Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 35

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Episode 35

“Look, I’m in a position where I have to assess the situation and clean it up anyway. So let me cut to the chase and ask you a few things. The Slayer of the West.”
The atmosphere shifted dramatically.
Viola leveled her blade at Seo Jun.
She knew the protagonist’s identity too.
“Try me.”
“The ones called the City’s Authorities. You assassinated them?”
“Yeah.”
“All of them?”
“Every last one.”
“……And there seems to have been an internal schism in the Assassination Guild. Do you know what caused it?”
“That guy whose head you’re standing on, Arthur—he was in cahoots with the City’s Authorities. He tried to kill me because I was dangerous. So I subdued him.”
“The entire Assassination Guild? You, alone?”
“That’s right.”
Viola withdrew her blade.
She gave a deliberate cough, feigning composure.
But the tension showed plainly in the way her foot pressed harder against Arthur. Even her eyes betrayed it.
Ahhhhhhh!
Arthur screamed.

-Is that cold sweat, sis?
-LMAOOO
-Even I’d be terrified
-The protagonist brought down an entire city alone LMAO

“Right, right. First of all, thanks for handling the City’s Authorities. You saved me the trouble.”
“And?”
The protagonist’s eyebrows rose.
“Damn it. The Committee ordered me to bring in the remaining perpetrators of this mess and whoever cleaned up the City’s Authorities.”
Viola let out a soft laugh.
“There’s no way I could kill you when the Assassination Guild itself couldn’t. Of course, I’ve got subordinates investigating the city, but even if they arrived…… I’d be dead before they got here, wouldn’t I?”
Viola’s eyes darted around frantically.

-Are you scared? LMAO
-This NPC’s got a firm grasp on reality
-Intelligence character confirmed
-See how she reads the room LOL ok

Viola brought her hand down hard on Arthur’s head, knocking him unconscious, then tore at his clothes with her blade.
The theatrics began.
She moved a short distance away from Seo Jun and lay down on the ground.
Then she started rolling.
Tumble-tumble.
By the time dust covered her entire body, she stood up, brushed off her hands with exaggerated motions, and cleared her throat.
Ahem.
When their eyes met, Viola grinned shamelessly and spoke.
“So let’s just say I ran away. You’ll…… let me live, right?”
It was hard to imagine this was the same elite knight in the neat uniform from moments before.

-So not an intelligence character, but a comedy character?
-Pure charm radiating LOLOLOL
-Her face screams cold beauty but why is she like this LOLLLL

“Sigh…….”
The protagonist pressed his temples, as if his head ached.
Even if he’d had control of his body, Seo Jun thought, he would’ve acted the same way.
“Just go.”
The original protagonist would have killed any member of the Ruling Order without hesitation.
But this incident seemed to have complicated his feelings.
Viola smiled as if she’d expected this, looking at the protagonist.
“Thanks. And we’ll change. Our internal affairs are being sorted, and the right person is stepping into power. Your strength would be far more effective under our control…… but ahem.”
She glanced around once more, gauging the mood.
The protagonist glared at her.
“Fine. Fine, I get it. I’ll just hope we’re not enemies when we meet next time.”
Is it over now?
“Can I take him with me?”
Apparently not.
“Get out of here already.”
“Will do.”
Viola grabbed Arthur’s ankle and dragged him away, growing more distant.
The protagonist gazed at the city, unchanged from before.
Control of his body returned to Seo Jun.

[You have completed the Hidden Scenario.]

-Wow! Cheer cheer cheer!
-Applause applause
-So does anyone know what this teaser was about? No reward or anything.
-I want to receive Viola’s blessing too

Time had passed through the night, and dawn was breaking.
Seo Jun entered the city and walked down the gray stone-paved road, taking in the surroundings slowly.
“First, let’s head to the Tavern where Christina is.”
The cityscape felt all the more beautiful because it was familiar to him.
The experience lingered.
Seo Jun entered the empty Tavern.
But instead of Christina, a man was standing there.
One of the assassins Seo Jun had subdued.
“She’s at the Clock Tower right now. And I’m sorry.”
Seo Jun accepted the apology and left the Tavern, then climbed the Clock Tower.
“This reminds me of the tutorial. We climbed it with Wire back then.”

-You should try it too
-Lol

“Ah, I don’t have Wire.”
Seo Jun launched himself upward, moving via Parkour as he spoke.

-LOLOLOL
-Finishing the ending without even basic equipment like Wire LOLOLOLOL
-Wire is from a basic Quest which he didn’t do LMAO
-Really impressive in multiple ways
-Do you have to be this inefficient at the game to even do a Hidden Quest?

