Swordmanship Veteran's Game Stream Chapter 152
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Arin was flustered. She knew Seo-jun intended to play the villain, but she had not expected him to throw it out so openly.
Bangju, who had watched Seo-jun's actions in For Chivalry, was also thinking that this was quite something.
The skill with which he provoked the Orthodox Faction and Unorthodox Faction had gone nowhere.
Opinions that had come up in Dawn of the Assassins in the past came to mind.
-Is it really okay to let this bastard loose in multiplayer?
"Hahaha... Of course there might not be one. Indeed."
Bangju turned his head to the side. Arin, who was sitting in the center, broke down again.
Yet Seo-jun had flustered such a person twice already.
"Um... You haven't... really seen the true skills of the other teams yet, right? Since the game is The League."
Even so, her determination to salvage the situation slightly was visible.
It was a decent way to host. Although doing this would not extinguish the fire, people still preferred speaking circuitously over being blunt, and it made them dislike it less.
Would it not be different from saying "you are ugly" straight to someone's face versus "your face shines so brilliantly that I can dare not open my eyes to look upon it"?
Fortunately, Seo-jun also seemed to know this instinctively.
[Ah, as you saw today, everyone did so well that I meant I couldn't pick just one team. Of course.]
Seo-jun's face, filling the video chat screen, smiled and spoke.
It was a good-natured smile. On top of that, what if it was combined with his handsome appearance?
-Pfft, lol, he completely crushed them and then claimed they all did well, lol
-That's not what he meant, he literally just claimed everyone else is trash, lol
-The appearance of Lucifer on Satans' Travel, huh, huh, huh.
-Yeah, Liben must have exploded, lol
-Demonic Sect members! Sword God fans! Rise quickly and let's go to Liben to defend him!
However, Bangju and Arin thought at the same time.
Yes, this much was enough.
People would laugh it off, and they could accept it more easily as a form of provocation and trash talk.
Indeed, Seo-jun could be said to possess a natural talent for managing public opinion.
Just looking at how he tuned it instinctively despite having so little experience and probably not even watching streams often.
Just as Bangju admired him once again and thought that he indeed had the qualities of a major streamer—
[So, I am most wary of myself.]
[Because as long as I don't make a mistake, I think our team will win the championship just like that.]
"Just now, you said you were wary of all the teams..."
[Ah, I meant it was hard to pick just one team because everyone did well. I didn't say I was wary of those teams.]
How could he say that?
Rather, it would be set in stone that he had not chosen one because everyone's skills were just mediocre.
'As expected, Seo-jun is Seo-jun.'
Bangju recalled that day once again.
The image of Seo-jun achieving twelve consecutive victories after telling everyone to come in for the remaining time.
It was a game community that made people re-evaluate a wise saying of a sage: "When five people gather, at least one is garbage."
That wise saying could fit any situation.
Whether doing a group project, playing sports, or even inside a company.
However, it was an undeniable fact that the users of The League had thoroughly proven that wise saying.
That meant at least one out of five players of The League was strange.
And Liben was the largest among the game communities.
If one combined these two, what kind of conclusion could be drawn?
It meant that even if they were not garbage, there was really a massive number of trolls.
This was a fact that everyone who used Liben acknowledged.
Not that other communities did not have them, but this was the community of a game that established the 4-to-1 formula.
And the scale was also large. There was no comparison.
At the moment when the attention of all the Teusu on Liben was focused.
The villain of this tournament made an appearance.
[Crazy provocation, lol]
[He was a total alpha male, lol]
[How does he think of twisting it there to hit them again? lol]
[Double the provocation!]
[Ah lol he's saying they're gonna win]
The reaction was positive.
Seo-jun's remark was a provocation directed at the other teams.
However, since trash talk was also considered a form of culture, karma like this had often accumulated in previous tournaments as well, so it was not a major problem.
Yet, perhaps because the fact that he was trolling remained unchanged, the reactions did not end with just those.
