The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 86

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

Episode 86

Constellation’s Game [Lyka]

After going through various twists and turns and passing the security checkpoint, we finally boarded the elevator that would take us up to our accommodations.

And naturally, in the end, only Chloe Kang and I remained.

“Please organize your luggage and everyone must come to the 2nd floor restaurant by 1:20.”

Having stored the final instructor’s guidance in our minds, we soon arrived in front of our accommodation’s door.

[Emperor Penthouse-101]

When literally translated, it’s quite a childish name for accommodation…

Perhaps because of the extremely luxurious interior?

This name didn’t feel childish at all.

“This place seems like something, doesn’t it?”

“Yes, it really does.”

By the way, since this was my first time standing in front of a hotel room(?) with someone of the opposite sex, my body was slightly malfunctioning and acting awkward.

Click-

But then a problem arose.

“Uh…?”

I did take out the key from my pocket with my trembling hands.

‘Why is there no keyhole…?’

The room key in my hand had lost its destination.

└ hahahahaha

└ Wait, does the room owner not know how to open the door? lololololol

My brain was momentarily frozen…

Chloe Kang, who was beside me, with an expression that seemed to say ‘what are you doing’ (at least that’s how I felt), brought her key close to the door handle.

Whirr-

Click-!

Ah, it only looked like a key…

“Is this your first time here?”

Of course it’s my first time.

Then again, is she someone who usually comes to expensive places like this…?

“This is my first time in this particular room too.”

I suppose that could be possible.

Whirrrr-

With the smooth sound of metal friction, the double doors opened automatically.

What immediately filled my vision was an overwhelming golden light.

An open ceiling height that easily looked over 6 meters.

A massive crystal chandelier that gorgeously decorated that empty space.

The floor was the finest marble with a glossy sheen, and the furniture was antique-style with embossed gold patterns.

Would this be what it feels like if a medieval emperor’s audience chamber was modernly reinterpreted and relocated?

Every place my eyes touched vibrated with the breathtaking scent of capital.

And…

Most impressive of all was the enormous panoramic glass window that opened up an entire wall of the living room.

“Wow…”

It was a sight where I couldn’t help but show my country bumpkin side.

Even though I must have stayed in the Lumis Domain for hundreds of years, this was the first time I knew such beautiful scenery existed here.

The classic panoramic view of the Lumis Domain stretching endlessly beyond the window was comparable to the night view from the 63 Building observation deck I visited around 5th grade.

So this place costs roughly 750LP per night?

“No, this place probably costs over 1000LP.”

Excuse me?

“The Royal Suite I often stay at was around 700, but this is a penthouse. It would be more expensive.”

“…”

I had nothing to say and stayed quiet, when Chloe Kang casually tossed her bag into a corner.

Then after taking a quick look around the accommodation, she plopped down on the sofa with a truly unimpressed expression.

To her, this ultra-luxurious penthouse that costs over 1,000LP per night seemed to have only the value of ‘a place to temporarily put luggage.’

But…

I couldn’t be like that.

Even with a casual glance, there were too many things catching my eye.

“…”

I approached the table in the center of the living room as if drawn by instinct.

There, along with a card that read ‘Welcome,’ were two bottles of the finest wine with a beautifully glowing red hue and a fruit basket.

‘Wait, this…’

I could estimate the value just by eyeballing it.

This was vintage wine made from ‘Ruby Grapes,’ a specialty of the Lumis Domain, aged at least 50 years.

If put up for auction, it would start at a minimum of 50LP.

“This is okay to drink, right?”

“Yes. It’s included in the room charge.”

At Chloe Kang’s indifferent answer, my hand moved slightly.

└ Hey, what is Room Owner doing right now…?

└ It’s a thief! There’s a thief here!!

No, why!

It’s included in the room charge!

This is also part of my appearance fee.

└ That… isn’t exactly wrong though.

There are even two bottles.

One bottle is definitely my share.

I very seriously picked up the wine bottle and carefully placed it near the bag I had brought.

Fortunately, Chloe Kang seemed to have no particular interest in whatever I was doing.

└ Damn, is this guy’s concept act always this intense?

└ Concept… act?

└ Hey, our Dave doesn’t know about concept acts.

└ Then you’re saying that’s not an act but real?

└ I can bet my entire fortune that it’s real.

└ Crazy;;

└ 50LP is five bottles of low-grade potions~ How could Dave resist that?

As expected, only you guys understand me.

Wine… let’s just say I drank it, shall we?

Gulp- Gulp-

“Ahh…”

Having downed a glass of cool cold water instead of wine, I quietly sat on the sofa farthest from Chloe Kang.

There was still some time left until lunch, and since we had already looked around the accommodation and had nothing particular to do.

But right at that moment.

Plop-

Suddenly Chloe Kang came over to the sofa where I was sitting and sat down without saying anything!

└ ???

└ What kind of situation is this?

└ Could it be… flirting?

└ No way

My thought process was malfunctioning again, when Chloe Kang asked in that characteristically dry voice of hers.

“You’re not uncomfortable, are you?”

The sofa isn’t narrow, and you’re not sitting close to me.

Of course, that’s not the case, but…

“Then just sit with me for a moment. The scenery over there looks nice.”

“…”

At such an obviously unnatural line, this situation is becoming increasingly frightening.

What on earth is her purpose…?

