Chapter 27 Samurai Hearts – Reactions (5)

─Summary of How to Create a Swordsmanship School.txt

─LMAO I made a new swordsmanshipㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

─Any way to survive against the tutorial Sword Saint?

─INFO) Supreme Swordsmanship is best for creating a school

VGC was heating up due to the information revealed in Khan’s stream.

It was only natural, since he didn’t just stop at simple speculation but actually proved it himself.

Following this, many people posted verification threads claiming they had also created their own swordsmanship schools, and even more repeatedly challenged themselves to obtain their own unique styles.

And it wasn’t just viewers and gamers among them.

Streamers sensitive to trending topics quietly brought Samurai Hearts back as content.

─Is the Great Samurai Era based on a true story?

All the streamers are playing Samurai Hearts rn;

They’re going crazy about creating new swordsmanship schools and getting wrecked by the Sword Saint

They just want to milk viewers while it’s a hot topic, right?

You bastards better be ready to get your asses kicked by Khan!

For real, saw the chance and jumped on it haha

Isn’t it because new content dropped for this god-tier game?

-If Khan wasn’t part of the founding company, he’d probably still be playing Samurai Hearts, right?

-OP: Yeah, sure, next excuse

-Weren’t they all physically trash anyway and couldn’t do it?

-Before the Sword God, all are equal.

Truthfully, it couldn’t be said that newly created swordsmanship schools were unconditionally better than existing ones.

After all, while they possessed more specialized sword techniques, they also came with restrictions that existing schools didn’t have.

Nevertheless, the reason people were so enthusiastic about creating swordsmanship schools was the appeal of having a title that was “their own swordsmanship.””

The idea of having “my own swordsmanship that others don’t possess” stimulated gamers’ instincts.

The fact that the process was extremely arduous also touched their spirit of overcoming challenges.

─What the hell are these Three Sword Tigers

I survived the Sword Saint and now these bastards are going nuts

Got wrecked 20 times and just scouted them…

It’s even harder because all three have different swordsmanship;

Haha, so you’re not going to do it?

-OP: Of course I am·····. Attempt 21, here I gooooooooo

-Even if you create a swordsmanship school, it doesn’t seem like a big deal?

-OP: What, you think I’m lying about getting something?

-No haha I just looked and it didn’t seem like much lol

-Your head doesn’t seem to have much in it either haha

As countless people challenged the Sword Saint to create their own schools, Dohyun’s achievement was belatedly re-examined.

First game, first stream, first battle.

Amidst everything being his first time, it was an unbelievable achievement where he didn’t just hold his own against the tutorial Sword Saint, but outright defeated him.

─A thought that occurs after over 30 attempts against the Sword Saint

What the hell is this Kratos bastard?

How did he clear second-round content in his first playthrough?

Just surviving with existing swordsmanship is fucking hard, is he insane?

No wonder they call him a physical monster;

-Lord Sword God, what in the world are you·····

-I thought it was bullshit when they were bragging about a genius, but it was realㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-OP: I’m currently getting my face smashed in by the Sword Saint repeatedly; I don’t know how he beat this;

-In the first playthrough, you don’t even have any swordsmanship, right?

-OP: Exactly; does the sword just come out as a conditioned reflex?

Gamers shuddered as they newly realized the fact that he had won against the Sword Saint in his first playthrough—a Sword Saint who was hard to withstand even in the second playthrough.

They already knew it was amazing, but actually challenging him made them feel again how truly immense it was.

There are always difficulties that you can’t feel just by watching.

─But how do you make the King God Sword God Style?

I’m only aiming for that one and rerolling, but it won’t come out even if I die;;

All I get is crap like Tiger King Sword Style, Four Monarchs Sword Style?

-I was stuck with Pal-dang Sword Style lol

-That, my dear sir, is a style you can only obtain by utterly destroying the Sword Saint

-OP: Really for real? If I can’t beat him, I can’t make it?

-That’s just my speculation haha

-OP: You son of a bitch!

-Sword God Style definitely seems to require beating the Sword Saint. There’s not a single verification post, you know.

How to obtain the Sword God Style!

That was a common question among those who had created their own swordsmanship schools.

