Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 71

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Chapter 71

Cheon Salseong also recognized the post for what it was—a prank, just like Bangjoo had.
There was no missing it.
Hadn’t they tried shaking things up with these absurd controversies before, back in the last arena?
These people hid their identities carefully while tearing apart their opponents’ personal information when they felt like it.
Manufacturing false drama was small potatoes compared to that.
But whether it was small potatoes or not, Cheon Salseong hated that kind of thing.
‘That’s why I helped.’
He shifted the conversation elsewhere.
A Martial Match request.
It was his way of brushing aside the nonsensical uproar and stepping on a competitor who’d gotten ahead—his own brand of consideration, yes, but also his own way of holding back a rival climbing too fast.
‘Why would a well-funded game company push some streamer anyway?’
Unless it was an AI made by that company.
But since he’d actually collaborated with them in person before, that theory had already been disproven.
Either way, he’d done his part to help that streamer engage in fair competition.
By smothering the spark with a bigger fire, so to speak.
The problem was.
‘He’s gone and made it even bigger. What’s wrong with his head?’

[‘Heavenly Demon 14’ donated 200,000 won!]
[From 7 AM to 10 PM tomorrow, I won’t stop for a single moment—just running games nonstop. If any of you doubt my rank, or if you think you’re better than me, just come at me. I haven’t lost once. haha]

At first, he’d doubted it.
Was it real?
Was it an imposter?
If someone was going to drop 200,000 won just to grab attention like that, he wanted to congratulate them.
You did it!
Bangjoo hesitated, then said exactly that.
“Um… is that really Seo Jun?”
It was hard to tell.

-lmao isn’t he being too cocky after getting 1st?
-wide-area attention-grab haha
-is that really that guy?
-look at that confidence
-we asked for a martial match and he just declares open season on everyone omg haha

It wasn’t unheard of to draw attention and provoke people like this, but usually it ended with calling out one specific person.
Like Cheon Salseong had just done.
But publicly calling out everyone?
In front of 80,000 viewers?
‘Considering his personality, it does seem right.’
Bangjoo quickly logged into Traveler and entered streamer Seo Jun’s channel.
The screen repeated infinitely, as if they were in an elevator with mirrors on both sides.
Bangjoo watching Seo Jun watching Bangjoo watching Seo Jun watching Bangjoo watching Seo Jun watching Bangjoo—the infinite regression was complete.
“Hello, Bangjoo. That donation was indeed from me.”

-crazy haha
-look how confident he is
-it was real
-ugh dizzy

Bangjoo deftly swiped the screen to break the mirror maze and replied.
“So it really is you, Seo Jun? Haha. Do you mean what you said in that donation?”
“Of course.”
The figure on screen had an unruffled expression.
He looked confident, though Bangjoo couldn’t say why.
If he said something like that and failed, his image as a liar would be cemented.
Most streamers had a comedy image, but this one’s strength seemed to be his main draw.
‘Is he deluded because he hasn’t faced any real rankers yet?’
He hadn’t seemed that foolish.
Cheon Salseong watched his opponent intently.
“I see. But Seo Jun, do you think the rankers will actually accept that challenge?”
Bangjoo was thinking about something different.
But the answer that followed was enough to shock Cheon Salseong.
“That’s why I said it—come if you think you’re better than me. If you don’t think you can beat me, there’s no reason to call me out in the first place.”
Seo Jun’s relaxed expression accompanied another wide-sweeping provocation.
Why’s he pouring more fuel on this fire!
‘Lots of people are going to respond now.’
Some finding it entertaining, others calling it arrogant.
The reasons would vary, but to avoid becoming a pathological liar, he had to win every single match.
Tomorrow happened to be a day when losing wasn’t a huge deal for the rankers.
Games could continue after the fourth match, and losses in games after that wouldn’t count toward Contribution Points.
‘Could he not know that?’
Either way.
An interesting person, but one I don’t want to get close to.
That was Cheon Salseong’s honest assessment.
“Ha. Well then, Seo Jun.”
Bangjoo’s expression turned meaningful.
“Yes?”
“Would you like to do a joint stream with me tomorrow?”
“I’d love to.”
“May I broadcast it?”
“Even better.”
Cheon Salseong and Han Poon, who had been watching their conversation, both rolled their eyes.
Wasn’t Bangjoo worried about the attention-grabbing?
And since when did a joint stream come together this smoothly?
“Heh. This is going to be fun. Let’s iron out the details after your stream ends today.”
“Understood. Then I’ll head out to finish my stream. Take care.”
“Yes, you too, Seo Jun.”
“Oh. Cheon Salseong.”
Cheon Salseong flinched.
He tensed, wondering what was coming next.
“Yes?”
“If you think you might lose, you don’t have to come tomorrow. It sounds like a lot of other people will be showing up. Thanks for the consideration, by the way—this is me returning the favor. Well then. Goodbye to all our viewers too.”
The connection cut out.
He didn’t just close Bangjoo’s channel—he’d terminated the stream entirely.

-hahahahahaha
-literally left before he could answer
-cheon salseong definitely needs to show up
-if you don’t respond to that “consideration” comment you look like a coward

He thanked him for the consideration and said he’d return the favor.
‘Did he realize I deliberately redirected the conversation? But then… why?’
Why provoke and then leave like that?
It made no sense, but one thing was certain.
If he ran away tomorrow, he’d be a coward.

