Chapter 7: The 300K Mission

The moment the message appeared, a new skill was created.

It was a skill granted by Chronos.

“Everyone, can you see this message?”

Exitra asked, just in case.

??!?

—[Ah, seriously, why’d you add an exclamation mark there? You’ve never had a girlfriend, have you?]

—[Thanks for confirming you’re single. Now, back to it.]

—[?]

—[Whoa~ He’s really good at collecting hooks here~]

Judging from the viewers’ reactions, it seemed like they couldn’t see the message.

‘So I’m the only one who can see it?’

Apparently, only Exitra could see it.

He quietly checked the skill.

[Multitasking] [Passive]

[Description: Allows you to split your thoughts and handle more complex and numerous thought processes more easily.

Highly efficient for multitasking.

Fully drawing out the potential of this skill is entirely up to the user.]

Just as the name implied, it was a skill that helped you perform multiple tasks more efficiently.

It was exactly what Exitra needed.

In fact, he had been practicing multitasking at that very moment.

‘This is mine alone.’

The skill belonged solely to him.

This was another chance to widen the gap between himself and other streamers.

An overwhelming amount of information and a skill no one else had—if he utilized both to their fullest, becoming a major streamer wouldn’t be so hard.

“Haha, I must’ve been seeing things~”

Exitra decided to test the effects of the skill.

He summoned spirits to experiment further.

But what happened next surprised him.

‘This is amazing.’

The effect was far beyond what he had imagined.

Before, he could barely control two spirits at once.

But after acquiring the skill, it became much easier.

—[Wing? What am I seeing right now?]

—[Is he controlling two spirits at once? Is it just me?]

—[Is that even possible?]

—[I can barely handle one spirit without getting a headache…]

The viewers were stunned.

And rightfully so.

Normally, just summoning one spirit made it hard to control.

But he was summoning and controlling two at the same time?

No one had ever done that before.

This is insane! Totally insane!

‘You’re surprised by just this?’

Exitra smirked.

Only two spirits were visible on the stream right now, but off-screen, four more spirits were also moving.

He had deliberately chosen not to show the remaining ones.

‘Presentation matters.’

Good presentation was essential for a stream.

In practice, he would show only two spirits.

But in an actual battle, he would control all six at once.

If two spirits already brought such a reaction, what would happen when he showed six moving at the same time?

It was safe to expect an explosive response.

‘Surprising people when they expect failure—that’s key in streaming.’

While controlling six spirits, Exitra was even thinking about other things.

Normally, focusing entirely on just controlling spirits wouldn’t be enough.

But now, he had room to spare.

This too was thanks to the skill.

‘This skill is incredible.’

The only downside was that it consumed spirit energy quickly.

That was because he was summoning six spirits at once.

Exitra opened his status window.

[Name: Raiders Exitra]

[Title: None]

[Class: Spirit Summoner]

[Health: 500/500]

[Spirit Energy: 650/1,000]

<Stats>

[Strength 5 | Agility 5 | Stamina 5 | Wisdom 5 | Spirit Energy 10]

Points: 0

‘Fallen Heir’ had no concept of levels.

Only points existed.

To earn points, you had to either complete quests or achieve specific accomplishments.

‘The difference in energy usage between summoning two and summoning six spirits is pretty big…’

The consumption of spirit energy was intense.

Keeping six spirits out for a long time would definitely be pushing it.

But that much was enough.

He had already mapped out a rough plan in his head.

“Alright~ I think that’s good enough for now.”

He had finished practicing how to handle the spirits.

Now all that was left was the actual battle.

“Then, shall we fast-forward a bit?”

—[Huh?! You’re fast-forwarding?]

—[Wouldn’t it be better to practice a bit more?]

—[Nah nah nah, no need. Just go straight to it and get it done quick.]

—[Ah, we’re finally getting to the juicy part.]

—[Let’s gooo, skip to the good stuff.]

‘Fallen Heir’ was a single-player game.

So the player could fast-forward time whenever they wanted.

Think about it—time in the game flowed at a 1:1 ratio with real life.

The duel was scheduled for tomorrow.

