Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 63

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Chapter 63

“Thank you so much for today. The manager just said he deposited the capsule usage fee.”

Da-hong bowed politely with a respectful greeting.

Joint waved his hands dismissively while sweating nervously.

“Oh no, no need to thank me. I should be the one thanking you. It felt like a feast for the eyes all day long.”

It wasn’t just empty courtesy.

Hae-rang and Da-hong had used up their entire allocated time,

and every moment of watching them was beautiful.

Scenes that were like textbooks for those dreaming of becoming gamers or streamers.

He couldn’t count how many times he thought it was too good to keep to himself.

“I’m grateful too, Brother Joint. If it weren’t for you, I’d probably still be looking for a place.”

“Hehe. Come again next time. For you two, I’d clear my broadcast schedule just to keep the capsules available.”

Then he asked in a secretive voice.

“But when are you going to reveal your face? I guarantee that the moment you show your face, your viewer count will multiply several times over.”

“I’m thinking of doing it at the right timing. If Brother Joint is okay with it, I’m even considering revealing it on your broadcast.”

“What? On our broadcast?”

Joint’s sunglasses trembled slightly.

He couldn’t hide his excitement.

“You’d give me that opportunity? Why?”

“Thanks to Brother Joint, my viewers increased a lot. During Street Fighting and during ‘Break the Joint’ too.”

“Ah… haha. That’s true.”

Relatively speaking, Joint’s image had taken a beating.

But it was definitely true that he had served as a stepping stone for Hae-rang.

“Repaying kindness is the way of the world. I’ve always thought I should help Brother Joint somehow. That’s why I looked into how many capsules you had.”

“I was actually curious about that. How did you know our studio had two capsules? You knew long before the match with Da-hong, right? Don’t tell me it was to repay… a favor?”

“Yes. That’s why I could contact you so quickly.”

He had been planning to repay the favor from the beginning.

These words touched Joint’s heart deeply.

‘This guy is… really different…!’

In this streamer market where backstabbing was routine and ruthlessness was the norm,

Hae-rang’s character felt like first-class pure water.

“Alright. Just say the word anytime! I’ll cancel my broadcast if I have to and do a collaboration with you!”

So moved was he that Joint grabbed both of Hae-rang’s hands.

Da-hong, who had packed her bag, called out to Hae-rang.

“Hae-rang. Shall we go now? I’m getting hungry too.”

“Are you having dinner together?”

“Think of it as a lesson fee. Thanks to Hae-rang today, I found a breakthrough. The WVC is being held in Korea this year anyway, and I don’t want to be called a pushover.”

“If that’s what it means, I’ll gratefully accept.”

Hae-rang nodded and freed his hands from Joint’s grip.

Joint came out to the door to see off Hae-rang and Da-hong.

“It was a great time today. If you need special training again, please let me know anytime!”

Then Da-hong tilted her head to one side.

“Aren’t you coming with us, Joint?”

“Huh, what?”

“You lent us the place and we played games together – that’s a connection. I thought you’d come along.”

At this unexpected suggestion, Joint’s fingertips trembled.

Of course he wanted to go along.

He had just stayed put thinking they wouldn’t include him.

Joint’s cautious gaze turned toward Hae-rang.

Are you… okay with it too?

A refreshing smile crossed Hae-rang’s lips.

“You should probably change your shoes. You can’t go outside in indoor shoes.”

“Huh? Oh, right. I’ll quickly change and come back!”

It was probably the fastest movement in Joint’s life.

So much so that his editor, who worked with him, scolded him saying ‘try moving with game steps like that.’

“The elevator’s here.”

“Co-coming! Let’s go!”

Just from watching Joint’s retreating figure as he ran out, you could somehow tell what his expression looked like.

* * *

‘She’s more down-to-earth than I thought.’

That was Joint’s assessment of Da-hong.

Like most Singularities, he thought she’d be caught up in privilege and selective about who she met.

Her readily suggesting they eat together, and the restaurant she chose was remarkably humble.

[Choi Family Driver’s Restaurant]

The menu she ordered was the eternal best pick of drivers.

Pork Bulgogi.

Hae-rang and Joint were quite satisfied with this choice too.

There would hardly be any South Korean men who would refuse pork bulgogi.

Moreover, this restaurant tasted good too.

“Joint. That’s your second bowl, right? I’m glad you’re eating well.”

“Haha. Since it’s such an honorable occasion, my appetite seems to be livelier too.”

“If you keep making flattering remarks like that, I won’t eat with you again.”

“Ahem. Hmm. But how did you know about this restaurant, Da-hong? From what the Restaurant Lady said, it seems like you come here often.”

“I used to come here often with my father. My father worked as a taxi driver.”

“Ah… I see.”

Since her visuals were glamorous and sophisticated, he naturally thought she’d be a rich golden spoon.

The more he learned, the more different sides he saw.

Joint asked in an exaggerated voice.

“Haha. Your father seems to have really excellent taste. These days, not all driver’s restaurants are delicious just because they’re called that. Is your father still working as a driver?”

“He passed away.”

“Keh-huk! Kek!”

Joint stopped chewing his pork bulgogi and coughed.

He had unintentionally touched on Da-hong’s past.

“Don’t worry about it too much. It’s all in the past now.”

“Kek. Keu-uk. I’m sorry.”

Da-hong smiled ambiguously.

On one hand she looked nostalgic, and on the other hand she also looked angry.

Though she said it was fine, a brief silence fell during the meal.

Since Hae-rang wasn’t the chatty type either, it was even more so.

‘Ah, this won’t do. I need to change the subject quickly…’

Joint, who was hurriedly moving his spoon, this time spoke to Hae-rang.

