sound is wind lololol]

After falling for several minutes, I finally felt something was off.

We were dropping several kilometers straight down into total darkness...

“...Why is the comms system working fine?”

The mic, the HUD, the viewer chat—everything was fully operational.

[You’ve got expensive gear, duh]

“No, I mean—I’ve been falling for minutes. How is that even possible?”

[Uh...?]

[Wait, he’s right]

Just as I was wondering how far this thing went—we hit the ground.

—BOOOOM!!!

Still holding Lyla, I landed flat on my back.

I brushed the gunk off my body and stood up, but as expected, I still couldn’t see a damn thing.

—Squelch...

“Ugh... what is this sticky crap...”

“Hmm... With things like this, I really can’t see anything...”

Lyla whispered a chant, and several glowing orbs appeared—ones that once melted tank barrels.

The orbs lit up the area around us.

[Oh fuck]

[That’s straight-up body horror wtf]

So that’s why the ground felt sticky.

All around us were hundreds—maybe thousands—of animal corpses.

Deer, wolves, foxes, bears, wild boars...

[They fell through that hole too?]

[That’s kinda tragic...]

No.

Looking closer, something didn’t feel right.

These weren’t bodies from a fall.

‘If they fell from this height, they’d have been smashed to bits...’

“Why are they all... so shriveled?”

[?????]

[You think there’s like a vampire down here or something lol]

[Use your brain, dumbass]

“...Feels like they had their life drained out of them without any physical wounds.”

The bodies were too intact for it to have been a monster attack.

“Well, guess we have to walk a bit and see.”

The viewers were watching the stream relying solely on the glowing orbs Lyla had summoned.

[Feels like a horror game]

[Something’s definitely gonna jump out lol]

[SaintessFootTowel has recharged 10,000 watts!]

– YO BEHIND YOU BEHIND YOU BEHIND YOU!!!!

I turned around at the sudden dono alert—

But there was nothing there.

“...?”

[LOL dumbass]

[Look at him whip his head around like a cartoon character lmao]

After walking a while, I suddenly looked up.

There wasn’t a single speck of light in the sky.

[SaintessFootTowel has recharged 30,000 watts!]

– DUDE THERE’S ACTUALLY SOMETHING BEHIND YOU WTF

“Oh, come on, not this shit again...”

I’m not stupid enough to fall for the same bait twice.

I ignored the dono and kept walking.

But then, more and more viewers started spamming in my goggles’ HUD.

[No seriously you dumb fuck it’s REAL!!!!]

[Just turn the fuck around!!]

“...Huh?”

I glanced back—and something was floating in the air.

It was a blue will-o’-the-wisp.

“...What is that?”

“Hero, I sense a strange energy from it.”

“...It’s not mana, but it feels kinda similar...”

It felt eerily close to Lyla’s divine power.

The will-o’-the-wisp danced in front of us, then slowly began to drift away.

“It’s telling us to follow it, huh?”

“Shall we go?”

[LOOOOOL WTF]

[Is this a hidden quest or what?]

As we followed the will-o’-the-wisp, the area gradually grew brighter.

And hotter. Way hotter.

—Fwoooosh... fshhhh...

The flame grew larger and then slipped into the wall.

And right then—

A pair of glowing red eyes appeared in front of us, blazing with fire.

[Yo I swear I’ve seen this guy in a game]

[Is that... a monster?]

The monster just stared at us, saying nothing.

“...Mortal.”

“...?”

It spoke.

Fluently.

Korean.

Wait—did the eyeballs just talk?

“Lyla... that thing just talked, right?”

“Yes...”

In a world of awakened powers, magical communication wasn’t impossible.

But this monster? It spoke perfect Korean.

[??? Did that thing just talk?]

[LMAOOOO THIS is why I can’t quit watching this stream]

[Every damn episode’s a new highlight reel lmao]

Sure, monsters sometimes had their own language systems and talked to each other.

Even animals have basic communication.

That much was understandable.

“But why Korean...?”

There had never been a single monster that spoke to humans before.

When I first appeared from the gate, people even mistook me for a monster because I had language.

“At last, a being worthy to satisfy my hunger has arrived. Frail... but with a distinct form and a strong essence.”

[Did he just call you weak?]

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[Bro got roasted LOL]

[Hero, you weak as hell now?? 💀💀💀]

“You’re saying... you’re gonna eat us?”

“Yes. Your essence is quite... unique. And the woman beside you... a delicacy I’ve never seen in this realm.”

The red eyes split open, and something tore itself out from within—

A humanoid monster wreathed in fire, emerging through the flames.

“The master of this place—who killed his mother, and was killed by his father. Ruler of Destruction and Flame.”

[This guy looks like he came straight out of a Soulslike]

[Looks stronger than that Baekdu monster tbh]

“To avenge myself on the vile descendants of my father who sealed me away... I have finally awakened from my long slumber.”

“...”

“I shall descend into this world once more by devouring you.”

[Bro talks TOO MUCH]

[Please let us skip this cutscene, holy shit]

[Already articles about this dude online lmao]

Even with all that dramatic crap, we just kinda stood there.

He was basically just saying he wanted to kill us.

“Maybe he got sealed away because he wouldn’t shut up...”

Doesn’t matter.

In the end, this one’s just another bastard that goes down if you smack him hard enough.