Chapter 83
[Eoujeong]
A chat room for rankers from the orthodox faction, abbreviated as "winning anyway is orthodox."
Here, a brutal beating was currently taking place.
-???: Just win, right?
-What kind of confidence was that?
-Contribution is legendary lol, the devs probably didn't even think of this
-I think the problem is the movie software not capping earned fame in the first place
-Up till 11 wins, it was still tolerable and the mood was good, but because of someone...
-Yeah, it's just that one bastard's fault, what crime did the others commit?
-First off, no sense
-No brains either
-No brain
Naturally, no one could deny that this beating was reasonable and justified.
Individual rankings where only a few rankers compete?
That is easy enough to just hand over.
Even if the most skilled person becomes that streamer, would it cause much problem or change the world for those who weren't 1st place to begin with?
But fame was different.
Right now, the immediate threat was the demonic faction's sudden rise.
-Are you going to answer quickly or not while I'm watching?
-Haha... I thought running away would look less pathetic than the top expert of the great orthodox faction with the most battlefield wins losing, hyungnims!
-Lol look at him, making me laugh in disbelief
-Seriously no sense, no brain, no nothing
-Anyone (99/100) for a real-life raid on Cheonsalseong? Just you come and we go
-Ah lol if it weren't for him, we had 1,500 ways to crush the unorthodox faction and win, but because of someone we have to reconsider
-Me too lol
-Me too lol
-Top expert my ass pu-lol
-Got absolutely wrecked, just beg
-Reasons why Cheonsalseong didn't lose because of bad luck (link)
-So sorry hyungnims! ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
['Cheonsalseong' has been forcibly removed.]
-ㅅㅅㅅ
-Justice is alive
-This is the way of the orthodox faction
-What's the use then lol, in the end we need even him to win
-Ah...
-ㅏ...
-Do you often hear that you have no sense?
-Just call him and beat him up lol
['Cheonsalseong' has been invited.]
While the orthodox faction was beating up that one troublemaker, trivial chatter was going on in the unorthodox faction's chat room [Wijeongcheoksapa].
[Wijeongcheoksapa]
-If we can't stop the Cheonma, with 14 players plus our defeat, the gap will widen even more ㄷㄷ
-Just stop it lol
-And can you stop it?
-We literally told them all to come at us, and that's 12 wins in a row lololol this is absurd
-That's fucking cool though
-On top of that, doing it with the Cheonma Divine Art is insane lolololol
-Literally a heavenly demon ㄷㄷ
-He's got a sharp tongue too
-Looks obnoxious
-Jealous?
-Yeah especially his face
-Well, thinking about your face, Gwi-hyeong...... you're allowed to be jealous!
-Ha... the design came out damn well fuck
-No lololol don't call a person's face a design lololololololol
Lastly, in the demonic faction.
[Even Just 2nd Place]
-Shouldn't we change our room name?
-Please, I really want to win just this once
-We should hold onto Seojun-nim lol
-Even if we do, we probably won't get this kind of fame next battlefield
-So this is the last chance...
-Unless the movie software loses its mind and gives a massive buff to the demonic faction, this is the last chance
Determined.
The first, and perhaps last, opportunity.
Thus, the three chat rooms had entirely different conversation topics and atmospheres, but they shared a few commonalities.
Many people were not sleeping even past midnight and were actively chatting, and all the topics were related to Seojun.
As everyone was chattering about the day's events, one piece of news struck them.
[Eoujeong]
-It's up lol
-What is?
-ITube
[Wijeongcheoksapa]
-Is that notification title for real lololol
-What is?
-It's even a premiere? Who taught him such evil, f-er
-What is!
[Eouma]
-Woohyo! The Cult Leader's video is up!
-Isn't it just not today's broadcast?
-Looking at the title, seems like today's???
-How is that possible?
-Just shut up and watch anything, subscribe and like too
* * *
[I Became the World's Best in the Game.]
[5 minutes until the premiere.]
Every viewer who subscribed to Seojun and didn't separately tweak settings to block him received a notification.
Premiere.
A system that plays it once like a live broadcast before uploading the video.
-Premiere is infuriating lolololololol
-I heard the editor completely manages the ITube, editor, is this how you act?
-But did you see the edit of this??? Or is it a stream?
-No way they uploaded an unedited version as a premiere?
"I didn't think they'd really edit this in just a few hours."
Seojun, who had received a unilateral notice from the editors that they'd upload it by at least 1 o'clock, sat in front of his computer and opened ITube.
-The title's hilarious lololol
-It's not a game possession, but the title isn't wrong either lolololol
-He's acknowledged as the world's best in Hyeopwi
-Starting in 3 minutes~
-If it's unedited, immediate dislike terror gogo
Fierce.
Indeed, the cold-blooded world of ITube.
Thankfully streams don't have dislikes.
If they did, he might've gotten mountains of dislikes every time he went overboard.
"Shall I try typing in chat?"
Not that he wants attention.
-Hello everyone.
Since it's his channel, the chat he left had a conspicuous effect.
-The owner's here!
-Just turn the broadcast back on lolol
-Seoha!
-You have this instead of a broadcast hehe
After that, he didn't say much else.
Now Seojun was likewise a viewer.
He intended to enjoy that pleasure.
If there was one flaw, as a viewer, he was a bit annoyed by this premiere thing?
"1 minute left."
