Chapter 20 : Is this seriously crazy?

“I have a urgent matter to attend to, so I’m ending the broadcast. I’m really sorry to everyone who’s been watching.”

This was an unusual occurrence.

Health Boy, who meticulously kept his broadcast schedule from 5 PM to 10 PM, had suddenly announced the end of his stream.

The viewers were puzzled but still bid him farewell.

He had a certain image. If Health Boy, the epitome of sincerity, was ending his broadcast, there must be a compelling reason. That’s what the viewers thought.

However, the reason Health Boy ended his broadcast was simple curiosity.

“What the f*ck happened?”

Let’s think back on what he did yesterday. Nothing special comes to mind.

Health Boy had simply sponsored 200,000 won to Ruffian, telling her to buy a cam.

But then, while briefly checking the Switch homepage’s broadcast rankings, he saw Ruffian’s broadcast listed.

With a whopping 8,500 viewers. A number that would qualify as a major, no, a TOP 10 mega-streamer. As if to prove it, she was currently ranked second in viewership among all Korean-language broadcasts.

What kind of butterfly effect could cause such a thing to happen in just one day?

Even when he tried not to think about it, his curiosity only grew. Unable to endure the questions swirling in his mind throughout the broadcast, he hastily ended his own stream.

After ending his broadcast, he quickly entered Ruffian’s stream.

When he entered, she was playing League of Legends. And next to it, a half-cam screen that didn’t show her face.

A half-cam showing her keyboard, mouse, hands, arms, and chest.

“Her tits are f*cking huge. Crazy.”

It was a chest he had never seen on any Korean streamer. As for foreign streamers, it was the kind of chest you’d see on a curvy, so-called ‘BBW’ type, but it definitely didn’t belong next to such a thin wrist and slender arm.

Clearly, unrealistic, unbalanced. A body that seemed to have popped out of a manga.

“Just that gets her 8,500 viewers?”

But could that alone explain such a level of attention? I don’t think so.

However, no matter how seasoned Health Boy was, it was impossible to grasp the entire context by just watching a moment of the broadcast.

Reluctantly, Health Boy accessed the art gallery.

Most people who broadcast hate that cesspool of unemployed, trashy, mentally ill failures with a passion, but it was also true that it was the best place to understand such peculiar situations. You just had to filter it properly.

[Author: ᄋᄋ]

[Title: Summary of today’s Ruffian broadcast.txt]

[Content: Started by pulling a lot of attention saying it was a broadcast to address the boosting accusations ᄋᄋ

Got pinned and reached a new peak viewership of 2,500 before starting the explanation broadcast

Then, while explaining, she turned on the cam, and her body was f*cking insane ᄃᄃ

(Screenshot of Ruffian’s broadcast when she turned on the cam. Shows from her collarbone to her chest, along with her keyboard, mouse, arm, and hand.)

The chatroom naturally exploded, but the problem was that the streamer’s computer exploded too ᄏᄏ

500 screenshots of the cam were uploaded, and the gallery exploded along with it ᄃᄃ

It turned back on after a while, but screenshots had already spread all over the internet, and the viewership exceeded 4,000 ᄃᄃ

A parade of compliments about her body followed, and the streamer smoothly accepted them, gaining favor ᄅᄋ

Then Spine Fairy criticized her posture, asking where her chair was

The streamer explained that there was no space for a chair in her room, so she had been sitting on a pillow

(Screenshot of Ruffian’s cam showing her getting up from the pillow and showing it.)

Turns out her room is less than 2 pyeong ᄃᄃ It’s not a goshiwon, but she said it’s similar ᅲᅲ

A landlord watching the broadcast donated 1 million won, telling her to cheer up, and the streamer burst into tears, unable to continue the broadcast ᅲᅲ

People watching started a donation parade, telling her to cheer up

I stopped counting midway, but it definitely exceeded 500 ᄃᄃ

She received donations for about 2 hours, struggling to regain her composure, before finally getting it together

She turned on League of Legends to continue her explanation and started playing ← current]

Comments (441)

ᄋᄋ: Why are you crying while writing this, you b*tch? Do you have bipolar disorder?

ᄋᄋ: Are the people who believe this capable of daily life? I think they have intelligence problems

ᄋᄋ: How can such detail come from a concept ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

ᄋᄋ: Do you know how much effort scammers put in?

ᄋᄋ: How do you know that? Is your mom’s job being a scammer?

ᄋᄋ: Probably a prostitute

ᄋᄋ: Life is so easy, you b*tch, just show your tits on cam and get 5 million won ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

ᄋᄋ: If you’re so jealous, why don’t you be born as a woman then ᄏᄏᄏ

ᄋᄋ: Do you think that’s just any woman? It’s a top 0.01% talent

ᄋᄋ: 0.01%? I’d say 0.0001%

ᄋᄋ: Why only you why only you why only you why only you why only you why only you why only you why only you

ᄋᄋ: This noona accepts most sexual jokes, she’s likable

ᄋᄋ: Likable my *ss, she’s probably from a brothel

ᄋᄋ: Honestly, with those tits, I can forgive her even if she’s from a brothel

ᄋᄋ: Forgive my *ss, you simps. She might give it to customers, but she won’t give it to you ᄏᄏᄏᄏ

ᄋᄋ: Jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous

ᄋᄋ: Darkness is blooming in my heart, please stop

ᄋᄋ: It’s fine if she’s pretty, heueung

ᄋᄋ: It’s not ‘됬’ but ‘됐’ ^^ you fcking btch

ᄋᄋ: Finally, a female streamer to watch

ᄋᄋ: You count lurkers as female streamers too?

