Chapter 103
Chapter 103
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 103
Chapter Title: Community Frenzy and Test Broadcast
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Right after Yoo Jin's broadcast ended, the community went absolutely wild.
Some no-name streamer had an unbelievable guest show up on her stream.
Their appearance was bound to spread across the entire community.
The live viewers alone had spiked to nearly 100,000.
As soon as the broadcast started and Seo-hyun appeared, people were posting real-time updates in the community.
[Live Director Appearance.jpg]
She's appearing on her junior's internet broadcast right now ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
-??? What is this? AI?
-No no, she's actually on the real broadcast
-Why? No, more importantly, who's that other one?
-She's her university junior lololol
[Director One-Shots Sin Executioner First Boss lololol]
(Seo-hyun takes out the first boss of Sin Executioner the moment she sees it. Clip)
I was shocked watching this lol
That first clear on a blind run is no joke, but she pulls it off.
I can't even game as well as the Director anymore ㅠ
-Is that for real?
-For real lolol I watched it too and was dumbfounded
-She just reads the opponent's reactions, dodges, and blocks.
-Feels like she knows the basics of hardcore action RPGs inside out.
[Live Director Broadcast Features Han Tae-hwa's Voice Cameo]
(Han Tae-hwa screams in denial that it's a dream after hearing she cleared the boss faster. Clip)
And then the Director drops a "It's not a dream, you idiot" lololol
First time hearing her swear.
-They're real close friends fr
-No wonder she cameoed so readily lol Felt like childhood friends.
[The Most Shocking Thing Is Han Tae-hwa Being a Total Game Monster lolol]
Transcendence Meister on both? That's top of the top tier in heaven ranks, so why didn't she go pro?
-Even heaven tier has a huge gap with pros lol;;
-But it's kinda awe-inspiring;; She's the Director's classmate, right? So she got Transcendence Meister while at Korea University?
-The world is so fucking unfair lolol
-Some people grind games all day and still suck...
[Meanwhile, Hearing the Director Swear Today Feels Kinda Off...]
She seems like the type who'd never swear, but she lets loose on her close friend and it's hilarious.
The dissonance is insane.
-Yeah I get that.
-I thought Han Tae-hwa was super cool too lolol but she's just a regular college kid in front of friends.
The reactions buzzing in the community soon spread across the entire internet.
What's interesting, though, is that in situations like this, you'd usually see clickbait articles with fabrications and malicious edits chasing views... but not a single one appeared.
Journalists knew better. They knew what would happen if they slipped up even once.
According to the broadcast, she could use something called Dragon Tongue magic.
Considering the power of Dragon Tongue as depicted in the media, it meant Seo-hyun could kill with a single word.
No journalist was willing to risk their life on fabrications.
So, without any of that nonsense.
Seo-hyun's new side came across quite fresh to the public.
She'd shown glimpses on variety shows before, but never this raw.
In other words, it was like seeing her mask fully off.
Even bickering with Tae-hoon while gaming.
Watching that, people finally understood why she'd done a supporting cameo in Blood and Blade.
It was the look of genuine close friends.
Whenever Tae-hoon showed off her old pathetic gaming footage, she'd counter by clearing the new game faster than him, teasing him mercilessly... just peers messing around.
That played out on Hee-jin's broadcast, and seeing Hee-jin get smacked around by Tae-hoon and Ha-rin too showed she had great comedic timing as a streamer.
Hee-jin's broadcast suddenly skyrocketed.
"What the... is this a glitch?"
The next day, Hee-jin woke up, checked her video channel, and could only say that.
No matter how much cheating was involved, how could her channel blow up overnight like this?
As her broadcast took off, Hee-jin thought.
'Maybe I should pivot to this full-time? Korean Lit doesn't have much of a future anyway...'
* * *
"Director?"
"Yes?"
"About that internet broadcast appearance the other day."
"Ah, you saw it?"
"Of course. With all the buzz online, how could I not?"
"Ahaha... yeah, fair point?"
"You seemed pretty into it on the broadcast. Want to give it a try?"
"Ah, I was actually going to bring it up. My workload's light these days, feels like I'm just burning taxpayer money... Better to show some work ethic at least."
"Not a bad idea. Public servants are better off with high public favor anyway."
The Deputy Director was quite positive about my idea of doing internet broadcasts.
"Then, how about we start a channel and upload a short video?"
"Sounds good."
"But... do you know anyone around who handles this stuff? Editing needs to be clean, right?"
"Hmm... Unfortunately, no one in my circle is deep into the industry. I have personal interest, but no contacts, so I'm not too clued in either."
That shocked me a bit.
The Deputy Director, who could do anything, was admitting defeat for the first time.
I was pondering hiring an editor or something when Yeon-hwa unni suddenly approached me.
"Seo-hyun."
"Yes, unni."
"About the editor... Could I do it? I happened to catch your video yesterday and it was so fun..."
"Unni, you know video editing?"
"Yeah... I holed up watching internet broadcasts as a hobby and taught myself editing... Not pro-level, but I can make it watchable."
Yeon-hwa unni looked like a savior. I nodded.
Even if not pro, a video edited by her personally would probably get good reactions.
"If you're into broadcasts, want to check out my channel?"
"Unni has a separate video channel?"
"Yeah... I clip streamer highlights or make shorts."
I peeked at her channel after hearing that...
Unni, "not pro" my ass. This is editor-level quality.
Even I, who doesn't know much about videos, could tell her edits were high-quality.
"Then unni, if I film something, what should I film?"
"Hmm... Something Mutant Management Bureau-related? How about a bureau vlog?"
"Bureau vlog? Sounds good. But what do you film in vlogs usually?"
"Just daily work, or you working, that kind of thing."
"Deputy Director. Is that okay?"
"No issue, as long as no sensitive documents or agendas are exposed."
"Ah, got it. Then... before vlogging, I'll set up the channel and do a test live."
"Don't you need broadcasting gear?"
"Oh... yeah."
"Can't you magic some up?"
"I can't without knowing the structure. Even my versatile magic needs blueprints."
"Ah... Then should I bring some gear?"
Why does unni have broadcasting equipment?
"Unni, why do you even have that stuff?"
"Oh, uh... Just in case I ever wanted to try streaming."
She answered shyly. Who knew?
The shy unni had that dream.
"Then unni, join me? It's just a test live anyway."
"Huh, how?"
"Just game a bit or chat. Ah, Deputy Director, do you like games?"
"Love 'em."
"Ooh, want to join us?"
"Not sure if that's appropriate."
"Most agendas are done, nothing urgent... Should be fine, right?"
"Well, sure. I'm in. But what game? You did Sin Executioner last time, so something else maybe."
The Deputy Director surprised me again.
He seemed more into games and streaming than expected.
The game suggestions poured out.
We should find a co-op game for three and do it in the break room.
It's called a break room, but agents sneak in consoles anyway.
Once unni brings the gear, we can stream from there.
Why? Agents work their asses off; welfare matters.
Most of the gaming stuff there was provided by me anyway.
"Alright, I'll grab it!"
"Yeah. Ah, Ha-rin. You in?"
"I'll pass. Last time with Hee-jin drained me... Ugh, streaming sucks my energy."
"Ah, okay."
I asked other agents too. Work was mostly done, time before clock-out; why not game together?
They cheered.
It was technically work hours... Gaming on the clock?
Who'd say no?
"But faces on camera okay?"
"Fine by us. No biggie..."
Well, then.
As soon as Yeon-hwa unni brought the gear... I created the video channel and started a live broadcast.