Chapter 52
Next day.
"Hello, everyone."
Seojun started his stream at the exact same time as the day before.
- Seoha
- g2
- Seoha
- Seoha
- Hello
Watching the chat window rapidly filling up as if it was only natural, Seojun started some light chatter.
"You're asking what I ate? Just rice mixed with soy sauce and egg."
It's delicious and easy to make.
"What did you all eat? Or what are you planning to eat?"
It'll soon be dinner time.
- Jjajangmyeon
- Chicken
- Pizza
- Caviar
Really predictable answers were coming in.
"Wow. You guys, please stop eating delivery food. Hmm, but there's caviar too. If it's real, let me have a bite."
- hahahahahaha
- The "just one bite" bug has appeared
- Hey! Why would you buy caviar? With that money, you could buy twenty bowls of hot and hearty gukbap.
- The gukbap bug, it's been a while
"Gukbap is great. Alright, then I'll start the game now."
Having given enough time for people who got the stream start notification to come in, Seojun pressed start on the game.
Naturally, the game was For the Sake of Hyeop.
Since Seojun had ended the game in the town center the day before, this time there was no panda or bamboo appearing.
Instead, Eastern-style buildings rose up.
"One hour left until the battlefield opens. Alright, let's go to the Demon Cult."
There were multiple reasons why Seojun was going to the Demon Cult.
First, to enjoy content like in-game outfits and equipment, you had to join a faction.
Second, it was because he had agreed to meet the Heavenly Sword Master at the Demon Cult.
Seojun walked out of the village.
Because you can't use lightness skills inside.
"Ugh. I could have come this quickly."
But outside the village, it was possible.
And the mountain of the Demon Cult was clearly outside the village.
The gate of the Demon Cult, which had taken a full 5 minutes to reach on foot yesterday, was now reachable in less than a minute using lightness skills.
"Hello."
Seojun greeted the swordsman standing in front of the gate.
The swordsman noticed Seojun and waved happily.
"Hello, Seojun-nim."
"So, Swordsman-nim, did you do your homework?"
The homework he had given was exercising in real life.
"Of course!"
The swordsman answered confidently.
- He did his homework? That's kind of impressive?
- He actually did it?
- Why is he so nice
- Just words? We should check.
Reading the chat, the swordsman, who had his own stream on next to him, said,
"Everyone, don't worry. Seojun-nim will check later. Starting tomorrow, we'll be training together in real life."
Question marks popped up in the chat, and Seojun began explaining.
"Ah. It just so happens that Swordsman-nim goes to the same university as me."
Today, as he was walking across campus heading home, someone had followed him from behind.
At the time, there were so many people on the street that one could call it excessive self-consciousness or celebrity syndrome to think someone was following him, but
Seojun had definitely felt it.
And that identity was revealed when Seojun suddenly turned around.
Thanks to him not having touched his avatar either, he recognized him at a glance.
Heavenly Sword Master.
His real name was Jeon Jaehoon, and he was three years older than Seojun.
"So, I just told Swordsman-nim to train together."
- Wow, look at this fate hahahaha
- What university do you go to?
- I'm getting curious too
"Hmm…."
While Seojun was considering whether to reveal it or not,
"I go to Korea University. Hehe."
The swordsman beat him to it.
- ??????
- Is that real?
- Being good at studying is a bit... I feel a distance
- His head's good too! But honestly, if it's the streamer, I could kind of see it, but the swordsman is unexpected hahahahahaha
- The streamer's usual wild behavior, when you think about it, it was all highly calculated
- ㄷㄷㄷㄷ
- So is it real?
"Yes, well. Would it be fake?"
He had no particular intention of denying or hiding it.
Even without revealing his university, someone could recognize him easily enough.
And there was no need to worry about acquaintances in school recognizing him.
Because he had no acquaintances.
It was a bit sad.
"Ah! Was I not supposed to say that?"
"No. It's fine."
Should I just take a leave of absence?
Anyway.
"Since we're schoolmates, and we live close by, I decided to oversee his exercise directly."
He told the swordsman to come to the gym every morning.
Free of charge, thanks to negotiating with the owner.
There's no teacher like this who even considers the financial situation of his student. For real.
It's definitely not because I wanted to set him straight and torment him after a long time.
It's to help him properly awaken the sense of his body and take care of his health as well.
"Oh, right. Seojun-nim. And everyone. I filmed a video of what I did for three hours yesterday. Wanna see?"
Why did you film a video.
Without a moment's hesitation, Seojun said,
"No."
- hahahahahaha
- So firm
- Why won't you watch
- What's the point of watching a guy exercise
- We have the right to watch!
Ugh.
What right to watch.
"I trust Swordsman-nim."
And even if he didn't do it yesterday, he could just grind him from now on.
"Alright, homework is done. Follow me."
Seojun entered the Demon Cult.
Maybe because he was wearing the Grandmaster title, the NPCs bowed their heads first when they saw Seojun.
Leaving them behind, Seojun headed to the Demon Cult's arena.
"Huh? There are quite a few people?"
"Indeed."
