The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 13

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12. [Night Soul] Is This… A Human Being? (4)
Silence.
“Ah…”
A fleeting moment of quiet. Stratchia Magnex also paused her assault momentarily… and a suffocating atmosphere permeated the Great Cavern.
“This… is actually working?”
But that was only the story unfolding within the game itself. In the chat window displayed on the streaming feed, viewers were going absolutely wild.
-LEGENDARY!!!!!!!!
-KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
-??????????????????????????????
-He parried the fake knight’s slash attack, then countered the follow-up slash coming at him???????
-Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin! Joo Seo-jin!
It was a strange phenomenon.
Those who hadn’t subscribed to Myeong Bang-ul—Joo Seo-yoon’s streaming membership for at least three months—couldn’t even post in the chat.
Yet everyone was cheering and gasping in amazement. They had become invested in Joo Seo-jin, who until moments ago had been nothing more than a special guest.
Like watching a brilliantly shining star.
-Ten..
-That’s not human..?
-Slash parry << ?? Isn't it insanely difficult to get that deflection judgment? How did he even do that?
-Getting the judgment to parry the slash is one thing.. but can you actually control the angle and direction of the deflection like that..?
-Someone accessing a virtual reality game for the first time today.. can they really do this? It doesn't make any sense.. this is ridiculous..
Everyone was abuzz discussing Joo Seo-jin's gameplay, their excitement burning bright.
The donations were no different.
Despite the high threshold for donation amounts, an unexpectedly large volume of voice donations came pouring in.
Continuously.
[【HardcoreLetSGooo】 has donated '50,000 won'.]
━KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA so fun so fun LOLOLOLOLOL This is it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kee yah hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[【CrazyGuy】 has donated '50$'.]
━OMG… Is this for real? How is this even possible????????
[【WhyNotGiveItATry】 has donated '50,000 won'.]
━Wow.. I heard you get to see something fun if you donate money, so I was curious what it was LOLOLOLOLOL but this guy is absolutely insane LOLOLOL Even if this no-hit mission fails, I'm satisfied LOLOLOL
'Success.'
As the formless heat from the streaming window erupted endlessly, I allowed myself a light smile.
Foresight. I had gone beyond activating the ability at maximum capacity—I had succeeded in using it to provide pure entertainment.
By pushing myself to the limit and showcasing nearly impossible feats through foresight, I could draw cheers from everyone.
'Streaming… personal broadcasting. I'm beginning to understand it a little. If I can do things the way I envision them, I can satisfy everyone.'
As a streamer, as a personal broadcaster, I was growing at an unprecedented rate.
'Though there are limits, of course.'
But.
Just because I could use foresight didn't mean I was flawless.
Practical limitations still existed.
[Sword of Succession: Worn Longsword]
*Sword of Succession. A longsword passed down through generations from a nameless knight of distant antiquity. An heirloom weapon transmitted through the lineage of Knight's Descendant, though whether it truly originated from a "knight" remains unclear. Though somewhat worn, its value as a weapon remains undiminished.
━Durability: 1787/4500
━When Equipped: Additional Attack Power +10 / Total Attack Power +0.8%
'The longsword's durability, worn down from the boss battle against Trinex, is now approaching its limit. There's a real possibility it could shatter before long.'
The longsword.
Fighting while enduring the constraints imposed by equipment durability was troublesome enough, but the more pressing problem was something else—the time limit.
'Foresight's ability… there's a limit to how long I can maintain it at maximum output. This isn't a power I can rely on indefinitely.'
Twelve minutes.
That was the practical time limit for maintaining Foresight's ability at full capacity.
If I failed to achieve my objective within that window, Foresight would enter an overheated state.
I had to parry every single one of the enemy's attacks to neutralize them mutually, manage the longsword's durability to prevent it from breaking within the time limit, and defeat Stratchia Magnex—all simultaneously.
'Certainly, it's a difficult task. The complexity is considerable.'
It was nearly impossible.
Yet difficulty alone was no reason to despair.
'This mission carries a reward exceeding five million won… there's no reason not to give it my all.'