If no one had it, it would be one thing, but isn’t there someone who clearly possesses it?

Having barely survived the tutorial Sword Saint’s hands, no one wanted to receive something like Pal-dang Sword Style or Nine High Mountain Rock Style as a reward.

They wanted the Sword God Style, or at the very least, one of the Myriad Sword Style or Thousand Sword Style.

It was only natural.

All gamers share the desire to obtain slightly more special items, special classes in a game.

And the three swordsmanship styles given to Dohyun, who was called the Sword God, stood at the very peak of that specialness.

─The Sword God’s choices seem to be the highest-tier swordsmanship among the creatable styles

From what I’ve seen, then yes

The risk is high, but the return is on the level of combining several ordinary swordsmanship styles;

So to get this, you need physical stats capable of competing with the Sword God, that’s what it means

-Competing with the Sword God is a bit much;

-What are the Sword God’s choices?

-OP: Myriad Sword Style, Thousand Sword Style, Sword God Style. These are the three the Sword God obtained through school creation.

Thanks thanks

Stop with the goddamn Pal-dang Sword Style already·····

Hahaha I’m here in this comment

Every time I finally pass, without fail, one of them is this fucking Pal-dang Sword Style!

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ sudden outburstㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

And so, while the entire VGC was heated up over swordsmanship school creation.

A single piece of information brought by someone started an even bigger fire.

─Anyone watching Kang Yeon-woo’s stream?

The teaser text for his next stream was “God is coming”

Is this the God I’m thinking of, for real?

And it’s even a detailed analysis content;

There’s only one God that seems likely to appear in a detailed analysis right now;

-Kang Yeon-woo? The guy who does guide streams?

-OP: Yes, that’s him.

-Didn’t he do an in-depth analysis of the Sword God before?

-And he said last time he wanted to do a collab stream.

-Then there’s a high possibility;

It was news speculated to be about a collab stream with the Sword God, Kratos.

Moreover, the collab partner was Kang Yeon-woo.

A streamer who aims for guides that are easy for anyone to understand and learn, Kang Yeon-woo!

He had gained his own popularity through his ability to break down even very difficult games accessibly, but there was something else that made him famous.

Namely, his vast breadth of knowledge!

Possessing expert-level knowledge of virtual reality in general, including almost all VR games, he was even occasionally called upon to be a commentator for pro leagues.

His “Detailed Analysis” content was where he used his characteristic professional knowledge and eloquence to meticulously analyze a subject and explain it accessibly to viewers.

Even Khan, who had previously proven things about swordsmanship school creation and mentioned Dohyun, had also proven his physical stats on this content.

And if Dohyun was appearing on it—though it was still speculation for now—there was no way it wouldn’t be a hot topic on VGC.

─I’m really curious about the Sword God analysis results.

Given Kang Yeon-woo’s personality, he’ll probably analyze him down to the bone.

It’ll probably be similar to or higher than the metrics he recorded when analyzing Khan before, right?

-Khan also acknowledged Kratos, so that seems likely

-OP: Ah, right. That was it. Sorry sorry

-Won’t he just shatter the highest metric records?

-OP: Now Kratos will be the standard, not Khan

-Judging by what he’s shown so far, if records aren’t broken, we should suspect Kang Yeon-woo;

-The most important thing will be how high, right?

Just what figures would the metrics shown by a born genius record?

Discussions erupted about it on VGC, setting it ablaze once more.

It was a very satisfying result for someone who had deliberately used the obvious, cringe-inducing phrase “God is coming” to heighten anticipation for the next stream.

‘Good. The reaction is very good.’

Kang Yeon-woo grinned at the heated, and desired, reaction VGC showed.

A community’s reaction tends to directly translate to viewership.

After all, it’s natural that those who expressed enough anticipation to even write posts in the community would follow along to the stream itself.

‘Well, that’s that.’

“Is there anything you’d prefer I not ask, or any kind of question you dislike?”

“No, nothing in particular.”

Dohyun answered calmly to Kang Yeon-woo’s question.

They were currently meeting in virtual reality to coordinate beforehand for their upcoming joint stream.

They couldn’t proceed with the stream without any preparation and risk crossing a line.

That was a matter of basic courtesy towards each other, even before the stream.

