Genius Was Reincarnated In The Hunter Exam Now Everyone Want's To Know Who HE Is! Manhwa Recap transcript

The world has been taken over by monsters and humanity's fight for survival began with a game called Battlelet. What started in 2010 as a competition between nations eventually became something far more terrifying. By 2022, Battlelet had transformed into the Space League where humanity was forced to fight against powerful races from across the universe. If players died in these battles, they died in reality. And after years of losing, humanity was pushed to the brink of extinction.

Then during a demotion match in Manhattan, New York, things go completely insane. The players are suddenly confronted by the apocalypse behemoth, a gigantic monster powerful enough to destroy the entire battlefield. The quest was to eliminate the behemoth before it wipes out the world. The monster prepares to annihilate everyone in one attack. And just when it looks like humanity is finished, our MC, Tong Jihan, appears.

He flies straight through the behemoth's devastating attack and lands a single punch directly on its face. The impact is so powerful that the monster is completely crushed and Jihon takes down the apocalypse behemoth all by himself. But even after witnessing that ridiculous display of power, the world's number one player, Baron Williams, doesn't treat Jihon like a hero. Baron is the leader of the America First Guild.

And instead of rewarding the man who actually killed the boss, he takes control of the reward himself. The reason is simple and disgusting. Jihon is Korean. Korea has already been destroyed. And even though Jihon became a naturalized American, Baron and the others still don't consider him one of their own. To them, he's nothing more than a useful foreigner who should be grateful for whatever scraps they give him. Jihon has already reached world rank 7 and possesses the terrifying SSS rank nameless divine arts.

Yet none of that is enough to earn their respect. He is still treated with racism and prejudice because of where he came from. And then humanity gets its final chance to survive. The demotion match results are revealed. And out of the remaining countries on Earth, only two manage to survive. Humanity has failed since another race has also failed its match. The system gives both sides one final deciding battle. Humanity will fight orcs.

Baron confidently decides that he can handle the match without Jihon and enters the arena as humanity's representative, but his confidence lasts only a few seconds. The moment the battle begins, one of the orcs rushes forward and easily tears Baron's head off. The world's number one player is killed in a single attack. The remaining human fighters are slaughtered one after another. Humanity loses the deciding match and the system declares the entire human race worthless.

Since humanity has been eliminated from the space league, black voids start opening across Earth. The planet itself begins collapsing as everything is swallowed into darkness. Cities, people, and the entire world are consumed as humanity is completely erased. Jihan, already heavily injured, is dragged into that darkness with everyone else. It looks like this is the end of everything, but somehow Jihan survives. His nameless divine arts protects him from the world's destruction, leaving him as the only human still alive.

The system recognizes that this seemingly insignificant survivor still possesses limitless potential, and the heavenly beings watching from above decide that allowing him to die here would be a waste. So instead of letting him disappear with humanity, they give him one final chance. Jihan suddenly wakes up in South Korea in 2020, years before the Space League turns into humanity's death sentence. At first, he can't believe what he's seeing.

The world is still normal. People are still living ordinary lives. Korea is still standing. For the first time, he truly believes he has returned to the past. Opening his status window, he confirms he's back at level two, exactly where he was when he first entered the Battleet League. Hope immediately fills him. This time, he remembers everything. If he uses the knowledge from his previous life, he can rewrite the future.

No, he has to rewrite it. He refuses to let the world end the same way again. At this point, South Korea is still one of the strongest countries because it has Yun Sjin, the legendary sword king, a member of the top 11 and the world's third ranked human. Thanks to him, Korea consistently ranks near the top of the East Asia League. But Siong knows that isn't where the story stays. Suddenly, the news broadcasts an announcement that shocks the entire country.

Yunjin reveals he's changing his name to Ryuhei, becoming a Japanese citizen and joining Japan's new defense force in July 2020. It becomes one of the biggest betrayals in battleet Korea's history and Song realizes he has returned to the exact day it all began. The moment he sees Sajjun's face, his anger instantly returns. After the sword king's departure, South Korea's rankings collapsed. News reports question the country's future.

While experts try reassuring everyone that the situation isn't hopeless. They claim Korea still has promising young players and should comfortably remain among the top 20 in the East Asia League. See already knows they're completely wrong. No one ever appears who can truly replace Yun Sean. Even if someone had the talent, there simply wasn't enough time because Battleet soon transforms from a competitive game into the space league where matches become real battles for survival and dying inside the game means dying in reality.

Soon afterward, low-ranked monsters begin invading countries around the world and massacring innocent people. Without the sword king, South Korea is unable to stop them. Looking back, every survivor reaches the same conclusion. If Yun Sejin had remained in Korea, things might have turned out differently. To make matters worse, Sejun wasn't just Korea's greatest player. He was also Xiang's brother-in-law. He married Xiang's older sister before eventually abandoning everyone.

Furious, Xiang punches his photograph. Still unable to understand why his sister ever fell for someone like that. Deep down, he also wonders whether everything could have changed if she had somehow survived. Once he calms himself, admits it feels good to be back. But his current stats are absolutely terrible. Looking at them, he can't even complain because his younger self spent those days drinking and playing games instead of training.

Back then, he never realized how valuable his F-rank gift, Wanderer's Eye, actually was since everyone receives the chance to become a player at 18 years old. Only some are lucky enough to awaken a gift. Xiang believed this was worthless and only used it to analyze players before gambling on battleet matches. He had no idea its true power only appeared after awakening. Still, dwelling on the past won't help him now. With stats this low, he should still be level one.

Yet, somehow, he's already level two. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly remembers the experience potion. In his previous life, someone accidentally drank it and gained a level by mistake. A second later, he realizes that the embarrassing idiot had actually been himself. But another mystery quickly catches his attention. Somehow, he has 100,000 achievement points, which should be impossible since he hadn't accomplished anything before entering the league.

Suspecting his regression changed something, he opens his inventory and is stunned to discover an EX rank exchange voucher. It turns out to be a special privilege awarded exclusively to the last survivor who chose to challenge fate once again. The voucher allows achievement points to be exchanged and cannot be transferred to anyone else. Using it immediately unlocks a hidden feature called the conquest shop. Even is shocked because he never knew something like this existed.

At shop level one, it offers a shop upgrade status window expansion and an extra class slot, thinking future upgrades might unlock even better rewards, he upgrades the shop instead of buying anything. Level two unlocks inventory expansion, so he upgrades again. Level three unlocks an extra title slot, but he can't use it yet, leaving him with only 50,000 points. Only then does he realize each upgrade costs more than the previous one.

Reaching level four would leave him with just 10,000 points, making him hesitate between purchasing his unlocked upgrades or continuing to level the shop. True to his gambling instincts, he risks everything and upgrades the conquest shop to level four anyway. The gamble pays off immediately by unlocking emergency recovery, an incredible feature capable of restoring broken items. The moment he sees it, he knows the risk was worth taking.

Sometimes gambling really does pay off. Without wasting another second, Siong heads toward a heavily secured player facility. After scanning his fingerprint, the system recognizes him as a family member and grants him access to the first player room. He's surprised it still identifies him as family despite everything that happened in the future. Once inside, the inventory links directly to Battleet, allowing him to retrieve the very first hidden treasure he planned to obtain, the broken brush of Dongfang Shuo.

He immediately activates emergency recovery, and the shattered brush slowly repairs itself. Once the restoration is complete, two brilliant jewels appear as the artifact returns to its original SS rank form. The brush once belonged to a legendary figure who maintained a bond with it for 180,000 years. Just then, the system announces that the Battleet League tutorial will begin in 10 seconds. With almost no time remaining, Siong quickly opens his status window and writes two special characters using the restored brush.

He reveals that this exact technique was the secret behind reaching world rank seven and earning the title of Marshall saint during his previous life. The brush combines his strength, agility, and vitality into a unique stat known as marshall power. Something everyone overlooked because they believed the brush was nothing more than a broken relic. As the transformation finishes, Siong is transported into the tutorial arena.

The first mission is straightforward. Survive the coliseum by enduring both the monsters and the other 100 participants until only 50 players remain. The moment he arrives, he immediately checks his status, wondering whether marshall power really transferred over. A smile appears when he confirms it worked. His three physical stats have successfully merged into five points of marshall power. He also earns the unique tribute achievement, rewarding him with another 10,000 conquest points.

Xiang grins, knowing this is only the very first step toward reclaiming the Nameless Divine Arts, but it's already enough to dominate the bronze league. The system then warns him that he entered the match without connecting to a battle connector, meaning every ounce of pain he experiences will be completely real that reminds him of something ridiculous from his previous life. Wealthy players could actually reduce in-game pain simply by purchasing better battle connectors, and Yun Sjin owned one that reduced pain by 99%.

Deciding to make full use of every new advantage, Xiang opens his achievement window. Suddenly, an unlimited mission appears, something that never existed before. The objective is to finish first in the tutorial, rewarding him with 1,000 conquest points. Delighted by this unexpected opportunity, he confidently believes marshall power makes the mission easy. But just as the tutorial officially begins, another participant suddenly appears behind him and swings a sword straight at his back.

Song instantly senses something wrong. Calmly catches the blade between two fingers, turns around wearing a terrifying grin, and immediately decides the overconfident rookie has just become the perfect choice for his very first kill of this new life. Siong Jihan briefly explains how guilds work. As more people around the world became involved with Battleet, countries began pouring resources into training stronger players while massive corporations started building organizations dedicated to producing elite talent.

South Korea was no different. Large and small guilds quickly appeared across the country and many of them were already producing exceptional rookies. Even during the early days of the league, the battlefield they were currently standing in was the Gangnam Bronze League, the stage where every major guild sent its most promising newcomers to make their debut. As the system announced that the match would begin shortly, one nervous rookie tried calming himself down.

His name was Du Hyaku, a member of the prestigious Twin Star Guild, which was directly backed by the powerful Twin Star group. Before receiving his gift, he had been nothing more than an ordinary teenager. But awakening an A- rank gift, instantly changed his life. Since only a handful of people ever received an A- rank ability, he convinced himself that simply surviving until the top 50 would be easy. Looking around, he noticed players from major guilds already sizing each other up.

Their expensive equipment alone was enough to tell him they weren't people he wanted to provoke. Staying alive was more important than acting brave. Then his eyes landed on Xiong Jihan. Wearing nothing but sweatpants and a sleeveless shirt. Xang looked completely out of place. To Du Huku, he looked like the easiest free elimination imaginable. Delighted by his luck, he decided this would be his first victim. The instant the tutorial officially began, he rushed forward with his sword, convinced the fight would be over in a single strike.

Instead, reality hit him much harder than expected. Xiang casually stopped the incoming sword with nothing but two fingers, leaving Duhaku completely speechless. He couldn't understand how anyone could block an attack backed by his A- rank agility so effortlessly. Before he could recover from the shock, Song simply flicked the blade upward with those same two fingers, sending both the weapon and its owner stumbling backward.

Calmly looking at the rookie, Siang mocked him for entering the Gang Nam League with skills like that. The comment immediately offended Du Hyuku, who proudly defended his A-rank agility. Xiang's response made it clear he wasn't impressed at all. Enraged, the rookie poured even more aura into his sword before unleashing his fastest attacks. Even admitted that with his current level two body, the boy's speed was faster than his own physical abilities.

