The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 43

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

 

Episode 43

 

The Game of Constellations [Lyka]

 

Northeast of Lumis Domain.

 

A massive mountain range of enormous scale, one of the most impressive even within the Alterion Continent.

 

This ‘Grenis Mountain Range’, also nicknamed the roof of Lumis, was one of the most familiar hunting grounds for countless players.

 

The hunting grounds suitable for players between levels 30-60 were mostly located in this Grenis Mountain Range.

 

And in the same context, ‘Lumis Grassland’ was like a meeting plaza for these players.

 

This grassland, located between the domain and the mountain range, was where many players gathered before heading to hunting grounds.

 

More precisely, the ‘Lumis Return Stone’ located at the very center of this grassland field was like a holy site for players.

 

This place was also the first return point for players staying on the continent.

 

So logically, there couldn’t be a player who had never passed through here.

 

“Once they’ve entered the continent, they have no choice but to appear here…”

 

So for Zaid and Sera, who were searching for a player who had crossed over to the continent, there was no place more certain than this.

 

Especially if the target was a newbie who had successfully changed to a ‘Hidden Class’.

 

“Zaid, what if we missed them? I’m starting to wonder if continuing to camp here… is the right choice.”

 

Zaid shook his head at Sera’s question.

 

Since two weeks had passed, there was a possibility they might have missed the ‘target’ once.

 

But even so, there was no option with a higher probability of finding ‘him’ than waiting in front of this Lumis Return Stone.

 

As proof, hadn’t they easily found one of the two guys they were looking for?

 

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the ‘target item’ though.

 

“Even if he’s already entered the domain, he’ll have to come out again within a few days.”

 

“Why? To leave the domain, you need to be at least level 30…”

 

“He’s a Hidden Class.”

 

“Ah…?”

 

“Even just to progress his class quest, he’ll definitely appear here soon.”

 

Having convinced Sera, Zaid took out a small stone from his pocket.

 

This ‘Scale of Stars’, an artifact too expensive to simply call a stone, was also known among players as an appraisal stone.

 

Having borrowed this item at great expense from Duskport, they had to find and obtain the target item no matter what.

 

If they could just get their hands on the ‘target item’, the appraisal stone rental fee would be nothing but pocket change.

 

“Just bear with it a little longer, Sera. Once we get our hands on ‘that thing’… joining ‘Black Whale’ will be entirely possible.”

 

“Sigh. Alright, Zaid.”

 

<Black Whale>, which was always ranked within the top 30 guilds worldwide, was one of the highest-tier guilds based in Western Europe.

 

And Zaid had already received admission permission from one of Black Whale’s executives.

 

What he called ‘that thing’.

 

In other words… on the condition of obtaining the ‘Night Stalker’.

 

The ‘Night Stalker’ was an item that could make Zaid, a dark attribute assassin type, several times more powerful.

 

‘So please…’

 

Therefore, Zaid had no intention of missing this special opportunity given by heaven.

 

If he could become a member of Black Whale, he would gain wealth and honor beyond his current imagination.

 

Not to mention being able to move from the shadows to the light.

 

‘If I get the Night Stalker and even receive Black Whale’s support, becoming a ranker wouldn’t be just a dream.’

 

When his thoughts reached that point, Zaid unconsciously clenched one fist tightly.

 

‘A ranker’.

 

Just imagining it made his heart swell with excitement.

 

But right when he was having these thoughts…

 

Whirrrr-

 

The appraisal stone in Zaid’s hand suddenly began emitting a red light.

 

“Huh?!”

 

The two reflexively jumped up from their seats.

 

Then hurriedly looked around their surroundings.

 

And the next moment.

 

“…!”

 

They spotted a shabbily dressed player in front of the return portal.

 

“It seems like… that’s him, right?”

 

“Hehe, found him.”

 

Zaid began walking, and as the distance to the man decreased, the red light of the appraisal stone grew increasingly intense.

 

Confirming this, Zaid slightly curled up one corner of his mouth.

 

It seemed heaven was helping him.

 

* * *

 

I was feeling quite grumpy right now.

