Chapter 8
Chapter 8
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 8
Chapter Title: Special Invite to Yorang Garden
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Hello.
The police arrived at the scene quickly.
And once my video of holding the knife was confirmed as evidence, the situation wrapped up fast.
This much was the expected outcome, so no issues there.
But...
"...Thank you so much. I'd been following the guy for a bit, but back then... all I heard was that the police couldn't do anything, so I just gave up. But today... today, like this... I really... I really can't thank you enough."
I never imagined EV Lady would break down crying while thanking me.
She was stammering, clearly shocked.
Her hands trembled as she kept repeating her thanks.
*'Well, yeah, she must've been terrified. A knife came out... and she probably thought it was aimed at her.'*
He'd actually grabbed the knife and nearly swung it.
*'Ah, maybe I should've beaten him even harder to really vent.'*
It was clear attempted murder.
He deserved prison time right then and there.
I didn't even think about mutual combat or self-defense excuses.
In front of a guy with a knife? No need. Just beat him down.
"Once you're a bit calmer, we'll move somewhere and do a quick statement."
"Yes, thank you."
So the police opted to talk to me instead of the still-crying EV.
I agreed it made sense and followed their instructions without fuss.
"Sniff... hic... sniff... I-it's our first meeting... and you helped me like this... thank you,"
How much was she crying?
Watching her thank me nonstop, sleeves soaked with snot.
I just stood quietly beside her, saying nothing.
Sometimes, just standing there helps more than words.
Plus, I had no knack for comforting women.
*'And honestly, right now I'd probably just bombard her with questions instead of comfort.'*
Why hadn't she said anything to her agency this whole time and endured it alone?
Why try to handle the stalker by herself?
If this leaked to communities in the worst case, did she have any response plan?
No matter how I thought about it, those questions didn't fit the moment.
*'Just shut up and stay put.'*
This turned out to be a brilliant decision by the time we reached the station.
Because.
"Ah... please go through our side for any statements."
EV's agency had sent a lawyer right away.
The lawyer came with the CEO, and they looked ready to kill the stalker on the spot.
Honestly, it felt suffocating, like I might die.
*'At least it ended quick.'*
By staying quiet, everything sorted itself out.
When I came to, we were outside the station, and the CEO was bowing deeply again.
"Really... thank you so much. If it weren't for you, Mungki, it could've been disastrous... We'll never forget this favor."
"No, no. Anyone would've done the same. Please, don't worry about it."
"...Anyone facing a stalker with a knife couldn't have subdued him so cleanly. We truly appreciate it."
Receiving their thanks felt strange.
A young CEO in his late 30s, bowing deeply from the waist.
*'Hmm, different from the thanks I got during volunteer work.'*
I kept saying it was fine and exchanged numbers with the CEO.
After hearing "We'll definitely repay you" five times, I finally headed home.
"Whew...."
Why did those 30 minutes at the station feel more exhausting than a 10km walk?
I'd think after some sleep.
+++++
While Mungki slept.
"Broadcasting for 3 years... Face is insanely handsome, no question... Hmm."
Kim Jiseon, CEO of EV's agency, reviewed Mungki—no, Yoo Jeongmun's profile.
He'd vowed not to forget the favor and to repay it multiple times.
If repaying, he wanted to give what the guy needed right now.
First thing that came to mind: money.
"30 million won in cash...."
A decent amount—not too burdensome, easy to accept.
But he didn't want to stop there.
This was the guy who saved an employee like his own daughter. Just handing over cash felt cheap.
Next idea: broadcasting help.
But that wasn't easy.
*'We absolutely have to keep the stalker incident from spreading. It wouldn't benefit either of them.'*
It ended without issue thanks to the quick takedown.
But if it leaked, it'd hit the media big time.
Internet broadcast, woman, stalker.
Those three words alone drew massive attention.
If helping broadcast-wise.
*'Play it as gratitude from that one collab. Too enthusiastic, and it'll seem suspicious. Help steadily, in small doses.'*
Frequent collabs would look odd.
Steady donations? Nah.
Frame it as a connection from a chance collab—ideal.
But Kim Jiseon couldn't brainstorm a good plan.
"Ah, this is tricky."
"No need to overthink it, sir."
EV, who'd been sitting silently, spoke up.
She'd racked her brain on helping Mungki and landed on one idea.
"Start by inviting him to the GTA streamer server, Yorang Garden."
GTA streamer server, Yorang Garden.
A GTA server just for streamers.
Not permanent, of course.
Streamers group up for a few days of event-style play.
Like a big collab event.
"Ah, yes! That works!"
These huge collab events usually featured major streamers.
Mungki, with under 500 followers, wouldn't normally make the cut.
But EV could use an invite slot to fix that easily.
"And there, I'll introduce him around... That should do it, right?"
Plus, Yorang Garden required RP—role-playing characters.
Newbies struggled with setups, so help there too.
Build up to sharing Hangang punishments, do a few broadcasts together?
"He'll naturally connect with people... His channel grows... We support with a cam too!"
"Sounds good? Perfect! EV! You're a genius!"
"...A real genius would've told you about the stalking right away... Sorry."
"Nah... It was going fine, why bring it up now? And it's not your fault. The stalker's the crazy one."
They settled it quickly.
Thus, Mungki's Yorang Garden participation was decided without him.
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The morning after the stalker incident.
I started my usual ego search on my name.
Search term: Mungki, as always.
