It’s not that kind of malicious broadcast

『Author: CravingWarmAmericano(👑)』

『Title: Hello. Notice for Streaming & G-Tube.』

『Hello,

This is CravingWarmAmericano(Challenger). How about writing the tier in parentheses next to the user ID from now on?

Personally, I think it can help prevent many disputes in advance.

What do you think? I look forward to hearing your opinions. I always listen carefully to perceptive feedback.

I have also checked many of your opinions regarding G-Tube. I am currently considering them, and I will inform you once a decision is made.

Today’s broadcast will start in 30 minutes, at 7 PM. I plan to have an interview on Arc’s broadcast, so please tune in.

Thank you always.

Sincerely,

CravingWarmAmericano(Challenger)』

– ???

– 30 minutes later?

– ㄴ Seriously, unbelievable;

– “Why are you announcing this now?”

– “Arc announced it just 3 hours ago too, seems like it was decided last minute?”

– “Then why is there a 3-hour difference?”

– “Could it be the time difference?”

– “Everyone, please add your tier next to your comments (Challenger).”

– “Seriously, please stop this nonsense, sir (Silver).”

– “Wow…all of a sudden, it looks really pathetic (Diamond).”

– “Right, just ‘no backseat gaming’ would be enough (Platinum).”

– “The effect is certain;”

– “So, are you not going to broadcast? (King-Lords)”

– “Use the time you’d spend watching the broadcast to rank up (Gold).”

– “?? Even Bronze players speak Korean…didn’t know that (Platinum).”

– “Why is the broadcaster leading the tier segregation…?”

The reaction to the announcement was not as bad as expected. At least there did not seem to be any signs of protest. This level of success might be considered a major achievement.

Indeed, many people seemed satisfied just to be informed about the broadcast schedule.

On the other hand… if the original planned announcement had been posted, it might have caused another uproar.

Should I say it was fortunate…

I checked the microphone settings and cleared all the distractions in front of me.

Since I might unconsciously reach for something while focusing on the interview, it was a safety measure.

Still, the drowsiness I had felt earlier had mostly worn off. Perhaps it was thanks to the short nap I had taken. It felt just right… just right. I definitely should not be driving though.

My mood is quite good.

A celebratory toast… I would like to claim that a glass of beer was just a carbonated drink, but a promise was a promise.

I decided not to drink.

With a soft sigh, I sat down at the empty desk.

… Come to think of it, there didn’t seem to be any other promises I had made.

I would just answer candidly, whatever thoughts came to mind.

“Otherwise, she would have said something.”

* * * *

7:00 PM.

After one last check of the broadcast settings, it was time to start the broadcast. Even though Arc hated jumping the gun, she couldn’t help but expect a considerable number of viewers.

In just four hours since the announcement was posted, voluntary promotions were already taking place across various KoK communities. Indeed, right now, Lee Yena was the very epicenter of attention.

The thought that this might be another opportunity to soar made Arc’s heart pound strongly.

“If you can just prevent any unexpected situations, you’re good. You can do this, Jinhee. You can.”

Honestly, she wanted to script everything to eliminate variables. If she could rely on people to follow the script, she would have done so, but—

“I’d be lucky if it didn’t backfire.”

She could almost hear her voice laughing, “Oh. Right. The script said to do it this way.”

With a shake of her head, Arc dismissed the unwanted thoughts. She adjusted her outfit once more while checking her reflection on the camera.

“My makeup looks great today.”

After wiping her forehead and nose with blotting paper, she had completed all the preparations she could. Before hesitation could grow any further, she boldly pressed the start broadcast button.

– “Tr-ha~ Tr-ha~ Aha~”

– “Arc, hi~”

– “Aha~”

– “Aha~”

– “A big one is coming ㄷㄷㄷㄷ”

“Everyone, thank you for coming to the broadcast today. I will post the announcement first!”

Raising her energy to the maximum, she smiled brightly and greeted the camera.

Even while she was briefly adjusting for the announcement, the number of viewers was surging to the extent that the change was noticeable in real-time.

As always with any trending broadcast, there was bound to be a considerable amount of trolling mixed in—but the attention was worth enduring the agitation.

With the sound of typing, the phrase 『Part 1 – GetDevoured (CravingWarmAmericano) Interview』 appeared next to 『Immediate permanent ban for crossing the line in donations / chats』 on the top of the screen.

– “I must insist once again, today we have a guest, so please, chat nicely and keep it appropriate.”

– “Isn’t the guest the one who usually doesn’t keep it appropriate?”

– “The person with a very wavy line?”

– ‘You’ve been hit, so can we beat you up a bit too?’

– ‘King Devoured! God Devoured! Emperor Devoured!’

