March 2025.
A ga that shocked the world was released.
Starwar Note.
Just from the title, it sounded like a ga where you'd be using the Force. It suddenly dropped into the world without any advance notice or promotion whatsoever.
Considering the kind of budget it takes to develop a AAA ga, it was nothing short of a miracle.
People were baffled—what the hell is this? But as soon as they saw the na of the developer, it all made sense.
ㄴ Oh, it’s from HappyNote
ㄴ That makes sense. Kangshik is weirdly stubborn about this kind of stuff
ㄴ But eventually Mincheol will force so kind of promo anyway
ㄴ Isn’t this their first new release in, like, 10 years?
ㄴ Thought they’d drop another soulslike lol
HappyNote.
At the ti, the most closely watched ga studio in Korea. Led by the youngest-ever GOTY nominee, Na Kangshik.
Thanks to Kangshik’s trademark stubbornness, the ga boasted ridiculous attention to detail and borderline perverted levels of polish. Even with zero marketing out the gate, the launch was smooth.
ㄴ The ga has two gaplay modes
ㄴ Planet managent is kinda like Civilization
ㄴ But the open-world stuff feels more Cyberpunk
ㄴ Isn’t that a bit much? That’s basically two gas in one
ㄴ Still, you’re gonna try it anyway, right?
ㄴ Kangshik said it’s fully optimized, LMAO he posted it himself
ㄴ Co on, 1080, hang in there
ㄴ ㄴ Please kill
ㄴ ㄴ Please upgrade
ㄴ ㄴ Please save
Probably because of their consistent track record, the ga took off quickly. And the part that drew the most attention—
ㄴ This is what being under Veritas looks like
ㄴ There's a legendary NPC in-ga—lol turns out it’s Kim Donghu
ㄴ Honestly, this might be the only company ballsy enough to just put Kim Donghu in a ga
ㄴ {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} Tarzan, Batman, Joker, Iron Man (pending), and the world’s strongest man... all in one ga 😱
ㄴ Did they make him the final boss? Hidden boss? He’s only ntioned so far, I’m curious as hell
They had actually implented a character in the ga modeled after Kim Donghu. Really, it only looked like Donghu stole the spotlight because he was too famous—but Na Kangshik had actually included everyone he used to play “notebook gas” with in middle school.
ㄴ But it’s actually just fun tho?
ㄴ Yeah, it’s seriously well-made
ㄴ It’s good so far
ㄴ Runs smooth af, no stuttering, props for that
Word of mouth spread quickly, and Starwar Note grew in popularity. And then—Veritas planned an absolutely insane promotional stunt.
ㄴ Legendary mont incoming
ㄴ Is this real life??
ㄴ KIM DONGHU LIVESTREAMING A GA?? 🤯😂
That’s right. Kim Donghu was going to stream himself playing Starwar Note live.
***
“Is the screen coming through okay?”
His first-ever livestream. In his past life, he’d only ever watched people stream. He never even considered doing it himself.
“They turned the notebook ga into a real ga—how could I not play it?”
And he could promote it, too?
Not doing it would’ve been ridiculous.
—Looks good.
“Can you check the audio and everything too? All good?”
—Yep.
“Perfect.”
With help from the staff, the stream setup was ready. Without hesitation, I launched Starwar Note.
The first thing on-screen was a massive starfield. Thanks to top-tier hardware and maxed-out settings, the mont felt like space was opening up right in front of —vivid, breathtaking.
“Oh—so of you might be wondering what kind of relationship I have with Kangshik. We’re middle school classmates.”
Just a quick comnt. I wasn’t even reading chat.
Because—
“Turning off chat is the only correct decision.”
It had only been an hour since the stream started, and already over 200,000 viewers had joined. Veritas had no real expertise in this kind of field, so I gave up on the idea of chat moderation from the start. I disabled donations too, for the sa reason.
Anyway, that’s how my first-ever gaming stream officially began.
“...Uh, wait a sec... the ga... is this difficulty level correct? It’s on Normal... but it feels kinda hard?”
And so, the world slowly began to witness just how bad I was at gaming.
Strangely, my Sim ability had no effect on anything ga-related—especially Kangshik’s gas.
Maybe it was because I always lost to him back in middle school. It seed that sa outco was applying here.
“I usually can’t stand losing... so why is it okay in gas?”
Leaving behind the unexplainable logic of Sims, thirty minutes into the ga, my fifth death screen greeted .
“I honestly feel like... I should just step in myself. Is there a way to VR into this or possess my character or sothing...?”
Out ca the human side of . I an, I know I haven’t gad in a while, but was I always this bad?
“Now that I think about it, I barely played any PC gas since High Dream.”