*Tap tap tap.*
*'Got some collab spillover?'*
Internet broadcasts and communities were inseparable.
Checking public opinion was essential for streamers.
But.
[No search results]
"...."
Latest-first search: no one mentioned me.
"Huh."
I thought I'd gotten some name recognition.
But the world ignores low-tier streamers under 500 followers?
*'Lera's time... she was huge, that's why. This? Nothing.'*
No controversy fodder anyway.
Just a 10km walk? Unlikely to get mentions.
Plus, the internet broadcast world revolved around big-agency stars.
Guess 10km was too weak.
*'Tch.'*
Pushing aside regret.
I followed the post-body-swap routine from those fake memories.
Morning run—meal—sleep—shit—martial arts—meal—shit.
Routine done, time: 6 PM.
Broadcast time.
"Mung ha."
- ㅁㅎ
- ㅁㅎ
- ㅁㅎ
Thanks to the EV collab, viewers poured in instantly.
[Current viewers: 32]
32 viewers sharpened their knives and joined.
Collab power, huh?
Solid effect.
Thinking slowly about today's plans.
- Mungki, you not joining GTA servers?
- Fr
- Ask to join lol
- Tell them you won't troll at the concert, ask for one more roulette
Chats dredged up dark history; I hung my head.
"No, why roulette... And would they let me in? After that mess, me?"
- Don't worry, no roulette this time
- GTA life server is big content, no room for low-tiers~
"Thanks for the kind info. Ban as reward."
- But really disappointing, you're join-worthy
- Mungki's fine
- Handsome face like that, can't even hit 100 viewers? Makes no sense
- But Mungki's total low-tier, no general invite lololol
- Needs special invite or high invite lololol
- Ugh lol big low-tier you again?
"Broadcast's been on 5 mins, crazy bastard. What 100 viewers? Get out?"
Honestly, that stung.
My donation reaction flub video peaked at 500 viewers?
Daring to diss Yoo Mungki?
*'Hmm.'*
But nothing to do.
Ban? Nah, not for this.
*'Ha... but wanna ban.'*
Missed Mark server chance last time.
Now with cam on, some recognition.
C rub shoulders, build connections.
Plus EV connection now—proper leeching possible.
*'Tch.'*
No such chance again.
I watched big streamers play Yorang Garden on one monitor side.
Ah, wanna join.
Mid-thought.
- Mungki emergency lololol
- Super emergency lololol
- Mung emergency lolololol
- EV rolling gacha hard to invite you? lolololol
- Legend Mungki spawn lololol
- This guy's leech game god-tier
- Mungki, leech me too?
"Last one's what? You're out."
Chats rushed; I startled.
"EV Lady's rolling gacha to invite me now?"
- Yup lol someone donated 5 mil for high gacha
- Has special invite ㅇ
- Can invite same low-tiers?
- She's mashing for you rn lololol
Rushed to EV's stream.
-"Mungki! For walking with me, I'll repay in full! Stay tuned!"
EV was rolling 50k high gacha tickets nonstop.
API.
Streamers get donations.
Amount triggers server effects on streamer character.
10k: basic box.
50k: high box.
Exact amount yields rewards/effects.
Real-time pay-to-interact.
Special invite odds from high box: ~5%.
And EV doing this for me?
Guessed the reason.
*'Yesterday... that incident? But broadcasting today after that?'*
Surprised all around.
I watched tensely too.
*'Said 34 used... 65 high tickets left?'*
How much?
*'Quite a bit.'*
Quick math done, felt big-agency donation power.
Starting server access like this.
-"Mungki! I'm gacha god, VTic master, gacha deity? Trust me!"
EV ignored odds, kept rolling.
After 20 straight.
*Boom!*
-"Jackpot! Jackpot! Mungki! Inviting you! Got your Kakao? Sending Discord server deets!!!"
Special invite dropped for real.
EV called operator, declared my invite.
Blink, Discord invite hit, Yorang Garden connected.
- Insane
- Mungki life's unpredictable fr
- Everything he says happens
- Legend Mungki ;;;;
- Mungki, RP server, you know?
*Pop pop pop!*
Viewers spiked post-win, chats flew.
*'Big-agency spillover insane.'*
[Current viewers: 400]
Life high, controversies aside.
EV collab + steady mentions.
Pushed viewers to 400.
From old 16?
~30x boost.
*'Quick math, success.'*
And what they awaited:
- But this dude know role-playing?
- Bad concept keepers suck
- One EV collab and leeches hard
- So what's your RP?
My RP.
What to show in GTA streamer life server.
How well do you grasp it.
Amid expectations.
I set my nickname boldly.
"Hello. Aspiring hostess bar girl, I Moongryong."
- Dreamtoo-nim 1,000 won donation thanks.
[ Crazy low-tier rolled tickets dry for invite, instantly goes full pimp ]
- Lololololololol
- Lolololololololol
- Straight-up declares girl-leeching insane bastard
GTA Streamer Server - Yorang Garden, I Moongryong deploys.
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Same time.
Someone eavesdropping on Mungki joining Yorang Garden via EV's invite.
"Hahaha, ah... so fun... really, for real?"
Paused high gacha rolls, burst out laughing.
- ?
- Lera why sudden big laugh?
- Lol r u trash hands?
- Laughing at 10 mil haul with only crap? Skillful lololol
Chats piled on.
Wait, no, the text ends there.