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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 13
Chapter Title: The Grain Hunt Bet
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-Alha!
-Stream's on!
-lol
-Sup!
Alpaca gazed at the chat window filling up at breakneck speed.
He couldn't calculate exact numbers, but it felt way faster than usual.
Collab streams always drew more aggro and pulled in bigger crowds than solo ones.
Plus, there'd been the promo video from yesterday, and Seo-jun's viewers hyping it up with that Joseon Assassin clip at the forefront.
But above all, the 20,000 people already watching Alpaca's stream had gotten a live taste of Seo-jun's gameplay. That was the real kicker.
All those viewers now buzzing with curiosity about him had kept the collab chatter spreading like wildfire on Alpaca's cafe.
[Viewers: 4,327]
It hit 4,000 viewers in seconds after going live.
And the number showed no signs of slowing, climbing steadily higher.
Alpaca watched with a satisfied grin, then dove into VR at just the right moment.
"Ta-ha!"
The dark stream screen lit up as Alpaca appeared in the lobby.
-Alha!
-Hey
-Here for the Unknown seat
-Ta-ha
-ㄴㅅㄴ
[Viewers: 10,000]
Viewership had already blown past 10,000 and was barreling toward 20,000.
"Hey everyone, you know what day it is, right?"
-Cut the crap, get out
-You think we don't?
-Fr, clear off Alpaca's face already
"Yeah, yeah. But it's my stream, and somehow no one's here for me. Sigh."
Alpaca put on a pouty face, but the viewers' reactions stayed ruthlessly consistent.
-Yup
-Yep, spot on
-You're trash anyway
-Nah, I'm here for Alpaca tho?
"Oh? Big Defense says he's here for me?"
Years of streaming had honed Alpaca's skill at spotting a specific user's chat amid the flood.
It was essential for smooth, engaging banter with viewers through the nonstop scroll.
And then...
'Best Defense is Winter Sardine' typed again.
-Gotta see the Die King in action lol
"Die King's not on tonight, you punk. Banned."
-lololololol
-Gross lololol
-??? Why no Die King today?
"Why no Die King? Good question. It's 'cause I gotta learn Musou mode. From who? Drumroll... introducing my professor for the night!"
Alpaca flowed naturally into the stream script, bantering with chat, then signaled Seo-jun watching from outside and shouted.
"Streamer Jin Seo-jun!"
-sighhh
-clapclap
-wooooah
-....
-Where is he?
Alpaca panned the lobby spawn point and waited.
An awkward silence stretched out, exceeding normal load times, so with stream audio unmutable, he filled the air with filler talk.
"Huh? Where is he? If you're watching Seo-jun's stream, hop in quick. I'm dying here. Hey! Manager, do something!"
-Phone collab? lololol
-Wait, is the collab not today?
"Not a phone collab. We're doing offline afterparty later too."
Then.
A notification popped in Alpaca's friends list.
A whisper.
"Whoa, message. Something wrong?"
Worried about a glitch, Alpaca opened it fast.
The content blindsided him completely.
Hey, I have no idea how to get to your lobby... Mind inviting me? lol...
Alpaca's face genuinely cringed this time.
For real?
Stream bit?
He damage-controlled first.
"Uh... Y'know, Seo-jun's been in capsules less than a week, so cut him some slack, folks."
-lolololololol
-kekekekeke
-That 'lol' is infuriating lol
-This guy's the prof? lolololol
Bwaaaaaah! Bwaaah!
The lobby's resident mascot, Dabak, looked skyward and trumpeted the arrival of a new player.
"Hello. Sorry I'm late. Streamer Jin Seo-jun here."
The lobby center flared bright as Seo-jun's character spawned.
Due to the botched start, Seo-jun wore a sheepish grin while greeting.
"Hahaha! Happens to the best of us. You're still a total newbie anyway."
Seo-jun recalled his most flustered moment lately—the chaos inside the capsule just minutes ago.
Glancing at chat's nonchalant reactions, he breathed a sigh of relief.
-Can't even enter lobby tho lol
- <<<<<< The dude learning from that noob
-Alpaca's fault for not prepping lolol
With nearly 20,000 viewers, the chat's firepower was on another level.
It scrolled so fast it was almost dizzying.
And as he'd sensed before, this room's vibe had a spicy edge.
Roasting the streamer seemed baked into the content here.
Every stream's chat reflected its caster's style.
Some corralled viewers into aggro piles they secretly loved; others kept things squeaky clean.
Seo-jun dug this rowdy freedom.
'As long as my skills don't give 'em ammo... Probably...'
It'd be fine.
Alpaca launched into explaining the collab's origin.
"As you all know, thanks to Seo-jun taking down Drake, I ended up Die King."
If that works, I'll take that guy as my master, learn from him, and Die King until I Musou Drake! (1,000 won Big Spender!)
Perfect timing—a donation chimed, reminding Seo-jun of yesterday's clip and cracking him up.
