Chapter 43 : Youtube ?

“Ahhhhh!!!” Crash!!

Three minutes after the game ended, a loud noise erupted from Curry’s stream. Curry screamed and fell backward with his chair, disappearing from view behind the fallen chair for a while. I chuckled at the sight and turned my attention to the chat on Curry’s stream.

[Curry, 10 deaths is too much]

[The team leader is the one messing up the most]

[Apologize with a deep bow] [Ah.. just ^1/10/5]

[So funny ]

[Legendary fall]

[That shows how frustrated he was]

[Oh dear… he must have been so upset]

For those who recently started watching Curry, they might think this reaction was over the top. But as a long-time viewer, I knew this was genuine.

I decided to enjoy Curry’s suffering through the replay later. For now, it was time to focus on my stream. I exited Curry’s stream and turned my mic back on.

“I’m back.”

I used the excuse of needing to use the restroom to end the stream. To avoid any misunderstandings, I mentioned that I had returned and shifted my gaze.

With the scrim over, today’s schedule was essentially done. There was no reason to continue streaming, so I just interacted with viewers while enjoying the afterglow.

“Do you have any plans to start a YouTube channel? Someone asked… Well, I’m not particularly interested.”

[Starting a YouTube channel would be like a money duplication bug, why not do it?]

[She’s a rich girl, why would she need to do YouTube ?]

[We should be grateful she’s streaming at all]

[But if you check YouTube, there are tons of videos of Barcode]

[I saw them pop up in my algorithm too]

Seeing the chat about my videos being on YouTube, I immediately went online.

I typed YouTube’s address in the browser and searched for ‘Barcode’ in the search bar. Numerous videos related to ‘Barcode’ and my Leona plays appeared in the search results.

“I never gave permission to upload these…”

[Wow, no sense of copyright at all]

[They need to taste some fines to wake up]

[Uploading without the creator’s permission is just mindless ]

[Illegal money duplication bugs should be punished]

Most of the videos were just my stream footage uploaded without any editing. Some videos were edited, but the quality didn’t seem impressive.

They achieved 150,000 views without any effort, just by uploading someone else’s content.

How good must that feel?

“Should I sue or not, should I or should I not…”

[If you get sued, you get to meet Barcode in person?]

[Ah, I should have uploaded videos too]

[Paying a fine is cheap for a fan meeting price]

[Do you really think Barcode will settle?]

[Info: Barcode didn’t settle with anyone in the last lawsuit]

[A fan meeting for a criminal record… kind of tempting]

[Tempting ]

I pondered on how to handle this situation and finally made a decision.

“Everyone watching, if the videos aren’t taken down by tomorrow.”

I whispered into the mic.

“I will sue.”

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

[Hnn…]

[Feels like I’m going crazy]

[Is this ASMR?]

[When’s the fan meeting?]

[Yes~]

[Informed~]

[(Secret Chat)]

This should serve as a sufficient warning. Honestly, I didn’t mind if they uploaded my videos to YouTube.

The problem was profiting from my videos without permission. That was too infuriating to ignore, and I was really considering suing if they didn’t take them down by tomorrow.

“Hmm… I’ll end the stream here for today.”

[That’s it?]

[Is there a streamer who only streams for 2 hours a day?]

[Bye~]

[Short but sweet]

[Such a letdown]

[Barcode became famous and lost her touch]

“Lost my touch?”

Annoyed by the chat, I unintentionally read it out loud. Having said it, I decided to voice my thoughts.

“My touch? The first day I streamed, I took a week off… Maybe sometimes getting back to basics isn’t a bad idea.”

[?]

[?]

[Who complained about losing touch?]

[They must have wanted to be torn apart]

[Mindless chatters will soon be dealt with ]

[Barcode doesn’t know basics…]

[Ranked #1 streamer to lose touch by Phobos]

Viewers reacted strongly to my comment about getting back to basics. They were ready to tear apart the viewer who mentioned it.

The intensity was palpable, and I calmly prepared to end the stream.

“Now, I’ll really end the stream.”

Having stirred things up, I ended the stream without any further ado. And yes, I was serious about not streaming again soon.

All the major events in the team selection match were over. I just needed to participate in scrims, and there was no reason to keep streaming.

After ending the stream, I dragged my weary body to bed. Lying there, watching Curry’s stream replay would be the perfect end to the day.

Growl…

“…I haven’t had dinner, have I?”

The sound of my empty stomach echoed in my ears. I got up and went to the living room. I wondered if Ji-hye might be cooking. Unfortunately, the kitchen was empty.