But experience was an entirely different story. Compared to the countless life and death battles had survived in his previous life, the rookie's attacks looked painfully predictable. Every slash, every movement, and every opening was obvious to him. He effortlessly dodged every swing by the smallest margin, calmly weaving around the attacks while quietly admitting to himself that adjusting to such a weak body wasn't easy.

If he still possessed his old strength, this fight would have ended instantly. Frustrated beyond belief, Du Huku desperately launched another strike, only for Xiang to casually slap the sword aside, knocking it completely out of his hands. Before the rookie could even process what had happened, Xiang leaped forward, caught the falling sword, landed behind him, and drove the blade straight through his neck. Even while dying, Du Hyuku refused to believe he had been defeated so easily.

His final thought was that he would surely win the next time they met. And strangely, realizing there could even be a next time made this world seem almost comforting. Just like that, Song claimed the first elimination of the tutorial and earned 100 conquest points. He also notes that whenever a player dies, all of their equipment disappears along with them. Now that he had warmed up, he knew he needed to increase his pace.

If he wanted to secure first place, five kills would probably be enough. As expected, everyone around him was still too focused on hunting other players to pay attention to the monsters roaming the arena. The tutorial counted both player and monster kills, but each monster was worth only 0.1 of a player kill, meaning 10 monsters were needed to equal a single elimination. Since the monsters, especially the orcs, traveled in dangerous groups, most participants considered hunting them a complete waste of time.

Then the system suddenly issued another mission. Annihilate the orc group. Around 30 orcs, the strongest monster pack in the coliseum, had to be wiped out completely in exchange for 500 achievement points. Seeing that the reward was five times larger than the first kill bonus, Siong accepted without hesitation. Compared to the real orcs he had fought during humanity's war for survival, these creatures were nothing more than practice targets.

Without a hint of fear, he charged directly toward them. The orc stared in confusion as a nearly unarmed human sprinted straight at their formation before immediately hurling their axes to kill him. Xiang calmly caught the incoming weapons and threw them right back, killing several orcs instantly. Panic spread through the group. Before they could react, Xiang had already appeared in the middle of their formation. Swinging a single ax, he cut down several more enemies at once.

One terrified orc recklessly charged him, prompting the rest of the pack to swarm him together. By then, five had already fallen. Holding only one ax, carved through the charging monsters one after another without even changing his position. When another spear flew toward him, he caught it effortlessly, snapped it in half with one hand, and mocked the orcs for loudly announcing every sneak attack. He rushed the frightened attacker, but the worn out axe shattered against the creature's wooden shield, leaving only the handle behind.

Rather than panicking, complained that their cheap weapons weren't even worth using, thinking they finally had an advantage. The remaining orcs charged him all at once. Song simply stomped the ground with overwhelming force, launching the entire group into the air. Before they could land, he grabbed the weapons still floating around him and turned them against their owners, slaughtering nearly the entire pack in a single relentless assault.

Spears flew from one body to another, leaving nothing but a trail of corpses behind. The last surviving orc could only wonder whether Xiang was actually the real monster before losing his head as well. With that, the orc annihilation mission was complete. Xiang received the achievement point reward and even leveled up in the middle of the battle, something that normally shouldn't happen until after the tutorial ended.

He assumed it was only possible because his level was still so low. Either way, it worked in his favor. After leveling up, Siong immediately invested his stat points into marshall power, the unique attribute that combined strength, agility, and vitality into a single balance stat. Not only was marshall power at least twice as effective as raising ordinary stats, but reaching 30 marshall power was also the key requirement for opening the path toward the nameless divine arts.

Normally, marshall power couldn't be increased by simply spending points. Players had to earn it through real combat experience and relentless training. While stat points merely improved their aptitude for future growth. However, the moment Xiang invested his points, marshall power actually increased. Even he couldn't hide his surprise. He had no idea why it worked differently after his regression. But if it continued like this, reclaiming his former strength would become dramatically easier.

Just as Song was thinking about how much easier things had become, another attack came flying his way. A nearby archer had already locked onto him and fired an arrow. Xiang noticed it immediately and dodged, making him wonder for a second if that had been a magic arrow. The girl looked genuinely excited that someone had managed to avoid her shot while the tank fighting beside her brushed it off as nothing more than luck.

She reminded him they didn't have much time left, so they needed to finish Xang quickly. The tank agreed and jokingly reminded her about their deal, saying the kill wouldn't automatically belong to whoever landed the final blow. Seeing them coordinate so naturally, realized they had formed an alliance. Even though the tutorial was designed to leave only one survivor, there was nothing stopping players from working together until the very end.

Judging from the emblem on their equipment, he recognized them as members of one of South Korea's top 10 guilds, the Turtle Guild. Their team composition also made perfect sense. One specialized in close-range combat, while the other covered long-range attacks. Since they belonged to the same guild, they were already accustomed to fighting as partners. Right then, the system announced that only 60 survivors remained, and the tutorial would soon come to an end.

Song was surprised the number had dropped. so quickly and realized that simply avoiding battles would now be enough to survive. Unfortunately for the two guild members, they had already chosen him as their target because of his unimpressive appearance. To make things even more ridiculous, the tank casually turned his back on Xiang and started flirting with the archer, promising to hand her the kill if she agreed to have dinner with him afterward.

She immediately rejected the offer without hesitation. Meanwhile, Seong quietly checked the rankings and saw he was sitting in first place with four kills, while second place only had three. That gap wasn't safe enough, so he decided to use this fight to secure an even bigger lead. While the archer continued lecturing her partner for flirting at a time like this, Siong suddenly disappeared from where he had been standing.

Before either of them could react, he was already beside the archer. Curious to see how much stronger level six marshall power had made him, he struck her down in a single effortless attack. At almost the same moment, two other players elsewhere in the arena died, dropping the survivor count to 58. The tank completely lost his composure. Unable to understand how Xiang had reached his partner so quickly. Instead of focusing on the fact that they had both come here intending to kill him, he actually complained about Xiang attacking a woman.

Xiang paid absolutely no attention to the hypocrisy. In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind the tank and slammed a heavy blow directly into his back. This time, the man actually felt the impact, but something immediately seemed off to S. smirking confidently. The tank explained that he was wearing an exclusive B- rank armor set issued by the Turtle Guild. According to him, armor like that made him practically untouchable, and a battered weapon like Xangs wasn't capable of breaking through it.

Xiang didn't waste time arguing. Instead, he calmly attacked the exact same spot over and over again. Every single strike landed in precisely the same place, gradually cracking the armor while the tank became more frantic with each hit. Before long, Sion completely punched through the supposedly indestructible B-rank equipment. Looking at the stunned warrior, he coldly remarked that it didn't matter whether his opponent was hiding behind expensive armor or whether he had been fighting alongside a woman.

Anyone who entered the tutorial, treating it like a game instead of a battlefield, was nothing but trash. Since the tank wanted to stand there so confidently, Xiang decided he could stay exactly where he was a little longer. Moments later, he finished him off without the slightest hesitation. At the same time, Lie Hayan and Lim Gayong are watching the battle unfold from afar. After seeing Xiang effortlessly wipe out his opponents, Han admits that the performance was seriously impressive.

But more importantly, she's relieved he wasn't summoned anywhere near her. Otherwise, she believes she might have been eliminated. and never managed to hold on to second place in the rankings. Hearing that, Lim Gayong doesn't seem convinced. Sensing her reaction, Hyon gives her a serious warning. If they ever end up in the same match as that mysterious player, she must stay away from him. But before Lim can simply agree, Hon changes her instructions.

Avoiding him isn't enough. If there's no other choice, she must either lose to him or defeat him first. But above all, she has to gather as much information about him as possible. Lim accepts the order, though she can't shake the feeling that the boy looks strangely familiar, as if she's seen him somewhere before. Not long afterward, she demonstrates the incredible blade technique that made her famous, filling the battlefield with Sakura-like pedals.

Possessing an S-rank gift, she had been aggressively recruited by the Twin Star Guild and quickly surpassed everyone's expectations after entering the league. She was supposed to hold on to first place for a long time, but Xiang's sudden appearance completely turned those expectations upside down. Even Xiang himself finds it amusing that he's currently sitting at rank one despite only being level two, having no guild, no proper equipment, and fighting in nothing but worn out clothes while barefoot.

Watching from a distance, even members of the turtle guild struggle to believe someone in that condition could already have six kills. They can't understand how someone with no gear and no support could possibly dominate the tutorial like this. While Siang continues eliminating players as if it were nothing, after returning home, the system officially announces that Xiang finished the tutorial in first place. As a reward, his experience gain permanently increases by 50%, allowing him to jump three levels and reach level six.

Since early levels require very little experience, that kind of growth isn't unusual. The system also points out that GP isn't included as part of the tutorial rewards. Without wasting time, Siong spends all of his available stat points on marshall power, raising it to nine. After that, he checks the title he earned for clearing the tutorial. Besides granting 20% additional experience inside the league, the bronze title also increases all of his basic stats by one point.

Looking over the rewards, he's more than satisfied. With 10 marshall power, the entire bronze league should be manageable. And since promotion to the silver league doesn't happen until level 25, his only priority for now is becoming stronger as quickly as possible. While checking his status, suddenly remembers something important. He still hasn't selected a class. Since basic classes unlock at level 5, the option is now available.

Every classless player eventually reaches this moment, and the four standard choices are warrior, archer, mage, and support. During his previous life, chose the warrior class, making it the path he understood better than anyone else. Picking it again would definitely make his progress much smoother. However, regression gave him access to the achievement shop, meaning he can simply purchase the warrior class later for 10,000 achievement points whenever he wants.

Realizing he no longer needs to follow the same path as before, he finally chooses the class he believes he should have selected from the very beginning. Not long afterward, Song enters another bronze league Gang Nam match. This time, the mission type is defense, where players must protect the crystal position behind them on top of a tower. From above, Limayong overlooks an enormous sea of zombies stretching across the battlefield.

Before long, all five towers will come under attack by the endless undead horde. She notices that she ended up choosing the warrior class once again and can't help thinking the zombies look absolutely disgusting with their rotting bodies, drooling mouths, and barely functioning limbs. More players soon arrive at the tower. The group behind her acts overly confident, complaining that they ended up with this map before discussing their defensive formation.

Lim quietly evaluates her teammates one by one. She spots an archer wearing B- rank equipment from the LK guild along with a mage who doesn't belong to any guild despite carrying excellent gear. So far, the lineup looks fairly solid, but to her, the most important role in any defense mission is the support since those battles always become long wars of attrition. Moments later, the support player lands with a loud impact.

The instant Lim sees who it is, she freezes in disbelief. Standing there in nothing but plain workout clothes is none other than Siong Jihan. The others are equally confused. Out of every class available, he actually chose support. About 20 minutes earlier, just before entering the match, the system repeatedly warned Xiang that the class he had chosen wasn't suited for him. It even asked him to confirm the decision one last time.

See ignored every warning because he had only one reason for making that choice. Once the selection was finalized, he officially became a support. To everyone else, it looked like a terrible decision. But Song knew something nobody else did. Choosing the support class unlocked the divine power stat, and that stat was the key to awakening another unique attribute in the future. The problem was that divine power was notoriously difficult to increase.

Unlike ordinary stats, training barely improved it, and the only reliable method most players knew was spending precious achievement points. Since Xiang was already investing everything into marshall power, wasting points on divine power was out of the question. Fortunately, he already knew a hidden method that no one else had discovered. Back in the present, Lim Gayong stares at Xiang in disbelief after realizing he really chose the support class.

