Chapter 90: Professor, the Progress is Too Fast (2)

‘ImpossibleMan’ has donated 100,000 won!

[Episode 2. If you clear Episode 2 without getting hit while playing together, you both get 1 million won. If you fail, you must stream for 24 hours. Call?]

A mission worth 1 million won.

Even though I had many viewers, missions like this didn’t come around often.

I responded to the donation immediately and set the stage.

Only a novice would just take that without upping the ante.

A true master raises the stakes even higher.

“Double or nothing.”

-Kingo Godblow?

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.

-You’re going to die streaming for 48 hours.

-How are you going to avoid getting hit with Na-young? The monsters will aggro right away.

-Has the Mapo Bridge collapsed, you bastard?

Viewers were astonished by my bold bet.

But the person who set the mission responded right away.

‘ImpossibleMan’ has donated 100,000 won!

[Go go. 2 million won if successful, 48 hours streaming if failed.]

That much was no problem.

But as soon as the betting table was set, some viewers came in with more pocket change, adding more missions.

‘NationalisticMissionMan’ has donated 100,000 won!

[It’s not a party without me. If you hold hands with Na-young and succeed, 1 million won. If you fail, add 24 hours.]

That mission was quite tricky.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Holding hands with Na-young while playing would naturally limit my movements.

Sung-su hyung.

Why are you doing this to me?

Seeing him boldly present such a tricky idea, he truly lived up to being the president of a major company.

After that, various options were added, and the mission that started as a simple one became complex.

The total amount of the mission finally tallied.

“If we succeed, it’s 6.32 million won. If we fail, 168 hours of streaming? How does one stream for 168 hours?”

Then, the Evil Gang, who usually only tore me apart, gave a surprising verdict.

-Then do it in three days.

-Yes, just do 56 hours three times.

-Haha, if we want to keep watching our villain stream, we need to apply for a leave of absence.

-Already took a leave of absence haha.

-Not returning to base, just listening to the stream.

-Is this internet broadcasting or a gambling den?

I had heard that when big players gather, any miracle could happen.

But I never expected the stakes to get this high.

Na-young, who had checked my broadcast situation, looked at me and said.

“Won’t it be tough? I don’t have confidence.”

“We can’t do it today. You need to rest now.”

I still had time.

If I had enough time to devise a proper strategy, it wasn’t impossible to clear this mission.

Since Na-young had started her broadcast this morning, it would be too much to continue.

Clearing the mission in top condition was the true victory.

I looked straight ahead and said.

“The mission starts tomorrow at 1 PM. Call?”

Then, the chatroom exploded with demands to start right away.

While I was frowning at the chats.

Na-young, standing next to me, spoke in a dejected voice.

“The viewers want it so much…… I think we should start right now.”

She said that, but her voice was almost lifeless.

Her voice, filled with fatigue, turned the viewers who had been all fired up until now.

-If it’s hard, you should restㅜㅜ.

-What if Na-young’s skin deteriorates?

-Na-young promised an outdoor broadcast tomorrow! She needs to sleep early.

-LOL if it were our villain, no chance, but for Na-young, we understand.

-Shia, think of it as being saved by Na-young today^^7

If I had spoken like Na-young, these guys would have told me I’d lost my edge and would have bitten down on me until the end.

“You guys really……”

I had only one thing to say.

But in the chatroom.

-If you don’t like it, be born as Na-young tooㅋㅋ

-ㅎㅎㅎ

-Haha, who told you to be Shia?

-Why are you blaming us? It’s your fault.

-Don’t you know GSGC?

-It’s your karma, just accept it humbly.

They tore into that one word too.

Damn it.

Na-young looked at me and continued with a subdued tone.

“We can’t disappoint the viewers, right?”

“Right.”

“No. You should rest today. Even my sponsors say so, right?”

“Sponsors?”

“Yes! I always call the people who donate money sponsors. Anyway, let’s call it a day. Good job, Na-young.”

“Are you sure it’s okay?”

Na-young said that while slightly raising one corner of her mouth.

……Wow.

I got goosebumps for a moment.

Could it be that Na-young had orchestrated all of this?

Na-young nodded lightly and then looked at me and bowed slightly.

She wasn’t bowing to me, but to my viewers.

“It was fun being with the Evil Gang today, and I’ll see you next time with a mission! Bye, villain!”

“Great job, Na-young.”

“You too, Chan-sik.”

The joint broadcast was winding down, and it was time to move on to the second part.

Before that, I briefly stopped the broadcast under the pretext of adjusting the settings.

Na-young also ended her broadcast.

I glanced at Na-young and spoke.

“Aren’t you very tired?”

Na-young widened her eyes and shook her head.

“No? I’m not particularly tired.”

“You’ve been broadcasting for almost 12 hours?”

“Yeah. I have great stamina, inherited from my dad. Actually, I think I could play a bit more…… Did you want to do it another day?”

