The Hacking Allegation
Clearly, it was Yeonha who said he’d do it, right?
“Uh...”
This League of Legends legend, BJ, had been grinding the game for nearly fifteen years now.
But his skill wasn’t exactly top-tier.
That was why he relied more on steady play than raw dopamine.
At some point, the main content for the stream had shifted to detecting cheaters.
PersonalF had been in a crisis it had never felt before, and he swallowed his words in a hurry.
【Honey Eos】, the 0th-generation member of the virtual group Star Live.
A big-name VTuber who had started the agency alongside it.
【EOYUSI】
【Employee 000】
“Ah, no! Eos is Lucy, right? She said she’s a namira!”
Yeonha quickly narrowed his target.
To make sure not a single attack bounced off Eos, one namira—
– Runia and Nyami duo ㅇㅇ
– That’s a Star Live employee.
– It’s on broadcast.
“...”
But if Nyami was Eos’s duo, the story changed.
“That...”
His choices were simple.
Either retract everything and bow his head in apology.
Or push his claim forward without backing down.
Someone could say whatever they wanted.
After all, the board was narrow-minded.
Why not just lower his head?
But for BJ, his image was an extremely important weapon.
It was almost the broadcast itself.
Especially for BJs who played League of Legends legends.
They all prioritized the cool older-brother image.
Thinking without reason and slamming his head down might bring negative fallout to the stream.
He had once overcome it by playing Honey Eos’s original track in the background when things got tough, but...
“...”
He trusted his own thoughts.
Nyami was a cheater.
If she wasn’t, the play just didn’t make sense.
After all, it was illogical for a cheater to use hacks while streaming with Eos and playing duo.
Having spent years in this industry spotting cheaters, he knew.
People...
Did far more unbelievable things than novels.
“I really like Star Live and Eos, but I’m going to say what I have to say.”
He braced himself for a short moment and added.
“...I’ve replayed it several times and Nyami is definitely a cheater.”
【Star Live Gallery】
『ㅋㅋ A cheater BJ and our kids showed up!』
「What is this cheater-detection content? What the fuck?」
『Kya! Our kids got shouted out on the platform too ㄷㄷ』
「Shouted out as a cheater. Yeonha, are you really not?」
└No way, the instructor said Yeonha can’t debut...└
└Because he’s a cheater lol└
└If Yeonha doesn’t debut, he’s really considered a cheater ㅇㅇ└
└Suddenly I feel like a cheater too ㅇㅇ└
└Yeonha, logically turn on your stream and explain! ㅇㅇ└
└No way, a cheater like Yeonha...└
└I already reported Yeonha’s cheater gang before.└
└Memo effect is strong.└
“Ah!!”
Don’t post weird memos about other people’s gangs!!
I closed the app in panic and stared at the computer screen.
-Star Live employee used a cheat?
-During a broadcast too?
-Honestly, that’s impossible ㅇㅇ
[No, actually you’re right. It is the case.]
-But cheaters don’t follow common sense ㅇㅇ
-Look at the reaction speed, that’s clearly a cheater. What’s up with the ones denying it?
-Sra-gal is it?
[Hey hey! Don’t take it so seriously!]
“Hawa wa...”
Was the S.Gallery already tagging him?
The stream atmosphere grew hotter.
It was a cheater.
But no matter what, how could she cheat during a broadcast?
The argument raged on.
-You’re the one? You’re playing our kids?
-Don’t bully Yeonha you bastards!
-If you can’t debut because of you guys, you’ll take responsibility?
-I’ll remember every nickname that called Yeonha names.
“Don’t debut! Fuck you all!”
Yeonha’s fans, who had no idea when they appeared, flooded in and the chat turned into absolute chaos.
“S-so...”
What do I even do now?
“B-boss!”
It was clear I couldn’t judge this with my ttyuttya brain, so I hurriedly turned on the boss’s stream.
B-boss!
Help!!
[Hey hey hey hey! Don’t snipe! You bastards!!]
-Come at me if you’re mad, you bitches lol
-Why? I really am a cheater, aren’t I?
-No way! You bastard!
[Fuck!!]
His words were playful with the viewers, like he was just having fun.
“Aaaaang!!”
If I ask for help like this, I can’t, right?!
Boss!
“T-the others are...”
I quickly scanned the other members.
...The situation wasn’t much different.
“H-help! The employees!”
I frantically checked the Star Live employees.
. . .
“Uaaaaaaaang!!”
Everyone was on duty!
“S-so everyone was pulled into the broadcast?!”
It seemed they had all been mobilized to fill the gap left by Yeonha.
Our company is a mess, so we call everyone in for any reason.
-The ones saying Nyami isn’t a cheater just don’t have a conscience ㅇㅇ
-Who cheats during a broadcast? lol
-Realistic, nowhere.
-The ones who say she isn’t a cheater only talk about common sense.
-If you have common sense, you wouldn’t have turned on the cheat, would you?
“Aaaaaang...”
Something was rolling faster than I expected.
It was snowballing.
If left like this, something big would happen.
“Hawa wa wa wa wa...”
First, I hid my identity and hurriedly typed on the keyboard.
-No, isn’t it just that the reaction speed is fast?
-Haven’t you been listening since earlier?
-The reaction speed is abnormally fast!
-Still, even so.
-She’d have turned it off if she was pulled in like that.
-She probably doesn’t even know how to do that ㅇㅇ
-Or maybe she’s scared of Vanguard being strict and couldn’t turn it off.
-That makes sense.
-Vanguard is strict, after all ㅇㅇ
“Ah!!”
I got linched immediately.
With the tide already turned, there was no way an individual could reverse it.
-But a real cheater duoing with Eos? That’s too much.
