Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 134

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Chapter 134

Seo Jun’s Synchronization Rate had come up in conversation before. Viewers asked about it from time to time.
But Seo Jun simply ignored it, and since it didn’t seem particularly significant, it was left at that.
It wasn’t that people didn’t want a high Synchronization Rate—most believed that a low one wasn’t visibly detrimental, nor was it an absolute measure of gaming skill.
‘Generally speaking,’ that is.
Most people didn’t publicize theirs anyway, and viewers rarely asked.
The assumption was simply that if someone played exceptionally well, their rate would naturally be high.
Moreover, in Seo Jun’s case, most of his plays up to now had been movement-based.
Did a high Synchronization Rate make one’s swordplay better?
Of course not.
That kind of play came from a gamer’s inherent skill, not from the strength of neural connection.
Even so, the reason the topic was becoming quite a discussion now was simple.
Eric was a hero who cast skills through Association, and Seo Jun had drawn considerable attention.

[Synchronization Rate Skeptics lol]
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Just look at skill, why does anyone care about a good player’s rate?
Does knowing it change anything?
It’s not even your own rate anyway. What good does seeing how high it is do you?
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So posts like this appeared too.

[Genuinely Curious About Synchronization Rate?]
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I get that it doesn’t matter.
But I’m super curious how high it is lol give me a thumbs up
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Posts like that appeared too.
Some people wanted to know a common numerical standard for evaluating skill.
Others wanted to use it for comparison.
Ultimately, humans are social creatures—understanding others’ positions well serves survival—so they prefer such things.
So threads asking about Synchronization Rate got strong engagement.
Of course, people’s curiosity didn’t stop at Synchronization Rate.
Those who’d heard of Seo Jun when he was with Kael but had lost interest, and newcomers, began properly investigating who Seo Jun was.
In that process, they retraced the exact steps existing viewers had already gone through.

[This guy’s a madman? lol Every single thing he did before screams lunatic]
[Is that really his face?]

[Guys like that should just not be good at games! lol]
[Such a terrible bastard… making me feel deprived]
[One thing’s for sure—Eric looks like he’s at least Challenger level now.]

People naturally began connecting him to Rios.

[Does this streamer get Rios too?]
[Existing viewers are saying it really looks like he’s getting scouted by Rios]
[And the way he hunts for opportunities on the Battlefield is just art lol]

[If he does, the grade is at least A]
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The management team probably won’t drop Seo Jun.
If he came out as B, there’d be absolute chaos lol
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-for real lol
-A Challenger-tier player coming out as B? They’d blow all their points buying him up on the spot lol
-Seems a bit uncertain though?
└You saw how Spoon blew up

[Why I think Jin Seo-jun becoming an A would make him a slightly awkward commodity]
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If it’s B, definitely go all-in and buy him. So there’s no debate on A.
But would the winning bid actually be that high at A?
1. First off, Spoon is an ADC player. Mid and ADC definitely have differences
2. Even though Spoon got ganked, from what we’re seeing now, he’s playing safely. If he’d known from the start, he wouldn’t have gotten ganked so easily
3. What he showed with Eric is insane Predictive Shot. That feels beyond Challenger territory. But? If they ban it, that’s it. It’s normal to use ban cards against A players, and Eric probably won’t come out often.
4. Same with Kael. I’m just thinking that’ll get nerfed
5. Gaming physical genius ✓. But game knowledge? A-tier players need to lead and shotcall. B can probably do it, but going without Challenger-level calls and strategy seems awkward for the team.
6. He showed it in one game so he’s good at everything? Well, that stays a mystery box
Conclusion.
Uncertain.
Don’t know if it’ll be high or low
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In the scrim, Spoon had been playing extremely safely ever since facing Seo Jun, staying far back.
Since Seo Jun wasn’t pushing hard either, the game remained even while their teammates kept dying.

-The roster hasn’t even come out and people are already analyzing
-but it makes sense
-honestly, from the current state of play, it doesn’t look like he has the ability to flip a game where teammates are falling apart
└In league, teammates are the real enemy lol
-I think it’ll be high. His potential is enormous and there’s definitely some team captain trying to scratch a winning ticket
└That Eric really seems like the strongest in 1v1. He’s worth scratching for

Riven’s new hot topic gradually settled down.
Questions about whether Eric was actually good were answered by a small number of Eric players, who explained how difficult Predictive Shot was.
Questions about who Seo Jun was were answered by existing viewers starting from the days of For the Sect, leading with “The Second Assassination Master,” providing information to newcomers.
And speculation threads about the final Rios situation appeared.
All that remained was to enjoy the scrim on the live broadcast.

[Spoon trying to land one casual shot and getting chain-whipped lol]
[Pride wouldn’t let him give up then he got predicted and backed off]
[And teammates died again in the meantime]
[Counter to Ganking a Challenger = teammates]
[Ha Yun-ho’s team: we apologize so much lol]

In the end, Seo Jun’s team lost.
Teammates kept dying and Spoon demonstrated stable play.
Seo Jun fought just enough to avoid death, so the game never turned around.
But Seo Jun could be said to have achieved multiple objectives.

[Viewers – 35,000]

Seo Jun’s current viewer count.

