Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 112

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Chapter 112

The compression robot has three hearts.
And if they avoid attacks well on the rings on both shoulders and the two of them hook the Hook Rope, they can temporarily pull the compression robot.
If they slam the compression robot into the Garbage Dump three times.
If the two of them manage to cooperate like that, the compression robot will.

(>△<)

Make that expression and tumble to the ground.
Or make an expression like this.

(@ @)

That's when you poke its eyes.
A bit cruel, perhaps, but what choice is there?
You have to survive.
Seo Jun watched the scene with pitying eyes.
The way it retreated pathetically and toppled over couldn't be called good by any stretch of the imagination.
The thing was so damaged in places that even an enemy would feel compelled to pity it.
Moreover.
As if it sensed something, the robot moved its arms very carefully.
But apparently it should have been even more cautious.
Crack.
The long blade at the front snapped in two.
The toy's expression seemed desperate right now — surely it was just his imagination?

-Poor thing lol
-So that's how you do it! lol
-Oh the scraper became dual blades lmao

That was it.
Seo Jun was currently watching other people's gameplay footage.
The streaming from another team that had accepted this advertising deal.
"Hmm."
When he turned his head, Tae-u came into view.
Tae-u, with only his lazily crafted face jutting out, continuing to grumble at Seo Jun.
And beside him, a rather massive compression robot was whimpering as it.

(ㅠ△ㅠ)

Spun in circles.
"The game bugged out."
"Fine, let me out of here already."
"It might not be finished yet, though."
"Sigh… I want to cry too."
Fortunately, Seo Jun's prediction was wrong. The Narration announcing the end of the Tutorial rang out.

[Whew, hey you. You did well.]
[You were nice too.]

-lololol
-Does Tae-u have a conscience?
-What are you even doing????? No clue

"Ahey! Everyone, why wouldn't I want to do something? And that was Narration. I didn't say that!"
At the same time, a Cutscene began to play.
In the Cutscene, Tae-u was outside the trash heap.
And he was dragging the crying robot's shoulders with Seo Jun using the Hook Rope toward somewhere.
Seo Jun's character spoke.

[There should be something here.]
[What?]
[It's here.]

Seo Jun's character, feeling along the wall, touched a Control Panel.
Rumble.
With the sound of some massive object moving that made the ears ring, a huge door on the opposite side of the entrance where the robot had entered opened upward.
Whoosh!
And beyond the door, something special was shimmering.
Vivid, burning red.
Fire.
Seo Jun, who could guess why it had opened without looking, spoke.
"It's the Incinerator."
Tae-u spoke.
"That's a bit…"

[This bastard. He's trying to put it in there?]
[Yeah.]
[Let's do it right now!]

-Ahh…
-I'm sorry ㅜㅜㅜ
-But he was the one who attacked first, so why am I sorry lol
-This is self-defense!
-The humans are clearly in the wrong lol

* * *

The robot, destroyed to the point that even the Toy Repair Center would wave its hand in refusal, was now looking down at what "used to be a scraper."
'Its eyes aren't showing, are they? Or maybe not. It's not struggling.'
Seo Jun's and Tae-u's Avatars spread out to the sides while pulling the rope to push the compression robot in at once.
Whether their strength was mismatched or intentional, the robot's body spun as it entered the Incinerator.
Inside the Incinerator was a slope that bent sharply at some point and became a cliff, and if the robot fell down it, there seemed to be no way to come back up.
Fortunately, as it spun, dizzy though it was, the robot managed to hook its two blade-like hands on the door frame and held on without falling.
For a toy, its survival instinct was remarkable.
The robot looked like it could climb back up on its own if only Seo Jun and Tae-u didn't interfere.
Its body had freedom again.
So right when he was wondering if he should push the robot now, Tae-u's character spoke.

[Hmm. Should we push?]

( /)
The robot's expression, which had been full of anger, had somehow changed to something pitiful.
(ㅠ△ㅠ)
The toy shook its head and dropped liquid—whether tears or oil—while Seo Jun's character spoke.

[Wait. It's kind of cute, isn't it?]
[Are you insane?]

It was cute.

[It charged at us the moment it saw us.]
[That's how this world is. A world where you can only live as you're programmed, as you're made. It was its duty to catch us, so of course it charged. Hmm. Should we save this one?]
[You've really lost it.]
[All we need is a promise that it won't attack us.]
[Fine. Do as you say.]
[Hey. Give us one more chance?]

The robot nods.
Seo Jun was quietly listening to the Narration while Tae-u was moving around here and there.
"Seo Jun. I think we need to back away a bit?"
Tae-u judged that since the person who had put it in was grunting right in front of it, trying hard to survive, the robot couldn't properly exert its strength to come out.
Seo Jun spoke.
"If we stay here, will that thing fall?"
"The game won't progress."
"Ah."

-Ah lol
-lololol
-Refreshingly clear
-Yeah, treat Banj like this. With facts, with common sense!

"Well, I do have something to say. From my perspective, the protagonists of this game seem to have quite demonic personalities. So maybe my character said this to offer hope and then take it away. I was trying to figure out if I could catch that nuance…."

