The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 32

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Chapter 32
I nearly threw a knife in front of the sacred steak like a heathen.
“Have I lost my mind? Where did you get such nonsense? How am I supposed to live under the same roof as the bastard who crippled my legs?”
“But homelessness….”
“You believe that? Obviously it’s a lie.”
“….”
Baek Hee-an snapped awake as if from a terrible nightmare, staring blankly for a moment before casting a sly glance my way.
What are you looking at?
When I glared at him fiercely, he averted his gaze and pretended to look away before throwing another question at me.
“…So, if your parents are divorced, which one do you live with?”
This guy really was persistently stubborn with his questions.
“Live with who? I live alone. My father was supposed to take me, but he didn’t need a son with shattered legs, so he abandoned me in a moldy semi-basement and remarried.”
“….”
I watched Baek Hee-an’s expression sink into the depths of guilt once more as I cut into my steak and ate.
For some reason, it tasted absolutely delicious.
‘His face is a work of art. I think I prefer this expression to a smile.’
Baek Hee-an sat with a troubled expression, unable to touch his meal.
“Then come to our house-”
“Get lost.”
“…I’ll give you a ride when you leave.”
“Don’t need it. Hey, aren’t you eating this? Should I eat it all?”
Instead of answering my question, Baek Hee-an picked up his plate and set it right next to mine.
It was his last plate.
“If there’s anything else you want to eat, order more. I’m going out for a bit….”
“Sure.”
I had no idea where he was going, but honestly, if he didn’t come back at all, I’d be even happier.
Once Baek Hee-an left the room, eating alone tasted even better.
‘Still, is Baek Hee-an being sincere? From his expression, he didn’t seem to be lying. He’s doing so well for himself, yet he’s been bothered by that incident all this time? This is delicious.’
How long had it been since I’d eaten a proper meal like this?
Especially, this was the first time in my life I’d cut into a steak on the top floor of such a famous hotel.
Just as I was finishing off the plates.
Bang—!
“…?”
I paused mid-motion, about to put the last piece of steak into my mouth.
I went ahead and put it in anyway.
Chew, chew.
‘What was that sound?’
While chewing the meat, I glanced toward where the sound came from—it seemed to be from somewhere outside the room.
* * *
Hwang Beom-young had come to the hotel for a meal when he witnessed something remarkable.
The woman I’d fought in the warehouse not long ago limped in and boarded the elevator.
‘What the hell.’
Wondering why she was here, I abused my authority and searched Joo Hyun-soo’s name, only to discover she was a guest in the highest VVIP Room.
So she really is a Hunter after all—but when Hwang Beom-young checked her companion, he doubted his own eyes.
‘Baek Hee-an?’
The moment he arrived at the top floor, Baek Hee-an walked out of the room as if on cue.
‘Meeting alone in a room?’
Baek Hee-an exited the room and, catching sight of Hwang Beom-young directly ahead, walked past him down the long corridor leading to the restroom.
Hwang Beom-young followed with his arms crossed, letting out a hollow laugh.
“Ha. So you fought with your ex like that, and your tastes changed—that’s what it was. There’ll be an article soon. ‘Baek Hee-an’s New Type: Glasses, Acne, Pig.’ The media won’t let this slide.”
“….”
Though Hwang Beom-young couldn’t see it, Baek Hee-an’s brow twitched.
For the record, Baek Hee-an was currently on the verge of a complete meltdown—bombarded by guilt from Joo Hyun-soo, his mood had plummeted so far that his fuse was about to blow entirely.
Because his face wasn’t clearly visible, Hwang Beom-young failed to notice this and continued running his mouth.
“Joo Hyun-soo is definitely a Hunter, right? Which guild are they with? Since I can’t find them anywhere, is their Hunter name different from their real name?”
Baek Hee-an’s steps faltered.
Up until then, Hwang Beom-young had only been provoking him because they’d never gotten along—he hadn’t genuinely believed they were actually dating.
A chilling voice rang out quietly.
“How do you know Joo Hyun-soo.”
A pause.
The lounge staff flinched and looked at Baek Hee-an.
Normal people would have sensed the atmosphere had turned ominous by now.
But Hwang Beom-young was not a normal person.
“I know them well, bastard. We fought not long ago. That cripple was practically flying around—how are they a civilian? You dare deceive the Hwanghae Guild management?”
“….”
“Tell them to cough up the 100 million won settlement they got from my aunt. If you don’t—”
Hwang Beom-young, about to threaten exposing them as an illegal Hunter and hitting them with massive fines, finally stopped short.
Eyes filled with contempt.
And an intense, creeping hostility directed at Hwang Beom-young.
“Why would the director give them a settlement? Did you use a skill on Joo Hyun-soo? A Ranker using a skill on a civilian with a leg disability?”
Hwang Beom-young’s expression crumpled.
“That person’s a civilian? No way. Wait, are you actually dating them? Why are you getting so worked up—”
“Skill—”
Baek Hee-an suddenly vanished, closing the distance in an instant with a teleport and throwing a punch.
Blue light erupted.
Boom!
“?!”
Hwang Beom-young barely managed to defend, sliding all the way to the end of the corridor.
“Did you use it.”
Baek Hee-an’s voice cut through sharply as he finished the question.
My eyes blaze with fury.
“My leg’s already killing me, and if you make it worse, what then? I hear you’ve been running around doing strange things with hunters lately—how dare you lay a hand on Joo Hyun-soo?”
“…Damn it.”
Even standing face-to-face with that massive frame and overwhelming presence, those words still came out.
Hwang Beom-young was certain now.
‘I had my suspicions, but if Baek Hee-an’s reacting like this, they’re definitely dating. I couldn’t figure out what some convenience store clerk was so confident about, but it must be because he’s got this guy backing him up.’
