Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 253

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Chapter 253

After Seo Jun had casually taunted viewers and shut down his broadcast.
Naturally, people fell into confusion.
The first-place racer had suddenly declared a break.
But in the eyes of most viewers now.

[????]
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Why did he suddenly give up?
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It would be more accurate to call it an abandonment.
From eight to midnight, he’d cleared the entire first phase, even cracked the boss’s second mechanic, and glimpsed the third. His health bar read forty marks—halfway depleted.
Health at forty marks.
Below half.
The jobless would hold strong until five in the morning, and salaried workers burning vacation days could push until dawn if they really burned themselves out.
A clear was clearly within reach.
That’s what everyone thought.

-Yeah, seriously, why did he suddenly give up?
-Wouldn’t just four more hours get us the kill?
└Looked like it
-Hmm. This one’s pretty disappointing, honestly

[The thing is, he’s not the kind of person who would do this]
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Did something serious happen?
Or is he just worn out?
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-Could be, I guess
-There’s definitely a possibility. Like, some unavoidable situation
-We don’t know, but his team all seems to agree, so
-Still, as a fan, I’m pretty let down
└For real ㅋㅋ

[Honestly, there’d be nothing weird about him just being sleepy and going to bed.]
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ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Wait, really?
==

-True ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-If he loses first clear over this, public opinion’s gonna be ruined but whatever
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Given his personality, even if someone told him to bomb the first clear, it wouldn’t be out of character
└But the broadcast master isn’t that weird of a guy??
└Then why’d he go to sleep ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└For real
└Going by what he just did, he’s definitely weird ㅇㅇ

[But seriously why did he go to sleep ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
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Not because he’s tired.
He’s still running Zero Damage and people are just praising him nonstop—maybe maintaining it got too exhausting, so he just bailed on first clear?
==

-That’s possible too
-Maintaining Zero Damage is pretty grueling ㅋㅋㄹㅃㅃ
└I get it!
└Get what ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-So from now on he’s the rabbit?

From that point on, Seo Jun became the rabbit.
Naturally, a streamer’s free to rest and manage their stamina—nothing wrong with that.
But public sentiment inevitably cools when you do.
So it was unavoidable that Seo Jun became the lazy rabbit from the fable, the one who’d lost the race to the tortoise.
Countless rabbit memes began flooding Raven.
Occasionally.

[Is he actually planning to come back after sleeping and do first clear?]

Posts recognizing Seo Jun’s intent did appear.
But such posts.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So it was calculated? That’s why he took a break? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-He could just clear it right now as-is, so why the detour?

Got buried without even receiving one recommendation, let alone thirty or ten.
And gradually, more and more people began flooding the community, venting their complaints.
It wasn’t that Seo Jun’s action itself was wrong.
It was simply that he’d lost his direction.
A hundred thousand people had.

[So what about it?]
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I took tomorrow off specifically to watch the broadcast master do first clear.
I even ordered late-night food to stay up all night…
How could he do this!
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-Me too ㅋㅋ
-Lost sight of his roots
└But like, his roots…
└What are his roots even?
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Fair point
-So what, we’re all just sleeping now?
-It’s pretty rough

In any case, people found their answers, as they always do.
Among the hundred thousand, most decided they’d watch a bit longer before heading to bed themselves.
After all, most were watching because of Seo Jun in the first place.
While they might complain, they harbored no real ill will—just figured there must be a reason.
The next largest group switched to watching other broadcasts.
They’d be happy to see first clear from anyone else.
A tiny fraction.

[I’m going to sleep.]
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I’ll catch the broadcast master doing first clear when I wake up in the morning.
It’s all calculated!
==

-You always say that
-Yeah, I’ll wake up and there’ll already be a first clear stream~
-8 AM Seo Jun broadcast title: [First Clear Congratulations] ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Sleeping with that kind of faith in mind, only to get roasted in the comments afterward.
And ultimately, the person who benefited the most from this situation was.

