âAmazing!â
Ethanâs edited video was truly unparalleled. The gods who had seen it firsthand could feel that the most.
âI never knew his summarizing skills were this excellent. Surely when condensing this much, there would normally be parts that get missed.â
The edited video Ethan made contained all the information the god wanted to convey, without missing a single thing.
âAnd itâs not just crammed in there. Heâs arranged it so subscribers can understand easily.â
Hood the Archer also felt that the original videos were somewhat difficult to understand in parts.
Thatâs because they werenât made with a prepared script, but rather by pouring out the knowledge in their heads.
Most of the videos provided by the gods were made by spilling out the knowledge in their minds.
At first, they would blurt out sensory words, and only towards the end of the video would they explain them, so viewers had to concentrate throughout the entire video to understand.
And the order was also somewhat jumbled.
âTo think such a video could be made by removing all the long-winded talk and keeping only the core parts.â
Videos mixed with long-winded explanations and hard-to-understand content were a problem most gods had.
This applied even to the higher-ranking gods.
âEven the top-ranking gods have the same problem. The reason their rankings are different despite that is because their abilities are extraordinary and relatively easy to learn.â
But their videos arenât clean either.
ââŠItâs a competitive edge.â
Itâs a competitive edge that can propel one to the higher ranks.
The higher-ranking gods who hadnât known about Ethan until now.
Those gods have now started to take notice of Ethan.
***
Upon entering New World, Ethan looked at his madly blinking mailbox.
It seemed like there were far more letters than when he first became famous for writing subscription reviews.
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âLooks like itâs quite good.â
Ethan grinned and checked the community first, rather than the mailbox.
As expected, the community was filled with talk about [Only subscribed to the right gods].
-[Only subscribed to the right gods] always feels like theyâre a few steps ahead.
-If [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber was in our world, they would definitely have become a hero.
-Thanks to them, I subscribed to Hood the Archer.
-It seems theyâre trying to continue making edited videos and collaborate with the gods. If abilities can be understood this easily, Iâll definitely follow along.
-Until now, we had to buy skip buttons to understand roughly.
Praises for Ethan filled the community.
Just then, a post at the very top of the community caught his eye.
âSo you can convert likes on community posts into contribution points.â
A post being at the top of the community meant it had received the most likes.
The title was very simple.
-[Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriberâs recent activities
The content summarized what Ethan, who had become famous for his subscription reviews, was currently doing.
âI didnât expect a post about my recent activities to be up. I guess Iâve become quite the celebrity.â
Ethan immediately clicked on that post.
It was a post summarizing the story from when he became famous for his subscription reviews until now, with comments below.
-Though they gained quite a bit of fame, I think it will die down soon.
-I thought the same when similar subscription reviews started popping up. No matter how great a subscriber [Only subscribed to the right gods] is, subscription reviews are easy to imitate.
-Of course, the original [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber would have the competitive edge in originality, but their influence was bound to decrease as similar subscription reviews increased.
It seemed everyone thought Ethanâs influence within New World would decrease.
But all of their predictions were off the mark.
From subscription reviews to edited videos.
The story was that when other subscribers started imitating the advantages of subscription reviews, he moved to a field that couldnât be imitated even if they tried.
-But what in the world is this?
-I was surprised too. This changes things. I subscribed and watched it too, and the quality was no joke.
-Come to think of it, wasnât that subscriberâs review popular because they summarized well? Seems like theyâve maximized that summarizing ability.
They only realized after the lid was opened.
Ethan chose a method that could maximize his existing strengths and moved quickly.
-Seeing how quickly they moved, it seems they were already aware of the problem.
-Yeah, theyâre really fast. And Hood the Archer, they picked just the right god. A mid-tier god now aiming for the upper-mid tier. They must have drawn in a lot of subscribers with just one video.
âHmm.â
Ethan read the comments with satisfaction.
In truth, he hadnât expected it to go this far.
âI was aiming for a reversal with edited videos as the impact of subscription reviews decreased.â
The reversal was bigger than expected.
Hood the Archerâs video was rapidly climbing the trending video rankings, and now countless gods and subscribers in New World knew about the collaboration between Hood the Archer and [Only subscribed to the right gods].
âThe blinking mailbox probably contains letters from upper-mid tier gods. The top-tier gods will likely try to contact me in other forms, not letters.â
Once again, Ethan held the knife by the handle. The gods not chosen by Ethan would surely try to imitate this edited video through other subscribers.
âBecause the gods I can choose are limited.â
On the other hand, the gods would want the same impact as this edited video.
âBut itâs different from the subscription review era.â
This edited video chosen by Ethan can fully utilize Ethanâs unique summarizing ability. There are many parts that other subscribers canât imitate even if they try.
âItâs hard to imitate even if they try.â
In fact, it didnât matter if they imitated. This incident would have made upper-mid tier, and even top-tier gods aware of Ethanâs abilities.
