The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 91

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Chapter 91
“Older Sister! I really want to thank you for something! Is there anything you’d like? Maybe one of those trendy new designer bags everyone’s talking about?”
A bag, of all things.
I’d bought a backpack from the department store not long ago and hadn’t even used it yet.
Of course, if I’d known that bag was referring to an expensive luxury brand, I would never have refused, but I hadn’t known that much.
“Rather than a bag… there’s an Abe Concert coming up soon, you know? I’ve been wanting to go, but as you know, ticketing is incredibly difficult…”
Truth be told, with my control skills, I could have managed to snag tickets somehow.
The bigger problem was the price.
Lee Yu-na’s eyes widened as she looked at me.
“Older Sister, you like our group?!”
“Yes, well, sure.”
I was someone who’d been so broke that cultural activities were nearly impossible.
Just get me the ticket.
“Of course I do. Can you get concert tickets? It seems like it’ll be hard to find any since there aren’t many left.”
I tried to play it cool.
“Kyaaah!”
Lee Yu-na gripped the steering wheel tightly and let out a chirping sound, delighted.
“I’ll ask my manager and also check with the members who got tickets! There are always some who can’t come because of schedules!”
‘Schedules?’
So she was going to take them from her celebrity friends.
Lee Yu-na pulled out her phone with one hand and opened her messenger.
Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap.
A one-handed typing acrobatics show unfolded.
“Would you like to come with my oppa? I’ll prepare two tickets!”
“That would be nice.”
Going alone would be awkward, so I’d have to take Baek Hee-an along with a hat on his head.
We arrived at the destination by car.
“Please drop me off here.”
“Older Sister, thank you so much! I’ll send them to you as soon as I get the tickets!”
“Okay. Drive safely.”
Lee Yu-na’s car turned the corner and disappeared.
‘Now let me look around for a place.’
I walked toward the Real Estate Office I’d searched for and contacted in advance.
Step. Step.
‘Damn.’
No one paid attention to me walking along on two perfectly fine legs, but for me, it was truly a new day.
Walking without drawing attention and on two perfectly fine legs.
‘So cool.’
To others, they were just legs, but to me, they were the ultimate legs—a panacea that had granted me perfect balance and health.
On the way there, I even casually did a flashy moonwalk just for fun.
Ding.
“Welcome! You’re the one who called ahead?”
The Real Estate Agent rushed over to greet me warmly.
“Hello. Yes, that’s right.”
“I’ll show you right away. Please wait a moment.”
“Of course.”
I exchanged a light greeting and settled into a seat inside.
Bzzzzt—
My phone rang in my pocket.
[Kim Jung-yeon]
“What’s up?”
[“Sister, where are you right now? Hwang Beom-young came by the Convenience Store earlier looking for you.”]
“Hwang Beom-young?”
It wasn’t particularly strange—I was normally at the Convenience Store at this hour.
[“Did you get close with Hwang Beom-young, Sister?”]
The memory of our Tournament match with Hwang Beom-young flashed through my mind.
Ever since we formed a pair in this Tournament, my perception of Hwang Beom-young had shifted slightly.
‘Our chemistry was just too good.’
But he had no idea I was Chicken Seat.
“We’re fairly close.”
[“Wow. Wasn’t that when you almost died getting hit? How did you two get close?”]
Well, my physical abilities were no joke, I’d received solid rewards, and Hwang Beom-young kept hovering around me because of Baek Hee-an.
“It just happened.”
If I fought Hwang Beom-young again now that my legs were fully healed, I’d definitely overwhelm him.
As long as he didn’t use his Hunter skills.
[“I saw him in person last time too, and wow. His height is like the Convenience Store door—he’s a complete beast. But when are you coming to the Convenience Store, Sister?”]
Tap.
The Real Estate Agent pulled out a vitamin drink and set it in front of me.
“Shall we head out while you’re on the call?”
“Sure.”
I stood up immediately and wrapped up my conversation with Kim Jung-yeon.
“I’ll be there soon.”
* * *
I had plenty of questions about this Tournament anyway, so this worked out well.
Ding.
“Sister!”
Kim Jung-yeon greeted me warmly as I arrived at the Convenience Store.
“How exactly did you get close with Hwang Beom-young? I mean, if someone’s rich and capable, age difference doesn’t really matter, right?”
“…?”
“Even though Hwang Beom-young looks rough on the surface, he’s actually a chaebol.”
Here we go again.
Kim Jung-yeon fired her dark intentions at me—wanting to get deeply entangled with famous Hunters and foreign cars and whatnot.
“Surprisingly, there are some good rumors about Hwang Beom-young too. It’s true he beats kids up, but apparently he only targets the ones who bully other students and gives them proper discipline.”
I’d already caught on to that much.
The guys I’d gotten tangled up with were all no-good neighborhood Delinquents without exception.
