Chapter 34

“Hello, everyone.”

Seo-jun started his stream in the lobby as usual.

It was natural and familiar now.

People really are creatures of adaptation.

Seo-jun stretched while opening the chat window.

-Hello~

-Hi hi

-Is the Training Hall thing for real?

-Heyyo

-Hey hey

-Hello!

-Is it really you, Seo-jun-nim?

-Hi~~

This morning, someone had taken back the Training Hall throne that Shin Ha-yeon had reclaimed after a week.

That naturally brought one person to mind.

unknown.

The mysterious individual who had pulled down Shin Ha-yeon from her position she’d held for years.

There was so much talk about their malicious behavior that some even suspected they were an AI developed by the company, but most people didn’t deny that unknown was the most likely candidate to reclaim the throne.

They had the track record, after all.

But the name that appeared in the rankings wasn’t unknown, defying everyone’s expectations.

Jin Seo-jun.

Of course, it didn’t show that it was Seo-jun the streamer.

Only the three-character name and the latter part of the capsule number were revealed.

However.

“You’re talking about Training Hall right now, right everyone?”

For viewers, it was hard to believe it was just a coincidental name match with some other Jin Seo-jun who had beaten the Level 10 AI.

-Obviously

-First, is that really you, streamer? Not someone with the same name?

-I seriously got chills looking at the community.

-No way it’s a different Seo-jun lmao

Other game users didn’t know Seo-jun well.

He could gradually expand his recognition by playing other games, but he hadn’t built up that level of awareness yet.

But Assassin’s Dawn players were different.

They had heard Seo-jun’s name at least once while passing by and remembered the excellent control he had shown.

It was only natural that Assassin’s Dawn players were in an uproar.

[Shin Ha-yeon got knocked down again. But why Jin Seo-jun?]

[Training Hall – does this remind anyone else of ‘that guy’?]

-Ah lol that guy who didn’t even finish his quests and rage quit, then didn’t stream the next day?

└Yeah, that guy.

└Why did Nameless become He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named lmao

[‘That guy’, if you’re reading this comment, give up the affection quest with Christina-noona right now. It would be in your best interest to listen while I’m being nice.]

[Possibility that unknown is Nameless]

-100%. Can’t you tell from how he was trolling people?

└Looking at how malicious he was, it’s obvious lmao his personality showed.

[So he really beat Shin Ha-yeon?]

-No lol does Shin Ha-yeon look like a pushover?

└Yep

└Training Hall is different though, they didn’t face each other directly. Who knows if Shin Ha-yeon will reclaim it soon lol

-Anyway, he beat her

-Is this our Breath of the City assassin? I’m proud!

[Chilling fact: ‘That guy’ appeared the day before unknown showed up.]

-Then since Breath of the City is his first game, he went to Training Hall and won before even playing the game? Sure, lmao

-At this point we should seriously wonder if he’s a real-life sword master

-Does he really have ancestors with the surname Cheok?

-He’s not a college student, he’s special forces lol

[Just noticed that guy even has a handsome silhouette.]

The Assassin’s Dawn users naturally assumed the Jin Seo-jun in the rankings was him, and furthermore thought unknown was also him.

“Everyone, first off, this Level 10 AI is indeed me.”

Seo-jun confirmed for now.

If he wasn’t going to reveal it, he could have just set the information to private from the beginning instead of denying it.

Actually, there were more viewers than usual present.

“But unknown is not me.”

They probably won’t believe it, but whatever.

-The streamer’s AI this time is politely mannered and it’s hilarious lol I saw someone else fighting and before when you deflected a sword it would stomp, but this time it bowed and gave time

-LMAO

-That’s even worse LOL

-Anyone can see it’s the streamer

-Peak shamelessness

Seo-jun couldn’t help it.

He had just greeted Tae-woo and entered movements, which resulted in that behavior, but he was already branded as someone who trolled people.

So he decided to just outright deny it.

‘I’m saying it’s not me, so what can they do?’

And it wasn’t even that big of a problem anyway.

Among people who didn’t know him, there might be those who looked unfavorably on him using anonymity to troll people.

There might be some among people who knew him too.

But Seo-jun knew well that wanting everyone to like you was arrogant.

He had been in high places in his past life, after all.

“No, if you guys keep not believing me and misunderstanding that it’s me, the real unknown might come back and take the throne soon.”

Seo-jun made a serious expression, but it didn’t work.

-Coming back as unknown?

-Fake news declaration…

-Trying to manipulate the market lol

-You think we’d believe that?

-Streamer Jin Seo-jun: Declares he’ll try to win a fight against himself!

-LOL

While they exchanged playful banter, the viewer count filled up.

A mix of people wanting to see the conclusion of the hidden scenario ‘Choice’ and hidden quest ‘Hunt.’

People who had simply come to watch after hearing the news that Seo-jun was the new Level 10 AI.

“Hmm.”

-Fuck is it really you?

-Are you that asshole who was trolling?

-Get ready to get wrecked by Shin Ha-yeon soon lol

Some people were disrupting the chat.

Floating viewers.

These were viewers who didn’t settle in one place but wandered between various streams, and most were just ordinary viewers no different from any others.

But as some sage said, if five people gather, one of them is trash.

When floating viewers suddenly flocked due to some incident, viewers who ruined the chat atmosphere inevitably came along too.

‘The solution for times like this is surprisingly simple.’

He could set follower-only chat restrictions.

His broadcast viewers had such a high follow ratio that most were followers.

So even with chat restrictions, existing viewers could communicate smoothly.

Seo-jun immediately set it so only people who had followed for over an hour could chat.

