Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 83

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Chapter 83

[Eou Jeong]

Ultimately, the Championship was just a chat room for Rankers belonging to the Orthodox Faction, whittled down to only the elite.
And right now, a merciless beating was underway.

-???: Winning is all that matters
-Where did all that confidence come from?
-The Contribution Ranking is insane lol. Even the developers probably didn’t think a case like this would happen
-The real problem is Mubi Soft not putting a cap on Fame Points acquisition lol
-It was fine up to the 11-win streak, the vibe was good, but who messed it up…
-Right, it’s just that one guy. What did the rest of us do wrong?
-Zero sense of the room
-Zero sense
-Zero brain

Of course, no one could deny that this beating was entirely rational and justified.
A personal ranking spot where only a handful of Rankers compete?
You just let that go. No big deal.
So what if the strongest person becomes the streamer in question? It doesn’t change the world for people who were never in first place to begin with.
But the Fame Points were different.
The Demonic Sect was rising as a direct threat right before their eyes.

-Are you going to answer or what? Take your time, won’t you?
-Haha… I thought the greatest master of the Orthodox Faction, who holds the most Championship victories, might be reluctant to face me! That’s what I believed, everyone!
-lol even looking at it now, it’s so ridiculous I can’t help but laugh
-That guy’s really got no sense, no brain, nothing
-Anyone up for a real-world raid on Cheon Salseong? (99/100) Just need you
-lol dude if it wasn’t for him, we’d have like 1,500 different strategies to beat the Heterodox Faction and win, but now we gotta rethink everything
-Same lol
-Same lol
-“Greatest master” my ass lol
-Got absolutely wrecked. Just apologize
-Why Cheon Salseong lost (not luck) (link)
-Everyone, I’m sorry! ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[‘Cheon Salseong’ has been forcibly removed from the chat.]

-Justice prevails
-Justice prevails
-This is the way of the Orthodox Faction
-But then what? lol We need him if we’re gonna win
-Ugh…
-Ugh…
-Do people tell you you’ve got no sense often?
-Just invite him back and beat him up lol

[‘Cheon Salseong’ has been invited.]

While the Orthodox Faction was beating sense into the problem child, over in the Heterodox Faction’s chat room, [Upright Heterodoxy], trivial chatter was flowing back and forth.

[Upright Heterodoxy]

-If we can’t stop the Heavenly Demon, we lose 14 people plus ourselves, and the gap gets even worse ㄷㄷ
-If we stop him, that’s that lol
-So can we stop him or?
-We literally all rushed him and still got 12 wins lol the absurdity is real
-That’s actually pretty amazing
-The fact that he did it with the Heavenly Demon Divine Art makes no sense lol
-He was basically a true Heavenly Demon ㄷㄷ
-And his mouth too, he let it run
-Looks annoying
-Jealous?
-ㅇㅇ Especially his face
-Come on, next to our leader’s face…… jealousy is justified!
-The design is ridiculously good, damn it
-Lol don’t call a person’s appearance “design” haha

Finally, in the Demonic Sect chat:

[Second Place Only]

-Should we change the room name?
-I seriously just want to win first place this once
-Gotta keep an eye on Seo Jun lol
-Even if we do, I don’t think we can get Fame Points like this at the next tournament
-Is this our last chance then……
-Unless Mubi Soft goes crazy and massively buffs the Demonic Sect, this is our last shot

They steeled themselves.
Their first real chance. Perhaps their last.
These three chat rooms were worlds apart in their topics and atmospheres, yet they shared something in common.
Past midnight, yet people remained awake and chattering away—and every single conversation revolved around Seo Jun.
As they debated the day’s events, a piece of news hit them all like a thunderbolt.

[Eou Jeong]

-It’s up lol
-What is?
-AiTube

[Upright Heterodoxy]

-Is the notification title for real lol
-What is it?
-And a Premiere too? Who taught you to be this bad haha
-WHAT IS IT!

[Demonic Temple]

-Oh! The Leader’s video is up!
-It’s not today’s broadcast though, right?
-But the title looks like today…???
-Is that even possible?
-Just watch whatever, hit subscribe and like

* * *

[I Became the Greatest Master in the Game.]
[Premiere begins in 5 minutes.]

Every viewer subscribed to Seo Jun who hadn’t turned off notifications received the alert.
A Premiere.
A system where you stream it live before uploading the video—like a broadcast screening.

-The Premiere energy is wild lol
-I heard the editor had complete control, so what’s this?
-Wait is this edited? Or is it streaming?
-Did they seriously upload the unedited version for the Premiere?

“I didn’t think you could edit this in just a few hours.”
Seo Jun, who’d received a one-sided notice from the editors that they’d upload no later than 1 AM, sat down at his computer and opened AiTube.

-The title is hilarious lol
-Not a game possession, but the title isn’t wrong either lol
-The greatest master of the Sect is technically true
-Starting in 3 minutes~
-If it’s unedited I’m hitting dislike immediately gg

Brutal.
The cold world of AiTube, indeed.
At least there’s no dislike button on streams—thank goodness for that.
If there were, every time he’d gone out to fight, dislikes would’ve rained down.
“Should I chat a bit?”
Not because he wanted attention.

-Hello, everyone.

His chat message stood out immediately—the privilege of the channel owner.

