Chapter 28 : Vicious

While streaming, Ronin Swordsman suddenly felt a chill.

Even though the heater was on, it felt like the surroundings were freezing.

After picking Yasuo, he checked the heater status.

The heater was working fine.

So why was it so cold?

Returning his gaze to the screen, Ronin Swordsman saw the opponent pick Yone.

There was only one person who played Yone at this level, at this time.

[Yone? Yone? Yone?]

[Is it Barcode?]

[Streamer Barcode, turn on your stream! Streamer Barcode, turn on your stream! Streamer Barcode, turn on your stream!]

[Wow, it’s not like I’m the only one using the chat room…]

[This chat room is going crazy lol]

[It’s really dizzying]

[But is it really Barcode?]

[Heung… Barcode…]

The appearance of Yone, presumed to be Barcode, heated up the chat room. But Ronin Swordsman felt the warmth around him growing colder.

Worried he might have caught a cold, Ronin Swordsman decided to visit the hospital after the stream.

[Oh? Barcode stream on]

I started the stream in a fit of anger.

[Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday? Why did you just end the stream yesterday?]

[Streamer Barcode, apologize! Streamer Barcode, apologize! Streamer Barcode, apologize! Streamer Barcode, apologize! Streamer Barcode, apologize! Streamer Barcode, apologize! Streamer Barcode, apologize! Streamer Barcode, apologize! Streamer Barcode, apologize!]

[Hey, do you want to see me go crazy? Hey, do you want to see me go crazy? Hey, do you want to see me go crazy? Hey, do you want to see me go crazy? Hey, do you want to see me go crazy? Hey, do you want to see me go crazy? Hey, do you want to see me go crazy? Hey, do you want to see me go crazy? Hey, do you want to see me go crazy?]

[Knock knock knock – Open the cam… Knock knock knock. Open the cam… Knock knock knock. Open the cam… Knock knock knock – Open the cam… Knock knock knock – Open the cam… Knock knock knock – Open the cam…]

Seeing the chat room flood with messages as soon as I started the stream made me dizzy.

Maybe because of the influx of trolls from the collab with Curry.

The chat was moving so fast I couldn’t even read the letters.

I ignored it and adjusted the game screen of LoL to fit the broadcast screen.

I intended to suppress it by ignoring it completely, but the heat in the chat room continued to rise like a candle about to go out.

The focus was so intense that the broadcast, not the game, started lagging.

Buffering began, and many viewers were disconnected from the chat server.

“Stop spamming now. If you keep going, the stream will crash.”

[Everyone, stop spamming~!!]

[Stop spamming!]

[Stop everyone… Stop spamming!]

[Stop spamming!]

[This chat room is really dizzying lol]

[an army assembled]

[Is this the new detention center?]

With one word from me, the spam-filled chat room became clean.

Well, in a normal situation, the trolls wouldn’t have listened to me.

Once the chat room was somewhat organized, I displayed the in-game screen.

[Wow, look at the enemy lineup]

[Ronin Swordsman, Muscle Guy, and Premium Tool are here]

[Who’s Premium Tool?]

[Don’t you know the final tool whose personality was erased by a certain prince?]

[Spoon is the prince lol]

Along with Ronin Swordsman, several famous names from the top tier caught my eye.

To avoid making the same mistake as yesterday, I fixed the camera angle downward towards the keyboard.

I loosened my fingers by noisily tapping the keyboard.

[Ah, sounds nice]

[The keyboard sounds so satisfying]

[I’m confident I can take a beating from Barcode too]

[What are you saying, you pervert?]

[Ronin Swordsman in tryhard mode on]

Since I started the stream, I had no choice but to manage it appropriately today. While thinking that, I noticed a chat message being deleted in the chat room.

Only a moderator could delete others’ messages, except for me, the streamer.

I didn’t have an official moderator in my room yet, but there was a manager from Curry’s room who volunteered for a day without pay yesterday.

“Manager, are you here?”

I asked to confirm if the manager who was supposed to be handling the chat was present.

Shortly after, a chat message appeared with the nickname of Curry’s manager.

Confirming the manager’s presence, I gave a thumbs up to the camera and focused on the game.

Normally, I had to manage both the game and the chat room, but with a manager, it didn’t matter.

Being a manager from a detention room, he would cut off any crossing-the-line chats.

With that trust, I concentrated on the game rather than the stream.

Previously, I could win without focusing against Ronin Swordsman.

But now, I had to focus to win because Ronin Swordsman’s Yasuo had improved significantly.

Seeing his score rise rapidly after our bet confirmed it.

Moreover, Ronin Swordsman had received an offer from Curry.

They were likely to be on the same team.

So I had to approach the game with the mindset of a player preparing for the tournament.

Some might complain about sniping during the stream.

But since Ronin Swordsman previously allowed sniping, it wasn’t a problem.

Lost in these thoughts, the minions reached the lane, and I focused on the game.

