The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 47

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

 

Episode 47

 

The Game of Constellations [Lyka]

 

It seems like the bus driver’s skills have improved tremendously while I wasn’t looking.

 

Is this what they mean by rapid progress?

 

No.

 

This seems to have far surpassed even that level, doesn’t it?

 

[Party member ‘Leo’ has dealt critical damage to the ‘Ghost of Pain’ monster.]

 

[Party member ‘Leo’ has successfully defeated the ‘Ghost of Pain’ monster.]

 

[Party member ‘Leo’ has successfully defeated the ‘Ghost of Pain’ monster.]

 

…and so on…

 

Even though this is a hunting ground for players in their 20s, the specters that appear here are still over level 30.

 

It’s just that the entry capacity is generous, making it preferred by level 20 parties aiming to level up.

 

But looking at it now, Leo was cutting down the specters with almost a single strike.

 

Even though they’re ghost-type monsters with some immunity to physical damage.

 

“That’s all thanks to you, hyung.”

 

What now?

 

“Thanks to you, hyung, I can now infuse my sword with mana.”

 

How is that my doing…?

 

“Plus, thanks to your generous help, I successfully changed to the Gale Swordsman class, didn’t I?”

 

Well, that… that is technically correct.

 

Even so, the way you’re expressing it is too burdensome.

 

Should I say it’s embarrassing?

 

“After you’ve done that much for me, it wouldn’t make sense if I couldn’t handle these weak guys easily.”

 

No, if growing this much just from learning about one hidden class was easy…

 

Wouldn’t job-seeking hero Geon-ryul Lee have already defeated the demon lord more than ten times?

 

Well, for some unknown reason, there’s actually quite a big talent gap between job-seeking hero Geon-ryul Lee and Dave the Rice-Eating Hero…

 

Anyway.

 

“…”

 

Watching Leo casually say things that would make countless ordinary players cry out against pay-to-win, I couldn’t help but shake my head.

 

Is this what they call living up to one’s… face value?

 

└ Hey now, how dare a bus passenger have such irreverent thoughts!

 

└ No way lol Leo didn’t even act all high and mighty with his looks, so why is this about his face value lol

 

If I say it is, then it is.

 

└ Stop picking on our Leo!!

 

└ The Room Owner and Leo are in different categories anyway, you know? No need to be jealous.

 

Actually, well.

 

This kind of thing doesn’t really matter.

 

As long as the bus driver does his job well, he doesn’t need to have great character too, right?

 

└ Info) Leo’s character is about 999999 times better than the Room Owner’s.

 

└ This is really crazy lol

 

So right now, I was very satisfied.

 

At this rate, even the somewhat tight leveling schedule I set should be achievable without difficulty.

 

And looking at the speed the dungeon progress was accumulating…

 

[Party member ‘Leo’ has successfully defeated the ‘Ghost of Pain’ monster.]

 

[You have achieved 80% progress in the ‘Catacombs of the Specters’ dungeon.]

 

I should start preparing to earn my keep soon, shouldn’t I?

 

* * *

 

Zaid kicked an innocent tree stump.

 

Thwack-

 

Tree bark crushed by the hard boot tip scattered in all directions.

 

“Damn it, the fish we almost caught…!”

 

His usual leisurely smile was nowhere to be found, and murderous mana rippled between his furrowed brows.

 

Sera, standing beside him, also had a grim expression.

 

In fact, Sera was in such poor condition that she could barely stand.

 

She was the one who had fully received the killing intent The Hero unleashed upon appearing, while casting an attack spell.

 

A top-tier ranker among rankers.

 

In other words, an existence at a level she had never encountered once during her nearly seven years of hunter life.

 

The price of facing such an existence was greater than expected.

 

When her eyes met The Hero’s, glowing eerily from behind the mask, Sera felt a terror as if she were peering into an abyss.

 

‘Maybe surviving was… a miracle.’

