Chapter 26

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 26

Chapter Title: Closing MungTube

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"I'm closing MungTube."

"But can a woman in disguise also dress as a man?"

"No, listen... In the setting, a woman in disguise has to be treated like a man, right? So... a woman in disguise? She can cross-dress as a woman."

After a major episode wrapped up.

My viewer count, which had been in the four digits starting with a 3, had plummeted.

[Current Viewers: 323]

'Thanos must've snapped his fingers every time he got bored....'

It'd be a lie to say I wasn't disappointed at all.

But it was hard to say I'd earned it purely on my own merits, so I wasn't devastated.

Anonymous Donor: 1,000 won. Thank you for your donation. [ Mungki, so what're you gonna do now? Winter's over, your channel promo's done, yeah? ]

"For now, I'm not planning to hop into Yorang Garden for a few days. I burned myself out so white-hot... I can't think of any decent RP ideas."

"No... It's not about work-life balance. As the former rep, if I died and suddenly a similar character and voice pops up, it'd feel weird."

'Hmm, public sentiment's not as bad as I thought.'

They were cussing me out, but the viewer drop-off wasn't huge.

I decided there was no need to spill my true feelings.

'Honestly, I'm sick of it.'

Over a week of hahaha RP in GTA with people. First time in three years of streaming, and it drained me in real-time. Being rep was fine, but too many ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠entanglements. Even sitting still got me hit with hidden kid RP.

'I wanna escape to other games already.'

Keep this up, and I'd probably slip up big-time verbally. Better to stay out since my RP died anyway. I'd hop back in on concert day regardless. I could just chill without RP then.

"The concert folks are practicing harmonies in Discord via voice channels, syncing up, doing rehearsals."

Garden Discord.

A space pretty much every streamer with some recognition on <Garden> was in. For easy comms during collabs.

"This much is... basic, right?"

"...."

The excitement of joining Discord got shattered by chat right away.

"Anyway, I've got a few game candidates, but I'm thinking of focusing on the latest trending ones."

I opened up about my future direction.

Anonymous Donor: 1,000 won. Thank you for your donation. [ lol you doing Elden Ring? New char coming soonish ]

"Elden Ring... I won't touch it after official release. Lost all affection. I used to be a showrunner back in the day. Chopping off limbs from perfectly fine characters to make tanks pissed me off... And then they straight-up delete solo mode? Ah, the more I talk, the madder I get? Doing nonsense like Lone Wolf... No way. Unless they slap Greyoll's skills on Bernie's E, forget it."

"Oh, Tarkov. Downloaded it already."

A ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠game that popped up like a comet in Steam charts, similar genre to Tarkov. Quarter-view shooting, PvE farming-looting setup. Wanted to try it.

"Megabunk too, bought a bunch already?"

"Since I'm a variety guy, to mix it up... Today's game is right now!"

Dalgeun Sir: 500,000 won. Thank you for your donation. [ Sorry Mungki sir for crashing your content flow out of nowhere ㅠㅠ PUBG possible? ]

"...PUBG it is."

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When a big streamer calls out a low-tier via sponsor, 500k was insanely high. Even for non-low-tiers.

Why Dalgeun sponsored Mungki 500k anyway.

'Talented. Insane streaming talent....'

He'd spotted stream-worthy material after ages.

Viewers crave dopamine, streamers supply it. Streamers always gotta ponder that dopamine. Seeing familiar faces means similar games. How long till 'guaranteed fun' runs dry?

'At most two weeks? A month?'

That's why big server content mattered. You find surprise talents there.

'Mungki.'

Gained fame via scandal. But ended up as big server rep.

"Hard to find stream-sense chus, gotta invest hard."

"Gotta invite to Discord for concert rehearsal anyway? Might as well game together now."

"Gaming with Yorang Garden's winter? What an honor."

Viewer reactions solid too.

Honestly, Dalgeun wanted regular collabs if Mungki was down.

Of course.

Ding-dong!

"Alright, for today's party! PUBG squad, please take care!"

Mungki showed zero interest though. Tone screamed it. No low-tier groveling, no ass-kissing vibe. Looked like a guy just dropping in for viewer participation one-off.

"You played PUBG before?"

"Yeah! I'm pretty good!"

"Viewers say Mungki's PUBG skills are abysmal."

"...."

"Viewers say Mungki's never eaten chicken in PUBG history. True?"

"But I heard you play nomad till chicken? True?"

"Plus... this is a mission, need two more besides me to start... Members lock once set... Dalgeun Sir, heading to bed?"

Bold for a low-tier. Verge of cocky even.

But.

Viewers still eating it up.

Dalgeun wondered if it was looks power.

Vibe only a handsome guy makes. Like how girls laugh at nothing from hot guys. Mungki turning surroundings friendly via face alone. Any action looks good cuz perfect looks?

As Dalgeun thought that.

Ding-dong.

Ding-dong.

"Mungki Sir! I'm here! Your true daughter! The one girl who didn't pay gene fee! Jjining's here!"

"Whoa, Mungki Sir's girls here? Bavin reporting!"

Jjining and Bavin joined Discord for PUBG 4-man squad.

"Wait, 4-man squad?"

"Yeah! Thought you'd stress if we said ahead, so we hid it clean!"

"Gonna get crushed under big streamers' pressure."

"So we prepped a special event."

"What?"

"It's this..."

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"Mungki Sir calls the squad shots! Good?! Awesome?!"

"...."

I maxed out suppressing my crumbling face at Dalgeun Sir's words.

'What? Kidnapping with 500k.'

Insane? How in Korea?

Felt great till Discord invite. Shocked by incoming big streamers. Nearly yelled at squad lead order.

Even.

'Stomach churning.'

Bad memories replaying.

Past: Friend dragged to church. Pastor yanks me up, sticks me mid-hundreds of believers for intro, makes 'em clap....

'Teacher, Mungki's got something to say! Total scam.'

But bailing now? Nah.

Big streamers giving me a shot.

"So you all follow my calls for real?"

"Yeah! Obviously!"

"Please take care, Captain!"

"Anything you say!"

Dalgeun, Jjining, Bavin answered in order.

"Then... let's sync up, jump in-game and roll."

"Yup!"

I queued PUBG right away.

PUBG's not hard.

Start: Characters board plane. Check map, plane path, pick drop point, parachute down.

Then battle royale: Naked spawn, loot ground items, gear up. Shoot everyone except teammates.

Simple. Just watch for.

"Uh... Mungki Sir, we... got snipers? Hid but peeps tailing us right after drop."

Snipers.

"Hanz nicknames everywhere, bad luck means hackers."

Hackers.

But fine.

"No worries. Trust me, I'll get us chicken for sure."

I had plans.

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Moments later.

Early game.

Team half-geared. Staring down another team across one door.

"Decision time."

Felt like captain leadership moment.

"Jjining Sir, not comfy with PUBG... Controls tough, gear light now, right."

"Yeah? Yeah yeah...."

"Go door, draw some fire."

"Huh?"

"...Daughter, prove your worth. You said true daughter earlier."

No clue enemy spots, standoff dragging? One way.

"Promise I'll save you, trust me, scout positions."

Bio-drone it.

Ignored chat.

Battlefield's cold by nature.

Chicken Method Ch.1.

'Use useless members as bait.'

Watched tons of PUBG YouTube, learned solid.