The guildless mage beside her immediately bursts into laughter, calling the decision completely insane. He complains that this is exactly why he hated the tutorial season. Looking at Xang's worn out workout clothes and lack of proper equipment, he mocks him as nothing but dead weight. After spending so much money on high-end gear, he has no intention of carrying someone who looks completely useless. Another teammate tries to calm him down, but the mage refuses to stop, insisting that anyone could see what a disaster was.

He even declares that he wants nothing to do with the team and claims he can handle everything by himself. Watching the whole scene, Lim quietly thinks the man is far too loud and can't believe she ended up grouped with such an annoying troll. Before the battle has even started, she already feels like the mission has become much more difficult. Then, the entire tower suddenly falls silent. Without saying a word, grabs the arrogant mage with one hand and lifts him into the air.

The man immediately panics, screaming for Xiang to let him go. Since talking clearly isn't working, Song simply throws him straight off the tower and into the massive zombie horde below. Everyone can only stare in complete shock. As the mage desperately asks why he would do something like that, Siong calmly replies that the team will do just fine without him. The man's confidence disappears instantly. The moment he revives, he comes back, begging for another chance and promises he'll cooperate from now on.

Young recognizes him as Kim Guyuk and already knows exactly why his attitude changed so quickly. In bronze league defense missions, every player receives three lives. Since Kim has only died once, Song casually throws him off the tower again. After the second death, Kim is left with just one remaining life, meaning one more mistake will eliminate him for good. Now completely terrified, Kim desperately swears he'll do his best and begs Xang not to kill him again.

On top of that, he absolutely cannot afford to finish in last place because doing so would reduce his level. since he had spent a fortune purchasing one of his skills. Losing a level and no longer meeting its requirements would cause that skill to disappear completely. Siang can't help pointing out how dramatically Kim's attitude has changed in only a few moments. Even then, Kim still tries to prove his value by casting another spell.

Song effortlessly deflects the incoming magic and calmly comments that Kim's fire control is actually quite impressive. Kim quickly confirms he's a fire mage, proudly explaining that fire mages are especially effective on zombie defense maps like this. Finally, he reminds that he's already level 15, implying it would be a waste to lose such a valuable teammate. Watching everything from the tower, Lim Gayong finally remembers where she had seen the loud mage before.

He was Kim Guuk, a mage once considered promising enough to join one of Korea's top 10 guilds. Unfortunately, he failed to earn promotion to the Silver League four different times. After that, his career completely fell apart, and he became nothing more than a notorious troublemaker. Realizing who he is, Siong immediately relaxes a little. Now that he understands Kim's personality, dealing with him becomes much easier.

Even after dying twice, however, Kim still has one condition before helping the team. He demands an apology for being thrown off the tower. The polite teammate quickly tries to smooth things over, saying, "That's good enough and everyone should simply work together from now on." Kim, however, can't let it go. Still furious, he warns that next time he'll be the one dying. Hearing that, Congely grabs him by the collar again and calmly asks whether he really wants that apology.

Before Kim can even respond, Xiang swings him through the air like a baseball bat and throws him straight back into the zombie horde below. The mage dies for a third time, completely using up his final life. Without the slightest concern, simply tells the others to get moving and remarks that maybe Kim will learn some manners next time. The polite teammate stands there completely speechless, unable to believe Xiang actually eliminated his own teammate and silently deciding he wants absolutely nothing to do with someone this terrifying.

As everyone is still processing what just happened, the zombie assault finally begins. Undead creatures start climbing the walls of every tower. At a neighboring tower, a fire mage immediately incinerates large groups of zombies, earning praise from his teammates. His destructive power is exactly what everyone expects from a fire specialist. And people jokingly comment that if he keeps this up, they might as well relax and roast marshmallows.

Back on Xang's tower, the blonde warrior can't help complaining that this is exactly why they needed a mage. He blames Song for letting his pride get in the way and asks how they're supposed to defend the tower now. Song completely ignores the complaints and instead opens his status window. A new chain mission appears, requiring him to finish first among all 10 towers for a reward of 1,000 achievement points. Even he pauses after seeing that objective.

Then another mission appears. This one requires him to personally kill 1,000 zombies in exchange for 3,000 achievement points. The requirement sounds almost impossible within the time limit, but the reward is simply too valuable to ignore. While Xiang quietly considers his options, Lim continues observing him. Looking at his terrible stats and the fact that he voluntarily chose the support class, she concludes he isn't even worth recruiting into the Twin Star guild.

To her, he looks like a reckless player making one bad decision after another. The blonde warrior eventually loses his patience and demands an answer, asking if Song is simply ignoring everyone. If he insists on acting alone, then why not fight alone? Sang calmly asks whether he's truly okay with that idea. The warrior confidently says yes, making Xiang realize keeping all the zombies for himself would actually make completing the mission much easier.

Before he can move, however, Lim steps forward and announces she'll defend the front line while ordering the support to remain safely in the rear. Even if the team is a complete mess, she still intends to fulfill her role properly. Xiang simply tells her not to worry because he'll handle everything himself. He even instructs the warrior to stay behind and focus solely on protecting the archer. While they're still arguing over the plan, a blood zombie, easily recognizable by its enormous swollen head, climbs onto the tower.

The blonde warrior immediately warns everyone that blood zombies are completely different from normal undead. Their liquid-like bodies make ordinary physical attacks almost useless, meaning they require the opposite type of power to defeat. Before anyone can react, the monster lunges directly at Song. Without panicking, he raises nothing more than a simple metal rod and smashes straight through the creature, instantly bursting it apart.

As pieces of the blood zombie scatter across the tower, Lim watches in complete disbelief. Surrounding the attack is a pure white sacred flame, making her realize Xiang had just used divine power. Siangs true objective quickly becomes clear. Rather than relying on only one class, he's trying to combine the strengths of both marshall power and divine power into a single fighting style. As wave after wave of zombies charges toward the tower, he cuts through them using nothing but the metal rod before jumping directly into the horde below and demonstrating unbelievable staff techniques.

Even he admits he doesn't know whether killing 1,000 zombies is actually possible, but the reward is worth attempting. By the time he climbs back onto the tower, his personal count has already reached six kills, though he still has a very long way to go. He dives back into the undead once again, crushing zombies one after another, with most falling in a single strike. The number quickly climbs to 26, but realizes ordinary attacks still won't work properly against the blood zombies.

Instead, he decides to gather them together first before slowly releasing his divine power to destroy them all at once. Watching from the tower, the others are left speechless. The blonde warrior completely changes his opinion, deciding that if Cong is this ridiculously strong, then a rough personality hardly matters. Someone like him deserves respect. Lim is even more shocked by something else entirely. Siong controls his divine power with flawless precision, wasting almost none of it, something that shouldn't even be possible.

On top of that, every single strike lands perfectly on a zombie's head. One after another, the undead continue collapsing until Xiang finally reaches 210 kills, fulfilling another hidden condition. The system announces that his understanding of the otherworld relic has deepened, raising his divine power to seven. Smiling to himself, Xiang realizes he has accidentally discovered an entirely new method for increasing divine power.

To him, this hidden technique is absolutely perfect. As he recalls, relics are nothing more than sacred items waiting to reveal their true potential. While cutting through the zombie horde, Siong remembers something Sophia once told him. Back in 2010, when Earth's tutorial first began, other world relics were sold for absurd prices because everyone believed they hid some incredible secret. But after 10 years of searching, nobody discovered anything, so their value steadily collapsed.

The particular relics was using had become so worthless that most players didn't even know it existed anymore. Sophia, however, had revealed that she raised her divine power using an otherworld relic. since she was America's third ranked player. Siang took her words seriously. At the time, he was stunned by the revelation. Sophia explained that her divine power evolved because of the relic, but only while the tutorial period was still active.

Once the tutorial ended, the method no longer worked. When Sang questioned whether that was really possible, she simply pointed out that it was exactly how she became a saint. According to her, repeatedly using an otherworld relic under its specific conditions allowed divine power to grow. Although every relic had its own unique requirement, Siang couldn't believe such a simple method remained almost completely unknown.

Sophia explained that even if someone heard rumors about it, otherworld relics were incredibly rare, making it nearly impossible to verify the information. She had quietly gathered those relics for herself during the tutorial. While no one else understood their true purpose, she also revealed one final piece of exclusive information. There was one other player secretly buying up otherworld relics. Siang immediately guessed that person must have discovered the same secret.

After returning to the Sword Palace penthouse in his previous life, Song had carefully recorded everything Sophia told him. Looking back through those notes, he realized almost every relic she owned had already been emptied because their divine power had been completely absorbed. That explained everything. The mysterious collector Sophia mentioned turned out to be none other than Xiang Jia, his own sister. Alongside Yun Sean, she had been recognized as one of South Korea's finest support players and a true national hero.

Sadly, her death was already part of history. Thinking back to the relic she left behind, Siang remembered discovering the simple metal rod he was currently using. Its description clearly stated that striking the heads of erits would increase divine power. The method couldn't have been simpler. Although the relic had already lost its divine power and even dropped in rank, it remained incredibly durable, making it the perfect weapon for smashing enemies.

Watching Siang fight, Lim Gayong admits that his physical combat ability alone is already unbelievable. But what truly shocks her is his flawless control over divine power. That level of precision shouldn't even be possible. The blonde warrior is equally amazed, pointing out that despite another tower losing its warrior entirely, their own team has already climbed to rank five. Then he suddenly realizes they have been standing around watching while fights alone.

Before he can react, Lim barely saves him from being bitten by a zombie. Still clearing the battlefield, Xiang glances back at Lim and finally realizes why she seems so familiar. She is the legendary plum blossom sword, Lim Gayong herself. In the future, she would become one of the strongest candidates to inherit the title of sword king, only for her story to end tragically when she was eventually killed by Yun Sajin.

Looking at her now, Siong quietly wonders whether he might accidentally end up changing that fate as well. Lim then calls out to him, asking if she can join the battle. She believes that if they fight together, they still have a chance to climb even higher in the rankings. Siang checks his status window and sees that he has already reached 398 kills with the team sitting at rank five. time is running short and there is still a long way to go.

Even so, if she truly is the future plum blossom sword, then she is more than capable of contributing. He agrees, instructing her to defend the upper section while he handles everything below. Before either Lim or the blonde warrior can respond, Xiang jumps straight off the tower. Both of them can only stare with their mouths hanging open. As he falls, pours divine power into the metal rod, activates the relic's ability, forces the energy to gather together, and detonates it the instant he lands.

A massive shock wave erupts across the battlefield, blasting huge numbers of undead into the air. The blonde warrior watches in complete disbelief. Thanks to that overwhelming attack, their tower climbs to first place. They successfully clear the defense mission, and also completes the chain quest, requiring him to finish first among all 10 towers. When the battle ends, is far more interested in the rewards than the celebration.

To him, the effort was completely worth it, especially since he ended up killing 1,500 zombies, far exceeding the original requirement of 1,000. As everyone leaves the battlefield, the blonde warrior rushes over, repeatedly thanking Siong for carrying the entire team, and promising that one day after becoming stronger, he'll be able to fight alongside him properly. Siang, meanwhile, is already wondering whether that special mission will appear again in future matches.

