Chapter 215
Chapter 215
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 215
Chapter Title: The Beautiful Manager's Debut
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A few seconds after the stream went live.
Viewers flooded in.
On the black screen.
During the waiting time before the broadcast properly started, the viewers chatted about Lee Soo-hyuk's recent updates they'd seen in the news articles.
The news of Lee Soo-hyuk clashing with the Shinryeon Sect had spread far and wide—no viewer was unaware.
Hawk's Eye and Big Mouth's streams had already revealed Unhyang's identity, and follow-up articles reported the fall of the Shinryeon Sect.
It wasn't just the regular viewers; it was an event that drew massive public attention.
Of course, there were no clear victims or perpetrators in this incident.
Murim takes care of Murim matters.
That had been an unwritten rule in Murim for ages.
Especially in cases like this, not between sects but personal grudges.
Still, the incident blew up for two reasons.
One, the Shinryeon Sect was a massive power.
Two, Lee Soo-hyuk, an outsider to Murim, was involved.
But.
Amid all the buzz, the stream title was light as a feather.
Naturally, Unhyang was the one who set the stream title.
Lee Soo-hyuk had resisted strongly.
But as always, Unhyang decided the titles, and her choices were always spot on.
Viewers surpassed 10,000 in an instant.
Soo-hyuk's streams had grown massively lately, but this speed was insane.
The Shinryeon hype. Ties to the genius. Debut reveal of the rumored manager.
It was pure clickbait. Pouring fuel on an already raging fire.
Lee Soo-hyuk checked the rapidly climbing viewer count.
Closing in on 40,000 viewers.
This pace was unprecedented.
"We'll hit 70k before we even start, huh?"
Unhyang's eyes sparkled.
Lee Soo-hyuk stood holding the pink, flashy kit.
"Your taste in kits is so colorful."
"Too bad, yours got wrecked. No choice."
"When's the new one coming?"
"Requested a fresh one from the company. Should arrive soon—the top-of-the-line model."
While they chatted idly, viewers broke past 50,000.
It felt like forever since the last stream, even though it was just a short break. Lee Soo-hyuk turned to Unhyang, standing a few steps away.
"First stream for you. Any thoughts?"
"Me?"
"You think this is my first?"
"Duh, why ask the obvious?"
Unhyang took an exaggerated deep breath before answering.
"I'm shaking. Like, dying."
It wasn't just nerves from facing a crowd.
Someday, when they learned who she really was—the Heavenly Demon's daughter.
Their love and attention would turn to curses and rage. That terrified her.
That's why Unhyang had avoided the spotlight until now.
The higher the pedestal of affection, the farther the fall.
"You'll do great."
Viewers at 65,000.
The influx was slowing. Time to start.
"Let's go."
Fwoosh—
The screen lit up.
Lee Soo-hyuk greeted while eyeing the scrolling chat.
"What's up, everyone. Long time no see."
Lee Soo-hyuk's last stream was the showdown tournament. Recalling his fight with the Heavenly Demon, he nodded.
"Yeah, I died. Turns out it was my first death."
Up to now, Soo-hyuk had streamed various trials. He'd failed multiple times in most, retrying relentlessly—never truly failed.
"First death, but let's call it an exception. Basically suicide."
He'd chosen to fight the Heavenly Demon.
Reason? Hype.
No matter lightning mastery or fast climbing, winning the high-rank showdown was impossible.
Better to drop early and show the Demon fight.
And it worked.
"Your reactions prove the agro pulled hard."
A streamer aggroing the Heavenly Demon. As viewers said, guts not from this world.
Just look at Murim's fate for touching him.
"Speaking of which, today's a chill showdown recap stream. Some interaction too."
Even as he said it, Lee Soo-hyuk marveled at himself.
He finally felt like a proper streamer.
This was his proper first interaction stream. While most streamers did it regularly, Soo-hyuk had been too busy grinding.
Not that this stream had no goal.
'Gotta put more effort into this stuff.'
The response was hotter than expected. Amid the flying chat, he read one that caught his eye.
Time to introduce.
"Yep, special guest today. Not a collab though."
God tier manager lmao
Why's a genius managing? Low pay tf
Pop—
Unhyang, waiting off-screen, appeared in a blink.
So fast even Soo-hyuk was startled.
"Ta-da! Gorgeous manager incoming!"
But viewers didn't care about her entrance.
Hyung stop being so blessed plz!
No wonder Biolla didn't click ㅂㄷㅂㄷ
Chat scrolled faster than ever. Even with his sharp dynamic vision, impossible to read them all.
"Already loving her more than me?"
Unhyang's popularity was instant. One line, and chaos.
He'd expected it.
Up close daily, he sometimes forgot—but she was stunning.
"Thanks for the warm welcome. Worried the title would get me flamed."
"Yep, I'm the genius. Looks like the rumors reached a lot of you."
"I'd lose in a fight. No cap."
Soo-hyuk chimed in, and curiosity exploded.
"Got into streaming through a friend. Old pal in the biz."
"Heard you bounced from a few streamers."
"All fired. 'Doesn't do shit' they said."
More like she straight-up didn't. Before Soo-hyuk, Unhyang wasn't diligent.
"Nearly unemployed, then saw Soo-hyuk's stream. Oh yeah, I was his first viewer. Thought 'another bait lord' back then..."
Unhyang flowed naturally on stream.
First on-camera or not, she'd been in the industry longer than him.
More experience assisting, more streams watched.
"Got team lead's okay. Viewers weren't even 1k then."
"ILoveLeeSooHyuk, thanks for the dono! I remember you—super early supporter. ImSoBald... uh, rings a bell maybe?"
A few minutes of chill chat. OGs hyped themselves with big and small donos.
But couldn't stay lighthearted forever.
Topic already floated in chat a few times. But dono spam made it hard to address immediately.
No matter.
Couldn't pretend ignorance forever.
"Not on good terms with my sect."
Unable to fully hide tension, Unhyang steadied her breath.
"Brutal training since kid. Torn flesh, broken bones, rolling in dirt—nonstop."
Unhyang nodded.
"Yeah. If I stopped, friends got hurt. Every time I collapsed, one or two took my place."
This would make her enemies with Shinryeon forever. But she was prepared.
"They all left. Did I push them away, or did they leave? Not sure."
Her glance flicked to Cheongryang.
The one friend who stayed till the end. Shinryeon's last leverage.
"Lived like that, then suddenly 'genius.' But none of it was my choice."
Unhyang hated the 'genius' label.
Too many young Unhyangs bled and broke for it.
"Wanted to run, so I did. Soo-hyuk helped me."
A life-risking move.
Without unlucky timing of Uncheon-geuk's absence, Soo-hyuk wouldn't be here unscathed.
Badly hurt or dead.
One or the other.
Her gaze shifted to Soo-hyuk.
"I love making streams with Soo-hyuk like this. Meeting you all, enjoying together—makes me so happy."
Raw joy seeped through her words.
This moment, no pretense.
"So everyone—"
Unhyang bowed her head.
An apology for the worry, thanks for listening.
"Soo-hyuk and I. Looking forward to more together."