The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 46

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45. [Infinite War] Master in Just One Day? (3)
The decisive moment unfolded in an instant—a fraction of a second.
From atop the layered feints, an unconventional fighting style had drawn forth the winning move.
A tactical exchange that abandoned the established advantages of Gaming Martial Arts, surrendering instead to the unpredictable dance of combat—it had produced a miracle.
Crash—boom———.
As the physics engine sent my opponent bouncing backward from the impact, the game’s audio erupted.
Beep—screech———!
The referee’s whistle-like sound accompanied the announcement of victory.
In other words….
[K.O.]
《 WIN! 》
━2P: Joo Seo-jin (=Anonymous Monk)
“…Thank you for the match.”
“───~!”
It was a victory no one had anticipated from Joo Seo-jin.
-?
-??.. ???????
-yes?
-No… what is this..?
The streaming chat exploded momentarily before abruptly slowing to a crawl.
Those who witnessed something nearly impossible by conventional standards do not react immediately.
After witnessing something of miraculous or catastrophic magnitude, emotional responses arrive only ‘belatedly’, surging forth in waves.
In that sense, this moment shared similar qualities.
“Haah, a—.”
“───…!”
With the sound of steadied breathing, my rigid body relaxed.
Only Joo Seo-jin remained standing on both feet within the fighting arena.
Given that the arena wore the skin of a Japanese-style training ground, the reversal of positions was unmistakable.
Therefore—.
-Wow… this is insane…
“What the…??? What the…???????????????”
-Wait…wait wait wait… is this… really happening?
-No way… a day-two newbie… pulling off something like this..?
I’m gonna lose it lol
The realization of what had transpired arrived with a delayed beat.
“───…!?”
Hikaru.
With a ‘cough, cough—’ sound, her expression erupted in belated astonishment, speaking volumes without words.
In competition, what matters is always the ‘result’—victory or defeat—and so the situation crystallized with perfect clarity.
= ….
In the current situation, it was naturally one person who proclaimed it first.
= What on earth… how… could something like this…?
Geom-hu.
A living legend who possessed an unparalleled status within [Infinite War].
Therefore, proving that all of this was no mere coincidence was determined by a single utterance.
Words that spilled out carelessly, as if he hadn’t considered it at all───
= A Grand Master, in pure skill… was pushed back, you say…?
…had just broadcast a monumental record worthy of entering the history books of [Infinite War] live.
* * *
‘1 versus 1’.
‘Player versus Player’—to put it plainly, ‘PVP’-format competitive fighting games are brutally honest about skill gaps.
Victory and defeat were far too clear-cut, and since other factors were excluded, it was inevitable.
With players engaging in single decisive matches against one another, luck and unconventional elements were scarcely mentioned.
There might be matchup advantages between playable characters or relative superiority based on fighting styles, but these were not ‘absolute’.
Whether season rankers or Lords of Martial Arts, all skilled players reached nearly identical conclusions.
Everyone, without exception.
‘For the most part, victories in [Infinite War] come down to skill differential.’
Therefore───.
-Legend lmaooooooooooo
-Wow… dude, this is a proper reverse stomp? lmaooooooooo
-Destroyed!!! Yooooo lmaooooooooo
-The Grand Master lost to a day-2 newbie in pure skill lmaooooooooo
-This deserves Weekly Hot Clip #1 dude lmaooooooo
The streaming chat.
It was inevitable that the chat window would spiral into chaos, flooding with messages of pure excitement.
-Is this… a Grand Master…? This doesn’t make sense… lmaooooooooo
-Lmao this edgelord concept is actually getting reverse stomped for real lmaooooooo
-Beyond the samurai concept, they even pulled off the ranker concept? Damn, that’s bold lol
That crazy bastard lol
Is the ranker concept completely insane? lol
“Oh, that kind of setting?”
I can’t laugh at that.
The viewers, who had moved beyond enthusiastic cheering to complete pandemonium.
And───.
= Huh… uh…
Geom-hu, still in spectator mode, let out a gasp from behind before barely composing himself and muttering as if chewing over the question.
= He won. Truly, he actually won… How is such a thing possible? I can overlook other matters, but this… it’s peculiar.
Yet his murmuring seemed intended not for himself alone, but for someone else to hear.
= If one thinks deeply upon it, is it not truly peculiar?
Whoosh-.
Before long, Geom-hu, now in spectator mode with his stamina fully restored, approached Joo Seo-jin with his arms crossed, hurling a sharp question.
= ───Lord Joo. I suspect you’ve noticed something as well… I’d like to hear your thoughts on the matter.
“….”
‘?’
For a moment, Joo Seo-jin, having just caught his breath, stiffened without an immediate response—but it lasted only briefly.
