The Veteran Swordmaster’s Stream (Novel) - Chapter 8
Chapter 8
The next day.
Seo-jun visited the Dawn of the Assassins community once before starting his broadcast.
Looking at the 30-upvote posts, most of them were related to large streamers and game information.
As for the post written yesterday by Joseon’s Assassin…
‘Found it.’
When he flipped back to the second page, he saw many posts that had made it to the 30-upvote section with related content.
[Why the 30-Upvote Unnamed-좌 Video is Staged]
[Why the Unnamed-좌 Video is Legendary]
[The Pros Didn’t Do the First Clear, It’s Not That They Couldn’t]
[Why Put So Much Meaning Into a Musou Anyway?]
The views on the posts were high, and there were many comments. And it seemed a fight had broken out as well.
-But when you watch Unnamed’s video, he slashes with a staff, so why is there damage?
└ You’ve never played Breath of the City once, have you?
└ Yeah
└ Let me explain. The staff is made of iron.
└ So?
└ It’s tetanus damage.
└ Stop talking nonsense. There’s a blade-like thing embedded in the staff. It seems it’s meant to be used when you can’t draw the sword inside the staff, but he just didn’t draw it until the end.
Comments like these were also posted.
But that was all.
‘It really gets buried quickly.’
Even if he scrolled up just a little, people were already having heated discussions about other topics.
In the community Seo-jun saw, topics that drew people’s attention were constantly being thrown out. Therefore, remaining there for a long time was close to impossible unless one supplied new source material.
Seo-jun browsed through other posts.
And before long, he discovered a post that caught his eye.
[[Shared] Why the New Level 10 AI is Damn Obnoxious]
‘This is the Dawn of the Assassins community, though? Is there talk about the Training Hall here too?’
Seo-jun did not know it well, but famous incidents tended to be mentioned regardless of the community’s topic. Since most people already knew about the content, recommendations also accumulated easily.
The Training Hall was a gateway that anyone starting virtual reality would go through at least once, and a warm-up place that many people frequented; Shin Ha-yeon’s AI, which had maintained its position at level 10 for five years and frustrated other pros, was strongly perceived as impregnable.
Someone had defeated such an AI and still had not revealed their identity, so by this point, it would have been stranger if the entire community did not talk about it.
Seo-jun clicked on the post. Upon entering, the post turned out to be copy-pasted directly from another community.
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Everyone knows that the Level 10 AI has changed, right?
A few days ago, on the broadcast of the former pro Gam-jeon, whose routine was to open the Training Hall and challenge Shin Ha-yeon before starting his game, some man was suddenly summoned instead of Shin Ha-yeon, so everyone went crazy.
The name is unknown. A private user.
Perhaps that’s why everyone is focusing on this unknown’s identity, but I want to focus on their attitude.
An older brother I know recently gave me a video of him fighting unknown.
This is that video. I got permission to upload it.
(Video of fighting the Level 10 AI)
If you watch this, needless to say, his skill is top-tier, but more than that, you can see how vicious this bastard is.
Sometimes he deliberately turns his head away and blocks the sword.
His BM is insane.
He wants to show that he can block even without looking, so he turns his head even while fighting well, and the hyung I know said he got incredibly angry because of this.
It’s not like the AI did anything wrong.
But you can see the intention behind uploading the data like this.
BM.
Also, when you lost your sword, Shin Ha-yeon would wait until you picked it up again, right? This unknown is a bit different.
The moment you lose your sword, it’s over. He goes first, steps on it, and then taps it with his sword to mock you, or throws it far away.
I guess that’s why he kept his information private lololol
The even more chilling fact is that previously, when people registered their Level 10 AI, the AI was made to fight the previous Level 10 AI for several hours in order to mimic that person.
That’s how they collect the data.
Why this is chilling is because it means this unknown entered this kind of data while fighting Shin Ha-yeon, who ruled for five years. Meaning he deflected, turned his head, and did all of that lololol
For reference, that hyung is convinced that the identity of unknown is absolutely not human, but a new form of AlphaGo made by some project team shudder.
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-Shin Ha-yeon didn’t run rank matches in The League yesterday lol
└ From what I see, she’s 100% in the Training Hall. It’s famous that Shin Ha-yeon periodically updates her data because she doesn’t want her throne to be taken.
