[Translator – Zain]
[Proofreader – Kshn]
Chapter 34
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Black Eagle Guild.
While it didn’t rank among the top 10 guilds, it was a renowned guild that sat comfortably among the high ranks.
The Black Eagle Guild mbers, who had entered the Gangnam 1st Division, were the rising stars, aiming to potentially beco professionals in the future.
However, even for them…
“A million GP…”
“Ten…billion?”
10 billion was an astronomical sum.
“You can’t play around with viewer missions. If you don’t have money, you can’t set such stakes. 10 billion… is it for real?”
Gulp.
The warrior involuntarily swallowed.
10 billion.
Even if he was considered a promising talent within the guild, for soone under a bronze contract like him, this was an unimaginable amount.
Perhaps, if he climbed up to the gold league, that amount might feel attainable.
‘But… getting to gold isn’t easy.’ the Warrior thought.
Having spent several months in the Gangnam Area, he realized the pro barrier was not easily surmountable.
If he had a top rank Gift, he would have joined a top 10 guild, not the slightly inferior Black Eagle Guild.
He considered himself talented but an average amongst the elites.
Could he, having possibly passed the silver promotion match, overco the barrier to gold?
Never.
“If I commit suicide now, my reputation might take a hit, but…”
10 billion was an enticing figure.
“For all I know, the hit to my reputation might not be as bad as I think.”
Having watched Seong Jihan’s channel a few tis, the warrior was familiar with the channel’s dynamics.
There were probably quite a few people hoping that Seong Jihan wouldn’t secure the top spot so they could see his status window.
The more spectacularly Seong Jihan displayed his powers, the more viewers grew curious about his abilities.
So, even if he commits suicide here, he might just get so flak, and it would die down.
“Yeah, let’s do it!”
The warrior looked around.
He noticed his fellow guild mbers acting suspiciously.
The archer took out an arrow and discreetly moved it toward his own throat.
The mage, despite no monsters being around, seed to be preparing a spell.
The warrior felt a rush of urgency.
“Did those fools… also get missions from the Sword King?”
Those crazy bastards!
Did all three of them really get a 10 billion GP mission?
Then, if they all die, who gets the money?
“…I don’t know how it will turn out, but I need to die first.”
He was determined, and turned the tip of his sword towards his own throat.
He had never imagined he would consider suicide in BattleNet, but he needed to quickly clear the mission.
Swish!
“Huh…?”
Just as the sword was about to pierce his throat, it suddenly halted.
“Why… can’t I move?”
Only a slight push was needed to end it, but his entire body felt restrained by an unknown force.
And then…
“As expected.”
Seong Jihan, who was walking ahead, had turned around, a cold smile playing on his lips.
Thud! Thud!
The sound of footsteps thundered in his ears like a storm.
The warrior’s eyes darted around.
Not just him, all the guild mbers seed paralyzed, unable to move.
“Telekinesis…! Did he anticipate sothing like this?”
Thinking back, sothing had been bothering him.
Given Seong Jihan’s power, he could have simply progressed through the ga alone, clearing the path ahead. Yet, he had always ensured he didn’t stray too far from the party mbers.
Even when confronting enemies, he always maintained a certain distance.
At that ti, they had assud he was doing so to protect them…
‘He was monitoring us!’
This realization sent shivers down his spine.
“If you were going to do it, you should have done it earlier.”
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Seong Jihan’s fingers lightly tapped various points on the warrior’s body.
His sturdy armor felt like it was being pierced with ease.
“Wha…”
Suddenly, the warrior lost control of his body.
No. To be precise, he could only move his face and neck.
“My arms and legs…”
It was a completely different sensation from earlier.
Before, he had felt forcefully restrained by a powerful external force, but now his body simply wouldn’t obey him.
“This… this is!”
The warrior suddenly recalled the martial arts techniques used by the higher job class ‘Martial Artist’ for warriors.
“Could it be… Acupoint Sealing?”
Clang!
His sword and shield dropped uselessly as the warrior collapsed, drained of strength.
It wasn’t just the warrior.
“Ah…!”
“Why… why are you doing this?!”
Turning his neck with great effort to look behind, he saw the other two guild mbers collapsed, limp as if their strings had been cut.
Seong Jihan, looking down at them with an icy gaze, coldly remarked, “Was 10 billion that desirable to you?”
“How… how did you know about it?”
The warrior asked, surprised.
Even if he had anticipated it, how could he specify the exact amount?
“I had soone inform .”
Seong Jihan’s gaze turned to the void.
Specifically,
[Strear Golden Light has donated 10,000GP.]
[Be careful, Seong Jihan! Those guild mbers want to commit suicide for 10 billion!]
He looked at the donation ssage that had popped up in his view.
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Just monts ago.
-“I want to be your editor, Jihan! Please let !”
-“No thanks.”
After being rejected so quickly by Seong Jihan,
“Sigh…”
Strear Golden Light was feeling downcast after skipping his streams for two days.
“If I had collaborated with Jihan, we could have beco legends on BattleTube… To let such an opportunity slip away…”
He had a dream.
To be the very best on BattleTube.
Though he was currently trolling and doing deep-sea exploration content. One day, he vowed to be the top broadcaster!
That was Strear Golden Light’s grand ambition.
“But it’s too much for alone.”
Strear Golden Light was well aware of his own limitations.
Though he had good looks and an A-grade Gift, it wasn’t enough to be the best on BattleTube.
Only top-tier players like Sword King could reign supre on BattleTube.
