Since the story about galbijjim (braised short ribs) was discussed in the gallery, it was inevitable that it would come up.
The picture turned out so delicious-looking too.
“I had galbijjim with my younger sibling for the first time in a while, and I have to say, it was good. I heard it’s from a famous place.”
Now that we were at it, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to talk about what happened yesterday before starting the broadcast.
I figured everyone might be curious.
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Did you eat galbijjim because of our donations?]
Omniscient Cthulhu: Hmm
[Someone who didn’t donate (but acts like they did)]
[Is it true that the manager has never donated even once?]
[I feel like the trolls have donated more than them so far, haha.]
[Hwanhee: We’re just helping by watching the broadcast, you know. It’s like a financial gain just from watching.]
[Kang Hoomin: I should be grateful just for watching the broadcast.]
[The trolls have lost all sense of morality, haha.]
[The kids chatting in the chat aren’t even real trolls, sigh. The real trolls wouldn’t even bother responding to a 1st-tier troll like me.]
“I’m really thankful for those who donated because that’s why I could go eat galbijjim.”
If I hadn’t received donations, I wouldn’t even have thought of going to eat galbijjim.
‘It’s just too expensive.’
If it were moderately priced, it would be fine, but it’s over 40,000 won for one serving, and it’s not something I could just pay for comfortably.
Would I have been able to eat galbijjim if it wasn’t for the money earned through the broadcast?
Thinking about that, I spoke up.
“For those who didn’t donate… it’s not like it matters that much if you didn’t. I’m not doing this to make money.”
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Wow.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: I knew this would happen, so I never donated, haha.]
[As expected, it’s typical of Cthulhu, haha.]
[Kang Hoomin: You can’t really say that; I keep saying there are people who help just by watching. That’s us.]
[Just ridiculous, haha.]
[Hwanhee has donated 1,000 won!]
Even though I said I didn’t need donations, someone donated anyway.
“How do you guys even have money to donate? And you can’t even buy a cup of ramen these days with 1,000 won.”
It was a cruel fact.
The last time I went to a convenience store with 1,000 won to grab a bite, I saw that even cup ramen cost more than that, and I just ended up leaving the store without buying anything.
‘It was truly brutal.’
How can a cup of ramen cost more than 1,000 won?
Even though I chose a larger cup, isn’t it supposed to not exceed 1,000 won since it has the title of ‘food for the common people’?
With a sigh, I transferred the pictures I took yesterday to my computer.
The pictures didn’t show any faces.
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Wow.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Is this Seongsu-dong?]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Looks nice.]
[Someone from Daegu says they’ve never been to a place like that, how is it?]
[There should be places like that in Daegu, so why act like you’ve never been to one?]
[Hwanhee: I don’t know about anything else, but what’s with that cow head at the entrance? Is that for real?]
“Seriously, who would put a cow head like that?”
I can’t believe I have to explain this.
I let out a long sigh.
There was a time like this back in school.
Was it during my senior year? There was a friend in my class who struggled a bit with studying.
They kept asking the same simple questions repeatedly, which often annoyed me, but I figured it might just be a memory issue, so I answered every time they asked.
Later, I found out the reason they kept asking the same questions was surprisingly ridiculous.
They had unique taste preferences.
Not only did they like the same s*x, but they also found pleasure in asking others questions and hearing their answers.
‘No wonder they forgot everything.’
At that time, it was really scary, but looking back now, it feels like a fond memory.
I thought it would be fun to bring this up when I eventually met up with my classmates.
While I was lost in those random thoughts, I showed the next photo.
“So this is galbijjim, right? It’s really super delicious. If you have the time, you should definitely go to Seongsu-dong and try it.”
Although it was pricey, it was worth trying at least once.
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Aww, baby manager.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Money! Oh!]
[Why is that guy suddenly acting cute?]
[I really want to smack him, haha.]
[Stop acting cute, stop acting cute, stop acting cute.]
[Kang Hoomin: What’s the point of taking a proof shot after going there?]
“Why would I? I’ll just go, enjoy the food, and that’s it. What am I supposed to do?”
