Chapter 56
Chapter 56
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: How's Saintess Nice in Real Life?
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To the average person,
the streamer profession is undoubtedly a dream job that anyone would kill for if they had the chance.
Just flip on the stream, play some games, spin a few yarns, and rake in several times what a regular office drone makes—in the blink of an eye.
That's a streamer for you.
Of course, there's that saying about other people's rice cakes looking bigger. Being a streamer isn't all upsides.
If it were decades ago, maybe. But today's internet broadcasting scene is a brutal red ocean where newbies have a devil of a time carving out a spot.
Approach it half-assed, and you might end up talking to a blank wall, zero viewers in sight.
Even if you pour your blood, sweat, and tears into it, most streamers are lucky to hold onto a dozen viewers. That's the reality of this industry.
And the income gaps? Wildly extreme, scaled to your audience size.
One might pocket millions in a single day,
while another dumps a whole year into it and doesn't even scrape ten thousand won.
The classic pitfall of averages.
Even if luck smiles on you and you build a solid mid-to-small viewer base, bigger headaches loom.
Red ocean means obsolescence can strike anytime.
Streamers peddle the slippery commodity of "fun," so they scramble with every trick to keep the quality up.
Slacken off, and the entertainment dips—viewers bail.
The fear of falling short of expectations crushes some to the point of illness.
What to do tomorrow?
What about the day after?
Every day a pressure cooker,
every broadcast a deadline,
no breather in sight.
Head throbbing like it's splitting open, stomach roiling—even then,
in front of the camera, plaster on a smile like nothing's wrong and keep streaming.
No matter the exhaustion or agony, if you've promised a show, you flip the switch.
Viewers couldn't care less about a streamer's petty woes.
And that went double for...
"Ugh... my head..."
even a big-league corporate streamer pulling decent numbers.
A broadcast slotted for today, yet she'd been dumb enough to drink till dawn.
Suha, guilty of that boneheaded move, was pounding the floor in regret over yesterday's choices.
'If I'd known it'd be this bad, I'd have paced myself...!'
The chat with Min-ji had been way more fun than expected—that's what kept the drinks flowing.
'Wish I'd gotten suspended like Min-ji...'
Min-ji, who'd matched her drink for drink till dawn, was still blissfully out cold thanks to her ban.
Min-ji slumbered on in dreamland, while Suha had to drag herself up, shake off the fog, and go live.
That gap hit Suha like a punch to the gut.
But what could she do?
The stream was locked in, and she'd already hit go-live.
"Ah, shit... she's killing it. Should I widen the gap more?"
💬 Live Chat - Yeah - Saintess has to keep her distance no matter what - No close range ever - Just grab a tambourine yourself lol All Suha could do was crank the energy sky-high, make today's stream at least a bit more entertaining.
"Nah, tambourine? No way. Tried it once—couldn't hack it."
Forcing stuff she hated would reek on stream. Viewers would smell it a mile away.
"Uwaaaah! I'm dying! Dying here!"
💬 Live Chat - LMAOOOOOOOO - Total noob tank - Holy shit - You actually human?? Suha knew that truth inside out, so she fought to hype her bottled-up energy.
⚙ DONATION ⚙ Pure Advisor donated 1,000 won! Hmm... Opponent's full combo landed, skills not off cooldown yet—why'd you just pop wakeup? If not for that perfectly timed donation incoming,
"J-Just now, follow-up was risky—"
Like always on her stream, Suha geared up to playfully snap back at the backseat gamer, heat up the vibe—but
"...Huh?"
The donor's ID—"Pure Advisor"—plugged her words right there.
Because that account was—
'Isn't that Min-ji's...?'
Saintess Nice.
Lee Min-ji's account.
But she's supposed to be asleep right now.
Screeech...
As if to answer her doubt,
the soundproof booth door creaked open, revealing Min-ji standing there, smirking like she was itching to troll.
'What the hell's she doing? No, when did she even wake up?!'
More baffling than anger at first.
Min-ji pulling stunts like this wasn't exactly new,
and after eating so much shit already, getting mad over this felt pointless.
