Translator: rainbowturtle
Hyeonuâs first stream ended with a strong aftermath. There were many Arena streamers in A-World. Of course, many of them held such events. However, no one was constantly doing events with as many items as rewards as Hyeonu.
âIsnât this unreasonable?â Reina asked him with a slightly worried expression. She had also seen Hyeonuâs real-time streaming. The event was obviously huge. Of course, it wasnât to an extent where it would bring a burden to Hyeonu.
Reina knew that Hyeonu made a huge amount of money. She didnât know the exact amount, but she knew that his income was incomparable to her income. Nevertheless, giving out rare items like this was very difficult and separate from money. No matter how much money Hyeonu had, it was crazy to give 10 rare items every week.
âHe isnât even a philanthropistâ¦â
Hyeonu just smiled deeply at Reinaâs worries.
âYou donât have to worry. I have many rare items.â
Hyeonu didnât offer rare items as gifts for nothing. There were enough items in his warehouse that he could give out items for months. Some rare items were great enough for rankers to rush in with bright eyes.
âIâll do that laterâ¦â
However, it wouldnât be given right now. He would wait until the overall level of the players rose. He would give out the items at that time.
âIt isnât a loss. As my A-World channel grows in subscribers and the streaming supporters grow⦠in a way, Iâm benefiting tremendously.â
Hyeonu didnât think of this event as a loss at all. Rather, the rapidly growing number of channel subscribers and video views in A-World would benefit Hyeonu. His value as a streamer was skyrocketing. Hyeonu had already climbed up and it seemed like he had no place to climb anymore. Yet it was climbing further. He completely suppressed others in an overwhelming manner and nailed the top spot.
âNow I am a streamer. For streamers, interest is life. This is a good thing.â
Reina nodded at Hyeonuâs words. She realized it once again at this moment. Now Hyeonuâs job wasnât a professional gamer, but a streamer.
âYes. Then Iâll help you as well. Iâve only received things from you so far. I will pick and send you some rare items I donât use.â Reina wanted to help Hyeonu even a little bit more.
âThank you, Reina.â
Hyeonu didnât refuse Reinaâs help. He readily accepted it. There was no reason to refuse this type of help. He had to receive it when he could receive it.
âIt isnât help, but a gift.â
It was a gift like Hyeonu himself gave out.
âBy the way, are you tired? There were quite a few battlesâ¦â Hyeonu suddenly asked with a worried expression. Hyeonu had no idea how Reina had been hunting before. The certain thing was that Hyeonuâs hunting was very different from other players. The time to hunt was long and very frequent.
âItâs okay. Rather, it is good? My strength seems to be improvingâ¦â
Unlike these concerns, Reina liked Hyeonuâs way of hunting. She didnât feel bored or tired.
âIt is the first time I knew that I could level up so quickly.â
Recently, Reinaâs level up speed had been tremendously fast. It was natural since the hunting speed was fast and there were few people to share the experience with. This didnât mean her skill proficiency was slow to increase. Her skill proficiency was also rising at a terrifying rate.
âIt is all thanks to Hyeonu.â
Hyeonu was the reason for her rapid rise in skill proficiency. Hyeonu pointed out Reinaâs shortcomings every time a battle was over.
âHow is that thanks to me? It is due to your talent.â
Hyeonu shook his head. All he did was say a few words and give a few demonstrations. It was Reinaâs talent that absorbed it.
âI can give advice to anyone, but there are few people who can put it into action. In that respect, Reina is a very talented person.â
Reinaâs face turned red at Hyeonuâs continued compliments. Hyeonu didnât care about Reina and continued saying what he had to say.
âSo letâs work harder. What skills will you practice this time?â
Hyeonu was thinking about taking a further look at Reinaâs skills. This wasnât an option, but essential. The more Reina played a role in the upcoming battles, the more comfortable Hyeonu would be.
âIn any case, there is timeâ¦ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
It was better to do something than to waste time while traveling.
âIâm more curious about how to use magic power than the skills.â
Reina was now wondering how to harness the fundamental magic power rather than how to use her skills.
âThere is nothing to say about that⦠you just have to practice a lot."
This time, Hyeonu had no advice to do it correctly. Dealing with magic power was up to an individualâs senses. It might be different if the person couldnât handle it at all, but he didnât have anything to add for players of Reinaâs level.
âThen Hyeonu, how do you handle magic power so well?â Reina asked with a very curious expression.
âMaster dude is just good. No matter what he learns, he can do it right away. Master dude is great.â
The answer came from Tang-E, not Hyeonu.
âHuh? What does that mean?â
Reina lifted Tang-E in her arms and made eye contact with him.
