Chapter 6
Chapter 6
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 6
Chapter Title: The Martial Artist's Resolve
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The scenery of the cliff on Mount Gesan, etched with that mighty fist strike, slowly faded away.
This was nothing more than an illusion, like a mirage.
"Ah."
As the breathtaking vista vanished from his eyes, Daehyeop Kim let out an involuntary sigh.
What a shame. He wanted to see more.
And someday, he wanted to become like that himself.
A blazing flame had already ignited in Daehyeop Kim's heart.
"Did it meet with your approval?"
The maid asked Daehyeop Kim, who was still savoring the afterglow of the mirage.
In response, he clenched his trembling fists and answered softly.
"Yes."
"...The path of the Martial Artist may be more treacherous than other paths."
The maid, who had maintained a blank expression until now, looked at him with concern.
"This world is not particularly kind to Martial Artists."
"... ."
What on earth was she talking about?
Daehyeop Kim couldn't comprehend the maid's words.
After witnessing that spectacle, was she telling him to give up this path?
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Yeah, the path of a Martial Artist in a fantasy world isn't easy.
The genres are different, after all.
Daehyeop, what are you even hesitating for?
Whoa, but what was the quality of that cutscene just now?
Even if my head explodes, I'm going Martial Artist—no choice.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ See? The viewers feel the same way I do.
Walking the path of a Martial Artist is an honor in itself.
"Even if it's not kind."
His clenched fist already held the resolve of one man.
"I will walk this path."
With his firm declaration of will, the maid nodded in acknowledgment.
"May fortune follow your path."
Proceed through the door beyond the statue into the new world.
Following the maid's final words, Daehyeop Kim stepped forward.
Even as he walked, he kept replaying that scene in his mind.
"Brothers. Isn't this exciting?"
In his recollection, it was Daehyeop Kim standing there instead of the mysterious man.
"The process of me, Daehyeop Kim, becoming the world's strongest Martial Artist."
A flurry of chats poured in response to his confident declaration from Daehyeop Kim.
Most were reactions of envy toward him.
It was an understandable response.
Daehyeop Kim's mind was blown after seeing the pinnacle of Martial Artists firsthand.
It would be weirder if the viewers, who only saw it through the screen, weren't equally stunned.
"Alright, here we go."
Reaching the end of the hall, Daehyeop Kim grasped the door handle.
He pulled with all his might, and the scenery around him changed in an instant.
"Is this... inside a forest?"
As Daehyeop Kim looked around, something appeared before him.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Open your inventory and equip the 'Beginner's Gauntlets'. "Looks like a tutorial of sorts."
Daehyeop Kim opened his inventory as per the system's instructions.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ [Beginner's Gauntlets] Attack Power +5 Technique * +1 There was no additional description on the item's info.
"Hm? What's Technique?"
Daehyeop Kim tapped the asterisk next to Technique.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ [Technique] - Corrects the player's actions. "What an honest description."
Recalling that scene, Daehyeop Kim threw a punch.
The sensation wasn't much different from throwing a punch in reality.
Just like in the Hall of Heroes, Daehyeop Kim followed the guiding arrows.
...!!!
"I hear some kind of noise..."
The clamor grew louder the more he followed the arrows.
Pushing through the thick underbrush, he came upon a carriage and a man of unknown identity.
"Whoa, whoa! Calm down!"
"Hiiing!"
The man was dressed in rather antique attire, evoking the image of a fantasy noble.
The noble-looking man was trying to soothe the agitated horse, but he seemed far too frivolous for one.
"Uh. Uhh..."
Did the noble's touch further provoke the excited horse?
The noble, holding the reins amid the horse's frenzy, was thrown off.
He naturally let go of the reins, and with no more interference, the horse bolted forward.
"Damn it!"
Daehyeop Kim cursed as he saw the horse charging straight at him.
What had he done to deserve this furious horse's wrath?
"You there! Watch out!"
The noble shouted upon finally spotting Daehyeop Kim, but it was too late.
He was about to end up like a fawn hit by a car crossing the road.
But.
"Hyaah!"
Daehyeop Kim let out a spirited shout and assumed a stance.
It was the stance of a 'bullfighter' he'd seen on TV as a kid.
"Come on!"
Even in a life-threatening situation, Daehyeop Kim shouted energetically.
This was virtual reality, after all.
There was no need to fear death.
'So this is how my first death gets recorded.'
Even in that moment, Daehyeop Kim detachedly predicted what would happen next.
"Hiiing!!!"
"Huh?"
When he came to, Daehyeop Kim's hand was gripping the horse's reins.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ The man called the Martial God. The strongest Martial Artist in history.
I'd only just learned that such a being had existed in this other world.
When I was summoned here, I studied this world's history whenever I had the chance.
But there were no records related to wuxia, and none afterward either.
Still, it seems one really existed in the distant past I didn't know about.
A Martial Artist in this other world.
'Good thing I found it with some quick thinking.'
I nearly failed to find the job Daehyeop Kim wanted.
The official site listed official jobs separately, after all.
But I didn't want to give my virtual reality's first guest a bad experience.
"Question. If Master fought the Martial God, who would win?"
As I watched the Martial God's fist strike, Aka-chan suddenly hit me with a gotcha question.
