Chapter 52

I Regressed But The World Didn’T Fall Apart 52

“Returning, the World Isn’t Ruined” -52-

052.

Ring-

A sponsorship notification rang out.

During the game, Ido Hyeok had set it up so that only donations of over 100,000 won would trigger an alert to minimize disruptions.

Even so, he didn’t completely block them.

[“Eleven” has sponsored 1,000,000 won.]

-Sorry for causing a stir to show you this… Ido Hyeok and Anatol, is this fight for real? It’s a battle of the strongest in the world. That loser who seemed like a············.

But one viewer threw an incredible 1 million won donation, perhaps feeling sorry for the huge donation.

It seemed like they really wanted to make use of that high-value joke.

“······”

However, the situation was a bit too late to make use of that joke.

Everyone was disappointed that Ido Hyeok and Anatol’s battle ended too soon.

[PERFECT]

[Victory]

The perfect victory notification appeared before Ido Hyeok’s eyes.

Right now, Anatol would likely have a similar one in front of him, but with the exact opposite result.

And that humiliating red defeat mark would be broadcasted.

“······”

But Anatol, who seemed unable to even consider erasing it, just sat there, gaping at Ido Hyeok.

His two eyes filled with confusion.

Anatol wasn’t the only one in a strange state.

-??

-?

-What’s this···

Unlike the usual post-victory exclamations and onomatopoeias, the chatroom was filled with question marks.

“Hmm.”

Did I upset them too much?

The chatroom seemed to know why there was such a reaction.

And why Anatole was still burning with anger.

Even though it was for completely opposite reasons.

-I don’t get it..

-Why is Anatole just silent?ㅋㅋ

-What’s up?

-(Deleted chat)

-Did he get hit for stealing the timing?

-It doesn’t seem like they’re just joking around ㄷㄷ;

-Masters, can you explain please..

The viewers couldn’t grasp what was happening at all, hence the confusion.

‘Certainly···’

“You’ve got talent.”

Anatole was the complete opposite.

I could vaguely recognize that.

It wasn’t the same as the compliment I gave Anatole last time; it held a different meaning.

Of course, it was a sincere compliment back then as well.

‘It didn’t hold this much weight.’

It wasn’t about talent in games like Ultimate Fighter.

His talent was already at the top of humanity.

It was about talent as a Hunter.

And he possessed top-tier talent in that regard.

Being a 9-star hero was an area where talent alone couldn’t reach, but if he were a Hunter, Anatole would have been one of the most talented individuals by the standards of humanity’s last resort.

“···?”

But even the same words can be perceived differently by the recipient.

Anatole flinched at Ido-hyuk’s words.

‘What on earth is this···?’

It was different from when he lost last time.

The 5-game series back then had a slight, perhaps two or three-game difference, and if that was clearly felt···

What should be said this time?

There seemed to be an insurmountable, distant something between him and Ido-hyuk.

A barrier Anatole had never felt in Ultimate Fighter.

“..Huh.”

‘But do you think I have talent?’ Anatole thought mockingly for a moment.

“······”

Anatole finally looked at Idohyuk’s face directly.

‘Are you…smiling?’

He had a deep smile on his face.

As if the recent one-sided battle, which he effortlessly won, was incredibly fun.

“Shall we have another round?”

“···Excuse me?”

“Didn’t you find it amusing? I did.”

Idohyuk even said such words.

Of course, it was a 100% genuine statement.

A feeling of being unblocked after a while of being stuck.

So···

Ding-

[‘Label S’ has donated 100,000 won.]

-??? : You, be my punching bag!

Yes, he found a punching bag that suited him very well after a long time···

Not.

“Hmm.”

Only after the donation notification did Idohyuk finally notice the viewers’ reactions.

-LOLOLOLOL

-He must be having fun playing alone

-LOLOLOLOL Idohyuk-sensei, when you look closely, your character is really···

-Oh, it’s not character, it’s sacredness

The chat window, which was full of question marks until a moment ago.

From a third-person perspective, there were many parts they couldn’t understand.

Why did Anatole allow Idohyuk’s attacks so easily? Why did it seem to them that Anatole was possessed by a ghost, throwing himself towards Idohyuk’s spear?

But still, the viewers were somewhat able to accept it now.

