The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 47

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46. [Infinite War] Master in a Single Day? (4)
The Wall of Lamentation.
Among full-dive content with ranked game systems, it was one of the common slang terms that circulated frequently.
Even within the hierarchy of rank tiers determined by player level, it referred to a specific bracket designated to distinguish the truly skilled.
It was slang created to differentiate the lower tiers that fell short of what was called the Celestial Realm.
It was simple enough for anyone to understand immediately, yet precisely because of that simplicity, its etymology carried a somewhat bitter undertone.
It was a name given because it represented the bracket where one encountered a “wall” in ascending to the Hall of Honor—whether as a Challenger, Grand Master, or Lord of Gaming Martial Arts.
However—
In other words, the moment one surpassed that wall, no one could dispute one’s skill level.
Because it was a domain with profound symbolic significance, many regarded merely reaching it as an achievement in itself.
The same applied here.
[Infinite War] too had a ranked game system through which player tiers could be distinguished.
While not the Celestial Realm, the Master tier represented the hierarchy reached by gamers far removed from the ordinary.
It was a fact anyone could understand, yet its weight differed for each person.
Especially for those who had surpassed or sought to surpass the Master tier of [Infinite War], it held incomparable significance.
They understood how much meaning was compressed into what appeared to be nothing more than a player tier in the hierarchy.
Therefore—
*Gasp, ugh—*
“What on earth…?”
It was almost inevitable that Hikaru’s eyes reflected turbulent emotions bubbling to the surface like foam on water.
*Stagger, stumble—*
Hikaru rose unsteadily, her body swaying, and moved forward in a daze, murmuring unconsciously.
“This can’t be… It’s impossible… How is this even possible?”
Amid her breathing growing ragged and uneven, Hikaru’s complexion turned ashen.
Without even time to compose herself from the shock of consecutive defeats and the realization that she hadn’t landed a single solid blow, she understood what had happened.
*Stagger, stumble…*
Within the hollow echo of her footsteps, Hikaru’s eyes trembled slightly.
[▶] 「Master, 115P (+493P ↑)」
※[55] Consecutive Win Bonus Points Applied
“Master in a single day?”
A novice who had never fought a proper match outside of casual games had reached the Master tier.
‘So… I lost… and that person… became a Master?’
In that moment, countless thoughts wove through Hikaru’s mind like a spider’s web.
‘How long did it take me? How many years to reach Master… How? Where did they learn? I—’
Dissonance.
Following the vertigo of her common sense crumbling, Hikaru felt her vision darken.
The confidence she had maintained—that she was a skill level approaching Challenger within [Infinite War]—collapsed like a sandcastle.
‘…What was I even doing? How did I lose like this?’
It was infuriating.
Her pursuit of Gaming Martial Arts within [Infinite War] and her requests to become Geom-hu’s disciple stemmed not solely from admiration.
After honing my skills to their peak, I sought to push my martial arts to their absolute limits.
But then—
After pouring my entire will into that match, what came back was humiliation.
‘This is infuriating… Why did it turn out like this? What exactly is that person…’
Hikaru clenched her fists tightly and glared at Joo Seo-jin from the corner of her eye, biting her lip.
She had nothing to say, but the roiling frustration was unavoidable.
Even if it was a case of the victim blaming the perpetrator, her pride had been wounded.
And yet—
Whoosh.
In that moment, Joo Seo-jin suddenly noticed Hikaru’s sidelong glance and approached her, opening his mouth to speak.
“That was a valuable experience. I learned a great deal thanks to you.”
“A valuable… experience? You learned… what exactly?”
“Many things. I even found myself thinking, just for a moment, that I might actually lose. It was a rare experience.”
“What…?”
Hikaru turned her head, momentarily unable to comprehend, and asked again.
“You thought you might lose? Against me? You?”
“Yes. I genuinely thought so. I’m not being insincere.”
….
“?”
‘This bastard…?’
Grrrrr—
She was furious.
Hikaru’s fists clenched so tightly that her nails dug into her palms.
To spout such nonsense in front of a Grand Master was practically taunting her.
Especially when she hadn’t even lost—she’d been overwhelmingly defeated—and he was acting like he was complimenting her.
‘Despicable…’
A faint vein throbbed on Hikaru’s forehead, but she maintained her patience.
Since she had been the one to engage in trash talk first, she could hardly say anything now.
How could she complain when she’d lost so pathetically?
‘No. Hold it in. I have to endure this. I can’t show such disgrace in front of Geom-hu…’
Unfortunately, that restraint lasted only a moment.
