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Reincarnator’s Stream

[Translator – SCM]

[Proofreader –  ilafy]

Chapter 58

“WOAH—!” Cheers erupted from the crowd.

The players who had finished the tournament stood in the colosseum with regretful expressions.

The winner was decided. Before the tournament started, everyone was the potential protagonist, but only one remained.

"He won-!" Un-hyang jumped from her seat and cheered. She seemed even more delighted than Su-hyeok, who was actually standing in the arena.

On the other hand, Yeryeong couldn't figure out whether to feel happy about the situation or not.

'I didn’t think he would actually win.'

Like most players, Siwoo and Yeryeong thought Omar was going to win.

No matter how talented Su-hyeok was or how he'd acquired Lightning, possessing it didn't mean anyone could handle it. 

The Lightning skill was a double-edged sword that inevitably harmed its wielder. In that sense, it was similar to a magic sword.

That's why they thought it would be a long time before he could control the Lightning skill.

'What was that spear? How does he still have Stamina left after throwing something like that?'

Everything was beyond expectations. He had the same name as her friend but was showing an even greater talent than him…

It was unbelievable.

"I'm sorry, but could the eliminated contestants please step off the stage? Only the winner should remain!" The host rose into the sky above the stage and shouted, so there was only one thing left to do.

"We will proceed with the award ceremony!"

The prize needed to be handed out, a relic from Kim MinJae, who’d been a member of Blue Eyes and his friend.

Paf—

A pair of red leather shoes appeared.

Omar's expression was unreadable—he looked either angry or resigned.

All the other participants left the stage.

"The award ceremony will now begin-!" Go Hyeonseo gestured, and Kim MinJae's relic was handed over.

Yeryeong fell into thought. If she were to act according to the original plan…

"I need to steal it from the winner. That will be much safer."

It was time for her to start moving.

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Thud—

A pair of shoes landed in Su-hyeok's hand. His eyes shook while watching them slowly descend.

It had been a long time. 'Has it been 20 years?' He felt strange.

The Free Thief's Feet had been what MinJae cherished the most.

"Hey, I told you not to touch the shoes! Who's the one who took them? Hey!" He could still remember how angry MinJae got if anyone touched them.

'What was it? His beloved stuffed toy?' Thinking about it made him chuckle.

"Ah, that? Ilsu asked me to tell you he's going to borrow them for a moment."

"That guy again? Aah-!"

He even remembered something unpleasant. The smile on his lips faded, and his gaze sharpened again.

'Yes. He must know as well…'

He felt the true weight of realizing his friend was dead at the hands of someone else he’d considered a comrade.

- Ahh…

- Thief's Feet!

- Look at that swag;

- Poor Lee Su-hyeok is now overgeared?

- Seeing how crazy he goes for points, he might sell them.

- Yeah. The premium must be insane.

That was nonsense. No matter how desperate he was for points, he would never sell them.

"I won't sell them," Su-hyeok said.

"Pardon?" Go Hyeonseo looked puzzled at Su-hyeok's answer. Unlike in a trial, where one could control the mic, that wasn't possible in the arena.

"No. I was speaking to my viewers," Su-hyeok explained.

"Ah, right. You were a streamer, but you aren't going to sell them? What do you mean…?"

"A viewer said I'd probably be able to sell them for a high price."

"Well, that's true. THey should be worth at least a few million points, right?"

The Free Thief's Feet were items that had the premium of having belonged to someone from Blue Eyes. It was hard to put a price on them. To wealthy collectors, there probably wasn't anything more desirable.

"Sell them to me!"

"Just name the price! I'll pay whatever you ask!"

"You want an item? Our family's vault has even better items! Come visit us…"

The colosseum, which had been quiet after the tournament ended, became noisy once more.

It was expected. The Free Thief's Feet were why so many spectators had gathered there in the first place.

'So they came to buy them.' The Blue Eyes guild’s name was still deeply engraved in the minds of those in the tower.

Each member of the guild had made history, and Kim Ilsu had made that history into a legend.

Naturally, all of the collectors there wanted to get close to that legend and hoped to buy the winning prize on the spot.

"I won't sell them," Su-hyeok calmly answered.

The commotion still didn't subside.

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"I'll pay 2,000,000 points!"

"2,100,000 points!"

"I'll pay 2,500,000! And I'll add…"

"3,000,000!"

The commotion only grew louder, as if they hadn't heard. Wealthy bidders were trying to buy the items, and the audience eagerly watched the auction unfold.

Su-hyeok listened in, and their voices became distinctly clear.

"It's at 3,000,000 now."

"It looks like it could go even higher."

"Are the items really worth that much?"

"It's just a premium. After all, a famous ranker used them…"

"If he's lucky, it might even hit 4,000,000…"

If possible, he wanted to take the relic away silently and leave.

'I can't bear this anymore.' In the end, Su-hyeok gave in to his frustration.

