Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 40

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Episode 40

Moovee Soft Korea Headquarters.
Kim Yun-chan was watching the monitor when he scratched his cheek.
“Baekho.”
Kim Yun-chan was a true Travel Unemployed Viewer—a “travel viewer” who had made streaming a constant background companion in his home life, no matter what he was doing.
Even during work hours, he could justify watching streams under the guise of checking public sentiment about the game, and now he was happily able to watch streaming openly under the pretense of confirming advertisements.
He first contacted the Customer Satisfaction Team of Cooperation for the Cause.

It was a department that handled inquiries from many customers.
Then he turned his eyes back to the stream.

[Alright, we won the game. Now let’s settle up.]

-Patriotic Punch! Patriotic Punch! Patriotic Punch!
-You traitors coming to your senses? You traitors coming to your senses? You traitors coming to your senses?
-Streamer, that’s my college tuition!
-That same old routine lol
-What about my retirement fund…

[Can this game be reversed?]
[Possible] vs [Impossible]
[55%] vs [45%]

It was the result of the Channel Points prediction that Kim Yun-chan had checked.
“Ah, I should’ve bet on ‘possible,’ what’s wrong with me? Well, actually, the less I believe it, the better for me anyway. All in all, eating well.”
He had naturally placed a bet himself.
A considerable amount on “possible,” at that.
He’d been so disappointed missing the live broadcast of the collaboration with Alpaca last time.
“Hmm, if I’d bet then, I would’ve gone with ‘failed.'”
Finding the grain was truly something almost impossible to imagine after all.

[Everyone, why did you believe in me so much? Go ahead and betray. Wait, that sounds weird. Why are we even doing patriotic-traitor betting in the first place?]

-Lololol
-A streamer demanding betrayal lol
-Gotta immortalize this in the controversy section.

“Hm. There’s something a bit off about him.”
He keeps saying strange things with a completely serene expression, yet he plays the game insanely well.
Genuinely insanely well.
And he’s not socially awkward either.
He’s got this easy-going charm.
On top of that, he possesses both the right timing and the ability to craft a story.
“He crashes into Cooperation for the Cause from the first match, encounters Baekho, reverses the game, and even gives him an educational beatdown. Wow.”
Was he born to be a streamer?
The beginning is good.

[The Greatest Swordsman Under Heaven sent a friend request and I just received it. Oh, and he’s coming here now.]

In Cooperation for the Cause, you can meet people even on general maps.
To accommodate the influx of players, the game had channels like a computer RPG would.
Private channels also existed for users who didn’t want to meet others.

[Seo Jun, I watched in spectator mode. You really did win. Amazing.]
[I told you. This game is simple—just don’t die and catch everyone.]
[You really did. Seo Jun, do you have time to duo the next match?]

-Lololol
-Wasn’t he embarrassed when that bit he was doing for show got broadcast?
-Yeah but you can get carried and it’s just temporary, volatile feelings, who cares lol

‘Can’t resist a carry, that’s for sure.’
Kim Yun-chan chuckled as he typed in the chat.
Anyway, watching streams during work hours really is fun.
Normally he couldn’t watch this much, but today is special, isn’t it?
‘I wonder what the reaction is. Sounded like there were quite a few foreigners in the chat earlier.’
Just then, a message from Eve Primo arrived.
The content was short and sharp.

