Streaming Life After Paying Off Debt - Chapter 49

Amid the turbulent public sentiment, I was doing my best to find my rights.

“Um… Everyone? Could you please listen to me for a moment?”

– As long as you’re not saying you’re not doing Kenwang, sure.

– Come on~ Still a person, they must have some last conscience.

– Running away after taking the money? Isn’t that just a complete scam?

– Saying they’d broadcast 24 hours and ran away? No way!

Incitement can happen with just one sentence, but it takes dozens of documents for an explanation. I utter the words of clarification while admiring the saying of Goebbels that still applies today.

“I really didn’t press it, you know? Perhaps the person who set the mission pressed it wrong…”

However, what returns to me, who only speaks the truth resolutely, is only the stones thrown by the incited people.

– Wow… they really took it to the limit, huh?

– I mean, if the chairman throws out a million won like it’s nothing, 200,000 won isn’t even money, right?

– Live with the chairman for your whole life~

– Indeed, money management is a mess~

“No! It’s not about the amount!”

The more I clarify, the more my reputation worsens instead of misunderstandings clearing up.

‘These people have already gone blind with money!’

As I looked at the viewers, filled with furious anger as if the mission amount was their own money, I realized that there was a task I needed to take action on to clear up the misunderstanding.

“I’ll return all the money I received!”

No matter how much I claimed my innocence, the fact that I had received money was clear. Therefore, to have a chance to explain, I needed to resolve the financial issue.

“Person setting the mission, please give me your account number. I’ll transfer it immediately!”

I was doing my best to turn public opinion around. Instead of an account number, a single donation came in.

– The expert donated 10,000 won.

[No… Even though I have to survive this week with triangle kimbap, there must be a reason Miju pressed the success button… Please use my living expenses well, though humble.]

– ㅠㅠㅠ The stolen money was a family’s living expenses…

– Miju: “No food? Then just eat cake!”

– Do you think this child knows they’re full?

With just a single donation and a few characters, the applicant for the mission shattered all my avenues for escape.

“No…! I said I’d pay it back?!”

– Miju, that’s ugly.

– After stealing, they get angry saying they’ll pay when caught…

– ‘They are fundamentally different from us in their thinking.’

– Ah, they did steal, but they think the amount is small, haha.

Viewers mocking my explanation as a pitiful excuse. I was only resentful of the viewers who, with a clear goal to cut off my breath, continued to blame me without realizing it.

“sh*t…”

In a situation where I was cornered, I reluctantly blurted out the answer the viewers wanted.

“Ah, I’ll do Kenwang! Isn’t that okay!”

Thinking about the immensely increased working hours today, I shed tears inwardly. Meanwhile, a festival was happening in the chat room.

– Hehehe, I should order chicken~

– Why does it feel good to see you giving in?

– Today, I’ve checked all the tissues.

Unlike me, who was writhing in agony, the viewers were bursting into cheers. Looking at them made the feeling of wanting to share my pain well up inside me.

“Looks like you’re having fun?”

The cold voice that came out of me without my realization seemed to signal the end of the festival.

– Of course, it’s fun, hahahaha!

– Even when tomorrow comes, the broadcast will still be live!

– Hmm… the atmosphere feels weird?

– Emergency! Emergency! Emergency!

The viewers’ warning chats rose as they felt the ominous tone in my voice. However, these were just a small number; most people were too busy enjoying the festival.

“So that’s how it is?”

The more the viewers enjoyed themselves, the more my tension dropped. However, a high tension was essential to continue the broadcast.

“Don’t just have fun; let me enjoy it too~.”

I had no choice but to take extraordinary measures. For the sake of the broadcast, I swallowed my tears and targeted the viewers as offerings.

– Miju ♥ Jihun donated 500,000 won.

[Indeed, viewer love is everlasting.]

“Oh! Jihun, 500,000 won!!”

Just as I was about to proceed with the human sacrifice, the sound of a fanfare stopped me. It was already the third time today, but each time I heard it, the joyful sound lifted my spirits.

– Wow! This is from the new head! The amount is different from the outdated ones!

– I was just about to hit a 100% vantage timing, and this saved me!

– I was just furious a moment ago, but now I feel good thanks to the money, a thumbs up for Miju~

‘Thumbs up!’

