Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 320

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Episode 320

The hotel where the participants stayed boasted top-tier amenities.
A luxury establishment.
How participants were treated directly reflected the company’s caliber, so it was only natural.
No matter how wealthy these people were, they couldn’t resist a free room.
And rumor had it they were throwing an after-party by the hotel pool.
Two days of rest after the History Book ended.
Each team should’ve simply returned quickly to adjust to the time difference and train, but the coaches called their players anyway, thinking this pointless party was a waste of time.

[Listen, Bernard! Get back here!]
[I don’t want to.]
[Why not!]
[I need to meet someone in reality again.]
[Good grief… please tell me it’s not who I think it is?]
[I bet it is.]
[What about Rachel? Is she staying too?]
[That’s what she said.]
[Reason being?]
[Same as mine.]
[Ugh! Listen here, Bernard!]
[What.]
[You still seem to be on good terms with ‘that person,’ so whatever you do, don’t let that relationship fall apart……]

There was no way they were heading back.
As mentioned, they couldn’t resist a free room.
But beyond that.

[Look, it just feels too unfinished to leave it like this.]
[Yon. What are you trying to do? You’re not thinking of challenging again, are you? Have you forgotten how you were blubbering that night saying you were scared? No way! Stop!]
[……. That’s not it, Coach. I didn’t blubber.]
[Oh? Sorry. You just looked so terrified. Anyway, the History Book was fun to watch. Last one standing!]
[……. Fine. I heard I can stay up to a week longer, so I’ll leave then.]
[What? Training! What about training!]
[Oh, that was a joke! Either way, I need to see him again!]
[Just meet him now, say hello, and come back.]
[No way. He’s in his room. Or maybe home? I’m not sure.]

The pros wanted to meet Seo Jun.
They’d seen him plenty during the History Book, but they’d suffered terribly in the latter stages.
Then wasn’t meeting again after all that only natural?
Revenge?
That wasn’t it.
But for some reason, they wanted to see him once things had concluded.
Really not revenge.
Definitely not revenge.

[Ah. Yon. And since you two seemed to get along pretty well, I’ll just say this.]
[If you can bring him to our team, do it.]
[No matter what. Absolutely no matter what. You’d know better than anyone since you faced him. Our analysis team is looking at this right now and it’s nonsensical.]
[Got it. But wouldn’t all the other teams approach him too? If he decides to play, who knows how much his asking price would skyrocket.]
[I know that. Doesn’t matter. Even empty-handed is better than nothing. No matter what. Really, the more we analyze it……!]

And so nearly all the participants, with similar thoughts, went out of their way to carve out several extra days from their busy schedules.
While the participants and viewers were watching intently, oddly enough, Seo Jun never emerged from his hotel room—there were no sightings at all.

[Where is the streamer……]
[He’ll definitely show up at the pool party! Night broadcast, right?]
[Turn on the broadcast please!!!!!!]
[When is the broadcast starting? I’m losing it streamer? When is the broadcast starting? I’m losing it streamer? When is the broadcast starting? I’m losing it streamer? When is the broadcast starting? I’m losing it streamer? When is the broadcast starting? I’m losing it streamer? When is the broadcast starting? I’m losing it streamer?]
[Huh? The door’s still closed today? That’s strange? Huh? The door’s still closed today? That’s strange? Huh? The door’s still closed today? That’s strange?]
[Riven’s gone mad ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[It’s so cold!!! Open the door!!!]

The night the History Book ended.
And the next day.
Even today, the day after that, Seo Jun hadn’t posted any notice about turning on his broadcast.
He must’ve gotten his phone.
Since he’s Korean, he could’ve gone home.
So he should’ve been able to broadcast like he normally does.

[This is definitely 100% intentional lol everyone knows this guy harasses viewers too, right?]

People assumed this was Seo Jun’s doing.
Under normal circumstances, when opportunity knocks, a streamer should strike.
Actually, they should have to.
Whether to live well, to reach the top, or for any other reason.
Not striking when opportunity comes is just stupid.
However.
If someone possessed a value only they could provide.

[You’ve got nerve! But please, just open the door!]

Then they didn’t need to strike.
And Seo Jun, in fact.

[This bastard doesn’t just ride the wave—he creates it. Then doesn’t even row. Infuriating.]

Had the ability to generate that current himself.
He’d proven it all this time.
And as the viewers suspected, Seo Jun was.
“Ah, nice weather today too.”
Deliberately not turning on the broadcast.
“Damn this Seo Jun bastard. I want to air all this on stream right now.”
“You’re loud this early, Tae-woo.”
“The embodiment of evil is chuckling at the community boards like that. That’s the problem.”
“……”

* * *

Seo Jun was resting.
Partly because he was tired, but also because his rule was to rest when rest was due, no matter what.
Even if controversy erupted.
That was just how he was.
‘Probably?’
Though there was some truth to the fact that seeing viewers so desperate made him even less inclined to stream, so he’d decided to rest one more day.
What did it matter.
Breaking viewer records was fun, but so was this.
Seo Jun entered Travail.
He simply had nothing better to do.

