Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 323

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Episode 323

Two wilderness experts appear on screen.
One is a Survival specialist known to people all over the world.
His profession itself is that of a survival expert, and the host name of this former special forces operative is Bear.
He carries the name of one of the most powerful predators in the wild—the bear.
His countless feats of prowess begin streaming across the screen in rapid succession.
The world is captivated by virtual reality. His popularity grows year after year.
But the place where humans actually live is still reality.
For humans, survival remains a vital concern.
Jungle.
Desert.
Glacier.
If these were environments unfolding in a game, a virtual world, one might scoff and move on—but reality is different.
Uncomfortable? Hot? Cold?
No.
Maddeningly uncomfortable, scorching enough to incinerate, freezing enough to crystallize.
What they all share:
An environment where a single mistake can mean death.
Anyone can find themselves in such circumstances. The future is unknown, after all. So humans immerse themselves truly.
And they revere the experts who show them how to survive within it.

[But right now it’s my lunch break.]

Countless moments that earned him the title “Lunch Master” pass in succession.
Mukbang show.
The best way to describe Bear, the best way to show how tenacious the thread of human life is, is to watch him eat.
Then the next survival expert appears.

[Ryan.]

A host from a different program than Bear. His distinguishing feature is baldness.
But with no hair to maintain, Ryan can dedicate that energy to survival instead.
People don’t ask why a lion without a head has a mane—and as long as they don’t, Ryan proves to be quite gentlemanly in character, though viewers joke that he becomes a gentle madman the moment he steps into the wild.
First he removes his clothes.
Then he goes wild. Like he’s in his own living room.
He rests. Like he’s in his own living room.
Ryan, too, comes from special forces, and the man himself is strong.
After both experts are sufficiently introduced, the background atmosphere shifts.

-So he’s going up against those two?
-Is it 2v2??

[GAMER]

To express entering the game world, cubic particles swirl across the screen as it descends below the surface.
The world that unfolds is a battlefield with dim spectator stands and crowds gazing down from above.
It’s the map of the world’s most famous game.
Three lanes: Top, Bottom, and Mid.
And then five pillars appear.
No—the moment a sword descends, the screen freezes and Seo Jun’s image gradually zooms in.
Countless plays flash across the screen alongside his handsome face.
Even for someone unfamiliar with games and combat, the moments are filled only with scenes that inspire awe.
Soon his name appears.

[Jin Seo Jun]

-The gamer representative!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-He really is good at this
-The representative should become the channel master
-You gotta check out the Geomsin story ㅋㅋㅋ
-For real, the representative could only ever be a channel master

As the advertisement ends, one backdrop from the game and one from reality flash past.
The two survival experts face off from the left, while Seo Jun holding a sword faces them from the right.
The next participant from the gamer faction will appear during a different commercial break.
For now, they need to make the most of Seo Jun’s popularity.
After the video ended, Seo Jun spoke.

[That was the premiere of that footage! Now it’s going out as an advertisement—what do you think? Who do you think will win? It’s 2v2, right? Yes. That’s correct. 2v2.]

-2v2 against those guys?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The game, I concede. Ten times I concede. A hundred times I concede. No worries about any game ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ But the wilderness?
-Like the channel master said, once in the wilderness and once in the game makes it 1v1 then
-Bear and Baldhead have seriously top-tier survival skills
-Call him Lion, damn it

[So public opinion says I lose in the real world? Hmm. How about we skip the betting and just do a vote?]

Seo Jun opened a voting window with an intrigued expression.
If people thought it would be 1v1, they’d vote for option 1; if they thought it would be 2v0, they’d vote for option 2.

-The channel master really is ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He didn’t even put in the option where he loses 2v0 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Viewers already know he’ll definitely win in the game
-There’s the Geomsin story though, so who knows
-ㄹㅇ Who knows for sure
-What do you mean who knows ㅋㅋㅋㅋ If the twenty-minute dive is true ㅋㅋㅋㅋ With that physique he couldn’t fail to catch fish, so then ㅋㅋㅋ He’d win? Wait???
-Just give him one spear, come on ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-But it bothers me that the channel master isn’t betting?
-The vote is live! !vote 1
-!vote 2
-!vote 1

The votes are tallied rapidly.
Two million people are watching. At this moment, Seo Jun is something beyond a major corporation.
Not entirely unprecedented. But at the current Trabol standard, he was certainly unique and irreplaceable.
Many people are influenced by Seo Jun and cast their votes.
They share thoughts. Inside the streaming room and outside of it.

[Wow, the results are in! I lose at 60%! And I win 2v0 at 40%!]

Seo Jun smiled at the higher-than-expected results.
People immediately understood what that smile meant.

-Ha, he’s sneering ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This bastard always wins when he smiles like that
-But he didn’t bet this time though. He’s wary of the map, that’s all
-Well, the opponent is Bear though? Baldhead is also insanely good
-Call him Lion ㅠㅠㅠ Don’t tease Baldhead

[Let me say it again: I am stronger in reality.]

* * *

News spreads fast.
Today’s Seo Jun content was what everyone wanted to read first the moment The League’s homepage updated.
So many people were watching.
They would have been watching a lot anyway, though.

