The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 16

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

Episode 16

The Game of Constellations [Lyka]

Seoul, Gwanghwamun.

The Silver Knights headquarters building, soaring as if to pierce the sky, still exuded an intimidating presence.

Baek Haram headed straight to the Human Resources Department after returning to headquarters for the first time in a while.

Unlike the combat departments bustling with Hunters, the HR office was quiet and calm.

Here, documents were the weapons instead of swords.

“Oh, Haram-nim, you’re here?”

“Has everyone been well?”

“Yes, it’s the same work as always.”

After greeting the staff lightly, Haram walked straight toward the inner office.

There was one reason he came to headquarters today.

His direct superior and Silver Knights HR team leader, Yun Sejin, had personally summoned him.

“He’s inside, right?”

“Yes, he’s waiting for you.”

When he opened the door, a low and heavy voice echoed.

“Come in.”

Yun Sejin wore a black suit with a brooch bearing the Silver Knights emblem.

His thick-lined face carried the weight of being a founding member, along with calm but firm eyes.

“It’s been a while, Team Leader.”

Since this private meeting was the first in almost a year, Haram couldn’t help but feel nervous.

“So, Haram. How does it feel to stick it out in the same position for seven years?”

“It’s comfortable once you get used to it. The island hardly ever changes.”

Haram had served under Yun Sejin as his direct superior for almost seven years, but private meetings like this were rare enough to count on one hand.

So he felt both nervous and expectant.

He had an intuition that some change would come to his peaceful but somewhat boring daily life.

“Certainly. That position… there probably isn’t anyone else who could maintain it if not you.”

“You’re too kind.”

And Haram’s intuition proved to be quite accurate.

As soon as he sat down, Yun Sejin got straight to the point.

“And the reason I called you here today is in a similar context.”

“Yes? Similar context means…”

“It means there’s no one else who can do it but you.”

Sejin took a light sip of his tea and slid a tablet that had been on the table toward him.

“It’s a search request. Take a look.”

Haram’s pupils dilated slightly at the word ‘request.’

‘A request… you say?’

Naturally, all Hunter guilds receive various requests related to Gates.

Carrying out those requests and receiving compensation was also a major source of income for guilds.

However, Silver Knights, undoubtedly South Korea’s top guild, naturally didn’t accept just any request.

Even handling only the difficult requests that only Silver Knights could solve left them short-handed.

So usually, the requests Silver Knights took on weren’t things Haram could handle.

After all, Haram was only level 20 and couldn’t even leave the Island of Beginnings.

‘If it’s a request only I can handle, it must be an Island of Beginnings request.’

That made it even more intriguing.

The Island of Beginnings, the most peaceful and safe field inside the Gate.

A request that needed to be done here while requiring Silver Knights to move directly…

He couldn’t even begin to guess what kind of request it might be.

“…”

Haram focused and carefully read through the request details.

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[Search Request Form]

[Area: Island of Beginnings]

[Location: Misty Peak]

[Search Target: Banner of Zerathus the Dark Judge]

A banner with a shadow demon’s crest engraved in deep black on a dark red background, estimated to be at least a 9th tier artifact.

It is believed to be located at a specific place within the Misty Peak field, and the coordinates are likely hidden by shadow-attribute mechanics.

To search for this item, the [Mirror of Truth] artifact is required…

…omitted…

* All confidential information obtained under this contract shall not be disclosed to third parties or used for purposes other than this contract.

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And when he finished reading the entire request form.

“…!”

His expression showed more than twice the surprise he felt when first hearing about the request.

“Is this the same… Zerathus that I know, Team Leader?”

Zerathus the Dark Judge.

That was the name referring to the first boss monster of the ‘Demon Realm’ field, which had only recently begun to be conquered.

“It’s that Zerathus.”

Zerathus was such a powerful boss that anyone below the top-tier rankers couldn’t even attempt to challenge it.

Even for Silver Knights to attempt a conquest, they had to bring a party composed only of their elite and struggle for days and nights.

But to think that an artifact related to such a Demon Realm boss existed on the Island of Beginnings – it was naturally hard to believe.

“That can’t be…”

Sejin, who had been watching Haram’s surprised expression for a moment, chuckled and spoke.

“You understand why I specifically called you, don’t you?”

Haram nodded.

“Certainly… I’m the right person for this.”

“Then I’ll take that as a yes, and trust you with this task.”

“Of course.”

“Feel free to request and use any guild resources you need.”

“Thank you.”

“That’s how important this mission is.”

“Yes, Team Leader.”

Haram felt his heart racing for the first time in a while.

He had never even imagined the day would come when he’d perform a mission related to the Demon Realm.

However, there was one thing he wanted to confirm.

“But Team Leader.”

“Hmm?”

“May I ask… who the client is?”

At Haram’s question, Sejin smiled once again.

He could see the reason behind the question.

“You’re wondering if it’s a trustworthy client, right?”

“It’s not exactly that…”

“It’s fine. If the client’s information lacks credibility, you’d just be wasting your effort… that kind of curiosity is natural.”

Sejin pulled out a business card from his jacket and placed it on the table in front of Haram.

“Well, this should explain everything.”

[VARGA]

[Chae Yu-hyun]

[The Sword Maiden]

And upon seeing that business card, Haram could only nod repeatedly.

A top-tier swordsman ranked among the top three in the country, and a supreme ranker within the top 30 of the world player rankings.

If it was a request from Sword Princess Chae Yu-hyun, it would be stranger not to trust it.

