Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 366

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Chapter 366

Yamada Lise and Yamada Yasuo departed for Korea the very day they met.
After contacting Point through their agency, the two received word they could meet in two days, and during that interval they spent their time freely in Korea.
Her younger brother Yamada Yasuo was determined to prepare himself for the next stage of training before meeting Seo Jun, so he set out searching Seoul for a waterfall he could enter.
This wasn’t information generally available on the internet, so it should have been difficult, but he somehow discovered the location and departed.
Yamada Lise, left behind, found herself contemplating what to do.
What could she do in Korea?
It was Korea—a neighboring country she’d visited frequently, driven by genuine interest.
So then.
“I’ll just binge-watch his content!”
She decided to binge-watch Seo Jun’s videos.
Though she wasn’t the type to catch every livestream, she was certainly a fan of his.
She’d even enjoyed watching her conceited younger brother get thoroughly defeated in that history book segment.
After two days of watching Seo Jun’s videos in her hotel room, Lise reached a conclusion.
“I think working at the Booth would really be fun! But before that! I want to test myself against him once! I am the original, after all!”
Working together was virtually indistinguishable from placing herself under Seo Jun’s authority.
So then.
“Of course, Seo Jun has much higher recognition than me now and is truly global, but still!”
Shouldn’t she at least confirm her qualifications once?
“Seo Jun, it won’t be easy for you, will it?”
She flashed a playful smile as she and her brother headed to Point three days before TrStar began.

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“So you want to spar first? And several times, at that?”
After arriving at Point and exchanging greetings, Seo Jun listened to the full story and found himself studying the woman before him.
It was already surprising that the lead actress of the format he’d brought had sought him out directly, and now she wanted to spar first.
“Hmm…….”
Seo Jun grasped that this wasn’t merely about sparring.
In fact, it was obvious.
What actress, no matter how reckless, would just show up wanting to spar before everyone else?
“Are those your only conditions?”
Seo Jun posed the question directly.
“No.”
Yamada Lise’s words were automatically translated in real-time through her phone, and after reading the text, Seo Jun asked again.
“Then what?”
Lise also leaned down to read from the phone on the table, then broke into a bright smile.
“I’d like to make a wager! If it’s rude, I apologize! But I have a feeling you’ll enjoy it!”
Though she said something that could be considered rude on first meeting, her demeanor was remarkably cheerful.
It wasn’t unpleasant, and since she’d apologized, Seo Jun simply shrugged and focused on understanding the proposal.
“What kind of wager?”
“If you can perform several techniques I’ve prepared within five attempts, then I lose and I’ll work as staff in your booth! How does that sound?”
Five attempts—was she being lenient?
Seo Jun laughed inwardly.
“And if I fail?”
“Then you’ll be my guest on the first episode of next season’s broadcast! As a master swordsman!”
At this intriguing proposal, Seo Jun straightened slightly.
“You mean your booth? The one happening in three days?”
“Yes.”
“Your schedule permits it?”
“Of course.”
Seo Jun read the translated sentence appearing on his phone and nodded.
Then he pushed his chair back and rose slowly, walking across the table toward her.
He didn’t need his phone for this conversation anymore.
The matter was settled.
Seo Jun extended his hand to Lise, offering a handshake.
“Let’s do it.”

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“Sis, he looks serious. Isn’t that dangerous?”
Under Sun Team Leader’s guidance, they arrived at the Multi-purpose Room.
Lise had an overwhelming number of specialties to show Seo Jun.
She was blessed with both exceptional talent and extensive experience.
Who knew how many special disciplines she’d learned and how many techniques she’d mastered.
From those, she’d selected her favorites and continued refining them even at home, and now it was time to demonstrate them.
To the greatest physical specimen in the world.
“Don’t worry. It won’t be easy!”
“No, seriously, it’s dangerous. I’ve seen that expression a few times in the history book segment, and every time there were disasters and casualties……. Especially Shin-geom…….”
“Of course! I know I’m going to lose. With Seo Jun, you’d probably pull off all five—definitely ten.”
“That’s not the point—there are going to be casualties…….”
“Never mind. I already know I’m losing.”
“…….”
“He’ll probably succeed at some and fail at others, and then I can ask him to demo the failures with me. What’s wrong with that?”
“This is really…….”
Whether or not Yasuo sighed, Lise pulled items from her bag.
“Are you ready?”
As Seo Jun approached from across the room where he’d been watching them talk, Lise nodded and picked up the first item.
And exactly ten minutes later, the result of the wager was decided.
“Sis, you can’t break like Shin-geom! You know about Mid-Break Prohibition?”
“Oh no, breaking……. Wait, wasn’t that similar to a sentence Baek Do-yul kept muttering……. Oh. So that’s what it was…….”
She was briefly deflated.

