Chapter 51
Chapter 51
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 51
Chapter Title: Miro 24 Hours Kicks Off
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"Ah, can you hear me?"
-Anonymous
-I can hear you
-Hey hey
-Yeah yeah yeah
-Uh
-Food
-I can hear you
-Ready
Exaggerating not even a little, the chat was scrolling about four times faster than usual.
And with YouTube chat piled on top...
"Pretty packed today, huh?"
-Yeah yeah
-Didn't they spam the promo like crazy?
-I was watching the other stream fine, then got dragged here
"Dragged here?"
-Yeah..
-Anna ditched us
-Maho left too
"Ah, got it."
I had a rough idea.
Switching to a screen not broadcasted, I hopped onto Twitch to check the members.
Sure enough, everyone was offline.
Earlier during prep, a few were streaming, but looks like they all stepped aside since I announced the 24-hour stream.
They really didn't have to...
Still, it was a bit reassuring.
If it were other members' viewers, they'd trickle off naturally over time.
-So what're we doing first??
-Hyped
-Canceled plans today just for this
"What first? Like I said last stream, we'll go by the votes. That's why you newbies..."
-???
-Newbie panel?
-Ready
-Do Daknunsam
[Artisan Miro donated 10,000 won! Thank you!]
Newbies... gotta smash 'em, right? Lol
These bastards.
Not for nothing they're the former newbie pulverizers—one word from me, and they're ready to split the influx in half.
"You guys, I was just kidding, but you're really gonna fight over it?"
-Don't stop us
-We've been needing to lay down the law lol
-Good luck, you started it
-Wanna go to war? Lol
"No... the newbies outnumber us four to one, you sure you can handle it?"
Numbers win every time.
And it's not like spamming chat more gives you special powers.
If the newbies and regulars clash now, the regulars get obliterated.
Then the vibe sours, and I've still got 24 hours ahead—no way we start like this.
-...Wanna call it a draw?
-Sorry
-My bad
-Should I just surrender?
Luckily, the regulars raised the white flag quick.
"Good, the sooner you give up, the better."
-Teaching good stuff lol
-This is your only pass..
-Next time you're dead
"Right. War later—first up on the schedule?"
Switched screens from the default standby to the game screen kicking off Miro 24 Hours.
"Alright, nine spots left."
First up:
Blade Wind 5v5 scrim.
Locked with user settings, so they'd need the password to join.
"Now go kill each other."
-GG-GG-GG-GG-GG-GG-GG-GG-GG-GG
-Let's go let's go~ let's go let's go~ let's go let's go~ let's go let's go~
-Move you bastards..! Move you bastards..! Move you bastards..!
For now, chat spammers weren't joining.
The real players were frantically punching in the random password.
"Now, hints one by one?"
And so the first segment started off pretty smoothly.
To the point where I hoped the rest of the time would go like this.
*
"Now it's dinner time, right?"
-Yeah yeah
-Big one's coming lol
-Handcam time lol
Three hours since going live.
Normally it'd be time to log off, no questions asked, but 21 hours to go.
Daunting, sure, but easier than expected.
"Hang on. Logging off PC and switching to phone."
PC cam had limits, so I headed to the kitchen, set up as planned, and fired up the phone stream.
"Looking good?"
Broadcasting the kitchen.
Phone angled to catch the pot on the gas stove and the cutting board in the sink next to it.
"Quality okay?"
-Crystal clear
-Show hands show hands show hands show hands show hands
-Please show your hands...
Hmm... seems fine.
Truth is, I'd planned cooking but agonized over it plenty.
What if I knock the phone and accidentally flash my face?
That's why I prepped the 'ultimate countermeasure.'
The one even Manager nodded at.
"Alright, grabbing ingredients."
Had most stuff at home, but bought extra veggies for today.
-But what're you making??
-Ramen?
-Fried rice maybe
"Hey now, dinner's gotta be hearty."
Back when I lived alone, it was all delivery or the cheap eats nearby, but living at home means solid dinners lately.
Mrs. Jang's cooking hits different.
"See it?"
