The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 49

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48. [Blood Born] …Is This Game Really This Terrifying? (2)
[Blood Born].
As the game’s title suggested, ‘Blood Born’ was a horror game.
Zombies, grotesquely designed creatures, and now even serial killers—a walking cliché wrapped in every conceivable trope.
Yet despite this parade of clichés, it boasted impressive production quality and exhilarating combat mechanics that had earned it considerable popularity.
Among the horror games released each quarter, it had garnered enough attention that anyone with a passing interest in gaming would recognize it—”Oh, Blood Born~?”
Its recent surge in popularity made it suitable enough as disposable content.
Among new horror releases, it ranked as a solid piece, nothing more.
From a content perspective alone, it wasn’t particularly competitive.
It was hardly appropriate for a rookie streamer to choose as their debut broadcast.
Naturally.
However———.
《 [Blood Born], playing a horror game to commemorate my first stream. 》
━Joo Seo-jin(wntjwls)
*Viewers: 0
Tick, tick….
That was only true if we were talking about a ‘typical’ rookie streamer.
《 [Blood Born], playing a horror game to commemorate my first stream. 》
━Joo Seo-jin(wntjwls)
*Viewers: 27
Tick-tick-tick, tick-.
Even before the stream had begun, with only the waiting screen displayed, the numbers climbed rapidly.
《 [Blood Born], playing a horror game to commemorate my first stream. 》
━Joo Seo-jin(wntjwls)
*Viewers: 271
It took mere seconds to leap from double digits to triple digits.
Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick———.
《 [Blood Born], playing a horror game to commemorate my first stream. 》
━Joo Seo-jin(wntjwls)
*Viewers: 887
Therefore.
《 [Blood Born], playing a horror game to commemorate my first stream. 》
━Joo Seo-jin(wntjwls)
*Viewers: 1,271
…
…
…
Before long, the viewer count on the waiting screen had climbed to the precipice of four figures.
*Viewers: 7,247 (※SUPER HOT!!!)
Interest wasn’t merely explosive—it was overflowing.
Less than an hour had passed before viewers naturally gathered, timing their arrival to the scheduled stream.
As the viewer count climbed even faster, perfectly timed support arrived.
Pabang, pang———.
A sound like small fireworks erupting filled the stream, and a message in pale green text appeared prominently.
《 HOST 》
━Streamer Geom-hu has invited 4,211 viewers.
To support the first stream, Geom-hu had prepared a collab and was now hosting at the perfect moment.
《 [Blood Born], playing a horror game to celebrate our first stream. 》
━Joo Seo-jin (wntjwls)
*Viewer Count: 12,122 (※SUPER HOT!!!)
It was undeniably an extraordinary presence.
The viewer count had surpassed the thousands and entered the tens of thousands—numbers that shouldn’t have been given to a rookie.
Even mid-tier streamers couldn’t gather this many right from the start.
Was that why?
-Seo-jin
-Teacher Seo-jin’s firepower is insane lol
-Wait, Geom-hu is hosting too..? What kind of golden spoon start is this?
-Blood Born? Why Blood Born, not [Night Soul] or [Infinite War]
-The stream hasn’t even started and there are 10k+ viewers? Is this place running viewbots?? Who is this guy?
-Well.. viewbots are viewbots, but these are biological viewbots lol
-Instead of spouting viewbot nonsense, just wait quietly for the teacher’s broadcast to start, you newbie
-Who is this guy?? Who is this guy?????????? Hey man, is Teacher Seo-jin your friend??????????
The chat exploded into chaos in an instant.
With tens of thousands of viewers watching nothing but a waiting screen, it was inevitable.
But.
That chaotic atmosphere didn’t last long.
Soon the countdown announcing the stream’s start finished, and the broadcast screen changed.
“…Ah-. Um. Ah, can you hear me? Is everything coming through clearly?”
-!
-Yep
-Oh man !
-Finally here..!
In the Select Room, a pristine white space. As the camera focused, a tall figure slowly stepped backward into view.
And———.
As the tall figure came fully into frame on the stream, a measured voice resonated.
“Hello. I’m Joo Seo-jin. Thank you for having me.”
This was the moment Joo Seo-jin’s first stream began.
