Vermouth might look flashy, but its patterns are surprisingly simple.
What you really need to watch out for is that axe blade.
Whether the blade is glowing or not completely changes the safe zone.
Right now, it's shining, so it's definitely going to swing toward the front of the boss.
Just like this!
-Whoosh!
[Saintess Nice has been killed by Vermouth.]
"Ah."
I'm dead.
Why?
I swear I timed it perfectly.
Dead is dead, though. More importantly, I need to mull over that mistake.
I checked the blade's glow, and the swing timing was spot on.
So why did it fail...
"Your order is ready."
"Yeah, just leave it here."
First things first, time to eat this ramen.
You don't let food sit there while you daydream—that's just rude to the meal.
I turned to hand my card to the part-timer holding the pos machine, and she gave me this weird look.
Like she couldn't believe what she'd just seen, totally shocked.
"Um, sir... customer...?"
"Yes? What's up?"
No way, insufficient funds?
Nah, can't be.
"Don't tell me there's no balance...?"
"No, uh... I mean, no, it's fine."
"?"
Luckily, there was plenty of balance.
"Th-then, enjoy your meal!"
The part-timer bolted like she was fleeing.
Thinking back on her stare, I quickly figured out why she'd reacted like that.
"Ah."
That's why she was staring so hard.
...I came out without any underwear.
People on the street were gawking pretty openly too.
-Slurp
Eh, it happens.
"Mmm..."
This try isn't over yet, and everyone's working hard on the boss. Hitting restart now would be rude.
💬 Chat— Party MemberHey! What the hell, you dying like that!
So, I quietly turned on Shield Eder's stream and switched to spectator mode.
-Slurp...
This is delicious.
Wonder if they'll give me more pickled radish if I ask.
ㅡㅡㅡㅡ
Vermouth isn't that hard of a raid, but that's only by the standards of skilled players.
[Blooming Grass Bale has been killed by Vermouth.]— Blooming Grass BaleAh, sorry ㅠㅠ
Newbies experiencing raids for the first time can drop dead from the tiniest mistakes.
"It's fine, everyone. No greed on DPS yet—let's focus on dodging patterns first."
— Viewer-Kya— Viewer-As expected of Eder-hyung— Viewer-E-emperor
Mastery comes from trial and error like this—learning and growing on your own.
"Alright, axe blade pattern again~ No pings this time, dodge it yourselves!"
At first, they eat a bunch of hits, then start dodging bit by bit, and eventually they find their DPS window.
— Viewer-All white now— Viewer-Everyone's dodging now— Viewer-Ooh, dodging without briefing
-Whistle!
[Saintess Nice has been killed by Vermouth.]
"Hey, you little sh-"
Of course, some people never improve no matter how many tries.
Like that Saintess dying to the same pattern over and over.
"Sigh, what did I just say?"
— Viewer-Lmao dead again ㅋㅋㅋㅋ— Viewer-Eder-hyung's mask is breaking— Viewer-Who the hell is breaking E-emperor's mask...
While everyone else masters the patterns, there's always that one flailing in place.
That's why try pots vary wildly in fatigue—until the stragglers catch up, no clear in sight.
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won!] Real talk after holding it in: that guy's fucking trash— Viewer-Agreed— Viewer-That's why she's a gold farmer lol— Viewer-Cenbing's an angel for putting up with her
The chat had turned into a full-on Saintess Nice hatefest.
With her gold farmer rep already making her unpopular, her constant screw-ups made her the perfect target.
"Hey, watch your words."
If Eder let this slide, it'd spiral out of control.
He had to avoid the cyberbullying controversy at all costs.
'Why do you keep dying...!'
Saintess Nice clearly wasn't the type to die to something like Vermouth.
If it was intentional trolling, no defense possible. But if it was just bad luck stacking up, he'd cover for her a bit.
"Supp down, a few DPS too. Let's reset."
[Restart] [7/8]
Already the fifth try.
Normal for an academy pot, but Eder was already running low on stamina.
Chat treating Saintess like she needed killing, and her dying at the weirdest times.
Mediating between them was driving him nuts.
'...Viewers are booming, though.'
Whoever leaked the coords, viewers were double the usual.
Probably drawn by the infamous toxic player Saintess Nice.
Every mistake she made upped the odds of Eder's stream exploding.
-Huff!
"Axe blade~ Check the color!"
Finally, the axe blade pattern that had killed Saintess three times already.
No glow on the blade, so boss swings back.
-Ding! Ding!
Praying Saintess moves forward, Eder pinged like mad, but...
"Please!"
Saintess went the opposite way—to the boss's rear.
'No...'
One more death, and chat would burn beyond saving.
Then Eder's future: trash who cyberbullies normies, or sweet potato streamer defending trolls.
Pick one.
'Saintess... did you have to do me like that...?'
Same Endgal roots, and she grabs my ankle like this.
'Meet in real life, you're done.'
Making unilateral irl meet promises in his head, Eder watched the Saintess character about to get bisected.
-Whoosh!
The massive axe blade swung straight at Saintess.
No way a squishy Saintess tanks that.
Eder braced for the inferno chat, starting 7-day follow bans, but...
-Clang!
Not a hit sound or scream—a crisp metal clash.
"Huh?"
Saintess didn't die. She stood boldly before Vermouth.
One-Handed Sword—the pride of hers—raised high.
— Viewer-???— Viewer-Wtf— Viewer-Why isn't it dead— Viewer-Invuln skill?⚔ PERFECT GUARD! ⚔[Saintess Nice successfully Perfect Guarded against Vermouth.]