-His attitude is insane lololol
└ For real lol, that place is more honorable than you’d think, so other experts showed manners. But he sets it to private and does that lololol
Seo-jun felt a sense of needless injustice.
‘I think it just ended up like that because I was blocking while chatting with Tae-woo…’
Updating the data was more tedious than he had thought. Since it was just repeating battles over and over again.
That was the only reason, but before he knew it, he had become someone who BM’d others.
-I watched the video, could it be Unnamed-좌?
└ Stop mentioning that small-time bastard.
└ Stop taking it too far!
It was Joseon’s Assassin again. Did he have some kind of divine foresight?
‘He’s quick-witted. Hmmm.’
Seo-jun checked each comment one by one and felt a slight sense of regret. He had not expected attention to gather to this extent.
However.
‘It is not a good thing to obtain anything too suddenly.’
Did he not know this through the experience of his past life?
That unprepared power was rather a poison.
And.
‘I just have to grow day by day.’
Seo-jun stretched, then entered the capsule to prepare for his broadcast.
[Followers: 432]
More people than expected had hit follow. However, among them, the number of viewers watching his live broadcast was only six.
Just how many would show up?
[Starting the stream]
Seo-jun clicked Dawn of the Assassins: Breath of the City.
The background turned black, and buildings that had been lying flat on the far side of the ground quickly approached him and began to look down on him.
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“Twu-hi!”
As soon as Seo-jun turned on the stream, the chat window and the viewer count began to rise.
-Seo-ha!
-Is this the famous Unnamed-좌’s broadcast?
-I was waiting
-Stream-on
-It really wasn’t Jo-Am’s broadcast shudder
“Yes, this isn’t Joseon’s Assassin’s broadcast. For the record, I didn’t buy him off either.”
-lololololol
-Instantly cutting off controversy lolol
-Is this the composure of a second-day streamer?
Just as they were starting to communicate like that, a fanfare-like sound rang out.
[‘SeriouslyHowDoI’ donated 10,000 won!]
[I tried to challenge after watching your video, but I can’t beat Ettore. How do I do it? I really wanted to ask, so I just kept waiting for your stream!]
It was his first donation.
“Oh. Thank you for the donation. Um, how do you beat Ettore? Just hit one spot. That worked for me.”
-Kya! Didn’t know that one.
-Speaking as a viewer who watched yesterday. Don’t ask him anything lololol
-Only the streamer is allowed to ask questions.
-Throwing away 10,000 won lolololol
Upon seeing the chat about the thrown-away 10,000 won, Seo-jun suddenly came to his senses and offered advice.
“If I had to give a tip, it would be better to aim for vital points. The NPCs don’t get flustered much when you slash other places, but they panic at vital points, which breaks their posture a lot. Actually, the damage is all similar, though.”
After that, Seo-jun continued to chat casually, buying time for people to join.
[‘Finally’ donated 1,000 won!]
[I… can… breathe…]
“Ah, uh, congratulations?”
A look of puzzlement appeared in Seo-jun’s eyes. Was it a new inside joke?
-‘Congratulations’ lmao lolol
-Is he the guy who went to the 30-upvote section yesterday?
After having a short communication session like that before starting the broadcast in earnest, Seo-jun checked the viewer count.
[Viewers: 327]
He had expected about 100 people to show up, but viewers far exceeding that expectation came to watch his broadcast.
‘It seems like almost everyone who was going to come has arrived.’
Seo-jun felt the need to end the small talk and start the game. Because his broadcast was a gaming broadcast.
However, there was nothing Seo-jun knew in detail.
With other games, he could just do as he was told, but Dawn of the Assassins was an open-world game.
An ordinary player would just wander here and there and learn naturally, but since Seo-jun was a streamer, he needed something to show his viewers right away.
“Now, what should I do?”
At Seo-jun’s question, chat messages poured in like rain.
-Show us some musou action.
-Are we finally going to verify?
-What is there to verify, you guys?
Those who had flowed in due to the community wanted to see a fight.
-You can just look around. If there’s something you want, you can take requests from the assassins to earn money, pickpocket, or go sightseeing in the city. This is what open world is!
-If you want to push the story, you have to complete assassination requests, which you can do by roaming the city sectors and assassinating key figures.
Someone typed in the chat in detail about the game.
Looking at their nickname, it was the person who had explained things in detail during the first broadcast.
