Chapter 8
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Translator: Wjin
Chapter: 008
Chapter Title: Sponsorships Pour In
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Sword Emperor Baek Jihun.
The number one ranked hunter in Korea and a shining number five worldwide.
He was practically the last bastion of defense for the entire country.
'Such a person... sponsoring me?'
Of course, he'd thought that pulling off an SSS+ clear held significant value.
But he hadn't imagined it would draw this much attention from someone of the Sword Emperor's caliber.
Sword Emperor gramps...?
The real Sword Emperor? RealOfficial Sword Emperor Baek Jihun?? Looks fake...
Nah, it's real. He uses that name cuz all the normal Sword Emperor nicks are taken.
Whoa.
ㅠㅠ Check out Sword Emperor gramps' sponsorship scale;;
'Ugh.'
Haegyeom stared at the incoming chat messages, lost in thought.
'Missed the timing to end the stream.'
There was nothing he could do.
He knew that was the real Sword Emperor, after all.
With the number one hunter in the country showing up and dropping a massive sponsorship, ignoring it to end the stream would look bad no matter how he sliced it.
'For now...'
"...Sword Emperor. Thanks for the one million won sponsorship. I haven't decided where to go yet. Think I'll focus on conquering the tower for the time being."
'RealOfficial Sword Emperor Baek Jihun' has sponsored 10,000,000 won!
I'll support your tower conquest to the max. Looks like you can handle up to the 5th floor solo no problem. And... it's not one million, it's ten.
"Huh? ...Ah!"
...He'd misread it.
The number ten million felt so unreal.
LMAO 900k won reaction was king!
Sword Emperor's on another level... Tosses ten million like it's nothing?
And he did it twice.
Mind blown;;;
"...Sorry about that. Thanks for the ten million, Sword Emperor."
Haegyeom apologized sheepishly.
"In return, I'll show you Drong walking as a reaction. Drong?"
Ppe?
"Come here. Time to go home."
Ppih-
A-jang a-jang.
Drong toddled over, making its signature sound, and clung right to Haegyeom's hand.
Damn.
So freaking adorable!!!
What kind of summon is that??? Never seen one like it.
Breed doesn't matter;;
True, cute is all that matters.
"Good job. Take a rest."
Haegyeom returned the little guy to Room 101.
Aw.
Owner, wanna get sued under some animal law?
Bring Drong back out NOW!!!
"Sorry, that's it for today. Drong worked hard."
Yeah... That thing just pulled SSS+ right?
Hobgoblin triplets in 0.1 sec;;;
Super cute and super strong...
'Kim Drong Snack Cost' has sponsored 100,000 won!
Please summon Drong. What's the rate?
"......"
What was this now?
"No such thing. It's still a hatchling."
Haegyeom shook his head casually.
Now it was really time to end the broadcast.
'Sword Emperor hasn't said much since earlier, so time to wrap up...'
'Black Sheep Guild HR' has sponsored 50,000 won!
If you haven't joined a guild yet, please consider Black Sheep Guild!
'Woosung Leader' has sponsored 500,000 won!
Korea's top guild Woosung would also love to have an SSS+ conqueror like you. We promise royal family-level treatment.
'ApexPredator' has sponsored $2,500!
Come to America. Korea's too small for you.
'MagicalGirlSquad' has sponsored 10,000 yen!
Are you interested in the Returned Hero Association?
...
Sponsorships from all sorts started pouring in endlessly.
From no-name small companies to Korea's major corporations... and even abroad.
'AP? That's America's biggest guild!?'
Famous overseas hunter guilds too.
It seemed the Korea-wide announcement had garnered massive interest from other countries as well.
Well...
'No Sword Emperor-level bigshots beyond this, so no need to keep taking them.'
The money was sweet, sure, but he could collect more after ending the stream.
Best to cut it here.
"Thank you, everyone. That's the stream for today. For further contact, please use the Tower Stream community."
Whoa.
That's it? That's it? That's it?
Just tell us if you're staying in Korea!
Dontgodontgodontgodontgo
Leaving the chaotic chat behind at the end-stream announcement, Haegyeom smiled and said,
"Alright then. Haegyeom Yi, signing off from the Salvation Tower."
