The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 55

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Chapter 55
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The moment I reached out, Baek Hee-an came right up and unlocked the End Room, which was secured with formidable locks.
“Feel free to look around.”
Click.
As I flipped the switch, light flooded the previously dark room.
‘Wow. This is incredible.’
True to form for a Hunter, the entire room had been converted into an Armory.
An impressive array of weapons, each exuding sophistication and formidable presence, was displayed with meticulous care.
Various swords, spears, shields, daggers, and even firearms.
Each piece commanded my attention.
I would have left this house with genuine regret if I’d missed seeing this.
As I slowly walked through the immaculately organized space, admiring the weapons, Baek Hee-an asked me a question.
“By the way, you’re planning to change your Constellation to a Sword Mage type for the Battle Royale? You’d excel at anything, but isn’t it a waste when you’ve built up such solid combat skills?”
I’d revealed just enough information to justify opening the Armory and borrowing some weapons.
Anyone would think the same way.
“What does it matter? You do plenty of different things too. Honestly, I didn’t expect to change my Constellation right before the tournament either.”
Baek Hee-an’s primary strength in reality is magic.
I’d heard he possesses such a diverse and formidable arsenal of magical skills that he’s called the god of magic in the Hunter Community.
Swordsmanship comes next, followed by martial arts.
With maxed-out magic in reality, Baek Hee-an focused on rigorous physical training within the Game.
The result: first place in the global comprehensive rankings.
It seemed fitting for someone who enrolled in a Physical Education program to inherit his grandfather’s Taekwondo Gym, but the truth was the opposite.
‘Back when we were in school, Baek Hee-an was hopeless at everything.’
When I was a College Student, Baek Hee-an’s nickname was something like “the only one from Film Studies” or “the weird guy from Physical Education”—something along those lines.
Even back then, his face was remarkable.
‘And then one day that guy suddenly became a famous Hunter and started appearing on television.’
Five years had already passed, so I figured he was now someone I barely knew anymore.
Baek Hee-an asked me from behind.
“You didn’t expect to change your Constellation? Did you fight your main Constellation? Did you suddenly stop doing Fair matches?”
This was somewhat amusing.
“No.”
I never miss one-on-one Fair matches—he’s even chased me into reality about it.
Since there was no one around me playing God Opal, this was my first time having such a conversation in reality, which felt a bit awkward.
“It just happened that way. It’s complicated to explain in detail.”
I picked up a spear.
The blade portion was large, making it relatively heavy, but given my strength, it wasn’t particularly burdensome.
Baek Hee-an suddenly called out to me.
“Joo Hyun-soo.”
“?”
“This one’s the most useful.”
Clack.
I took the sword and glanced at the weapon detection radar visible only to me—it shimmered purple.
Top-tier, even by divine standards.
Truth be told, I knew this sword was the best the moment I entered, but I couldn’t bring myself to grab it immediately without drawing attention, so I’d been wandering around instead.
If someone asked how I’d identified it so quickly, I’d have no answer to give.
Shing—
“….”
Gulp.
As I drew the blade from its sheath, a crystalline silver blade emerged, so beautiful it made my stomach churn with desire.
Energy circuits like intricate patterns ran along the entire length of the blade.
Baek Hee-an explained from behind me.
“It’s an aura blade. When you use a Hunter skill, light travels along the circuits. Performance varies by weapon, but generally, aura circuits amplify energy, increasing skill efficiency and hardening the blade itself.”
Tempting specs, but utterly useless to me right now.
I don’t have any skills.
‘Wonder how much this would sell for.’
I stood mesmerized, practically drooling as I admired the sword.
Then Baek Hee-an suddenly asked.
“By the way, is it true you didn’t awaken as a Hunter at the Gate?”
“Huh? Yeah.”
Even at my response, he stared at me intently.
Suspicious, clearly.
“I really didn’t. I just got lucky at the Gate. I’ve always been good with physical combat anyway. If I’d awakened that day, I would’ve registered as a Hunter immediately and applied for the Gate closure compensation.”
“…Yeah, that tracks.”
Baek Hee-an seemed well aware of my obsession with money.
I asked while the thought was fresh.
“When’s the money supposed to come in?”
“Why? In a hurry?”
“Of course. I can’t just keep imposing on your family like this. Oh, and I transferred your hospital bills. I checked my account and the broadcast revenue from last month came through.”
“….”
At my words, Baek Hee-an’s expression stiffened ever so slightly.
I caught on immediately.
“What? Don’t want to give me the money?”
“…No.”
“Your answer’s slow?”
“…I said no.”
I wondered if Baek Hee-an was trying to squeeze blood from a stone, so I figured I’d call the Guild directly to ask when the money was coming.
I looked back at the sword.
The blade was so radiant and brilliant—it looked expensive.
