Chapter 17: Trash Class, OP Player

When Mihuku showed that he knew Exitra, viewers were surprised.

— [Wow, even the sword maniac knows Exitra…]

— [The guy who said swords were his life and lover actually knows Exitra!]

— [The brainpower monster!]

Exitra, the brainpower monster.

Physically, he was average, but mentally, he was anything but.

“Honestly, I shook my head when I saw his fight scenes too. I heard Spirit Mages had garbage potential, but maybe that wasn’t true after all.”

— [LLLL]

— [It is garbage.]

— [Yeah, total trash. I tried it myself, and it’s not something a human should play.]

— [If Exitra plays it, it’s Spirit Mage. If we play it, it’s trash.]

— [Ox]

“Is that so? I’ve never tried it myself.”

— [You’re a sword maniac, so you probably wouldn’t know.]

“Hahaha. So many compliments today, huh?”

— [That’s not a compliment…]

— [Only he could take mockery as praise—he’s the real deal.]

“Well then, shall we replay it?”

Mihuku hit play on the video.

It started right when the quest to track wild animals appeared.

“Wow, I remember this…”

It was a quest Mihuku had done before.

He remembered how much he had struggled with it.

“Phew, I tried everything back then just to find that wild animal.”

— [I remember!]

— [Wasn’t that the one where you copied that movie and touched animal poop to figure out where it might be based on temperature?]

— [LOL]

— [I was the one who spread that clip. I think I shared it with like 100 people.]

A dark chapter from Mihuku’s past had been revealed.

It was something he’d done after watching a movie.

When he looked back later with a clear mind, he realized it had been truly insane.

“I begged people not to share that… and yet…”

— [Hahahaha]

— [Why would you trust us?]

“You even told everyone, ‘Just trust the viewers!’…”

— [Why would you believe that?]

— [Pfft, so naive.]

— [Huku, I still have a pure heart too.]

— [Why is that line coming up now LOL]

He’d been completely betrayed.

A friend once told him: “Never trust the viewers.”

He had no idea why he believed them back then.

Something must have possessed him.

“Anyway…!”

Mihuku kept watching the video.

It showed Exitra provoking his younger brother into tracking the wild animal.

“He’s using his brother like that? Seriously…?”

He was shocked.

His younger brother Alfredo was an unpredictable time bomb, capable of betrayal at any moment.

If kept nearby, he’d betray you. If sent away, he’d raise a force and attack you.

That’s why most people simply chose the ‘kill him’ option.

At first, some players felt sorry for him.

But after getting stabbed in the back a few times, it became the obvious choice.

He was the kind of brother who received that kind of treatment.

And yet Exitra used him like that.

It was astonishing.

The video continued.

***

It showed Exitra tracking the wild animal.

“What the?! He’s tracking that easily?! Are you kidding me?! I was crawling on the ground sniffing around and touching poop!”

— [LOLLLL]

— [The intelligence gap is real LOL]

— [LMAO I still laugh thinking about that moment]

— [A streamer who touches animal poop to track creatures? Bbooshung bba-shung, bbooshung??]

“Seriously, isn’t that Spirit Mage class totally busted? He can fight, he can track… wow, he’s insane.”

No one had expected a class considered trash to have this kind of potential.

Mihuku couldn’t help but feel a strange sense of loss.

— [Still, you’re not going to play Spirit Mage, right?]

— [What, a sword maniac giving up swords for a Spirit Mage? That’s crazy talk.]

“Hmm, you’re right.”

Mihuku nodded lightly.

No matter how good the traits, class, or abilities were—if it had nothing to do with swords, he wasn’t interested.

The only reason he played games was to collect swords.

“Swords are the best… That’s right… swords… Oof, look at this bastard… that smooth blade! That sharp edge! Can you guys see this? The killing aura from this sword…”

— [Please stop…]

— [Nerd… Keep your appreciation to yourself.]

“Everyone, come join me in this world! New sword nerds are always welcome!”

Mihuku’s sword fanboy recruitment was in full swing.

Heir of a Fallen House.

It was popular enough to have its own strategy website.

‘Heir of a Fallen House’ – Inven.

This was one of the biggest communities where people exchanged game strategies, tips, and information.

‘Heir of a Fallen House’ was also registered here, and many players shared info about it.

Then, several videos were uploaded to the forum.

They were about Exitra.

From using his brother to catch wild animals to tracking them down and even defeating an orc—

The 10-minute clip, with some light editing, caused a major stir.

— [Whoa, Spirit Mage is totally OP?!]

— [Wait, Spirit Mages can track?]

— [How did he take down an orc solo? Is this footage even real??]

Some people claimed the video was fake.

Spirit Mage was supposed to be a trash class.

Its difficulty in controlling spirits was extreme, and its efficiency was low.

It had bad offense, bad defense.

No strengths, only clear weaknesses.

That was what people thought of Spirit Mage.

But the Spirit Mage in this video seemed flawless.

Offense, defense, tracking—

There was nothing he couldn’t do.

It was so strong, people called it overpowered.

— [I saw this live. It’s real.]

— [You really saw it? Is it actually doable?]

— [Look, no debate—go to Trs TV right now. There’s a replay. Watch it for yourself.]

— [Just watched it. It’s insane.]

— [At this point, it’s not that Spirit Mage is broken—it’s Exitra who’s broken.]

The “brainpower monster,” Exitra.

At first, he was just a regular streamer—decent physical skills, average gameplay, and not particularly well-known.

But now, things were different.

His gameplay in ‘Heir of a Fallen House’ had shocked everyone.

— [Wait, that’s possible with a Spirit Mage?]