It felt too superficial to say it out loud, so I only responded internally.

“Okay! Let’s continue the game!”

However, my brightly raised voice revealed my true feelings.

As I entered a new stage, a changed atmosphere welcomed me.

“Does it feel a bit darker?”

– For real, feels like something will come out.

– As I kept watching, it feels like something will come out…

– No, please hold on, or just d*e…

Unlike the previous bright rural village feel, the atmosphere was dark, as if entering a dungeon. As I felt this change, a black figure appeared before my eyes.

“Oh? What’s this?”

I stopped my running legs and tightened the ring, but no interaction appeared. Given that the game progresses in a straight line, there was no chance to take a detour.

In the end, the only option left for me was to charge at it with my body.

“Charge!!”

I let out a rough shout as I gazed at the approaching black figure. Just as my body made contact with the haze, tense music began to play.

– Ah! A monster has appeared! To defeat this guy, you need kinetic energy! –

Along with the explanation of the situation, a grotesque monster appeared before me. At the same time, an interface appeared with options for attack, defense, and escape.

“So this is the battle system. A familiar method.”

– JRPG special! Haha.

– So it’s easy to understand, right?

“That’s true.”

Admiring the user-friendly screen, I pressed the attack button. In doing so, various attack methods were listed.

– Squat

– Leg Raise

“Is this the attack? Seems a bit lame…”

I had expected boxing or UFC when I heard that the battle was physical, but the pure exercises presented on the screen left me disappointed.

– Ah! In this world, exercise is battle!

“Ugh, if I was doing squats, a low kick would knock me right down.”

– Someone pulls out a g*n while dueling…

– Please immerse yourself!

– Stick to your concept!!!

The viewers seemed to be even more immersed than I was. Following their opinions, I began to immerse myself in the game.

“Look at that guy’s thighs. This squat battle won’t be easy…”

– Wow;; Sounds like an otaku;;

– It is a bit lame, yeah.

– Let’s stop?

As I started to act, the viewers’ reactions changed in an instant. However, once it begins, I need to see it to the end, so I clenched my teeth and kept going with the concept.

“But I will never back down. That is what a hero should do!”

– Okay, someone donated 1,000 won.

[Hero! Please defeat that evil one threatening our village!]

“Now that I’m here, you can rest easy!”

I reassured the frightened villagers and observed the enemy’s movements. The opponent was in a complacent state, so I seized the chance to make the first move.

“Receive my squat!”

As I pressed the button, the character on screen repeatedly sat down and stood up. This helped me understand the position I needed to take.

– Attack (Squat) hahaha!

– Hey? But doing squats is face reveal, right?

– What what what?

– That’s right, Hero! I believed in you!!

With the cheers from the villagers cheering me on, I began my squats.

“First one down!”

My legend was just beginning.

“Thirty!”

Already hitting the thirty mark, my sitting and standing were taxing. The beads of sweat and my ragged breath showed how challenging the battle was.

– Grrr!!!

With my final attack, the monster screamed and vanished. After a long fight, I was able to protect the peace of the village today as well.

“Phew… Thanks to your support, I was able to overcome this difficult foe.”

In truth, I did all the work, but humility is essential for a hero. I gave away a portion of my merits, as if being generous.

– Downhill, downhill, downhill.

– I was the idiot for expecting something…

– Wow, sweat-soaked thighs, really gross.

– Where did the face reveal go!!!

However, what returned to me after defeating the monster was only cold disdain.

Now that the most threatening creature to the village was gone, the hero who defeated it became an unstable element that could threaten the village at any time. I could understand the feeling of wanting to drive me away and restore stability.

“Phew… This is just the life of a hero…”

Yet, the lingering bitterness that wouldn’t go away remained on the tip of my tongue, etching wounds in my heart.

– Hero nonsense.

– Please just hold your breath.

– Immersed nonsense, come out, you b*stard.

Dodging the cold stares of the villagers until the end, I set out in search of a new village.

“Phew… What kind of formidable foe will I encounter next?”

Even if I don’t receive recognition, if there’s a place that needs my help, I’ll find it anywhere. Because…

“I am a hero.”

The lonely path of battle. I continue to walk silently on this path today as well.