Greatest Swordsmaster’s Game Streaming - GSGS Chapter 11: The NPC You've Never Seen Before

Myriad Disease King.

It is a tournament where individuals fight using their martial skills in an octagon that allows all types of weapons. It’s the only virtual reality event Geomseong knows of, and it’s the most prestigious martial arts competition in the country.

“So if you become famous here, it’s the Myriad Disease King…”

Geomseong muttered softly.

“Oh, and by the way, Fother King doesn’t have separate servers; people from all over the world participate.”

With current technology, even being on the other side of the planet doesn’t pose a delay issue.

“This player seems to maintain a top global ranking, so it’s no wonder they’re competing in domestic tournaments.”

Given such achievements, it was only natural for them to participate in domestic events.

“I see…”

Geomseong nodded slowly, understanding the reason. As he pondered, the video of Saberizgod ended. Geomseong asked,

“Do you have any other videos?”

“There are tons…”

“Let’s watch one now.”

Geomseong was strongly curious about Saberizgod. Not only was it the channel activity and tournament participation similar to his own goals, but also the impressive skill level.

“Shall I play the next one?”

Thus began the Saberizgod highlight reel. Hyunjeong, too, found herself watching along with Geomseong, almost unintentionally.

As Geomseong watched, he felt a strong urge. Saberizgod’s combat stirred his fighting spirit.

‘I want to fight that person.’

It wasn’t just a childish desire to battle a strong opponent. He genuinely wanted to know where he stood now.

‘It’s been a while.’

It had been several years since he last competed in the World Kendo Championship. Since the advent of virtual reality, he hadn’t wielded a sword properly. Now, he needed to objectively assess his level, not just in streaming but also in competing in the Myriad Disease King.

“Is something wrong…?”

Hyunjeong asked with concern as Geomseong seemed lost in thought.

“Oh, just thinking about some things.”

It wasn’t a serious concern, just a small curiosity.

“By the way, how’s the editing going?”

“Well… it might take a while. I want to put in as much effort as possible since the materials are good.”

Even though she was a high-level professional, she was helping with streaming without any compensation. Geomseong, who was currently in a position where he could only receive help, smiled sheepishly and expressed his gratitude.

“…Really, thank you, Hyunjeong.”

“It’s nothing… I’ve received a lot of help from Hayun too, you know…”
Hyunjeong wasn’t forcing herself to help. She needed to prepare her portfolio anyway, and she had received more than expected help from Hayun. Hayun had created high-quality avatars for her without charge.

“By the way, isn’t it almost time for your broadcast? You should be heading off…”

Had it already become that time? Geomseong checked the time on the hologram window. There were only 10 minutes left until the broadcast. He had lost track of time while engrossed in Saberizgod’s video.

“Right. I’d better go now. Thanks for making time for me!”

“Okay… I’ll watch the broadcast while recording it.”

Geomseong hurried out of the VMR chat and immediately opened the streaming site.

The third streaming session of the “Greatest Swordmaster” was about to begin.

 

***

 

Swordmaster, Tutorial Completed.

Current Viewers – 120

The number of viewers quickly growing at the start indicated that he had already established a solid following.

Hyunjeong watched his broadcast with anticipation, unlike before.

‘How will it be today?’

Recently, Geomseong’s streaming had become the only one she followed. The fantastic avatar control was genuinely enjoyable to watch.

‘I didn’t expect this at first.’

Every attack landed perfectly with lethal precision. His beast-like senses and movements were flawless, leaving no room for unnecessary actions. His physical abilities were impressive, and with his skill, he was almost a complete package.

‘But what’s going on?’

Hyunjeong wondered. Normally, it takes at least a month for someone to adapt to VMR. This is a process that even top athletes or professional gamers can’t avoid.

Yet Geomseong moved around as if it was his world, less than a week after starting.

‘Is he experiencing something different?’

Hayun had mentioned that Geomseong’s constitution was quite unusual. Hyunjeong blinked and tilted her head. As a VMR resident, she was eager to solve this mystery but was held back by her own social anxiety, leaving her only with questions.

The red light signaling the broadcast being live indicated that it was already the third streaming session.

The current number of viewers had exceeded 20 and was expected to grow further.

‘Let’s warm up a bit.’

Thinking that he had some time before starting, Geomseong began to stretch and move around.

“Phew.”

In this stream, he planned to showcase the training he had practiced in the training ground, and also apply some of the tricky techniques he had seen in Saberizgod’s video.

‘Hmm…’

Though he was becoming a bit more accustomed to VMR, the strange feeling still lingered. His physical abilities were overwhelming, but the sensations he felt were much sharper.

– What’s up? Why is he dancing right away?

– Is he practicing reactions after receiving donations?

– He only thanked us last time.

– Feels like watching an ad balloon haha

– How far will he get today?

The chat window, which was open beside him, scrolled rapidly. Had people already started coming in? Geomseong stopped his warm-up and looked at the chat.

<Greatest Swordmaster, Chapter 1 Tutorial Completed.>

<Current Viewers – 317>

 

“…Huh?”

Has the promotional effect of the clips brought him this far? It was only the third day of the broadcast, and he had already surpassed 300 viewers.

Word of mouth had started to spread through the community.

“Uh… hello, this is the Greatest Sword of the Country!”

– Hi hi hi hi!

– Glad to see you, Greatest Swordmaster~

– Wow, Ragnarok Soul, it’s been ages.

– For real lol I can’t believe someone’s playing this game.

– Why was he dancing?

– How far will he go in Chapter 2?

“I’ll… try to get as far as I can in Chapter 2. I’m not sure how it will go, but I’ll try to skip the small enemies as much as possible.”