– ‘Turn on your broadcast, you nerd! Turn on your broadcast, you nerd! Turn on your broadcast, you nerd! Turn on your broadcast, you nerd! Turn on your broadcast, you nerd! Turn on your broadcast, you nerd! Turn on your broadcast, you nerd!’

『Temporary ban message removed』

『『Manager』 Please refrain from spamming』

“Oh, I’ll be the one to beat you up. I’ll ban you even if you watch the replay later, so be careful everyone. We’re going tight from now on.”

『ㅇLOL ㅇLOL』

– ‘Trust us!’

– ‘Oh LOL! When have we ever chatted badly?’

– ‘Good thoughts, good heart, good thoughts, good heart, good thoughts, good heart, good chest! LOLLOL BANG LOLLOL’

『Temporary ban message removed』

The atmosphere finally settled as the aggressive troublemakers who hastily caused chaos were quickly purged, and the rapidly rising chat slowed down a bit.

Arc clapped her hands to change the atmosphere and skillfully began the broadcast.

“Okay then, today’s interview subject. A person who’s been making headlines. For now, we’ll call them ‘CravingWarmAmericano’. I’m sure most of you are familiar with them, right? Naturally, we’ll be probing into why they chose that username as well. Honestly, it’s been too long.”

『LOLOLOL LOLOLOL LOLOLOL LOLOLOL That should definitely be the first question』

『Arc herself called them CravingWarmAmericano in the announcement…』

『CravingWarmAmericano is a legend?』

– Message temporarily blocked and deleted.

『I want to drink Arc too』

– Message temporarily blocked and deleted.

『ArkArk…』

“For those who might not know, our editor ArcTube has prepared a simple PPT. I only confirmed the draft, so this final version is new to me as well… Now, let’s open it.”

The first slide of the simple yet elegant PPT had a short video attached to it.

『LOLOLOL LOLOLOL LOLOLOL Oh, this!』

『I remember this, lOLOLOL』

“Did that rogue really say that?”

“If it’s from that broadcast clip, then that’s awesome.”

“Time for a review.”

An edited video of herself crying out in frustration after being repeatedly sniped by Lee Yena and her teammates continuously trolling resulted in a series of losses.

She wondered if this was the video that went viral on G-Tube, and it seemed it had been newly edited.

The video zoomed in on the ‘GetDevoured’ username floating above the rogue’s head, and then her own tear-streaked face crying was kindly given a close-up shot. Even in slow motion.

With a convulsive smile, Arc said, “I guess I need to have a word with ArcTube later. Anyway, yes! As you can see, honestly, it wasn’t a good relationship even at the beginning. I thought she was a crazy person every time we met in games.”

-Click.

The next slide appeared.

The video continued seamlessly with everything from the almost-forced interview during the promotion match, the conversations that promised a future meeting, to the duo broadcast on the first broadcast of ‘GetDevoured’.

Perfectly concise explanations and highlights were appropriately edited in.

The summary was so perfect that no further commentary was needed.

‘… Does she have a thing for me?’

‘Why is the quality of the materials so high? LOLOLOL LOL’”

“‘Reveal your ArcTube forum ID’”

“‘Look at the quality LOLOLOL’”

“‘I predict Rogue Revival Movement Member’”

“‘The enemy is within ㄷㄷ’”

“So! As you have seen, this user is actually quite rare. A rogue challenger is already uncommon, but the first female rogue main challenger? This is something we can’t ignore. They say even a bad connection is a connection, so we’ve invited her for an interview! Hello, CravingWarmAmericano-nim!”

Finally, it was time to start the in-depth interview.

‘Please, let this go smoothly, please…….’

Controlling the mouse while calming the tension that welled up in a corner of my heart, a familiar voice soon echoed through the speakers.

“Hello, Arc-nim. I am CravingWarmAmerican.”

“‘Wow, that voice’”

“‘Is that her real voice?’”

“‘Her voice is insane’”

“‘Voice melting……’”

『Ooh la la』

『Pya Pya』

“How was the introductory video? Did you enjoy it?”

Despite asking with anxiety-

《Yes. It must have been difficult to make. Thank you.》

Fortunately, the response was a coherent voice and a normal answer. As promised, she didn’t seem to be drunk. Even though she had quietly replied ‘from now on’ to her emphatic request.

“Oh, thank you! Our ArcTube will be pleased. Well then, let’s not delay any longer, and start with the first question that everyone is anticipating!”

Feeling at ease in real-time, Arc felt her stiffening shoulders relax. Not just her shoulders. Her mouth too was beginning to loosen up. It felt like one of those typical days when the broadcast went smoothly.

The setting was perfect, her makeup was done just right, her tongue moved smoothly, the prepared content proceeded exactly as planned, and the viewers reacted enthusiastically.

In other words-

It felt like a really lucky day.

TL’s Corner:

What riot will the MC cause?