Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 180

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Chapter 180

“Then, shall we go check the basics of Imagery next?”
Imagery.
A term used in virtual reality.
It generally refers to the act of moving a new body that doesn’t exist in reality, or intangible special forces.
This naturally feels somewhat different from what people typically imagine, but since it’s not quite the same as moving the body itself, a new word emerged because there was nothing else to call it.
And the thing that has the biggest influence on this Imagery isn’t imagination.
It’s Synchronization Rate.

-Whoa, shaking shaking shaking
-The controversial topic showed up
-It’s not controversial, what are you talking about
-It’s controversial anyway lol
-So how does the room master have a Synchronization Rate of 10??
-Ah lol he apparently hits harder in real life than in the game?
-Real talk, can he use a sword well in reality? Really curious
-Lololol maybe the Synchronization Rate is just showing wrong by error

Even though Seo Jun had provided proof himself, viewers were still curious about the topic.
These kinds of comments came up every single game.

[Seriously lol is the low Synchronization Rate really right? This is absurd?]
[He’s sandbagging!]
[He already provided proof, you guys]
[I don’t get it lol how does he play so well with that]

Most of Seo Jun’s gameplay had little to do with Imagery-related elements.
Of course, even using Skills could be considered Imagery, but the impact was minimal, so it was reasonably acceptable.
Yet the reason talk persisted like this.

[The only counterexample to the belief that you have to have high Synchronization Rate to play well! Rooting for you!]

-You have low Synchronization Rate, right?
└caught red-handed? (post author)
-It’s not the only counterexample though
└honestly when it’s extremely low below 20, it’s basically the only one lol lol lol (post author)
└that’s true

Because that perception had dug in so deeply.
Why had the perception taken root so firmly?
There was no particular reason.
It was mostly true. You’d ask any player who was good, and their Synchronization Rate would be high, so it was just that simple.
“How do we check the basics of Imagery?”
Rumi raised her hand and asked.
“Well, first we should start by asking what everyone’s Synchronization Rate is. What are yours?”
“It’s 10.”
Seo Jun announced it confidently first.
For reference, no one in this place didn’t know Seo Jun’s Synchronization Rate.

-lololol
-that guy might actually be bluffing about that lol like he’s talking about it so proudly?
-saying he looks proud is a bit like salty excuses lol looks like he just doesn’t care?
-true to form, the room master

“Well, Seo Jun aside. What about the rest of you?”
“Mine is around 78.”
Wind Sword said.
“Oh! That’s quite high!”
“Haha. But compared to the coach…….”
Most professional players disclose their Synchronization Rate without hesitation.
It wasn’t important. It’s not like a high rate meant you’d win games.
Of course, there was something to say about gaining confidence somehow when it was high.
And if it was high, there was no real reason not to share it openly.
“Was it 98?”
Seo Jun spoke, searching his memory.
He hadn’t heard it from Lee Dong-su—he thought he’d seen it on a community forum.
“Haha. That’s right.”
Lee Dong-su scratched his head with a modest expression on his face.

-Whoa!
-98 lol that’s insane
-That’s real talent right there
-literally anyone over 90 is blessed and basically all of them became pros lol lol lol
-I’m jealous!
-room master, if you’re jealous you lose

Seo Jun read the chat and let out a dry chuckle.
“Why would I be jealous. Everyone.”
As long as he could play games, that was enough.

-but the room master actually should be a little jealous
-ah lol even at 10 it’s sufficient

“What about the rest?”
“56.”
“Alpaca is average then. What about you, Rumi?”
“47!”
Also average.
“What about you, Yun-ho?”
“80.”
In that instant, the gazes of Seo Jun, Lee Dong-su, and Wind Sword all locked onto Ha Yun-ho, who had stated his Synchronization Rate.
All three of them were hearing Ha Yun-ho’s Synchronization Rate for the first time.
“Really?”
It was quite a high number.
No, it was extremely high.
Since pros like Lee Dong-su were special cases, 80 was top-tier even among the general population.
Those who already knew—Rumi, Alpaca, and the viewers—all whistled.

