It’s not that kind of malicious broadcast

Chapter 61 – Sometimes You Miss It

One of the major downsides to living with a somewhat different lifestyle pattern is the severe lack of restaurants open during meal times.

No matter how much I scroll up and down the delivery app, nothing catches my eye. There are a few 24-hour delivery shops… but I’ve already tried them all. These places don’t sell meals. They sell sustenance.

Expanding the search range, I found a few places that recently opened, but they all sold items with names like ‘Brunch’, ‘Croiffle’, and ‘Platter’ at overwhelming prices.

I’d rather starve. Giving up reluctantly, I put my phone back in my pocket. With a hint of hope, I opened the refrigerator… as expected, only beer, soju, wine, and the mint chocolate I couldn’t resist ordering last week greeted me.

At least I ordered a small one and left some behind. Yes.

… Why is it that only at that moment it tastes insanely good. Really.

Recalling it made my body feel slightly achy. A somewhat unpleasant feeling. The kind you feel could only be soothed by going to an early-open gukbap restaurant nearby and washing down a bottle of soju with hot soup.

If it’s a place where no one looks at you weirdly for ordering a gukbap-soju set at 8 AM… it must be a sundae-gukbap place. Humming a tune, I cheerfully flung open the wardrobe—

And paused for a moment. Even after opening the wardrobe dozens of times, I still hesitated on what to wear. Maybe if I threw away all the clothes and bought new ones, I wouldn’t feel this kind of pain.

Even though I don’t understand why I can’t do that, I still couldn’t bring myself to actually do it. Turning on my phone to check the weather app to escape, I realized it had already become quite warm spring weather.

Still… it feels a bit awkward to wear short pants. I took out a pair of shorts from the wardrobe, briefly held them against my body—then quietly put them back in the wardrobe.

Do women consider this to be something you can actually wear?

In the days when I didn’t have to wear it, I would’ve applauded it as fantastic fashion, but now…

… Once it’s fully summer, maybe I’ll be conflicted.

I can’t be wearing thick hoodies and long tracksuit pants in the scorching summer. Still, short pants are better than skirts…

No.

Let’s worry about that later. Worrying in advance will only prolong the suffering. Rolling my shoulders to shake off unnecessary thoughts, I threw on a hoodie. With the slightly loose-fitting jeans that felt like a school uniform, I was ready to go out.

If the weather kept warming up like this, the lifespan of this thick hoodie wouldn’t be much longer. Sighing lightly, I lowered my head to check the broadcast status one last time.

On the monitor, it showed a play where a rogue ambushed an archer moving forward for placement, leaving them in a critical state, and then quickly cutting off the priest coming as backup.

It was a textbook rogue play. Even if it wasn’t good enough to be recorded as a tutorial, I felt like I deserved a bit of self-praise. My skills had indeed improved.

By the way, considering the quality of this video, I hope everyone is doing their review properly.

-『ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won!』-

【Honestly, I’m so nervous that this gangster will just run off without a trace, I’d appreciate a solid recommendation】

『ㄱㅊ』

『ㄱㅊㄱㅊ』

『ㄱㅊ』

『ㄱㅊ』

… People have way too little trust. What’s the world coming to?

-『ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won!』-

【If you complete the tattoo vertically, I’ll give you a subscription】

『문』

『문』

『거』

『Stop trolling please』

『신』

『문』

『유』

-『ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won!』-

【You’re not just going to leave the broadcast running and come back in a week saying “I didn’t end the broadcast~” again, are you?】

『Seriously annoying』

『More likely, which makes it even more infuriating』

『You really deserve a roundhouse kick to the head for real』

『Want to taste an 18-day no-broadcast feel?』

『Cringe-a-a-a-a-aak』

… Instead of reviewing, they’re just gossiping. This teacher is disappointed in you all.

-Click.

I turned on the mic, cleared my throat a couple of times to grab their attention.

“If you’re not very interested in the rogue, should I put in a few Ocarina practice clips in the review videos? I’m going to practice a bit more after I eat… so you can immediately feel how much I’ve improved.”

『When did you come?』

『No no no no no』

『We can’t be the only ones suffering』

『Let’s definitely include it』

『Are you seriously going to come back and play the Ocarina again?』

『Please, no nonsense, let’s focus on the game』

『Wow! Live rogue play! Really exciting, isn’t it?』

『Guys, I just got here, and it’s really a live broadcast』

“…I’ll be checking in from time to time, so make sure you’re reviewing properly.”

