Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 118

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Chapter 118

 

“We’ll end the signing event now. Thank you for your hard work, Sang-jin.”

 

“Yes.”

 

After the event ended.

 

Jo Sang-jin gestured to call over a staff member.

 

“Come here. I have something to say before you go.”

 

“What… is it about? Was there anything uncomfortable during the event?”

 

The staff member shrank back and read the mood carefully.

 

“Let’s manage the quality of these kids better. Do I really have to deal with obvious shut-ins and losers? What if one of them pulls out a sword from their pocket?”

 

“Ah… We’ll be more careful at the next signing event. And the belongings inspection is already thorough…”

 

“Geez. What terrible luck.”

 

Jo Sang-jin turned his back without listening to the end.

 

This is why he didn’t want to do advertisements for no-name development companies.

 

He grabbed it because the pay was high, but ended up with an unpleasant experience.

 

“Let’s go.”

 

The van carrying Jo Sang-jin left the parking lot.

 

He took out his smartphone from his pocket and moved to a group chat screen.

 

The group chat was named [Singularity].

 

It was a group chat where the nation’s most outstanding capsule gamers gathered.

 

Then he entered a link address he had copied in advance.

 

[Da-hong appeared in PUBG duo ranking!]

 

A post registered in the ‘Hot Shot’ popular section.

 

It was exactly what the pale guy had talked about at the signing event.

 

After checking the link thumbnail, Jo Sang-jin typed a chat message.

 

[Jo Sang-jin: Let’s play with some dignity. Do we really need to look at posts like this in the community?]

 

Then he bared his teeth and chuckled.

 

Since losing in the practice match last time, Jo Sang-jin hasn’t been able to approach Da-hong.

 

So he resorted to this method.

 

It’s not like I started a conversation just because I posted an article link.

 

‘This should get under her skin a bit. If she’s bothered, let her say something.’

 

Da-hong remained silent, but it wasn’t completely without effect.

 

Other Singularities who checked the link post each added their own comments.

 

[Yu Se-ah : Huh? Did Da-hong unnie play duo? (owl eyes emoticon)]

 

[Yusea: That’s ranked too? You wouldn’t play when I asked you to ㅠㅠ]

 

[Seo Jae-won : Who was Gwanjong Cheonma again? I feel like I’ve heard that name somewhere.]

 

[Ma Hyeon-bin : I looked it up and he’s a streamer who was selected as an ambassador this time.]

 

[Ma Hyeon-bin : What’s the occasion? She usually avoids team play and doesn’t even participate in Underwatch selections.]

 

[Seo Jae-won : He got ambassador status while in Challenger, right? There must be something to him.]

 

[Kim Si-hwan : Will this be okay? The National Team Selection Tournament is coming up soon. Feeling confident, are we?]

 

[Kim Si-hwan : (nose-picking emoticon)]

 

The Singularities’ group chat is usually quite quiet.

 

Some days, fewer than ten messages are posted in a day.

 

But this matter seemed quite interesting even to them.

 

Jo Sang-jin’s shoulders began to shake more and more.

 

In this kind of situation, it was the perfect timing for her to make an appearance, whether she liked it or not.

 

Finally, she who had been silent appeared.

 

[Man vs Wild! The showdown between Heavenly Demon and Polar Bear unfolding in Survival Ground!]

 

The expected response didn’t come.

 

Ye Da-hong also conveyed her opinion with just a single line link.

 

“At least she has some pride.”

 

Jo Sang-jin clicked on the link with a mocking smile.

 

“Ambassador Performance Time? We all did this too.”

 

Survival Ground’s development company.

 

It was a YouTube video made by Kraft.

 

A player and polar bear facing each other in a snow field.

 

As the video progressed, Jo Sang-jin’s pupils gradually dilated.

 

“What is this?”

 

The video title wasn’t ‘Man vs Wild’ for nothing.

 

At first, the player seemed like he might shoot some guns, but he just blatantly engaged in bare-handed combat with the polar bear.

 

However, in the end, he choked the polar bear unconscious.

 

The video had only been uploaded for a few days, but the view count was already in the hundreds of thousands.

 

“Crazy…”

 

Only then did Jo Sang-jin check the player’s nickname.

 

“Gwanjong… Cheonma?”

 

So that’s why they titled the video Cheonma.

 

Gwanjong Cheonma.

 

He thought it was an unpredictable username.

 

“Wait.”

 

Deep wrinkles formed on Jo Sang-jin’s forehead.

 

Gwanjong Cheonma?

