Chapter 27
Chapter 27
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 27
Chapter Title: It's Not a Self-Deprecating Broadcast
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I had finished preparing countermeasures against the stalker together with Shin Ara.
The police had added patrols around my house to their route, and just in case, I changed the door lock password too.
Fortunately, the landlady who came after seeing the police knew the door lock password.
It seemed that Victoria from the past, who had resolved to commit suicide, had taken care of things even after her death.
My heart ached at her kindness in considering others right up to the moment of her death, but thanks to that, I also learned the bank account password, so I was grateful.
Whether it was carelessness or intentional, the account password was the same four-digit number as the door lock.
[I'm going to heal on a small island.]
And so, the tumultuous weekend came to an end, and Monday arrived.
I felt a bit uneasy because of the post I'd seen on the community forums, but being alone made me keep getting depressed, so I was streaming today as well.
Of course, I hadn't even logged into Frontline Archive since that time with Ttalgwi.
It was because I'd acted too impulsively and worried Shin Ara, and while I needed a guardian, I couldn't collab with Ttalgwi every time.
As a result, the game I chose for today's stream was *My Little Island*.
It was a relaxing healing game, and since my first impression of it was good, it was the only game I could enjoy without pressure.
『Sukka... how long do you plan on planting trees...?』
『She's making Jeju Island lololololol』
『It's been two days already and she's only planting citrus trees lololololol』
However, the viewers' reactions weren't great.
I was beaming happily, planting citrus trees since a trip to Jeju Island was my dream, but the viewers seemed to want me shooting guns on a battlefield.
The familiar nicknames were mostly positive, but the unfamiliar ones kept whining.
It looked like the viewers who'd come from the community were finding the healing game boring.
『Sukka, can't you just say 'Papa is lame♡' once?』
『Damn lol so many people coming from Frontline Gallery lololol』
『Honestly, I kinda wanna see the real Sukka Pussy lololol』
"Um... sorry, but no. You shouldn't use bad language."
Of course, I understood their reactions to some extent.
That was because most of the videos circulating on the community focused only on 'Sukka fighting well.'
There had been videos of 'Sukka being scared' uploaded to the community too.
But there were relatively so few of them that most of the new viewers probably didn't even know I had PTSD.
『Your nickname is already bad language lololololol』
『Papa: Sukka, Daddy's gonna make lots of money, so please meet me again』
『But Papa's a shit gun anyway, so dumping it is right lololol』
"It's not a shit gun... Papasha's good..."
『Argh... I should've been born as a Papasha...』
『No lololol why are you so obsessed with Papasha lolololol』
『Just go shoot some AK series guns since they're from the same Eastern Bloc lololol』
"I don't know since I haven't used an AK... The only gun I trust is Papasha... But why does everyone only talk about Frontline Archive? I'm playing Maria right now..."
But even if I understood, they weren't welcome reactions.
It felt just like forcing someone with acrophobia to go bungee jumping, so it didn't sit well with me.
On top of that, some viewers were resorting to provocations to lure me into Frontline Archive.
At their vicious attacks insulting the innocent Papasha, I couldn't help but show how hurt I was.
Papasha was such a cool and great gun, I had no idea why they were like that.
I felt a bit resentful toward the viewers who didn't know that.
【Hwarang has donated 1,000 coins!】
〔Info: There's a Papasha Easter egg hidden in Frontline Archive〕
At that moment, a message popped up in the quiet donation feed.
I froze in shock upon reading it.
My brain couldn't process what word I'd just read.
As I sat there with my eyes wide open, another donation message arrived.
【Hwarang has donated 1,000 coins!】
〔Easter egg reward: Tactical Papasha with modernization module〕
A chill ran down my spine, and I gasped.
I'd never dreamed there could be such a lewd term in this world.
Tactical Papasha with a modernization module? Wasn't that almost criminally attractive?
With my poor imagination, I couldn't even picture it, and it felt like I shouldn't even try.
This had to be a ploy to drag me into Frontline Archive.
But it was such an enticing bait that even knowing that, I couldn't ignore it.
"I-is it real...? Tactical... Papa...?"
I swallowed hard and stared at the chat.
If they were just toying with my feelings, I planned to block that malicious viewer.
Then another donation message appeared impassively.
This time, it was a special message with a photo attached.
【Hwarang has donated 1,000 coins!】
〔Proof: Tactical Papasha screenshot〕
The photo showed what really looked like a Tactical Papasha.
It was a Papasha with its wooden stock replaced by a polymer body—clearly equipped with a modernization module.
Seeing that shocking sight, I jumped up without thinking.
The citrus sapling I'd been holding was already tossed far away.
"H-how? How do you get it? Can I get one too?"
『Yooo lololol calm down lololol』
『Crazy lol does that Papasha even exist?』
『Whoa lol I kinda want one too』
"That Papasha looks so cool too... Can you tell me how to get it...?"
