I Became an Outcast the Martial Arts Masters are Obsessed With – Chapter 0

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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[Hocheon An: (Sending emoticons)]

[Pungrim Inn: Hello.]

[Soyo Gangho: Hello.]

[Hocheon An: The mountain is a mountain, and water will always be water.]

[Hocheon An: Remember, guys, the soft overcomes the strong.]

[Samru Warrior: Look at this old fart.]

A proper martial arts game is scarce.

It’s so rare that [Murim Cheonha], released ten years ago, is still considered the most fantastic game in martial arts galleries and communities.

It was a masterpiece that stood out even among the numerous open-world games that were popular then, so realistically, it might be the beginning and end of martial arts games.

With the martial arts genre on the verge of extinction, it’s impossible for a highly polished and enjoyable martial arts game to be released anymore.

Even I, using the nickname Hocheon An in the group chat, didn’t think I would play this game for ten years.

I acknowledge that it was a well-received masterpiece.

Still, I never thought that no martial arts game worthy of replacing it would be released for over a decade.

The very existence of a group chat is evidence that the game is old.

Who joins a game group chat these days? It was popular a long time ago.

It might be like touching a dead child’s testicles, but [Murim Cheonha] is the only game that properly represents the martial arts genre, so what can you do?

[Qipao Garter: Ying Ying Wen Go Mi-rim.]

[Hocheon An: Is there such a character?]

[Qipao Garter: Ah.]

[Qipao Garter: It seems to be a mod, lol.]

[Pungrim Inn: Why do you think Hocheon An wouldn’t know?]

[Samru Warrior: I’ve been training him fiercely, so there’s no way he’d be wrong.]

[Samru Warrior: (Sends emoticon showing pride)]

[Reincarnation Truck has entered the official Murim Cheonha group chat.]

[Pungrim Inn: (Sends earthquake in the eyes emoticon)]

[Why Only I Have No Game To Play: A newbie… has arrived?]

[Reincarnation Truck: (Sends waving bears emoticon)]

[Lotus Underpants Thief: Murim Cheonha is not dead yet!]

[Reincarnation Truck: Hello, I’m a newbie just starting out.]

[Passing By Jangsan: Hey guys, shall we go on a raid after a long time? Let’s take the newbie as well. Yes? No?]

While the old-timers in the group chat were tearing into the newbie, I briefly turned to the computer screen.

After setting up about a month’s worth of operations, I returned to the chat room to find it bustling with excitement.

[Reincarnation Truck: I have a question.]

[Reincarnation Truck: From time to time.]

[Reincarnation Truck: What quiz do you guys keep referring to?]

[Lotus Underpants Thief: If you look at the character window, there’s something called enlightenment.]

[Reincarnation Truck: I’m sorry, I don’t think I follow.]

[Reincarnation Truck: The characters seemed to gain enlightenment in the game, but it was always empty.]

[Pungrim Inn: Yeah.]

[Pungrim Inn: Unlike usual martial arts, enlightenment and martial principles are separate.]

[Pungrim Inn: In martial arts novels, they say a character gained a small enlightenment just by understanding a little bit of martial arts, but in [Murim Cheonha]…]

[Pungrim Inn: They express that as [Acquiring martial arts principles].]

[Pungrim Inn: Each character has only one enlightenment.]

[Samru Warrior: To be precise, characters acquire [martial principles] through various paths while playing the game.]

[Samru Warrior: Among those martial principles, when they obtain the one corresponding to the character’s enlightenment…]

[Samru Warrior: It says they gained enlightenment, with lines like “Heaven and earth as one, all things united,” and effects go wild.]

[Samru Warrior: When you gain enlightenment, you acquire a characteristic, or your stats and martial arts mastery increase significantly, and you break through the limit.]

[Reincarnation Truck: Wait, lol. If there’s only one enlightenment per character, does that mean you must wait until you get it?]

[Samru Warrior: That’s the standard method, but the probability is ridiculous, so there’s a workaround.]