âThat image is whatâs important.â
Itâs only natural that a subscriber with originality is more desirable than one who imitates.
The higher-ranking the god, the more this would be true.
âI know that psychology well.â
Ethan grinned.
The godsâ sense of justice and desire for honor would ultimately force them to seek out Ethan.
âThe next god I choose will be very important. Whether I show my abilities by picking a god about to jump from upper-mid tier to top tier, or choose a top-tier god.â
Ethan didnât know well who the current top-tier gods were.
But he could predict that there would be a big gap between top tier and the highest tier.
âRight now, Iâve drawn my sword and swung it once. If the impact is minimal when I swing it once more here, the top-tier gods will lose interest in me.â
Then, in the end, he wouldnât be able to draw the desired amount of ability from the desired god.
âI might not even be able to get free goods or premium subscriber benefits right away.â
Ethanâs goal was to get everything he could from each god.
âI should pick an upper-mid tier god.â
Choose a god more famous than Hood the Archer with more subscribers and likes, and push them to become a top-tier god.
âI havenât thought of anyone yet though.â
Ethan has the power of the algorithm.
âIâll subscribe according to the situation.â
***
The next day.
The new inquisitors who had received proper education from Ethan were summoned to the training ground again.
They seemed to have been hit hard all over, but for some reason, there were no wounds.
âStrangely, it doesnât hurt.â
âNo, even the wounds from before donât hurt anymore.â
âCould it be that the instructorâŠâ
As soon as they spoke, Ethan entered.
âDid you sleep well?â
They answered Ethanâs words promptly.
âYes sir!â (+)[1]TLN: This here, remember that when Ethan said they should answer everything Ethan ask with âUnderstoodâ? Well, honestly it is not exactly âUnderstoodâ, is this word â?â (Ack/Ag). If I translated as is, I feel like it doesnât really make sense, so Iâll translate it as either âUnderstood,â âYes sir,â or something similar to these. Just remember that they said the same thing when this kind of part comes again. P.S: Itâs totally not because Iâm lazy, not at all.
All answers were âYes sir!â
Ethan glanced at them with a smile.
Yesterday they had very strange feelings, but seeing Ethan today made them feel reassured first.
Ethan was extremely strong.
It wasnât something to be disregarded just because he taught young students at the academy.
His skills were real.
Since they had the chance to learn from such a great instructor, they would surely become much stronger than now.
âInstructor! What exactly will we be learning?â
âGood question.â
The new inquisitors focused on Ethanâs lips.
Surely he would teach them powerful techniques to kill the followers of the Moon.
For example, how to swing a mace quickly or how to instantly see through the enemyâs vile tricks.
But what came out of Ethanâs mouth was completely unexpected.
âHow not to die.â
ââŠWhat?â
âPardon?â
Everyone showed bewilderment, as it wasnât the answer they were expecting.
âItâs the most important thing. How not to die, how to return alive.â
At Ethanâs words, some of the inquisitors flinched.
âIâll ask the trainee here who disagrees with my words the most.â
Ethan asked a young inquisitor with a scar on his face. He was the youngest inquisitor here, the one who had complained to Retoma.
âYour name?â
ââŠAlendre, sir.â
âTrainee Alendre, looking at your eyes full of vengeance, it seems you just want to die. Your eyes say youâd be fine dying if you could kill even one more follower of the Moon.â
After pondering for a moment at Ethanâs words, Alendre spoke with even more fierce eyes.
âYes, thatâs right. Is that wrong? Isnât that how an inquisitor should be? Is my mindset of killing all followers of the Moon who go against the Holylight Orderâs doctrine wrong?â
âYes, itâs wrong.â
At Ethanâs answer, Alendre glared fiercely without a word.
âYou must be curious. Everyone would agree with Alendreâs opinion. But thatâs wrong. You need to become stronger solely to survive.â
Become stronger to survive?
âThen are you saying we should prioritize survival even if it means letting followers of the Moon escape?â
âYes.â
âWhy?â
âWell, thatâsâŠâ
Ethan said, looking at Alendre.
âBecause I taught you.â
ââŠPardon?â
âFor me, your goals donât really matter. Things like revenge against the followers of the Moon mean nothing to me.â
Ethan looked from Alendre to the other new inquisitors.
Most of the new inquisitors were older than Ethan. Except for the young Alendre, they were people with more experience.
Therefore, they had much more experience than the new teacher Ethan and had established their own standards, but for some reason, they found themselves drawn into Ethanâs words.
âI came here as an instructor. Iâm going to teach you to become full-fledged members. So among those who received my education, there shouldnât be anyone dying within 5 years.â
Ethan said this while drawing the mace from his waist.
âIâll make it so. As I just said, your goals mean nothing to me. But itâs a different matter if those who received my education die without achieving their goals.â
Ethan said.
âFor those who canât see long-term goals and are blinded by short-term goals, ready to die right away, Iâll just kill you here myself.â
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