Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 57

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Chapter 57

Whoosh.

The capsule door opens and hot air rises in wisps.

Hae-rang wiped the sweat from his forehead and got up from his seat.

Then he pressed the capsule’s automatic cleaning button.

Whirr.

“Just like Brother Gang-si said, the new model is good.”

Hae-rang chuckled softly as he wiped his sweat with a towel.

It was an excellent machine that automatically took care of the seat and purified the air.

It would have been even better if it had the performance to handle the ‘Heavenly Demon Divine Art’.

Unfortunately, that was only possible with a ‘Private Capsule’.

‘I want to try using the Third Achievement Heavenly Demon Divine Art right away, but…’

Even the Second Level Heavenly Demon Divine Art becomes burdensome if used for more than a minute.

In such a situation, Third Achievement is unthinkable.

For the time being, even if he wanted to go all out, he couldn’t.

‘Let’s not think hastily. I’m definitely growing.’

Compared to his previous life, it was a very encouraging situation.

In the past, he had to look for venues when there were just a few hundred people.

Now, thousands of people come to visit every time he starts broadcasting.

And they send thousands of compliments.

No matter how he thought about it, he felt like he had come to a really good world.

‘Revenue is also gradually increasing, so someday I’ll be able to buy a Private Machine.’

As soon as the broadcast ended, Choi Gang-sik informed him of the total donation amount.

It was three times the amount from the last broadcast.

Just today alone, he made millions of won in revenue.

The number of donations that exploded also increased, but the Observer’s four consecutive 500,000 won donations were decisive.

‘What could that person’s identity be? Using a non-member account instead of their own account to donate that much money…’

Feeling grateful was natural.

He became a little curious about what kind of person they were.

Of course, since they accessed as a ‘non-member’, there was no information he could identify from his side.

Click.

As he stepped out of his room, Mother handed him a cup of water as if she had been waiting.

“Are you done? It took a bit longer today?”

“Yes. I played ‘Assassin Revenge’ until the ending today.”

“Oh my. You already finished it? You only started it a few days ago.”

“Yes. It was easier than I thought, so it seemed to end quickly.”

“Then now, it’s Mom’s turn?”

Mother smiled broadly and flexed one arm.

She seemed to be trying to show her biceps, but nothing was bulging on her slender arm.

However, Hae-rang nodded.

“Please take care of it this time too, Mother.”

“Just trust Mom.”

Mother sat down, breathing energetically through her nose.

Late at night after the broadcast ended.

It was time for Hae-rang to rest and for Mother to start working.

“Phew.”

Just as he lay down on the bed trying to sleep, his smartphone suddenly vibrated.

The words ‘Brother Gang-si’ appeared on the screen.

“Yes, Brother.”

-Hae-rang! It’s me! Did I wake you up? But I had no choice!

“No. I just lay down. What’s going on?”

-Something absolutely incredible happened! I can’t believe if this is real right now.

“Something incredible? We already calculated the donations.”

-That’s not it…! ‘Gonau Soft’ just contacted us!

“Gonau Soft… the company that made ‘Assassin Revenge’?”

-That’s right. That’s the one. They want to interview you. For the purpose of recruiting you as a tester for their new game!

Game tester.

Hae-rang had heard about it from viewers too.

That’s why he was even more puzzled.

From what he heard, being a new game tester was,

“I heard that Singularities do that kind of thing.”

-That’s why it’s absolutely incredible. Usually, game development companies only conduct tests with Singularities or top-tier streamers. This isn’t an opportunity we could get in our current situation!

“Is that really such a good thing?”

-What’s there to say! Once you collaborate as a tester, there’s a high possibility that other production companies will contact you one after another. You’ll be engraving your name in the related industry.

Being a former manager, Choi Gang-sik knew the success formula for ‘broadcasters’ better than anyone.

-Is that all? If it’s a company at the level of ‘Gonau Soft’, they’ll give you a hefty tester invitation fee too. It’ll be on a completely different level from the sponsorships you’ve received so far!

“I see. How much do they usually pay?”

-I don’t know exactly either. Since we’re not Singularity and it’s our first time, the standards might be different. But it’ll definitely be over ten million won.”

“Oh!”

Profits in the tens of millions of won.

For Hae-rang, it was a large amount he had never achieved before.

Now he was finally beginning to understand the meaning of the ‘super jackpot’ that Choi Gang-sik had mentioned.

“As Brother Gang-si said, it really is a great opportunity.”

-Right. You absolutely can’t miss this opportunity. That’s why I called you in the middle of the night. You’ll do it, right?

“Yes. I don’t see any reason not to.”

Being invited as a game tester.

It meant the production company recognized Hae-rang as a premium gamer.

In other words,

“It’s practically the same as the production company praising me.”

-Geez. That again? Anyway, should I reply that we’re proceeding?

“Yes. Please do. But…”

-Why? Is there something you’re curious about?

“The team leader from Gonau Soft. How do you think he knows about me?”

-Well? The contact came through the YouTube email account. Maybe he saw the YouTube highlights?

“Could that be it.”

Hae-rang, who had been lost in thought for a moment, soon widened his eyes.

“Observer?”

-What?

“The non-member who’s been donating under the name ‘Observer’ recently. Don’t you think it could be that person?”

-The person the viewers called Chairman?

“Yes. Maybe he came in as a non-member because of his position.”

-Hmm. Your words make sense. If that assumption is correct, then the enormous sponsorship amount makes sense too. He saw the ultimate gameplay that would satisfy a developer.

“Observer first appeared during Assassin Revenge too, right?”

-Right. He threw tons of donations from the first day. At this point, the circumstantial evidence seems certain.

He couldn’t know how the developer from ‘Gonau Soft’ came to watch the broadcast.

But one thing was certain.

