Streamer Crazy About Slaughter - Chapter 8
In a space resembling a broadcasting studio, a man and a woman were conversing in front of a gigantic monitor that’s hard to come by in typical shops.
“What do you think, oppa?”
“Well, what’s there to think? It’s just hacking, no denying that even after seeing it a few times.”
“But still… if you think that skill level is on par with a top-tier ranker.”
“I’m telling you again, a top-tier ranker couldn’t just drop down like that overnight, right? Whether it’s arena solo rank or personal PVP, if they had that level of skill, their name would have been known long ago.”
“Is that so? I mean, with such a noticeable appearance and even wielding a Crescent Moon Blade, I’ve never heard of such a user…”
One video displayed on that monitor was repeatedly showing a silver-haired woman wielding a Crescent Moon Blade.
It was a video that had become a hot topic in a large community, someone uploading it on NewTube, causing it to spread like wildfire.
Simply put, it was one of the countless gameplay videos from “Another World.”
Given that it’s the overwhelmingly number one game in occupancy, there’s always been some video about Another World among the trending videos of that day or week.
Thus, under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be that surprising or turn into a hot topic.
However, for gamers who enjoy Another World, that video had an irresistible charm that made it hard to just watch once.
As a result, the video that was recently posted in a community was adding layer upon layer of controversy in real-time.
With the view count rising due to word of mouth and controversies, it was continuing to soar to remarkable heights, and in less than 10 hours since it was uploaded to NewTube, it had exceeded 2 million views.
That was an undoubtedly overwhelming view count among the popular videos of Another World. Naturally, when it becomes such a hot topic, even celebrities are bound to take an interest.
Even streamers, commonly known for their online broadcasts, were all giving their two cents about the controversial video.
At that moment, there were two people in Another World who were more “sincere” than anyone else.
Having devoted half their life to Another World, they naturally gained fame, ultimately choosing to become streamers based on that fame.
The female streamer “Hana” and her biological older brother “Jakjakjukeo.”
“But really, isn’t the Crescent Moon Blade a better weapon than you think?”
Hana said, staring intently at a video that continued to loop on one side of the monitor.
“Hana, haven’t I told you before that I put in 100 hours for proficiency and gave you my review?”
“That could just mean you lack talent, oppa.”
“…I mean, seriously, can you not scratch that?”
“Ah, sorry, sorry. But seriously, whether it’s hacking or not, the way she’s wielding it with such fluidity is really beautiful.”
Watching his younger sister mumble as she gazed at the video as if entranced, Jakjakjukeo chuckled, thinking it was a bit ridiculous.
Gazing blankly like that, it was a familiar habit of Hana’s when she became obsessed with something, and he could easily imagine her fiddling with the Crescent Moon Blade soon.
“Don’t even think about trying to use that; you’ll end up getting wrecked by mobs.”
“I don’t care! I’m starting with that Crescent Moon Blade today, everyone!!”
Hearing her shrill voice shouting, Jakjakjukeo turned his gaze to the part of the monitor where he was seated.
The number of person-shaped icons had already exceeded 20,000.
Hovering the mouse cursor over one of those icons revealed the viewer count.
— 25,439 people.
It was indeed an overwhelming number of viewers.
This was a record-high view count since the broadcast began.
Jakjakjukeo wasn’t the only one to notice it; Hana too was instinctively suppressing the corners of her mouth that wanted to rise.
They stopped their conversation briefly and checked the chat reactions.
The chat window was overflowing with more intensity than usual.
Chats from viewers were coming in at dozens per second.
[For real, how is that not hacking lol]
[If Jakjakjukeo says he’s never seen her before, that just means she wasn’t in the top tier arena]
[I’m a master tier, and that’s definitely hacking]
[I’m also in grandmaster tier, and that girl is definitely hacking, yeah]
[The chat is just spamming about tiers lol]
[But the opponent user should know that she’s infamous for PK, so why would she hack so openly?]
[Did she think she wouldn’t get caught? That dude always saves in-game to blame the opponent if he loses]
[Was there even hacking in Another World to begin with?]