Anatole wasn’t someone who would purposely lose, and there was absolutely no reason for him to do so.

“Um.. Excuse me. I’ll just check the replies.”

Anatole, who looked extremely flustered, was proving that it wasn’t a lie.

Anatole, who was still deeply engaged in it.

“Yes. Please, take your time.”

Meanwhile, Anatole went to check the replay.

“Hmm···”

Idohyuk, trying to communicate with the viewers and continue the fundraising.

But as they say, practice makes perfect.

Apart from his history with Jian, Idohyuk had only been streaming for three days.

In the world of Idohyuk’s stream, three days were enough to grasp the timing.

Ding-

Ding-

Ding-

[User ‘Warewolf’ has donated 500,000 won.]

-Take it, please.

[User ‘Miracle Boy’ has donated 300,000 won.]

-I’ll, I’ll take it!

[User ‘ckk0302’ has donated 100,000 won.]

-It’s hilarious that it all adds up with just one hmmㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Within a short time frame of a day, the viewers had adapted exceptionally well to Ido Hyuk.

In fact, they had accepted the anticlimactic end of the match between Ido Hyuk and Anatole so swiftly.

-So, basically, Ido Hyuk was Ido Hyuk, right?

-Yeah, Sensei Do Hyuk was so Do Hyuk that it was Ido Hyuk

-Do Hyuk Supreme

-Hmm.. sounds about right..

Though still not fully comprehensible, even if the recent events were not considered, wasn’t Ido Hyuk’s gameplay always in the realm of ‘unpredictable’ for them?

No, wait, Hoken is Viking? Viking is Hoken?

-What are they saying among themselves?

-Didn’t they explain this?

-???

Of course, with the current Ido Hyuk broadcast being sought after by numerous viewers, there were occasional skeptics voicing their doubts.

-Shut up, d*mn it

From Noble mtl dot com

-Hmm··· (Roughly means looking like they want to shotgun their face)

-Hmm··· (Roughly means yeah)

-Stop giving off newbie vibes

However, they would soon be silenced by the swift retaliation of other viewers.

In just a few days, Ido Hyuk’s loyal audience had solidified.

“..Huh?”

RanK #2

[Hmm sounds about right]

At that moment, Ido Hyuk discovered his ranking, which had yet to rise.

One victory was not enough to climb the ranks.

“Phew. Ha.”

Just then, Anatole returned, perhaps after watching all the replays.

As Ido Hyuk was about to suggest a series of 5 matches.. no, 10 matches.

Anatole, still looking disappointed, asked him.

“Master Do Hyuk···”

“Yes?”

“Are you by any chance someone who used to do something else? Like, did you spend about 10 years training somewhere with a spear before coming here?”

A question thrown without expecting a specific answer.

“···Gasp.”

However, it was Idohyeok who was greatly startled by that question.

-Gasp, for real.

-Kekekeke, pretending to be surprised is so cringeworthy.

-Right on cue, kekekeke.

**

Idohyeok’s gaming spree lasted until 2 a.m., the time of the ‘real’ gamers.

Naturally, adoration towards Idohyeok from all corners began.

[???: Gotta suck up to him, right?]

(Praising a god.jpg)

-What’s the filename kekekeke.

-He’s kinda good-looking.

-Ooo

Huh?

[Are you here again, GOAT]

Just Idohyeok

-Claiming the GOAT title after catching Anatol past his prime is a bit much;

Ugh

Pay attention

[Darn it, it’s Idohyeok again]

I was about to sleep after reading this post, but then I saw Idohyeok. Now I must shout… Even though I know shouting will fully wake me up, I shout. That is the duty of one who pursues Idohyeok. Here, I shall shout! HEEuuuMM!

-HEEUUmmm

-Heuuum!!

-Hmm···

[Is the Elpa boom finally here?]

Yup kekeke, Idohyeok took down Apí too

-Oh

-Dammit

-Where do you live?

-TT Just come by occasionally···

Oh keke, I live in Balhalla

[Elpa ranking is making me mad kekekeke]

Rank #1

The Ultimate

[Hmm, right, right]

Sigh kekeke, at least consider changing your nickname

-Wow; is the score bugged?

