Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 55

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Episode 55

He ran through the simulation in his head.
From a single match, he was confident he’d grasped most of the variables involved in the death match.
The room’s structure, the stairs’ material, even the shape of the outer wall.
After mentally running through it all like this.
“It’s possible.”
He declared it with confidence.

-4 minutes lolololol
-I think it’d take like 6 minutes for me
-I ~~don’t have the trait~~ so no
-If the Master does it, it’s possible!
-We believe in you, Demon Lord!
-Open the door, Master! Open the door, Master! Open the door, Master! Open the door, Master! Open the door, Master!

Opinion was split.
But most of those who believed it was possible were joking.
Rather than genuinely believing he could do it, they were affirming him because they didn’t want to doubt him—that kind of feeling.
There were even people who’d gone crazy betting on the door opening.
“Hmm. Let’s save the point betting for later.”
He didn’t really want to do it.

-Why won’t you open the door? Why won’t you open the door? Why won’t you open the door?
-I’ll give you my points! I’ll give you my points! I’ll give you my points!
-Ah lol I gotta make back what I lost last time lol

The reaction was fierce.
They were like addicts.
The world’s going to hell, no joke.
“Anyway, it’s only natural that I get in within 4 minutes. Who’s going to bet that I fail? So I’m not betting.”
What he was saying had no basis, whether he thought it or anyone heard it.
But it works. He’d always been this way.
If you do a hundred good things and then one bad thing, you get cursed—just like if you say a hundred right things and then one thing that makes no sense, wouldn’t you get cursed?
But what if from the start you’d just been spouting nonsense all the time?

-Just shut up and open the door
-Crazy dude lololol
-I wanna bet 🙁
-Can you guys handle this?

There was pushback, but he brushed past it.
Since streaming was live, the most important thing was to stream comfortably.
Viewers could only relax if the streamer was relaxed, and viewers weren’t here for amazing content and information—they were here to have fun with the streamer.
Seo Jun was a solid streamer in that regard.
Good skill, didn’t take himself too seriously, and cracked jokes well.
That was the assessment of Tae Woo, a veteran.

-No point arguing
-I could bet on failure with a reverse parlay, but
-So what’s the 4-minute route anyway?
-Spill the strategy!

Strategy, he said.
Truth was, there wasn’t much strategy to speak of.
“Since strategy came up, you all know I’m pretty good at games, right?”
Seo Jun took a seat.
The building in the center of the game looked like a restaurant, so he almost habitually called for staff.
Since it was a public channel, his eyes met with a viewer watching from a distance.
Viewers usually didn’t approach close. It seemed to be because this was virtual reality.

-Yeah, you’re pretty good lol
-This guy’s actually a real genius
-Except he says crazy stuff sometimes

“I’m not great at fighting, but I’m good at games because my head’s sharp, yeah? Don’t laugh. If I had a bad head, would I have solved all those plot threads in the Dawn of Assassins that nobody else could?”
The evidence was solid.
Even if people wouldn’t admit it.

-Lololol there he goes saying crazy stuff again lol
-Pin em down with physics then claim it’s brain power lmao
-???: What’s parrying?
-???: What’s a Ruler?
-???: I don’t even know the worldbuilding of this Dawn of Assassins thing

“Anyway, what I’m trying to say is one thing. Leverage your strengths well.”
That’s the best strategy.
To leverage your strengths well, you have to know yourself.
Same goes for your enemy.
Why do you think the saying exists: know yourself and know your enemy, victory in all battles?

-So what’s the actual strategy though
-Fr fr lol
-Just start the game already please

“Yes.”
Seo Jun turned his attention from the chat to the battlefield interface.
He selected the same area again.
Just as he was about to hit start.
A donation alert chimed.

[‘Dang So’ donated 10,000 won!]
[4 minutes? Figures. A scammer sure knows how to talk nonsense!]

The donor’s name was Dang So.
The name of that idiot sectarian he’d met earlier.
“Ah, thanks for the 10,000 won donation.”
He wasn’t sure if this donor was the same person as the user in the game.
When donating, the donor name could be changed freely at will.
Given that impersonation wasn’t common, and given that if Dang So had made a show of departing and only later realized today’s battlefield mode was a Raid, it was possible he’d come back to the stream—meaning there was a chance this donor was Dang So.
It could’ve been information gathering.
Either way.
10,000 won was profit.

