Not A Regressor - Chapter 75

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I Am Not a Regressor Chapter 75
The Genius Awakener’s Stream (4)
-Kwon O-jin lmaooooo
-That’s insane confidence lol;;;
“Lol, a 4-star is telling a 6-star to go all-in”
-Haha, do you really know how to win?
The chat erupted in response to Kwon O-jin’s proposal.
Most were mocking him for fearlessly wagering against a six-star, while the atmosphere was thick with anticipation that Jerry Kim would personally crush him in return.
‘Well, that’s the natural reaction.’
The gap between a four-star and a six-star was that vast.
“Is that… everything?”
Jerry Kim’s pupils trembled.
He glanced back at the sack brimming with star stones.
Star stones he’d painstakingly gathered over the past month.
The equipment costs and potion expenses alone to acquire them had easily exceeded hundreds of millions.
Especially since he frequently took risky plays for the sake of entertainment, his expenditures were even more substantial.
“Yes. Everything I have. Oh, and by the way.”
Kwon O-jin pulled a small sack from his pocket.
A sack containing fewer than twenty star stones.
“This is my entire fortune.”
…
Jerry Kim’s mouth fell open in utter disbelief.
-Ahhhhhhhh lmaooooo
-That was the reason why I decided to go all in lol.
Lol, since I have nothing to lose anyway, I might as well go all in lol
That’s hilarious, Noe-rang lol
-???:There is nothing more fearless than one who has nothing to lose
If I’m lucky and win, I get over a thousand Sung Yoo-seok, but if I lose, I just give 20 and that’s it lol
Going all-in with just 20 chips lol
The chat’s atmosphere had actually shifted in Kwon O-jin’s favor.
Rather than seeing him as recklessly challenging a six-star, they now believed he was proposing a clearly losing match purely for entertainment value.
“Uh, well.”
Jerry Kim hesitated, his lips twitching slightly.
Even so, his entire collection of star stones.
The amount he’d accumulated over the past month was easily over a thousand.
More than anything.
‘Damn… some of these I actually bought with real money.’
To boast to viewers about how many star stones he’d farmed in a month, he’d dipped into his own pocket and purchased additional star stones beyond what he’d hunted himself, placing them in the sack.
A considerable sum of money at that.
‘It’s easy enough to convert back to cash anyway, so I figured why not.’
The situation had taken an odd turn.
-Hahahaha scared?
-Are you nervous? Are you nervous? Are you nervous? Are you nervous?
-Lol if you’re scared just back out haha
-Puts down a bet and then gets cold feet lmao
-Dude you’re only a four-star, what are you afraid of lol
-Wasn’t Noe-rang just joking around with the proposal anyway?
But the viewers, oblivious to Jerry Kim’s circumstances, simply egged him on thoughtlessly.
Kwon O-jin watched Jerry Kim’s internal struggle and let out a soft chuckle.
‘He can’t refuse now.’
Backing down in this atmosphere would only invite ridicule—it was inevitable.
He had stepped into the very trap he’d set for himself.
-Ding!
[Almond has donated 5,000,000 won.]
[All in—winner takes all.]
As his hesitation dragged on, donations began pouring in.
“…F-fine.”
Jerry Kim nodded, grinding his teeth.
“But, how about we do this without any penalties?”
Since this had become a match he absolutely couldn’t lose,
he couldn’t afford to take on penalties as well.
‘If he’s coming at me that confidently, he might have some trick up his sleeve.’
With so much on the line, he couldn’t afford to be careless.
-Hahahaha looks like he’s really scared
-Come on Jerry Kim!!!!
-Honestly I’d be nervous too lol how much is that equipment worth anyway lol
-Jerry Kim’s ‘serious mode’ ;;;
The chat erupted with mockery directed at Jerry Kim.
“No, everyone. You have to understand this. You all know how much this is worth, right?”
Jerry Kim spoke firmly, as if this was the one thing he wouldn’t compromise on.
“Fine. We’ll do it without penalties.”
“Phew.”
Jerry Kim wiped his chest and exhaled a relieved sigh.
