Chapter 23 Part 4: Virtual Collaboration

[=24-hour]

“Anyway, I explained the basics, but do you have any questions?

Jenny, you don’t know where to find the fun in mahjong?

You’ll know once you try it.

I wish I could bring you to the studio and make you play mahjong 24 hours a day, but that’s not possible…”

I won’t forgive those who don’t know the fun of mahjong!

[= You’re not in your right mind =]

[= You’ve lost your mind… =]

[=Wow =]

Makki yahoo regret, exhaustion, and obsession.

“Then should we play a real game now?”

It’s a shame that there are only three people.

It would be fun and fun to play offline mahjong in VR.

Offline mahjong has its own flavor.

“In VR chat?”

“Since there’s one person missing, we can’t play 4 ma.

I guess we’ll have to turn on the chat…”

“Oh, I heard that one of our staff members knows how to play mahjong.

Should I get him to join?

I think it’ll be four people then.”

That person also said they started playing mahjong not long ago, so I think it’ll be okay.

Yoonjin’s next words.

Oh… You can recreate offline mahjong in VR.

I feel like I’m going to get lost in VR chat.

[= Is the VR female becoming corrupted now?]

[Message deleted]

[= Weren’t you a female in the first place,]

[Message deleted]

[= Undressing mahjong CCCC =]

[= You’re being picky today;; =]

[= Please make the chat a little prettier– =]

[= There’s someone you’re joining us to play with, so be careful =]

[= Stop brainwashing =]

[= They’ll take care of that, you idiot =]

The owner is having fun, but the sweethearts are adding more.

If you see them bulging out little by little from these little things, I’m going to explode by the end.

If you gently scratch in the middle, it seems like you’ll get the picture you want.

I should wait for an opportunity.

While I’m bringing a person to play with, I read the instructions for using Mahjong World.

It’s all written in Japanese here and there.

Since I studied, I can read it somehow.

There are a lot of stories about pressing buttons, initializing, and other things.

In short, it’s just a regular electric mahjong table recreated in VR.

It’s a bit different because it has effects.

“Hello”

A cheerful voice is heard.

Is it the person who came to play mahjong?

Looking at the avatar, it’s just an ordinary avatar, like the main character of a nerd anime.

“Hello.”

“Yes, I’m staff Jihyun-Nice to meet you-Ah, I saw it on Mr. Pardan and Mr. Jaehyun’s broadcast.

It was really fun.”

I started mahjong after watching that broadcast.

It’s so hard-The way he speaks feels like a TMI spreader.

He accepts it roughly and sets it up.

After pressing a few buttons, the setting is complete, and the mahjong tiles appear.

Off-mahjong is different from net mahjong, so a little explanation is needed.

“The difference between off-mahjong and net mahjong is that the shuffling and setting of the tiles is different, but these days, the electric table does it all.

So if I leave that out and explain, the first thing is the method of taking the tiles is different.”

Unlike net mahjong, which is set up automatically, the order of the tiles is different in off-mahjong.

First, choose east, south, west, and north from the deck, then mix them up and each person chooses one at random.

At this time, east, south, west, and north each sit in a clockwise direction.

After that, roll two dice twice.

If you choose 12, the person who rolled the dice starts with 1 and the 12th person counterclockwise rolls the dice again.

If it’s 7, the 7th person starts with 1 and the 7th person becomes first.

[= No, even determining the order is really complicated ==]

[= Why do we have to decide the order while fighting like this? =]

[= Why can’t we just play rock, paper, scissors? =]

“Traditions are meant to be maintained.

Mahjong is something that you do in this way to calm your mind and be devout.

Online mahjong is fake mahjong!

Offline mahjong is the real mahjong.”

[=You’ve never played offline, Sipyun-ah, lol.]

“Oh! But I did play ten rounds when I went to the ‘break room’!

Be quiet!”

Let’s show them the emoticon gesture.

They will automatically start spamming with emoticons.

Where did they come from?

Should I make an emoticon too?

Next is to pass the cards.

This is called “passing”, and when passing the cards, it is polite to slightly pass the cards in front of you so that others can easily take them.

Roll the dice in the same way as before, and take a number of spaces from the far right of the designated person’s cards.

