Chapter 34
Chapter 34
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 34
Chapter Title: Nothing Special
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I don't have anything special.
As soon as we arrived at the fortune teller's.
"So... you want me to read fortunes for this character? Check your compatibility?"
In response to the shop owner's incredulous question.
"It's not a character, it's... a virtual... no, anyway, she's my wife."
- Anyway, she's my wife lololol
- She's my wife (total lie)
- Character....
- This is exactly the reaction we wanted
- Why are you finally feeling the shame from normal people?
- Mungki's been embarrassed in every situation lately anyway
- The real problem is randos hitting on Mungki
- Check how many times today: total 11 asked for his number, 6 just shoved theirs at him first ㅇㅇ
- Crazy bitches
- At least the fortune teller lady isn't giving him her number
- You think? lololololol
I answered calmly.
"Then we'll have to do tarot or something. Gotta reveal some personal info for a proper reading, right?"
"Yes, that's correct."
"You there, trapped on the screen—pick some numbers. I'll draw for you. Three cards each."
"Got it."
Tarot, huh.
Honestly, I don't believe in this stuff. Even if I do it, it's just for fun.
Pluck, pluck, pluck.
I quickly drew three cards.
"Nice and decisive, probably 'cause you're so handsome."
- What does being handsome have to do with drawing quick? Shop owner ㅜㅜ
- Everything gets a pass for him
- Mungki can't ever do IRL streams, no way
- This is some next-level protagonist treatment;; What game is this? Dating sim? Everyone loves the MC too much ㅠㅠ
- Mungki crit 20 points. Mung-tone tomato is straight-up rotten level ㅇㅇ Worst
- Less than 2 hours out and he's vacuuming up girls' numbers—how do we even relate?
- This is the Earth author's delusions getting too grim and sloppy ㅇㅇ No logic
- ㅠㅠ
- Mungki, let's go back to the good old days
- Back to when we were happy, when you'd no-mic Mark until 10 water falls in a row....
- Ah I was Na-jak-mung ah I was Na-jak-mung ah I was Na-jak-mung ah I was Na-jak-mung ah I was Na-jak-mung ah I was Na-jak-mung
After a quick glance at chat.
"I'll take 1, 10, and 32."
"Hmm, good choices. Alright, let's flip 'em right away."
I turned back to the cards on the table as Lera picked.
'Whoa... what are these symbols? No clue.'
Tarot decks vary by shop, different ways of depicting the meanings.
Some are drawn so vaguely you can't tell what’s what.
"These three represent past, present, future... or first meeting, current relationship, future meeting...."
Of course, this doesn't apply to the fortune teller herself.
The shop owner kept going smoothly.
"In the past... no real connection, then the guy approached first...."
- Approached first (publicly sexually harassing via video donation at concert)
- lolololololololol
"Now... it's meh? Not bad, like right now... you said lovers, but it feels like situationship? Or pre-situationship... but the guy's heart is kinda rotten."
"Yeah? Me?"
"No, not evil or anything... just in love stuff... he's bad news, y'know? Makes girls cry... that kinda card."
- 'Cause he's ex-Hostess Bar
- Know Yorang Garden's eternal winter, Winter Soldier, lord of Winter Kingdom, I-Moongryong?
- Fortune teller's credibility shooting up suddenly
- Tarot cards < Not pseudoscience, ancient big data human analysis system
- Started in 15th century lol
"M-me? No way...."
"Yeah, exactly... not saying you are that guy, just reading the cards straight."
- Reading room on point
- I'll trust and follow
- More readings?
The shop owner didn't check chat but picked up on the vibe.
She kept going.
"The girlfriend's super impressive too, but a bit... pushover vibe. You know the type?"
"Y-yeah?"
"Hmm... guy's way too popular. Poor girl suffers... oh, and the guy always... has the girl liking him more, whoever he dates."
"Hold up, we're on a date right now... and this guy dates someone else?"
"No joke, for real. It's fate... sigh, classic bad boy type! Don't fall for it! Run the second you see him! Everyone falls for the face!"
- lololololol
- LEGENDARY !!!
- Mungki < His existence is women's poison
- Men's enemy, women's curse—you suck
- From now on, Mungki IRL content banned forever ㅇㅇ
- Agreed
- Just stay home
- Come back to the Mungki I knew!!!
