“Did you forget everything after the break? Get your heads on straight!”

It was the second day since training resumed after the entire team was given a 4-day, 3-night vacation.

The players’ morning began with Manager Bang Jin-ho’s shout.

Unlike the more relaxed off-season, once the break ended, Manager Bang Jin-ho started tightening the discipline of the players in earnest.

But no one complained.

The first and second team players already knew.

The second half of the Pro League was about to begin. It was time to start regaining that sense of urgency.

However, there was just one person.

Lee Shin was playing his game as leisurely as ever.

Even Manager Bang Jin-ho didn’t interfere with Lee Shin.

Shin.

The level Lee Shin had achieved as a professional gamer was already beyond comparison.

A star in esports, shining even brighter than the 60 million won wristwatch wrapped around his left wrist.

There was nothing Manager Bang Jin-ho could intervene in with someone like that.

‘He’ll do well on his own anyway.’

Lee Shin was playing a practice game with Jung Da-ul, and Judy was closely observing his gameplay from behind.

It seemed like she was trying to learn directly by watching Lee Shin’s personal screen.

Perhaps for Judy’s sake, Lee Shin was demonstrating a textbook playstyle, putting aside his own unique style.

Even so, he remained overwhelmingly powerful.

He was dominating the center by mass-producing high-speed tanks and mobile turrets in great numbers.

Jung Da-ul also had a full army hitting the supply cap, but instead of charging in, he kept dodging and engaging in a war of nerves.

Lee Shin began to limit Da-ul’s movement paths by continuously planting mines with his high-speed tanks.

Like herding, he gradually forced Da-ul’s forces into a corner, and the moment he saw his chance, he launched an all-out assault.

BOOM BOOM BOOM―!

The mobile turrets took position and transformed into bombardment mode, spewing flames.

Even then, Jung Da-ul didn’t engage but retreated his entire army back to his main base.

There was a reason for his persistent evasion.

‘Oh?’

Manager Bang Jin-ho noticed something unusual.

Two of Da-ul’s avatars were heading toward Lee Shin’s main base.

His strategy was to lure the opponent’s army away and then use avatar summoning to target Lee Shin’s now-empty base.

‘His tactical plays have become much more refined.’

Manager Bang Jin-ho was quite pleased with Da-ul’s growth.

Unusually adept at fighting monsters, the divine-tribe player Jung Da-ul—

If he could perform well against humans too, it would be a significant boost to the team’s overall strength.

But…

‘Tsk tsk, ruthless bastard.’

Despite the impressive play, Lee Shin had anticipated it all. He intercepted both avatars with four stealth fighters he had prepared in advance.

Judy let out a soft exclamation of awe.

Advancing with a full army and preparing a small number of air units to defend against a divine-tribe’s avatar summon attack—

Watching and learning from Lee Shin’s gameplay, Judy was gradually finding opportunities to patch her own weaknesses.

After finishing the day’s training, Lee Shin returned home.

The scene of a Rolls-Royce Phantom waiting to pick up Lee Shin and a limousine for Judy side by side in front of the MBS broadcasting station made quite a stir online.

Once home, Lee Shin immediately sat down in front of his PC.

‘Let’s get started, shall we?’

Lee Shin logged into PaprikaTV.

He began streaming under the ID Player_SIN.

A new BJ (broadcast jockey) appearing on PaprikaTV wasn’t anything special.

Unless a former star transitioned into being a BJ, most newbies only attracted a handful of viewers on their first day.

In that sense, Player_SIN was quite an exception.

The mysterious online expert who recorded two wins and one loss against Choi Young-jun.

The match had even been covered in internet news, and since tens of thousands had been watching Choi Young-jun’s personal stream, Player_SIN’s notoriety was already high.

Not only that, but everyone was curious whether he was a current professional or truly an amateur.

There were even rumors that he might be Lee Shin, but his recent gameplay as a divine-tribe character only deepened the confusion.

Perhaps because of that—

As soon as Player_SIN’s stream appeared on the list of live broadcasts, over a hundred viewers tuned in.

- It’s Player_SIN!

- Is this the online expert who beat Choi Young-jun?

- “Beat”? In the last game, Choi Young-jun dominated with macro.

- Even in that last macro match, Player_SIN played insanely well. Very few can last that long against Choi Young-jun, even among pros.

- Seriously, who is this?

- Definitely a pro.

- You never know, these days promising rookies skip teams and go straight to BJ.

- But what kind of stream is this?

- LOL the BJ’s not talking at all 😂

- Is this a “shut up and watch the gameplay” stream? 😂

- BJ, say something, will ya?

- That’s not how you stream, man.

- But who’s he playing against? They’re good.

- Opponent is an A-ranker.

- If they’re ranked A online, that’s at least a pro team trainee level.

It was a divine-tribe vs. divine-tribe battle.

Player_SIN was clashing head-on with the opponent over control of the central map area.

With overwhelming numbers, he pushed forward relentlessly.

Fanatics dashed forward, and colossi advanced while shooting on the move. A few high priests mixed in hurled lightning spells.

Amid all that, Player_SIN demonstrated keen awareness by slipping in two shadow priests among the large army.

The invisible shadow priests snuck in and assassinated the opponent’s high priests.

By killing the high priests before they could cast lightning spells, the tide of battle turned in Player_SIN’s favor.

- Ohhh, that awareness!

- Shadow priest brilliance!

- He added shadow priests just to kill the high priests. Wow.

- Slice, slice!

-Two Dark Priests were stealthily devouring the opponent's forces.

The enemy hastily ceased combat and retreated their troops.

Player_SIN seized the opportunity and charged forward without hesitation.

