The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 19

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

Episode 19

The Game of Constellations [Lyka]

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After clearing the Hidden Dungeon, I cleanly declared the end of my stream.

-That’s it for today, Constellations.

└ ???

└ What does that mean?

-It’s already 8 o’clock. I need to clock out too.

└ Are you crazy?

└ Since when do players clock out, damn;;

└ This bastard is acting all relaxed just because he hit level 14.

└ Is it really okay to end the stream in the middle of the 3-day level 20 mission???

-Work-life balance is precious, bros.

└ Σ(； ･`д･´)

└ Room Owner is totally planning to end the stream and hunt solo lol

└ For real lol

└ Don’t do that, let’s keep the stream on, streamer ㅠㅠ I won’t talk and will just watch quietly.

These people, no, these Constellations… what do they take me for?

-I don’t do solo hunting like that. If I turn on the stream tomorrow and there’s any change in experience points, I’ll immediately press mission failure. Okay?

└ No way;;; Are you really going to turn it off?

[‘Count Grape’ has donated 20LP.]

└ You know, Room Owner? I always support our Room Owner.

└ lololololol look at Count-nim grinning lololol

└ No, Room Owner; how about just hitting level 15 and then turning it off?

└ Sounds good? At Room Owner’s pace, just 6 more hours should do it. Sleeping around 2 AM is fine, right?

└ No no no Room Owner please just do what you want;;

└ Room Owner needs to rest too;;;;;

└ Why are there so many people here who got bit by LP lol

└ Ah lol ‘safe asset’ right? lol

Honestly, having gotten unexpected loot, I wanted to play Lyka a bit more and savor the afterglow…

But if I went home late again today, Mother might tail me on my way to work starting tomorrow.

Our Ms. Kim Juyeon was more than capable of doing exactly that.

-So see you tomorrow, bro.

-Bro, what time are you logging in tomorrow?

-I always clock in at 8.

-Get home safely, bro!

Having now dropped honorifics with the handsome Leo and even added him as a friend, I logged out without hesitation.

[Logout Location: Bereshit – The Starting Village]

[Player: ‘Dave’]

[Ending connection from the world of ‘Lyka’.]

[Disconnection Time: 19:52]

Good.

I made it home safe for quitting time…

Now then, shall I take a look at the sales settlement?

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<Day 2 Work Log>

Total Revenue: 1139LP

Expenses: 20LP

-Expense Details-

Bereshit Return Scroll: 20LP

Operating Profit: 1119LP

Current Remaining LP: 1172LP

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‘Whew… how much is all this worth.’

I already knew in my head, but seeing the actual numbers in the settlement filled me with deep emotion.

1172LP.

So nearly 12 million won.

It was the first time in my life holding such a fortune, my hands were practically trembling.

‘If I sell all the miscellaneous items too, that’s another 100LP at least.’

As my thoughts reached this point, I naturally recalled the Lunaveil set that went to Leo.

If that had been my share too, that would be at least 1000LP more on top of this.

But feeling regretful about this would be too much like a thief’s mentality.

After all, my inventory now contained two items of incomparably greater value than something like the Lunaveil set.

Setting aside the numbered equipment, even just Jerathos’s flag would sell for dozens of times more than the Lunaveil set that went to Leo.

Thanks to that, I had to start having happy worries.

‘Just how much should I sell this for.’

First, Jerathos’s flag.

Looking at the flag rippling with a black gleam as dark as obsidian in my inventory, my mind grew complicated.

Ah, you’re asking how I can open my inventory after logging out?

Once Hunter registration is complete, you can use not just the inventory but all systems in reality too.

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Jerathos’s Flag

Category: Decoration – Flag

Level Restriction: Cannot Equip

Grade: Legendary

Tier: 6T

Durability: 10 / 10

Effects

Magic Resistance +25

All Stats +5

This is the flag of Jerathos, 13th Legion General of the Demon Realm.

When possessing Jerathos’s flag, you will not be attacked first by demonic beasts belonging to the Shadow Legion.

