CHAPTER 63: TEST STREAM [II]

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[You have gained 5,000 Viewers]

’Oh, so this is how she sees it?’ Lucius thought absently as the numbers appeared across his vision.

The way it popped up as they plummeted reminded him exactly of the System screens in Manhwas and even his own system to be fair.

Wind tore at his hair, whistling past his ears.

Luna’s hands clutched his shoulders tightly, knuckles pale, her work glasses gleaming faintly as the interface continued to hover.

And then suddenly their descent halted.

The city lights below them seemed frozen, like a painting.

Even Luna gasped at the abrupt shift.

"Wait — did you... did you just stop mid-air?" she breathed.

Lucius tilted his head at her. "Did you design these glasses like System screens?"

She blinked, heat blooming across her cheeks as she nodded quickly. "Y-yes... I thought it’d feel more immersive 8 could see milestones like in novels."

Lucius chuckled. "Ah. It does look nice."

The invisible platform under his feet vanished.

In an instant, they were falling again, the world blurring past them.

Luna didn’t scream this time.

Her earlier panic had ebbed, replaced with a quiet, certain trust because no matter how fast they fell, nothing bad would happen as long as Lucius held her.

And then he flipped mid-air.

The drone whirred, capturing every frame as his boots scraped against the side of a skyscraper.

He landed in a crouch, the sheer glass beneath him gleaming.

[@StreamLover21: IS THAT LUCIUS?]

[@PeachyBuns: Wait wait wait — new account?? Did he switch?]

[@HornyElf88: Nah nah nah he got finer wtffff 😍🔥]

[@EggplantWizard: 🍆🍆🍆]

|_ (@| replied: Valid.)

|_ (@RealViewer77 replied: Bro fr 😂)

|_(@MochaCloud replied: STOP HE’S

TOO MUCH)

Lucius arched a brow as the comments scrolled by.

"Oh, so it’s still keeping up," he murmured. His crimson eyes flicked to Luna. "Shall we move a little higher then?"

Without waiting, he launched himself upward.

The force cracked the air, wind roaring as he shot past building after building, piercing the clouds.

The drone shuddered but kept pace, buzzing like an overeager pet.

Luna’s arms tightened around him as the world below shrank into dots of light.

They broke through the cloud line, into the silver glow of moonlit mist.

Lucius slowed, floating above a vast blanket of white.

"Oh..." Luna whispered. Her gaze softened as she reached out.

With both hands, she scooped at the vapor like a child trying to catch snow.

The cloud slipped right through her fingers, leaving nothing but dampness on her palms.

"Idiot," Lucius teased lightly. "You can’t reach for clouds like that."

She pouted. "You didn’t have to say it like that."

[@SimpAlert: SHE’S SO CUTEEE 😭😭😭]

[@NightHawk: nahhh not Lucius calling her an idiot LMAOOO]

[@CloudChaser22: bro carried her ABOVE THE CLOUDS??]

[@TeaSip93: this is movie-level streaming I swear]

[@WifeCollector: That pout... I need her @ rn]

[@HornyElf88: She’s adorable ngl, but I’m still staring at Lucius 😩🔥]

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[You have reached a milestone of 3,000,000 Viewers]

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[You have reached a milestone of 50,000 Followers]

Lucius’s jaw tightened.

Three million?

Already?

’Why the hell are these people tuning in like madmen?’ he wondered.

He’d only wanted a small test run — something to showcase Luna’s drone before the real stream.

But the numbers were skyrocketing.

He turned, crimson eyes boring directly into the hovering lens.

The drone zoomed in instinctively, adjusting its focus.

"I swear," Lucius muttered, voice low but clear. "How the hell are you surviving up here?"

The drone gave a faint hum, floating steady even through the roaring winds of the stratosphere.

Luna beamed with pride at her creation, though her cheeks glowed red under the sudden influx of comments.

[@GigaTechNerd: WTH IS THAT DRONE MADE OF??]

[@AwakenerJo: I think Luna was dabbling in tech, so its hers 🤔]

[@OgsOnly: wait wait SHE made this??]

[@Investor47: DM me her info RIGHT NOW I’ll pay ANYTHING]

[@DroneDaddy: shut up and take my money pls]

The comments flew by so quickly the screen blurred with demands to buy.

But alas Luna couldn’t see them, if not she would be shocked.

"L-Lucius, we’re actually—"

But before she could finish, Lucius froze.

His gaze snapped upward.

Far in the distance, cutting across the endless sky, was a massive shape.

A gleaming silver body, wings wide, its engines humming faintly.

A commercial plane.

Lucius tilted his head and, with a casual beat of mana, rose to meet it.

The drone darted behind him, recording every angle.

Inside the cabin, startled passengers pressed to the windows.

A couple near the wing gasped, pointing wildly at the figure outside. Lucius simply raised a hand, giving them a brief, mocking wave before drifting away.

The chat exploded.

[@SkyWatcher99: NO WAY DID HE JUST WAVE AT A PLANE 😭😭😭]

[@LuciusStanClub: I’d PASS OUT if I saw him outside my flight window]

[@TravelVlogger: This man just photobombed a PLANE midair wtfff]

[@EggplantWizard: He waved??? TO A COUPLE??? 💀💀💀]

[@|: Bro that’s insane valid]

Lucius descended again, Luna clinging tight as they pierced the clouds once more.

Their bodies caught streaks of sunlight as they dipped back toward the world below.

The city glittered, sunlight bleeding into the ocean

And then suddenly the sound shifted.

Waves.

The salt of the ocean brushed Lucius’s senses.

He tilted, slowing, descending until the water’s mirror stretched before them.

"What are we—" Luna began, but her words were cut short.

Lucius shot forward.

Mana crackled around him, splitting the ocean surface like a blade.

Water surged to the sides, foaming in white plumes as he skimmed just inches above the waves.

The drone struggled to follow but refused to fall behind.

Spray lashed against them, Luna’s hair whipping in wet strands.

But Lucius didn’t stop.

He pushed harder, carving a path across the dark sea like a comet.

Finally, he slowed, boots touching down softly on a stone jetty.

He set Luna down gently, her face flushed, her breaths ragged.

The drone steadied above, still recording.

Lucius raised a thumb toward the lens, expression cool, composed. "Test sample done."

Luna’s chest swelled, her lips breaking into a wide smile.

She raised her hand and mirrored his thumbs-up.

And just like that —

The stream cut.

A black screen.

Followed by silence.

Alas the viewers of that last stream were going wild.