-Eos should explain right now.
“Ah, can’t...”
If it was just about Yeonha himself, fine.
But spreading it to Eos who was doing well...
-She’s a Star Live employee from the start!
-Yeah.
-This needs the boss to explain, not Eos.
-Boss, explain you dummy~
“Our company can’t!! You bastards!!”
Stop it right now!!
I hurriedly wrote an email with an employee ID.
『Hello. This is Star Live employee, Yeonha.』
“Anianing...”
I quickly changed the title.
『Hello. This is Star Live employee, Yeonha.』
And sent it to PersonalF’s email.
“Everyone, don’t take it too seriously. I’m 99.9% sure but—”
Ding!
A small, clear email notification.
“Eh?”
He never turned on notifications for non-business emails during streams.
So this one was clearly business-related.
“Wait a sec, I have a business email...”
-Go rest.
-Bring melon bread when you come back.
His mouse and gaze drifted to the corner for a moment.
『Hello. This is Star Live employee, Yeonha.』
“Eh...?”
-What?
-Got an email from Star Live?
-Complaint?
-I knew you’d say that ㅉㅉ
-Have a good trip ㅂㅂ
He skimmed the email with his eyes and then looked at the chat with an incredulous expression.
“...She got an email saying she’s not a cheater?”
-?
-Where?
-From Star Live?
“No, from the person herself...”
-?
-The person?
-Yeonha?
-Really from the person herself?
-You saw it?
“Eh... The title says Yeonha.
Is that the one you were talking about?”
-?
Really Yeonha?
-Real?
-Then a cheater would admit he used a cheat? lol
-Even saying she’s a Star Live employee.
I’d say the same.
No, that’s just common sense...
“She says she’ll verify.”
-?
-?
-What?
-That she’s not a cheater?
-How?
-Yeonha’s debut stream is a cheater explanation?
『Kya!! Seat down! Bring her over now!』
“Wait, everyone wait.”
He opened his rule client and checked friend requests.
“...For real?”
It was the same account he saw earlier.
Even the unique number matched.
Ding!
Friend request accepted immediately.
[Employee 000: I’m really not a cheater.]
[Employee 000: I can’t turn on mic or cam right now.]
[Employee 000: If there’s a way to verify, I’ll do it.]
“No...”
No mic or cam, how the hell could he verify?
But...
‘...This is a chance.’
A legal chance to plug into a big company like Star Live!
[PersonalF: Please wait a moment.]
[PersonalF: Let me talk to the viewers.]
[Employee 000: Okay.]
Permission granted.
“Everyone.”
-?
-Why hyung.
-Bring Yeonha here!!
『Kieeeeeeeek!!』
“...But this person says she can’t do cam or mic, so how do we verify?”
-?
-?
But how the hell were they supposed to verify?
-Just say she’s a cheater without a cam or mic?
“No, she said she’d verify as much as possible.
Let’s believe her.”
I was a bit suspicious, but...
No, I was sure.
If she was that bold, I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt.
-This guy suddenly got sweet.
-You like girls too, huh... Inpl a...
“I’ve always given the person a chance to explain when they appear.
I’ll do the same this time.”
-Hmm...
-Well, let’s say that.
-No! I’m not saying it!
“Anyway, so what should we do about her saying she’ll explain?”
-How do you prove she’s not a cheater?
-The tier difference for duo is too big...
-What if we put up a process and play one game?
-Vanguard is strict, process might not be enough.
-True.
“Hmmm...”
I asked in chat since there was no easy answer.
[PersonalF: Can you tell me what your claim is?]
[PersonalF: Honestly, it just looks too much like a cheater.]
[Employee 000: My reaction speed is really good.]
[Employee 000: But my brain is really ttyuttya.]
[Employee 000: I can see all the enemy skills.]
[Employee 000: I just can’t calculate the dodge path.]
[Employee 000: T_T]
“No, that makes sense?”
Fast reaction, so she reacts instantly to skills.
But her brain is ttyuttya, so she can’t dodge?
What?
-Why hyung?
-What did the cheater say?
“No, that’s...”
I struggled for a moment on how to explain.
“...Her physical is good but her brain has a problem so she can’t dodge skills?”
Since there was no way to explain it otherwise, I honestly said it.
-What the hell is that ㅂㅂ
-Physical good and you can’t dodge skills?
-This is such a fresh bullshit I’ve never heard.
“I think it’s weird too...”
The claim was too much.
Star Live had a strong backdoor.
I wanted to believe it, but I couldn’t believe the claim.
Especially since cheaters were getting better, process verification might not be enough.
-Minimum hand cam is needed.
-Real, just ask for hand cam.
“...That’s it, right?”
I braced myself and typed again.
[PersonalF: Tha...] [Employee 000: ?]
[PersonalF: You can take your time.]
[PersonalF: Just one hand cam on your phone.]
[PersonalF: Play one game and verify?]
[Employee 000: Eh...]
The chat stopped for a bit.
[Employee 000: I really don’t want to...]
[PersonalF: But that’s not enough.]
[PersonalF: Well...]
[PersonalF: Too much of a reaction speed to believe.]
[PersonalF: Just one game.]
[PersonalF: Just one game with hand cam verification?]
[PersonalF: Just one game.]
[PersonalF: I’ll go to headquarters and bow my head.]
[PersonalF: I’ll apologize for doubting you.]
[PersonalF: I’ll upload the video too.]
The chat stopped again.
...A moment later.
[Employee 000: Eh...]
[Employee 000: I-I’ll try...]
The opponent took the bait.
“It’s on! Everyone!”
He immediately posted it in chat as if he would never back down.
Clearly, Yeonha said he’d do it, right?
This?