The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 94

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

Episode 94

Constellation’s Game [Lyka]

The team formation event wasn’t long.

After announcing the composition of all teams, we had just a brief introduction time before returning straight to our accommodations.

But once we actually returned, the situation became a bit awkward.

Though it’s quite spacious for a hotel room…

Anyway, the reality of having to share a suite room with a man and woman was just starting to hit me.

Rustle-

Chloe Kang had already changed into comfortable clothes and was reading a book while leaning against the headboard.

She looked completely natural and at ease, as if she didn’t care whether I was there or not.

Well, if you just look at appearances, I’m actually in a similar position.

Except for being at the edge of the bed where I’d roll off if I moved slightly…

└ Room Owner; what are you doing there?

└ Be a man and sit right next to her; you have no game at all;;;

└ Or just go lie down on the couch right now lol

└ Honestly, wasn’t the sofa basically a bed too?

└ For real lol even sleeping on the couch would be more comfortable than home?

Well… that’s not wrong…

-Nope. Can’t do that.

But I absolutely can’t do that.

I mean, I’m in first place?

I’m clearly the one who chose this room directly, so why should I sleep on the sofa?

‘I can give up on everything else… but I absolutely cannot give up this fluffy bedding.’

This silk-like microfiber blanket that makes me want to fall asleep just by touching my cheek to it…

When else would I get to sleep hugging something like this if not now?

This might be a crucial matter affecting my condition for tomorrow’s mission.

Sleep on the sofa when there’s a bed worth hundreds of thousands of won per night?

I absolutely cannot take such a massive loss.

So…

“I can sleep here, right?”

“Why are you asking me that? It’s Geonyul’s spot.”

I made the declaration with great resolve, but Chloe Kang replied matter-of-factly without even taking her eyes off her book.

“…”

She even went a step further and countered.

“Then, I can sleep here too, right?”

“Uh… sure?”

“Good then.”

Her reaction was so cool that I was left speechless instead.

“…”

“But turn off the lights in an hour. I just want to read a little more.”

She turned her gaze back to her book.

Rustle, rustle.

Only the regular sound of turning pages echoed through the quiet room.

Listening to that peaceful sound, I gradually felt drowsiness creeping in.

Is this what they call ASMR…? Something like that?

Swoosh-

I pulled back the covers and lay down with a “whatever” attitude.

Poof-

The cozy feeling of the goose down comforter embracing my body.

The perfect tension of the mattress supporting my back.

‘Ah… this is heaven.’

A languid feeling washed over me as if all my muscles were melting.

But as I buried my head in the pillow and stared at the ceiling, the faces of our finalized team members came to mind one by one.

The four people who would be our teammates until the second-tier determination battle.

Actually, contrary to my worries, our team luck wasn’t too bad.

Just looking at the A-grade team member who came to mind first.

I’m talking about Park Jinwoo, Mother’s daughter’s favorite and a top-tier healer position prospect.

[Um… so. Jinwoo, you directly chose me, right?]

[That’s correct, Geonyul.]

[Then… why? I mean, during the draft, we hadn’t even had the position determination battle yet. As far as I know, Jinwoo, you should have been the highest-ranked among A-grades.]

Though he was a participant I hadn’t encountered during the entrance mission, Park Jinwoo was practically S-grade material.

He was someone who got knocked out at the last peak of the fireplace defense battle because he sacrificed himself, narrowly missing the top 20.

Just seeing him take first place in the healer position during the position determination battle showed he was truly top-tier talent that fell into our lap.

For such a participant to pick me in the draft over Seong-hwan Lee or Hajun Park was quite remarkable.

[I was just curious.]

[About me?]

[Yes. How exactly was it possible to get first place in the entrance mission at level 35?]

[I was just lucky.]

[I’m not really someone who believes in luck.]

Anyway, having such top-tier talent roll in was the biggest blessing for our team…

‘Just having the most important healer position solved… that’s already halfway to victory.’

The second person who came to mind was like a reaction to this major blessing.

[Kangmin-woo?]

[…]

[I didn’t expect we’d be on a team again… but since it turned out this way, let’s do well together.]

Kangmin-woo received a B-grade in the entrance mission, but looking at the data, he could be considered the worst among B-grades.

He was someone who wouldn’t have been strange to get C or F grade, but I had forcibly pulled him up to B-grade.

Just seeing his position determination battle score barely reach 800 points…

So… maybe this is like my karma?

Though it’s not like there are only bad points.

[It’ll be different from the entrance mission. You guys are lucky.]

[How will it be different?]

[You’ll see if you watch. I’m absolutely not someone who should be in B-grade.]

The most positive aspect is that Kangmin-woo’s level is as high as 47.

Plus, from this main mission onward… he can use his own equipment.

I didn’t know, but is Kangmin-woo also from a chaebol royal family?

They say his gear specs are overwhelmingly superior among all participants.

This was information that Jisang, who sat next to me in the convention hall, told me.

No wonder… he was trying to buy Heat Beads for hundreds of LP each.

└ Wouldn’t you have made tens of thousands of LP if you sold them then?

Quiet, quiet.

└ lol If the room host regrets not selling the marbles, upvote this.

Quietly upvoting… I am…

└ But this way, Kangmin-woo might actually be a decent card among B-grades?

└ Yeah, you absolutely can’t ignore rap skills and equipment quality at Leica.

└ There were even some people in the constellation community who ranked Kang Minwoo in the top 5 lol

Are those people… perhaps donation angels?

