"Videos of cha Yujin are starting to pop up one by one."
"Of course, it’s because of soone, haha."
"Could it be thanks to the magnificent Biyam who pulled all the data no one else knew about??"
"Foreigners are already gathering a group of six or so for a raid, haha."
"Fact: Half of those videos will probably be taken down for copyright reasons."
"Did you use it without Yujin’s permission, haha?"
It had been two days since I first encountered cha Biyam.
The world remained peaceful, but the online world—especially the Dark Zone community—was as lively as ever. The Wiki data on cha Yujin, which originally only stated "appears at a low probability in all maps," had been thoroughly updated, and it had stirred up even more noise.
As I thought about it, mories began to pop up one by one in my head. Basic details included: it carries a single gun, radiates plasma in all directions upon appearance, and fires a plasma cannon from its tail about once every minute. Destroying the tail’s concentrator would seal its attacks.
Additionally, it was newly revealed that it used energy to enhance its mobility.
"All the videos are pretty much the sa. Guess the data collection thod is limited," I mused.
Of course, the data collection thod here naturally referred to my own broadcasts.
Leaning back in my chair, I continued my thoughts. There had been a lot of videos I had looked through so far. Not just in Korean and English, but if I looked around a little more, there were videos in other languages too. It seed like anyone who could enjoy EU had uploaded sothing.
Anyway, that wasn’t the important part. A lot of people had used my videos without permission, so there was sothing I needed to address. Fortunately, many well-known channels, especially the ones with a lot of subscribers like "YourSpace," had started emailing for permission since yesterday.
"Anyway, if any of you who uploaded videos haven't asked for permission yet, I suggest you send an email quickly. Otherwise, your video will probably be taken down within a week."
"Hahaha!"
"Biyam’s strictness!!"
"What is this? Are you threatening to cause a bloodbath?"
"Anyone who used my videos without asking will get their heads smashed!!!!!!!"
"Such obsession with views hahaha"
Now that I had said it, I expected a flood of request emails to co through in the next day or two. I could probably just set up so automatic acceptance algorithm or sothing.
Anyway, that’s all for the video talk. I returned to my thoughts. The issue was obviously about hunting cha Yujin more reliably. Objectively speaking, my combat power was roughly the equivalent of three or four average players combined, so with a team of five or six, we could probably manage to take it down.
Beating physical violence with nurical violence.
Of course, if we got hit by a plasma cannon, that would be a different story.
Anyway, there was sothing different from the usual that had caught my attention lately.
The reason was simple. The number of rchants who were supposed to be eight had beco seven. As I continued on through the story, it turned out that Maverick, who was originally supposed to be one of the rchants, had beco an enemy. Naturally, I had to pay attention to that.
I had heard that Maverick had always been a villain who clashed with other rchants. For example, sending on errands to dump chemical substances in the sewers. It was said that if you sided with one faction, your favorability with the other would drop drastically.
But in my scenario, that wasn’t where the problem ended.
"By the way, if I kill Maverick, will I lose anything?"
"Kill a rchant?????"
"What are you suddenly talking about, haha."
"Well, he gives out so nice rewards in the side quests and weekly quests haha."
"Are you throwing away your blue and yellow keycards??"
"You get money if you tear soone apart, why bother with side quests?"
It seed like there were many things that were actually quite helpful.
However, sadly, I probably wouldn’t et Maverick again in the EU mode. Since I had just faced cha Biyam, my trust with the rchants had skyrocketed, and I felt like they were now openly watching Maverick as a target.
Maybe later, I could create a new character and follow the sa quest line as the regular users. That wouldn't be so bad.
Anyway, that was my recent update.
"Anyway, today’s EU session is over. Lately, I’ve been focusing on saving money and upgrading my hideout, so things have been pretty quiet."
"Quiet? Quiet??"
"Fact: This guy was carrying a bunker’s UtoS machine gun just 40 minutes ago, no joke."
"He’s carrying a fixed gun hahaha, tearing it apart hahahaha."
"Over 40 kg? Hahahaha."
"Teacher, please stop talking nonsense hahaha."
What? You just unscrew a few bolts and take it off the tripod. I could carry it based on the system’s rules.
I guess they’ve forgotten that I used to carry a DShK gun and shoot in California. It was really unfair how I had to deal with it. I had the option to take it, so I did... Of course, if I complained about this to Harmony or Dice, they’d probably say sothing like, "You really need to learn basic common sense."
Anyway, it was a fun experience. I hadn’t shot a .50 caliber in a while, so I had forgotten how to control the recoil, but I was starting to get the hang of it again. The only complaint was that the smoke blocked the sights. If I can solve that problem, I think I’ll use it more in the future.
After chatting for a bit, I ended the EU session. Of course, I didn’t end the broadcast yet—it was about ti for the last bit of chit-chat.
I decided to check out the fan art board after a long ti.
A new post was highlighted next to the board, and I clicked the mouse cursor on it. About ten or so new fan art pieces had been posted. They had a lot of upvotes, with none below 50. Among them, three or four had over 150 upvotes.
But—
"...Why is the title like this?"
"cha Yujin and Yujin… this is sothing else."
"Hahahahaha"
"Honestly, when their bodies collided yesterday, it did look a bit suggestive."
"Biyam’s dedicated lawyer is watching, right? It’s ti to work."
"These idiots are causing a ruckus on the line hahaha."
It was exactly as they said.
It wasn’t the fully heated-up image I saw a few days ago... it was an image of the chanical figure with a flushed face on top of . It wasn’t too explicit, but it was enough to make laugh awkwardly.
Naturally, the comnts were full of "Biyam hahahaha" jokes. The viewers were sothing else.
