The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 83

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82. [Infinite War] What Kind of Monster Is This, Exactly? (2)
At that same moment.
Gaming communities related to streamers erupted into chaos.
Beyond simply taking the bait—obvious provocation—the usual traffic swelled to more than double its normal volume.
Dustnet, Green Tea Cafe, Darkside, and every gaming community of considerable size experienced the same phenomenon.
Just days ago, it was revealed that Joo Seo-jin’s opponent against the Lord of Martial Arts in [Infinite War] on his second day was Heuk-wol—and pandemonium erupted.
And then───
[Dustnet (=Category: {Gaming / Streamer}]
*Post Title: Quick summary of the Space Stream situation right now lol (* Popular Post)
└Author: GameCluelessIsSin (OP)
━{ Image }
━1. Newbie who was drawing attention with “skill streaming” hits Master tier on day 2
━2. But the moment he queues for World League match 1, Heuk-wol the legendary enters lmaooo
Heuk-wol is crazy—he openly picked the White Night Swordswoman and declared he’d play with one hand.
Thanks to that, all the streamers, pro players, and analysts are turning on their broadcasts and selling out the relay rooms lol
━Just absolute chaos unfolding
【Comments】
-[Anonymous]: Dude, this is literally an unprecedented event lol
-〔Anonymous〕: He packed every single element designed to provoke attention—how could anyone not watch, seriously lol
-〔Anonymous〕: The White Night Sword Maiden pick is basically; just a clear declaration of intent to utterly humiliate him..??
-〔Anonymous〕: Wow, as expected, isn’t that guy’s personality going anywhere? Hahahahahahaha
-〔Anonymous〕: Hot take) No matter how strong Joo Seo-jin is, he can’t win this. Does Heuk-wol look like a joke to you?
└[Anonymous]: Even if Heuk-wol is a genius, he could lose with a one-handed handicap. And he’s not even active anymore—he’s retired, so I’m not sure if his form is still the same lol.. Who knows ¯_(ツ)_/¯
└[Anonymous]: ㄴㅈㄹㅋㅋ It’s been that long since he retired, but he’s in good form. Don’t you know that he was giving away everything at Worlds until a year ago? You mean different levels?
└[Anonymous]: Didn’t you see Seo-jin teacher getting beaten up by Crack? Going one-on-one against that Seo-jin teacher? I think Heuk-wol or whatever is just gonna get his ass kicked and run wild lol??;
“└[Anonymous]: No way, are you saying Crack and Heuk-wol are the same? You don’t know anything about this game, you bastard lol”
└[Anonymous]: ㄴㄴㄴ Those guys who don’t even watch professional scenes think that Blackwol is a piece of trash whose personality is so bad that he even put his skills into it haha.
Every gaming community descended into absolute mayhem.
Following the hidden ending clear in [Night Soul], the overwhelming ascent to Master tier in [Infinite War] in just a single day.
Heuk-wol, a world-renowned player, had now been revealed to have conducted the snipe as the Lord of Martial Arts himself.
There was no way this could be dismissed as merely a rookie streamer’s broadcast anymore.
Naturally.
《 [Infinite War], Emergency Broadcast) Heuk-wol VS Joo Seo-jin, Match Commentary 》
━Anathema (skwjsfurqnstjrwkfgka9918)
*Viewers: 8,201
= In truth, there has been considerable debate regarding player Heuk-wol’s unsportsmanlike conduct since his active days… but it seems that disposition hasn’t changed with time. Realistically, this situation could be considered mockery or provocation to a considerable degree-
《 [Infinite War], Including match predictions, currently broadcasting commentary on the Heuk-wol VS Joo Seo-jin match 》
━Yukross (dbzmfmtmdlqslekd7181)
*Viewers: 7,982
= Considering that Heuk-wol had sniping in mind from the very start before the no-guard match began, his psychology is crystal clear. Taking into account the pre-planned trash talk, the only conclusion is that he must have a strategy to win with just one hand-
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External communities flooded in, and even former professional gamers and strategy analysts who regularly conducted deep analyses of [Infinite War] simultaneously turned on their broadcast feeds, drawing in viewers en masse.
