The Hero's Streaming Life with the Saintess-Chapter 14: If you keep talking shit, will your real pride actually shatter?

The moment I faced the monster, the viewer count broke all previous records in Pajijik history.

It spiked so hard, the servers nearly crashed.

Thankfully, the Pajijik team responded fast enough to avoid a full shutdown.

Three seconds.

Exactly three seconds after we locked eyes—

The monster’s head vanished, and its body crumpled like a puppet with its strings cut.

“Oh [N O V E L I G H T] my~ It’s over already? So, how did everyone like our Hero’s official Hunter debut?”

Lyla said cheerfully, switching the camera back to selfie mode and waving with a bright smile.

“The monster’s been handled, so we’ll be ending the stream here~”

[Wait, Saintess, hold on a sec!!!!]

[You gotta explain what just happened!!!]

[Noona, you’re really gonna leave us like this??]

[You can’t just end the str—]

[ThatFreakingStrongHero’s channel is now offline.]

Once the fight was over, Lyla flew in from the distance.

“Lyla, how was the reaction?”

“Everyone loved it, of course~”

I glanced at the monster’s corpse, still drifting on the water—headless.

Then I reached out, fiddling with the ring on my finger.

To everyone’s surprise, the monster’s corpse got sucked right into the ring.

“You planning to use it for something?”

“Not really. But I figured it might sell for a decent price.”

“Oh my~ Does this mean we’re rich?”

I’ve already got over 1 billion won coming.

But technically, until the payment clears, I’m still broke.

“Let’s head back.”

“Okay~!”

She ran toward me with arms outstretched. I gave a small chuckle and scooped her up.

As we returned to camp, everyone turned to stare at us.

They were looking at me like I was some kind of freak.

“...What?”

“A-ah... It’s just... uh... it’s really over... right?”

I glanced at the nearby wall, where a paused screen from my stream was still up.

They’d all watched it live. Why were they even asking?

“Yes. It’s 100% taken care of.”

“And the monster’s corpse...?”

“I’ve got that handled. Don’t worry.”

Even with that reassurance, people kept sneaking glances at me.

Jeez... even Mom and Dad looking at me like that stings a bit.

[Posted by: Anonymous]

[Title: 3 Seconds]

[Body: (Clip of the Hero's kill) This is in slow motion. You guys NEED to see it.]

└ At this point, I’m starting to think this is just some elaborate government stunt to hype up the Hero...

└ I didn’t believe it at first either.

└ The guy’s just... on another level. It’s absurd.

└ Is he seriously someone who came from another world?

└ LOL that’s the only thing that explains how stupid strong he is.

People wouldn’t shut up about the stream.

Experts came on the news to analyze the footage, and nationalistic YouTubers were pumping out thumbnails with clickbait titles nonstop.

And me?

I didn’t stream for several days.

“Son, I’m starting to wonder if your viewers are getting impatient waiting for you to come back.”

Dad made the comment while watching me do a whole lot of nothing.

Not just in Korea—people all over the world were talking about "Song Hun."

No one had ever seen a Hunter broadcast themselves like this, so openly and unfiltered.

“I’m just... raising my market value right now.”

“...”

True to his role as Guild Vice Master, he immediately understood what I meant.

Meanwhile, Mom let out a long sigh as she sat cross-legged on the couch.

“Haa... I had a feeling you weren’t normal when you reverse-summoned Priscilla so casually... but this? This is another level.”

“So? Think I’m ready for the Baekdu Gate now?”

“Do whatever you want...”

[President: “The Hero-Streamer who saved the nation will be awarded an official commendation.”]

[Association Chairman: “In an unprecedented crisis, he quite literally was our Hero.”]

[Minister of Public Safety: “We’ll spare no effort helping citizens return to their daily lives.”]

“I don’t really care about a commendation.”

It’s not like I’m going into politics or applying to some company.

Those things just feel like a hassle.

Some people online were even saying they should create a new Hunter rank just for me.

But the World Hunter Association, which sets the global standards, was staying completely silent.

[Posted by: SaintessFootTowel]

[Title: So when the hell is this bastard streaming again?]

[Body: I haven’t seen the Saintess, and I feel like something’s missing from my soul.]

└ Same here. I already ran out of side dishes.

└ LOL you better brace yourself when the collection notice hits.

└ But seriously, why isn’t he streaming? Isn’t this the perfect time to cash in?

└ Didn’t he already rake in a solid 10 billion though?

└ Shit, true.

└ Still, just thinking about this cocky bastard milking the hype pisses me off.

└ Eh, if anyone’s earned the right to be cocky, it’s him.

Right now, I was waiting for the perfect moment to stream again.

That clean, dramatic comeback under the spotlight.

