Sent Here By [Someone]-nim

A man in his mid-30s, sturdy and well-built, fiddled with his glasses as he continued the call.

"...Actually, there's more to the old man's estate."

In his office, styled like a study. The conversation unfolding there.

As expected, the person on the other end was greatly surprised.

"There was a request from Jaewoo, but..."

Convert all assets to cash and deposit them. That had been Shin Jaewoo's sole demand.

And yet, more assets remained. It wasn't unreasonable for the man to be flustered.

"There are cases where fulfilling that request exactly is difficult."

Lee Jinmyeong brought it up.

Difficult cases. It wasn't even clear if these could properly be called ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠an "inheritance" in the first place.

"It's hard to explain over the phone. To put it simply... the remaining inheritance is 'people.'"

Lee Jinmyeong laid it out plainly.

People.

In truth, these could have been inherited a year ago. The reason they hadn't been was simple.

'Any scum who dared harbor second thoughts after the old man passed... they've all been dealt with now.'

Was there a Korean proverb like that? Something about not knowing what's in ten fathoms of water but certainly not trusting what's in one fathom of a person's heart.

It fit perfectly.

People who, while Daniel Shin was alive, seemed ready to hand over their livers and gallbladders. After his death, they harbored other intentions.

That's why it had taken so long. Alongside the inheritance procedures, Lee Jinmyeong had been rooting out the betrayers.

He spoke up.

"I promise you this. There won't be any harm to Shin Jaewoo at all."

The inheritance he hadn't yet received. Lee Jinmyeong called it "people."

Only then did Shin Jaewoo start to understand. He had a rough idea.

'So that's the guy.'

Lee Jinmyeong. Even from a brief listen, he seemed to have deep ties to his grandfather.

Seven trillion won—no, probably double that. A colossal fortune.

'With that much, his connections and associates must have been vast.'

He was saying those very people would be inherited.

Hearing that, Shin Jaewoo thought lightly of it.

"...So no more cash or anything like that, huh."

He'd already received more than enough. Any more would just feel off.

Shin Jaewoo took it in stride like that.

Lee Jinmyeong wanted to arrange a meeting first.

"...I'll check my schedule and get back to you."

He replied along those lines.

The call with Lee Jinmyeong ended there.

But the content lingered in his mind like an echo.

Times like this, he needed to distract himself.

He first glanced at a novel, but Shin Jaewoo's eyes soon drifted elsewhere. He had a hobby now that money had opened up his world.

'Anyone worth watching...'

Few stood out. And even though he'd entered the StarCraft category, actual game screens were rare.

And one more thing.

"...More girls than I expected."

StarCraft. A category that could be called male-dominated, yet over half ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠were women.

This was all thanks to the Star University trend that had kicked off a few years back.

That's when female cams started seriously diving into Star University streams.

'Not a bad strategy.'

He'd heard recently. Even if they returned to female camming, trying Star University wasn't bad.

Every Star University had one or two partner streamers, and they'd give best streamer recommendations.

'Plus, game streamers seem better positioned to snag bests than pure female cams.'

Competition for best streamer status had gotten fiercer lately. Without a partner streamer's recommendation, grinding from scratch was tough.

That's why crews existed.

Anyway, women had flooded the StarCraft scene. Shin Jaewoo scrolled through them.

[Observatory] -StrawberryPudding

Delicious food laid out on top. But she couldn't eat it.

He popped in briefly.

"Why... why block only me from eating!"

Her grumbling voice came through the speakers.

In the midst of it, his eyes were first drawn to her chest. Even as a game streamer, a female cam was still a female cam.

A sleeveless top with a shirt layered over, exposing her collarbone. Her cross necklace resting there caught his eye along with it.

"Let me eat too."

Meanwhile, StrawberryPudding had AsiaTV open, searching for someone else.

Kim Narin. Not sure if it was her real name, but a streamer using a plain one.

A fellow Observatory student streamer.

And right now, Kim Narin was deftly rolling kimchi onto her spoon.

Her eyes locked intently on it.

"...Looking for an oppa to stop Narin from eating."

The moment he heard StrawberryPudding say that, a thought crossed Shin Jaewoo's mind.

This could be fun.

He typed one chat in StrawberryPudding's chat window.

Hardly tank chat, no high hopes, but StrawberryPudding nodded.

"Yes! Shoot Narin 150."

If I can't eat, neither can you. Her vibe came through clear.

Shin Jaewoo quietly switched streams.

Pity it was his smartphone.

'Wish I could watch both at once.'

Guess he'd have to get up and head to the computer desk.

But first, to Kim Narin's stream.

He really wanted to try this.

"StrawberryPudding sent me here."

Kim Narin, spoon happily heading to her mouth, went wide-eyed.

Her pupils trembled slightly.

Then, relief washed over her as she said,

"...Pudding unnie? Even so, I'm eating now with the stack... Guys, it's ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠okay if I eat, right?"

The chat already showed her stream's stack.

Shin Jaewoo's eyes sparkled.

His move was clear.

Kim Narin, spoon moving again.

"No..."

She panicked, eyes widening. Chat exploded.

Now she couldn't ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠eat.

Her pupils shook from the blow.

"Everyone... can you help me eat just a little...?"

She started pleading with fans.

Shin Jaewoo watched this much, then sat at the computer desk.

Switched from phone to PC.

In the meantime, Kim Narin looked deflated.

He had one thing to say there.

Hearing that, Kim Narin's eyes turned fierce.

Just like StrawberryPudding earlier, she pulled up her stream.

"Unnie."

And started chatting there.

Chatting while voicing it aloud, so no need to check chat to know what she said.

"That's too much."

Kim Narin typed that.

StrawberryPudding laughed amid it all.

"No way, you're really blocking her eat."

StrawberryPudding, enjoying it.

That was the moment.

By then, he'd fired up AsiaTV on PC.

Multiple streams at once possible.

'Next time, double monitors at home too.'

Double what? Four screens, messing with multiple streams simultaneously.

Shin Jaewoo chuckled and opened a new stream.

This time, MoochiMoochi.

Casual tee, happily setting up chicken.

Instant loyal fan join. Mid-chicken bite, MoochiMoochi set it down.

"No, right now... I was just about to eat..."

About to start eating, chicken snatched—her pupils shook.

But she'd stacked plenty of eat permissions already. Confirmed via her screen's wallpaper capture.

'That's it.'

Someone had already gifted 1,414.

Trusting that, MoochiMoochi hyped for chicken—now raging.

"No, what the hell is Narin doing right now?"

She checked Kim Narin's stream.

Then a hollow chuckle escaped her.

"...Moochi unnie came too? Unnie, I can't eat either. And that oppa? I didn't send him."

Her stream had a blatant wallpaper left by Shin Jaewoo's 1,415 feast.

Meanwhile, MoochiMoochi's stream still thought it winnable?

"MochiMoochi!!"

A fan with her nickname reversed.

MoochiMoochi lit up, reaching for chicken again—

He hadn't left yet.

Intense intent in Shin Jaewoo's note.

MoochiMoochi, mid-bite, dropped her hand with a defeated look.

"No, seriously, why me? Just stop Narin."

MoochiMoochi begging to eat.

Of course, denied.

And not just that.

This time, back to the originator, StrawberryPudding.

Her no-eat had just expired; first bite down, she set her spoon aside.