Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 31

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Episode 31

A Hidden Quest.
People were excited, especially since it involved opposing the Assassination Unit.

-Ohhhhh……
-I never dreamed the player would become an assassination target
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Now all the things the room master did come back to bite him.
-But the room master has never assassinated anyone?
-ㄹㅇㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He just beat everyone up

Seo Jun turned his head to assess the situation first.
Right now, he was being carried by someone toward somewhere.
As blonde hair poked from beneath a hood and fluttered about, Seo Jun realized who was carrying him.
There was no other NPC with blonde hair who would appear at such a critical moment.
“Is this Christina?”
Seo Jun attempted conversation.
“It’s me. That’s right, it’s me.”
She was gasping, breathless.
Looking around, he realized she’d run him all the way from the Abandoned Factory to District 4.

-I believed in you, sister!
-Sorry our room master is a bit heavy, huh?

“After Queen died, Arthur said you’d betrayed us and sided with them.”
Christina spoke as she entered some building.
After setting him in a chair, she began wrapping his injured leg with bandages.
“But I couldn’t believe it. I knew why you fought the Organization in the west — you had reason to be enemies with them.”
It was about the protagonist’s background.
The protagonist had lost his family to the Organization in the past.
“So I followed Arthur’s trail, overheard your conversation with the Nameless One, and learned the whole truth. Damn. All this time, that bastard has been deceiving all of us.”
She had been in the building during the cutscene when the protagonist spoke with Arthur.
Seo Jun’s gaze shifted to her arms.
The explosion had torn her clothes away and exposed her skin, which was swollen and red.
It was a wound from the evacuation during the blast.
Because she had been on a lower floor, she’d run out of time.
“Now Arthur will summon the others and try to eliminate you. Your location will be compromised in an instant. There are no blind spots in Altheon.”
Christina wrapped his bandages tightly.
Even as she did, Seo Jun’s body still wouldn’t move properly.
“Hmm, then shouldn’t you be getting to safety?”
“Yeah. I will be.”

-That’s cold.
-Just run ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Honestly, there’s no choice.
-Be grateful she saved you at all, human.

Once Christina finished her first aid, control returned to Seo Jun’s body.
“Because I have to expose Arthur’s wrongdoings. He still won’t know who I really am. If I miss this chance, Altheon will fall completely to him. Then more people will suffer. I’m sorry.”
I see.
She had made the most rational choice.
Not a choice for herself, but for Altheon.
“Then go quickly.”
Seo Jun stood up and tried to run.
“First aid is basically a penalty, everyone.”
His mobility was hindered and running wasn’t working well.
It was the kind of quest difficulty where you had to capture all the rulers through Musou to progress.
“What are you saying?”
“Never mind. Go quickly.”
Seo Jun smiled gently.
“Understood. Nameless One, I really hope you survive. If we can use the Organization’s forces……. If you can just hold out for about a week…….”

-Why a week?
-The quest clearly said one day.
-How does she use the Organization?

Christina stopped talking and shouted, looking at the ceiling.
“Damn it, Johan! Stop! He’s…….”
When Seo Jun looked up, a man called Johan, who had been clinging to the ceiling, was falling toward him.
Sword raised and aimed directly at him.
Of course, Seo Jun had already caught on to his presence and responded smoothly.
While Christina was wrapping his bandages, he’d detected the subtly altered ambient sound and had been on guard.
Seo Jun simply grabbed Johan’s arm and slammed him to the ground.
Thud!

-Wow, our eyes met and I actually got chills.
-Total shock ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The room master just turned it around on him.
-ㄷㄷㄷ

Then, without hesitation, he drew his sword and brought it down toward the assassin’s neck.
Clang!
A sound that shouldn’t have been made echoed.
Christina had blocked him in an instant.
The metallic ring rang out clear and bright.
“What?”
Seo Jun spoke.
Just as Christina was about to explain why she’d blocked him, the fallen Johan got up and lunged at Seo Jun, who lightly tripped him and slammed him to the ground, subduing him.
Then knocked him out.
He didn’t bring the blade down.
He was curious why Christina had stopped him.
But Christina’s expression held wonder and admiration.
“How did you do that so easily……. Johan is a Master Class assassin.”
Master Class was the highest rank of assassin in the Assassination Unit, given only to the most skilled.
Most branches had fewer than five.
“With that level of skill……. Damn. Nameless One.”
Christina bit her lip and stared at him.
“Can you survive? There are 47 members total in our branch.”
Forty-seven.
Seo Jun spoke confidently.
He had no fear of death from combat skill alone, but he had something even more certain to rely on.
“Well, I’m a player, so I can’t die anyway.”

-Come on, kill me ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ If I die, I just respawn!
-Respawn ㄱㄱ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Sister watch the room master’s skill and get flustered, so precious
-ㄹㅇ Too beautiful

“If you’re that confident…… could I ask you for one thing?”
Somehow the conversation was working.
“What is it?”
Another quest?
By showing his skill, he seemed to have satisfied the condition.
Seo Jun’s prediction was correct.
But this quest had a different direction.

[Affinity Quest – Mercy]
[He subdued a Master Class assassin so easily. With that level of skill……..
It’s certainly a shameless request, but there’s no help for it. The other members are currently being deceived by Arthur.
So.
If you survive……..
Quest Clear Condition: ‘Survive’ – Do not kill a single member during the quest progression.
Quest Clear Reward: Christina’s Affinity reaches Love rank.]