 

Because I had been treated in a humiliating(?) manner by a mere summon.

 

[Something seems wrong.]

 

-What?

 

[This great Kiel’s master couldn’t possibly be such a pathetic human.]

 

-…?

 

[Bring the real master right now, human.]

 

-It’s me though?

 

[That’s impossible.]

 

-Why is it impossible?

 

[You’re too ugly.]

 

-What the hell?

 

I had sent the guy back due to lack of mana, but it felt like I’d summoned a problem child after spending 30,000 LP.

 

This grumpy feeling wasn’t going away easily.

 

Anyway, at the last moment, I did get acknowledged(?) as the master.

 

-You go back for now.

 

[I don’t want to.]

 

-I don’t want to either. Just go back.

 

[Wahhh! No way, master!!]

 

So the reason I didn’t immediately notice the random guys who suddenly blocked my path… I wanted to say it was unavoidable.

 

“Hey you there. Could you come over here for a moment?”

 

The fact that I noticed a bit late that these people were quite hostile toward me was also for that reason.

 

“Excuse me, can’t you hear me?”

 

When I arrived at the Lumis Return Stone by tearing a scroll, my head was filled only with thoughts of somehow taming this arrogant lizard.

 

“Whew. Talking won’t work, I guess.”

 

But when the man who had been walking quietly drew daggers in both hands.

 

Shing-!

 

No matter how distracted I was, I couldn’t help but notice.

 

“What’s this about?”

 

The fact that these two strangers harbored considerable hostility toward me.

 

And…

 

“We have some business with you.”

 

The fact that I had encountered Scavengers at a much earlier point than I had expected.

 

‘This is a bit troublesome.’

 

I knew this day would come eventually, but the timing was too early and the location was unexpected.

 

So it wasn’t just a bit troublesome, but actually quite troublesome.

 

The Constellations seemed to immediately grasp the situation as chat messages started appearing.

 

└ What the hell, are you a scavenger?

 

└ No way, so blatantly like that ㅋㅋ

 

└ Room Owner didn’t register the Night Stalker for use, right? How did they find out?

 

└ The Room Owner is screwed.

 

└ You can tell they’re high level with a second job advancement lolololol

 

└ Bye lol you won’t get far, room leader lol

 

Watching the giggling Constellations’ chat, I bit my lower lip slightly.

 

The reason these bastards’ chat seemed playful was probably because they knew I had insurance.

 

As long as I had Horus’s Feather, even if The Hero came to kill me, I could survive at least once.

 

And from the Constellations’ perspective, there was definitely no situation more entertaining than me wasting Horus’s Feather (written as feather, read as 100 million).

 

└ Wow hahaha today is so freaking fun hahahaha

 

└ Ahh lol no matter how good you are at diving, a Scavenger that’s gone through 2nd job advancement is just hopeless lol

 

Sigh. Why is everyone picking on me today?

 

└ Got unlimited simping until morning, so now it’s time to get hate ㅋㅋ

 

└ Isn’t this all because you’re “too ugly,” room leader? lol

 

└ Ahhhh lol you’re right, you’re right lol

 

???

 

└ If you were handsome, Kiel would have helped you.

 

└ You’re right lol being ugly was the problem lol

 

“…”

 

The Constellations were teasing me, but I wasn’t particularly angry.

 

I even found myself nodding without realizing it.

 

I definitely thought that if I could have properly used that nasty dragon bastard… the situation would have been very different from now.

 

Even if it was just for 5 seconds.

 

└ Just think of it as using a feather and let’s charge in, room leader ㅇㅇ

 

└ With Dave’s level, couldn’t he at least take an arm from those vermin bastards?

 

└ If he aims for weak spots and ambushes well, it might be possible?

 

└ No lol the Dave moms are really praising the room leader like crazy lol

 

└ For real lol

 

Honestly, I never thought I could hide the fact that ‘Night Stalker’ was in my hands forever.

 

That’s why I bought Horus’s Feather when I had money.

 

But even so… I couldn’t just waste Horus’s Feather so helplessly.

 

So I had to try something.

