The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 87

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

Episode 87

Constellation’s Game [Lyka]

I wasn’t usually someone who enjoyed fine dining.

Mrs. Kim Juyeon and her daughter invested quite a lot of effort into what they ate, but…

I’m the type with cheap tastes who prefers a piece of greasy chicken or a plate of pig’s feet over expensive restaurants.

However.

-This is… insane, bros?

The restaurant here at Grand Arcana provided such a shocking experience that even someone like me could feel life’s joys and sorrows.

Does it feel like fine dining worth hundreds of thousands of won?

That’s not it.

In terms of format… this place was no different from an ordinary hotel buffet.

It’s just… the taste is shockingly incredible beyond words.

└ Room Owner, you’re not building this up, are you?

Huh? What buildup?

└ Everything’s fine but you can’t take buffet food with you…

└ We can tolerate you taking a few hotel amenities… but you need to hold back on the Tupperware containers, bro. You know that, right?

When did my image fall this far…

I’m now an S-grade Hunter with, you know, social standing.

└ Anyone listening would think your potential is S-grade lol

└ For real lol

It seems the Constellations have been plotting while I was away.

Is it because they lost some LP from betting last week?

They’re busy tearing into me no matter what I say.

‘Ugh, I’m so full.’

Anyway, having filled my stomach thoroughly, I was able to leave the restaurant on the second floor in a very satisfied mood.

The next schedule is some position determination battle?

They said it’s a schedule that requires physical activity…

I was slightly worried that eating too much might affect my physical performance.

“Now, S-grade participants, please come this way!”

I need to walk around to digest, but a Mana Carriage has already arrived at the hotel entrance.

I wanted to walk, but there’s nothing I can do about it.

I don’t even know where the destination is, so I can’t just walk randomly.

And since they’ve prepared this for us… wouldn’t it be polite to enjoy it?

└ Ugh, Room Owner please.

I don’t know how Constellations know memes like this.

It’s not like there’s EPL in the Constellations’ world.

Or does Japan exist in this other world too?

“…”

Anyway, while having such idle thoughts, we in the carriage started moving somewhere.

But this time too, except for me, everyone seems to know where we’re going.

Judging by how everyone except me nodded at Inwook Jeon’s words, who was riding in the same compartment.

“If it’s the North Wall Training Ground, that’s quite a distance from here, right?”

Hmm…?

That’s under the Royal Knights’ jurisdiction… why are we going there?

But since something I know came up, let me show off a bit first…

“Since we took the carriage, we’ll probably arrive in about 20 minutes.”

Inwook Jeon flinched in surprise at my words and asked back.

“Wow… then the participants who got C or F grades have to walk there from the outskirts?”

That would be the case, right?

Huh…

Thinking about it this way, it’s really quite terrible.

To walk from there to the North Wall would take at least an hour and a half just walking time…

“That’s probably why they’re holding position determination battles separately by grade. We go first, and the follow-up groups arrive when we’re finishing up.”

This time it was the answer from another friend sitting next to Inwook Jeon.

‘They really say that grade equals status here. Brutally brutal.’

There were a total of four people riding in the same compartment of this carriage.

Two were naturally(?) me and Chloe Kang, and the other two were Inwook Jeon and Jisang Yu, who were using the rooms right next to ours.

Since they’re the physically closest friends among the 100 participants, they’re the ones I became acquainted with first.

Both are young and sociable, which made them easy to get along with.

Hmm.

By the way, I’m quite curious about why the North Wall Training Ground is the destination.

Do these two friends happen to know?

“What, you don’t know that, hyung?”

Was I… not supposed to not know?

“Wow… this hyung participated without even watching Season 2.”

“That is true, but…”

“Hyung, do you know about the ‘Memory of Grenis Gorge’ at that training ground?”

Of course I know that well.

It was a virtual training ground I used to challenge occasionally when I was bored during beta play.

But wait.

Then the ‘position determination battle’ couldn’t be…?

“Right. Proving your skills by position there and getting high scores is the basic format of the position determination battle, hyung.”

“I see.”

“By the way, you can speak casually to us, hyung?”

“Hmm…”

“Jisang here and I are both twenty-six, the same age.”

Phew.

If they’re twenty-six, that’s the same age as me by system standards…

Since Heroic School profiles are based on Korean age, unfortunately it seems difficult to be friends.

Come to think of it, I think they said I’m the oldest participant in Heroic School Season 3.

“That’s right, hyung. You’re ten years older than us… wouldn’t it be uncomfortable for us if you speak formally?”

Did you really need to pinpoint it as ten years?