Joo Seo-jin's eyes gleamed with determination as I steadied my stance.
'I have to pull this off, no matter what.'
And then—
Tsukaaaaaack—!
The next instant.
As the bastard sword left a grey afterimage in its wake, unleashing another barrage of residual slashes—I moved.
Taaack.
Charge.
Without a moment's hesitation, I threw my full strength into a forward sprint, then wielded the longsword in a graceful dance.
Pakang—! Chaang—! Pabang—!
Parrying each incoming residual slash without pause, then meeting the subsequent barrage head-on to neutralize them in mutual annihilation.
One step forward, then another step forward again.
My movements, accelerating further, soon transcended the realm that the eye could follow.
A blade dance.
It appeared as though I myself were radiating slashes while performing a sword dance.
The viewers could not help but be thrilled.
-This is insane lolololololololololololololololol
-Is this real?? Is he actually winning?? This isn't fake, right?? This is real, right???
-Wait… do Knight's Descendant characters normally have this kind of power in the game??? What is this?????
-Wow lololol my dopamine is exploding?? This is so thrilling lololololololololol
As the chat exploded and voice donations poured in relentlessly, Joo Seo-jin moved with perfect precision, executing every calculation flawlessly.
Pakang—.
Parrying…
Zzheong!
They collide head-on.
──────.
'I can see it.'
Activating Foresight, I controlled every possible outcome within three minutes.
At first, it seemed difficult, but now it was nothing of the sort.
'Following the movements, deflecting them… I've grown capable of handling it almost instinctively, haven't I?'
I was developing technique.
'Yes, that's it.'
A savage grin. As a rare, icy glint flashed across Joo Seo-jin's dark eyes, his movements transformed entirely.
Crash—boom———!!
The impact resounded.
With that violent roar, the residual slash traced an elliptical arc in a bizarre trajectory, ricocheting rapidly before finally reaching its target—
Whoosh, screech———…!
-!?
This is crazy lol
-???????????????????????????????;
-Wow.. what, what the hell?????? How'd he just do that??
In the next instant.
[ ──────~!! ]
Stratchia Magnex.
The 'phantom yearning for knighthood'—that Great Enemy shrieked as it was struck by the residual slash Joo Seo-jin had sent back at it.
* * *
My head was spinning.
For Geom-hu, a former professional gamer of the Infinite War and someone who had won the world championship four consecutive times, this transcended all comprehension.
Joo Seo-jin. That mysterious man before my eyes… had already transcended the realm of humanity. His physicality was overwhelming.
'…Even if I say he has talent of his own, this isn't a level that can be dismissed as such. What is that?'
It was anomalous.
I had heard countless times about genius, about talent bestowed by heaven—and Geom-hu was no exception.
No, not just Geom-hu. Anyone who had worked in the professional gaming scene would have heard such talk.
What must not be mistaken is that skill is not synonymous with talent.
Skill does not reach perfection in a single moment.
Even those called geniuses must undergo practice, training, and cultivation before they achieve completion.
There may be differences in training volume, training methods, or certain sensations that don't exist for others.
But advantage is not provided beyond that.
Skill, technique, and system—no one simply obtains these without effort.
It is an obvious causality that one cannot be born already equipped with technique or system.
A result without a cause can never exist.
And yet———.
'…How can those movements continue to emerge without even a single proper practice session?'
Joo Seo-jin shattered that common sense effortlessly.
'Without a doubt… Today was… the first day I ever played a virtual reality game….'
Geom-hu muttered, unable to shake off the mental shock.
"This doesn't make sense. How is something like that even possible…?"
The viewers watching Geom-hu's stream felt the same way.
-Wow.. is that.. actually possible like that? That's incredible..
-Incredible.. but shouldn't it end at a higher level than that?; Shouldn't that be pro-gamer material?
-Our Geom-hu is honestly such a genius that he hit Challenger in middle school and debuted as a pro-gamer in high school.. that's why he won [Infinite War] four times in a row.. but this..