-lololol everyone denied it… but Ha Yun-ho turned it into content and proved it completely…
-the Points I threw away that day…
-it was bundled up like a spirit bomb. how could anyone believe a Bronze had 80
-real talk lol
-if they swapped it’d be perfect
-but Yun-ho suits it, honestly the room master should be over 100 he beat a pro
-but the Training Ground doesn’t really have much to do with Synchronization Rate

“Haha. So this team has two special cases……. Actually, I think that’s good.”
Lee Dong-su thought for a moment, then said this.
“Huh? What do you mean it’s good? Does that mean I have a lot of room to improve!”
Ha Yun-ho said that again.
A subtle longing for growth was evident.
But unfortunately.
“Not really. I just meant it as a good example that Synchronization Rate has limits as a way to judge talent. It means you don’t need to fixate on Synchronization Rate. Sure, higher is better, but that doesn’t mean you should set a limit for yourself just because it’s not high.”
“Ugh.”
Lee Dong-su gazed at Ha Yun-ho warmly.
The team members’ eyes naturally shifted back and forth between Seo Jun and Ha Yun-ho.
And they nodded.
“Looking at you and then Yun-ho, I now understand that Synchronization Rate is just a mirage.”
“No, that feels a bit insulting, Alpaca.”
“Thank you! Team leader!”
“You’re saying that feels insulting? And Wind Sword, we only differ by 2!”
“Yun-ho! I gain hope watching you!”
“Argh!”

-lol
-I got hope too!
-yeah but high is still better right?
-ah whatever lol
-alright let’s properly test then
-the second one is what we’d expect right?

* * *

They entered The League.
After that, they were invited into Lee Dong-su’s Tower of Memory.
Tower of Memory.
A Hall of Heroes.
It was The League’s lobby, shop, Training Ground, and event venue all in one.
Yes.
It was just The League’s client.
Anyway.
“Have you guys heard the famous saying about Synchronization Rate: ‘Synchronization Rate is how well you can move in virtual reality as you would in reality’?”
“Yes.”
“There’s a reason that phrase is used like that. Because ultimately, Synchronization Rate is about the information loss between what your brain sends and what the capsule sends.”
“Ah, is that so?”

-oh
-first time hearing this!
-he’s making a huge deal out of information that just shows up on YouTube
-then look it up on YouTube instead of listening to Lee Dong-su lol
-real talk lol

“Of course, I don’t know the details either. It’s complicated and honestly I don’t get it. I’ll leave that to the STEM people, they’ll figure it out.”
Seo Jun was impressed.
This guy.
He streams well.

-real talk lol
-make us a wireless Bluetooth shower, STEM people!
-what’s a Bluetooth shower?
-it’s when water comes out without hoses!
-lmao liberal arts guy, did you lose it?

“Anyway, while we say this information is ‘lost,’ what it really means is that your brain doesn’t mesh well with the capsule. We still don’t know the cause. That grand Surface is researching it, so let’s wait for the STEM people. The important thing is that it’s true—higher Synchronization Rate does mean better Imagery. Because information transfers more smoothly.”
Right.
So Seo Jun wasn’t confident about Imagery.
Seven years ago, to use a Skill he’d had to do something equivalent to Imagery and amplify his thoughts—it was that difficult.
‘Well, it was fun though.’
Regardless, as Lee Dong-su said, the cause was unknown.
“So what I’m going to test from now on for you team members is exactly this: how well you can do Imagery compared to your Synchronization Rate!”
The Tower of Memory was structured so that the center was hollow, you could see all the way to the ceiling, and a spiraling ramp clung to the walls going upward.
In other words, most of the space was embedded in the tower’s walls, not the center.
A spiraling ramp you could ascend.
Next to the starting point of that ramp, on the 1st Floor, was a Training Ground set into the wall.
And Lee Dong-su passed through the Training Ground and began climbing the tower.
They followed after him.
As you climbed upward, spaces you could enter began to appear.
Those were Exhibition Halls.
Weapons and equipment of Heroes matching each Affiliation were on display.
The one they’d just passed through held Heroes related to the Light God.
Kael’s Sword had briefly caught Seo Jun’s eye.
Soon enough.
After passing through four rooms, the fifth room appeared, and Lee Dong-su entered it.
The fifth room, so the 5th Floor.
“Is this unaffiliated?”
“Yes.”
A room related to Heroes without an Affiliation.
“You came to see Edh. Well, you probably all figured it out already.”
Lee Dong-su judged that everyone had likely guessed it from when he’d mentioned testing Imagery basics this morning.
Most Imagery tests were conducted this way, after all.
However.
“What is it?”
Seo Jun was consistent as always.
“Ah. Well, let me explain this too then. There’s a Hero named Edh. That orb is the weapon he uses.”
The orb in the display case was glowing brightly.
The outer surface of the orb, roughly the size of an apple, was a perfect sphere and looked ordinary, but inside were tiny mechanical gears meshing and rotating.