That meant you’d have to just wait around doing nothing until then.

It would drag out the gameplay, make the stream boring, and waste time.

That’s why the fast-forward function existed.

It let the player speed up the in-game time.

But it wasn’t a perfect system.

You couldn’t rewind time, for one.

And if something happened during the fast-forward period, you couldn’t react or intervene in time.

You’d just get hit with the outcome.

One time, a player accidentally fast-forwarded three days, and during that time, a plague spread across their territory.

The epidemic could have been stopped on the first day.

But because they had fast-forwarded, they couldn’t do anything, and the plague wiped out the whole region, ending the game.

So fast-forwarding was something you only really used early on when nothing much was happening.

As the game progressed, you used it less and less.

If something happened during the fast-forward, you wouldn’t be able to deal with it in time.

‘I don’t need to worry right now. The game auto-pauses for major events.’

During fast-forwarding, the game would automatically stop if a key event occurred.

The successor duel was one such event.

So even if he fast-forwarded now, the event would stop the clock at the right moment.

“Alright, I’m going to fast-forward to the time of the duel tomorrow~”

Exitra opened the menu and clicked on the fast-forward option.

“Let’s set the time to tomorrow…!”

[You have used the fast-forward function.]

[You may feel a little dizzy. Please be careful.]

“Uwaaaah!!”

The scenery around him blurred at high speed.

Time began to flow rapidly, and the background looked like it was being sucked into a vortex.

[Whoa, the dimensional storm is the best!]

[It’s sucking us into spacetime!]

[Spacetime woohoo~]

***

Exactly five seconds passed.

The in-game 24 hours passed in just five seconds.

[Due to the tutorial event, fast-forward has ended.]

[You will be able to move in 10 seconds.]

He couldn’t move his body.

When fast-forwarding ends, the situation often changes drastically, so for 10 seconds, the player is placed in a paused state to assess the surroundings and grasp the situation.

Once the countdown ended, Exitra immediately paused the game.

Pause couldn’t be used during combat or conversations with NPCs.

But right now, they were just standing there, facing each other.

Since it wasn’t a combat situation, he could use the pause function.

“Whew… It’s finally here. The successor’s duel.”

—[Wooooooow~]

—[Serren kekekeke]

—[What do you mean ‘wow’? The outcome is already obvious!]

—[15 kek]

Exitra was standing in the training grounds, and opposite him stood Alfredo.

They were surrounded by knights, and a short distance away sat Exitra’s father, Raiders Brain, looking smug and arrogant.

This was the scene just before the duel to decide the heir.

—[But… can he even win this?]

—[Ab. so. lute. loss.]

—[He’s totally screwed.]

All the viewers were convinced Exitra would lose.

Anyone who had played Molgahub would probably think the same.

Trash-tier Spirit Summoner.

The worst talent that no one ever chose.

—[Even Dogry, the Trash Gourmet, gave up on that class. Pshoong pshung pshooong~]

—[lolol even he tries out most garbage jobs, but this? lmao]

The reactions weren’t favorable at all.

But Exitra had no intention of giving up.

‘Spirit Summoner is bad? What a stupid thing to say.’

People only said Spirit Summoner was trash because they didn’t understand its true capabilities.

With the right strategy and technique, it was a talent with limitless potential.

Exitra was planning to prove that to them.

To show just how good Spirit Summoner really was!

And through that, he’d make a name for himself.

‘Alright, let’s do this.’

“Now then—”

Just as Exitra was about to unpause—

[Dogry has sent 3,355 refugees.]

Dogry, the streamer considered a “major corporation,” had just sent over a wave of viewers.

As soon as he heard about the heir duel, he’d quit his own stream and sent his audience over.

—[Wha—?!]

—[‘Nan-ha’~ (short for Refugee Hi~)]

—[Nanha nanha~]

—[Hey! Take in these refugees~!]

—[Dogry himself has entered the chat!]

“Huh?”

Exitra looked completely startled.

This was something he hadn’t expected at all.

“What the heck… all of a sudden—?”

—[Exitra-nim, totally shocked~]

—[Warning: Incoming surprise!]