‘Sigh.’
The radar search window I’d seen earlier was dotted with countless green and blue markers.
It was a complete treasure trove.
“Pick out any weapon you like.”
“Why all of a sudden? Don’t tell me you’re trying to skip paying me with this?”
“That works too.”
“?”
What kind of daylight robbery was this?
No matter how valuable these items were, there was absolutely no way I’d let my moving expenses vanish like this.
I stared at Baek Hee-an in disbelief.
“Did you take out a loan or something?”
“Not that, but anyway, everything here is decent weaponry. Some of it you couldn’t even buy with money.”
“If you cheat me out of my payment, I’m reporting you.”
“I’ll leave the Armory door open, so use whatever you want.”
“At least answer me.”
The moment I sensed suspicious movement, I sheathed the sword I’d been holding and turned around.
Baek Hee-an was leaving the room.
“Hey! Baek Hee-an, are you insane?! If you rip me off, I’m selling everything in here!”
Whether he didn’t care or what, Baek Hee-an didn’t come back.
“He’s completely shameless!”
Now that I thought about it, his habit of saying whatever he wanted when things didn’t go his way and screwing people over in weird ways was exactly the same as when he was a College Student.
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I was furious.
This money-rotting bastard was actually thinking about stiffing me.
“Damn it, I really should sell this stuff.”
Actually, selling just a few weapons would probably net me more than a Gate reward.
The problem was they were stolen goods.
For now, I grabbed the most expensive piece as collateral until Baek Hee-an transferred my payment.
The Convenience Store.
After clocking in this morning and finishing all my tasks with vigor, it was already around lunchtime.
Park Awkward chattered away inside the Coin Market window I’d opened.
⟦”Why would you sell that? For now it’s decent enough. Before you become a Hunter, it’s just a hunk of scrap metal anyway.”⟧
“Because I already have a sword I’m attached to.”
⟦”What is it?”⟧
I pulled out the steel pipe I’d hidden in a corner of the Convenience Store.
“Say hello. It’s my beloved blade.”
⟦”….”⟧
“Don’t ignore me. Despite appearances, it’s top-tier in combat effectiveness. Modern humans run away screaming the moment they see it.”
Clink—
A customer who’d just walked through the door froze and stared at me.
“…Shit. I thought you were a criminal.”
It was Hwang Beom-young, of all people.
Park Awkward muttered from within the floating video sales window.
⟦”It’s working.”⟧
See?
By the way, this Coin Market window is invisible to everyone else.
Seeing Hwang Beom-young in his school uniform suggested he was either arriving late or had stepped out during lunch.
I reflexively started to deliver my usual welcoming spiel, but then I remembered encountering what I presumed to be Hwang Beom-young as a Player in God Opal.
The thought that I’d defeated Hwang Beom-young in the Game suddenly filled me with elation and magnanimity.
Heh.
“Beom-young’s here?”
The way he’d startled at my question—”Aren’t you Hwang Beom-young?”—had been absolutely thrilling.
He responded with characteristic irritability.
“Put down whatever you’re holding before I call the cops. And wipe that smug look off your face.”
“Please. You threatening me with the police? Whether it’s you or me, we both look like criminals to them. Besides, I don’t have a record.”
“…Neither do I.”
“Yeah, sure.”
“….”
He glared at me with genuine malice.
Given his exceptional family background, it made sense he’d have no record, but his notoriety—both online and offline—was absolutely legendary.
I set aside the steel pipe and retrieved the sword I’d brought in the cylindrical bag.
“Come here.”
“Don’t order me around….”
Hwang Beom-young bristled at me, then hesitated before approaching.
“That’s Baek Hee-an’s sword.”
“Oh, you recognize it. Is it famous?”
“Did you win it?”
“Yeah.”
Hwang Beom-young couldn’t tear his gaze from the blade I held.
It was the very sword Baek Hee-an had thrown to me from his Armory—the finest weapon he had.
Hwang Beom-young spoke.
“Baek Hee-an used to carry this at scenes a few times before. He switched to different weapons now. Can I hold it?”
I expected him to simply seize it, but he asked with unexpected courtesy.
I graciously accepted.
“As long as you don’t run off with it.”
“What am I, you?”
His tone was insufferably rude, but the fact that he wouldn’t steal it rather than be compared to me gave me confidence in him.
Hwang Beom-young accepted the weapon with surprisingly careful hands.
Kkolkkalpi casually remarked.
⟦”Why does the atmosphere between you two seem so similar? Are you family or something?”⟧
“What nonsense are you spouting.”
I muttered it under my breath—the absurdity of it all nearly spilling from my lips—but Hwang Beom-young didn’t so much as blink.
He was utterly entranced by the sword.
Watching him like that, I found myself thinking that this oversized child really was a genuine professional Hunter after all.

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