âMaster dude can do it right away as long as someone teaches him. He is truly a monster, a monster.â
Tang-E stuck out his tongue at Hyeonu. It was a playful expression. Hyeonu smiled when he saw it.
âIf I have to give one tip⦠it is imagination.â
âImagination?â Reina asked after hearing Hyeonuâs words. The words were unexpected. It was imagination.
âHow can that help?â
Reina played a close combat class and imagination wasnât something she thought much of. Those who needed to be imaginative were usually magicians. They were those who controlled magic power to achieve magic.
âYes, imagination. In any case, everything in Arena is imaginary. I can never move so quickly and strongly in reality. There is also no magic power. Meanwhile, Arena is different. That is especially true of magic power.â
Hyeonu reached out his hand. Around Hyeonuâs hand, a gauntlet made of purple magic power formed. Then Hyeonu made a fist-clenching gesture and a short dagger appeared in his hand.
âIt isnât just about moving magic power. Of course, you can make it like that. It will just take a long time.â
Hyeonu stirred his hand and the dagger scattered like a collapsed sandcastle. Then the vanished dagger reappeared. It was at a slower pace than the first time it appeared.
âDraw it strongly in your head or in your heart, Reina. It is easier than ever to control magic power while imagining a clear shape.â
Hyeonu threw the dagger with just a snap of his wrist. The dagger flew through the space at once.
Boom!
A huge vibration occurred from the area where the dagger was embedded. It wasn't just vibrations. Something burst and blue blood flew through the air.
[The low-grade demonic creature, the helmas, has been killed.]
[Experience has been acquired.]
Reina knew it without even looking. The demonic creature hiding somewhere was dead.
âThere is nothing else I can teach you. This is what I have learned recentlyâ¦â
âNo, thank you for this alone. Where else can I learn this?â
Reinaâs words were sincere. The imagination that Hyeonu told her about was a secret that she had never heard anywhere else. It was likely to be a secret that only Hyeonu knew.
Hyeonu continued to speak to Reina, âIt also might sound like bragging, but I originally played games well. Iâve been playing them for over 10 years since primary school. Iâve never missed being a ranker in every game I played since middle school. I think Iâve played all the fighting games and RPGs.â
It wasnât impossible. Virtual reality games were hugely labor-intensive and money consuming. Only one or two games were revealed a year.
âHe has been doing well since a young age?â
Reinaâs eyes widened at Hyeonuâs explanation. He had touched all the games. It was also to the ranker level.
âHave you played Horus Saga?â Reina spoke the name of a virtual reality game she played in the past.
Horus Sage was a role playing game similar to Arena.
âOf course. I was a high school student at the time⦠I remember not going to school and playing with Yeongchan. My ID⦠was it Nutt?â
Hyeonu searched through his memories. It was because he couldn't remember the ID he used in Horus Saga.
âNutt?â
Reina was once again amazed when she heard Hyeonuâs character name. Nuttâit was a name that everyone who played Horus Saga knew. It was because he was the protagonist of one of the biggest events in Horus Saga: the destruction of the Zeus Guild.
âThe Nutt that dismantled the Zeus Guild?â
âYes, something like that happened.â
At Hyeonuâs easygoing answer, Reina asked a question with an excited expression. It was something everyone who played Horus Saga was curious about.
âWhy did you fight the Zeus Guild?â Reina's question was eager at first glance. It was because all the parties involved shut their mouths. No matter how many times the players of the Zeus Guild were questioned, they didnât explain why they went to war with Hyeonu/Nutt and why the guild was ruined.
âI donât like joining guilds, but they kept on asking me to join. Later, they tried to chase and kill me. So I went looking for them and kept killing themâ¦â
âIs that possible?â
Hyeonu made it seem very easy, but in fact, it didnât make sense. An individual killing a large guild. The Zeus Guild also wasnât an ordinary large guild. If it was Arena, they would be at least in Kowloonâs position. Hyeonu destroyed such a Kowloon in a short period of time.
âWhy isnât it possible?â Hyeonu asked back. It was difficult but not impossible to ruin a large guild with a single person.
âI am alone and I have nothing to lose. They are different, right? Reina, people with many things to keep have a lot of weaknesses. Additionally⦠Horus Saga was a game where one death was very painful.â
Reina was roughly informed about how Hyeonu brought down the Zeus Guild. In Horus Sage, a PvP death would cause the player to randomly drop one of their equipped items. The damage was great even if rankers died only a few times.
âThen Xenon World?â
âI also played that. My characterâs name⦠Clough, it was Clough.â
âWhat about Muryeongâs War Records?â
âI think I was called Monster Sword thereâ¦â
Reinaâs expression became more astonished as she got to know Hyeonuâs history. Every name that came from Hyeonuâs mouth was really famous in those games.
âThey are all the same personâ¦â