"Perfect Guard...?"
Perfect Guard.
Time a guard perfectly against a boss monster's attack for this judgment—
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won!] On success, boss goes groggy for a long DPS window.— Viewer-Thanks for the explanation— Viewer-Got it— Viewer-Who does this shit
Simple explanation, but Perfect Guard is brutally hard.
The timing is razor-thin and flashes by.
Plus, judgment varies by boss pattern and weapon—fail, and you eat bigger damage.
For a low-strength Saintess, failure means instant death, basically.
Whether Saintess aimed for it or pure luck, who knows.
"A-anyway, everyone, pile on the DPS!"
Skipping free DPS time? DPS pride won't allow it.
ㅡㅡㅡㅡ
⚔ PERFECT GUARD! ⚔[Saintess Nice successfully Perfect Guarded against Vermouth.]
"Phew."
So that's why the timing felt off.
Forgot about different reaction speeds.
My old ape body vs. now—huge gap.
Ape had to pre-empt boss tells for guard. Now, I can react mid-swing and still hit.
For zero-margin Perfect Guard, needed to test this gap first.
'Died a few times figuring it out, but whatever.'
Got the feel now.
Alright, Eder-hyung. Time to show One-Handed Sword Saintess's true face.
One-Handed Sword Saintess starts after Perfect Guard!
ㅡㅡㅡㅡ
-Clang!
⚔ PERFECT GUARD! ⚔[Saintess Nice successfully Perfect Guarded against Vermouth.]
Like the first wasn't luck, Saintess nailed Perfect Guards nonstop.
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won!] What the fuck am I watching?— Viewer-Fr lol— Viewer-That's a Saintess?— Viewer-That's a Paladin, ffs, guarding like that?
-Clang!
⚔ PERFECT GUARD! ⚔[Saintess Nice successfully Perfect Guarded against Vermouth.]
-Clang!
⚔ PERFECT GUARD! ⚔[Saintess Nice successfully Perfect Guarded against Vermouth.]
-Clang!
⚔ PERFECT GUARD! ⚔[Saintess Nice successfully Perfect Guarded against Vermouth.]— Viewer-Holy shit— Viewer-3 in a row???
"Wha..."
Saintess pulling off risky instant-death plays flawlessly, over and over.
'Demon's a demon, alright.'
Fitting the endgame demon Eder remembered.
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won!] Not just the guard, but those DPS buffs? Insane.
"Yeah, I'm curious about her setup too. Buffs keep rolling non-stop."
In Ias, supports don't just heal—they buff damage too.
Timing buffs to boss patterns and ally states separates good supports.
But Saintess's buffs? Seamless, no gaps.
"Buffs can't last this long, right?"
Perfect Guard free DPS + buffs melted the boss HP bar.
"Almost there, guys!"
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won!] Vermouth melting lol⚔ DUNGEON CLEAR ⚔
[Annihilator Vermouth | 0%]
"Nice!"
— VermouthKuh... don't think this is over...!
We smashed Vermouth way faster than expected.
⚔ RAID RESULTS ⚔MVP: Saintess Nice Perfect Guards: 8 Buff Contribution: 41%
"41%?"
— Viewer-????— Viewer-How tf— Viewer-Numbers broken?? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㅡㅡㅡㅡ
["41%?"]
-Slurp...
41%, huh. Not as high as I thought.
Eating midway threw off buff refresh timings a bit.
But hey, ramen doesn't eat itself.
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won!] Eder-hyung, ask about her setup??
["Tsk..."]
Chat sentiment had flipped hard.
— Viewer-Agreed agreed— Viewer-One-Handed Sword Saintess might be viable— Viewer-Let's recruit her?— Viewer-Interview time, Eder-hyung
From wanting me dead to praising and begging for setup info.
Happy they're seeing One-Handed Sword Saintess's greatness, but the flip-flopping rubbed me wrong.
— Shield EderUm, over there— Shield EderSaintess?— Saintess NiceYes~— Shield EderNot to be rude, but— Shield EderGot a lot of questions on your One-Handed Sword Saintess setup— Shield EderCould you maybe come on stream sometime and explain it?
Oho, look at this guy.
Sold out Endgal for mainstream streamer success, now digging for my marrow?
"Cheeky bastard..."
Come to think, joining his raid was partly to deal with the traitor.
— Saintess NiceOf course, no problem!— Shield EderO
Positive reply, Eder visibly perks up.
— Saintess NiceBetween me and Eder-hyung ㅎㅎ Of course I'd do it!— Shield Eder??
Sadly, no intentions of playing his game.
["Huh?"]
Eder's confused voice over the stream.
— Viewer-Wtf?— Viewer-Eder-hyung knows Saintess???— Viewer-Not random? Invited her on purpose??— Viewer-Saintess end-demon too?
["Wait, Saintess?"]
— Saintess NiceDM me the details ㅎㅎ[Exited Waiting Room.]
Looks like he wanted to hide we kinda know each other.
Think I'd just watch?
["No wait guys calm down, yeah we knew each other before but... like..."]
— Viewer-Lmao savage— Viewer-Eder stream god-tier content— ViewerExpecting collab with Saintess later— ViewerEder tell us her build plz— ViewerOne-Handed build wtf— ViewerEder call Saintess quick if more content
Chat questioning me and Eder's connection.
I dipped, so cleanup's all his.
-Slurp...
"Mmm."
Ah, so full.