Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 43

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Chapter 43

“No matter when I see it…”

Hae-rang and Choi Gang-sik watching the highlight video on screen.

Hae-rang’s lips curve upward.

“It’s amazing.”

Korea’s largest gaming portal site ‘Shotgun’.

Ever since Hae-rang started Assassin Revenge,

Mother had been uploading highlight videos to ‘Shotgun’ instead of ‘Chair Shot’.

Elogio’s spectacular action adorning the screen.

The intense rock music and vocal shouting matched perfectly like a glove.

Screen splitting.

Zoom in and out.

Impactful camera angles and more.

It was a well-made video that anyone would have to give a thumbs up to.

Especially the scene of the Hidden Blade gleaming in the middle of Guard Captains piled up like a mountain was absolutely spectacular.

“Haha. Thinking about it again, it’s really heavenly luck. These days it’s like picking stars from the sky to find a skilled editor. And the fees they charge are no joke.”

“I think so too. But…”

Hae-rang, who finished watching the video, tilts his head slightly.

“The video is a bit short. There are some Quests that didn’t appear at all.”

“Look below. There’s a reason for it.”

“Yes?”

When Hae-rang scrolled down the page, there was a comment left by Mother.

[If you want to see the full highlights, please click ‘here’ ♡^^♡]

“Ah. This isn’t the full video.”

Why bother?

Hae-rang was about to ask but soon closed his mouth.

He seemed to understand Choi Gang-sik’s intention.

“Channel traffic effect?”

“Kuhaha! Cough cough.”

Choi Gang-sik, who was laughing heartily in a way that didn’t match his build, bent over and coughed.

He poured down a milkshake to calm his throat, then continued speaking with a groan.

“Ugh. This wretched body of mine. Just a little vigorous action and I end up like this.”

“Honestly, it suits you well. Gang-si hyung’s appearance.”

“Shut up. Anyway, your thinking is correct. What do we gain from increasing ‘Shotgun’ page views? We need to increase YouTube subscribers somehow.”

Of course, view counts increase even when watching YouTube videos within the page.

But most people end up visiting other ‘Shotgun’ pages after watching videos.

In other words, ‘video viewing’ doesn’t lead to ‘subscribing and liking’.

“So we upload bait videos like this and bring people who want to see the full video all the way to the YouTube channel.”

“I see.”

Indeed, the reaction on ‘Shotgun’ was quite interesting.

-Gwanjong Cheonma? I think I’ve heard that somewhere

-Oh right! He’s the ‘Overcome the Joint’ winner

-I remember too. Isn’t he the guy who won the tournament with Beginner Rank?

-How do you win with Beginner Rank? Damn, say something that makes sense

-I’m serious ㅡㅡ

-This time it’s ‘Assassin Revenge’. This is also a game that’s several years old.

-Why isn’t he playing new releases and doing this instead?

-Want to know something even stranger? ‘Dahong’ even sponsored him to play Assassin Zero, but he’s clearing Revenge instead.

-That’s not strange, it’s kind of scary;; Why make that choice?

-Wow, but the animation is insane. It really looks like a heavenly demon is moving lol

-What? How did he dodge Viego’s rock? Isn’t taking one hit at the start the standard?

-And what about racing with Ferraris? When I first played that, my keyboard barely survived lol The controls were insanely difficult

-This person is the ‘Jar Game’ record holder and tournament winner ^^ Assassin parkour is like baby level for him

-Huh? The grade keeps showing SSS? Was there an SSS grade in ‘Assassin Revenge’?

-♡^^♡ >> Why is this emoticon so fucking annoying? The video quality is trash and it smells old-fashioned in weird ways lololol

-Where’s the full video! Hurry up and give it to us!

└ Please just read the main text, you illiterate bastard

-Ah damn, I have to go to the channel to see the full video. But I can’t not click it.

-For real, just seeing this brief glimpse is this level, if I see the full highlights I’ll probably wet my pants

-Going to meet you now

Half were compliments about Hae-rang on screen.

The other half were opinions about going to check out the YouTube channel.

“It seems to have gone according to Gang-si hyung’s plan.”

“Of course.”

Choi Gang-sik showed his smartphone screen with great pride.

The subscriber count for ‘Gwanjong Cheonma’s Game Broadcast’ had grown to 3,000.

“Wow. Another thousand increased in just one day.”

“Huhaha! Cough cough. Think of this all as thanks to meeting a good manager.”

The suggestion to upload videos to ‘Shotgun’ too.

The strategy of creating separate bait videos to drive traffic.

All of this was Choi Gang-sik’s creation.

“Of course. I want to praise my past self for suggesting to be your manager.”

“Huh. You even know how to say things like that?”

Choi Gang-sik’s eyes, which always looked lifeless like a shut-in, sparkled for a moment.

Hae-rang knew.

How good it felt to receive praise.

What makes me feel good usually makes the other person happy too.

One of the reasons Hae-rang could lead large groups well.

It was his sincere praise for others.

“Well, no matter how well you plan, it’s all for nothing if you can’t execute. So go home and massage Mother’s shoulders.”

“Mother?”

“Yeah. Just producing one video is such hard work, right? But when I mentioned it would be good to have one more bait video, she sent it this morning. She must have stayed up all night making it.”

So that’s why she was just sleeping until I left home today.

A warm breeze blew through Hae-rang’s heart.

“I’m planning to apply for YouTube monetization next week.”

“Already?”

Hae-rang asked back with delight.

Monetization.

When a channel’s subscribers and views reach a certain level, you can request monetization from the YouTube company.

Ads run on uploaded videos, and the ad revenue gets settled monthly.