So maybe that's why.
Suha was actually worried for Min-ji.
'She's gonna get herself exposed...!'
The booth door where Min-ji stood was a camera blind spot, sure.
But one wrong angle, and her face beams straight to stream.
"Haha... this sister's messing with my stream again..."
Playing it cool so viewers wouldn't catch on, reacting to the donation—
📱 Private DM Suha Yam: What are you doing! Suha Yam: Didn't see the memo?? Suha tapped the off-stream PC, firing a frantic DM to Min-ji. No camera pickup there.
Maybe she missed the memo and wandered in by chance?
📱 Private DM Saintess Nice: I saw it Suha Yam: Then why are you there! One slip and your face goes live! Saintess Nice: But... And then Min-ji—
📱 Private DM Saintess Nice: I get to backseat from front-row seat watching Suha IRL Saintess Nice: You want me to hold back? Saintess Nice: That's a crime ꉂ(˵˃ ᗜ ˂˵) Suha Yam: No way;; shot down Suha's hopes flat-out.
'Yeah, no way that psycho would sit still...'
Truth be told, from the second she'd spotted Min-ji's face, Suha had half-suspected it.
'This bitch is plotting to troll me again...'
Yeah, who could she blame?
If anyone's at fault, it's me for not slapping a leash on this maniac.
⚙ DONATION ⚙ Pure Advisor donated 1,000 won! If you're gonna Holy Book rush into melee nonstop, why not just go Warrior and grab a hammer? So, no matter how much Min-ji trolled, Suha gritted her teeth and...
"...I'll slot one more dash."
💬 Live Chat - LMAOOOOOO - 4 dashes and still can't create space, trash hands... - Hammer might actually be better lol ⚙ DONATION ⚙ Pure Advisor donated 1,000 won! Did you pick the wrong class? Looks more Berserker than Saintess Gritted and...
"...Th-then..."
💬 Live Chat - Teeth clenched hard? - Whoa auntie dentures flying - Call it dentures and it's a ban? Legit curious ⚙ DONATION ⚙ Pure Advisor donated 1,000 won! Tip of the day! Five dashes means no DPS slots—loss anyway! 💬 Live Chat - LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - Win or lose, always defeat - All dashes, zero damage now Grit and bear it... ow, but—
"Uwaaaaaah! Can't take it anymore!"
Swallowing that makes you not human, but Buddha.
💬 Live Chat - LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO - Finally snapped - Pretty patient for Suha tbh Suha finally cracked, whipping her gaze to the booth door—
Min-ji still stood there, obnoxiously flashing a V-sign.
Eye contact hit; she jolted, bolted out,
then slipped back in moments later to troll harder.
That 'So what're you gonna do about it?' smirk pushed Suha's patience over the edge.
To catch a devil, become one, right?
"Hey everyone, you asked who I was drinking with yesterday?"
To snag this maniac, time to go manic right back.
💬 Live Chat - ? - Sudden af - Your bf? "Truth? Drank with Saintess Nice yesterday."
💬 Live Chat - ? - ? - ? "Drank till dawn, she got smashed, crashed at my place. And now she's doing... that."
💬 Live Chat - What real?? - For real with Saintess?? - So she's in the house rn pulling that?? "Gonna drag her in, hang tight."
No hesitation.
Suha shot up from her seat—
⚙ DONATION ⚙ Pure Advisor donated 1,000 won! No clue what you're on about, just keep gaming lol don't drag pls and lunged at Min-ji peeking through the door, trolling away.
"Get over here! Trying to ruin my stream again?! You're done for!"
"Eek! Why so sudden!"
💬 Live Chat - Voice confirms it's real?? - INSANE LMAOOOOOOOOOO - She was right there the whole time?? - That bitch is psycho lolololol - Reality check lmao ——
I'd thought the biggest difference between Lee Min-uk and Lee Min-ji was looks,
but looking back now, that was one hell of a delusion.
The real chasm between these bodies wasn't appearance, but—
"Pardon the intrusion..."
...raw power.
