Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Which Stream Is the Most Fun These Days
After getting Lee Yeram ready neatly, I sent her off to school.
I planned to keep doing this until her college entrance exam.
If she got distracted by other things, it would only hurt her focus.
Still, something bothered me.
“…Should I play one more game?”
After taking care of Yeram and doing a few things, I realized I only had one hour left before work.
It takes about ten minutes to get to the café.
So realistically, I had about fifty minutes.
From playing that game all night, I knew fifty minutes was enough for one match.
And if time got tight, I could just quit midway.
“Ahem.”
With that thought, I launched the game again.
A week passed.
Nothing special happened.
I occasionally played with Yeram and her friends, and worked part-time in between.
Today was the same.
After finishing a game—
[ Victory ]
I opened the Ifrit Gallery.
I was curious what people were talking about today.
Click.
The topic today was internet streaming.
I watched streams occasionally, so I had some basic knowledge.
Who’s popular, who collaborates—
though I didn’t know details.
Posts flooded in:
“Manming is just insane GOAT”
“Who’s the worst streamer?”
“Block people arguing over fandom wars”
“So who’s fun to watch these days?”
Seems like people here really care about streaming.
I clicked the last post first.
Scrolling upward was easier.
The post asked:
“Who’s fun to watch these days?”
Someone replied:
“Try Manming. Been around for a while but growing fast lately.”
“…Who?”
I didn’t recognize the name.
I mostly watched older, established streamers.
‘Maybe I should expand into this game too.’
It might be more fun.
So I memorized the name and moved on.
The next post asked:
“Who’s the worst streamer?”
A dangerous topic.
Communities always have three types of idiots:
People obsessed with streamers fighting each other
People obsessed with sports or games fighting each other
People who turn everything into politics
The second group is at least understandable.
Competition brings passion.
But the first and third?
Equally unbearable.
I checked the comments.
People were throwing around names.
Some praising, some insulting the same streamer.
‘Interesting.’
Above, people praised Manming.
Here, they insulted her.
That meant one thing—
a very intense fanbase.
“…Maybe I should check her out.”
I had nothing better to do.
Yeram was at school late anyway.
So I made a post:
“Where does Manming stream?”
Replies came instantly:
“Twis”
“Why her though?”
That only made me more curious.
So I opened the platform.
The interface felt unfamiliar.
“…Pretty clean though.”
I searched “Manming.”
A stream popped up at the top.
3,413 viewers.
That seemed high.
‘What kind of stream is it?’
Click.
After skipping an ad—
“Ah, damn it…”
It was a game stream.
And she was swearing constantly.
Her face cam was in the corner.
Messy hair, like she just woke up—
but still not bad-looking.
She kept playing.
“Why is our jungle playing like this? So annoying.”
Chat exploded:
“It’s because top has no pressure”
“Win your lane first”
“Top diff lol”
She banned people mid-stream.
Clearly angry.
But honestly—
nothing seemed special.
‘Why is she popular?’
Then—
[ You have been slain! ]
“Aaaah!!!”
Her camera shook violently.
“…Is this the trend now?”
It was… a bit shocking.