['Hyungnim' donated 30,000 won!]
[Stop making excuses]

"Yes."
Seo Jun closed his mouth and stepped back.

-Using money to control him isn't bad either lol
-The only thing we can beat this streamer at
-What about broke viewers like me ㅠㅠ

The robot climbed up, grunting.
Then it came toward them and, smiling, spread both arms wide and waved, trying to express its thanks.
Could its eyes really see?
(^ ^)
The Boss Battle had ended.
"They're making peace and ending it like this?"
Tae-u said in a tone of disbelief.
Well, if you combine the Narration from earlier, it's not incomprehensible.
Didn't it say it just followed orders?
There must be some world-building to it.
"I didn't do anything?"
Ah, so it was that side.
Anyway.
"Great, the Tutorial's over. So how about we give this game a quick review?"
Seo Jun flashed a friendly smile, and the viewers raised questions.

-Suddenly???
-What?
-You're reviewing now that the Tutorial's done?

Of course it made sense.
Setting aside the fact that the Tutorial had only just ended, Seo Jun's gameplay was clearly abnormal.
Was he trying to deflect with counter-criticism?
The viewers and Tae-u thought this was quite possible.
No matter how much he'd accepted the advertisement, where could Seo Jun's character possibly go?
But clearly this wasn't a satisfying answer, and no one understood Seo Jun's intention.
"First of all, I'm giving it five stars."
The moment Seo Jun opened his mouth next, the viewers understood his intention.

-For crying out loud
-Not buying! Not buying!
-lololololol
-Where do you find a streamer like this? You perform brilliantly then go on hiatus. Pure hate-bait farming goat!
-Monster currently wailing lol

* * *

Seo Jun's game review, which anticipated that Monster's representative would wail, went on for about five minutes.
"Everyone, if you look here, there's no way this game can be done Solo unless you move exactly like I did at precisely this timing. So clearly that was unintentional, right?"

-What even is Banj to find that route in one go

"I didn't expect it either. Anyway! A game with even a Solo Play Route like this is a masterpiece, that's what I'm saying. What? You're saying it's just made carelessly?"

-No matter what he says, everyone can just blame Monster lol

It was exactly as they said.
No matter what Seo Jun said, the fact that only he got handsome, climbed the trash heap easily, and pulled off the Solo Play Route all boiled down to: Monster made it carelessly.
"Pathetic."
Tae-u, even though it's your advertising deal too.
Seo Jun clicked his tongue and, after mulling over how to break through this impasse, came to a decision.
"Let's move on."
Still, it must have generated some buzz.

-lololol

"All right, let's head over to where the mark appeared on that wall. Tae-u."
A green mark had appeared on the lower part next to the entrance where the compression robot had entered, and Seo Jun and Tae-u headed there along the circular wall.
The compression robot followed behind them.
It wasn't attacking.
You could wonder if its attitude really changed this much just from being saved.
But it's practically ancient history: fight with all your might, and when one person is about to die, stop fighting and save them, becoming friends—that's just how these things go.
When they reached the mark, the compression robot quickly passed ahead of them.
The robot spoke.

[Don't go through the main entrance? Your friends are asleep?]

The robot nods.

[What? Did you gain some kind of ability?]
[No. I just sensed it. So there are friends, which means… where do we exit?]
[Hmm. The protagonist left through the discharge port directly via rope, but we couldn't reach it. Probably because it split into two?]
[Let's try combining into one and giving it a shot.]
[But wait, there's something I want to test first. I know a Secret Passage. I'd been planning it for Easter Eggs later, but.]
[Planning? Then it exists?]
[Yeah. This compression robot too—we only thought of it in settings and never actually made it in the game files, yet it's here. So the Secret Passage might exist too.]
[Sigh. You were the only one here. Anyway, try finding it.]

Seo Jun placed his hand on the wall with the green mark.
Then the wall moved like a precise mechanism, and a small opening appeared.
The compression robot, seeing this, clapped its hands beside them.
Clang! Clang!
Sparks flew.
"We're going!"
Tae-u waved goodbye to the robot first, then entered the opening, and Seo Jun followed after.
The Secret Passage was cramped and so low that you couldn't lift your heels.
After walking a bit, the end of the passage came into view, and Tae-u, who had been leading, suddenly stopped.
Seo Jun went to his side and asked; he could understand the reason right away.
"Why?"
"Whew. I almost fell off while I wasn't paying attention."
A cliff was greeting them.
"I guess we're supposed to ride that?"
"Yeah."
Tae-u pointed to the bar hanging from the rope in front.
There were rings on both sides where you could hook a rope, and this section was glowing green.
Seo Jun and Tae-u threw their Hook Ropes to catch them there and pressed something like a button on the wall.
Zing.
As the pulley turned, they rose upward at high speed, and arriving at their destination,
Tae-u cried out.
"Aaaahhh!"
Squeak squeak?
There was a mouse?

-???
-Why'd he scream?
-It's just a normal mouse lol
-What lol

And Seo Jun, watching the sight, curved his lips into a smirk.
It seemed his words had grown fewer since earlier.
It was the prologue to the first chapter.

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