A Swordsman’s Stream

Chapter 17

“Hello, everyone. This is our first meeting in real life. I’m Jin Sojun, a Travel streamer.”

Sojun opened the door, approached the desk with the camera, and waved his hand. Then he sat down on the prepared chair.

Alpaca pulled out the chair for Sojun and spoke after he sat down.

“How is it, everyone? Doesn’t Sojun-nim look exactly like his avatar? I told you, didn’t I?”

Alpaca grinned proudly as he spoke.
-Wow
-Why is he really that handsome? Why is he really that handsome? Why is he really that handsome?
-Actually, he looks better in real life LOL
-The world is really unfair, this is just perfect
-But why are you so happy, Alpaca? LOL
-Alpaca touched his nose, eyes, and even reshaped his jaw

Alpaca began to laugh but immediately frowned and got annoyed when he saw a certain chat message.

“Hey! I’ve kept the face I had when I scanned it in my twenties! What did I touch? I look exactly the same as I did a few years ago.”

-???
-What?
-What’s this? Does he really not know?
-LOL
-ㅡㅅㅡ (Exactly Alpaca’s face)

“Well… I did gain some weight…”

-Did he only gain a bit of weight?
-Are you sure it’s just weight gain?
-He seems to have endured the bombardment of time
-Sojun-nim next to him makes the comparison worse LOL

“I can’t hear you. Can’t see you.”

Alpaca closed his eyes and pretended not to hear. He subtly moved his chair away from Sojun and said,

“But Sojun-nim, can you move a little so that you can be better seen on the screen…”

“Pardon?”

-LOL
-He’s definitely conscious
-Wait, why is he moving away? LOL

Sojun just let it be, and Alpaca settled a bit further from Sojun before grabbing the mouse.

“Alright! Now we’ll have a brief Q&A session. There’s nothing better for killing time. Donations are open again so… Oh wow.”

Alpaca suddenly panicked and moved the mouse busily.

“What’s wrong?”

“I set the minimum amount to 10,000 won, but the donations piled up rapidly. Do people really have that many questions? I’m raising the price to 50,000 won. Unless you’re genuinely curious, just ask in chat. All set!”

Alpaca let go of the mouse and explained the streaming process on the computer to Sojun. The basic framework was the same as the broadcasts from the capsule. Streaming through Travel on the computer made this obvious. However, there were some differences in the detailed interface, and Alpaca explained these parts.

“Sojun-nim, you like beef, right?”

Clap.

Alpaca clapped his hands after setting down the mouse.

“Yes!”

Sojun nodded his head.

Not many people disliked beef.

“That’s good. I’ll go set up the streaming equipment and food in the living room now. Let’s see how well you communicate.”

Saying this, Alpaca got up from his chair and left the screen, rummaging through drawers for the streaming equipment. After all, they couldn’t grill meat in the room.

Sojun prepared to read the first donation.

『Oppa, I love you.』

“Oh, thank you. Are you really a female viewer?”

Sojun answered with a smile.
-Oppa, really?
-LOL
-(Shaking)

These kinds of chats popped up.

Meanwhile, Alpaca, who was carrying streaming equipment out of the room, shouted,

“You guys never sent me donations like this! It’s 10,000 won!”

-He left?
-He’s gone.
-If you’re jealous, be reborn, Alpaca LOL
-We can’t lie, can we?
-People need to have some conscience

As soon as Alpaca left, the back talk started. And then, Alpaca, who had left, returned suddenly and appeared on the screen.

“I was watching everything on my phone, everyone.”

He raised his index and middle fingers to his eyes, gesturing towards the viewers to indicate he was watching them.

Thus, Alpaca repeated the gesture as he retreated backward out of the room.
– Did he come all the way here just to say that?
– It was almost as scary as ‘Dad’s Not Sleeping’.
– LOL, absolutely right!

Sojun chuckled as he moved the mouse to play the next donation.

“Oh, the next one has some game-related stuff.”

『I’d also like to get the Weakpoint Perception skill. Can you show us some other examples of grain?』

Most of the skills in Sojun’s skill window were still locked. Given his limited playtime and the fact he hadn’t performed a proper assassination, it would’ve been strange if many skills were unlocked for him.

However, there was one newly unlocked skill in his skill window—Weakpoint Perception, which was the goal of this collaboration.

“Give it a try!”

Alpaca and the viewers were excited to see that Sojun had truly unlocked the skill. He shifted his streaming screen to display his view and used Weakpoint Perception.

Suddenly, the background changed as if he were seeing through a thermal camera, lines appearing on all the objects he viewed. He was in the middle of a market, so he could only verify items like fruit knives, but those lines clearly indicated the grains.

Following those lines allowed him to destroy equipment at its weakest points. The viewers went wild, expressing their desire to acquire the skill themselves. The only issue was,

– How do you destroy equipment while fighting Richard?
– Is the difficulty real??
– Even normal NPCs are hard to target for seams, let alone a Ruler?
– Help!

“Hmm… If you want to see other examples, come to my stream tomorrow.”

That was all for today.

“And probably, there will be more skilled players than me who will obtain the skill soon and share it with you.”