[Guys! The channel master is going international!!!]
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Man vs Gamer!
Basically a 2v2 special program where they face off once in reality and once in the game!
The channel master’s opponents are Bear and Baldhead!
By the way, the channel master’s teammate is still unrevealed.
==

-Man vs Gamer? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Surviving in the game too? That’s legendary content
-I wanna see the channel master completely dominate these two survival experts in the game
└I also wanna see Baldhead roasting skunk meat right in front of the channel master while he’s starving
-Don’t just call him Baldhead, you jerks…

[Vote Results 60 to 40!]
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1v1 at 60!
2v0 win at 40!
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-Come on, channel master ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why’s there no option for losing 2v0 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└The height of arrogance. But that’s the charm ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Don’t we get to vote on who we think will win? Let’s do it! Riven admin, what are you doing?

[Notice) This is the admin]
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Vote ㄱ

(Voting Window)

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-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Can you just throw a single streamer’s voting window up in a notice like that? ㅋㅋㅋ
└Yes. That is our owner. (admin)
└Crazy bastard, crazy bastard, crazy bastard, crazy bastard ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Owner acknowledged.
└We support you.
-Everyone, what are you doing? Just vote. (admin)
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Another admin showed up
└Why is there still no option for losing 2v0!

On Riven, even the admins were using notices to discuss Seo Jun’s broadcast.
And this same scene was unfolding overseas as well.
The Geomsin story was spreading overseas too.
Having encountered this historical record, it was only natural that people became curious about Seo Jun’s past and all of his deeds since.
Starting with clips of Korean streamers’ commentary on Seo Jun from the after-party, posts and clips left by pros from the historical record after-party consistently ranked at the top of their feeds.
And when they saw that Seo Jun’s broadcast had a simple vote on who might win in Korea’s Riven, countless overseas communities naturally followed suit.
Overseas users followed tradition.
They did not include the option of Seo Jun losing 2v0.

[Bear and Lion have each built their own unique domain in survival, much like Geomsin’s domain in the game.]
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Of course, they’re probably not quite the absolute best like Geomsin truly is. There are many remarkable people, after all.
But survival is a complex and difficult domain. It requires training.
It’s a difficult field for those who haven’t truly experienced it.
So my vote: 1v1!
==

[Think about what’s actually needed for survival before saying Geomsin wins!]
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Is excellent swordsmanship skill necessary for survival?
What survival needs is this:
Observation skills to scout the surroundings and Dynamic Visual Acuity. That part seems to be there.
Excellent physical stamina? Seems to be there too.
Composure to maintain reason in extreme situations? Seems to be there.
Knowledge? You can just memorize it all.
Wait?
Why would Geomsin lose?
==

-So this is what Koreans mean by “Geomsin fear.”
└Hahahaha!
└└ It is pretty terrifying though
-Baldhead also holds incredible records. He’s the only human to have crossed the 6,500km Amazon River on foot with his group in 2 years and 8 months.
└I genuinely think that’s amazing.
└└Not inferior to Geomsin
└└└Don’t disrespect Baldhead

The overseas voting results came out to approximately a 3 to 7 ratio, predicting a 1v1 outcome.
That was being quite generous in their assessment.
Depending on what advantage each received within their own battlefield, the vote might shift slightly, but the overall 7 to 3 ratio wouldn’t change.
And.
There were people who laughed while mentioning this result, seemingly displeased about it.

[Bear]
[Hahaha! Thank you all for taking interest in the special program. Especially to the brave Korean streamer who made this decision. I’m very eager to meet him. In any case, you mustn’t let your guard down in survival, but the same goes for the game as well.]

[Ryan]
[Modern soldiers play games quite a lot. There’s no better training space than virtual reality. Of course, the games are good too. For the first time, I’m revealing this. (The League Challenger achievement photo)]

The new posts from the two host accounts on social media brought entertainment to viewers.
Soldiers truly do conduct training in the highest-quality virtual reality, customized down to every detail to match reality.
The first thing done upon entering the military is measurement for this purpose.
So this survival expert from special forces was actually a Challenger?
If they receive the right advantage, and if the game isn’t something like The League but rather a survival game set similar to reality?
People began waiting for Seo Jun’s response.

[Special Forces vs Geomsin!]
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Will that obnoxiously rude streamer manage to provoke these two manners-conscious 40-year-old survival experts this time!!!!
==

-Wow, this is getting intense. He’s a Challenger?
└Yeah, but the game’s no problem~
└There’s strategy in games though. What if they sharpen their blade before coming? What if it’s a skill-less game?
└Then there’s overwhelming force ㅋ
└What if his teammate suddenly turned out to be someone like Alpaca or Kim Tae-woo? ㅋㅋㅋ
└Since it’s an international broadcast, they probably won’t recruit those guys. No worries ㄴ
└Self-reliance ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The channel master’s response is coming soon
└100% guaranteed ㅋㅋㅋ He’s gotta provoke them ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

As predictably as expected, Seo Jun’s YouTube account posted a notice.

[Check out the second half of the League homepage interview that I didn’t finish earlier. ㅋ]

And.

[Huh? What is this interview?]
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The channel master…? You’re saying you left the historical record at the end because your Synchronization Rate was dangerously low?????
Wait a secondㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
So are you seriously playing games while wearing a one-ton Sand Bag?
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The preliminary skirmish went to Seo Jun’s victory.
Along with some rather shocking news.

[Right. The channel master’s Synchronization Rate ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It was incredibly low, right?]
[He even used the Penalty as a character flaw ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Insane bastard, insane bastard]
[To think he won by exploiting that situation… Really, is he even human…? Human…?]
[Bear and Lion must be seriously on edge, right? The Geomsin story didn’t come out of nowhere ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

Then, after some more time passed, the meeting day for Man vs Gamer drew near.

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