* * *

Analysis broadcast.
The biggest trend in Travail right now.

[Bronze analyzing Kael’s movements!]
[I was genuinely taught by Kael – Wind Sword]
[Kael seems to think rather highly of Seo Jun…]
[We’ve brought in a psychiatrist! Just how does someone develop such a personality! (with permission from Seo Jun – the man who contacts the world’s greatest swordsman) – Ha Yun-ho]
[Yes. That bastard’s best friend. That’s the thing ㅋ. Don’t sympathize with him. Please don’t sympathize. – Kim Tae-woo]

It was unavoidable.
The viewers wanted it.
Nearly every game streamer had to talk about the History Book.
And it was entertaining.
During the History Book, even streamers became ordinary viewers, and people naturally love sharing extraordinary events they’ve witnessed.
This held true even for overseas streamers with no connection to Seo Jun.
Three of the best analysts had gathered.

[History Book Kael Analysis]

A simple broadcast title. But the two figures displayed in the thumbnail naturally drew overseas viewers, and it explained why the title was so plain.
Two of the world’s three greatest analysts had come together.
John Peto, who kept his knowledge to himself during broadcasts and thus lacked popularity, and Sara, who had participated in official broadcasts—the two of them.
Neither belonged to any team.
Precisely because of this, they could analyze freely wherever they went.
And perhaps because of that very freedom, they were heavily exposed and could be called the top three analysts.
Among active professionals, there were certainly those more skilled.
But still.
Since teams kept showering them with offers, they hadn’t earned the title of top three analysts by mere luck.
“Do you know where this is? Korea! Haha!”
John Peto had come to Korea. And with the help of the team leaders, he was staying at the hotel.
He’d also be attending tomorrow’s party.
“Why did I come? Obviously to see that person! And today’s broadcast is for that too! Am I wrong?”
Sara, sitting beside him, spoke.
“I feel the same way. I was invited, but I couldn’t possibly pass this up. You have no idea how shocked I was while preparing for today’s broadcast.”
“Because there really is something you feel more each time you watch it again.”
“Exactly.”
They began analyzing several scenes.
Viewers: one million.
A remnant of the festival atmosphere.
Normally it would’ve been in the two-thousand range.
“Look here! Right here—can you believe that just with a slight blade angle deflection, it connects to the next attack!”
John Peto continued excitedly.
“When both blades contact at exactly perpendicular angles, the force equalizes, so neither can push through! Not even the most muscular man! So fights in the game are pure technique! Because force contests are impossible! And this person’s every moment is truly exquisite and beautiful. He must’ve learned it somewhere. And my goal tomorrow is to find where he learned it!”
A great analyst need not be a great player.
But those with the eye to analyze actual play rather than just the game itself are usually skilled themselves.
“This can’t be talent alone. Of course, it’s world-class talent. But this person was like this from their very first game! Then in reality!”
Might there be a master?
That’s when it happened.

[Seo Jun has donated $100!]
[I’m not there. ㅋ]

“Hey! Didn’t I say if anyone impersonates me even once more, it’s a ban?”
“Wait, Peto.”
“You’re done for.”
The story between Seo Jun and Shin-geom had become common knowledge in Travail.
And since everyone knew that Seo Jun’s first action had been a donation offering unsolicited advice, countless impersonations kept appearing in various channels.
John Peto was no exception.
Such disruptions to broadcast flow couldn’t be tolerated.
“Cut.”
Peto removed the viewer who’d just donated and gave them a one-day ban.
The viewers approved. Especially the Korean ones.
It was a famous broadcast.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The streamer’s not even here and where’s the impersonation coming from ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Just post a notice please

And Sara spoke.
“Hey. Was that actually that person?”
“What?”
“No, I just logged into Travail and he literally just appeared.”
“Wait. What? Wait! No no no! By my own hands! Is he coming? He’s coming, right?”

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-That bastard appeared on another channel!!!!!!
-He won’t turn on his own broadcast but walks around visiting others? Is he insane?
-Grab him! Catch him!
-He’s just trying to follow the streamer around ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Foreign brothers, let’s go together!
-Let’s go! Koreans!

“No no no!”
“Tch, idiot.”
After that, Peto’s channel lost 800,000 of its million viewers in an instant.
But for Peto, the fact that he’d driven Seo Jun away with his own hands caused far greater pain than the viewer exodus.

* * *

[He trolled various broadcasts all day ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ the man’s just built different ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Followed him around all day! It was worth it!]
[Next was Tae-woo’s channel supposedly ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ after dropping massive viewers and not saying a word was legendary ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ the foreign viewers all rioted asking the streamer to speak ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[A master of one-way communication ㅋㅋㅋㅋ leaves immediately once a streamer starts asking questions ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ this is the real streamer!!!]
[And still won’t turn on his own broadcast ㅋㅋㅋ truly the worst]

And the next afternoon.
As the after-party that everyone—viewers and participants alike—had been waiting for began.
Seo Jun finally turned on his broadcast.

[‘Seo Jun’ has started broadcasting.]
[Let’s see who can gather. ㅋ]

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