The blonde enthusiastically asks to team up next time, while Lim remains frozen in disbelief. An unaffiliated player, a support, and someone at an even lower level than herself had completely dominated the battlefield. She honestly starts questioning whether battleet itself had bugged out. As Seong prepares to leave, Lim quickly stops him. Since she represents the Twin Star Guild, she knows someone with his talent must be recruited immediately. trying to invite him into the guild, she nervously asks for his phone number before even explaining why.

Instantly realizing she completely skipped the introduction she had rehearsed in her head. Embarrassed, she hurriedly explains that she's from the Twin Star Guild and that this is actually a recruitment offer. See simply refuses. His reason is somehow even stranger than the rejection itself. He calmly says he doesn't remember his own phone number at the moment. The answer leaves Lim completely speechless. Before walking away, casually tells her that if they happen to meet again, he'll let her know.

Standing there alone, Lim can only wonder what kind of excuse, "I forgot my phone number is before the embarrassing realization finally hits her. She had just been rejected." Back in reality, remains surprisingly calm after the awkward encounter with Lim Gayong. Thinking about it more carefully, he realizes he really wasn't lying. After spending so many years using an American phone number, he genuinely can't remember his old Korean one anymore.

Besides, asking someone else for his own number would be pretty ridiculous. Still, that isn't what matters most. The important part is that he already received a recruitment offer, which means his performance definitely caught people's attention. He could have easily asked for Lim's number as well, but since he has no intention of joining any guild right now, there was no reason to. Instead, he opens his status window to check his rewards.

His level has increased by two. He earned 1,500 GP and his divine power improved as well. Overall, he's satisfied with the results. Hoping to spend those points on another relic, he opens the GP shop only to discover that 1,500 GP isn't nearly enough. Even though relics are cheaper in 2020 than they would be in the future, they're still far beyond what he can currently afford. Left with no better option, Xiang decides to return home and search through his sister's storage room once again.

The moment he steps inside the house, something immediately feels different. His eyes slowly drift toward a pair of shoes near the entrance, and he freezes. His heart begins to race as countless emotions hit him all at once. After living through two lifetimes, Song carries more regrets than anyone should. Above all else, the greatest burden he has ever carried is failing to protect someone precious. As he stands there in disbelief, a familiar voice suddenly greets him.

A young girl casually asks whether he's finally awake and wonders if his hangover has gotten any better. Hearing that voice almost overwhelms him. During his previous life, there were countless things he wished he could have said if he had ever been given another chance to see her. He wanted to apologize. He wanted to tell her everything. But before he can say any of it, she simply reassures him that everything will be okay.

Watching her stand there so confidently, Siong quietly acknowledges how strong she has always been. She proudly agrees, insisting that's exactly why she'll be the one protecting him instead. Those words only deepen the guilt weighing on his heart. In silence, he apologizes to himself for failing to protect both her and her mother after being asked to trust them. Losing them had completely broken him, and no matter how selfish it feels, seeing her alive again is the one miracle he never believed he would receive.

Breaking the emotional silence, she casually tells him to stop standing around and come inside to wash his hands. That cheerful smile belongs to Yun Sea, the 17-year-old daughter of Xiong Jia and Xiang<unk>s beloved niece. Still struggling to believe she's really standing in front of him. Siang asks whether she already returned from Jju. Sia explains that she came back earlier than everyone else. Looking at her brings back countless memories of raising her while his older sister was constantly busy working.

After losing his own parents when he was still a child, Seiya eventually became the only real family he had left. She then mentions that everyone keeps talking about her father. Curious, Seong asks whether Yun Jin called. She quietly says he did, but there was something else. According to Sea, her father confessed that he had fallen in love with another woman. Seang immediately understands the rest without needing another explanation.

That alone tells her everything she needs to know. Shocked, Sea asks the question she had been avoiding all along. Was her father really abandoning her and leaving? Xiang calmly confirms it. The other woman had only accepted Yun Sejun's feelings on the condition that he left everything behind. Hearing that truth leaves Seiya speechless while Song can barely contain his rage toward the man who abandoned not only his country but also his own daughter.

Even now remembering how much innocence Seiya suffered because of that selfish decision makes his anger burn all over again. A few moments later, Seiya notices the broken picture frame and asks if Song was the one who smashed it. He honestly admits it and apologizes, explaining that he simply lost control because he was so angry. After all, no matter what happened, the man in that picture is still her father. Maybe he really had gone too far.

To his surprise, Seiya walks over, punches the already broken frame again, and shatters it even further. She quietly admits she had wanted to do the exact same thing herself. Then she tells her uncle not to apologize because she's genuinely okay. Watching her smile through all that pain reminds that she's always been like this. Even after losing her mother, even after being abandoned by her father, she always hid her own feelings and worried about everyone else instead.

But things are different now. Pulling her into a warm hug, Xiang gently tells her how much she's grown, joking that she has even learned how to take care of her own uncle. At the same time, he silently makes himself a promise. This time, no matter what happens, he will protect her. He asks her not to keep forcing herself to stay strong all the time. For the first time, Seiya finally lets her guard down a little and quietly thanks him.

Then, almost immediately, she wrinkles her nose and points out that he absolutely reeks of alcohol, leaving with no choice but to admit she isn't wrong. Meanwhile, back at the Twin Star Guild, Li Hi can't stop laughing after hearing what happened between Lim Gayong and Xiong Jihan. Embarrassed beyond belief, Gayong tells her to either stop laughing or commit to it properly. That only makes Han laugh even harder. She admits the situation is serious, but it's also unbelievably funny.

She simply can't believe Xiang rejected Gayong with the excuse that he forgot his own phone number. To Hon, that's one of the worst excuses she's ever heard. Gayong, however, genuinely blames herself. She insists first impressions are everything and claims she's nothing like Han. According to her, she's not even pretty and actually looks more like a man. Hearing that instantly wipes the smile off Hyan's face. She realizes Gayong is being completely serious.

Han quickly reminds her how popular she actually is. Everywhere Gayong goes, people whisper about the legendary plum blossom sword while countless guys work up the courage to ask for her number before chickening out because they're convinced she'll reject them anyway. Hyan even warns her never to say things like that in public because people would be furious hearing someone as admired as Gayong talk so negatively about herself.

After entering the room, Han comments that it's just as comfortable as always. Gayong then asks the obvious question. Does Han really intend to recruit Xiong Jihan? Without hesitation, Hyon says she has no choice. No matter what the guild elders think or what methods she has to use, she absolutely has to bring him into Twin Star. The pressure from above is already driving her crazy. And even Gayong agrees that someone with Xiang's talent simply can't be allowed to slip away.

Right then, Hon notices a notification on her phone. Someone has suddenly started a live stream. Even though there isn't an important Battle Net match taking place today, Gayong immediately teases her, asking if she's watching gambling streams again. Hon quickly fires back, insisting it's strategy analysis, not gambling. Gayong clearly isn't buying that excuse, but the moment they check the stream, both of them freeze.

The person broadcasting isn't just anyone, it's Sun Jihan. On camera, Siong calmly checks whether the stream has started properly before asking Yun Seiya to step back for a moment. Once she's safely out of the way, he channels holy power into his leg and kicks straight into the base of the massive Sword King's memorial statue, completely destroying it. As if smashing the foundation weren't enough, he follows up by repeatedly punching the monument, reducing the famous sword even further into rubble.

Viewers watching through Battle Tube are left completely speechless. The live stream instantly explodes with likes, dislikes, and thousands of comments. The internet practically catches fire as people struggle to believe someone just destroyed the Sword King statue with nothing but his bare hands. Feeling much better after venting his anger, Siong announces that he's about to explain his stance on the Sword King's naturalization.

The story briefly explains that Battle Tube is Battlelet's dedicated streaming platform where players can earn achievement points and other rewards based on things like viewers, subscribers, and overall popularity. Chong realizes this controversy is the perfect opportunity to farm those rewards, especially while using his status as the Sword King's former brother-in-law. The stream immediately attracts a massive audience, including 10,000 dislikes, while countless viewers flood the chat asking whether he really destroyed the monument himself.

Watching the reactions, Siang isn't surprised in the slightest. If stirring up outrage earns rewards, then maybe Yun Sedan's reputation is finally useful for something. More achievement notifications continue pouring in until one particular comment catches attention. The account uses the twin sword symbol, immediately identifying it as a member of the sword king's fan club. Seeing that emblem brings back one of the darkest memories of his previous life.

Those same fanatics were ultimately responsible for Yunaya's death. At first, they had supported her more than anyone else. But over time, admiration twisted into hatred. They convinced themselves that the sword king abandoned Korea because of his own daughter's supposed sins. Eventually, they began claiming that Yunia had to die if they ever wanted the sword king to return. In the end, they actually murdered her. Remembering that tragedy, Song quietly decides that if those people need someone to direct their hatred toward this time, then he'll gladly become their target instead.

Looking directly into the camera, he tells everyone to pay close attention before punching the broken statue one last time. Then he bluntly declares that the sword king will never be returning. The chat instantly erupts with furious insults and endless questions. Without hesitating, tells everyone he's about to reveal an unedited recording of the final conversation between Ryu and his own daughter after he changed his nationality.

The recording plays exactly as it happened. Yun Sejin openly admits he fell in love with another woman and abandoned everything because accepting his love was the condition she gave him. Seiya asks whether that woman was really worth leaving both his family and his country behind and he calmly answers yes. Once the recording ends, Seiya steps forward herself. Looking straight into the camera, she admits that as the sword king's daughter, she's just as shocked and confused by everything as everyone else.

Then she makes an announcement that leaves the audience stunned. Her father intends to leave the Sword Palace to her, but she refuses to accept anything from someone who abandoned both his family and his homeland. Instead, she declares that she will donate the entire Sword Palace building to the nation, hoping it will help support and develop future Korean players. She adds that the complete details of the donation can be discussed later.

The story briefly rewinds 30 minutes earlier when first told Yunaya about his plan to donate the Sword Palace. Naturally, she thought he had completely lost his mind since he didn't even seem drunk. She couldn't understand why he would suggest giving away a building worth an unimaginable fortune instead of selling it. Siang assured her he was perfectly sober, but deep down he knew convincing her wouldn't be easy. After all, how could he possibly explain that he had already lived through this future once before?

He couldn't tell her the truth, so he simply tried to persuade her. The real reason was something only he knew. After Yun Sejin later crushed Korea while fighting for Japan, the public's hatred toward him exploded. Eventually, the Korean government confiscated everything he owned, including the sword palace. With nowhere left to live, Seiya became the target of endless harassment and the Sword King's fan club, whose obsession eventually drove her to take her own life.

Song had no intention of allowing history to repeat itself. If the property was destined to be taken away anyway, then he would willingly hand it over first, earning public support while protecting Seiya from becoming the center of everyone's hatred. At first, Seiya could only see the same unemployed, alcoholic uncle she had always known, so she quietly questioned whether he was really serious. When she realized he genuinely meant every word, she calmly agreed.

Her answer completely surprised when he asked if she was truly okay with such a ridiculous decision. She simply replied that he had never been the type to make such a request without having a reason. More importantly, she admitted it had been a very long time since she had seen her uncle look this confident. Hearing those words left completely speechless. Looking at her now in the present, he can't help thinking she really is an incredible girl.

Back during the live stream, achievement notifications continue pouring in while Song silently thinks through his next move. If all of the hatred stays focused on him, then maybe those fanatics will finally leave Seiya alone. To make sure of it, he decides to provoke them even further. Looking directly into the camera, he addresses Yun Sejin, saying that perhaps everything turned out this way for the best. Although Sejun claimed he abandoned Korea because of another woman, Seong insists that anyone who truly knew him would understand the real reason.