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Actually, Jerathos’s flag was the lowest rarity item among the Demon Realm General artifacts.

While its grade was [Legendary] like the others, it was only tier 6.

You’re saying tier 6 is incredibly high?

That’s right.

At my level where I do backflips just from tier 3 equipment drops, it is incredibly high tier.

It’s just low compared to other Legion General items that are at least tier 8-10.

Anyway, the surface value of this Jerathos’s flag could be summarized as… ‘a tier 6 legendary grade decorative artifact.’

So if I search the marketplace for artifacts with similar conditions…

[Kasim’s Crown (6T / Legendary): 15300LP]

[Valkyrie’s Ceremonial Sword (6T / Legendary): 21250LP]

[Magitech Magnifying Glass (6T / Legendary): 16080LP]

The prices varied, but roughly 15,000-20,000LP seemed to be the going rate.

Wow… 20,000LP is how much?

200 million?

“Damn…”

As soon as I thought of 200 million, my heart started racing, but…

Actually, even 200 million is cheap.

First of all, selling Jerathos’s flag for a price similar to something like a ‘Valkyrie’s Decorative Sword’ is way too much of a waste.

It’s also a hidden class trigger item used during the 3rd job advancement…

This flag is a special item that can later be exchanged for the egg of Erevos Wolf, a supreme shadow demon beast, at the Shadow Fortress of the Demon Realm.

As I mentioned briefly earlier, my subjective assessment of its proper value is around 100,000 LP.

So that’s 1 billion.

“…!”

1 billion.

With this money, I could almost completely pay off our family’s debt.

Honestly, 1 billion is such an enormous amount that I can’t even properly grasp it yet.

Hmm.

Click-

Huh, my hand moved without me realizing it?

[Registering ‘Jerathos’s Flag’ item on the trading post.]

[Sale Price: 100,000LP]

[Registration Fee (0.1%): 100LP]

[Seller: Dave]

[If the registered item is not sold within 14 days, it will be automatically delisted.]

[Do you want to register this item?]

[Y / N]

But seeing this enormous amount of 1 billion, my inner desires and anxieties start stirring.

What if 100,000 LP is too cheap a price on Earth?

Even losing just 1,000 LP would probably keep me awake at night.

I can’t stand that…

[Modifying sale price.]

[100,000LP ▶ 120,000LP]

If you ask why I’m not thinking of using it myself, I have to tell you about the two principles of freeloading.

First, never invest in spec upgrades.

Second, never forget the first principle.

“…”

Let me say it again – I’m a freeloading player.

A freeloading player who invests billions in their account would be nothing short of the embodiment of contradiction.

Yeah.

Freeloaders only live for today.

[Modifying sale price.]

[120,000LP ▶ 150,000LP]

But why do I keep raising the price?

You can never understand this unless you experience it yourself.

The fear that you might take a loss when selling something.

Nothing drives a freeloader crazier than that.

So…

[Modifying sale price.]

[150,000LP ▶ 250,000LP]

Click-

How about this much?

[‘Jerathos’s Flag’ item has been registered on the trading post.]

[Upon sale completion, you will receive the amount minus the 250LP fee.]

After confirming the message that Jerathos’s flag had been registered on the trading post, I took a deep breath for peace of mind.

Huff huff.

Good.

With such an absurdly expensive price, I’ll never regret it if it sells, right?

Who would immediately buy a 6th tier legendary item for 2.5 billion?

That’s 10 times the price of other items.

If someone wants to buy it, they’d at least request negotiations through the trading post…

Ding-!

But at the very next moment.

[‘Jerathos’s Flag’ item has been sold.]

[Sale Price: 250,000LP]

Experiencing cognitive dissonance from the message that immediately appeared, I could only blink my eyes in a state of mental shutdown.

[Sale Fee: 250LP]

[Settlement LP: 249,750LP]

Wait.

What did I just see?

It seems like exactly 1 second has passed since I registered it for sale?

[Current Remaining LP: 250,764LP]

“What the fuck?”