For anyone who knew Baek Hee-an, this level of emotional reaction would be incomprehensible.
Hwang Beom-young, who had been glaring at Baek Hee-an, placed his hand on a skill.
This was the Hwanghae Hotel.
‘…If I fight here, my aunt will beat me to death.’
The location made him hesitant to use his skill recklessly, but his opponent seemed to have no such concerns.
Baek Hee-an’s eyes glowed blue, signaling the activation of a powerful skill.
Hwang Beom-young’s eyes widened in shock.
“You crazy bastard!”
Realizing what skill Baek Hee-an was about to cast, Hwang Beom-young quickly erected a shield and bolted toward the end of the corridor.
Boom.
A brilliant blue light erupted from Baek Hee-an, shaking not just the corridor but the entire building with a heavy, resonant blast.
Every object lining the corridor exploded simultaneously.
Crash, crash, crash—boom!
Screams erupted from somewhere.
“This way, everyone!”
“To the emergency exit!”
Staff members guided guests from the lounge to safety.
The skill’s explosion generated tremendous pressure, sending a violent gust of wind through the corridor.
Baek Hee-an, who had been charging forward like a predator chasing prey, suddenly stopped.
People had begun evacuating immediately—every door in the empty central hall and the emergency exits had been thrown open.
“…!”
The room where Joo Hyun-soo should have been was empty.
Baek Hee-an forgot about pursuing Hwang Beom-young, staring blankly at the vacant room until the sound of police sirens snapped him back to reality.
“Ha. Idiot.”
Hwang Beom-young, near the staircase, raised his middle finger.
I should kill him.
Murderous intent surged from Baek Hee-an, but noticing a staff member still trapped inside, he slowly lowered his hand.
“….”
Hwang Beom-young had already escaped.
* * *
‘Wow. That was delicious.’
An unfortunate incident had occurred at the end when hunters started fighting among themselves, forcing me to evacuate with the staff.
But all in all, it was an amazing dinner.
Anyway, it was an amazing dinner.
‘I’ve filled my stomach well enough that I won’t go hungry while playing.’
The upgrade patch for God of Fighters (GOF) that was implemented before the preliminary tournament had been completed.
【Finally!】
A new rank above Diamond had been created.
Crown.
A new Constellation rank based on the concept of a crown had been added.
Here, the Crown rank was further subdivided into Aeon, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Diamond based on the material composition of the crown.
“Hmm.”
True to the game’s graphics, the small Diamond crown floating above the Constellation’s head emitted a brilliantly radiant and luminous light.
A crown had been added above the star-shaped Constellation avatar’s head.
“So, among all the Constellations, only those with this crown on their heads are real Constellations, not AI.”
【That’s right.】
Kkolkkalpi shrugged its shoulders.
【With this patch, Constellations wearing the Crown are real Constellations, not artificial intelligence. And this one is the top of the tops among them, a true Diamond!】
“Is that impressive? Green Star and Red Star both have Diamond crowns too.”
【Those things! They’re just….】
Kkolkkalpi, about to burst into anger, instead deflated and collapsed limply to the ground.
It seemed to have lost all its energy.
I habitually swatted Kkolkkalpi, but then I remembered that this wasn’t an AI—it was a real Constellation, my partner, and the being that granted my wishes.
I picked up Kkolkkalpi, lying helplessly on the floor.
“Fine. You’re amazing.”
There we go.
Among the Constellations participating in the tournament, only 3 percent wore Diamond crowns.
Diamond was the top 3 percent, Gold was 10 percent, Silver was 20 percent, Bronze was 50 percent, and Aeon was 100 percent.
“The Diamond crown is pretty.”
【Do you… know what the number of gems embedded in the crown means?】
“Of course I don’t.”
【….】
Kkolkkalpi drooped its limbs again with an expression of resignation.
Kkolkkalpi’s Diamond crown, which scattered an almost sacred, pure white holographic light, was embedded with an enormous number of mysterious blue gems.
Diamond was supposed to be the final rank, so what could this possibly mean?
【…Fine. Let’s just train.】
“Good thinking. Skill practice is best done in one-on-one matches, right?”
【You’re planning to leak your full power the moment you unlock a new skill? Until you participate in the preliminary tournament, avoid streaming as much as possible, and do your skill training against AI instead.】
Kkolkkalpi said this and immediately opened an AI training room.
It arbitrarily entered the room settings on my behalf and even pressed the confirmation button, shoving me into the training room.
“…What?”
I looked around in bewilderment.
It was my first time experiencing something like this.
In other words, an NPC in the game had arbitrarily manipulated my game settings and overridden the Player’s exclusive authority.
【With this patch increasing freedom, even this became possible. How does it feel to be trained by the Constellation you once ignored so much? You’re now in the palm of my hand, keke—?!】
Kkolkkalpi shrieked as I flicked him on the head.
【Why are you hitting me?!】
“Hmm. The pain feedback system on the Constellation avatar is still intact.”
【…What? You’re serious?! Who the hell is this?! What kind of lunatic installed pain feedback into a Constellation avatar?!】
Whoever it was, I owed them my thanks.
I opened the newly added Constellation skill tree from this patch.
There was now an upper tier to the skill tree.
As I examined each skill one by one, something caught my eye among the newly added abilities.
‘They said the Constellations’ intervention would strengthen with this patch, so adding longer possession skills isn’t surprising… but what is this?’
[The Advent of God]
I tapped on the skill description.
[【Skill Description】
A Constellation bound by a contract temporarily assumes the same form as the Player and fights alongside them. During its existence, one Constellation skill can be used. Duration: 10 seconds.]

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