After turning off the mic and monitor again, I monitored the chat for a bit.

Yeah.

The chat’s looking good.

*

『Author: ㅇㅇ』

『Title: Is she seriously insane?』

『What’s a “hot recording”? You crazy woman, you said you wouldn’t end the broadcast!!!!!!!!!!!!』

It’s… I explained it earlier~

– Fact: She didn’t end the broadcast

– Fact: Go die

– Well, technically, she didn’t end it

– It’s a hot and fresh recorded broadcast~

– Don’t you think we wouldn’t notice that? Seriously

– We watched it live, watched it on fan G-tube, and watched the full video again in the archive

– Even their parents probably checked the family register again to see if this is really their kid, honestly

– How old is she anyway? At least in her 40s?

– I hate this…

『Author: ㅇㅇ』

『Title: Are all the viewers of this crazy woman’s broadcast also insane?』

『They memorize the lines and type them 3 seconds ahead, what’s up with these crazy folks?

How did they do it?』

– Just type “Rogue is good, right?” and you’ve already got half the lines covered

– Yeah, that’s the standard

– When she wins, “Rogue carried the game” or “Overwhelming rogue carry” is the standard, right?

– But if she herself acknowledges it was a game won physically, she hesitantly goes, “Rogue… Rogue was good, right?”

– That’s the charming moment, when she hesitates and goes “um…”

– Even in bed, losing her mind, then when it’s over, hesitantly saying “It was good…”

– Please just die

– Oh…

– I’ve PDF’d this and sent it via email

『Author: ㅇㅇ』

『Title: OMG, she actually put the Ocarina video in there』

『Seriouslyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy』

– LOLOLOL LOLOLOL LOLOLOL LOLOLOL The chat being so zen is hilarious

– Oh

– This is an un-aired recording?

– What? No way

– Seriously, I’ve watched all her broadcasts and this is the first time seeing this

– Is this unaired?

– “Haa… it’s difficult… huff!”

– Damn, she’s so cute…like a naughty kitten…

『Author: ㅇㅇ』

『Title: I wish our GetDevoured could do whatever she wants』

『I’ve already lost my mind

She really practiced before doing it

I thought she played the Ocarina poorly on purpose just to piss us off

Who would have guessed that someone so good at games would be so talentless at the Ocarina』

– But didn’t she put that in on purpose?

– Yeah, probably

– GetDevoured may not plan much, but she rarely makes mistakes

– If she included just a 1-minute clip, it’s definitely on purpose. If it was a mistake, it would be much longer

– Why the hell did she record this? Did she really think it was worth recording?

“Haa… it’s difficult… huff!”

– The value of our subscription fee…

– I too felt my brain break with that “huff!”

– But she probably did make a mistake including this

*

On the way to the sundae-gukbap restaurant. There is a unique charm to going out alone to have gukbap, ending a day in contrast to the bustling street starting its day. And once you find yourself in that place, you realize there are surprisingly many comrades.

You can spot them at a glance. That unique aura of someone steeped in something… that atmosphere. Like those haggard college students pouring out of the VR room, yelling at each other.

“Ah… I feel like I’m gonna die! I wasn’t like this in my teens.”

“Gukbap?”

“Didn’t you just lose six games straight?”

“No, how can we win when Kim Hyunwook keeps falling asleep!”

“So, gukbap?”

“Should’ve just taken the first train home… why did I run with these idiots…”

“Excuse me? Weren’t you the one who insisted we get just one win?”

“Yes~ If you hadn’t played a rogue, we would’ve won already. Right now, we’d be Gold in team rank, hooking up with six girls at the club and having a sweet nap.”

Having never been to college, I can’t say for sure, but freshmen seem strikingly similar to high schoolers. I kind of dislike it.

It’s not that I dislike them, or even their seemingly copied-from-G-tube manner of speaking… well, maybe I do dislike that. It’s not a broadcast, so why are they verbally chatting like it’s a livestream?

Anyways, it’s not them that I dislike, but I don’t want to see it. That distance they have, mindlessly drinking with friends, gaming together, half-crazed blaming each other, and laughing…

It’s a needless thought. I pulled my hood a little lower and picked up my pace towards my regular gukbap spot. Funny enough, I suddenly missed my viewers. Despite never seeing their faces.

Maybe I just wanted to see that chaotic, wave-like chat again.

…I wonder if they’re doing their review properly.