『Crazy lol why are you so serious about Papasha lololol』
『So cuuuute lololololololol』
『Sukka lol but it's still just a Papasha lol』
I stared at the chat with desperate eyes.
I felt anxious that they might tease me without telling.
But unlike my worries, the viewer with the nickname 'Hwarang' seemed like a good person.
As I fidgeted nervously with the straps of my overalls, he answered again via donation.
【Hwarang has donated 1,000 coins!】
〔You can get it in Frontline Archive's survival mode. Log in and I'll tell you how.〕
"Ah... Frontline Archive......"
But I couldn't help hesitating at his answer.
My heart was already set on the Tactical Papasha, but I belatedly realized my condition and grew worried.
After all, I'd panicked in Frontline Archive just two days ago and three days ago.
If I panicked again today while playing Frontline Archive, it'd be like breaking down every other day without any reflection.
No matter how kind Shin Ara was to me, she'd be disappointed if her client kept acting like this.
Feeling self-conscious about that, I glanced at the manager-only chat window and mumbled quietly.
"M-manager... Frontline Archive..."
Unfortunately, Shin Ara didn't reply to me.
Since it was Monday, she was probably counseling another client besides me.
Growing even more anxious, I had no choice but to seek another guardian.
Of course, there were only two people who could be guardians, so only one came to mind.
"T-Ttalgwi-nim..."
『No lol why is she asking her manager's permission to play a game lololol』
『Ttalgwi's sleeping right now lololololol』
『She doesn't wake up till after 2 PM lolololol』
"Ah..."
『She's worried because of her trauma ㅜㅜ』
『Can't she just play? For real if you don't know』
『But I'm against Sukka doing Frontline Archive alone too ㅇㅇ』
"Yeah... I'm scared to do it alone too..."
No matter how much I wanted the Tactical Papasha, I couldn't risk my trauma.
Of course, I might not panic this time, but the risk was high, so I needed someone watching over me.
It seemed I had no choice but to wait for Shin Ara to get off work or for Ttalgwi to wake up.
Not hiding my regret, I asked the viewer Hwarang.
"Hwarang-nim... Is the way to get it really complicated? I don't think I can do Frontline Archive right now..."
『Since it's an Easter egg, it's hard to explain in text...』
『She hasn't even done survival mode once, right? She doesn't know the map, so will explaining even help?』
『Goddamn frustrating, just shut up and play Frontline Archive already?』
┗ Chat deleted due to block.
"Eh?"
『?????』
『One gone lololololol』
『Manager appeared lololol』
『Mom says no sleeping now lolololol』
At that moment, as I waited for Hwarang's reply, a block notification appeared in the chat.
It was clear and strong proof that manager Kukudas was watching the stream.
But disappointingly, the manager-only chat was silent.
She must have taken time from work just to let me know she was there.
It felt like she was saying, 'I'm busy but watching, so don't worry.'
At Shin Ara's quiet, reliable support, a smile naturally formed on my lips.
【Hwarang has donated 1,000 coins!】
〔First, you need to do zero-two.〕
Then, Hwarang sent a belated reply to my question.
But I couldn't help tilting my head at the message.
To get the Tactical Papasha, I had to do zero-two?
I had no idea what zero-two was.
『Crazy lololol zero-two from back in the day lolololol』
『So random making her dance lololololol』
『Zero-two is that one? Raising arms and shaking ass?』
『Now I get why the Easter egg hasn't been found till now ㄷㄷ』
『Gasp... huff... Sukka's zero-two... he huff... huff...』
I frowned as I read the chat reactions.
I didn't know exactly what it was, but I could tell 'zero-two' meant 'dance.'
Naturally, I had to doubt everything Hwarang had said so far.
No matter that it was an Easter egg, I couldn't believe the condition was dancing.
It seemed I'd been tricked by a malicious viewer after all.
I decided to wait a bit for Hwarang's last excuse before blocking.
【Hwarang has donated 1,000 coins!】
〔Sorry. My true feelings slipped out without thinking.〕
And the excuse that followed was, fortunately, convincing.
【Hwarang has donated 1,000 coins!】
〔It's not zero-two, it's zero-to-hero as the condition.〕
Zero-to-hero.
It was an abbreviation any FPS player had probably heard at least once.
From zero to hero (Zero to Hero).
In other words, start the game with no equipment at all.
『No way a first-timer in survival mode can do zero-to-hero...』
『Fr, even fully geared you'd get ejected right away ㄷㄷ』
『Better just wait till Ttalgwi wakes up』
Worries exploded in the chat at the claim that zero-to-hero was the Easter egg condition.
Of course, some viewers scratched at me saying 'just do zero-two,' but it was clear everyone expected me to fail.
But I wasn't that worried.
No, I was actually terrified and anxious out of my mind, but even so, I had some confidence.
After all,
"Ah... I know about zero-to-hero too."
The ridiculous situation of going to war without a gun,
"I think I can do it."
I'd already experienced it several times on the Eastern Front.