The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 29

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

Episode 29

The Game of Constellations [Lyka]

Lumentis Mine is a much wider field than I thought.

Moreover, my current location that I’ve figured out so far is a place you can only reach by going quite deep underground.

It was even coordinates that would be difficult to reach through normal methods, so I never even thought about the possibility of encountering other players here.

So suddenly meeting a party on site… was quite a stroke of luck.

-I was trying to handle it alone, but there happens to be a party here haha

└ Ah, that’s bullshit ;;;

└ Room Owner, where’s your conscience?

└ Isn’t it too shameless for a level 20 to beg to join a Lumentis party, Room Owner?

As expected, the god of freeloading hasn’t abandoned me yet.

-My level is a secret though?

└ What???

└ Troll!! It’s a troll!!!

└ Where do I report scammers, bros?

-Even if I said I was level 20, you probably wouldn’t believe me anyway.

└ That… that is true;;

I wasn’t planning to keep getting carried.

Once I receive the class main quest, I have some conscience too, so I should look for other hunting grounds.

But I need to at least receive the quest to decide on my growth direction, so I’m trying to go there even if it’s a bit much.

-Just ask them to help clear the path a bit.

Since the quest guide had appeared, the destination was also clear.

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Seeking the Ancient Light

Category: Class-Main (Chain)

Difficulty: S

You have inherited ‘Ancient Alchemy’.

If you awaken the ‘Ancient Light’ sleeping in Lumentis Coal Mine, you will be able to obtain a signpost for the path you must take.

Quest acceptance condition: Discovery of ‘Broken Lumentis Statue’.

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Fortunately, the location of the broken Lumentis statue was a point I knew, and it wasn’t too far from here.

So.

-Then I’ll… try getting carried once, bros!

The situation could be said to be quite good.

└ No, go back.

└ Dave out! Dave out!

└ (•᷄- •᷅ 😉

└ ( ˙-˙)

└ ┗┐ヽ(′Д、`*)ﾉ┌┛

Well, there are some anxiety factors.

This party… somehow feels strangely not normal.

“Please… can’t you just say something before setting things on fire? Lowell?”

“I did say something?”

“After the fire was already lit… I mean, you said it after the casting was finished.”

“Ah… did I do that? Hehe.”

What kind of story does that warrior class guy have that his whole body is charred black?

The remaining one following behind… the female player who appears to be a supporter also looks quite haggard…

“…”

The only party member with any vitality left is that fire mage, but honestly, that woman seems to be the cause of all these anxiety factors.

This is just like an ‘intuition’.

So.

-I just need to be careful of that woman, right bros?

Uh, hmm…

It’ll work out somehow.

└ Just solo play.

Ah, I can’t do that.

Step- Step-

Still, if they didn’t have the capability, they wouldn’t have been able to come down to this deep area as a 3-person party.

Thinking that way to ease my mind, I deliberately made footstep sounds as I approached them and spoke.

Anyway, my destination isn’t that far.

“Excuse me… if it’s not too much trouble, could you make room for me in your party?”

Then the gazes of all three party members turned toward me at once.

They seemed to have been aware of my presence for a while, so they didn’t look too surprised even when I appeared.

“Ah, hello.”

The man who looked the oldest among the three, that charred black man, responded to my words.

“How did you end up here by any chance…”

He’s probably wondering what I was doing alone in such a dangerous place.

I had already thought of an answer.

“I was in the middle of a quest. It was a simple search quest so I came alone, but this is harder than I thought. Haha.”

└ What? Did Room Owner oil his tongue?;;;

└ How can you lie so naturally like that lol

It is a simple search, right?

“Are you perhaps a melee dealer?”

He probably thought that because of the sword I’m holding…

A melee dealer?

Hmm.

Maybe I am, or maybe I’m not.

Let’s decide from now.

“Ah, my class?”

First, I quickly checked the party composition with a momentary glance.

Then, I immediately took out a shield with my other hand.

Clank-!

In my judgment, the position with the highest probability of joining this party was definitely tank.

From what I could see, there was one warrior and one fire mage.

The remaining one was in a supporter position.

With just one tattered warrior like that, it would have been difficult to handle the burst damage from Lumen Ghosts.

[You have equipped Irontide Shield.]

A tier 3 shield item that I had been hoarding in my inventory to sell soon.

It seems I’ll have to use this for a bit.

My position was decided like that.

“Ah, no. I’m a tank.”

└ ???

└ ??

└ ???????????

└ This fucking guy is a complete scammer, isn’t he?

Whatever the Constellations say, that’s not my concern.

“Ooh!!! You’re really a tank?”

“Wow! Awesome! Great!”

As expected, it worked.

└ Guys;; Please report this scammer;;

It’s not a scam, it’s more like a kind of ‘social skill’?

“Hehe.”

Well, even in this shoddy party, there was one sharp little kid…

“But why isn’t the knight class wearing heavy armor?”

This was a question within my expected range.

“Ah, I’m a hidden class, so I’m not actually a knight class.”

“Whoa-!”

“Ooh! Hidden class! So cool!”

More importantly, the other party members had already been won over, you rookie?

But why is that red-haired woman even clapping and getting excited?

“Still, with that leather armor outfit, it won’t be easy to tank the Lumen Ghost’s damage, will it?”

The rookie kept asking persistently as if something bothered him, but there wasn’t really a problem.

Why?

Because I’m only telling the truth right now.

“It’s kind of like… an evasion counter-tank, I guess.”

It’s true that I’m not a knight but a hidden class.

Since I’m generally planning to dodge or counter-attack while drawing aggro, calling it evasion tanking isn’t wrong either. Right?

└ Evasion counter-tank lololol

So see, I didn’t lie about anything?

