My First Broadcast Causes Internet Chaos
After nearly a month since the fire, Mrs. Kim called me over from the sofa. I knelt down in front of her.
“So, have you found a job yet?”
“Haha, Mother, well, you see….”
I let my words trail off. In the end, I hadn’t found one because I’d been too busy gaming.
“…Sigh.”
Mrs. Kim let out a long breath and headed for the computer room.
“What are you doing?”
“What do you think? I’m throwing the computer out. It’s the root of all this.”
“……!”
Shocked by her declaration, I threw myself forward with every ounce of strength I possessed to stop her.
“Mom, Mom! Calm down! You don’t have to go that far…?”
“I can’t just sit back and watch my daughter turn into a gaming wreck.”
“…….”
Her eyes were dead serious. I had to stop this somehow.
“D-don’t worry! I’m working!”
“……?”
Mrs. Kim paused mid-step and looked up. Her gaze was still full of suspicion.
“What kind of work?”
“Look at this!”
I pulled out my phone and showed her the video. On the screen, a mysterious woman was in the middle of a stream.
“Is this you?”
I nodded furiously. I’ll stream like my life depends on it, so please, just spare the computer…!
“You know what I hate most is people earning money in dirty, easy ways, right?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
That was exactly why I had avoided touching lotteries, stocks, or sports betting—things I could predict perfectly—and had become a streamer instead. I really was the picture of a filial daughter.
“You’re not making money by shaking your hips or dancing, are you?”
“Of course not! I’m not that kind of trash!”
No matter how desperate I was for cash, I would never stoop to something that low.
“It’s wholesome game streaming, so don’t worry!”
I launched into a passionate explanation of every possible advantage and benefit of streaming to Mrs. Kim.
“…Fine. What more can I expect from you? Do whatever you want.”
Only then did Mrs. Kim leave behind some half-hearted nagging and retreat to the kitchen.
Did I pull it off…?
The thought that I had saved the computer filled me with relief. I let out a deep sigh and cheered internally, practically dancing in place.
The problem now is that I actually have to work as a streamer….
After that first broadcast, I didn’t turn the stream on again for an entire week. It simply wasn’t fun. No matter how hard I tried to teach them, the viewers just laughed. They were the ones who had begged me to tell them in the first place!
After that, I got sulky and refused to stream.
“Well, I can just turn it on once in a while without getting caught.”
The silver lining was that Mom didn’t know my streaming nickname. Turning it on once a month would cause zero problems.
“Time to go get some rice and—”
Ring ring ring!
The smartphone rang loudly.
Who the hell is calling me right now, when I’m in such a good mood?!
To make matters worse, it was an unknown number. The old me would have ignored it completely, but I was feeling generous.
“Hello?”
“Yes, this is Seong-a, correct? It’s been a while.”
“What? How do you know my name? Are you a stalker?”
This was extremely unpleasant. I had no idea when I’d acquired a stalker, but I needed to hit the block button immediately.
“This is Lee Ji-woo, your assigned manager. I gave you my card, but it seems you didn’t save the number.”
“…….”
I froze. Now that she mentioned it, the voice did sound familiar. How was I supposed to apologize for this…?
“Uh… I’m sorry.”
“It’s fine. Anyway, Seong-a, could you and Ha-im come to the Association tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow?”
It was far too sudden. I had plans to enjoy some nice rice tomorrow….
“I’m sorry. I know this is abrupt, but the situation is quite urgent.”
Just from her tone, the desperation was obvious. Had something happened?
We quickly set up the appointment, and the day passed in a blur. I visited the Association with Lee Ha-im, a knot of anxiety twisting in my stomach.
“Did you do something?”
“I have no idea.”
I really hadn’t done anything noteworthy, so I had no clue why we were being summoned. Swallowing hard, I stepped inside the building.
“Seong-a, Ha-im! You’re here! Perfect timing!”
Lee Ji-woo greeted us the moment we walked in. She looked at us like we were saviors.
“Shall we go see the team leader? There’s no time to waste.”
The three of us talked about the current situation as we walked.
“Um… did my unni do something wrong?”
“I’m not sure if I should even say this. If it’s a problem, then it’s definitely a problem…”
“……?”
She trailed off again. Just what had happened to make her act like this?
Creak.
“I’ve brought the team leader.”
Thud!
The team leader shot up from his chair the moment he saw us, but he seemed embarrassed and quickly sat back down.
“Ahem, my apologies. That was unseemly. Please, take a seat.”
Ha-im and I sat down. The team leader silently handed over a tablet.
“Take a look at this.”
“……?”
The tablet displayed links to various online communities. The one that had started everything was a lottery-focused forum.
— She’s giving out lottery numbers lololol
— lolololol
— She’s really trying hard lol
— No way that would actually increase her viewer count lol
— What were the lottery numbers again?
└ 3 5 16 8 33 42
— Let’s wait and see. They’re announcing the results tonight lololol
— lol
— Her chest is pretty…
└ Looks like an E-cup at least
└ That’s why I clicked on the stream lol
— Time for the public execution~
— Wait, did she actually get it right??!
— ?????
— ??????
— ???
