Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

 
Mark 2’s “Annyeonghasalbeop” and the Silent Swordsman’s “Annyeonghasalbeop counterattack.”
This bizarre greeting was captured on camera when Lee So-hye attempted to record the Silent Swordsman’s scolding of Mark 2, but ended up unintentionally capturing it.
“Ugh, I don’t know what to do with this. Anyway, I have no content to present this time…”
"Give me that!! Give me that video!!!"
“...Annyeonghasalbeop? Really?”
 

Lee So-hye couldn’t understand why an editor would want such a video, but editing the video for Vtube wasn’t her job; it was the editor’s.
She handed over the video without much thought, then made a mental note to avoid interfering in other people's private lives from now on, and finished her day’s work.
The next day came.
“Annyeonghasalbeop!!”
“Heh, a 720-degree spin as soon as the greeting starts! Truly, as expected of the legendary Lightning Man. But I can do a 1080-degree spin!!”
“What?!”
“Uoooh, Annyeonghasalbeop counterattack!!”
“Amazing. I acknowledge your greeting!”
A strange upgrade to the Annyeonghasalbeop greeting trend blew through the Haenampa faction.

“What are you guys doing?”
“Ah, it’s the manager! Annyeonghasalbeop!!”
Lee So-hye couldn’t suppress her natural disgust for geeks, her face contorting.
Lightning Man, who had eagerly followed the latest trend, now looked awkward.
The sharp-witted Lightning Man tried to distance himself, but the ugly-looking Cactus Man, who was sincere in everything, couldn’t adapt to the meme, no matter how much he tried.
“You can’t even perform the Annyeonghasalbeop counterattack, our manager doesn’t even know how to greet! A weak human who hasn’t learned the etiquette of the East Asian kingdom!”
“Be quiet. Unless you want me to whip you with my whip.”

The threatening sound of the whip made Cactus Man close his mouth with an expression of injustice, though Lightning Man had started it.
Unlike Lightning Man, who knew when to strike and retreat, Cactus Man, lacking in social cues, failed to gauge the right timing to disengage.
“What’s all this fuss about? I’ve seen Annyeonghasalbeop five times at the front gate.”
“Didn’t you watch the video?”
“We followed this after seeing it, too.”
Lightning Man showed a real-time video list on Vtube.
Surprisingly, the second-highest ranking thumbnail was one the viewers were familiar with.

A still of the Silent Swordsman sitting with Mark 2 striking a bold pose in front of her, with the words "Annyeonghasalbeop" in large bold letters.
If you could resist clicking on this bizarre thumbnail, you might as well be hailed for your patience.
“Wait, did you post this on Vtube?”
The angle was amazing.
Not knowing which angle would look best, the editor filmed it in a 360-degree, multi-dimensional mode, and the editor captured the perfect angle.
From a low-angle shot on the left side, looking up from below, the Silent Swordsman appeared large on screen.
In front of her, little Mark 2 struck the Annyeonghasalbeop pose.

Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
‘Ah, I bet it was suffocating back then.’
They even managed to replicate the eerie silence of a ticking clock during that moment of tension!
In that suspenseful atmosphere, where it felt like something would snap any second, the Silent Swordsman suddenly realized something.
The mood shifted drastically, and the Annyeonghasalbeop counterattack unfolded.

Coughing loudly.
The video ended with Lee So-hye’s embarrassed cough.
However, this was not the only thing the Annyeonghasalbeop video reached the top for on Vtube’s popular list.
“The start was with this, but the trend began with the edited version after this.”
Lightning Man clicked on the number one trending video.

Mark 2 and the Silent Swordsman.
The same confrontation pose.
But this time, it was different.
With grand BGM and exciting sound effects, the scene resembled a cinematic boss fight with a dramatic confrontation angle.
“Annyeonghasal-”

As she began her greeting and struck the pose, Mark 2 showcased her rare skills seen in the Vtube broadcast, performing a dramatic series of slashes.
“-beop!”
The Annyeonghasalbeop greeting turned into something unrecognizable, now including displays of Mark 2’s battle power in between greetings!
With the overwhelming low-angle view from below, the expressions of the Silent Swordsman and Mark 2 alternated several times.

Boom!
The paper torn by the Silent Swordsman as she performed the Annyeonghasalbeop pose.
The cutscene split, and the tense swordplay from the earlier battle with the half-beast was shown in rapid succession, a relentless storm of attacks for five seconds.
Clink!

