A Swordsman’s Stream

Chapter 101

There were hardly any people watching the Battlefield interface at that time.

Perhaps that was why?

When Sojun’s stream suddenly displayed the victory of the Demonic Cult, it wasn’t easy to figure out what had happened immediately.

『????』
『Did the Demonic Cult really win?』
『Is this a bug?』
『Surprising, but congrats on the Demonic Cult’s victory ㅊㅊㅊㅊㅊㅊ』

Because of this, when posts like these appeared, there were many people who didn’t know what they were talking about.

Even though there were about 20,000 people in Sojun’s room, most of them remained on Sojun’s stream, and so there were many people in the community who couldn’t understand those posts.

『What are you talking about?』
『Why are you guys already seeing the future?』
『Looks like those Demonic Cult guys turned around and started seeing visions.』

-What’s with the Demonic Cult, hahaha
-Hahaha
-Hahaha
-Let’s give those cute Unorthodox kids a break just this once hahaha
-Why is everyone laughing? Have you all gone mad? (Post author)

Finally, when a user uploaded a screenshot of the Battlefield interface, people began to understand the situation.

『What’s with that?』
『The map is still the same, right?』
『Well, the victory message is in the usual position where it appears when the Battlefield ends.』

But it should appear during tomorrow’s 7 o’clock settlement, why is it out now?

『Here’s a rough guess』

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The Heavenly Demon’s game must have been the last one.

And since the last game ended, the points must have been calculated.

But it’s the first time all other forces got eliminated, right?

The trigger for the victory faction message was wrongly coded but got triggered for the first time due to this scenario.

The developers will give a detailed explanation!

==

Anyhow, due to some error, only the victory message was displayed prematurely.

This theory seemed the most credible.

And that meant the Demonic Cult truly won.

Everyone had foreseen to some extent that the Demonic Cult might win, seeing how the Orthodox Faction fell apart and the Unorthodox Faction was pushed into a corner.

Yet, for the Demonic Cult fans, the feeling after achieving a true victory was extraordinary.

『We really won, right? It’s not an error, right?』
『Finally… we’ve won… from being oppressed…』
『When were you ever oppressed lol anyways congrats』

And a user truly dedicated to the Demonic Cult.

ThirdElder.

He had fallen in love with the Heavenly Demon’s battles as a child and entered For Justice, experiencing many defeats since then, and now he sat alone in a virtual room pretending to drink.

Being a minor and in a virtual reality where he couldn’t drink, he never tasted alcohol in real life.

He just tried to set a certain mood, feeling an odd satisfaction.

He had entered the game for the sake of the Legendary Heavenly Demon, though the Heavenly Demon quickly vanished.

Despite this, the Demonic Cult appealed to him so much that he continued to play the game, but he never genuinely dreamed of winning the Battlefield.

And this time, someone in place of the Heavenly Demon arrived.

Gaining the title of Grandmaster, this person strangely set deathmatch records, achieved a winning streak, gained insane Reputation Points, and ultimately brought the Battlefield victory within reach.

It felt odd.

They won because of one person.

Without him stepping in for the Heavenly Demon, winning the Battlefield was a pipe dream for the Demonic Cult.

Yet still, it felt good.

Because.

Everyone truly did their best to win even one more game.

To avoid being caught for just one more day.

To block them for just one more day.

Because failing on any given day wasn’t an option.

“Really….”

They gave it their all.

Will we win tomorrow?

Like the past several days?

Despite setting things up well, anxiety seeped in.

Such is human psychology.

So, he gazed into the distant landscape, trying to clear his mind.

“It’s all a futile battle that concludes tomorrow….”

He created a mood, babbling nonsense.

ThirdElder.

He too was undeniably a user of For Justice.

“Fate itself is quite the same… Oh?”

Suddenly, message notifications began to pile up excessively.

What is this?

Why so many?

Did the one assuming the Heavenly Demon lose the game?

Has a catastrophe occurred?

Startled, he checked the messages and his eyes went wide.

“What, really?”

Because everyone was cheering.

They won?

The Demonic Cult truly won?

“We won! Waaaaaaah!”

In a solitary virtual room, ThirdElder ran around cheering, flailing his arms wildly with nobody to witness.

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-We did it!
-How did we actually win this!!!!
-Came to see the protagonist of victory
-Wow!!!!
-We should meet up
-Thank you, streamer-nim…

Sojun stared in disbelief at the ever-increasing number of viewers.

How far will that number go?

When initially discovering the game-ending message that the Demonic Cult won, everyone had been skeptical.

But upon reflecting, they easily deduced that if the victorious faction wasn’t the Demonic Cult, there was no way such a message would appear, even if it were a bug.

The result?

The viewer count increased in real-time.

Well.

It’s the same for Ark’s stream.

And other streamers too.

Everyone wanted to see the reaction.

-He actually made the Demonic Cult win hahaha, I recognize him as the Greatest of All Time among Heavenly Demons
-No more unfulfilled wishes now
-A legendary recognition. Simply legendary
-Heavenly Demon, you worked so hard ㅉㅉ

Originally, he planned to end the stream immediately after the game, but now he felt he should stay longer.

