Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 179

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Chapter 179

Just as I thought.
‘He got spooked.’
Seo Jun watched the carefully constructed indifference on Baek Do-yul’s face and felt certain.
He didn’t voice it aloud.
Ending it here played better optics anyway, and coming on too strong against a champion could cost him points. That’s what public opinion said.
Even after Seo Jun had just proved his case.
Unless the opponent lost his cool, picked a fight, and went down in defeat—then Seo Jun would be the victor regardless.
Either way worked fine for him.
Either way.

-KKKKKKKK he’s rattled
-the champion got completely shut down by raw presence lolololololol
-bro just watched his competition in the same tournament get completely steamrolled, why would he want to fight?
-Room Master’s right to play it safe
-fr fr lol natural disasters are just something you avoid

The viewers did the work for him.
‘I knew I could count on you guys.’
Moments like these were reassuring.
His rival’s chat was probably having a field day over there too.
Streamers are streamers, even if they weren’t his own viewers.
“Well then, shall we head to training?”
Seo Jun ended his stream at the same time.
His teammates raised their arms in turn.
“Yes!”
“So we’re actually creating content now?”
“We finally get to learn from Lee Dong-su!”

-????????????
-what, you didn’t learn at the gym?
-exactly, Alpaca you bastard said you were meeting Lee Dong-su this morning and even went offline, what did you NOT learn?
-guess they mean the first time in virtual reality
-lol so they met Lee Dong-su this morning too? insane
-just watch this channel from now on, looks like good stuff’s coming

The chat exploded with hooks at Alpaca’s last statement.
Even Rumi had ended her stream early the day before, saying she needed to wake up early.
After hyping it up like that, to finally learn now—people couldn’t help but get curious.
Reading the chat, they all turned to Seo Jun as one.
Wind Sword was debating whether to go pick up the carrot he’d dropped earlier.
So Seo Jun quickly gestured for Lee Dong-su to start.
Lee Dong-su followed his lead readily.
“Well, haha. So now that we’ve gauged the mid-laner’s level, let’s evaluate the other teammates’ skills in more detail.”
“”Understood.””
“So which should we look at first? The weaker ones, or the stronger ones?”
That’s when it happened.
Lee Dong-su had meant nothing by it, but it posed a serious dilemma for them.
How could it not?
Someone had just displayed insane skill a moment ago—being the next contestant now meant that even if you were decent, you’d look worse than you were.
And while Lee Dong-su had said stronger versus weaker, after Seo Jun’s turn, everyone else was equally weak.
So.
Alpaca and Wind Sword, the stronger pair, squared off against Ha Yun-ho and Rumi, the weaker pair, their eyes locked.
An awkward tension hung in the air before—
“Let’s start with the weaker ones? The potential for improvement is greater, so it’s better to focus on them more carefully.”
Alpaca made his opening move.
And Rumi countered immediately.
“What’s the correlation between going first and paying closer attention?”
“Well, you’re supposed to solve harder problems when your mind is clearest.”
“So where’d you graduate from, Alpaca?”
“High school.”
“I see.”

-KKKK
-y’all shouldn’t talk about studying lolololololol
-Rumi at least went to university!
-she never disclosed which one to viewers though. only to streamers
-maybe it was a prestigious school?
-then she would’ve mentioned it

“Still, I have something to say. On the national exam, my exploration score was way lower than my Korean grade. You know why? Korean is first period! Exploration is the last!”
“How big a difference?”
“Almost twice as much.”
“In grades?”
“In raw points.”
Rumi tilted her head slightly at the word “points.”
A moment later, a doubtful look crossed her face before she spoke.
“Surely you know exploration is out of 50 and Korean is out of 100?”
Even as Rumi said it, she felt she’d gone too far and looked away.
“Oh, was it? It’s been over ten years since I took the exam… haha!”

-KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
-since the max is half, the score’s half too, so he basically just performed at his level, no big difference
-facts lol
-Rumi won that round. Alpaca goes first

Rumi’s victory by decision.
Rumi was shocked at first but quickly straightened her shoulders with confidence.
Ha Yun-ho applauded from beside her.
So now it would be Alpaca and Wind Sword squaring off about who goes first, but he figured he’d just watch that when—
Seo Jun stepped forward.
“Let Yun-ho go first. He’s the team leader.”
Ha Yun-ho stopped clapping and cried out.
“Yes!”

* * *

Ha Yun-ho’s level, confirmed directly through the Training Ground system, was Rank 3.
More precisely, at a level comparable to Rank 3.
That was his fundamental skill with cold weapons.
As for his in-game skill.
“You handle the sword better than I expected?”
It fell short of that.

-this trash tier fight made my heart genuinely stop
-the pro and mad Room Master flying around and suddenly rank 3 garbage crawling lololololololol
-reverse sense of scale hit

Ha Yun-ho didn’t pay attention to the chat.
“So if I get my posture right and train properly, is there potential for my game skill to jump significantly?”
Ha Yun-ho asked Lee Dong-su with eager hope.
And Lee Dong-su replied energetically.
“No!”
“Right, so I don’t have talent either… yes, yes?”
He’d been so energetic that Ha Yun-ho fell for it.
“You’re an ADC, aren’t you?”
“Ah…”
“Well, you definitely seem weaker than even the basics, so you should see some easy gains. Alright, next!”
It was Rumi’s turn.
Since it wasn’t right after Seo Jun, and Ha Yun-ho had already tempered expectations, Rumi faced the Iron Test without pressure.
And she adjusted the settings.
“Oh? Going with Rank 4?”
“Yes, I’m Gold rank after all.”
Rank 4—the standard for talented beginners.
Rumi confidently changed the settings and took up the sword.
Then, moments later.
Rumi said nothing and touched the settings menu again.
The Iron Test that appeared this time was Rank 3.

