Chapter 136: One Mountain After Another
The Villain is Too Good at Broadcasting
Na-youngâs unbelievable driving spree broke the highest record on Twipod Korea and was saved as a legendary clip.
An unexpected performance.
Thanks to Na-youngâs god-like driving skills, we managed to shake off the police and successfully complete the mission.
âBroadcastWatchingCEOâ sponsored 1,000,000 won!
[Really! I was so surprisedâ¦â¦ Nowadays, people say âgaspâ^^ right? Na-youngâ¦â¦ I would like to meet you at the company soonã ã Nephew! Make sure to bring her!]
Following the generous sponsorship from Joo-hyunâs uncle, CEO Han, a flood of donation messages poured in.
It wasnât just because of the mission.
âSister! Youâre really amazing! How can you drive like that? I want to learn too!â
âHehe, itâs nothing special.â
ââ¦â¦Na-young?â
âYeah?â
âOh, never mind.â
Todayâs impact from Na-young will probably go down as one of the most memorable moments in her broadcasting career.
Thatâs how incredible Na-youngâs driving was.
If I hadnât been wearing my seatbelt, I wouldâve hit my head on the window and died.
Countless drifts and tight maneuvers.
If this were real life, it wouldnât be a joke to say it would warrant a life sentence.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
It was literally a death race.
How on earth did her boss teach Na-young to drive?
I tried to steady my voice and asked Na-young.
ââ¦â¦Did the boss teach you how to drive?â
Then, unlike earlier, the now calm Na-young nodded her head and answered.
âYeah! Dad always told me not to be intimidated by others when driving.â
âReally?â
âHe also said to always look intimidating if other people stared.â
Scary.
No matter how much, the look she showed earlier was still enough to give me chills.
It was hard to imagine that the look Na-young gave me just now was the same as the one from earlier.
I shivered slightly and forced a smile.
I really needed to be careful.
It was a look I had seen a few times during LOS as well, but todayâs look from Na-young went beyond girl crush.
If I had to name itâ¦â¦ girl bulldozer?
â Weâve got a legendary video today.
â Na-youngTubeâs view count is going to skyrocketã ã ã
â Someone already clipped it and is sharing it in other streamsã ã
â The GTB streamer next door was in awe of her driving skills?
â Shouldnât Na-young switch careers to a race car driver at this point?
â The girl next door who drives well ã ã ã
â Crazy! Insane!
â Sister! Kill me!!!
It was only natural that the viewers were excited.
After all, they had witnessed a legendary video that would be talked about endlessly.
Such videos come around maybe once a year, if that.
In other words, it meant that this video would be permanently archived on MyTube.
For attention-seeking viewers, this was an opportunity more thrilling than anything.
Thus, the short but intense game broadcast with Joo-hyun and Na-young came to an end.
Joo-hyunâs aim also drew enough attention, but inevitably, the bigger commotion overshadowed the rest.
Whoosh.
We exited the capsules after ending the game, and as soon as we stood up, the Chicken Box employees who had been watching the broadcast outside the studio began to clap in unison.
âThat was amazing!â
âCrazy!â
âNa-young! Na-young! Na-young! Na-young!â
Na-young blushed and bowed her head at the employeesâ reactions.
I watched her and subtly recalled the âdriver Na-youngâ from earlier.
The imposing aura that seemed like it could devour everything in front of her.
If caught in that state, it felt like one wouldnât be able to get out of the capsule.
A streamer with two facesâ¦â¦
Indeed, Na-young felt completely different when gaming and when not.
Someone once said.
The personality that comes out during gaming is oneâs true nature.
If that were true?
âOh shit.â
A sound of shock escaped my mouth involuntarily, and Na-young, noticing my sudden outburst, looked at me and asked.
âIs something wrong, Chan-sik?â
âAbsolutely not! Donât worry.â
Even if there was, Iâd say there wasnât.
Sweating nervously, I nodded and then turned to Joo-hyun with a slight smile.
âDid you have fun?â
Joo-hyun replied with a bright smile.
âI still think Master should have trained me more strictly.â
âStri
âYou went easy on me today because you didnât want to scold me too much.â
Not really?
I just held back because I didnât want your fans to say anything to me?
If I slipped up here, it would start a war on the internet.
Joo-hyunâs fandom versus mine.
Of course, the Evil Gang would be overwhelmingly outnumbered, but I didnât want to fight against my beloved younger siblingâs fandom.
Joo-hyun looked at me with sparkling eyes, as if moved.
âMaster is only cold on the outside. This is what they callâ¦â¦â
âThis is what they call?â
Ominous.
When he dragged out his words like that, it always led to an unexpected statement.
As I quickly realized and tried to stop him, Joo-hyun made a statement that would stimulate most viewers.
âThey call it tsundereâ¦â¦ right? Master is a tsundere.â
âPlease!â
Words canât be taken back.
Upon hearing Joo-hyunâs declaration, the viewers started to react excitedly.
â Oh shit!! An idol said tsundere!
â Masterâ¦â¦ tsundereâ¦â¦ successful?
â Any anime recommendations with that theme?ã ã
â We have something in common with Joo-hyun!
â X-nerds are profitable!
âNationalOtakuAssociationPresidentâ sponsored 100,000 won!
[The NOA supports the universeâs greatest idol, Han Joo-hyun. Kukuruã ã kukuku]
They were excited.
