Translator: rainbowturtle
Editor: LD & Jyazen
Hyeonu was holding his laptop, but his face was stiff like things werenât working out well. Yeongchan saw this scene by chance as he was passing by. He sat down next to Hyeonu and asked, âWhat are you looking at so seriously? Are you looking for porn?â
On the laptop screen, a video of a warrior player dueling was playing. Yeongchanâs eyes were excellent. He could see that the playerâs level wasnât adequate enough. It was just right to be called an ordinary player. If the player just wanted to enjoy playing Arena, then he would enjoy it more than anyone else.
âWho is in the video?â
âThe second student.â
Upon hearing Hyeonuâs short reply, Yeongchan realized why Hyeonuâs expression was like this.
âThere is no answer.â
It meant that the limits were clear, and that playerâs limit was in the middle. It was exactly 50%. This level was far from a bronze medal.
âHe is just an ordinary second class advancement warrior. Is it possible?â
Yeongchan thought it was impossible even if the other person was Hyeonu. Well, it might be different if Hyeonu himself were playing with the account. Teaching the player would be pointless.
âRegardless of who his teacher is, he is the one who will be fighting.â
At this moment, Hyeonu closed his laptop and stretched.âGroan. My waist.â
Yeongchan shook his head at Hyeonuâs casual appearance and asked, âHow can you change so quickly? I thought you were just worried. Did you find a solution?â
âI just need to teach. If he doesnât have items, then I can give them to him. Whatâs the problem? Wonât I be a good person if I lent them to him?â
At Yeongchanâs question, Hyeonu made a look that questioned Yeongchan.
***
Hyeonu connected to Arena and clicked on the sparkling message window in front of him.
âWhat is this? Who sent it?â
Hyeonu checked the sender of the note. The one who wrote the note was a player he recently met during the Alkyl battle.
âLiu Shei? Ah! Adidas.â
Hyeonu noticed why Liu Shei had sent him a note. It was due to his words the other day. Hyeonu read the note after seeing the sincerity of the sender.
[To Alley Leader:
It is Liu Shei, the Third Dragon of the Kowloon Guild.
I want to know when it is possible to have the meeting you promised the other day.
I hope to meet you as soon as possible.]
âIt must be pretty urgent.â
Hyeonu took a screenshot of the note and sent it to Kale. Liu Shei asked for the appointment, but he didnât say the meeting had to be a secret. Moreover, Hyeonu didnât want to keep this encounter a secret from Nike. Then Hyeonu forgot about Liu Shei, opened his friends window, and sent a whisper to one person.
-To Sunny:Sunny?Where are you now?I think we have to meet up.
Sunny didnât answer. Hyeonu thought a reply would come soon and opened the inventory. âWhat is this?â
Then he saw something in his inventory for the first time. It was a small pouch. Hyeonu had no memory of putting this pouch in his inventory.
âWhat is this?â
Hyeonu pulled out a small pouch and checked the information.
[Comprehensive Competition Reward]
[Epic rated compensation for the comprehensive competition.
Rating: Epic
Restrictions: None
Effect: An item will appear randomly.]
âAh! I forgot about this.â
Hyeonu remembered the day of the comprehensive competition. It was the day when he explained about Masked Fighting King to the audience. Since then, things had erupted unexpectedly and he had forgotten about it. Hyeonu rejoiced like he had found money in his winter clothes. It was an unexpected income. âShall I take a look?â
Just then, a whisper from Sunny arrived.
-From Sunny:Alley Leader?Iâm in Brigs right now.Where should I meet you?
Hyeonu responded to Sunnyâs whisper while preparing to open the pouch.
-To Sunny:I will go straight to Brigs.
He had to start hunting again anyway. Hyeonu boldly opened the pouch and put his hand inside.He was looking forward to what would come out of the epic rated pouch.
-From Sunny:Ah, really?We should also talk about the stream...
There was colorful fanfare as Hyeonu pulled something out of the pouch. It was a gold coin.
[100,000 Gold Coin]
[As the name suggests, it is a coin worth 100,000 gold coins. Once placed in the inventory, it will instantly be converted to 100,000 gold.]
After confirming the information about the gold coins, Hyeonu screamed and forgot he was whispering with Sunny. âKuaack!â
Sunny was stunned by Hyeonuâs scream.
-From Sunny:Whatâs going on?Huh?
â100,000 gold! The reward from the epic rated pouch is 100,000 gold!â
Hyeonu was quickly awakened by Sunnyâs voice and replied while he was still holding onto his sense of reason.
-To Sunny:I stepped on a stone.Itâs fine.Okay, I will go right now.
Hyeonu had tears in his eyes as he placed the coin in his inventory.
âIt is 100 million won. 100 million. Hyeonu, isnât your bank account really empty right now? It is 100 million won.â
Hyeonu tore the return book to Brigs.
