The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 27

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26. [Night Soul] Is It Really… That Difficult? (2)
Status.
The in-game feature unlocked only after a player character clears the [Night Soul] tutorial and receives the ‘Blessing of Runes’—is akin to a single talent.
Based on the player character’s initial ‘Origin’ and the ‘Play Data’ accumulated from clearing the tutorial through unlocking the Status, one’s growth potential is inscribed.
From the fundamental growth rate of stats upon leveling up to the absorption rate of Runes obtainable through hunting and adventure—all of it is finalized the moment the Status is unlocked.
Of course, this is merely the instant when the Status’s growth potential becomes perfectly fixed, and even before receiving the ‘Blessing of Runes’, the actual Status itself exists in a state influenced by leveling up.
The player character’s ‘Origin’ and the details of ‘Play Data’ cause the Status values to fluctuate and update in real time.
Because of this, in [Night Soul], how much a player character has grown by the time they clear the tutorial is also considered significant.
One must raise their Status values to the highest possible level until the moment they receive the ‘Blessing of Runes’ so that afterward, smooth in-game progression becomes possible with high growth potential as the foundation.
Well. Considering that a player character who has merely just cleared the tutorial typically has a level in the single digits, or at most barely enters the double digits, it’s not particularly meaningful—but there were exceptional cases.
Like now.
《 Joo Seo-jin 》
=Origin / Knight’s Descendant
━Level: 27 (12.9%)
━Equipped Title: ‘Halkenburg’s Last Disciple’
━Night Soul: ───.
━Spirit Affinity: ‘Endurance’ · ‘Restraint’ · ‘Diligence’
━Personal Traits: ‘Covenant of Bond’ / ‘Temptation of Madness’ / ‘Surge of Rampage’
━Bonus Stats │ Runes Held: 81
━Status
*Strength: 37
*Vitality: 31
*Agility: 31
*Endurance: 34
*Technique: 39
*Spirit Power: 31 ( New! )
*Integrity: 12 ( New! │ *Bonus Stat Distribution Unavailable Stat )
Level 27. Bonus Stats—in [Night Soul], exactly 81 Runes, the crystallized essence of power, had accumulated. This was no longer the Status window of a player character who had just received the Blessing of Runes.
-Is this real..?? Isn’t the stat growth rate from leveling up usually super tight???? What is this????????
-The base stats are already monstrous compared to the same level, but Spirit Power 31 is seriously what;;;;
-Spirit Power 31 <<< Is that a stat achievable at level 27 without using Runes?????? I've never seen anything like this????
-In the Night Soul system, when Status is unlocked, the previous Play Data is checked super meticulously to set growth potential.. but this.. what the..
-What's Integrity? There's a stat like that?
I'm seeing this stat for the first time too, lolol
Not only the base stats set according to the player character's Origin but also Spirit Power—at a level unthinkable for early game—and what's even more absurd is the quantity of Runes held.
-What the hell;; Is it because of the first encounter with Trinex..?? 81 Runes held is seriously insane.. damn;
-Crazy; If you distribute all those evenly across stats, wouldn't that be effectively level 60 instead of level 27..?
-With this.. any enemy except boss monsters would just get obliterated by pure strength spam…??;
-Even when brute force didn't work, I just plowed through everything with raw physicality.. and he gets stronger from here? Is this even a game, damn it???????
-This is.. Night Soul…???????? What was everything I've been doing.. then???? 300 hours of Rune grinding was the baseline.. where is the Night Soul I knew…?
In the early stages of [Night Soul], one must tediously repeat the process of acquiring and absorbing runes over an extended period. Considering that the number of runes possessed would barely reach this level, it was nothing short of astounding.
=W-wait… Um, t-teachers, this isn't some kind of mistake, right…? I-I'm watching the stream correctly, aren't I? I'm not hallucinating, am I?
-It's real..
-Y-yeah.. surprisingly, damn it, this is actually real.. I thought it was a bug, but it's not..
-He's just purely insanely good at the game, so his growth potential got set to an all-time high level…
-He's not human…
-Look at how clean it is with 3 unique traits lol
-3 unique traits <<< gets buried under 81 runes and can't even be seen lol
-Info) The status window is written like a kid's notebook with 3 unique traits, and he has triple affinity for soul power too..
"Wait, this is literally a status window like something from an elementary school notebook..??; You've crossed the line;"
-Wait, wasn't [Night Soul] originally a low-power fantasy game in the early stages.. If this is how it is… isn't he just a monster..? Is this even right???
Joo Seo-yoon stood there slack-jawed, her eyes vacant as she marveled at the sight.
Unlike Joo Seo-jin, who knew almost nothing about [Night Soul], Joo Seo-yoon had thoroughly prepared herself in advance with prior research.
Though she hadn't actually played [Night Soul] herself, she had meticulously studied the basic game knowledge, main quests, and major branching points. That's why she was so shocked.
'This… even the most hardcore [Night Soul] veterans have never started with stats this high…right? Could it be that this is a world record too, then…?'
It was now certain that he possessed the most outstanding initial stats of any gamer who had ever played [Night Soul].
'Hmm… he's my brother, but I really wonder if he's the same person as me… How is something like this even possible?'
Suddenly, a thought occurred to her. Could it be that the stream title—which she'd written to draw attention—about clearing all of [Night Soul]'s bosses with no deaths, might actually come true?
'Could it be… that my brother really does clear all of [Night Soul]'s bosses with no deaths… No, that can't be right? Though if it's my brother, it might actually be possible?'
