Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 61

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Chapter 61

Clang!
A clear, bright sound rang out.
Seo Jun’s sword had knocked away the Throwing Blade that came flying in a straight line—the shortest possible trajectory.
The Throwing Blade failed to slow Seo Jun, and the distance between them closed in an instant.
“No one dodged it? Then I’ve blocked everything.”
Seo Jun’s sword moved to strike his opponent.
His right hand, gripping the blade, rose up past his left shoulder.
“Who could possibly block that!”
The sword, charged with Internal Energy, cut down the opponent who hadn’t even managed to draw another Throwing Blade in his panic.
Slash!

-LMAO who’s supposed to block that.
-A bullet’s probably slower than that
-FR
-PSA: Bullet velocity is 400m/s, way faster than a Throwing Blade.
-Damn

The opponent’s Health was draining.
Right after cutting from left to right, Seo Jun instantly reversed his grip and prepared to strike again.
“Wait just a—”
Slash!
Then, without hesitation, he cut again from left to right.
That was why he’d reversed his grip.
By positioning his thumb at the end of the hilt, he could keep the blade stable and ready.
Crack!
The opponent’s Health dropped by half in an instant, and his eyes widened with panic even greater than before.
“Wait! Why is my Health dropping like this?”
“Conversation is a luxury in combat.”
The opponent, overwhelmed by panic, stumbled backward and fell on his rear.
Seo Jun raised his sword high and brought it down.
Strike and strike again.

-Yeah. Conversation is a luxury.
-Time is money
-Especially with the Absorption Technique
-Even more so for the Tavern Master

The moment the opponent died, the rapid consumption of Internal Energy and Stamina returned to normal speed.
The Absorption Technique deactivated once one enemy fell.
“Hey! Why’re you already dead!”
The bandit rushing from a distance, seeing his ally in mortal peril, spent his reserved Internal Energy to use the Lightness Technique—but his ally was already dead before he arrived.
Taking stock of the situation, the bandit made a choice: instead of fleeing, he lunged directly at Seo Jun.
Thud.
Seo Jun turned to look behind him, and the rapidly approaching bandit was planting his feet and swinging a massive Greatsword with full force.
But Seo Jun’s body was already moving backward.
Choosing evasion over Parrying, Seo Jun stepped back, and the moment the opponent’s blade passed, he drove his own sword forward into the bandit’s body.
Internal Energy began filling him at rapid speed again.
“Huh? Nice dodge.”
The bandit retreated and gave a derisive snort.
“Your swordsmanship is so crude that it’s hard not to dodge.”
“What’s ‘crude’ supposed to mean.”
Crude meant nothing much.
“Simple. That’s what it means.”
“Heh. Strength lies in simplicity. That’s why I chose Greenforest. No one even thinks about blocking.”
“I suppose that’s fair.”
If it cost a belly’s worth of Stamina and Internal Energy to block, who would choose to do so?

-You said conversation was a luxury though LMAO
-ㅋㅋ Gets reset ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Does what he wants!
-Ngl the bandit’s pretty cool
-Simplicity is true strength!
-Damn proud of Greenforest right now
-Anyone here still not gone to the Demonic Cult?
-You crazy? Follow the Tavern Master to the Demonic Cult?
-ㅇㅇ I did that