-If someone can do this well at a virtual reality game on their first try.. isn't that beyond our Geom-hu…? Shouldn't they carve their name into esports history..?
It was a fact that anyone with even a passing knowledge of professional gaming and the industry's history couldn't help but recognize.
In other words───.
-Pro-gamer level.. if they were in [Infinite War], they might've become Geom-hu's rival? That person's talent is seriously legendary tier.
Joo Seo-jin was approaching the realm of a professional gamer.
…Or perhaps, at least in [Night Soul], he had already surpassed it.
Of course, there were those who vehemently rejected such talk. Those who insisted Joo Seo-jin wasn't quite at that level.
Even if it's a 1:1 PVP game like Infinite War, pro gamers are on a different level lol
-ㄹㅇㅋ Come to your senses ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ If you are a genius like Geomhoo, you can make your name in the E-sports industry.
Ugh… if you compare him to pro gamers who play in Division 1 leagues like Eternal Saga or Gun Ground, he's nothing lol. You guys are way overrating him lol.
There was merit to that argument.
Professional gamers of world-class popular games like [Eternal Saga] or [Gun Ground] operated on a different plane entirely.
Especially if they belonged to the top leagues in major regions like Korea, China, Japan, or America.
Moreover, since [Infinite War] also enjoyed worldwide popularity, the realm of its professional gamers, while perhaps not quite reaching [Eternal Saga] or [Gun Ground], still occupied an extremely high tier.
No matter how well an ordinary person performed on their first encounter with virtual reality gaming, it was natural to feel resistance to claiming they'd already reached the professional gamer tier.
However.
That was merely the viewers' perspective. Geom-hu judged differently.
'No… I don't know about team games, but for solo play alone, if we use [Infinite War] as the standard—a game where pure physical prowess is paramount… he's already at professional gamer level.'
During his active career as a professional gamer, Geom-hu had achieved his fourth world championship victory in [Infinite War] before recognizing his limits and retiring.
At that time, he had nearly lost to a male player called 'Black Moon' who played [Infinite War] as a hobby—a professional gamer with a world championship victory in [Eternal Saga].
That rare prodigy professional gamer from [Eternal Saga] had reached a tier entirely different from [Infinite War].
After that day, Geom-hu determined he could no longer stand as a professional gamer in [Infinite War] and had no choice but to retire.
This felt like that moment.
'[Infinite War] purely demands high combat intelligence and physical prowess like reflexes… so for [Infinite War] specifically, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's reached the professional gamer tier.'
Joo Seo-jin.
That mad genius was someone who could sufficiently reach the professional gamer realm, or perhaps had already reached it.
In [Infinite War] specifically, he was already at the level of an active professional gamer, and perhaps could even aspire to something beyond that.
'…Hmm. Perhaps he might even become a skilled player comparable to the professional gamers of [Eternal Saga] or [Gun Ground].'
Geom-hu couldn't say for certain either.
The legendary professional gamers of [Eternal Saga] and [Gun Ground] were beings even she couldn't comprehend.
Still, she had definitely sensed that Joo Seo-jin possessed an extraordinary talent capable of standing in the professional gamer realm.
For that reason, she considered answering the viewers that the professional gamer level assessment was correct.
Zzzzzt───…!
Suddenly, through the streaming window, I could see myself—but only before a massive crack appeared across the longsword gripped in my hand.
"Huh? Ah—I see! The weapon's durability… has reached its limit…! This is bad!"
Geom-hu's eyes widened in shock, and the viewers watching her stream erupted in excited reactions.
-This is a disaster!
-The equipment durability shouldn't crack like that unless it's down to like 10%?? He's done for lol
-Well… I guess… since he's a newbie, he wouldn't have calculated that far ahead haha; too bad..
-Equipment durability <<< Is it breaking from wear?? No way?? lmao
-If he were a pro gamer, he would've calculated that and played around it, right? So he's not a real pro lol
It was a crisis.
Against Stratchia Magnex, I had been chipping away at her health by parrying her vicious slashes, but I hadn't managed to push her to the brink of death.
