5.

At the appearance of a new Legendary class, the world went wild.

—What the hell is Gold Maker? It's basically a class tailor-made for Kim Buja.

—Just hearing the name makes you think he's gonna be filthy rich, lol.

—Gold Maker, huh? "Abracadabra, Gold Appear" would've been a better name, lol.

He had already stated that his class was Legendary, so it wasn't a complete shock. What people had really wanted to know was what kind of class could produce such a completely different combat style. How had he been able to buy consumables and potions in an event where you could only bring a single weapon?

This was the moment that the secret was finally revealed.

—If it's a class that can use offense, defense, and support all at once, the potential's gotta be insane.

—There's gotta be some kind of penalty too.

—It's Legendary grade, though.

—It's only because it's Legendary that it works like that. If all three types were Legendary-grade strong, that'd be totally broken.

—True.

Using Buja's explanation as a foundation, people started piecing together the puzzles that had been bothering them. As their questions were answered, they were amazed and impressed.

—He says he invested heavily in support, so did he barely put anything into offense? Is "putting points in" even the right way to say it?

—Yeah. With Buja's level of control, it doesn't look like he needs to invest in defense at all. If he's going all-in on support and never uses any offensive skills, he's probably just winning on pure mechanics. Plus, his gear's doing some work too.

—Yeah, if you've got both support and offense in one class, there's no way you're not stronger than everyone else in an event.

The lies he had told were crafted so well that they partially aligned with the Gold Maker's true nature, so they didn't feel out of place at all. There really were aspects that applied to offense, defense, and support; it was just that different skills handled those roles.

That didn't mean everyone swallowed it whole, though.

—I don't think you should believe 100% of it. Buja's not an idiot. There's no way he'd spill every secret about his class. My guess is about half of it's true, and half of it's BS.

Through rational suspicion and evidence from the videos, those who could look at things coolly developed a good grasp of his class's core.

—It's true that everyone's too focused on his mechanics, but the important thing is that the event exposed the essence of his class. You never saw any of it in his channel videos before; he'd been hiding it. Then he ran into a monster like Fly in the event and had no choice but to show it. I'm talking about the consumables, potions, food, etc. He says it's a support-side skill, but I don't buy it.

Among those people, the post that hit the top of the community's main page in both recommendations and views laid it out best. While everyone else was losing their minds over a new Legendary class, this post analyzed the situation more objectively.

[Ironically, I think the only thing he said that's actually true is the name "Gold Maker." At first, I thought he was just joking around with the name to make people laugh, but if you look at his explanation, his past videos, and how weird he is in general, anyone who's read their fair share of fantasy novels probably did a double-take.]

[Especially the part where he "creates" consumables, food, and doping potions during the event. That's basically a smoking gun.]

[Unless Buja's a god, there's no way he could do that in an event controlled by a hologram system.]

[I think that's the core of his class.]

[It's something like a shop. That's why I started believing that "Gold Maker" is actually the real name.]

[Gold Maker.]

[He's probably not literally making gold, but the class is giving him some kind of universal currency that he can spend in a shop.]

[Food, weapons, armor, skills, whatever.]

[I don't know what that currency is or how he earns it, but if you look at it this way, everything fits perfectly.]

[If you watch his dungeon run videos, it's suspicious from the start that he only ever brings a single backpack. Turns out he never needed to carry food or consumables in the first place.]

The post was all just speculation. But for people who had only been dazzled by the word "Legendary," it was enough to make them stop and think.

[Of course, only Buja knows the truth. Either way, class info is a closely guarded secret among players, even if it's not Legendary. And a lot of the people who've revealed their classes have admitted that about half of what they said was fake.]

[Honestly, I feel like he only revealed this much because of the idiots acting like they had a right to demand he "officially" disclose his class. Thanks to them, I got my curiosity satisfied, and I'm looking forward to his videos even more now.]

It became the definitive post that wrapped up the biggest controversy and curiosity surrounding Kim Buja.

—This is it.

—Yeah, this has gotta be it, lol.

—Buja's crying right now. He tried to mix in some lies and toss us a bone, and they ended up exposing his whole hand.

—Anyone who wants to ask Buja about his class from now on, read this first. This is the official version.

Ironically, once this post spread, people stopped arguing about his class altogether. When a player's claims could be cross-referenced with video evidence, it became the most detailed class reveal anyone had ever given, even if it was based on inference.

And so, against his will, Kim Buja ended up having his identity as Gold Maker "proven."

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—I told you, didn't I? Being rich is great and all, but he's a bit dumb. He just went and said everything himself. Honestly, I'd already predicted a lot of it. If you've watched my videos, you know I pointed out how weird it was that the Jeong Cheol Guild kept getting food, potions, and doping items during the event.

