Streaming of the Absolute

Absolute’s Streaming – Episode 14

Damn, that was insane.
Never thought I’d see something being recorded in the Record Stone live. What an honor…
Bro, you’re not the one getting recorded, why are you acting all honored?
But for real, though, this is nuts. How many times has the Record Stone been updated so far? 22?
Yeah, 22 times.
In ten years, it’s only been updated 22 times…
And this is just the tutorial stage.
Now that we got one more, it’s the 23rd time.
This is straight-up legendary.
Seeing the chat, Minseong tilted his head, curious.

The “Record Stone”… What exactly was it?

But he didn’t ask about that.

There was something else that caught his attention first.

The floating hologram window that had popped up in front of him just moments ago.

[ID: Absolute#4885 has been successfully registered.]

It was that message.

“Wait… what’s with the #4885 after my username? I never registered any numbers like that.”

Minseong asked right away.

That’s just how many people have used the username “Absolute.”
“Nah, for real?”

Yeah. You’re literally the 4,885th person to pick that name.
That means 4,884 other dudes with middle school syndrome came before you.
Minseong finally understood.

So that’s how it works.

Looks like user IDs can be duplicated, and the numbers at the end are what separate them.

I mean, it makes sense. Who wouldn’t want a badass username like “Absolute”? There’s no way that name would’ve been left unclaimed.

Nodding to himself, Minseong brought it up to his viewers.

And the chat immediately went wild.

This dude is the real deal.
That middle schooler energy is strong with this one.
Flexing over an ID? Really?
Bro, my hands are curling up from cringe rn.
Of course, Minseong didn’t give a damn about their reactions.

He ignored them completely.

Instead, he had another question for his viewers.

“What exactly is this ‘Record Stone’ you mentioned earlier?”

He had a rough guess about its purpose.

After all, he had received an official announcement about it himself.

But he wanted the exact details.

It’s literally just a stone that records stuff.
They’re everywhere at the starting points. Pretty much all important places have them.
Yep, if you go to any city or village, you’ll see one standing right in the middle of the plaza.
It’s just there so everyone can see it kind of like a global announcement board.
“So it’s not really that special, then?”

That’s what it sounded like.

It just recorded things so people could see them.

Didn’t seem like a big deal.

But apparently, he was wrong.

Nah, bro, it’s a huge deal.
“What do you mean?”

When you get recorded in the Record Stone, it’s not just players who see it—NPCs see it too. That’s why your reputation went up earlier.
NPCs start treating you like a VIP. They give you better quests and stuff.
The benefits are crazy.
There’s a reason people bust their ass trying to get recorded.
So it was a big deal.

Before Minseong could even process all that, another system message popped up.

[Calculating tutorial results…]

A new hologram window appeared.

Minseong shared it with his viewers.

“I just got a message saying my tutorial results are being calculated.”

OH SHIT!
HERE WE GO!
FINALLY!
It’s about to be insane.
Even from the chat, he could tell—everyone was hyped.

But unlike them, Minseong didn’t really feel much.

He wasn’t expecting anything crazy.

…But he was wrong.

It didn’t take long for him to realize that.

As soon as the system message about rewards appeared—

“……!”

Minseong’s eyes widened in shock.

Or rather, his entire body felt the change.

He could feel himself getting stronger.

[Stats will be distributed based on the number of Byakya you have slain.]
[You have slain a Byakya. (All stats +1)]
[You have slain a Byakya. (All stats +1)]
[You have slain a Byakya. (All stats +1)]
……

The messages kept popping up—twenty times in total.

Because he had killed twenty Byakya.

And during the whole process—

Minseong was completely stunned.

With every stat increase, he felt his body changing.

Getting stronger.

It was unreal.

Back in his other world, he had trained relentlessly. Fought in countless battles. Pushed himself beyond his limits to grow stronger.

But he never felt himself improving in real-time.

The only way he could tell was by defeating someone stronger than before.

That was the only way to know he had grown.

But now?

He could feel it instantly.

Just from a stat increase.

This system… it’s ridiculous.

His heart pounded in his chest.

If I can grow this fast… how strong can I actually get? Is there even a limit?

Could he become as powerful as he was in his previous world?

No—maybe even stronger?

A rush of excitement filled him.

And the best part?

The stronger I get, the stronger the enemies I can fight.

Just thinking about it sent a thrill through his veins.

And then—

[You can now check your status window.]

“Status window?”

As soon as he muttered it, a new screen appeared in front of him.

[Absolute#4885]
Strength: 20 (▲20)
Agility: 20 (▲20)
Endurance: 20 (▲20)
Stamina: 20 (▲20)
Mana: 20 (▲20)
Magic Power: 20 (▲20)

Compared to normal players, his stats were ridiculous.

But that didn’t mean he was untouchable.

Later on, people could boost their stats with items.

That’s why most players skipped fighting Byakya in the tutorial—it wasn’t necessary to enjoy the game.

But still.

The advantage was undeniable.

While others had to equip items to raise their stats…

He was already this strong, completely bare-handed.

Minseong glanced at another part of the screen.

Something had changed.

“Huh?”

A new bar had appeared below his HP and MP.

A yellow bar.

Labeled EP.

Curious, he shared it with his viewers.

“What’s EP?”

But before anyone answered—

Holy shit, your stats are INSANE.
All 20s??? WTF.
That’s a god-tier start.
This is straight-up cheating.
Everyone was too busy losing their minds over his status window.

Still, after some time, he got an explanation.

EP stands for Stamina. It’s tied to your Endurance stat.
It’s basically your fatigue meter. If it drops too low, you slow down. If it hits zero, you collapse.
The more you move or fight, the faster it depletes.
So basically,… a limit on how much he could move.

I wonder…

Minseong gripped his sword.

And then—

SWISH!

He slashed forward, pouring all his strength into the swing.

Just as I thought.

The EP bar dropped slightly.

A single action was enough to confirm it.

This is actually pretty intuitive.

Smiling to himself, he dismissed the window.

For now, all he had to do was raise his Endurance stat.

Simple.

And with that, his second day in Blue Sky Online came to an end.