Chapter 262
10 AM.
It wasn't an early hour, nor a late one.
Most office workers are active at this time. The same goes for Japan and China.
So.
Team Leader Goto of The League's History Book development team, Team Leader Wang of China, and Team Leader Lee of Korea were all watching two streams.
Of course, Goto had three, including Yamada Yasuo.
And the moment a conclusion was reached, their reactions were all the same.
They immediately held a meeting.
However, their intentions differed.
China's Wang Chen spoke first.
[Didn't that user really use hacks?]
The Chinese team leader couldn't believe it.
Who was the streamer known as the Divine Sword?
In the game of swords, and especially Kael, he was a genius among geniuses who had reached the very top among China's over 1 billion people.
If someone is the peak among such people, they shouldn't be toyed with so easily by the peak of a small country with a population of only 50 million.
Of course, if someone truly could read patterns just by watching, they'd be among the best of all humanity, 7 billion people.
But his first suspicion was whether that was even possible.
[Yes. They said it's not hacks. Should I send the play data file? To see if there's anything strange?]
Team Leader Lee frowned.
Initially, judging whether it was hacks or not wasn't even her job, but anyway, it was a remark that ignored them.
[There's no need for that.]
Japan's Team Leader Goto intervened, then continued.
[But then how exactly does that streamer do it? Have you guys in Korea inferred anything?]
Goto's purpose was to grasp the situation.
He trusted Yamada Yasuo, but Kael had been bypassed.
The opponent's skill was real.
But where did that skill come from?
He couldn't help but be curious.
Then Team Leader Lee answered.
[That streamer really appeared out of nowhere.]
Team Leader Lee didn't mention the fact that Seo-jun had played games in the past.
They have no right to know information like the customer's real life or capsule identification code anyway.
The only evidence that the person from back then is the same as now is the fact that they predict patterns.
[Having appeared like that, they're streaming while clearing all the difficult games. As you've seen. And in that process, victims like just now, ahem, appear.]
At that moment, Goto had to hold back laughter.
It was funny that China's Divine Sword, who was always arrogant and spoke condescendingly to everyone, had been thoroughly beaten.
Yamada Yasuo had also heard dismissive remarks from the Divine Sword.
So it had been unpleasant, but today he was completely toyed with.
Right to the end.
[Looks like almost the whole world might see it again. He's Kael's rank 1, and the person reappeared, so he'll probably be in the spotlight.]
[That's right. In Korea, they say you absolutely mustn't mess with that person, but China didn't know that yet, so a victim appeared.]
[I-is that so. Anyway, isn't there another important matter right now?]
China's team leader quickly changed the subject.
If they went further, they'd only invite ridicule.
A user from that country originally becomes one body with its team leader.
That's how Rios' development team operates.
And now, if they brought up that story, China would only become a laughingstock.
[First, I think we need to reconsider Kael.]
Goto said.
He meant they should prepare countermeasures.
[Why?]
[Because he's too good. Team Leader Lee.]
[Even before the pattern change, it was 50 seconds, and the same talk came up, but back then we concluded it was still okay. What's different from now?]
Goto couldn't say that in truth, back then he didn't agree with removing Kael because he was already planning to change the patterns.
But now that things have turned out this way, this gamer is dangerous.
He could become a balance destroyer for the History Book and even its main character.
Kael isn't a good role.
Most heroes just change depending on what the users do.
But with that level of skill, with the insight to quickly recognize patterns just by seeing them, that user is.
Truly the world's greatest talent.
And it's only natural to conclude that he's a monster.
[What do you think, Team Leader Wang?]
[Hmm, we'll need all the other team leaders to come, but first, I am a little concerned as well.]
Team Leader Lee gave a snort.
Because their intentions were obvious.
[Haha. Still, we can't remove him now. Isn't that right?]
Now that it's been announced, they absolutely couldn't snipe and remove Kael on their whims.
All the other team leaders would oppose it.
It's not like there's a development team in Italy.
[Then does Team Leader Lee have anything else to say?]
[Yes.]
Team Leader Lee had one goal.
She spoke with solemnity.
[That is, from now on, we need to prepare for how to handle the aftermath.]
[What aftermath?]
Handling the aftermath had touched a nerve.
She didn't reveal this thought directly.
[So. Did you happen to see the donation Seo-jun sent to Divine Sword right before getting blocked at the end?]
When Divine Sword's story came up again, Team Leader Wang showed discomfort, but Goto said with a laugh,
[Yes. Hahaha. It seemed heartwarming, no?]
[Beating someone up thoroughly and then wrapping it up heartwarmingly... how insolent...]
Indeed.
Team Leader Lee thought that since the translation wasn't properly conveyed yet, it couldn't be helped that her fellow team leaders were thinking this way.
Because it was a usage of Hangeul that only Koreans could properly understand.
[That's absolutely not heartwarming.]
[What?]
[Is it because of the final Korean 'Kieuk'?]
[No. The meaning of that untranslated part, to put it simply, is 'if you can.' And considering Seo-jun's personality, this is a declaration of war...]
The Divine Sword is skilled enough to aim for rank 1 in most sword-related heroes.
Of course, to achieve rank 1, the top record, he can't foolishly target multiple heroes at once and must focus on one hero intensively. But anyway, the Divine Sword still had many choices left.
