Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 331

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Chapter 331

The first episode of the special “Pro vs. Gamer” broadcast drew 3.3 million viewers, dominating cable television with an overwhelming first place.
The number of cable broadcasters in America is beyond imagination.
But pulling in this many viewers for a one-off special is genuinely impressive.
The production team might even feel a twinge of regret that it isn’t a regular series.
However.

-Whoa! First place!
-Is that really it?
-The broadcaster has 2.3 million viewers right now lolololol
-The broadcaster’s pretty insane tho lol

It was nearly the same tier as an individual—Seo Jun—in terms of viewership numbers.
So the impact on viewers was rather muted.
No matter how much the streaming market’s scale has grown overall, an individual moving in the millions is certainly out of the ordinary.
Probably surpassing a million just from Korean viewers alone.
‘Well, we’ve crossed 3 million anyway.’
Average American cable viewers across two episodes: 3 million.
That was the incentive condition, and Seo Jun felt confident he could meet it.
He also had to satisfy the overseas viewer requirement at the same time, but since his own broadcast’s viewership counted toward that, it was a breeze.
In any case, people just had to watch the next episode.
“You’ll be watching the next episode too, right?”

-Yes
-Ah lol gotta watch
-Tomorrow?!!!
-You’re streaming tomorrow too, right?
-Guys… the broadcaster just came back after taking over a week off… you can’t just ask him to stream tomorrow too…

Everything had been rehearsed well enough anyway, and Seo Jun figured it would probably gain more word-of-mouth and climb further.
“See you next time.”
Seo Jun ended the broadcast right then.
He figured he’d said enough, and those who still wanted to talk could go somewhere else and spread the word.
Even these small details matter.

[Han Ji-min: Boss! Congratulations! Wow!]

Han Ji-min, who knew the contract details roughly, left a congratulatory message.

[Han Ji-min: Boss, you’re seriously world-class.]

World class.
That wasn’t empty praise.
‘Thinking about the money I’m getting from this shoot…’
Most game companies might not be able to afford him for ads going forward.
Base appearance fee: 400 million won.
If he satisfied the incentive condition: an additional 50%.
Hazard pay?
Yes.
Now that the Historical Record is over, did Seo Jun have any discount?
Yes.
It’s not truly over yet.
One long shoot remained, and in terms of duration alone, Seo Jun might be undercharging relative to his market value.
Nevertheless.
600 million won is a substantial sum.
A truly massive sum.
Even without being able to do targeted ads like in gaming.
‘I can buy five Capsules in an instant now.’
But he didn’t fall into any strange euphoria or excitement.
Money simply wasn’t that important to him.

[Seo Jun: Feeling good hehe]
[Han Ji-min: Congratulations!]

At least he’d likely get the incentive, so that was good.
“Hmm…”
Seo Jun sat in his chair, lost in thought.
Money?
He’d earned plenty.
He could keep earning it. Even if it’s far less than now.
Honor?
Honestly, he’d deliberately—or had no choice but to—neglect his image to entertain viewers, but at this point he figured he’d secured honor too.
At least in terms of skill, he’d definitely earned recognition.
“Or not?”
Well, maybe not.
The viewer numbers are at their peak.
They’ll drop eventually, but for an individual broadcaster to maintain this many viewers for weeks on end—not just a single flash—is unprecedented.
If Seo Jun were a baseball player instead of a streamer, all these records would be meticulously catalogued and preserved for the world.
But in any case, numbers will decline and settle somewhere.
“Should I try maintaining viewers?”
That would require doing content related to foreign affairs, doing joint broadcasts with foreign streamers, hunting for blockbuster games.
That didn’t mesh with Seo Jun’s streaming style.
He didn’t feel any reason to do it.
“Cashing out aggressively—rejected.”
Same with that.
He’d continue working as a streamer.
But it felt like he’d lost a direction to move toward.
In his past life, he might have aimed to unify the jianghu once, trained successors to fulfill his ideals, left to torment heretics in the Demonic Cult, or traveled while pretending to be a newbie like any veteran player would.
Hmm.
“Training successors?”
That sounded fairly promising.
But this too was rejected.
He couldn’t see an immediate reason to do it.
This was what they called being at a crossroads.
It was a day of deep contemplation.

