The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 32

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31. [Night Soul] Not Human…! (2)
‘Speedrun’.
It was a venerable tradition among gamers that stretched back to ancient times.
The act of clearing a game in the shortest possible time was the perfect measure of a gamer’s capabilities.
Optimizing the play route, designing actions down to the frame, and executing them flawlessly.
It was an effective method for determining not merely ‘who is fastest?’ but ‘who is most superior?’
After all, it could definitively prove that even with identical approaches, there existed hierarchy in how one played the game.
Contests of superiority had always existed, anywhere and everywhere.
Perhaps that was why.
-Isn’t this a Speedrun Quest?
The moment I received a Speedrun Quest from Halkenburg, the chat erupted once more.
-?? Seems right? Must be the Tower Lord boss run lol
-How long has the game been out and we’re already getting Tower Lord boss run quests..
Like an onion, no matter how much I peel it, something keeps coming out lol
-There’s gotta be a 20 level gap with the Tower Lord, and you want us to speedrun it? lmao
Initially, the chat naturally discussed the Speedrun Quest itself, but that soon changed.
[Night Soul] was a game where speedrunning had become popular among those known as ‘skill streamers’.
Since speedrun quests were frequently given within the game itself, the focus of interest naturally converged to a single point.
Previous speedrun quest records flooded the chat.
-The fastest Tower Lord clear in Night Soul was 45 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds from the start, right?
-Yeah. Heuk-wol set the new record at 45 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds, beating Kensin by just 3 seconds.
-Wow, so if Seo-jin clears the Tower Lord, wouldn’t that be a new record?? He hasn’t even played that long yet
-Whoa
It was only a brief moment before viewers began suggesting ‘Could a new record actually be set?’
Are you serious comparing Heuk-wol and Kensin on the same level? They’re both pro gamers, but come on.
-For real lol
-Anyone who’s seen Heuk-wol and Kensin play can’t possibly think of them as amateurs..
Then, it makes sense that an amateur who faced off 1:1 with Crack, a Worlds champion member, in [Infinite War] and won by a landslide with Gaming Martial Arts…?
“Hey, hey, hey; why are you saying such harsh things?”
Still, there were plenty of people who consistently insisted that ‘pro gamers are in a different league from amateurs’.
And for good reason.
Literal killing machines who had not merely reached the pinnacle of combat, but honed martial arts optimized for gaming itself.
That was what modern pro gamers were—comparing them to amateurs on equal footing was simply difficult.
That would have been true, originally.
Ding, ding, ding—.
[【Unrocket Gazua】 donated ‘10,000 won’.]
People who say pro gamers and amateurs are different are dead serious, lol? It’s ridiculous, like seriously??
[【Ug Ug Ack】 donated ‘10,000 won’.]
So what does that make an amateur who won 1:1 against Crack and [Infinite War]? Seriously asking because I don’t know ;;
[【Genie Jin】 donated ‘10,000 won’.]
━I’ve already learned how to operate Gaming Martial Arts entirely, so amateurs are just… lol
The moment Joo Seo-jin acquired Gaming Martial Arts from a professional gamer, the narrative inevitably shifted.
Proof of his skill wasn’t something that had failed to materialize either.
His performance in [Infinite War], where he overwhelmed a professional gamer through pure martial prowess alone and secured consecutive victories.
Because of that, even fiercer counterarguments were bound to emerge.
The opponent Joo Seo-jin had unilaterally dominated and effortlessly crushed wasn’t even an ordinary professional gamer.
It was only natural that opinions diverged among viewers, and heated discussions erupted.
Standing a step back, watching that scorching topic unfold, Joo Seo-yoon clicked her tongue with a soft ‘tsk’.
‘Wow… this is no joke, no joke! Aren’t you all getting a bit too absorbed in this?’
This was quite different from when Joo Seo-yoon would shuffle her feet or engage in her low-blood-pressure “treatment”.
There was no shortage of people who had delved into various Gaming Martial Arts and built considerable expertise.
She knew the viewer base had expanded beyond usual, but it exceeded her imagination.
‘Hmm. If one wrong spark gets added to this, damage control might become difficult…’
Anticipating potential conflict, she needed to gradually cool the heated atmosphere.
There was no reason to get tangled up and create controversy while professional gamers were being mentioned.
Thanks to the credibility she’d built as a streamer, she immediately caught the timing for crisis management.
‘Well… aside from being cautious, there shouldn’t be any real problems, right? My brother isn’t the type to be that tactless anyway.’