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Two days before TrStar began.
Preparations for Seo Jun’s booth proceeded steadily.
Seo Jun visited the booth and received explanations from Sun Team Leader, who was overseeing the work directly.
Sun Team Leader was an odd person.
His manner and the way he looked at Seo Jun had changed twice—once when he saw the contract signed, and again when he brought Lise on—and that change was strange.
At first he’d been exceedingly courteous.
He’d even come to help with the signing and continually asked about any inconveniences.
But after watching Seo Jun sign and then checking the merchandise multiple times, he began to keep a slight distance.
And after Seo Jun brought Lise into the fold the next day, he simply turned off his interest entirely.
For Seo Jun, it was bewildering.
Truly inexplicable.
Though Tae-woo and Ha Yun-ho, watching from the side, understood.
‘By the way, Sun Team Leader.’
‘Yes?’
‘If Seo Jun doesn’t feel quite human to you, that’s normal.’
‘Yes?’
‘Don’t worry. It’s fine. The boy is kind, though. Just leave him alone and he’ll figure things out.’
This was heartfelt advice from Tae-woo, someone among the few who knew Seo Jun well.
“So you just need to perform here.”
“Perform? Like that?”
“Ah, right—you’ll demonstrate here. Ahem. The viewers will watch from over there, and the cameras should be positioned here.”
“Thank you for your work.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Is there anything else you’d like to advise?”
“No, sir.”
“Understood.”
“Then I should brief Yamada Lise and the editors and other first-round judges. Seo Jun, please feel free to look around, and Yasuo, I’ll gather everyone, so wait here.”
“Thank you for your efforts.”
After Sun Team Leader left, Seo Jun remained with Yasuo.
Seo Jun immediately pulled out his phone.
It was for translation.
“Yasuo.”
“Yes?”
“Are you still playing in the league these days?”
Yamada Yasuo’s expression grew slightly awkward.
“I haven’t been doing well.”
“Why not?”
“Well, you see, I’m spending most of my day doing the training you mentioned, but I’m not making progress! So I can’t really focus on the league.”
Yasuo genuinely apologized for failing to make progress in the training Seo Jun had instructed.
After all, Seo Jun had trusted in him enough to teach him, so a lack of progress felt like a betrayal of that faith.
It was no different from letting him down.
And Seo Jun broke into a cold sweat.
No matter who he was, he couldn’t help but feel guilty toward someone who’d come from Japan to help as staff.
“The training I mentioned……?”
“The Waterfall Blade Technique.”
“Ah…….”
It came back to him.
“I’m so sorry! Could you perhaps give me a tip?”
Seo Jun’s mind began racing.
He’d mentioned it off the cuff, recalling that anime with card fighters training under waterfalls to draw falling cards, but how could he salvage this?
Fortunately, Sun Team Leader returned.
“After this is over, I’ll teach you the next phase.”
“Yes, sir!”
Seo Jun could defer it for now.
‘One hundred push-ups, one hundred sit-ups, one hundred squats, ten kilometers of running. That should do it.’
While Sun Team Leader was briefing the staff, Seo Jun ventured out to tour the other booths.
Most of the setup was nearly complete.
“It’s huge.”
Even though Seo Jun had received a central personal booth position,
his original goal had been merely a single stage, so it didn’t compare to the Game Company booth.
The Game Company booth had multiple streamers collaborating, so it combined the space of several personal booths.
The way the interior was divided into sections suggested each streamer had their own zone.
They worked together simultaneously, but the boundaries of fan meetings were clearly maintained.
“It’s impressive, right?”
“Hmm?”
Someone approached Seo Jun’s side.
“Hello. I’m Jay, a streamer with a booth here.”
“Ah, hello. I was just looking around—this place really is impressive.”
“Right? Since it’s a booth reserved for partner streamers of the Game Company, we don’t get many visitors, but they invested quite heavily. It’s record-breaking, really.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, the scale is record-breaking, and so is the experience we’ve prepared. I’d say we’re the ones in first place.”
Most booths employ a challenge format.
Challenges are the most effective way to immerse visitors in the booth experience.
Easy challenges give a sense of accomplishment and win over viewers.
Difficult challenges generate buzz on their own and capture interest.
It all comes down to competing for viewer votes.
Not the organizing committee or the streamers decide the best booth—it’s the viewers.
“I’ve seen your booth concept, Seo Jun. Honestly, it intrigues me, and I’m curious whether it’s actually possible and tempted by the prize money, but…….”
Hmm.
The air felt off.
It was a sensation he hadn’t felt in quite a while.
What was it again?
And who exactly was this person?
“I see.”
“Since you can’t directly engage with all the viewers, it seems first place will be difficult for you.”
“I see.”
“There’s a structural issue, after all. A booth meant to showcase how great Seo Jun is and a booth meant to enjoy together with viewers are quite different.”
Ah.
It was rare to encounter such a person in reality, which made it hard to catch on right away.
This was someone picking a fight.
As Seo Jun turned his head to the side, the streamer who’d introduced himself as Jay met his eyes and extended his hand for a handshake.
“Still, with you as the opponent, it should be good competition.”
After laying out all the disadvantages and even declaring his own victory at the end, Seo Jun laughed.
Looking at the booth’s size, anyone would naturally gain confidence.
It was big and flashy.
The lineup was impressive too.
Jay seemed to be a mid-tier streamer of some standing.
Seo Jun savored a moment of silence, glancing around before finally speaking.
“You’ll draw quite a crowd, won’t you?”
“Yes.”
“And from that banner, it looks like a difficult challenge.”
“Something that can get all the viewers involved and generate buzz.”
“Here’s the thing, though.”
“Yes?”
“If I clear your booth’s challenge right there on the spot, who do you think the people gathered there will vote for?”
“Yes? I—?”

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