Chapter 15. Suspension Celebration(?), a Short Collab With a Big Company Streamer
Chapter 15. Suspension Celebration(?), a Short Collab With a Big Company Streamer
[ Author: Saintess's Foot Wiper ]
[ Title: Hero live suspension lololol ]
[ Content: (Hero freezing mid-sentence) looks like the AI got him lmao ]
└ But could you even get suspended for that? Other hunters stream hunts without any issues
└ I thought the AI probably auto-detected it and slapped the suspension on
└ Hunting monsters was allowed to some extent, but shoving a corpse right up to the camera like that probably isn't—and a humanoid form looked way more brutal than your average monster
People were sharing their opinions about the stream suspension.
And Pajijik hadn't anticipated this situation either.
How could they have known a streamer would shove a monster's corpse right up to the screen?
Fortunately, Pajijik responded quickly, before any negative public sentiment could take hold.
[ Pajijik CEO: 'Will swiftly assist Streamer Hero's return, and apologize for the inconvenience caused to viewers' ]
└ Yeah, strike while the iron's hot lol
└ Still, it's a relief. The whole world was watching.
└ If their response had been slow as hell too, they would've gotten cursed out worldwide for real
And at that moment, at the Hanul Guild research institute, my parents were together.
"Son, are you really sure it's okay to just take this?"
"Think of it as a gift from your son."
"No, that's not what I..."
Mother knew.
That Korea and China were currently fighting over the ownership.
Well, more precisely, me and China.
"If they keep insisting, I'll really go smash up the Forbidden City and come back."
Of course, I wasn't actually going to wreck it like some barbarian, but...
"...Whose son are you, to be this outrageously reckless?"
As Mother let out a sigh, Laila chimed in beside her.
"Ma'am, this sort of thing has happened before. Back then too, Hero got angry and smashed a castle to pieces."
"Oh dear... he used to be such a kind son who couldn't even kill a bug..."
"..."
Of course, I only destroyed the buildings.
I was not so ruthless a person as to disregard life and destroy indiscriminately.
"Hero... no, Mr. Hoon. I apologize for interrupting the conversation."
A researcher approached and spoke to me.
"The corpse is too tough... would it be possible to separate just the wing section?"
"That much, well..."
I walked up to the corpse, grabbed the wing, and tore it right off as if ripping a piece of paper.
The researchers glanced at their equipment, then looked at my face.
What's impossible? It's just a lack of effort.
---
"Hero, huh..."
The streamer known as 'Nudungji' on Pajijik was searching up all sorts of things on the internet.
As he did, he looked at his wife, who also served as his manager, and asked.
"Honey, what do you think about this guy?"
"Hmm? He looks the way he looks, but his actions are totally bold and straightforward."
That was certainly true.
If you had to classify his stream, it was on the spicier side.
Some swearing was allowed as long as it didn't cross the line, and uniquely, it was a stream with two protagonists.
The reason he'd proposed this collaboration was that content was slowly running dry and he wanted a change of pace.
Nudungji kept scrolling down, reading the Hero's wiki.
The more he read, the more fascinating the figure became.
Based on this, he felt he could somewhat grasp how to handle him.
─ Ding-dong!
"It looked like they're here."
He heard his wife hurry over and open the door.
He too stepped outside for a moment to greet the guests.
'...That's a person?'
Like a wild beast.
If a bear became human, wouldn't it look like that?
Bronze skin, blond hair, brown eyes.
Nudungji had never once been told he looked small anywhere, but there was no comparison with this man.
"Nice to meet you. My name is Song Hoon. I'm currently streaming on Pajijik. I'm in your care, senior."
A polite and courteous demeanor.
Internet posts really couldn't be trusted.
And beside him stood the woman called the Saintess, quietly waiting.
'Beauty and the Beast?'
"Wow...! Mister, you're so big...!"
My four-year-old daughter's eyes sparkled as she stared at him.
Honestly, if you met him in an unfamiliar place, his appearance was the type that would make you avert your eyes.
And yet, my daughter showed such a favorable reaction the moment she saw him...
'I've heard that children were sensitive to whether a person was pretty or kind-hearted...'
"Haha, I am pretty big."
He laughed heartily and lifted my daughter up, settling her on his shoulder.
He liked children and carried himself with confidence.
This man might be more decent than I thought.
---
Truthfully, I hadn't planned on doing a collaborative stream this soon.
But with my account suspended and nothing else to do, I reached out first to suggest we go ahead with it.
[ Nudungji : A talk show with the hottest man in the world right now! ]
'...He's got experience, so even his titles were slick.'
I learned something.
That's how you've got to do it to attract attention.
From outside the camera frame, I watched him run the stream.
"You all know what's up, right?"
[So hyped!]
[What's he like in real life?]
[He looks scary...]
"He came across as really dependable. Goodness, my little daughter... you've all heard that saying, right? That babies are sensitive to that sort of thing."
