Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 264

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Chapter 264

Shin Geom.
A mid-tier streamer in China with somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 viewers.
He had no talent for magic or ranged combat, but his weapon control and physical prowess—extensions of his own body—ranked among the finest in all of China.
Because of this, he never reached the professional scene, but as a Chinese streamer he’d accumulated considerable wealth and prestige.
His swordsmanship alone was truly top-class.
Moreover, Shin Geom had earned such a reputation that had his personality been just a little better and his nature suited to streaming, major corporations would have signed him without hesitation.
His influence differed from that of ordinary mid-tier streamers.
The Sword of the Continent.
That was Shin Geom’s nickname—a title given by those who ranked him highest in skill within their world.
And now that very Shin Geom.

[Summarizing the current situation]

Right now, he’d become a hot topic on China’s largest gaming community, where posts were racking up hits in the millions.
Those interested in Shin Geom and Kael likely already knew; but the vast majority did not.
The vast majority of China, that is.

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1. Some Korean streamer named Geomsin cleared Kael’s Trial in 50 seconds. Anyone into the competitive scene would know this.
2. And today, through a patch, Geomsin got targeted. Kael’s vital point patterns changed.
3. Shin Geom opened his mouth about it, mouthing off. Then immediately opened a practice broadcast to challenge for first place in Kael.
4. After some time, a donation comes in from a user with the nickname Geomsin, who starts coaching Shin Geom on Kael’s patterns through donations, then suddenly gives him a tip.
(Clip)
5. Remarkably, it was spot-on. After that, it hit hard. Then he coached again.
(Clip)
6. With the new pattern, Geomsin hit 50 seconds again in no time and sent a donation.
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The Korean in the middle means “if you can understand Korean.” Shin Geom ended his broadcast, and immediately afterward attempted Beduah, but soon came the targeting—one after another.
One by one.
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According to the Korean community, it was an intense battle.
I laughed pretty hard.
And when the Korean Geomsin set a new record at 599, the Sword of the Continent suffered a complete defeat.
In every way.
A total defeat.
I salute the Korean Geomsin.
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-The author is definitely a magic user. Showing respect to that guy?
└Why do you say the author is a magic user?
└Shin Geom’s disdain for magic users is famous. He can’t do it himself, so.
└Got it.
-Is this streamer going to become the second Highest Mountain, the Longest River?
└No. It’s too early to say he’s blocked China. He’s only stopped one streamer.
-I watched all the videos. That Korean streamer’s character is terrible. But I think he’s better than Shin Geom, who only flaps his jaw. Either way, the skill is top-tier, hahahaha.
└You’re admitting the Korean has superior skill? Don’t you have any patriotism?
└Hahahaha. The videos speak for themselves! Hahahaha.
└Patriotism can’t save us from this. Shin Geom suffered a crushing defeat. In skill and in character.

[I thought that broadcaster saying he was “done” was really crazy. What kind of country is Korea?]
[Shin Geom should have realized from the donations that he was a person to avoid when the coaching started. That was his biggest mistake.]
[Only someone that strong would keep you from even thinking of revenge. Hahahaha!]
[I’d dodge too. Hahahaha. That itself is an acknowledgment, no matter what Shin Geom does.]

For reference, China is a country obsessed with revenge.
That’s the national temperament.
There’s a belief that not seeking revenge makes you a coward.
This stems from the era of weak central authority in ancient China and Confucian thought, and since it was somewhat known in Korea as well, the Korean community produced this sort of reaction.

-The Chinese are so shameless about their character. Just how…… crazy are you, Bangjang? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-When it comes to character, this guy is truly a virtuoso ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

In any case, topics about Seo Jun seized the Chinese community in an instant.

[Why is the Korean Geomsin so handsome? I’m angry.]
[This is a Korean government conspiracy to invade our culture by plastic-surgerying their streamers. Shin Geom is just an unfortunate victim of K-POP.]
[We have something to show the Chinese Kael players. Five-point bow. Any more questions?]

These lighter responses were tame.
Once people started finding it entertaining and sharing it, most of those posting were either people who disliked Shin Geom or casual users just browsing the community.
While the heavy users absorbed the news and grasped the full situation.
Time passed a bit more.
Those intoxicated by the nation of China began to move.

[Is it right for Koreans to go this far, even if they started first?]
[Given the size difference between nations, they should have shown more restraint.]
[As a son/daughter of the Chinese people, I too feel humiliated.]

Of course, this was an extreme position, but in any case, those with loud voices on Chinese internet had broadly similar arguments.

[We’re looking for another Chinese champion to take revenge on this arrogant Korean!]

Revenge had to be sought.
Of course, not by Shin Geom.
China’s side had lost so badly that an image of massive inferiority had formed, and Shin Geom could no longer expect anything.

* * *

“Damn it!”
Shin Geom struck the wall inside the Capsule with his right fist, staring into the void.
To the left of his vision was the Beduah ranking.
First place.
Geomsin.
599.
He’d never seriously attempted it, but he knew it was nearly impossible.
“He left one on purpose!”
He had to make a choice.
Either pursue Beduah or attempt a different Champion.
The latter seemed more likely to succeed than the former.
His sense for the sword could let him aim for first in any ranking.
But if he chose the latter, he’d ultimately be running away, and the biggest problem was—
“Is he going to target me again? You bastard!”
Seo Jun.
Though it seemed like today would be the end.
“Again! He’ll come again! And again! Keep coming! You trash!”
But if he chose the former instead?
600.
Ten minutes of flawless, perfect play with not a single margin for error.
“Can I do it? No. That bastard did it. Then I can too.”
He admitted there was a level gap right now, but he was still a genius who hadn’t tried hard.