Hearing that, Seiya immediately becomes nervous because this wasn't part of the plan they discussed. Ignoring her concern, Song continues speaking directly to his former brother-in-law, asking wherever he is whether he honestly believes nobody knows why he fled to Japan. According to Siong, Sejun ran because he lacked the confidence to continue living in Korea. That statement shocks everyone watching. He then openly warns Sejun that the moment they meet again in Japan, he'll personally bring him down.

To make the declaration even more dramatic, he tears off his sleeve and throws out a direct challenge. The broadcast instantly sends both Korea and Japan into complete chaos. Later, after returning home, Seiya quietly asks whether he really needed to go that far. Song simply tells her not to worry about the public reaction and leave the chaos to him. Still, she can't shake the feeling that something about him has completely changed overnight.

Jokingly, Song wonders how anyone could possibly stay the same after dying once and returning to the past. He quickly laughs it off before she can question that strange comment, asking whether he had really looked like nothing more than a washedup alcoholic lately. Before the conversation can continue, the doorbell suddenly rings. Both of them instinctively tense up. While Seiya wonders who could possibly be visiting, Siong isn't surprised at all.

In fact, he was expecting this. Calmly reassuring his niece, he tells her not to worry because it's finally time to make some money. Meanwhile, over in Tokyo, people discuss how relations between Korea and Japan are becoming even worse after the sword king's decision to change his nationality. Everyone agrees Korea has every reason to be furious after losing its strongest player. Beside Yun, Sjun, Shizuru gently asks whether everything happening is bothering him.

Sjun casually asks if she has only just woken up and she replies that she's already had enough rest. Instead, she's more concerned about how much pressure he's carrying. Sjun then tells her she no longer needs to call him Sejun because he has chosen to live as Ryu now. Shizuru immediately refuses. To her, he'll always remain Sjun, the sword king and Korea's former number one ranked player. Looking him in the eyes, she says nothing can ever change that truth before softly confessing her love and kissing him with genuine affection.

Back at the sword palace, Song opens the front door to find exactly the person he expected waiting outside. The visitor politely greets him, surprised that Song almost seems to have predicted his arrival with complete confidence. Song explains that after causing such a massive public incident, it was only natural for the government to send someone. He even recognizes the visitor immediately as Park Yunick, a section chief.

After Yun Seedin abandoned Korea, Park had become one of the officials most heavily involved in handling everything connected to the Sword Palace. Even Sei politely greets him before Park gets straight to the point. Although he admits Sun's live stream was certainly extreme, he also says he personally liked it because it finally forced the government to reach a conclusion. They could no longer keep hoping the Sword King would return.

With tensions between Korea and Japan continuing to rise, delaying the issue any longer simply wasn't possible. Xiang impatiently tells him to skip the formalities and get to the point. Park finally explains that the government wishes to take control of the Sword Palace. Once that happens, the public will likely accept that the sword king truly isn't coming back. Even Park is surprised by how accurately Xiang predicted the government's response, wondering whether this confident man could really be the same unemployed gambler he remembered.

However, there is one condition. The government still hasn't completely abandoned hope that Yun Sejin might someday return. Instead of permanently confiscating the sword palace, they intend to place it under government trusteeship, meaning they will manage and protect the property until its rightful owners return. If that day ever comes, the ownership deed will be handed back without issue. They even plan to let Siong and Seiya continue living there during that time.

Reading through the proposal, Siong has to admit it's a surprisingly reasonable compromise. He had originally intended to hand the building over for free anyway, so receiving something in return is an even better outcome. Acknowledging that he understands the government's position, Seong says he's willing to cooperate, but before signing anything, he has one favor he wants to ask. Both Park and Seiya look at him in confusion as he prepares to reveal his condition.

Sometime later, another Battle Tube live stream begins. The broadcaster, Golden Light streamer, enthusiastically greets his audience and proudly welcomes everyone to the Blood and Dust Coliseum. Looking down from above the arena, he jokes that the view is much better from up there before announcing that the famous Deep Sea expert has once again arrived. He makes an overly dramatic entrance, drawing an enormous sword and striking a flashy pose that looks far cooler in his own head than it actually does.

As soon as the match countdown starts, he immediately begins begging for donations, repeatedly thanking viewers while acting as over-the-top as possible. The audience isn't impressed in the slightest. The chat quickly fills with complaints with many viewers wondering why he had come back instead of disappearing for good. Even so, everyone knows exactly who he is. Despite his handsome face and endless energy, he's infamous for being an absolute troll.

He was once a promising gold league player, but intentionally demoted himself all the way to bronze just to create content called Deep Sea Exploration, where he entertained himself by bullying weaker players instead of seriously competing. While he jokingly insists he isn't that bad, the chat immediately labels him a complete psychopath. His stats and equipment still belong to the gold league, making every bronze match little more than a playground for him.

With his usual arrogance, Golden announces that the warm-up is over and begins searching for today's first victim. That's when he spots the perfect source of content, Xiang Jihan. The chat instantly recognizes him and starts making jokes as Golden walks straight over for an interview, completely ignoring Xiang's lack of interest. He loudly introduces him as the Sword King's former brother-in-law, the strongest player currently dominating the bronze league and the man who recently smashed the Twin Sword statue, making headlines under countless different nicknames.

Xang quickly realizes he's dealing with one of Battle Tub's loud, attention-seeking streamers. At the same time, he remembers that he still has several Battle Tube achievements he never bothered claiming in his previous life. Since he's already here, he decides he might as well start streaming, too. The moment Son goes live, Golden stands right beside him, continuing to shove the camera into his face while complaining about being ignored.

Watching this unfold, the viewers are completely stunned that Seang casually started his own stream right in front of another creator. Golden, on the other hand, immediately becomes irritated. Instead of making content, he's accidentally helping Xiang become even more popular. Realizing his own views might start dropping, he decides he needs to eliminate Xiang as quickly as possible. Just then, a special mission suddenly appears.

A user named Sword King's Love offers 2,000 GP to anyone who kills Xang Jihan and makes sure he finishes in last place. Since one GP is roughly equal to $1, Golden is shocked that someone casually offered such a massive reward. He immediately suspects it came from the Sword King's fan club. Then things become even crazier. More and more viewers begin increasing the bounty. The reward climbs higher and higher while Golden watches in disbelief.

It quickly reaches 31,978GP, keeps rising toward 40,000, and he even starts hoping it will hit 50,000 before the match begins. Once all the players are finally summoned into the arena, the total stops at 42,000 GP, leaving Golden slightly disappointed. But just before the game officially starts, another member of the Sword King's fan club promises an additional 10,000 GP if killed. Hearing that, Golden becomes completely fired up, dramatically thanking his viewers for their burning passion.

He secretly celebrates the fact that he just tricked those obsessed fans into funding him. Turning towards Song, he confidently declares that his game is over before it has even begun. The very next second, Golden activates charge, a skill that launches him forward at incredible speed and rushes straight towards Xiang. Convinced the fight is already over, but Ciang reacts instantly. Before Golden can even understand what happened, Xiang lands a devastating counterattack that knocks the massive sword flying into the air.

Frozen in disbelief, Golden can only stare as Xiang casually comments that his weapon is sturdier than expected. It turns out the so-called weapon is nothing more than a D-rank cooking set club, and Seang is actually surprised it survived such a direct impact without breaking. Since Golden attacked first, Siong decides it's only fair to return the favor, coating the simple kitchen utensil with divine power, he charges forward himself.

In a single flash, he tears straight through the gold ranked streamer, cutting him down instantly. Both Golden and his viewers are left completely speechless. The live stream chat immediately explodes with questions. Some viewers wonder whether they're witnessing the sword king's level of power, while others recognize the white energy as divine power. Many outright refuse to believe someone capable of doing this belongs in the bronze league.

Just like that, Siong secures the match's first elimination, earning 10 achievement points. Looking down at the D-rank kitchen knife, still covered in sacred energy after defeating someone with gold tier stats, casually thinks that it's been a long time since he last cooked. Judging by what just happened, it looks like he just finished cooking himself a chicken. After dying, the blonde streamer suddenly finds himself drifting through a dark, empty void where every trace of light has disappeared.

Still acting dramatic, he starts rambling that the darker the night becomes, the brighter the light will eventually shine. Moments later, he proudly announces his return. The reason is a resurrection cross, a one-time use item that instantly revives its owner after death. Because of how powerful it is, the item is banned from national leagues, promotion series, guild battles, and other major competitions. Thanks to that relic, he comes right back to life and immediately claims he only lost because he let his guard down.

Confidently, promising the viewers they'll soon watch him cut off Xiong Jihan's head. He has no idea that Xiang is already standing directly behind him. The moment he notices that familiar smile, all of his confidence disappears. Before he can react, kills him again, securing an effortless double kill. Looking down at the corpse, Xiang casually remarks that it's been a long time since he last saw someone use a resurrection cross.

In the future, players only bothered with it because of a famous exploit rather than the death penalty itself. However, something catches his attention that matters far more than the streamer. The arena feels unusually noisy. Looking around, realizes there are powerful spectators watching the match. This time, they're elves. Instantly recognizing them, he coldly refers to them as nasty little pests, remembering that they also played a major role in humanity's destruction.

Even so, he decides to worry about them later. Right now, he has more immediate targets. When Song turns back toward the battlefield, he notices every remaining player running away the instant they spot him. One of them shouts that fighting each other no longer matters because casually killing players with gold league strength. Watching everyone scatter only makes hunting players less efficient. But Song has another priority anyway.

After obtaining the D-rank kitchen set relic, he still needs to discover its hidden activation conditions. Just then, the system issues a standard mission, Goblin Subjugation. The objective is to eliminate every goblin gathered around the goblin champion. Calling it a pleasant surprise, Xiang immediately rushes toward the monsters. Swinging the club first before finishing them with the knife, he effortlessly cuts through the goblins one after another.

As he fights, the system confirms that he's finally using the relic correctly. The kitchen set begins reacting, making Song realize the relic follows a precise sequence. First, he must crush the target's head, then pierce its heart. Since it's an equipment set rather than a single weapon, every tool has its own proper order. Happy that he figured it out before the match ended, he still can't help wishing he had solved the puzzle earlier.

There would have been far more goblins left to test it on. Fortunately, one target still remains. Standing before him is the towering goblin champion, a massive creature nearly 2 m tall. Song briefly considers reading its lengthy status description before deciding it isn't worth the time. Instead, he charges straight in, slams the giant's face into the ground with a single blow, casually remarks that being bigger doesn't really matter, then pierces its heart to finish it off.

Completing the mission earns him 500 achievement points, another point of divine power, and causes the relic to react once more. After exhausting its stored energy, the kitchen set drops from D rank to E- rank. Song quickly realizes that once its energy recovers at the lower rank, he should be able to increase his divine power again by repeating the process. Unfortunately, farming monsters is painfully slow. So, with every player already fleeing, he reluctantly decides to resume hunting them instead.

If they refuse to come to him, he'll simply chase them down himself, watching him stalk the battlefield wrapped in sacred energy. Even the viewers admit he no longer looks remotely holy. At this point, the only thing surrounding him is pure murderous intent. Meanwhile, back in Yokum, Gung Nam soul, the blonde streamer has already respawned in reality and is furiously screaming at his monitor. He angrily complains that Song attacked him out of nowhere despite him being such a wonderful streamer.