"It'd be close... no, I'd have a slight edge?"
"Hmmm."
"...What's with that smile?"
Aka-chan's seductive smile felt strangely off.
Something had changed, I guess.
"My small, precious Aka-chan has changed."
"Denial. I have not changed."
Denial upon denial.
Give me back my precious Aka-chan.
'She was doing something at dawn.'
She was definitely up to something besides game development.
Some familiar yet musty endeavor.
"Anyway, it's impressive."
After Daehyeop Kim left and the Martial God vanished.
A massive crater remained, as if a Meteor had crashed down.
"One punch did this much damage."
Of course, the Martial God had shown his strongest strike on Aka-chan's command.
Even accounting for that, his raw power far exceeded my expectations.
"Query. Couldn't streamer Daehyeop Kim's resolve be broken?"
Aka-chan's question was valid.
I was the one who decided to show him this, after all.
And Daehyeop Kim was just an ordinary guy.
Seeing this in person might shatter his will.
But this was all just virtual reality.
A game made for enjoyment, above all.
"He'll probably like it even more."
Both the one playing and the ones watching.
No one can resist a max-level spoiler in an RPG.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 💬 [Indie Minor Game Gallery] The Indiegame Gal was in a festival-like atmosphere like never before.
Akashic Records, which had been bashed with all sorts of smears until now.
But through Daehyeop Kim's stream, it proved virtual reality was real, and the hype had been nonstop since.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ — Akashic Records overseas reactions.jpg [129] Foreigners can't see domestic streams cuz of K-VR fees lol [159] — Daehyeop grabs charging horse reins clip [253] Alpha male New Daehyeop << Why this guy's so damn cheeky [210] — Fantldak! Sign here! [221] Straight Punch << Normal attack but ultimate lol broken af [242] — Mt. Gesan gone in one Straight Punch.jpg [170] 'Martial Artist' as hidden job reason.real [288] ⭐ Top Post — Fantldak! Sign here! (B&W meme of signing surrender document) "Aura is... mass-produced ki... I admit..." Recs 350 | Disrecs 125 💬 Comments — Anon Murimldak bastards all lost their minds en masse — Anon ↳ Reply Fantldak arrest ↳ Reply Scrp? ↳ Reply The real crazies were Fantldak all along — Anon Sword beams and aura blades are both great skills, stop comparing — Anon ↳ Reply Let's stop lol ↳↳ Reply There'll be a guy urging peace—he's the traitor ↳ Reply Ah... just more ki ^appeal^ ⭐ Top Post — Mt. Gesan gone in one Straight Punch.jpg (Cliff meme with water pouring from destroyed spot) How godly is the technique to make it piss itself like that Recs 225 | Disrecs 110 💬 Comments — Anon Teacher... please hold your breath for just one year — Anon ↳ Reply Sure, with ki breathing method you don't need air for 10 years — Anon Martial arts broken af lol — Anon Look at this guy's karma — Anon Thought it was that curse, but nah this is why lol — Anon One punch creates a natural waterfall lol — Anon ↳ Reply Natu?ral ↳ Reply Humans are part of nature too ⭐ Top Post — 'Martial Artist' as hidden job reason.real (Akashic Records official job list meme) No 'Martial Artist' job on the official site Key point is the maid's line to Daehyeop "O seeker who reached the Hall of Heroes. What do you desire to have come this far?" Guys who checked job list beforehand would say paladin, hunter, mercenary, knight, etc. But our romance incarnate New Daehyeop slams "world's strongest Martial Artist" (Maid slightly puzzled meme) (Maid convinced meme) Then maid shows illusion record of 'world's strongest Martial Artist' Other jobs get their illusions too, but probably no impact like Martial Artist IMHO, hidden job unlock condition is one "romantic line"... Recs 598 | Disrecs 0 — [Reply 288] What if you say you wanna marry a beastkin? ↳ Reply You instantly become MrBeast ↳ Reply 300M subs start, broken job lol ↳ Reply Furrygay... Will confess to the maid officially when it drops ↳ Reply Who's gonna show the illusion records now... ↳ Reply This fucker ruins the game ↳ Reply Hidden job: Sex offender, congrats in advance ↳ Reply Unique item is ankle monitor? ↳ Reply Just confessed and it's sex offender? Too much lol It was a full-blown Akashic Records frenzy.
The gallery site itself was on the verge of crashing.
The streaming platform's servers were unstable from the traffic surge.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ — Anon 这真的是虚拟现实吗？ (Is this really virtual reality?) — Anon Wtf is that — Anon Someone translate ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Daehyeop Kim's chat was filled with foreign languages popping up here and there.
Everyone was riding the Akashic Records hype train and having a blast.
Everyone except one person who couldn't enjoy it.
"My workload just exploded..."
That was me.
"And I know zilch about wuxia."
Fantasy, medieval settings, other worlds.
I could call myself an expert in those.
But I'd never touched wuxia in my life.
Naturally, zero knowledge on it.
All I could do now was balance it against other jobs.
Structural issues and fine details could wait.
So I spent a while tweaking the Martial Artist job for balance.
Then, for a break, I opened the gallery.
"Hidden job?"
What the heck is that?