The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 115
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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero
Episode 115
Constellation’s Game [Lyka]
I don’t know why my steps toward the platform feel so heavy.
I should be happy about winning a 1 million won gift card, so why do I look so miserable?
Well… because the popularity vote is much more important than 1 million won.
I need to… place first… why must I face such trials…
“Now, participant Geon-ryul Lee! Please place your hand here.”
This guy seems so pleased about something, grinning from ear to ear again today.
Sigh.
I have no choice.
With a feeling of resignation, I placed my hand on the pad.
And then…
Ding-!
With a cheerful notification sound, my inventory’s bare truth was forcibly broadcast on the large screen.
[1. Sturdy Iron Shovel (Durability 12/100)]
[2. Light Pickaxe (For Mining)]
[3. Filleting Sashimi Knife (C-grade)]
[4. Glass Bottle x 12]
[5. Obsidian Powder x 76]
[6. Lumen Ore x 42]
…omitted…
[15. Moonlight Sword (3T)(Unique)]
[16. Irontide Shield (3T)(Rare)]
…omitted…
“…”
Silence fell over the living room.
Having just seen Jooha Bae’s gleaming 9-tier mythic grade bow, the list on screen felt even more pitiful.
A shovel, pickaxe, sashimi knife, and miscellaneous junk you’d find at a scrap dealer.
This wasn’t a rookie Hunter’s inventory, but looked like someone had dumped out a construction site foreman’s bag.
“Uh…”
Even caster Kim Sinwoo seemed flustered and couldn’t continue speaking for a moment.
Murmurs broke out among the participants.
“A shovel…?”
“Why are you carrying a pickaxe around? Did you break through some labyrinth walls?”
“That sashimi knife… look how sharp it is. Scary, isn’t it?”
Of course, our Constellations were excited though.
└ I’ve seen all of this stuff somewhere before lol
└ Is the room owner here perhaps a junk dealer? lol
└ Ahh lol why are you still carrying around a shovel lol
└ You still haven’t thrown away the obsidian powder?;;
Then, Kim Sinwoo grabbed the microphone, trying somehow to salvage the situation.
His gaze settled on item number 4.
“Ah! I notice those empty glass bottles there. There are 12 of them…”
He nodded his head, pretending to be impressed.
“Could these perhaps be items related to participant Geon-ryul Lee’s class?”
Please.
Don’t embarrass me like this, bro…
“Ah, for those who might not know, participant Geon-ryul Lee’s class is ‘Seraphist’. It’s said to be an alchemy-type class.”
No, that’s really not it though.
“So those bottles are… for mixing or storing alchemical materials… special containers, right?”
“…”
I desperately wanted to just nod and go along with it, but I couldn’t tell such an easily exposed lie.
└ Room Owner, but what are those bottles really? They’re obviously not alchemy containers.
└ Oh, wait. They look kind of familiar?
Of course they look familiar.
These are… potion bottles sold at the Lumenhardt General Store.
“…No.”
“Pardon?”
My voice gradually became smaller.
“So… these are… bottle deposits…”
“…?”
“I mean, environmental protection is important…”
“Excuse me…?”
After a moment, Kim Sinwoo, having successfully understood my words, lost his speech as if his brain had shut down.
The atmosphere in the venue became quite solemn.
Though people had different expressions, about half seemed to be keeping their mouths tightly shut, as if they were holding something back…
“By the way, the bottles are incredibly clean?”
Whatever.
I don’t know anymore.
“Because I washed them.”
└ Ugh hahahahahahahahaha
└ You killed it hahaha
└ This is driving me crazy lol what even is an environmental protection hunter ㄷㄷ
└ Wait, did the general store in Lumis territory even have bottle deposits or something like that? lol
└ Maybe the room leader made a deal with the NPC lol
└ If it’s Dave, it’s totally possible lol
└ So how much is the bottle deposit? Is it at least 0.1LP?
-It’s 0.3LP each, bros. I can’t ignore that, you know?
└ Damn lol a hunter washing bottles lol this is what romance is all about.
└ But why haven’t you thrown away that shovel yet? Don’t you not use it in combat anymore?
-Well… you never know when it might come in handy?
└ Wait lol was that a combat shovel?
└ It’s nice to see you haven’t lost your original spirit^^
└ Lol the newcomers need to see our room leader’s digging skills ㅠㅠ
└ For real lol
The Constellations seemed the most excited they’d been in recent times.
Sigh…
If our bros are happy, that’s enough.
My face being a bit hot is just something
I’ll have to endure.
“…”
So right now, at this moment, all I wanted was to quickly get down from here…
But our bro Kim Sinwoo wouldn’t even allow that.
But well, I understand his feelings.
He probably wanted to salvage this situation even a little bit somehow.
“Ah! Wait a minute! But look down here! Moonlight Sword, this… isn’t this pretty famous equipment? Known as the graduation equipment from the Island of Beginnings for Swordsman class?”
I appreciate it, but I think it’s already too late, bro.
“What about this shield here? Participant Geon-ryul Lee’s Position Determination score is… starting to make sense?”
Kim Sinwoo raised his voice while sweating profusely.
A tearful effort to somehow package me as a ‘Hunter’ rather than an ’empty bottle collector’.
But unfortunately, that effort was meaningless.
Clumsy packaging only added to the cheapness.
No matter how Kim Sinwoo tried to package his words…
“Ah… yes. You have a sword too.”
“Your shield also… looks sturdy.”
It only came across as lines of this caliber.
“Um… can I go down now?”
As I hesitantly tried to retreat, Kim Sinwoo hurriedly grabbed me.