Riding the momentum, the shop owner read the tarot hard.
Lera shocked, chiming in constantly.
Viewers drumming along to it all.
In this perfect three-beat rhythm.
"Um, ma'am...."
"Yeah?"
I did my best.
"...Can I pay by card?"
I dropped the ultimate flow-killer.
"Oh, uh... sir, card payments add 10% fee—okay with that?"
Successfully snapped the hyped owner back to business mode.
- Sudden formal speech
- You go formal with tsundere grannies when they front you....
- Fortune granny...
- lololololol
'My energy's drained.'
Not one for going out anyway,
Every time I do, feels like HP ticking down live.
Rather do a full day of workouts.
This was torture.
"Anyway, watch out for the guy! Girl, you especially!"
"Yes, got it!"
Tarot done, paid up.
The shopping-dinner combo after? No memory.
One thing burned in: dates are exhausting.
"...You worked so hard today."
"Thanks for suffering through it too, PD. And Lera for going along—super grateful."
"No way! It was all you, Mungki! You killed it!"
Barely scraped through the very end.
Poured my last strength into a clean wrap-up.
Then grabbed a taxi.
Thud.
Collapsed the second I got home.
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Late evening, Mungki asleep.
Prime time for internet streams.
Planned to book Visible Radio to watch Mungki.
"Ah, crashed right after? Tired? Oh well, can't be helped."
Kim Gonggong, Garden's top male broadcaster, smacked his lips.
"Man, he'd be perfect for our blind date show...."
- He'd hate the pressure
- Your dates pull 50k—could he handle?
- Need fresh faces for regular content, but yeah, too much pressure lol
- But damn he's hot
- Who even is Mungki, talking like it's insider shit
"Ah, some might not know Mungki—new viewers?"
Kim Gonggong peeked at chat, pulled up Mungki's IRL pic.
"Like... celeb? Actor? Idol? Unreal."
- Whoa
- Hot af
- Rare to gasp at a guy's face
- This dude's Garden—no, internet broadcasting face king? lol
- Where do these guys even come from?
"Not hyping for nothing, right? And! More importantly, not just the looks."
Kim Gonggong pulled up Ideal Type World Cup site smooth.
Clicked 'Male Internet Broadcaster Ideal Type World Cup.'
"See? Hit rankings—updated after Mungki's pic dropped."
- Whoa what
- 90% win rate, 50% champ lolol
- Sample small since recent update
- Still insane tho
- At this rate, picking him is variety pick or fave pick level
"Right?! Even joking with girl endgame viewers to do Ideal Cup—they all pick Mungki! How could I not invite him to blind dates?"
- True
- True
- True
Kim Gonggong's main gig, 0052.
Blind dates for streamers wanting love.
Takes applicants, but can request specifics.
Tons of girls requesting 'get Mungki.'
Problem:
'What bait to use?'
Saw Hanberde—didn't seem to enjoy strangers.
These types hate big gifts even more.
'Might piss him off... plus with that face, he'll grow fine without my collabs....'
No hard pressure anyway, avoided that vibe forever.
Easy pass if needed.
"Wanna invite bad... what'd make him come? Ideas, guys?"
- You do it
- Why me
- We'll plan the stream too ㅠㅠ
- Bait with Mark lol
"Mark? What M—oh! Server! Vaca—that server!"
Big collab servers run steady: GTA, Mark, Rust.
This round: Mark Server.
- Yeah
- You got a companion pass
- Was stressing who to use it on
- Crew rotation too predictable
- Can't invite with regular pass—follower count too high
- Give him companion pass ㅇㅇ
- 100% hook lol
"Yeah, that'll work. Server's chill—exploration, healing focus...."
Decision made, Kim Gonggong fired off a long email to Mungki.
'Handsome guys often picky about face cams tho.'
Might reject, but better than nothing.
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Morning after Hanberde.
"...I'm dying."
Finally up, workout done, at PC.
"Hoo...."
Deep breath, replayed yesterday.
People—mostly girls—sucked my soul dry.
Not one or two, but over 20 yesterday easy.
Got why light novels trophy-ify heroines past a point.
'Too many, can't even remember who.'
Muttering, checked channel inbox.
"Huh?"
[Subject: Hi Mungki, Kim Gonggong from Garden. Anyway...]
Garden male #1 messaged—stream on NOW.
No face cam needed.