Even someone as nosy as me had no intention of helping them, but I got lured by money and went to take a look, which is how that mess happened.
‘If I’d just stayed out of it, it would’ve been the perfect discipline scene.’
In a way, it was an opportunity to get revenge with someone else’s help, but I got caught up in it for money and ended up fighting Hwang Beom-young instead.
Still, it turned out to be a good catalyst for me in many ways, so it’s fine.
Kim Jung-yeon suddenly started whispering.
“But what’s going on with Baek Hee-an? Living together? If that gets out, it’ll cause a real uproar both domestically and internationally.”
“It’s nothing. You know how a Gate opened in our neighborhood a while back? Baek Hee-an came to handle the aftermath, so I let him use an empty room for a bit. It’s like disaster relief.”
There’s something strange about relief efforts—you can enter freely, but leaving becomes oddly mandatory.
Kim Jung-yeon’s mouth fell open and she shook her head side to side.
“Wow, Sister! You really don’t know Baek Hee-an’s personality! People say the only time Baek Hee-an becomes kind is when someone’s dying! That’s definitely got ulterior motives written all over it.”
“….”
This won’t do.
Let me just bite my tongue.
‘But I fixed my leg—why doesn’t anyone recognize it?’
Whether it’s because of my build or what, even Baek Hee-an hasn’t noticed until I tell him.
But this normal feeling of being unnoticed wasn’t entirely unpleasant either.
“Did you watch the God Opal Tournament yesterday?”
“I did! Chicken Seat absolutely dominated! It was insane! I was going crazy watching it, and everyone coming into the Convenience Store was watching it too!”
Satisfied.
Now the conversation with Kim Jung-yeon was starting to feel right.
‘This is it.’
The reason I came here even though it wasn’t my shift time yet.
I was curious about the news after the Tournament.
“Other countries had casualties in the double digits as a baseline. They’re saying Korea didn’t have a single death—it’s a miracle, really. Especially the 2nd Floor Escalator was a complete disaster by any measure.”
“…What? Really?”
That was certainly surprising.
‘I mean, I did turn off the broadcast and use wide-area healing items in each Gate zone, but was it that effective?’
It’s only 400 coins, so it’s not that expensive of an item.
‘Or is it? 400 is expensive.’
The 50-coin Fatigue Recovery Potion doesn’t mend bones, but its effects are quite substantial.
Considering the power of the items, Korea’s modern medical standards, and the Healing Hunters who must have been waiting outside, it seems like they would’ve saved everyone as long as they had a pulse.
“The government is seriously considering rewarding Chicken Seat, I heard.”
“They’ll give a lot of money, right?”
“They probably will. But the viewers are already showering him with sponsorship donations. There are quite a few people he saved.”
Grinning to myself.
Kim Jung-yeon had no idea that I was Chicken Seat.
I couldn’t let it show how much I liked this, but my cheeks kept twitching involuntarily.
‘Money is going to pour in.’
I turned on my phone next to Kim Jung-yeon and opened YouTube.
‘Gasp!’
My channel had exploded.
The view counts on my YouTube videos, which had been approaching millions, had all easily surpassed tens of millions.
The latest video had tens of thousands of comments.
[Chicken, when will you come? I’m waiting for the next broadcast]
[Older Sister I love you!!!]
[Chicken Seat should be designated as a national hero]
[Not a single person died, this is truly amazing.. I wish Japan had such a brave Chicken Seat too..]
[(100,000 won) Chicken Seat I’m donating so you can buy lots of chicken]
[Korea owns Chicken Seat, how lucky. America desperately needs this genius hero. We are ready to import him. Please transfer him to America.]
[Foreigners are all thinking about stealing Chicken Seat;; I wish they passed a bill banning foreigners from watching Chicken Seat videos;;]
It seemed the view counts had skyrocketed as foreigners came to watch.
‘What is happening here.’
My subscriber count was now surging toward 800,000.
Hehehehe.
‘I now have more subscribers than that 600,000-subscriber YouTuber who uploaded my video back then?’
Today, I was South Korea’s hot issue.
The algorithm filled the main banner from shorts to long-form videos with nothing but stories about Chicken Seat and Seoul Station.
“Baek Hee-an, how are you feeling today? Getting backstabbed became a nationwide meme.”
“It’s just a game.”
“Hunters are so obsessed with God Opal. It’s only because Star Oracle’s headquarters is in America with good security. If it were a Korean company, the Hunters would have dug up all your personal information.”
I froze.
That was true.
‘What if my identity gets exposed in an instant like this?’
That absolutely could not happen.
For the sake of my peaceful daily life and the eyesight of the entire nation, Chicken Seat’s true face must remain sealed.
“Older Sister, what’s wrong? Are you hurt somewhere? Should I get you a tissue?”
Really, even when there’s a misunderstanding, it’s always like this.

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