In the sparring stage in front of the arena, Baek Wigang was taking the Demon Cult test. When Seojun had taken the test yesterday, there had been at most one other person.
But now, there seemed to be over ten people.
- What's this?
- It's because of you, streamer
- Why are there righteous faction guys at the Demon Cult?
Unlike the sparring stage, the arena had no one.
Seojun pulled out two swords from the corner and asked the viewers,
"Because of me?"
Could it be related to the Grandmaster?
As expected.
- You don't even check the community?
- Because attention is focused on getting the Grandmaster, there are a lot of people wanting to take the Demon Cult test
- But they're saying the Grandmaster is a scam?
"Scam? What scam?"
Was there something to scam?
If remembering a past life is a scam, then it is a scam.
"Indeed."
The swordsman, who was reading the chat beside him, also had a look of incomprehension.
- People are saying your Grandmaster title is a scam.
- Gasp
- I think it's a scam. No matter how I look at it, that skill is definitely a scam haha
- The skill is the scam hahahaha
- (link)
"Hmm."
Seojun didn't click the link.
The content would be predictable anyway.
The time it took for him to see the technique for the first time, then modify it, and take the test was really short.
Because it was the so-called meta technique, one could say Seojun had prepared it in advance, but even so, the time since Seojun started playing For the Sake of Hyeop wasn't long.
And on top of that, a newbie receiving a grade that had never appeared before.
Even if he got first place in the training ground, it wasn't something easy to believe.
Simply put, it wasn't common sense.
"But you all believe in me, right?"
['ㅇㅇ' donated 10,000 won!]
[Deception? That's something only smart guys do hahaha. The streamer who never prepares and always does weird stuff, what could he possibly do hahaha]
- That's true haha
- When your body is good, your mind is at ease!
- Look at how many first clears the streamer has hahahaha, the martial arts pride is overflowing
- Wait! The streamer goes to Korea University. He IS smart.
- Gasp...... So all this time it was image making. So meticulous
- Deception... maybe he did?
Is it not?
Seojun pushed aside the chat that was gradually going off on a tangent.
"Thank you for the donation. Then, let's get to what we came to do."
Leaving the viewers behind, Seojun stood in front of the swordsman.
The swordsman, facing Seojun, said,
"But why did we come to the arena? Is it to teach me that technique you showed yesterday?"
"No."
"……?"
"Obviously, we came to train. Simply, before the battlefield starts."
Because one real fight experience is better than swinging a sword in the air a hundred times.
"Surely that training isn't about fighting you or something... right?"
"It is."
What do you think training is?
"Wait, just a moment. Senior? Heavenly Demon? Wait! There's no way I can do anything against you, Seojun-nim! Aaah! No, you could teach me something and then beat me up!"
"You have your pain settings on the highest, right? That's how training works."
It's true.
- I honestly thought it would turn out like this yesterday
- You too? Me too!
- After this, you're gonna gaslight him into thinking it's good for him.
- For real haha, it's not a lesson that benefits you, it's a lesson that makes you bleed hahaha
And the viewers comfortably spectated this.
* * *
For about 30 minutes, Seojun taught the swordsman combat by directly crossing blades with him.
"Let's stop here for today."
"What is this. Is beating considered teaching? It's a good thing it's virtual reality so it doesn't hurt much. No, 'today'? Did he say 'today'? My ears must be acting strange."
"You heard well. You know what happens if you don't show up at the gym tomorrow, right?"
"Hah... I shouldn't have exchanged phone numbers."
"Anyway, Swordsman-nim, did you participate in the battlefield yesterday?"
"Ah, yes. After exercising a bit, I went into the battlefield."
"Did you attack or defend?"
"A man attacks."
- Oh, how did you get into Korea University with that intelligence hahaha
- Why not attack from the first day?
- For real, if you're a light user, you don't really care
- I also went on the attack yesterday
- Romance approved!
Indeed.
Seojun sympathized with the chat's content.
If he hadn't had the goal of placing in the top 16, he probably would have given up the slight position success bonus and just attacked.
- Anyway, what's the streamer gonna do hahaha
- All the rankers are preparing hard overall
- So why did you spin the roulette hahaha
- Even if you're the streamer, it's tough yeah
- Yesterday, the streamer seemed to have earned the most reputation points? Could it be possible?
- Yeah, that's because the streamer's build is specialized for stomping noobs
- He's the owner of a level 10 AI, isn't he practically the best?
- The training ground and the game are different
- PVP too
- Are you doubting the Heavenly Demon!
30 minutes before the battlefield opens.
A lot of idle talk flows in Seojun's chat.
Even though he was so active in the training ground and in the Dawn of the Assassin Squad, people were still unsure.
The reason being he had never actually PVP'd against a proper strong player.
"Well, once the battlefield is over..."
Right then.
Someone entered the arena where only Seojun and the swordsman were.
And out of the blue, they threw a throwing knife.
As the name suggests, the arena is a zone where player attacks are possible.
He wouldn't die, but Seojun reflexively threw his head back.
The throwing knife spun through the air, passing the spot where his head had been, and lodged into the stone floor behind him.
Seojun's gaze moved from the knife stuck in the ground to the source of it.