She's Finally Back!!!!
Ten days had passed since the Gwiam Reservoir live stream. Finally, the moment everyone had been waiting for arrived—Mirinae went live.
"Ah, aha ha… Hello, everyone."
As soon as Mirinae's stream went live, viewers swarmed in like they'd been camped out waiting. The streamer gallery had been buzzing non-stop for the past ten days, with everyone fixated on her.
That Gwiam Reservoir stream pulled in so much aggro, but then she just drops the bait and ghosts? What's next? We wanna know what happened after!
People had been dying to hear the follow-up, frustrated out of their minds. Now, with their streamer finally back, they flocked like bees to honey.
Thanks to that, her live viewer count had already surpassed 10,000.
"Thank you all for worrying about me. Truth is, I woke up the day after that stream… but even the slightest movement made my head feel like it was splitting open, and I got so dizzy. It took a full week to recover my body. And I needed time to pull myself together mentally too."
Most viewers sent supportive, chill chats cheering Mirinae on. But with over 10,000 people—mostly newbies drawn by the rumors—not everyone was wholesome. As the saying goes, "put five people together and one’s gotta be trash."
[Message deleted]
Of course, the manager swiftly deleted trash like that. But even if it vanished quickly, the damage was done—people who'd seen it got pissed.
Right after Mirinae's stream ended back then, the streamer gallery split into two camps: the Fact Squad, insisting it was all real and ghosts exist; and the Fake Squad, claiming it was all CG or actors in a play. The two sides were neck-and-neck at first—actually, Fakes had a slight edge, since no normal person could buy that footage on common sense alone.
But soon, everything flipped. Flipped so hard it was like a bomb went off.
The next morning, articles about Gwiam Reservoir exploded online. Dozens of bodies in a famous haunted spot? Shocking enough. But the first discoverer was a streamer mid-broadcast? Prime clickbait. Reporters raced to publish, facts be damned.
Wait, it was the streamer's friend, not her? Who cares—views are views.
Some details were off, but it was enough to blow up.
The gallery flipped—Fakes scattered, Facts took over. Still, salty Fake remnants lurked, trolling Mirinae's stream.
"Ahem. Seems some of you are still skeptical or on the fence, so let me make this crystal clear."
Mirinae cleared her throat, put on a super serious face, and declared:
"The 'Gwiam Reservoir broadcast' ten days ago had zero manipulation. It was all real. I swear on my channel!"
The chats seemed to buy it at face value—whether they truly believed or not.
[Message deleted]
Trolls popped up rarely, but got axed instantly.
That donation caught Mirinae's eye.
"Whoa, really? I didn't hear what happened to that guy after the stream."
"Okay, hold on a sec."
Mirinae fired up her browser, hit YouTube, and searched 'MBS Gwiam Reservoir.' Top result: a huge thumbnail with the title [#GhostStoryTalkShow] What Happened at Gwiam Reservoir That Day? from the 'MBS: Ghost Story Talk Show' channel. The thumbnail showed a handsome reenactment actor (nothing like the real Sam-sik) with a shocked face against the creepy reservoir backdrop. Subtitle: 'Gwiam Reservoir's Secret Revealed'.
"Alright, let's watch together! Pause donations till it's done~"
Mirinae clicked play.
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"Gwiam Reservoir—the final chapter."
Main MC Kim Dong-sook unfolds a yellow talisman-like paper with 'Gwiam Reservoir' written on it.
"Whoa, I saw this on the news."
"Who's the storyteller? The first discoverer…?"
"Haha, no. He's more like a victim who got dragged in."
The other MCs and guests buzz with excitement as Kim responds calmly. Then, the reenactment drama kicks off.
"Whoa~ This is Gwiam Reservoir!"
"Perfect spot to cap off our memories!"
"Hey, we're here—pitch the tent before it gets dark!"
Three years into their horror streams, friends nicknamed Il-sik, I-sik, and Sam-sik planned a camping finale at Gwiam Reservoir before retiring. I-sik landed a job, Il-sik had family stuff pulling him to the countryside.
But while Sam-sik zoned out, his two buddies vanished.
"Huh? Guys, where'd you go?! Il-sik! I-sik! Where are ya? We gotta film!!"
As dusk fell, worried Sam-sik headed downhill calling for them. Then—
"Gyyaaaaaaaah!! It's a ghost!! Gyaaaaaaaah!!!"
He bumps into a girl—with a scythe in hand.
"Eek! High school ghost girl!! B-begone! In the name of Jesus Christ, azer azer barach azer!!"
Swish.
"Shut up."
"Y-yes ma'am."
Sam-sik learns the scythe girl (A) and her hiding friend (B) are streamers filming Gwiam Reservoir too. They say they haven't seen his friends below, so he heads back up.
"It's Friday, right? Monday in three days?"
"No no no, it's Wednesday! I checked when we came! Phone says Wednesday too!"
"No way—"
Mid-chat, Sam-sik feels off—they disagree on the date. Arriving at the reservoir on the trail—
He faces horrors: I-sik's ghost floating on the water. He nearly drowns saving "him." A dives into the inner reservoir; fake I-sik ghost confuses him. A saves him from drowning; he blacks out.
Sam-sik wakes in a hospital bed.
"Patient? You with us?"
"Huff… huff…!"
"Patient! Snap out of it!"
"I-it all came back… everything…!"
Gasping Sam-sik screams, triggering flashback.
Truth: They climbed last Friday. No vanishing—pitched tents, camped happily.
Stab!
"Gack! Guh—"
"You little shit, always too sharp for your own good."
Drunk Sam-sik returns from the bathroom, sees Il-sik stabbing I-sik.
"G-gahhhh!!"
"You fuck—stay there!!"
Fleeing mad-eyed Il-sik, Sam-sik barely escapes in a car at the base.
Calmed later, he doubts if drunk hallucination. Goes back with cops—nothing. No Il-sik, no I-sik, no tent. Like they never existed. Calls ignored; they ghosted.
Wednesday—fateful call from I-sik.
"Yo I-sik! Where you been?! Why no calls? Il-sik with you?"
…Sam-sik.
"Y-yeah! Spill—what happened?!"
Come to Gwiam Reservoir. Now.
Call drops. No answer. To hear the truth, Sam-sik drives back—ghost-possessed, he'd forgotten everything post-Friday.
Reenactment actor playing terrified Sam-sik fades out. Drama ends.
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"Hmm…"
Watching Sam-sik's tale on Mirinae's stream, I leaned back in my chair.
Il-sik, huh.
From the story… he seemed deeply tied to that evil spirit in Gwiam Reservoir. Maybe even the mastermind.
Closing my eyes, I recalled that day.
Leaving Mirinae and Sam-sik on shore, heading into the reservoir—what I saw.
Two things: Corpses hidden by death qi illusions deep in the water.
And secondly… that.
"If that's the that I know… this'll be a headache."
Frowning, lost in memories of Gwiam, piecing it together—
Knock knock.
"Sis? Sorry to bother. Got time for a consult…?"
"Busy."
"Aww, c'mon~"
I shoved off my clingy brother, Baek Seojun.
"You said you'd introduce me!"
"Said I'd do it when I had time—not right now. Plus, Mirinae's still recovering—can't pile on little bro drama too."
"Please, sis! Lifelong favor! Help me out!"
Seojun grabbed my arm, shaking and begging.
"Lives are at stake!"
"Yeah, heard that. But…"
I opened my eyes, stared him down—questioning.
"The lives of school bully scum… ain't my problem, right?"