The Hero's Streaming Life with the Saintess-Chapter 27: Auction Afterparty
After the banquet ended and everyone had left, I called the Chinese and Japanese Hunters over separately.
They were still wary of me.
I reached out my hand, trying to ease some of that tension.
“I’m Chen Longwei, master of the Tianwu Association in China.”
He said that as he reached out first to shake my hand.
Clearly trying to assert dominance, he was gripping with full force.
But the moment we made contact, a bead of sweat trickled down from his temple.
‘W-What the hell is this...!?’
The strong recognize the strong, and Chen Longwei felt it in an instant.
He realized he shouldn’t resist this monster.
He should pray this monster was already full—and wouldn’t bother devouring him.
‘Yang Tenzin... You picked a fight with... this kind of being?’
Chen Longwei felt something colossal looming behind me.
‘This is like... an Asura.’
I looked at Chen Longwei and grinned.
It wasn’t a mocking grin.
If anything, it was a smile filled with expectation, like I was hoping he’d try something.
Or at least that’s how it felt to Chen Longwei.
“I-I heard there was a reason you called us here separately...”
“Yeah. No rush. I’ll explain it slowly.”
Saying that, I reached my hand toward the Japanese Hunter.
Just like with Chen Longwei, we shook hands—and she also flinched slightly, as if she’d sensed something.
“Hmmm... I’m Takamine Reina.”
“I called you here for a simple reason: to help ease the regret of not winning the bid.”
****
Chen Longwei and Reina didn’t understand what I meant for a moment.
I took out the fruit and held it up in front of them.
“This is a fruit I found at the Mount Baekdu Gate.”
Even just looking at it, the intense heat radiating off the fruit made their eyes glint with desire.
“Here. A gift.”
When I lightly tossed it to them, they carefully caught it like it was some sacred treasure.
“Why would you...?”
“You’re giving this... for free?”
“Thanks to you both, the auction atmosphere was pretty fun. Just take it.”
I didn’t know how valuable it was to them, but to me, it was just something I could go pick again if needed.
The auction money from the corpse was already more than enough.
No need to scrounge up more cash like a maniac.
“...”
Chen Longwei stared silently at the fruit before finally speaking.
“There’s something I’m curious about...”
He blinked and nodded slowly.
“Don’t you hate our country, China? Why would you show kindness to someone like me?”
“I don’t hate China. Just some shameless assholes. I’m not a racist, you know.”
“Yang Tenzin...”
“I warned him he wouldn’t walk away fine. He came anyway. Actions have consequences.”
Chen Longwei nodded as if something finally clicked.
He let out a quiet laugh, his face visibly more relaxed than before.
“People call me a great man, but turns out... I’m not the real one here.”
He formed a fist with one hand and respectfully wrapped it with the other.
“I won’t forget this favor.”
He gently placed the fruit into his inner coat pocket and walked out.
“What a funny old guy.”
Then I turned to Reina, who was still holding the fruit and deep in thought.
“You can head out now too, miss.”
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“Ah, um... Would it be possible to get more of this fruit?”
“...Huh?”
“I don’t mean for free, of course. We’ll absolutely compensate you fairly.”
Ugh. A pain.
She wants me to go all the way back to Mount Baekdu to pick fruit?
But if I sent low-tier Hunters, they’d probably burn to death before even reaching the area.
To get there, you’d need gear that resists extreme heat and some serious prep.
‘Not like any S-rank Hunters are gonna run errands like that...’
I should word this nicely so she doesn’t take it too hard...
“It’s a pain.”
“E-Eh!?”
“...”
“...”
Ah. I should’ve worded that a bit more delicately.
I spoke straight from the gut without even running it through my brain.
I scratched my head awkwardly.
“Of course, it’s not like I need it urgently or anything... It’s just... my family really needs it...”
“I’m a bit busy right now. I’ll get in touch later.”
“R-Really!?”
Reina grabbed my hand, her eyes sparkling.
Guessing from her reaction, she probably needed something fire-related too.
“So... why do you need it, anyway?”
“H-Hiiiek...! Th-That’s... I’ll... I’ll explain it properly another time... I-I should get going!”
She quickly rambled and stood up in a hurry, clearly in a rush.
She placed her business card on the table and rushed outside.
“Didn’t even finish her sentence...”
“Maybe she’s busy?”
“Oh—Lyla? That cup’s all dented...”
“Oh my, must be an old cup.”
My brow furrowed.
Would an old cup dent like that?
Actually, could a cup even dent like that instead of shattering?
****
Max’s female secretary entered through the door.
Even if Max was absent, the guild could still run.