“Our streamer-nim pretending to be humble LOL.”

“Sojun, who faced Etor, and Drake in a 1 vs. 30 fight without failing a single parry, and Richard after destroying the guards’ shields and weapons, and stripped Richard’s armor in one blow… Seriously, I’d love to see someone better.”

– LOL

A particularly noticeable chat popped up. It was from Alpaca outside.

“Haha. Now then, next.”

『I have 25 million points. Bow down to me. No, bow to Sojun.』

I am Joseon’s Assassin had sent the donation confidently.

He had bet the maximum 250,000 points that Sojun would find more than four targets, and he earned a 100-fold return, netting a total of 25 million points. I am Joseon’s Assassin now ranked first in points, more than doubling the 10-million-point viewer in second place.

This was undoubtedly an event that would go down in Travel history.

Sojun clapped and said,

“Congratulations. Next!”

『What is the Fragment of Order?』

Back to the game again. The Fragment of Order.

『Dissembler’s boss, Drake, has died.』
『You have obtained a Fragment of Order (1/4).』

An alert had popped up when he defeated Drake the previous day. The same thing had happened after defeating Richard Neville.

『Knight King Richard Neville has died.』
『You have obtained a Fragment of Order (2/4).』

Although it was an unexplained item, people were curious for the same reason as with Weakpoint Perception. Sojun was the first to obtain this item. The conditions were clear to anyone.
– Do you favor Musou?
– How can we beat a Ruler?
– A content exclusive to yourself. Impressive.

Defeating Rulers not through assassination but through Musou. However, an unresolved question remained—the purpose. Not a consumable or equipment, the Fragment of Order merely occupied a slot in the miscellaneous tab. When Sojun had previously obtained the Shard by defeating Drake, there were fewer viewers, so it did not create much buzz.

Sojun shared his thoughts briefly.

“I don’t really know the lore of the Assassin’s Dawn world?”

After speaking, Sojun scratched his cheek and glanced off into the distance, feeling self-conscious about his words.
-LOLOLOL LOLOLOL LOL

-Feels like the creator’s hidden prize went to this newbie, lol.
-It’s a true legend.
-Do we really have to find this?
-Who can catch the Ruler?

Sojun answered several questions and processed each donation in turn after that.

『What exercise do you usually do?』

“I just run.”

-Running, noted…
-You don’t do martial arts or something? Haha

“I don’t do martial arts. But I’m confident I’d be good if I did!”

He was confident enough to coach the athletes. Sojun swallowed the last part of his sentence.
-Virtual reality and reality are different, but if you’re good at one, you’re usually good at the other too.
-That seems true, lol.

『What do you do in real life?』

“I’m just an ordinary college student.”

-Calling yourself ordinary with that face is deception…

『Why did you start as the Assassin’s Dawn?』

“A friend recommended it to me!”

And various other questions. He always answered questions from the chat to ensure no one felt left out, expressing his gratitude each time. Sojun managed all the piled-up donations like this.

“Shall we lower the donation amount a bit?”

Although there were people who donated as much as fifty thousand won, Sojun thought some might have genuine questions but didn’t ask due to the high price. So, he decided to lower the donation amount. It felt too high anyway.

“Hmm, how do I do this?”

The sound of the mouse clicking continued, but the stream settings did not change.
-Don’t tell me he can’t find it?
-Wow, he’s really bad with machines, lol.
-So, that’s why he was late in the first place.

Streaming settings were more complicated and tricky than expected.

“Ha-ha, I’ll find it soon, everyone. Just a moment.”

Asking the viewers for help wasn’t an option. Unless they had streaming experience, most of them had only watched stream screens.

“Hmm…”

Eventually, Sojun searched on the internet for how to set up Travel donations. He browsed through several sites but couldn’t find the method. There were no detailed explanations on where to click from the beginning.

“I won’t forget once I figure it out… For now, I’ll call Alpaca-nim.”

Sojun sighed with a gloomy expression.

『Agh. Frustrating, lol. Just take this.』
『Hyung. This isn’t part of the act, right? I mean, it can’t be.』
『I’m suffocated just watching. Even my grandpa could find it better than this, lol.』

Donations kept coming in. They were more than fifty thousand won each.

“Oh, thank you for the donation. But please, stop. I’ll lower the amount soon.”

『No, it’s my money, and I’ll spend it how I want. Don’t stop me.』
『Streaming genius! The master of fundraising has arisen!』
『How about trying computer games instead of just virtual reality?』
『This might all be part of a meticulous script, omg.』

People laughed and happily threw donations despite Sojun’s attempts to dissuade them. They were charmed by Sojun.
-lololol
-How far did you foresee?
-Wow, a streaming genius.
-You’re not supposed to learn this so quickly yet, lol.

“Your food is ready, come out now. By the way, Sojun-nim, you’re excellent at raising funds. You definitely have a talent for streaming.”

Alpaca gave a thumbs-up and called out to Sojun while opening the door.

“Why didn’t you come help if you were watching?”

Sojun grumbled. An elderly person struggling with computers, life could be hard.

Smiling broadly, Alpaca disconnected the computer’s streaming, “Well, thanks to that, the donations are pouring in.”