Following the ‘Trend’ game broadcast, they could now make money through YouTube too.

“The revenue diversification we pursued will soon become reality.”

“Haha. That’s right.”

“Then we could even custom-make a private capsule.”

“Yeah. That’s exactly it.”

“Then I’ll be able to receive praise from even more viewers!”

Hae-rang clenched his fist so hard his veins might burst.

“Yeah, that’s… why does the conclusion always turn out like that when you were doing so well?”

“Because that’s the most important value in my life.”

“Huh… I forgot. That you sometimes say crazy things.”

Choi Gang-sik snorted and emptied his milkshake.

Suddenly he bent his waist, leaned his head forward, and whispered.

“Hey. You noticed too, right? The table behind me and the diagonal table.”

“Noticed?”

“The customers sitting at those tables. They’re pretending not to, but they keep glancing at you.”

“Oh. That.”

“So you did know? You sly fox. Well, an attention seeker like you wouldn’t miss it.”

Choi Gang-sik was barking up the wrong tree.

Checking the movements of people in the same space.

That was Hae-rang’s long-standing habit.

He’d lived a life where he had to catch a sword while ordering from a waiter at an inn.

“Your body’s gotten better lately too, right?”

“Yes. I’ve been going up the mountain every dawn to exercise.”

“You don’t look it, but you talk just like Spring Water Uncle. Don’t you go to the gym?”

“There’s no reason to go to a gym. There’s no better training ground in this world than great nature.”

“…Let’s stop talking. Anyway, your body’s gotten more solid than before. And your face was always handsome.”

“I know that too.”

Choi Gang-sik choked again at that confident response.

But soon he made a meaningful suggestion.

“What do you think about revealing your face?”

“Isn’t my face already as good as revealed?”

“That’s from your perspective. Viewers definitely won’t think that way.”

“Hmm?”

“Your capsule synchronization is set to 100%, right? So your character’s face looks exactly like you.”

“That’s right. Doesn’t everyone do that?”

“Usually they don’t. Most people set it to look better than their actual appearance. Big or small changes.”

“But Joint didn’t, did he?”

“That guy isn’t doing a skill broadcast, he’s doing a clown broadcast. He’s been going ‘Woohyo!’ since the start of his stream, so would they beautify him? His face already got exposed at the tournament too.”

“Hmm.”

“Kids who aren’t confident about their faces don’t reveal them. There’s a huge gap between their capsule game characters and their real faces. But you’re different.”

That handsome face in the game was no different from reality.

But the viewers didn’t know this fact.

If they found out that Gwanjong Cheonma’s character and Hae-rang’s face were completely identical,

“The entire streamer market might be shaken up.”

Looking at Choi Gang-sik’s expression, it didn’t seem like he was joking.

Hae-rang thought for a moment, then soon presented his own criteria.

“If I reveal my face, will I be able to receive a lot of attention and praise?”

“That story again? Of course, man. Just watching your face would be good enough that some people might ask you to just sit still without playing games, you know?”

“Then I’ll do it.”

“Good that you decide quickly. I’ll think about the timing. It’s best to drop it when it’ll have the biggest impact.”

The two finished their conversation and left the cafe.

But the heated gazes toward Hae-rang that Choi Gang-sik had mentioned were still directed at the empty seats.

* * *

“Don’t overdo it too much.”

Before boarding the capsule machine.

Hae-rang sent a worried look toward Mother.

Choi Gang-sik’s words about staying up all night came to mind.

“That’s what I want to say to you?”

But Mother was instead worried about Hae-rang.

“You’ve been looking more tired when you come out of the capsule lately. Are you okay?”

“I’m perfectly fine. This is just the beginning.”

“Alright. Mom will cut some fruit and put it in the refrigerator, so take it out and eat it when your broadcast ends.”

Mother said that and quietly closed the door for him.

A small yawning sound could be heard from outside the door.

Hae-rang smiled slightly and then connected to the capsule.

‘I can’t match her when it comes to being perceptive.’

Hae-rang was feeling it too.

After the last broadcast ended, Hae-rang had felt a small sense of fatigue.

Even so, it was only about the level of a raisin stuck in bread.

But it was something that hadn’t happened before.

‘There’s definitely a connection.’

The weapon that had absorbed a lot of Hae-rang’s Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

The Hidden Blade.

Hae-rang was able to activate ‘Sword Qi’ through the Hidden Blade.

It was definitely something special.

If you only counted the time handling ‘tools’, the axe from ‘Jar Game’ was much longer.

But the axe couldn’t contain Sword Qi.

It had to be seen as something only possible with ‘Assassin Revenge’s’ Hidden Blade.

‘And one more thing.’

The document called ‘Codex Page’ that he carried on his body.

He had collected a total of two – one received from Father in the game, and one obtained from Uberto.

Collecting the remaining Codex Page and opening the secret vault was the overall story of this game.

That document also felt similar to the Hidden Blade’s energy.

‘Do the core items in the game have special effects?’

The information wasn’t certain at present.

But Hae-rang’s instinct was whispering in his ear.

That his Heavenly Demon Divine Art in the Second Level state was gradually getting stronger.

That the core items of ‘Assassin Revenge’ existed at the essence of that change.

‘It’s just a hypothesis, but.’

The thing called ‘Divine Artifact’ that appears in Assassin Revenge’s ending.

He had a feeling that something special might happen if he obtained that.

It was just speculation based on intuition, but Hae-rang’s intuition tended to be accurate.

“Connect.”

Seeing is believing.

There was no more certain method than experiencing it with his body.

Hae-rang activated the capsule machine with his characteristic challenging smile.

Bzzt!

Soon, along with white lightning, Hae-rang’s other world opened.

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