* * *

“Gold tier should be Rank 3 or 4. Don’t be too discouraged.”
“Still…”
“What is it?”
Lee Dong-su, as a coach, wasn’t prepared to do mental support for his teammates.
‘She doesn’t even know how to do it anyway.’
He was just asking because he wondered if there was a skill bottleneck.
For technical issues, he could offer advice.
“I’m on the same level as Yun-ho…”
Mm.
I see.
It was a matter for emotional support, and Lee Dong-su, being no therapist, looked away from this noona who seemed ready to cry.
“You two are doing fine. Shall we check the teammates who are doing a bit better?”
This was the real priority.
Top and Jungle.
B-rank and C-rank.
Seo Jun also focused more intently.

-so how do we stop this bastard?
-facts lol
-can’t stop him
-seriously are there still people not buying points lololol
-breaking news) Baek Do-yul’s coming to the Training Ground loolololo

By now, Seo Jun’s viewer count had climbed to the 100,000s.
Most weren’t his established audience, and they all talked among themselves.
Their topic: how do we stop him?

[Binbugapcha] – 30%

After the Assassin of Joseon poured all his points in, some time passed before the Point Share balanced out again.
With six teams, each held roughly 15-20 percent.
Of course that made sense.
No matter how much of a super ant the Assassin of Joseon was, an individual couldn’t compare to a collective.
True, Seo Jun’s team was ahead, but it was barely 20 percent.
Then after the Taker match, it jumped 10 percent.
So now 30 percent.
Everyone was talking about it.

-if they’re certain favorites but win, the points triple lololololololol you still won’t bet?
-with six teams this is nice. stable but you can earn a ton
-you really think it’s stable?
-a league is a circle you know? Binbugapcha isn’t a sure bet anyway
-the earth’s a circle right?
-the ball’s round you dumbasses

How to stop him.
Naturally, his team wasn’t flawless.
There were weaknesses—that’s exactly why Seo Jun was laying groundwork for this training.
‘With the fundamentals from real-world bodies, I could definitely handle Rank 8, probably 9 if things go well.’
Wind Sword stepped forward first.
He was a Kaeli one-trick. So his sword fundamentals should be solid.
“Summon him, please.”
“Understood.”
But what Wind Sword summoned was Rank 7.
What?

* * *

“So what happened was.”
Lee Dong-su explained.
“Yes.”
“He used to handle Rank 8 easily.”
“Yes.”
“But since he’s only been playing Kaeli,
“Yes.”
“His sense has gotten messed up.”
“…”
“Really?”
“Yes…”

-lolololo his skill degraded from playing just one champion?lololololol
-but it’s true tho, Wind Sword was originally a Challenger but since he only plays Kaeli his tier dropped hard lololololololololololol
-he was a confirmed A-rank Challenger but dropped to B so nuf said lololololol

Tae-woo could handle Rank 8.
Of course, Tae-woo didn’t know it, but it was thanks to the fundamentals Seo Jun had quietly drilled into him.
In any case, even Tae-woo could handle Rank 8.
But Rank 7?

-so how do we stop this bastard???
-Wind Sword’s supposed to stop him lol
-let’s see Alpaca

It wasn’t incomprehensible, exactly.
If every movement is tuned to a single champion, then the moves needed for that champion become flawless.
But the movements unnecessary for that champion become rusty.
Come to a bare Training Ground like this and your balance falls apart—that’s why it gets harder.
That’s why you can’t stick to one champion alone.
“Alright, let’s see Alpaca then.”
‘Alpaca should at least be Rank 6, right?’
But the one who appeared was Rank 5.

* * *

-so how do we stop this bastard??? lololololololol
-lol his teammates are stopping him lololololol
-Dokkaebi, you were right!!!
-Binbugapcha’s living up to its name lololololololol
-the championship goes to Dokkaebi!lololololol

“Hmm.”
“Hmm.”
Seo Jun and Lee Dong-su exhaled simultaneously.

-lol
-the two of them sighing at the same time is hilarious lololololololol
-turns out the only competent person is E-rank Ha Yun-ho lololol

According to Alpaca.
He only played Mage champions, so the sword was an unfamiliar weapon.
But Seo Jun knew the truth.
That Alpaca loved and played Rampage a lot in the Dawn of the Assassins Guild.
So.
‘Turns out he’s just weaker than I thought.’
There’s a phrase: you can read his game.
It means you know how your opponent will move.
If someone’s shrewd enough to make a profit, you can read their game.
But if they’re just stupid, you can’t. They’ll do things outside reason.
Skill works the same way.
A skilled person, Seo Jun can tell at a glance.
But Alpaca was ambiguous—strong, yet strange. And Wind Sword was an odd type too.
So he could be wrong.
“Well, it’s different from what I expected, but that’s fine.”
“What do you mean?”
Lee Dong-su flinched at the ominous aura Seo Jun radiated with a bright smile.
And Seo Jun looked kindly at Wind Sword and Alpaca as he spoke.
“People change easily, after all.”
“Sorry?”

-why would people change easily lololololololololololol
-you can’t help but tame dark-haired beasts lololololol
-Room Master doing some mental gymnastics?lololololol
-original league law: teammates are the equilibrium keeper. didn’t you know this is the standard rule?lololol

The viewers thought Seo Jun was trying to convince himself.
Faced with such pitifully weak teammates.
But the teammates themselves knew better.
“Ha…”
Lee Dong-su made a perfunctory gesture of condolence, then spoke.
“Then, shall we head to check the fundamentals on the younger teammates?”
The next test involved synchronization rate.

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