Chapter 17
"Hello. It's nice meeting you all properly in real life for the first time. I'm travel streamer Jin Seojun."
As he opened the door, Seojun walked over to the desk where the camera was set up and waved his hand.
Then he sat down in the chair prepared beside it.
After pulling out the chair for him, Alpaca spoke once Seojun had taken his seat.
"So? What do you all think? Doesn't Mr. Seojun seriously look exactly like his avatar? I told you, didn't I?"
Alpaca grinned proudly.
Wow.Why is he actually handsome? Why is he actually handsome? Why is he actually handsome?Honestly, he looks even better in real life holy shit LMAO.Damn, the world is seriously unfair. This is depressing.But why are you so happy about it, Alpaca? LOL.Meanwhile Alpaca touched up his nose, his eyes, shaved his jawlineβ
Alpaca, who had been laughing, suddenly frowned deeply after reading one particular comment and raised his voice.
"Hey! My face is still exactly the same one I scanned in my twenties! What do you mean I touched stuff up?! I still look the same as a few years ago!"
???Huh?Waitβ¦ does he genuinely not know?βδΊΊβ (literally Alpaca's face)
"Noβ¦ I know I gained a little weight, butβ¦"
"A little"?Was it really just weight though?Looks like Father Time beat the hell out of you.It's way more noticeable because Seojun's sitting next to you LMAOOOO.
"Can't hear you. Can't see you."
Alpaca closed his eyes and pretended not to notice.
Then he subtly moved his chair farther away from Seojun and spoke.
"But Mr. Seojun, could you move just a little to the side? You're not fitting in the frame very wellβ¦"
"Huh?"
He's 100% self-conscious.Ooooh? Why's he backing away? LMAO.
Seojun just accepted it casually, while Alpaca settled down a slight distance away and grabbed the mouse.
"Alright! Then from now on, let's have a little Q&A session. There's nothing better for stalling time than this. I reopened donations soβ oh holy crap."
Alpaca abruptly panicked mid-sentence and frantically moved the mouse.
"What happened?"
"I set the minimum donation amount to 10,000 won, but the donations piled up instantly. Seriously, what are you all so curious about? I'm raising the price. Fifty thousand won. If it's not something you really want to ask, just ask in chat instead. There, done!"
After letting go of the mouse, Alpaca explained the basics of PC streaming to Seojun.
The framework was mostly the same as streaming from a capsule. After all, people also streamed through Travel on computers, so it was only natural.
The only difference was the finer details of the interface, and Alpaca explained those parts.
"Mr. Seojun, you like beef, right?"
Tap.
Alpaca clapped his hands after releasing the mouse.
"Yes."
Seojun nodded.
There weren't many people who disliked beef.
"That's a relief. Alright then, I'm going to set up the food and the streaming equipment in the living room, so let's see how good Mr. Seojun's communication skills are."
With that, Alpaca stood up and left the frame, rummaging through drawers in search of streaming equipment.
After all, they couldn't grill meat inside the room.
Seojun played the first donation.
[Oppa, I love you.]
"Ah, thank you. But are you really a female viewer?"
Seojun replied with a smile.
"Oppa," my ass.LOLLLLL.(swinging)
Comments like that flooded in.
And thenβ
As Alpaca carried the streaming equipment out from behind them, he shouted:
"You guys never send me donations like that! That was ten thousand won!"
Yo, did he leave?Yeah.If you're jealous, just be reborn, Paca LMAOOOO.I mean, we can't exactly lie.People should have some conscience.
The moment Alpaca left, everyone immediately started talking behind his back.
Then Alpaca suddenly returned and popped back into frame.
"I was watching everything on my phone, everyone."
He pointed two fingers at his eyes, then toward the viewers, making a gesture that said I'm watching you.
Repeating the gesture, Alpaca slowly backed out of the room.
He came back just to say that?
"That was almost on the level of 'Dad's not asleep yet.' Terrifying."
LOLLLLL."Dad's not asleep" LMAOOOO.
Letting out a quiet laugh, Seojun moved the mouse and played the next donation.
"Oh, this one's about the game."
[I want to get Weak Point Detection too. Can't you show more examples of Lines?]
Most of the skills in Seojun's skill window were still locked.
Given that Seojun lacked playtime and hadn't properly carried out many assassinations, it would've been stranger if he had tons of unlocked skills.
However, there was one newly unlocked skill in his window.
And that was Weak Point Detection, the very goal of today's collab stream.
'Try using it once!'
Alpaca and the viewers had become excited over the fact that Seojun had genuinely unlocked the skill, and Seojun switched the stream to his own field of vision before activating Weak Point Detection.
The moment he didβ
The scenery changed as though he were suddenly seeing something invisible before. Borrowing the viewers' words, it looked like thermal camera vision.
Lines appeared across every object in his sight.
Since he had activated it in the middle of a market, the only equipment-like objects visible were things like knives, but the lines drawn across them were unmistakably the Lines.
Weak points that could destroy equipment if sliced along properly.
The viewers exploded with excitement and wanted the skill for themselves too.
The only problem wasβ
How are we supposed to destroy equipment while fighting Richard?Is this difficulty for real??It's already hard enough to target Lines on regular NPCs, and now the Ruler???help
"Hmm⦠if you want to see more examples, come watch my stream tomorrow."
That was enough for today.
"And honestly, there are probably players much better than me who'll unlock the skill soon and share it with everyone."
Our streamer's pretending to be humble LOL.Cleared Ettore, Drake, and Richard first. Fought 1 vs 30 while never failing a single parry, destroyed guards' shields and weapons by seeing Lines without even having the skill, and stripped Richard down to his underwear in one combo⦠a player better than Seojun, huh⦠I'd love to meet them.
