The Hero's Streaming Life with the Saintess-Chapter 31: The Bait Left Behind by an S-Rank Hunter
“Ugh...”
Max, who’d been lying unconscious in the hospital bed, opened his eyes.
When he turned his head, the only one around was his secretary, Emilia.
“B-Boss! You’re awake!”
“Where... am I?”
“The Korean Hunter Association let us borrow a hospital room.”
“Heh... I figured I’d lose, but I didn’t expect to black out and wake up in a damn hospital bed...”
“...”
Even so, he laughed.
He laughed so hard, it was hard to believe he’d just lost a fight.
“It’s been a while since I felt this kind of thrill...”
His reaction caught Emilia completely off guard.
She’d assumed he’d be sulking or depressed—but instead, Max looked... relieved.
“That final bit of advice he gave me? That alone leveled me up. Yeah... just that one line...”
As he spoke, Max’s grin widened like a kid on Christmas.
He was genuinely excited at the idea that he could still grow stronger.
“Still... kind of weird. My body feels way too okay for what just happened.”
“A Hunter named Lyla used healing magic on you while you were unconscious.”
“Incredible... I was sure I’d be bedridden for at least a month right before I passed out...”
Until now, he’d never seen that woman Lyla use healing magic on Song Hun.
But now he got it.
He never got hurt—so she never needed to heal him.
“Keh-heh... Emilia, we’re gonna have to come to Korea more often.”
He grinned and immediately ordered her to start looking for a decent villa to buy in Korea.
“Get me a cigar. Cuban.”
“Absolutely not. First off, this is a non-smoking zone. Second, it’s a hospital room.”
“...”
— Knock knock!
The door opened, and standing there with arms full of gifts were Song Hun and Lyla.
“Oh? Already awake?”
“Yeah, I’m up.”
Song Hun scratched his cheek awkwardly and looked away.
“Sorry if I went a little too hard on you...”
“It’s fine. Thanks to you, I got stronger.”
Song Hun glanced between Emilia and Max, wearing a slightly troubled expression.
“Ehhh... I mean, I beat the crap out of a guy in front of his wife. That’s kinda bad, right?”
The two had drastically different reactions to that line.
Max blinked, then burst into boisterous laughter.
“WAHAHAHAH! Me and Emilia? Keh-heh-heh... I get that a lot, but no—we’re not married!”
Whatever Emilia had hoped he’d say, it clearly wasn’t that. Her eyes instantly lost their sparkle.
“...We’re not a couple.”
“Ah. Sorry for the misunderstanding...”
“Keh-heh... Anyway, Hun—are you streaming today?”
Max casually asked, and Song Hun gave him a quick rundown of the situation.
Then he left Max the address and his contact info, telling him to come by his place that evening, before heading out of the hospital room.
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“So... Max Hunter is coming to our house?”
My mom and dad looked like they’d seen a ghost when they heard the news.
Especially my mom—she had the exact same annoyed face she made when I brought friends over as a kid.
“Hmm... should I cancel?”
“Son. Are you treating Max Hunter like some neighborhood buddy?”
She sighed hard, shut her eyes like her head hurt, and rubbed her forehead.
Even Lyla let out a breath and scolded me gently.
“I told you, Hero... You should’ve given your mom a heads-up.”
“So when’s Max Hunter supposed to get here?”
“Uh... soon?”
“WHAT!?”
My mom immediately started speed-cleaning the house.
To be fair, we regularly hire professionals for deep cleaning, so the place is always tidy.
Thanks to her constant tidying, our house is never a mess.
“This isn’t about actual cleanliness, son. It’s about the feeling.”
“...Right.”
“Sigh... Just go get ready for your stream with Lyla, okay?”
Mom shooed us toward my room, waving her hands dramatically.
I flinched like a turtle pulling into its shell.
[ zlGodTierHero : A guest so epic, you won’t believe your eyes ]
[ SaintessWorshipper ]
[ lmao my dopamine’s back ]
[ That stream title is wild af lol ]
“Welcome, everyone. As you can see in the title, we’ve got a legendary guest joining us today.”
[ Now I really wanna know who it is if he’s calling them legendary ]
[ For real. When those other streamers pull that ‘once-in-a-lifetime collab’ crap, I roll my eyes. But when this guy says it, I’m legit hyped lol ]
[ What, is the President coming over? ]
[ LMAOOO yeah right ]
“I’ll be doing a collab stream with them today, and we’ll both be attending the year-end streamer party tomorrow.”
The second I teased the mystery guest, donos started pouring in.
The only problem?
The guest hadn’t shown up yet...
— Ding-dong...!
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The doorbell rang. I could hear muffled voices chatting outside.
I quickly told chat to hold up and went to answer the door.
“WAHAHA! Good to see you. Oh, and here—this is a housewarming gift.”
