The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 9

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Chapter 9
I was about to leave through the counter when I immediately turned back and peered at the Part-time Worker’s phone.
The tournament introduction video was just then zooming in on a man’s face.
“….”
My breath caught in my throat.
Without noticing my expression had gone rigid, the Part-time Worker chattered away excitedly.
“You know Baek Hee-an, right? He’s the number one Hunter in both reality and the Game World, and he’s so handsome he puts celebrities to shame—he has fans all over the world.”
“Don’t tell me… you’re a fan of his?”
“What?! You’re not?! How can a woman know about God Opal and not be a fan of Ian—I mean, Baek Hee-an? Just watch one of his gameplay videos and you’ll fall for him instantly! He’s a total legend!”
“….”
Damn.
I was annoyed enough to snap back that he was just doing male celebrity worship.
But if I picked a fight with someone this purely obsessed, my own dark HP would only drain away painfully.
I turned my body and lifted the counter gate again to leave.
“I’ll watch it at home.”
“Oh, where are you going! It’s more fun watching together! Sister! You absolutely have to watch Baek Hee-an’s legendary videos when you get home! Got it?!”
Damn it.
I burst out of the Convenience Store door and fled, my insides churning with rage.
Ian—the undisputed number one in both the Game World and reality.
His real name: Baek Hee-an.
He was the decisive cause behind the accident that left my legs in this pathetic state back when I was thriving as a College Student.
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God Opal Personal Waiting Room.
The moment I logged into the Game, I checked the God Opal tournament news I’d heard at the Convenience Store.
Sitting on the sofa in the Waiting Room, which was decorated like a transparent capsule chamber floating in space, I scrolled through the internet, and news about the God Opal tournament poured down the screen.
[Star Oracle, Creator of God of Fighters (GOF), Announces Cutting-Edge Virtual Reality Combat Tournament.. “The Entire World Will Take Notice”]
I tapped on one of the articles.
[This year, Star Oracle Games officially announced that it will be hosting a tournament for the globally renowned action virtual reality game God of Fighters (GOF).
The specific format and schedule for this inaugural main tournament will be revealed at a later date.
What’s particularly noteworthy is how Star Oracle will conduct this world’s first virtual reality combat tournament between Players—a method that remains to be seen.
As this is a first attempt, Star Oracle announced it will immediately begin beta testing for the tournament.]
Star Oracle is the company that created this game, God of Fighters.
They made this and are now sitting on a mountain of money.
By the way, the developer who founded the company is called an unparalleled genius in the gaming industry.
But according to Kkolkkalpi, this game wasn’t made by that developer alone—it was created using transcendent technology taught by the Constellations.
The world is truly insane.
Of course, whether that’s true or not isn’t my concern.
“Why even hold a beta tournament? They should just start the main event already.”
【It’s the last chance for Constellations who still haven’t found partners to meet Players, and it’s also good publicity, plus they can verify that the tournament’s game system is running smoothly.】
So these data fragments I thought were AI actually exist as something real.
I still haven’t fully adapted, and sometimes I wonder if my mind has gone strange, but there’s an irony to it all being real.
Players believe gacha is pure luck and pray to gods and Buddhas and Jesus they don’t even believe in, when in reality these Constellations have been selecting Players while pretending to be AI.
I don’t understand why there are so many of these celestial beings with such terrible personalities toward Players.
“Can you earn coins in the beta?”
【You can, but don’t get your hopes up. It’s a beta test—the scale won’t be that big. And Constellations have high standards. They mostly come to watch during the later stages when skill is proven, not the early game.】
That’s what I figured, and sure enough.
【You’re not interested in prize money from humans? That could be quite lucrative too.】
“What? How much?”
【I don’t know that either.】
“….”
If you don’t know, don’t say anything.
But it was something I hadn’t thought about while focusing solely on coins.
The moment I realized I could earn both coins and prize money from the organizers, my desire to participate in the tournament skyrocketed.
‘It’s like getting both the pheasant and the egg, right? I can fix my leg with coins, so I can spend money freely. Once I have money, I want to get a proper place first—no, before that, I just want to eat three proper meals a day.’
As these thoughts consumed me, my thirst for money grew deeper.
Today too, I’d scraped together dinner from discarded items outside the Convenience Store to save on food costs, and there weren’t even many of those, so I barely ate anything.
I smacked my lips and scrolled through the internet.
There was still no information about the prize money.
Suddenly, I remembered a broadcast proposal message sent to my game account by someone who’d played against me and Dain recently.