Small enemies can be dealt with quickly, but skipping them is definitely the better choice. Boss fights are much more enjoyable.

 

“But how do you skip small enemies?”

 

– You need to stay out of sight and wait for 5 seconds.

– Just run ahead and hide in a corner for 5 seconds.

– Usually, people run through and hide in a corner all at once.

– You need to run really fast.

 

In short, you need to ignore the monsters and just run ahead, hiding after the fact.

‘Got it.

Geomseong nodded and smiled faintly.

“I’ll give it a try.”

– lol first time isn’t easy!

– Greatest Sword of the Country finds everything easy.

– Most people underestimate it and then get surprised.

– You need to run really fast though.

– He’ll just do it lol

– Lots of new viewers. lol

“Alright, starting Chapter 2 now.”

Geomseong found himself in a vast white stone plaza. The area was crumbling and falling apart due to the flying attacks of the Doom Knight.

He moved quickly to advance, climbing the stairs behind him to reveal a breathtaking view.

“Wow…”

A massive castle made of white stone adorned the cliff. It was an enchanting sight that made it feel like stepping into a fairy tale. However, hideous red crystals were growing everywhere, seemingly eating away at the beauty of the castle.

It looked as though a curse had taken hold of the stronghold.

 

– Wow, this scenery is majestic no matter when you see it.

– Chapter 2 starts now.

– Ragnarok Soul only needs to finish up to Chapter 2.

– DLC Chapter 3 is somewhat okay despite the mixed opinions.

– The cursed castle isn’t bad for scenery.

“It’s definitely on a different level compared to the graphics I saw on a monitor before.”

– Computer graphics? When did that come up?

– These days everything is holograms…

– There was romance in the old monitor days.

– Back in the day…

– Elder, go in before breaking the cane.

Geomseong’s age was revealed through the interaction with viewers. It wasn’t incorrect; he used an outdated smartphone while everyone else used hologram watches. Even his home appliances were over 20 years old.

“Ahem, anyway. I’ll continue.”

Geomseong knew this and awkwardly cleared his throat, trying to gloss over the fact that he was outdated.

‘It’s a bit disheartening to be stuck in the past alone.’

He walked towards the white castle, trying to appear nonchalant. As he moved along the narrow, precarious path, he felt uneasy. It was so narrow that any misstep could send him plummeting into the abyss below.

“Uh…”

The cold wind howled, and the bottom seemed to stretch into infinity, sending shivers down his spine.

‘Even though I know it’s VMR, it feels scary…’

Even though he was aware it was virtual reality, his mind perceived it as real, making his legs tremble like a newborn deer.

– What’s up? Why is he trembling so much?

– Is he afraid of heights? lol

– Can’t believe he’s scared of the cliff.

– Let’s not mock fear of heights.

– If he had acrophobia, he wouldn’t be standing here. LOL

“Is it game over if you fall here?”

 

– Death.

– Yeah, that’s right.

– You can’t survive a fall from here.

– Why is he getting angry?

“If you fall, do they show the entire fall sequence?”

– Tried it, but they didn’t show it.

– Showing it is the issue. LOL

– If you watch it to the end, it’ll cause a shock and force the capsule to shut down.

– I turned it off the moment I stepped wrong.

Even though it was virtual reality, the human mind perceives it as real. It’s strange that the fear of falling doesn’t come as a shock. It was reasonable for the capsule to forcibly shut down the game for user safety.

“…I’ll focus.”

Geomseong took a deep breath and continued down the narrow path, his legs still trembling. Finally, he reached the front of the stronghold and exhaled in relief.

“Phew…”

– Finally made it.

– Should scream once here lol

– Didn’t get to see him fall haha~

– The Swordmaster is chill in boss fights but gets scared over this LOLLL

– Let’s go lift the curse already.

– Skip the small enemies, let’s go!

 

Glancing at the rapidly scrolling chat, Geomseong proceeded with the game.

The entrance to the stronghold featured massive archways on either side, but they were all broken and stained red.

 

– Let’s go in~

– Lift the curse!

– We’ll meet soon.

– Princess!

– She walked where flowers bloomed.

– Oh, literary pretender!!

‘There must be an NPC here?’

Geomseong tilted his head at the mention of an NPC and squeezed through the gap in the archway. Once inside, he looked around but saw neither people nor monsters.

“Why is there nothing here?”

 

– Keep going.

– It’s normal omo

– We need to see the princess. Hurry up.

– Finally!

 

It didn’t seem to be a problem. Geomseong nodded and began exploring the stronghold. The old stone walls were cracked, and the battlements looked on the verge of collapse. The red crystal fragments embedded in the stronghold seemed to be eating away at it.

“I’ll head inside.”

Creeeak. As Geomseong entered the palace, he stepped onto the worn-out carpet. The fallen chandelier was shattered, and the paintings had become unrecognizable. In the center, red crystals shaped like human figures were clustered together.

– Princess, hurry!

– Saint Kairasard!

– Move up. Let’s go!

The viewers, eager to see the NPC, began flooding the chat.

‘Who could that be?’

Geomseong had no idea who the NPC was, having never encountered one before.

‘Is this it?’

He stepped over the red crystal figures blocking his path and climbed the stairs. On the upper floor, the walls were adorned with ghastly, faded paintings. Broken statues lay strewn across the floor in a pitiful state. As he continued to navigate the eerie atmosphere, a voice startled him.

“Is anyone there?”

The clear and melodious female voice caused Geomseong’s shoulders to jerk in surprise.

– Princess!

– The last legacy of Ragnarok Soul…

– Finally…!

– My top candidate for bride.

– What bride candidate? Do you want to die?

The NPC the viewers had been waiting for had finally appeared.