One especially noticeable chat message appeared.
Alpaca had sent it from outside the room.
"Haha. Alright then, next."
[I'm the owner of 25 million points. Praise me, everyone. No, praise Mr. Seojun.]
The Assassin of Joseon sent the donation proudly.
He had bet the maximum amountβ250,000 pointsβon Seojun finding four or more, and won the x100 payout, earning 25 million points.
The Assassin of Joseon was now ranked first in points.
And not by a small margin either.
He had over twice as many points as the second-place viewer, who had accumulated 10 million points.
It truly wouldn't have been strange to call it a historic event in Travel's history.
Seojun clapped and said,
"Congratulations. Next!"
[What is the Fragment of Order?]
It was another game-related question.
Fragment of Order.
[Dissembler Boss Drake has been slain.]
[Obtained Fragment of Order (1/4).]
It was the notification that had appeared the day before when he killed Drake.
And the same thing happened when he killed Richard Neville.
[Knight King Richard Neville has been slain.]
[Obtained Fragment of Order (2/4).]
It was an item with absolutely no description attached to it, but just like Weak Point Detection, there was a reason people were curious about it.
Because Seojun was the very first person to obtain an item called the Fragment of Order.
The condition itself was obvious enough for anyone to understand.
Is this game favoring brute-force play now?How the hell are we supposed to kill Rulersβ?Honestly jealous that this is basically content only he can do.
Killing a Ruler through brute force rather than assassination.
But there was still one unresolved issue.
Its purpose.
The Fragment of Order wasn't a consumable item, nor equipment. It simply sat there in the miscellaneous inventory tab.
When Seojun had previously killed Drake, he had obtained a Fragment of Order then too, but there hadn't been many viewers at the time, so it never became a major topic.
Seojun simply shared his thoughts on it.
"I don't even fully understand the world setting of Dawn of the Assassins myself, you know?"
Afterwardβ
Seojun scratched his cheek awkwardly and looked off into the distance for no reason.
Even after saying it, he felt self-conscious.
LMAOOOOOOOO.The developers' carefully planted lore bait ended up in the hands of a newbie like this LOL.This is genuinely legendary.Wait, are we supposed to figure this out now?People who can kill Rulers?
After that, Seojun continued answering all sorts of questions while going through the donations one by one.
[What kind of exercise do you usually do?]
"I just run."
Writing that downβ¦ runningβ¦Don't you do martial arts or something? lol.
"I don't do martial arts. But if I did, I'm confident I'd be good at it."
At least good enough to critique professionals.
Seojun swallowed the rest of the sentence.
VR and reality are different, but people who are good in one usually end up good in the other too.Feels true lol.
[What do you do in real life?]
"I'm just an ordinary college student."
Calling yourself ordinary with that face is deception thoughβ¦
[Why did you start with Dawn of the Assassins?]
"A friend recommended it."
And so on.
He also answered questions flying by in chat so that the people typing there wouldn't feel left out compared to the donators.
And he didn't forget to thank everyone either.
That was how Seojun steadily worked through the backlog of donations.
"Hmm⦠should we lower the donation amount a bit?"
It wasn't like nobody was willing to donate fifty thousand won.
But rather than making money, Seojun thought there might be people who genuinely wanted to ask questions but couldn't because the price was too high.
The amount did feel somewhat excessive.
"Hmm, how do you do this again?"
The sound of frantic mouse clicking continued.
But the stream settings didn't change at all.
Wait, is he seriously unable to find it?Wow, he's actually terrible with technology LMAOOOO.So that's why he entered the stream late earlier.
Streaming settings were more complicated and finicky than expected.
"Haha, everyone, I'll find it soon. Just give me a second."
He couldn't even rely on the viewers for help. Unless someone had actual streaming experience, most people had only ever watched broadcasts, not managed them.
"Hmmβ¦"
At this point, Seojun even started searching online for how to change Travel donation settings.
He browsed through several sites.
But he still couldn't find the method.
The reason was simple: none of the guides explained from the very beginning where to click and how to navigate the menus.
"Once I learn it, I'm confident I'll never forget it⦠but for now I'll just call Alpaca."
Seojun sighed with a stiff expression.
[Ahhh this is so frustrating LMAOOOO. Just take this.]
[Hyung⦠this isn't a bit, right? Please tell me it's not.]
[Watching this is making me suffocate. I swear even my grandpa could find it faster LOL.]
Donations exploded one after another.
And these were all donations over fifty thousand won.
"Ah, thank you for the support. But wait a second. Stop donating. I'm lowering the amount soon."
[Nope. It's my money and I'll waste it however I want. Don't stop me.]
[A broadcasting monster! A donation-collecting genius has appeared!]
[What would happen if this man played computer games instead of VR?]
[Even this might all be part of a meticulously calculated script.]
Despite Seojun trying to stop them, people continued laughing and willingly throwing donations at him.
They had fallen for Seojun's charm.
Just how far ahead did this guy plan?Damn, broadcast genius.He shouldn't be learning tricks like this already LMAO.
"The food's ready, so come out now. But wow, Mr. Seojun, you're good at collecting donations too. You definitely have talent for streaming."
Giving a thumbs-up, Alpaca opened the door and called for Seojun.
"If you were watching, you could've at least come help me."
Seojun grumbled.
How was an old man bad with computers supposed to survive in this world?
Alpaca grinned as he disconnected the stream from the computer.
"Well. Thanks to that, the donations exploded."