Chapter 58: The Real Deal Appeared (3)

“Hey, Hae-chul hyung.”

“That sounds so good, hehehe. I have to go back and brag to the manager and the kids. You know, you’re pretty popular among celebrities, right?”

“…But hyung, you’re popular in China and Japan. Won’t being friendly with me ruin your image?”

“If my image was going to be ruined by something like that, it would’ve happened long ago. Don’t worry about it. Just think carefully about that broadcasting offer. Got it?”

“Yes.”

What Hae-chul hyung, no, Kim Hae-chul, proposed to me was participation in a program on a cable channel.

A program where celebrities and streamers mingle together.

According to Hae-chul hyung, it was like a ‘virtual reality sports festival.’

The program’s PD strongly requested my participation, and Hae-chul hyung, wanting to build a friendship with me, came to ask personally.

Originally, the PD was going to convey his opinion through my MCN, Chicken Box.

Anyway, that’s how it was.

However, I couldn’t give an immediate answer.

The difference between TV broadcasting and internet broadcasting was stark.

With internet broadcasting, I could say whatever I wanted, but TV broadcasting was entirely different.

Even if it was cable and not a public network, official broadcasts still felt quite heavy to me.

But Hae-chul hyung, knowing my feelings, just patted my shoulder and said,

“If it’s too much, you can decline.”

“I’m already being called an international bastard…”

“Maybe our PD knows that and made the offer because of it. Hey, what do you have to be afraid of? Are you a criminal?”

Hmm.

That’s strangely persuasive.

“Sometimes, you need a controversial guest. So think it over. I think it’s a really good opportunity.”

“I understand, hyung. But today, the fan meeting comes first…”

“Yeah, yeah, I know. Shall we go down then?”

He had a peculiar talent for captivating people.

Is this what a real celebrity is like?

He nodded leisurely, stretched lightly, and stood up from his chair.

The brief conversation we had today was something I needed to discuss seriously later with Sung-jae and Dong-su hyung.

Because, as Hae-chul hyung said, it could be a great opportunity.

After finishing the business talk, I headed straight to the buffet downstairs.

Hae-chul hyung, who arrived at the buffet with me, smiled as he looked at me.

“I told you, didn’t I? Wow, everyone’s really eating heartily!”

“Yeah. Chan-sik, won’t the buffet owner say something?”

“Well, everyone should eat a lot. That’s why I brought them to a buffet.”

Although it wasn’t intentional, most of the viewers who attended today’s fan meeting were quite big.

I watched the viewers devouring food non-stop and couldn’t help but laugh.

Especially, the Public Service Trio’s performance was outstanding.

They brought two plates each and quickly devoured them in no time.

Though it was a bit early for dinner, there were other customers at the buffet.

Among them, a little girl holding her mother’s sleeve said,

“Mom! Those people are eating so much. Wow!”

“Yes, they are. But our cute Ye-jin shouldn’t eat that much!”

“Why?”

“Those people eat a lot because they exercise. You know wrestling, right? Wrestling?”

“Yes! Ye-jin knows wrestling!”

“Wrestlers usually eat a lot. If Ye-jin eats that much, she’ll become a pig. Do you like pigs, Ye-jin?”

“No! Ye-jin is not a pig!”

“Hahaha.”

I decided to pretend I didn’t hear that.

I quietly moved aside while listening to the mother and daughter’s conversation, but the viewers, busy eating, waved at me.

Especially, the loud voices of the Public Service Trio echoed.

“Hyung! Over here!”

“Come eat with us!”

“Hyung! Thanks!”

The mother and daughter who had been talking looked at me.

Then the little girl spoke to me.

“Are you also a wrestler? But you look so skinny.”

I was unsure how to respond to the innocent child’s question, so I faintly smiled and nodded.

“I’m the wrestling team coach.”

“Wow! Amazing.”

“Yeah, sorry for my noisy kids…”

“Streamer Sha!”

“Ugh!”

Did they rent this place or what?

I briefly covered the little girl’s ears and gritted my teeth as I spoke to the noisy viewers.

“Shut your mouths. Just eat quietly. Stop talking!”

When I spoke sincerely, the viewers, including the Public Service Trio, focused on their meals again.

“Wow, are you a streamer, mister? I know what a streamer is! MiTube? Ye-jin watches it every day!”

“…Yes, I’m a streamer.”

“But you said you were a wrestling coach?”

“…Well, I’m both a wrestling coach and a streamer.”

“Eh, liar! Mom! Let’s go!”

The little lady, apparently tired of the conversation, glared at me and grabbed her mother’s hand.

The girl’s mother smiled at me and nodded.

“I enjoy your videos, Sha-nim.”

“…What?”

“Fighting! My husband really likes your videos. He would have loved to come today.”

With that, she took her daughter and left the buffet.

Wait a minute.

So she knew everything and was just teasing me?

Good grief.

I stared blankly at the departing mother and daughter, then took a deep breath to gather myself.

I couldn’t lose my mind here.

But the events didn’t end there.

The buffet owner himself came over, looking quite upset, and spoke to me.

“Even though you came as the landlord’s acquaintance, causing such a disturbance is bad for business. It’s a disruption to other customers…”

Just as the buffet owner was about to complain to me, the owner of Luna Capsule Café, Mr. Lee, approached me after finishing his meal and said,

“Chan-sik, I had an amazing meal today, haha!”

With his broad shoulders and massive build, Mr. Lee’s muscular frame made the buffet owner, who was reprimanding me, extremely flustered. He glanced back and forth between Mr. Lee and me, and then, in a trembling voice, said, ℞

“A-are you gangsters?”