📱 Private DM Why follow me!! You call that an explanation?! I scrambled to flee, but got nabbed quick,
📱 Private DM Eek let go! Time for a few smacks! tried resisting once distance proved impossible, but futile,
📱 Private DM Oww it hurts! Hurts! I-I went easy! Why the drama?! and finally freed after ten humiliating spanks on the ass in that mortifying pose.
Too cozy behind anonymous shields lately, huh.
Forgot the world's simplest, most brutal truth.
The law is distant, the fist is close.
"Phew, stomach any better?"
Winner's mercy, I guess.
Suha extended a hand to me on my knees.
As a warrior—no, gamer—how could this not sting?
But hey, loser's the one down.
"Feeling okay now."
Next time I mouth off IRL, better prep countermeasures.
Or hit the gym to win meatspace fights.
Worst case, lean on tools.
"Gotta wrap the stream first? So rest up at home once you're good."
"Yesss."
This humiliation? Payback's coming.
Mulling ways to transcend physical limits—that's when—
"Oh right, raining out there—grab an umbrella from the entry."
Thunderbolt from blue skies.
"Huh."
Rain's... a problem.
"Hm? What?"
"Uh... well..."
How to even explain.
My—er, this body's got a mental thing,
rain saps all strength, breathing goes haywire?
Who'd buy that?
True story, though.
"C-Can I stick around longer...?"
Screw explaining—go for the sympathy play.
Figured she'd boot me anyway—but
"Fine, whatever."
Angels live up to the name.
"Y-You're an angel...!"
"Watch it—interrupt my stream again, you're out for real. Got it?"
"Yup!"
"No—"
Back in Suha's room, about to doomscroll on my phone—
"Since we're at it, wanna guest on my stream?"
Suha dropped an unexpected invite.
"Eh... still queasy, head hurts..."
Body still wrecked, primed to decline but...
"Half the stream profits today."
"Onward, boss!"
"...You're so easy to read."
Too sweet a deal to pass.
"Okay, come in now."
"Cam's on, right?"
"Yeah, but this spot here's the blind zone? Don't cross it."
She tweaked the cam angle to hide my face—
"So yeah... today, streaming with Saintess Nice."
"...Hi everyone."
Quick intro to viewers, then collab proper kicked off.
💬 Live Chat - Suha got dragged lmao - Saintess next to her?? - Yup no face reveal, off-cam seat - Getting hauled in is hilarious - Suha wins IRL memo... -IRL PVP is the way Suha? "We on casual terms? Nah, just buddy vibes."
"Yup, exactly."
Hadn't spilled the age thing to viewers yet.
Suha said hold off till a better plan—corporate smarts at work.
So, trust and wait.
⚙ DONATION ⚙ Yeah donated 1,000 won! How's Saintess Nice IRL? "Why keep prying how Saintess looks? Not spilling."
💬 Live Chat - Boo - Unfair hogging it - Right to know! "Fine fine, spilling: whatever you imagine, times ten better!"
💬 Live Chat - Whoa - Pls face reveal ; - Pray for cam slip angle change - Suha we'll forgive ANY 'mistake' hehe "Ooh..."
Should be same chit-chat stream as mine,
but cam-streamer interaction hit different from no-cam.
No-cam relies on voice alone,
cam adds rich expressions, eyes—broadcast gold.
Crystal clear why cam pulls bigger crowds.
⚙ DONATION ⚙ Yeah donated 1,000 won! Seen Suha's bare face? "Hey! I don't cake it on that thick?!"
"Hmm, don't wanna shatter your illusions."
"You're right next to me?"
💬 Live Chat - Gasp - Reality 3s ago lol - Can't troll Saintess up close lol - Ah trolls only work online ⚙ SUPERCHAT ⚙ Saintess Wanna Die? donated 100,000 won! Suha smack Saintess hard enough to echo—one per 5k ㄱㄱ? "Huh?"
💬 Live Chat - Suha eyes shifted? - LMAOOOOOOOOOO - Saintess run - ? - Fucked Suha incoming - Culprit s u h a . . Time to bolt?
Suha's eyes scream smackdown.
We're screwed.