The Returnee's Hidden Strategy Stream

[Translator - Jjescus ]

[Proofreader - Starfall ]

Chapter: 25

Swish-

Whoosh-

The blade of the wind cut through the air in an arc.

Hanbit allocated points to all stats except stamina and continued to use the skill every time the wind was charged.

Yeonwoo, who was staring blankly at the sight, finally realized something towards the end. All three stats with different characteristics affected the skill.

"It's really an all-stat skill?"

"Stamina is irrelevant, but that's how the power of spirits is. It's different from other skills."

Chirp-

The little bird listening to the conversation chirped as if in agreement.

-This is real.

-Cute.

-If all spirit skills are all-stat, isn't that crazy difficult?

-Elementalists are crying.

The spirit's response was very persuasive. Hanbit reached out and gently stroked the bird.

"We borrow the power of spirits. We need to be qualified by having various abilities to support it."

"Still, isn't it too difficult to require three types of stats?"

"Think of it as a minimum requirement, not a demand. It's meaningless if you don't appeal to the spirit’s heart."

-It's not easy for a baby.

-Baby spirit (5,000 years old)

-Is it possible to compromise by increasing intelligence?

-Okay, I'm going all-in on intelligence.

-Wouldn't it be faster to just replace your head?

Anyway, regardless of the playful reactions, the power of spirits is that difficult to handle perfectly.

It's rather kind that the aspects you have to grasp through senses are displayed as stats.

"But then, are you going to continue as an Elementalist? The efficiency of other skills won't be that good."

"It depends on how you use them. How you use them is more important than efficiency."

There are always preferred skills, but this is just a starting point.

Depending on the situation, there would be many cases where various skills are used together.

Of course, it was clear that he would continue to receive a lot of help from spirits.

'This should be enough.'

Hanbit finished allocating his stats and completed the necessary data collection.

He moved his finger and turned his gaze to the information window.

[Black Dragon - Lv.16]

[Title: None]

Strength: 20

Agility: 20

Intelligence: 20

Stamina: 7

Remaining Stat Points: 0

"Ha."

Yeonwoo, staring blankly, let out a sigh, "Why again?"

"Look at this," he said as he opened his character information window.

[Roper - Lv.25]

[Title: Explorer of the Forest]

Strength: 23

Agility: 6

Intelligence: 5

Stamina: 11

Hanbit turned his gaze to the screen.

Then, with a puzzled look, he asked, "...Why are you like this?"

"You got too many stat points. I'm the normal one," Yeonwoo replied in disbelief.

Hanbit checked his information window again.

[Roper - Lv.25]

[Title: Explorer of the Forest]

Strength: 23

Agility: 6

Intelligence: 5

Stamina: 11

Hanbit's total stats were 67.

Yeonwoo's total stats were 45.

Considering the level difference and playtime, it was an absurd difference.

"This is normal? Did you not try hard enough?"

"The only thing I didn't do was the story! Compared to you, who's only been playing for a few days, this is ridiculous!"

-Roper's gonna cry;

-Really, this is normal.

-Isn't this a private server, seriously?

-Does clearing the story give you like 15 stat points?

-If you're really good, you can get up to 17.

His genuinely frustrated expression made it hard to even tease him.

Yeonwoo, sighing once again, turned his gaze to Hanbit's stats.

Then, as if he had remembered something, he asked, "But are you really okay with that much stamina? I know from experience that there are many cases where you get one-shotted by monsters."

One of the reasons RP is difficult is that stamina isn't visible.

A system that doesn't display the character's or the monster's stamina.

Because of this, it seemed that there were quite a few people who invested a certain amount in stamina for stable gameplay.

At least for ordinary players, that is.

"That's solved by just not getting hit."

"...Huh?"

-LOL

-Look at his confidence.

-Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.

-Really, you won't know until you get one-shotted.

His seemingly boastful remark drew laughter mixed with ridicule from the viewers.

To avoid getting hit, dodge the attack. It was a very simple truth, but not everyone could do it.

However, Hanbit, who had learned it by risking his life for many years, did not fall into the category of "everyone."

Hanbit closed the character information window and turned his gaze to the camera.

"This is where I'll end the stream."

"Oh, are you leaving already?"

-What, why is he leaving?

-Is he sulking?

-Sorry.

The viewers changed their attitude at the news of the stream ending. They were always funny to watch.

"I have to go to work. I'll start the main story tomorrow, so please come back in the evening."

Click-

Hanbit pressed the logout button and took off the gear he was wearing.

"Whew."

He swept back his sweat-soaked hair and went out to the living room.

His mother was already asleep, so Hanbit finished showering as quietly as possible.

Bzz-

As he returned to his room, his phone vibrated.

"Hey, I'll give you all the donations and prize money I received today. It's a total of 31,392,000 won, but it'll take about 30 minutes because of app maintenance."

"What are you talking about?"

The promise to split the donations 50/50 was still valid.

He had no intention of being blinded by the large amount.

Hanbit opened the messenger chatroom.

