Joint Stream with Chairman Chae (Part 1: Rolling Avatar Options)
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> What?!
> Huh?
> Let's go~
> ALL HAIL HARURU!
> Haruru actually had money?!
"I said I'd invest 170% of my first month's revenue, so I'll just reveal everything."
Just in case, I quietly glanced at the boss.
He simply nodded, telling me it was okay.
> So cute.
> That's hilarious.
> We can literally see his eyes darting toward the boss.
"Ahem!
Anyway...
After taxes and everything else...
I made ₩4,530,000 in my first month!
That's incredible!
Thank you all so much!"
> LET'S GOOOO!
> ₩4.53 million a month?!
> Haruru made it.
> That's practically a major company's salary.
> Wasn't half of that just Mone's donations?
> Does today's one million count?
"Nope.
Today's donations go into next month's settlement.
Even without those...
₩4.53 million!
Let's go!"
Had I ever earned this much money in my life?
Absolutely not.
Not even once.
"I heard Mone donated an incredible amount.
And besides that, so many others have been supporting Haruru as well.
Thank you all for believing in him."
> Chairman Chae giving Momoney a shout-out lol.
> It's nice seeing him succeed.
"So...
If I made ₩4.53 million...
Then investing 170% means...
about ₩7.7 million, right?"
"...Y-Yeah."
A miraculous situation.
Even after spending every won I'd earned...
I'd still need another ₩3.2 million.
> EMERGENCY!
> LMAOOOOO
> Just take it back while you still can.
"Take it back...?
No.
A promise is a promise."
> That's our Haruru.
> ALL HAIL HARURU!
"...Debt."
> LMAOOOOO
> Nothing but debt.
> And your fans!
> Fox upvote.
> THAT'S IT.
> Survival genius.
"No!
I have pride.
I have manners.
I have a conscience."
> ???
> ?
"...Anyway.
I'll stop at the ₩4.5 million I earned today.
Later...
If you could generously lend me about another five million..."
> Stop borrowing other people's money "generously."
> Didn't you just say you had manners?
> I think we have different definitions of conscience.
> That's over 170% investment now lol.
"Sure.
Ask whenever you need it.
And Haruru...
Don't worry too much about the debt.
Do what you need to do first.
Pay it back little by little."
> KING CHAE.
> Nothing but wholesome stories.
> The GOAT of streaming.
"It's not that I'm being especially kind.
I'm simply investing because I believe in Haruru's potential.
You don't have to praise me so much."
> Wow...
> What a mindset.
Investing because I believe in your potential.
No matter how many times I heard those words...
They always struck something deep inside me.
"Chairman Chae...
I'll make sure the Haruru Coin skyrockets.
I'll earn you back far more than you've invested."
"Haha...
Calling it Haruru Coin suddenly makes it sound suspicious."
> TO THE MOON!
> Chairman Chae is holding heavy bags lol.
> OOF.
> Wait...
> Doesn't that sound like that crashed crypto?
"Hey!
I finally started walking the flower path.
Stop saying unlucky things!"
The chatting ended there.
I reopened the cash shop...
And converted the entire ₩4.53 million into 4.53 million Cash.
Somehow...
This was always the most nerve-wracking...
and the most exciting moment.
Yeah.
I really couldn't quit Unknown.
"Wait.
I still have four free On-Time converters left.
If I get lucky with these...
Doesn't that save me ₩4.53 million?"
> As if.
> LET'S GO!
> About to make history again.
I hurriedly used all four.
Of course...
Nothing happened.
"Yeah.
Didn't expect anything anyway."
> Sure you didn't lol.
> You were absolutely hoping.
Back to the cash shop.
I looked at the Avatar Option Converter.
₩3,000 each.
Normally games give discounts when you buy in bulk.
Unknown?
Nope.
"What if you buy them little by little?
You might get lucky early and save some cash."
"That's the rational way to think.
However...
The world doesn't operate rationally."
"So..."
> What is he even saying?
> He's already gone crazy.
> Chairman Chae is experiencing culture shock.
"A total of...
1,500 converters.
Please...
Just let it happen inside these.
₩4.5 million is close enough to the expected value of five million...
Developers of Unknown...
I'm begging you."
"Wouldn't they actually be happy?
Now all the whales will try for +10 and spend even more money."
> ...True.
> He has a point.
> Amazing logic.
Unknown was a game practically built on RNG.
Naturally...
Players had countless superstitions.
The most famous was the feng shui theory—
that certain locations had better luck.
I didn't really believe it.
"Thanks...