‘They said they’d pay if I appeared on broadcast, but what was the channel name again?’
Without even opening my messages to check, I alternately searched for Chicken Bulssdagu and Chicken Seat, and the video I wanted appeared immediately.
The title was something about Chicken Seat, ranked 12th in the world in GOF (God of Fighters).
I opened the video and then the comment section.
I’d brought along a newly summoned Constellation and couldn’t use any of my usual signature techniques, so I didn’t really get to show off my skills, but surprisingly there were quite a few compliments.
—LOL Those people who said Chicken Jwa would be Baek Hee-An’s sub-character, come out lol.
—The speed was insane
—Wow, these trash players actually listen when a ranker speaks? So that’s what being a ranker means
—Leaking strategy before the tournament?
—God Opal Channel should recruit Chicken Seat on broadcast this time, they’re missing out on money
—Rank S in mission clearing speed in multi-person raid hell mode. There are people other than Ian who can achieve that level.
—If they’re a real Hunter, wouldn’t that be scary? They’d just kill civilians
—It’s definitely not Baek Hee-an
—If Baek Hee-an and Chicken Seat fought one-on-one, who would win?
—Recruiting Chicken is urgent. We need to know who Korea’s ranker is before the God Opal tournament starts
—Am I the only one who fell in love with the character? My heart was torn by Chicken Sister.
—Skill output is insane
—Why are the comments in the real-time comment window asking if I’m a sellout man so funny?
—But among domestic Hunters, there’s really no overlapping combat style? Could they not be a Hunter? Then who are they?
—I want to see Chicken once a day
The Hunter talk that always came up whenever Chicken Seat was mentioned online was one of the reasons I avoided revealing my identity.
‘I really wish I were either a Hunter or an athlete instead.’
That’s my true heart speaking.
I avoid the God Opal community because I don’t want to see news about Baek Hee-an’s activities or his game character Ian, but I’m aware enough that I’m fairly well-known.
It’s just that knowing doesn’t change anything, so my interest has cooled considerably.
Regardless of being just an extra spectator, watching someone else make money off videos of me playing the game irritates me.
It was a fairly famous channel with over 600,000 subscribers.
“I’m jealous. Maybe I should try streaming too.”
I figured I could do something like that—speaking through a game avatar in-game while showing my gameplay, just like this video.
Kkolkkalpi immediately objected.
【What? Fooling around before an important tournament? Absolutely not. Only players without skill do that sort of thing.】
“I wasn’t asking you, so don’t complain.”
【Tch. Such an attitude.】
Despite the grumbling, there was no real bite to the words.
Ever since I accepted the tournament participation offer, Kkolkkalpi had become noticeably gentler.
This creature was arrogant and prickly from the start, but it seems all that extra fussing came from me ignoring everything it said.
“I want to make money.”
【You can just buy things with coins.】
“They’re starting with a test tournament first—how long do I wait for the main event? Besides, I need to save up 50,000 coins just to fix my legs. I can’t spend coins until I buy that.”
【Unbelievable. Someone who landed a contract like highway robbery from prestigious Constellations is worrying about the most pointless things.】
“Shut up and show me the money.”
I immediately created a YouTube channel under my nickname.
Then, using the [Live Video Streaming] system within God Opal’s game, I accessed YouTube through my freshly made account.
Room created.
Title entered as: [【LIVE】 God of Fighters (GOF)/God Opal Chicken Bulssdagu One-on-One/PVP/Chicken Money/Emergency Cash/Donations Only].
[Begin streaming?]
It was incredibly simple.
It’s the system most praised by God Opal users who broadcast.
“Done.”
【Chicken emergency cash? Donations only? You might as well just beg, just beg.】
“That’s what I’m doing.”
Tonight’s late-night snack is chicken.
Of course, I didn’t know yet that it would take quite a while to deposit the money I earned from streaming into my account.
I didn’t know you needed qualifications to request revenue deposits either.
【Instead of doing that, research skill combinations. You’re already busy enough focusing on combat, and now streaming? You could just buy everything with coins.】
“If you’re so upset, you donate then.”
【I can’t do that. If I did, I could lose my tournament participation rights. Actually, giving you 100 coins before was illegal—I have to pay it back during settlement.】
My eyebrow twitched at the mention of returning the coins I’d received before.
This petty bastard.
“Then shut it. Life is now.”
Time to eat some chicken.
I glanced sideways at Kkolkkalpi before tapping the ⟦Yes⟧ button on the system window.

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