Kang Hanbit:

Stop talking nonsense and split the donations exactly in half.

Joo Yeonwoo:

No, it's only right that you take it all. It's the same context as the prize money."

Kang Hanbit:

I wouldn't have had this opportunity without you. We earned this together, so stop talking. I'm going to sleep.

Thud-

After sending his reply, Hanbit placed his phone face down on the desk.

He threw himself onto the bed, listening to the vibrations, and couldn't fall asleep...

"Ah."

Remembering something he had to do, Hanbit got up again.

He turned on the computer, sat in the chair, and pulled the keyboard closer.

"I have to do as much as I received."

The hint about the hidden skill that he promised the viewers.

After checking the amount himself, he couldn't just brush it off.

After all, there were expectations in the tens of millions.

"...Where should I write it?"

It would be best to ask Yeonwoo, but his phone was still vibrating.

Giving up, Hanbit entered the RPG community.

"Login... and non-login, both are here."

Posts written with verified accounts and posts written anonymously.

It seemed that Yeonwoo uploaded the video anonymously.

"Let's see..."

Hanbit brought the headgear and entered the account identification number on the login screen.

As if that alone was enough for verification, the registration process was complete.

"Should I write them one by one?"

He pressed the write button and started to release the hints in the order he had decided.

But the work didn't last even 10 minutes.

"Wow, this is difficult."

He had more than enough experience and knowledge.

The problem was that putting it into writing was difficult in many ways.

"I need to write this in an easy-to-understand way."

The people who would read this post were ordinary players, in other words, beginners.

That meant he needed to organize what was in his head as intuitively as possible.

Clack- Clack-

Hanbit's fingers, slightly spurred by a sense of challenge, moved busily.

It was a few hours later that he finished the work.

* * *

The next morning, Hanbit woke up early and stretched.

"Ugh."

Even though movements in the game stemmed from the mind, the fatigue wasn't insignificant.

The more he concentrated, the more he felt it.

Of course, it was also because he stayed up late.

"When did this guy even sleep?"

He grabbed his phone and opened the chat window with Yeonwoo again.

Over 10 messages had piled up since his last reply.

Fortunately, it seemed like Yeonwoo would follow Hanbit's opinion in the end.

"20 million won..."

An unbelievable amount that felt unreal.

It seemed like he sent a bit more than half.

He let out a chuckle at his last bit of stubbornness.

Bzz-

Just as he was looking at the amount again, his phone vibrated.

It was a call from Yeonwoo.

"At this hour?"

The early morning call was strange.

With that question in mind, Hanbit pressed the accept button.

"What's up this early..."

“Is this really what you wrote?” A rushed voice came before he could even finish his sentence.

He really had no idea what was going on.

"What are you talking about all of a sudden?"

“The post on RPG! Did you really post that?”

His intense reaction was strange.

Hanbit turned on his computer and went straight to the RPG community.

And he was met with thousands of comment notifications popping up at the top.

"...?"

Puzzled, Hanbit clicked on the notification and moved to the post.

The content was about the hint he wrote yesterday.

<This is Black Dragon.>

I'm leaving a hint as promised.

I've briefly summarized it in the order of swordsmanship, sparring, and spirit, so please refer to it.

Swordsmanship

Balder's first test is purely about posture and attitude. Before you receive the quest, make sure to swing your sword at least 50,000 times beforehand.

Sparring

Balder shows very subtle signs right before attacking. The basic framework can be distinguished in advance by changes in his eyes, hands, feet, waist, etc.

First, I'll tell you about the 15 basic movements, 21 linking movements, and 26 advanced movements.

I wrote it from the player's perspective, so it should be easy to understand.

Right downward slash

Gaze is forward, right wrist moves 2 centimeters in the 1 o'clock direction, left foot moves 1.5 centimeters in the 7 o'clock direction, waist is about 10 degrees to the right based on the center seam...

The content of the post that Hanbit diligently wrote was quite long.

However, those who saw the hint were confused.

- W-what is this...

- Hint (Introduction)

- Professor, the pace is strange.

- No, how can you follow this;

- He wants us to read those signs?

- You'd need to train your dynamic vision for 20 years.

- └ Do you think 20 years would be enough?

- └ It'd be faster to be reborn.

- I think I'm going crazy.

- Okay, I'll try it head-on.

- └ You'll crack your head open.

- He should have uploaded a video or something;

- └ Excuse me, but do you have no conscience, sir?

The ensuing comments were practically a chaotic mess.

“This isn't a hint, it's a full-blown guide!”

Amidst these reactions, Yeonwoo thought the information was too excessive.

Hanbit, after reading through the comments, let out a short sigh.

"As expected, there are a lot of reactions saying it's difficult."

“As expected?”

"Can you follow this as it is?"

“Well…” Yeonwoo's voice trailed off as he was about to answer.

It seemed he was re-examining the content of the post, having been focused on the community's reaction.

And after a while, a bewildered voice was heard.

“No, how can anyone follow this?”

[Translator - Jjescus ]

[Proofreader - Starfall ]