The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 93

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

Episode 93

Constellation’s Game [Lyka]

The intense poison energy that had been raging through my entire body due to my overheated temperature… went beyond simply being controlled and instantly evaporated.

This was definitely not the level of sensation I had expected.

‘…!’

It was incomparable to the patch I had applied during <Frozen Seoul> last time.

Of course, I thought the effect was amazing back then too….

But even then, it didn’t go beyond the role of suppressing the heat.

But this time was definitely different.

Hissss―

Starting from my heart where the patch was touching… an unbelievably cold and refreshing energy.

That energy spread through my blood vessels to my entire body in an instant, and it felt like throwing a massive glacier whole into a volcano where lava was boiling.

The poison energy that had been raging wildly inside my body was calming down like a lie within just a few seconds of the patch touching me.

So this time, the patch’s cold energy… directly affected the poison energy inside my body.

‘This is impossible….’

The effect was too fast, even if it was fast.

Even if you directly inject Escul Labs’ tens of millions of won new drug ‘Blue Capsule’ into blood vessels, it doesn’t calm down at this speed.

But with just a single piece of gauze soaked with hastily mixed medicine?

Swoosh.

The pain disappeared like a lie.

Naturally, the fever dropped rapidly too.

A perfect state of ‘tranquility’ arrived, to the point where I wondered if struggling to breathe just moments ago had been a dream.

Chloe Kang blankly raised her head and looked at the man in front of her.

He was just organizing the remaining medicines with an expression that seemed thoughtless.

‘What exactly did he do?’

The confusion in her head began to intensify.

Perhaps that ‘special element’ her uncle mentioned… really does exist?

[For example… he might possess magic power with a wavelength that perfectly opposes the young lady’s poison blood. Or he might have special antibodies in his body… a possibility of being some kind of ‘Irregular’.]

Chloe Kang’s gaze turned to his hands organizing the medicine.

And at that moment.

“…!”

Her gaze stopped right at his fingertips.

His index and middle fingers that were closing the medicine bottle cap.

On each joint of those fingers, white frost was forming.

It wasn’t simply cold medicine that had gotten on them.

Crystals that seemed like cold energy was bursting out from inside his skin, freezing the moisture in the air.

‘That’s….’

There was no time to judge rationally.

Chloe Kang reached out her hand as if entranced.

Grab-

“…?”

She firmly grasped Geon-ryul Lee’s wrist as he was about to put down the medicine bottle.

He looked at her in surprise, but she couldn’t care.

The moment their skin touched.

Hissssss―

That ‘refreshing energy’ she felt when applying the patch was directly transmitted through his wrist.

A strange pleasure that was tingling like high-voltage current flowing, while simultaneously quenching a burning thirst in one go.

And at the same time.

‘Ah….’

A scent that hit her nose.

That fragrance she had been uncertain about during the day was now felt so clearly.

It was like the smell of wet earth in a forest, or like the scent of wind blowing from snow-covered mountains….

A clear fragrance that seemed to wash her mind clean.

When that fragrance touched her nose, it felt like even the very faint residual heat remaining near her heart was being cleanly washed away.

‘As I thought, it wasn’t my imagination….’

Chloe Kang was blankly gripping his wrist tightly.

Without even recognizing what she was doing, she was in a state where only the instinct to be intoxicated by this comfortable sensation came first.

“Um… Sohee?”

The man’s voice calling out carefully.

Only then did focus return to Chloe Kang’s eyes.

In front of her, Geon-ryul Lee was looking back and forth between his caught wrist and my face with a clearly flustered expression.

A blank expression as if wondering ‘Is she taking my pulse or something?’

“Ah…!”

Chloe Kang was startled and quickly let go of the hand she was holding.

Only then did she realize what she had done.

To suddenly grab someone else’s wrist, and while staring intently at it too.

“S-sorry. I made a mistake….”

Her face instantly turned red.

It wasn’t because of the magic power backflow from earlier.

This was clearly due to embarrassment.

Her usual calm and sharp appearance was nowhere to be found, and she was even stuttering from panic.

‘I’m crazy, Chloe Kang. I’ve really gone crazy.’

She felt like hiding in a mouse hole if there was one.

Geon-ryul Lee rubbed his caught wrist and tilted his head.

“No problem. Well, you must still be a bit dizzy.”

His nonchalant reaction was even more embarrassing.

Just as a strangely awkward silence was about to flow.

Crackle―.

An announcement flowed from the speaker attached to the ceiling.

[Attention, participants.]

[There will be a ‘Final Team Formation Announcement’ at the Convention Hall starting at 9 o’clock shortly.]

[All participants please move there immediately.]

It was a savior.

Chloe Kang got up, grabbing the bag she had thrown on the bed as if running away.

“I’ll… go down first.”

She hurriedly opened the door and left without looking back.

The sound of the door closing echoed unusually loudly.

* * *

Left alone in the room, I stared blankly at the closed door and scratched the back of my head.

“Geez, she’s someone you can understand one moment but not the next.”

Why did she suddenly grab my wrist?

I saw her gaze was on my fingertips.

Probably like a mage… the magic ice crystals remaining on my hands caught her eye.

Was she trying to check it out because it looked interesting?

Well, either way doesn’t matter.

└ Kyaaaah!!