— [Guys, don’t fall for it. I just tried Spirit Mage, and I got wrecked by my little brother.]

— [LOL]

— [You can’t do it.]

— [It only looks OP because Exitra’s playing. Spirit Mage is total garbage otherwise.]

Spirit Mages weren’t influenced by physical ability.

‘Physical ability?’

Sure, it helped—but what Spirit Mages truly needed was brainpower.

How much could you see at once, and how many commands could you issue at the same time?

That was what determined a Spirit Mage’s effectiveness.

— [What the heck is Exitra even doing? I just tried Spirit Mage, and I couldn’t even control a single summon.]

— [I died while trying to issue a command.]

— [The body’s like tissue paper — dodging attacks and controlling summons is insane.]

— [You need crazy brainpower for this sh*t…]

— [Please fix your typos, it’s hard to read.]

***

The online forums lit up.

Until now, the Spirit Mage class had been written off as trash.

Now, people were reevaluating it.

But there were side effects.

— [Spirit Mage is garbage, seriously!]

— [WTF — I tried summoning six after watching the video and almost had a brain aneurysm!]

— [How the hell is anyone supposed to do this? Insane…]

— [I watched the video and thought it looked easy, so I picked Spirit Mage. Got my head chopped off.]

Everything looks easier when someone else is doing it.

And somehow, it always looks better too.

As a result, there were many victims.

A lot of players watched Exitra’s Spirit Mage and thought, ‘Maybe I could do it too?’

So they picked the class and gave it a try.

Of course, none of them succeeded.

There was a reason it had always been considered a trash-tier class.

It was just that bad—and just that hard to use—so nobody ever played it.

Then, a new post appeared on the forums.

The title read: [The Skills You Need to Play Spirit Mage in ‘Heir of a Fallen House’]

— [To master the Spirit Mage class, you need a skill called ‘Multitasking.’]

— [Multitasking is the ability to think about multiple things at once.]

— [It’s practically a talent.]

— [Sure, you can train it to some extent, and you’ll see some results.]

— [But even then, there are limits to how far you can go.]

— [Controlling six summons simultaneously, like Exitra? That’s basically pure talent.]

— [Innate talent.]

— [In short, he’s a born genius.]

— [The difference is, Exitra isn’t gifted in physical ability—he’s a monster when it comes to brainpower.]

And then… the writer went on at length about what Spirit Mages truly needed.

Below the post, comments piled up.

— [So it is all about talent…]

— [Turns out Spirit Mage is a class for geniuses, huh?]

— [If you can control six summons at once, your talent must be unreal.]

— [Thanks for the write-up!]

***

Other posts started popping up as well.

Slowly but surely, people’s attention began to gather around Exitra.

“Hmm…”

Minseop scratched his cheek as he read through the forum.

“A genius, huh…”

‘Before I regressed, no one ever called me that.’

‘Not once had anyone used words like “brainpower monster” or “gifted” to describe me.’

But now, after regression, people were using those words for him.

“Talent… Can I really call this my talent?”

Minseop’s multitasking wasn’t anything special.

It was completely average.

What changed everything were his skills.

The Afterimage skill and the Multitasking skill.

He had acquired them after regression, and they were what made him into who he was now.

A brainpower monster.

A so-called “genius.”

‘But this ability is mine now… so that means it is my talent, isn’t it?’

Smiling as if amused by the reactions, Minseop picked up his streaming gear.

“Alright, time to give today’s stream everything I’ve got.”

***

“Hello, everyone~! The brainpower monster, Exitra, is here!”

— [Exitraaa~]

— [Brainpower monster incoming.]

— [Hey hey~]

— [Wow, he’s calling himself the brainpower monster now, LOL.]

— [Wait, what’s with the viewer count??]

Exitra blinked.

Usually, not many people watched his streams.

But today, as soon as he started—1,000 viewers flooded in.

The numbers had clearly doubled.

“W-What the heck is happening right now?”

He was just as confused.

When he ended yesterday’s stream, he barely had 500 viewers.

Now it had jumped to 1,000 in an instant.

— [Exitraaa~]

— [I came here after reading the forums!]

— [Is this the monster’s natural habitat? Just came to check it out~]

— [I saw the clips and came running.]

[The fight against Alfredo.]

[The wild animal tracking.]

[The orc hunt.]

Viewers had clipped those moments and sent them to other streamers, and their audiences had watched them and followed the trail to Exitra.

— [Wow, he’s starting to smell like a top-tier streamer now.]

— [Sniff sniff sniff…]

— [Big streamer arc soon~]

His viewer count kept climbing.

A very good sign.

[Observer has donated ₩1,000.]

<OGGAMMU?>

“Thank you for the donation, Observer~! I’ll be playing ‘Heir of a Fallen House’ again today.”

— [Oooooohhh.]

— [Time for brainpower action?]

— [‘Heir of a Fallen House’ is so fun.]

— [Just here to watch the chaos.]

— [Is it true your little brother is a tsundere?]

— [I came just to see that, glad it’s happening today.]

The viewers’ reactions were solid.

What they wanted was to see Exitra play Spirit Mage.

It was a totally new kind of entertainment.

Up until now, most streamers who played ‘Heir of a Fallen House’ picked safe classes—Swordmaster, Mage, Archer.

Classes that made for smooth and easy gameplay.

Occasionally, someone might try something weird like Alchemist or Merchant.

But even those were rare.

Long story short—people were bored.

Viewers always craved something fresh.

Something exciting.

Something they’d never seen before.

And suddenly, here was a streamer dominating with the class everyone called trash: the Spirit Mage.

Of course people were drawn to him.

“Alright~ Let’s get started.”

Exitra launched the game.

Fwoooosh!!