A massive all-out offensive.

An overwhelming number of units.

The stream of units never ceased, continuing the relentless assault.

And once again, Player_SIN’s sharp instincts shone.

The opponent, trying to counter the Dark Priests, quickly brought in scout ships.

In response, Player_SIN sent the two Dark Priests to the opponent’s expansion bases at 12 and 1 o'clock.

The Dark Priests who infiltrated the expansion bases began killing the resource-gathering followers one by one.

With fewer followers, the opponent struggled to gather resources.

Then Player_SIN, with a unit count reminiscent of Choi Young-jun, pushed all the way to the front yard of the opponent’s main base.

The opponent typed GG and quit the game.

-Ooh.

-Victory!

-Nice play.

-That unit count is insane.

-Hㄷㄷ

Praise from the viewers flooded in. Just as the rumors said, the skill was exceptional. Moreover…

-Is this really the skill of someone who used to play Humanity?

-Wait, was that a sub-class?

-Was that just a sub-character?

-Play Humanity, you jerk!

-Why are you messing around with the God Race when you’ve got Humanity skills that beat even Choi Young-jun!

-Play Humanity!

-You're good at God Race too, but show us some Humanity gameplay.

-No, first show us your face.

-This is so frustrating, I’m gonna die.

-Aren’t you turning on the cam?

The viewers' demands poured in chaotically.

Finally, Player_SIN turned on the cam.

The moment the mysterious online master Player_SIN’s appearance filled the screen.

But the appearance was far from what the viewers had expected.

A man in a white mask stared directly into the cam.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah come on ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I’m losing it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-What’s with that mask ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋ What a weirdo with this concept ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Not taking the mask off?

-If you take it off, I’ll throw stars.

-Say something, anything.

-It’s been over an hour since the stream started and we haven’t heard a word.

-Just playing the game like crazy.

After briefly scanning the chat, Player_SIN finally spoke.

“Hello.”

The viewers burst out laughing again. His voice had been voice-modulated.

-Voice changer ㅋㅋㅋ

-He’s really committed to hiding his identity. Haha

-But the house looks nice.

-Room is spacious.

-Nice build, maybe it is Lee Shin?

-Lee Shin has long legs. But you can’t see the legs with the cam.

-How many star candies do we need to throw to get him to show his face?

-FaceRevealPlease has gifted 100 star candies.

-TakeOffTheMask has gifted 99 star candies.

-Oooooh!

-Oh!

-Ooooooh!

Star candies began to explode in the chat.

“Thank you. But I won’t take off the mask.”

Player_SIN bowed politely in gratitude.

However, viewers began nitpicking, saying his reaction was too bland.

-This guy is so dry lol

-Got stars but reacted so blandly.

-Come on, get excited, jump around a bit.

-No need to give him stars. This guy’s probably a trust fund kid.

-This is the same legend who once threw 30,000 star candies at Choi Young-jun on the spot.

-And said it wasn’t even that much ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅎㄷㄷ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The path of a popular BJ seemed long and rough.

But Player_SIN, unfazed, coolly started another game, looking for a new opponent, much to the viewers’ disbelief.

-Hey you bastard, react!

-Say something, talk!

-Do you think viewers are nothing?

-You’ve got no basics!

-How do you expect to get more stars like this?

-Take notes from other star-chasing streamers!

-This BJ gives off the vibe of someone who doesn’t care about stars. ;;;

Meanwhile, the mysterious Player_SIN—whose identity was suspected to be Lee Shin—became a hot topic even in the Lee Shin Sect fan cafe during his first solo stream on PaprikaTV.

Especially among the higher-ranking members above High Priests, who all had the stream on and were chatting among themselves.

-GodIsWatching: Leader! No matter how I look at it, isn’t that BJ actually Lord Shin?

-LeeShinSectMartyr: Totally! Those broad shoulders are totally Lord Shin’s♡

-ToTheGod: Doesn’t talk much, plays like a god……

-GodIsWatching: But the God Race gameplay is confusing me.

-GodsMaid: And would Lord Shin even have a reason to stream? He’s not the kind to bother with that just to make money.

-LeeShinSectMartyr: Yeah, he finds anything besides playing games annoying.

Reading the High Priests' chat, Sect Leader Ji Soo-min pondered deeply.

‘No… with the Rolls-Royce Phantom and my driver’s salary, maybe he really is thinking about earning money.’

If she asked directly, Lee Shin usually wouldn’t bother hiding things from her.

But after the recent Vacheron Constantin watch incident, Ji Soo-min hadn’t been able to contact Lee Shin for a while.

Even though her right hand was dialing his number on her phone, her left hand was trying to stop it.

With a certain resolve, Ji Soo-min addressed the High Priests.

-VirtueRighteousnessGod: I’ll check for sure.

-GodIsWatching: Leader! How?

-ToTheGod: Do you have a way?

-VirtueRighteousnessGod: I’ll call him.^^

-GodsMaid: Whoa ;; Leader, shouldn’t you be avoiding his calls these days?

-VirtueRighteousnessGod: I’ll just call him during the stream and see how the BJ reacts. If he picks up, I’ll hang up immediately ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-GodIsWatching: ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-GodsMaid: ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-LeeShinSectMartyr: If it really is Lord Shin……!

-GodIsWatching: Heh, then a star storm will rain down!

-GodsMaid: Then Leader will end up as head of both the Lee Shin Sect and the fan club! ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ToTheGod: But what’s Judy doing? We could just ask her.

-DevotedToShin: She’s busy with training.

Ji Soo-min called Lee Shin.

Her eyes, sparkling with amusement, were fixed on Player_SIN’s personal cam view.