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wouldn’t die, but you would feel the pain of death in its totality.

“Why’re you messing with the Player I’m streaming, huh?”

Percy didn’t have much respect for humans.
He only saw them as ways to make money.

“Trash like you needs to be swept away.”

The current Sung-gu was no match for Percy.
To spur on this situation, Percy would leave Sung-gu half dead, clearing the way for Taechun to show as much courage as he wanted to the terrified Players.

‘So now—’

Hyukjin glanced behind him, urging Senia to make her entrance.

“Intermediate Administrator Percy.
It appears that you are about to use coercive force on a Player.
Am I correct?”

“And who the hell are you?”

Percy spat onto the ground.

Szzzz–!

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His green saliva steamed on the ground.
The Players gathered nearby whispered amongst each other.

“Wh-What’s happening?”

“Shh.
Be quiet.
You could get killed if an Intermediate Administrator looks at you wrong.”

“Shh, shh.
Let’s just watch from afar.”

Senia was not shaken.
She continued to speak, uncowed.
“I, too, know the unwritten law that Intermediate Administrators should not greatly interfere in each other’s matters.”

“Then what’s with this ridiculous interference?! Move aside.
I need to proceed with my content.”

“However, this is an issue related to the absolute Commandments of the System.
Why are you trying to use coercive force on a Player without justified reason?”

Hyukjin found himself smiling.
It looked like Senia regretted not having been able to say anything in front of Neptune last time.
She had learned and grown quite a lot.
As a Streamer, she was still a greenling, but it did feel like she went up quite a few levels.

“Is that something you need to know?”

“Yes.
Player Choi Sung-gu is one of the Players I am focusing on.”

“…”

Hyukjin didn’t know how long Senia had been focusing on Sung-gu, but Percy would have no comeback for that.
Well done, Senia.

Senia would block any Intermediate Administrator interference.
The PVP zone was established, and Percy wouldn’t be able to jump forward and usher things along.
That was Senia’s role—to make sure that thugs like Percy wouldn’t be able to screw around. 

The Guardians were probably watching this situation, too.

‘The Courageous Lion King must be watching right now.’

Now then.
The picture was all finished.
The Courageous Lion King was a courage-addled courage-lover who wanted to see the ‘courage’ of Players.
Thanks to Senia stepping forward, Percy could no longer give the situation a strong push.
In such a situation, I knew what the Courageous Lion King would do.

‘He’ll definitely give Taechun a quest, telling him to fight with me, since the PVP zone is already established and it’s a good opportunity.’

[Feeling strong ‘competitive spirit’ through Eye of Perception.]

The ‘Courageous Lion King’ was egging Taechun on to fight me, offering the weaker Player some kind of support at the same time.

Senia’s wingtips trembled nonstop.
Everything was happening so precisely according to Hyukjin’s words that she would believe it if someone told her he had written the plot.

–When that happens, Taechun will be impatient to have a PVP match with me.

Player Kim Taechun first started by picking a fight with Jo Sunghyun, then Choi Sung-gu.
With all these eyes around them, it wouldn’t be easy to make trouble with him, someone just sitting quietly on the sidelines.

–So then, Percy will switch his focus to you, since he needs to get me involved somehow.

In fact, Senia hadn’t put much importance on Hyukjin’s words yesterday.
Even if he was a Precognitive Dream user, she thought he wouldn’t be able to see in such detail.
The only thing she was concerned about was what she should demand when she won the bet.

“Then is that Choi Sung-gu guy your exclusively contracted Player?”

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“That is not the case.”

“Who’s your exclusively contracted Player then?”

“My exclusively contracted Player is…”

Senia’s gaze moved towards Hyukjin.
She didn’t state him by name, but her look was answer enough.

–Afterwards, he’ll request a PVP match with me.

Kim Taechun grinned, rubbing his tattooed arms.
He had the habit of doing that when he was getting ready for a fight.
In the meantime, Percy said to Senia, “Fine, then.
It can’t be helped since you’re bringing up the Commandments and all.
As this guy’s exclusively contracted Intermediate Administrator, I request a PVP match with your exclusively contracted Player.”

Senia was silent for a moment.

–What do you think? Of my hypothesis?

She recalled how Hyukjin said those words last night, grinning.
She nearly got goosebumps.

“What’s wrong? Scared? Scared your Player will die miserably in front of all the Guardians? Huh?”

Percy snickered.
Senia wasn’t affected much by his sneering.

‘From the beginning… to the end.’

To Senia, it felt… like Hyukjin had predicted—no, designed— this situation from beginning to end.
It was a little terrifying now.

‘Everything is happening as Player Kim Hyukjin predicted.’

How could this be? It felt to her that everything was in the palm of Hyukjin’s hand.

‘He read the situation in this much detail… based merely on the preposition that there’ll be a crazy Player and a crazy Intermediate Administrator here today.’

Kim Hyukjin was still weak.
But his insight alone was unmatched.
Senia had always known this, but she could be 100% sure of it today.

‘In the entire world, throughout all of history, there’s no Player with such a talent.’

Hyukjin was a genius among geniuses.
She could only acknowledge that he was a genius who went far beyond the realm of geniuses.

Did Percy and Taechun have any idea that their actions were all in line with Hyukjin’s blueprint and picture?

Yesterday, Hyukjin said the following to her:

–If something like that happens… this is what you need to do.

Senia decided to act exactly as Hyukjin said.

 

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