Soaring! (1) – [It Kills Two]
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“Oh! Thank you for the 10,000 won donation, GamingFanatic! M···A··· Oh! And MacLeran also······.”
Amidst the pouring donations, Jian enthusiastically started reacting.
Idohyuk wasn’t just sitting still either.
Perhaps he thought he couldn’t leave all the reactions to Jian alone.
[‘SeniorCitizenPatrol’ has donated 10,000 won.]
-I, I’ll do it!
“···It’s not necessary!”
A word that Lee Dohyuk unconsciously spat out after reading a chat.
He thought it was a joke.
– Huh?
– Sensei, you should get paid at times like this.
– Yeah, you have to grab it all when the opportunity arises.
Unfortunately, it seemed that it didn’t quite match the age group of the mainstream viewers of Twalk.
Most of them didn’t understand.
Still, there were some viewers who caught Lee Dohyuk’s joke.
– Whoa, you know this?
– Mr. Dohyuk seems to be of a certain age.
– Even though that gentleman looks like that, he’s from the 20s, lol.
– What’s with that wit?
– These Twalk guys these days don’t know this, lol.
Viewers slightly older than the mainstream Twalk audience.
They were the generation treated differently in today’s Twalk.
– Ah, don’t you smell MZ anywhere?
– For real, the MZ guys are excited again because they came up with something only they know.
The so-called MZ generation.
– So, what’s that?
– What is it, you ask…
– Yes~ I’ve explained it to you~
– ??
– ????
– When did you explain it?
Many viewers who were taken aback by the MZ-style old-fashioned sentiment that swiftly took over the chat window.
“Huh?”
Even Ji-an, who was focusing on reactions, was momentarily stunned by the flood of old-fashioned jokes in the chat that she had never seen in her previous broadcasts.
But the confusion was short-lived.
“Ahem! Now, everyone, stop fighting.”
As a seasoned professional broadcaster, she quickly regained her energy and spoke up.
While doing so, she casually glanced at the donation history.
Since her declaration of receiving payments earlier, numerous donations had poured in.
Amidst the active chat window, tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of donations had already poured in.
Moreover, the missions related to Kayas had accumulated to over a million won.
‘How much has been donated today?’
Roughly estimating, it was in the millions.
At this rate, it meant that today had been quite lucrative.
Ji-an subtly lifted the mood.
The boss battle must have just ended…
‘Black Oak has allowed it to be broken in the next broadcast.’
The main character of the axe-clearing mission, Black Oak.
He accepted the mission before breaking it, so technically, he should have completed the mission as a loser.
However, Black Oak, the one involved, left a message through a donation that it’s okay not to clear the mission today.
Therefore, it was fine to continue the mission in the next broadcast.
“Oppa. What should we do now?”
Jian asked Ido Hyuk.
Whether to continue playing or end the broadcast here.
-?
-We gotta beat the boss first
-What should we do?
-hahahahaha, he’s still around
-He’s a stubborn one;
-What’s with the sudden stubbornness?
-Already leaving? Not clearing it till the end?
-No sense;
The chat suddenly ignited with stubbornness.
But Jian had something to say.
“Already! We’ve been at it for 8 hours?! That’s way more than usual.”
Jian protested as if feeling unjust.
Her usual broadcasting time was only about 4-5 hours.
But today, she did double that.
Due to the unclear timing to stop, she ended up doing a few more hours than originally planned.
-What?
-Only 8 hours?
-Should do 18 hours
-True
-8 hours is nothing
Of course, viewers weren’t aware of Jian’s circumstances.
Just give us fun, show us fun, go to sleep when I turn off the Twitch – that was the usual stance of Twitch viewers.
To keep Jian from leaving, viewers started chatting vigorously.
-Stop babbling and play the game
-Loser, go go go
-Me
-Me
-Rock
-??
-Me
-Rock
A chat flood that would make any broadcaster flustered.
Jian, who usually kept things clean, was showing an unexpected reaction in her broadcast.
Most of the current viewers were not those who usually watched Jian’s broadcasts.