[There was]
[That might not be hacking, right? If you ask that crazy eighth-ranked girl to do it, isn’t it possible?]
[Isrilda is known for using a variety of weapons, right?]
[You’re a noob who can’t even rank, and you’re talking? lol]
[If it’s that “Gosu,” then maybe it’s possible?]
[Funny how all the ranker names they know just come up lol]
“What’s with the chat firepower? Don’t they usually type like this?”
“Whoa there. Everyone, just so you know, we’ve already banned double digits worth of people today for not even chatting. Let’s take it easy on the chat.”
“Right, everyone, I’m sorry, but I’m going to set a delay on the chat. The broadcast is lagging right now.”
Seeing signs that the chat was overheating to the point of almost interrupting the broadcast, they decided to limit input to once every 30 seconds.
It was a system they’d never used before, but today was an exception.
That’s how explosive the viewers’ reactions were.
“Oppa, then go back to your room and log in. I need to warm up a bit before trying to wield the Crescent Moon Blade.”
“Wait, didn’t we say we’d analyze that video one by one?”
“You said it was hacking with your own mouth, so what’s there left to analyze?”
“Well, still.”
For the first time in a while, the viewer count surpassed 20,000.
Are we really going to finish this and just do our individual broadcasts?
When Jakjakjukeo looked at his sister with that expression, Hana grinned and began fidgeting with her hands.
“Everyone. I really want to play Another World now!”
She must be still crazy about the game even while broadcasting, Jakjakjukeo thought without realizing it. The broadcast was thriving like this, yet she wanted to do her individual streaming.
He thought he was quite into Another World too, but since starting the broadcast, that thought had somewhat wilted.
After all, when money starts coming in directly, and seeing the viewers’ reactions makes you feel like you’re living in reality.
But his sister was still more sincere about the game than the broadcast.
With a dismissive wave, Hana urged Jakjakjukeo to leave his seat, and he finally stood up.
“Since my sister keeps kicking me out, I’ll stop talking about the video here. I’ll be starting my stream soon, so you all have to follow me, okay?”
Even if he were to do a casual stream, wouldn’t he need at least some influx? With that thought, he opened his mouth.
[Nope, I’m not going]
[Why is this guy’s stream being watched lol]
[For real lol]
[I’m only watching Hana, f*** that]
[You’re a d***head, f*** that]
“If you meet me in Another World, know that you’ll be dead.”
After letting out a wry chuckle after glancing at the chat, Jakjakjukeo relented and started to walk away.
Hana, who even pushed him from behind as he was leaving, smiled brightly and continued talking to the monitor.
“Who wants to do some arena with me!?”
Hana’s call for arena was akin to an implicit collection.
“Hey, Bling, thank you for the 60,000 won donation!! I really appreciate it. Today, I’m getting the Black Ark in Another World; I’ve seen the future! I’m serious!”
“What’s this? 150,000 won!? Tullia, why such a large donation all of a sudden!!”
Among those who donated, several of the higher amounts had expressed a desire to do arena with her.
Hana’s viewers understood that.
I mean, it’s not like there’s just one or two viewers; there are thousands of them, and it’s impossible to do arena with all of them, so they understood that the combat targets were determined by capitalism.
[Ah, I also want to do a female streamer]
[If you’re jealous, just remove your d*** and go]
[You think removing your d*** will make you popular? You have to be pretty lol]
[Isn’t Hana at least pretty?]
[She looks especially pretty today. Must have dressed up.]
[Why are the soy boys so desperate to hide it?]
After about 10 minutes of collecting funds, the amount Hana had earned had already reached several hundred thousand won.
‘This is nice…?’
She wouldn’t have received this much in donations under normal circumstances, but a collaborative stream with a video suspected of hacking had made a big splash.
Broadcasts really are about the controversy.
Hana smiled brightly and opened her mouth.
“Alright, alright! Guys, thank you so much for the donations! I really appreciate it! But I really want to play Another World now! I’ll invite you; those who got the invitation, please log in!”