Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 16

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Chapter 16

The community where people who love fighting games are most active.

Chair Shot.

Like most communities, the boards for popular games including ‘Iron Fist’ have the most people.

Conversely, the boards for outdated games are utterly desolate.

‘Street Fighting’ also has a channel, but usually the post view counts don’t exceed double digits.

Even the posts that do get uploaded only reek of old-timer vibes.

[My son says to start with this game. Can someone at sixty like me play it too? ^^]

[Looking for a beginner who can teach me a thing or two~ I can’t do kicks because I have an artificial joint in my knee ㅠㅠ]

[Shall we fight through this tough Monday? Going with more than just a roll of kimbap @)))))))]

It seemed like the ‘Street Fighting’ board would never be active again.

The match between Gwanjong Cheonma and Joint was quite an impressive event, but he thought it would quietly be buried.

However,

“Huh?”

Joint, who had logged into the ‘Chair Shot’ community, had to rub his eyes.

Among the posts with rapidly rising real-time view counts, he saw a familiar name.

[Real-time Popular Post #17: [Street Fighting] ‘Gwanjong Cheonma’ Highlights Who Beat ‘Joint’!]

“What the hell is this?”

He was about to be happy that his name was mentioned in a popular post for once.

But what was this?

In reality, a video of him getting beaten up had been preserved and uploaded.

And it was related to that very name that still made him bolt upright from sleep.

It was a video related to ‘Gwanjong Cheonma’.

“Damn it. Who uploaded this?”

Joint shot up from his seat and looked at his editor.

The glasses-wearing girl who met his eyes snorted.

“You think I have nothing better to do? I’m busy enough just dealing with the videos you shoot. And why would I upload highlights of you getting beaten up like it’s something to brag about?”

“Then who…?”

Right.

Given the circumstances, there’s no way our side would have made the video.

For Joint, it was nothing short of a dark history broadcast.

Joint quickly clicked on the post.

Click!

“Holy shit…”

The view count displayed on the post had already exceeded a thousand.

He had been trying to keep it quiet all this time, but the events of that day had been reignited anew.

Joint clicked on the video uploaded in the post.

Soon his small eyes became round.

“This… this is…”

Thwack!

Smack!

Crack!

Just like the post title, the video was filled entirely with him getting beaten up.

Joint unconsciously covered his nose.

The dizzying vibration he felt that day unconsciously came back to life.

“Damn… I got hit a hell of a lot.”

Even if it wasn’t Joint, it was a video that would naturally bring moisture to one’s eyes just from watching.

Every time Zangief’s basic attacks connected,

The particularly emphasized impact sounds and sudden zoom-ins created impressive effects.

Boom!

“Just what kind of skill is this…?”

Joint hurriedly called over his video editor.

“Hey! Come here quick and look at this!”

“Ah, what now? I’m already busy as hell…”

The video editor, a glasses-wearing girl, sat down next to him with a frown.

But she too stuck out her tongue after watching the video.

“Oho? Look at that quality? Who made this?”

“I don’t know either. This looks like it was made by a pro, right?”

“Of course. This wasn’t made by someone who’s only been editing videos for a day or two. I’d know better than you, wouldn’t I?”

Joint and the glasses-wearing girl moved their chairs closer together and leaned in.

Soon an exclamation burst from the glasses-wearing girl.

“Wow! You really got properly beaten up. The impact is no joke, right?”

“…”

“They made a 2D game look like 3D. Look at this scene where you’re getting hit. Oh! For the Tornado Driver, they even split the screen and inserted it?”

“…Are you excited?”

“Let me check the account. Looking at the icon, it seems like a newly created ID…?”

The glasses-wearing girl who examined the author soon pinches her nose shut.

“What’s with this ID. Rose Happy? Ugh, old-timer stench.”

But what made the glasses-wearing girl even more distressed was the end of the video.

[Did you enjoy watching ^^ Have a happy day today too ^^*]

“Wow, what’s with that tacky rose? Why is the font in Gungseo style? And why are those smiley faces spinning around? This was made by Rose Happy?”

The glasses-wearing girl shook her head.

The editing quality of the video was definitely amazingly well done.