They were either drawn in through Black Oak or were newly curious about the broadcast that appeared at the top.
For them, Jian’s usual broadcast time was not something to be concerned about.
However, there was someone who wasn’t swayed by such tactics.
“Well, let’s call it a day here for today.”
It was Lee Dohyuk.
“I’m starting to lose focus too. Maybe it’s because this is my first time with VR, but I feel a bit nauseous.”
Lee Dohyuk said, pressing near his temples.
“Ah, dizzy.”
While saying he felt dizzy, he even staggered for a moment.
Of course, it was a blatant lie.
Lee Dohyuk, who had spent days and nights fighting extraterrestrial beings, wouldn’t be tired from just a few hours of playing a VR game.
– hahahaha
– Huh?
– (feeling nauseous) Cleared the boss in 5 minutes
– Dude, you really can’t act;
– Your tone sounds so fake hahahaha
In reality, the viewers didn’t believe Lee Dohyuk’s words.
It didn’t make sense for someone who had just shown such gameplay to feel nauseous.
But unlike what he did to Jian, the viewers didn’t grab onto Lee Dohyuk and accuse him of lying.
– Ah, that’s a shame
– Well… if you’re tired, there’s nothing you can do
– Falling for tricks
– So, you’re coming back tomorrow?
– Ah… I want to watch more
In the end, the relationship between the streamer and the viewers is a kind of master-servant relationship.
Of course, in most cases, the viewers are the masters, and the streamer is the servant.
From the viewers’ perspective, if they don’t like the streamer, they can simply find another broadcast to replace it.
But sometimes, that relationship gets twisted.
“Eh? Why is the reaction so different between me and my brother!”
That was the case right now.
– Are you the same as Dosen-sensei?
– Is there no conscience?
– Ah hahahaha if Dosen-sensei stops broadcasting because of this, we’ll be the only ones at a loss
– Seriously hahahaha
– Even if he’s not a streamer but a guest, if he stops broadcasting, we’re screwed
When the amusement provided by that streamer is irreplaceable.
Like Jianchu, a female streamer who is pretty, has the right amount of energy, and shows broadcasting fun with extreme gaming talent, is overflowing with twerk.
But streamers like Lee Dohyuk, who exude an overwhelmingly crazy physicality, are extremely rare.
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How many streamers could replicate the play Lee Dohyuk showed in [It Kills Two] today?
So, the fun that Idohyuk provides is a type of entertainment that cannot easily be found in other broadcasts.
In this situation, it’s only natural for the streamer to become the highlight.
“So, what time is Dohsen’s broadcast? Asking for the third time now.”
“I’m not a broadcaster, I’m a guest as a regular person.”
“We’re answering for the 30th time, damn.”
Even such a top-tier talent isn’t a streamer yet?
From the perspective of the seasoned veterans, the Tsubasa, it was a situation where one involuntarily felt a sense of admiration.
Being a fan of the legendary professional gamer Faker in the esports world wasn’t anything extraordinary, but watching Faker from his BJ (broadcast jockey) days was a matter of pride itself.
“All right! That’s it for today’s broadcast! Thank you all for watching. I’ll see you at the same time tomorrow. Remember, it’s when you part feeling regret that you truly want to see more, right?”
-Chuba
-Yeah, go sleep
-He’s really leaving;
-Oh, it’s boring!
As the chat room atmosphere calmed down a bit, Jian started the closing remarks.
Idohyuk also nodded politely in farewell.
“It was fun today. I’ll come back to finish what’s left next time.”
“Take care, hyung.”
-Bye bye
-Will hold my breath until you’re back
“Then, Chuba-!”
Click!
And so, the broadcast came to an end.
**
“This is driving me crazy. Who is this person really?”
Black Oak muttered to himself as he looked at the screen in front of him.
With the broadcast over, the screen now only displayed a black screen.
But the impact of it all lingered.
“What do you all think?”
What initially started as a one-day content to just take a look at had turned into something different.
After witnessing Idohyuk accept a jokingly suggested mission, it seemed like today was going to be a rather easy day for YouTube content, but that was all before…
-What the heck?