[Samru Warrior: If you type the [martial principle] using the in-game chat function, the character listens and gains [enlightenment].]

[Samru Warrior: It’s a kind of hidden piece.]

[Samru Warrior: With one chat, the character becomes stronger and breaks through their limit, so of course, everyone wants to use it.]

[Samru Warrior: The martial arts addicts who were too lazy to search the database were asking in the KakaoTalk chatroom.]

[Samru Warrior: As we kept answering, it evolved into a quiz at some point.]

[Hocheon An: When you reach around the Heavenly Chaos difficulty, it becomes an essential feature, so you memorize it quite well.]

[Hocheon An: Because it’s a means to immediately level up your character.]

[Why Only I Have No Game To Play: Hocheon An has a divine tool that allows you to see the keywords for a character’s enlightenment.]

[Reincarnation Truck: Oh, there’s an item like that?]

[Hocheon An: The method of obtaining it is a bit of a spoiler, but anyway, it’s an endgame item.]

[Why Only I Have No Game To Play: Hocheon An’s acquisition achievement is one that only 0.001% have achieved on the platform.]

[Hwangcheon Dang-rip: Come to think of it…]

[Hwangcheon Dang-rip: Wasn’t Hocheon An the one who first compiled the martial arts principles database and shared it?]

[Hocheon An: Ah, that’s an old story…]

[Hocheon An: (A bear emoticon asking for more praise)]

[Lotus Underpants Thief: Hahaha, ah, look at this bugger. He wants more praise for his life achievements, hahaha.]

[Reincarnation Truck: Is Hocheon An a master at Murim Cheonha?]

[Why Only I Have No Game To Play: I don’t know.]

[Samru Warrior: I don’t know if he’s a master, but he’s definitely a martial arts addict.]

[Qipao Garter: Lmao.]

[Lotus Underpants Thief: Lmao.]

[Hocheon An: ?… How dare you, you bastards-]

To inform the newbie about the dark history of the original members, I searched my computer for screenshots.

But it’s nice to have a lively atmosphere with a newbie joining.

When was the last time this KakaoTalk chatroom was so vibrant this year?

Everyone seemed excited about going on a raid together after a long time.

[Reincarnation Truck: Hmm, I see.]

[Reincarnation Truck: Then Hocheon An is the winner.]

[Samru Warrior: ?]

[Reincarnation Truck: I wanted to enjoy some more but don’t have time.]

[Reincarnation Truck: Earth is undoubtedly a convenient place to work.]

[Reincarnation Truck: It’s easy to get information too.]

[Soyo Gangho: (Question mark emoticon)]

[Reincarnation Truck: Bye, folks. My work here is done.]

[Reincarnation Truck has left the official Murim Cheonha group chat.]

I blinked my eyes, but the message on my phone remained unchanged.

“Ha, seriously. There are all sorts of amusing people.”

[Samru Warrior: No, that’s scary man. What the fuck was that?]

[Pungrim Inn: Be careful, Hobeong-i.]

[Pungrim Inn: There have been news reports about people who gather information from public KakaoTalk chats and hack.]

[Soyo Gangho: Be careful; this one might hit you with a truck while walking.]

After briefly watching the confused chatroom members’ messages, I sat up and pulled back the curtain.

I lived on the 3rd floor of an office.

Due to the office structure raised on pillars to secure a parking lot, the actual height was the 4th floor.

Leaning against the iron bars of the veranda, I surveyed the terrain anew, and it didn’t seem like I would be hit even if a truck came rushing to crash into me.

‘I might be careful for a while, just in case.’

With that thought, I typed a message to the chatroom members, thanking them for their concern and saying I would be cautious for a while.

Suddenly, a shadow appeared, and when I turned my head to look…

I saw a truck falling from the sky.

“That mother fu-”

No, why should I receive a reincarnation truck delivery even though I did nothing wrong?

That was my last thought before I was crushed to death.

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