—[First time experiencing a refugee raid, huh?]

—[Isn’t this the first time you’ve had a four-digit viewer count?]

Suddenly, his viewer count had skyrocketed.

Including his original viewers, there were now around 3,400 people watching the stream.

“Uh, welcome, refugees? But why the sudden flood?”

Exitra was still dazed.

He hadn’t grasped the situation yet.

—[Dogry-nim ended his stream early because Exitra-nim was doing the heir duel.]

—[Yeah, that’s just something he does sometimes, haha.]

—[Who ends a stream an hour in just to join someone else’s? Pshoong pshung!]

—[He literally ended early even though it wasn’t his usual time.]

‘Dogry…?’

Exitra knew who that streamer was.

Before his regression, Dogry had been known as a “super major” streamer.

He’d averaged over 10,000 viewers, and from what Exitra had heard, he made around 100 million won a month.

Of course, Dogry always denied it.

But judging by the massive donations during his streams, it seemed entirely plausible.

‘Why me, though?’

Exitra hadn’t had any real contact with Dogry.

Not now, not before the regression.

There was no reason for someone like Dogry to send viewers to him.

‘What’s going on?’

Just as Exitra was sinking into confusion, someone appeared to explain it all.

[Chairman has donated 10,000 won.]

<I’ll explain the situation real quick, so—>

It was the Chairman, a viewer known for only appearing in big-name streams and offering donation-based missions.

He donated five times, 10,000 won each, as he explained the situation.

Thanks to his brief but clear explanation, Exitra nodded in understanding.

“Ah, so there was a side-bet going on that I didn’t know about?”

[Situation: understood.]

The viewers went wild upon hearing it.

—[Whaaat?! Dogry’s gonna shave his head?]

—[Wholesome bet confirmed~]

—[002??]

—[Dogry, the guy who treasured his hair… now he’s betting it?!]

—[But hey, doesn’t Exitra have to clear the tutorial in 3 tries as a Spirit Summoner? Is that even possible?]

—[Of course not! Could you do it?]

—[Nope. Never.]

[Money Waster has donated 1,000 won.]

<Hello? I heard about the Safe Asset guy. If you clear the tutorial in 3 tries, I’ll donate 50,000 won.>

[BigSafe has donated 3,000 won.]

<I hear this vault’s impenetrable. I’m in. I’ll bet 10,000 won.>

The viewers began throwing out mission challenges.

This was the beauty of streaming.

Viewers placed tempting amounts of money on seemingly impossible challenges.

And streamers would go all out, desperately trying to complete them.

Viewers would laugh, cheer, and enjoy the chaos.

“This… is getting out of hand.”

[Fun fact: This is Exitra’s first time receiving a mission, lol]

[Right now it’s the King of Safe Assets, and if you haven’t placed a bet yet, you’re the real fool~]

[At this point, donating is like temporarily putting money in a high-security vault, lmao]

It was an insane set of missions.

Just the donation total had already exceeded 300,000 won.

A huge mission.

But it didn’t end there.

[Chairman has donated 100,000 won.]

<Please! Let us see Dogry’s proud hair shaved off in shame!! If you succeed in this mission, I’ll donate 300,000 won!>

—[Woooow! A true big spender!]

—[That’s crazy! 300,000 won?!]

—[Did he just donate 100k just for the mission?!]

—[Wow… how badly do you want to see Dogry bald…]

—[This mission money is actually generous, huh?]

Now it was clear why they called him “the Big Spender.”

No hesitation when it came to dropping cash.

[OO has donated 1,000 won.]

<Scared? Scared? You are doing the mission, right?>

Exitra smiled at the massive mission.

“OO-nim~ thank you for the donation. Of course! I’ll take it.”

—[Yesss! That’s the spirit.]

—[Still, isn’t it a bit too safe, though?]

—[Exitra, your asset security is unmatched! Deposit and withdraw anytime—put your funds in Safe Asset Exitra today!]

—[lololol]

The perfect safe asset.

The viewers probably felt more secure putting money here than in a top-tier vault.

“Now that we’ve got a big mission on the line—let’s get started right away!”