└ Wow;;; Wow;; How can you say that with a straight face;;;

└ Anyone listening would think you’re a Ghost Guardian or something;;

Oh, they even know about Ghost Guardian.

This is quite surprising.

That’s a really hard-to-get rare class.

As expected, the knowledge level of Constellations really varies greatly.

For reference, Ghost Guardian is a 3rd class change hidden class.

I’ve played it about twice… come to think of it, since I joked about evasion-counter tanking, I could imitate that a bit?

Well, anyway…

“Hmm.”

That supporter kid still had a displeased expression, but regardless, things seemed to be working out well.

I could tell from how the swordsman hyung immediately stepped in to mediate.

“Actually, we have a bit of PTSD about hidden classes because of Lowell here. This kid is reacting sourly because of that, so please don’t take it too personally.”

“What! Why me!”

Hmm. That’s true though. This is Lowell unnie’s problem, not a hidden class problem…”

Ah, that flame mage was a hidden class?

No wonder she was already using Flare Storm despite being only 1st class change…

She must be one of the fire-type mage hidden classes.

“And! Am I the only hidden class? Nobin here is also a healer, isn’t he?”

“Healer is… well, it’s a bit much to call that a hidden class.”

Oho.

This little kid I thought was just a simple supporter was actually more skilled personnel than expected.

In Lyka, to change to a healer class, you basically need to get a hidden class or wait until 2nd class change.

However, there are several well-known healer class change routes among hidden classes, so they’re common.

Still, they’re much harder than regular class change routes, so they do receive noble treatment.

And observing closely, I think I know what class it might be.

“It’s fine. If you’re accepting a complete stranger into your party, you should naturally be cautious.”

This definitely makes things easier for me too.

Am I going to try tanking while receiving heals for the first time in a while?

“In that case…!”

Ding-!

[Player ‘Rainer Bellic’ invites you to the party.]

[You have accepted the party invitation.]

“Please take care of us, Dave-nim.”

“Thank you!”

Right.

Since it’s come to this, I should try my best to do more than my share.

Honestly, my current state was practically like being level 20 with no class.

I’ll cover the lacking parts with the vibe that comes from experience.

└ Wow lol he actually joined the party lol

└ I’m a bit envious that he luckily found a party, but it’s getting interesting lol

└ As long as it’s fun, that’s what matters? Cheers~

└ But Room Owner; after bluffing like this, how are you actually going to fight;;

Anyway, once I joined the party, the Constellations who had been crying scammer now showed some concern for me.

└ Evasion counter-tank?lol You do know what that is, right Room Owner?

└ At least there’s a healer so it seems a bit better?

But I was confident I could fulfill the role of more than just any ordinary tanker.

I’ve done 3rd class change as a tanker countless times, so surely I can at least imitate it in a level 40 field.

└ Isn’t this bastard taking tanking too lightly;; Drawing aggro is such an important role.

But hyungs, isn’t this a repertoire we’ve seen a lot before?

You did this when I picked up the staff earlier too…

While being a mage might have some difficult aspects, being a meat shield is nothing.

└ What??!

└ Me… what did you say?

└ No!! Tanking is the flower of party play!

Tanking is just blocking what needs to be blocked and dodging what needs to be dodged in the front line, isn’t it.

Just watching the situation and protecting the dealer line and stuff…

└ So that’s, well… it’s not wrong, but…

Having somewhat convinced the Constellations, I naturally joined the formation at the front of the party.

But the next moment.

[Constellation ‘Constellation of the Silent Wall’s face turns slightly red.]

Messages I could never have imagined began appearing before my eyes in succession.

[Constellation ‘Constellation of the Silent Wall’ angrily says, “Bastard who knows nothing.”]

Excuse me?

[Constellation ‘Constellation of the Silent Wall’ says, “Shields are remembered longer than swords.”]

└ Ah lol the Constellation got angry lol

└ This is really funny lol

The unexpected additional appearance of a graduated Constellation caused my brain to freeze momentarily.

No, I’m innocent?

I was just stating facts.

[Constellation ‘Constellation of the Silent Wall’ uses ‘Divine Oracle’.]

[Roar-!!!]

└ lol crazy lol

└ Used divine oracle just to get angry lol

└ Shit lol

But the confusion was only momentary.

My head quickly started spinning.

Honestly, I was briefly flustered because the Constellation who suddenly went off was a ‘graduated Constellation’…

But maybe the situation actually turned out better?

-Show and prove! I just need to show them, right.

So I immediately caught the scent of money even here.

[Constellation, ‘Constellation of the Silent Wall’ thinks you absolutely lack the skill to protect your companions.]

No, they’re saying tanking isn’t a big deal.

-That meat shield thing, anyone can just do it, you know?

How about it, Constellation-nim.

Scratch?

Ding-!

[‘Constellation of the Silent Wall’-nim has registered a new mission.]

What, this actually works in one try?

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Capability Proof

Category : Mission

Difficulty : ??

Clear Conditions

– Maintain current party for 1 hour or more. 

(00 : 60 : 00)

– Achieve 25% or more party combat contribution after 1 hour

– Achieve 40% or more share of party damage taken after 1 hour

Reward : 1000LP

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I’ve never tried paying off a thousand nyang debt with a single word, but maybe extorting a thousand nyang from a Constellation might be possible.

[Will you accept the mission?]

But I should try being a bit more greedy.

-Eh…. The Golden Master-nim immediately threw down 5 thousand though.

Perhaps, scared?

[‘Constellation of the Silent Wall’-nim has modified and re-registered the mission content.]

[All condition times are increased to 2 hours.]

[Mission reward has been changed to 3000LP.]

As expected, our Constellation-nims… if you scratch them gently, money comes out, you know?

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