‘Ah.’
Well…
There are certainly several points I can roughly infer.
For instance───
= How did you replicate Gaming Martial Arts… the Sinking Moon School on the spot like that?
That sort of question.
‘…My body moved on instinct, so I was a bit careless about the aftermath.’
It was a logical gap in reasoning that I expected him to question.
I’m aware that I possess a certain degree of innate talent, but I also perceive that I possess something beyond that.
The ability of foresight. Through possibility and probability, a ‘vision’ capable of ‘seeing through’ the permutations of outcomes—that heterogeneity, in other words.
With Gaming Martial Arts, the act of ‘observing’, ‘learning’, and ‘replicating’ itself could be possible.
However—.
That only applies to observing, learning, and replicating in reality.
It’s impossible to copy techniques or systems that have never demonstrated fundamental movements, core principles, or various applications.
Because it’s the transmission of techniques and systems with broken causality.
‘…Well, it’s something I glossed over without much thought since it’s easy enough to deflect with a vague explanation.’
Of course, since it’s not as serious a problem as I initially thought, there’s plenty of room to improvise.
Without even lying.
Just like now.
“Well, roughly speaking, I had an opportunity to observe it… so I recalled what I’d learned, I suppose.”
‘It’s the truth, after all.’
Well.
I ended up learning the Sinking Moon School ‘beforehand’ while being taught it… but that’s essentially the same thing, isn’t it?
= Hmm?
Since the explanation sounded plausible at first glance, he took the bait without realizing it.
= Ah—! Aaah! That’s it, so that’s how it was…! You catch on quick, I see it right away…! Hehehehe—!
As if enlightenment had struck him, Geom-hu exuded the bearing of a master once more, snapping his fingers with a ‘snap—’ gesture while displaying his confidence.
= Hehe. So you must have seen my Gaming Martial Arts before, or something like that happened?
“Pardon?”
= That’s right, that was it. You saw them, those Gaming Martial Arts videos I uploaded to YouTube!
“….”
‘No, I hadn’t even thought to explain it that way…’
= If you can use the Sinking Moon School in actual combat at that level of proficiency, then you must have watched my matches as well?
‘?’
= You watched the ones I didn’t upload to YouTube directly, then went through separate review and analysis, undergoing rigorous training before discovering it?
‘What?’
= Hehehehe. I see… if that’s the case, it makes sense. Indeed, as my direct disciple, it’s a moment that truly showcases reverence for one’s master…!
‘….’
In that instant, I found myself at a loss for words, cold sweat trickling down my spine.
‘To… that extent…?’
Hmm.
How should I put it—I’d never intended to pull off such an enormous deception, so the burden only grew heavier.
It had escalated from the level of “having glimpsed it in passing” to “having observed it while passing by,” making it far too substantial to brush off as a white lie.
But—.
= Hut. How is it, Joo? Did you admire the discerning eye of an absolute master?
-Oh
-Look at him analyzing the situation even now?
-This is this, this is it haha ​​But my room manager has this level of insight ㅇㅇ
-Green Holmes lol
-Oh, so that’s what it was? No wonder… he’s really skilled, at this level I’d say… seems like he’s watched quite a bit of footage?
-Was it a fan club? Haha.
…Somehow, despite merely sitting quietly for a moment, I’d managed to attract unwanted attention.
‘What am I supposed to do about this… no, wait. Maybe… this works out, with this….’
My head felt foggy, but I decided to accept it.
At this point, after they’d essentially written a detective story deduction, it would be awkward to say “Actually, that’s not it.”
Besides, I had genuinely learned by watching Geom-hu, so it wasn’t entirely a lie either.
Therefore—.
“…Yes. To be honest, I happened to see it once before, and it left such a deep impression that I couldn’t forget it.”
…Without hesitation, I smoothly added the details to my story. Naturally, as if it were the truth.
-For real?;
-Skill certification mark is a legend hahahahahaha
-You were making a mess of it ㄷㄷㄸㄷㄷㄷ
-No.. I wonder how much I knew about it to begin with lol.
What…? You were a fan club member? Then we’re ‘colleagues,’ right??
An unforgettable level of Gaming Martial Arts 10 lol
-Yeah, the room master’s got that much going for him, right? You’ve got a good eye there haha
I’d wondered if the white lie would hold up, but the results spoke honestly.
= Hehehehe—.
The sentiment was the same.
= As expected, I knew it. I believed in you, Joo!
‘….’
…I found myself hoping this person wouldn’t get scammed anywhere else.
* * *
World League.
Within the [Infinite War], the decisive arena where players ranked among the elite from regions across the globe converge.
Upon ascending to League Player status, I delivered immediate results without the slightest hesitation or wavering.
