The First Joint Broadcast and Its Ripples
Winter had finally decided to end their joint broadcast with Yujin, after enduring that long, drawn-out internal conflict.
“What the heck? Are you seriously ending the stream already?”
“Why does the broadcast wrap up so early today… We haven’t even finished the tutorial yet!”
“I heard rumors from somewhere else and rushed in, but can you at least keep going a bit more?!”
Once viewers learned that Winter was about to end the stream, they immediately shouted for her to keep it going, their voices ringing through the chat like a thunderclap.
Especially the brand-new viewers who had jumped into the stream because they’d heard about Yujin’s insane performance—none of them had been watching before—were losing it at levels that could only be described as insane!
It was only natural, really.
They were the very people who had seen the first-ever tutorial streamer to defeat Ariandel, only to learn that same streamer was a complete beginner playing VR for the very first time today. The sheer shock of it had flooded Winter’s stream in an instant.
During that process, they’d watched clip after clip of Yujin—one sword in hand—fighting the tragic duel against Ariandel, and somewhere along the way they’d quietly become his fans.
And now, with their true feelings still hidden, the way Winter had declared the stream over felt so incredibly unfair.
“The streamer… doesn’t know a person’s heart…”
“Ending the stream after just one minute of watching? ”
But it wasn’t like Winter was deciding to end it without a single thought.
“The viewer count is way higher than I expected. It’s a shame… but stopping here feels right.”
That was it.
Originally, Winter’s stream had been tiny—maybe a couple hundred viewers at best, the so-called “small to medium enterprise” level of streamers.
Or, to put it another way, if you wanted to be brutally honest, she’d basically been riding the “haekko” wave of the industry. No one would’ve batted an eye.
So she knew exactly what this moment meant.
Right now, when the entire world was watching… this was the once-in-a-lifetime chance for her to become a big corporation streamer!
But at the same time, Winter understood something painfully clear.
She’d spent her whole life as a small-to-medium enterprise streamer. The fact that such a huge opportunity had landed in her lap meant she had to be extra careful—if she messed up even a little, this whole thing might vanish like a bubble.
She’d seen too many streamers who had plenty of preparation but still kept streaming anyway, making mistake after mistake, and ultimately blowing the one chance they’d caught in their faces.
So today, stopping here was the best choice.
“Honestly, I’m not exactly sad to end it… but sometimes a step back is necessary to move forward, right?” Winter thought, forcing her heart to settle.
“Today’s live broadcast with my older brother in Nightfall! Did you guys enjoy it? Honestly, I didn’t plan anything special this time… I never imagined things would turn out like this. I didn’t even dream that so many of you would join the stream!”
“If I’d known the broadcast would be this wild, I would’ve just gone to become a shaman instead, lol lol lol”
“Nostradamus ”
“If I’d known my oppa was such a physical genius, I would’ve invited him as a guest way sooner… maybe I would’ve been up there with the big corporation streamers by now?”
“So it was really just “power, rise, money” after all???”
“Money-crazed woman Winter ”
“If becoming a big corporation streamer was the only requirement, she’d be the real capitalist streamer, lol lol lol”
“Unfortunately, that’s where today’s broadcast ends. Anyone curious about what happens after we defeat Ariandel in the tutorial, come watch at the same time tomorrow. See you all then, stay healthy!”
“Aaaah! I just joined this stream and now it’s ending?! Can you at least say ‘molka’?!”
“Ha… stay healthy…” (he shoved his fist into his throat, feeling the emptiness)
“Winba~” (short for Winter bye-bye)
“You said you’d stream at the same time tomorrow? Don’t you dare not show up or I’ll blow every penny of my supporters on you!”
“I’ll hold out until tomorrow and wait. Come quick~”
That was how Winter and Yujin’s first joint broadcast ended.
But the aftershock and its effects from today’s stream were far from over.
No, in fact… it had only just begun.
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The most active community site for everything related to Powel Software games—including Nightfall—was the Powel Software Gallery, better known as PowelGal.
From Dark Ring 1 all the way to the newest title, Nightfall, every single Powel Software game had been thoroughly explored by these mentally broken old-timers who called this place home.
And now, a single post had appeared on this notorious site.
[You guys know he defeated Ariandel in the tutorial… and you’re still posting in the gallery???]
— Winter, the small-to-medium enterprise streamer, right?
Well, today Winter brought her real older brother as a guest and they played Nightfall together.