“And Miss Victoria······?”

“Ah, I also don’t really have any questions I’d avoid. As long as it’s not digging up past embarrassments.”

Of course, since it was a joint stream involving Kang Yeon-woo, Dohyun, and Seung-yeon, Seung-yeon was also present, not just Dohyun.

However, Kang Yeon-woo’s questions were mostly focused on Dohyun, because Dohyun was a complete novice for whom this stream was only his third.

Even though the status he had acquired was absolutely not at a level you could call a novice.

“Good. Ah, of course, I won’t ask questions related to real-life matters, so please don’t worry, both of you. Just be comfortable. Be comfortable. Especially you, Kratos. Miss Victoria has quite a bit of streaming experience, so I think she’ll do well.”

“Ah, yes. I’ll do that.”

“You can just think of me as a familiar hyung or oppa and chat freely. Ah, and I’ll be doing various tests, is that okay?”

Dohyun tilted his head and asked in return.

“Tests, you say? What kind of······?”

“Things like measuring reaction speed and reflexes, checking dynamic visual acuity, determining synchronization rate. You can do it alone, Kratos, or both of you can do it.”

“I don’t want to do it!”

A startled Seung-yeon waved her hands in refusal.

She had no desire to have her already rock-bottom physical stats measured and have the final nail put in her coffin, so to speak.

Kang Yeon-woo laughed as if he understood, but the look in his eyes as he watched Dohyun shone sharply.

It was the gaze of a predator eyeing its prey.

“Actually, even if you refuse, Kratos, I’d still want to push ahead with it. This is my greed. You’re a type of genius I’ve never seen before. So, about that······ Could you please take the tests?”

“Yes. I don’t mind. I’ll take the tests.”

“Haha. Thank you. Thanks to you, my data will become more abundant. This is the first time I’ve been this excited for a stream since Khan.”

Kang Yeon-woo’s words were sincere, without a hint of mere politeness.

He was genuinely looking forward to the upcoming joint stream.

It meant the impact Dohyun had made on him was that great.

He had seen many people called geniuses until now, but none of them measured up to the Dohyun before his eyes.

His eyes sparkled at the prospect of being able to thoroughly analyze a true, genuine genius.

“And actually, to capture the entertainment value for the stream as well, I was thinking, what if Miss Victoria also took the measurements? Even though you refused.”

“M-me too? Is it absolutely necessary?”

“It’s not absolutely necessary, but it could serve as the most definitive comparative benchmark.”

“I think my physical stats would come out too low to be used for comparison······.”

“Isn’t that where the entertainment value for the stream comes from?”

Kang Yeon-woo shrugged his shoulders and continued.

“Well, this is just my personal opinion, so you don’t need to pay it any mind. Honestly, I’m satisfied as long as you agree to the measurements, Kratos.”

“······Can I think about it for a bit?”

“Of course.”

Kang Yeon-woo readily agreed.

After that, the three discussed the basic flow for the joint stream.

They didn’t write a full script, but they discussed how they would structure the conversation and guide the stream’s progression.

After roughly setting the desired direction, Kang Yeon-woo suddenly remembered hearing from Seung-yeon that Dohyun had something he wanted to ask.

“By the way, you said you had something you wanted to ask, right? What are you curious about?”

“Ah, it’s because of a sense of dissonance I feel while playing VR games. Should I say the sensation is misaligned? My body moves slower than I think it should.”

“Uh······.”

Hearing Dohyun’s explanation, Kang Yeon-woo couldn’t answer immediately and blinked rapidly.

He, with his expert-level knowledge of virtual reality, knew full well what that symptom was.

It’s a sensory dissonance phenomenon that occurs when the device isn’t optimized for the user.

But how?

“By any chance, haven’t you done device optimization?”

“What’s that?”

Dohyun asked back, and Kang Yeon-woo found himself at a complete loss for words.

Amidst all this praise of him being a genius and all, are you telling me these results were produced in a state of sensory abnormality because he hadn’t even done device optimization?

Does that mean if he even fixes this, what kind of monster will be born?

‘That’s chilling.’

A prickling shiver ran up his spine.

A genius, or a monster that surpasses even geniuses?

Or perhaps······.