I Quit Being an Idol and Became a Youtuber - Chapter 75

The sudden appearance of a joint broadcast kidnapper surprised me, and that was that.

My body was quite honest.

“⸻Yes, that’s why I came a bit early today. Please understand.”

– What?

– So you turned on the broadcast?

– Did you get kidnapped by Jisoo for a joint broadcast?

– Finally, hahahaha

Thinking about the potential for a YouTube moment, I immediately turned on the broadcast to get ready.

Everyone was starting the broadcast, and to just let it go to waste felt a bit regrettable.

“So since I turned it on anyway, I guess I’ll go a bit longer before ending it.”

– It doesn’t really matter to us when we start.

– I’m just listening to it at work anyway.

– Jisoo is doing well, hahahaha

– God President, whoa

– Will we continue until dinner?

“No, I’m going to sleep by then.”

The response from the viewers to my words.

And I planned to just sleep at night.

Originally, I intended to rest during the day, but my plans changed due to work. It made sense to rest at night again.

Ding-!

I entered the Discord room password to prevent it from appearing on the screen.

And, just as expected, the joint broadcast members revealed themselves.

“Hello…?”

“Ah, Cheongha, you’re late~!”

I guess that was to be expected. They immediately began to push me around.

This was something; I had no prior commitments.

“Then, since I’m already late, I won’t come at all.”

“Ah, no, no!! Just stay here.”

After sorting the situation to some extent, we exchanged greetings again.

“It’s been a while. I’m Rupang.”

“Ah, yes. Rupang, hello.”

I greeted Rupang, a broadcasting member. I had seen this person during the last Denadeur joint broadcast.

This person was quite memorable, considering they had weathered many ups and downs alongside Belena at a major corporation similar to Baekro’s.

Especially when they reacted amusingly at moments of danger.

“Did you get kidnapped too, Cheongha?”

“Ah, yes…”

“Is it a bit bewildering? I felt that way at first too.”

So this person was the same.

I hadn’t realized it when I watched through YouTube, but seeing them now was a bit strange.

I didn’t expect them to just invite me and leave like this.

It’s hard to refuse when they approach in that way.

‘Well, I didn’t plan to refuse from the beginning anyway.’

I didn’t have many content ideas to pursue alone, so having this opportunity worked to my advantage.

Since my fellow broadcasters aren’t overly extroverted, it was a viable approach.

Or maybe they just chose someone easy to invite?

While I may be famous as a celebrity, as a broadcaster, I’m still a novice.

I wouldn’t think it would be too burdensome.

“But don’t we need one more person? Hurry and find someone.”

“Who do we call? Baekro?”

“Ah, Baekro is busy with homework right now.”

In order, it was Ku Jisoo, Bubugi, and Rupang. Fortunately, I knew them at least.

‘By the way, homework…’

In the internet broadcasting industry, homework refers to advertising.

Especially since this one is advertisement provided directly from the gaming company, it’s particularly important.

‘By the way, I wonder how much that pays?’

Since this isn’t merely brand exposure, but involves directly playing the game, it could earn quite a bit.

Considering the additional ads I receive monthly for headsets and computers I was using, it should compare somewhat to the ads I shot during my time as a celebrity.

After deducting all the cuts for the company and so forth, I could estimate roughly what I received.

‘But anyway…’

If they’re working, they must be busy.

It’s probably hard to invite them to game.

However, others had different thoughts.

Especially our President seemed to think differently than I did.

“Is that so? Then there’s nothing to do, just call them over.”

“Yes?”

Seeing them say to call like that.

“Wait, we’re in the middle of an ad and you want to call them over?”

“Ah, just get them here! I’ll give you my ad later! I have 12 ads pending this month!!”

“No, with that many, get over there and sh**t, you crazy b*stard!”

…Is that something an MCN president should say?

Surprisingly, having 12 ads pending and being so relaxed just shows the power of a big corporation with 900,000 followers.

They must be confident they can handle everything themselves.

But still, it’s unusual.

“Um… is it okay if I’m not good at this?”

I had seen this before, but it felt like a mix of gacha game characters and rules.

I wasn’t particularly good at rules, so I felt a bit anxious.

“Ah yes, it doesn’t matter. It’s easier than the rules.”

“Oh, really?”

“And no one will only have Baekro?”

…Baekro? How does he perceive things?

That made me curious.

Still, he used to do reasonably well in FPS games, so how did he end up…

‘Oh, maybe not even that.’

While searching for a way to defend myself, I suddenly remembered the grenade incident and quietly kept my mouth shut.

Well, that was understandable.

Just last week, I received a clip of him throwing a Molotov cocktail and catching himself on fire, leading to self-destruction; it made perfect sense.

“Ah man, Baekro is hopeless.”

As I thought that, the President seemed to finish a Discord call with her.

“Hey, try to charm Cheongha.”

“Oh, but I already tried that and it failed.”

“Really?”

“It went as far as thinking and ended in failure, dammit.”

Well, still, even if it’s an ad, it’s a bit strange to just ditch it like that.

But I appreciated that they put in some thought.

Anyway, that’s that.

“Then let’s just randomly spin to fill one slot.”

“Oh, that sounds good.”

Other acquaintances were either in the middle of ads, sick, or resting, so there was no one to call.

Wait, so Baekro and I were really just easy targets for them?

Baekro had fled due to the ads, but I was the one who couldn’t escape and ended up caught here?

Ugh, this is strangely scratching at me.