In the span of a few seconds, Seo Jun scanned the chat for the usernames of viewers he’d seen this game and spotted a few.
‘So they followed me here.’
Amazing people truly existed everywhere.
The world was full of them.
“Hrrgh.”
The bandit inhaled sharply, preparing his next move.
His motions were large and slow.
Because the Greatsword was heavy. The bandit dragged it along the ground almost constantly as he moved.
“Greenforest must have light weapons aplenty. The fact you chose the Greatsword instead tells me plenty.”
“What do you know!”
Whoosh.
The Greatsword, which had been noticeably slow at first, gradually accelerated and filled Seo Jun’s field of vision.
But the blade’s path was simple—downward and nothing more.
“Your attacks are too straightforward.”
The cost of nobody thinking to block him.
Seo Jun lowered his body and set his stance.
The descending blade met his strength and surged upward, perpendicular to the opponent’s attack.
“Not even thinking of the most basic Parrying.”
Because Parrying cost so much, people had dodged. That was the price.
But for Seo Jun, the cost wasn’t that steep.
“Urgh.”
Whether from the entirely unexpected counter or the recoil of the Parry being too strong—
The bandit staggered backward.
Seo Jun pressed his advantage, shaved away more Health, and stood with his blade leveled.
“Watch closely.”
“I won’t fall for it this time!”
The bandit’s next attack came with awkward timing, designed to make Parrying difficult.
But who was Seo Jun.
“Urgh!”
The bandit retreated in steps.
Seo Jun shaved away more Health, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth as he leveled his blade again.
“Watch closely.”

-The Tavern Master’s enjoying himself
-Most excited expression I’ve seen all today
-Simple is strong, chose Greenforest – fake madness.
-Named yourself Heavenly Demon, chose Demonic Cult – genuine madness
-Complete psycho LMAOOOOOOO
-Yeah Demonic Cult choice is actual insanity LMAOOOOOOOOO

While Seo Jun glanced away for a moment, the bandit seized the opening.
But it was blocked easily.
If Seo Jun couldn’t predict something that obvious, he wouldn’t be glancing away.
Seo Jun drained the bandit’s remaining Health.
Hearing a Carriage approaching in the distance, instead of meeting up with it, he dashed forward.
“Like I said—we catch them before they reach the Carriage. And you all.”
The fact that he could block the bandit’s strikes was entirely thanks to the Absorption Technique.
While others consumed twice the resources and suffered disadvantage, the Absorption Technique constantly refilled his reserves little by little.
And Seo Jun’s chosen trait didn’t refill a little—it refilled a lot.
So Seo Jun’s conclusion was this:
“No matter how I think about it, my trait build really seems incredible. The more I play, the more I feel it.”

-Yeah nah
-But wouldn’t it be usable even without farming NPCs?
-Don’t fall for it
-I’m not. I’m not in the Demonic Cult anyway LMAO

Ah.
Maybe he wasn’t in the Demonic Cult.
Seo Jun swallowed his regret, grimacing slightly.

* * *

“Every time I play For the Cooperation, I always feel the game is kind of lonely. Besides that though, it’s a really great game.”
The game ended, and the Carriage reached its destination.
The destination was slightly behind the enemies’ starting point.

-Ofc it’s lonely when you solo the enemies right in front of the whole group you psycho LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
-Can’t keep up with the madness
-Professor the pace is way too fast

The lone remaining teammate on the side of the Carriage spoke up.
“The ride was surprisingly comfortable though—what’s this weird feeling?”
The enemies never even saw the Carriage before the game ended.
When the Carriage passed their position, Seo Jun had already gone ahead and intercepted them.
“Anyway, thanks for the carry! I’ll subscribe to your channel! It’s Heavenly Demon 14, right?”
The teammate, who’d spent the entire game nervously guarding the Carriage in case any enemies slipped past Seo Jun, thanked him and left.
“Oh… they’re gone.”
She’d left before Seo Jun could correct his channel name.

[‘Solution’ donated 30,000 won!]
[Contact your editor quick and change the channel name!]

“Wow! There’s a way to do that!”
He said it, but he looked uneasy about it.

-Wow!
-That guy’s kinda genius?
-This is collective intelligence! This is what the viewers are for!
-FR
-Just send a message in-game if you need to, you dense people why change the channel name LMAO
-LMAO that’s also collective intelligence! That’s also a viewer!

At least some sanity remained.
“Oh right, before the next game we need to settle up?”
Seo Jun opened the chat and spoke.
“I remember that ID. Your Travel ID and game ID were the same, so you know what happens if you bail?”
Thanks to the threat, the deposit came quickly.