Then, each person takes 2 spaces (4 cards) in the order of east, south, west, and north.

After taking them 3 times, everyone will have 12 cards.

Then, each person takes 1 card in the order of east, south, west, and north.

Then, the passing of cards ends with 13.

Then, separate the 7th space from the starting point of the deck and set aside 14 cards.

This is the king’s deck.

“Ugh… This is too difficult.”

Even Ji-hyeon, who said she learned mahjong in advance, seems to not understand at all, so I think I should just do everything myself.

But isn’t the process of teaching and learning these things fun?

Am I too evil?

“I’m just telling you to know, and I’ll actually do it all.

It won’t hurt if you know anyway.”

In this regard, it’s really hard to get started with offline mahjong.

How to decide the order, how to deal, etc…

There’s a reason why online mahjong is popular.

Of course, there are some things that offline mahjong doesn’t have that you can’t get with online mahjong, but it’s convenient.

Next is Dora’s decision.

Flip over the third tile from the left of the king’s tile that was set aside.

That’s the Dora ‘marked tile.

For example, if it’s Sak 4, it’s Sak 5, which is one tile higher than the tile in question, and the Dora tile.

If it’s 9, it’s 1, if it’s North, it’s East, and if it’s Center, it’s White.

Now it’s time to start the game.

Starting from the counterclockwise direction of the deck, take one card at a time in the order of top and bottom.

Sometimes Chintakes two cards in advance, and sometimes he takes one card after dealing away the cards.

It doesn’t matter which way you go.

“It’s so hard…”

Harari sighs deeply as if he’s tired.

However, after going through all these difficult processes, you can face the truly fun ‘mahjong.

Just as there is happiness after hardship, you can welcome the ‘real fun’ only after going through this sacred process.

[=She’s really crazy =]

[= Shouldn’t she really take a drug test? =]

[= Did I get brainwashed?===Brainwashing (Meaningful) =]

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“Thank you, Yeolsa…”

“Anyway! After going through this ‘sacred’ process, I can finally start playing mahjong.

Isn’t it exciting already?

My heart is pounding, and I’m finally accepting mahjong.

Trying this godly game has meaning in life…”

“Do you know you look a little pathetic, Pardan?”

[= I’m sorry that my child is a bit of a weird girl =]

Domestic Mahjong Gallery officially declares that we have nothing to do with people like this.

Mahjong has the magic to make even four awkward people become close.

When four people sit around a table and chat about luck, they realize that they are in the same situation.

Poor lives controlled by the mastermind called Paesan…

That was exactly the situation right now.

The only difference is that there are three of us chatting about luck.

The other one is naturally me.

Why?

I’ve been hit for 16 years so I’m used to it now…

“Does this make sense?”

The virtual shotgun goes off.

The epitome of being angry.

“No, I’m waiting for 6 cards and that girl is waiting for just one card left.

Why am I losing?

This is ridiculous!!”

“Hari, isn’t that skill?”

Oh!! A shout of anger erupts.

That’s not acting, it’s real.

A life of crying and laughing over a single tile, the joys and sorrows are right here.

“That’s how mahjong is all about.”

She sweeps the tiles into the slot.

[=Today’s a little funny a =]

Crunch crunch..

Different taste…

Maybe it’ll be okay?

It’s fun to get angry,,

[= No 7-line…. No 7-line… =]

[Gasp]

Hey, Harari, after praising her in the first round with Hoon-soo, has been aggressively throwing out random tiles and is already in the middle of her 3-round streak.

Unlike Yoon-jin, who seems to be hesitating as if she doesn’t fully understand the rules, Ji-hyun is definitely the best among the dogs, perhaps because she played two days earlier.

It’s truly a showdown between two geniuses with strong pride…

“Mr. E-pens, did you catch it today?

I don’t know what day it was, but my blood pressure is definitely rising.

This game makes me so mad.

When I win, I’m like, ‘Wow-This is life and mahjong!’, but when I lose, it’s like getting hit by a car and falling over.”

Then you shouldn’t play mahjong…

That’s not true-

[=Ha-ga is right. Ha-ga did nothing wrong. Mr. Harari, do you know how to play mahjong properly? (I really don’t know) =]

[Rahahahahaha =]

You’re really angry-

It seems like the true nature of the “Exclamation Friends” is coming out when I see them like that.