I casually added:
"Who drew this? Please send an email personally. No particular reason, just curious."
"Hahahahaha"
"Who dared to pluck Biyam’s scales?"
"cha Yujin is honestly a little suggestive!!!!!!!"
"But we can’t stop the artist from getting their necks snapped."
"I can hear them shaking all the way over here hahaha."
So, unexpectedly, my last chat turned into content about "artist executions." But still, it was well-drawn. Plus, given my past, I could save this image under another na really quickly.
anwhile, soone who had likely been watching the broadcast live sent a 50,000-won donation and apologized. Of course, I was fine with it. As long as they weren’t posting overly suggestive stuff, I could let it slide.
After reassuring them via private ssage, the atmosphere in the broadcast cald down. The viewers thought I was so crazy Biyam who would imdiately ban anyone who stepped out of line. I realized how quickly rumors could spread. Should I cut the root of this?
That aside, I started to rember a few videos that had been popping up on the "YourSpace" channel algorithm. It seed like a channel drawing suggestive doodles of ga characters. I’d heard that "Hotteok" viewers often watched these videos... and I think they were friends with Hotteok? My mory was hazy, but I thought I’d ask next ti we t.
For now, I wrapped up everything, leaving a small note offering a pizza for everyone who had drawn sothing. After that, I started preparing to end the broadcast.
"Thanks for watching today’s broadcast, and tomorrow I’ll probably start a bit later. I’ve got a schedule."
As the viewers who didn’t want the broadcast to end shouted "Keep it going!!!!", I had sothing else planned for tomorrow.
It was ti to et Dice after a long while.
"Have a good night, everyone."
Of course, no matter how much they begged for more broadcast ti, so things just couldn’t be helped.
"Yujin-ssi! Ack!"
"Why are you suddenly jumping at ?"
The next morning, 10 AM, I t Dice in Seongsu-dong.
A few months ago, when I lived in Hongje-dong, it would have taken a while to travel around Seoul and finally arrive at Seongsu-dong, where SSM’s headquarters is located. But now, after moving to a penthouse almost right next to the Yeongdong Bridge, it didn’t take Dice long to co from SSM, where he had been going to work recently.
Specifically, it took about 50 minutes on foot. That wasn’t a short distance, but it was also too close to take a car. Maybe I should get a stealth motorcycle. Now that I think about it, I don't actually own a car.
Maybe I should get one.
"Your skin’s so smooth. Did you put sothing on?"
"These days, the humidity is rising, so not really..."
"Really, look at your skin. It’s perfect."
"It’s not my skin, you’re touching my tail."
Using the excuse of my skin, Dice was slyly trying to sneak in so much-needed “tail maintenance." He was getting good at slipping into unconscious desires to satisfy his own needs.
Anyway, it was still early in the morning, and I was a bit hungry from walking for an hour. I hadn’t had breakfast yet—though Dice had promised to buy it, so I wasn’t too concerned.
That said, it had been a while since we last t. Actually, it had been a while since I last saw Harmony too. The last ti I saw her was at my housewarming party, so it had been weeks.
"Do you want to take a tour of our company? We have a lot of free ti today."
"If you get permission, I’m happy to take a look."
Our destination was a restaurant.
It had been a while since I had walked around Seoul.
As I was walking, a sudden thought crossed my mind.
"Co to think of it, I used to be an interim coach for SSM, but I’ve never actually visited the headquarters before."
"Honestly, I haven’t either. Most etings are done through VR, so I didn’t need to go there. After the final championship, I think it’s been the first ti I’ve been back in a while."
"Ah, right. SSM is involved in entertainnt as well, right? Broadcasting, idol training... Well, I guess it’s more like nurturing them than training, but you get the idea."
"Exactly."
So began Dice’s endless chatter. He hadn’t said much at the housewarming party, but I guess all that ti he was quietly storing up things to say. He went on and on, but it wasn’t boring at all. Hearing about all the celebrities he had appeared with on various shows was interesting, especially the stories about Dark Zone-related... well, let's say 'reckless' celebrities whose spines Dice had bent the wrong way.
You probably couldn’t imagine it. True skills are sothing you don’t believe in unless you see them firsthand or experience them yourself. Especially in a world where skills aren’t obvious from just appearances.
That said, the stories of breaking spines was pretty harsh.
Before long, we arrived at the Italian restaurant that Dice had reserved.
"Turns out a lot of celebrities are into Dark Zone. Maybe there’s a common denominator. There weren’t really any issues on the talk shows... Anyway, you don’t know the programs I’ve been on, right?"
"As soon as YourSpace uploaded, you kept sending the link, pestering to watch. How could I not watch?"
"Ah, seriously. You should have found it on your own."
From what he just said, it seed like he wanted to show more interest in his shows. I playfully smacked his head with my tail and imdiately... not just one, but a ton of food started being served.
What was going on here?
The tables were being expanded, and soon, about 10 or so dishes were placed in front of us.
When our eyes t, he continued.
"I figured you’d eat a lot, so I ordered about a third of the nu. You can eat everything, but I’ll only sample a little of the pasta, pizza, and risotto."
"That’s an odd but considerate gesture."
And indeed, it was.
Of course, I wasn’t going to hide my amusent.
As we kept chatting, Dice took out his phone and passed a ssage.
"Yujin-ssi."
"Yes?"
"They asked if you could take a look at our VR-based coach program. They’ll pay you a million per hour, and they’re asking if you can help us train our pro gar trainees."
"Haha."
I chuckled lightly before adding.
"Let’s go see the skills of the friends Dice trained."
"Ugh."
It was finally ti to act as an Apex Predator once again.
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