Streaming Life After Paying Off Debt - Chapter 90

The calm forest, devoid of any wind, greeted us as we entered through the door once again.

“(Whisper) We have to speak softly. Got it?”

Nodding.

In response to my words, Luna answered by nodding her head as if she were afraid to even open her mouth.

Then she came closer, skipping lightly, and grabbed my hand.

Where had that boldness gone? She looked like a child afraid of losing her parents, and I couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Ha…!”

– Sssss

In that moment, a sound began to creep into our ears, something slithering around.

Startled by even a small laugh from us, we froze and just rolled our eyes around to check our surroundings.

During that time, Luna cautiously raised a finger in one direction, as if she had spotted something.

Following her long finger, I saw a bizarre figure shaking its head next to a tree that was close by.

With a long tail covered in shiny scales,

at a glance, one could think it was simply a large snake, but this monster was missing one thing that all animals possess.

“(Mutter) That… has no face.”

No sooner had I uttered those words than the monster fixed its wavering head towards us.

Then, it slowly began to puff out the area where its face should be.

– Ugh…

– So disgusting;;;;

– Ah, gross ㅅㅂ

The viewers expressed their disgust at the grotesque appearance of the monster.

I too wanted to utter a word of disgust like the viewers, but the presence of the monster transforming right in front of my eyes was too overwhelming.

So I chose another means of communication instead.

– (Host) Seriously, this is just so disgusting

– hahahaha

– 미-하

– You picked this game; deal with it.

– (Host) If I had known such a thing existed, I wouldn’t have chosen it!

I shared my current feelings with the viewers using the chat room.

In the meantime, the monster seemed to have finished its transformation and was now staring at me with its altered form.

– S…S…S…

The monster stared at me with a head that looked like a loudspeaker.

The noise mixing in from deep within its bloodshot holes heightened the feeling of horror.

– Sssss

Eventually, the monster, unable to find us, left for another place.

After maintaining silence for some time even after the monster disappeared, I finally let out a sigh of relief.

“Phew… I thought I was going to d*e…”

Panting, I glanced at the chat room.

There, viewers who felt similarly to me were chattering away.

– ㅅㅂ Why does it look like that?

– It has no face;;

– I’m dead; I have to sleep with my mom tonight.

I asked those who shared my feelings a question about the confusion I felt earlier.

“Did this game have such a monster? It wasn’t in the videos I watched.”

– ㅁㄹ I’m seeing it for the first time too

– If I had known it was like this, I would have turned off the lights and not watched…

– The game did receive a new update this time ㅇㅇ

– Ah, I looked it up and they released a new chapter.

Panting

As expected from internet hermits, the viewers quickly provided the answer.

Thanks to them, having resolved my confusion, I decided to tackle my dwindling health before continuing with the game.

“If I keep getting hit and d*e, Luna, you’ll have to clear this by yourself.”

Startled by this, Luna quickly opened her tightly clenched fist.

I took her along and headed deeper into the forest.

As I moved, I didn’t stop my thoughts.

‘What’s the solution for this stage?’

The gimmick for this stage was clear.

Make a sound, and you d*e.

In contrast, the clear condition was still shrouded in mystery.

‘Are we just stalling for time? No, if that were the case, there should be a device indicating the time.’

Most games usually present the solution clearly when starting a stage.

In fact, the stages I had cleared up to now had always started by informing me of the goal, even if there were monsters to interfere along the way.

However, this time, there was an unusual lack of information.

If this situation is unlike usual, I could narrow down the reasons to two possibilities.

‘There’s a hidden gimmick, or I missed some information already provided, one of the two.’

But considering that I had already been informed, the information I had gained from this stage felt too meager.

‘You d*e if you make a sound. That’s it.’

Thus, I was convinced that there must be a hidden gimmick in this stage.

The viewers also agreed with my opinion.

– If it reacts to sound, isn’t there a suppressed g*n hidden somewhere?

– Given that the durability is 0, can it be caught just by punching it?

– It would be king-sized, wouldn’t it?

– There’s a tree, but can’t we start a fire?

The viewers suggested various opinions.

Among them, there were some that seemed somewhat useful.

“Wow… that sounds plausible. So should we start with punches?”

– Let’s goooo

– It would be really funny if you actually d*e, hahaha

– A terrifying monster (defeated)

– So, who’s the monster now?

Empowered by the viewers’ encouragement, I shouted at the monster.

“Come here!!!”

And just like that, three innocent lives were lost.

“This can’t be happening!!!”

I protested fiercely at the door that returned again.

However, the viewers just lazily let it slide.

– This isn’t it ㄲㅂ~

– It seemed plausible, right?

– Honestly, if you think about it, starting a fire in the forest would k*ll you first before the monster would~

– Even a silenced g*n with a suppressor still makes some noise, right? hahaha

I was left speechless at the viewers who were now reciting the contradictions of the suggestions they had made.

“No, that was your method!!!”

– Investment is always a personal choice… you know that, right?

I felt like I was about to erupt due to the continued irritating chats.

Just when I thought I might have to show my authority again, a chat caught everyone’s attention in the chat room.

– That monster seems weak to sound… How about we scream really loudly?