"He's really in his element now."

Buja clicked his tongue as he watched the flames flare up again around the video he had uploaded while testing his 2-star Gold Ring. Sijun, who had been working hard to stir up drama by calling him a friend, had been completely buried by Buja's video. Now, unwilling to go down without a fight, he was pouring his heart into spreading lies and fabricating rumors.

It wasn't just Sijun doing it, but watching him still made Buja click his tongue in annoyance.

"Are you okay? It feels like you revealed a bit too much," Seora stated.

Even Jeong Seora was worried, a clear sign of how far the video had spread and the impact it was having.

In truth, the video itself wasn't the real issue. The reaction was more of a collective, "So that's what his class is"—the inevitable had simply arrived. It could have ended there, with that simple confirmation, if not for that community post.

"I suppose it can't be helped," he said. "I didn't think that much would get out, but I filmed it expecting some of it to be revealed."

Despite the situation, Kim Buja's expression remained unchanged. If anything, a faint smile played at the corners of his lips. He watched the public's reaction with an amused curiosity, looking completely relaxed and unbothered.

That, at least, was how anyone else would have seen it.

They would think: He just won the event and even beat Fly. He probably doesn't care if a few secrets about his class get out. Maybe he's even deliberately provoking other players. He's confident enough to go public.

And given how online communities work, it was not like he could just take the post down and clean up the mess. Now that the cat was out of the bag, maybe he just decided to lean into it and be open about everything.

After all, when a player reveals their class—which is essentially their entire identity—it's usually to make themselves more accessible and relatable to their audience.

It was like Buja was saying: Come and see for yourselves. I'll lay my secrets bare, and in return, I'll take all the attention.

It was the life of a celebrity: trading privacy for something more. People would assume he had chosen that path.

But Jeong Seora knew better.

She knew Kim Buja well—not just as a fan who had followed his videos for years, but as the woman who had spent the last year by his side, closer than anyone. She knew secrets no one else did, and because of that intimacy, she could see what others couldn't.

"No way…"

The thought struck her, and she stepped closer, meeting his gaze from less than a handspan away.

Kim Buja's eyes looked guiltily to the side.

"Ha."

The sound was a clear admission.

"Seriously?" Seora asked.

"Well, you know," he began, "if it's going to come out anyway, it's easier to deny things later if someone else exposes it rather than me announcing it myself. This way, it's not an official statement. If it turns out I was just bullshitting, I'll get flamed, sure, but why would I reveal every detail of my own class just to get cursed out for it? It makes no sense, right?"

"Wow. You're such a con artist," Jeong Seora groaned in frustration. "That explains everything! I knew something was off when I was reading that post."

"Your video wasn't so sloppy that someone could pin down the facts that precisely. But the way they talked about the shop, Gold Maker, and even the class mechanics… it was so weird, like they knew more than I did."

The post had even included information she didn't know, making her wonder for a moment if the author was somehow guessing things Kim Buja had never told her. While those guesses might have been false, everything she did know was spot-on.

And now she knew why: the post had been written by the one person who knew everything about Kim Buja—Kim Buja himself.

She admitted, "I was completely fooled."

"Good," Kim Buja said, chuckling in relief. "If even you fell for it, then no one else will suspect a thing."

There was no grand reason for his scheme. He knew that as he continued to grow, these details would eventually come out one by one. Even top-ranked players who went to great lengths to hide a single skill found everything exposed once they started posting videos.

The same would happen to him. In fact, since his class was so unique, the differences would be even more glaring, making it easier for people to guess.

So, he had decided to detonate the bomb himself, right when public interest was at its peak.

The reason he'd bothered to use an alternate account was simple. By having a third party 'leak' the information, he created room for argument and speculation. It allowed him to focus everyone's attention on the shop while keeping his other skills hidden.

The Gold Shop had already been so prominent during the event that hiding it was impossible, and he planned to use it frequently anyway. If he could use it to obscure the true nature of the Gold Maker class, he was willing to reveal as much as necessary.

That had been his intention all along, and it was why a simple trip to test the Gold Ring had suddenly turned into a class reveal video.

And there was one more reason.

"Besides, it's about time for me to enter another Gold Mission. I wanted to leave something behind for people before I disappear for a while."

It would soon be time for him to leave. After nearly two months, he needed to check on the princess and see how she was doing. He didn't know how long he would be gone this time, so this was his gift to them—something to ensure they wouldn't forget him.

"You really are a streamer through and through, aren't you, Buja?" Seora asked.

"Hey, this is what makes life fun, don't you think?"

As they bantered and smiled, Park Sijun's video continued to play in the background, his voice chattering on, completely oblivious.

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