Even she, who had been active in this scene for over five years, didn’t have the skill to create something like this.

But the ending that appeared at the end of the video was really,

“Even if my grandmother made it, it would be more trendy than this.”

“I agree.”

Joint, confirming that the video had ended.

He let out a deep sigh.

“Ha! I’m screwed.”

After getting beaten to a pulp by Gwanjong Cheonma.

Joint didn’t bother spreading word about that day’s events.

He wasn’t too worried about people’s reactions either.

According to community rules, only videos of the relevant game could be posted on game boards.

The ‘Street Fighting’ board was a place where highlights were nonexistent, and people just rolled kimbap in the titles.

Even if someone shared stories or posted videos, it was a place that was hard to get attention.

‘But…’

When the video quality was this insanely good, the story was different.

‘Street Fighting’ posts that had trouble getting over 10 views were now exceeding thousands.

As a result, what Joint had feared became reality.

Hey, what is this? Hahahahaha Did this really happen?

-There are still neck-twisted cranes playing ‘Street Fighting’?

-Is this Joint that Joint? Why is he so bad?

-Right? He’s really getting the crap beaten out of him lololololol

-Ugh, why does it look so painful? Did ‘Street Fighting’ always have this kind of impact?

-Who’s this guy? ‘Gwanjong Cheonma?’ Never seen that name before?

-This person is a complete newbie. I was watching Joint’s broadcast that day, and the ID was probably made less than a week ago?

└ Say something that makes sense. Playing capsule games for a week and beating Joint makes sense?

└ For real lol, sure his joints are being called washed up now, but that’s complete nonsense

└ No matter how much bronze flies and crawls, it’s still bronze. How can they beat a master?

-Hey but, the movement isn’t ordinary. How is Zangief that agile?

-Getting beaten too severely? Really a newbie?

-What’s this. Why can’t he win a single round? Why is Hundred Flower Palm Hand getting broken through?

-That’s fucking amazing. You’re not using hacks or bugs, are you? lol You’re doing the impossible

-If you’re someone whose hands and feet shake uncontrollably after watching the video, upvote lololololol

“Fuck.”

Joint, who was actually trembling with both fists, spat out curses.

I’m screwed.

I thought it would pass quietly, but I guess I was completely wrong.

If this video had only gotten attention within the Street Fighting board, it wouldn’t have mattered.

But since it made it to the popular posts, all the fighting game users on ‘Chair Shot’ would witness that day’s dark history.

-I watched the broadcast that day too. There’s definitely something about that streamer.

-Yeah right, like hell they do lol. Obviously they just used hacks or bugs to get those joints.

-Hacks? Fuck lol who uses hacks on some outdated boomer game?

-Who the hell uses nukes for ‘street fighting’? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ And that joint was the one who requested the battle first.

-ㅇㅇㅇ That attention-seeking Heavenly Demon was just playing through the story mode on full maturity/pro mode.

-I tried looking for the broadcast just in case, but it’s not there. No broadcast history since that day?

-Must be a gamer. Looks like they got unlucky and got caught trying to do some shady streaming ㅉㅉ

-But isn’t this video quality insane? It’s the coolest highlight video I’ve seen. The background music too.

-It is insane. ‘Everyone have a happy day today too ^^*’. I’m wondering what I just watched.

-The person who posted this video. This person is also a newbie? ‘Chair Shot’ registration date was three days ago.

-Don’t tell me that attention-seeking Heavenly Demon also did the editing? lololol

-I’m curious what kind of people they are. Especially this ‘Gwanjong Cheonma’ streamer. I’d like to see them again.

-As a 15-year fighting game veteran, it’s one of two things. Either hacks, or genius.

‘Right. It would be one of the two.’

To be honest, Joint was also in a state of uncertainty.

The performance Gwanjong Cheonma showed was consistently abnormal.

Did he use hacks?

Or was he just wanting to brand himself as a hacker?

He couldn’t come up with an answer himself.

That’s why Joint donated 500,000 won to Hae-rang.

While old classic games might not interest developers whether hacks are made or not, it’s impossible with Iron Fist.

‘Whatever kind of guy he is, tomorrow will settle it.’