Seo-jun also knows this.
So what is the meaning of "if you can"?
[He's saying he'll openly interfere, then.]
Team Leader Wang swallowed a groan.
The thought that China's greatest sword user, even if he's not good at mages, might not make it into the History Book.
[No, that's not the problem.]
[Then what is the problem?]
[Ah.]
Team Leader Goto caught on.
[For the first time...]
[Yes. That one person could become the champion of multiple heroes.]
[Ah... For the first time. What was the manual again? I'm sure we set rules at the beginning...]
They.
They had to prepare for the situation ahead.
There was no guarantee that Seo-jun wouldn't take rank 1 in other heroes.
It was an emergency.
* * *
'That crazy gaolibanzi bastard. Shiba shiba shiba shiba.'
Xiaoshiba.
It's a word combining 'xiao,' used derogatorily to belittle countries smaller than their own, with a Korean curse.
The Korean curse became popular in China because it sounded satisfying.
And especially in Travel China, which is sensitive to the internet, 'shiba' had become an official curse.
Divine Sword asked people about the opponent who toyed with him until the very end.
"What is that Korean at the end? Why wasn't it translated?"
No one told him.
Even those who could somewhat read Korean couldn't understand it.
There was no way Divine Sword would know.
"Ha, hahaha. Fine. I'll give up on Kael for now."
He pretended to be cool and moved on.
"Friends, I'll end the stream for today."
There were many chats saying they understood.
There were also many chats suggesting revenge in the History Book, just like the Korean guy's last donation mentioned.
In the end, the fact that it seemed like a heartwarming conclusion only made Divine Sword angrier.
He still hasn't cooled down.
'Shiba. That crazy bastard, if I meet him in the History Book, I'll definitely interfere.'
Anyway, with the narrative built up like this, viewers would love him disrupting that Sword God in the History Book, regardless of in-game story or relationships.
The game company will even add in-game backstories and such by reflecting real-life events on their own.
That's the kind of content the History Book is.
Even if someone takes a sudden action completely out of line with their faction and relationships, it gets enshrined as history, and the game company will create a reason for it.
And if there's a narrative like this from real life, it's even more fitting.
'Haaah. You're dead.'
Now he can hinder his opponent while drawing good reactions. He can do it openly, even maliciously.
He calmed his heart while dreaming of future revenge and began pondering which hero to play.
Immediately.
* * *
[lololololololololol Chinese guy lololololololololol rage quit lol]
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This is really the streamer's fault
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- Really a devil-like bastard
- Professor, you're going too fast lololololololol
- Now I see why he used to be the Heavenly Demon
- He's just insane lololololololol
[But they picked a fight first, right?]
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The streamer doesn't tolerate it, they say
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- Couldn't tolerate and pummeled them with rage-control issues lolololololololololol
- Completely wiped out
- Ahh... at least now, overseas Kael fanatics will never pick a fight with the streamer lololol
- They might already be one?
[Streamer]
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Seeing this guy take Kael and then, as soon as Divine Sword ended his stream, end his own without hesitation, he really just came to ruin him lololololol
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- History Book confirmed now
└Won't they ban Kael?
└Can't
└If they ban here, it's a riot
└What if they nerf to balance?
└It's fine. The History Book isn't just a brawling content. If you're good at fighting, that's all that matters, right?
└But if you're really really really good at fighting?
└The streamer is a bit scary lololololol
[Divine Sword appeared!]
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Appeared on the Desert Wanderer Bedoia ranking!
Looks like he's going for it. Seeing him prep immediately, he was properly pissed, wasn't he? lololol
[Bedoia's Trial Ranking]
#1 – Divine Sword (China) - 541
#2 – Toma (France) - 523
He's rank 1. Still not at the peak, and just warming up, but it's impressive.
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Bedoia is a hero who, due to a curse, turns his surroundings into a desert zone and causes sandstorms.
But within the continent's sand, special desert energy crystals are mixed in.
Bedoia can distinguish them, and in the game, he shatters those crystals in the sandstorm to envelop his sword with energy, using aerial skills or his ultimate ability.
The trial involves destroying as many special crystals as possible within 10 minutes in a sandstorm that is fiercer and faster than in the game.
- lolololol looks like he wanted to appear in the History Book
- Gotta get revenge
- But the streamer said "if you can." For someone like Divine Sword, can't he do any hero if he sets his mind to it?
└That's not what it meant lololololololololololololol
└Then what is it?
└Just wait and see lololololol you'll find out soon
└For real lol Ah. Why did he end the stream ㅠㅠㅠ
And after 10 minutes passed.
The Korean community users could only laugh.
Because laughter was all that came out.
[lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol]
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[Bedoia's Trial Ranking]
#1 – Sword God (Korea) - 542
#2 - Divine Sword (China) - 541
#3 – Toma (France) - 523
One difference, you madman lololololololololololololololololol
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This was only the beginning of true sniping.
- Streamer! Turn on the stream now!!!!
- Ah lolololol at this point, I feel sorry for Divine Sword lolololol
└Then why did he run his mouth lolololol of all people, that bastard lolololol
- That one point difference, he definitely stopped there on purpose, right? lololololol
└It can't be not for real lolololololololol
- You must never mess with him!
└For real lol
└For real lol
└For real lol