But without her, the guild would crumble — that’s how important she was.
“Boss, the corpse is so big that we’ve converted several hangars into temporary storage.”
“Got it.”
“...Boss, what are you thinking about?”
“I was imagining what would happen if I fought that man.”
“You do image training like that too, Boss?”
Max didn’t take a single sip until every ice cube in his glass had melted.
Every now and then, he let out a quiet sigh.
“My conclusion is that I’d never beat him. Not even once.”
“...!”
“No — more accurately, I don’t think I could land even one clean hit.”
She couldn’t believe what her boss was saying.
The Max she knew was always brimming with confidence — a man who never faltered.
And it made sense. He was the survivor of the infamous Grand Canyon Incident.
“I want to get stronger.”
“But Boss, you already...”
With a sound like straining steel, he clenched his right fist.
“I need to see that man again.”
“...”
“I’m heading to Korea.”
“But your upcoming schedule—!”
“Cancel everything.”
The secretary looked surprised for a moment, but then she gave a faint, hidden smile.
That was more like her boss. She preferred him being his usual reckless self over being gloomy.
“Then we’ll proceed with the excuse of returning the ring to him in person.”
****
“How was everyone today?”
[ㅇㅇ five out of five stars]
[Wild seeing those kinds of faces on a stream instead of on TV lol]
[Not really into that country, but I kinda liked that Chinese old man]
[Yeah fr, dude felt like a martial arts master straight out of a wuxia novel]
“Oh, you mean that funny old guy?”
[Still wild how he just straight-up asked if you hate China]
[Isn’t that the kind of thing that gets you mystified on the spot?]
[Who the hell’s gonna mystify an S-rank LOL]
[Are you... a great hero of virtue?]
He really was different from the Chinese folks I’d seen or heard about before.
Despite looking like a weasel, he was bold and well-mannered.
[But that older sister from earlier? Super pure vibes]
[Honestly kinda Saintess-tier—like bwoaaaaaang lmaooo]
[ OverflowingDivinePowerPouch has charged 10,000 watts! ]
– So who do you like better? That girl or the Saintess?
“Power Cup, you little shit.”
“Hmm...”
[GASP!!!]
[(emoji sweating bullets)]
[😱!]
“Obviously Lyla’s prettier, no contest.”
Lyla finally seemed satisfied, smiling softly and nodding her head.
I mean, she had to know she was pretty—so I don’t get why she always wants me to say it out loud.
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– By the way, isn’t your year-end party coming up soon?
“Oh, right.”
[????]
[Bet your department already called you about it]
“I don’t answer calls from unknown numbers.”
[lol dodging like a suspicious vendor]
[Let’s be real, no way Sia-nuna would personally call to chase names for the list]
I opened my phone and checked recent calls.
There were several missed ones from numbers starting with 02.
[Anyway, how does it feel being rich now?]
[1.5 billion won... you quitting streaming or what?]
[Don’t you dare.]
“Hm... I think the Hero’s gonna keep streaming anyway?”
[If the Saintess hadn’t said that, I was about to become a demon cultist...]
[True Saintess energy...!]
[ SaintessFootTowel has charged 10,000 watts! ]
– Seriously tho, how much money do you have now?
“After taxes and fees? Roughly 150 billion.”
[“After taxes” LOL]
[bruh LMAO]
[Can I /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ get hit with that kinda “shit”?]
[My shit’s just worthless tbh;;]
[Just the shit?]
[You bastard 💀]
Honestly, I don’t care if people donate or not.
I stream because it’s fun, period.
“Hmm... Maybe I’ll just set up a regular donation program with the superchats.”
[Wait will our names show up on the donation roster?]
[Honestly that’d be kinda sick]
Thinking about money reminded me of something—almost.
I was pretty sure there was something I meant to handle...
“Oh right, I forgot to pay my editor.”
[worst kind of evil startup CEO LOL]
[literally like that Korean drama]
[Do you even know how many subs and views your channel has?]
“I dunno? Views... maybe 300k?”
[Bro has zero clue]
[You’ve already passed TEN MILLION what are you even saying]
“Whaaat...?”
I opened the YouTube app and looked at my channel’s videos.
The one with the Black Angel and the one at the Mount Baekdu Gate had both already passed 10 million views easily.
And the others were steadily racking up views too.
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– Boss, I’m cold and hungry...
“Hold up a sec...”
I’d totally forgotten, as the CEO, to pay my employee.
I wired the money immediately with a small apology included.
[ HeroVODSlacker has charged 100,000 watts! ]
– Please work me like a dog from now on.
Yup. Money gets the job done every time.