I mean, sure, I was already basking in attention—but I needed more.

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Then I saw it. The one piece of news that would set everything off:

[China claims ownership over the monster defeated by Korea—“It merely left our territorial waters.”]

(Seoul – XX News) The monster that crossed into the Korean Peninsula was defeated thanks to the efforts of “The Hero” Hunter.

However, shortly after the incident ended, China declared the monster had originally emerged from its coastal waters, demanding the return of the monster’s corpse and all related research data.

A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated,

“The monster was a Chinese entity, and we expect its remains to be handed over to us immediately.”

└ Are you fucking serious right now? LOL

└ Their bullshit almost got Korea nuked, and they have the audacity to pull this?

└ Tossing the monster to us like a volleyball was next-level scumbaggery.

Of course, Korea didn’t sit back and take it.

They released the official documents signed by the Chinese association rep during the previous negotiations.

Naturally, China denied everything.

[China: “That was an individual acting without authorization.” The staff member has been disciplined.]

└ Classic China move. LOL

Just as their shamelessness reached peak levels, the Association Chairman called me.

He asked if I could hold a press conference and help clarify things fast.

“Press conference... huh?”

I opened the Pajijik homepage and scheduled a new stream for 3 PM tomorrow.

In the notice, I said:

"I’ll be holding a press conference via stream. If you have questions—donate."

Pajijik, anticipating the chaos to come, immediately ran emergency maintenance on their servers.

****

[ThatFreakingStrongHero: Press Conference]

I blinked once.

Viewer count went from zero to over five digits.

[Press Conference (without actual reporters)]

[Press Conference (from his bedroom)]

[Pay up if you want to ask a question (he actually said this)]

[First time I’ve ever seen a press conference run like a stream;;]

“Just so we’re clear, I don’t speak any foreign languages. So ask your questions in Korean.

If you don’t want to reveal who you are, anonymous is fine too.”

[Anonymous has donated 1,000,000 Watts!]

— China keeps claiming ownership of the monster’s corpse. What are your thoughts on that?

“Do you have a death wish or something? I already said I’d smash the Forbidden City if they keep running their mouths. The corpse is mine, period.”

Like, come on. That’s just common sense.

If it had been a group or a guild raid, sure—we’d split it.

But I soloed this thing. Alone.

After I said that, a flood of Chinese-language messages poured into chat.

I ignored all of them.

If they were gonna be shameless, I could be shameless too.

After someone opened with a 1 million won donation, everyone followed suit.

The 1M-per-question model was working just fine.

[Anonymous has donated 1,000,000 Watts!]

— That’s your personal opinion, but China is pushing back hard. Some are worried this could spark an international diplomatic dispute.

“Oh, give me a break.

You guys couldn’t kill it, so you tossed it into Korea like it was a hot potato,

and now that I took it out, you want it back?

Keep flapping your gums and the only thing I’ll be smashing next time is your damn skulls.”

After I said that, donations stopped for about three minutes.

They were probably trying to figure out whether I was dead serious or just bluffing.

[Anonymous has donated 1,000,000 Watts!]

— Are you planning to sell the monster corpse?

“Nope. I’m giving it to my parents. Gotta show some filial piety, y’know?”

[LMAO filial piety gift = monster that almost destroyed Korea]

[What the hell are your parents gonna do with that??]

[Wait, are your parents Hunters or something? LOL]

“Oh, I didn’t mention?

My mom’s the Master of Hanul Guild.”

Chat immediately exploded again.

Every time I opened my mouth, it was like dumping gasoline on a fire.

[Anonymous has donated 1,000,000 Watts!]

— From what I understand, the Master and Vice Master of Hanul Guild are married?

“Yup. Mom’s the Master, Dad’s the Vice Master.”

The second I mentioned Hanul Guild, the Wiki trending rankings went nuts.

Questions kept rolling in for a while... and then, silence.

‘Come to think of it, I haven’t even really looked at the corpse myself.’

With that thought, I fiddled with my ring, and the monster’s body appeared midair.

Like a puppet with its strings cut, it dropped to the ground with a dull thud.

I grabbed one of its wing joints and held it up for the camera.

“This is the monster I took down. Pretty pricey, right?”

[DUDE I WAS EATING]

[OH GOD WTF]

[Turn on a damn warning, you freak!]

There was no blood.

But it still looked... human.

Just headless.

“Too graphic? Sorry.”

Everyone seemed stunned.

The chat stopped moving.

That was weird.

Even after waiting, the last message I saw was the puke emoji. Nothing else.

“Huh? What’s going on?”

[This channel has been temporarily suspended for violating Pajijik’s content policy.]

“...Ah, fuck.”