* * *

The second episode of “Pro vs. Gamer” was broadcast.
Seo Jun rested on a sunbed.
Baek Do-yul busily moved about, expounding survival knowledge of flora and fauna he knew.
Seo Jun rested on a bed.
Bear and Ryan likewise hunted, filled their hunger, then began exploring in earnest.
Seo Jun rested in the water.

-Vacation lololololol
-What is this even lol
-What the hell is this guy doing lololololololol
-Are the producers insane loll Where’s the survival show lolololol

In fact, there was a reason that neither Seo Jun nor the viewers knew about.
The editing team, having reviewed the filmed footage, came to a conclusion.

[We absolutely cannot air this as-is!]
[Why?]
[He makes it look too easy!]

There was no tension at all.
Seo Jun’s carefree or playful expressions made viewers fail to grasp that a single mistake in this contestant’s situation could cost him his life.
Not only was there no broadcast appeal,

[Anyone watching this and thinking it’s easy absolutely cannot see it like this!]

If what someone does looks easy, it means that person is an extraordinary master.
A thoughtful adult would catch on to that much.
But younger people and children who don’t are the problem.

[So what should we do?]
[Let’s go full entertainment instead!]

As if it weren’t reality.
Though reality it was, of course.
In any case, that kind of behind-the-scenes effort existed, and what aired now was the result.

-Broadcaster sleeping in the sea lolololol
-There was a cut in the middle—did he go breathe?
-Lololol even worse than Ryan
-Huh? Rain’s coming

Suddenly wind and rain pour down.
Weather is inherently fickle.
In the harsh wind and rain, Bear and Ryan stopped exploring and moved to shelter.
But the walls and roof they’d built were blown away by the fierce wind.
An emergency situation—yet even as survival experts, the two found a place to hide.
And Seo Jun and Baek Do-yul rest comfortably.

-Chilling fact: the broadcaster spent less time building camp
-D-D-D-D-D
-The broadcaster built it alone while those two spent more time……
-Those two being Bear and Ryan lololololol

The next day came, and Bear and Ryan urgently searched for the Flag.
Increasingly desperate.
The pressure that they might lose showed plainly on their faces.

[Once we find it, we’ll bind the logs we prepared with vines to make a simple Raft, and immediately cross to the other island. We can’t delay any longer.]

They rationally narrowed down the areas they hadn’t thoroughly searched one by one, methodically locating the Flag.
It was a far more reliable method than just wandering about hoping for luck.

[There!]

From Ryan’s camera, Ryan pointed his finger to a tree above.

[Those dirty producers. Ha ha ha.]

Ryan immediately began climbing the tree.

[Hey!]

While climbing, he shouted energetically to let Bear know they didn’t need to search anymore.
Bear heard and responded, moving to the base of the tree, and Ryan climbed quickly, grabbed the cleverly hidden Flag, and came back down.

[Let’s go!]

-Oh no
-Wait, did the broadcaster lose from being too casual?
-What happens if he loses?
-His pride takes a hit lolololol
-Actually the broadcaster’s pride doesn’t really take hits in the wild
-True

Viewers watching the broadcast started worrying about Seo Jun’s defeat as they saw Ryan holding the Flag and building the Raft.
But then.

[Hey!]

A perfectly constructed Raft approached their island.
Seo Jun sat at the front, waving the Flag.
Bear and Ryan looked at each other, then chuckled and conceded.

[We lost.]
[We sure did.]