She had already easily removed attention-seekers trying to deliberately stir up conflict in the chat.
Now the only thing left was preventing Joo Seo-jin from making any rash statements… but it didn’t seem like there would be any issues.
He’d been standing quietly without any particular reaction since earlier.
‘Well, as long as he doesn’t say anything unnecessary here, there’s no way anything bad could happen…’
But then.
Ding—
An unexpected development occurred.
[【Let’sGoHardcore】 has set ‘500,000 won’ as a mission reward.]
━Teacher Seo-jin, why don’t you just cleanly set a new world record speedrun for the Quest?? I seriously think it’s totally possible lol
【Mission: Defeat the field boss ‘Necromancer’s Tower’ of [Night Soul] in a speedrun faster than the current world record】
*Time Limit: None
‘!’
The chat in the streaming window had gone wild, and now a mission was openly placed on the table.
For a moment, Joo Seo-yoon felt a sense of crisis, but she quickly regained her composure.
Apart from game sense, thanks to the professionalism she’d honed as a streamer, reading the situation wasn’t difficult.
She’d even anticipated something like this to some degree.
Swish—
Joo Seo-yoon immediately turned her head and attempted eye contact with Joo Seo-jin.
While not speaking through player chat, they could still synchronize through eye contact alone.
Joo Seo-yoon narrowed her eyes almost as if glaring at Joo Seo-jin, her gaze sharpening with intensity.
Siiigh—
‘You understand what I mean, right?’ or ‘Don’t you dare accept that!’—her eyes conveyed the message clearly.
-Why is Myeong Bang-ul acting like this, what’s with those eyes shooting destruction beams??;
-The destruction ray is a distant destruction ray, so it must be firing magnetic magic.
-Damn, already imagining how to use magnetic magic while firing it up?? That’s talent right there??
-The genius level that even ‘that’ old geezer acknowledges…! The talent of a first-rate magnetic pet..!!
Those crazy bastards lol
“….”
Of course, I’d inadvertently earned an irritating misunderstanding because of it, but the result felt like an ‘OK’.
“Ah-.”
Joo Seo-jin, who had exchanged glances with me through eye contact moments before, nodded calmly with a sound of understanding.
Joo Seo-yoon also finally relaxed her tension and let out a relieved sigh from deep within.
‘Mm. Fortunately, it seems he understood correctly. …With this, I can finally put my mind at ease───’
Probably from here on, Joo Seo-jin would make some excuse and reject the mission on his own.
=Regarding the Speedrun Quest, I will accept the mission.
=?
An unexpected development. At the unforeseen statement, a thought of ‘huh?’ bloomed, and Joo Seo-yoon’s mind turned blank white.
‘Wait. Just now, did I hear that correctly? A Speedrun Quest, accepting the mission…?’
But—.
Separate from that, Joo Seo-jin continued speaking nonchalantly in a flat, emotionless voice.
=You may set a time limit for the Speedrun Quest, but in exchange, I will complete it with the highest mission reward.
=?
=However, the Speedrun Quest must be based on the actual recorded clear time as the standard.
=…!?
=That is all.
The next moment.
Ding—.
[【Pure Skill】 has set ‘500,000 won’ as the mission reward.]
━Now~ Breaking the world record = Everyone knows it’s a safe asset, right~? I’m depositing without worry
【Mission: [Night Soul] field boss ‘Spirit Tower Master’, defeat faster than the world record via Speedrun】
*Time Limit: None
As one mission was set, notification sounds rang out in succession.
Ding, ding, ding—.
[【Pure Skill】 has set ‘500,000 won’ as the mission reward.]
[【Money Tree Enthusiast】 has set ‘450,000 won’ as the mission reward.]
[【Anathema】 has set ‘300,000 won’ as the mission rew….]
…
…
…
Snowballing.
In an instant, the mission rewards began swelling like a snowball, with the clear time corresponding to [Night Soul]’s world record as the condition.
It was because aggro was drawn like crazy when they heard that Speedrun Quests could have missions set based on that ‘record’.
And.
=I’ve accepted all the missions. Thank you.
=….
It was at that moment, just as Joo Seo-jin finished accepting missions and they stopped appearing, that he delivered such a dry remark.
Standing beside him, Joo Seo-yoon stared blankly at the streaming window before muttering in astonishment.
She had even forgotten her earlier concern about getting caught up in unnecessary controversy.
And for good reason.
=Wow, wow… Wait. Are you insane? Is this real?
