Chapter 121
Chapter 121
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 121
Chapter Title: Teacher and Student Collab
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A notification that set countless hearts racing.
Pak Soo-hyuk's broadcast had begun.
The viewers were flooding in at an insane rate.
From 10k to 20k, 30k...
In just a few minutes, nearly 50k viewers had joined, leaving Soo-hyuk speechless.
'This is no joke.'
He knew Pak Soo-hyuk had a huge audience. 50k was nothing; he regularly pulled 100k viewers.
And today, with the collab announced, even more were tuning in. It was only natural.
"Pak! Bros, what's up! Oh, good to see you too. Wait, you came for Soo-hyuk? Thanks... wait, not me? Get lost."
"Who's spreading that crap? Nah, it's spot on. Yeah, totally true."
A bit of chat, donations, and interaction went on. Soo-hyuk, watching from off-screen, waited for his turn.
Soon enough.
"Thanks for the donation, Pak head... Ah, shut it and bring in Uri-hyuk... Fine, got it."
Pak Soo-hyuk, timing it perfectly, turned to Soo-hyuk.
"Now, as you all wanted, let's welcome today's master—streamer Lee Soo-hyuk!"
On cue, Soo-hyuk stepped into frame.
Was it a welcome... or a curse?
Soo-hyuk stood next to Pak Soo-hyuk in front of the camera and greeted the viewers.
"Hello, I'm streamer Lee Soo-hyuk."
Despite the identical masks, their outfits and builds made it easy to tell them apart.
"For viewers who don't know, please introduce yourself."
"Sure."
Soo-hyuk nodded and introduced himself to the 100k-strong audience.
"I'm Fake Soo-hyuk. Currently a Floor 6 player, main skill is Lightning."
Crackle—.
Boom—!
Lightning burst from his fingertips, shattering the floor. It was a small show, but plenty of viewers had been waiting for it.
Pak Soo-hyuk's viewers mostly came for entertainment over skill. Pak's gameplay was way too far from pro-level.
But that didn't mean they had no fascination with lightning.
Pak Soo-hyuk's whole concept stemmed from Lee Soo-hyuk, after all. They couldn't help but be interested.
"Today's master is on fire..."
Pak Soo-hyuk muttered in a daze at Soo-hyuk's unexpected flair.
He'd already heard Soo-hyuk's resolve before going live.
This stream was gonna be exhausting.
A simple question worth 1,000 points.
With the stream's massive scale, even single donations were hefty.
Soo-hyuk answered.
"Planning to focus on feedback."
Pak Soo-hyuk's stream had a different vibe from Soo-hyuk's.
While Soo-hyuk's was full of praise, Pak's was built on baseline distrust of Pak himself.
And the collab's goal was precisely.
"I watched all your old content clips before starting."
To shatter that distrust.
"Seemed doable."
Laughter tinged Soo-hyuk's voice.
A confident line.
And confident lines always drew...
100,000 points.
A massive mission bounty.
There was risk on failure, but eyes would spin at that sum.
The missions kept coming.
Missions poured in.
The amounts were huge, but what surprised Soo-hyuk was something else.
'Real talk, this difficulty for that much?'
It wasn't clearing Floor 4 in days like him. Or chaining wins.
Just 10+ kills in one game. Simple.
"Soo-hyuk..."
Pak Soo-hyuk looked unsure.
He clearly lacked confidence.
Too bad—the decision was Soo-hyuk's.
And as always, Soo-hyuk's call was firm.
"Accepting."
The content kicked off.
First up: Soo-hyuk assessing Pak Soo-hyuk.
For that, Soo-hyuk started his own separate stream.
Pak Soo-hyuk in the title did the trick?
Viewers swarmed the moment it went live.
Pak Soo-hyuk fans migrated to Soo-hyuk's stream.
10k, 15k...
Viewers hit 20k in seconds.
'Fast as hell.'
Mostly from Pak's stream, but the growth was dizzying.
At this rate, 50k was easy.
"Hey everyone, Lee Soo-hyuk here."
Soo-hyuk's greeting was short and sweet.
"Did intros already, no need to repeat, right?"
They'd covered it on Pak's stream anyway.
Plus, content was already rolling.
Soo-hyuk eyed Pak Soo-hyuk's screen. The trial had started—Pak was in the match.
"What even is We Got Married? Two dudes? Huh?"
Already fretting over the penalty.
Fair enough.
Anything but that penalty Soo-hyuk wanted no part of.
'Two guys doing marriage content? Hard pass.'
We Got Married.
Short for "We Got Married," usually couples of male-female streamers.
But two guys? Straight-up punishment.
"First game's casual, bros. Trust your master."
Staring at the long cliff and forked paths, Pak Soo-hyuk psyched himself up.
But the queue was rough from the start.
All Bronze 4—the rock bottom rank.
Loss streak tanked their MMR, dragging allies down too.
Rank aside, Pak was serious.
Escort match—defending the payload. He charged enemies hauling the box.
But.
The result? Same as always.
'Benoit Roman his real name?'
Learned from the kill feed.
Fittingly mismatched with "Pak Soo-hyuk."
"Mistake, mistake. Rushed in solo too hard."
'Enemy was solo too.'
Soo-hyuk sighed at the excuse.
The rest was a massacre.
Feeding kills nonstop, padding enemies.
How'd he even reach Floor 4?
Halfway, it felt like deliberate content fodder.
Pak fans watched Soo-hyuk's reactions.
Most master streamers in these collabs reacted similarly.
Like staring at an inoperable patient.
No clue where to start, endless sighs.
"Ah..."
But Soo-hyuk's was a tad different.
"That was a kill angle."
Commentary on a random moment.
"What? Master said kill angle?"
And somehow, it reached Pak Soo-hyuk.
"Chaaarge—!"
Soo-hyuk facepalmed his mask.
"He turns it into suicide..."
Next instant.
Flash—.
Enemy backed off from Pak's dive.
"Huh?"
Soo-hyuk's eyes widened.
"He saves him?"
Question marks flooded Soo-hyuk's mind.
'How'd that happen?'
Pak diving to die, enemy saving him.
No one playing straight.
The trial stayed a mess. 'Forest of War' was no better.
Soo-hyuk repeated himself watching Pak's stream.
"Kill angle there... Ah, gone."
"Why ignore jungle farm?"
"That setup catches both... Nope."
Second trial ended.
Final score: 1/10/3.
Sighing was inevitable.
Waiting for Pak's return, Soo-hyuk dropped the diagnosis.
"Overall? Total dumpster fire."
Short, heavy verdict.
Dumpster fire.
Nothing summed it up better.
"Never seen anything like this."
Even with his long player career, past life included, he was genuinely shocked.
"Is this for real..."
He'd seen Pak's streams before, but just for the vibe, not gameplay focus.
Now, zeroed in for content, Pak's world was worlds apart from his.
But.
'That's why it's actually...'
Perfect timing donation.
Soo-hyuk shook his head.
"Why make me regret it?"
Pak trudged back from the trial. Soo-hyuk spoke with conviction.
"Looked doable to me?"
"Pardon?"