I couldn’t believe it, but she had really aimed for that.

When I widened my eyes, Na-young gave me a few hearty pats on the back.

Then she chuckled and said.

“I’ve improved my broadcasting skills too!”

“Yeah, you have.”

Using her beauty like this?

She’s really improved a lot.

At this rate, she’ll catch up to me in no time……

I’d better get a grip.

4.

The second part of that day’s broadcast ended in a very smooth atmosphere.

The first part ended so late that the second part started a bit late, but my League of Storm broadcast always attracted many viewers.

Since the rumor spread that I was Shia in , it felt like my viewership had increased even more.

Anyway, I played a few solo ranked games in League of Storm using cheat codes and then ended the broadcast lightly.

The next day.

“Yaaawwwnnn.”

I stretched and got up around 10 AM.

I had played games until 3 AM last night, but strangely, mornings felt refreshing these days.

Was this some kind of capital recovery effect?

Maybe it was because my bank account was full; I didn’t feel tired even when I woke up in the morning.

As usual, I munched on some bread while naturally grabbing my phone.

I had two unread KakaoTalk messages.

One was a thank you message from Na-young, and the other was from Sung-su hyung.

What’s this KakaoTalk?

I furrowed my brows slightly and quickly replied.

Sung-su hyung replied immediately.

I never knew.

I didn’t know there was a separate communication method among the big shots.

……Was it similar to streamers banding together?

Still, Sung-su hyung thought a lot about me.

The more time I had to prepare, the better.

There were plenty of ridiculous options added yesterday.

The option to play while holding hands had somehow changed to tying our hands together with a rope, and even our legs were to be tied.

Clear as a three-legged race, and do it no-hit.

A nearly impossible mission.

But, as always, I would find a way.

After finishing the brief conversation with Sung-su hyung, I was sitting on the living room sofa, munching on another piece of bread.

“Hmm?”

“Hyung, did you sleep well?”

“Why are you up so early? Do you want to see me spit out my bread?”

“Hey, why are you like that between us?”

To be honest, Jin-hyuk acting like that was a bit…

“Disgusting.”

“That’s harsh.”

“Get to the point. You must have something if you were waiting for me this morning.”

“Can’t a brother just say hello? Isn’t that too much?”

What was he buttering me up for? I’d better hear him out first.

Hopefully, he didn’t cause any trouble.

“Hyung, you said you were forming a crew.”

“That’s right.”

Come to think of it, I hadn’t done anything substantial since Na-young.

When I was about to grow the crew, I ended up making a confession of conscience.

I nodded and answered.

“Why, do you want to join my crew?”

“Me? I really don’t want that.”

“Then why bring it up now?”

I started to get a feeling.

It was clearly a request for a recommendation.

Jin-hyuk handed me a prepared takeout coffee and said.

“There’s someone I’m close to who wants to talk to you.”

“With me?”

“Yeah.”

Where did this guy meet so many people?

I took a sip of the coffee Jin-hyuk handed me and said.

A crew.

I was planning to expand the crew soon anyway.

No, I hadn’t even officially launched the crew yet.

Since Na-young had successfully settled in, it was time to bring in new members and form a crew.

Jin-hyuk’s timing to bring this up was perfect. He had a good sense of timing.

Sometimes he seemed dumb, but maybe because he was my brother, he could read my thoughts occasionally.

“Tell me.”

“He’s a former pro gamer from League of Storm. But he’s surprisingly funny. He’s a new streamer who hasn’t been around long…… but he’s really entertaining.”

A former pro gamer turned streamer.

Not a bad resume.

“Is he famous?”

“……Well, not really. He played in the first division for a season…… He’s really naive and innocent. He said he likes you a lot.”

Naive and innocent, but likes me.

I see.

I got the picture.

I took another sip of coffee and slowly nodded.

“It wouldn’t hurt to meet him.”

“Really?”

“Meeting and deciding afterward, right? Where does he live?”

“Changwon. I’ll tell him to contact you. He said he’s coming to Seoul for some business soon.”

Seeing Jin-hyuk talk like this, he must be quite close to him.

“Thanks for the coffee.”

After finishing the conversation with Jin-hyuk, I was stretching and wandering around the house when the doorbell rang.

Was it a delivery?

“Who is it?”

Then I heard a voice I hadn’t heard in a long time from behind the door.

“Oh, Chan-sik. It’s hyung!”

Huh?

Surprised, I opened the door, and a handsome man walked in.

“Long time no see, Chan-sik. How have you been? Isn’t it the first time seeing hyung’s face in a while?”

“Hey, Hae-chul hyung, what brings you to my house in the morning……”

Hae-chul hyung grinned and looked me in the eyes.

“If you have time, do one thing with hyung for two hours.”

“I just woke up……”

“Two big bills!”

Three seconds later.

I nodded as if I had been waiting.

“I’ll wash up.”