Incidents and Accidents (1)
I chatted with Moteok and headed home. I asked her if it was okay to spill everything about yesterday and today on stream, and she gave me the green light. So now I'm super excited. I'm gonna unload all the stuff I couldn't talk about yesterday like crazy. Bursting with anticipation, I arrive at my one-room apartment.
It's 6 PM when I get back. About 10 minutes after I start streaming, weird chats start popping up.
What the heck is going on? I stare intently at the chat window. "Explain yourself" out of nowhere—even my Zang Partisans don't say that. This has gotta be outsiders. Even if my Zangis ganged up to troll me hard, they'd stay quiet during chats like this.
"What's this about? Did I do something wrong? Anyone wanna clue me in?"
"Sasa-ge? You mean... that place with the Supreme Justices?"
"Yeah, that's it, right?" Sasa-ge—the Incidents and Accidents board. I've heard of it. In the gaming world, it's higher than the Korean Constitution, no exaggeration. Even cafes can't touch its power. The moment your name hits there... you might as well quit the game. It's that dignified and ironclad. One bang bang bang from them, and you're buried. Even the Supreme Court supposedly says "Start over." Rumor has it the Constitutional Court bows with "We respect it." A group above the law. All hearsay, of course—I never fact-checked. Anyway, that's why they're flooding my room! But hey, awesome...! Viewers shot up. 350 now. Feels great. Keep coming, pls. Then I could hit the top ranks? Then... randos might watch me? Euhuhu.
"Someone drop the link! I'll... explain whatever it is!" Euhuhu. Perfect warm-up before real chat. The world's on my side. Hahaha! My room's a soup kitchen anyway... some controversy won't kill it! Idiots! I click the link to check. The title's ominous right off the bat.
"Uh... this is Minji, right? Yeah? Minji?" It hits me instantly. I remember Minji. Wait, weren't we friends? Betraying me like this? I'm hurt. I really thought we were buddies. Feels like a knife in the back.
"No way... Minji, weren't we close? I thought we were friends..." I slowly read Minji's story. She sounds super upset. You can feel it in the post. Her sincerity hits hard.
"She just... threw? No... how could this happen." I didn't throw. I just sucked. The post is a wall of text, too much to read all at once. So I drag-select the whole thing... fire up GPT and ask for a three-line summary. Obviously, a fresh, objective GPT—not my buddy one.
Summary: Nuisance mage in the game... Ridiculous. Ignores orders, shameless, sucks, no remorse... Every bad thing you can say about a mage, that's me now.
"Guess I was that bad... Let's check the justices' comments." I peek at the replies too.
What? No bad comments. Some sympathy, lots of "newbie pots gonna newbie." But this one's weird?
"Guys, why 231 downvotes on this one? Isn't it facts? I did suck hard."
"Ah...!" Totally get it. Back in cafe days, game lovers everywhere. Start with "Hate the company?" and shut you down. But overall, not bad... Was grinning thinking superstardom, but sorry for Minji. Didn't know she felt like that... Gotta grind harder and repay her. Clear it together! Got my goal now. Minji, wait for me—Seon-ah's coming!!
"Sorry. I'll practice more... and clear with Minji."
"That healer is Minji. Name's Minji. Right?" Prolly. I remember Minji. If not, oh well.
"Knew it... Minji, I'll practice—we'll play together! Dunno if you'll see this... but let's clear later! Oh, but I did clear. Got bused! Once I'm geared, I'll carry you!"
I log into Arena World with my mage after ages... Wait.
"No! Sorry Minji... I switched to tank. Can't team up... sorry." Duh, I changed my main to tank 'cause I kept dying. Forgot since I haven't played. "Nah, Tank Bro will carry!" My mind flips every second. Tanks can carry too. But now that I'm in-game... don't wanna play? Wanna chat. Got tons to say today. Fun stories galore.
Showcase? No way... real angels... Drop honey content right when I wanna chat.
"When's it?"
"For real?" I search YouTube for Arena World showcase. 40k viewers? Huge! Don't know the game well, so half the stuff flies over my head. New boss!!! "Whoa!" New continent!!! "Whoa!" New whale event!!! "Whoa!"
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Showcase ends, no lingering hype. I'm just a reaction bot. Whoa! For real? Epic!! Hyped? Whoa! Tank buffs! Screamed my lungs out. Gotta have stuff to say... know nothing, whatcha gonna do? Nailed it. Self-praise time. If I don't hype myself, who will!
"GOAT!"
"Loved the GOAT showcase, everyone. Now scram. Time for lowkey chat." Almost turned game back on at "GOAT," but snapped to chat. Prepped tons today! So much to say!
"Moteok's here too... so I'll spill yesterday and today. Game fans, take a walk."
With Moteok here, she'll brake me if I mess up. I trust that... and start lowkey chat. Got permission today too. Gonna spew everything I want. Euhuhu. Couldn't talk since yesterday—built-up stress. Can't speak your mind? Torture.
"Questions first."
"Pretty? Yeah, gorgeous. Insanely so. Face doesn't even register. Pure Female Power is straight melons. Just... stop. Eyes popped out like "whoa!" Turned me into a middle-schooler."
Chat's exploding. Haven't seen speed like this in ages.
"Like, her level... even Editor Maru... total loss. Crushed in Pure Female Power. Editor/Maru: 1 star. Nah, 0.1. Me: 3 stars... Moteok: Super Elite Secret Infinite Radiating Insane Ascension 99-star, limit break 100 times. But surgery? Hard no. If Editor tries, I'll block it. Absolutely not. Will stop her. Surgery is a nooooo."
"Huh? Oh, Editor's here too. Straight talk: You're the prettiest I've seen. #1. Face genius. But Pure Female Power? Lacking. Very. Female Power top is Moteok. Most womanly woman I've laid eyes on."
I blab excitedly. Maru's gone... no binding contract. My room! Angels contracted direct!! "Kyakyaka. Wanted to say this before but couldn't... unloading all!!" Uhaha! This is spilling tea, this is lowkey chat! Chest feels wide open.
"Boobs. Boobs. Boobs are Pure Female Power, right? MoteokWhale10BillionSoup 100k thanks! But... 10 billion? Grind that cash. 10B won't cut it for those. Minimum 500B. Remember: 500B boobs."
Aaah, refreshing. Refreshing! What I wanted last stream! Couldn't say it. Finally...! But... phone, messages, and Discord ringing.
"..."
Eek! Demon incoming...! Big trouble...! Not coming for nice words. Definitely... urk. "Guh." Phone won't stop. Ugh... if I check... my gut's right. But can't ignore the sound. How ignore adult's texts? Shoulda silenced!! No choice, I open my phone. It's Maru.