If I blocked just a few more of Stratchia Magnex's vicious slashes, the longsword's durability would reach zero and shatter.
'Ah. There's nothing I can do about this. I'm going to lose in such a wasteful way—'
But then.
Crash—!
In the streaming broadcast, I didn't hesitate and charged forward. Toward the enemy ahead.
-Reckless move
-Ugh this is frustrating.. I was having fun watching.. damn..
-Is he giving up? He's just charging in recklessly lol
-He doesn't even realize the longsword is about to break.. well, he's a newbie after all~ lol
The longsword's durability was already on the verge of shattering. It was obvious that if I blocked a few more vicious slashes, it would be over.
《 O, ooooh—ooooooooooooo—! D, y, i, n, g—! D, y, i, n, g, a, l, r, e, a, d, y—! Th—ooooooooo!! 》
Stratchia Magnex's combat phase had also entered its final stage as her health percentage dropped below 40%, and then a barrage of vicious slashes poured down.
Boom—bang—! Crash—! Screech—!
A net. A mesh of slashes that I could never evade with my mobility—spread before me.
For me, where even a single hit meant failure, this was the worst possible attack.
Even if I abandoned the mission's clear condition of 'winning without taking a single hit,' the moment I was caught in the mesh of vicious slashes, survival would be impossible.
A desperate crisis. An unavoidable attack. And before it, the conclusion I reached surpassed everyone's expectations.
Crash—!
I threw myself directly into the mesh of vicious slashes bearing down on me. Without a moment's hesitation, instantly. It was a bold gambit.
Whoosh—!
As my body was hurled into the air, my entire frame began to spin around my waist as the axis. Tearing through the air with a sharp sound.
Whirr—grrrrr———!
Twisting my waist and rotating my entire body to correct my direction and trajectory… while curling my body slightly.
The next moment.
By the thinnest margin, my body passed through the gap in the slightly widened mesh of slashes—and landed on the ground.
I braced with my left hand, but I landed firmly on both feet.
Screech.
The friction sound. As my hands and feet scraped against the ground and my momentum came to a halt—I immediately pushed off the ground and charged forward again.
And then—
Clang—crunch———!
In that same instant, I lunged forward, my cracked longsword aimed directly at Stratchia Magnex.
Unlike a great slash—which required massive wind-up motions—I had unleashed a decisive strike against an opponent preparing their ultimate blow, catching them completely off-guard.
For a moment, Stratchia Magnex's great slash cancelled out a beat too late, and they desperately tried to follow up with a quick strike. But it was already too late.
Crash!
Checkmate.
I reached Stratchia Magnex in an instant, driving my longsword upward from below faster than the bastard sword raised high above my head could descend.
The blade pierced upward—straight through Stratchia Magnex's skull. And that action immediately bore its result.
Splurt!
Black blood cascaded down the blade of my longsword, seeping through the cracks in their form.
Drip, drip—
I tightened my grip on the longsword's hilt and wrenched it free from Stratchia Magnex's head, black blood streaming downward.
Whoosh!
The next instant.
Thud!
Stratchia Magnex's body collapsed backward, kicking up dust and a small gust of wind.
At the same time—
Crack!
My longsword—the weapon I had wielded throughout this entire battle—reached zero durability and shattered. The blade fragmented and scattered, leaving only the hilt in my hand.
《 It's over. 》
The moment I declared the end of this final duel, a System Message appeared alongside my words.
〈 GREAT ENEMY 〉
【 Phantom Knight Yearning for Chivalry: Stratchia Magnex 】
━[LEGENDARY VICTORY]
《 I will consider this mission cleared. 》
Silence. No cheers erupted, no excitement burst forth. Geom-hu's stream chat had gone quiet.
《 Since I didn't take a single hit… I'll be taking the full mission reward. 》
And then.
A beat later, reactions began trickling into the chat one by one.
-Is this real..?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
-Dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Legend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely lost it!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great Seo-jin the great !!!!!!!!!!!!
-My dopamine is literally exploding lolololololololololololol this is what skill streaming looks like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pure astonishment erupted without pause.

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