I’d actually prepared a little before going live.
I already expected the chat would blow up on .
So I went with the most surefire solution:
Locked the chat.
“Ahem! I’ll talk now, so zip it.”
[SaintessFootTowel has donated 10,000 Watts!]
– Go ahead, spit it out you mf
“I’ll unlock chat, but don’t spam. If you do, it won’t be a tiout—it’ll be a permanent ban.”
As soon as I unlocked it, ssages flooded in.
But surprisingly, it wasn’t spam.
Just pure, raw viewer reactions.
“In my personal opinion, the most admirable S-rank... is Chairman Go Sangcheol.”
[Why are you bringing up that guy all of a sudden?]
[He retired, didn’t he?]
[It’s been over a year since he last hunted.]
[He’s probably rusty as hell by now.]
“I said admirable. Not strongest.”
[This bastard just dodging the question to stay clean on his Wiki page 😭]
Yeah.
And?
[OverflowingDivinePowerPouch has donated 10,000 Watts!]
– Bitch quit your ntal gymnastics LMAO
“Excuse ? ntal gymnastics?”
I clicked a few tis and pulled up a clip.
It was from the end of yesterday’s stream.
“I personally think the most admirable S-rank is...”
“See? I said admirable. That’s what I said.”
[...?]
[Yo this guy is slick as hell]
[Can Heroes be this sneaky??]
“Anyway, Power Cup talk is banned from now on.”
[Bro’s a total tyrant;;;]
[Runs this stream like his personal dictatorship lol]
[I’d leave, but I’m addicted to the dopamine now fuckkk]
One of the more rational viewers chid in.
And he was right.
If you don’t like a strear, just stop watching.
[SaintessFootTowel has donated 10,000 Watts!]
– Fine, then what’s the highest rank you think you’ll reach?
“Obviously the top.”
[LMAO bro thinks S-rank is a casual achievent]
[What is this, like leveling up in a ga?]
[Nothing fazes this man 🤣🤣]
“No, I an above S-rank.”
That bombshell stunned the entire chat.
For a mont, it didn’t scroll at all.
[Brb updating his Wiki page]
[“Everyone under S-rank is a loser.” (sowhat exaggerated)]
[Dude that’s just straight up fiction lol]
“Think of it like stocks.
You guys invested in HeroCoin early. You’re holding blue-chip stock.”
[Why is my HeroCoin all red right now then??]
[All red LMAOOOO]
[ThrowThatResignation has donated 5,000 Watts!]
– But to rank up you’d need to enter a Gate. Why aren’t you doing that? It’s not like you’re playing gas either...
“Gas aren’t that fun, and there aren’t any good Gates right now...”
[Honestly, not even mad anymore]
[Yeah, just accept this is the way he is]
It wasn’t even really an excuse.
When your physical stats are this absurd,
you’re obviously gonna crush it in gas.
And the Gates out there right now?
Child’s play.
‘Ugh... I do need to rack up so achievents though... isn’t there a better way?’
[OverflowingDivinePowerPouch has donated 10,000 Watts!]
– Or just do a collab stream at least
“Who the hell would wanna collab with a low-tier like ?”
[‘Low-tier’ (Made 1 billion won)]
[Ha? Low? Ok bro]
I looked into the cara and grinned.
“Well, if anyone’s interested, just hit up.”
[There it is again, that smug-ass grin lol]
[Hero, we’re too close. Back up pls.]
[That face is giving high school PTSD]
“Better contact before my appearance fee skyrockets.”
[Bold. Unhinged. Respect.]
****
After the stream, I did get so collab requests.
A lot of them were from fairly well-known strears.
So even politely asked if just I or just Lyla could join without the other.
I turned those down.
“What the hell. We’re a set, you can’t just pick one.”
“Right? We’re a set!”
Lyla giggled beside , clearly in a great mood.
And with that smile, I couldn’t help but feel a little better myself.
“Hmm... what about this person?”
“Not feeling it. Doesn’t really match our vibe.
We’re all about interaction, and I don’t see us really having a ga to play together.
Also, she’s with an agency, right?
That’d make revenue sharing a pain, and if anything legal pops up...”
“...Alright, alright. Calm down.”
A mid-tier female strear.
Strong fanbase, clean reputation, no controversy.
But if my partner says no, then that’s that.
“What about this guy?”
A veteran male strear in the scene.
He’s got that cool-dad vibe. Does variety gas and lots of chat interaction.
Totally clean record, solid family life, no drama whatsoever.
The worst controversy he ever had was saying mint chocolate isn’t that bad.
“Hmmm... He seems like a really nice guy.”
“What do you think? The collab’s short, and he’s offering 60% of the donations. Plus, «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» he’s drama-free.”
“Sounds good! Let’s do it!”
“Cool. Can you reach out to him?
I kinda suck at that stuff...”
I was useless when it ca to business talk.