“And—Mugeuk Spirit? I don’t know what that is, but it’s nice that you have such a setting. It was quite impressive in many ways.”
“Huh?”
“I’ve never been particularly creative myself. Now that I think about it, something like that was quite good.”
“What… what?”
“Ah. What I mean is, you seem like a very creative person.”
“———~!!”
A vein bulged on Hikaru’s forehead, and with a sharp snap, the thread of her reason snapped clean.
“Yeah, that’s right, isn’t it? So then, … also …, so it should be fine?”
“?”
“I… want to… one more…”
“Hmm. I’m afraid I didn’t quite catch that. Did you have something to say?”
“….”
Hikaru mumbled something incoherently before biting her lip.
She realized her words hadn’t come through properly because she’d spoken too quietly.
With a face flushed with both humiliation and rage, Hikaru spoke again.
Each word deliberate, each syllable forced with intensity.
“One more match… I won’t lose this time… Let’s go again.”
“Pardon?”
“If we fight again, I really won’t lose this time. Disregard the previous match—make it void and let’s start fresh. What do you say?”
“….”
…A pathetically shameless demand for a rematch under the premise of erasing the count.
“I-if no-count bothers you, then how about this! A draw—let’s call it a draw instead, and that settles it, right? Yes?”
“….”
Utterly brazen.
* * *
Joo Seo-jin remained silent, his eyes cold and distant, as he considered the situation.
‘…Did I really come over here just to hear this? I never expected such words.’
Hmm.
I’d merely intended to exchange pleasantries with someone whose skills impressed me before parting ways… but this was peculiar.
I’d known she possessed remarkable creativity, but her ingenuity exceeded even my imagination.
“What is it? Why aren’t you saying anything? I’m asking for another match, so what?”
Hikaru continued shamelessly demanding a rematch, her words tumbling forth with indignation.
Absurdly so.
“Count it as a draw and let’s fight again. That works, doesn’t it?”
The chat erupted at Hikaru’s refreshingly audacious proposal.
-What the..
-Hikaru..
-She’s got some nerve
-Ugh, seriously.. how pathetic, right? Right?
-So much for her image and concept..
Looks like he’s pissed off lol
Geom-hu, listening beside them, felt the same way.
= Ha! What kind of nonsense proposal is that? This is ridiculous!
Geom-hu, still in spectator mode, tapped his foot sharply and spoke his piece.
= Ahem. Hikaru, I know you’re watching the broadcast secretly. Restrain yourself and stop. This is undignified.
Having persistently clung to Geom-hu as a malicious sniper seeking instruction, she’d absorbed some of his manner of speech.
= If you continue to trouble Young Master Joo so disrespectfully, you won’t be seeing him in ranked matches anymore.
But then───.
“…Let’s do it again. You can spare one more match, can’t you? I-if a draw bothers you, then best-of-three—count the first one as your win if you want.”
= Huh, huh? Don’t tell me you’re pretending not to hear what I’m saying?
-??
-Is this real?
-Berserk mode activated lmaooooooooooo
-Wow, she’s really fired up now lololololol
-Even with earthquakes happening in her eyes she won’t stop lol
As if hearing nothing at all, Hikaru feigned obliviousness while continuing to press forward shamelessly.
“After sending a friend request… or if you want, how about we have a rematch right here instead? Then you’d earn points if you win too───”
Joo Seo-jin responded flatly, as if dumbfounded.
“No… wait, hold on. Is that even possible?”
“Well, that… it is possible. We can have an official rematch right away. Regardless of records, as long as we make an agreement between us───”
“Even so, I have no reason to do it.”
“What?”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
Joo Seo-jin answered calmly, letting out a faint sigh.
“There’s no reason to, and we’re not that kind of people to each other. That’s the extent of our relationship.”
“….”
In other words, he was telling her to give up, but Hikaru seemed to interpret it differently, her expression hardening as she opened her mouth with renewed determination.
Whoosh—.
“Fine, fine… I’ll admit it. Yeah, you… you don’t just have talent, you’re overflowing with it. To put it plainly—”
“?”
“You could be called my rival. You’re my equal, or even better than me.”
“….”
My mind went blank.
-??
-Rival lmaooooooooooo
-Did her conscience finally kick in?
-???: Joo Seo-jin, you are my equal or better.
-lololololololololololololol
-Hikaru’s generating legendary clips lololololololololol
-lol and you’re equal or better lololololololololololololol
-Now I understand why that comedy show got cancelled lol
‘…This is beyond communication at this point.’
