Chapter 442

What Seong said naturally brought out a roar of cheers from the viewers.

A hierarchy match between the Demon King’s backup teams?

How could they not get excited?

And just like the viewers, the backup teams couldn’t help getting excited either.

‘A hierarchy match!’ ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

‘I can climb higher.’

‘I can get revenge!’

‘Next time, I win...!’

Luna, startled by the new talk, Kyou, who even coveted Luna’s spot, Embris, holding onto the expectation that she could beat Kyou again, and Reaper, who had just been assigned as a team leader this time—

All four team leaders’ eyes lit up with a strange gleam.

And separately—

The other team members stayed still, but there was one person you could see shining especially bright.

None other than—

‘I’m becoming a team leader too!’

Even Kim Che-geon, revealing a new ambition.

Maybe it was because so many of them had grown a lot through Helena’s training this time.

It only made it worse.

Watching that competitive fire flare up,

the viewers were enjoying themselves even more.

-So this means next time it’s a hierarchy match between the ones who changed after Helena’s training, right?

-I can’t let this slide;;;;

-More than that, I’m so happy the Demon King’s streaming often ㅠㅠㅠ

-fr ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-At this level the content is top-tier;;;

-And they’ve even decided where they’re going next.

-This stream’s gonna explode, for real.

-I honestly wish he’d just keep it paid instead of free;;

-If he puts it out for free and then does it again, the server’s actually gonna die;;;

-For real ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The public sentiment was so good the viewers were saying he should just keep it paid instead of free.

Seeing those reactions, Seong gave a proper closing line.

“Then I’ll see you again next time.”

With that, the broadcast shut off, but unlike how they were always just disappointed before, this time the viewers were excited like they couldn’t wait.

That momentum soon started spreading across the internet too.

Whether that happened or not, Seong and the backup teams focused on training.

Of course, under Helena’s guidance.

Reaper and his team, joining Helena’s guidance for the first time, looked like their souls were getting sucked out—

but feeling that, they burned their will even harder.

‘So this kind of hell training is why Kyou-nim got stronger.’

Reaper couldn’t help being amazed at how systematic and efficient the training was.

Like that, Reaper obediently received Helena’s instruction, and he could feel himself getting stronger little by little.

9.

While Seong and the backup teams focused on training all day,

the internet, naturally, could be said to be filled with talk about them.

You could say, It was a broadcast that didn’t even last an hour—what’s there to talk about?

But there was a lot to talk about.

First, Reaper joining.

Second, Kyou, who had been getting pushed back by that Reaper, winning this time.

And lastly, the biggest point was that Helena’s training was that effective.

People couldn’t help but get more curious about Helena.

[Title—What the hell is Helena????]

[Writer—RaidTroll]

『Is she seriously a vassal?????

How is it that she’s raising the whole backup team’s skill, when they’re said to be single-ranker level?

Did a 7 Heroes–tier NPC become a vassal?

If so, that kinda makes sense, I guess....

But can you even handle a 7 Heroes–tier NPC as a vassal?』

[ItemVanish : Nah nah nah, system-wise it’s possible, but realistically you should treat it as impossible.]

└[RaidTroll (Writer) : ??? Why?]

└[ItemVanish : Even if you don’t go all the way up to 7 Heroes tier, just look at the other skilled NPCs below that—those guys have ego that’s so damn strong you’d think they aren’t game NPCs but people from another dimension, so how are you gonna make people like that submit;;;]

└[RaidTroll (Writer) : Ah, so you have to make them submit first to make them a vassal???]

└[ItemVanish : Yeah. That’s why the Demon King is insane—he captivated someone at that level.]

└[LegendStoryFactory : Maybe he seduced her with his looks?]

└[RaidTroll (Writer) : Hngg... that’s possible;;;;]

└[ItemVanish : F***... that’s sad ㅜㅠㅜㅜ]

Some posts knew well that subjugating a vassal at Helena’s level was practically impossible,

so it felt like they simply couldn’t understand how Seong had subjugated Helena.

Some people were analyzing like that, or just driven by curiosity.

But there were also plenty of people filled with anticipation for the next content instead.

[Title—I’m so damn hyped for the next content]

[Writer—OperAccount]

『Helena’s an insane vassal,

Reaper joined, whatever, all that aside—anyone hyped for the next video, hit recommend.

I’ll start ㅋㅋㅋ』

[MaxLeveler : ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is the real one.]

[DiedWhileDPS : ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ fr I’m so hyped]

[LeftALog : After this Helena training, Kyou shot up like crazy, so what’s it gonna be like for real?]