-It’s the owner!
-Just turn on the stream instead lol
-Seo-ha!
-You’ve got this instead though hehe

He didn’t say anything else after that.
For now, Seo Jun was just a viewer like everyone else.
He wanted to enjoy that experience.
The only downside was that as a viewer, this Premiere thing felt a bit… off?
“One minute left.”
Time flies.

* * *

Time’s up. The video begins.
After the For the Sect intro, the screen fades to grayscale and the recap rolls in.
Seo Jun remembered the video from yesterday morning.
The one Lee Geonyeong had stayed up all night making about day nine, meant to help with the co-broadcast stream with Bang Ju.

-So it really is edited
-lol when the rankings dropped, I was like “who even is this guy?”
-Recaps are essential

Recap explanations rolled on.
The fact that Seo Jun hit rank one.
How people were shocked to learn the news.
And suspicions of collusion with Mubi Soft—a now-deleted post whose content appeared on screen like newspaper headlines.

-Looking back, it’s absurd lol
-They really wrote that?
-ㄹㅇ daring to suspect the greatest master of all time lol

The screen transitions to Cheon Salseong’s declaration of challenge after reading it.
Simultaneously, the screen shrinks and Seo Jun, who received the Martial Arts Challenge Notice, gradually comes into view.
The reaction of Seo Jun in the video is:

[Sounds fun.]

He breaks into a grin.
The screen brightens as a superchat appears in Bang Ju’s room with his provocative message in massive text.
Everything up to that point was day nine.

-We didn’t know lol what else he’d cause
-That wasn’t even provocation lol he just knew for certain he’d win
-The beginning of legend ㄷㄷㄷ
-Lol if the video ended here it’d be so funny
-Honestly editing it three hours after the stream ended is hard lol

Seo Jun in the real world laughed at the comments.
But the video, unfortunately, didn’t stop where they hoped.

-?? This is happening. The Demonic Sect’s a sweatshop?
-Ruthless capitalist Heavenly Demon ㄷㄷ
-Protect editor human rights!

Regardless, the Seo Jun in the video talks with Bang Ju and the game properly begins.
The first match ends easily.
It cuts to Bang Ju’s screen, and he provides commentary.

[You’re asking if the Rankers threw it? Well, the first four matches earn Contribution Points, so it’s not strange if they didn’t target him. Actually, it’s perfectly rational.]

As he speaks, the next opponent appears rapidly on screen.
A ranking window pops up on the side, and a circle highlights one spot for clarity.
With a question mark.
The opponent: Sapha’s Pride, ranked fifth in Contribution.

-lol your editor is baiting Bang Ju
-Like editor, like streamer lol
-The subtitle saying “irrational rank five” lol

The fight between Seo Jun and Sapha’s Pride begins.
The combat is presented cleanly.
Using a game replay to capture the viewpoint that immerses you most in Seo Jun’s perspective while still capturing the fight well.
But Seo Jun’s attacks often make it unclear when they land if there’s no visible effect.
Like right now.
Sapha’s Pride’s blade, given first strike, stabbed toward Seo Jun’s shoulder—but instead, their own throat was slashed open, a fatal blow.
To clarify the confusion, it shows a slow-motion replay.
“Being edited lets them explain things in detail, unlike streams.”
Seo Jun muttered as he watched the screen showing how his blade had already found the optimal position to slash the throat before the enemy’s attack even landed.
Preparing in advance—that’s the difference between master and novice. Those who miss it will think the conclusion is simple.
But shown like this?

-Whoa
-The movement is really efficient
-You can see the Foundation of Blunt Sword starting to show here
-He must see the future
-See? This is technique hehe

Seo Jun, reading the chat, felt his lips curve upward.

-lol this kinda breaks the mood though
-Just stay quiet, master
-The greatest master has no weight about him, tsk tsk

This is all image-building to feel more relatable.
Right.
The Seo Jun in the video mirrors the opponent’s attack and thrusts his blade through.

-So here’s the thing, this technique is harder than you’d think. To change the trajectory of your arm mid-attack, your lower body has to move first, and your whole body’s gotta follow…..
-I don’t know
-If you’re gonna do this, just turn on a stream
-Open the door!
-Why aren’t you cutting long comments in the chat where people keep showing off?
-‘Cause you’re the owner lol
-Without a sword, he’s just like a friendly neighborhood hyung lol
-With a sword though, he’s the Heavenly Demon, the greatest master himself lol

Seo Jun smiled and started showing off under the guise of explanation for every move after.
Then the next match starts.
Seo Jun and This Isn’t Murim’s male lead lock in a manly showdown.
The problem is there’s nothing to explain in this scene.
Boom!
Boom!
So the viewers started urging Seo Jun to explain instead.

-Why’d that happen?
-I’m so curious what profound intention is behind it!!!
-Please show off for us!
-How strategically sound must the fight be if they’re drilling holes in the ground like that?? I’m dying to know!

[So, you think you can keep dodging?]
[I could do this all day, my friend!]

-Wait, were they actually playing Omok using the ground as a board?
-Just two idiots lol
-Notice how he doesn’t chat during these moments
-Invoking his right to remain silent? lol

As he was chatting, the moment things took a turn for the worse, Seo Jun let out a quiet laugh and withdrew from chat.
He was a viewer now, after all.
He shifted his gaze from chat to below the video, and for a moment, he was taken aback—then impressed.
Wow.
“Thirty thousand people for a Premiere?”
The fruit of the editors’ labor was showing right now.

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