These nerds.
2.
The broadcast, which was a breeze thanks to Joo-hyun and Na-youngâs outstanding performance, ended successfully.
Peak viewership was 170,000.
Was it because the average viewership had increased significantly compared to when PC game streaming was the main focus?
Recently, the viewership numbers for other streamersâ broadcasts have also been measured higher than expected.
Itâs proof that the content of virtual reality games itself is incredibly attractive.
After all the dayâs schedules were finished.
I decided to treat the two guests of the day and the Chicken Box employees who stayed to help with the broadcast to a big meal.
I was willing to buy something expensive.
However, since Joo-hyun wanted to eat chicken, we headed to the regular chicken place in front of the Chicken Box office.
Including Mr. Sung-jae, there were a total of 8 employees remaining.
Even if 11 people ate a lot of chicken, it wouldnât cause a significant expense.
But as soon as we entered the chicken restaurant and started ordering, I realized one thing.
âAhhhhh!â
âIndeed, chicken pairs well with beer!â
âAuntie! Please add 10 more 500cc beers!â
The time was evening, and the employees who had just finished working overtime productively began ordering beer.
That couldnât be stopped.
After all, having chicken without beer was practically a sin.
I watched the employees drink beer like water and chuckled.
Then I lightly gripped the glass in front of me.
âOppa.â
At that moment, Joo-hyun, who was sitting to my left with a slightly flushed face, spoke to me.
âEarlier, you were Master?â
âIâll call you Oppa when drinking.â
âDo as you please.â
Honestly, being called Oppa made me feel much better.
Master sounded kind of old, didnât it?
Joo-hyun looked at me with a bright smile.
It was clear why Joo-hyun was the most popular idol in Korea.
The beauty radiating from her clean-looking face was something else entirely.
It was a different kind of beauty from Na-youngâs.
âJoo-hyun, your face might wear out?â
Gulp.
Na-young, who was watching me from the right, bluntly threw out a remark.
Was it just my imagination, or did her words seem to carry a hidden thorn?
As usual, Na-young wasnât even slightly drunk after three glasses of beer.
The only times I saw her get tipsy were when she drank at least a case of soju.
Beer wouldnât even make her liver tired.
I shook my head and answered.
âNo way.â
âUnnieeeeee! When will Sharyeong Coin skyrocket?â
âJoo-hyun?â
âItâs so hard holding onto Sharyeong Coin.â
Ah, Joo-hyun is drunk.
It didnât seem like she got drunk this quickly at our previous gatheringsâ¦â¦?
Then I noticed a bottle in front of Joo-hyun and my eyes widened.
âWhen did you order sojuâ¦â¦?â
âHehe, earlier! I wanted to drink a bomb shot after a long time!â
âSo youâve been toasting with us using bomb shots?â
âYesssss!â
It was mostly my fault for not properly checking Joo-hyunâs condition. A quick glance at the floor revealed three empty soju bottles.
Was she cheating?
âI canât usually drink with friends, so I have to drink a lot when I can. I donât have any schedule tomorrow! Hehe, should I introduce you to our members later?â
âIntro, introduce?â
âYes! Youâre super popular at our dorm! Including me, three of our members watch your broadcasts!â
Who wouldnât feel good hearing they were popular among a girl idol group?
I nodded with satisfaction and smiled.
Joo-hyun took another sip of her bomb shot, wiped her mouth with her small hand, and spoke to Na-young.
âOh right, Na-young unnie. One of our company seniors asked me to give you their number!â
âTo me? Why?â
âTheyâre interested in you!â
As Joo-hyun tried to take out her phone, I quickly stopped her and said.
âNo way.â
âAww, the senior said theyâd buy me something delicious if I delivered their number.â
âIâll buy you something better.â
âReally?â
âOf course.â
Whew.
Na-young almost got involved with some clingy guy.
Na-young, who had been quietly observing my actions, blushed and said shyly.
âShouldnât you ask me first?â
I shook my head firmly at her words.
âAbsolutely not.â
âWell, obviouslyâ¦â¦.â
The atmosphere at the table became strange.
Until a moment ago, the people who had been noisily chatting fell silent and focused on my words.
Their eyes were so intense that it was hard to speak.
Fine.
At times like this, I should answer confidently.
âObviously, I canât allow any scandals among our crew members. If Joo-hyunâs senior is an entertainer, a scandal with a celebrity? Absolutely not!â
I thought it was a reasonable excuse.
But then.
An unexpected development began from an entirely unexpected direction.
âOppa.â
Joo-hyun, who had been happily drinking, poked my side and asked.
I looked at her and cleared my throat.
âWhy?â
âSharyeong Coin skyrocketing seems impossible, but how about Sharyeon Coin?â
âSharyeon Coin? Whatâs that?â
And then, a moment later.
Joo-hyun uttered words that turned the drinking party upside down.
âShia, Joo-hyun Coin.â
â
Crash!
Na-young, who had been quietly drinking, slammed her glass down on the table.
As the atmosphere of the drinking party was about to plummet, Mr. Sung-jaeâs humor burst out.
âI really like classic love triangles.â
âDire
âQuick, get some popcorn. Weâre going to eat all the popcorn in this chicken restaurant tonight.â
Mr. Sung-jae said that and winked at me.
Just when I thought Iâd escaped the tigerâs denâ¦â¦
There was another tigerâs den inside?
Damn.