Not A Regressor - Chapter 74

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I Am Not a Regressor Chapter 74
The Genius Awakened User’s Stream (3)
Toitch—the world’s largest internet broadcasting platform.
Jerry Kim held a respectable position among Toitch’s top streamers as a Gate-clearing specialist.
Sharp, refined features and trademark orange hair.
Most importantly, he was a rare talent among Awakened Users who insisted on solo activities—a quality that formed the foundation of his popularity.
—Screeeech!!
Arrows of blue light shot forth with an eerie sound.
Splurt!
“Argh!”
The Neglish creature shrieked in agony—struck once in the shoulder, once in the knee, and four times in the ribs.
“That’s it!”
A cheer erupted from Jerry Kim’s lips.
A floating orb beside him gleamed as a hologram materialized in the air.
[‘Monster Horde (3 or more) Defeated Within 5 Minutes’ Mission Success!]
[Almond has donated 3 million won!]
“Wow, we actually pulled this off in one go lol”
“Ah, Almond! Thank you so much for the generous donation!!”
Jerry Kim flashed a bright smile, his lips curling upward.
He made a V-sign toward the orb and shrugged his shoulders with a flourish.
“Ah~ wasn’t this mission a bit too easy?”
As he spoke, he glanced at the chat scrolling rapidly upward.
“- and lol seriously that’s hilarious lolol”
Even if they’re 6-star, how the hell do you cut down three 5-star level monsters in 5 minutes lol
-Not even 5 minutes, exactly 3 minutes 58 seconds.
That speed is insane.
Pamuchin’s speed is insane.
-Jerry Kim! Jerry Kim! Jerry Kim! Jerry Kim!
-Don’t call my name! Don’t call my name! Don’t call my name! Don’t call my name!
-So this is Zodiac Twelve Palaces class;
‘Perfect.’
Watching the chat scroll upward at breakneck speed, Jerry Kim wore a satisfied smile.
Messages praising him.
‘Heh! This is why I stream!’
The streaming revenue was decent enough.
But those messages praising him were incomparably more enjoyable than any profit.
“Hm.”
He gazed down at the three Neglish corpses scattered across the floor and rolled his shoulders lightly.
‘This much is nothing.’
He ranked among the upper echelon even among 6-star Awakened Users.
An awakener of the Sagittarius constellation—no mere mark of a hunter.
Facing three 5-star monsters simultaneously was hardly a challenge.
“Hmm?”
Then.
A party of two emerged from the tunnel’s depths, walking toward me.
‘A guardian spirit and even a pet.’
Jerry Kim’s eyes widened as he observed them with intrigue.
“N-Noe-rang?”
Noe-rang.
A super rookie drawing worldwide attention after receiving the stigma of Weaver Star.
‘Why is Noe-rang here?’
According to the Association’s announcement, wasn’t he still not a 4-star awakener?
He had no business being in a dungeon where 5-star monsters swarmed in packs.
‘No… if he’s an Apostle of Polaris, could he bridge even a 1-star gap?’
And he hadn’t come solo—he’d formed a party.
‘The woman beside him…’
Jerry Kim’s pupils trembled.
Gulp. His dry throat constricted.
‘Damn, she’s absolutely stunning.’
Throughout his career as a streamer, he’d met many female broadcasters.
But never had he encountered a woman whose beauty stole his breath so completely.
-Wait, is that really Noe-rang?
-Wasn’t Noe-rang 4-star?
-Nah, 3-star
-What? The article said 4-star?
-You believe that? lol He’s only been awakened for half a year, how’d he hit 4-star.
-Facts lol
-But he solo’d the boss monster in Sokcho.
-That’s total BS too, there were over a hundred awakeners there, why would he fight alone lol
-Isn’t this where 5-star monsters appear? How’d a 3-star get here?
-Getting carried?
-Who’s the woman next to him? She’s insane.
-Ahhhhhhh!!!!
-Oooohhhhh!!!!
The chat was ablaze with Noe-rang’s appearance.
‘Noe-rang, huh.’
Jerry Kim’s mind raced at lightning speed.
‘This could be… huge?’
Noe-rang was a super rookie the entire world was watching.
If he could only get him on his broadcast, success was already guaranteed.
‘Of course.’
Jerry Kim’s lips curved upward in a subtle smile.
‘I can’t settle for just viewership.’
Popularity alone wasn’t enough.
If I could even add a bet to the broadcast content—something like a race to catch a demon—and win, wouldn’t that be perfect?
Then I’d earn the title: ‘The man who defeated the Apostle of Polaris.’
‘The opportunity is now or never.’
In a year—no, even in half a year—there would be no way for me to beat Noe-rang in a wager.
But right now.
‘A 4-star rating would be more than enough.’
There were even rumors he was only a 3-star.
Even if he truly reached 4-star in just half a year, it wouldn’t matter.
No matter how much of an Apostle of Polaris he was, he couldn’t overcome a two-star gap.
‘I’m not some random stigma floating around everywhere.’
Though inferior to Polaris, I still possessed the stigma of the Zodiac Twelve Palaces.
Losing would honestly be the strange outcome here.
“Would you be interested in appearing as a guest on my broadcast?”
“Pardon?”
Kwon O-jin tilted his head, regarding Jerry Kim with curiosity.
‘A broadcast, huh.’
It was intriguing, but I never expected to connect this way.
“Not interested. Move along.”
“Wait, sis.”
“Huh? What? You’re actually going on broadcast?”
I was interested, though.
‘If I demonstrate my strength through this opportunity, all those baseless rumors will disappear.’
I had no intention of streaming myself, but appearing as a guest didn’t seem like a bad idea.