* * *
“Hello. I’m Joo Seo-jin. Thank you for having me.”
-Seo-jin
—Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
—Wow, finally debuting as a streamer, that’s bold;
-Is this really Mr. Seojin? It’s a legend ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
The moment I started streaming, I couldn’t help but marvel internally.
I’d thought I’d grown somewhat accustomed to it after streaming with Seo-yoon and Geom-hu before, but… it really was different.
Beyond the torrential cascade of chat messages pouring in relentlessly, there was something surreal about standing before so many people.
‘I knew I’d draw some attention, but to this extent…?’
Certainly.
Now I understood why Seo-yoon had been so insistent about me becoming a streamer.
Given how hot the topic was, even my debut as a streamer was receiving overwhelming interest.
It was explosive, to say the least.
Not bad at all.
I nodded within my comfortable margin of satisfaction and opened my mouth.
Attention was attention, and since I’d committed to becoming a streamer, I couldn’t just sit idle.
“Actually, since this is my first broadcast, I thought I’d do a simple Q&A session…”
—Q&A?
—Ohhhhh…
—That’s not bad either, yeah yeah
—Seo-jin’s actually pretty good at talking, so that works too?
“I’ve decided against it. Now that I think about it, I’ve done that before, so it would just be repetitive.”
—?
—Plot twist;
“Small talk to celebrate the first broadcast? Nah, that’s not happening, you know what I’m saying?”
—Yeah that makes sense, we already got plenty of content from before
“For those watching for the first time, you’ll get to know things gradually, so I’d appreciate your understanding.”
—Fact) Honestly, there are barely any new viewers here..
Look, we’re not exactly meeting for the first time here, so let’s be real about it… you know?
Who comes in here without knowing what this place is lol
—Seo-jin’s highlight clips alone, I’ve seen them dozens of times scrolling through communities;
Having appeared multiple times as a streaming guest and been featured as a hot topic across various communities, it seemed almost everyone knew who I was.
Ding—.
[【LevelUpSkillMaster】 donated ‘100,000 won’]
━So you’re not doing [Night Soul] or [Infinite War] today? What’s the stream about?
“Yes, there are no plans for [Night Soul] or [Infinite War] today.”
—?
—What do you mean…?
—Wait, you’re not doing the main content!!!!!!!
—I’m confused;
—So you’re really doing Blood Born then..? But Blood Born is multiplayer, dude;
Responding to the well-timed donation, I answered quietly.
“Unfortunately, I must inform you that today we’ll be playing [Blood Born].”
-Ugh;
-Playing Blood Born solo is literally so boring, and they’re doing that??
-Ugh… seriously, this won’t do. Kick out Blood Born!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Wait lol there’s no Blood Born guild to kick out lol
-It’s shadow boxing lol
-What Blood Born guild are you talking about lol
-Does something like that even exist?
The viewers began openly expressing their displeasure.
[Blood Born] was inherently a multiplayer game designed for several players to enjoy together, so their reaction was only natural.
After all, playing [Blood Born] solo held little value as a horror experience.
However—
“Ah, no. I won’t be alone. We have a guest joining us today.”
-?
-A guest…?
-I think I know who it is…
-Dammit!! I had a hunch about one person though lol;
“Ugh, who is this…? Who could the guest be?? I have no idea…”
As some viewers immediately caught on, one guest had already been decided.
Ta-da.
“Ahem, it’s Myeong Bang-ul. I heard a rookie streamer was broadcasting, so I came by…!”
-Ah
-Bang-ul again;
-Oh, it’s you again, Myeong Bang-ul?
-Yeah, yeah. Welcome~
As Myeong Bang-ul appeared in the Select Room and made a casual greeting, the chat erupted with “I knew it” reactions.
“Ah, there’s one more guest. Someone you all know.”
-Huh
-There’s another guest?
Hmm… ugh… ah, this is pretty tough; who is this again?
-Isn’t Blood Born designed for 3-4 players anyway? So it kind of works out…?
And then—
Click.
Geom-hu, dressed in a sky-blue robe, appeared in the Select Room.
“Hehe. Glad to see everyone. Today’s guest is none other than yours truly!”