[Either way, that streamer proved it.]
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The developer’s targeting of Kael and Shin Geom’s provocation—both ultimately proved something.
So what did Shin Geom, who always proudly called himself the Sword of the Continent, prove?
And could he prove anything?
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-A Chinese person blocked by the wall of the world hahahaha! This is that level.
└Shut your mouth, traitor.
-Any way you look at it, it’s just a difference in class. Shin Geom is human. Not a monster who gives coaching in under an hour.

[Who thinks Shin Geom can do 600 and confidently participate in the History Record?]
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If anyone does, they need to seriously go back to studying.
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-So is there no one who can teach that Korean on behalf of China?

Shin Geom was already abandoned by public opinion.
He hadn’t committed any great outrages on broadcast, but his abilities fell so short that cold reason naturally pushed him out of the conversation.
Shin Geom gritted his teeth and resolved to go into seclusion for training.
Thus Seo Jun had succeeded in neutralizing Shin Geom for a while.

* * *

“Well then, all you Chinese viewers, please leave. Because there will be no more targeting. Why, you ask?”
Seo Jun laughed.
Wasn’t the reason obvious?
“Surely Shin Geom won’t run away to another Champion, right? Right? All you Chinese Shin Geom fans out there—isn’t that so? If he runs from here, he has to give up the title of Sword of the Continent.”

-Agreed. Arrogant Korean hahahaha!
-Who are you to strip him of anything?
-If he runs now, Shin Geom is no longer worthy of representing China.
-Are you guys deciding who’s qualified?
-The Chinese are splitting apart too ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Ah…… Bangjang. Just keeping the enemy trapped in suffering…… ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

“Ahem. That was simply out of respect and courtesy for an opponent I competed fairly with in skill. Please don’t misunderstand. And everyone.”
Seo Jun spoke with his smile intact.

-Huh?
-What?
-Hmm?
-Why am I getting anxious?
-Is this a threat?

It wasn’t a threat.
“Only the greatest users can enter the History Record, right?”

-That’s true.
-Only the master of that Champion can really enter.
-Not just any master—the world’s greatest.

“Then shouldn’t there be standards worthy of that greatest level? Like the 599 in Beduah just now?”
Chat filled with a mix of Korean and Chinese nicknames.
The message was the same.

-?
-…
-????
-???
-…

Seo Jun had brought about globalization.
“Just kidding. So then, End Broadcast.”

-Oh man, I really got scared for a second ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I was worried he’d wreck every other Champion’s Trial ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This Korean has incredible humor! Hahahaha!
-Bangjang destroys wrecking through sheer physicality ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

“By the way, tomorrow’s broadcast topic is which Champion will have the best advantage in this History Record. Really, End Broadcast!”

-…
-Let’s just say it’s Kael
-Bang bang bang!
-Is it really right to unleash Bangjang on the world? Shouldn’t we be pooling disaster relief funds right now and placing a mission to quarantine him from the History Record?
-Hahahaha! You Korean viewers are smart! Our big spenders in China will probably help too!
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ disaster relief ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Bangjang is a disaster, that’s for sure

Leaving the laughing viewers behind, Seo Jun ended the broadcast and stepped out of the Capsule.

* * *

“The manual…… doesn’t have it.”
The manual they’d created when first running the History Record content had no guidelines for the case where a single user claimed first place in two Champions’ Trials.
The developers had never imagined such a person would appear.
A top-tier user who needed no preparation period, hitting peak performance in just a single day.
In other words.
“We need to handle this ourselves. First, Beduah and Kael. Kael can’t be touched by anyone. You all just watched the broadcast, right?”

[Yes.]
[Indeed……]

They watched Seo Jun’s broadcast carefully.
They searched back, even years ago, to see if such a record had ever existed.
“What’s the probability that Shin Geom pulls off 600?”

[Obviously none.]

Simply put, you could just bring the second-place player into the History Record.
But this didn’t align with the image of only the greatest users, those for whom the Champion itself was an incarnation, being drawn from the past.
There’s someone better than him—does he deserve to represent us? That kind of feeling.
Does he have the right to represent?
“What about personality-copying technology?”

[Korean Team Lead. Are you insane? And there’s no such technology anyway.]
[In any case, it’s our job to run the content as smoothly as possible. Let’s think about solutions.]
[Team Lead Goto. This Team Lead. That Korean…… no, that Korean user’s next content idea. Did you hear? This isn’t just a Beduah problem anymore.]

“Still, based on what he said at the end and his actions with Beduah today, there’s at least some hope. Shin Geom doing 600 has almost zero chance, but professionals?”
The other Champions would likely be the same. We’ll leave room for them.
Actually, that’s worse in a way.
‘If he just went ahead and did 600, we could just send second-place regardless of whether the image breaks.’
It tormented Shin Geom and annoyed them as well.

[If they dropped all practice and devoted themselves to the Trial…… it might be possible.]

In Beduah’s Trial, was the most important thing physical skill in wielding a sword?
No. Reaching the ranking requires top-tier physicality, but to claim first place—precisely to handle 600—you need that top-tier physicality plus perfect self-control.
This is a quality that trained professionals, those who practice extensively, possess; but an amateur who relies on talent and games carelessly lacks this element.

[But would professionals even bother challenging? If they’re interested in the History Record, they can do another Champion, and if they get tired of it, they can just stop.]

The other two team leads shared Goto Lead’s thought.
Of course.
“We’ll have to make them.”
This team lead then opened the Korean community website on screen.
‘Is this History Record going to pit the owners of the most perfect records against each other?’
Over one streamer?
It was just a hollow laugh.

[Wait…… but if Bangjang does this, is this two History Records?????]
[You guys. Does it end at two?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He’s a real disaster ㅋㅋㅋ]

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