* * *

After his closing remarks, Seo Jun terminated the capsule.
With nearly four hours of playtime, he felt a bit of dizziness, but a hot shower washed away the fatigue and he felt fine.
About an hour into his recovery time, while organizing his thoughts, Bangjoo contacted him after finishing his own stream.
The conversation was to coordinate how they’d run the joint stream tomorrow.
The combined broadcast would start at 6:50 PM.
They’d each stream separately, but Bangjoo would receive Seo Jun’s screen feed and provide commentary.
They also went over various settings and did a rehearsal to ensure smooth execution.

[Seo Jun: Thanks for your hard work.]
[Bangjoo: Got it. Hope you win them all tomorrow!]
[Seo Jun: Do you think I’ll lose even once?]
[Bangjoo: Honestly, it seems like it’ll be tough, but has anything you’ve done so far been easy?]
[Seo Jun: I suppose not. Thank you.]

That reaction is pretty optimistic in itself.
After finishing his tasks, Seo Jun entered the guild forum.
First, he checked what Lee Geonyeong had sent.

[Lee Geonyeong: Just blocking these 4 users wiped out half of the first page of the 30-upvote posts!]

Lee Geonyeong had sent him user nicknames—the ones who’d been expressing doubt about Seo Jun.
Seo Jun searched for posts by those nicknames.
The early posts started light, just asking if it was possible, but within minutes the tone escalated, with increasingly aggressive content.
“Yeah, that tracks.”
And among them was the person who’d written that post that could’ve caused real problems.
“This was completely planned, wasn’t it?”
Good thing it ended well.
After all, people’s attention isn’t focused on that right now at all.
This is the first day after the Contribution Points rankings went public, and tomorrow marks day eleven.
With one-on-one Martial Matches happening, a lot would happen and attention should be scattered, but thanks to his actions, the focus was singular.

[Demonic Cult member 1 who knew to cause trouble from the moment the donation wasn’t shown haha]
[The way the Patriarch used haha at the end of the donation got me lol]
[First time seeing this—is this normal?]

-Yes, completely normal.

[Definitely watching tomorrow.]

Posts from his viewers had made it onto the 30-upvote list.
Usually, posts about live broadcasts are hard to get lots of upvotes unless you were there, since understanding the context is difficult.
Even when lots of people knew the context, like today.
But the fact that they kept appearing meant one thing.
‘The 12,000 concurrent viewers made a difference.’
When you got down to it, that was mid-tier. Posts about him getting 30 upvotes weren’t unusual.
And most people who hadn’t even watched his stream were talking about him too.

[Who is Heavenly Demon that he gets first place and pulls this kind of attention-grab?]
[Orthodox sects jealous and competing, heterodox sects envious and frustrated—the identity of the 1st-place ranker?]
[He’ll definitely lose at least once]
[Who thinks if his win rate stays above 50% that’s already a miracle?]
[Says the streamer who’s never even met a real ranker until now) I haven’t…lost…even once haha]

This level of reaction was normal enough.
He’d been expecting it anyway.
A smile never left Seo Jun’s lips.

[Honestly, it’s pretty arrogant]
==
It’s not like rankers are his food or anything.
==

-Wait, Shin Hayeon is a slayer—shouldn’t rankers count as food?
└He beat Shin Hayeon too lol—but that’s just an AI. Plus, the Training Grounds is basically a beginner zone where Martial Arts Skills don’t even exist
└True, Martial Arts is our pride
└Seemed like he had an unfair advantage with that skillless characteristic, so how would he know real Martial Arts?
└[Great Master here]
-Assemble the 3-Minute Curry Faction
└We’ve been wrongly oppressed because of liars for so long. Time to rise up!
└Suddenly proud to be in the 3-Minute Curry Faction
└All those guys who changed their nicknames and went into hiding are here
└So what? What are you gonna do about it?
-Sounds like he just announced he’s okay with losing tomorrow lol

He’d only meant that since tomorrow’s game mode was Martial Match, he’d face anyone who disliked him or wanted to challenge him.
But it was being interpreted this way too.
“And… huh? A ranker’s publicly joining in?”

[Ranking 6th. This Is Not Jianghu.]
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I swear to right the Way of Jianghu by striking down the Heavenly Demon.
==

“Hmm.”
For a moment, Seo Jun found himself thinking this level of concept was actually normal—and he hated himself for it.
There were just too many strange people in this guild.

-The chuunibyou’s arrived.
-Why are you using the word “ranking”?
-Using pennies in jianghu is common sense, isn’t it?
-Is it true that Mount Hua, where the Hua School is, is currently a dormant volcano?
-Chicken is said to be a food that monks of the ancient Shaolin enjoyed

Ranking 6th was a famous high-ranker, but everyone was busy mocking him.
‘Are there more rankers?’
When he checked, sure enough, besides the 6th-ranked ranker, other rankers were also certified and saying they’d call him out tomorrow.
It seemed to have become a trend.
“This should be fun.”

[I’m 17th—if I beat 1st, doesn’t that make me Greatest Under Heaven?]
[Go Su, promise you’ll demolish the Heavenly Demon tomorrow!]
[For real, we’re getting legendary matchups]
[If this guy loses from the start, it’ll be absolutely hilarious hahahaha]

And.

[He only does Absorption Grand Technique]
==
If he tries to escape from the start with Flesh Escape, we can perfectly counter it.
Take note.
==

Seo Jun stretched with a satisfied smile.
“Time to change up my characteristics.”

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