Chapter 18
Chapter 18
Stream Sniping
Honestly, it didn’t really matter that Mangming tried to talk to me.
She didn’t seem to have bad intentions.
“Ah, yes. She’s my younger sister.”
Chat reacted:
“Oh, younger sister?”
“Does she know what you’ve been posting online?”
“…Hey.”
Some people were about to cross the line—
so I stopped them early.
Then—
[ Mangming donated 1,000 won! ]
“Have you ever watched my stream? :)”
Unexpected.
I turned to Yeram.
“Do you know a streamer named Mangming?”
She thought for a second—
then—
“What’s that? A dog’s name?”
“…Never mind.”
She lay down immediately.
“…Weird.”
I could’ve sworn she said she knew her before.
Maybe I misheard.
“Anyway, I’m streaming, so don’t say anything weird.”
“Okay.”
I checked chat—
and it was chaos.
“Dog name LOL”
“Now I get why they call her that”
…Yeah.
Probably shouldn’t have asked.
“Looks like she doesn’t know you.”
Then—
[ Mangming donated 1,000 won! ]
“Ah… it’s okay. Not many people know me anyway haha”
“…That stings.”
She tried to laugh it off—
but it felt a bit sad.
“I’ll educate her properly after the stream, so don’t worry.”
Better to avoid misunderstandings.
I didn’t care much about public opinion—
but I didn’t want to cause trouble either.
Then—
[ Mangming donated 1,000 won! ]
“It’s okay. See you next time!”
“Ah, yes. Take care.”
Chat immediately turned harsh:
“She finally left lol”
“Stayed too long”
“…That’s a bit much.”
Still—
she left.
And things calmed down.
“Alright, I’ll play a few more ranked games and end the stream.”
I didn’t plan to stay up all night.
No reason to grind rank that hard.
Streaming was just a hobby.
Chat suggested:
“Play 10 more games”
“…Ten?”
That sounded like a lot—
but I did some quick math.
“Gold 5, 22 LP… if I win about 4 to 10 games, I should rank up.”
Chat laughed:
“That range is insane lol”
“Anyway, let’s go.”
“Alright, I’ll end the stream here.”
Chat spammed:
“Bye”
“Don’t come back lol”
Same as always.
Then—
someone mentioned Mangming again.
“Objectively, 50k subscribers is a lot.”
I said it plainly.
No need to downplay it.
Then—
I ended the stream.
“Haam…”
Stretching, I leaned back.
Nothing felt particularly interesting.
Normally I’d queue more ranked games—
but after losing streaks earlier—
I wasn’t in the mood.
“…Maybe I’ll just watch instead.”
I opened the streaming platform.
Lots of streams—
but nothing caught my eye.
Then—
“…Ah.”
I remembered.
Dama.
The guy from earlier.
‘If I just watch quietly, no one will know.’
Chat was restricted anyway.
Click.
I entered his stream.
78 viewers.
Chat was lively.
“…He is pretty good.”
I focused on his gameplay.
Then—
his voice came through:
“People who act cool while being bad are the worst. I don’t get why they do that.”
“…Huh?”
Chat reacted instantly:
“Is that a Mangming callout??”
“You’re done now lol”
My body froze.