At first, he wonders whether Song might simply be weak before immediately correcting himself. Weak isn't even close. Desperately trying to analyze the fight, he estimates current stats at 33 strength, 37 agility, 36 vitality, and 34 magic power. Those numbers leave him completely baffled because the bronze league's stat cap is only 25. Even after accounting for everything gained during the goblin fight, his average still sits around 35, something that should be completely impossible.

The streamer starts convincing himself must be hacking. Then he suddenly hears a strange squealing noise from the live stream. Turning back toward the screen, he realizes it wasn't an animal at all. Siong has begun treating players exactly like he treated the goblins, smashing their heads first before driving the blade through their hearts. Horrified, the streamer can only wonder what kind of massacre the battlefield has turned into.

Xiang tears through his opponents one after another, securing double kills, triple kills, quadrakills, and finally a pentacill in rapid succession. Some viewers even begin calling the slaughter a work of art. Unable to understand how he eliminated four players in a single charge, the remaining participants finally realize fighting among themselves is suicide. They immediately begin pooling buffs, equipment, and support abilities together, deciding their only chance is to cooperate against Seang.

Others simply start accusing him of hacking and demand that he be removed from the match. Their desperate resistance accomplishes nothing. Song calmly deflects every arrow fired toward him, knocking each projectile off course before continuing the massacre. Another effortless double kill leaves only a handful of survivors alive. The E-rank kitchen set reacts once more, increasing his divine power again before degrading from E- rank to F-rank.

At the same time, Syong clears the one zero kill coliseum mission, earning another 5,000 achievement points. While satisfied with the rewards, he knows they're still nowhere near enough for what he truly wants. Then the system presents something completely unexpected, an epic mission. The objective is simple in theory, but absurd in practice. Find the shadow queen among the coliseum spectators and provoke her. Xiang is genuinely shocked.

An epic quest appearing in the Bronze League should be impossible. Even more unbelievable is the reward interest from the Shadow Queen constellation. Immediately, Siong recalls exactly what that means. Constellations are god-like beings connected to the stars themselves. If even one of them takes an interest in a player, it can eventually lead to sponsorship and grant powers that ordinary players could never hope to obtain.

Opportunities like that normally don't exist until someone reaches at least the Diamond League. Yet, somehow, one has appeared before him. Now realizing how valuable this chance is, Xiang vows to earn the Shadow Queen's attention no matter what. Once one constellation begins watching him, others are bound to follow. The only problem is actually finding her. Since the Shadow Queen is supposedly hiding somewhere among the countless elves observing the match, all can do for now is carefully study every single face and guess which one might secretly be the legendary constellation.

The system officially announces the results of the coliseum match. With 10 player kills, Siong Jihan finishes in first place, becoming the first Korean player to achieve that feat since Yun Sejin. News of the accomplishment spreads across forums and social media almost instantly. Thanks to the publicity, Xiang's Battle Tube channel explodes to 10,000 subscribers, while the live stream peaks at around 4,000 concurrent viewers.

Ironically, even the Sword King's fan club ends up helping him grow. Their attempt to ruin Xang only backfires, and before long, all of their anger shifts toward Golden Light instead. Back in reality, the defeated streamer can only complain that the internet is full of lunatics. Since things have already reached this point, he dramatically announces that he's switching sides and becoming Xong Jihan's biggest supporter.

Some viewers even joke that Golden Light has officially promoted himself to Xiong Jihan's personal editor, promising to turn him into the greatest Battle Tube creator ever. Naturally, nobody bothers asking Song what he thinks about any of that. Back at home, Yun Sea is just as shocked after watching the entire broadcast. She can't understand when her uncle suddenly became this powerful. Online, many viewers are accusing him of smurfing, making it look like an experienced player intentionally entered beginner matches.

Song calmly remarks that war has always been ruthless, only for Seiya to tease him for sounding like an old man. She then explains what smurfing actually means before admitting she honestly hopes that's what's happening because otherwise his strength would be completely absurd. Looking at his stream settings, she notices he forgot to enable donations. When she asks why, Xiang casually admits he simply forgot. Since she's already helping, she suggests adding a minimum donation amount so constant notifications won't distract him during matches.

Xiang immediately proposes 10,000 GP, making Seiya stare at him in disbelief. To her, setting the minimum donation at $10,000 is completely insane. While Seiya worries about stream settings, Syong's attention remains fixed on the epic mission, telling him to find the Shadow Queen. No matter how much he thinks about it, he can't imagine identifying one mysterious spectator hidden among an enormous audience. Noticing the troubled look on his face, Seiya immediately realizes something is bothering him.

She smiles and reminds him that whenever he needs help, he can always rely on her. In that moment, Song can't help seeing her mother in her. Deciding to trust her, he finally explains the mission. All he knows is that the shadow queen was somewhere among the coliseum spectators, but he has absolutely no idea who she is. Even Seiya admits the mission sounds unbelievably strange, but after thinking for a moment, she comes up with an idea.

She'll rewatch the battle replay frame by frame in slow motion and search every spectator herself. Seang wishes her luck, though he feels a little guilty about giving her such an impossible task. Finding one hidden person in that massive crowd is practically like searching for a needle in a haststack. Still, he reminds himself that Seya was the one who offered to help since he finally has some free time, decides to deal with something else he had been postponing.

Entering the class space, he uses the extra class slot he previously purchased with achievement points, allowing him to choose a second class. After looking through the available options, he selects mage. The system confirms the class addition, and immediately feels a completely different kind of energy flowing through his body. Unlike divine power, this new energy originates from his magical power. The real reason he chose mage instead of another class is because possessing both support and mage unlocks access to a unique hidden trait.

As he summons a glowing purple sphere, he quietly reveals its name, Force. That strange power reminds of a conversation from his previous life with Baron Williams. One day, while completely drunk, the world's number one player had started talking far more honestly than usual. Looking at Xiang, Baron repeatedly muttered that everything was such a waste. Curious, Xiang asked what he meant. Baron admitted that if Xiang had become an American citizen earlier, he would have been recognized as a true American instead of just a useful refugee.

Realizing the alcohol had loosened Baron's tongue, Siong listened carefully as the world's strongest player began revealing secrets he had never shared before. Among them was the origin of force. At first, Siong assumed force was simply another skill, but Baron corrected him. It wasn't a skill at all. It was a trait born from the perfect fusion of divine power and magic power. Achieving that fusion was incredibly difficult, but nobody had ever seriously attempted it because Baron was believed to be the only player capable of doing so.

His unique SS rank gift granted him two status windows, allowing him to possess two classes simultaneously. When Song asked whether that was the only requirement, Baron casually added one more condition. The player also had to reach level 10. Feeling awkward hearing such confidential information as a foreigner, Seong questioned whether Baron should really be telling him any of this. Baron simply shrugged, saying it didn't matter anymore since he was the only player with two classes.

Nobody else could replicate it anyway. At least that was what Baron believed. Now, thanks to regression and the extra class slot, Song is no longer excluded from that possibility. Determined to obtain force immediately, Xiang begins experimenting. As the unfamiliar energy starts flowing through his body, intense pain strikes him almost instantly. Even so, he refuses to stop. First, he gathers every bit of divine power into his hands before drawing magic power out from his heart and attempting to merge the two together.

He desperately tries to stabilize the fusion without allowing either energy to escape. For one brief moment, he thinks he succeeds. Then, everything explodes. The violent backlash launches him across the room, slamming him into the door as unbearable pain tears through his body. The attempt has failed. Realizing brute force alone won't control two completely different energies, Xiang wonders if his magical power is simply too low.

After only one attempt, most of it is already exhausted. He also questions whether forcing both powers into his hands ever made sense in the first place. Then another possibility occurs to him. Instead of releasing both energies first, what if he keeps them inside his body? Following that idea, he guides divine power from the upper elixir field and magic power from the middle elixir field, intending to let them clash while avoiding the lower elixir field where marshall power resides.

In theory, none of the three energies would be wasted. If all three could eventually coexist, the result would be unimaginable. The moment he tries, agonizing pain tears through every part of his body. The system immediately announces that he is attempting the union of the three elixir fields, something no player should be capable of enduring. Warning after warning appears as the system detects a life-threatening condition.

Unknown to Seong, Seiya hears nothing because she's wearing headphones while searching through the replay. Only later does she notice a faint scream coming from his room. Panicked, she rushes over and throws the door open. What she finds leaves her speechless. By then, Xiang has somehow stabilized himself. When she asks whether the screams came from a terrible headache, he quietly admits they did. Confused, she demands to know how the pain vanished so suddenly.

Song awkwardly brushes it off as one of the mysteries of the human body, earning an angry response before Seiya immediately apologizes. She wasn't actually mad. She was simply terrified something terrible had happened to him. Only then does Seong realize he never once considered how worried she would become. Genuinely apologizing, he assures her he's fine. Seiya wipes away her tears, lightly punches him in the chest, and says she's just relieved he's safe before returning to her search for the shadow queen.

Watching her leave, Siong silently promises himself never to let her see him in such a vulnerable state again. Although the three elixir field union clearly failed, Siong quickly realizes it wasn't a complete loss. Picking up a towel, he twists it using nothing but his newly created energy. The experiment proves something incredible. While the full fusion failed, divine power and magic power successfully merged into a brand new unique stat known as strength.

Even more surprising, the temporary connection between all three elixir fields never completely disappeared. The system confirms that a faint link still remains active. As a result, marshall power and strength now interact with one another, automatically sharing growth. If one stat increases, the other rises alongside it. Curious, Xiang immediately raises his marshall power to 14, only to watch strength increase at the exact same time.

Seeing the interaction work exactly as described, Xiang can't help grinning. The mechanic is unbelievably overpowered. If merely linking two of the three powers produces results like this, he can only imagine how monstrous he would become if he ever successfully fused all three elixir fields together. For now, however, he wisely abandons that idea. Attempting it again at his current level would probably kill him. Since he already gained part of what he wanted, he decides to test his new mage abilities instead.

Stretching out his hand, he tries casting a simple fire spell, only for the system to inform him that he doesn't have enough magical power yet. Looking down at the tiny flame flickering above his fingers, barely stronger than a cigarette lighter, Siong can only sigh and admit it's actually kind of cute. The next morning, Song wakes as the sunlight shines across his face. Opening his status window, he immediately notices that his divine power has reached 10.

Along with the increase comes a new restriction from the system. From now on, he can only absorb divine power from C-rank relics or higher, meaning every Dank and E-rank relic lying around him has officially become useless. he had secretly hoped they would still work, but the system isn't that generous. Grumbling that it's unbelievably stingy, complains that he spent his own hard-earned achievement points buying all those relics, only for them to become obsolete overnight.

Since they're no longer useful to him, he decides he might as well sell the secondhand relics on the market and recover some of the investment. After that, he checks on Yun Seiya, wondering if she's still asleep. Instead, she appears already awake, looking like a complete zombie from exhaustion. Sang immediately asks why she looks so terrible and warns her not to tell him she stayed up all night. Sheepishly, Sia admits that's exactly what happened.

She became so focused on researching that she completely lost track of time until morning arrived. Song gently tells her she doesn't need to push herself so hard, but she insists the effort was worth it because she actually found something useful. Curious, he asks whether it's information about the different races. Seiya nods, explaining that players with appraisal type gifts often create analysis videos about other races.