 

“Hey, you’re not thinking of tearing a scroll or something, are you? Even if you tear it, you’ll just come back here anyway, right?”

 

“You won’t be able to escape that easily. We’ll let you go safely if you just let us check one thing, so how about coming over here first?”

 

I quickly assessed the Scavengers’ lineup.

 

As the Constellations said, they didn’t look like opponents I could handle…

 

But if survival was the only goal, there might still be some methods available.

 

Of course, if I attacked recklessly, there would be no other answer besides Horus’s Feather.

 

From what I could see, they seemed a bit reluctant to do that too.

 

Anyway, if they killed me and inherited Night Stalker in such a crowded place, the Scavengers’ next target would inevitably be them.

 

‘They’d want to drag me to the quietest place possible first.’

 

Using that psychology to buy as much time as possible would be my first plan.

 

“I think you’ve got the wrong person.”

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

“I’ve never particularly earned anyone’s resentment.”

 

“That’s right. We don’t particularly resent you either.”

 

“Then what’s this about?”

 

“Didn’t I tell you? We just need to check one thing. Like a unique item sleeping in your inventory…”

 

The situation got a bit worse.

 

Mentioning unique items so openly meant they were ready to kill me here if necessary.

 

“A scrub player with a respawn point set at Lumis Courtyard couldn’t possibly have such an absurd item, right?”

 

“That’s what you’d think, but this is glowing too prettily.”

 

Wooooong-!

 

Seeing them even use an appraisal stone, I forcibly suppressed the sigh that was about to escape.

 

‘Sigh.’

 

Now there was no choice.

 

All other plans were scrapped.

 

Even if the feather activated during the fight, I had no choice but to face them head-on.

 

Shing-!

 

So I drew my sword first.

 

I missed that arrogant lizard bastard even more now.

 

“What? You planning to have a go at us?”

 

“You’re not in your right mind.”

 

Why did I openly draw my weapon instead of ambushing?

 

Because the purpose of this battle wasn’t to harm those bastards.

 

If I ambushed them, I might be able to inflict some scratches…

 

But there was a high probability the battle would end too quietly and quickly.

 

According to my rational judgment, I had to fight as loudly and desperately as possible here.

 

Anyway, there were other players around, so I was hoping for a miracle.

 

Like the miracle of a large guild player being in the field, something like that.

 

Grooooar-!

 

They seemed to have given up on persuading me now and started preparing for battle.

 

First, the female Scavenger who appeared to be a mage.

 

When she brought her hands together, mana began gathering rapidly.

 

Judging by the amount of mana I could feel, she seemed intent on going all out from the start.

 

‘A long-range spell will definitely come first. Let me try to endure just one turn with blocking.’

 

Drawing a shield in my other hand, I focused all my attention on the battle.

 

Magic with relatively slow projectile speed should be manageable with perfect blocking.

 

If it went as intended and I could accurately deflect it toward that man, I might be able to buy a little more time.

 

“This is all something you brought upon yourself.”

 

The red-haired Scavenger spoke in a low voice.

 

As she swung both hands in succession, flame spheres shaped like bullets poured from her fingertips.

 

Bang- Rat-a-tat-!

 

Seeing that, my expression crumpled.

 

‘Of all things, Flare Bolt.’

 

Flare Bolt was among the fastest fire-type spells.

 

The most difficult magic to block had appeared.

 

“…!”

 

To deflect this with proper timing, I had to pour out all my mental strength.

 

Right.

 

So I was definitely thinking that and concentrating all my nerves.

 

And actually.

 

Clang-!

 

I succeeded in perfectly blocking the first flame bullet that came flying.

 

‘This might be more manageable than I thought?’

 

But just as I was having that thought…

 

CRASH-!

 

A completely unexpected situation unfolded before my eyes.

 

“…!”

 

Something I had never felt even once since returning.

 

An overwhelming presence that made me think space itself had twisted for a moment.

 

“Freeze.”

 

That was exactly….

 

“How about stopping there if you don’t want to die?”

 

It was the appearance of a Savior who would protect my precious LP.

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