The Villain is Too Good at Broadcasting

Chapter 147 Korean Countryside Bumpkin(3)

Maybe it was thanks to our connection with Shara-out. At first, we felt out of place at the party, but we quickly managed to blend in with the mainstream streamers.

It was me, Dong-su hyung, and Na-young.

The three of us had a viewer count that was on par with the foreign Twipod streamers.

Considering that we were streamers from Korea, which has a relatively small population, it was a significant number.

“Hey, Dong-su.”

A burly white man, flaunting his muscular biceps, approached us. He seemed to know Dong-su hyung.

Dong-su hyung greeted him warmly.

“Oh, HF!”

What on earth did HF stand for?

Holding a beer, HF came over and glanced at me, saying something to Dong-su hyung in English.

I wasn’t good at English, so I didn’t understand well, but thanks to Dong-su hyung’s fluent English skills, he seemed to catch everything.

And then.

HF’s eyes widened as he strode towards me.

He then grabbed me in a bear hug and said,

“Sia!”

“Guhuh!”

Recently, I thought I had significantly increased my body’s endurance by building muscle, but I felt utterly helpless against this overwhelming strength.

The shock felt like my waist was about to break.

Watching the hot bromance between two men, Dong-su hyung grinned and said,

“He’s the one. Do you remember the American Alliance back when we played ? He was their leader.”

“Oh.”

was a system where people from all over the world played on one server.

Because of that, national battles happened quite frequently, and we often had disputes with the Chinese and American sides.

Our territories were similar.

We had such memories with the American Alliance too.

The American Alliance was quite a powerful force. In terms of numbers, they had far more members than the Korean Guild Alliance.

Of course, we occupied all the lucrative areas, though.

HF hugged me again and then rapidly spat out something in English, almost like a machine gun.

I didn’t understand English well, so I awkwardly smiled and nodded while Dong-su hyung quickly translated the machine gun English.

“He said he thought you were a trash human being in the game. He’s wondering why you’re so well-behaved now. If you weren’t cute, he would’ve turned your face into a bloody mess on sight.”

“Really?”

“Half-joking.”

I felt like the part about turning my face into a bloody mess was the truth.

Starting with HF, streamers famous for playing in the US began to gather around us.

Given that my past misdeeds transcended nationalities, I thought some of them might harbor ill feelings towards me.

However, all the streamers treated me warmly, and even though we couldn’t communicate verbally, I could sense their feelings.

Reminiscing after a long time.

Indeed, reminiscing about old times and drinking seemed to be universal.

While I was enjoying the party, feeling the vibes of the insiders.

“Shall we start the broadcast?”

“Can we broadcast this?”

“Yes, it’s possible. I just asked the organizer earlier.”

I nodded satisfactorily at Sung-jae’s response.

It was around 9 PM in LA.

It would be 2 PM in Seoul right now.

It was an early time to broadcast, but those who wanted to watch would watch anyway.

“Since the Twipod party isn’t a private party, feel free to broadcast.”

“What account?”

“Let’s use yours.”

“Wouldn’t that be more convenient?”

Both Na-young and Dong-su hyung told me to link the broadcast to my account.

There was no reason not to turn it on when other streamers suggested it.

I nodded and immediately picked up my phone. I activated the Twipod app and held the phone in my hand.

But then.

“Mr. Chan-sik?”

Sung-jae, as if waiting for this moment, took something out of the bag on his right.

“I got a sponsorship from an acquaintance before coming to the party. If you plan to broadcast at this party, they suggested using this.”

“This is…”

“It’s a drone for filming. The size is convenient for broadcasting. Would you like to try using it?”

A high-performance drone that films automatically without the streamer having to hold the camera.

It was becoming commercialized, and there were prototypes at Dong-su hyung’s house, so it wasn’t unfamiliar.

But it was still an expensive piece of equipment for me, so I was quite pleased.

“Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it.”

It’s best to use good equipment when you have it.

Sung-jae even finished the settings for me, who was slightly fumbling, and the broadcast started immediately.

[Filming Drone RA-9, synchronization complete.]

[Starting Twipod broadcast.]

[5… 4… 3… 2… 1!]

[Signal status: Good. Latency: Good.]

[Broadcast starting.]

Caught up in the right mood and atmosphere, I started the broadcast.

I didn’t expect much since I thought everyone would be at work, but soon the chat window began to scroll rapidly.

-You said you’d broadcast, lol.

-This is so annoying, lol. Do promises with viewers mean nothing?

-Hey, where are you? I’m heading there on the subway now.

-Lol, does the subway cross the Pacific now?

-Wow! Is that what a [Party] is?

-Insider Sia is wild.

-You’re late, so how about an all-night broadcast in the US? Isn’t it around 8 PM there?

As always, the chat window was chaotic.

I glanced at the chat and flipped my middle finger.

Then I lightly tapped Big Mac, the American streamer next to me, on the shoulder and said,

“Um… My fans. Can you react… um…”

-Lolololol

-Did this guy suddenly get aphasia?

-Speak!

-What are you trying to say?

-This is why you need to learn English, everyone.

-Sia, who can’t speak English, is so cute, lol.

Despite my clumsy English, Big Mac quickly understood what I meant.

He looked at the filming drone floating in the air and waved lightly.