[Viewer Count – 33,000]

Trfur, who’d sniped Seo Jun first.
“Huh? Why is the viewer count suddenly so high… Wait? You’re saying he went offline?”
After his raid failed and he hit restart, Trfur kept checking his viewer numbers, which had swollen far beyond his usual count. It felt good.
Good feelings, because of the numbers.
And the count he’d just confirmed was triple what it had been before.
“Why’d he go offline? Could he have already cleared it?”
Insane.
Trfur’s heart sank.
No matter how much attention that streamer drew with his Zero Damage gimmick, it wouldn’t make sense for him to clear it just like that.
In the previous attempt, their highest progression had been identical.
Fortunately, it wasn’t.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The guy just went to rest
-Pathetic lol

And hearing he hadn’t cleared it, Trfur found himself blurting something out without thinking.
The words just came.
“Ah, so he ran away?”
After he finished speaking, he worried he’d overstepped, his heart sinking again—but fortunately, the reaction was positive.

-lol for real ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Yeah, that tracks ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Got scared
-Trfur, let’s see you clear it!
-Unless something’s actually going on, he just hit the panic button
-Trfur, go big or go home, big shot!

More than good—the chat was actively egging him on.
So.
“Haha. Go big? I’m already going big. Aren’t I?”
He spoke with pure confidence.

-Nice!
-Looks right?
-If you clear it while Mr. Coward runs, you become a hero ㅋㅋㅋ
-Is Seo Jun really all hype though?
-Nah that’s not it
-Does Zero Damage look like a joke to you?

Thirty thousand voices cheering in chat—how could he not get swept up in it?
‘He must’ve skipped ahead to avoid the gimmick that comes next. That’s obviously what he was planning.’
The guy kept his broadcast running like it was such a big deal, then just disappeared.
Probably to snag all the information.
Or maybe he just wasn’t confident he could do it.
‘The party’s skill level…’
Trfur let out a snort.
Look how fast the guild following him caught up.
Regardless.
“I think it might be all hype. Ah, I’m seeing half the chat agree and half disagree right now.”
Eight hours left.
Plenty of time.
A chance had come to overtake that streamer.
He needed to row hard.
And.
‘Even running away so pathetically, half the people still defend him.’
It bothered him.
“Isn’t it convenient that we caught up right then? There must be a reason he ran. I’ll show you the results—why he fled.”
If he’d known the streamer was only this caliber from the start, he wouldn’t have held back during that first provocation. He could’ve stolen all the viewership.
Calculating wrong and pulling only thirty thousand instead—that was the real loss.
‘Well, if I succeed this time, I can probably absorb all his audience anyway.’
Setting aside his belated regret, Trfur savored the roaring chat and resumed the raid.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ He ran all the way to the end
-But if he ran, what’d you call it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Let’s go first clear!!!!!!
-If Seo Jun really is all hype I’ll give you an upvote ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Guess he was scared of the carry ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

He’d be the first among all remaining parties to clear.
He’d steal that streamer’s viewership, maybe not destroy him entirely but definitely drain him.
His heart pounded.
From excitement.

* * *

Midnight.
The situation had been resolved quickly, and even though viewers had scattered to find other content, plenty still were calling Seo Jun pathetic and a coward.
This was partly because Trfur had stirred them up during his broadcast, and partly because Monster, who still hadn’t cleared the first phase, had abandoned first clear but kept reigniting public opinion through comments.

[If this wasn’t something urgent, I can’t really view him favorably]
[I mean, if he’d been playing forever it’d be different, but four hours and then taking a break? Come on ㅋㅋ]
[Watched it again. I thought his skill at always demolishing stuff was insane, but turns out he’s a runner who bails when things look hard]

Still, ultimately people’s interest in Seo Jun faded.
Most of his defenders had already gone to sleep to wake at 8 AM.
Great sounds need two hands clapping.
1 AM.
Trfur’s party had advanced to a level where they could reach forty health with just two or three attempts, and began researching how to crack the third phase mechanic.
As the vanguard, Trfur proudly declared that unlike some people, he wouldn’t run, wouldn’t close his broadcast.
2 AM.
Trfur’s guild’s success rate in reaching forty had climbed steadily, and they began unraveling the secrets of the third mechanic.
3 AM.
Around ten minutes in, they finally cracked the third mechanic.
Everyone still waiting praised them as a party of only the finest players, the best of the best.
For Trfur, it felt like his world had arrived.

