Chapter 13
– Alha!
– The stream is up!
– h2
– Ohh!
Alpaca watched the rapidly moving chat window. Though it wasn’t possible to calculate exact numbers, it seemed to be moving faster than usual.
Collabs always attract more attention and bring in more viewers than usual.
There was also the promotional video posted the day before and the promotions by Seo-jun’s viewers, who were fans of the Joseon Assassin. But more importantly, the 20,000 people who usually watched Alpaca’s streams had witnessed Seo-jun’s play live, sparking curiosity about him.
The topic of the collab continued to spread in Alpaca’s community.
[Viewers: 4,327]
Within seconds of starting the stream, the viewer count hit 4,000.
And the number kept climbing without showing any signs of stopping.
Smiling contentedly, Alpaca waited for the right moment to dive into virtual reality.
“Trha!”
As the previously dark screen brightened, Alpaca appeared in the lobby.
– Alha!
– Ohh
– Here to see the unknown star
– Trha
[Viewers: 10,000]
The viewer count quickly surpassed 10,000 and was heading toward 20,000.
“Welcome, everyone. Do you know what today is?”
– Whatever, just get out
– Would I be here if I didn’t know?
– Seriously, get Alpaca’s face off the screen already
“Yes, yes. But it seems like nobody is here to see me, even though it’s my stream. Sigh.”
Alpaca showed a hint of disappointment, but the viewers had a consistent reaction.
– Right
– Yeah, exactly
– Dude, you suck at this
– Not true, I came to see Alpaca!
“Oh? Dae Bangeo, you’re here to see me?”
After streaming for a long time, Alpaca had developed the ability to quickly spot specific messages from individual viewers in the flood of chat messages.
This skill was essential for smoothly interacting with viewers amidst the rapidly moving chat.
And then,
“Winter’s Best Defense is Large Amberjack” commented again.
– Have to watch you conquer the game lol
“Today is not about conquering the game, you idiot. You’re banned.”
-Hahaha
– F*cking noob lololol
– ??? Why aren’t you starting today?
“Why aren’t we starting today? Good question. It’s because we need to learn about the flawless playstyle today. From whom? Alright! Let me introduce our professor who will teach me today!”
Alpaca proceeded with the stream naturally, chatting with the viewers and signaling to Seo-jun who was watching from outside.
“Streamer Jin Seo-jun is here!”
– Applause
– Wowwwww
– Why isn’t he coming?
Alpaca waited, showing the spawn location in the lobby.
An awkward silence followed. As the wait exceeded the usual loading time, Alpaca had to fill the gap with words since he couldn’t mute the stream.
“Uh? Why isn’t he coming? Seo-jun, if you’re watching the stream, please come in quickly. I’m feeling awkward here. Hey! Manager, what’s going on!”
– Phone collab? lololol
– Is the collab not happening today?
“It’s not a phone collab. We’ll be doing an offline wrap-up later.”
At that moment, Alpaca’s friend chat notification popped up.
A whisper message had arrived.
“Uh? A message just came in. Oh no. Is there a problem?”
Alpaca opened the whisper quickly, worried about what might have gone wrong. The content was something he hadn’t anticipated at all.
[Um, I don’t know how to get into Alpaca’s lobby. Could you send an invite? Hehe…]
Alpaca genuinely looked embarrassed this time.
Was it sincere?
Was it part of the broadcast concept?
He decided to address it first.
“Um… Seo-jun is someone who hasn’t even been using the capsule for a week, so please understand everyone.”
– Haha, this is annoying lol
– Is this what you call a professor? lololol
Pwoo! Pwoo!
Alpaca and Daebak, who were stationed in the lobby, looked up at the sky and cried out to announce the arrival of a new character.
“Hello. Sorry for the delay. I’m streamer Jin Seo-jun.”
The lobby lit up brightly as the character was created, and Seo-jun appeared.
Seo-jun, who had been slightly flustered from the start, greeted with an awkward expression.
“Haha! That can happen. Technically, I’m still a newbie.”
Seo-jun recalled the most awkward moments he had just experienced inside the capsule. And seeing the chat responses that didn’t seem too concerned, he felt relieved.