 

Isn’t that the exact guy who duoed with Da-hong?

 

Jo Sang-jin hurriedly returned to the group chat screen.

 

There, an atmosphere of excitement had already formed.

 

[Yu Se-ah: Wow. He just caught a bear with his bare hands;; (jaw dropping to the floor emoticon)]

 

[Yu Se-ah: Wait. So you duoed with this streamer?]

 

[Seo Jae-won: Is this the actual balance? It wasn’t nerfed?]

 

[Seo Jaewon: It would be shocking if it had the original bear stats ㄷㄷ]

 

[Ma Hyeonbin: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It’s been so long since I actually laughed watching a video]

 

[Ma Hyeon-bin: Shouldn’t we invite someone this good to our side?]

 

[Kim Si-hwan: Stop talking nonsense. If we’re not going to follow the rules, what’s the point of making regulations?]

 

[Ma Hyeon-bin: I’m just saying. Serious Si-hwan (reading the room emoticon)]

 

[Seo Jae-won: I looked at this person’s record, and it’s unique. Solo queue most kills and placement All Chicken. 80% chicken achievement rate. Totally amazing?]

 

[Seo Jae-won: Si-hwan, if you started playing placement matches now, could you achieve these stats?]

 

[Ma Hyeon-bin: Hey now, are you disrespecting Si-hwan-sama who’s been on the PUBG national team for 3 consecutive years? Of course he could!]

 

[Kim Si-hwan: Of course.]

 

“Damn it.”

 

Jo Sang-jin cursed with a twisted expression.

 

This wasn’t the direction he had been thinking of.

 

Before he knew it, the topic had shifted focus from ‘Da-hong’ to ‘Gwanjong Cheonma’.

 

However, Jo Sang-jin’s cause for outrage wasn’t over yet.

 

[Ye Da-hong : (www.minkook.co.rk/skdfhj…)]

 

Another link she posted.

 

Seeing how she kept posting only page links, it seemed she really didn’t want to exchange words with Jo Sang-jin.

 

Though it felt disgusting, he couldn’t help but click on it.

 

After checking the link, Jo Sang-jin shot up from his seat.

 

Thunk!

 

And ended up hitting his head on the van ceiling.

 

“Argh! Shit!”

 

“Mr. Sang-jin. You need to sit down and put on your seatbelt.”

 

“Shut up and just drive!”

 

He was already pissed off enough as it was.

 

Jo Sang-jin’s fierce eyes turned toward the driver.

 

But that was only momentary.

 

He enlarged the screen with trembling hands.

 

[Minguk Daily : 【On-site Photo! Jo Sang-jin passed out drunk in underwear at Gangnam Station at dawn (mosaic)】]

 

“Which… bastard reported this?”

 

In the photo, he was sprawled out spread-eagle on the concrete ground in just his underwear.

 

Jo Sang-jin searched his memory for when this was.

 

It didn’t take long to find.

 

The day he got beaten to a pulp by Da-hong in Iron Fist sparring and received a restraining order (?).

 

It was that very night.

 

[Yu Se-ah : Ah…]

 

[Seo Jae-won : Hmm…]

 

[Ma Hyeon-bin : Cough.]

 

[Kim Si-hwan : (emoticon covering eyes with palm)]

 

The group chat that had been bustling began to fall silent as if nothing had happened.

 

That made Jo Sang-jin feel even more humiliated.

 

Even though they weren’t saying anything in the chat, everyone would be thinking the same thing.

 

Jo Sang-jin, who had said ‘let’s have fun with dignity,’

 

turned out to be showing the most vulgar behavior of all.

 

[Kim Si-hwan : Jo Sang-jin. According to the rules, a yellow card will be applied. You know that five cards means expulsion from Singularity, right?]

 

[Jo Sang-jin : ok.]

 

In the coolest manner possible.

 

Like someone who wasn’t particularly affected.

 

Jo Sang-jin wrote those two letters “ok” like that, but the group chat entered an ice age for quite a while.

 

* * *

 

Time passed like an arrow.

 

Before they knew it, Hae-rang and Da-hong’s duo had reached their final day.

 

The tier that had started with placement matches had also risen significantly.

 

The official rank of the ‘Gwanjong Cheonma-S Da-hong S’ duo was ‘Challenger’.

 

Hae-rang had now become a user who achieved Challenger tier in both solo ranked and duo.

 

With a chicken success rate reaching 90%, it was an excellent achievement in terms of record as well.

 

“But why are you making that expression?”

 

Hae-rang, who was standing in the waiting room, asked Da-hong.

