Chapter 17
Chapter 17
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 17
Chapter Title: Broadcast Aftermath
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The aftermath of Bukppudeupppu's broadcast was tremendous.
In an instant, every community dweller in the country rose up in arms.
This was how incredible it was: just posting about Bukppudeupppu would rocket straight to the popular posts.
💬 Community Reactions — Anonymous Fuck, what a shitty world... — Netizen2 Agreed; he was poor as a kid, made bank, but his parents are gone now. — TraumaWatcher That’s gotta leave some serious trauma, right? — Curious So where’s that restaurant? Isn’t that piece of shit? No, how bad did they fuck up to make her kneel? — PowerAbuser Asshole like that probably abused their power. In this day and age. — Detective Can’t we find out where that restaurant is? — Hunter If we really wanted to, we could dig it up. — Charge! Guys, let’s charge! You guys even dig up the president’s underwear! — Waiter Just wait a bit. The pros are moving. — GiftReceiver Bukppudeupppu hyung gave me gift icons! If I find the restaurant, I’ll review-bomb it. At first, they cursed the Female Cam streamer who posted the exposé.
That money wasn't even hers, so who cared who Bukppudeupppu donated it to? Acting like his wife rubbed them the wrong way.
But unintentionally, the target shifted.
Even though it happened ten years ago, the fact that such a power-abusing restaurant existed in Korea shocked everyone.
💬 Restaurant Hunt — Finder Hey, found it! — How? How’d you find it? — Eyewitness Someone who saw it back then. The market was so noisy, they went to check, and some lady was kneeling before the owner, bowing her head to the ground. — Huh? ? — What? ? — Shocked What? Kneeling was bad enough, but bowing her head to the ground? — MemoryFade It’s been so long, memory’s fuzzy, but she was begging not to be fired or something. — Wow Wow... The community dwellers finally tracked down the restaurant.
In a country as small as Korea, Bukppudeupppu's story about his mother—with hundreds of thousands of views—didn't feel like someone else's problem.
Eyes of surveillance sprouted everywhere.
And finally, they found an eyewitness.
It was a perfect victory for humanity.
💥 Review Terror Begins — Charge! Charge!!! — Delivery? They do delivery too? — Scum That fucking scum does delivery on top of it. — BugReview Someone posted recently about bugs in the food, and the owner wouldn’t even refund. — Insane For real? Is he insane? — Consumer Yeah, so the customer just ate it anyway because it was a waste. — Nature Roots never change. — TerrorStart Review terror first. — Joining I’m in. — MeToo Me too! A raging volcano.
No, a wildfire that had already burned every mountain.
A fierce blaze that no downpour could extinguish swallowed the world.
In this hellish Korea where prices soared but wages stagnated, people were itching for a stress outlet.
💬 Terror Results — Done Review terror complete! — Supporter Nice! Here’s 500 points from me. — Thanks Thanks — LongReview Just dropped a 1,500-char review. That guy’s no human. — LOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL — OwnerPOV ???: Why the fuck are these kids after me? — Perfect That top comment nails the restaurant owner’s feelings. — Karma No smoke without fire—they’re getting karma hard LOL The restaurant was bombarded with hundreds of times the usual reviews. Suddenly, animal shit appeared in front of it, and customers picked fights over trivial things.
"Mister, the food here tastes like crap."
"Wow, this shit is awful. Even Mimi at home could cook better than this."
Mimi, by the way, was a customer's pet dog.
The place spread nationwide as the 【Restaurant Worse Than Dog Food】.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ A dark room where not a single ray of sunlight entered.
Curtains sealed it off completely from the outside—this was streamer Choa's home.
'What did I do wrong!'
It had been a year already.
News of her Romance Scam on Bukppudeupppu brought a flood of viewers.
💬 Chat Raid -Narack! -Na -Rack -Na -Rack Twice the usual floating viewers.
They didn't come to watch Choa—they crashed to wreck the stream.
She couldn't even get her daily Bubble Gifts; the broadcast was on the verge of total collapse.
Choa tried weaponizing tears, pretending to cry.
"The past stuff... I'm reflecting on it too."
💬 Viewer Responses — Bullshit What bullshit. As if. — Exposé Someone that sorry posts an exposé on the community? — Suspects Agreed; looks like Bukppudeupppu sponsored two Female Cams: Han Yu-jeong and Choa. — Defender Han Yu-jeong wouldn’t. She was sadly crying about missing Bukppudeupppu oppa yesterday. — BukGod Buk--------God! — Culprit The Female Cam who tormented our BukGod is this bitch? Unable to handle the overwhelming backlash, Choa abruptly ended her stream.
Checking the community, it was all about that weird restaurant and her.
"What the hell did I do wrong?"
She couldn't understand.
Wasn't that how Female Cam streams worked?
Treating the biggest Big Spender with extra care.
She couldn't deny Bukppudeupppu was once a heavy donor. But the moment New York showed up smelling like money as a new Big Spender, she switched like it was nothing.
Was that wrong?
"I didn't know Bukppudeupppu had that much money!"