“Wait! The prize presentation ceremony is still left!”
He gestured to the waiting staff.
The staff came out carrying five white envelopes on a tray.
“To all five participants who courageously revealed their inventories today! We present small gifts as a token of our gratitude.”
Right… I should at least take this.
Without this, it would have been too unfair, wouldn’t it?
“Segwang Department Store gift card worth 1 million won! Congratulations!”
Kim Sinwoo pressed a crisp envelope into my hand.
‘…Hmm.’
I checked inside the envelope with a lukewarm expression.
A brilliantly shining 1 million won check.
The moment I saw it, the embarrassment and shame I felt just moments ago seemed to subside a little.
‘Should I buy some tangfulu from the food section? I think I’ll need it soon.’
Controlling my unconsciously twitching lips, I pocketed the gift card and returned to my seat.
‘I hate myself for feeling better over just one gift card…’
To make up for today’s image loss, I should work harder on the remaining missions.
It… won’t have a critically fatal impact on the popularity vote, right?
Still, well… being frugal isn’t a bad thing, right?
* * *
Anyway, this unexpectedly started morning filming… somehow ended safely(?).
“Cut! Thank you for your hard work!”
When we returned to the dormitory, it was already 11 o’clock.
With the wake-up surprise and inventory reveal mission, another busy morning had passed.
Come to think of it, I skipped breakfast too, didn’t I?
But why… do I not feel much appetite?
“I’m hungry though.”
At Chloe Kang’s reproach, I smacked my lips and slightly frowned.
Because I realized the cause of my loss of appetite.
“Ugh.”
A thick bitter taste lingering throughout my mouth.
The problem seemed to be the ‘6-year-old red ginseng extract’ I received from Seong-hwan Lee.
[Taking it on an empty stomach allows faster absorption. Please take it now before your meal.]
I couldn’t refuse, so I ended up sucking it down right there…
The sticky aftertaste of red ginseng still remaining on my tongue tip.
“Ugh, old man smell.”
“…”
I guess I’ll have to eat a little later.
According to the production team, until 2 PM was genuinely confirmed free time.
Wouldn’t it be fine to laze around for about an hour and then go eat slowly?
That’s what I thought, but…
“That won’t work.”
“Why… not?”
“Because I need to eat now.”
“Go by yourself.”
Before I knew it, I was being dragged by Chloe Kang’s hand and arrived in front of the restaurant.
“Oh, Team Leader?”
“Wow, it’s Geonyul!”
Meeting Park Jinwoo and Kwon Yuna in front of the restaurant, we naturally entered together.
The red ginseng aftertaste was still in my mouth, but once I arrived and my sense of smell was stimulated, my appetite seemed to return.
Since I ate lobster and steak to my heart’s content via room service yesterday, today’s target was something different.
“Um, Yuna. Is Japanese food okay?”
“I absolutely love it.”
“How about you, Jinwoo?”
“I like it too.”
“Why don’t you ask me?”
“Ramen is not allowed.”
“Ah, why.”
I’d rather cook ramen for her at the dormitory.
Eating that at a restaurant that costs hundreds of thousands of won per meal?
“…”
“Thank you for the meal.”
I looked contentedly at the ‘otoro (bluefin tuna belly) sushi’ and ‘grilled freshwater eel’ I had piled on my plate.
Premium cuts that easily cost over 10,000 won per piece.
“Team Leader, what’s that plate? You’ve built some kind of tower.”
I did bring quite a lot…
“You said you weren’t that hungry.”
Pushing food to the limit my stomach allows when it’s free. Isn’t that courtesy toward buffets and a virtue of capitalism?
“I need to eat a lot. Who knows what they’ll make us do in the afternoon.”
Looking at Park Jinwoo and Kwon Yuna’s plates with salad and a few pieces of salmon prettily plated, I suddenly felt like nagging again…
└ Agh, Room Owner’s habits…
└ Why is the embarrassment our share?
I decided to hold back for the sake of the Constellation hyungs.
By the way…
With the four of us gathered like this, it’s quite an unusual combination, isn’t it?
“But Geonyul.”
“Yes?”
“Those empty bottles we saw during filming earlier. Do you really… sell them?”
Hmm… this woman has scarier aspects than she looks.
No turn signal and suddenly ambushing like this.
That purely curious expression makes it even worse.
I answered calmly while chewing eel.
“Of course. Every little bit adds up to make Taesan.”
“Empty bottles? What’s that about, Team Leader? What do you sell?”
“Jinwoo doesn’t need to know.”
Anyway, we had this harmonious(?) conversation, finished our meal, and came out of the restaurant.
In the lobby, languid afternoon sunlight was pouring in through the large glass windows.
Full stomach, and a gift card in my pocket.
Such complete satisfaction.
If I went into the dormitory bed and lay down, I’d fall asleep peacefully, wouldn’t I?
“…”
I was thinking such thoughts for a moment.
Ding-dong-dang-dong―
A clear notification sound echoed throughout the hotel lobby and restaurant.
[Attention all participants.]
A sudden announcement broadcast.
In an instant, the murmuring in the restaurant subsided and silence fell.
[The tabulation of results for the 1st Main Mission, <Midas’s Garden> mission has been completed.]
[All participants are requested to gather at the <Convention Hall> on the 3rd floor of the main building by 2 PM.]
[There will be a ranking announcement and 2nd mission briefing.]
2 o’clock…
A sudden announcement popped up and I wondered what it was about, but fortunately the time hadn’t changed.
Until then, I should go back to the dormitory… and take a nap or something?
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