Streaming of a Reincarnated Genius

Episode 5. Streamer Battle (2) – Knights of Honor

Hyunseong opened his eyes, now quite used to this feeling.

Well, “opened his eyes” wasn’t exactly right. He was dreaming.

A strange dream that had been repeating for three days now.

And in that dream, he was always a knight.

“Uwaaahhh!”

A battlefield unlike any he had seen before. It was new.

Riding his warhorse, the knight charged forward.

Clatter, clatter!

His body swayed in rhythm with the horse’s gallop.

Above, arrows rained down, fired by archers gritting their teeth.

Around him, soldiers fought desperately, their weapons swinging wildly, making it hard to tell friend from foe.

But the knight ignored it all.

“Chargeee!”

“For the King!”

Straight ahead. Always forward.

Gripping the reins tightly, he led the cavalry, breaking through enemy lines.

And just as the moment of impact arrived—just as he tightened his grip on the lance—

Beep! Beep! Beep!

“Ugh, again?”

Hyunseong groaned, turning off his alarm and sitting up in bed.

Today was the tournament. He had to take care of himself.

Luckily, once he escaped the high-gravity zone around his bed, moving got easier.

Three minutes after pouring boiling water, his cup noodles were ready.

“Time to eat.”

The first thing he had done after returning to the past was invest every penny he had.

Now, his bank account held only 800,000 won.

After rent, utilities, phone bills, and other expenses, he had just 200,000 won left for food.

For now, cup noodles would have to be his main food.

Slurp.

As Hyunseong ate, he started thinking.

Of course, it was about last night’s dream.

What exactly is that dream?

It wasn’t the first time he had wondered about it.

He couldn’t help it. Even now, after waking up and eating, his heart was still racing.

The battlefield felt so real. The heartbeat of war still echoed in his chest.

But more than that—this dream was actually helping him in real life.

“Was this how it was done? Oh, like this.”

That moment, when he charged forward on his horse, shaking the ground—

The experience was burned into his mind. And now, he could use it for real.

From the very first time he had the knight’s dream, on the day he returned to the past—

His skills in close combat, inside the game, had completely changed.

How is that even possible?

Dreams were supposed to be random, just things the mind showed while sleeping.

But this one was different. It was detailed, logical, and even useful in real life.

And it didn’t stop there.

Sometimes, when he got really into the game, something strange would happen.

The feeling of being himself would fade away—

And instead of streamer Kang Hyunseong, playing Knights of Honor—

It felt like he was really a knight, standing on a medieval battlefield.

As if the knight’s mind had taken over his body.

Would this happen in other games too?

He hadn’t tested it yet.

But one thing was clear—this was not normal.

Could the dream actually mean something?

Just like how he had returned to the past?

He had no idea.

Maybe he was overthinking.

Or maybe… it was something even bigger.

But one thing was certain—

“I should try using heavy cavalry from now on.”

Hyunseong had gained another weapon.

***

〈Knights of Honor〉

〈Streamer Battle!〉

Boom!

A heavy sound effect played as the logo filled the screen. Then, it faded away.

The screen brightened, revealing three familiar faces.

“Welcome, everyone! This is the first season of the Knights of Honor Streamer Battle! I’m your host, Jung Sanghyun. And with me are commentators Jin Hyungjun and Seo Seungbeom. Hello!”

“Hello!”

“Hello!”

[Finally, it’s starting!!!]

[Why was the intro so long?]

[Let’s go, Jin-hyung!]

The chat was already on fire.

On YouTube alone, 50,000 people were watching.

Including AmericaTV and Box, the total easily surpassed 80,000 viewers.

Of course, this was the first official tournament for a very popular game.

But more than that, every participant was a famous streamer with a loyal fanbase.

“Let me quickly explain the tournament format.

There are 16 teams, each with 4 streamers.

They are divided into two sides and will fight in a 32 vs. 32 match.

The team that performs best on the winning side will be the champion!”

“And now, let’s meet our participants! Starting with the defense side.

First up, Team Southpaw!”

As soon as the name was announced, the excitement skyrocketed.

[Saha!]

[Saha!!!]

[Go SaseumRebel!]

“Oh wow, as expected from a top-tier team, the crowd is going wild! But that’s not the only reason this team is getting so much attention, right?”

“That’s right! Team Southpaw is led by ‘SaseumRebel’ and is known for having some of the best players. They’ve performed well in tournaments for other games too.”

“I see. No wonder their team has the highest average rank among all participants—three Platinum players and one Gold player!”

[Wow.]

[That’s basically a high-rank squad.]

[One of them is kinda sus, though…]

[Saraming? Why is this no-name even here?]

[Lol, just because their name starts with ‘Sa’ too?]

[Doesn’t matter, Southpaw’s winning anyway~]

[0 0 Southpaw win~]

“Looks like even the viewers are already calling Southpaw the winners. What do you think? Are they the favorites?”

“Absolutely! Their ranks alone are way above the competition. And I even heard a little secret about them today.”

“Oh? Now I’m curious!”

“Ahh, I wasn’t supposed to say anything~”

[Come on, tell us already!]

[This stream is good lol.]

“Alright, since everyone’s begging, I’ll give just a tiny hint… Last night, Team Southpaw stayed up until 4 AM exploring the map. And they found a secret route that no one else knows about!”

“4 AM?! Wow, with that kind of dedication, no wonder they found something OP!”

“Exactly! They even turned off their streams to keep it secret. I don’t know the details, but it could be the game-changing strategy of this tournament!”

—

In the team waiting room, the players of another team were watching the broadcast.

“Hey, isn’t that our secret route they’re talking about?” Choran said.

Hoyangbo nodded. “Seems like it.”

“So we weren’t the only ones who found it… What do we do now?” Garibi asked, worried.

Hyunseong smirked. “What do we do? This is actually good for us.”

“Why?”

“They might’ve found the route… but they have no idea how to counter Strategy 7.”