[Abandoned Automaton Edh]

“Edh’s Skill is to summon this orb, and he can summon up to four at once. But summoning this orb is quite difficult. As you can see, the interior is a bit complex, so you have to reconstruct it perfectly.”
Ah.
“So the test is to see how many you can summon at once through Imagery?”
“Well, it goes further than that. Do you know about the Special Trials each Hero has?”
“Ah.”
“Huh? You do?”
“No.”

-the room master is clueless! has no idea!
-ah this guy
-lol lol lol
-didn’t fall for magical girl and now he doesn’t even prep. drives me crazy

He’d heard about it technically, but didn’t really know much, so he had to listen to the explanation.
“The League has simple mini-game-style trials for each Hero.”
“Mini-game-style trials?”
“Yeah. Like if you’re playing Kael, how many seconds does it take to land twenty critical hits on Kael’s afterimage? Something like that. You do it, the system records it, and it ranks you. Only the capacity directly needed for each Hero. Simple.”
“What do you do with the record?”
“If you rank first, Surface recruits you.”
“Huh?”
“A lot of The League’s worldbuilding and Lore isn’t made public. Do you know why?”
“No.”
“Because it’s never been decided in the first place.”
What kind of nonsense is that.
“The League’s Lore is created by the users.”
Hmm.
This seems like it needs a more detailed explanation.

-no but room master at least learn the worldbuilding
-real talk lol
-in my opinion the room master is a story skipper. skips the tutorial, skips the story lol lol
-lol lol lol lol lol lol but can’t help noticing when you skip story

“For example, if there’s a conflict between the Light God and a certain nation on the continent that gets revealed this year.”
“Gets revealed?”
“Surface recruits the representatives of the related Heroes, takes them to the real world, and literally throws them into that conflict. Dozens of users at once. Each as their own Hero.”
Ah.
“And then it observes the results they create. Who wins. Or if the conflict gets resolved. Based on that, the patches for the next year change. New Heroes, new skins, things like that. And the way those representatives get selected is exactly…….”
“This simple Special Trial?”
“Yes. The related event hasn’t opened yet, but you can do the trial anytime. Records are saved. If you rank first right now, and then Edh becomes part of a future event, you’d be the representative going in.”

-real talk the Lore literally isn’t decided yet lol lol lol lol lol lol because users have to fight for it
-Schrödinger’s League
-let’s just call it Cat League, I like cats anyway
-the story isn’t solved by the game company or game characters but by the users themselves. that’s wild
-that simple ranking has insane competition. competing worldwide lol lol lol
-ah lol if Light God shows up in the next event, room master’s guaranteed picked with Kael there
-but I’m worried the league story might go totally off the rails if room master becomes the representative and enters the event lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

Tens of thousands of users fighting, and history being decided by the results.

-Surface even provides food and housing during the event period!
-that’s just so they can control information lol lol
-abduction + confinement + gaming lol pretty weird combo

“So let me ask.”
“Yes?”
“What happens if you rank first in two different Heroes’ trials?”
“Um…….”
That case had never occurred.
After all, the whole world competes over those rankings. Focusing on just one Hero is tough enough—trying for two and ranking first in both?
Impossible.
“Like, say I master my desired Hero, then I completely sweep all the rival Heroes so they can’t even compete, then I just don’t enter—would winning be easy like that? Just curious.”
But then.

-you psycho lol lol lol
-room master wants to get hated worldwide now? lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
-ah lol he’s saying he’d prevent the other side from even being able to compete lol lol lol
-true to form. winning without fighting—the art of war!
-would Surface allow that? lol

Why does that actually sound possible?
“Please don’t do that!”

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