The entire Space Stream began spinning wildly around Joo Seo-jin, the eye of the typhoon.
The same was true elsewhere.
“…Wow. This is insane, I mean—is all of this actually real? Every bit of it?”
In the dormitory lounge of VEN, the professional team of [Eternal Saga], Crack sat watching the video on his tablet PC and sighed deeply alongside his companion.
Beyond the tablet screen, against the black horizon beneath the crimson moon, a familiar silhouette appeared—clad in a black dragon robe with one hand thrust into a pocket.
The reason being———.
≪ Lord of Martial Arts ≫
「: I, Kang Rim. Cool, confirmed. :」
─Heuk-wol (黑月) / (ID: worksenddlwldy)
It was Heuk-wol.
“No. Why did he suddenly go there and spout such nonsense? Is this really true?”
“Huh.”
As Crack lifted his head and muttered his question with skepticism, a dispirited response came back.
“Sigh. Then it must be fake, right? I wish this were a deepfake too, honestly.”
Yoo Shin-hyuk sat across from him with his arms crossed, nodding and clicking his tongue.
“I knew he was crazy even when he was active, but I never thought he’d have the energy to pull something like this after retirement. Tsk.”
“…Um. I’m asking just in case, Master—does this have something to do with why you came looking for me?”
“Of course. You’re the only one who seems close to that bastard Heuk-wol, and he said he came here because of you.”
“Huh…?”
In that instant, Crack’s face went blank and his brows furrowed.
Then, clenching his teeth, he let out a small cry of indignation.
“No. What kind of nonsense is that? I never asked him to do anything like that. Seriously, I really didn’t!”
“Hmm. So you’re saying you’re completely unrelated? Like last time? Not lying?”
“When have I ever lied to you?”
“Well, not exactly, but something felt off, so I asked. Never mind, forget it.”
“I’m telling you, I have absolutely nothing to do with———…”
But his words died on his lips before he could finish.
‘Huh?’
Thinking about it for a moment, he realized there actually was a connection.
‘Wait. Now that I think about it, didn’t he ask me something strange out of nowhere last time?’
Heuk-wol had suddenly contacted him and thrown out a suspicious question before leaving.
-[Crazy Dog]: Hey. You wouldn’t happen to know the [Infinite War] account ID of that streamer Joo Seo-jin, would you?
‘Oh.’
At that moment, the memory of Heuk-wol suddenly asking for Joo Seo-jin’s account ID flashed through his mind, and chills ran down his spine.
‘Damn. I wondered what he was thinking asking that, but he was asking for the account ID to snipe him from the start?’
It was absurd.
Heuk-wol’s actions were riddled with reckless conduct unbefitting his status.
Regardless of being a retired professional gamer, he was the driving force behind two consecutive World Championship victories and the MVP of the finals—a player who had served as captain and ace within his pro team.
And yet.
Such a legendary figure was now sniping at the ranked games of a rookie streamer who had just debuted?
Moreover, he was picking the White Night Sword Maiden, Geom-hu’s signature character, while handicapping himself with one-handed play?
It defied all reason.
There was nothing else to say except that he’d lost his mind.
“…Seems like that guy has no sense of shame whatsoever. This is driving me insane, seriously.”
Crack shook his head in exasperation.
“Even during his active years, his language was crude, but I never expected it to be this bad after retirement…. At this rate, he’d probably get caught up in character controversy.”
“Ha, like that bastard would care whether he burns or not? Fat chance. I thought he’d at least consider the damage to his own team, but—pfft.”
Yoo Shin-hyuk tossed the tablet PC onto the table and crossed his arms.
“Since he’s practically the face of the organization, we can’t even break the partnership outright, tsk… For now, let’s just keep our distance and pretend we don’t know him.”