Even before I appeared, he was building up my image nicely.
"His stock must have skyrocketed after the West Coast Incident, so I'm glad I snatched him up first! Alright everyone, please give him a warm welcome!"
[(Emoticon clapping)]
[(Emoticon waving glow stick)]
"Ah... hello?"
[What's with the awkward loser moment?]
[Suddenly feels way more approachable]
[ Saintess's Foot Wiper has donated 50,000 Watts! ]
- On her own stream she's a total Lü Bu, but here she's acting all coy lol
"Oh my, thank you for the donation! What do you mean by that?"
Nudungji looked at me and grinned.
But that nickname... it was the same person who always donated to me...
[ Saintess's Foot Wiper has donated 10,000 Watts! ]
- Saying thank you makes donating feel rewarding, unlike some people lol
[unlike some people lol]
[<<<<< unlike some people lol]
[Ah dammit who is it lolol?]
"Huh... Hero, so you haven't even been thanking people for donations all this time?"
"I thought I did..."
I scratched my head as I said it, and chat messages that I assumed were from my viewers started flooding in.
[I thought I did??????]
[I seriously wanna slap you right now]
Wanna slap me? Come over here and try it.
But had I seriously never thanked anyone all this time?
"Haha, I'm sure you'll do better from now on. Next, there's something I'm curious about..."
Nudungji glanced back and forth between me and Laila with a sly look.
Then, with a smile tugging at his lips, he asked.
"Are the two of you in a romantic relationship?"
"No, we're longtime colleagues."
"..."
Unlike my blunt answer, Laila's face flushed slightly.
Nudungji, unwilling to let this bait slip, pressed on.
"Oh ho... it seems like the Saintess might have a different opinion?"
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[O]
[N]
[O]
Single-letter chats kept scrolling up.
Seriously, if you're dating, you're dating. What's with all the reactions?
[ Saintess's Foot Wiper has donated 50,000 Watts! ]
- Saintess, I might end up worshipping the devil...
"Oh my, another 50,000 won...! Hero, what do you make of that?"
I was a proper(?) pro streamer now too.
With content being spoon-fed to me like this, I had to earn my keep.
I grinned and casually threw my arm around Laila's shoulder.
[...]
[???]
[Ah, shit... I've seen this scene so many times]
[Stop looking at stuff like that lolol]
[ Overflowing Holy-Power Pouch has donated 10,000 Watts! ]
- A guy who looks like that making that face while putting his arm around her... I'm fighting the urge to say something creepy...
"Hey now! That kind of stream isn't what we do here!"
Nudungji urgently waved his hands and cut off the viewer's comment.
Did he know what they were about to say?
Just then, Nudungji's manager came in from outside with some food and drinks.
Thanks to Nudungji constantly maintaining a comfortable atmosphere, the stream flowed smoothly without a hitch.
"Hero, don't you have anything you're curious about?"
"...Are you happy in your married life?"
[Gasp!]
[(Emoticon walking on eggshells)]
[(Emoticon walking on eggshells)]
[Everyone hands off your keyboards!!!]
At my question, he made a face like he'd just been had.
And from beyond the monitor, I could feel the glare of his manager, arms crossed, watching this way.
Through the speakers carrying the broadcast audio, I could even hear the manager clearing her throat.
"...I'm happy."
[ NuDungjiSamgyetang has donated 50,000 Watts! ]
- I am happy... I am happy... I am happy... I'm a married man so I'm happy...
[T_T]
[T_T]
[Truly happy...]
"Thank you for the donation..."
For someone who just received 50,000 won, he didn't look all that pleased.
And then another donation came bursting in.
[ Anonymous has donated 10,000 Watts! ]
- You son of a bitch
[lololololololol]
[Feels like a lot got omitted in front there?]
[Don't do it? lololol]
[You can't just swear with no context lololol]
"I am genuinely happy in this marriage. Please don't slander me, everyone. Living with a rabbit-like kid and a fox-like wife, every day is happiness."
Nudungji's breathing and the rhythm of his heartbeat momentarily wavered.
And this man's pupils were subtly trembling.
"Well, that aside, Hero, are you interested in marriage?"
"Uh... I'll get there someday, right?"
How long could a person live as a forever-alone virgin...
I was a sprightly 25-year-old (?) — I'll meet someone nice eventually.
"Hmm... do you have a girlfriend? Ah, is it rude of me to ask something like that?"
[It's rude, it's seriously damn rude]
[Die die die die die die die]
"No, it's fine. But for now, no, I don't have a girlfriend."
"Really? There's no way?"
"It's a little embarrassing, but I've never had a relationship."
In an instant, Nudungji's pupils quivered.
[Look at the host's eyes trembling lololol]
[But honestly, fair enough]
[How is that guy never been in a relationship lololol]
"Well... I'm sure Hero will meet a good match too. As a married man, let me give you some advice — surprisingly, that kind of connection might be closer than you think."