ᄋᄋ: Does that not look like a female streamer to you?

ᄋᄋ: You idiots, do you think those are real tits? Anyone can tell they’re fake tits for cosplay ᄏ

ᄋᄋ: ᄅᄋ ᄏᄏ No way a Korean woman can have tits like that

ᄋᄋ: You crazy bastards are all going to get sued

ᄋᄋ: Isn’t this a company? Isn’t this a company? Isn’t this a company? Isn’t this a company? Isn’t this a company? Isn’t this a company? Isn’t this a company? Isn’t this a company? Isn’t this a company?

ᄋᄋ: How can a company make a character like that ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ Please, someone make a character like that ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

ᄋᄋ: ᄅᄋ If you can make one that good, it’s a likable company ᄏᄏᄏᄏ

ᄋᄋ: This guy has probably never seen Ruffian play League of Legends, there’s no way that’s a concept ᄏᄏᄏᄏ

“Her room is less than 2 pyeong?”

This information, incomprehensible by common sense, made Health Boy’s head spin.

His own family was poor enough to cling to him shamelessly after he became self-made, but even compared to his own experience, this was a life beyond common sense.

“No matter how f*cking cramped it is, she should have at least gotten a chair. What is she thinking, broadcasting for 12 hours a day like that? Is she trying to destroy her spine?”

Isn’t it obvious that someone who sits in front of a computer for long periods should pay attention to their chair? She’s truly a person beyond common sense.

Worrying about her health is just a normal human emotion. It’s not personal affection.

“She received over 5 million won in donations? She’s really hit the jackpot. Huh.”

It’s not that he’s envious. He’s never received that much money in a day, but with a stable monthly income in the tens of millions, he’s not the type to become consumed by jealousy.

But what bothers him is that he can no longer control Ruffian’s emotions.

Ruffian has earned over 5 million won in a single day. Is today’s earnings really the end? It’s practically proven that her broadcast has the potential to make a lot of money in the future.

The Master 5 million won mission might not be completely out of her mind, but her desire and desperation would be significantly lower than before.

“I went through all this trouble. Ha.”

It was extremely irritating that the value of the mission he set had fallen to a lower rank in Ruffian’s mind.

“These people who don’t even know Ruffian.”

I’m the one who watched her communication broadcasts the most, I’m the one who knows at least a little more about her, so why are you, who know nothing, trying to become her priority over me?

But that’s a ridiculous statement.

The opponent is a crowd of 8,500. As a single person, it’s impossible to be a higher priority than that.

Unless you’re a very special person, like a boyfriend…

“What the f*ck am I saying? I’m not some obsessed simp.”

Health Boy rebuked his own delusion.

This is clearly over-immersion. What’s the most important attitude as a broadcast viewer?

Watch the broadcast as a broadcast. You must clearly recognize that the inside and outside of the monitor are not connected.

That way, even if it’s a concept, a lie, or a deception, you won’t feel any betrayal.

That way, you can tell yourself that the viewers throwing stones at you are just passing scenery, not everything in your life.

But today, it was especially difficult.

It felt like she, who I thought only I could save, only I could understand, only I could empathize with, who shared many similarities with me, was escaping the quagmire on her own.

If she overcomes it on her own, then it seems like I was just having pointless delusions and doing useless things.

Me, a successful streamer, helping her and saving her from the abyss, what kind of light novel otaku fantasy is that?

But even if he couldn’t surpass 8,500 people, he at least wanted to be more memorable to her than that landlord.

But the 2.5 million won already invested would definitely stimulate her heart more than the 5 million won that may or may not be attainable.

Then what if a larger, much larger amount was at stake?

“This is f*cking insane.”

His head is spinning. He doesn’t even know why he did such a thing himself.

[Mission amount increased!]

[10 million won if you reach Master within 30 days]

If she succeeds, it’s 15 million won, but if she fails, it’s only 1.5 million won. 1.5 million won isn’t a lot of money. But 15 million won is a lot of money, isn’t it?

“What the f*ck have I done?”

But even knowing it was a crazy act, Health Boy couldn’t press the cancel mission button.

<Wait, who is this chairman who’s putting up 10 million won?>

-SilentMeditation: I just run a small business.

His fingers trembled as he tried to type calmly in the chat.

“What am I going to do if she succeeds? This crazy bastard.”

No matter how much he self-deprecates, he can’t bring himself to write the words to take it all back.

So he just sat there and watched as Ruffian ended her broadcast.

“I’m going crazy.”

Health Boy finally decided that he needed to visit a psychiatrist as soon as possible.

But the next day, he forgot that decision due to the shocking news posted on Ruffian’s community board.

[Author: Ruffian]

[Title: I’m taking a day off today.]

[Content: It’s sudden, but I’m moving due to personal circumstances.]

“What the fck is this bullsht now?”

How much did she rake in to be able to move already?!