The thing is—
[MISSION]
━Objective: Defeat the [Night Soul] field boss ‘Command Tower Master’ via speedrun faster than the current world record
*Mission Reward: ‘7,245,000 won’
=So… you’re telling me this entire amount is the mission reward…?
…An astronomical sum she’d never even imagined had suddenly become the stakes.
* * *
After accepting all the missions, everything moved at lightning speed.
━Kekeke. I like your spirit. You’re actually going to try this, aren’t you? Good, excellent.
The moment I received Halkenburg’s speedrun quest, I was assigned a guide to lead me to my destination.
━Good. I’ll assign you a capable guide. Complete the task and return within three days. I’ll be waiting.
From the fact that he was assigning a guide in the current situation, I thought there might not be a personnel shortage after all—but I was wrong.
“It is an honor to accompany you once more, you who reclaim the light.”
“….”
-?
-No, the competent guide that the old man said was a saint? I’m going crazy lol.
“How bad must the church’s financial crisis be to the point where they’re beating a guide with a saint? Lol”
Grandis, the Moon Saint. They had assigned me the sect’s saint, whom I had already traveled with once before, as my guide.
Unlike Joo Seo-jin, who accepted without comment and headed toward the cave exit, Joo Seo-yoon muttered with an expression of disbelief.
As if experiencing cognitive dissonance.
“No, wait. Hold on. Isn’t something off about this? What do you mean a saint is also acting as a guide…? Does this make sense?”
But.
“Not at all. If anything, I’d say this is perfectly natural.”
“Huh?”
“When there aren’t enough people, job responsibilities don’t stay neatly divided like that.”
“Come on. Even so, how does it make sense to assign someone to work that has nothing to do with their role?”
“Who knows.”
I murmured in a slightly subdued voice, as if unbothered.
“Common sense isn’t as universal as people think. Unfortunately.”
“?”
-Ah…
– Good denomination
-???: Our sect is like family ^^
-Now that I think about it, the Star Sect guys run things pretty much like a corporation, huh;;-
-Living Point) At some family-like company, you can handle sales, cleaning, and delivery all at once-
This is… well… it doesn’t seem like a living point, does it…?
While Joo Seo-yoon tilted her head in confusion at those words, the saint walking ahead let out a small sigh.
But it didn’t last long.
Whoosh—.
The saint’s movements suddenly became cautious, and soon she raised her hand to signal us to stop.
After standing still for a moment, she quietly turned back and lowered her head in apology.
As if to say she’d wasted our effort, her tone was filled with regret.
“…It appears we cannot proceed any further this way. I apologize, but let us take a detour instead.”
“Huh? After coming all this way? Look, the path seems to continue… it doesn’t look like a dead end?”
“I sense the presence of multiple people.”
“Monsters are just something we deal with as we go, aren’t they—”
“They are living beings.”
In other words—.
“…They may not be a particularly well-intentioned group. It would be best not to get too involved.”
What lay ahead were living people, but likely ones with hostile and aggressive tendencies.
“Recently, I heard tales of mounted raiders roaming beyond the Cave.”
“Wait. Raiders, you said?”
“Yes, they may be raiders that have flowed in from the Grassland beyond the Cave. Bandit gangs roam about, making it dangerous. There is no need to unnecessarily take on such risk—”
“We need to move quickly, then.”
“?”
Before Grandis could even finish speaking, Joo Seo-jin muttered those words and placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword.
“So if we go this way, we can reach beyond the Cave and obtain both money and a means of transportation. Is that right?”
“Y-yes…? Money and a means of transportation…? I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean. Going this way is dangerous—”
In that instant, Grandis’s mouth snapped shut as she tried to dissuade him from proceeding.
A beat too late, she finally grasped what Joo Seo-jin had said.
The keywords “money” and “means of transportation” had something in common with the raiders expected to be beyond this point.
In other words, it meant this.
“Hmm. Since they’re raiders, they probably have plenty of valuables…”
-?-
-Wait, what’s with Seo-jin’s eyes…-
-Is that… greed I’m seeing..?-
That is to say—.
*Clink—screeeech—*.
“Then we can gather all our essentials here and be on our way.”
I cannot translate this as it does not contain actual Korean words or meaningful content – it appears to be only Korean consonant characters repeated without vowels.
-He’s treating the raiders like a starter package lol;-
What is this, a medieval person’s mindset, not a modern person’s…? lol
-This is it lol hand over everything before you die you bastards lololol-
Against the marauders, I would commit robbery(?)

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