Right before ending the broadcast, in that final moment.
Haegyeom saw it.
"...A hundred thousand?"
The live viewer count had finally broken past 100k.
Viewers had been climbing at an insane rate from the start, but it wasn't that long a stream.
Quick reactions, then Drong for the SSS+ clear.
All in about ten or fifteen minutes?
And in that time...
"A hundred thousand..."
It was mind-boggling.
And on top of that.
Subscribers were closing in on 40k already.
And he could see the number ticking up in real time.
"Insane."
Haegyeom was dizzy from the overwhelming success, beyond even his expectations.
"...Well, whatever. Time to check the reactions."
He logged into the Awakener community.
As expected, it was flooded with posts about his stream.
Me. It was nuts.
Eh? That big a deal?
...You'd shut up if you watched. 0.1 sec clear has zero sense of reality.
Did he really 0.1 sec clear?
? I missed it lol anyone got a recording to share? hahaha
......
Viewers who'd watched chatting with those who missed it.
LMAO but it was legit insane.
Yeah, summon-type, ridiculously OP;;
Jealous... Wanna awaken something like that.
What's your ability?
Fire from my hands.
Magic fire-type? That's a badass A-rank!
But SSS+ is enviable...
People envying Haegyeom's abilities.
But it's still a hatchling—how's it packing that punch?
Damn, if it grows... Earth #1 incoming?
For real;; Historic summon.
Who wins: SSS+ summon vs Wyvern Rider's wyvern?
Wyvern prob? It's world rank 12 even if it looks weird.
SSS+ summon was no joke tho?
Debates on Drong's strength.
And even:
No, don't let Drong grow.
What why?
What if it uglifies? It's peak cuteness now.
......
Praise for Drong's looks to boot.
Haegyeom suddenly peeked into his inventory.
Drong was fast asleep, worn out from firing breath.
"Gonna stuff you with mana stones when you wake up."
Thanks to it, he'd raked in a ton of mana stones today.
One meal costing five million won?
No problem at all.
So what's the SSS+ conqueror's nick?
Not set yet? Anonymous.
Yeah, still no idea who it is.
Only the code's public. #KR84123
Gonna sub.
He confirmed that thanks to keeping anonymous for this 2nd floor clear too, no one knew his identity.
Next, Haegyeom checked his own Tower Stream community.
"...Wow. How much is all this?"
Sponsorships from companies and individuals had piled up massively in the meantime.
Most from companies wanted a meeting.
"...Even Jet Guild's here."
Surprisingly, there was contact from the Exploitative Guild where he'd worked as a hunter manager.
"......"
His mood was complicated.
He'd been in a position to get bossed around there, but now he was in one where he could utterly dominate them.
"...No point in me bullying them though."
He had no reason to initiate anything.
Unless they started something first.
Haegyeom shook his head to clear his thoughts and checked more.
Personal sponsorships had stacked up too.
[Not much, but please stay in Korea. We'd be grateful.]
[Thanks for the SSS+ clear. Cheering you on in your hunter life ahead!]
[Korea needs people like you!]
Mostly congratulations, thanks, and hopes he'd stay in the country.
"...Ugh."
It reminded him.
"Gotta talk with the Bureau."
With the Sword Emperor's mega sponsorship, he'd probably need to contact the Awakening Management Bureau soon.
"...But judging by how they're throwing money, they might offer killer terms."
Still, no need to rush.
Rushing would just lead to bad calls.
Haegyeom checked more reactions.
And then.
"Ah, figures."
He chuckled to himself.
"Wouldn't be right without these types."
SSS+ clear freebie lol what a sweet gig? Whole announcement for that? ㅋ
What's so great? Nothing special, why the server-wide notice lol
So annoying, why's everyone hyping this scrub??
Hate comments.
Nothing to really care about, didn't bother him much.
"Kinda curious myself."
SSS+ grade clear.
So what exactly made it so special?
"...Can't be just 10x rewards, and a server notice for that?"
Hard to swallow.
Haegyeom rummaged through his status window for changes...
"Huh?"
And found something.
[Achievement: Transcendent Clear! (In Progress)]
Achieve SSS+ grade clears (2/5) to obtain rewards ■■ ■■.