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Chapter 86




<Chapter 86: The God of Martial Arts Regressed to Level 2>
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A cafe located on the fourth floor of a building next to the Sword Palace.
The building where the cafe is located is also the office of the Japan Trade Corporation's Korean branch.
In fact, this place was pre-designed by the New Self-Defense Force to lure the former Sword King, Yun Sejin.
The cafe, which still had a lease period, was now reopening after a long time to firmly secure Seo Jihan.
“Lady... Isn’t this too rushed?”
In a private room set up inside the cafe, Takeda wiped his sweat and said.
In his hand, he held a piece of A4-sized paper that glowed with a golden light.
‘There was a function to enhance supporting gifts on the Akashic Page...’
Considering the technological advancements of major corporations, it was surprising that such a function existed on an Akashic Page worth hundreds of billions.
In fact, unless it was someone like Lady, it would be better to use the hundreds of billions to advance technology rather than enhance a supporting gift.
Still, Takeda felt tense, as if he had learned a secret unknown to the world.
“Can’t help it. That Seo Jihan... It seems the charm is almost wearing off.”
“The charm that even the Sword King couldn’t resist! I can’t believe it, Takeda.”
“It’s a clone, so the power of the charm is weak. Even with the Akashic Page, it didn’t work properly.”
“But didn’t you say it worked last time...?”
“No. It failed. He didn’t contact me for two days. I had to send a text first.”
“...”
Jueunji gritted her teeth as she spoke.
For Takeda, it was hard to believe that just two days could make such a difference, but for Jueunji, it was an absolutely unacceptable situation.
Since the charm had taken effect, this had never happened before.
‘And the text he sent to meet was so insincere.’
[Sure. The time is fine. Shall we meet today?]
The tone of the text from a 20-something man who was supposed to be charmed was far too dry.
If the charm had worked properly, he wouldn’t have replied like this.
‘I have to win this time.’
No matter the cost, he would use several Akashic Pages to ensure the charm worked, and then take him to Japan without delay.
“Akari.”
Jueunji glanced back and called out a name.
“Yes, Shizuru-sama.”
From Jueunji’s shadow, a woman dressed in a ninja outfit, covering her entire body, appeared.
Takeda’s eyes widened at the sight.
‘Even Akari-sama is here.’
Kato Akari.
Among the Japanese diarygers, she was a female player who had advanced to the special class of Archer, ‘Assassin.’
Although her level was low and she wasn’t selected as a national representative, her unique stealth mobility made her useful in real life.
Ito Shizuru had noticed Kato Akari’s potential as a ninja and made her a close aide using her powers.
Since then, Kato Akari had acted as Ito Shizuru’s right-hand woman, handling secret tasks.
“You’re here too. The will of the main body is truly remarkable.”
“Yes. Shizuru-sama in Tokyo entrusted me with the escort of the Akashic Pages. In case anything goes wrong, she ordered me to kidnap Seo Jihan.”
“Kidnap... That won’t be easy.”
“The target, at most, is Silver. We have a boat prepared at Incheon Port.”
Akari looked at the Akashic Page she had taken out.
“Personally, I think it would be better to kidnap him with my own strength rather than use that item.”
“No. If Seo Jihan resists violently during the process, the plan might be exposed before we even get to Japan. It’s better to finish it secretly before it becomes a headache.”
“I understand. I will prepare for the worst-case scenario.”
Jueunji nodded at Akari’s words.
If using multiple Akashic Pages fails, there would be no other choice.
‘Moreover, even if the charm doesn’t work perfectly... I can still suppress his resistance.’
Once he’s in Japan, it’s over.
The main body’s charm is absolutely irresistible.
Ding!
As the cafe door opened, Jueunji signaled to Takeda and Akari.
Takeda quickly hid behind the wall at the back of the private room.
Akari slipped back into Shizuru’s shadow.
“Oh~ Owner, you’re here?”
Then, Jueunji greeted Seo Jihan with a coquettish voice, different from before.
“You’ve reserved a nice place.”
Rattle—
As Seo Jihan walked in calmly and pulled out a chair to sit down,
Jueunji immediately tapped the floor twice with her high heel.
Tapping the floor twice was a pre-arranged signal with Takeda.
‘I only trust Lady...!’
As Takeda was about to come out from behind the wall,
Whirr—
Jueunji’s smartphone, which she had placed on the table, vibrated slightly.
