[Domestic Streamer Gallery]
<Action Mollu's fan just called the front desk and sent an email ㅇㅇ>
<Will this get attention? Titan protest email verification jpg.>
<Real-time chaos happening on the side gallery ㅋㅋㅋㅋ>
[Titan Underlock Gallery]
<From now on, this place will be occupied by Mollu fans>
<Get out, you bastards>
<What's going on in a second-rate pro team gallery with no people?>
[Eo War League Gallery]
<Titan Underlock << If this is a club that seriously needs to disappear, thumbs down ㅋㅋ>
<Kyung-tae, hurry up and apologize to Mollu ㅇㅇ if you don’t want to d*e>
<Did Park Kyung-tae mess up again?>
<So who the hell is Mollu, you nerds?>
[teamtitanunderlock Instagram]
Players are practicing hard today~ Let’s move up to the first division this year~
Park Kyung-tae resign now: Is this the team where the owner is trash?
Titanfan: Had a chance to rebuild the team and move up to the first division… Did you really want to make money that badly? ^^
Platanus: Why are there so many bad comments;; What’s going on?
eeff1145: It’s sad for the players that are in this team.
“The owner is receiving a flood of protest calls and emails. How should we respond?”
“There are reporters outside. They all came to meet the owner.”
“I’ll take my leave now. Thank you for your hard work, owner.”
Park Kyung-tae, with a scrunched-up face, roughly threw the items on the desk.
“d*mn it, d*mn it! What the hell!”
Crash-!
The beautifully crafted glass nameplate that was entrusted to the artisan shattered as it hit the floor.
He was breathing roughly, unable to contain his frustration.
“Owner, I-.”
“What the hell do you want again!”
“It’s the association president on the phone.”
In an instant, Park Kyung-tae’s face turned pale as he took the phone handed to him by his secretary with trembling hands.
A deep, heavy voice came from the other end of the line.
-Park Kyung-tae, the owner.
“Yes, yes… Association president.”
-Huh… Kyung-tae.
Park Kyung-tae squeezed his eyes shut at the sound of the president’s sigh coming through the phone.
-Just staying quiet… is that so difficult?
“I-I’m sorry. That wasn’t my intention.”
-You were given a few businesses to manage, and you should be satisfied with that… Why do you keep stirring up trouble?
He had never had a talent for business from the start.
Even that was handed down to him intentionally in the hope of causing a minor disruption, as the businesses were mostly non-mainstream.
“Just one more… please give me one more chance, Father.”
-Because of you, a few people’s heads might roll here. How can you still be so oblivious…!
“Ah…”
-Pack your things and get ready. Go down to the provinces until things calm down.
Park Kyung-tae was left in despair, tearing at his hair.
It was too enormous a situation to be said to have arisen from just one streamer.
Someone witnessing this scene might think that the streamer had a huge subscriber count or was a celebrity halfway in the entertainment industry.
However, she had just crossed 100,000 subscribers and her average live viewers were over 20,000—quite a lot domestically, but not that impressive globally by any standard.
So how did this situation escalate to such proportions?
It was largely due to the unwanted help from outside.
-E-sports fans are furious over the Titan Underlock incident. The Gaya Ilbo conducted an in-depth report.
Due to Eo War’s excellent gameplay and the number of players enjoying it, the Eo War League had naturally spread beyond domestic shores to a global scale.
With the league being so large, it was only natural that its fans would also be numerous, and their anger fueled by the events between Mollu and the Titan club was central to this incident.
Park Kyung-tae’s judgment was only half-right.
Mollu had the potential to be a beloved star. He recognized that very well.
However, it was he who had cut open the belly of the goose that laid the golden eggs, so it was ultimately his own doing.
E-sports fans were enraged by the news of losing a skilled and beautiful female pro gamer.
They blamed him for driving out a player guaranteed to be a star simply due to his own greed, which eventually led to dissatisfaction with the domestic Eo War League.
[The team that was in the first division until last season is in this state. There’s no future for the domestic league.]
[This is why players go overseas ㅋㅋ They don’t pay well and treat players like garbage. Why stay in the domestic league?]
[Patriotism is nonsense, get the conditions right and then force patriotism, please.]
Snowball.
The snowball rolls and rolls.
The incident sparked by Mollu did not only affect Park Kyung-tae.
As a result of overall criticism of the domestic league by e-sports fans, a comprehensive investigation took place revealing hidden corruption.