Yesterday, got first place and then racked up 15 more wins

-Hmm kekeke, I checked the ranking just now, why is Anatol 8th?

Well, out of those 15 wins, 10 were against a high-level player…

[Speculation has surfaced]

Even if Dohyuk-sensei starts Iron Fist, claiming to instantly grab the world’s top spot ◇◇

– Seriously

– Should we give up?

Gotta give up, damn it

We’re aiming for the world championship too, let’s try to win it, hahahaha

[(No fabrication) Suddenly, Jianchu seems really amazing···.]

(Video of Dohyuk shooting in It Kills Two)

The one who has actually killed a god

– hahahaha

– Seriously, a god slayer

– But this is seriously impressive, hahahaha

– Essentially the strongest in the world, right?

Across my personal community, Ulpar Gallery, It Kills Two Gallery, and various Ulpar-related communities, countless posts are popping up here and there.

The plays Dohyuk showed today were evidence enough of how impressive they were.

“What’s this? That speculation. I’ve never said such a thing?”

Of course, there were also posts mixed with false fabrications.

That Anatol speculation that if Dohyuk starts Iron Fist, he’ll instantly become the world’s number one.

– Has that ever happened?

– Yeah, I’ve been watching the broadcast and there’s been no mention of it related to Aphe

– That makes sense, hahahaha, Anatol’s position is something else

– But Aphe and Ulpar are a bit different… but we should give it a try

– Seriously

– Isn’t that exaggerating, hahahaha? Who knows?

– They’re both probably really good

“Oh, oh. Everyone, please stop.”

Anatol tidying up the dizzying chat window.

“For now, let’s avoid mentioning anything related to Dohyuk except in Ulpar. If you want to talk about it, go to Dohyuk’s channel.”

Although that’s what was said, Anatol had also pondered on the matter.

‘How far do you think Dohyuk will go if he starts Iron Fist…’

If asked this question yesterday, he would have surely said that he would do well but wouldn’t know where it would end.

Defeating him in just 17 hours since Ulpar’s start, Dohyuk, who proved to have a monstrous talent, but still, he had such thoughts because there wasn’t just one monster in the world.

Only a year after debuting, the insane talent of North Africa, Quabna, who conquered the Iron Fist world stage twice, was also a monster recognized by Anatol.

‘But···’

If asked now, the answer would certainly be different.

‘Iron Fist?’

After watching the replay multiple times, asking questions several times without exposing it on the broadcast, the movement that was so strange and incomprehensible that it still baffled him.

Once directly faced with it, there was no room for any other thoughts.

‘Surely, it won’t end with just one Iron Fist.’

Not only Iron Fist, but also numerous popular games like AOS, MOBA, and other genres such as Battle Royale, multiplayer hyper-shooting FPS.

‘Maybe one individual will conquer all of that…’

Anatol had that thought and quickly erased it.

At this point, no matter who he spoke to, it seemed like an unreasonable idea.

Apart from him, even if he had faced Ido-hyuk directly, it would have been hard to believe. Sёarᴄh the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

**

Ring!

Ring!

The broadcast begins.

– Doha!

– Dosa Squad, assemble!

– Kya

– Surprise Bang-on?

Today, even earlier than the regular broadcast start time.

Perhaps due to the aftermath of yesterday’s broadcast.

[Current viewers: 514]

[Current viewers: 732]

[Current viewers: 1,217]

Viewers skyrocketing every 10 seconds.

[Current viewers: 4,712]

Suddenly, not even a minute into the broadcast, knocking on the door of five thousand.

– What’s going on

– Open the door!

-?

-?

But amidst all this, Ido-hyuk’s broadcast was still a black screen.

No intro video, what on earth is going on.

As such thoughts arose.

Thud-thud-dududu-thud-dududu-

A song is heard.

An old-fashioned arcade music reminiscent of Ultimate Fighter’s BGM.

But everyone knew this wasn’t from Alpha.

– Extreme

– Extreme

– Rock

– Rock

– Extreme

– Save Alphaㅠㅠㅠ

– Ah

-Kya

Iron Fist.

[Iron Fist]

As the black screen changes, the logo fills the screen.

Paat-

Light flashes again.

And then, a person appears.

“I am Kangrim.”

It was the entrance of Lee Dohyuk.