Looking at their chat IDs, at first they were the ones who would kindly say, “Wow-Nice to meet you, Mr. Harari, it’s only been two days,” but seeing them today, they must have thought it was time to change their stance, because their chat stance is changing.

[= Please make the chat pretty, and calm down, Harari]

In the meantime, the chat is annoying and breaks the flow.

What on earth does he think of himself?

But it’s a decent chat, so there’s nothing to find fault with.

“What do you mean by make the chat pretty-Seriously..”

I thought so, but unconsciously I jumped out first.

They say the mouth is the root of all problems…

[= Huh]

[= Kya]

[= Koitsu couldn’t hold it in anymorewwww]

[= His true nature came outwww]

[= I held it in a lot]

[= This bitch wasn’t really a bully, right? You’re joking, right?]

[= PSDT is coming because it sounds like something I heard from Jihye before being locked in the cleaning toolbox. Fucking hell]

“Ah-I think I was possessed by a demon for a moment.

You guys may not know, but there’s a horn on my head.

I’m sometimes controlled by this hom… something like that…”

What the heck

[= Seriously ===]

[= Is that person a bit weird? =]

[= Why are you making excuses that won’t work? (I really don’t know) =]

[= I can make you hear something other than a demon¬¬]

[Message has been deleted.]

[= Now come the Rp]

[oo donated 1,000 won.]

-This person’s words seem a bit harsh, but why do you keep being hostile to the viewers?

I don’t understand, it suddenly came in.

In the midst of the ruined atmosphere, the guys in the chat window are just gasping and saying “Oh, umm.”

You guys stop making exclamations.

If I were here, I’d send those guys away right away to discipline them, but I’m not the only one here, so I have nothing to say!

[Harari’s Money Tong donated 30,000 won.]

-Shit-Please, you little bastards, don’t ruin the mood and just laugh ¬¬

You’ve gotten sick of the hangover curea

[====Wow Just do it for real ===]

This is empty

[= If you’re going to do money-related things, pay more ===]

[Gasp]

“Wow-Thank you Money Tong.

Are you officially declaring yourself a Money Tong?

Then, while you’re at it, just 20,000 won more…

No-But don’t fight with each other, okay?

Promise~”

Donations are pouring in from the other room.

Aren’t you going to share it?

Ugh..

[= Look at him saying he wants to steal it again =]

[= Are you really crazy about money =]

[= Who the hell give this guy some money, (1 won’t give it to him) =]

[= Why on earth would you do that when you know he’s not going to share?]

I really don’t know

[(I actually know)]

[= Is this person crazy? I really don’t know =]

[= It’s a nose job ¬¬ =]

Harari is an alpha;

“Thank you, Dontong-nim-It won’t go into my pocket, but I’ll work hard.

Hey, you guys hurry up and shoot.

Don’t you have something like Pardan’s Dontong?

You don’t have one?

If you don’t have one, will your military service be over?”

I’m recharging my ten-year training and you’re making me angry.

[=I’m sorry for being a beggar.. I’ll go get some Lux with Gargle.. =]

Ugh..

Do I really have to shoot it?

[= If you tell me to shoot, I’ll shoot it =]

Do you have a conscience?

[= Why would you look for something that isn’t there, lol]

[Pardan Body Cam Massacre-nim donated 50,000 won.]

-The country will also give “No!

Body Cam Massacre-nim!

I’ll practice dancing hard and show you.

But what the heck is Body Cam Massacre-nim?”

Friends who feed it to me again.

Harari’s thank you-greeting continues.

As expected, my roommates are nice.

Even in this Korea, the Land of Courtesy in the East, there are no guys as nice as my roommates…

Can’t they be just 200,000 won nicer?

[= The amount of specifics is ridiculous ¬¬]

After playing two more rounds of Dongfengjeon in the VR chat, everyone seemed satisfied.

It was a fun and interesting experience for my favorite streamer to explain a fun new game in detail while playing a game with me.

I wonder if everyone had fun…

Of course, there were some friends who weren’t having fun.

I thought everyone would notice since I kept playing it and avoid it, but that wasn’t the case at all.