"Mungki's here."
- lol
- lol
- Hanberde recap time ㅎㅎlol
- IRL or online, 'Mungki's here' never changes
- lololololol
- Cut stream like that yesterday, our gold nugget died ㅠㅠ
- Recap then what ㄱㄱ
- Do something productive
- Not Factorio, psycho? Got it?
- Ttaran-tta† Came on early today
- Mung-op† Mung-op♥♡♥♡ Yesterday's fit was insane, styling god
- Gesaem's sword feels off lol
- Editor dude
- Too OP, but vid hilarious
Stream popped off instantly.
[Viewers: 543]
Usual 200ish to 500+.
'Followers at 3k... 2k gain in days?'
Hanberde plus concert vocals.
Actually:
- When more songs?
- Regular content?
- Sync room too?
- Ugh Mungcert fans
- Mungcert lolololol
- Not regular
- Mungki doesn't do that ㅠㅠ Calls when vibe hits, someone starts
- Need excuse, duh
Chat begging songs.
Sadly, not today.
"No songs today. No songs, big announcement."
- What announcement
- Sudden drip show?
- What
- Spill quick
"Kim Gonggong's blind date content—I'm the guy!"
- Huh?
- Sudden?
- Not sudden, Hanberde 25k viewers, he saw
- Contacted after
- Yeah
- Paid gig too
Some knew already.
"Some spoilers out there—hold back or ban. No rushing ahead."
- Ttaran-tta† Excessive Tas or bragging = full ban
- Gasp
- Eyes open nice
- *3* Mung-po
- Nice eyes
- He's nice
- Works hard
No leaks tho.
Know the urge to flex knowledge.
Timing matters.
"Anyway, after blind date, joining Mark streamer server. Vacation Server!"
- Whoa big server for you
- 3k followers heavy for that league
- Mungki taking gigs < reactions incoming?
- Oof
- My kokoi side dish set for today
- Ahh...
- Internet streams letting this heat through...
- Mungkiiii!! Mung-gokok mung-gogokok mung-gogogokok
- Munghegao ghibli piss~
- Say where/what you wanna stuff
- Mark streamer server, Vacation Server... put Mungki...
- Then do blind date
- Ung ㅠ.ㅠ
Vacation Server: exploration/healing main.
Like Yorang Garden, eyed it.
Never dreamed invite.
'Companion pass = no sub-team, free activity.'
Basically starting member.
'Starting always locked nyao female.'
Random mutter.
"But schedule's tomorrow? Gotta end early today."
- Ah
- Ah
- Telling ahead = Kim Gonggong put effort in
- Fr lol
- Usually calls girl cams same day
- No wonder Garden #1 /banned viewer
- Blind dates he's godking lol 40k viewers /banned
"Tas excessive = ban. Anyway, post-blind date prep Mark, so study time."
- Yeah don't grief mains there ㅇㅇ
- Selling out too much? Stream too
- Twice lol
- Already remote control jokes?
- Selling bod for Mark server, why bitch
- Cheer tragic maleXwhore Mungki ㅠㅠ
Viewers got my back—Mark login.
Ok, Mark crash course—no grilling.
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0052 blind date day.
'Low-tier usually 1hr early... fastest 2.'
Spotting on-time Mungki, Kim Gonggong thought 'he's different.'
"Mungki! Thanks for coming!"
"No prob. Thanks for invite. Rare chance! Mungki's here!"
"...You actually say that line?"
"Huh?"
"Pardon?"
- lolololololol
- lolololololol
- Mungki's here dummy
- Lions roar existence, basics
- Male gorilla chest thump
- Tiger's roar
Anyway.
"Before real blind dates! Face scouting!"
4:4 guys/gals sat, faced off.
Eye contact alone = pure vibes.
Girls' eyes? All on Mungki. No question.
Spotlight maxed.
In that.
"So, Mungki! Who you picking today, criteria? Mind sharing?"
Kim Gonggong MC'd smooth, tossed to Mungki.
"Ah, nothing special. Spicy pork."
"Pardon?"
"Best spicy pork stir-fry wins today."
Got it.
"...?"
"Cheese pork cutlet ok too—no worries if no spicy pork."
This guy's off.
I don't have anything special.
"Jeeyuk's fine, but cheese donkatsu too, so don't stress if no jeeyuk."
This guy's not right.