[Honestly, seeing the other A-grades getting demolished gives the answer]
[He should just be S-grade alone. The other A-grades are too bad]
[If you watched today, even the fanboys should admit it lol]
The problem with the trolls lay in these kinds of posts.
They intentionally hyped up Seo-jun's remarks and his team.
To be precise, they used Seo-jun as an excuse to raise him high and put down other teams.
In other words, instigators swarmed.
It would not matter if these posts got buried, but the moment even one of them received many upvotes and rose to the top.
[This is crossing the line, isn't it?]
[The main game hasn't even started yet, and they're already getting ahead of themselves?]
[No, he's damn arrogant. A rookie. Is he even close to the other streamers?]
[Honestly, I feel like he was showing off too much in the game as well.]
A backlash due to the comparison sprang up, and a controversy unfolded.
It was the opposition from fans cheering for other teams.
However, it was not just fans who were there.
There were also those who had used Seo-jun as an excuse to put down the other teams.
For them, it did not matter which side they were on.
It was only important to slander others.
That was why they took this side and then that side, joyfully putting down others.
Thus, one could argue that Seo-jun was in the wrong for trolling.
However, these instigators would have appeared no matter what, even if it were not for Seo-jun's remarks.
The community users knew this well.
[Honestly, I think he's playing a pretty suitable villain role, agree?]
[What if he had that kind of skill, face, and even a good personality? That's too perfect. I rather view it as a balance patch]
[Ah lol just laugh a little!]
Now, what was important was who was better at manipulating. That was how public opinion battles originally were.
There were countless people in the community.
Smart people. Those who manipulated. Those who were manipulated.
It would be great if clear information or opinions could be conveyed to everyone, but people did not read every single post.
In other words, what was important in dealing with instigators was higher firepower.
Well, even if not, it would dissolve naturally. As it always did.
However, if the instigators were not extinguished quickly enough, the fatigue was bound to grow.
Seo-jun's viewers, who were veterans in this area, began to participate.
The broadcaster plays the game really dirtily—no, dirtily well, but God only put in a teaspoon of personality in exchange!
He's originally this kind of person, so please overlook it just once! lol
Seo-jun's viewers began to apologize. Instead of saying they were truly sorry, they were cracking jokes and playing along to suit the situation.
-Pfft lol he was always like that though
-In the midst of that, the fan intentionally wrote "plays dirtily" lol. Your broadcaster does play dirtily indeed, lol. Is it because he's damn good?
-Why are these bastards apologizing?
└Do you know how many controversies we have encountered? We merely realized that apologizing is the answer! (Author)
└This bastard is trolling as life itself, lol
└If his skills weren't so good, we would have buried him ourselves long ago, you Liben bastards lol
It became sufficient.
[The reason why fans are currently apologizing on his behalf lol]
[Just an amazing guy!]
[There is a streamer who makes his own viewers apologize? lol]
[We do need this kind of character]
[Ah lol I feel sorry for those Demonic Sect guys, so I'll let it slide just this once lol]
Right on cue, the reactions of other streamers were also posted.
[Breaking News) Pado, smiling, burns with enthusiasm]
[Rain, despite the provocation, remarked, "He's cool." How far will Korean society's excessive lookism go!]
-Crazy simps lol. Why does saying someone is cool flow into lookism?
-Lol he is cool indeed, and handsome too, lol
[E-grade Mental, controversy arises as he claims his competitive spirit is ignited by Seo-jun's remarks. Viewer: "Hyung, can you even compete?"]
[A stir is caused as streamer Kim Tae-woo, the best friend of Mr. Jin who is currently at the center of the controversy, conveys, "Please swear at that bastard more!"]
-Friend, hurry up and get sworn at!
-Ah lol they say if you get sworn at you live long, so he's telling his friend to live a long life!
The other streamers knew well that there was no need to take it seriously.
Especially the veterans, they even responded by drawing humor out of it.
As this happened, the instigators lost their strength, and only after the public opinion battle ended did what happened today begin to catch the eyes of Liben's users properly.