Kim Ji-hye, working as a cleaner, learned various facts about the hostess.

The hostess only used her private room on the second floor and the living room equipped with several exercise machines.

Judging by the pile of delivery food remnants, the hostess found cooking cumbersome.

All the shoes in the shoe cabinet were the same size, indicating that the hostess lived alone in this spacious house.

These were facts Kim Ji-hye naturally discovered while working. She tried not to be conscious of it but couldn’t help but wonder what the hostess did for a living.

Maybe she was involved in stocks or real estate?

Seeing her stay in the room all day, could it be related to the hot topic of virtual currency these days?

Or perhaps she was a hidden illegitimate child of a conglomerate… No, that seems too far-fetched.

It might be meddling, but I was worried about the owner’s health, who only ate fast food.

Although it seemed like the hostess exercised regularly, living on fast food alone would inevitably harm her health.

Known as the busybody fairy during my school days, Kim Ji-hye couldn’t help but peel an apple with her characteristic nosiness.

Leaving part of the peel on, she cut the apple prettily and arranged it neatly in a bowl.

Holding the bowl, Kim Ji-hye went upstairs and knocked on the firmly closed door.

Knock…. knock…. knock….

The customary three knocks. And then waiting.

How long did she wait, holding the bowl of apples?

The door opened, and the hostess, whose beauty was unbelievable no matter how many times she saw her, came out.

The first thing that caught her eye was the perfect legs exposed by the hot pants.

Kim Ji-hye was forced to take a moment to admire the flawless figure.

The hostess was only wearing a white sleeveless top and a navy cardigan, yet her fashion seemed perfect.

They say the face completes the fashion…!!

Where could there be a more unfair world?

“What is it?”

“Ah, well, I… I cut an apple prettily. Would you like to try it?”

No matter how you looked at it, “I cut the apple prettily. Would you like to try it?” sounded suspicious.

Anyone would have found it odd.

A suspicious person might have thought she’d put some sedative on the apple.

Kim Ji-hye felt uneasy as the hostess remained silent.

‘What should I do, what should I do, what should I do…’

Would she be suspected and taken somewhere?

Kim Ji-hye tried to view her current situation objectively.

A hostess who lives alone in a spacious rural house, suspiciously ordering delivery food often.

And herself, meddling for no reason and possibly annoying the mysterious hostess.

In this house, it was just the two of them.

Just as Kim Ji-hye’s imagination was spiraling out of control,

“Thank you.”

The hostess, seeming unbothered, took the bowl of apples and closed the door.

Kim Ji-hye let out the breath she had been holding in due to nervousness.

As she steadied her breathing, Kim Ji-hye thought quietly.

It turns out she’s a nicer person than I thought.

Although she didn’t quite understand why she came to that conclusion.

Kim Ji-hye decided she would cut apples for the kind hostess again in the future as she left the house.

Holding the bowl of apples, I returned to my room with a small smile.

The sight of the nervous, stammering cleaner in front of me was quite cute.

The fact that she cut the apple even more beautifully than expected was the killing point.

“Heh… Cute.”

Crunch

I munched on the neatly cut apple pieces as I waited.

Soon it would be time for Curry to start his stream, and I was looking up information related to streaming during that time.

One of Curry’s managers did manage the chat room alone, but after streaming for about five hours today, it was clear that one manager couldn’t handle the chat room perfectly.

After all, there was only one manager, but the viewers were in the tens of thousands.

As I spent time exploring various knowledge related to streaming, Curry’s stream finally started.

Yesterday, Curry had done a “meeting with the master” content through a collab with me and looked extremely tired.

Especially since it seemed like he hadn’t slept well, with dark circles under his eyes.

[Ka-ha]

[Ka-ha~ You don’t look too good today]

[Did something happen?]

[There was that “incident” yesterday lol]

[The roasting incident lol]

“Hello, everyone…”

Curry greeted the viewers with lower energy than usual.

Despite the viewers expressing concern in the chat, no one actually told him to stop the stream.

“Oh, you’re wondering why I’m like this? It’s nothing much. I just had a 14-hour meeting with the editors… Yawn….”

The talent to make viewers laugh even with such low energy.

[Honestly, if yesterday’s collab was tough, shake your head]

[Did you know Barcode’s face got revealed?]

[Barcode is a goddess lol]

[Curry enjoyed it alone]

[You deceiver, Curry, die]

“Why am I a deceiver? I’m a victim too, a victim.”

Curry protested when the chat called him a deceiver.

Did he have a lot on his mind from yesterday’s collab?

Once he started talking, Curry didn’t stop for a while.

“Honestly, I felt dizzy throughout the stream yesterday, and even in the second part. It’s the first time I’ve ever taken headache medicine while streaming.”

“My energy was low yesterday because it was tough dealing with that person. Almost said that.”

“The editing meeting was tough, but honestly, the collab was a bit tougher. Truly.”

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