– Still, not being able to get into the lobby is a bit lol
– <<<< The guy trying to learn from a newbie - Alpaca didn’t prepare in advance, so it’s his fault lol The chatroom with nearly 20,000 people had a different level of intensity. It was moving so quickly that it was slightly dizzying. And as felt before, this room had a bit of a spicy vibe to it. It seemed like making fun of the streamer had become part of the content. The tone of chatrooms varies according to the streamer’s style. Some streamers enjoy teasing their viewers, and the viewers actually like that, while others strive for a completely clean broadcast. Seo-jun liked the relaxed atmosphere here. ‘I hope I don’t get roasted for my skills... probably not.’ Alpaca began explaining why they were doing the collab. "Alright! As you all know, thanks to Seo-jun catching Drake, I’m now going for the ‘King of the Game’ title." ['Some Idiot' donated 1,000 won!] [???: If you succeed, I’ll become that person’s disciple and learn from them until I clear Drake without any flaws!] Just then, a donation alert rang, and Seo-jun remembered the previous day's scene and laughed. "Are you really going to ban me? And Seo-jun, you shouldn’t be laughing, even if it’s my fault. If you hadn’t caught Drake, I wouldn’t even be going for the King of the Game title!" "That’s right. I do feel a bit responsible to Alpaca." "Exactly?" "I never imagined that someone would boast about clearing Drake flawlessly on their second day of playing and then actually do it. I guess I’m at fault for that." - Compliment on! - Interpretation: Sorry, but it’s your fault. - Interpretation: So what? - Interpretation: Alpaca was dumb How far will these people go? They were making excuses and belittling Alpaca. Seo-jun and Alpaca laughed as they faced each other. Alpaca couldn’t help but think Seo-jun was quite impressive. He showed no sign of nervousness in front of so many viewers. Instead, he appeared to be enjoying himself, delivering a blow to Alpaca. "Yes. I made a mistake. So please, save me, Professor." "I’ll do my best, Alpaca." Both Seo-jun, Alpaca, and the viewers knew that he probably wouldn’t be saved. "Anyway! Today, we have two things to do. First, come into my game and show us how Seo-jun catches Drake, and then… -??? - Don’t take all the credit - Playing games, huh? lololol Hooks(?) appeared in an instant. Alpaca quickly changed the subject and saw Seo-jun making a regretful face. "Just kidding. I plan to join Professor’s game, watch his play, and learn from him.” In "Assassin's Dawn," there is a feature called "assassination together," which is a multiplayer function that allows inviting other users into your game. The invited users can either help with the assassination mission or interfere with the host. "Oh! By the way, I noticed that you're also playing without any equipment. Is there a specific reason for that? And what basic skills did you choose?" "Well... I don't really have a reason for using just basic skills." "You haven’t used any skills up until now? You know, basic passive skills like increasing speed or damage boost." “Yeah” "Why?" "Because I haven’t found them necessary?" In fact, Seo-jun hadn’t realized this until he started playing, but he chose to cover it up. -kya! - Screwed!!! Is copying possible? - This is really without equipment? - Alpaca should be doing at least this much if he's going to act like a bare-handed assassin lol - Is it true that you caught Drake without skills? - 00 - Alpaca should reset skill points and play properly! Since Seo-jun appeared, it felt like everything was turning against Alpaca. But seeing the viewer count hit 25,000 eased his mind. "And the skill tab wasn’t even in the game interface?" This was why Seo-jun hadn’t known about the skills. He only learned about their existence while preparing for the collab. "Oh, you can unlock the skill tab by visiting the tavern after receiving your first quest, where Christina will unlock it for you." "Oh. I guess I haven’t visited the tavern since after finishing the tutorial." Now he understood. Suddenly, Alpaca had a question. "Wait a minute. Then why did you catch Drake? You weren’t even hired by the Assassins’ Guild." "I was picked up by a gang member while pickpocketing in the market." "Ah...?" Seo-jun mentioned it casually, but Alpaca’s expression changed continuously. “Uh…” They had discussed things in a meeting yesterday but didn’t know these detailed aspects. - Hahaha, so because of a pickpocket, we’re going for the King of the Game? - The culprit is a pickpocket lololol - Is this guy really a master? lolololol "Haha, that’s how it goes. You maintained the peace of the market, haha… Hmm. Now, let’s move on to the second part, which is related to skills." This was why Alpaca had mentioned skills earlier. Alpaca displayed a screenshot. "This is a capture of my skill tab." The enlarged photo showed a description of an unlocked skill. [Weak Point Detection] [Unlock Condition: Destroy 10 weapons through ‘Gyeol’ (2/10)] Hahaha, this? - That’s nonsense. - What is that? Those interested in the game identified the photo’s content, while casual viewers asked for explanations. "Alright, let me explain. Have you ever seen videos like this?" The video showed a user attacking a specific part of an enemy’s rapier, causing it to shatter. Even if other NPCs or users with the same type of rapier were attacked in a different way, targeting the specific point had the same result. The video ended with the following notification: [Unlock Condition: Destroy 10 weapons through ‘Gyeol’ (2/10)] "Everyone, the concept of ‘Gyeol’ comes from fantasy novels, right? It’s a weakness that easily cuts through objects! By finding just 10 of these weaknesses, we can get the skill called Weak Point Detection!" So far, two weaknesses had been found: One was a rapier that broke and spread among people as a result of chance, seen in the video. The other was a longsword found through an NPC who reveals weaknesses during a side quest. - So how do we find them? lol - What are the rules? - No one knows. - But since it’s a skill called Weak Point Detection? "We don’t know exactly what the skill does yet. It’s the last remaining unlocked skill.” "I don’t know what the skill does yet. It’s the last remaining unlockable skill. So, yesterday, I asked Seo-jun if his skill might help find the weaknesses." - Why are you using the collab to fulfill personal interests? "Why am I fulfilling personal interests? Isn’t it uncomfortable for you that there’s an unlockable skill you don’t know about!" - Then why invite the professor to find out? lol "Because my skills aren’t good enough!" - So confident! Alpaca! - So what’s the conclusion? "Yes. The conclusion is that Seo-jun watched the video and thought he might understand the rules for finding weaknesses. Right?" “Yeah, something like that.” Seo-jun shrugged his shoulders, always with a relaxed expression. - ??? Just showing off - Going too far lol - How does he know? - Will Alsa’s store open today? lol "So! The point of today’s broadcast is to see if we can find the weaknesses or not!" This was essentially the main content of the broadcast. Weaknesses? Dominators? Guidance? All this was a build-up for this. [Channel Points Prediction Begins] Then came the channel points prediction. This is what drives viewers crazy. - Let’s go! - Alpaca! Take my points! - Betting should be easy today hehe At this moment, the audience was unaware of what was to come. Alpaca, or rather, the biggest upset in the history of travel is about to happen