-Whoa!
-Do-yul! You actually pulled your weight!!!!!!
-He found it first
-And look how well he made that Raft lololololololol

* * *

-What did Do-yul do?
-This guy’s literally on vacation lololololol
-The broadcaster did all the work lol

To summarize: Seo Jun found the Flag.
Feeling the pressure mounting, Seo Jun confirmed the territory Baek Do-yul had definitively ruled out, then searched the remaining areas.
To others it might have looked like he was wandering casually, but Seo Jun searched quickly and thoroughly.
Then he took his pre-prepared Raft across.
Without Baek Do-yul.
Incidentally, Baek Do-yul was still searching for the Flag while Seo Jun crossed the sea.

-Lololol just rest, Pro
-At this point I can’t tell if the broadcaster’s being nice or just coasting
-The broadcaster’s definitely coasting but results-wise it’s totally sweet lololol

Bear, Ryan, and Seo Jun exchanged hugs of mutual respect as the show came to an end.

[Good work.]
[Thank you for your hard work.]
[Ha ha ha. I’d really like to see what happened. But I suppose that’ll have to wait until it airs.]
[Well, try some of this. Crocodile Meat.]

Bear’s narration wrapped up the show.

[We were defeated in our field of expertise. Disappointing as it is, anything can happen in nature. Now the Battlefield moves. To the Last. A place far more intense and ruthless than here. There we must survive against gamers. We must devour them. Just as they did in our world.]

“And. So it ends. Yes, with my victory. Didn’t I tell you? Reality is stronger.”
Responses praising him for finally showing the truth of the legendary sword story were dominant.
“What legendary sword story. Is there anyone who can’t do that much?”
When responses like “He’s spouting nonsense again” came in, Seo Jun turned his head.
Honestly, that last statement was a bit much.
‘Not everyone can do things like that.’
Anyway.
“Well then, I suppose I need to select my team members today.”
The next Battlefield is the Last.
A game where you survive by teaming up with viewers.
And today was the time to announce that team.
“I’ve emphasized the requirement of being unemployed several times already.”
It’s a game that runs 24 hours straight, so obviously you need to be unemployed.

-Yesss!!! Finally!!!!!!!
-Please let it be me please let it be me please let it be me please let it be me
-Non-famous regular viewers should leave
-Regular viewers can still apply
-Anyone who joined after For the Sect should leave lololololol

Just as people’s interest in viewer participation was heating up,
Seo Jun saw one chat and stopped the excited viewers.
“Hold on a second.”
Seo Jun went to Ryan’s SNS on his computer.
There was a chat saying something had been posted.
“Oh.”
And the content was quite interesting.

[Ryan: Last, special forces ready. Since we’re online now, I’ll change my attitude a bit and say a few words. Ever seen real combat? Is that what you use in Korean? lol]

-Lolololl Did he seriously use a laugh?????lololol
-Lololol Insane
-Bald guy’s Provocation ON lolololl
-From a loser lolololl
-But would special forces + Last be kinda scary?
-Operating missions every day lololol

“The Last has guns. 99% similar to reality.”
It’s a game without combat skills.
So if he filled his team entirely with special forces, how much would his power increase?
And if they’d matched up before, they’d have gone through training and real combat.
But then.
Seo Jun’s eyes widened. His mouth curled upward.
In fact, that wasn’t particularly important right now—Seo Jun had just realized something.
Seo Jun laughed out loud.
“Ha ha ha ha. Special forces? Sure. But you know, viewers, I think I’ve just figured out what direction I should be moving toward.”
Who needs grand goals anyway?
While continuing to broadcast as a streamer.
“What is it, you ask? To convert all the heretics in the world.”
Wouldn’t that be enough?
Modestly.

-What kind of crazy talk is that lololol
-This isn’t the Historical Record, mister
-Wow Koitz www Become Kael himself www
-Wait… did the world just get f***ed?
-What even is heresy lololololol

“Well. Let’s hurry up and pick our team members.”

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