It’s not like I was sponsored by the place.
What could I possibly do for them?
As I was thinking this, I was showing a picture of the inside of the restaurant when suddenly…
[Mangming: Hello~~]
Mangming appeared in the chat.
They seemed pretty excited too.
※[Omniscient Cthulhu: Haha.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Mangming, why are you so excited?]
[It seems like something good happened.]
[Mangming: Hehe.]
[Hehe, it’s so funny.]
[Kang Hoomin: You look super suspicious, so just say it straight. Before the manager punishes you with their authority.]
[Not manager (X) authority (X), just a damn troll, haha.]
[But looking at their behavior, they do seem like an honorary manager.]
[This is hilarious, haha.]
Seeing how happy Mangming was, it was clear something good had happened.
I was curious.
What could it be that made them so excited?
“Can I ask what’s making you so happy?”
I was truly eager to find out.
Then Mangming typed in the chat.
[Mangming: Ahem.]
[Mangming: It’s just that…]
[Mangming: I’ve actually become a ‘Master’… ]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Is that for real?]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Bullshit, haha.]
[No, I searched their record after hearing that, and it’s true, haha.]
[Great Mangming.]
[A Master just eats up the competition, great Mangming, haha.]
[A Master just feasts (400 wins, 398 losses).]
[That’s a score monster, haha.]
[As expected, scores are everything.]
[Scores are undeniable.]
A Master.
Considering my current tier, that was truly a high rank.
I had barely achieved Platinum.
“Master is just so far away. How do you even climb from Platinum?”
Getting to Platinum wasn’t too difficult, but from what I heard, the higher the tier, the exponentially harder it becomes.
I would always have to keep that in mind.
[Mangming: It’s not that difficult.]
[Mangming: If you want, I can…]
[Mangming: Teach you.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: That jerk Mangming.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: I thought they just came to brag, but they had ulterior motives.]
[So sneaky, so sneaky.]
[Is that really okay? Haha.]
Mangming offered to teach Leore.
But—
“I actually like playing Leore alone.”
That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy playing with others, but I generally prefer to play solo.
I don’t want anyone affecting my gameplay for no reason.
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Immediately declined, haha.]
[That’s right, haha.]
[Mangming, we will never play together again, haha.]
[Kang Hoomin: Definitely not.]
[The determination is real, haha.]
[From what I’ve seen, you definitely play better alone than with other people.]
[Mangming: Ah, then…]
[Mangming: It can’t be helped…]
Mangming seemed a bit disappointed, but there was nothing to be done.
If it’s not possible, it’s just not possible.
Maybe if I received a mission later, it would be different, but for now, the chances were non-existent.
As I was thinking about this and speaking, suddenly—
[Oh, what’s this? Harin is streaming.]
You have been temporarily disconnected!
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Mentioning Tars, huh?]
[Mentioning Tars should be cut off right away, oo.]
[You never know when troublemakers might show up.]
[I really dislike troublemakers.]
[Sudden mention of Harin is just too abrupt.]
Suddenly, a cuckoo came to announce that Harin had started streaming.
The manager quickly removed the message, though.
‘By the way, Harin started streaming.’
She had looked extremely tired when I saw her at the restaurant, so I thought she would take the day off.
It seemed she jumped straight into streaming without a break.
I thought it was impressive as I booted up the game.
I wanted to play some solo ranked matches.
“Let’s have some fun with League of Legends today.”
I wondered which champion I would play.
But then—
[Harin: Hello!]
Harin entered my stream.
While I had joined Harin’s streams before, she had never come to mine, so I was a bit curious.
I wondered why she was here.
‘I have a slight idea, though.’
Thinking that, I opened my mouth.
“I think this is the first time seeing you in the chat. What brings you here?”
When I asked,
[Harin: Just wondering what you’re up to.]
[Harin: I was curious.]
[Harin: I’ve heard a lot about Mangming.]
Harin suddenly mentioned Mangming.
‘…Why did she come?’
What could her reason possibly be?
It seemed I would have to find out from here on.
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