No matter how I think about it, my only crime was helping during the entrance mission, right?

└ Could it be that the purpose is clinical trials, room leader? lol

What…?

└ Be carefulㅋㅋ The room owner might’ve secretly slipped some new S-Culab drug into the water you’re drinkingㅋㅋ

It’s definitely a joke, but it doesn’t sound like one.

Drawing blood while I’m sleeping… that’s not it, right?

[Ah, we have a brief announcement.]

While I was having all sorts of delusions in my head, an announcement flowed from the speaker mounted on the ceiling.

[It is 10 minutes before lunch time. All participants please move to the 2nd floor restaurant.]

[We announce once more. It is 10 minutes before meal time.]

At the savior-like broadcast notification sound, I unconsciously jumped up from my seat.

“…Let’s go for now. We need to eat.”

Somehow I feel like I’ve walked into a tiger’s den with my own feet…

I’ll be okay, right?

* * *

<Hunters School> Season 3 main control room.

In this place heated by the warmth emanating from dozens of monitors, FD Jeongmin Lee was displaying today’s timetable on the large main screen.

“PD-nim. I’ll do the final check of today’s afternoon schedule.”

Jang Seyeon, who had been buried deep in her chair staring intently at the monitors, just nodded briefly instead of answering.

But this wasn’t an authoritative gesture at all.

It was simply that Jang Seyeon had no physical strength, having not left the editing room from the weekend until now.

Jeongmin also knew this fact well, so he just shook his head.

‘Don’t overdo it so much.’

Of course, now is the right time to grind our bodies.

The content regarding the entrance ceremony mission resources from last Friday…

Due to the schedule, almost all processing work needs to be finished by today at least.

The reason for the tight schedule was simple.

The first broadcast date is this Tuesday anyway.

So… episode 1 of <Hunters School 3> will air tomorrow.

‘It’s amazing that this schedule even works.’

In fact, the person who set such a tight schedule was PD Jang Seyeon herself.

To properly capture the taste of raw, real variety entertainment, the recording date and broadcast date shouldn’t be stretched too far apart.

Especially in the case of the entrance ceremony mission, since anticipation is already building as spoilers have been released due to the live audience.

Episode 1 should air when this interest level is at its peak.

Well, that was her argument based on that line of thinking…

Jeongmin also agreed to some extent.

That’s why everyone is giving up their weekends without complaint like this.

“Alright, I’ll start the briefing.”

With the junior PD’s voice, the screen turned on and a schedule appeared on it.

Confirming this, Jeongmin slowly stood up from his chair.

“Okay. First, the current time is 1:20 PM, and all participants are scheduled to have lunch at the 2nd floor restaurant.”

Jeongmin pointed to the second item on the screen with a laser pointer.

“As soon as the meal ends, the main event [Position Battle] will begin at 3 PM.”

[PM 03:00 ~ 06:00]

<Memory of Grenis Gorge> 

Participant Position Battle (Scheduled)

Jang Seyeon’s half-dead face suddenly came alive as if nothing had happened.

“Grenis Gorge… Even if it’s basic fare, it’s content that always delivers fundamental entertainment, right?”

At her words, Jeongmin nodded and answered.

“That’s right. It’s large-scale battlefield content that starts immediately without preamble… and it’s also a system where participants’ capabilities by position are most clearly visible.”

<Hunters School> has slightly different formats each season.

But even so, there were several pieces of content that were always maintained: the [Grade Battle] of the entrance ceremony mission and the [Position Battle] of the first day of camp.

This means they’re content that’s reliable in terms of entertainment.

“There’s nothing to worry about here, then.”

As Seyeon nodded, Jeongmin’s next briefing continued.

“As you know, the evening schedule continues based on this data.”

Jeongmin pointed to the next schedule.

[PM 07:00 ~ 09:00] Dinner and Final Team Formation Announcement – Mentor (Master) Meeting

“This is definitely the point that’s clearly different from last season.”

Jang Seyeon propped her chin and glanced at the mentor waiting room screen on the monitor.

“That’s right. Unlike last season where team leaders picked all team members through mini-games, this time the mentors will balance the teams as much as possible.”

“The mentors will probably… assign undervalued personnel from the entrance ceremony mission to weaker teams as much as possible, right?”

“That’s what we expect. We’ve sufficiently conveyed the planning intention.”

The main mission starts tomorrow, but from the production team’s perspective, today was most important.

After all, the 20 teams decided tonight will continue as is while breaking through the remaining 3 labyrinths.

In terms of broadcast content, that’s about 5 episodes worth.

Well, it could change a bit depending on what footage they get.

“FD Jeongmin.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

“Then I’m going to get some sleep from now, so wake me when the Position Battle starts.”

“I will.”

After the schedule briefing ended, Jeongmin hurriedly walked after leaving the main control room.

“The field PDs are already out there preparing, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct, FD-nim.”

“Filming inside gates always has many variables, so report immediately even if there are minor unusual circumstances.”

“Yes.”

Returning to his monitoring room, Jeongmin began reviewing the edited recordings while eating the kimbap he had ordered for delivery.

‘This season… the start is really the best of all time.’

Jeongmin couldn’t wait for tomorrow.

Episode 1 of <Hunters School 3> that he and the production team had poured their souls into creating.

He was so excited to see what kind of reaction viewers would show when it was revealed to them.

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