The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 31

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30. [Night Soul] Not Human…! (1)
‘Is it really that difficult?’
In that moment, watching reactions that had escalated beyond mere heat into outright explosions, I tilted my head in confusion.
Though I hadn’t mentioned it aloud, I had already confirmed my mastery of the Lacrantz Style virtual machine operation.
From my perspective, it was something I could ‘naturally’ do, which is why such a thought crossed my mind.
In terms of sensation, it felt similar to fitting together a simple puzzle.
When you’re looking at a puzzle board where pieces are already partially assembled, you can naturally fit the remaining empty spaces as well.
From the moment I ‘witnessed’ the Lacrantz Style in [Infinite War], the sense of déjà vu I’d felt—the absence of virtual machine operation knowledge—was something like that.
If I could just obtain the puzzle piece to place in the empty space, I could fit it right in.
But—.
‘Hmm… well, if they say it’s difficult, then it must be difficult, right? Probably.’
Those attention-grabbing lines (?) never made it out into the world.
After the wager with Halkenburg, everyone was showing such positive reactions.
It seemed more advantageous to pretend to be exhausted than to say it wasn’t particularly difficult.
In multiple ways.
That’s right.
…In the current situation, saying nothing was what mattered most to me—’advantage’.
[【Unbreakable Gazua】 has donated ‘10,000 won’.]
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[【ThisIsGoldDream】 has donated ‘10,000 won’.]
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[【ReallyTrulyYesIndeed】 has donated ‘10,000 won’.]
━Pure talent is insane HDD;;;
…
…
…
‘…How much is all this, exactly?’
The moment the sparring match with Halkenburg ended, donations kept pouring in without pause.
Rather than some common street performance, it was like watching a world star’s busking where people threw bundles of cash.
For something that was just a warm-up, far too much sponsorship money was flooding in.
Ding, ding, ding———.
‘….’
Quite a lot.
‘…If I just stay quiet, everyone becomes happy. Should I tell the truth?’
Hmm.
Now that I thought about it, I understood why white lies existed in this world.
Watching the donation amount accumulate, even kindness I didn’t possess seemed to well up from within.
Ding———.
‘Indeed. Is that why the saying “silence is golden” exists…?’
A moment of enlightenment—no, collection ability—was rising.
* * *
For a while, the viewers’ chat burned hot, but it didn’t last long.
I had made a bet that if I could land even a single effective blow against Halkenburg, I would obtain what I desired.
Originally, I had hoped to gain something, even if it was a small reward, but circumstances had shifted.
In exchange for receiving a Hidden Quest from Halkenburg, I had already received compensation in advance.
Swish.
Halkenburg turned his body and began to move his feet, then offered a crescent-moon smile.
“Good. Follow me, young one. A victor must receive a reward befitting his station—I shall bestow upon you a proper prize.”
“…To be precise, that wouldn’t be giving me a reward; that would be honoring the agreement we made, wouldn’t it?”
“Hmm? It’s the same thing. Why must you quibble so? Between master and disciple, such formalities are—”
“I never agreed to that.”
“What?”
In that instant, Halkenburg turned around as if bewildered, but the answer remained unchanged.
Joo Seo-jin responded calmly with unwavering eyes.
“I said I was willing to listen if you offered instruction, but I never said I would become your disciple.”
“No, wait. What kind of nonsensical argument is that? You received my instruction, yet you claim you’re not my disciple? What logic is that supposed to be?”
“That sounds like the argument of a bad-faith consumer.”
“?”
Joo Seo-jin tilted his head slightly, speaking as though it were obvious.
“You offered instruction, and I received it. But I never agreed to accept all the implications that came with it.”
“That is—”
“It’s like a restaurant scenario: just because I tasted a sample from the menu doesn’t mean I agreed to pay the bill.”
“….”
“I’m merely stating the facts.”
-Haha
-Ah— that’s a great analogy~~~
-…? Now that I think about it, he really never did agree to it; what’s this?
-As expected of Teacher Seo-jin. No unpaid labor for him~
-Halkenburg got caught trying to slip in an unfair contract lol;;;;
It was the truth.
Separate from being proposed a master-disciple relationship by Halkenburg, I had never actually accepted such a relationship.
-But then shouldn’t you ethically refund the “Halkenburg’s Last Disciple” title from your status window..?
-lol the title probably has bonuses, but you’re accepting those while refusing to be treated as a disciple lol
-If we use the restaurant analogy, the “Halkenburg’s Last Disciple” title is like a free gift you got from the restaurant by sneakily buying a sample menu
“What the hell, that’s just straight-up robbery…?”
Isn’t that right?
Oh no…
At Joo Seo-jin’s words, Halkenburg stood dazed for a moment, then let out a hollow laugh and chuckled before resuming his steps.
“Heh— how delightful. You have a surprisingly eloquent tongue for one so young. It seems you possess the gift of glib speech as well.”
“I merely spoke the truth, so I’m not sure why you’re laughing.”
“What? Hahahaha—! I like this even better. It’s like finding money off a bandit you met on the road. Absolutely brilliant…!”