Flash-!

A yellow pillar shot into the sky, and the echo of thunder engulfed the stadium. Instantly, the noisy venue went silent, and the audience stopped bidding.

WHOOM-!

After using the Lightning skill to catch everyone's attention, he declared, "Let me make this clear. No matter how much money you offer, I won't sell them."

Only then did everyone realize he was serious. Still, there was a clueless person who didn’t know when to give up.

"5,000,000…" someone stubbornly said. "Even if I pay 5,000,000?"

- Woah, crazy. 5 million?

- That's no joke.

- How many times the original price is that?

- Money really talks.

Murmurs were about to start again.

"Let me say it once more…" Su-hyeok glared at him. "I'm not going to sell them." 

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The item ceremony ended in a lot of commotion after Su-hyeok even refused an offer of 5,000,000 for the boots.

On the way out of the stadium, he turned his head, feeling uneasy.

'They unnecessarily inflated the price.'

Thinking about it again, it was really an unbelievable amount of points. For most players, it was an amount they could hardly dream of, let alone touch in their lifetime.

If he could get that many points, he could instantly raise the level of Selfish Sacrifice skill several times.

Of course, even so, Su-hyeok had no intention of selling.

'Points can always be earned.'

Whether through streaming or by becoming a ranker someday, there were many ways to earn points, even if it was slow. By taking it step by step, he could earn not just five million but even several tens of millions.

The boots were a different matter.

'I might not be able to get them again.' He was planning to recover all the items they used in Blue Eyes, without exception, and that included the shoes MinJae had used.

Whether it was Suhun's spear or JiYeong's necklace… he would retrieve everything else as well.

He’d only just gotten started.

'Still, it sucks.'

There was only one way to improve his mood…

- Show us the item.

- I'm curious about the options.

- Aren't you going to collect the mission points?

Right, he still needed to collect the points he’d earned from missions during the tournament.

"Of course, I have to collect it."

[You've completed a mission.]

[You've received 28,300 points from 'If you're curious, 50K points.']

[You've received 14,300 points from 'Mission Villain.']

[You've received…]

Pleasant messages continued to flow. 

A total of 71,200 points… Although it wasn't the 5,000,000 he was offered in the auction, it was still a considerable amount.

[Owned Points: 87,229]

In an instant, his points surged past 80,000 as he passed what he’d previously used.

"Thank you, everyone, for the missions. Thanks to you, it stings a little less now."

 - So it stung?

- You were so firm that I thought you didn't care at all, hahaha.

- There's no way money-grubber Su-hyeok wouldn't care about it.

Just what did people think about him?

'Do I really look that obsessed with money?' It wasn't like that during his previous life.

['Mission Villain' has donated 100 points.]

[If you're thankful, just show us the options.]

Su-hyeok nodded. He had to check it anyway.

Although it wasn't worth 5,000,000 points…

'It's definitely a useful item.' There was a reason why MinJae was so obsessed with the item.

"Alright, then…" Su-hyeok continued the stream by appraising the item. "Let's take a look together."

[Free Thief's Feet]

# Rank: Unique

# Wear Restriction: Level 30

# The shoes of ■■■■, who was the freest thief. Imbued with the power to lighten one's body.

# +25% Movement Speed

# +15% Jumping Capability

# 1/day Cloud Steps

Movement speed, jumping capability, and one skill… They had a high rank and a relatively low equipment restriction. Fortunately, he could use them right away.

The viewers' reactions were a bit ambiguous.

- They seem good, but…

- They don't seem as great as I thought.

- Are they supposed to be unique? Is this seriously worth 5 million?

Of course, such were the opinions of people who couldn’t properly judge an item.

- These idiots don't realize how rare a speed-boosting item is.

- Aren't speed-boosting items something that rankers are willing to bring from hell if it's necessary?

- 25% is insanely OP.

It was just as they said. Regardless of their rank or wearing restrictions, items that improved your movement speed were valuable.

Not only were such options rare, but their performance dramatically increased as the user's level increased.

Thanks to that item, MinJae was able to move faster than anyone else.

'Well, even so, they’re not worth 5,000,000 points.'

The normal market value was probably around 2,000,000.

It was strange for such a big prize to be offered in a 3rd-floor tournament. Although it did help the tournament's scale, there was still a sense of unnaturalness he couldn’t shake.

'What kind of scenario did they initially plot?'

Brr—

His kit suddenly vibrated with a message from Un-hyang.

[Un-hyang: Mr. Lee, is there still a long way before the stream ends?]

No matter how urgent something was, she had never contacted him first during a stream. Also, it wasn't in the chat, but as a private message.

[Sent: I'm almost done. What's the matter?]

[Un-hyang: I saw someone strange.]

Su-hyeok turned his gaze.

[Un-hyang: Be careful. They might be targeting the prize.]

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