One day I will definitely hit 1 million and pay them back for this humiliation.

With that uncertain promise in mind, I started the game with the joint broadcast members.

* * *

Infinity Returns.

A battle royale game where 24 participants fight on a small island, and the last one standing wins.

“This might be a bit complicated.”

The rules I had experienced seemed strangely similar yet different from FPS games, making me a bit worried.

As the game began, the selection screen appeared.

“Um, let’s try picking a character first.”

What looks good? Since even the same character could choose different weapons, everyone’s play style varied.

What’s the most standard option?

‘Should I just save my money and use the free character at first?’

The characters introduced in the tutorial would definitely be good for getting a feel for the game.

Since I won’t be using any of the paid characters now, I would have to either purchase them later or not at all.

After the tutorials, there were three basic characters available.

One high school student with a katana, a hanbok-clad female character, and a pretty blonde female character.

“Still, a melee character should be easier to handle.”

And I’m oddly fond of the katana character.

I carried a sword in Taheon too, and many of my roles have had this type.

‘If only I could just change the hair color to brown and dress her nicely in a kimono, that’d be my role.’

Although I had to wear a wig because the hair color was slightly off, I received high praise from original fans for my high synchronization rate, so it stayed in my memory.

Anyway, to relive those memories a bit, I decided to go with this character.

If it turns out to be bad, I can always change it later.

“Alright, everyone should level up a bit and come to the hotel.”

“Ah, yes.”

After deciding on the appropriate gear and route.

Cheongha was spawned correctly.

“So, I just need to look behind that yellow glowing box, right?”

“Yes, quickly grab the yellow triangle.”

I just found out about this too.

I heard that by consuming items or hunting mobs, your level increases.

Screeching-

Since there weren’t any mobs nearby and my weapons were still weak, I decided to focus on farming for now.

[+ 1 Metal Plate]

“Oh, a metal plate came out.”

Fortunately, it seemed to have formed in a decent location; I could relatively quickly acquire weapon materials. This material could probably be used to craft a katana?

“Let’s try crafting once.”

Thud- thud-!

[Crafting katana…]

With the sound of a hammer striking, a katana was born in my hands.

Wow~ Look at that beauty.

I already feel protected.

[Level Up!]

Moreover, my level increased too.

Things are looking good from the start.

“Haah-!”

The character swinging the freshly made warm katana launched an attack.

“Hmm.”

This actually isn’t bad?

Kim Cheongha with a katana?

Now, no one can stop me.

“The katana is a bit weak in the beginning, so please level up a bit more. Don’t be reckless.”

“Ah, yes.”

Leaving behind their advice, I, a beginner, went right back to farming. It wouldn’t hurt to heed their words.

After scouring most of the area, I teleported to the next route point.

And shortly after.

“Oh my, Cheongha!”

“Oh, Rupang!”

I bumped into Rupang, a member of the team.

“You chose a beautiful character!”

“Ah, yes. What about you?”

“I like the katana character.”

Looking closely, it seemed like Rupang was a ranged dealer.

Hmm, a combination of melee and ranged characters wasn’t too good or too bad.

It would have been best if there was even one tank nearby.

Since we were together, we should stick together.

“What are you doing, Rupang?”

“Oh, I’m about to start hunting.”

“Ah, hunting is good.”

I remembered that you could also level up through hunting.

Since Rupang was an experienced player, they seemed to have completed some weapon upgrades already.

I heard we should equip at least a Kujikane-sada when fighting.

“Um, do you know where this material comes from? And this as well…”

“Oh, gemstones? For now, gemstones come from here…”

When I asked Rupang about the locations of the materials needed for crafting Kujikane-sada, they kindly answered.

After making Muramasa through the gemstones, I combined again.

Eventually, I was able to obtain the hero-grade sword, Kujikane-sada.

“Oh…”

“You seem to like katanas?”

Seeing my admiration for the sparkling purple katana, Rupang spoke with a pleased expression.

“Yes, they differ by type, but this is my favorite.”

It’s a sword that is often seen in anime, right?

Otaku usually find it hard to dislike.

I didn’t mind it, but among them, this one stood out to me.

I remembered hearing that this was the original in Tatsuya’s movie.

I also liked that the blade part had engravings.

Now that I think about it, I had a rubber replica of this at home.

I should have held it to threaten a stalker when they chased me.

Then they would have probably gotten scared and run away immediately.

It looked so much like real steel that you wouldn’t know it was fake if you didn’t touch it.

Meanwhile, as those trivial thoughts crossed my mind.

Rupang’s puzzled reaction came back.

“Ah, are there different types of this sword?”

“…What did you say?”

“I have never used a two-handed sword, so…”

At that innocent question, I couldn’t help but react.

Wait, can’t you distinguish that simple difference?

“No, it’s actually really simple…”

Just then, I was about to explain the differences of the katana.

“Excuse me, Cheongha.”

“Yes?”

“Normally, even casual otaku can’t tell the difference. It’s you who’s strange.”

“…Really?”

Thinking about it, it was normal for even many Japanese to not be able to distinguish this.

I had just been really into a role because my character was a sword geek, and before that, I didn’t really know what was what.

Considering how many proofing errors there are even in anime, it’s not surprising that Koreans wouldn’t know.

Yeah, that makes sense but…

‘I feel a strange sense of defeat.’

I couldn’t shake the feeling that my favorite weapon was being strangely dismissed.

d*mn it, have I been eaten by my role as well?

It wasn’t the time to be cursing our President.