Looking at the participant list for ‘Break Joint’, Joint gulped.

The silhouette of ‘Gwanjong Cheonma’ processed in black shadow seemed to be glaring at him.

* * *

With a majestic sound of kugoong, splendid BGM fills the space.

Unlike usual, Joint appeared on the waiting screen wearing a customized golden jacket.

“Woohyo! Gwan-ha gwan-ha! The monthly ‘Break Joint!’ time has returned!”

-Gwan-ha!

-Ugh, why does a month feel so long! I’ve been waiting forever.

-Please, let some expert appear and properly break Joint!

-For real, how long do we have to watch him set up prize money and take it himself?

-What the hell, why is today’s game like this? ‘Iron Fist Seven?’

-Joint’s conscience went to the dogs lol He’s doing ‘Break the Joint’ with the game he went to nationals for??

-Are all these guys newcomers? Don’t know about last time’s dark history? Just wait quietly.

-Right. Something big is coming today!

When the dark history was mentioned in the chat window, Joint’s small eyes slightly contorted.

But pretending not to see it, Joint began his prepared remarks.

“I’ll introduce today’s round of 16 matchups! ‘Joint’ vs ‘Public Toothbrush’, ‘Come Here’ vs ‘Gave Up Being Singer Long Ago’, ‘Rheumatism’ vs ‘Gwanjong Cheonma’. And…”

However, before Joint could even finish introducing the matchups, the chat window erupted in flames.

-He’s hereeeeeeeeeeeee

-I’ve been waiting! Gwanjong Cheonma!

-Show us that day’s skill wasn’t a fluke!

-Please, just once more, crush Joint one more time lololol

-Oh, he actually came without running away? Since he wasn’t broadcasting, I thought he wouldn’t show up?

-Gwanjong Cheonma’s dojo breaking has begun!

-Did the hacker come!

The reaction was even more enthusiastic than Joint had expected.

Probably because of the Street Fighting video uploaded to ‘Chair Shot’.

The hot reaction was good, but that day’s nightmare came to mind once more.

Joint put his complicated feelings aside and began the proceedings.

“The matches will proceed as best of five! You can change characters each time you lose.”

-Alright! Let’s go!

-Choo-choo chug-chug choo-choo chug-chug

-Could there really be someone who can beat Joint in Iron Fist Seven?

Participants appeared one by one in the waiting room Joint had set up.

A bracket with a good mix of professional streamers and regular people.

Brilliant rank displays were generated around each of their IDs.

-Oh, this lineup is solid. One Gold rank and five Red ranks?

-Seven Orange ranks? Should be worth watching. Though it’ll just be a meal for Joint anyway.

-How dare a Blue rank apply? Doesn’t Joint have qualification restrictions for participants?

-Didn’t they get in through connections? Joint needs to explain!

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue.

Below the Gold rank with its golden belt, rainbow-colored ranks exist.

It was understandable that viewers complained about quality dropping with the appearance of a Blue rank who hadn’t even fought a hundred battles.

However, due to one person who appeared last, the chat window shook as if hit by an earthquake.

-?????

-Number rank? And it’s beginner rank?

-??

-What did I just see?

-???

-Is that person for real?

The most basic of basics that exists below Blue rank.

The essentially newbie group divided into first, second, and third ranks.

At the beginner rank prominently displayed on the ID, viewers uniformly posted question marks.

-Gwanjong Cheonma?

-So that’s the guy?

-I thought I’d heard that name before, isn’t that the kid who played Zangief?

-That friend from the Chair Shot video?

-lololololol What’s a beginner rank doing coming in here??

-Little kid. This is a dangerous place, so go play somewhere else.

-Uncle will handle this brat! This brat!

“Alright, that’s enough.”

Joint hurriedly took charge of the proceedings.

“Everyone seems curious, so let’s go quickly? The first matchup will be ‘Rheumatism’ vs ‘Gwanjong Cheonma’! Woohoooooo!”

Two people entered the bracket Joint had set up.

Finally, the curtain rose on ‘Break the Joint’.

Having finished character selection, Hae-rang smiled challengingly.

“Well then, shall we go.”

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