Chapter 15
Chapter 15
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 15
Chapter Title: Mission Registered
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Mission Registered
"Thanks for the five million won. You must be loaded—keep the big donations coming."
Despite my sharp words, my heart was pounding like crazy.
Who the hell throws around millions like that?
It felt like the days of stuffing a hard-earned 100,000-won bill into my pocket after a grueling shift at a dusty job were already fading into a distant memory.
I really had changed.
Here I was, cursing out the guy who'd just handed me millions, and yet the chat was exploding with laughter, loving every second.
— dhgkaak You're a money bird lololol — Red Parade Shit, how much for that aegyo? Way too expensive lolol — bbVibitan Ack lolol Room owner's price skyrocketed to match the rates A grin spread across my face without me even trying.
"Yeah, yeah. Vertical rise in just three days."
— Military Secret 1q2w3e But the mic tore at the end and the sound got distorted ㅠㅠ Get a new mic "That mic trash has gone nuts again."
— Footrest No fr, it really tore — Gorani Rice For real, totally shredded. Sounded like you nailed the end but mic couldn't keep up Thinking it over, that made sense. My crappy skill had gone haywire against my intentions, probably shredding the mic.
"It really tore? That possible?"
🔔 DONATION! 🔔 Military Secret 1q2w3e donated 10,000 won Shredded like a typhoon passed—get a new mic
The mic was so ancient that the sound legit distorted.
"Too bad. Noona pulled off some killer high notes."
— Umgeun Umgeun But 300k for a song just over 10 sec? Wtf lololol "You guys said I could sing anything. Now little dicks talking out both sides of their mouths."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Lololol Didja think there was a 15-sec song? — Wasabi Bean Flour Room owner's noggin rolls like a pro "Not noggin, it's IQ, idiots."
— Dullureuya Tracking room owner's IQ to find you, punk "Yeah, come at me, punk. Noona'll spot you one."
— Footrest ㅗㅜㅑ Tone it down, roomie Spitting whatever came to mind, I felt my brain turning to mush.
— Dullureuya Teacher, I have eyes too "I'm super pretty, duh."
— Red Parade Fr pretty?? "Out on the street, I get hit up for my number every ten seconds."
Right after saying it, regret hit me like a truck.
— Master's Foot Mat Can't see it, so trash talk lolol — Non-Participating Mayo Rice Eyeballs too dark here, can't see shit — Dullureuya Then why no cam stream? "No money for a cam."
— Breeding Pen Chairman ?? Roomie, did your conscience die? — bbVibitan Chairman dropped 8 mil today alone, no? They had me cornered.
No escape now.
"How much is a cam?"
🔔 DONATION! 🔔 Military Secret 1q2w3e donated 1,000 won Buy a good mic
"Change your nick to Leak and I'll buy it."
— Military Secret 1q2w3e Nooooooo — Master's Foot Mat Fancy 4K with features is 300k+, good quality only around 200k, best value under 50k Viewers who knew their streaming gear inside out, as expected.
"Got it. I'll grab a 4K one."
— Breeding Pen Chairman What? Fr gonna show face? Dullahan haters hate face reveals — Ariel Land Roomie, showing your face makes privacy tough and bad stuff happens. Think it over carefully. More important than if it helps or hurts your life is whether you'll regret it. Not all viewers were toxic jerks.
Every now and then, genuine advice popped up in chat.
"But I've got all these unique traits dangling off me, so face reveal or not, it's the same. Privacy's already toast."
— Eong Base Meat Eong Eong I'm into dangly bits, not jiggly ones — Umgeun Umgeun No you fucking otaku scum!! Ariel Land what kinda degen Ariel Land — Ariel Land Ariel Land is my joy and sorrow. Ariel Land exists because I do, and I exist because Ariel Land does. Because I remember Ariel Land, it lives forever in my heart!!! — Non-Participating Mayo Rice KEEEEEEK fuck stop!! "Goddamn otaku demon realm freaks, quit fighting."
Take my eyes off them for a second, and they were at each other's throats.
That must just be who they were.
"Cut it out and help me buy this cam. You wanna see my face, right?"
— Footrest Yes!!! Wanna see!!! Finally prying the viewers apart, I pulled up the logistics marketplace homepage, and a flood of products scrolled by.
Click, click.
Searching webcams brought up a ton of feature-packed options.
— Military Secret 1q2w3e Just get the 200k one, third down "This is overseas direct? Takes forever?"
Big overseas direct shipping label screamed "long wait."
— Military Secret 1q2w3e Nah, bullet import + bullet shipping tag means pre-stocked, usually same day "Cool. Buying this."