[NoHealerParty : Kyou’s potential seems insane, but thinking about the existing skill, wouldn’t Luna or Reaper still have the advantage?]

[EnhancementFailGod : I’m so hyped. When are they doing it???]

└[Can’tDodgeAOE : There wasn’t any separate announcement ㅠㅠㅠ]

└[EnhancementFailGod : Ah ㅠㅠㅠ please give us an announcement ㅠㅠ]

People waited, thinking they wanted the Demon King Seong to do the match soon.

But it wasn’t even a full day—barely half a day since Seong said it—and they were already exhausted from waiting.

That was how slowly time felt like it was passing.

And the ones waiting for that content weren’t just pure viewers.

There were also ranker groups who wanted to target Seong’s strength after seeing this broadcast.

Because they existed, everyone wanted to secure that broadcast no matter what.

Seong himself was the most irritating existence—

but his backup teams weren’t opponents you could treat lightly either.

So they were standing by, trying to grasp every single movement, every single detail.

Of course, Seong knew all of that too.

So without any special reaction, the day passed like that again.

0.

The next morning after Seong introduced Reaper on the broadcast yesterday and Reaper and Kyou fought.

Seong got up from his spot, stretching lightly.

“Fuuu.”

Waking up, feeling his body light again, Seong thought, Yeah. Exercise really is good.

Even though he’d been training on a pretty brutal schedule, he felt refreshingly clear.

So this is why people work out.

But—

‘Helena told me to rest today, right?’

At this point, even if you said Seong’s training was basically finished, you wouldn’t be wrong—he’d adapted well to the new power.

And he’d learned how to use the new abilities too.

So he didn’t need more training.

But the backup teams did.

Since Helena could freely go back and forth from the underworld to reality on her own,

she told him not to worry and go rest—she could train the backup teams even if Seong didn’t log in.

He did feel refreshed after sleeping, but still—

‘Lately has been pretty intense.’

The schedule itself really had been brutal.

He figured resting for a few days wouldn’t be bad.

And after hearing that, he remembered he’d planned to work out with Geon-dong, so he sent a text first.

[Seong : Gym after breakfast?]

[Geon-dong : Ha... okay...]

A reply that made it sound like he’d just woken up and was already exhausted.

Still, seeing him say he’d go, Seong ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) smirked.

They were going to the gym later, but first Seong went through his usual morning routine—he did a light run, then sat down at the breakfast table.

After finishing a cozy family meal, he left the house with his father, Yoo Gwang-jin, who was heading to work.

Since he was dressed for working out anyway,

Seong put on his workout clothes and a hairband, and then he put on a mask on top of that.

So no one would recognize him, just in case.

“A mask? Did you catch a cold?”

“Huh? Ah. No. These days more people recognize me, so I put on a mask for now.”

“Mmm, if your face is becoming known, you’ll have to be careful about how you behave outside. That must be tiring.”

“Still, they’re people who like me.”

“Heh-heh, you’ve really grown up.”

Hearing Seong answer so properly, Yoo Gwang-jin laughed loudly.

When did he grow up like this?

Feeling proud, he saw him off, telling him to have a good day—

and Seong also told him to be careful, seeing him off in return.

Like that, Seong went into the gym with Geon-dong.

If it were normally, both of them were the type who lived without knowing a thing about working out—

but Seong was different.

-Tsk, tsk, tsk. If you lift like that, your back’s gonna get completely wrecked.

Because he’d already read the memories of the many bodybuilder ghosts who stayed in the gym, he knew all the training methods.

Of course, there were also dumb methods and improper bodybuilders among them—

but there were plenty of honest, skilled bodybuilder ghosts too, so Seong read their memories and worked out safely and effectively.

Geon-dong, impressed by Seong’s professionalism, was happy, saying he’d saved on PT fees.

As Geon-dong and Seong worked out together like that, sweat was pouring off both of them like rain.

For Geon-dong, who wasn’t used to working out, that was only natural.

And for Seong, it was because he was training at high intensity.

It had only been around ninety days since he started making ghosts’ memories and experience his own—

but there was a reason his body had become so solid, on an entirely different level than before.

“Haa... you’re seriously amazing... huff, huff. I can’t even breathe, and you work out with a mask on....”

“Fuuu. If I take it off, someone might recognize me.”

“You look like it’s hard—how about taking it off? Even if they recognize you, they probably won’t bother you while you’re working out.”

“Mmm... maybe?”

Answering like that, Seong looked around.

The inside of the gym really was quiet.

And the mask was uncomfortable too, so he agreed and decided to take it off for the rest of the workout.

Not long after Seong took his mask off—

“Excuse me.”

A woman spoke to Seong.