Seo Jun climbed up and approached Christina.
The game’s ending began—the one visible after capturing all the City’s Authorities.
“The Queen is dead, but the people don’t know. That’s how tightly information is being controlled. But from now on, the city will change. Thanks to you.”
She spoke her piece alone, then leaped down below.
“Huh? Is that telling me to go back to the Tavern?”
As Seo Jun puzzled over the sequence, the screen changed, music played, and the End Credits rolled up.
Over a thousand developers.
While waiting, Seo Jun found the names Kim Yun Chan and Eve Paymo in the credits list.

-The ending hasn’t changed
-Simple and good
-Thanks for your hard work.
-That was really fun

The ending was truly as understated as the viewers said.
‘Well, I like it.’
He hadn’t played meticulously, analyzing every detail like others, but he’d enjoyed it thoroughly and well.
In his own way.
The viewers began congratulating Seo Jun in their own manner.

[‘Congratulations-on-Seo-Jun’s-Ending’ sent a 10,000 won donation!]
[Congrats congrats!]

[‘Like-this’ sent a 100,000 won donation!]
[You’re the first person to clear this game!]

[‘Military-discharge-in-one-day-and-I-watched-this’ sent a 30,000 won donation!]
[Wait, why am I getting emotional?]

-LOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
-Military buddy TT
-Yeah you’re the victor TT

[‘OO’ sent a 20,000 won donation!]
[So what’s the next game?]

[‘Very enjoyable’ sent a 100,000 won donation!]
[So you’re going to fail the Christina Quest, right?]
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Donations poured in.
After answering each one, Seo Jun closed the donation window for a moment and opened his mouth.
“Thanks for all the donations, everyone. Now let’s wrap up the last thing that’s left.”
That was the Affection Rating Quest with Christina.
The post-ending world wasn’t vastly different from before.
Seo Jun entered the Tavern.
The Quest automatically completed.

[You have achieved Christina Affection Rating: Love.]

He received the corresponding reward.
Various coins and Assassination Guild Marks came in.
But if the Affection Rating reward ended there, viewers wouldn’t have been so engrossed.

-Talk to her
-I probably won’t hit Love rating anyway so I’ll watch it like this hehe

“I’m really grateful. You kept your promise. So I……. ……you know, Nameless. Would you like to take a walk through the city with me?”
Christina spoke with a blush on her cheeks.

-I’m jealous TT
-That should’ve been me
-It’s possible for us too. Just catch all the City’s Authorities and fight and beat the entire Assassination Guild.

All he had to do now was approach Christina and speak to her.
Seo Jun opened the settings menu and moved his hand toward the game exit button.
“The Dawn of your Assassination Guild ends here.”
Naturally, a flood of protest emotes erupted.

-?
-?????????
-??????
-LMAO I’m literally speechless

But Seo Jun thought this was a good time to end the Assassination Guild’s story and move on to another game.
There was still content like various marks and achievement collections remaining, but it wasn’t broadcast-worthy.
As for the Christina Affection Rating Quest reward…
Wasn’t this exactly the kind of thing that would make viewers angry?
That’s why streamers need this kind of teasing too.
Hmm!

-Dude why are you doing this.
-Bro… are you broken?
-Play the date scene
-I’m nervous cause murder is my first time
-Why are you committing murder LOLOLOL

“If you’re really curious, then you guys clear the Quest yourself and see it. Besides, who goes on a date with other people watching? So with that, we’ll wrap up the Dawn of the Assassination Guild.”
It wasn’t an adult game exactly, but he was skipping the scene as a precaution against any potential adult content.
He didn’t know the exact broadcast regulations for adult scenes.
“And by the way, you all were demanding failure so hard—why are you acting like this now?”

-That’s true LOLOL
-Why’d you become a streamer?! Why’d you become a streamer?! Why’d you become a streamer?! Why’d you become a streamer?!
-We will not forget this day……
-The streamer’s definitely a forever single!

Seo Jun hit the game exit button and returned to the lobby.
And to extinguish the fire quickly, he changed the subject.
“Anyway, what was the meaning of that Hidden Scenario earlier?”
Seo Jun knew it was a teaser for the next project.
But Muvie Soft hadn’t revealed any other details.
All he’d heard was what Muvie Soft’s CEO, Eve Paymo, said—that he’d naturally find out when he’d completed the scenario.