***
âI was really surprised just now. You suddenly yelled...â
Hearing Sunnyâs words, Hyeonu scratched his head sheepishly. âForget about that. I just stepped on a stone...â
Sunny didnât believe it at all. However, Hyeonu was so adamant that she was forced to move on. Sunny wondered, âThe reason youâre looking for me is information, correct? Is it about the territories that will rebel?â
Hyeonu nodded silently.
Sunny watched Hyeonu and continued,âI have one question. Arenât you curious about how I know this information?â
âIf it doesnât harm me, then I donât need to know. Additionally, you will try to say it even if I donât do anything.â
Sunny groaned at Hyeonuâs words. She couldnât take the initiative this way.
âIn fact, Iâm the disciple of a fairly senior black magician. My master was in a fairly high position, so I was able to get a lot of information. There was also an NPC who was an older disciple brother, but I think he is dead. On that day, many black magicians were killed and everything was broken.â
âI see.â
Sunnyâs information was fairly accurate. Hyeonu had wondered where she got such information, but she had kept it a secret. He had been curious but thought it wasnât polite to ask.
Sunny continued, âMy master found out the base was wiped out. He is gritting his teeth because his home has been robbed. The leader is already dead. My master is ready to rush to get revenge for the chief and his disciple."
âSo which territories are the targets?â
âMy master is aiming for right here, Brigs. It is where the strongest force will aim. Iâll send you a note with the other places later. Itâs so hard to memorize everything.â
âIs that so?â
âThen Iâll have to handle this place.â
The strongest force naturally meant danger, but on the other hand, it meant the highest rewards. Hyeonu was working hard to get the maximum rewards.
âThen letâs talk about the stream. Iâll ask directly. When will I make an appearance?â
Hyeonu was generous. He wasnât proposing a joint stream but a guest appearance. A joint stream would divide the viewers. This might be a boon for Sunny, but it could also hurt her. If Sunnyâs viewers were absorbed into Hyeonuâs streaming, then the meaning of the joint stream would fade.
âYou want to do a guest appearance in my stream?âSunnyâs eyes widened.
Hyeonu nodded. It was such advanced information that he would make 100 guest appearances if necessary.
âYou have provided this information, so I should do this much. Just let me know when so it doesnât overlap with my streaming date. Tell me what to do. Iâll fit it in.âHyeonu left everything to Sunny.It was because he found it annoying.
Yet for Sunny, Hyeonu seemed like a man with infinite considerations for her.
âIâll send you a note with the data and concept of the stream later.â
A bean pod perfectly covered the eyes of the beauty.
***
âBoss, itâs an emergency. Emergency!âKale made a fuss as he ran into Jamieâs office.
Jamie stopped what he was doing and turned his head toward Kale. âWhatâs going on? Did Alley Leader encounter an accident? Otherwise, why else would you be running around like this?â
âThere was an accident.â
âWith Alley Leader?â
âNo, with Adidas!â
âAdidas? Is it the Adidas that I know?âJamie didnât seem to believe Kaleâs words.
Kale once again said to Jamie, âI got a message from Alley Leader. I was told that Adidasâ Asia branch wants to meet with him.â
âAre you saying theyâve made direct contact?â
Kale shook his head. It wasnât Adidas but the Kowloon Guild sponsored by Adidas.
âThey sent someone else. The Third Dragon, Liu Shei approached Alley Leader.â
Jamie laughed. Liu Shei didnât have a good relationship with Hyeonu. Yet he approached Hyeonu? This meant that someone from Adidas had bought him. There werenât many people in Adidas who would move against the Third Dragon. In fact, there was only one person that Jamie knew of who would ignore morality. âItâs Cheong Chen. That fool who only knows money is aiming at Alley Leader.â
âIs he the manager of the Asia branch?âKale made an expression of understanding after hearing Jamieâs words.
This might be Adidas, but they still abided by commercial morality. Many companies poured money into Arena, and some of them were bigger than Adidas. In other words, it meant Adidas was never in a favorable position when fighting with money. So why did they do something this irrational?
It must be Cheong Chen. He thought any method was fine as long as he could make money.
âSo what should we do? Should we ask Alley Leader not to meet him?â
âThere is no need. The Alley Leader I know would never sign a contract with Cheong Chen. He is a righteous man. If we leave it alone, he will act on his own. All we have to do is make it bigger and make Adidas suffer a lot.â
âIt is nice to hear that, Boss.â
Adidas and Nikeâthey were the twin walls of the sporting goods industry and longtime rivals. It gave Jamie great pleasure to imagine humiliating Adidas.
âWe need to send a report to headquarters. The boss will love it. If it is Adidas, then wonât Bill Knight want to hit them?â Jamie said. He seemed to be having fun imagining his boss laughing loudly in headquarters. Then he added some brief words, âMaybe there will be rewards. An opportunity like this is rare.â
âIt is all thanks to Alley Leader.âKale followed Jamie in laughing.
âKale, try to draw up some rough guidelines. Youâll see when it comes out.â