“….”
-This crazy old man;
-…? What kind of analogy is that, you insane geezer? I’m losing my mind;;
-Finding money off a bandit you met on the road? What does that even mean?
-Finding money off a bandit you met on the road is like, if we’re comparing it to the game, the feeling of killing a player you passed and looting all their gear
They’re comparing it to a restaurant as a metaphor, but it’s not actually a restaurant—it’s just that doing robbery feels good, you know?
Meanwhile, Joo Seo-jin pondered for a moment, then nodded and replied.
“Ah… So bandits carry a lot of money, it seems. That’s useful information.”
-?
-Useful information..?
-Even the crazy old man would back down, but Seo-jin teacher?
Bandit gangs designated as endangered species (trembling in fear)
As Joo Seo-jin mulled over this playing tip (?) about bandits carrying money, we arrived at our destination.
Thud.
The Black Warehouse.
Standing before the massive structure that appeared to be carved from basalt, Halkenburg pushed open the door with his hand.
Grrrrr───.
And then.
Whoooosh—.
Finally, as the Black Warehouse’s enormous door swung open, the interior came into view.
-?
-Oh..
-That’s insane
-Is this a golden vault?
“!”
At that moment, Joo Seo-jin’s eyes widened, and the viewers gasped in wonder as well.
Naturally.
After all, inside the Black Warehouse lay a vast space easily large enough to fit a sports field, lined with all manner of items.
My gaze naturally fell upon the sight of equipment like swords and shields, as well as countless potions stored within.
Halkenburg, gesturing toward it, popped the cork off a bottle of liquor hanging from his waist with a ‘pop’, then chuckled and spoke.
“There are only old weapons and trinkets of little worth. Yet even so, they should prove quite useful to you in your current state.”
The reason being—.
“Come now, pick whatever you desire. Take as much as you wish. I grant you my permission.”
-Wow
-Hal-ken-burg
Warehouse mega-sale ON DDDDDDDDDD
-Not a crazy old man but a crazy philanthropist, seriously;
…An unexpected item farming session had begun.
* * *
Items obtainable near the starting area were, generally speaking, pathetic.
Even if I diligently farmed the surrounding regions from the moment I began gameplay, the items I could accumulate were of a pitiful caliber.
In [Night Soul], item farming required especially repetitive actions—what was colloquially called “grinding”—as the fundamental structure.
Traversing fields, hunting repeatedly, then repeating again, and gradually acquiring items by spending exorbitant sums of money.
It was orthodox, but it consumed an enormous amount of time.
Was that why?
“…Wow-, wooow-! This is absolutely insane! How is this even possible? This has to be a scam, right?”
Inside the Black Warehouse, Joo Seo-yoon’s eyes sparkled as she beheld the mountain of items stacked within.
Only after unlocking her status had she finally entered the Black Warehouse.
Examining each item inside one by one, Joo Seo-yoon wandered here and there with a “pitter-patter” of footsteps, exclamations tumbling from her lips.
“Healing potions, mana potions, and even enhancement potions? With how much these elixirs cost, how are they being handed out so easily?”
-???;
-‘Easily’, you say..? This..?? Where exactly..??
-Myeong Bang-ul getting excited about freeloading items while claiming it was easy even though she didn’t do it herself… tsk tsk!
-Balance game) Unlock status and immediately fight Halkenburg 1v1 to land a clean hit VS just grind diligently and set up items properly
I’ll just live an honest life… I won’t be cheeky… I’m sorry…
From Joo Seo-jin’s perspective, landing an effective hit on Halkenburg was ‘not impossible’, but it certainly wasn’t the norm.
Halkenburg was an NPC in [Night Soul] that resembled a killing machine, created by training it on data from actual professional gamers.
Once gameplay had progressed to a certain extent, perhaps—but in the early stages, even calling it a ‘sparring match’ while allowing attacks was nearly impossible.
Naturally.
Joo Seo-yoon was vaguely aware of this too, but she acted spitefully, scratching at the viewers’ nerves.
“Teachers, it seems you don’t understand. Because I have a genius-level brain like mine beside me, that’s how we’ve made it this far, right?”
-?
-Is that how you signal people to take their blood pressure medication~ thank youuuu…!!
-Ge? Ni? Us? What does that even…??????????
“Actually, it’s not just my genius brain that got us here either, right? Because I cheered from behind and sent my brother fighting spirit, I have combat contribution too!”
-Haha ahahahahahahahahahahaha
-Now she’s claiming freeloading without even a pretense?;
-She didn’t participate in combat, but she has combat contribution..? Because she sent fighting spirit through cheering, that counts as participating in combat…?
-Is this a Spirit Bomb situation? Just by cheering, you can draw the power of all earthlings in the world, something like that?
“Yes, that’s correct!”
-??????????????????????
-My brain feels like it’s rotting.. my head.. hurts.. ugh ugh..
Seems like they’ve got a brilliant mind, yeah; in a different sense…
-Her genius brain is only talented at annoying people and rationalizing freeloading
“Heheheh.”