-Comfortable

-It was hard work cutting them.

-Thanks

The managers posted in chat.

They had been catching all sorts of trolls too.

‘I saw some English chats too.’

Was it because of Training Hall?

Training Hall was on the Korean server with only Korean players, but Shin Ha-yeon was famous enough that some foreigners might have come to watch.

Anyway.

Seo-jun started the game.

“Alright then, let’s finish this.”

* * *

Seo-jun looked around.

Assassins in combat-disabled states were scattered throughout the alley.

“See? I didn’t need to do it again. Who was it? That guy.”

Seo-jun interrogated the people who had posted chats when he said he would rage quit.

-It wasn’t me

-No, who said that? Let’s stop the fake news

-Hands up! Wasn’t me anyway

“Now you behaved. Should I do autopsies on everyone chatting right now?”

Seo-jun could check all chat records that viewers had posted in this room.

This was called an autopsy.

“How about bans if you get caught?”

-Sorry

-I said it too.

-Run!

-Escape!

-We were completely wrong

People who had been playing dumb just seconds ago started confessing.

And someone even paid bail money.

Literally bail money.

[‘Bail Money’ donated 100,000 won!]

[I spread fake news about Seo-jun-nim rage quitting, please accept this and forgive me T_T]

“Ah, Bail Money-nim, thank you for the 100,000 won donation. But unfortunately, since you didn’t tell me your ID, I can’t forgive you.”

Seo-jun left the alley and walked toward the abandoned factory.

-LMAO

-Pay more money!

-A real monster born from capitalism

“I won’t do autopsies for now. Everyone confessed honestly and someone even paid bail money.”

[‘Rigged Dice’ donated 10,000 won!]

[It was me!]

The identity of the bail money was revealed.

It was a viewer with the nickname Rigged Dice.

-Isn’t this a big spender? What a troublemaker lol

-Even big spenders can’t stand rage quitting

-For real lol

Seo-jun laughed while recalling what Alpaca had said.

Every viewer carries at least one troublemaker in their heart.

He arrived at the abandoned factory.

He climbed the stairs going up.

The interior was damaged due to the explosion, with blackened scorch marks stuck to the walls.

When Seo-jun reached the rooftop, Arthur, who had been waiting for him, clapped his hands.

“Really amazing. I never thought you’d survive our assault. It’s completely my defeat.”

Arthur then dropped the dagger in his hand to the floor and raised both hands.

It was a sign of surrender.

But Seo-jun didn’t believe it.

Because when he entered the rooftop and looked around, he had seen shadows flickering.

The viewers hadn’t noticed yet, but it was a characteristic that appeared when assassins were disguised.

“As expected.”

His prediction was right.

His sharply honed senses picked up the presence of someone approaching.

Seo-jun spun his body around.

The Arthur in front of him disappeared like a mirage, and the Arthur who had been closing distance from behind twisted his face as his surprise attack plan fell through.

Seo-jun grabbed his charging arm and threw him down.

“Easier than the Master Assassin guy.”

Not particularly surprising.

What an organization’s leader needed most wasn’t personal martial prowess, after all.

The quest was completed and disappeared.

“Oh, the quest is finished. But if I hadn’t noticed the surprise attack and got caught, would it have been back to the beginning?”

-Could be lol

-That would be brutal

-Good thing you noticed their strategy first

-Why are your instincts so sharp

Seo-jun looked at the subdued Arthur.

He tried to kill him, but his body wouldn’t move.

Auto-progression?

Arthur, collapsed on the floor, spoke with difficulty.

“How did you… My stealth technique should have been perfect.”

Far from perfect though?

The assassins in his past life would slow their heartbeats to near-stopping levels for stealth.

‘Well, that’s what makes it fun though.’

Seo-jun watched with interest to see how the story would unfold.

“Damn it, you ruined everything! Since it’s come to this, I’ll blow up this entire city to drag you down with me somehow!”

Oh?

That’s when a sword pierced Arthur’s arm.

“Aaaagh!”

Seo-jun’s gaze moved from the sword embedded in Arthur’s arm toward the handle.

There was a woman in uniform.

“Disgustingly pathetic, seriously. Yep, I already dealt with the magic you installed underground in the city. Are you insane? That’s why Assassins guys are… Tsk tsk. Freedom my ass.”

That was exactly what he wanted to say.

“Hello?”

She smiled brightly at Seo-jun.

Her personality seemed simply cheerful.

“My name is Viola.”

It was the purple-haired woman who had appeared when he caught the Tower Master.

The viewers’ reaction exploded.

Because.

-So pretty omg LOL

-Noona, do you have a boyfriend? Noona, do you have a boyfriend? Noona, do you have a boyfriend?

-Get away from the streamer right now!

-How do I join the Order?

She was pretty.

Seo-jun shook his head internally.

And Viola continued speaking.

“And I’m affiliated with Order Central. Wait, don’t look at me like that.”

How was he looking at her?

“Everything that happened in this city was completely outside Central’s expectations. Central is confused, so control isn’t working properly. They sent me to try to resolve it, but well, I can see I’m too late.”

Bitterness was evident in her expression.

“So what am I supposed to do about it?”

A sarcastic remark escaped Seo-jun’s mouth.

Of course, it wasn’t something he had said.

And the viewers knew this too, but.

-Sorry noona. Our streamer is kind of lacking in manners, right?

-Seo-jun, did this hyung skip etiquette class yesterday? Come here with me

-Why are you talking like that! How dare you to our Viola-noona!

-You guys better watch out for bans lmao you’re going crazy lol