Now, finding the conversation a waste of time, Joo Seo-jin responded coldly with hollow eyes.
“I apologize.”
“No───! The game system allows it, so why!? With your high MMR, even if you queue right away, you’d have to wait hours anyway—”
“Hmm—. No, I just don’t want to do things I don’t feel good about. Please understand.”
“Why not, that’s what I’m asking! If you played with me, you’d gain plenty of experience and rank points, so why, why!”
“LP itself… well, I can accumulate it slowly later anyway. And… would it be okay if I spoke a bit more directly?”
“Ha, of course! Go ahead, tell me. What is it?”
“Well, to put it simply… yes, that’s about right.”
*Shhh.*
Joo Seo-jin tilted his head slightly to one side, his eyes narrowing as he spoke.
“Honestly, I don’t think experience alone would be much help.”
“?”
“Did you… perhaps understand what I meant?”
“….”
In other words.
“Are you… saying my skills are lacking…?”
-ten lol
“Teacher Seojin is about to explode, right?”
Did that… make a little sense? (in a somewhat pitying tone)
-???: You’re terrible at this (1W 0L)
What…? What do you mean, so you really can’t do it?
Haha, no way lol
That crazy bastard lol
“No way, you’re seriously gonna make the kid cry, stop it lol”
As the chat exploded rapidly, Joo Seo-jin replied coldly.
“Well. In any case, if we happened to meet through ranked matches, that’s one thing, but I can’t offer separate sparring sessions. I don’t do unpaid labor. And I don’t offer private tutoring.”
“Wait, what…? What did you just…?”
“I said I don’t do unpaid labor.”
“No. No, no, no. Not that part—what came after.”
“I mentioned that I don’t offer private tutoring.”
“───~!”
-?;
-Is he serious..
Unpaid labor is insane lol
Private tutoring lol
Are you seriously teaching me? lol
Even Geom-hu was told he’d have to pay tuition, so I guess that’s possible.. ;;
In that instant, Hikaru burst with indignation, stamping her feet as a fierce glint flashed across her eyes.
“Ugh, fine. I get it, I get it, I get it…! Your name is Joo Seo-jin, right? You’re a streamer!”
“Well. I am considering becoming a streamer, in a manner of speaking. Why do you ask?”
“Never mind! Just wait. I’ll do whatever you want, got it?”
“What does that───”
It was the moment Joo Seo-jin began to speak, his eyes furrowing.
*Ding.*
“!”
In one corner of the streaming window, a system sound chimed, and ‘something’ caught his eye.
The ‘donation window’—which had become visible after Joo Seo-yoon registered as a ‘sub-manager’ on the streaming channel—suddenly activated and appeared in his field of vision.
[【Hikaru_Setsuna21】 has set ‘1,000,000 won’ as the mission reward.]
【Mission: Have a rematch with Hikaru in [Infinite War]】
*Time Limit: ???
“….”
“So. Um, um, how is it! I’m, I’m not bad, right? At this level, it shouldn’t be unpaid labor…!”
It was a mission.
Joo Seo-jin turned his head with a swift motion, his dark eyes opening calmly as he gazed at Hikaru.
Hikaru flinched and trembled at those unreadable black pupils, but it was only for a moment.
“Hikaru.”
“Ugh. Surely you’re not rejecting this? Then, is there something else you want? Or do you really hate it? If so───”
“Would you perhaps be interested in doing our [Infinite War] matches on a regular basis?”
“?”
Joo Seo-jin’s voice had become remarkably gentle.
The cold edge had vanished entirely, and kindness began seeping through beneath his stoic demeanor.
“If you commit to two matches every weekend for a month, I can offer you 6 million won. Since we agreed on 1 million per match, I believe that’s a reasonable proposal.”
“Uh, um?”
“Ah. However, you would need to appear on stream… but if you agree to that, I could adjust it down to 4.5 million won.”
“….”
“What do you think?”
He looked like a salesman entering combat mode to sell a product to a customer.
“And. If you extend the subscription period a bit longer, I could consider offering a more generous price adjustment…”
The thing is—
“If you accept these terms, I will also do my best.”
“?”
= ….
-??
Wow, that’s a legendary debt collection moving strategy; the technique is different, for real.
No, you’re saying you can see a water meter here..? What the..??
What the hell is this herbivore move now lol
Damn, that’s an insane amount of money lol
A sucker— no… he had successfully recruited a sponsor to enrich the streaming content.

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