Several individuals within the E-sports Game Association were forced to take responsibility and resign in a major incident that concluded the matter.
*
“Seems like things have gotten huge…”
Waking up to a changed world.
This felt oddly common, but this time the scale of the incident was so monumental that it truly felt like the world had changed.
I turned on the broadcast, searched for information about the incident, and chatted with the viewers.
[Does Mollu look like a Joss? ㅋㅋ If you mess with us, you’re done.]
[Did the Mollu fandom have this kind of power? Is this… Molluhwang?]
[Don’t worry about those things, we’ll handle it ^^]
[Ugh… That upper layer reeks of Yuksu.]
[Isn’t it weird that Yuksu doesn’t work? How can you have that face?]
[Let’s just be thankful she’s turned on the cam again today, guys.]
[Mollu, she is my light, salt, oxygen, water, gem, love.]
[Just Molluhwang…]
“The ratio of bad comments in the chat has increased excessively…
In the past, normal chat was 50%, mischievous banter was 30%, and badmouthing was 20%.
Now it feels like badmouthing has climbed to 80%, and mischievous banter has dropped to 20%.
All the normal chat has turned into thoughtless attacks against me.
What should I do about this… I thought, yet…
Like the chat says, if this face was encountered for the first time, it might be understandable.
In the end, I thought the solution was to take time for people to get used to my face.
That was the reason I clicked the cam after much contemplation today.
<JustMolluhwang donated 100,000 won!>
-Please turn on the cam a bit more. ^^ It’s too small and I can’t see.
“Ah… I’m sorry. If it’s another request, I’d gladly comply, but I’m just a bit shy right now…”
Donations openly expressing a desire to see my face had become quite numerous lately.
Every time, I felt the pressure and made it a point to refuse, becoming a part of my daily life.
<JustMolluhwang donated 100,000 won!>
-Oh no… I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable. Lately, maybe I’m aging but my vision is getting blurry. This is a broadcast that my daughter often watches… She’s about your age and looks pretty, so I wanted to see you once.
“Whoa.”
[You’re not going to accommodate that? ㅋㅋ The gallery owner’s character level;]
[That’s just downright malicious. Mollu!]
[Just once… they spent 200,000 won, how pitiful.]
[You believe that? You’re really naive.]
[Think about it, what if your mom donated? ㅇㅇ Would such words come up?]
[Why is my mom involved, you j*rk?]
[The flustered moderator with big eyes is cute.]
[That’s why ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It could be a cosplay surprise.]
I swallowed nervously at the thought.
As some viewers pointed out, it could be a highly advanced disguise aimed at provoking a reaction from me, but it was still a possibility with some weight to it.
My broadcast had seen a recent surge in incoming viewers.
Curious about the demographics and age ranges of the new influx, I had conducted a brief survey.
The results showed a wide distribution from teens to those in their 50s.
Of course, the largest groups were the teens and 20s, followed by 30s, 40s, and then 50s.
That meant there were indeed viewer segments that included people old enough to be my parents.
If the person who sent that donation really had a daughter my age, and if they began watching my broadcast to relate to her, and found warmth while seeing parallels between her and me…
“No, wait, I’ll turn on the cam for you. Just for a moment.”
Ignoring it would likely result in me obsessing over it afterward, so I decided to accommodate the request.
[Fwip fwip fwip]
[Wow, they actually accommodated that, what a sweet deal ㅋㅋㅋ]
[What a generous reaction!]
[Look at how the owner rolls her eyes, so cute.]
[It’s still just day two for the cam, there’s bound to be awkwardness.]
“Ugh… Is this enough? You’ve seen a lot, right?!”
Saying that, I shrunk the cam view again.
The viewers, who usually would be clamoring, seemed to be satisfied this time, perhaps because I had extended the time a bit.
As my ears turned hot, I picked one chat saying it was cute and temporarily blocked it.
<JustMolluhwang donated 100,000 won!>
-I enjoyed it. This channel seems to have great reaction quality. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
“Oh…?”
The immediate donation was enough to shatter my illusions.
[See, I told you it was a lie ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[The streamer is surprisingly innocent in this regard.]
[Look at those eyes, so cute.]
[Ah ㅋㅋ Parents as a cheat code is recognized.]
[Mollu understands the human heart… now she knows.]
“Y-yeah…”
I continued peacefully with the broadcast while banning a few viewers teasing me.