“…”

Anyway, if you think of Kangmin-woo’s true strength as gear advantage, he might be able to perform averagely within B-grade.

If you think of it as a fire support turret, the efficiency might not be too bad.

So considering this, I’d say our team composition turned out quite well.

The remaining two.

As for the capabilities of the C-rank and F-rank team members, honestly, it’s something I can’t know until I properly experience it firsthand.

What’s a bit disappointing for the team is that we don’t have a single close-range warrior class with a bruiser feel…

Name: Eun-a Go

Position: Main Tank

Age: 20 years old

Class: Shield Knight

Name: Jin-seong Yu

Position: Support

Age: 25 years old

Class: Mage

‘Hmm… well, we’ll manage somehow.’

Actually, I’m not too worried about tomorrow.

Regardless of the team composition results… I’ve been expecting from the start what labyrinth we’ll be conquering tomorrow.

My prediction will probably be right with over 99% certainty.

The production team gave too many hints.

So there was a clear reason why I chose Type A in the draft…

“Yawn.”

As my thoughts continued in a chain, my eyelids gradually began to feel heavy.

Warm blankets, soft lighting, and the regular sound of pages turning.

Everything was the perfect environment to induce sleep.

‘Wait… I want to organize my thoughts just a little more…’

But I had no way to fight off the approaching drowsiness.

I fell into a deep sleep just like that.

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6 AM.

Was it thanks to going to bed early?

Without any loud alarm sound, my eyes opened naturally on their own.

It was warm.

Is this really premium goose down?

The weather was extremely cold today, but I was wrapped in such coziness that I wondered if it should be this warm.

But why does my back feel not just warm but somewhat hot?

‘It feels a bit damp too…?’

At the strange sensation I suddenly felt, I was startled and quickly turned my head.

And the moment I looked behind me…

“…!”

I couldn’t help but be quite flustered.

Chloe Kang was sleeping soundly with her head buried against my back.

The sound of peaceful breathing.

What was dampening my back… was her drool mark.

‘What is this…’

Her position was quite strange too.

No, why is she lying at a right angle?

Her body was facing the opposite direction, but only her face was buried against my back.

Though flustered, I carefully lifted the blanket and got up from the bed.

She must have been sleeping so deeply that she didn’t even think of waking up when I got up.

She was in such a perfect state of deep sleep that she wouldn’t notice even if someone carried her away.

‘What unique sleeping habits.’

I carefully got down from the bed and prepared to wash up.

Normally this would be the time I’d have to go to work right away, but now I have quite a bit of free time left.

So I took a quick warm shower, then went for a walk in comfortable clothes.

When I returned after breathing fresh air for about an hour.

Rustle-

Chloe Kang had also woken up and finished preparing to go out.

No, she was sleeping like she was almost dead…

You woke up faster than I expected?

“…”

Her face that had been flushed red was now completely clear, and the messily wrinkled bed sheets had been neatly changed.

I don’t know what happened, but seeing the neatly organized bed… it makes me feel comfortable too.

“You’re awake.”

“Yes. You woke up early too.”

She had the same indifferent expression as yesterday, but her tone of voice felt strangely different.

“Are you some kind of child from a new country?”

“Pardon?”

“It’s my first time seeing someone in their thirties go to bed at 9 o’clock.”

No.

Did… did you really have to say it so directly?

For a moment, the word ‘thirties’ pierced my ears like a dagger.

Ah, even so, wasn’t that too much of a direct hit?

Though sadness washed over me for some reason, I tried to act nonchalant and shrugged my shoulders.

“The bed was too comfortable, I couldn’t help it.”

“I agree with that.”

“You slept well too, right, Sohee?”

“Thanks to you, I slept like a baby.”

I didn’t know why it was thanks to me, but anyway, it’s good that she slept well.

When your roommate is in good condition, you can rest more comfortably in the dorm too, right?

“By the way, I’m hungry. Shall we go eat breakfast?”

“Sure.”

Anyway, after leaving the dorm, we had a hearty breakfast at the Arcana Hotel’s buffet.

And at 9:30 AM.

When we left the dorm lobby, a mana carriage waiting at the hotel entrance greeted us.

The people riding with us were also somehow familiar faces…

“Hyung-nim, did you sleep comfortably?”

Especially this guy Inwook Jeon seemed to have become quite comfortable with me in just one day.

“The bed was really incredible. I want to take it home.”

You felt that way too?

So did I.

“Let’s get on, everyone.”

“Let’s do that.”

The people boarding the carriage were the same four as yesterday: me, Chloe Kang, Inwook Jeon, and Jisang Yu.

Exactly the same as yesterday, a quite familiar combination.

It doesn’t seem like there was any special intention from the production team, just the combination of rooms 101 and 102.

“By the way, seeing that we’re even taking a carriage, the destination must be quite far?”

Jisang Yu asked while looking out the window.

Chloe Kang replied to his words in a dry voice.

“No matter how close it is, don’t we always take a carriage anyway?”

“…”

When Jisang Yu’s expression became like a mute who ate honey, I casually threw in a comment.

“But it’s quite far, that’s for sure.”

“Hmm… Is it?”

“We’ll probably need to travel for about an hour or two.”

At my answer, not only Jisang Yu, but also Inwook Jeon and Chloe Kang’s gazes turned toward me.

Their expressions seemed to say, ‘How the hell do you know that?’

Um… it’s making me uncomfortable, so could you please stop staring at me like that?

You’re not thinking of me as some spy planted by the Production Team… or something like that, are you?

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