"You really banning me? And Seo-jun, don't laugh! Even if I started it, without you slaying Drake, I wouldn't be Die King!"
"True. I do feel a tiny bit responsible for you, Alpaca."
"Right?"
"Especially since on day two of the game, I never imagined someone would boldly claim they couldn't Musou Drake... so I just did it."
-lololololol
-Reverse roast activated!
-Translation: Sorry. But your fault.
-Translation: So?
-Translation: Alpaca's the idiot
How far would they go? Chat twisted his excuses to dunk on Alpaca harder.
Seo-jun and Alpaca locked eyes and burst out laughing.
Alpaca couldn't shake the impression of Seo-jun's poise. No nerves in front of 20,000 strangers.
He owned the room, landing zingers like it was nothing.
"Yeah, my bad. So please, save me, Professor."
"I'll do my best, Alpaca."
Everyone here—Seo-jun, Alpaca, viewers—knew salvation was a pipe dream.
"Anyway! Two things on tap today. First, hop into my game so Seo-jun can show how he beat Drake..."
-???
-No freeloading
-Sneaky bastard lol
Hooks flew in instantly.
Seo-jun caught Alpaca's quick pivot and disappointed pout.
"Kidding. We'll join the prof's game, watch and learn."
Assassin's Dawn had co-op assassinations.
A multiplayer feature inviting others into your game—they could assist the host or sabotage freely.
"Oh! You're doing barehanded assassinations too, right? Seo-jun seems barehanded. Any reason? And what base skills'd you pick?"
"Hm... No real reason or skills."
"No skills at all till now? Like basic passives for attack speed or damage buffs."
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"Didn't need 'em."
Truth was, he'd played oblivious till now.
But admitting that sounded lame.
Seo-jun spun it cool.
-Damn!
-Rekt!!! Can we copy?
-This is true barehand
-If Alpaca's bragging barehand, he needs this level lol
-No skills for the kill? Fr?
-Yup
-Alpaca reset your skill points and copy NOW!
Since Seo-jun showed, everything tilted against Alpaca.
But 25,000 viewers soothed the sting.
"Also, no skill window in your game UI at all?"
That was why Seo-jun hadn't known about skills. He'd learned prepping the collab.
"Unlocks after your first contract at the tavern—Christina unlocks it."
"Ah, greeted her post-tutorial, never hit the tavern since."
Makes sense now.
Suddenly, Alpaca paused mid-chat.
"Wait. Then why'd you even fight Drake? Wasn't a guild contract."
"Got caught pickpocketing in the market, dragged by gang thugs."
"Ah...?"
Seo-jun said it casually, but Alpaca's face cycled through shock.
"Ah..."
Staff meeting yesterday skipped these gritty details.
-lolololololol
-wwwww Got Die King'd by a pickpocket wwww
-Culprit's a thief lololol
-Pro gamer? lolololol
"Haha, yeah, happens. You protected market peace! Haha... Tch. Anyway, second thing: skills."
That was why he'd brought up skills earlier.
Alpaca pulled up a window.
"Screenshot of my skill menu."
Weak Point Detection
Unlock Condition: Destroy weapons via Grain 10 times (2/10)
-lolol doing that?
-Impossible
-Wtf is it?
Gamers clocked it instantly; casuals demanded deets.
"Lemme explain. Seen clips like this?"
Alpaca fired up new footage.
A foe's rapier shattered when the player struck a precise spot.
Same for other NPCs' rapiers or different weapons—nail the point, same result.
Then the popup.
[Unlock Condition: Destroy weapons via Grain 10 times (2/10)]
Clip ended there.
"Fantasy novels got 'grain'—the weak spot that cleaves objects easy! Find 10, unlock Weak Point Detection!"
Two grains found so far.
One: viral rapier fluke from the clip.
Other: subquest NPC spilling longsword grain.
-So how tf do we find 'em lol
-What's the pattern?
-No one knows
-But what's Weak Point Detection even do?
"Dunno what it does. Last ununlocked skill. So yesterday, I asked Seo-jun if his skills might sniff out grains."
-Filling personal greed on collab time?
"Greed? You cool with locked skills?!"
-Why drag prof for that lololol
"I'm too noob!"
-Bold! Alpaca!
-lolololol
-So conclusion?
"Yup. Seo-jun saw the clip and figured the grain rules. Right?"
"Eh, sure."
Seo-jun shrugged, effortlessly chill as ever.
-??? Cocky much
-Overplaying lolol
-How could he know?
-Alpaca's boss opening shop today? lol
"So! Bet we find one this stream or not!"
This was the main event.
Grain? Master? Lessons? All buildup.
[Channel Point Prediction Begins]
Instant channel point predictions.
The viewer frenzy trigger.
-Let's gooo!
-Alboss! Take my points!
-Easy bet today heh
They had no clue.
The biggest upset in Travel history was about to drop. On Alpaca.
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