-Come to my office

Kim Yun-chan immediately headed to the CEO Office.
As he entered, he heard the streamer’s voice that he’d been listening to just moments ago.
“Wait, were you watching the stream too, sir?”
Now that he thought about it, the person who set the mission back when they caught the Tower Master—could that have been the CEO?
As Kim Yun-chan eyed Eve Primo with suspicion, Eve Primo was staring at the monitor with a satisfied expression on his face.
His eyes were going to pop out.
“I’m just checking.”
“You don’t need to watch Cooperation for the Cause.”
“There’s an advertisement on.”
Since when did the CEO start watching streamer homework assignments?
Kim Yun-chan’s suspicion only deepened.
“Well, setting that aside—why did you call me?”
“Ah, it’s because the response this time is flowing much better than expected.”
“Response, you mean?”
“The overseas side. Thanks to him taking the position of the Level 10 AI in the Training Hall, quite a lot of overseas viewers have flocked to the broadcast, and as a result, people are starting to show interest not just in the teaser videos but in the full story behind it all.”
“I see.”
“Since foreigners are curious, Koreans are appearing to explain Fragments of Order, Ruler, the grain, and such—and that’s getting attention too.”
It was a positive thing.
No matter how hard the company tried to create interest through promotional efforts, there were limits.
It was like state intervention in a capitalist market.
State intervention would have an effect, but the most efficient and best-case scenario is when the market moves on its own.
This was the same.
“Wow, and you were already disappointed that the full story was being revealed in Korea. Since the Easter eggs need to be uncovered in the English-speaking world for more people to understand the circumstances, you know? But if interest is concentrated like this…”
“Exactly. It’s an ideal situation for us. And I’ve been thinking—apart from our advertisement and the Easter eggs, there’s really no reason why he would reveal Unknown’s true identity specifically today, right?”
In fact, Seo Jun’s calculations hadn’t excluded the contract with Moovee Soft.
But first and foremost, catching the Level 10 AI again came more from a desire to provoke his junior coming up behind him, Shin Ha-yeon.
And revealing his identity was a tactic to gather as many people as possible when the game was transitioning.
Moovee Soft was incidental.
But they didn’t know that.
“That’s true.”
“Hehe, quite smart. In that case, we have no choice but to give him something more.”
“That would be the case. Truly, Seo Jun. Ha.”
“Hmm, what would make a good gift? A raise in ad fees? Or maybe one more ad?”
“Either would be nice. Though I’m not sure he’d accept the latter. Hmm, but something like this could work too……”
A good idea came to Kim Yun-chan, so he pulled out his phone and began searching for something.
Eve Primo waited patiently, and Kim Yun-chan quickly scrolled through the videos and handed his phone to Eve Primo.

[What’s Paerang? – Twilight of the Assassins (Shadows in the City) #1]
[Got caught pickpocketing and destroyed a gang—Tales from Twilight of the Assassins (Shadows in the City) #2]
[If you place your points with faith, we’ll return them a hundredfold – Twilight of the Assassins (Shadows in the City) #3]
[Aristocratic Ruler? Stripped off all the armor except the stockings – Twilight of the Assassins (Shadows in the City) #4]

“Hm… quite interesting titles.”
These titles were all created by Han Ji-min, who had expertise in channel management.
The YouTube algorithm is complex enough that it’s impossible to establish exactly whether the titles are responsible, but in any case, Seo Jun’s YouTube channel has continued to sail smoothly ever since he hired two editors.
With an average of 50,000 views and a peak of 130,000.
The highest view count was from the collaboration video with Alpaca.
It was thanks to viewers who flowed in from Alpaca’s videos.
“That’s Seo Jun’s YouTube.”
“Ah. So what about it?”
“I watched all of it, and the explanations are done well and it’s entertaining too, sir. Why don’t we create English subtitles for our video of catching the Ruler?”
“English subtitles?”
“Yes. And if we pin a link to Seo Jun’s YouTube in the fixed comment on the teaser video…”
“Users can understand the full story easily, Seo Jun’s YouTube gets promoted which is good, and we can reciprocate. This is like… what’s that phrase… escaping and catching crayfish?”
“It’s a stream.”
“Right, that.”
“Then shall we proceed that way?”
Eve Primo nodded.
“While we’re at it, create subtitles for all the videos he’s uploaded so far. Only doing the Ruler-related videos would be too cold.”
“Too cold—you’ve become quite Korean.”
Eve Primo laughed heartily.
“Anyway, about Baekho? What happened with him?”
“Ah, just a moment. The Customer Satisfaction Team of Cooperation for the Cause contacted me, and they said there shouldn’t be a problem with imposing sanctions.”
“Hmm, and the terms of service are clear?”
“Yes. The user Baekho did commit bad manner conduct, so the reason the operations team hadn’t acted until now was because the user wasn’t playing much and hadn’t engaged in match-fixing, so it was ambiguous.”
“It is ambiguous, I admit.”
“Isn’t it?”
“Just delete the account.”
“Hm? Can we do that?”
“Serious bad manner users always get deleted. I think griefing is serious enough conduct.”
Cooperation for the Cause issued warnings or temporary bans for typical cursing or disconnections, but if clear bad manner conduct like intentional trolling or severe cursing was confirmed, the game would mercilessly delete the account.
You could create a new account.
But you’d have to start from the beginning, and if you got deleted a second time, you’d be permanently banned from the service.
“Understood.”
“And regardless of how many wins they rack up, we need to prevent them from staying in the Novice Zone. Although nobody expected there’d be a user trying to deliberately remain in the Novice Zone anyway.”
“That’s true.”
“Seems like entrusting the advertising was the right call all around.”