“Haha! Thank you so much!! Oh, by the way, I’m Jerry Kim, a Gate-clearing specialist streamer!”
Jerry Kim extended his hand.
Kwon O-jin gave a light nod and clasped his hand in return.
In the hologram that appeared beside Jerry Kim, text scrolled rapidly across the screen.
-Ooooooooh!!!!
-Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk at this you are making a fool of a brain on the spot kkkkkkkkkkkkk
-The charming man Jerry Kim;
Hey, forget about Noe-rang and try hitting on that noona next to him instead lol
‘Is that the chat?’
Kwon O-jin’s eyes gleamed with interest.
Suddenly curious about how many people were watching, I glanced at the bottom left and saw the number 30,000.
“So thirty thousand people are watching your broadcast right now?”
“Ah, yes! Haha! I have quite a lot of viewers supporting my channel.”
Jerry Kim chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.
“The numbers will probably start climbing steadily from here on out.”
After all, he’d managed to bring an Apostle of Polaris on as a guest.
Viewers scattered across various broadcasts would hear the rumors and flock over here.
“So what should we do from now on?”
Kwon O-jin glanced at the floating camera drifting through the air as he asked.
“Then shall we start with a simple interview? Everyone! If you have any questions for Noe-rang, feel free to type them in the chat!”
Jerry Kim proceeded with the broadcast skillfully.
-O-jin oppa?? O-jin oppa??
-Is he really 4-star?
-O-jin oppa!!!!
-How did you end up awakening as an Apostle of Polaris?
-Is it possible to catch two Neglish at the same time?
-O-jin oppaaaaaaa!!!!
Questions poured in relentlessly.
“You don’t need to answer every single one—just pick the appropriate ones and respond to those.”
“…What exactly is this ‘oppa’ thing?”
He pointed at a chat message that appeared unusually frequently.
“Ah… that’s…”
Jerry Kim scratched his head with an awkward smile.
“They’re asking what color your underwear is today.”
The answer came from beside him.
Ha-eun gazed at the chat with an expression of utter exasperation and sighed.
“What?”
A bewildered voice escaped from Kwon O-jin’s lips.
Why on earth would anyone care what color underwear he was wearing today?
“Why would they ask something like that?”
“It’s, well, internet broadcast culture and such. Haha!”
Jerry Kim cleared his throat awkwardly and averted his gaze.
Haha, looks like it’s your first time seeing the broadcast.
Hey you crazy bastards, stop it lol
-Ah haha, the reaction is so funny haha.
Kwon O-jin stared at the chat messages with an expression of utter disbelief.
‘So it’s considered “culture” to ask a stranger about their underwear color on first meeting?’
What kind of culture was this anyway?
“As for the other questions…”
Kwon O-jin scrolled through the chat window and answered the appropriate questions.
‘Now I’m starting to get a sense of what this is all about.’
It was still somewhat unfamiliar, though.
But he could roughly understand what they wanted and why they watched these broadcasts.
“That’s all for questions!!”
Jerry Kim smoothly shifted the topic.
“Wow… sixty thousand more viewers came in just while we were doing this interview?”
In the brief span of my exchange with Kwon O-jin, the viewer count had already surpassed ninety thousand.
‘This is insane, absolutely insane!’
A brilliant smile spread across Jerry Kim’s face.
An astronomical number of viewers—something I’d never witnessed before.
At this pace, breaking a hundred thousand would be a breeze.
‘Yes! I knew this would be a massive hit!’
The “Apostle of Polaris” bait had proven far more effective than anticipated.
‘Good… then it’s time.’
Now to accomplish the real objective.
‘In front of tens of thousands of viewers.’
I’ll crush the Apostle of Polaris.
“For our next segment,”
Jerry Kim continued with a sly grin.
“how about a simple wager?”
“…A wager?”
“Yes. Something like, who can hunt more monsters within a time limit.”
Jerry Kim presented the proposal as if it were nothing serious.
-This guy’s insane lol proposing a time attack against a 4-star
-Go get him, Jerry Kim!!
-Are you serious lol how is Noe-rang supposed to beat Jerry Kim?
-Isn’t that like comparing Diamond to Gold rank?
-He’s gonna milk this one win for years lol
-‘The Man Who Defeated Polaris’
-(1 year later)??? : Yeah I totally stomped Noe-rang back then, you know?
The chat erupted in flames.
“Of course, we’ll set a penalty for this.”
Jerry Kim deftly brushed off the viewers’ mockery.
“We’ll decide the penalty by vote later… what do you say? Are you interested?”
A glance.
He looked at Kwon O-jin with a provocative smile.
The chat ignited once more.
While some mocked Jerry Kim for proposing such an absurd wager, most of the atmosphere brimmed with anticipation for the match.
‘So that’s why he suddenly asked me to appear as a guest.’
I watched the rapidly scrolling chat and let out a quiet chuckle.
I’d been curious why he suddenly approached me, and now I finally understood the reason.
‘He wants to crush me in front of all these people, doesn’t he.’
If one didn’t know much about me, it would certainly be worth attempting.
‘Then.’
I should play along.
“Sounds good. This should be fun, right?”
“Haha! Everyone heard that? Kwon O-jin has agreed to this!”
Jerry Kim shouted toward the camera.
“But….”
Kwon O-jin stepped forward with a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth.
“Just betting wouldn’t be entertaining, would it?”
“Pardon?”
“Let’s put stakes on it.”
At his suggestion, the chat erupted into flames once more.
“Hahaha! Kwon O-jin knows how to work a broadcast!!! Alright! Should we throw down a few Holy Stones just for fun?”
“All in.”
“…What?”
“Let’s go all out. Every Holy Stone I have.”
….
Jerry Kim’s pupils trembled.

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