Without any penalties, this was a match he couldn’t lose.
‘So he really was just joking about going all in.’
The fact that a six-star awakener would agree to fight without any penalties suggested he never had any intention of winning in the first place.
‘Damn. I should’ve just taken a reasonable penalty and called it a day.’
If word got out that he’d gone all out against a mere four-star awakener without any handicaps, he’d be mocked relentlessly.
‘Well, at least certainty is better.’
Mockery would only last a moment anyway.
In the end, all that would remain was the result of ‘defeating the Apostle of Polaris’.
“Then shall we get started right away?”
“Ah, wait a moment.”
Jerry Kim turned toward the camera and pulled something out.
“There’s one more thing we can’t leave out when it comes to a match like this.”
Beep.
He lightly manipulated the controller in his hand.
[Point Betting! You choose directly who will win!]
1. Jerry Kim.
2. Noe-rang.
-Open the room! Open the room! Open the room!!
-Hahaha my paycheck just came in hahaha Perfect timing haha
-11111111111111111111
-No one here’s betting straight, right?
-Reverse bet cut! Reverse bet cut! Reverse bet cut!
The chat window erupted into chaos in an instant.
“…What is this?”
“You don’t know about point betting, O-jin?”
This time, Ha-eun came over instead of Jerry Kim to explain.
“Point betting is basically like predicting sports winners. You buy points with actual cash and wager those points on whichever side you think will win.”
“Isn’t that just gambling?”
“It is gambling. Back then, you couldn’t trade points with real cash directly, but nowadays you can do everything.”
“The government sure is lenient about it.”
“In a world where monsters are causing absolute chaos, what’s a little gambling?”
“Fair point.”
So this noona has been watching streams quite a bit without me knowing.
How does she know all this stuff?
‘Gambling, huh.’
My lips curved upward.
‘I can’t let an opportunity like this slip away.’
I glanced at Ha-eun with a wink.
“Hehe, you brat. Don’t look at me with those eager puppy eyes—your noona will take care of everything, so just sit tight, alright?”
Ha-eun grinned and pulled out her smartphone.
[Current voting ratio.]
1. Jerry Kim (92%)
2. Noe-rang (8%)
“Ah~ Everyone, isn’t this too much? You’re embarrassing O-jin!”
Jerry Kim chuckled and shouted at the camera.
-Hahahaha is that ratio real haha
-King! Jerry! Kim! Wins!
What kind of crazy person bets against the odds in this situation? lol
I bet my entire fortune on it lol please let me make at least 5%!
-Underdog bettor die underdog bettor die underdog bettor die.
The result unfolded exactly as I’d anticipated—Jerry Kim’s overwhelming victory.
The vast majority of the betting points were concentrated on option one.
‘The betting amounts are absolutely insane.’
With over 100,000 viewers watching the broadcast, the total amount wagered in just five minutes had already exceeded 2 billion won.
Then.
-Ding!
[Current Voting Ratio.]
1. Jerry Kim (73%)
2. Noe-rang (27%)
Suddenly, Noe-rang’s percentage had surged dramatically.
“Huh?”
Jerry Kim’s eyes widened in genuine surprise.
If the percentage had climbed gradually, that would be one thing—but to jump this sharply all at once?
-Crazy lolololol How much did you bet on the underdog anyway?
Who’s gonna do the math here lol
Lol dude, I calculated it and you bet 460 million won all at once?
That’s some serious reverse psychology, damn;;
-Off to the Han River we go~~
The chat exploded with messages.
“Oh my~ Are you sure you’re alright?”
Jerry Kim barely suppressed the smile threatening to spread across his face.
‘Just as I thought—underdog bettors exist everywhere.’
To throw 460 million won into this? That took genuine madness.
You couldn’t pull off something like that unless you had money to burn.
‘Well, it’s good for me.’
The larger the betting amounts, the juicier the commission that flowed to the streamer.
“Alright! Three minutes left! Just three minutes remaining!”
Jerry Kim expertly guided the broadcast to encourage even more betting from viewers.
While he remained absorbed in the stream.
