The Villain is Too Good at Broadcasting

Chapter 18 Imagining Myself Becoming a Corporate Giant Just Now (2)

“You’ve met Sun Cat and Sae-rin before, so you know them. The rest of you, introduce yourselves.”

“Nice to meet you, Hyung! I’m Komul Rat. I’ve watched your videos. They were amazing.”

“I’m King Jong-woo. Nice to meet you.”

The other two members of this dreadful(?) Bronze party were male streamers.

Each maintained around 1,000 viewers, akin to mid-sized enterprises in the streaming world.

They were streamers I’d seen a few times even during my military service.

However, compared to my current self, the viewer count and scale were different.

But since they were acquaintances of Dong-su Hyung, and I had once enjoyed watching their streams, I greeted them with as much courtesy as I could muster.

“I’m Sha, a new streamer. I’ll carry you through five games, so just follow along adequately.”

Ugh, my damn mouth.

The only one who got upset at my arrogant remark was Sae-rin Noona.

“Hey! Are you looking down on us because we’re Bronze? Huh?”

“Sae-rin Noona.”

“What!”

“You’re right.”

“…You bad jerk, Bronze players are still people…”

“No, they aren’t.”

Sae-rin Noona went completely silent at my resolute answer.

– Breaking news: Sha, claiming Bronze players aren’t even people.

– You…jerk… Just you wait…! You’ll be Bronze one day! You punk!

– Our Evil is hitting with facts this time.

– That’s true.

– Honestly, this party is an otherworldly party.

– Isn’t it just that Our Evil needs to play for six people?

– If we play in a six-man party, the enemy will also be a six-man party. Most likely, they’ll be snipers.

Our Evil.

This nickname was coined yesterday, and it’s quite a decent one. It has two meanings: Our Villain and Our Scoundrel.

Either way, it was a nickname that suited me well.

After glancing at the chat window, I surveyed the members again.

Dong-su Hyung, Yoo-seon Noona, and Sae-rin Noona had played the game with me last time, so I roughly knew their skills.

I wasn’t sure about the level of Bronze in this game, but they were at least not at a Bronze level.

Those three had basic gaming skills.

But did that mean Komul Rat and King Jong-woo couldn’t play the game?

That wasn’t the case.

At least when I saw them during my military service, they had decent skills.

After quickly assessing the situation, I subtly asked Dong-su Hyung.

“Serious game? Fun game?”

Dong-su Hyung sighed deeply before answering.

“We’re trying to play seriously, but rankers keep sniping us.”

“Ah.”

“Hyung, please punish those bad guys for us! We’ll do whatever you say!”

Streamer Komul Rat clenched his fists in frustration and looked at me with fervent eyes.

He seemed to get overly immersed in the game.

Of course, the others seemed equally frustrated.

“Didn’t you send all the Japanese rankers packing?”

At Dong-su Hyung’s question, I shrugged my shoulders, laughing slightly as I answered honestly.

“Were there rankers among the people I faced? They all just seemed like locals.”

“…What’s your concept?”

“It’s not a concept, it’s the truth. They were all playing as if they were missing a screw.”

Of course, I knew that the Japanese streamers who sniped me were pro gamers or rankers.

But to maintain my consistent concept, this kind of deceit was necessary.

As expected, as soon as I said that, the chat window flared up again.

– Japanese gamers, lol.

– Our Evil! Do whatever you want!

– It feels like a sponsorship from a soda or diaper company is coming soon.

– Your concept is really solid.

– Hey, but seriously, wouldn’t Our Evil dominate the Japanese pro league?

– Lol, if you were Japanese, would you take someone with the nickname Little Boy Fat Man? Lol.

– Come on, just change the nickname and take him. Lol.

– It’s “do X” not “take O”.

The chat window was like a melting pot, constantly flaring up. Only the employees of Chicken Box, who were managing my chat window for the time being, were having a hard time.

I slowly looked around at the streamers and said.

“This is my first time in a six-man team game, too.”

“You did it yesterday.”

“I did it alone. This is my first time with voice communication.”

was essentially a team game.

While individual physical skills could overcome some aspects, winning ultimately required team play.

Especially if the opponents were familiar with team play.

The last time I had dominated was because the opponents couldn’t organize their responses to me.

Teams with weak cohesion had many gaps and inevitably crumbled quickly.

If they were professional gamers with a thorough setup, they wouldn’t have been able to perform like that.

Moreover, Dong-su Hyung and the other streamers hadn’t been playing solo; they had been playing as a group.

Of course, if the opponents were also in a party, the win rate wouldn’t be high.

Sae-rin Noona might have been the only experienced one, but she had played just 3-4 hours more than the others.

Their placement in Bronze could have been an anticipated result.

I subtly provoked the streamers as I glanced around at them.

“We can’t let the Japanese beat us in games, right? Don’t you agree?”

Then, a look of grim determination appeared on the streamers’ faces.

Nothing motivates a Korean better than a rivalry with the Japanese.

Alright.

With motivation solidified, it was time to thoroughly crush those Japanese players.

“I’ll give the orders. Let’s go.”

It had been a while since I led.

Orders.

Simply put, it meant the leader of the team. More simply, the team’s brain.

The leader played a key role in guiding the game and uniting the team.

The outcome of the game could hinge on the leader, highlighting their crucial importance.

[Moving to ‘Takeshima’.]

“Oh, this trash map.”

“We really can’t lose here. You know that, right?”

“If we lose here, we can’t stream for a while.”

The map was set, and our party moved to the waiting area.

had sparked much controversy, leading Chicken Box to plan the ‘Sinking of the Archipelago’ event.