-He’s like a total madman
-Is that even possible?
It had now escalated beyond just that level.
YouTube content?
Of course, it was well done.
No, not just well done, it was done at a level of pure excellence.
[It Kills Two?! The emergence of a madly phenomenal physique!] Even attaching such a sensational headline would fully meet the expectations.
“That’s because it’s actually true.”
Black Oak had been a mid-level streamer surviving on Tworc for already three years.
Having watched numerous pro gamers and physically fit broadcasters, even from his perspective, he acknowledged that he was witnessing an unprecedented level of insane physicality.
And with that realization came a thought.
‘If he has this kind of physique in It Kills Two… What would he be like in other games?’
It Kills Two is, after all, a horror game.
Although it blends horror and action appropriately, its essence ultimately lies in horror.
The player’s physicality is not such a crucial element in the game.
Yet, Idohyuk shamelessly flaunted his physique in It Kills Two, showcasing insane gameplay.
‘…I’m not sure if calling it physicality is accurate.’
To be honest, it’s absurd to call it physicality.
Is he so adept at handling a double-headed axe regardless of what he does?
Rather than game physicality, isn’t he just skilled in combat?
It felt like he had actually wielded a double-headed axe and chopped down a few zombies.
Of course, that wouldn’t be possible.
Anyway.
‘What if he plays a different game?’
Not an action-packed game like It Kills Two.
If he were to play popular games like Legend League, Overwatch, or the Soul series, a cheat code in the streaming world, what kind of performance would he deliver?
‘At least a hit… No, it’s a surefire jackpot.’
The instincts of a Black Oak broadcaster continued to echo.
A lottery ticket that caught his eye by chance.
That lottery ticket was confirmed to be a first prize winner.
– He’d go crazy playing other games
– For real lol Let’s order Black Soul once
– Black Soul? Bahalla is more fitting Can’t handle a double-headed axe?
– Seems like he’d excel at anything lol
Just by looking at the viewers’ reactions, it was clear.
Black Oak quickly messaged his YouTube editor.
He instructed to cut and edit the content of the broadcast up to that point.
‘This one might rack up a lot of views.’
Black Oak boasts a whopping 430,000 subscribers as a YouTuber.
As a comprehensive game streamer, he attracted many subscribers by making trending games his main content.
However, unlike the over 400,000 subscriber count, the average views of videos uploaded in the past year barely reached around 50,000.
Sometimes, when things went well, they crossed 100,000 views, but that was extremely rare.
‘…It’s almost like a doomed YouTube.’
There were several reasons why Black Oak’s YouTube channel had become a doomed tube.
Firstly, due to the nature of lengthy playthroughs in various games, it was challenging to easily attract YouTube algorithms.
Also, since the channel attracted subscribers through watching games, rather than the channel itself, it was difficult to maintain views and algorithm support.
‘But can we expect something different this time?’
In other words, this video by Idohyuk might be a glimmer of hope for Black Oak’s doomed tube.
Perhaps, in the past year, he didn’t even imagine hitting over 200,000 views.
Moreover, each of Lee Dohyuk’s plays left no room for rejection, making it possible to extract at least 2-3 YouTube videos from just today’s broadcast alone.
Of course, there was something that needed to be done beforehand.
Tap, tap –
Sending a note to Jian, Black Oak.
Even if they had come to an agreement through the [It Kills Two] broadcast mission, if they intended to use it for YouTube, they needed permission.
Especially if Lee Dohyuk, a daily guest rather than a professional broadcaster, was to be the protagonist of the video.
“I mean… you have to accept the proposal. You’ve already spent a million won, so you’ll accept it, right? Won’t you? Should I have offered more?”
Moreover, apart from YouTube, there was something to ask Lee Dohyuk.
“Hmm. It’s a lottery ticket that’s confirmed to be a first prize winner, but…”
The issue was not just that only I knew about it.
If you looked closely, it was undoubtedly a first prize-winning lottery ticket that anyone would see.
I needed to act fast.