Clicked the viewer-recommended webcam and hit purchase—the payment cleared instantly.
"Done? Now let's game."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Huh sudden game? Noona cam not happening? "Fuck, haven't even shown my face yet—what girl cam? Forgot I gamed on day one?"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Yeah thought you were prepping girl cam with all the shopping "Where you live, punk."
🔔 DONATION! 🔔 Red Parade donated 100,000 won Horror game time
This time, a viewer slapped me back into line with cash.
Worked too damn well.
"Ooh, 100k thanks. But what's this horror game?"
— Footrest Ooh horror game go go go Movies, games—omnivore here, but horror? Hard pass.
No immunity to scares.
"Something else besides horror? Got a game in mind."
— Master's Foot Mat Horror game~ — Military Secret 1q2w3e Read the room owner, horror game~ "Nah, you just wanna see me jump, right?"
— Breeding Pen Chairman Yeah lololol — Dullureuya Yup Their unanimous vibe drew a sigh from me.
Horror games were a hard no.
"Guys, no cam yet. Wouldn't it be more fun with cam?"
— Eong Base Meat Eong Eong True lolol "Right? Told ya."
Horror games? Die before that. Sweet-talking them was working a bit.
"Even if I did horror with cam on, you'd just cover your screen and watch me freak solo, right?"
— Wasabi Bean Flour Kya roomie gets it, that's the horror game flavor — Master's Foot Mat Fr lol "See? So when cam arrives, we do horror then? More fun that way?"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Hmm true but why do I feel played lol — Eong Base Meat Eong Eong Agreed, no-cam horror what's the point "Right?"
Horror game chants in chat started tapering off as viewers nodded along.
As I calmed my racing heart watching that, something flew in.
🔔 MISSION! 🔔 Dullureuya registered a 10,000 won mission 📜 NEW MISSION 📜 Clear Horror Game Once
⏰ Time Limit: 30 hours
🎁 Prize: 10,000 won
"No way. Eong Base, you agreed, you psycho!"
— Eong Base Meat Eong Eong Yeah no escape lolol where ya gonna run "Yeah, just don't do it."
🔔 MISSION UPDATE! 🔔 Non-Participating Mayo Rice added 10,000 won to mission — Non-Participating Mayo Rice Yeah do it "Yeah, not doing 20k."
🔔 MISSION UPDATE! 🔔 Red Parade added 5,000,000 won to mission The message floating in front of me choked the air from my lungs.
📜 MISSION UPDATED 📜 Clear Horror Game Once
⏰ Time Limit: 30 hours
🎁 Prize: 5,020,000 won
— Breeding Pen Chairman Lololololol Kya chairman — Footrest Lolololololol — Wasabi Bean Flour Rest easy folks, our funds are safe — Non-Participating Mayo Rice Kya safety fund Now I got it.
A soldier's real enemy isn't North Korean troops—it's fellow officers. A streamer's enemy? Viewers.
They never just hand over cash.
Why would they give it to little old pretty me for free?
After mingling with them a bit, I could tell.
This was their twisted way of showing love.
Maybe a little warped, but thinking of it that way was better for my sanity.
"Fine, punks. Bet big—I'll take it. Fail penalty: 10% mukbang gorge."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Lol roomie pissed — Umgeun Umgeun Fuck roomie mad but voice so sweet can't leave "My babies fell for noona's charm. Happens. Yeah, it does."
Still, I couldn't help laughing.
If they really wanted to torment me, they wouldn't donate. Who pays to torture?
Unlike streamers with their gripes, most viewers think we just sit pretty and rake in cash.
So this was their way of giving us a "reason" to earn it.
Seeing that made the laughter bubble up naturally—pure joy.
"What's so great about horror games? Just cheap jumpscares."
— Bimprubim That's why it's good? — Red Parade Fr that's the appeal Day three of streaming, and these guys reacting to my every word felt adorable.
This had to be streaming's charm.
Even rabid demon realm mutts—pet 'em right, and they eat it up.
Granted, this room needed extra aggressive pets.
Maybe folks who'd avoided these guys just didn't get it.
Such cute puppies when you scratched the right spot.
"Fr, total perverts..."
— Eong Base Meat Eong Eong Degrade me more noona love it!! — Master's Foot Mat Love gimme more! "Eww fuck. Can't not curse at you freaks."
— Red Parade Lololololol — Umgeun Umgeun Kinda gross lolol — Umgeun Umgeun Fr holding back curses watching these dudes = Buddha status In just days, my empty life had flipped completely.
Radelri's 2k+ curious drop-ins had mostly bailed.
Still, over a thousand people glued to me.
This must be what Par meant by "live joyfully."
Joyful.