The game’s creator was extremely satisfied with Hae-rang’s gameplay.

Pleasant anticipation tickled past Hae-rang’s ears.

* * *

“Huaaaam.”

Choi Gang-sik comes out to the living room, yawning lazily.

Choi Gang-sik’s Father, who was watching TV, asks with a worried expression.

“Gang-sik. Did you stay up all night? You look extremely tired.”

“I just woke up after sleeping soundly though?”

“Really? Ahem. Look at yourself.”

Despite getting a good night’s sleep, he had a visibly exhausted appearance.

It was a familiar reaction for Choi Gang-sik.

“But you said you recently organized the capsule room. Are you working these days?”

“Yes. I started working again.”

“Really? That’s good news to hear. Did you go back to your old agency?”

“No. I am doing manager work, but not there.”

“Not there? Where else would you know besides entertainment agencies.”

“I’ll tell you later if things go well.”

Looking at Father’s expression, he seemed loaded with nagging ready to fire.

Choi Gang-sik quickly got up from the sofa.

“I discovered a genius sent from heaven. That’s all I can tell you for now.”

“How unusual. For you to use such an expression.”

Leaving behind Father, who was looking surprised, Choi Gang-sik returned to his room and opened his email.

“Haa-phew!”

Choi Gang-sik was stretching fully while checking his email list.

Suddenly he bent his waist deeply.

“Keh-hek! Kek! Keu-ak!”

The sound was so loud that Father’s voice could be heard from the living room.

“Gang-sik. Are you okay?”

“Yes. Keh-hek. I’m fine. Just choked for a moment.”

Choi Gang-sik barely managed to calm himself down.

His gaze turned toward the email subject line.

[Hello. This is Singularity Da-hong.]

This was what had caused Choi Gang-sik to choke.

‘Am I still not fully awake?’

Yesterday, he had received contact from a developer at ‘Gonau Soft’.

Today, an email had arrived from a member of Singularity.

It was a moment when dopamine exploded, but Choi Gang-sik, like the experienced manager he was, first verified the facts.

‘It’s not a fake account, is it?’

Choi Gang-sik checked the email address.

Looking at the domain, it was indeed the address used by the Singularities.

Gulp.

Choi Gang-sik swallowed once, then clicked on the subject to open the email.

Soon his eyes widened as if they might pop out.

“I… I need to contact him quickly.”

Choi Gang-sik took out his smartphone with trembling hands.

The content of the email Da-hong had sent was quite intuitive and simple.

[I want to meet. As soon as possible if you can.]

* * *

“Hoo-uk! Hook!”

While Choi Gang-sik was sleeping soundly.

Hae-rang, who had woken up early, was running through the dim park path.

A routine he repeated at the same time every day.

Capsule games had nothing to do with real-world muscles.

But stamina had a direct impact.

Moreover, consistent exercise sharpened all the body’s senses like a well-honed blade.

Since becoming Hae-rang in this world.

His body had changed to be like a completely different person.

How much experience had he gained from rolling around in the Murim world.

Remembering Choi Gang-sik’s suggestion to find a PT instructor, Hae-rang smiled slightly.

“Phew!”

The wet shirt wrapped around his abs resembled a washboard.

Hae-rang, who had finished his morning exercise routine, took a deep breath.

He couldn’t use his body like in his previous life, but this was good in its own way.

Feeling refreshed after exercise was the same for any body.

And,

‘Stirring.’

Though faint, he could definitely feel it.

Compared to when he first came to this world, the Heavenly Demon Divine Art within his body had definitely grown.

Compared to the game, it was an embarrassingly low level, but

‘There probably aren’t many people in reality with this level of athletic ability…’

It seemed like there wouldn’t be many.

Of course, he had no intention of fighting here like in his previous life.

If he drew his sword to prove each other’s strength like in the past, he wouldn’t receive praise.

Hae-rang was thoroughly planning to obtain it by following the rules of this era.

Recognition.

Praise.

Acclaim!

Hae-rang raised his fist high while looking at the rising sun.

Ring ring ring!

The timely ringing of his smartphone.

Hae-rang checked the name of the caller.

“You’ve been busy yesterday and today.”

-I don’t want to do this either if I can help it. But I can’t help it. This is a major incident!

“You’re saying something similar to last night. Is it on a similar level to ‘Gonau Soft’?”

-Of course. No, maybe even more than that.

Hae-rang’s eyes, filled with sunlight, shone brightly.

Is this on the same level as being contacted by ‘Gonau Soft’?

Soon, an unbelievable story came from Choi Gang-sik.

-Dahong sent an email.

“Singularity, you mean?”

-Yeah. Do you know what she said? She wants to meet you right now!

Hae-rang’s head tilted slightly as he gripped his smartphone.

“Dahong wants to meet me? Why?”

-Hey man. Do you think Dahong would casually call you to eat fish-shaped pastries? She must have a purpose for calling you.

“That’s unexpected. I thought she’d be disappointed that I chose ‘Assassin Revenge’.”

-I thought so too. In a way, it was like provoking her, but despite that, she reached out first. This must mean she really wants to see you.

That proud Singularity.

To a streamer who didn’t do what she asked and chose a different game?

“Perhaps…”

He had similar experiences in his previous life.

When he showed exceptional skills, followers would naturally attach themselves to him.

Could Dahong’s current situation be one of those cases?

-Perhaps what? Do you have any ideas?

“It’s nothing much.”

-How boring. What will you do? Will you meet her once?

“Yes. Since Assassin Revenge just ended, it should be fine.”

-Okay. I’ll set it up.

Would she become a follower like in his previous life?

Or would they become adversaries?

‘Meeting her in person will resolve everything.’

The first meeting with Singularity.

A fresh breeze blew through Hae-rang’s chest.

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