Don’t tell me…

Even this was sold too cheaply?

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After finishing her meeting, The Hero felt quite troubled.

Because the sponsor meeting didn’t go well?

No.

The meeting actually went quite well.

The sponsor seemed to like her quite a bit, deciding to accept most of the conditions she wanted.

So the reason she was troubled was naturally because of ‘Jerathos’s Flag’.

Getting that item was currently a more important task for her than anything else.

‘I must get it even if I have to push myself.’

Since Silver Knights said it could be found without much difficulty, finding the owner would surely be quick.

However, the problem was whether the player who had it would easily give it up.

Before even discussing the price, it was questionable whether they’d want to sell it at all.

If they started poking around everywhere trying to assess its proper value, it would be the worst-case scenario for her.

‘I mustn’t get impatient…’

If issues about Jerathos’s flag surfaced, it would definitely become a topic among rankers who had related clues.

Then information related to her 3rd job advancement quest might also fit together like a puzzle.

That must not happen.

If it did, there would be a truckload of malicious people trying to interfere with her.

Ding-!

[Updating sales list.]

So The Hero had been continuously monitoring the trading post’s sales list whenever she had time.

Surely the player who obtained Jerathos’s flag wouldn’t immediately put it up on the trading post.

‘Even if some clueless player got lucky and obtained it, they’d at least request an Association appraisal first…’

So she knew very well how foolish this behavior was…

Ding- Ding-!

[Updating sales list with the search term.]

[Search Term: Jerathos]

It could be said this was just a meaningless action to ease her anxiety.

Ding-!

Right.

So… it was an action she took without even thinking something would be found.

[1 item found in search results.]

“Huh?”

[Name: Jerathos’s Flag]

[Price: 250,000LP]

Therefore, the Hero’s action that followed was literally like a ‘conditioned reflex.’

Click-

Before she could even think she was flustered, she reflexively pressed the purchase button for the searched item.

[Do you really want to purchase the ‘Jerathos’s Flag’ item?]

[Y / N]

And the next moment…

Something truly amazing happened.

[You have purchased the ‘Jerathos’s Flag’ item from the marketplace.]

‘What, what? Did it really get purchased?’

How much was the price?

200,000LP?

I think it was around that much…

Did I have that much LP?

The sponsorship contract money should have come in, so it might have been possible?

“…!”

It felt like she bought it quite expensively, but it didn’t matter at all.

Since she had bought it anyway.

If it were someone else, maybe not… but for her who had to receive the 3rd hidden class [Radiant Sword Saint] job change quest.

This level of financial bleeding was really nothing at all.

‘So please.’

With her heartbeat quickening, the Hero immediately opened her inventory to check the item.

And when she checked her inventory, she couldn’t help but be flustered for two reasons.

First was that the Jerathos’s Flag she purchased was real.

“Gasp.”

Second was that the amount remaining after she purchased Jerathos’s Flag was…

[Current Remaining LP: 215LP]

An amount close to spare change.

“Does this… make sense?”

The Hero felt goosebumps rising for a moment.

If she had been short by just 300LP, she wouldn’t have been able to buy the flag.

The thought suddenly flashed that this might not be a simple coincidence.

‘What if the seller knew exactly my marketplace balance?’

She knew it didn’t make sense, but once this thought occurred to her, all sorts of suspicions filled her mind.

Along with the thought that the person who obtained this flag in the first place couldn’t be an ordinary person.

‘Ugh, I feel like I’ve been played.’

When her thoughts reached this point, she suddenly felt sorry about the money.

Considering that the Silver Knights’ commission completion fee was 100,000LP, she had paid about 2.5 times the premium…

‘Damn it.’

They say people think differently when going into the bathroom versus coming out.

She had thought it would be fine no matter how much it cost as long as she could get it, but suddenly her stomach started to feel sour.

So she had no choice but to check the seller information.

‘Just what kind of person could it be…’

[Seller: Dave]

If she got the chance, she wanted to find him and confirm what his identity was.

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