Can't this pass already.
* * *
Time ran out and the video began.
The exclusive intro for Hyeopwi passed, and the screen turned slightly monochrome as a recap of the previous story rolled out.
Seojun recalled the video uploaded the morning of the previous day.
It was a video about Day 9 that Lee Geon-yeong had stayed up all night to make to help with the joint live broadcast with Bangju.
-It really looks like an edited version?
-When the rankings were revealed, I really wondered who the hell this guy was
-Recap is a must
Summary explanations from the previous video came out.
The fact that Seojun ranked 1st.
Everyone who heard the news was shocked.
And the contents of now-deleted posts suspecting collusion with the movie software were pinned on screen one by one like newspaper headlines.
-Looking now it's absurd lololol
-There were posts like that?
-Fr, daring to doubt the Greatest of All Time lolololol
The screen transitioned and Cheonsalseong's declaration to fight once, upon reading this, appeared.
Simultaneously, that screen shrank to gradually reveal Seojun receiving the letter of challenge.
In response, Seojun's reaction in the video was:
[Seems fun.]
A grin.
It ended with his sponsorship message provocatively targeting everyone flowing into Bangju's room, and the screen brightened.
That was the content up to Day 9.
-Didn't know back then lololol he'd cause even more trouble after that
-That wasn't even a provocation lol he just knew he'd win
-The beginning of a legend ㄷㄷㄷ
-But it'd be funny if the video ended here lolol
-Honestly editing 3 hours after the stream ended is too much lolololol
In reality, Seojun chuckled at the comment for a moment.
However, sadly, the video didn't stop according to their wishes.
-?? This is possible? Is the demonic faction a black company?
-Evil capitalist Cheonma ㄷㄷ
-Guarantee the editor's human rights!
Regardless, the video showed Seojun talking with Bangju before the game started in earnest.
The first game ended easily.
It switched to Bangju's screen and provided commentary.
[Did the rankers get scared? Hmm. Since the first 4 rounds were ones where you can earn contribution, there's nothing strange about them not sniping. No, rather it's rational.]
Along with those words, it quickly showed the next opponent.
And then it brought up the ranking window next to it, circled one spot to make it visible.
Together with a question mark.
The opponent was contribution rank 5, Sapaui Pumgyeok.
-lolololol Seojun-nim's editor is dunking on Bangju?
-Like streamer, like editor lol
-The caption saying 'rank 5, not rational' lolol
The fight between contribution rank 5 and Seojun began.
The battle was shown cleanly.
Through game replay, they captured a perspective that was most immersive from Seojun's side while effectively showing the combat.
But Seojun's attacks often make you miss the moment of attack if effects aren't applied.
Just like now.
Sapaui Pumgyeok, who was given the first move, stabbed Seojun's shoulder, but instead it was Sapaui Pumgyeok whose throat was slashed and suffered critical damage.
To address any doubts, they showed it again in slow motion.
"Since it's an edit, unlike the stream, they can show it in detail."
Watching the screen that confirmed he had already found the optimal position before receiving the attack and prepared to cut the throat, Seojun muttered to himself.
The difference between an expert and a novice is foreseeing and preparing in advance, and to those who miss that, the following process simply looks easy and simple.
But if shown like this?
-Kyah
-The movements seem really efficient
-Starting to see hints of the slow sword's basics from back then
-Seems like he sees the future
-Everyone, did you see? This is me hehe
The corners of Seojun's mouth, who typed in chat, went up.
-lolol This kind of thing breaks immersion a bit
-Just shut up and stay still, hyungnim
-For the Greatest of All Time to be this lacking in dignity, tsk tsk.
This is all image-making to become closer.
Mmhm.
In the video, Seojun returned the exact attack that Sapaui Pumgyeok had done and thrust his sword.
-Everyone, this technique is harder than you think, to change the trajectory of the arm midway, you have to move the whole body starting from the lower body...
-Ah I don't know
-If you're going to do this, just turn on the broadcast
-Open the door!
-Someone keeps writing long paragraphs in the comment area showing off, why aren't they getting muted?
-Because it's the owner lolol
-He's just a familiar neighborhood hyung when he's not holding a sword lololol
-And when he holds a sword, he's the Greatest of All Time incarnation of Cheonma lolololol
Laughing, Seojun began showing off under the pretext of commentary throughout the subsequent processes.
Then it moved to the next round.
A manly, spectacular match between Seojun and This Isn't Murim unfolded.
The problem was, there was nothing to comment on in this scene.
Booooom!
Booooom!
Then viewers started pressuring Seojun to do commentary.
-Why did that happen?
-I'm so curious what profound intention lies within!!!
-Please start bragging!
-Fr, what kind of smart mind games are you playing to make holes in the ground like that?? I'm so curious!
[So, do you think you can keep dodging?]
[I can do it all day!]
-Actually, weren't they playing Gomoku using the ground as a board?
-Just two idiots lololol
-Look at him not typing in chat only at times like this lolololol
-Exercising your right to remain silent? lolololol
As he was chatting like that, when a momentarily disadvantageous situation came, Seojun smirked and took his hands off the chat.
Since now he was a viewer.
After that, Seojun shifted his gaze from the chat window to below the video, and for a moment he was flustered and amazed.
Wow.
"30,000 people for a premiere?"
The fruits of the editors' hard work were showing right now.