 

“What’s wrong with my face?”

 

“Your mouth is sticking out several feet.”

 

“Really? Hmph.”

 

Da-hong rolled her lips inward.

 

Instead, she puffed out both cheeks like a hamster.

 

“Why aren’t you giving me one?”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“The ‘All Chicken God Chicken!’ skin. That one you’re wearing, Hae-rang.”

 

“Ah.”

 

“Wasn’t it supposed to be given when you get All Chicken in placement matches? I also got All Chicken while doing duo. They won’t even give me the golden chicken icon, let alone the skin.”

 

“That’s…”

 

After briefly scanning through the chat window information, Hae-rang conveyed the reason to her.

 

“In duos and squads, skilled players tend to team up together, so achieving records isn’t that difficult. That’s why there’s no all-chicken reward for placement matches.”

 

“Tsk. I thought that might be the case.”

 

Hae-rang smiled slightly as he watched Da-hong’s disappointed expression.

 

People who are natural competitors tend to have similar tendencies.

 

They like ‘evidence’ that can prove their abilities and honor.

 

When Hae-rang defeated the head of the Moyong Family and received the treasured Hundred-Year Orchid,

 

and when he beat the Shaolin abbot and received the Golden Buddha Statue, it was the same thing.

 

“Well. It’s fine. The real reward for this duo is just beginning anyway.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Chicken was tempting, but Da-hong had a more important purpose.

 

The ‘Capsule Cup’ taking place at the end of the year.

 

Da-hong, who was certain to be on the Iron Fist National Team, desperately wanted sparring and coaching.

 

Hae-rang was the only person who could fulfill both of those needs.

 

“Well, I should say goodbye now.”

 

Da-hong’s voice became much lighter.

 

Twenty matches over a week.

 

She had repeatedly played maps used in ranked matches, passing on all the information she had.

 

[You can’t carelessly install bombs here. If the ground collapses, you die instantly.]

 

[Since you like the zipline gun, I’ll tell you about the prime spots on the ferris wheel.]

 

[If you get a glider, fly along the coastline. You might survive if you fall into the sea.]

 

Da-hong didn’t just tell him about the maps, but gave him key tips tailored to Hae-rang’s play style.

 

It wasn’t only Hae-rang who felt grateful to her.

 

-So we won’t be able to see the Blade Queen anymore ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

 

-Goodbye Da-hong! Thanks to you, we were happy…

 

-I want to see this handsome man and beautiful woman a little longer!

 

-Da-hong! We’ll cheer for you at the year-end Capsule Cup!

 

-South Korea fighting! Da-hong fighting!

 

-Thank you for teaching me all sorts of things ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

 

-Sorry for misunderstanding. I thought you had a really prickly style.

 

-Our attention-seeker’s priceless shocked expressions every time he pulled off those bizarre strategies ㅠㅠㅠ

 

-For real, I lived off the entertainment of watching that for a whole week ㅠ

 

-I’ll come watch Da-hong’s stream later! Only when Gwanjong-i isn’t streaming!

 

“…is what they’re saying.”

 

“Haha. Please tell the viewers I said thank you.”

 

Da-hong waved her hand toward the sky.

 

Though they couldn’t see each other, Da-hong and Hae-rang’s viewers exchanged greetings.

 

“Ah. Before I go, let me ask you one thing.”

 

Inside the waiting room, Da-hong approached Hae-rang with quick steps.

 

Since information security was necessary, she pressed her face close to Hae-rang’s cheek.

 

The purpose was to whisper, but countless question marks appeared in the chat window.

 

“Please go ahead.”

 

“You asked me to tell you in advance, right? The target you’ll copy from Iron Fist.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“I wanted to know how prepared you are.”

 

If the past week had been Hae-rang’s map adaptation training,

 

then the next week would proceed with Da-hong’s sparring.

 

Hae-rang’s proposal to copy the desired target at 90% or higher accuracy for sparring.

 

Since they would have to start practicing in just one day, it wasn’t unreasonable for Da-hong to be curious.

 

“The preparation is already finished.”

 

“Really? You’ve already finished the 90% copy?”

 

Da-hong had good reason to be surprised.

 

The game Hae-rang was copying from wasn’t Iron Fist Seven, but Nine.

 

Though it was the same series, Hae-rang had to adapt to a new game before the character.

 

A busy and harsh schedule in many ways.

 

But Hae-rang’s following answer transcended common sense.

 

“I don’t think it’s 90%.”

 

“Then, what?”

 

“100%.”

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