— I’m here on a pilgrimage…
[Holy shit, she actually got it right??? For real??]
How the hell did she get all six lottery numbers right??? Did anyone buy tickets based on what she said? If so, they must be dying of frustration right now.
— She said it was just a feeling
└ Holy crap…
— No way that’s possible…
└ I shouldn’t have looked down on her just because she’s small-time T_T
— This insane talent that turned all the lottery guys into ordinary people, whoa
— I missed out on 1.5 million won with my own tickets T_T
— When’s her next stream? I need to ask her stuff
└ Give up. She hasn’t streamed in a week
└ ??? Don’t lie
— This girl’s apparently giving out stock, real estate, and sports betting picks too
└ Holy shit, did she get the sports betting matches right???
└ Yep, she did
└ Why did she only tell us about today’s matches!
The clip had spread from there into stock-trading communities as well.
— She even got the lottery right, so I’m nervous…
— What about domestic companies?
└ She said not to even look at S. Only going to fall
└ Yeah
— I’m waiting to switch jobs
— The lottery odds are ridiculous lol
└ She got 1 in 8,145,060 right lolololol
— You’re saying mine’s going to drop…?
— Yep~ I already bought in
— Smart kid lololol
— Holy shit, it’s actually going up…?
└ No no, it’ll drop later
└ It just keeps climbing lol
— Damn… I already sold. Should I buy back in?
└ No way this is actually rising??? With three blue numbers?
[BANG BANG BANG!!! OPEN THE DOOR!!!!]
Why hasn’t she streamed in a week?! Damn it, tell us the other stuff too!!! How much do we have to pay for a stream?!
— Can’t we track her broadcast?
└ There’s no way someone with that kind of ability is lurking among the stock guys…
└ For real lol
— Everyone who bought N company, like this post
└ Agreed
└ Agreed
└ Agreed
— I’m going to make her stream no matter what
— From now on she’s only doing overseas stocks lololol
— I can’t believe domestic giant S company is dropping this hard, whoa
└ Everyone who already sold, like this post
└ Agreed
└ Agreed
— Her getting American stocks right too is actually terrifying
— Does anyone know her home address??
└ I’m already armed with an axe
└ We need to find out no matter what
— She’s better than the American Prophet??
└ Agreed
└ For real lol
Before long, the clip had even spread to sports betting and real estate communities.
Why did she only tell us about today’s matches?! And why did I only see this clip now??? This is bullshit.
— The good thing is nobody believed her so nobody won anything lololol
└ Agreed lol
└ I almost had a stomachache lololol
— When is she streaming again?
└ She hasn’t streamed in a week already
└ She abandoned us lol
└ For real lol
Land prices are dropping again. This is bullshit…
— It’s getting genuinely scary now, whoa
— 100% accuracy rate, insane
└ What are you talking about?
└ Watch the video (link)
└ You’re only seeing this now? Idiot lol
└ I already sold everything lol
— She got stocks, lottery, and sports betting all right, whoa
└ That’s why they’re calling her the Korean Prophet
└ She’s even better than the actual Prophet lol
Finally, I checked the community that dealt with streamers.
[The Culprit Who Turned the Community Into This] (Video)
Nickname: Lee Sung-a
A female newbie streamer gave out lottery numbers, stock picks, sports betting results, and real estate information on her very first broadcast. At first everyone thought it was just a small-time streamer trying to farm attention. But she got everything right.
The only problem was that nobody believed the small-timer, so nobody actually made any money. Even the stock trades were done at slightly unfavorable prices. The community has now become paradise for lottery guys, stock guys, sports betting guys, and real estate guys, all desperately trying to find this streamer.
Do you get it now, idiots?
— This is insane
— At least her chest is huge, approved lol
└ Her voice is crazy good too lol
— Please come back. I’m sorry for looking down on you because you were small-time T_T
└ The regret is eating her alive lol
└ This is delicious drama
— Why did she abandon her stream?
└ She said it wasn’t fun
└ I’m losing my mind lololol
— Do something about her. The community is completely ruined because of her lololololol
└ It probably won’t calm down until she streams again
— Doesn’t she show her face? With that body she’s probably insanely pretty
└ Girls like this usually don’t show their faces because they’re ugly lololol
└ With that body I’d forgive her even if she was ugly lol
The entire community had turned into a crucible of chaos because of me. Was what I said really that big of a deal?
“Unni, you started streaming behind my back?”
“Yeah. The rice wasn’t working out at all.”
Lee Ha-im looked utterly dumbfounded. She clearly hadn’t expected her older sister to do something like this in secret.
“Seong-a, didn’t you clearly say you had no combat ability? What the hell is this?!”
The team leader slammed his desk as he pressed me for answers.
But…
“This can’t really be called combat ability, can it?”
What kind of combat ability was getting lottery numbers or stock picks right? It was honestly embarrassing to even call it that.
“Besides, I didn’t use the crystal ball for this, so it could have been wrong. I’m sure some people lost money.”
“Roughly what percentage?”
“About 0.01%?”
Everyone stared at me with incredibly complicated expressions—equal parts shock, disbelief, and bewilderment. Why? Wasn’t 0.01% an absurdly high chance of being wrong?