[‘OfCourseIKnow’ donated 100,000 won!]
[Of course I know. But the money’s fine… it’s just that the magical girl and Christina both turned to dust…]

The alert sounded and text appeared on screen.
“Hm?”
The deposit was short.
It wasn’t a bail, obviously.
If the viewer explained they were in a tough spot or were a minor without enough allowance, Seo Jun was willing to let it slide.
But the current viewer hadn’t offered any such excuse.
“You want to donate again?”
Seo Jun’s prediction was right.
The next donation came after a brief delay.

[‘EvenIfIGo’ donated 100,000 won!]
[I ate a Desertion Penalty anyway, this much aggression is fine, right?]

-Predicted by the Tavern Master
-Haha that guy really leaves in style
-He didn’t leave
-LMAO worth the Desertion Penalty for that aggression!

So that’s how it was.
“Ah yes, thanks for the donation. Then let’s go to the next game.”
From the mountains to the Tavern, then back to the mountains he spawned.
“Hello!”
“Hey there.”
Seo Jun waited quietly.
Surely there wasn’t another viewer…
“……”
Just checking.
“Why isn’t this person saying anything and just sitting there?”
“Maybe their connection got cut?”
“That happens?”
“I dunno.”
Fortunately, it didn’t seem to be.
“Hello.”
He finally greeted them.
“Hey. Let’s do our best.”
“Have fun.”
Without waiting for an NPC escort, the two naturally headed toward where the Carriage was.
Seo Jun quietly spoke and followed.
“Looks like there aren’t any this time.”
The viewers caught his meaning.

-No sniping LMAO
-Those two don’t seem to know
-Honestly the snipers these days are slipping! Can’t pull what I do?
-You failed this time too
-Dude you’re in a Desertion Penalty, how are you supposed to snipe LMAO

As long as the game matched people of similar Reputation Score, victories would make Sniping easier as time went on.
Because the number of people with high Reputation Scores would only decrease.
Similar phenomena occurred in other games with rank systems.
“The Protected Item you must defend is this.”
Among the goods in the Carriage, the Protected Item this time was alcohol.

[Baekwha Wine]

The box containing the Baekwha Wine sealed shut.
“We depart!”
The Carriage began to move, and Seo Jun casually set off alongside it.
“Since I can attack at range, I’ll stick to the Carriage’s side, and Heavenly Demon—keep the NPCs from dying as much as possible.”
“What about me?”
“Plug any gaps as they come up.”
“Got it.”
“How about you, Heavenly Demon?”
Seo Jun listened quietly, then nodded.
With roles quickly assigned, they took their positions and followed the Carriage.
They’d barely moved when—
“Enemies!”
An NPC spotted them and shouted.
“Bold of them. Let’s get ready.”
“Hope we don’t get unlucky from the start.”
There were cases where the Protected Item got hit purely by chance.
“Yeah seriously. Here they come!”
Seo Jun watched from a distance as his teammates and the enemies collided.
Two enemies closed on the Carriage directly.
The teammate positioned to cover gaps moved to intercept them.
“Where’s the third enemy?”
Seo Jun scanned the surroundings, ready to rush in and protect the Protected Item if needed.
A third enemy appeared on the opposite side of the road.
But the username looked familiar somehow.

[Baekho7]

A snipe targeting not his teammate but the enemy team this time.
Seo Jun sighed internally.
“Missed me, huh?”
He resolved that starting next game, he’d absolutely dodge Sniping, and spoke to Baekho, who was looking at him with such confidence.
“Who are you?”
“What… what?”
The look of confusion was satisfying.
“Hmm… I don’t recognize that ID.”
When Seo Jun specifically emphasized the word, Baekho caught on that he was being mocked.
“You bastard. It’s your fault.”
Well, it was true that he’d never seen it before.

-Baekho ‘7’ LMAO lost the rare nick LMAO
-Huh ㅇㅈㄹLMAO
-This guy got his account banned and made a new one LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
-Still couldn’t let go of Baekho though LMAO
-Should’ve just done Baekho14 instead, no sense at all ㅉㅉㅉ
-Exactly LMAOOOOOOOOO

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