Chapter 108
Chapter 108
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 108
Chapter Title: The Reunion with Her Was the Worst
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🪙 DONATION 🪙 Anonymous donated 1,000 won. "The reunion with her was the worst. The legendary figure who once dominated the arena with gun-like piercing eyes full of spirit and overwhelming passionate talent has vanished entirely, leaving behind only a pseudo-macro hunting machine staring blankly at the screen, mindlessly repeating the same old hunting routine." 💬 Comments — Anon Perfectly captures my feelings in the most fitting way. — Anon Give us back the real Jeon Jeonseol! This monster! — Anon Watching that hunting routine, doesn't this feel like talent too? Moves like a total machine, probably racks up insane numbers lol. — Anon Why waste talent on something anyone could do! — Anon Is this really something anyone can do? Seems tough unless you're insane... "In a way, isn't this kind of like working out? I'm turning my time into experience points. Just like exercising builds muscle and improves your body. Later, when you look at your level, you feel that sense of pride."
— Anon What kinda bullshit is that? — Anon Normal people feel loss, not accomplishment from that. — Anon This is serious M- addiction levels. — Anon Wrong, her brain's already melted. 🪙 DONATION 🪙 Anonymous donated 1,000 won. "I wanted more interactive streams, but not this level of just chatting..." — Anon She never leaves the house, what episodes gonna happen lololol — Anon That's why you need your own lives for a healthy relationship... — ??? I have no friends and I'm lonely (for real) — Anon If you're just gonna chat with us, at least turn on the cam, teach. — Anon Face value going crazy lol, if you're not using it give it to me lolol — Anon Basement dwelling single forever homebody (for real) — Anon I didn't realize at first that it was real... "What do you mean 'low chat'? This is a game stream right now. Don't you feel anything watching that EXP bar keep climbing?"
— Anon That thing even goes up? — Anon EXP bar hasn't budged at all, teach. — Anon Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! Aaagh! Stop the torture! — Deleted message.
A minor incident occurred where one viewer fell into delirium, spammed the chat, and got banned.
— Anon lmao ants won't get fleeced! Keep it up, I'll watch solo, everyone else gtfo — Anon Streamer and viewers both complaining about mental issues, is this normal? — Anon Empty your mind and find peace. One humanist once called this game "the great game that voluntarily and effectively isolates society's sick individuals."
In modern Korean society, which ruthlessly frames anyone who stumbles even a single step off the prescribed path as a failure and casts them out.
Instead of venting hatred toward society and the world, those bounced off the "right" rails spend their time raising levels, gaining EXP, and collecting resources in this game. How could that not be a monumental achievement?
Society's countless hurdles demand long-term, consistent effort with no guarantee of victory.
Those who abandon and ignore them live on in this false digital paradise, stacking up small accomplishments one by one...
Truly a game that contributes to world peace.
"Alright, alright. I'll turn on the cam then."
Finally yielding to the viewers' nagging, Jeon Jeonseol turns on her camera.
Just looking at her pretty face soothes the mind and body, heals the spirit, extends lifespan, cures cancer—anyway, it's good.
The reason Jeon Jeonseol's stream, which only plays Meteor Story, hasn't tanked is probably because so many people are addicted to the occasional cam feed.
Ignoring the fury and criticism from countless people wondering why someone with that face and skill is doing M-, Jeon Jeonseol hunts on today.
It's an ultra-long-term project that takes 30,000 hours to max level, so content never runs dry.
Only the viewers' patience and sanity are gradually depleting...
— Anon Wtf doing M- with that face lolololol — Anon Face genius for sure. — Anon Jeonbongdies mad? You'll feel better seeing my face. — Anon Just melting away ffs. — Anon Please swap the game screen and cam sizes. — Anon Can you mute game audio to 0? Interfering with my music. A groundbreaking game stream where no one wants the game.
Today, Jeon Jeonseol's stream is peaceful as ever.
🪙 DONATION 🪙 Anonymous donated 1,000 won. "Victory and Wild, take responsibility and rescue your friend from the swamp." "Who's stuck in a swamp? I'm happy."
A sad beast unable to love viewers, unable to love friends, unable to love family.
How could someone who hasn't felt that weight of solitude ever measure it?
— Anon Please!!! Stop the hunting!!!! — Anon Lemme watch Yeongdo instead ffs — Anon I'm losing my mind, I'm losing my mind, I'm losing my mind... — Deleted message. Some office workers must feel unhappy for reasons like this.
Even if their livelihood seems fine now and in the future, the thought that they worked yesterday, are working today, and will work tomorrow—with no new developments, improvements, or changes in life—brings an ominous premonition.
Material abundance doesn't guarantee unconditional happiness.
Jeon Jeonseol had been practically confined to her home, which messed with her head and led her to start Meteor Story.
The horrific guilt of wasting life mixed with the bizarre sense of accomplishment from rising levels and EXP.
Like the harmony of sweet and salty when you're bloated from food.
🪙 DONATION 🪙 Anonymous donated 1,000 won. "Watching anime while doing M- is the national rule, so how about an anime watch party while we're at it?" Playing anime on stream is copyright infringement and illegal.
Still, streamers who want to watch anime with viewers often use this method.
Everyone pays separately and starts watching at the same time.
That way, they share reactions to the same scenes at the same timing as the streamer.
Jeon Jeonseol had been running a just-chatting stream disguised as a game stream for a while, but she'd exhausted her repertoire.
1. She has so many secrets that there's not much she can talk about.
2. She rarely leaves home, so no new episodes get added.
And now, an anime watch party perfectly suited to the game.
Never tried it before, so why not give it a shot?
"So, what should we watch?"
A flood of recommendations poured in, but the overwhelming winner was My Favorite's Child.
This anime that rocked Korea in April 2023 even trended among popular kids who normally ignore anime, shaking the whole country.
— Anon No way someone hasn't seen the manga? — Anon That'd be disappointing... — Anon Thought Legend had some otaku cred, guess not. Ignore the weirdos taking pride in having read the original.
And so, Jeon Jeonseol and the viewers began their anime watch party.
Gorgeous artwork and spicy plot ramped up the immersion.
Jeon Jeonseol couldn't help but rave.
"Whoa, it's too spicy! No wonder people watch morning dramas."
The problem was the shocking twist at the end of episode 1.
"No, huh? Eh? What?"
The girl thought to be the protagonist was murdered by a yandere fan.
To others, it was just fiction, but still shocking.
Seol-a couldn't see it as mere fiction.
Suddenly, a gunshot echoed in her head, the face of the boy who'd been her friend smiling at her, the subtle realization that streaming is like casting mass charm, fear of doxxing, the recent news of a streamer murdered, her heart squeezing tight, head burning hot, breath hard to draw.
"Hic..."
Flashback is one symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), where encountering something related to past trauma causes intense immersion in the memory, vividly recreating the sensations and psychological state from back then.
Seol-a stared wide-eyed at the monitor for 10 minutes, then passed out cold.