…Sigh.

I guess I won’t get to eat peacefully today.

I let out a bitter smile and sighed. I had to make sure the viewers finished their meals quickly and then head to the capsule café.

### 6.

After the storm-like mealtime ended, I led the viewers to the Luna Capsule Café. The issue was that moving a group of fifty people at once drew a lot of attention.

Because of that, some people recognized me as we walked down the street.

Of course-

“Kyahhh!”

“It’s Hae-chul oppa!”

“Hello, hello.”

Thanks to Hae-chul hyung, the attention was somewhat diverted.

With so many people’s eyes on us, we were able to enter the place Mr. Lee had prepared for us.

Before the viewers entered the capsules, I held an event I had prepared in advance.

“Whoever gets the most kills in today’s game will receive a special prize, so have fun.”

Since the viewers had gathered like this, there had to be some kind of reward.

Nodding in agreement, the viewers entered the capsules, and I entered the streamer-exclusive capsule and started the broadcast immediately.

The chat started to flood in quickly.

– H2 LOL LOL LOL

– I saw the fan meeting photos today, will you do another one with over 1,000 people next time?

– Ah LOL, I heard Kim Hae-chul was there too.

– Our evil made even a celebrity a fan.

– Aren’t you going to do a collab with Kim Hae-chul later?

– It’s legendary for real LOL

It seemed like a few viewers who attended the fan meeting had already uploaded pictures.

“The fan meeting video will be edited and uploaded by tomorrow or the day after, so stay tuned.”

The fan meeting had its ups and downs, but today’s main event was still to come.

A joint broadcast with four streamers.

Moreover, according to my prior check, the American streamer Shoutout had 70,000 viewers watching his stream at that moment.

This meant that this event could draw considerable attention in the US as well.

Losing in such a game would be embarrassing.

I had to play properly.

-Did you hear what Shoutout said?

-Yes, he seems to know about Our Evil’s infamy, so he challenged him openly.

-No matter how evil Our Evil is, isn’t Shoutout a bit too much?

-They call him the god of FPS.

-I sometimes watch Shoutout’s videos, and he’s not human. If he were a soldier, he’d probably sweep all the medals.

‘InstigatorVillain’ donated 1,000 won!

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A viewer donated a video containing Shoutout’s statement, and as soon as I played the video, Shoutout’s voice was heard.

Although it was in English, the subtitle feature conveyed the meaning clearly.

[Honestly, there are a lot of Koreans who are all talk, right? That Sha streamer’s good at other games, but FPS isn’t the same. The boat shot he showed last time is something even rankers can pull off.]

What, I thought he was insulting me.

That wasn’t even a provocation to me.

I’d heard he was a gentlemanly streamer, but even his provocations were mild.

After turning off the video, I chuckled and said,

“If it were me, I wouldn’t talk to my viewers like that.”

– ???

– Are you chickening out?

– Disappointed LOL

– LOL, even if it were me, I wouldn’t mess with Shoutout in FPS.

– Disappointed. I’m unsubscribing.

It seemed like the viewers wanted me to declare an all-out war against Shoutout.

But declaring war behind someone’s back wasn’t my style.

I immediately logged into and contacted Jin-hyuk, who was already logged in.

Jin-hyuk invited me to the game as soon as I reached out, and the screen soon changed, revealing three men in front of me.

Jin-hyuk, Dong-su hyung, and Shoutout.

“Hyung, how have you been?”

“Take it easy today, please. Do you know what Shoutout said before you came? He said he’s going to crush you.”

Right. Dong-su hyung was really good at English too, wasn’t he?

I heard he learned English to raid with foreigners in Gaia Online, and now he’s at an advanced level.

So he could communicate smoothly with Shoutout as well.

Shoutout, seeing me appear, grinned and said,

“Hello?”

In broken Korean, Shoutout extended his hand to me.

I looked at Shoutout and grinned.

The protagonist of the videos I used to enjoy watching.

I admired the overwhelming performance he showed in every game related to guns.

Now, that Shoutout was extending his hand to me.

I shook his hand and spoke to Dong-su hyung.

“Hyung, I’m really bad at English, so can you translate what I say?”

“Sure, go ahead.”

“Translate it with a native feel.”

After taking a deep breath, I calmly continued,

“Today, the thing you’ll see most often is my ass.”

– LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

– No way, are you crazy LOL

– Industry award ㅗㅜㅑ

– Our Evil is the first one to say that to Shoutout!n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

– LOL

—

**Shoutout:** “Is this the land of kimchi…? It’s so spicy!”

With the viewers’ enthusiastic reactions, Dong-su hyung faithfully translated my words to Shoutout. Shoutout, hearing this, smiled as if he found it amusing.

Then he whispered something into Dong-su hyung’s ear.

A moment later, Dong-su hyung translated Shoutout’s words back to me.

“He says he’s excited.”

“Oh, he knows how to have fun.”

“He also says to look forward to getting a bullet straight up your ass.”

With Shoutout, he might actually do it, which is scary.

But that’s what makes this game fun. How would it feel to make a scene against such a famous player?

…I’m worried I’m becoming more and more of a freak without realizing it.

Anyway, our first introduction with Shoutout ended, and soon the game began.

A battle with 200 players divided into four factions.

[Special Mode is starting.]

[Capture as many bases as possible!]

[Every 20 minutes, the faction with the fewest bases will be eliminated.]

[Be the last one standing!]

As the game started, 49 viewers, each armed with their weapons, looked at me.

I shouted cheerfully at them.

“Let’s crush them, you evil bastards!”