Episode 238
[Isn't that streamer being way too cocky?]
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Just a newbie, who does he think he is causing such a ruckus?
Guild war spoiler lol
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-Catching the monster lololol
└Showing off like that, lololol
-It's a BM guild to begin with, so who cares what they do lol
└Isn't what the streamer is doing also BM? (OP)
└Is asking for a fight BM, you brat? The romance is dead
└For real lol
└Ah lol, I don't care about public opinion, let's just decide it with a fight!
[That's the essence of romance, right there]
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First, they tried to subtly start trouble, so I kicked them out with skill.
I figured out their identity from their habits.
So let's settle this with a game.
Kyah.
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-I acknowledge it
-I must worship!
└Dae Seo Jun
-Don't know about the rest, but identifying them from their habits is seriously amazing
[But he might not be the monster, you know. Then he's just shadow-boxing, isn't he?]
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No, he isn't.
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-Yeah, no
└lololol so damn resolute
-Go watch the video. He precisely analyzed all their habits and combat patterns.
└They fought for less than 10 minutes, and you're saying that's possible? spoiler lololololol
└I must worship!
└Surprise worship whoa
-But it seems like he already kind of knew. That the Monster guys would act like that.
└Because that's just how they are. The worst scum but also the most skilled
[So]
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You think Monster will accept the guild war?
And if they do, who do you think will win?
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-Depends on the type of guild war, doesn't it?
-If it's a 1v1, 2v2 tournament style guild war, there's no answer. They can never beat that Sword God. In that case, Monster should absolutely not accept.
└That's true
└That? How? Beat him? lololololololololol they're the god of dodging lololol
└Maybe he'll make a mistake once
└That's just because you haven't seen Rios. He doesn't make mistakes. He's a real monster.
└Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa
[So Monster says they'll tell us if they'll do it or not after we find out what kind of guild war it is? Even after being provoked like that? This is totally...]
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Scared?
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-lolololololol scared?
-Scared?
-Monster is scared?
-How can a guild name be Mon... Monster lolololololol
-Info) The guild master's nickname is also Monster
-Monster scared? Really scared? You're gonna take this?
-I'm Monster, and I upvoted
└Monster doesn't use that kind of speech
[Wow. But this guy is even here, directing this kind of aggro...]
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It's only right to pay them back if they started it but...
It's right but...
You're picking a fight while pointing out all their habits?
Really amazing!
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-I bow for the third time...
└Constant worship...
-For real, fucking amazing
└The analytical skills are absurd. After fighting just a little, you can figure all that out?
└That's why even the stream viewers all get seen through lol
-A broadcaster who doesn't even actually know what a guild war is: upvote lololololol
└For real, they probably really don't know?
└They just heard they could fight and said let's fight, and then they're just planning to overpower them with mechanics
└Since his body is so strong, can a mind really be this comfortable lol, he always rushes in and thinks later, and it looks like he'll win this time too lololol
"Why are they slandering me?"
Seojun tilted his head as he read the community post.
"What is it?"
Sisik Koneo asked, so Seojun mentioned the community post.
"No, I mean, do you really know what a guild war is?"
"Yes."
"What is it, then?"
"It's when guilds fight each other."
"Aha. Do you know what a siege war is?"
"Yes."
"You were going to say it's a siege, right?"
"Yes."
How did he know?
"I see. So explaining things from now on is my role..."
Sisik Koneo mumbled to himself, shocked after talking with Seojun.
-lolololol he's gotten so smart
-The secretary's performance is improving!
-Aaah, he's soaked it in
-Broadcaster, you rascal! lolololololol
"So, has Monster given any kind of response?"
Since the Monster guild master wasn't a streamer, the only way for them to voice their opinion was through the community.
"No, not yet. Could it be that they're doing this because they're afraid of me?"
If they're even holding back after hearing that magic word, could they truly be afraid?
Seojun thought that was the only possibility.
"Sigh..."
-They are afraid, but lololol the reason is probably something else
-The last guild war was a tournament, so there's no worry about a tournament this time, just like that post said
-What's that, you weebs!
"First of all, Seojun-nim."
"Yes?"
"The Sword God Squad's level is still low, right?"
"Yes."
"It seems like we can reach the minimum level to enter the guild war, but the important thing is that since we've never participated in guild war content before, we're at the lowest tier, you know?"
"There are tiers?"
"No. There's just a guild war point, and since it's our first match, we wouldn't have any points at all. That's what I'm talking about."
"Yes."
"Even if you beat a guild like that, you don't gain much. To be precise, it's that you don't gain much from beating an opponent with a difference in level."
"Yes."
"And right now, Monster is competing to be the number one guild rank across all servers, so what good would it do to fight the Sword God Squad?"
"Aha."
Seojun selected the guild icon and checked the integrated guild ranking list.
1. Supreme Overlord / Lunaon
2. Honey / Lunaon
3. Mion / Lunaon
4. Monster / Sollain
5. Luna / Lunaon
6. Demon World / Sollain
Basically, the top ranks were mostly from Lunaon, but looking further down from there, he could confirm there was no significant difference.
A bigger characteristic was that from rank 1 to rank 100, there wasn't a big difference in the guild points on the side.
"So many more guilds than I thought are competing for the number one spot."
"Yes, that's accurate. No one would be surprised if any one of them takes the number one spot at any time. In a situation like that, why would they compete with the Sword God Squad, who gives few points even if you win?"
-Aha!
-So what's good about getting first place?
-It feels good
-??