 

As the terror she felt then came back to her, she felt a throbbing pain in her shoulder blade.

 

The spot where The Hero’s sword energy had grazed past.

 

If the position had been just a little lower, she might have lost an arm.

 

Sera placed her hand on the stinging wound and spoke in a low voice.

 

It was a monologue close to self-mockery.

 

“We shouldn’t have thought from the start that a newbie with unique equipment would be an ordinary player… We were too complacent, Zaid.”

 

At Sera’s words, Zaid’s expression became even more twisted.

 

It was quite a displeased expression.

 

“Even so, if The Hero hadn’t appeared at just that timing. Then wouldn’t the Night Stalker be in my hands right now?”

 

“…”

 

Looking at Zaid’s expression, Sera unconsciously let out a low sigh.

 

If he had directly faced The Hero’s killing intent like she had… he would never have such thoughts.

 

Thinking this, she looked at Zaid’s expression again.

 

At the same time, a sigh escaped her.

 

She knew when this expression of Zaid’s appeared.

 

It was when he was consumed by terrible greed.

 

So Sera was worried.

 

Zaid consumed by greed didn’t make good judgments.

 

And Sera’s prediction was accurate.

 

“Zaid. You’re not thinking of not giving up, are you?”

 

“No matter how much The Hero threatened us, someone won’t give up anyway.”

 

Though he spoke indirectly, what this meant was that he still hadn’t given up on the player called Dave.

 

“We don’t need to be that someone, do we?”

 

At Sera’s worried voice, Zaid turned around with bloodshot eyes flashing.

 

But for some reason, his expression was calmer than before.

 

“Of course, since VARGA made such a public declaration, it’s impossible for us to move directly now. Dusk Port will intervene too.”

 

“Then?”

 

Zaid, having regained his composure, showed a sinister smile.

 

“But it’s not our concern if the ‘dust’ moves, is it?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

Zaid’s eyes narrowed. Dusk Port’s lower organizations were full of low-level scavengers whose affiliations couldn’t be specified.

 

They were the type who would do anything for money, and above all, they were personnel optimized for operating in low-level areas like ‘Dave’s’.

 

“Come to think of it, we didn’t need to move directly. Anyone around level 40 could easily twist such a newbie player’s wrist.”

 

It was hindsight.

 

Moving directly to cleanly obtain ownership of the unique equipment was the obvious choice at the time.

 

But instead of saying such things, Sera slowly nodded.

 

“That’s true.”

 

She had just realized that stopping Zaid’s greed was nearly impossible.

 

“Phew.”

 

Zaid’s eyes gleamed even sharper as he organized his thoughts.

 

Ironically, now that even a big shot like The Hero was involved, his obsession with the unique equipment had grown even stronger.

 

“Anyway… let’s not make any reckless moves, Zaid.”

 

At Sera’s final advice, Zaid slowly nodded his head.

 

Even though he was blinded by greed, fortunately it seemed like one last thread of reason remained.

 

“I know. I’m not planning to move right away either. No matter how many Dust I hire, I need to lay low for now.”

 

But at this very moment, there was one fact that Zaid couldn’t possibly know.

 

And that was…

 

That it might be impossible for Scavengers around level 40 to PK Dave.

 

* * *

 

The Catacombs of the Specters is a dungeon divided into a total of five phases.

 

Well, calling them phases wasn’t really that grand of a concept – you could just think of it as the combat progression changing a bit.

 

But the final phase that begins when you reach 80 percent progress.

 

This 5th phase was quite special, unlike the other phases.

 

No, it would be more accurate to say there was a way to ‘make’ it special.

 

“Hyung-nim, I found it!”

 

As Leo’s sword drew a massive circle and unleashed a sword wind forward, the charging ‘Anguish Specters’ collapsed helplessly and vanished.

 

Shwaaak-!

 

Then a passage was revealed in what had been pitch-black darkness, and eerie, grotesque sounds came pouring out from within.

