I Want to Be the First Viewer Hired (2)
People have a tendency to want to do even more work just because someone said not to.
What was it called again? That thing with the mischievous otter? I think it had a fancy term in professional psychology, but I couldn't remember it right now.
Anyway, here I was in a lively party chat room buzzing with over ten thousand of them.
- We won't call you ajumma, ajumma
- Ajum-eup-eup
- You've really been scratched to the bone lol
- Is it enough to cause a scandal over this?
- If you call her ajumma, ajumma gets angry!
Everyone was thrilled. Being teased by ten thousand people at once was a first, so my head was spinning.
It looked like I'd slipped up again.
I should have just let it slide, but by bringing it up I ended up exposing a weakness I didn't want to show.
This was all because of wanting to get hired.
*I was looking at her favorably...*
She was the first viewer, and the Goddess herself had even blessed her, so I had wanted to treat her nicely. But now my heart had changed.
Calling me ajumma right away like that was gross, and her nickname suddenly felt creepy.
Did she cancel the priest appointment and get angry? It was plausible. If I hadn't given it to her at all, maybe not, but snatching it away after I'd already handed it over made her right to be angry.
Thinking that way made me a little sorry. Honestly, it wasn't such a big deal. It was just her calling me ajumma.
*...It's always making me feel bad.*
I kept trying to let it go smoothly, but the more I mulled it over, the more irritated I got.
Ever since I turned thirty and became a mom, my age had been nagging at me more and more.
"Everyone, please stop now."
I calmly told the chat room full of playful teasing to calm down.
But it didn't have much effect.
Instead it got worse. They even started inventing brand-new words just between themselves.
[Reorona donated 1,000 won]
- Gyojumma
Since one viewer had mentioned the weird word *gyojumma* as a donation, the chat room became even noisier.
- Gyojumma lol
- lol
- Gyojumma! Gyojumma! Gyojumma! Gyojumma! Gyojumma! Gyojumma! Gyojumma! Gyojumma!
It was annoying that they were spamming even if everyone just ignored it. Before I could force a ban, I checked the nickname and it was *Akjilsaenggang*.
It was Seoyun.
*You too...?*
I was momentarily startled, but then a chuckle escaped me. She was already feeling me out in a completely friendly way now.
That was lucky. If she found me even a little uncomfortable, it would be hard to keep her attached.
Anyway, no matter who the viewer was, I had to do something.
"Bad viewers, I'll show you the Pope's fear."
Smiling slyly, I gave ten minutes of chat ban to Akjilsaenggang as a lesson. And to set an example, I gave it to a few other viewers too.
Some outrage erupted about media suppression or whatever, but it quickly settled down. It was never a serious complaint to begin with.
[Nungbyeongjang donated 5,000 won]
- You seem scary...
"I only did what a Pope should do, Nungbyeongjang-nim."
I caught it lightly and started thinking of a way to manage the key player, Want to Get Hired, more carefully.
It was simple: just highlight one specific chat in the room. I tried it right away and could check chats from Want to Get Hired that had come in just one minute ago.
[Want to Get Hired: I'm sorry...]
The chat room had scrolled so fast I couldn't see it, but he had already apologized.
He knew how to apologize. That meant his evaluation had to change.
From experience, people like him could be guided onto the right path if I just handled them well up front.
"Want to Get Hired has been designated as a special management target."
I briefly displayed the list of chats from Want to Get Hired on the broadcast screen and then turned it off. That should be enough to make them feel the weight.
"Ah, and to be honest, even if you call me ajumma it's not a big deal."
The viewers created a long row of question marks, but I ignored them and kept talking.
" Why? Because I have a handsome appearance that I think is good enough. In front of the real beauty with actual value, calling me ajumma is meaningless."
Beauty is a more valuable asset than gold or jewels. It was the truth I'd realized while living as *Clitia Elluke*.
Of course, there might be people who thought differently. I could fully understand that. I was a Pope who respected opposing opinions.
"You can disagree with what I'm saying. I don't mind. But..."
I paused for a moment and then added quietly.
"The Goddess won't like it. Be careful. She might pop out from under the bed at night saying 'ka-kkaeng'."
A short silence.
For a few seconds no one spoke, and the chat room slowed down. Everyone was being cautious.
More precisely, they were confused.
-??
-What are you saying?
-Are you joking?
-Is the Goddess an evil god?
Some chats with a bit less laughter. The reaction was different from what I expected, and I started to feel cautious.
*Why aren't they laughing?*
It was my original Pope-style humor that played off the Goddess's unrestrained and weird personality, but the response was much cooler than expected.
It was strange. It had always been a joke that made the bishop or high knight in the other world burst out laughing...
Maybe the cultural difference meant they weren't laughing. I felt inexplicably upset and sulked inside.
While that was happening, the special management target sent a chat.