And get this—the brother who didn’t even take a hit from the very first werewolf boss that appears in the tutorial, not only cleared him but also beat Ariandel in the tutorial itself lol lol lol lol lol
The truly shocking part? This was the brother’s very first time playing VR at all lol lol lol lol lol
The viewer count exploded five times during the stream—insane!
The only thing that was a little disappointing was that they ended right after finishing the tutorial…
Still, in every way, today’s broadcast was legendary, 100%.
Added note: Because there were people spamming “the post is fake” in the comments, I’ve pre-saved a few clips. Thanks.
(Clip: proof that Winter’s brother has zero VR gaming experience)
(Clip: Winter’s brother stabbing Ariandel straight through the heart)
Recommendations: 539 / Not recommended: 127
“Fuck, these viral streamer posts keep happening. How much do they pay people to write these anyway?”
— Original poster: No, it’s 100% real;; I just watched the stream, got genuinely hyped, and wrote it.
“It’s probably viral, but even then it’s still insanely impressive… Was it even possible to beat Ariandel in the tutorial?”
“— Of course it was impossible… The system doesn’t block the kill, but the stat gap is ridiculously huge.”
“— In theory, you could dodge everything and land a critical hit on the weak point… but in the tutorial, where the stat difference is so massive that Ariandel’s attacks don’t even look like they land, how the hell did you counter?!” lol lol lol
“I actually checked the video just in case and… it’s real? People can actually move like that?!”
“— Even looking at it, it’s clearly fake? Humans can’t react that fast. Plus he said this was his first time playing VR.”
“— Original poster: Not fake;; around 1,000 people were watching live.”
“Ecclesia was begging to defeat Ariandel in the tutorial last time and then gave up after getting killed a hundred times, right?”
“— Yeah, after that, Ecclesia declared she’d never mess with Ariandel again lol lol lol”
“— (clip of someone signing on a deck) ???: The Ariandel in the tutorial… is the world’s strongest… boss monster… no human can ever clear him…”
“— lol lol lol lol lol”
“— But Winter’s brother cleared Ariandel in one try lol lol lol Ecclesia is crying lol lol lol”
At first, this post was just another typical viral streamer post and got buried under hundreds of “not recommended” comments. But once the original poster added the pre-saved clips and gifs, the tide slowly started to turn.
Everyone active in PowelGal had already cleared Nightfall at least twice and carried massive pride in their own skills.
So they didn’t need any extra explanation—they already knew.
How monstrous the stats of the Ariandel they faced in the tutorial truly were.
And how monstrous the physical build of the brother who had actually beaten him had to be.
“Even if it’s viral, this is still insane lol lol lol lol”
“One thing’s for sure—gathering 100 dead-weight guys from the gallery wouldn’t even reach the tips of this guy’s shoes lol lol lol lol”
“— For real lol lol lol”
Once the counter-blows began, the people who had dismissed Yujin’s broadcast as fake or viral drama suddenly changed their tune or simply deleted their posts and ran away.
And speaking of a silver lining…
Because of the doubt these viewers had shown toward Winter and Yujin’s stream, a few unexpected benefits appeared.
[Analysis post about the brother of the streamer who caused drama in PowelGal today]
[Let’s learn more about Ariandel, the first Hunter and tutorial boss of Nightfall, the reason PowelGal was set on fire all day today.txt]
[Analysis on why Winter’s brother isn’t human. fact]
The chaotic crowd had been shouting “it’s fake” while burning the gallery with Winter and Yujin’s broadcast, and suddenly their arguments were spilling over into other sites as well.
“Who the hell is this streamer called Winter? Why is this all so chaotic? Who’s her brother? Is he some celebrity or something???”
“— He’s the haekko streamer who broadcast Nightfall today. His brother pulled off an absolutely legendary stream lol lol”
“What does that even mean, you eejits lol lol lol”
“— Typical eejit pretending to be normal while being a chaotic idiot”
“Shit… I just watched it too and… it really was insane… Is it actually true he’s never played VR before?”
“— I couldn’t even defeat the tutorial werewolf and just refunded the game, so this self-loathing is insane;; Is this reverse discrimination?!”
“— You’re just a normal person and his brother’s a genius lol lol lol lol lol”
“— In Joseon terms, Winter’s brother = third-generation noble of a prestigious family / you = son of a slave ?”
“— That’s accurate but it pisses me off lol”
Beyond just PowelGal and streamers, Yujin’s broadcast began slowly spreading to every community site in the country.
So Yujin’s very first broadcast was already creating a massive ripple effect in places he himself had never imagined.
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