That answer makes slightly uneasy. He can't help wondering whether people are really using their rare abilities just to make content. Rather than explaining further, Seiya simply tells him to watch the replay she found. The video shows a dark elf sitting majestically on a throne while an overly enthusiastic narrator endlessly praises the superiority of elves. Before the commentary can continue, Seiong immediately mutes the video, complaining that the narrator's voice is way too creepy.

Ignoring that, Seiya points out that both elves shown seem extremely highranked. Since one of them is specifically a dark elf, she wonders whether someone with such a queen-like appearance could actually be the mysterious shadow queen mentioned in his epic mission. Siong admits the theory makes sense and praises her for making such a good observation. Even so, Sea remains cautious, saying it's still far too early to jump to conclusions and that she plans to keep searching.

Internally, Seang agrees. If finding the Shadow Queen were that easy, of being tied to the constellations would have been discovered long ago. Seiya then says she'll start looking through overseas videos the next day as well. Hearing how seriously she's taking the investigation. Song jokes that she already sounds like a professional researcher. Smiling proudly, Seiya says she could even edit his Battle Tube videos if he wanted because she already knows video editing.

Surprised, Siong asks when she learned something like that. She casually explains that she isn't an expert, but she used to edit her father's videos as a hobby. That innocent answer leaves Xang speechless. The thought of Yun Sejin immediately resurfaces and once again he can't understand how someone could abandon a daughter like Seiya after everything she had done for him. In his mind, he quietly curses Sajjin for being completely pathetic.

His thoughts then drift back to a conversation from 2 days earlier with section chief Park Yunick. During that meeting, Park revealed that the administration believed they had finally identified the woman responsible for Yun Sean's sudden change. When Seang asked who she was, Park answered with one name, Itto Shizuru. According to the government's investigation, she possesses an S-rank gift known as beauty. The revelation shocked everyone present.

Xiang immediately wondered whether Sejin had actually fallen in love with Shizuru herself or whether he had fallen victim to the ability tied to her gift. Park admitted that the administration was beginning to believe it was the latter. As unbelievable as it sounded, it was the only explanation that fit the evidence. He also warned Song not to underestimate that gift. Beauty supposedly goes far beyond simple charm or mind control.

It may even be capable of fundamentally reshaping a person's thoughts and emotions. There had already been several suspicious cases of talented players suddenly abandoning their own countries before relocating to Japan. If beauty truly has no range limitation, then no one can predict when Japan might use it to quietly steal another nation's strongest players. After hearing all of that, Siong searched for information about both Itto Shizuru and the beauty gift, only to find absolutely nothing.

He quickly realizes Japan is probably suppressing every piece of information that could expose the truth since there isn't any concrete evidence yet. There isn't much he can do for now. Still, he decides to take Park Yunick's warning seriously. If the government's suspicions are correct, then Japan may have already started making its move, and Xiang intends to prepare before it's too late. Just as section Chief Park's warning is still fresh in Xang's mind, a highly suspicious aircraft carrying cargo under the name of Japan's Neo Self-Defense Force lands in South Korea.

Around the same time, Yunia asks her uncle how much longer they'll be because they'll be late if they don't leave soon. Song calmly tells her everything is ready before saying it's time to go and welcome their guests. Together, they head toward the 32nd floor. During the elevator ride, Seong notices Sea looking nervous and tells her to relax. She quietly admits she's shaking because this is her first major public appearance since everything involving her father happened.

Seang reassures her that all they need to do is remain as confident as they were during their previous interview. as long as they don't make any mistakes. They have nothing to fear. Seiya nods and quietly agrees. Once they reach the ground floor, Seang reminds her that most of the people waiting outside have already decided what they want to believe before they even hear anyone speak. Moments later, an official greets them, saying everyone has been waiting and confirming that everything requested has already been prepared.

Song thanks him and confidently says he'll handle the rest himself. While walking inside, speaks with Park Yunick, who admits he was initially confused after receiving Xiang's unusual request. Holding an auction for the Sword King's personal collection seemed like a strange decision at first, but now he believes he finally understands the plan. Park asks whether the real purpose is to lure in the Japanese delegation, especially since the Neo Self-Defense Force has its own reserved table at the event.

Song confirms that's exactly the reason the items selected for the auction weren't chosen randomly. Among them are Yun Sean's battle connector and his complete battle records, both of which are perfect bait because Japan would undoubtedly want to obtain every detail of Sejun's combat history. explains that depending on who arrives to purchase those items, they may also reveal far more than they intended. Whether Yunjin personally appears or not, Korea has to accept reality and use this opportunity to move forward instead of endlessly waiting for someone who already left.

Listening to him, Park once again realizes how unusually far ahead Song always thinks. Before they continue, reminds Park that this is their final chance to shape public opinion and asks him to have the reporters carefully watch the Neo Self-Defense Forc's table throughout the auction. Before they can enter the venue, another interruption appears. A woman suddenly calls out saying she only needs a minute because their family.

Seiya immediately recognizes the couple as her uncle and aunt. Her aunt anxiously asks whether she's really okay with holding this auction, even if she desperately needs money. Does she truly have to sell everything? Then the woman's attention immediately shifts towards calling him a scumbag. She accuses him of manipulating Seiya into making these decisions and angrily demands to know how he dares sell property that doesn't belong to him.

Siong instantly takes offense, asking exactly who she's calling a scumbag. Before the argument can escalate further, Sia steps in herself. She reminds them that she clearly remembers how they once used her father's name to run scams until they were eventually caught. According to her, they've already looked down on her enough. She knows exactly why they came today. They only want to seize what remains of her father's fortune.

Her aunt angrily denies the accusation and questions how Seiya could dare speak to her that way. Without hesitating, Seiya calmly states that everything left behind by her father legally belongs to her and that woman has absolutely no right to interfere. She then orders security to remove them, declaring that they are no longer her family. As security drags the furious couple away, Seiya simply tells her uncle it's time to leave.

Watching the entire confrontation, Seong can't help smiling as he tells her she handled everything perfectly. Proudly, Sea replies that whenever she decides to do something, she always does it properly. Just then, Park informs them that it's time. Together, Seong and Sea step onto the stage. The instant they appear, cameras begin flashing non-stop as reporters bombard them with questions. They immediately ask why this auction is being held and why foreign countries have been allowed to participate.

Others question whether Seiya was pressured into donating the Sword Palace or organizing the auction at all. Some even ask if they've completely given up on the Sword King's return and what Seiya thinks about people treating his belongings like easy money. Before long, attention shifts towards Seong with reporters asking for comments about his recent battleet victories. Instead of answering, Siong simply raises his hand, activating his power, he instantly shatters every camera positioned directly in front of him.

The reporters panic as shattered equipment crashes to the floor, but Seang completely ignores the chaos. Calmly, he reminds everyone that this is an auction, not a press conference, and orders the room to remain silent. With everyone's attention finally focused on him, begins introducing the three auction items. The first consists of Yun Sejin's battle connector, the complete battle records he used with it, his own personal combat analysis, and additional analysis compiled by many of the strongest players from both South Korea and the East Asia League.

The announcement immediately causes an uproar. Information of that level is priceless, especially with tensions between Korea and Japan continuing to rise. Siong points out that analysis from players of this caliber simply cannot be obtained anywhere else. Before he can continue, two members of the Japanese delegation stand up. The older man introduces himself as Teada Kazuo, the recruitment team manager of the NEO Self-Defense Force.

Since the auction has officially begun, he immediately makes his first offer, 5 billion yen for everything. On top of that, he requests a private meeting with both Siong Jihan and Yun Sean. See already knows exactly where this conversation is heading. Politely apologizing, he immediately refuses. If Teada has something to say, he can say it publicly because there will be no private meeting today. Out of every country present, Japan should understand that better than anyone.

Teada responds with a cold smile, reminding Ciang that he's merely a guest and shouldn't be treated so disrespectfully. His smile slowly grows wider as he subtly warns that if continues behaving this way, someone might be forced to intervene. At that exact moment, a young woman silently steps forward and places her sword against Xiang's chest. Teada calmly explains that she's his shadow bodyguard. While she may not be as powerful as the sword king himself, she's still an outstanding player.

Even with a blade pressed against him, Song doesn't flinch for a second. As Teada continues speaking with fake politeness, Song activates sacred power in his eyes and stares directly at the mysterious bodyguard. Looking at her face, he quietly remarks that she resembles Yun Sejin far more than she should. Instead of calming him down, that resemblance only makes his anger toward his former brother-in-law burn even hotter.

In the very next instant, the shadow bodyguard moves. Before her attack can fully unfold, Xiang reacts first, driving a devastating punch straight into her chin. Completely overwhelmed, she stumbles backward. Instantly realizing she made a fatal mistake. After knocking the shadow bodyguard backward with a single punch, Xiang calmly asks whether she still wants to continue. He slowly raises his hand above her head, and for the first time, genuine fear appears on her face.

Without even needing to attack again, he quietly tells her to stop because she's already done everything she could. Then he reminds everyone of something important. This entire auction is being broadcast live worldwide through Battle Tube. The whole world is watching in real time. So, does she really intend to draw her sword in front of millions of viewers. Hearing that, Teada Kazuo immediately changes his attitude. Acting completely innocent, he insists there was never any intention of allowing violence.

According to him, his bodyguard simply acted on her own and went too far. So, he politely apologizes on her behalf. Before anyone else can respond, however, Teada says there's one more important detail to add. His offer of $50 million also includes a private meeting. Then, instead of addressing Shan, he deliberately shifts all attention toward Yun Seiya since she's the sword king's daughter and rightful heir. Teada says the decision should belong to her instead.

Seang quietly admits that part is technically true. Walking right past Seong, Teada tells Seiya that she's the real beneficiary of today's auction. The invitation isn't for Seong at all. It's for her. Then he asks the one question designed to shake her resolve. Isn't she curious about how her father is doing? He promises she can ask anything she wants because there are surely many things only he can answer. Confident that no reasonable person would reject such an opportunity.

Teada waits for her response. To everyone's surprise, Seiya refuses immediately. Even Teada is visibly caught off guard. He hurriedly asks whether she truly understands what she's rejecting. This is $50 million. Calmly, Sea admits it's an incredibly tempting offer, just like her uncle said. However, if the only way to hear about her father is by making a deal, then she doesn't want to hear anything at all. She also reminds everyone that she's still a minor, while Syong Jihan is her legal guardian, so she'll follow his decision.

Her answer eases the concerns of many people watching who had worried she might end up being taken to Japan. Even so, others quickly realize they still can't relax. Nothing prevents the Neo self-defense force from simply winning the auction with money alone. Among the audience, one intimidating man who looks more like an Italian mob boss than an official is left speechless by Seiya's refusal. Taking advantage of the moment, Teada calmly announces that the Neo self-defense force will simply purchase everything for $50 million anyway.

Confused murmurss spread across the room until he explains that the private meeting was never officially part of the auction. It was merely a personal bonus, he added himself. The real offer was always $50 million. Realizing he had been manipulated from the very beginning, Song's anger immediately flares up. Teada casually reveals that Yun Se Jin himself ordered him to bring those $50 million. To prove it, he presents the payment card before also producing a personal letter addressed to Yun Sea from the Sword King.

