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Chapter 57
"Alright, everyone. That's it for today's stream. My next stream will be..."
Parang pondered for a moment, carefully reviewing her schedule in her head.
"I think the next stream will probably be in two days. I'll see you then."
Yoo Parang's stream ended in great success.
It included its original purpose—an apology for the Brachium shock—along with the two short stream segments that followed.
She showed an unprecedented, first-of-its-kind stream flow where she disciplined the Viewers right after an apology stream, but the apology itself was clean, and she managed to lighten the mood midway in the Coral Garden.
From the moment *open your eyes* was used as a joke, it was obvious that the stream's atmosphere was incredibly cheerful.
The fact that the streamer was apologizing sincerely while the Viewers were only thinking about teasing her closely resembled someone Parang used to watch in her past life.
By the time she entered as a Beer Can Objet, the public opinion in the Chat Window was almost entirely positive toward Parang.
Besides, disciplining the Viewers was something she did every single day anyway.
Therefore, the apology was well-received as an apology, and the stream was praised as a stream.
Naturally, the community also erupted.
First, due to the impact of this apology stream, finally.
[ Fuck, I made a Yoo Parang Gallery, now get out of Hun-Gall ]
[ Author: Long Way ]
You crazy bastards, is this Hunter Gallery or Yoo Parang Gall?
I couldn't stand this shit anymore, so I'm making a Gallery and becoming the Head Admin.
Now get the hell out of Hun-Gall, please.
(Yoo Parang Gallery Link)
- Wow LOL
- This is it!!!
- (Worship Emoticon)
Yoo Parang Gallery, newly established!
The Yoo Parang Gallery, which had always felt necessary but remained uncreated because no one wanted to volunteer as admin, finally made its appearance.
Parang's Viewers, who used to take over Hunter Gallery at the drop of a hat, finally got a space where they could talk without worrying about what others thought (not that they ever did anyway).
[ This fucking Head Admin passed it to me and ran away, what is this? ]
[ Author: Nightglow Monster ]
(A screenshot of a head admin appointment message and a 30-day ban notification, along with the message, Receive it yourself and unban yourself.)
Wait, fuck
- LOL
- Then why did you accept Sub Admin LOL
└ No, the Sub Admin position was forced on me too ]_];
└ Ack LOL
└ What a total pushover LOL
After a peaceful resolution, a diehard fan who had been watching Yoo Parang since her first stream took over the Head Admin position, and naturally, the Gallery was filled with people who endlessly followed Yoo Parang.
[ Fuck, which bastard started this open your eyes thing, Kuaaaak ] [7]
[ Yoo Parang garden GIF collection ] [12]
[ YooParangTurnOnTheStreamFuckYooParangTurnOnTheStreamFuckYooParangTurnOnTheStreamFuck ] [5]
[ Isn't Yoo Parang a total rookie at streaming? How is her handling so clean? ] [13]
[ Fuck, which bastard started this open your eyes thing, Kuaaaak ]
[ Author: Good day ]
The mood was so good today, holy fuck, I thought I could actually watch until the end today, ah seriously
Give me back my garden, fuck, we were doing so well, why, just why did she have to start disciplining us
- Honestly, the person who joked around with that is at fault, yep...
- That scene is over, yep, you can come back in
└ Oh, really?
└ Yep, she's probably ending the stream soon, so hurry up, the Streamer said it's a short stream today because she has an interview or something
└ Oh, fr? thx thx, gonna go in right now
└ Ah fuck, you bastard, I'll fight you
└ LOL LOL LOL
- Honestly, it was pretty fun though LOL. I'm just happy I got to see the Streamer get flustered
[ Yoo Parang garden GIF collection ]
[ Author: Commander ]
(A Photo of small fishes swimming out from everywhere and circling Yoo Parang)
(A swaying Coral lawn)
(A GIF of Yoo Parang walking around the Baobab)
It's so fucking pretty, seriously, where even is this place
Those small fishes don't look like Monster Fish, so isn't it above the Monster Fish Zone? Then can I go there too?
- Yeah right LOL
- Like hell you could LOL
- Fuck, is that pretty to you? It just looks fucking gross, shit
└ I took a screenshot and emailed it to Yoo Parang
└ Is this for real?
└ Yeah right
[ Isn't Yoo Parang a total rookie at streaming? How is her handling so clean? ]
[ Author: Route 201 ]
I have never seen anyone wrap things up so cleanly after turning on an apology stream due to a controversy
Her apology was sincere
No bullshit excuses
Has a clear follow-up plan
No emotional appeals
She even said she would compensate for the damages out of her own pocket.