“Hmm. If I want to see the story, do I just use this signal stone?”
The description of the Signal Stone read as follows.
[It is a tool filled with magical power that allows communication with the Assassins.]
-Yeah, or you can go to a tavern.
-Amazing Fact) No matter which sector you go to, Christina-nuna is always there.
Seo-jun recalled the basic information he had looked up yesterday.
The name of the city that served as the setting for this work was Alteon.
Alteon was an ideal city that appropriately mixed the beautiful architecture of old Europe with the merits of crowded modern streets.
This Alteon was divided into a total of four sectors.
The city center where the royal palace was located, the northwestern part where the magic tower stood, the northeastern upper-class street, and finally, the rest where the commoners lived.
Public security was in the order of Royal Palace > Magic Tower > Nobles > Commoners, and the assassination difficulty was the same.
No matter where the players went, they could receive missions suitable for that sector through the Assassins, and in fact, it was also possible to assassinate randomly without receiving missions.
Even the Assassins themselves.
“For now, I’ll try pickpocketing as a warm-up.”
He had never pickpocketed in either his past life or his current life. So he was curious.
-Are you avoiding fights because you’re afraid your skills will be exposed? lolol
-Yeah, give it a try. If you get caught, the guards will rush over immediately.
-To the market, let’s go!
Seo-jun opened the map.
“Wow, the city is huge.”
The market’s location was the center of Sector 4, where the commoners lived.
It was a place that would appear after just a short walk from where Seo-jun was currently standing.
Seo-jun continuously expressed admiration as he looked around the city streets, and the viewers also liked his reaction.
The market he arrived at in that way.
Seo-jun naturally blended into the crowd. Like a shadow.
And he deliberately bumped into people while stealthily moving his arm.
“Oops!”
*Slip.*
“Hey, look where you’re going!”
*Slip.*
“Oh my, young man, are you okay?”
*Slip.*
Before he knew it, there were as many as three wallets in Seo-jun’s pocket.
“I tried applying the subtle principles of the Great Capturing Art, and it’s quite easy.”
-A streamer who is suspiciously fucking good at pickpocketing lolol
-Wait, was your control skill forged in reality? Which back alley did you come from?
-He says he’s from Murim.
-Was this room a thief broadcast instead of a musou one? lolololol
-No, but pickpocketing is usually the most fun when you get caught and chased by the guards— —
Seo-jun looked at the chat window with a proud expression.
“At this rate, I wouldn’t starve to death anywhere, right?”
-At that rate, you could build a building in Gangnam lololol
It was then.
“Hey, hey, come over here.”
Seo-jun turned his head to identify the source of the sound.
The place Seo-jun looked at was a shaded market alley.
From there, two people quietly appeared.
“Yeah, you. I saw you doing something interesting, but if you want to do business here in this market, shouldn’t you get permission from us!”
Seo-jun wore a dumbfounded expression as he looked back and forth between the two.
“Wow. I was pickpocketing, and instead of the guards, I got caught by gangsters and shaken down? What kind of game is this?”
He felt flabbergasted.
-For real lolol, the degree of freedom is too high
-What do you mean building in Gangnam lolol, immediately cut!
-Are we finally seeing a musou? Let’s smash them all like this.
“This won’t do. Guys, can you eliminate their organization in this game?”
Seo-jun’s mind began to spin. Wouldn’t it be good to link this kind of incident with the broadcast?
-Yeah
-If you just take out their boss, the market floor becomes clean.
-Breath of the City is a god-tier game!
Seo-jun smiled brightly, showing his teeth.
“It’s possible? Then, let’s make today’s streaming goal eliminating their organization.”
The goal was set, and people began to get excited by Seo-jun’s statement.
-Keu, are we filming a noir film?
-You’re going to take down Dissembler? lolol
-Verifying skills against Dissembler? Now this is a must-watch.
It had to be. Because the guys who had called him just now were members of Dissembler, with a mask mark engraved on their shoulders.
And the boss of Dissembler was the ruler of Sector 4, an existence akin to a mid-boss in the game.
-I bet the streamer guy has no idea what Dissembler even is lololol
-Alright, let’s go.
-Plum cookies.
-A crazy real man who wants to take down a gang just to pickpocket
-Ah, I’m watching for the first time today, and this stream is hella fun lolololol