Chapter 52: Like Streamer, Like Viewer (3)

After I casually racked up 40 kills in the mode, a red warning message popped up in front of me.

[A large number of reports have been received suspecting you of using cheats.]

[Running an internal check through our program. Progress: 1, 2… 100%.]

[No suspicious programs detected.]

[You have obtained the title: !]

– Lololol

– Cheat? Could it be… Lee… Pat… Man?

– It’s not that kind of cheat, idiot.

– That’s why I made a joke. People who don’t get it should just shut up lol

– Suspected of cheating in the first game?

– FPS really depends on talent.

– Honestly, it’s very unfair.

Since FPS games are sensitive about illegal programs, it seems they have their own detection system.

Still, I didn’t expect to be suspected of cheating in my first game.

I scratched my head and glanced at the chat window.

“I do use cheats. Super pro-cheats, heh heh.”

Instantly, the chat was filled with question marks and curses.

Seeing the viewers’ displeasure made me feel quite refreshed.

Sometimes, you need to show off these old-man jokes.

Only then can you feel the charm of redemption…

– You’ll die.

– Try making another outdated joke, I’ll cancel my subscription right away.

– Just shut up and play the game lol

– Wearing the uniform again, did it bring back old memories and freeze your brain?

– Lol

No, sometimes even though they’re my viewers, seeing them react like this makes me lose affection.

No matter how bad they are, shouldn’t there be at least one or two who laugh at my jokes?

‘Nation’s Pride Mission Man’ has donated 10,000 won!

[Put a colored Taegukgi on the right side of your uniform for 50,000 won.]

A big spender appeared, and I sighed as I attached the Taegukgi to my right arm.

Now, I looked just like a soldier in the Republic of Korea Army.

Satisfied with this sight, Brother Sung Woo donated 50,000 won, and I thanked him while addressing the viewers.

“I’ll be playing a large-scale battle next. I’ll make a team, so join quickly. From the large-scale battle, it’ll be with viewers.”

I planned to conduct a viewer participation game in preparation for the upcoming fan meeting.

Learning the game from the veterans, and setting the direction for future viewer participation content.

I still needed to get used to it.

I created a private large-scale battle team and told the viewers.

“The password is 1024. By the way, it’s my birthday.”

– Is anyone asking?

– Lololol TMI is crazy.

– Ok ok

-(Basically, means to offer tributes on his birthday).

– Should we hang a banner in front of your house?

With the viewers’ chats, people started joining the team rapidly.

It took only 13 seconds for all 50 team members to be filled.

I looked at the viewers sitting quietly in front of me and spoke.

“Is World of Battle this popular?”

However, most of them, like me, had low levels.

In other words, most of them created accounts after watching my broadcast.

Even so, among the viewers, there were a few players equipped with shining medals.

Medals in this game are awarded for achieving excellent results in previous competitive matches.

In other words, they were veterans.

There were six players in total, wearing medals all over.

I gave them voice chat privileges and asked.

“Has anyone ever been a company commander? Raise your hand.”

In the mode of , battles are fundamentally between companies.

Naturally, there was a command system.

Among the 50 people, someone had to play the role of company commander, and the roles were divided into platoon leaders and squad leaders.

According to my prior research, high-level players typically took on commander roles.

Among the six veterans, one raised his hand.

“I’ve done it a bit.”

The man who confidently raised his hand had several flashy medals on his chest.

Other veterans looked at him with admiration.

“That’s the guy.”

“That’s right.”

“Wow, if he was the company commander in competitive matches, we won easily.”

Seeing the vivid testimonies from the veterans, he seemed to be the real deal.

Good.

My personal teacher was decided to be this guy.

I looked at him and cautiously asked.

“I need to observe game orders next Saturday, can you teach me?”

Then, the man slowly nodded and replied.

“Honestly, adapting to this game’s system is very easy for Koreans. It’s so familiar that Koreans actually dislike it.”

“Familiar?”

“Sir, you did your military service, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then, just by playing a few times, you’ll understand my words easily.”

Hmm.

He meant I should feel it with my body directly.

The veteran looked at my expression and gave an awkward smile. Then, he subtly emphasized his presence.

“I’m an ROTC graduate, so I was quite interested.”

A gamer who was an officer.

Sure enough, this game called World of Battle was mainly played by military enthusiasts or those interested in that field.

I nodded to him and sent a friend request.

Soon, his nickname appeared in front of me, and a message popped up that he accepted the friend request.

The problem was his nickname.

[Player ‘NorthKoreanGamer’ has accepted your friend request.]

“…You said you were an officer…”

“A nickname is… a matter of freedom, right?”

…Should I conduct an ideological review or something?

Thanks to his nickname, the chat window became chaotic again.

– Lololol

– What is that nickname from an army officer?