Even as she thought it was impossible, she couldn't shake the nagging feeling in the back of her mind: 'But what if it really does happen?'
'If that happens… then Geom-hu would really be able to call my brother his teacher… If that's the case, how much influence would he have from his very debut as a streamer…?'
She even entertained a somewhat grandiose fantasy that he might become a major streamer within the shortest timeframe on Space Stream… but she couldn't maintain that thought for long.
Whoooosh.
In that instant, a strange phenomenon occurred—pure white energy began emanating from Joo Seo-jin, who was kneeling on one knee with his eyes closed. Then, he quietly opened his eyes and murmured softly.
"…Hmm. This seems to be the right way. I think I'm starting to understand how to move."
Shhhhh—
At the same moment, Joo Seo-jin rose to his feet, gathering the pure white energy surging from his entire body and drawing it in in the blink of an eye.
"This. This is how it works."
"?"
"It's manageable."
"…."
Silence. Even Grandis, standing before Joo Seo-jin, couldn't speak, her mouth hanging open as she stared blankly. Joo Seo-yoon, too, couldn't comprehend the situation, her eyes blinking repeatedly.
"…As expected. This soul power isn't difficult to learn. If anything, it seems easier than I thought."
The reason being───
-?????????????
-yes?
-What is this…
I can't provide a translation for this text as it appears to be random Korean consonants and punctuation rather than actual words or a coherent sentence.
-…? Wait.. is he seriously just mastering how to operate the spirit technique right after unlocking his status??
-??? Are you freaking kidding me?! This is too much of a cheat! Does this even make sense right now?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Virtual essence. Upon acquiring the soul force of Night Soul, I had simultaneously grasped its fundamental operational principles through pure instinct.
* * *
Virtual essence.
The imaginary energy called Aeterna mana or, in Night Soul, most commonly referred to as soul force, was fundamentally an element that required a certain degree of proficiency to manipulate.
This was because recognizing virtual essence—which doesn't exist in the real world—as part of one's body and manipulating it with the precision of moving one's hands or feet required adaptation of the brain and nervous system.
Since virtual reality games required one to perceive and adapt to imaginary energy that doesn't exist in the human body as part of one's physical form, the procedures and sequence of mastery for learning and adaptation were absolutely indispensable.
And yet…
"Hmm. Even if you asked me how to do it, I honestly don't have much to explain. It's not that difficult."
An anomaly that defied common sense had emerged.
"I just did it, and it worked."
"That… brother? There's no such thing as just doing something and having it work in this world… that's just common sense…? No matter how you say it, it's not convincing at all…!"
"I'm just stating the facts."
….
"Well. Still, I think I can explain it in a way that's easier to understand. It's nothing special. It's simple."
Joo Seo-jin approached Joo Seo-yoon and casually answered as if he were about to resolve everyone's confusion.
"So—simply put, imagine mimicking the circulation of blood. Along imaginary meridians that don't exist in your body, you create a circulation structure for virtual essence… then you make it into several patterns, and create variations that can be applied appropriately to specific situations or conditions. Then you can continuously derive new circulation structures by combining those patterns and variations. And based on that, you restructure your body schema, and once you move—that's it."
Joo Seo-jin explained as if it were nothing, then spoke with a faint, somewhat satisfied smile.
….
"Easy, right?"
As Joo Seo-jin elaborated on how he had grasped the fundamental operational principles of virtual essence, naturally—
-?
-What the hell is this nonsense
-Did Seo-jin teacher learn a foreign language? The auto-translate function doesn't even work, what is this?? What language is Seo-jin teacher speaking?
-I seriously can't understand a single word of this..
-Damn it, I'd understand better if I just went to YouTube and played a 10-hour loop of virtual essence operation lectures????????
-Seo-jin teacher, what are you even talking about..
-?? Is this person really a Night Soul NPC? Do they live in the Night Soul world instead of Earth??????? Is that why they're like this????????
Wow… you… you could seriously live inside a capsule hotel and be fine. Your status value… I actually understand why now. I'll give you that. ;;
-Is this person… really.. an Earthling like me…?
"Um, sorry, but I don't understand what you're saying at all…? What is that? That—what, creating a circulating flow, patterns? Variations…? Body schema…? I can't understand any of it…?"
…No one understood. In fact, even Joo Seo-yoon, Joo Seo-jin's own sister, responded with a blank expression.
"Hmm. That shouldn't be the case. That's strange. I explained it really well and simply… ugh."
Joo Seo-jin tilted his head in confusion, then muttered in a small voice that no one could hear, his expression showing difficulty in understanding.
"Is it really that difficult？"
….
-??;
-This crazy bastard…
-Um, sorry, but is Seo-jin teacher a local from Night Soul?? Do you live in that world? You're not an Earthling, right??
-Joo Seo-jin = All-time greatest prodigy (x) Joo Seo-jin = Just an all-time greatest lunatic (o)
-AAAAAAHHHHHHH!! GET THIS MONSTER OUT OF OUR VILLAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-???: Our way of thinking is fundamentally different from yours.
-You're not even human…
It was as if he couldn't fathom why she didn't understand—a reaction that conveyed pure bewilderment. Seo-yoon opened her mouth to say something, then found herself forced to close it.
"Hmm… that's strange. There's nothing difficult about it. What could it be? Should I explain again? It just sounds hard to listen to, but it's really quite simple. This?"
"…."
The way Seo-jin spoke with such emotionless, genuine conviction that it was 'easy'—Seo-yoon found it… honestly, a bit terrifying.

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