His hand waved cutely, not fitting his huge frame.

But the wild voice and first greeting from his mouth were.

“Annyeonghaseyo? Ssibbaloma!”

It was enough to satisfy the Evil Gang, who craved a different flavor of swearing.

-Who did the Korean patch?

-Lolololololololol

-Reinstall the Korean patch, lol.

-Isn’t Big Mac a super famous guy in the US?

-Our villain has really become an insider.

‘Ambassador of the Eastern Courtesy Country’ sponsored 1,000 won!

[Hello, you ssibbaloma!]

In the warm atmosphere of exchanging insults.

Following Big Mac, Na-young and Dong-su hyung also greeted the viewers warmly, and I put down my drink for a while and continued to communicate with them.

How much time had passed like that?

As the party’s atmosphere heated up, the host from earlier stepped onto the empty stage.

“It’s about to start.”

“Oh, that game demonstration?”

I glanced at the chat window as Sung-jae spoke.

“Hey guys, call the tavern keeper. Tell the tavern keeper to get ready for a dose of national pride. Got it?”

Money and patriotism.

The time was coming to gather both at once.

6.

Since it was an American event, all the explanations were in English, and this time Sung-jae provided real-time translation for the viewers and me.

“This is a one-on-one fighting game created by 3K, which holds the IP rights to . You can think of it as ’s version of the Three Kingdoms Heroes War. The modes are divided into team battles and individual battles.”

“ sure was an amazing game.”

“They say it will be released similarly to , which SD Corporation will launch next year.”

– Isn’t a relic by now?
– If a game is still talked about long after its time, it must be a masterpiece.
– Honestly, making a game as successful as that era is not easy.
– I’m looking forward to it.

It wasn’t just .

Classic masterpieces famous from the PC game era were being remade and released as VR versions, and these classics were entering the market, emphasizing nostalgia and unique gameplay.

A blend of the old and the new.

Thanks to this, gamers had plenty of games to play, and streamers like us had more content to enjoy.

“Still, next year will be a bountiful year for games. This year was really tough,” Dong-su hyung, boasting a long broadcasting career, smiled contentedly.

“If we talk about this year’s games… Dark Spirit was the end of it.”

“Well, you debuted this year, so you wouldn’t say that, but my viewers kept begging me to stop milking the same content. Do you understand how I feel? Huh?”

“Hyung.”

“What?”

“Do I really need to understand?”

“…You little brat.”

-Lololololol

-So true, I agree.

-Why would you want to understand a guy’s feelings, lol.

-Our villain’s way of speaking is so brazen, it’s seriously annoying, lol.

The banter with Dong-su hyung always felt good.

Since we knew each other well, we could exchange remarks without any burden.

I grinned and turned my gaze to the stage, where the demonstration was now prepared.

There were only two capsules installed.

Phoenix’s top model, which was seen everywhere, was set up, and the host began to accept applications from the center.

“To prevent the event from getting boring, the match will be a best-of-three, single-elimination tournament. The rules are simple. The winner stays, and the loser steps down.”

“Hooh.”

“The promised prize of $10,000 will only be given if someone wins undefeated, and if no one wins undefeated, the person with the most wins will receive $5,000.”

“Did an insurance company come up with these rules?”

“I think so too.”

This was totally a bait and switch.

If no one won undefeated, the prize would be $5,000 instead of $10,000.

It was a solid rule, as if thought up by insurance companies.

“Today, streamers from all over the world are gathered here, so they said they’ll pick one person from each region first.”

It was a global streamer event.

So it seemed they wanted to distribute opportunities fairly.

As soon as I heard that, Dong-su hyung and Na-young looked at me.

“You go.”

“Right.”

“Na-young didn’t play originally… Hyung, are you really okay with this?”

“Of course. We need to win the prize so we can buy all the expensive stuff in this town and enjoy it, don’t we?”

Wasn’t that a wise decision?

I grinned and nodded at those words, then slowly walked up to the stage.

A streamer from Chinese Hyati TV went up, and a streamer from Japan also came up.

With one person each from EU and NA regions and others, the number quickly reached ten.

Would it really be a tournament with ten people?

Anyway, as the ten streamers all went up on stage, everyone got a chance to introduce themselves.

I was the first to introduce myself.

The host deliberately picked me out of many people and asked a question.

“We’re pleased to have Sia, the streamer most noted by the developers at 3K, participate in this event. Do you have any goals for this event?”

Since 3K participated in the development and held shares in , they must have heard my nickname.

I smiled as I listened to Sung-jae’s translation.

Then I casually grabbed the microphone and said,

“I want to win the $10,000 and have a good time with my colleagues.”

After saying that, something felt lacking.

Right, talking so tamely wasn’t my style.

“Oh, and.”

“And?”

“Honestly, I don’t think I need a bye.”

“Excuse me?”

“If I face two people twice, it should be fine, right? I think the Chinese and Japanese streamers can start the first match together. Two of them are too light for me. What do you think, host?”

A unilateral declaration of war against the guys who had been glaring at me earlier.

My words elicited a mix of boos and cheers, and the atmosphere began to heat up.

As I’ve said many times, the ones who started it were the Chinese and Japanese streamers who looked at me with disdain, right?

Shall I enjoy acting like trash for the first time in a while?