 

Uwoooouuu-

 

Shaaaaa-

 

Dozens of elite monsters, ‘Chaos Specters’, poured out from beyond the waterway with bizarre cries.

 

The appearance of these creatures marked the beginning of the 5th phase.

 

Sring-

 

Geonyul gripped his Moonlight Sword properly and examined the direction of the sewage flowing along the waterway floor.

 

And he was able to easily discover the dungeon’s final gimmick.

 

It was the four ‘purification tank valves’ positioned throughout the underground waterway.

 

“Found the valve, Leo.”

 

“I found one too!”

 

And here, if we had aimed for the typical strategy approach, closing these valves to prevent the generation of toxic gas would have been the top priority action.

 

Those Chaos Specters were deformed spirits created by the accumulation of toxic substances leaking from beyond the purification tanks.

 

Therefore, they had a gimmick where they became progressively stronger the more toxic substances leaked out.

 

But there was one more hidden gimmick here, and what I was about to do was exactly that.

 

└ Room Owner, don’t tell me you’re trying to summon a boss?

 

└ This bastard is the type who gets all prickly when you try to approach him normally lol

 

Actually, it’s embarrassing to even call this a hidden gimmick.

 

Just seeing that all the watching Constellations know about it, isn’t it quite a well-known gimmick?

 

“Leo, ignore all the ones coming from the center and break the valves attached to the walls first.”

 

“Huh? Break them instead of closing them, hyung-nim?”

 

Hmm…

 

It seems like he doesn’t know about this.

 

“It’s a hidden gimmick. Turn it the opposite way. Then it’ll break.”

 

“Ooh!”

 

“I’m going to summon the boss, so do as I say.”

 

“Understood, hyung-nim!”

 

Leo, whose expression suddenly became excited, quickly launched his body and immediately rushed toward the valve visible in front.

 

I can’t figure out why he’s so excited.

 

He should obviously know the eternal truth that dungeon difficulty increases when hidden gimmicks are activated…

 

Maybe this guy is a pervert who enjoys suffering in dungeons.

 

└ Bullshit

 

└ Isn’t that self-introduction, Room Owner?

 

I have my reasons for doing this though…

 

Kieeeek-!

 

After confirming Leo’s position, I appropriately blocked and interfered with the approaching Chaos Specters.

 

And…

 

Jjeoooong-!

 

When Leo twisted the first valve in the reverse direction, heavy metallic rupture sounds rang out and pitch-black sewage began pouring down like a waterfall.

 

[Warning! The purification system has been destroyed.]

 

[The contamination level of the underground waterway is breaking through the critical threshold!]

 

[‘Chaos Specters’ magical power is beginning to run wild!]

 

Despite the loudly ringing warning sounds, Leo grinned like a puppy waiting for praise and then boldly leaped toward the next valve without hesitation.

 

“…”

 

Isn’t he even worried?

 

He doesn’t even know what kind of boss will appear, so what is he trusting to be so bold?

 

└ ;;You’re the one who told him to do it;;;

 

└ But Room Owner, can you beat the Corrupt Lord of the Waterway?

 

└ Room Owner and Leo could probably beat it, but honestly I still don’t really understand why you’re summoning it;

 

└ Right. It’ll take fucking forever to kill, wouldn’t it be better to just run the dungeon one more time in that amount of time?

 

└ Yeah, it doesn’t really drop any good loot anyway.

 

└ If you’re not even planning to raise territory contribution, then why exactly…?

 

In any case, while the Constellations were grumbling, we succeeded in almost completing the gimmick’s conditions.

 

Even though it’s been a while since we partied together, our coordination feels pretty good.

 

└ Alright, let’s go-

 

And the moment Leo boldly turned the valve of the final purification tank located in the deepest area.

 

Bang-!

 

All the valves simultaneously burst open with a pop, and the waterway floor began to vibrate violently.

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