‘Is she resting?’

The scrim had gathered many famous streamers, making it difficult to manage the chat more than usual. I hadn’t asked her to prepare dinner tonight, so it was understandable if she was resting in her room.

“I’m hungry…”

Regardless, I was still hungry. Ji-hye was someone I hired to take care of me. She was supposed to cook meals, as that’s what I paid her for. She wouldn’t be able to refuse if I suddenly changed my mind.

Knock, knock-

I moved to Ji-hye’s room and knocked on the door. Ji-hye usually responded immediately unless she was asleep.

Thinking she must have fallen asleep from exhaustion, I turned to leave.

Creak-

Just then, the door opened.

“What’s the matter, sis?” Ji-hye called out in a tired voice as she emerged from her room. She looked very tired, with dark circles under her eyes.

Normally, Ji-hye would fall asleep if she was exhausted.

“I was going to ask you for dinner, but are you doing something? You seem very tired.”

“Ah, well…”

Ji-hye couldn’t answer immediately. This was unusual for her, as she usually responded right away. With bleary eyes, she kept avoiding my gaze.

“Uh… actually…”

In the ensuing stare-down, Ji-hye finally spoke up.

“I was editing your stream videos.”

“Editing? Oh, are you planning to upload them on YouTube?”

“N-no, not for YouTube. Just as a hobby since I had some time…”

I quietly watched her. As I gently glared, signaling her to be honest, Ji-hye lowered her head and continued.

“I thought it would be great if you also had a YouTube channel… I was planning to ask for your permission later!”

Sigh…

Ji-hye finally expressed her true intentions, and I sighed. Ji-hye looked like a soaked puppy, unsure of what to do. Seeing the reaction I wanted, I stopped pretending and smiled.

“Just kidding.”

“What?”

“The sigh just now, I was kidding.”

“Oh… I thought I’d get scolded for doing things on my own…”

Ji-hye smiled weakly, relieved.

She was putting in effort for my sake, so there was no reason to scold her. If anything, I should praise her for being considerate. However, it was annoying that she acted on her own without telling me first.

Sigh…

A mix of carrot and stick approach could also help in such situations. It wasn’t right to only give rewards just because she followed well.

I decided to give Ji-hye the punishment of preparing dinner without our prior agreement.

The next morning, I was in Ji-hye’s room instead of mine. After eating the breakfast she prepared as usual, I was about to go back to my room when she stopped me, saying she had something to show.

“To start YouTube, we need an account in your name!”

“An account in my name… Wait a moment.”

I stopped myself from logging in with an account under ‘Son Min-woo’s’ name. As I was ‘Choi Na-yeon’ now, using an account under ‘Son Min-woo’s’ name could cause issues. To avoid future problems, I had to create a new account under Choi Na-yeon’s name.

“I don’t have an account, so I’ll have to create one.”

“The process is simple, you can create one quickly.”

Just as Ji-hye said, I created a new account within a minute. After logging in with the new account, I accessed YouTube. From there, Ji-hye, who had already studied about YouTube, took over the channel creation process. The setup was very straightforward, and soon, a new channel named ‘Barcode’ was created.

“If we’re going to do this, I think it’s better to use my original nickname as the channel name rather than ‘Barcode.'”

“That gives it more character! I’ll change it right away!”

The channel name ‘Barcode’ was changed to ‘Debarcode.’ Seeing the updated channel name felt right. It was definitely better than ‘Barcode,’ so I was satisfied.

“All that’s left is for you to mention that this is the official channel on your stream or…”

“…I’m not streaming for a week, though.”

“…Or just posting an announcement would do.”

Perhaps predicting my response, Ji-hye continued smoothly and opened a new tab to log into Twitch.

Feeling the unspoken pressure to make the announcement immediately, I logged in.

I accessed the ‘Barcode Board,’ which I had set up to announce the joint broadcast with Curry.

I wrote a new post under the ‘Announcement’ category, titled ‘[Debarcode].

‘ The content was straightforward: ‘The official YouTube channel has been created.’

The swiftly completed announcement was posted at the top of the board.

“I’ve made some videos during my spare time. Should I upload them?”

“Hmm? If you’re confident, go ahead. I don’t really care about YouTube.”

Meaning, I wouldn’t mind YouTube much, so just handle it yourself. I gave Ji-hye permission to upload the videos without even reviewing them. Having no further business there, I left the room and headed upstairs.

Little did I know what kind of impact the creation of the YouTube channel and Ji-hye’s videos would have.