└ I didn’t want the Room Owner to be this happy!!!

What the hell is this about now?

Unless I charged a separate treatment fee or something.

└ Ugh, damn room leader

└ You really are….

Ignoring the nonsense-spouting Constellations, I also dusted off my butt and got up from my seat.

By the way, though it wouldn’t be as much as Chloe Kang… I was pretty surprised just now too.

As soon as she applied the patch I gave her, I could visibly see Chloe Kang’s condition rapidly improving.

You think it’s because it was a veteran’s special cooling patch?

Honestly… I’m saying this because it wasn’t to that extent.

It wasn’t some amazing item with performance beyond a simple structure that could calm mana fever.

If I could make something like that… wouldn’t I become rich just by making and selling those?

Come to think of it… that probably wouldn’t work.

The rapid cooling patches I make would lose their function after just 10 minutes as the mana disperses.

Anyway, enough useless thoughts….

“Shall we get going?”

I should hurry and follow my roommate downstairs.

There are only 10 minutes left until 9 o’clock.

Click-

Seeing that it was the final team formation announcement, it seemed the mentors’ meeting had all concluded.

I hadn’t really thought about it until now… but now that the announcement time has arrived, I’m getting curious.

Of course, I’m curious about my teammates.

Which A-grade participant chose me.

And which B, C, D-grade participants were assigned to my team….

Whether a decent combination was selected.

‘I hope team luck follows me.’

I’m suddenly a bit worried that I recorded too high a score in the <Position Determination>.

The mentors would definitely refer to these Position Determination results to balance the teams.

└ You just need to carry anyway, Dave.

└ Dave will win anyway!

Why are these guys suddenly acting like this?

They weren’t originally like this….

└ Breaking) Betting room for HunSchool opened in the constellation community lol

└ Dave, should I trust and bet on you?

I see.

I wondered why everyone was suddenly acting like this.

Are you betting on which participant will win, guys?

└ Nah that’s not it, top 5

I want to bet too….

└ Then hurry up and come up to ■■■ lol

I’m the favorite, right?

└ right? lol

└ Obviously you’re the underdog.

└ Though it did drop to 2x because of the position battle ㅋㅋㅋ

└ Your level is the biggest problem.

└ Yeah; before deciding positions, everyone used the same level 50 equipment, but in the actual mission, you’ll be using your own level and gear.

└ Picking a level 35 participant for top 5 is honestly a gamble.

Ha, these guys… you’re going to make bank this time.

If you earn a lot, shouldn’t you give me some pocket money too?

└ Why would we?

└ For real lol

While chatting with the Constellations, the elevator arrived at the 3rd floor.

Ding-!

Then walking a bit into the central lobby, a splendid convention hall came into view straight ahead.

‘This must be it.’

But wait.

The number of people seems strange.

Why are there so many people?

“….”

Quite a lot of participants were already gathered in the auditorium, standing in neat rows….

There seemed to be close to 100 people at a rough count.

So the reason I was surprised was that the participants gathered in the auditorium weren’t just S-grade and A-grade.

Then the C-grade and F-grade participants… did they go to their accommodations and come back for this?

Walking about two hours round trip?

“That’s not it, hyung.”

“Really?”

“I was curious too so I asked, and the B, C, D-grade participants also ate dinner here today.”

At Jisang Yu’s explanation from beside me, I unconsciously let out a sigh of relief(?).

Why am I relieved?

If the other participants had suffered to that inhumane extent….

Every time I lie on a soft bed from now on, I’d feel sorry and think about it a little.

└ Stop pretending to be nice

└ Disgusting, Room Owner….

Anyway, I found the S-grade group and got in line, and after waiting briefly, the production team came up on the platform and quickly finished the filming setup.

Then what came up on the platform was….

“Now, did everyone enjoy their meal!”

Kim Sinwoo the caster, who was now familiar to the point of being welcome.

“The food here is incredibly delicious!”

At someone who appeared to be a C-grade participant’s shout, laughter spread through the audience and the atmosphere lightened.

The desperation I could feel in that voice was probably because that shout was 100% pure sincerity.

The meals at their own accommodations and the meals at Arcana would be… completely different class.

But while everyone was laughing and chatting briefly.

Woong-

When brilliant lighting that wasn’t there before illuminated him, the atmosphere in the hall instantly heated up.

Filming had begun.

“You’ve waited long! Finally, the moment that will determine the ‘fate’ of the main mission starting tomorrow has arrived!”

Kim Sinwoo looked around the audience with a meaningful smile.

“From now on, you will confirm the ‘final teams’ decided through the mentors’ serious deliberations.”

Gulp.

Someone’s dry swallow could be heard, and all participants’ gazes focused on the giant screen behind the platform.

I was no exception.

“Right now-! Let’s check!”

As Kim Sinwoo reached out his hand, a huge bracket appeared on the screen.

Whirrrr―!

And at the very top line of that screen….

My name, currently ranking 1st, was placed first.

[Team 01]

Leader : Geon-ryul Lee (S)

But wait.

[Member 1 : Park Jinwoo (A)]

[Member 2 : Kangmin-woo (B)]

[Member 3 : Eun-a Go (C)]

[Member 4 : Jin-seong Yu (F)]

There seems to be… one familiar name mixed in there…?

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