-Is it really that guy?
-Could be. He’s famous for attention-seeking
-If he’s famous enough then like lol
-Thickhead watching the broadcast

[‘Dang So’ donated 10,000 won!]
[If you clear it in 4 minutes, I myself shall bestow 100,000 won upon you!]

Suddenly a mission was dangled in front of him.
“Hmm, thanks for the 10,000 won donation. But if it’s really you, don’t donate—just give me your travel ID. Tell me in a whisper.”
Seo Jun’s current minimum donation was 10,000 won.
If it were 1,000 won, disruptive donations would pour in.
Waste of money, after all.

[‘Dang So’ donated 10,000 won!]
[Do you think I lack a measly 10,000 won? minj4635]

-If you had money why’d you reveal the ID
-Guess he wants to flex
-That’s cute
-Not really

After reading the ID, Seo Jun laughed wickedly.
Of course, Seo Jun hadn’t asked for the ID because he was thinking about Dang So’s money.
Seo Jun immediately found the matching ID in the chat and kicked that user out.
A 100,000 won mission?
Didn’t need it.
“Thanks for the 10,000 won donation. And you’re banned.”
Trolls should always be handled without mercy.
“Travel IDs aren’t something you just hand out.”
Should’ve kept it hidden like Lee Dong Su did.

-Lololol spent 30,000 won and got banned
-Proper correction ss
-The Master is god while streaming! Even kicking people out is possible!

Anyway.
Good call.
Seo Jun laughed with a satisfied expression, laughing along with the viewers.
After some more idle chat, when he was about to start the game.
“Stop!”
Someone tried to grab Seo Jun’s wrist, and feeling the presence approaching, he jerked his hand away.
Turning his head, Seo Jun showed a look of admiration.
He’d just booted out some troll.
So it really was him.
Once again kicking him out seemed like the right call, Seo Jun thought.
“Lift the ban immediately. Then I’ll let it slide this one time only.”
Dang So came closer and made a threat.
“Don’t want to.”
But Seo Jun didn’t blink.
Instead, he grinned.
“If you don’t lift it right now, you’ll have to refund 30,000 won!”
Unlike the smiling Seo Jun, Dang So’s face turned grim.

-Lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol
-Ah lol even a vending machine gets you annoyed if it takes a thousand won, but the Master ate 30,000 won!
-Right. Even a thousand won is annoying though lol
-The fact he came back so quick means he must’ve been in a hurry

Reading the chat, he had to admit it seemed understandable to be angry.
Even if it was meant as a joke, once you couldn’t joke anymore, the money you’d already spent became a sunk cost you couldn’t help regretting.
Can’t be helped.
“Refunds have to be done by bank transfer, so it’s a pain, but I’ll do it after the game. Gimme your travel ID and I’ll send a whisper.”
Seo Jun put on an expression of magnanimity, but his face couldn’t hide a mischievous grin.
“What? My ID is minj—wait. Didn’t you already tell me?!”
Dang So, slow to catch on, flared up again.

-Master of personality lol
-Good at needling people
-Actually, streamers have no obligation to refund donations

Well, who asked you to provoke him?
Anyway, he’d gotten enough entertainment out of it, so Seo Jun decided to process the refund.
“Give me your account number now. I’ll send it after.”
“Got it. By the way, where’d you learn that habit of running off with donations? Really something.”
Dang So grumbled while starting to type the message to send to Seo Jun.
Seo Jun added one more thing to him.
“The 100,000 won bonus for clearing in 4 minutes—is that still valid?”
Hearing that, Dang So lifted his head and looked at Seo Jun wordlessly.
His gaze looked like a curse.
The stare was a bit stinging.