‘Huh...?’
On the smartphone,
[‘Seo Jihan’ has started a live broadcast on BattleTube!]
a message appeared.
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Seo Jihan, on his way to the cafe Jueunji had told him about, was deeply lost in thought.
‘Continuing to pretend to be charmed is difficult, as it’s not my specialty.’
He could pretend to be charmed in front of Jueunji,
But it was impossible to keep it up for long, especially given the text message alone.
If he couldn’t act properly,
It might be better to quickly remove the clone.
If he accidentally revealed that he wasn’t charmed,
Ito Shizuru’s influence might extend to Seo A and others around him.
‘But removing the clone also has its problems. They will likely infiltrate in some other way...’
As Seo Jihan, deep in thought, entered a building,
“Oh. It’s Seo Jihan...!”
“What’s going on here?”
People inside the building started to murmur upon seeing Seo Jihan.
“Wow... He looks even more radiant in person?”
“Seo Jihan! Can I have your autograph?”
“Um... Can I take a photo with you?”
Some fans even approached Seo Jihan to request autographs and photos.
‘There are a lot of people who recognize me. Maybe I should cover my face from now on.’
Seo Jihan, who had always stayed at home and hadn’t felt his offline popularity, was slightly surprised but,
“Yes. It’s fine. Come over here.”
He smiled slightly and answered the people kindly.
This was the first time Seo Jihan, who had done fan service countless times during the American First era, was doing it in this life.
“Seo Jihan! I’ve been watching your BattleTube! My parents and I wait for the 12 AM live broadcast every night!”
“Thank you.”
“Oh. I really want to see you reach a million subscribers. Can you show me your status screen?”
“Haha, I can’t do that. Please wait a little longer. It should happen soon.”
“Wow, you’re a real tough guy in person...”
“Hmm~ Do you look bad on camera?”
Seo Jihan smiled and asked, and the female fan immediately blushed.
“No. You look great on camera too!”
“Thank you. I knew that.”
Seo Jihan trained the fans this way.
‘There’s more interest in me than I thought.’
Seo Jihan was already a superstar online,
But as someone who only repeated gaming and training at home, he rarely felt his popularity.
Although his subscribers had increased significantly,
Compared to the popularity and attention he enjoyed when he was part of American First,
This was just a drop in the bucket.
Seo Jihan had underestimated his status.
‘If I’m receiving this much attention... It might be better to make this issue public.’
He decided to broadcast Ito Shizuru’s clone’s operations live.
Seo Jihan, feeling the attention being poured on him, changed his approach.
“Everyone. I’m sorry, but I have to go now. I have a live broadcast to do soon.”
“Eh... Really?”
“Are you shooting an ad today?”
“It’s not an ad. It’s something more interesting.”
Seo Jihan ended the fan service and bought an item from the Battle Market.
[First-Person View Sharing Ticket]
- An item that allows the user to share their first-person view as a video, which can be broadcast on BattleTube.
- A one-time use item with a 30-minute limit per ticket.
BattleNet provides a first-person view to game participants by default.
The ‘First-Person View Sharing Ticket’ makes this possible in the real world.
Although the ticket costs 10,000 GP and is rarely used, it was the best item for Seo Jihan, who couldn’t bring a camera.
‘And sharing the first-person view has advantages that a camera doesn’t.’
If Seo Jihan is charmed, all viewers will see the changes in Jueunji’s appearance from his perspective.
If that happens, everyone will realize the danger Jueunji poses.
“Oh~ Owner, you’re here?”
Jueunji greeted Seo Jihan as he entered the room.
Tap. Tap.
As she tapped the floor twice with her high heel,
‘Now.’
Seo Jihan immediately used the first-person view sharing ticket and started a live broadcast on BattleTube.
- Oh, a sudden live broadcast?
- Huh? Didn’t he finish the game today?
- Yeah, he finished at 12 AM, right?
Despite starting the broadcast without any announcement in the middle of the day, viewers flooded into Seo Jihan’s channel.
- Oh, is this Seo Jihan’s perspective?
- He’s using a sharing ticket? A 100 million GP one?
- It seems so. But why use such an expensive ticket suddenly?
Meanwhile, Jueunji’s face had been cold and rigid since the message appeared on her smartphone, indicating that Seo Jihan was live streaming.
“You. You’re not charmed.”
“I was trying to pretend, but I