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He thought about it.
Why had his viewer count grown so much?
Chats asking about Synchronization Rate had increased.
And why did they keep apologizing even though he said it was fine?
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”
Support, Top, and Jungle were standing in a line, singing in unison.
Ha Yun-ho stood one step back among them, laughing shamelessly.
Despite his 0/11/0 and 1/13/5 scores.
Seo Jun couldn’t help but smile at the scene before him.
“It’s fine. You all worked hard today.”
Even if Seo Jun played seriously, he couldn’t confidently claim victory, but today he clearly had no intention of winning actively.
It was part of hiding his strength.
“Hahaha. See you next time!”
“It was enjoyable.”
“Well then, let’s go.”
After they left, the person who approached Seo Jun wasn’t Ha Yun-ho.
Spoon.
He approached Seo Jun and offered his hand for a handshake. Seo Jun reached out as well.
“I enjoyed the match today.”
“Hah… it was a bit rough for me.”
Now that he saw him, Spoon seemed like an honest person.

-???: Seo Jun. If I give it my all, do you think I can win?
-just made it rough lol
-basically got swept

“You played well from the second game on.”
“Actually, it looked like you were conserving energy? Anyway, now that the game’s over, it feels refreshing. Fortunately, I didn’t make mistakes in the second game.”
“You played very much like a Challenger.”
“Me? If anything, you seemed impossible.”
Spoon didn’t ban Eric in the second game.
Instead, he picked a champion with the longest range but wasn’t used in mid lane, demonstrating extremely stable play.
As if he wouldn’t suffer humiliation again.
Spoon shook his head as if pained.
“Well then, see you next time. I’ll leave Eric unbanned next time too. I lost today, but I need a proper rematch.”
Next time would mean Rios.
Though the subject was omitted, everyone present—not just Seo Jun and Spoon, but their viewers too—understood.

-kyah
-looks like spoon’s gonna make an appearance too lol
-they won’t be on the same team anyway and next time they’ll meet in different lanes
-they’re really giving us a Rios preview through this scrim lol
-and then both of them don’t make the roster lol

ADCs are weak early and grow stronger over time.
If Seo Jun and Spoon meet again next game, their collision would happen in the mid to late game, when time has passed.
There was real meaning to leaving Eric unbanned.

-Spoon’s team mid emergency!
-for Spoon’s revenge they have to deal with the Abbot’s Eric lol
-insane lol
-if you watched today’s video you’d just say ban it lol

Spoon left.
After exchanging greetings with his other teammates, Ha Yun-ho approached.
They were currently in Ha Yun-ho’s private lounge.
Now it was time for Seo Jun to leave after finishing their conversation.
The two exchanged looks in silence.
‘I will definitely buy you!’
‘Is going to that team really the best choice? Wouldn’t Tae-woo be better?’
Their thoughts crossed paths.
Ha Yun-ho grinned and tapped near his ear.
A signal to mute the viewer audio.
Seo Jun moved his hand through the air, adjusting the settings.
Viewers protested, but when Seo Jun spoke, they quieted down.
“Shall we end the broadcast?”

-no
-it’s better if you two talk and end later rather than end now
-what’s this secret conversation about?!
-viewer training lol

Broadcast End.
A magic word.
“That should do it.”
“All set!”
“You’re bringing up the Auction, aren’t you?”
“Right. You played really well today. During that gank, I realized—ah, this is worth buying no matter the price.”
“Haha, is that so?”
Why did he suddenly feel like trying to talk him out of it?
“And then I realized something else.”
“What?”
“Ah, if you won the game too, this value would skyrocket beyond control.”
“You didn’t lose intentionally then, right?”
Seo Jun’s eyes narrowed.
“Of course not. That just wasn’t something I could pull off.”
I see.
Seo Jun thought once more.
Was the old saying about experience true after all?
“Hahaha. But I did intentionally stack your opponents a bit stronger.”
“Pardon?”
“The real purpose was to create a stage where I could show something through your growing opponents, even if you didn’t show much in the 1v1s themselves. Well, as a result, it became the reason our team lost.”
That explained it.
“But weren’t the opponent tiers roughly comparable?”
“There’s skill that doesn’t show just by tier. Matchups matter. You intentionally lost the game, didn’t you? Or more precisely, you played more deliberately half-heartedly than in your casual games, no?”
Seo Jun was momentarily startled.
Surprisingly perceptive.
Not playing as seriously as in a tournament was something everyone did, but Ha Yun-ho was pointing out a level beyond that.
“During the big teamfight in the first game, you caught two enemies and survived by retreating. Couldn’t you have won that fight?”
He had good eyes for the game and sharp intuition.
The old saying about experience turned out to be false.
“You don’t know how things will go.”
“I don’t think that’s it. Anyway, it was a very good choice.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Whether I end up on your team or not, cheap is good for me.”
“Ah, actually I’m planning to reveal something today.”
There were plenty of people asking anyway.
“What?”
“My Synchronization Rate.”
“Pardon?”
“I said my Synchronization Rate was 10. If I reveal this, people will probably bid lower, right?”
There was no reason to hide it or reveal it, so he’d maintained the status quo. But not anymore.
In fact, not hiding it was better.
“You… are you serious?”
Ha Yun-ho’s eyes grew enormously wide.

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[(Notice) Many people didn’t believe my Synchronization Rate mentioned during the broadcast, so I’m attaching proof. This is a screenshot from my VR management app showing my measured Synchronization Rate.]
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(Photo)
The average is 10 numerically, right? hh
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-seriously?
-how has the abbot even been playing games this whole time?
-this is photoshopped obviously? say it’s photoshopped
└you can literally see where they deleted the 1 from 110 lol no way someone’s synchronization rate is 10, even the lowest is like 40
-was this guy actually a monster?
-holy shit
-total bullshit lol his synchronization rate was trash
└doesn’t that mean if you picked a fight with the abbot in real life, you’d get hit in ways even crazier than in VR?
-what kind of fighting have you been doing?

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