A result that defied natural law—the kind that rewrote history itself.
MMR.
A hidden score applied to matchmaking, distinct from a player’s visible tier within the game.
The victory I claimed against the Grand Master—a triumph that materialized through this very mechanism—unleashed a tempest that exceeded all predictions.
Tick, tick, tick───!
[▶] 「Diamond 4, 11P (+???P ↑)」
[▶] 「Diamond 4, 43P (+???P ↑)」
[▶] 「Diamond 4, 88P (+???P ↑)」
…
…
…
“!”
In other words—
For defeating a Grand Master, for seizing a victory that should have been impossible, the spoils of war in the form of points began to cascade without end.
-Holy crap;
-The points are rising like crazy, what is this lol
-They’re tallying the score like counting stacks of cash lol
-How high does it go in a single match? Is it really going all the way to Diamond 2??
-The dopamine rush is insane lol
The viewers, too, poured out their amazement as they watched the rank points accumulate through the streaming window.
Geom-hu likewise displayed satisfaction, nodding his head.
= Mmm. Of course, this much should rise! More should rise, more! Hehe!
-The master picked one disciple and now he’s flying high lol
-Real talk, our streamer’s disciple is incredibly talented
-This is so insane there’s nothing to say;;>
-It’s like winning the lottery, that reaction is justified lol
…Of course, Geom-hu’s excitement stemmed not so much from the rise in player tier, but from an entirely different reason.
[▶] 「Diamond 3, 28P (+???P ↑)」
-What’s Diamond 3, if it stops here the game has no conscience
-It has to go higher, real talk;;>
-At least to Diamond 2 oo
-Real talk lol
Yet such sentiment did not last long.
[▶] 「Diamond 2, 61P (+???P ↑)」
-?
-What is this
-It’s Diamond 2 but it keeps rising, what’s happening
-dddddddddddddddddddd
-Diamond 4… in the early segment… didn’t you just rank up 2 tiers? Why does it keep rising..?
Diamond 2. Having ascended two tiers or more within the player rankings, the relentless point accumulation began transforming admiration into unease.
-Something’s… off..? It’s been several minutes since the point tally started..
Tee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-tick───.
-Why… why won’t the point tally end..?
The scoring accelerated further, the sound growing harsher, and the chat window plunged into shock once more.
[▶] 「Diamond 1, 37P (+???P ↑)」
-??;
No, seriously, how high does this thing go? hahahaha
This is ridiculous; it’s like we’re piercing through the stratosphere and going up.
Aren’t you at a level where you’re not just breaking through the stratosphere, but rather starting to embark on interstellar travel?
I can’t translate that – it appears to be random Korean consonants rather than actual words or a meaningful phrase.
Humorous messages flooded the chat, yet everyone’s attention remained fixed on one question: ‘How far will it go?’
But.
The answer did not require a lengthy wait.
Tick-.
Char-click───.
The moment the player tier rank badge’s appearance began gleaming with a deep charcoal gilding─── the sound ceased.
[▶] 「Master, 115P (+493P ↑)」
※[55] Consecutive Win Bonus Points Applied
“Ah. It’s finally finished. That took a while.”
= ….
-??
-yes?
-This is insane..
-??????????????????????????????
The thing is─.
-493P…? 493P gained..?? 493?????????????
What???????????????????????????????????
-No… what is this..
-Is this real..?
493P—skipping four entire tiers of the player hierarchy to reach the pinnacle.
= …This is absurd. I suspected it might happen, but is it really true?
Day two.
Before that single day could even draw to a close, Joo Seo-jin had ascended to Master rank within [Infinite War].
The reason this achievement would be etched into the annals of [Infinite War] history was singular.
A threshold reserved only for masters of Gaming Martial Arts, or seasoned combatants and gamers alike.
‘Master’.
That player tier was granted only to those who transcended a certain threshold among [Infinite War]’s gaming users.
The weight contained within the player tier Joo Seo-jin had obtained carried such significance.
= …Heh. I knew he was a prodigy, but even accounting for that, the results far exceed imagination.
Obtaining it in merely two days was something that could deliver a shock capable of shattering common sense for anyone.
Therefore───.
Gasp, ugh—.
“What on earth…?”
For someone barely managing to rise on the Training Ground, that sight defying all natural law struck far more profoundly.
“This can’t be… it’s impossible… such a thing could be possible?”
Hikaru.
The Grand Master who had just moments ago suffered defeat at the hands of Joo Seo-jin in hand-to-hand combat—her eyes trembled violently.
As if she had witnessed something unbelievable, something that should never have come to pass. Her lips parted, and a low gasp of astonishment escaped her.
“In just one day, a Master rank?”

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