-They’ll clear at 6 AM maybe?
-There’s five thousand people here who went to sleep ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Sucks they’ll miss it
-Let’s go!

Then at 3:30 AM.
Trfur realized something had gone wrong.
Up to the third mechanic clear, everyone’s focus had reached its peak—no failures.
But after clearing it, they couldn’t push past that wall.
From forty health onward, the boss switched from predictable patterns to erratic movement.
Normally, once a raid boss’s aggro is triggered, it closes to a set distance and then uses specific patterns based on probability.
But from forty onward, the boss began choosing the optimal attack based on player position and situation, calculating and adapting its movements.
The sudden change shattered everything they’d adapted to so far.
Worse, now after three hits, instead of a sword, a duplicate appeared.
4 AM.
They needed more time.
Four hours left?
No.
Having seen the other parties struggling, they’d smartly gone to sleep.
But these players couldn’t sleep.
And now, reassessment had begun.

-Remaining viewers ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I seriously don’t think these guys will clear by 8, so if you think the broadcast master had foresight, upvote ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (laughs) Gets a solid rest, sees the mechanic, still does first clear? Is Seo Jun a literal genius????? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Seems genuinely brilliant ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Trfur, just give up and go sleep
-Even the broadcast master probably can’t clear this, so why not get some rest and aim for tomorrow instead?

‘The broadcast master! The broadcast master! That guy again!’
The remaining viewers who’d been praising him moments ago had now switched their tone.
He should’ve seen it coming.
This hour of the day was when the worst people stuck around—the viewers who loved aggro gathered here.
And over the past few hours, those who’d been holding back their complaints about Seo Jun had finally gained their loudest voice.
Public opinion was bound to shift.
‘Damn it!’
“There’s still plenty of time.”
His party members looked exhausted, but it was still possible. Still.
5 AM.
Despite repeated failures, they pressed forward with superhuman mental fortitude.
6 AM.

-Starting to feel bad for them, upvote if sad ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I slept and woke up believing in the broadcast master at midnight ㅋㅋㅋㅋ but the viewers who’ve been watching this the whole time? They’re the real ones to pity ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The broadcast master is a god! I slept and woke up, and when I heard they were nowhere near, I rushed over ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Wait, he didn’t plan for them to suffer this much, did he?
-No way ㅋㅋ
-Just waiting for 8 AM upvote ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Those guys who were being loud on Raven earlier, I wish they’d already cleared while they were sleeping ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

7 AM.
Finally, they succeeded in seeing the last mechanic, down to ten health.
But one party member suffered a health emergency and hit a forced logout, ending their attempt.
‘Still an hour left! Damn it. Damn it.’
Drowsy.
Wrecked.
In reality, harsh dark circles would’ve greeted him in the mirror.
Yet Trfur ground his teeth in frustration.
Viewers had dropped below ten thousand. The recent rise came from users waking up and logging back in.
“Trfur. At this rate, I don’t think we can make it.”
“…….”
“Trfur?”
His party members were all veterans from Racle—players he’d kept in the loop even when he was desperate.
He couldn’t push them any further.
“My apologies. Let’s just sleep for six hours and resume at 1 PM. They won’t clear it either.”

[Do you wish to abandon the raid?]
[Game will now end.]

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-One hour until the god descends!!!!!! I’m the winner for listening to the broadcast master and becoming a child of the new land and sleeping!!!!!!!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Come broadcast master! Trfur’s out! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-He arrives

[Ending broadcast.]

After shutting down the programs in sequence, Trfur lay in bed.
‘Sleep fast. Sleep fast. Sleep fast.’
He repeated to himself.
But the more he tried, the more alert his mind became.
He’d been so exhausted just moments ago.
He knew the reason why, though.
The clock read 7:55 AM.
He went to Trabol to check what was bothering him.

[‘Dang So’ has started broadcasting.]
[Slept great!]

[‘Kim Tae-woo’ has started broadcasting.]
[First clear incoming. Descending.]

[‘Seo Jun’ has started broadcasting.]
[Couldn’t clear it? ㅋ]

In the end, he witnessed Seo Jun turning on his broadcast.
Eyes wide open.

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