“Hae-rang. What exactly does your YouTube editor do? The skills are amazing but that final editing is terrible. So much so that our viewers say it reeks of staleness. Haha.”

“Ah. My editor is my mother.”

“Keu-huk! Ka-hak!”

Joint choked again this time too.

As he coughed repeatedly, Da-hong frowned.

“Really. It’s too disgusting to eat together.”

“Keu-sup. I’m really sorry.”

Joint was, how should he put it.

Resentful of the world.

How could every single thing turn out like this?

It felt like someone was secretly hiding and filming a hidden camera show.

“B-but the video really turned out well. The view count already exceeded ten thousand, right?”

“Yes. More people than I expected are enjoying it.”

“Your contribution is big too. The editing was done well, but fundamentally the material is excellent, so that’s why such a wonderful dish comes out.”

Hae-rang flinches while moving his spoon.

One guy keeps coughing while eating.

One guy trembles when told he did well.

‘Really strange people.’

Da-hong chuckled.

People she worked with.

And Singularity companions.

She ate with various people, but meal times weren’t particularly fun.

Because they didn’t show her such clumsy sides.

So Da-hong herself found it difficult to show her comfortable side.

But now was different.

“You both don’t seem to know, but pork bulgogi should be eaten like this to taste best, you know?”

She put perilla leaves on the spoon, then added rice, meat, and kimchi.

In that state, she opened her mouth wide and ate it all in one bite.

It was a tough method that skipped the process of wrapping ssam.

“Eo-hae-hyo! Gwae-ha-hyo!”

She even started a conversation while chewing.

A situation the usual Da-hong couldn’t even dream of.

“Oh…”

“That looks good.”

The two men’s eyes lit up as they immediately followed Da-hong’s method.

Their attempts to eat without wrapping it properly looked quite comical.

“Haha.”

When was the last time eating had been this fun?

Da-hong laughed like a child.

It was the same laugh she always wore when her father was alive.

* * *

After finishing their meal, the three people visited a coffee shop.

Da-hong quickly pulled out her gold card from her wallet.

“I was going to buy the drinks.”

At Hae-rang’s words, Da-hong smiled like an adult.

“When you earn more than me, then you can buy meals.”

“I might never get that chance in my lifetime.”

“Haha. Now you even know how to make jokes like that?”

Joint, who was watching the two, gulped nervously.

‘What kind of atmosphere is this right now?’

Hae-rang and Da-hong facing each other and smiling.

If someone just framed them with a square angle, it would be believable as a scene from a drama.

More than anything, what confused Joint was Da-hong.

‘Was she always someone who… smiled this much?’

The incarnation of competitive spirit.

When she loses in competitions, she doesn’t hesitate to curse even in front of cameras.

She’s even the friend who slapped an overseas national representative.

Blade Queen Ye Da-hong.

That nickname didn’t come from nowhere.

‘But right now…’

To strangers, she would look like a cheerful female college student.

Though she would be a remarkably beautiful female college student.

“What are you staring at like that? What would you like to drink?”

“S-sorry. I’ll have a dolce latte.”

“One dolce latte. One decaf americano. Ssanghwa tea is… not available. What should we do?”

“Then I’ll have green tea.”

At Hae-rang’s answer, Da-hong laughed once more.

“Ssanghwa tea and green tea. You really seem like someone from the old martial arts era.”

“Is that so?”

Hae-rang brought the ordered drinks with a mysterious smile.

After taking a sip of her coffee, Da-hong spoke in a serious voice.

“Hae-rang. Before today’s match, I had something in mind when I came out.”

“What was that?”

“After playing games with you, if I thought you were qualified, I was planning to make a formal proposal. About joining Singularity.”

At the word proposal, Joint was more surprised than Hae-rang.

Singularity doesn’t casually make joining offers.

Especially to a gamer who hasn’t even taken a test?

This was quite unprecedented.

Probably, if Da-hong recommended Hae-rang, there would definitely be conflicts within Singularity.

“I’m thinking of formally suggesting to Singularity. So that Hae-rang can become a new member.”

“I understand that’s not such a simple procedure.”

“That’s right. While I’m convincing them, please clear ‘Assassin Zero’ in disaster mode. Since you set a new record in ‘Assassin Revenge’, that should be no problem at all.”

“Hmm.”

Hae-rang fell into thought for a moment.

Suddenly feeling thirsty, Da-hong took a sip of her coffee.

“I felt this before too, but Da-hong seems to place great significance on international competition results.”

“Of course. Wouldn’t everyone feel the same? Winning in international matches brings honor and contributes to national prestige.”

“That’s true. But like this, proceeding while ignoring procedures—you’re the only one in Singularity who does that, Da-hong.”

Like someone hit right on target, Da-hong’s lips twitched.

After a brief silence, she opened her lips.

“You’re right. Honestly, in our country, just having Singularity qualifications is enough to live in wealth and glory. Everyone just relies on their talent and plays games casually, rushing off to have fun as soon as training time ends. There’s no one in Singularity who games like a demon as much as I do.”

“Why?”

“Because of a promise I made to my father.”

She smiled.

It was a similar kind of smile to the one she had shown at the driver’s restaurant.

“I promised my father that I would become the world’s best Singularity. Since it’s a dream I couldn’t fulfill for him while he was alive, I think I become more obsessed with it.”

Joint quickly shut his mouth.

He had almost let out a sigh without realizing it.

‘So that’s why she was so serious about gaming.’

Capsules are expensive.

Private capsules even more so.

It’s not an amount that a modern-day taxi driver could easily afford.

There must have been tremendous sacrifice for his daughter’s success.

Joint and Da-hong looked at Hae-rang with expectant faces.

They were expecting to hear the answer that should naturally come.

After a moment of silence, Hae-rang opened his mouth.

“I refuse.”

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