Bi Ryu-yeon: Hello! Esteemed readers! I am Bi Ryu-yeon, the greatest, most supreme, unrivaled, and most handsome young man!
Hyorong & Jang Hong: He's saying those embarrassing things without even changing his expression…
Bi Ryu-yeon: …I hear some noisy voices coming from somewhere. Please ignore them. Finally, Lightning Degree has reached Volume 10. We've hit double digits. This is an amazing achievement! I can't believe my own eyes.
Jang Hong: That's right! I thought they would give up halfway… The author is surprisingly persistent!
Hyorong: But at least it's finished! We should forgive them for that. This is a truly special day for Lightning Degree now that it's reached double-digit volumes, right?
Bi Ryu-yeon: Hmmph… Is that what you guys think…
Jang Hong: It had better be!
Bi Ryu-yeon: You want to forgive the author who broke your arm? It must have taken at least four weeks to heal, right?
Hyorong: Grrr! Don't touch the wound I'm trying to forget! But it's healed now. And I've made up with this girl too… So I decided to let it go.
Bi Ryu-yeon: You must have gotten danger pay! Besides the appearance fee, there must have been extra compensation, right?
Hyorong: (Nervous!) …Hahaha, no way! That could never happen! Ha, ha, hahaha… You don't trust your own friend? We're buddies!
Bi Ryu-yeon: If you say so, then I'll believe you! Even though I'm still a little suspicious.
Jang Hong: It does seem a bit suspicious.
Bi Ryu-yeon: Alright, I will now announce the winners of the Lightning Degree Daum Cafe event, the latest long fantasy martial arts novel by Geomryuhon titled ☆Lightning Degree★ (cafe.daum.net/TGSNOSF). This cafe already has more than 30,000 members.
Jang Hong: We are truly grateful for the deep interest from all our readers.
Hyorong: The second-largest cafe ▶▷Birraedo◁◀ ( also has 10,000 members! They were really pushing me to pay attention to them too!
Bi Ryu-yeon: You're getting even more suspicious!
Hyorong: W-what did I do? I'm innocent! I'm as pure as the first snow of winter! Really! But why are your eyes looking at me… so suspiciously?
Bi Ryu-yeon: Hmmph… Anyway, I think this event was a great chance to see just how sloppy the author is. When was this held? Do you guys still remember?
Jang Hong: Wow, I don't really remember events from the prehistoric era.
Hyorong: It's been way too long, so my memory is a bit fuzzy too.
Bi Ryu-yeon: One of the author's weird habits is saying he'll do something but never actually doing it. This is a problem! A big problem!
Hyorong: But at least he didn't forget. It just took a long time.
Bi Ryu-yeon: Don't defend him, Jang Hong! If you keep defending him like that, does it mean you made a deal to get more screen time in the next volume?
Bi Ryu-yeon & Jang Hong: Suspicious! Suspicious!
Hyorong: About… that, no comment! There's no need to answer every little thing! Ah! This suspicion is spreading across the entire world!
Bi Ryu-yeon: More and more suspicious!
Jang Hong: Exactly! Exactly! Everything you said is true!
Bi Ryu-yeon: Okay, I will now announce the event winners. Before the announcement, I want to pay my respects to the patience of the readers who waited four whole months… (Wasn't it longer…?) to hear this announcement. If it were me, I would have already… (No! Stop! Stop!)
Now, here are the winners.
1st Place (1 person): Great!! Heavenly Realm, Earthly Realm!!-nim
2nd Place (1 person): Thunder God Flying Thunder Gate Master-nim
3rd Place (10 people):
Birraemun Founder Patriarch-nim
Demon King-nim
Biryuyeon is the Best-nim
Thunder Sword Dragon-nim
God of Death's Martial Arts-nim
Demon Emperor's Son-nim
Dear Boys-nim
Birraedo Under Heaven-nim
Ketaro..-nim
Biryuyeon's Brother-nim
Winners, please send your address and name to the author's email at [email protected]. [email protected] is also fine.
As promised, the prizes are a shopping voucher worth 200,000 won for 1st place, 100,000 won for 2nd place! And for the ten 3rd-place winners, we're giving Volumes 1-9 of Lightning Degree!
If you're late, it may be canceled… No mercy. No blood, no tears. The world has always been cruel from the start! So please send your email as soon as possible. Of course, it's still questionable whether the author can send the prizes quickly!
Jang Hong: The illustrations in this Volume 10 were also created by Du Mun Bul Chul-nim from the Daum Cafe. We are always grateful for his wonderful illustrations. Besides him, thank you to everyone who drew various versions of the Lightning Degree characters in the archives. It's a shame we couldn't include all of them due to page limitations. We hope your support continues.
Bi Ryu-yeon & Hyorong & Jang Hong: Well then, everyone! See you in the next volume. Thank you always for your love toward Lightning Degree. We hope to meet again in the next volume in good health. Goodbye!