But I'll do it quietly inside the guild hall.
Otherwise everyone will swarm me."
> Makes sense.
"No, that's oka—
...Actually...
If it's Avatar Option Converters...
Could you send them through the cash shop gift function?
Thank you."
> LMAOOOOO
> Didn't even pretend to refuse.
When I entered the guild hall...
More guild members than usual were waiting.
Then—
A trade request from Mone.
Inside...
◈ A generous gift sent through the cash shop.
◈ Enough to reach expected value.
Mone wasn't the only one.
Guild members handed over Uni...
Converters...
And all kinds of useful items.
"Everyone...
Thank you so much.
I should be the one giving things to you..."
> Didn't know?
> You think this is an ordinary guild?
"No!
They're giving these to me voluntarily!"
"H-Hey!
What are you talking about?
You're basically the real boss of the guild."
> LOL
> Blink twice if you're being threatened, Mone.
Since everyone was online...
I decided to announce my future plans.
"Later...
Let's all do the twelve-player Guild Raid together.
Your gear doesn't have to be amazing.
I'll carry everyone."
> LET'S GOOOO!
> Free bus rides!
"Thank you all again for everything.
For your sake too...
I'll definitely roll three Pluto lines."
Even Chairman Chae thanked everyone several times.
Then...
It was finally time.
The very first Avatar Option Converter I'd ever bought with my own money.
Avatar Option Converter Used.
"Two Plutos...
Ahh... so close."
> Just one more.
> I have a good feeling.
Converter Used.
"Trash option."
Converter Used.
"...Trash."
...
How many converters had I used?
I was starting to look completely drained.
Three Pluto lines were nowhere to be found.
Chairman Chae finally spoke.
"Haruru...
Are you really okay?"
"Yeah.
This kind of thing happens all the time."
> Since he started rolling, all the life disappeared from his voice.
> This is what gambling addiction looks like.
"Gambling?
Please.
Don't say something so dangerous."
He was right.
My energy had completely died.
Time to pick myself back up.
ASMR?
I wasn't exactly sure what it stood for.
But I knew it meant relaxing sounds.
Sure.
Why not?
I leaned toward the microphone and whispered.
"Hello everyone...
I'm Haruru.
Tonight...
I'll be helping you fall asleep.
Chairman Chae is here with me."
Taking the hint...
He lowered his voice too.
"Nice to meet you.
I'm Chae Eun."
"Now...
Avatar Rolling ASMR."
> Oh wow.
> Haruru's voice is incredible.
> His tone is amazing.
"*Click.
*Click.
*Click.*"
> He's literally saying "click" lol.
> Wait...
> This is actually relaxing.
"Really?
Thank you.
But did you know...
Each click costs ₩3,000.
One click...
₩3,000.
Two clicks...
₩6,000.
Three...
Four...
Five...
Congratulations.
A whole fried chicken just disappeared."
> WAIT.
> Is this horror ASMR?!
> I'm not sleepy anymore...
"Now...
*Click...*"
Remaining Converters: 3
"...?"
I blinked.
Then screamed.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
THERE ARE ONLY THREE LEFT?!
THAT MEANS I USED 2,097 CONVERTERS AND STILL DIDN'T GET THREE PLUTOS?!
HOW DOES THAT EVEN MAKE SENSE?!"
I almost slammed the desk...
But stopped myself.
Chairman Chae was sitting right beside me.
> HOLY...
> Nearly six million gone...
> Haruru is furious!
> WAIT.
> WHAT?!
> Crazy foreshadowing.
"...
I wanted to show Chairman Chae something amazing.
Momoney...
My guild members...
Everyone supported me so much...
And yet...
I still couldn't do it."
The reality of my complete defeat finally hit me.
"I feel pathetic.
This useless fox...
This idiot Haruru...
Always throwing money into Unknown like a complete sucker."
> Calm down lol.
> ...You're not exactly wrong.
Chairman Chae gently patted my shoulder.
Oddly enough...
That only made me feel worse.
"...Sniff...
Chairman Chae never says a single harsh word to me.
And all I ever do...
is become another burden."
> Don't say that...
> Hang in there.
"When you think about it...
Unknown is the real problem!
What kind of garbage game is this?!
It's not even worthy of being called a game!
Making people spend hundreds...
Thousands...
On a single item...
This insane gambling simulator..."
The Goddess's Blessing (SSS) activates.
It had been so long...
Since I'd seen that message.
The overwhelming sadness...
Instantly transformed into joy.
Click.
"Hehehehehe!!
Unknown is the absolute greatest game in the universe!"