Fifteen years. I was now paying the full price for not gaming properly all that ti.
“...I’ll proceed on Easy Mode.”
Yup.
“Ah... that last bit was an aim issue... mmm...”
Still—
“Please don’t say I suck... If you could just think of it as ‘a bit rough around the edges,’ I’d really appreciate it.”
Seriously—
“If I’m frustrating you, please just say ‘Donghu, I love you’ out loud once, and I’ll forgive everything.”
Was I always this bad at gas?
***
While Kim Donghu was busy livestreaming his gaplay, Sims’ plan was progressing step by step behind the scenes.
Well—calling it a “plan” was a bit generous.
It was really just:
—[If polygamy isn’t allowed, then we’ll just make it allowed.]
All it took was getting the bill passed. For Sims, it was an extrely “simple matter.”
Propose the bill. Get it approved. Done.
No need to even consider the fallout. If Kim Donghu legally used a marriage law to marry multiple people, who was going to stop him?
I an—
ㄴ Are there really still people who don’t know he’s got five girlfriends? 😂
ㄴ Everyone’s just pretending not to know...
ㄴ We all kind of figured it out during his last break anyway
The public was already sowhat aware of Kim Donghu’s relationships. Honestly, it was impossible not to notice.
Even with how tightly his private life was controlled, and even with the absolute security fortress that was his inner circle—certain patterns and clues were unavoidable.
ㄴ Our birth rate is tanking anyway, let’s just make polygamy legal 🤷
ㄴ Not like Donghu needs this country. He can just move sowhere else
ㄴ I heard the Middle East’s been courting him for years 😳
ㄴ Better to legalize it than lose him
ㄴ If he can take responsibility, who cares if he marries several people lol
Technically, it wasn’t even called “polygamy” in the bill. It had so generic phrasing like “multi-partner union” or sothing. But in the public’s mind? Just polygamy.
ㄴ Screw it, let’s do this
ㄴ Massive W 💯
All of this—was to make Kim Donghu’s life more luxurious, stable, and happy.
ㄴ Wait, the bill actually got proposed?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ WTF
ㄴ Is this for real?
ㄴ Legendary event. We are so back.
Sims was thodically turning his vision into reality.
***
Kim Donghu’s livestream.
Of course it exploded in popularity. And for creators running content during the sa tislot... it was basically an apocalypse.
ㄴ The second that freak Kim Donghu went live, everyone’s views dropped in half
ㄴ Ratings plumted
ㄴ Told y’all not to upload in the sa tislot as Donghu
ㄴ What do you want us to do? We have to follow the drama schedule
ㄴ Technically he’s the one who just decided to stream randomly
ㄴ Let’s be real—it’s a disaster
An overwhelming black hole appeared, sucking up every viewer in its orbit. And on top of that—
[God is fair, after all]
—At least he sucks at gas
—He needs to have one flaw, co on
—He’s got that human side too
ㄴ So now even his bad gaplay is drawing attention?
ㄴ Great Donghu, is it you again?
ㄴ GOAT lifeform Kim Donghu... is it you again?
[Hello, this is DonghuFirstSword—uh, I an Robin. Ergency announcent incoming]
—Lately we’ve been seeing people foam at the mouth on the forums,
—Seriously flaming his Batman ga skills via UFC comparisons
—This is your final warning
—Tread carefully 😏
ㄴ Robin... he’s here
ㄴ This guy really just calls himself Robin now
ㄴ Why does he even type “uh, I an Robin” like that?
ㄴ ㄴ He’s showing off
ㄴ ㄴ That mod badge energy is sneaky as hell lol
Not only were people flooding the live stream in real ti—they were repeatedly rewatching the VODs on Kim Donghu’s channel too.
[One thing that seriously blew away mid-stream]
—He suddenly turned donations on
—Then said all proceeds would go to charity, synced with YouTube donations 😳
—From what I know, he raised 200 million won in 20 minutes lol
ㄴ His live viewer count was literally the sa as a major gaming tournant, so makes sense
ㄴ Started at 300k, climbed to 500k... imagine if they all donated 😵
ㄴ Didn’t it go past 500k? Gotta check the actual stats
ㄴ Bottom line: dude’s insane
At this point, anything he did beca a global incident. Even though he was on an official break, just one gaming stream was enough to re-seize all the spotlight.
And now, Kim Donghu was—
[Working Title – Arc V, Rating Pending]
“...So it’s finally here.”
—holding the script for the next-generation Iron Man film.
Imrsion.
He dove into it without hesitation.
And the first thing on the page—
“You thieving bastard! I’ll fucking kill you! How dare you try to steal Stark’s legacy?!”
“?”
A furious young man.
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