“What do you think? You all worked harder.”

So he sat down.

It felt like a final atmosphere.

Though they all say it’s over, maybe it hasn’t really ended.

“By the way, why do the Orthodox Faction folks seem the happiest right now?”

While the Demonic Cult fans responded, Orthodox Faction fans were busy mocking the Unorthodox Faction.

-Hahaha you losers couldn’t even hold out for a single day
-You should have at least tried isolating like us
-Do you think that would work?
-We won, yet similar folk are causing chaos haha

What would happen if the Unorthodox Faction attempted isolation like the Orthodox?

Even so, the Demonic Cult would unite in an attack, lacking additional support didn’t change.

For the Unorthodox, wasting a chance for isolation meant risking a day where they could hold out.

Do Orthodox Faction users not know that?

Of course, they do. Nevertheless, they open their mouths wide at their defeated opponents.

Even though they themselves are losers. But that wasn’t Sojun’s concern.

“Right. The Unorthodox had to do everything in their power. Wouldn’t you agree?”

Sojun mirrored the words of the Orthodox.

-Wow. The calmness of a victor.
-Tea-bagging on
-He’s about to start bragging! Run for it!
-Streamer’s inner thoughts) Now the losers have to face the music?
-Orthodox, you’re next

Sojun opening his mouth prompted viewers to retreat.

Darn it.

“I think you all fought well anyway.”

-Oh
-Wholesome mode
-Right, everyone fought hard haha

So he curved his words.

“But frankly, the Demonic Cult players fought the hardest. This achievement speaks for itself.”

Sojun reopened the window display.

“Don’t you think? Agree?”

Victorious faction, Demonic Cult.

-Yes
-Lose and stay silent T_T
-We have to hear this from the Demonic Cult for the next six months, haha don’t start already!
-Acknowledged

The winning faction on the Battlefield gains immunity from criticism until the next battle!

Knowing the apparent fact that they did the right thing for the Demonic Cult gave an intriguing feeling.

Even though he didn’t quarrel with them in his past life, there were many clashes.

‘I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to let the Demonic Cult have this one time.’

Hmm.

Sojun thought while displaying a faint smile.

Anyway, they’ll never win again.

Even if Sojun split into five and joined the next battle, the odds of victory wouldn’t exceed 5%.

‘Unless many switch to the Demonic Cult given this chance.’

-Haha, let’s see next time, Demonic Cult
-The Streamer will be the first to leave haha
-They’ll go to Demonic Cult, realize Heavenly Demon Divine Art is trash, and return haha
-We won today, don’t speak of the next battle already Orthodox and Unorthodox!

Orthodox? Unorthodox?

Something about it fits perfectly.

What about the Demonic Cult?

-What are the Demonic Cult babbling about? Haha

True.

Even having won today, it’s the Demonic Cult reduced to chatter.

Anyway, observing these back-and-forths, Sojun laughed along with the viewers.

Even so, with the Demonic Cult’s victory, the Orthodox Faction and Unorthodox Faction did falter.

“Oh. Everyone, wait a moment.”

Blue text floated in his view.

He saw it for the first time but knew what it was.

The administrators sent real-time chats to all users.

『Hello, this is the administrator.』

The message grew line by line, pushing previous lines upward.

『First, we understand many users are curious about the message on the interface, so let’s address that first.』
『It was a normal tabulated result.』

-Wow!
-As expected, we were right!
-Victory!

『However, due to an error, the victory faction message appeared prematurely.』
『We sincerely apologize for unintentionally spoiling.』
『Demonic Cult users.』
『Congratulations on this Battlefield victory.』

-Wow!!!!
-Isn’t this the first time administrators congratulate? I’m envious!!
-The admin is secretly part of Demonic Cult, waited for this day hahaha
-A real victory!

Ultimately, they received acknowledgement.

Seizing this moment, Sojun toggled the backlogged donations on.

“Thank you all for the donations. Quite a backlog here.”

To concentrate on the last game, he turned them off but forgot to turn them back on, leading to this backlog.

『’Victory!’ donated 150,000 won!』
『Always believed in you.』
『’Really?’ donated 30,000 won!』
『What mischief did you get up to again?』
『’Please’ donated 50,000 won!』
『Keep playing as the Heavenly Demon for life!』

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“WowVictoryThankYou for your donation.”

That was the last donation.

Just streaming the backlog of donations took over 30 minutes.

How much was today’s earnings really?

Noticing the donations started after discovering the Demonic Cult’s victory, it seemed people decided to send donations today instead of tomorrow.

“Looks like I’m going over 7 million won, thank you.”

-Were you counting that too hahaha
-7 million won a day is insane
-I want to be a streamer too!
-Me too!

『’ExtremeJobStreamer’ donated 50,000 won!』
『Given 7 million won for making the Demonic Cult win, would you still do it? haha』

When they put it that way, it really seems like an extreme job.

-Haha, it’s not do x it’s can’t do o
-Living off streaming is hard haha
-Exemplary inefficiency haha

Anyway, that marked the end.

“Thank you all for the support. See you next time.”

Sojun’s stream ended.

The 20-day Battlefield.

The Battlefield event in For Justice, drew to its conclusion.