* * *

“Wow, you’ve done four straight wins, Seo Jun!”
The Greatest Swordsman Under Heaven was swinging his sword repeatedly at the outpost where all the enemies had fallen.
With the game being won unconditionally and occasionally being put forward and taught, there was no way it wasn’t fun.
The occasional mockery in his tone was sometimes annoying, but The Greatest Swordsman Under Heaven thought embarrassment was tuition.
“Now I can choose a Faction. Want to play just one more round?”
“Should we?”
Seo Jun had also accumulated enough experience to choose a Faction with one more round.
If he obtained Streamer Certification, he’d be able to use several convenience features, and one of them was a fast-skip of the Novice Zone through experience buffs.
“Good.”

-One more, one more, one more
-This is probably the timing to cut it.
-They’ll level up soon anyway.

There weren’t just quick level-ups among the convenience features for streamers.
But Seo Jun couldn’t enjoy them right now.
Most of Cooperation for the Cause’s features were only accessible after leaving the Novice Zone.
So the moment he chose a Faction was when the true Cooperation for the Cause would begin.
In that sense, Baekho, stuck in the Novice Zone, was truly the strangest fellow.
“Why isn’t he showing up?”
“Pardon?”
“Oh, Baekho. I haven’t seen him since the third match.”
“That griever? Didn’t he get sanctioned?”
“I guess he did. Good.”

-Lololol
-The streamer actually killed him lol
-Murder, controversy, immortalized
-Murder what, it’s immortalization that’s crazy lol

“Though I doubt he could do anything even if he did meet you.”
Just as The Greatest Swordsman Under Heaven finished speaking.
The matchmaking for the final game locked in.

[Territory Control battle commencing.]

And the eyes of Seo Jun and his ally met as they scanned the enemy team roster.
Baekho was on the enemy team list.
“Looks like he went out of his way to find me and snipe me. Everyone.”

-Moovee Soft not doing their job?
-Cut this quick
-Actually lol

You could watch the stream during matchmaking, but not during gameplay.
That meant playing along with the broadcast was impossible.
“Ugh.”
It would come out naturally as the game progressed.
As he expected, when Seo Jun headed toward the main avenue where the NPCs roamed, he could see a user flying in from the opposite direction.
“Hey you bastard, you’re not Seo Jun—I mean, you motherfucker. How dare you bluff?”
Bluff? What bluff is he talking about?
“Do you have any idea how anxious I was, thinking you’d get me account-suspended? Now you’re dead. I’ve got your broadcast name now, so know that you won’t be able to play games anymore.”
Ah.
“Moovee Soft advertisement? Related personnel? So what? You really thought you could get an account that was never suspended until now suspended? You’re delusional.”
Seo Jun grasped in an instant why he hadn’t encountered Baekho until now, and spoke in a loud voice to viewers that would carry to Baekho across the arena.
“So basically, this guy thought he’d get suspended and freaked out, right? Then when it didn’t happen, he came here to snipe me out of nowhere.”

-Right lol
-Baekho there’s pretty transparent, honestly his brain might be okay?
-What does that even mean?
-That he’s an idiot.

“Shut it. Get ready from now on.”
Baekho shouted from a distance and drew his sword, launching himself into a great leap.
He flew quickly through skilled Light Kung Fu, and Seo Jun readied himself to intercept.
That’s when it happened.
“What the—you piece of shi—”

Pop.
Suddenly Baekho froze in midair as if experiencing lag, then vanished from the world, leaving only a final cry.
It was when he’d gotten halfway to Seo Jun.

-?????
-What is this?
-New skill?
-Evolution of Light Kung Fu?
-Uncommon Skill Transformation? lol

The crowd panicked for a moment, and so did Seo Jun.
But even amid the confusion, he kept his composure and checked the enemy roster to understand the situation.
One person had disconnected, leaving an empty slot in the roster.
Seo Jun then lost his composure and broke into laughter.

-Lmaoooo
-No way? Lolololol
-Look at how he just popped and disappeared

The viewers seemed to have caught on too.
Seo Jun immediately delivered the victory announcement.
“Everyone, Baekho has Disconnected to Heaven. Let us all offer our condolences.”

-Lol timing legend lololol
-X
-X
-Disconnect timing is insane.
-We believed in you Moovee Soft!
-How his last words, hey you motherfucker lolololololol
-Lololololol

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