* * *

The handsome guy fought well.

In other words, he was much more excellent than I had expected.

He did get a bit more talkative once his nerves relaxed…

Well, that’s fine.

It’s much better than trolling.

As long as he does his job well, this level is tolerable.

“Dave sir! Are you really okay!”

I said I’m fine.

“I can help you a bit more!”

I said it’s fine.

└ Wow, the room owner is the room owner, but our handsome guy fights better than expected?

└ He definitely seems talented.

Just as the Constellations said.

After just coordinating with this guy for the first time, I had no choice but to revise my previous assessment.

From the outside, I had judged him as just a moderately talented Hunter aspirant…

It seems like he’s beyond that level.

└ Yeah;; The room owner is a weird guy, and Leo seems to have considerable potential too?

A weird guy?

This… is a compliment, right?

└ But how does this bastard room owner know how to hunt Dryads? In ■■■, you’d have to go at least to the Valley of Nightmares to barely encounter these spirits.

└ He probably studied it on player communities.

└ You’d have to know that Dryads appear in Dalbichung Garden to study it in the first place;;;

└ That’s true too;;;

The Dryad we’re currently facing is a troublesome monster that continuously summons plant-type minions.

So the role I assigned to Leo in this battle is to destroy the ‘spores’ that are the pre-evolution stage summons.

Dryads generally summon spores all around the field whenever their skill cooldown resets…

If you can’t destroy them within 10 seconds, they evolve into quite troublesome plant-type monsters.

So while I deal with the main bodies of the Dryads, I assigned Leo the role of destroying these spores.

Slash-!

[Moonwarden Spore has been destroyed.]

[Moonwarden Spore has been destroyed.]

And our handsome guy was performing the task I assigned him really cleanly.

Even though this must be his first time facing Dryads.

‘Moreover, his skills are gradually evolving.’

Even as the waves progressed, Leo’s swordsmanship was continuously improving.

Hmm, with this level of potential, should I take him along and develop him a bit?

Honestly, I’m quite tempted.

I’ll inevitably have to tackle party dungeons continuously in the future.

So if I want to continue Hunter work, it would be good to secure at least one useful party member…

“Dave sir, you’re really amazing though.”

“Yes?”

“You’ve almost caught all those numerous Dryads!”

He also seems kind.

No, maybe the expression ‘innocent’ fits better.

“I don’t know why this dungeon wave turned out like this, but it would have been really dangerous without you, Dave sir.”

He doesn’t seem to think that I intentionally triggered this hidden gimmick.

He seems a bit dense in these aspects.

Well, by the standards of a first-time newbie user, it’s natural that his thoughts wouldn’t reach that far…

Still, there doesn’t seem to be a need to tell him.

It’s better not to create situations where I have to explain things troublesomely, right?

“Not at all. I was comfortable because Leo did well.”

└ Right, right. Our handsome guy did everything.

Damn.

I shouldn’t get riled up by this kind of provocation.

└ Room owner, can’t you keep taking Leo along in the future?

└ Yeah, we can’t leave this room because we have our Leo hehe

Anyway, regardless of the Constellations’ nonsense, Leo is definitely a decent party member.

So once the dungeon clear is finished, I should try adding him as a friend first.

The viewer count also doubled after Leo appeared.

└ Being handsome is the best.

[ON Air : ☺ 76]

Leo had turned on streaming too, but for some reason the Constellations seemed to prefer observing Leo from my broadcast’s perspective.

They said the handsome guy’s performance shows better that way.

By the way, Leo’s streaming channel had 0 viewers until he met me.

└ If you raise this guy well, isn’t he ranker-level potential?

└ Yeah, he’d be good if he gets proper support?

Come on. He’s not at that level.

You’re going too far, Constellations.

If he has ranker-level talent, would I reach top ranker?

While thinking such thoughts and swinging my sword diligently with Leo, the monster wave of phase 2 was finally coming to an end.

Ding-!

[You have defeated all Forest and Moonlight Spirits, Moonwarden Dryads.]

[All party members have survived so far.]

[Remaining time: 7 minutes]

Since we’ve cleared all the main waves, phase 2 will be completely finished once we deal with the elite wave.

[Main monster wave has ended.]

[Elite monsters will appear shortly.]

And then, the last part.

Inside the phase 3 field, a passage connecting to the Hidden Dungeon will open.

So we shouldn’t think about clearing by simply enduring 7 more minutes.

We absolutely need to defeat the elite wave before 7 minutes pass, as that’s the final condition needed to open the Hidden Dungeon.

[Ibrasil’s minion, Murvess reveals itself.]

Wait.

But something seems a bit strange.

‘Ibrasil’s minion? That… Murvess I know??’

This… is quite beyond my expectations.

└ Wow;;; First Dryads appeared and now it’s Murvess?

└ Demon Realm mobs are what the hell;;

└ Isn’t this a bug?

Rumble-

Roooooar!!

With a thunderous sound, a portal writhes in the center of the plaza, and a monster with a massive skeletal frame slowly reveals itself.

-Ibrasil’s Minion Murvess (Lv20)[Epic]

Phew.

Why exactly are you appearing now?

Kieeeeeek-!

Facing its roar, I momentarily feel dizzy.

As far as I know, there’s only one scenario where Murvess can appear here.

Only when the ‘Rift’ in this place has never been opened before.

Hmm.

So that means….

-How dare you lay hands on the Rift, foolish human….

Are you saying I’m truly the first one on the Earth server to achieve this hidden gimmick?

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