[Guys. But isn't Jin Seo-jun's headshot ratio insane?]
30 to 40 is fucking high, right? But this streamer failed only once. Even that failure was because Pado blocked it with a frying pan. Do you know what the figure is?
-He didn't shoot a lot, but it is truly insane lol
└We couldn't see the headshot ratio because it was hidden by the frying pan, lol. Crazy.
-Is it a hundred shots, a hundred hits?
-If so, should we re-evaluate Pado? lol. The only man who blocked a headshot. The man who had the qualification to challenge God, lol
[I just tried deflecting bullets with a frying pan with my friend, and after getting shot evenly in the arms, legs, torso, and face, I threw the frying pan away. Is this normal?]
-In fact, openly blocking like that was a play that appeared for the first time today, lol
[How on earth did he do the dual-wielding? It's really fucking fascinating]
[They should make the pros try to reproduce this too...]
[Just every single thing makes no sense, fuck lol]
And in the end, just as Seo-jun had originally intended.
[At this point, isn't it fact rather than provocation?]
No, wasn't he rather humble?
-Looking back, that seems correct.
-It took less than a minute to re-evaluate Seo-jun. He even surpassed the 3-Minute Curry Squad. Touching!
[The probability of winning indeed seems to be the highest?]
[Although it is premature to talk about winning yet, I am really looking forward to it]
The setup was established.
[It will be hard for Seo-jun to win, because I am here. by Mental lol]
[Because of his teammates, nothing is certain yet]
[Anything can happen in The League. Do not be certain]
[First of all, he said with his own mouth, "Because as long as I don't make a mistake, I think our team will win the championship just like that." Let's remember this karma, guys lol]
Why did players want to be sold at a low price? Was it so that the team leader could invest more in other team members, making the team stronger?
That was also part of it. From a team perspective, it made the most sense.
However, for individuals, especially low-tier users, there was another reason.
The pressure that if they were sold expensively, they had to prove they were worth the money.
In that sense, Rumi, who was an unsold item, thought that her situation was better than last time.
No, she had thought so.
'Ah! Why did the setup have to be established like this!'
[Even if you lose because of your teammates, you'll have to pay back the karma anyway, Seo-jun lol]
[You just need to trust these bastards. Ha Yun-ho, Wind Sword, Alpaca, Durumi!]
[Ha Yun-ho's team will decide which group they will play against now, so after provoking them like that, just try playing against weak teams, lol]
Attention was drawn. And already, karma was about to pour down.
Upon Seo-jun, and upon them, who were Seo-jun's teammates.
"No matter how much we get sworn at, I'd rather we play against a weak team and at least avoid early elimination..."
"What do you mean by that, Rumi?"
"Since it has come to this anyway, let's just keep running for this tournament."
Currently, they were holding a meeting with the stream turned off to decide which team they would be grouped with.
They were just planning to play against strong teams, no matter what.
"No, Seo-jun. I know you're good, and I know you made the provocation for the entertainment of the stream!"
"It probably wasn't for the stream though..."
Alpaca muttered from the side, but Rumi ignored him and continued speaking.
"Still, please, can't we just form a group with weak teams?"
We won, but why! Why on earth!
Why are they fiercely debating which team is the strongest!!
Let's pick a team that's relatively easy to deal with!
'Am I the only one worried? Just me?'
Only Rumi was worrying.
Sensing such anxiety, Seo-jun spoke.
"No, I'm not worrying about your skill, Seo-jun, but my own skill... If we lose because I play poorly, you might get sworn at..."
Of course, Seo-jun also knew what Rumi was worried about.
Therefore, Seo-jun spoke gently.
"Seriously, do not worry. You won't even be able to play poorly, you know?"
Rumi and the teammates beside her had to feel an inexplicable chill for a moment.
"You won't even be able to play poorly."
'What does that mean?'
She could not dare to ask.
After the meeting ended, the time for group selection arrived.