-??;
-Wait, Geom-hu…? As a guest?????????? Is this real?;
I’m feeling a guest-level wall here, seriously lol
Finally picked up a talented newbie, and they’re treating them so carefully, really babying them lol
Geom-hu, who had been wholeheartedly supporting the stream and pushing me forward, had made his entrance.
“I understand that [Blood Born] requires an optimal team size of three members. I believe this should be sufficient.”
-Yeah
-That’s right
-Blood Born solo is pretty boring, but with 3 people it actually looks fun
-Lol even a temporary Blood Born squad could form with this many people;;
As expected, the viewers who saw the number of prepared guests seemed to think the count was roughly appropriate.
“We’ve finished the preliminary preparations, so shall we get started properly?”
After gauging the overall atmosphere, Joo Seo-jin made a light comment and manipulated the Select Room.
The next moment.
“Alright then. We’re about to start [Blood Born].”
[Blood Born].
The horror game I had prepared for my first stream finally began.
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「 Blood Born 」
━[1. Start] (◀)
━[2. Online Mode]
━[3. Settings]
(1P: Joo Seo-jin) / (2P: Myeong Bang-ul) / (3P: Geom-hu)
Beep—.
The moment I pressed the start button on the game’s opening screen, the opening sequence automatically began.
Whoooosh———!
On a night with heavy rain pouring down, an old vehicle abandoned in the Deep Forest was zoomed in on.
– …What rotten luck. Why did the car have to break down here of all places?
– Right? I told you we shouldn’t do field investigations. Ugh, seriously.
– A Mountain Lodge where disappearances keep happening one after another? How is that even possible? Damn it. Still no signal.
– Fat chance that’ll get fixed.
Next to my character sitting in the driver’s seat, Joo Seo-yoon’s character sat in the passenger seat, hands clasped behind her head, muttering lazily.
– What choice do we have? Let’s just get out. If there’s a caretaker or someone at the Mountain Lodge, maybe we can get a tow, right?
– Hell.
Rumble— crackle, rumble———rumble———!
– The weather seems to be getting worse too, doesn’t it? Shouldn’t we hurry?
– Yeah, yeah. Come on, let’s get out and find someone inside. We might as well look for the missing persons too.
– You should’ve done that from the start. How can a detective have such slow judgment? I’d be better as the investigator.
– ….
Following me as I silently exited the driver’s seat, Joo Seo-yoon also got out of the car.
The moment the two of us, holding umbrellas in the rain, approached the massive Mountain Lodge—the opening ended.
The auto-playing cutscene cut off, and control returned to me.
[TIP]
-Besides 1P(Joo Seo-jin) and 2P(Myeong Bang-ul), 3P(Geom-hu) can join early by progressing through the game story.
“…Hmm. Why would two people come out for a field investigation at a Mountain Lodge where disappearances keep happening?”
Beneath the harsh downpour, Joo Seo-jin held his umbrella aloft, muttering with a peculiar expression.
“No, wait. If disappearances are happening in succession like this, shouldn’t we be leaving it to the police?”
-Huh?
-Look at that cold logic
-Lol he’s got a point
-Why are we suddenly evaluating story coherence lmao
-As expected, Seo-jin’s judgment is flawless lololol
As Joo Seo-jin muttered in bewilderment, Joo Seo-yoon, who had hurried after him in quick steps, clicked her tongue and replied.
“Geez. Haven’t you ever watched detective manga when you were little? The truth is always one! Uncovering secrets is what detectives do…!”
“Hmm.”
“I shouldn’t have given you the detective role. I look more competent as the assistant. Really, I should be taking the lead role…”
“Well. If a detective were someone like you, I’d understand why you came here.”
“?”
“It’s possible.”
Joo Seo-jin glanced back at Joo Seo-yoon, who had frozen like a statue, and quickened his pace with a nod.
“Let’s go.”
“….”
-? No wait lololololol
-lololololololololol
-That’s too much lol
-What’s with the tai chi lololololololol
-His deflection skills are truly exquisite, I must say;
-The eloquence he showed while cracking jokes about the setting earlier hasn’t gone anywhere, has it;
Somehow, from the very beginning, this was a horror game that felt far from ordinary.

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