-Oh? The Muvie Soft official YouTube just uploaded a video
-On the homepage too
-Is it from the streamer clearing it?
-Yeah, looking at the upload time it seems like it LMAO

“Oh, something went up?”
Looks like it’s a Teaser video.
“Let’s watch it together, everyone.”
Watching something else while streaming is annoying for viewers, but even if it wasn’t annoying, people prefer watching together anyway.
Seo Jun found the fresh video uploaded less than an hour ago.
The title was.

[World Of Belief Teaser]

“Let’s check it out.”
As the video started, against a black background with nothing else,
Ding.
A clear, bell-like sound rippled across the silence, and a subtitle appeared.

[Assassination Guild]

Bird cries ring out as the screen takes on the perspective of a bird flying above the city.
The keen eyes of a skilled bird catch an anomaly occurring at the highest point of the city in an instant.
There an assassin in a hood leaps downward.
And the screen transitions sharply as it descends.
Splash!
A member of the Ruling Order overlooking the water from the Cliff appears, rippling.
Beyond that, numerous assassins in the Cathedral, Market Street, hidden chambers, and elsewhere pass by.
The screen darkens again and a subtitle appears.

[Ruling Order]

Similarly, it shows nobles enjoying a banquet.
These are the world’s Rulers. The privileged and the powerful.
In the streets, a grand procession unfolds.
Masses of soldiers march with discipline, conveying overwhelming pressure.
Entering a building at the city’s center, a treasurer sits at his desk calculating.
A knight leading the charge into war.
A mage, newly proud of an invention, appears in turn.
Like gears in a machine, when these people fulfill their roles, their society demonstrates true power as one unified whole.
Now the scene shifts once more, and a medieval folk song begins to play.

[Belief]

An assassination blade pierces the neck of a bloated noble.
A captain of the guard eliminates ruffians disturbing the peace.

[Where Will You Stand]

Soldiers under the knight’s command chase down an assassin.
They cry out and charge forward.

[Chaos]

The city falls into disorder.
Innocent people die and are wounded by assassins.
Streets become a mess and a child cries.
The video depicts scenes of lawlessness.

[Cosmos]

People are exploited under their control.
The nobles’ bellies grow ever fatter, and treasure accumulates in their coffers.
Their procession is merely a tool for easier rule.
The song cuts off sharply.
With an assassin in a hood and a knight glaring at each other as the final image, the video ends.
It was a fascinating video.
He’d leaked information rather subtly.
“Wow. This looks like the next project, doesn’t it?”

-Yeah LOLOLOLOLOLOL
-Holy smokes!
-Dude this is insane
-What kind of prep was Muvie Soft doing?!!!!!!!!
-Is it coming out as an MMORPG??????
-Insane. Seriously, I have no words. Insane.
-We’re seeing this because of the streamer, right? Seriously LOOOOOOOL

Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game—abbreviated as MMORPG—refers to an RPG where countless players simultaneously connect to a server and play.
The viewers had already forgotten he’d skipped the service scene, now fully immersed.

-So Ruling Order vs Assassination Guild—users choose sides?
-Faction choice right here LOLOL
-Dirty assassins disturbing the world scum
-Corrupt pigs taste assassination steel?

People were already deeply invested.
Their tone was typical internet vernacular, which somewhat ruined the mood.
“So everyone, which side do you think I’ll choose when the game launches?”
And Seo Jun’s single question ignited the powder keg.

-Obviously the Assassination Guild, duh why would you abandon assassination?
-The streamer’s never even used an assassination blade. Definitely Ruling Order.
-Basically Christina vs Viola
-I pick Christina.
-You guys don’t know anything. Assassins are literally broke. Ruling Order’s all rich second-gen kids. What’d you pick?
-Want to get assassinated?
-Sorry but there’s plenty of assassins even among the powerful!
-Doesn’t matter—the protagonist’s the one that counts. Looks are basically golden parachute anyway
-Gotta go Assassination Guild no matter what
-Main character though

Seo Jun scanned the chat.
Opinion was leaning slightly toward the Assassination Guild.
It was an understandable result—players had been operating under the Assassination Guild’s banner throughout.
Familiarity breeds preference, as the saying goes.
Some viewers were already excited about playing the new game.

[‘Idiots’ sent a 10,000 won donation!]
[Instead of trying to convince the streamer to pick your faction, you should just go wherever the streamer picks LMAO]

-Hmm? That makes sense
-OMG TRUE LOL TRUTH
-Are you some kind of sage?
-Thinking about getting paired against and griefed in the opposite faction, just same team for peace of mind LOOOL
-If you end up facing that demon how do you even handle it LOLOLOLOL

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