-It's facts lolololol it feels good. The rewards are given in brackets like 1st to 200th anyway, so the top ranks really do it just to feel good
"I see. And even if you get first place, all you gain is honor."
"Yes."
"But honor is important."
"That's right."
"Then if they run away like this now, what will happen to Monster's honor?"
"..."
"In the end, they were scared. Hmm."
Seojun giggled.
"..."
"And they're probably watching right now. Probably while watching..."
"They're shaking with rage."
Taewoo, speaking on behalf of the streamer Seojun, used a slightly rougher word.
But come to think of it, Taewoo was a streamer too.
Well, it wasn't important.
-For real lol scared?
-Even if you get first place, if you got it by being scared, then lololololololol
-The status of a BM guild!!!! Its status is dropping!!!!
-The broadcaster having too many viewers plays a part lololololol the image will probably stick
"Then, well. It doesn't look like they're coming out today, so I'll end the stream here, everyone."
"Then me too, everyone."
And only after Seojun ended his stream and logged out of the game.
A post from the guild Monster appeared.
[Hello. I'm Monster, the guild master of Monster.]
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I won't be long-winded.
Come at us.
I'll crush you.
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-Kyah! A big match has appeared!
-Monster, you rascal lololol but he cleanly said come at them
└For real, if it were me, the ones who showed up on Lunaon are people I don't know, but still I'd fight you, I'd probably write something like that
└For guys who run wild openly, this is good
└Then what about that streamer?
└He's the one who runs wild the most openly lololololol
-Come on!
-The effect of the provocation was tremendous!
"As expected. There's no way it wouldn't work."
Seojun nodded with satisfaction.
He had kept provoking at the end, and if they even held back from that, he would have to acknowledge it.
Next to him, Taewoo, who was watching a travel show on TV, checked it on his phone too.
"Right. Hmm. They seem to have gotten pissed off. They'll crush us, huh."
"That much is nothing."
"Can I join your guild too?"
"Sure. The number of people will keep coming out."
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The next day.
Seojun turned on his stream and heard the explanation about guild wars from Sisik Koneo.
"First of all, the mode of the guild war is the most important."
"Mode?"
"Yes. The guilds do fight each other, but it refers to game modes like: A large-scale PVP in an AOS format. Individual or team tournament matches. A race to see who clears the same raid faster. Raid stealing, meaning who can hunt the same boss. Allied siege wars or allied tournaments where you cooperate with other guilds, etc. Hmm, they usually let us know five days before it starts."
There was one day left until the mode was revealed.
For reference, guild wars can be held once every two weeks. During weeks without a guild war, other guild content takes its place.
The mode that appears is random. However, the mode from the previous war is excluded.
"Most of the time, you fill up all 50 participant slots. Equipment and levels are normalized due to the nature of PVP, so generally, what top guilds value most is the participation rate."
It wasn't the case that top guilds were crawling with max-level or heavy users.
What was ultimately most important was being active.
"And PVP skill. If you achieve a high tier in PVP content, it's really easy to get into a top guild."
"What about strategy?"
"It varies by mode, but cooperation and orders are important. It'll also be important to practice teamwork with the guild members. And since accessory effects influence PVP, you need to farm and craft those too. Also, you need to get more skill enhancement scrolls... Wait, all the guild members have to do this? And they shouldn't skip the daily guild quests. Hmm."
[Sisik Koneo living at the mart: Must be crazy busy lololololol and it's not just you, everyone has to do it.]
[Sisik Koneo living at the mart: Is this possible? How about just quitting? Even if you might lose some face in front of Monster, so what. Acknowledged?]
Sisik Koneo, whose speech had temporarily improved even on the internet after witnessing Seojun's skills, but would old habits go away?
'In a few days, I'll probably see him calling me 'hyung' and swearing again.'
It didn't really matter.
-Aha
-The Sword God Squad is in crisis!
"I can't give up when it's embarrassing. A streamer's pride is at stake. Then first, let's fix the guild description to tell everyone to do their homework, and if you don't think you can... Hmm. You know, right?"
-He's giving them the hint, whoa whoa whoa whoa
-The toughest guild in Raquel lololololol
-Ah, telling them to just leave on their own lololololol management says they don't want to do restructuring layoffs lololol
"Then, shall we all go farming together now?"
-Kyah
-The greatest guild on earth!
-This company!!!! The benefits are insane!!!
This is how you handle public sentiment.
Seojun, together with the guild members, first went to farm the most urgently needed skill enhancement scrolls.
They prioritized the things that were easier to obtain through cooperation, and that's how the stream ended that day.
As a bonus, a spot opened up so Taewoo was able to join the guild.
And at 11:59:59.
The moment the game mode appeared in the in-game guild war window.
Seojun simply had the impression that it looked interesting after looking at the game mode.
And Sisik Koneo held his head in his hands, figuring it would only give him more headaches at his own home.
Of course, even while doing that, a smile was drawn at the corner of his lips, so he was enjoying it too.
And.
A sign that Papa Ppoppi, the guild master of Supreme Overlord—the pride of the Bloody Lords who stubbornly attached "Supreme" to their name even when two-letter guild names were trending, the current overall number one guild—was showing signs of joining this fight.
"Ah, these young kids sure know how to have fun. Can't we just butt in and play with them too?"
The vice guild master, Heaven-Shaking Demon Emperor, had no choice but to press down on the bridge of his nose.
"Hyungnim. Please, for once, read the room."
All of this was because of the guild war's game mode.
[Alliance: Siege War]