The viewers began to show interest in this new and different approach.

– Oh, that sounds plausible?

– In movies, they sometimes k*ll monsters using high-frequency sounds from speakers ㅇㅇ

– It makes sense if it chases and kills you each time you make a sound, since sound is its weakness;;

The viewers disregarded my opinion that “if I scream, my character will be torn apart first,” and went ahead to propose, review, and decide among themselves.

– Go quickly ㄱㄱㄱㄱ

– Let’s make a scream mad movie~

– First, let’s turn down the speaker volume a bit.

However, when it came to executing the most important part, they requested it from me, and I couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

“Ugh…”

‘Still, if it gets resolved, it’s all good.’

Having made up my mind, I explained the new method to Luna.

A short while later, a duet resonated through the forest.

“KYAAAAA!!!”

“KIIAAAAA!!!”

– Sssss.

And thus, we were able to throw off our sinful lives.

Now, the familiar door appeared before us.

– No way

– What a waste~

– Shall we explore the forest properly?

– Isn’t there something like the monster’s core?

In front of the door that had returned again, the viewers offered a new plan instead of the failed method.

However, I flatly rejected their suggestions.

“No? Even though we died, we still saw a possibility.”

Just before dying, I witnessed bl**d dripping from the monster’s mouth as it attacked us.

This indicated that this method was indeed the correct solution.

– When did you see that;;

– Didn’t we say it was right?!

– Ugh, we did everything again this time.

– Honestly, at this point, you should hand out ten subscriptions.

“Really?”

What one desires must be achieved by oneself.

“I’ll let you go if you throw me ten subscription keys.”

Giving those poor beggars a chance to get their wish directly for themselves.

– It’s a bait!

– Dom Hwang Cha!!!!

– First, hand it over!

– Me too, me too!

Leaving the noisy chat room behind, I conveyed the new method to Luna.

“… This is how it works. Got it?”

Nodding her head, Luna and I began our final challenge.

After walking slowly to the end of the forest, I recalled the method once again.

It was very simple.

‘If we can escape faster than the monster dies, then we can run away, right?’

However, since the monster crawled at a speed incomparable to a human’s run, we needed a means to prevent it from chasing us.

– Ready.

– Me too.

I left a message in Discord.

At the same time, a message came back from the other party.

– I’ll go first.

“KYAAAAA!!!”

After leaving the message, I screamed.

Immediately, a sound swept through the forest.

– Sssss.

“…”

As soon as I heard the sound, I closed my mouth.

Simultaneously, screams began to echo from another direction.

“KYAAAAAA!!!”

– Ssss… Sssssssss

The monster, momentarily startled by the sound coming from afar, soon turned to head towards where Luna was.

A moment later, the screams that had resonated through the forest ceased, and silence descended.

At that moment, I screamed once more.

“KYAAAAA!!!”

This was my plan.

It was the “Screaming Plan!”

‘Anyway, it finds us only by sound.’

Even if it reaches us, if we remain silent, it would often attack innocent spots.

Based on this, I had come up with a somewhat unique plan to play with the monster.

‘No matter how much you run, I won’t be caught.’

As I had predicted, the monster, which repeated several back-and-forth motions, eventually seemed to tire of the pain and, with a desperate cry, brought an end to its life.

– KRAAAAH!!!!

– Aw;; the monster is pitiful;;;

– Indeed, the biggest trash is definitely the pushover ㅇㅇ;;

– Miju/Added controversy…

Leaving behind the viewers who exclaimed over my plan, I rejoined Luna.

When we arrived at the place where the monster had died, there was a large hole gaping open.

“I guess this is the exit.”

“That’s right.”

As Luna stared blankly at the exit, I also stood there, feeling the moment pass by, when I heard a sniffle from beside me.

“Sniff… sniff..!”

Surprised by her sudden outburst of tears, I asked, “Why…? Why are you crying all of a sudden?”

“Just… thinking it’s all over now, I feel happy and a little sad…”

She swallowed her tears, seemingly choked by her overwhelming emotions.

Then, she revealed a secret she had been hiding.

“In reality, this voice isn’t my original voice… Someone forced me to always speak nicely, so it changed to this voice… It’s been so long that I can’t even remember what my original voice sounded like.”

As I listened to her sad story, I tightened my grip on the ID in my pocket.

Then I said to her, “Is that so? Then do you want me to give you your original voice back?”

“Really?”

She questioned my sudden suggestion.

Instead of telling her various methods, I just said one thing.

“Look behind you.”

At my words, she slowly turned around to look at me.

My figure reflected in her retina.

Several large arms, a grotesquely gaping mouth, and hideously split eyes.

Her reaction to encountering the monster that I had met in the first stage was as if she had forgotten how to speak, and she began to mumble incomprehensible words.

“Uh, uh, uh…?”

“Then, goodbye.”

My character lunged towards her.

Finally grasping the situation, her scream reverberated widely.

“KYAAAAA!!!!!!!!”

Against that scream, I announced to the viewers,

“Thank you all for watching today’s broadcast! Now, I’m going to log off!”

I won’t even need to play the ending broadcast music today.

With that final thought, the broadcast went dark.