[Want to Get Hired: Kk lol Pope-nim is so witty]
*He was a good kid, wasn't he?*
I decided to raise the evaluation of Want to Get Hired a little more. At this point he was an excellent believer.
"Everyone, it was just a joke. You can really tease me by age, no problem."
Feeling a little better, I lifted the corners of my mouth. Only after I smiled did the chat room atmosphere go back to normal.
Then I quickly changed the subject.
"Chitchat got too long. Now I'll answer Haban-nim's question."
The President had asked to tell them what kind of person I was in the other world.
I had actually planned to introduce myself formally during the first broadcast, but my daughters had burst in and I couldn't do it.
I smiled brightly and straightened up. It was belated self-introduction time.
"First, let me prepare a bit."
I moved the mouse to push the webcam screen into the corner and brought up the computer screen. Then I went to the site I had already registered as a favorite.
*Green Wiki*
"With Green Wiki, I'll lightly introduce myself."
Wiki reading.
I had planned this for the first broadcast too, but I couldn't do it. This was the perfect timing.
I searched the Green Wiki search bar for the hated word. It was a seven-letter word.
*Apolis Tales*
When the broadcast screen showed the *Apolis Tales* document, the viewers started murmuring. They all already guessed what I was about to say.
"That's right. I was reincarnated into this game."
Honestly, the popularity had been so-so that I could understand if no one remembered. But surprisingly, many viewers remembered.
- Whoa, so that's what it was
- It was reincarnation into a game I know, so I'm happy
- Suddenly close lol
- But who is it? I don't get it at all
It seemed it hadn't completely forgotten it. It was just a game that was burying itself.
"Everyone knows. Isn't it like the gods' entertainment?"
It was a question asking if it was a god game, but somehow it had been corrected in a grand way. It happened sometimes when it malfunctioned.
[Gamgamuso news donated 1,000 won]
- It was a god game though
It was a little twisted, but the meaning got across, and people immediately started chatting wildly.
I carefully scanned all the chats. Everyone was just saying what they wanted to say, so it was messy, but there was one thread.
It was the nostalgia-selling kind.
*I guess it's not popular anymore.*
It seemed *Apolis Tales* was being classified as an 'old game.' There were fun memories, but it was just one of many games I didn't play now.
It couldn't be helped. Its prime time had already passed while I was gone.
It wasn't a pleasant thought that the game I had once drowned in and that had helped me live was now obsolete.
"It has become an already-settled game. It's a pity. The happy memories should probably be buried in the past now."
I was trying to smile bitterly when several moments from the past flashed through my mind. Faded memories from when I was Park Si-woo.
They were all dark, but when I played *Apolis Tales* I had always been happy. It wasn't just a simple game. It was my companion and friend.
"Goodbye, friend."
Just as I was muttering that bitterly, a chat from the special management target caught my eye.
[Want to Get Hired: Pope-nim, do you know the sequel came out?]
[Want to Get Hired: You probably don't know...]
"...A sequel came out?"
I was momentarily dazed, then hurriedly searched the *Apolis Tales* document on Green Wiki.
I had planned to use it as content, so I hadn't read it carefully. That's why I could finally find the part about the sequel.
[The sequel *Solar Scepter* was officially released in 2021.]
I clicked the linked *Solar Scepter* document and examined it in detail.
It was an MMORPG that shared only the world setting. The time was set far in the future, in the story of after *Apolis Tales* times.
So my feeling was weird.
"I should check if I appear in this game."
I was a saint from the distant past who didn't appear in the main game. A setting character that only people who memorized the setting bible knew about, and not in the story.
But in the sequel it might be different. Maybe I was mentioned even a little.
Feeling an indescribable weird feeling, I went to the *Appearing Characters* section. Because it was too long, it was separated.
*Solar Scepter/Appearing Characters*
How did I find my name here? I searched for a shortcut to find words, then scrolled down with the mouse.
Then I noticed a noticeable sub-section.
[14-3. The Final Hero Party]
There it was. It felt right.
Looking at the bottom, it seemed I was an extra-level appearance.
Still good. Better than not appearing at all.
I carefully scrolled the screen down. Then my name appeared. There was a short description below it too.
*Saint Clitia*
- Saint of the final hero party appearing in the time training ground. The power of holy magic is strong, but because her stamina is low, she is the weakest who can easily be dealt with.
- Used holy magic: Solar Judgment, Solar Barrier, Solar Satellite, Hymn of Light
"......"
I quietly scrolled back to the top and pressed edit. I couldn't leave it like that.
"This can't be!"
In the end I shouted without worrying about calm or anything because I was too angry.
"Can't deal with it easily? While summoning the party's healer, do the other teammates just wait quietly? And why are there only four holy magic I use?! During my active saint days I could use over forty holy magic!"
I tore apart every unsatisfactory part in detail. Then I felt proud when a donation voice came.
[Yot Yot donated 10,000 won]
-This one I'll give you, please calm down, weakest aunty
Another strange nickname was added.