The sound of the sword being sheathed and the original cut returned.
The piece of paper landed in the Silent Swordsman’s hands.
[Annyeonghasalbeop counterattack]
The same video, but with the added confrontation and action scenes, the editor’s dedicated touch made it clear why it was ranked number one in real-time views.

“Wow. Look at this. Isn’t it cool?”
“It’s pretty cool, yeah.”
“Right?”
Cactus Man made a frustrated face.
Why am I the only one being mocked?
“The key is, if you add action to Annyeonghasalbeop, the person receiving the greeting should perform an even more dramatic action. It’s a greeting that displays both parties’ power in full.”
“It sounds like greeting someone with that is really hard. I might just live without any manners.”
“Haha. That’s a shame. I was curious about your martial arts skills, manager.”

Lightning Man casually chatted with Lee So-hye, acting like an insider, while Cactus Man, deeply hurt, seethed inwardly.
“Ugh!”
“Why’s he acting like that?”
“Let’s not say too much. He may act like that, but he’s actually a very kind and gentle person.”
“Who says that? He just ran away crying.”
Other people would think I’m bullying him.
Annoyed by the situation, Lee So-hye clicked her tongue.

 
Lee So-hye asked Ha Eung Eung.
“This greeting trend is popular. Do you know about it?”
[Do you want to try greeting with a whip?]
“…I don’t really want to do that.”
As expected of a training enthusiast, Ha Eung Eung immediately began preparing for the Annyeonghasalbeop training again.

“Isn’t this a bit too violent?”
[You do have a point. There are times when you’d want to receive a greeting.]
When someone is feeling unwell or isn’t in the mood to return the greeting, initiating the Annyeonghasalbeop and receiving a martial arts action can be quite embarrassing, especially if ignored.
Ha Eung Eung felt some sympathy for Cactus Man, who had been pitied by the insiders’ culture.
She realized there might be a solution for the poor outsiders, who had fallen victim to the trend.
[Then let’s do this.]

The core of the Annyeonghasalbeop greeting was mutual consent.
To confirm the agreement, Ha Eung Eung added a new phrase.
[If you want to add action, say Annyeonghasalbeop action, and if you want to accept the action, say Annyeonghasalbeop action counterattack.]
“Oh. That sounds good.”
[If you don’t want to accept the action or want to avoid performing it, just say Annyeonghasalbeop no action, Annyeonghasalbeop no action counterattack.]
An emergency solution was found to prevent the Annyeonghasalbeop action from being abused by the countless outsiders!
While Lee So-hye thought it was a clever solution, she wondered if it was necessary to go this far.

‘This forced trend will probably disappear within a month, right? Whether it’s action or not, I bet no one will use it after a month.’
If she got the same reaction, wouldn’t people like Cactus Man, who are truly into Annyeonghasalbeop action, get hurt twice?
Worried about this, Lee So-hye realized something important.
‘Well, it doesn’t really concern me, does it?’

It’s not my business, so why should I care!
“Then, should I send this to the editor too?”
The video containing the violent use of Annyeonghasalbeop, the action no-action options, and counterattack variations was sent to the editor.
Three videos from the Silent Swordsman’s Vtube channel, all surpassing 100 million views for Annyeonghasalbeop!

Why are you telling me to do half-beast?
What have you been doing if not playing games? Doing the Annyeonghasalbeop action counterattack
Rehab treatment, huh
Hahaha, if it’s rehab, I guess it’s okay
Who does rehab like this?
Martial artist rehab
Martial artists really have extreme jobs, ha ha
Where can I do the Annyeonghasalbeop action counterattack?
Haenampa
I’m signing up for Haenampa’s training to do the Annyeonghasalbeop action counterattack
New disciple, haha
The executioners must be pissed with this weird person joining
Is there a way for busy office workers to do it too?
Throw your resignation letter at your boss while shouting Annyeonghasalbeop resignation action
Doing Annyeonghasalbeop will lead straight to the afterlife
Hahaha
Just go to the guesthouse
Oh
This is it
I thought the guesthouse was just another useless concept café, but it’s got some use now
If it’s the only café in the country where you can do Annyeonghasalbeop action, I’m going there for sure haha
 
Though the correct culture had settled in, the overwhelming desire of people wanting to do the Annyeonghasalbeop action led to an unexpected rush to the guesthouse.
After the cooking competition victory, the pressure on In Geumsu, who was managing the guesthouse, was unbearable.