In the Assassination Unit’s future, Affinity existed for every NPC of significance.
Special gifts, specific actions, or Affinity Quests could raise this Affinity’s rank, and Love was the highest rank.
Christina, wracked with guilt for making such a request, looked down and avoided Seo Jun’s gaze as she spoke.
“Please show mercy to my comrades and don’t kill them. They’ve all been deceived by Arthur. If you listen to my request…….”
Christina paused for a moment.
She slowly lifted her head, met Seo Jun’s eyes, and opened her mouth.
Her beautiful voice came through clearly.
“I’ll give you everything of mine.”

-ㅗㅜㅑ
-ㅈㅁ……ㅁㅊ
-What the hell!!!!
-Looking for party members to catch the room master (1/9999999999)
-Gotta catch the rulers
-No wait, Christina’s affinity is insanely hard to raise but why is the room master getting it for free
-First time hitting Love rank ㅋㅋㅋ

Seo Jun clicked to accept the quest.
“Oh. This quest has rewards too. Then I’ll do it.”
It was normal for there to be rewards.
“Thank you, Nameless One. Really. Please survive.”
Christina approached shyly.
Then, with a determined expression, she bent down, took his hand, and gently kissed the back of it before leaving.
“Hmm, isn’t it usually the man who kisses the lady’s hand?”
Seo Jun spoke awkwardly, turning his attention to the chat window only to be startled.

-How dare you touch sister’s lips???
-Sister are you looking at his face? Sister are you looking at his face? Sister are you looking at his face? Sister are you looking at his face?
-Am I going dark side? Am I going dark side? Am I going dark side? Am I going dark side? Am I going dark side?
-Give up the quest right now! Give up the quest right now! Give up the quest right now!
-If I can’t have her, nobody can.
-How do we hack the capsule? Seriously.
-Burn his hand immediately!

“Er. Everyone, please calm down.”
Why are they so excited?

-How would you calm down?
-If you kill Johan right now, I’ll give you 100k won ㅋㅋㅋ
-No, but you’re handsome. Even in a game, just let it go……

“I don’t want to. But…… someone’s here.”
Seo Jun held his sword firmly and surveyed his surroundings.
Someone had infiltrated while he wasn’t looking.
The noise-filled ambient sound had shifted slightly.
And the moment the air’s flow changed, a figure emerged from a shadow against the wall.
“Die.”
Seo Jun swung his sword to check if Parrying would work.
Clang!
With a clear, pure sound, ripples emanated from where the blades met.
Simultaneously, the assassin was knocked back.
Parrying works.
“This will be much easier then.”
But then the air shifted again.
A sharp whistle cut through the air!
A dagger flew in from outside, cutting through the air.
Its target was his ankle.
Seo Jun jumped slightly and dodged the attack.
But because of the bandages on his left foot, his jump was weaker than expected, and as the dagger grazed him, Seo Jun’s HP dropped a bit.
Thunk.
The dagger embedded itself in the floor, and at that same moment—
“You traitor!”
“Organization dog!”
Two assassins rushed at Seo Jun from both directions.
Seo Jun’s eyes instantly scanned and assessed the battlefield situation.
To overcome the disadvantage in mobility.
Whoosh!
Seo Jun closed in on the enemy in front, clashed blades first to pull him from the battlefield, then faced the enemy from behind.
The Assassination Blade, the assassins’ weapon and symbol, gleamed as it caught the sunlight streaming through the window.
And that was all.
“Gaaagh!”
Seo Jun’s sword moved fluidly, neutralizing the enemy.
Three more assassins fell into a Groggy State in an instant.
“My location’s been compromised. We should move.”
Seo Jun brought his sword down on the Groggy assassins’ heads, knocking them all unconscious, then left the area.
As befitted District 4, the streets were bright and crowded.
Seo Jun naturally blended into the flow of pedestrians.
The best place to hide a grain of sand is in the desert.
But it was no use.
“I mean no malice. I will bear the weight of your death.”
He looked like an ordinary passerby on an ordinary street.
Such a person waited for Seo Jun to draw close, and when the moment came, attempted assassination without hesitation.
A flash of light erupted.
Fortunately, Seo Jun turned his head properly to respond.
And in the direction he turned, another assassin stood holding a chain.
The chain hissed like a serpent as it lashed toward Seo Jun!
Simultaneously, flying daggers descended from the second floor.

-This feels incredibly helpless.
-Hmm. Is he using skills?
-Hitting him up like cowards all together!!!!

Skills were blocked too.
The only option left was to parry.
Seo Jun handled the flying daggers that reached him first.
Then he dodged the chain, grabbed it, and yanked it toward himself.
The assassin who’d thrown the flash from behind drew his Assassination Blade and rushed forward.
Seo Jun sidestepped while making the chain-wielder and the rushing assassin collide.
“Gaaagh!”

-What the hell is this…
-That’s amazing.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The assassins are getting a taste of Musou and can’t think straight

Seo Jun quickly knocked the assassin unit member unconscious and left the area.
“The one on the second floor disappeared. He got away while I wasn’t looking.”
Concealment? Or did he just vanish?
More flying daggers come again.
Seo Jun knew this feeling well thanks to his previous life’s memories.
When enemies coordinated his position in real time on the battlefield and drove him into a corner, he’d felt this exact sensation.
“If they keep doing this all day, it’s going to be a pain.”
A day in-game was much shorter than 24 hours in reality, but still an hour.
A sharp whistle cut the air!
Seo Jun caught the incoming flying dagger with his right hand and spoke.
“Looks like I’ll just have to catch them all.”
His eyes began to glow.

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