Chapter 92
Chapter 92
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 92
Chapter Title: Forced Bait, Baseless Haters
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📰 Forum Post [Author: Anonymous] [Title: What's the deal with Jeon Jeonseol and Victory both dropping ranked games on the same day??] (Jeon Jeonseol's match history search image)
(Victory's match history search image)
The two endlessly grinding away at games, battling for the top spot... Both just happen to stop dead on the exact same day? This has to hint at their deep love... In this modern age, famous people get scrutinized for absolutely everything.
Among those, searching match history was the absolute basics of the basics.
Like dragging novelists for playing games when they should be posting their serials.
Even regular folks would scour their boyfriend's game records to keep tabs on them.
And through exactly those channels, the fact came out that these two hadn't played games on the same day.
To an average person, it might just be coincidence—nothing to see here.
But the internet specters, who might not have much else but had more "time" than even Bill Gates, latched onto it like maniacs.
No big reason, really.
Just 'cause it's fun...
Stuff like this—purely malice- and curiosity-driven bait with zero basis—is called "forced bait," or "eoktteok" for short.
But ironically, they had actually met that day.
Even spent the night under the same roof!
So the moment she fired up her stream, a barrage of donations hit, and Jeon Jeonseol froze.
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won] ─"Legend-nim, Legend-nim! Is it true you went on a date with Victory on February 27th?" <Did it>
<Dude>
<Did it>
<What if you meet in a motel instead of the arena lol>
<My heart's gone pitch black>
A torrent of thoughts raced through her mind.
First off, how the hell did they know she met Victory on February 27th?
And if they knew, should she just own up to it?
If it were two guys, it'd be simple: yeah, we met up.
Had some drinks, hung out.
Was fun.
A story that'd end right there.
But because one was a guy and one a girl, now she had to endure an interrogation?
What if they were dating—what then?
What if not—what then?
Did it even have anything to do with her stream?
Part of her wanted to unload a satisfying barrage of curses.
But Victory was a public figure with massive scrutiny and fans.
What if her weird handling dragged him into this mess?
And while all these thoughts swirled, the crowd who believed "silence means guilt" went even more feral.
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won] ─"Gone mute? Guess it's slam-dunk confirmed then. Fuck off and die, you unicorn weirdos." <She did it, yeah>
<Betrayed us?>
<3 years spotless and she seduces Victory? Vicious bitch ㄷㄷ>
Amid the stress-inducing chat barrage, Seol-a recalled what Victory had told her.
'Without these people, I wouldn't exist.'
'I have to always be grateful.'
…
'Money's been plentiful from the start, though?'
'Praise feels great, but haters suck just as much—plus minus zero?'
'Wouldn't it be less stressful to just not stream?'
Self-hypnosis failed!
Victory bootstrapped from dirt-poor rags-to-riches; Seol-a was gold-spoon born rich—they could never be the same!
'Seize the broadcast?'
If not streaming was fine, maybe just quit?
That thought crossed her mind, but two things nagged at her.
One: ending the stream now would basically admit to the rumors.
Two: her manager and editor losing their jobs.
As stress levels climbed and her chest tightened like it was clogged, one donation came to Seol-a's rescue.
[Anonymous donated 10,000,000 won] ─"Ignore the weird aggro pullers and keep the stream going, please. Always a blast watching." <Whoa, 10 mil>
<This donation fake?>
<Test says nickname test>
<Chairman-nim ㄷㄷ>
Juicy scandals get buried by even juicier ones, and what people cared about most these days was money.
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won] ─"Trying to bury the bait with cash? Staged drama?" The haters tried to keep the drama rolling anyway.
<1k punch lololol>
<Shields flexing hard, haters only got 1k stolen from mom's wallet?>
<Basement-dwelling NEETs lol>
The world was a terrifying capitalist society.
"Um. 10 million won—thank you so much."
<Just a reaction>
<Doesn't seem that thrilled?>
<Probably just dazed, hasn't sunk in?>
<Even loaded peeps, 10 mil's kinda huge no?>
<She always says she's rich but never specifies how rich?>
<Unless oil baron, 10 mil ain't nothing lol>
<Maybe doesn't faze her>
<Victory says thanks even for 500>
<They clique together ㄷㄷ>
<Victory's annual salary is 10 bil>
<Gasp, Legend too?>
<Broadcaster class insane>
[Anonymous donated 10,000,000 won] ─"What haters want is Legend-nim's mental breakdown. Best revenge is a killer stream. Fighting!"
<Whoa 20 mil>
<Others' yearly salary in one day;>
<Info) Not a day, 2 minutes>
<2 min 20 mil ㄷㄷ 60 min 600 mil ㄷㄷ 1 year 5.256 tril ㄷㄷ>
<5 tril annual? World #1?>
<Fighting... Chairman-nim looks kinda old... lol>
<Chairman's age matter rn?>
Seol-a figured she should check who sent the donations.
'Anonymous' was just a throwaway nickname you set on donation.
To ID the real person, streamers had to use the donation program only they could see.
'zxcasd6431'—a lazy random ID.
Created today, too: only Jeon Jeonseol favorited in stream bookmarks, registered today.
'Someone I know?'
A few suspects came to mind, but they all fit too well—couldn't pin it down.
<Mom when I grow up I wanna be Jeon Jeonseol Mom when I grow up I wanna be Jeon Jeonseol Mom when I grow up I wanna be Jeon Jeonseol Mom when I grow up I wanna be Jeon Jeonseol>
<Broke haters GTFO lololol>
<Money printer glitch site?>
<Honestly her donation tier was low for her level till now>
<Chairman regretting after trash reaction on 20 mil, upvote lolol>
<Thanks haters for the eoktteok! Got 20 mil cuz of you!>
<Basement Bill Gates regretting the eoktteok push lololol>
<Room where stream slaps even if broadcaster does nothing!?>
<If I were Jeon Jeonseol...>
<Kya~ This is streaming~>
[Anonymous donated 1,000,000 won] ─"No regrets. But eat-and-run would bum me out a bit. Keep streaming hard please." <Kya! Chairman-nim!>
<Truly insane lololol>
<This is life>
<Why 1 mil tho?>
<Cash low?>
<Chairman-nim one zero short?>
[Anonymous donated 9,000,000 won] ─"Oops, mistake. ^^;" <Human charm wtf lololol>
<Total superchat hits 30 mil lolololol>
<Thanks haters for eoktteok! Thanks haters for eoktteok! Thanks haters for eoktteok!>
<'Those bastards' raging keyboard smash incoming lololol>
<Chairman-nim so cute>
<Wtf is this????>
<Chairman-nim! Chairman-nim! Chairman-nim!>
<Lowbies wanna be Jeon Jeonseol, I'm aiming Chairman-nim>
<Pls Seoul in flames pls>
<Labor profit can't beat capital profit...>
<People losing it watching stream visible>
<Jeon Jeonseol chaebol 3rd gen?>
<Chaebol 3rd gen outdated, it's 4th now>
<Fr lol>
"Ah, 30 million won is big money even for me. Thank you truly."
<Voice not of someone who got big money?>
<Caaaalm>
<How gold-spoon is this chick exactly>
<Her own words) 30 mil big money for me too>
It's really big, okay?
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