Set veggies on the board first.
Leeks, onions, zucchini, garlic—chat went nuts as I placed them.
Ah, hands are visible.
-Kya lolololol
-Knew it Miro! Knew it Miro! Knew it Miro!
-Thank you... Thank you... Thank you... Thank you...
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won! Thank you!]
You bastards, calling Miro a pig? Lol Does that look like pig feet? Lololololol
-Belly flop~
-Great Famine Miro
Knew it'd be big, but wilder than thought.
...Is it really worth this much hype?
Face or full silhouette, maybe—but hands alone driving them nuts? Weird feeling.
"That exciting?"
Went all in, shoved hand right in front of cam, spread fingers, shook it—chat sped up more.
Scary.
Probably 'cause viewer count's insane today, making chat faster and messier.
"Alright, enough. Focus on the cooking."
Had to cook, so chopped veggies bite-sized.
-Knife skills sloppy af
-Ugh so frustrating
-You're gonna cut yourself
"Results are what matter, no backseat coaching."
Clumsy for sure, took time, but chopped 'em up fine and set aside.
"Leave this here."
Opened fridge for today's star ingredient.
"Doenjang, gochujang, ssamjang."
-Whatcha making?
-Doenjang jjigae?
-Drooling
"Yep. Doenjang jjigae."
Simple to make, tastes great—classic Korean soul food.
Oiled the pot, tossed in doenjang, gochujang, ssamjang, stir-fried.
"Doenjang's got protein, so frying in oil changes the flavor big time."
No clue on science. Maillard reaction or whatever? Just skimmed it to sound smart.
-Looks pro af..
-Wifey approved
-Fire too high? Gonna burn
"Fire too high?"
Huh, maybe it is.
-Nope it's burning underneath
-Burning
-Lower the flame
"It burned?"
Checked chat, then pot—edges scorched and stuck.
"...This much is fine."
-Whoa why water??
-Just move the pot
-But that level's okay;
-No biggie
Poured water into the slightly charred pot.
"Add water to fried seasonings, mix, toss in chopped veggies."
-Looks tasty already
-No meat tho?
-No thin beef slices?
"Wait a sec. Gotta boil like this first."
Set doenjang jjigae aside.
Grabbed frying pan, oiled it.
"That doenjang was pro-level, tough to copy? This one's doable for you all."
Next: fried egg.
Tricky—mess up heat or timing, and it's toast.
-Oil too much?
-We really look that dumb?
-Burned fries yesterday lol;
-Yep order chicken delivery done~
-Sneaky hard...
Sizzle-!
But plot twist.
Heat too high?
Oil in pan started popping.
"Ah hot! Ow!"
-Lololololololololol
-Can't even fry an egg?
-Lower the heat
"No, the oil's..."
Pop! Sizzle pop!
Too much oil?
No way I can't fry one egg?
Did it all the time solo.
Pan's the problem.
Yeah, Mrs. Jang skimped on new ones!
"Damn this pan!"
-Lololololololololol
-Damn fry-sitch;
-Not your fault?? Fr real
-Fried eggs are hard ㅇㅇ...
"No time for jokes—ah!"
On top of that, the lidded pot started boiling over.
-Whoa lower that heat
-Total mess lolololol
-Regretfully disqualified from wifey candidacy..
-Gonna get smacked
Sizzle-! Tsssizzle-!
Pop! Sizzle pop!
Pot overflow hit stove, flame flickering; pan oil going berserk.
"F-First kill the fire..."
Meant to shut off gas, eyes squeezed shut, reached—
Click!
Oil splattered arm.
"Ah! Hot!"
Stung bad, jerked arm in shock—
Click!
Knocked the phone hanging by the sink.
Looked—phone plummeting. Below: board and stew ingredients prepped.
"This hits..."
Click!
Insane reflexes snagged it, but couldn't adjust angle.
But...
Gotta prep for accidents like this to be pro streamer, right?
Shook off panic, flashed grin, continued.
"Rider."
Bet the stream shows my upper body through that lens now.
Too bad it's the prepped insect mask.