The Takeshima map.

Known as Dokdo in Korean.

Frankly, it was an unacceptable map for Koreans.

The streamers sighed heavily as they stared at the map laid out before them.

This place could ignite anti-Japanese sentiments far more than the Yasukuni Shrine.

I glanced at my agitated teammates and made a remark.

“This map is called ‘Dokdo’.”

“Right.”

“We’ll refer to this place as Dokdo from now on.”

Some streamers looked touched by my words. Who would’ve thought they could overreact like streamers?

But the real overreaction was happening in the chat window.

– Yesssss!! Bring out the drinks!

– Isn’t the god of broadcasting helping Our Evil? Lol, how do these maps keep coming up?

– Today’s going to be legendary.

– The opponents are a six-man pro gamer party.

– Tokyo Giants, wow.

– Wow, those guys have no shame. How can pro gamers shamelessly form a six-man party to snipe?

– Idiots, they have no pride.

– Typical Japanese behavior.

Judging by the chat, it seemed our opponents were Japanese pro gamers.

Tokyo Giants.

Weren’t they one of the groups I crushed last time?

These pro gamers spent their practice time sniping streamers. It spoke volumes about their level.

I briefly increased the chat window’s transparency, then slowly looked around at the streamers.

“Let me explain the map briefly. Here, instead of rocks, Japanese-style buildings are erected, and the first round starts at a small shrine. The area to capture is the front gate, similar to Yasukuni Shrine, with a torii gate marking the capture point.”

The developers of this wretched not only made Dokdo into a map but also bulldozed the rocky mountains to replace them with Japanese-style buildings.

The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs had repeatedly lodged strong protests with the Japanese government about this game, but the Japanese side just told them to contact the game company.

This was a significant reason why hadn’t gained popularity in Korea.

Honestly, I hadn’t realized it before, but playing it directly, I understood now.

It was infuriating to think that such a trash game had even activated a pro league.

Grinding my teeth, I relayed the strategy to the streamers.

“Let’s form the team composition.”

“Yes!”

“Komul Rat and King Jong-woo, please play healers. The rest of you can pick Samurai heroes.”

“No need for Shamans or Ninjas?”

“The game will be chaotic, so Shamans will be useless. And one Ninja, me, is enough.”

Komul Rat and King Jong-woo, who were assigned healer roles, didn’t look pleased.

Understandably, given their physical skills, they would prefer playing Ninjas.

I quietly approached them and whispered.

“The map is small, so healer skills are crucial. Understand?”

“Does that mean…”

“You trust us…?”

“You’re absolutely right. I watched both of your streams often during my military service. You guys are good at any game. Plus, in the first round, the healers need to survive as long as possible.”

People are simple creatures.

In such an intense situation, receiving a compliment?

That’s game over, right there.

Both of them nodded, their determination burning brightly.

Leaving them behind for a moment, I gave simple instructions to the other three.

“Deploy defensive skills and hold the objective. I’ll assign both healers to support you.”

“What about you? You’re going to play Yoru, right?”

“There’s a lot Yoru can do here. I can handle it alone.”

With three Samurais and two healers, we should be able to fight well at the objective even if we were outnumbered.

Moreover, if the healers had good physical skills, they could dodge the enemy’s attacks and survive longer.

[The game is starting.]

[Capture the objective.]

As soon as we selected our heroes after forming the composition, the game began.

The streamers immediately ran towards the objective, just as I had instructed.

Meanwhile, I moved in a different direction from them.

-???

-Running away in his underwear?

-Show us Ryoo Seung-ryong’s pleasure.

-Feels like beheading.

-This is lame.

The slightly transparent chat window showed viewers urging me on.

I glanced at the chat and made a remark.

“Shut up and watch. I’ll show you something fun.”

In the first round, no detailed orders were necessary.

Because, for Yoru, Dokdo in the first round was nothing but a fishing spot.

Why a fishing spot?

You’ll see.

Dokdo is a map known for its falls.

With cliffs scattered throughout, one wrong step and you fall to your death.

Using that to my advantage, some pretty fun plays could be made.

Using my grappling hook to move quickly, I headed towards a passage the enemy had to pass through.

Standing atop a high cliff, I leisurely looked down.

– Completely pointless.

– Going to a cliff at this time? Hmm…

– Disappointing.

– Our Evil… such a coward.

– Not beheading today? Disappointing.

The chat kept getting noisy, so I temporarily disabled it.

Then, I slowly observed the front.

Soon enough, I saw one of the enemy healers running swiftly through the passage.

As soon as I spotted them, I used my grappling hook.

Swish!

The healer, caught by the hook, was swiftly pulled up to me.

“Can’t do anything when caught by the hook, huh?”

The healer struggled as they were pulled up, but soon covered their mouth at the sight below.

I stood on a tiny rock barely big enough for one person.

The healer, effectively dangling off the cliff thanks to my hook, looked absolutely terrified.

It seemed they had a fear of heights, judging by their pallor.

I gave a wicked smile as I looked at the healer and brought my shuriken to the hook’s rope.

“ is a god game. It even lets you bungee jump for free. Isn’t that right?”

“Grrrr…”

“If you understand Korean, next time you get pulled up, say ‘Dokdo is Korean land!’ Then I’ll just kill you quickly. Got it?”

Slash.

The rope was cut.

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!”

The healer began their descent with a horrified scream.

As I watched, I hummed the song that came to mind.

“Dokdo is our land~!”

From now on, I’ll make sure they get sick of this map.