– Actions don’t match the words lol

– Are you an ROTC from North Korea?

– From Kim Il-sung University ROTC ㄷㄷㄷ

– Does North Korea have ROTC?

– How would I know, you idiot.

Just a gut feeling, but this content seemed like it would be really fun.

I nodded while looking around at the viewers gathered in the waiting room.

And I immediately started the game.

In non-competitive matches, teams are matched based on the average level of the 50 players.

In our case, 30 out of 50 were level 1, and the number of veterans was low, so naturally, the opponents were also of lower levels.

[Entering the map .]

[Capture the ridge!]

As soon as the game started, ‘NorthKoreanGamer’ next to me said.

“It seems the other side queued with 50 people at the same time as well.”

“How do you know that?”

“Using the battle situation board command, you can check the current battle status.”

Following his words, I used the command, and a simple situation board of the enemy team and our team appeared in front of me.

Although called a battle situation board, it was basically an interface showing the nicknames, kills, and deaths of both the enemy and our team.

Our team mostly had vulgar nicknames like ‘Sha’sThirdPanty’, whereas the enemy team’s nicknames seemed almost uniform.

– One Line Kwon Dong-hyun?

– They’ve got a solid concept going too.

– Active-duty concept is crazy.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

– Look at the company commander’s nickname.

– CompanyCommanderIsDisappointedInYou lol

– Wow, they really nailed the concept.

One line, two lines, etc.

Aren’t those familiar titles?

Looking at those nicknames, ‘NorthKoreanGamer’ standing next to me spoke.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve faced a Korean company.”

“Really?”

“Yes, there aren’t that many Koreans in this game. It’s really rare…”

Meeting fellow Koreans in a game dominated by foreigners was indeed unusual.

However, from my perspective, it wasn’t particularly pleasant.

“It would be better to fight foreigners for better video content.”

I grumbled as I started the game, but it didn’t take long for me to change my mind.

The god of broadcasting was always looking out for me.

Without a doubt.

#### 6.

Captain Lee Jin-seong, Company Commander of 7th Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment, 9th Division.

He was playing with his soldiers to prepare for the division-hosted virtual reality combat tournament.

Training using virtual reality, newly introduced last year.

, which implemented reality at a very high level, was already being used as a form of training in various countries’ military forces.

The same was true for the Republic of Korea Army.

The 9th Division, designated as a pilot division, was supplied with 50 virtual reality devices per regiment, and periodic training was conducted using them.

The training had very high satisfaction among the soldiers, so the response was good.

“Hey, 2nd Platoon Leader.”

“Yes, Company Commander.”

“The enemy team seems to be Korean too, isn’t this going to be a tough fight?”

“Well, since most of them are low-level, it won’t be that difficult.”

“This map holds special significance for us. We must not lose.”

9th Division, White Horse Division.

Since it was famous for its role in the Battle of White Horse Hill, losing on the map was unacceptable.

While Captain Lee Jin-seong and the other commanders were pledging victory, they heard the murmuring of the soldiers.

“What’s going on?”

“Company Commander! We are being broadcast!”

“Broadcast?”

“It’s a famous streamer on Twipod, a streamer named Sha. Currently… 40,000 viewers are watching!”

“F-Forty thousand?”

“Yes! That’s correct!”

“Now we have another reason not to lose. Each platoon leader, gather your troops and start the operation immediately! The platoon that captures the most will get a platoon leave!”

“Waaaah!”

Captain Lee Jin-seong wasn’t usually interested in internet broadcasts, but he knew enough to understand that 40,000 viewers was a huge number.

Seeing the soldiers getting excited, it seemed like this streamer was very famous.

Winning in front of 40,000 viewers could create a pretty good picture.

‘This is an opportunity.’

With his promotion review approaching, it was an excellent time to record achievements.

Soon, Captain Lee Jin-seong’s 7th Company quickly began their operation towards each base.

Although it hadn’t been long since the 7th Company started training through , they were recording quite good results.

The soldiers had good teamwork, and the officers got along well.

Thanks to the game-savvy soldiers, they adapted to the system quickly.

They were a company expected to achieve top ranks in the upcoming division-hosted tournament.

Captain Lee Jin-seong had no doubt about the 7th Company’s victory.

At least, until then.

Bang! Bang!

“C-Company Commander!”

“1st Platoon Leader, what’s going on?”

“The enemy’s disruption squad infiltrated behind us and is wreaking havoc! Moreover, the opponent seems to have figured out our identity.”

“What did you say?”

“A-a soldier… was tempted by the enemy streamer and talked… And the enemy team is doing something weird as a group…”

The situation started to take a very strange turn.

Just a moment ago, Captain Lee Jin-seong, who was dreaming of a promotion, had his face turn ashen in an instant.