In his eyes, the auction is already finished. The moment Seiya looks at the envelope, she notices something that stings even more than the money. Her father's signature no longer reads Yun Sejin. It now bears his new name, Itto Ryu. Teada quietly comments on how surprisingly easy it was to obtain all of the Sword King's belongings, even wondering aloud whether anyone on Baron Williams' Korean side could have matched an offer that large.

Everyone listening silently curses him in their heads as he casually remarks that the auction ended much faster than expected. Although Xiang is furious, Teada continues speaking. Before returning to Japan, he mentions that the United States government once banned the head of Japan's new defense recruitment division from entering the country because he was simply too successful at recruiting talented foreign players.

Eventually, people began calling him the Japanese calamity. He then politely asks Xiang to sign the necessary paperwork as soon as possible. While agreeing for the moment, Song silently notes that there's a real possibility Teada is connected to Itto Shizuru, making him someone who deserves very careful attention. Meanwhile, the atmosphere throughout the venue turns increasingly uncomfortable. The auction ended so quickly that many spectators begin questioning whether the entire event was staged from the beginning.

If Japan was always going to pay $50 million immediately, then why invite every other country at all? Realizing public opinion is starting to turn against them. Siang knows they desperately need something to shift the narrative. Before he can think of a solution, Sia opens her father's letter. Reading it aloud, she reveals its contents. Sigun says he heard about her decision to donate the sword palace, calling it a terrible choice without even asking for her reasons.

He explains that this money will be the last inheritance he ever gives her and hopes she spends it wisely because from this point forward, their relationship as father and daughter is officially over. She should never expect anything else from him again. After finishing the letter, Seiya quietly confirms that it's undeniably her father's handwriting. Listening to every word, Seong's rage only grows stronger. Remembering everything section Chief Park told him about beauty.

He begins wondering whether the gift truly goes beyond ordinary mind control. Maybe it doesn't simply manipulate people. It completely rewrites who they are. In the past, Sean had genuinely been a caring and dependable father to Seiya. Watching him now personally drive the final nail into their relationship feels absolutely unforgivable. Remaining calm, Sei asks Teada to deliver one final message back to Itto Ryu. She says she received his last inheritance without any problems and is more than happy to cut all remaining ties with him.

She also remarks that tearing up the letter would only create extra work for the cleaning staff. Before she can do anything else, Xiang quietly tells her not to worry. Using his power, he pulls the letter directly into his own hand before igniting it with fire until nothing remains but ashes. Everyone watching is completely stunned. Moments ago, they believe Song was a support type player. Yet now they're watching him manipulate divine power, fight like a warrior, and casually use magic as well.

Even Teada can't hide his interest anymore. Staring directly at Xiang, he quietly decides that Japan absolutely has to recruit this man somehow. The moment the event begins settling down, representatives from various organizations immediately rush towards Song, asking whether he's already joined a guild and promising to offer whatever he wants if he'll simply consider them. See raises his hand, telling everyone to calm down because having the entire crowd charge him at once is becoming a problem.

Just then, Sea quietly walks over to him. Thinking she's tired, Seong apologizes and asks if she can head home first while he deals with everyone here. Instead, she suddenly says something feels wrong. Her head begins hurting. The pain rapidly worsens, and she suddenly collapses right in front of him. Completely panicked, Siong immediately catches her before she can hit the ground, desperately calling her name and begging her to wake up.

After a tense moment, Sea slowly opens her eyes. Song frantically asks whether she's all right and tells her they'll take her straight to the hospital. Instead, she quietly admits she was only pretending. She noticed how trapped he was by the crowd and decided to fake collapsing so everyone would back off. Looking at him with a mischievous smile, she asks whether she did a good job. Relieved beyond words, Song laughs and tells her she's just like her mother.

Quickly correcting himself after accidentally saying sister instead. With that, he announces that today's event is officially over because his niece isn't feeling well and needs to rest. Asking whether she can still walk, Seiya says all she wants to do is go home and sleep. Just before they leave, Teada Kazuo calls out to Seang one final time, politely apologizing if his presence caused any inconvenience. He says he'd like to invite Xiang to a formal meeting so they can become better acquainted, then hands over his business card.

Without saying a word, Song uses his power to pull the card into his hand. Looking directly at Tea, he quietly calls the invitation a joke. Then he tears the card cleanly in half before letting the shredded pieces fall right in front of the Japanese recruiter. That silent act of destruction is his entire answer. Everyone watching is left speechless. The elite recruiter representing one of the world's most influential organizations had just been publicly rejected by a bronze league player from Korea.

Meanwhile, Teada is strangely thrilled by everything that just happened. Instead of feeling insulted, he thinks the protagonist is even more incredible now. He even calls Xiang's ability and unknown power capable of destroying a business card from that far away. To him, that ability alone makes Xiang unbelievably valuable. The more he thinks about it, the more convinced he becomes that Seong is no ordinary bronze player.

He's a rising star with limitless potential, and Teada wants to recruit him more than ever, no matter what it takes. At the same time, Siong and Seiya are feeling pretty satisfied with how they handled the situation. Seiya proudly says she acted perfectly because Teada fell for her performance immediately. When she playfully asks whether he's ever seen her do anything wrong, Xiang immediately brings up her cooking. That completely shuts her down.

Right then, Siong notices an unread system message. Opening it, he sees that someone named Stalker Chan donated 10,000 GP, writing that it was nice meeting him. He's shocked the donation came through even while his stream was offline. What bothers Seya even more is how creepy the message sounds. Xiang can only wonder why his very first donation had to come from someone like that before deciding he'll just block him. Just then, Li Hi walks over with Lim Gayong, calling out to both Seang and Seya.

The two groups stare at each other for a moment in slight confusion before Hon politely introduces herself as the director of the third PR division of the Twin Stars Guild. She apologizes for suddenly approaching them and explains that she really wanted to meet them in person. immediately realizes something is off because normal people shouldn't even be able to get inside this area. Asking how she managed it, he also notices her voice sounds strangely familiar.

Hon casually explains that she has good connections within the Korean Battleet administration and simply used those relationships to get in. She even proudly says she's famous in the guild for knowing everybody. Hearing that confidence and her voice together suddenly stirs an old memory when she casually brings up his old match predictions. Everything finally clicks. Song realizes she's someone he knew in his previous life. the woman who once told him she'd always been one of his biggest fans.

Seeing him stare in surprise, Seiya asks what's wrong while Han jokingly wonders whether her beauty broke his brain. Instead of answering directly, Seong quotes Dstoyki, saying that when the world is full of possibilities, it's hard to give them up, adding that the famous novelist was also addicted to gambling. The quote catches both girls completely off guard. Before anyone can respond, Limayong immediately steps in front of Hyan and demands to know how Xiang knows Han's personal motto.

Only a handful of people know about her gambling problem. So, how could a complete stranger possibly know that quote? At that moment, Siong becomes certain of her identity. He remembers her as Zero, the first Korean manager in the American Guild. Despite struggling with alcohol and gambling, her voice gift eventually evolved far beyond simply increasing experience. After the tutorial, it became capable of boosting stats, gifts, and almost everything else, allowing her to become the reserve team's guild master.

Remembering all that, Xiang casually asks whether she's still visiting casinos. The question instantly hits a nerve. Hayan awkwardly tells Lim Gayong to stop him before he keeps talking. Looking at both Zero and the Plum Blossom Sword, Xiang quietly thinks the Twin Stars Guild really gathered some impressive talent. He then explains that he only recognized her because he met her through one of his earliest live streams and one of her comments had stayed in his memory ever since.

He apologizes if he startled her because he only wanted to confirm his suspicion. Hearing that, Lim Gayong immediately asks if Hyan was seriously chatting in live stream comments. Hon's face turns bright red as she desperately tells her to shut up. Trying to recover her dignity, she complains that being remembered as a gambling addict isn't exactly flattering. See immediately corrects her, bluntly pointing out she isn't just remembered as one, she actually is one.

Standing beside him, Sea notices something she hasn't seen in a long time. Her uncle actually smiled. Watching the interaction, she immediately starts wondering if he likes Hyan. Trying to regain control of the conversation. Hon says that starting things off in a relaxed atmosphere isn't bad. And strangely enough, it feels like they've already met countless times before. Standing nearby, Sea secretly gets excited and quietly grabs her phone.

Becoming completely convinced this woman likes her uncle. Finally getting to the real topic, Hyan brings up the Twin Stars Guild and asks if Seang would be willing to meet somewhere later to discuss recruitment. Sea's imagination immediately goes wild, making her wonder if this is what gaining an aunt feels like. Meanwhile, Hayong confidently congratulates herself internally, convinced she looked incredibly charming just now, even telling Lim Gayong to pay attention and learn how someone with experience handles men.

Lim Gayong couldn't care less. Just as Hayong expects everything to go smoothly, Song apologizes and says he doesn't remember his phone number. Both women freeze on the spot. He even turns towards Seiya and asks whether she remembers it. Watching the scene unfold, Seiya can only think that's the worst excuse she's ever heard. At first, she assumes he's deliberately playing hard to get, but then she realizes he's completely serious.

He genuinely can't remember his own Korean phone number, deciding to help him escape the awkward situation. She suddenly pretends to feel dizzy again. Unfortunately, their teamwork completely falls apart because misunderstands everything and honestly thinks she needs to go home and rest, telling everyone his niece still isn't feeling well, he says they'll leave first. Before walking away, he asks Hon to simply give him her business card instead, promising he'll contact her later. still too stunned to react, she silently hands it over.

As Song and Seiya leave together, Seiya happily thinks she doesn't have to worry about her uncle's love life anymore. While Song remains completely clueless about what just happened. The moment they're gone, Lim Gayong can no longer hold it in and bursts into laughter. Hyan tells her to just laugh if she's going to laugh anyway, and Lim immediately starts teasing her non-stop while Hyan complains that Seang is unbelievably clueless.

Later, while walking home, Seiya suddenly asks her uncle whether he even knows what being unexpected means. She says she never imagined he'd use something her father used to do, completely misunderstanding her. See comments that she's getting older, her clothes are getting shorter, and that they still look good on her. Sia quickly tells him that's not what she meant. She was talking about the rejection line he used earlier, who still uses the excuse of forgetting their own phone number.

Replaying the entire conversation in her head, she says acting hard to get was one thing, but pretending not to know his own number was just sad. She proudly claims the only reason everything worked out was because she stepped in to save him. Xiang insists once again that he honestly doesn't remember his Korean number. This time, she isn't sure whether to believe him anymore, so she seriously asks if he's telling the truth.

When he calmly answers yes, the atmosphere instantly becomes awkward. Slowly lowering her hand, she jokingly says he's starting to show signs of Alzheimer's. While Xang can only sigh to himself, thinking that's definitely not what's happening. After that painfully awkward encounter, returns to Bronze League Gangnum for another match. This time, the mission is defense. The objective is simple. protect the crystal while surviving waves of zombies.

Even before the battle begins, Xiang admits he's exhausted. Between everything that happened at the auction and trying to calm Seiya, he's completely worn out. Unfortunately, Seiya suddenly breaks down crying, blaming herself for ruining her uncle's future love life. Through tears, she says she messed everything up and calls herself an idiot. Son can only ask if she seriously believed he liked Li Hian. Why would he suddenly fall for someone addicted to gambling?

Even so, meeting Zero again was something he never expected, and the thought pulls him back to memories from his previous life. Back then, after both of them had quickly lost their home countries, Xiang and Zero naturally became friends. During their free time, the two constantly drank together and wasted money gambling. Zi in particular was