-Really endless lol
-That guy’s something else
-By the way, the Master’s nice for processing the refund

After a brief silence, a game message appeared.
After confirming it, Seo Jun turned his head toward Dang So.
“Is that settled then? Go on, get out.”
“I’ll back off this time. And just so you know, 4 minutes isn’t gonna happen. If you want a good record, this one’ll give you a tip—focus your traits on movement speed stuff. And wait, use the route other people find. You’ll probably get something in the 6-minute range. And there’s one more tip, some other Demon Sect trait—”
He was talkative.
Dang So was on a roll.
Did his mood improve after hearing about the refund? Was he being nice in his own way?
Seo Jun let out a quiet laugh and spoke.
Too lazy to listen further.
“How about we do this instead.”
“I’ve played Demon Sect before, so I know… something.”
“Let’s make a bet. If I clear it in 4 minutes, I win. If I can’t, you win.”
Dang So laughed as if amused.
“Ha. A scammer through and through—so confident! What’ll you put up? 100,000 won?”
“No. Whoever loses changes their faction to the winner’s. Today. Right now. How about it?”
“Uh…”
Dang So seemed momentarily at a loss for words.
“You said you’ve played Demon Sect? Then this works out well.”
Hehehehe.
Scared?
If he lost the bet and switched factions, he’d only lose a day. But if he was aiming for the top, that one day could be fatal.

-Scared?
-If you’re scared, back off
-Can’t answer right away
-Ah lol come to Demon Sect
-Demon Sect’s great to live in~

“….”
“Nervous? Then forget it.”
“What’re you saying. This one isn’t nervous. …Fine. I’ll bet. But start right away. This instant. Don’t watch other people’s plays.”
Unsavory comments flood the chat.
“Wasn’t planning on it anyway, but yeah, it does seem unsavory.”
“Quiet. Start now.”

* * *

-But is the Master really gonna pull this off?
-Don’t doubt the Demon Lord
-If he fails, it’s an instant penalty

Seo Jun was summoned to the same place as before.
60 seconds until game start.
“Like I said—use your strengths.”
What were his current advantages and disadvantages?
The disadvantage was that climbing to the 13th floor where the Enemy Commander was took a long time.
Because he couldn’t use traits against regular NPCs.
The advantage was?
The actual time to kill the Enemy Commander was short.
Clang.
The game started and an enemy appeared, charging through the door.
Seo Jun immediately snatched a weapon from the rushing enemy and pumped Internal Energy into the blade to crumble the wall.
Fresh outside air came rushing in through the destroyed interior.
Seo Jun exited through the collapsed wall.
Landing outside, he looked up.
The 13th floor’s top was completely open.
To get there.
He’d need to expend all his Internal Energy.
And if he fought the Enemy Commander with depleted Internal Energy, it wouldn’t be easy.
But his other advantage.
He had the skill. His traits also favored resource recovery.
Seo Jun prepared to kick off the ground.

-No way lol
-Using Light Body Technique on the outer wall to climb?
-There’s a method like this lol
-But can’t you not climb it all at once?

The viewer was right.
Treading on Air, the Light Body Technique of stepping on thin air, unfortunately didn’t exist in the game.
‘No matter how much Internal Energy I use, I can only reach about 7 stories high in one go.’
Then.
Seo Jun bent his knees and sprang upward, his body soaring high.
“Hah.”
As he rose, he hurled the blade he’d taken from the enemy at the wall with a sharp exhale.
Since he’d imbued it with a small amount of Internal Energy beforehand, the blade lodged firmly in the wall.

-No way lol
-Light Body Technique Judgment is favorable, so it should be possible, but can you land on it?
-Why wouldn’t it be possible?

Of course.
Having anticipated this situation from before the jump, landing on the blade wedged in the wall wasn’t difficult for Seo Jun.
He infused his feet with Internal Energy and landed on the blade; it held his weight properly.
The Light Body Technique Judgment that lightened his body was generous.
Pouring all remaining Internal Energy into one final push, Seo Jun launched upward once more, rapidly defying gravity to reach the 13th floor’s railing.
“Told you. It works.”
His Internal Energy seemed almost completely depleted.
But still.

-Works great lol
-Whoa lololol
-That’s a real master!
-Why do you show off tricks when he tells you to play the game lololol
-If you waste all resources like this, how do you beat NPCs?
-Easy!
-Somehow!
-Master, I mean, Cult Leader, how could we doubt you?

Only 18 seconds had passed.

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