“O-jin. I put everything left after paying the down payment on my sister’s apartment. You know that, right?”
“Of course. I know it well.”
“My brother believes in you.”
Ha-eun poked Kwon O-jin’s ribs playfully, laughing.
“But what was your account ID, sister? I didn’t see it on the voting board.”
“It’s a secret.”
“Huh?”
What kind of secret was that supposed to be?
“If it’s a secret, then it’s a secret, you brat.”
“What do you mean?”
“Hmph.”
Ha-eun turned her head away sharply, clearly unwilling to answer.
“…?”
I was curious, but I didn’t press further.
An ID wasn’t that important anyway.
“Alright! That closes the voting!!”
The final ratio was twenty to eighty.
The overwhelming majority predicted Jerry Kim’s victory.
Well.
It was a clash between a four-star and a six-star awakener.
Perhaps in another year or two it would be different, but at this stage, it was only natural that most expected Jerry Kim to win.
“Shall we begin, Kwon O-jin?”
“Sure.”
Jerry Kim approached and briefly explained the rules.
“We have thirty minutes. The two of us will form a party and hunt monsters. Whoever lands the killing blow on a monster gets credit for it, and whoever defeats more monsters wins.”
“Understood.”
“Oh, and regardless of the situation beforehand, whoever lands the final blow on a monster gets credit for the kill. How does that sound?”
On the surface, it sounded fair.
But this condition was overwhelmingly advantageous to Jerry Kim.
As an archer awakener specialized in ranged combat, stealing the killing blow from monsters was no difficult feat.
‘He’s really struggling to find any way to win.’
I chuckled softly and nodded.
“Understood. Let’s go with those terms.”
-Noe-rang versus Jerry Kim~!!! The match begins now~~~!!
-Lmaooo isn’t the killing blow clause too much lolol
-Jerry Kim is seriously clenching his teeth.
-Looks like his gums are about to bleed.
-I bet he’ll rage quit like 10 minutes in lololol
Leaving the noisy chat behind, I moved forward.
‘Honestly, I added the killing blow clause as insurance, but he just accepted it.’
Jerry Kim watched my movements intently, his brow furrowing.
‘Does he have some hidden trick up his sleeve?’
His composure was genuinely concerning.
‘Whatever he’s hiding, it won’t matter.’
With no penalties and the ability to steal killing blows, I was confident I could win even against another six-star awakener.
“Phew.”
Jerry Kim casually checked the viewer count.
The numbers had already surpassed one hundred thousand and were climbing toward one hundred fifty thousand.
‘This is my chance.’
An opportunity to etch my name firmly into the minds of all these spectators.
‘I need to focus on the most dazzling techniques possible.’
Jerry Kim conjured arrows of light, hovering them around his body as he smirked.
“Roar?”
“Roar! Roar! Roar!!”
As Kwon O-jin ventured deep into the Tunnel alongside him, a pack of three Neglish emerged.
“I’m starting the timer now!”
Jerry Kim cried out, assuming a stance as if drawing an invisible bowstring.
The arrows of light hovering around him began to swirl and coalesce.
-Kiiiiooooow!! Arrow Blaster!!!
-Jerry Kim’s signature move incoming!!!
-Jerry Kim oppa! Take me with you!! (swoon swoon)
-Juenzaaaang~! As soon as it starts, what is the special move? Haha.
A glance.
After casting a quick look at the chat window.
“First one!!!”
The bowstring released━
-Crackle crackle crackle crackle!!!!!
A descending bolt of azure lightning.
In an instant, Kwon O-jin rushed forward and cleaved the Neglish’s body in two with a single strike.
“━Huh?”
Jerry Kim’s eyes widened in shock,
-Whoosh!! Whoooosh!!
A silver spear engulfed in blue flames tore the remaining two Neglish to shreds.
Thud thud thud!
Blood and flesh rained down, pooling on the ground.
“Three in total.”
Kwon O-jin turned to Jerry Kim and held up three fingers.
-What is this??
-?????
-What did he just do???
-Huh??????
The floating chat window was riddled with countless question marks.

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