“There’s no distance to keep or maintain—we barely receive proper contact from him anyway. Besides, I need to start preparing for the Spring Season soon.”
“Well then, that works out. Just give the others a heads up. Though honestly, since you don’t have anyone else close to you, the others will probably just ignore him on their own.”
“….”
There would be some controversy for a while, but given his habitual crude language and retirement, it could be settled eventually.
“Sigh. It’s frustrating, but… if it doesn’t become a major issue, I suppose it’s fine. What do you think?”
“Huh?”
“What do you mean ‘huh’? I’m asking how you think this match will go. What’s your prediction?”
“Oh.”
Only then did Heuk-wol respond belatedly, swallowing before offering a careful smile.
“As for the match outcome, well, it’s pretty obvious. Realistically speaking, there’s no chance Joo Seo-jin wins, right?”
“Right? I mean, even if he’s just spouting crude remarks and causing trouble everywhere, his skill is genuinely the real deal.”
“While pure martial arts isn’t everything, most professional gamers couldn’t beat him, that’s for sure.”
“There are no exceptions to that, correct?”
“Well, that might be different.”
While it was internally frustrating, once the situation was clarified, it became intriguing.
“There’s a saying in the industry that everyone was a genius, but in my opinion… for someone like him or Joo Seo-jin, their innate vessel is truly on a different level.”
“In other words, Heuk-wol and he seem to have similar natural talent?”
“Hmm—. Personally, I’d say so. I think the Master would agree as well?”
“I wouldn’t say identical, but it’s a similar assessment.”
In truth, Heuk-wol did share similarities with Joo Seo-jin.
Innate talent—or rather, an extreme example of an insurmountable difference that transcends the natural order?
Not quite on the level of Joo Seo-jin’s performance, who had never encountered martial arts before yet seized victory with overwhelming dominance, but it felt that way.
Every moment, Heuk-wol’s gaming sense was so fanatical in its unpredictability and effectiveness that it was remarkable.
His talent for martial arts could be assessed similarly.
“Considering they’re both geniuses of insane caliber, they’re similar enough. If there’s a difference, it would be experience.”
Therefore———.
The real difference, if any existed, was that Heuk-wol was a skilled practitioner who had accumulated experience on a completely different trajectory from Joo Seo-jin.
Whether in [Eternal Saga] or [Infinite War], the prowess he displayed always transcended common sense.
“If we think about it rationally, well… it’s obvious who would win, but you’re still curious, aren’t you? That’s why I asked—whether there might be any exceptional circumstances.”
“….”
However.
━So being a pro gamer… is that considered skilled?
Oddly enough, Crack found himself harboring a similar curiosity in that moment.
1━Ah…
━I was simply curious.
━Whether being a pro gamer meant that level of skill was sufficient. That was all.
Given that Joo Seo-jin had perfectly reverse-engineered and mastered the Lacrantz Style with merely a sidelong glance, the curiosity that naturally arose was singular.
“…There could be exceptional cases, I suppose. My honest assessment is that I can’t rule them out entirely.”
“What?”
“Because you’re someone who, from just a single brief sparring match with me, was able to execute movements of that caliber. So I can’t say it’s impossible.”
“Huh. You’re saying it might actually be possible… that streamer Joo Seo-jin?”
“Possibly?”
[Infinite War] is one of the rare full-dive contents where the operation of virtual machinery isn’t particularly important, or where experience related to it is considered almost irrelevant.
“Though not much time has passed, considering how long it’s been since I faced off against you… wouldn’t something have developed by now?”
Therefore, if there were variables that could emerge in the match between Heuk-wol and Joo Seo-jin, it was possible to make reasonable predictions about what they might be.
“Hidden techniques kept in reserve, skills or systems acquired without showing anyone… or perhaps───”
If innate talent allowed one to understand and master techniques and systems merely by observation, then perhaps even greater feats were possible.
“Creating Gaming Martial Arts of that caliber entirely from scratch.”
Forging techniques of entirely new domains, establishing their systems.

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