The guy was massive, and he was holding two giant boxes of toilet paper.
“...?”
“I °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° read that in Korea, it’s polite to bring toilet paper when visiting someone’s house for the first time.”
“Well... you’re not wrong...”
I waved to him while he chatted with my parents and told him to wait by the door for a sec.
Then I ran back to my setup and took a seat.
Since I already said the guest was here, chat was absolutely buzzing.
“Alright, everyone, the moment you’ve been waiting for—our special guest has finally arrived!”
[So who is it?]
[Isn’t it the president of Nova Group?]
[Didn’t he collab with that Chinese S-Rank Hunter and the Japanese one before?]
[Lmao no way an S-Rank would show up on a damn stream]
“Come on in!”
As I shouted, the mic picked up the sound of the door creaking open.
And then a man so massive he barely fit on camera walked in—still holding a bottle of whiskey in one hand.
“WAHAHAHA! Great to be here! I’m Max Morgan!”
[??????]
[What the hell????]
[Shit, do I need glasses now?]
[I just got LASIK and you’re doing this to me]
The chat completely lost it over the ultra-mega guest reveal.
I don’t know whose idea this was, but this content? Absolutely cracked.
Because of his sheer size, we had to bring in a full single-seater sofa instead of a gaming chair. His secretary Emilia quietly took a seat beside him.
“Hm? Are those tiny letters the chat?”
“Yep. It’s a little weird, but there’s a basic auto-translate function, so you should be able to follow most of it.”
[An absolute legend in this humble setup;;]
[Legend? That man’s a unit lmao]
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[Dude looks even bigger than on TV]
[Who's the lady next to him? Wife?]
“Haha, no. She’s one of our guild’s brightest talents—and also my secretary.”
Max had been on a few shows before, so he handled the chat like a natural.
[SaintessFootTowel just donated 10,000 watts!]
– But seriously, why’d you appear on stream? We can’t even afford your appearance fee...
[LMAOO look at this guy trying to act polite now]
[Is that really the same toxic troll from earlier?]
[Gross lmao acting all wholesome now that Max is here]
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[Now he’s playing moderator too? lmao]
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“Hmmm... Hun asked me. Said he wanted me on stream.”
[LMAO what is this, childhood friends reunion?]
[Funniest part is that he actually said yes]
“Well, technically he asked for a sparring match, and I told him I’d do it if he brought me on the stream.”
And just like that, the chat reignited into a frenzy.
This wasn’t some C-list guest—this was Max Morgan, S-Rank Hunter, the man who survived the Grand Canyon Incident.
And he had asked for the duel.
“Haha! Of course, I didn’t land a single clean hit and got knocked out cold after being slammed into a wall!”
[????]
[???]
[I–what the fuck is going on;;]
[I knew our streamer was cracked but that cracked???]
He dropped the fact that he lost without a hint of shame.
Emilia, on the other hand, looked like she wanted to crawl under the couch.
Her guild master was out here casually destroying his own rep. She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration.
[ThrowThatResignation just donated 10,000 watts!]
– So in your opinion, how strong is our streamer?
“The streamer? Ah, you mean Hun? Hmm... I’d say even if every S-Rank Hunter on the planet ganged up on him, they still wouldn’t win.”
Yeah. That’s me.
You’re sitting there comfy at home watching that guy from behind a screen.
[LMAO Max is hyping him up so hard just ‘cause he’s on stream]
[New favorite guest lol]
[Look I know S-Ranks are rare, but each one's like a walking nuke, come on]
[Facts: Even that “nobody” Yang Tenzin solo’d a few dozen A-Ranks]
Max kept talking about how the duel went.
He even touched a bit on Lyla’s abilities.
[Yeah healing magic’s supposed to be the Saintess’ domain...]
[True, but still, wtf;;]
[So why doesn’t she ever heal the Hero?]
[Because he doesn’t get hurt lmao]
“It’s actually fun, chatting like this with people.”
The viewers were instantly begging him to come back as a guest again sometime.
And Max? He cranked it up a notch.
“I’d love to run a Gate with Hun one day!”
[That Gate’s gonna get fucking nuked lmao]
[We’re gonna need a hell of a dungeon for these two]
That stream ran later than usual.
Turns out Max had booked a hotel just down the road from my place.
“Heh-heh. I had a great time today!”
[Bye-bye~]
[See you next time, MaxHam!]
As Max and Emilia got ready to leave, they waved and said their goodbyes.
“Oh, and hey—if you two ever get married, you better invite me!”
“...???”
“What? You’re not dating? WAHAHA! My bad!”
Max’s sudden comment blew the chat straight to hell.
But he couldn’t care less and walked out of the room with Emilia.
A moment later, a dono popped up.
[SaintessFootTowel just donated 50,000 watts!]
– Take it back... TAKE THAT SHIT BACK.