Crash!
Unable to contain her rage, Choa hurled her keyboard.
Keys flew everywhere in the room.
She was in no state to stream anymore.
Even plastering on a thick face, the constant influx of hellish viewers ruined every broadcast.
Even her loyal Big Spenders fled from the flames.
After ten hours of streaming, she got a measly 70 Bubble Gifts.
After fees, not even 7,000 won.
Worse than minimum wage.
"Fucking bastards..."
Choa watched Bukppudeupppu's stream incognito.
The luxury mansion fit for chaebols shocked her senseless.
How the hell did he amass that much? A mystery.
Anger surged through her body, pounding her heart wildly. Her fingertips trembled, cold sweat trickled down her forehead. The room was silent, but her mind spun like a storm.
"Kyahaaaaah!"
She threw everything in the room.
But her anger wouldn't subside.
"Huff... huff... huff..."
She needed a break.
The damage was done. If she regrouped for a bit and came back stronger later, she could rise again.
Two steps back for one step forward.
She had no intention of admitting fault.
Humans forget with time.
They barely remember yesterday's side dishes.
"I'll come back and get revenge later."
She firmly believed all of Bukppudeupppu's money would be hers then.
Even in this mess, Choa didn't give up.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ I was reading the fresh notice from a certain woman.
It was so absurd I felt like I was ascending.
'Wow, what an amazing woman. To think I once liked someone like her?'
📰 Streamer Notice [Title] Sorry. I’ll be taking a break for a while. The poster was Choa.
Strictly speaking, an inevitable choice.
I’d secretly peeked at her stream too—it was impossible to continue. Before the incident, her average viewers were 1,200.
After her clarification stream-slash-sob story under Bukppudeupppu's ID...
Viewers spiked to 40,000.
Someone might think it was a huge hit.
But those extra viewers came to hate-watch, not support.
I read the notice slowly.
The more I read, the more flabbergasted I got.
How could someone have that mindset? Enviable yet chilling.
📰 Full Notice Hello, this is streamer Choa. This morning, I got an urgent call from my family home. My mother, who has chronic illness, had a checkup, and they say her condition is very bad. Probably cancer. Also, the recent incident. No, it goes back a year. I sent most of the money I earned from Bubble Gifts home. So I was saving every penny, and when Bukppudeupppu oppa stopped donating like before, I got worried. Then New York oppa appeared as a Big Spender. Given my family situation... I just needed to earn, so unintentionally, something like a Romance Scam happened. No matter how I excuse it, I wronged Bukppudeupppu oppa. I’ll contact him personally to apologize. I can’t face the fans who loved me. Right when I should stream harder, I have to take an unexpected break. It’ll be a long hiatus, several months. I’m so sorry for showing such a lacking side to my fans. (Sad)(Sad)(Sad) But if I return, I’ll be a more vibrant Choa than before. Thank you for reading this long, inadequate post. -To the fans Choa loves...- "Whoa... she lies every time she opens her mouth?"
What shocked me most?
A few things, but top was the cancer mom story.
I knew.
Her mother was no longer in this world.
That's why I squeezed out money I didn't have to donate to her. She lost her mom, I lost mine. That shared pain made me empty my savings account.
It didn't feel like someone else's story.
"This bitch is completely insane?"
Her deceased mother.
For personal greed.
Not only resurrecting her, but giving her cancer too...
What the hell were those Bubble Gifts to make her commit such filial impiety?
Now, that woman terrified me.
"Never get tangled with her again."
Revenge? Long gone from my mind.
Getting involved with that psycho might even cause hair loss.
I hugged my shoulders, showing my pale face.
"President, are you okay?"
Pitying my state, Im Yun-ah gently wiped the cold sweat from my forehead with a handkerchief.
"Yun-ah."
"Yes, speak."
"They say people are inherently good, but the more you see of the world, the scarier it gets."
Im Yun-ah flinched, her hands pausing.
"President, this is something I saw two years ago."
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"A kid was playing by a seventh-floor window and got caught on the frame. Everyone screamed watching, but some mysterious man climbed the wall."
"...The wall?"
"Yes. Even more shocking: no safety gear, and the building was old and crumbling—super dangerous. He handed his own kid to his wife nearby and climbed the railing without hesitation."
The more I heard, the more unbelievable.
Risking for a total stranger.
Leaving his own family behind for danger.
Seeing my expression, Im Yun-ah smiled.
"The man climbed from the first floor and somehow saved the kid."
"I... see. That man’s incredible."
"Want to know what’s even more amazing?"
A moment she'd never forget?
Im Yun-ah gazed at the blue sky reflected in the large window, murmuring.
"Unbelievably, that man was an illegal immigrant. Despite struggling to protect his own family, he tried to save another."
"!"
"Word reached the US President’s ears, and he got rewarded. Instant fast-pass through procedures—became a US citizen."
"My god... such people exist."
As I marveled,
Im Yun-ah grinned brightly.
"There’s something even more surprising."
"Here?"
She whispered in my ear.
"That man now works as a Selig security guard."