It seemed like they were trying to somehow get Harari’s attention and tailor the broadcast to their taste.

‘Mahjong is fun, but I think I can only play one or two rounds a day’,

‘It’s too long and it’s a bit boring,,,’

‘You should play XXX game first and play mahjong on the side’,

‘The chat window of the person who merged this time is so dirty,’

‘I wish they hadn’t merged anymore,’

Every time these kinds of chats came up, I kept repeating them and felt my anger growing stronger.

‘Paddan?’

That person is a bit strange”,

“It wasn’t like this yesterday’,

‘Ah, I wish those strange people would leave-_-‘,

‘I’ll come tomorrow’, etc.

As we chatted, someone ended up firing.

[Harari and Donghaeng donated 1,000 won.]

-Those crazy kids are being so noisy even though they haven’t even watched it in the first place.

I’ve watched it from the beginning, and I’ve promoted it, and I’ve donated, and I’ve subscribed, and I’ve watched it since it started to get hot, but it’s special to me.

These kids watch it because they have nothing better to watch, but they just make the chat window annoyingly dirty.

[= Is that the concept?]

As soon as the donation came in, my chat room became solemn for a moment.

It was so hard for me to hold back my laughter that I turned my head away…

“Ah… companion. Ha…”

Harari, who had been looking at the donation, lowered his head for a moment, then suddenly raised it again.

“I didn’t want to do this, but isn’t this too much?”

In the captured screen he showed, there was a whisper from the owner of the donation just now.

“I want to stop watching your broadcast, but no matter what I do in my life, I can only think of you.

Why are you so charming?

Then, who wouldn’t like you, whether you’re a virtual or a streamer?

You said you were weird, but you have a good voice, you sing well, you have a pretty personality, you’re cute in your quirky ways, you like games, and on top of that, you’re so smart and smart.

In my opinion, I’m the only man like this.

It makes no sense, and I would’ve liked you right away if I saw you in real life.

Or is that also a virtual concept?

And what’s wrong with the viewers?

It’s okay if you like Harari-nim.

No one can know from the beginning, and neither can I.

I don’t know yet.

I regret not being able to show you many of my good sides, so if you don’t like me, please block me.

I hope that everything works out if something bad happens.

If it’s okay with me, I’d like to hear what happened, but I hope you cheer up.

If Harari-nim is in a bad mood, I don’t like it either.

I hope you always smile.

Is that… right?

A shocking comment that makes your mouth drop open.

Wow what the fuck is this for real…

“Is this real?

This isn’t a concept?

Well, it seems like really great talent would be required to use something like that as a concept.”

[= ============= ===Sweet broth… This is crazy!!!]

[=Sweet, sweet! Sweet, sweet! Sweet, sweet! Sweet, sweet! =]

“I’m the only man who does this’

[I can only think of you.. (Dumpling cone with wine glass)]

[= Harari’s charm oozing! Harari’s charm oozing! Harari’s charm oozing! =]

[= Uwukcheep Wow. It’s not easy ¬¬ =]

[==========I’m going crazy =]

[= Oh.. =]

Look at Pardan’s expression ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

I can tell just by looking at the avatar.

“I’ve put up with sending messages like this a few times, but now you even come on air and do this.

I put up with the value-cooking, but what the heck is your problem?

What’s the problem with the people who keep making the atmosphere worse today?

It’s not just this person who has the problem.

I’ve been watching, and did you know that all the people who send me messages like this are the people who used to send me messages like this?”

Shows another whisper.

“I liked watching Harari-nim’s VR chat because it felt like he was dating a real woman.

I get ignored by women a lot in real life, but Harari-nim is always kind to me, so I like that I’m not afraid of the opposite sex.

Thank you so much so far.”

[= Stop it!!!]

The lives of those black meat lovers are already at 0.

They can’t live anymore!

If I get publicly executed, I might really gargle with Lux.

Either way, the chat room is a festival.

I glanced at Yoon-jin and Ji-hyun, but their expressions were not good.

How should I deal with this sudden outburst?

They looked like that, but in reality, wouldn’t it be better not to deal with it?

Can’t it just be done somehow?

The chairman seemed to like it earlier, too.