It was so bad that even during official etings back in Everheim, Kyle and Lyla did all the speaking.
‘So people legit thought I lost my voice in battle...’
Streaming, though? That was easy.
As long as I didn’t say anything totally reckless, I could wing it and still get a laugh.
****
[ThatFreakingStrongHero: yo]
[LMAO look at that stream title]
[At this point, he’s just gonna title his stream with a period.]
“Today’ll be a short stream. Just here to drop a quick announcent.”
[What is it?]
[Wait... you’re not dressed like usual.]
[You going out or sothing?]
[‘Dressed up’ (sweater and pants)]
[Compared to his usual ss, this is dressed up lol]
“I’m doing a collab with Noodoongji today.”
[??]
[I watch her stream—she didn’t announce anything?]
[Whoa!]
...Wait, was that supposed to be a secret?
There weren’t any conditions about that though...
But too late—I already dropped the na. No backing out now.
[Noodoongji has donated 10,000 Watts!]
– It’s fine! 😊 We’re collabing today anyway. If your fans get excited beforehand, that’s great for us.
That’s Big-Noodoongji for you...
Handled it without missing a beat.
Now that’s what a veteran strear looks like.
[But why her, though?]
[Our Hero’s movin’ on up!]
[He may be “small,” but is he really? Can they afford him now?]
“Ah—that donation was...”
I almost let sothing slip again without thinking,
but Lyla jumped in at just the right mont and cut off smoothly.
“No worries! Everything was arranged so nobody got the short end!”
[Wise AND supportive—our Saintess is perfect]
[Please, no sudden close-ups like that, Noona...]
[My heart literally skips every ti she leans in]
Questions started pouring in—
How’d we get in contact?
Why Noodoongji, of all people?
“Well... out of everyone who reached out, they were the cleanest, no drama at all.”
[Yeah, that’s facts]
[LOL, you’re not wrong]
[Also, he’s a dad, so his tone is super llow]
“Besides, it’s our first collab. Kinda sucks to risk it with soone problematic, right?”
Stand too close to soone who stinks,
and no matter how clean you are, the sll sticks.
I’m not trying to get caught in so scandal for no reason.
“Anyway, we’ve gotta head out now, so stream’s ending here.”
[Bye~]
[See you later lol]
[No, seriously—we’ll see you later]
****
Lyla and I were in a taxi, heading to Noodoongji’s studio in Incheon.
— Bzzzzt! Ding-dong!
A massive vibration and alert rang out on my phone.
Not just mine—Lyla’s and the driver’s phones went off too.
“Citizens residing near the West Sea in Gyeonggi Province must evacuate imdiately...?”
The ssage listed places like Gimpo, Incheon, Siheung, Ansan, Hwaseong...
And it wasn’t a recomndation—it was a full-blown evacuation order.
The driver, reading the sa ergency text, pulled over to the side of the road.
“S-Sorry, kids. I don’t think I can take you any farther...
Should I just drive you back to where we started?”
Welp, guess that collab’s off the table now.
I opened my ssages—yup, long one from Noodoongji already waiting.
“What do you think, Lyla?”
“Hero, I’ll go wherever you go~”
Right.
This might be a good ti for the outdoor stream we skipped last ti.
“We’re good, sir. You can drop us off here.”
“Oh dear, sorry again.”
The driver let us out and turned around to leave Incheon.
****
[ThatFreakingStrongHero: Collab canceled.]
The mont I hit "Go Live," chat sward in again.
[Was wondering why he hadn’t gone live yet]
[Yeah it’s fine, everyone’s evacuating anyway]
[Sa lol I’m evacuating rn]
[“Evacuating” (Watching stream)] LMAO
“We got hit with the alert in the taxi. No idea what’s actually happening yet.”
[Noodoongji has donated 50,000 Watts!]
– Gah, I’m so sorry you ca all the way to Incheon for nothing... Hope it wasn’t a waste of your ti...
Big-Noodoongji, for real.
Like the Gate Break is his fault or sothing.
What a guy.
“No worries at all. It’s an evacuation order—please stay safe too.”
[SaintessFootTowel has donated 10,000 Watts!]
– Hero, this looks serious. Check the news.
“Oh—one sec.”
I leaned over to Lyla and tried to pull up the news on her phone.
But I didn’t have to dig—
It was plastered all over the front page the mont we opened it.
[Dispute Over Monster Ownership in Korea–China Waters... ‘Your monster or ours?’]
[Nightmare of the Grand Canyon Returns—This Ti in East Asian Seas?]
[Professor Dong-Hwan Lee warns: “Korea could beco the next North Korea” – Shocking statent draws backlash.]
“Hm.”
[Did this man just ‘hm’ at the end of the world]
[Dude I’m telling you this is really bad]
[Big guilds are already being mobilized]
[Yeah, even the president said no-shows will be punished harshly]
Suddenly, I had an amazing idea.
One that could get achievents and killer stream content in one shot.
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