This Inwook Jeon guy seems to be getting on my nerves since earlier…

Looking at that innocent expression like Leo’s, it’s even more annoying that I don’t sense any malice.

By the way, our Leo… is probably doing well, right?

I suddenly thought of Leo.

“Then, I’ll speak comfortably…?”

Being old is already sad enough, so I should at least speak comfortably.

Still, they’re decent guys who ranked high enough to come here…

It wouldn’t be bad to become friends with them.

“Sounds good, hyung.”

“Yes, hyung!”

By the way, our roommate sitting next to me has been completely silent since getting on the carriage.

She did say a word or two when we ate together earlier…

She’s just looking out the window, so I can’t tell what she’s thinking.

But well, that’s not what’s important right now…

“By the way, have you guys already decided which position you’ll target?”

Since I’ve started talking with these two, I should get some information.

“Well, I think my only option is infantry. Jisang here is definitely going for supporter. Right?”

“We already know what we’re doing.”

Suddenly, the eyes of the two guys looking at me sparkled.

“But what about you, hyung? What position are you thinking of?”

“Yeah. When I saw you during the entrance mission, you seemed close to a melee dealer position.”

Among all the participants, I’m probably the one whose position has been revealed most ambiguously.

In Frozen Seoul, I… used both a magic gun and a crescent blade.

But what’s surprising here is… I still don’t know what position I’ll go for either.

“I’m not sure which position to choose yet.”

“Huh? How is that possible?”

“My class is kind of a mixed bag.”

“Oh, that’s interesting…?”

“I’ll probably go for the melee dealer side though…”

Anyway, while having casual conversations with my newly made friends, the carriage arrived at its destination.

“Well, this is the S Group, right?”

“Participants! Please come this way.”

The place we arrived at was indeed the 【North Wall Training Ground】 that Inwook mentioned earlier.

The production team that had arrived beforehand welcomed us warmly.

“Once today’s 【Position Determination Battle】 is over, there are no other special schedules, so let’s all do our best!”

After all the S-grade participants arrived at the training ground, a familiar person walked out from inside the barracks.

‘Oh… it’s Seo Jihyeok?’

Seo Jihyeok looked around at us with that cheerful expression of his and slowly began to speak.

“Haha, why is everyone so stiff? Relax, everyone.”

I wasn’t particularly stiff though…

“In the 【Position Determination Battle】 that’s about to begin, there won’t be an audience like during the entrance mission, nor will there be observers.”

That makes sense.

There’s no way observers could enter the royal elite training ground…

“So please feel free to demonstrate your abilities!”

Seo Jihyeok showed his white teeth in a grin.

“I’ll now explain the rules of this 【Position Determination Battle】 very simply.”

And the rules of the position determination battle that followed…

Contained considerably more interesting content than I had expected.

‘But wait. The overall first place prize money is an additional 2000LP?’

In that case… I absolutely have to get first place no matter what it takes, right?

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[Dungeon Information] Memory of Grenis Gorge (Memory of Grenis)

Classification: Special Dungeon / Virtual Training Ground

Location: Lumis Estate – Royal Second Training Camp 

Appropriate Level: No Limit (Fixed at Lv.50 upon entry)

Difficulty: ★★★★☆ 

Time Limit: None (Average 30~90 minutes required)

▣ Overview

Stop the ‘Frost Giant Legion’ that invaded the northern border of the Lumis Kingdom 300 years ago and defend the fortress walls.

▣ Synchronization Penalty 

Level Fixed: All participants’ abilities are fixed to [Lv.50 Kingdom Elite Soldier].

Equipment Restriction: Personal equipment (artifacts) cannot be used. Only provided [Supply-type Standard Equipment] can be used.

▣ Unit Selection (Position) Before entry, you must choose one of the following 5 units.

1. Tanker

Shield Soldier / Heavy Infantry

2. Warrior (Melee Dealer)

Spearman / Swordsman

3. Archer (Ranged Dealer)

Bowman / Crossbowman

4. Mage

Combat Magic Soldier

5. Support/Healer

Medic / Supply Soldier

▣ Objective

Survive on the battlefield for the time limit (90 minutes).

If all participants (4 people) die, it’s a [Defeat].

* Participants will earn contribution scores for all five positions based on their contribution to the battlefield.

The position with the highest score will be confirmed as the participant’s position, and overall ranking will be determined by the total sum of all position scores.

▣ Reward

1. 【1,000 LP】 immediately awarded to [Contribution Ranking 1st Place] for each position.

2. 【2,000 LP】 immediately awarded to [Overall Contribution Ranking 1st Place].

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