And the way she just said she would do it right now when asked when her next stream would be LOL
Maybe this bastard is just a born streaming genius
- It felt like the textbook example of an apology, yep
- Honestly, I went in gritting my teeth to find any reason to hate on her, but I just left because there was nothing to nitpick
- I think it helps that she also handled the situation well when it happened, yep
└ Fr, if she hadn't been able to end the stream right then and the debuff got longer, it would have been game over, but her response was super fast
[ What are you doing? Post it up LOL ]
[ Author: SkyTower ]
(A Photo of Yoo Parang's stream profile photoshopped with a halo)
Great Great Great LOL LOL LOL
- (Worship Emoticon)
- (Worship Emoticon)
......
- (Worship Emoticon)
[ Yoo Parang turned on her stream again? yep ]
[ Author: Status Effect Broadcast ]
(A collection of famous disgusting Photos floating around the internet. A long series of repulsive Photos follows.)
- (Do Not Feed Emoticon)
- (Dumbfounded Emoticon)
Of course, there were also people who maliciously tried to troll the Gallery. However,
[ You fucking crazy bastards, why do you watch stuff like this, crazy, ah ]
[ Author: Status Effect Broadcast ]
Why are the stream highlights nothing but disgusting pictures, fuck
- ?
- Hmm, is it that bad
- (Is this for real? Emoticon)
The average tolerance of a Yoo Parang Viewer was higher than expected.
And so, a World where no one got hurt was completed.
#
Meanwhile, Yoo Parang.
Having pressed the end stream button, she began to slowly swim upward.
She was heading to the interview location she had received in advance.
Since both the interviewee, Parang, and the interviewer, Lee Shia, happened to be residing in Pohang, her interview location was also decided to be the waters off Pohang.
Therefore, she had plenty of time to spare, so she intended to use that gap to enjoy a leisurely time underwater.
So slowly, slowly. Upward, upward.
As she was going up, something unusual caught Parang's eye.
------.............
A distinctly foreign shape visible in the distance.
At first she thought it was just a school of Monster Fish moving together, but something felt wrong.
It gave off an unknown, suspicious feeling, like it was strangely neat, so to speak.
Unable to just pass by something like this, Parang quickly swam over to check it out.
The current depth was 1km.
What appeared before her was a Monster Fish she had encountered before.
A red T-shaped body with huge eyes.
It was a Capulus.
If it were just this, she could have brushed it off with a "nice to see you," but this time was a little different.
No, it was very, excessively different.
"What in the."
To the point where Parang unconsciously muttered to herself.
What unfolded before her eyes was a school of Capulus.
There was a massive swarm of exactly one thousand Capulus gathered together.
How did she know there were exactly a thousand? It was because the formation they were gathered in was extremely peculiar.
Ten across, ten deep, and ten high.
The Capulus were suspended in exact grid positions, spaced about 50 meters apart.
All facing the exact same direction.
Being arranged so neatly made Parang reluctant to carelessly touch them. No matter how she looked at it, this would be a huge help to Capulus ecological research, but if she accidentally ruined the formation, it would all be for nothing.
So, for now, she took a Photo and sent it to Bertea.
- Wow
- What is this?
- I'll head there right now.
- Send me the coordinates.
It seemed Bertea couldn't hold back either, saying she would rush over immediately.
So Parang sent her the coordinates.
- I'm on my way to take the warp right now
- I think it'll take about two hours.
Two hours, huh.
If she spent two hours here, she would definitely be late for her interview.
Which meant she couldn't just wait around for Bertea to arrive.
It was also a bad idea to touch anything before Bertea got there. After all, the touch of a Scholar like her would be much more helpful for research than Parang's.
So Parang squeezed her eyes shut and turned around.
She was curious, but she still couldn't be late for her appointment.
I'll have to ask Bertea what happened later.
She set off toward the interview location.
And a little while later, Bertea Fabron arrived at the designated coordinates in the East Sea, and,
"Huh?"
When she arrived, the Capulus had already vanished without a trace.
Only the familiar scenery of the Monster Fish Zone that they had always seen remained.
It was a ridiculous situation where they scoured the area, but there wasn't even a shadow of a Capulus, let alone the actual thing.
About three hours later, after finishing the interview, Parang received a long, furious text message from Bertea that started with a demand to pay for the warp fees.
From Parang's perspective, it was completely unfair, but well. What could she do? The situation had already turned out like this.
And so, the enigmatic and mysterious creature, the Capulus, succeeded in escaping the investigation net of Parang and Oceanus once again.