“I saw that potential in Seong Jihan… To let it slip away like this…”
It was depressing.
‘So depressed!’
Just as Strear Golden Light was wallowing in his self-pity,
Ding!
[Seong Jihan has started streaming.]
His phone buzzed with a notification.
“Huh? At this hour?”
Strear Golden Light looked at the clock in surprise.
Early morning.
It was the ti when viewership was at its lowest as everyone would be heading to work or school.
Who streams at such a crappy ti?
“This is why I need to be there to advise him!”
With a sigh of lant, Strear Golden Light accessed Seong Jihan’s channel.
Seong Jihan, now at Level 15 and navigating the dungeon map, was clearing the dungeon with his usual overwhelming power.
The ga was progressing smoothly.
“With this pace, he’ll definitely rank first. If only there aren’t any issues…”
[Translator – Zain]
[Proofreader – Kshn]
Strear Golden Light suddenly rembered the trolling incident with Kim Gyuhyuk from before.
Back then, there was the influence of the Sword King.
“Maybe I should check their channel once.”
Strear Golden Light’s expression beca more solemn.
While watching Seong Jihan’s channel on his phone, he connected to other channels on his computer.
Suddenly, the Sword King users invaded the Black Eagle Guild mbers’ channel.
[Imdiately commit in-ga suicide to hinder Seong Jihan from achieving 1st place.]
[Reward: 1,000,000 GP]
The reward was astonishing.
“A million GP? This is unbelievable!”
Strear Golden Light’s face turned stern.
The amount was too excessive to be just a grudge donation from the Sword King Fan Club.
Furthermore, the simultaneous entries into the party mbers’ channels were suspicious.
“I need to take a screenshot…”
Strear Golden Light thought quickly.
He had to inform Seong Jihan about this as soon as possible.
To do that, he had to send a donation ssage.
The minimum donation amount set by Seong Jihan was 10,000 GP, which required a hefty 10 million won. But that was okay.
Strear Golden Light was a forr gold league player. To him, earning Seong Jihan’s trust was more valuable than 10 million won.
He quickly typed the ssage.
[Be careful, Seong Jihan! Those guild mbers are trying to commit suicide for 10 billion!]
This was the third donation ssage on Seong Jihan’s channel.
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Seong Jihan rembered the ti during the defense ga when he felt slightly uneasy after hearing the entire story from Kim Gyuhyuk who had betrayed him.
“50 million won to destroy the crystal?”
50 million won.
It was a lot of money, and it was not collected by the Sword King Fan Club. It was a single donation from a big spender with the ID Sword King 898.
Even if his loyalty toward the Sword King was exceptional, it wasn’t sothing easily understandable.
“Actually, the person who made curse at Sword King seed more like a fan.”
However, a single case was not enough to draw conclusions.
But the 10 billion figure, inford by Strear Golden Light, crossed the line.
“Doesn’t it seem strange to all of you?”
Even though he had disabled in-ga chat, Seong Jihan could still communicate with his viewers.
“I thought 50 million won was plausible. After all, considering it’s ‘that’ Sword King. Soone could have been generous enough to donate that much.”
– Yeah, 50 million is possible…
– When Strear Golden Light received the mission to kill Seong Jihan, they must’ve gathered several thousands, right?
– But that ti, it was because the Sword King Fan Club flocked together. Isn’t it different from a single person donating?
– I agree
“10 billion, on the other hand, is a different story. Specifically…”
Seong Jihan pointed to each player.
“It’s 30 billion.”
The chat exploded.
– 30 billion is over the line!
– Spend 30 billion just to troll Seong Jihan? Even its a Sword King’s fan, isn’t that crazy?
– Maybe a second-generation chaebol?
– Nah, all the chaebols have cut ties with the Sword King.
Previously, many chaebols claid to be fans of Sword King.
However, after he moved to Japan, they all deleted their posts showing their association with him and withdrew their advertisents.
They decided to distance themselves before getting caught in any controversies.
– So, who could it be?
– It’s not Sword King, is it?
– It wasn’t collected by a group; it was a single donation.
Not 50 million won, but 30 billion.
No matter how wealthy the Sword King’s fan was, this amount was unfathomable.
“We can’t simply see this as the act of the Sword King Fan Club. Rather, a much larger power is at play. A group with enough financial strength to invest 30 billion won for such a cause and a burning desire to view my status window…”
Hmm.
Seong Jihan pondered, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
“I wonder who it could be?”
A contender fitting the criteria Seong Jihan listed.
Both Seong Jihan and the viewers seed to have one individual in mind.
– Uh… Could it be?
– Take-chan?????
-The Neo Self-Defense Force has a ton of money.
-Exactly! They’re always asking him to open his DM and reveal his status window. It’s suspicious!!!!
– No, it could be China.
– China? No way!
The chat was ablaze with debates.
Seong Jihan paused for a mont before making a declaration.
“I will change the condition I proposed.”
– Condition?
– Is he talking about the status window revealing conditions?
– He’s going to cancel the 1st place promise!
– Ah! Just reveal it! He’s making a big deal out of it!
– He’s not making a big deal, he’s genuinely expensive(referring to his worth).
When the viewers were busy making their speculation that he would cancel his promise to maintain the 1st place for this opportunity…
“For the subscribers count…”
Contrary to their predictions, Seong Jihan stated,
“I’ll change it to 1 million instead of 200,000.”
He raised the number of subscribers he aid for.
[Translator – Zain]
[Proofreader – Kshn]
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