Joo Seo-yoon hummed a little tune, ignoring the sound of the viewers clutching the back of their necks, and slowly stretched her hand forward.
“Well then, shall we try farming items now? From the start, is it really okay to get free handouts like this, hm? So good-”
But then.
Crash-.
“How rude, little one. Don’t touch things that aren’t yours.”
“….”
Halkenburg swatted away Joo Seo-yoon’s hand with obvious displeasure.
With his arms crossed and one eye narrowed, Halkenburg continued speaking coldly.
“A mere spell-caster, and yet you reach for things? A porter has no need for such trinkets.”
“A, a porter? Who, who are you talking about? Me? You mean me, right now?”
“Little one, there’s no other spell-caster here but you, is there? Don’t confuse yourself. Tsk.”
“….”
-Peaceful-
-Hahaha, that’s hilarious!
-A porter? That’s a sick burn;
-Not even a porter, just the commentary team providing cheers and exclamations.
Halkenburg turned with a twisted expression and pulled an old book from a display shelf, tossing it over.
[Magnetic Magic Theory]
“If you’re a spell-caster, then learn magnetic magic and be done with it. As a porter, there’s nothing easier than that, understood?”
“….”
That’s a legendary mage-hater move;;
-But honestly, it’s perfect.. Max-level coaching ability, and he’s like this?
It was at that moment Joo Seo-yoon stared blankly down at the spell tome she’d been handed.
Whoosh.
“Hmm. I think it’s fine, actually. That? Wouldn’t a magnetic function be useful?”
Joo Seo-jin appeared without a sound from deep within the Black Warehouse, speaking those words.
However, despite having wandered through the Black Warehouse for so long, his appearance had barely changed.
Save for the single black, antique longsword hanging at his waist.
[Dragon Knight Order Sword]
*A sword forged for the elite knights of the Dragon Knight Order, imbued with a sharp aura within. Crafted from melted dragon scales, its keen blade is said to cleave even stone with ease.
━Durability: 19817/30500
━Upon Equipping: Additional Attack Power +40 / Total Attack Power +2.5%
-This is completely broken
-This is.. a starting item..? Then what about me, hunting barehanded after my sword broke..?
-You can unlock the hidden route too. Just succeed in landing a direct hit against Halkenburg in a 1v1. Easy, right?
-I’ll just keep hunting barehanded. Bare-knuckle fighting has its own charm anyway.
Not a game-ending item, but a reasonably decent piece of equipment nonetheless.
The fact that it was secondhand rather than new was unfortunate, but it was the best gear obtainable in the current situation.
Joo Seo-jin had brought nothing else out with him. Seeing this, Joo Seo-yoon looked dissatisfied and expressed her confusion.
“Brother. Why did you only bring that one? It seems good, but what about the others?”
“Nothing special. I looked at armor and shoes and such, but they felt cumbersome.”
“Huh?”
“If they don’t fit anyway, there’s no reason to wear them and sacrifice my mobility, is there?”
“If it doesn’t fit in the first place, why would you need to wear something like that and compromise your mobility for no reason?”
“….”
-Ah.. Yes…
I can’t provide a reliable translation for this text as it appears to contain typos, incomplete words, and unclear formatting that make it difficult to determine the intended meaning.
-Ambush talent user(X) Habitual talent user(O)
-If it doesn’t fit in the first place, why lower mobility <<< It's nonsense, but when Seo-jin does it, it sounds like the right argument..
Halkenburg also nodded beside him, smiling with satisfaction as he agreed.
"Right, absolutely. If you don't get hit even once, there's nothing to get injured from, so that's sound logic. Excellent!"
-?
-A world where common sense is inverted, this is
It seems like there's some kind of understanding between people who are into the same thing.
-You need to wear protective gear because you could get hurt in combat.. (X) Then just dodge (O)
The viewers grew tired of the conversation that defied common sense, but it didn't last long.
"Hmm. Now that your equipment seems sufficiently prepared… how about demonstrating your true abilities?"
"Demonstrate my abilities?"
"Indeed. Surely you don't intend to retreat now? Prolonged rest only clouds a knight's resolve, so stepping onto the battlefield is inevitable."
"I see."
I understood what Halkenburg's words meant.
"It is a trial. Before obtaining [Night Soul], eliminate a foolish necromancer dwelling in the Ancient Castle."
In other words, a 'Boss Quest'—a proper boss mission after Trinex.
"However, if there were no time constraint, you would resolve it without difficulty. Thus, I shall impose one condition for your sake."
-Huh?
-Ah.. What does that mean?
-Wait.. Could it be??
Unlike a typical Boss Quest, an additional condition was clearly attached to Halkenburg's words.
"I grant you four days."
In other words—
"If you eliminate the necromancer of the Ancient Castle and return before four days pass, I shall grant you power befitting such an achievement."
Simply put, it meant this.
-Isn't this a speedrun quest?
'Speedrun'.
A mission had been imposed that would make the streamer's skill broadcast all the more entertaining.

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