Chapter 6: Turning Enemies into Friends

[Broadcast has started.]

I turned on my second broadcast two days after my first adventure.

I had already spent some time getting equipment with my limited funds.

It’s not like I bought anything amazing, just a decent tent.

As I had promised Lena-nim last time, I wanted to stay in Pangea for a good while this time.
At least for 2-3 days.

“When will they come…?”

Before starting today’s fully prepared adventure, I first waited for a viewer to arrive.

‘It’ll be just one, right?’

I was eagerly waiting for that one designated person, Lena-nim, to arrive quickly.

[Lenalenalena-nim has entered the broadcast.]

Fortunately, as if she hadn’t forgotten her promise to me, Lena logged in faster than I expected.

This saved me some trouble.
If she hadn’t come, I might have had to go find her myself.

“Lena-nim, you came again. Hello.”

[hihi]

“Alright, shall we get going today?”

I stood up from my seat and did some good stretches.
Listening to the satisfying sound of my bones cracking, I walked towards the hole.

“Huh?”

But something was strange.

Even though Lena hadn’t typed much, the chat window started filling up.

[OO-nim has entered the broadcast.]
[Nasemaegang-nim has entered the broadcast.]
.
.
.
[Gijonssaeaniyogo-nim has entered the broadcast.]

A rush of viewers, for reasons I couldn’t understand, was continuing.

It was such a huge rush that I had the delusional thought that the server might crash due to lag.

And the final number that was displayed was—

[Current viewers: 28]

It was an overwhelming career high, an increase of nearly 30 times from the beginning.

“Welcome, our new viewers. You’ve come at a great time.”

[Fake fake fake fake fake fake]
[Where is this place again…?]
[I heard there was a crazy b*tch here.]
[Is this the broadcast where they teach CG?]

Despite my polite greeting, they were typing chats that were as incomprehensible as their entrance.

‘What on earth are they talking about? Why the sudden talk of faking?’

I was bewildered by the flood of groundless accusations, but there was still a single ray of light.

[Weren’t you the one who posted on Mos-gall?]

It was Lena-nim’s chat.

Mos-gall… ah! I remembered.

After seeing Sena’s broadcast become a popular post, I remembered uploading the video of my fall.

I seemed to have received a notification, but I also recalled deleting it because I was too lazy to deal with anything due to my morning fatigue.

“Everyone, just a moment…”

[If you’re going to come with a prepared apology script, at least memorize it lol.]
[That’s how all the nobodies are.]
[Downfall downfall downfall]

Tap tap tap, I quickly moved my fingers and logged into the community.
Then I checked the post I had written.

“Huh?”

At the reality I was faced with, I had no choice but to rub my eyes.

The number of upvotes was a whopping 158.
There were about 30 downvotes, but it was still at the top of the popular posts.

‘Did the AI’s clickbait work? Or was the video really that good?’

With the corners of my mouth slowly starting to rise, I read the comments.

-Is this real…?
ㄴ There’s a video, how can it be fake?
-Fck, it’s obviously just AI. And a nobody with 0 average viewers? Let’s take her down~
ㄴ You’re bored, you picked a good one.
ㄴ For real, the average nobody lol. The use of a fake view bot is perfect.
ㄴ Hey, stop it.
ㄴ I’ve got my popcorn ready.
ㄴ Anyone can see it’s just a composite of Sena’s video lol.
ㄴ But the speed is a bit different? This one is fcking fast, unlike Sena’s.
-The crash at the end is f*cking lol, isn’t she just dead?
ㄴ For real, that’s what makes it so obviously fake.
-The cinematography is excellent. The story underestimates the viewers.
ㄴ What nonsense is this?
-Streamer-nim, this won’t make me watch your broadcast lol.
-Mod, weren’t you supposed to delete these kinds of fake posts? Why aren’t you deleting it?
ㄴ Ahem! Selective application of the rules!

The comments were as endless as the number of upvotes.

I’d say it was at least 4-5 pages.
Though the latter half was practically meaningless spam.

“Okay. So everyone came after seeing the Mos-gall post.”

[lol]
[Are you going for the ‘commit first, apologize later’ meta?]
[Do you admit to using a fake view bot?]

-OO-nim has donated 100 won!-
《You posted that, right? Let’s be honest.》

“What? I wonder. Maybe I did, maybe I didn’t.”

[lol]
[Straight to playing dumb.]

The chats were generally hostile.
To be precise… it was like they were looking at a toy they wanted to break.

Most of them thought the video I had posted was well-edited.

Since they were bored, they had all swarmed in like this to bury me.

[Why don’t you just show them you jumping?]

At least one person.
Lena-nim was the only ray of light who knew of my innocence.

What foolish people they were.

A knight is a being who speaks no lies and lives a life of integrity.

But this was also something I had to endure.

To embrace and nurture them, to make them be reborn as my fans, was the justice and romance of a knight.

“Alright, everyone. Thanks for coming anyway. Let’s start today’s adventure.”

I strode confidently towards the hole and stuck my head into its giant maw.

“Wow… it’s still really high, looking at it again.”

[Oh, f*ck;]
[It’s not too late, go for the dogeza.]
[You can’t jump, can you? You can’t jump, can you? You can’t jump, can you?]

The chats, which were now practically spam, started pouring in.
It seemed to have become a hot topic, as the attention of the surrounding adventurers was also focused on me.

I savored it and turned around.

[Cowardly runner, pfft. Knew it.]
[That’s what you get from a nobody.]

I ignored them, who were sneering without knowing my grand plan, and spread my arms wide.

And—

[??????????]
[???]
[Let’s gooo~]
[Huh???]

Without hesitation, I entrusted my body to the air.

---

Sena’s tension was extremely high.

Although she had suffered from the aftereffects of the fall for two whole days, and had broken an expensive parachute…

It was all fine.

[I tried falling directly into Pangea.]

The video she had edited of her fall was a huge hit.
It had also landed stably on the real-time popular videos chart.

At least 2 million… since it was a video that didn’t require much language, considering the influx of foreigners, it could even exceed 5 million.

It was a foolish, life-risking attempt, but the result was good, so it was all that mattered.

-Click.

Today happened to be her regular day off.
Sena had been on the community almost all day.

She indulged in all the posts about herself, and even communicated with people using a secondary account she had made sometime ago.

Then, suddenly.

[(Live) The nobody who used a fake view bot started streaming lol.] [Author: OO]

She’s not going to jump anyway, so everyone go watch.

-lol if you’re going to snipe, use your main account.
ㄴ It’s a throwaway account, so you have no fear~
ㄴ For real, 0 posts, so transparent lol.
-Wow, for real, so scary.
ㄴ It’s just a normal Mos-gall.
-Give me the link.
ㄴ Wait.

She saw a post related to the streamer Rea.

“Hmm…”

Sena was also one of the people who had doubts.

Whether the uploaded video was real without editing.
And whether Rea was the person who had jumped bare-bodied.

As if possessed, she clicked the link and entered Rea’s broadcast.

---

“Hee-ya… this is nice.”

I was maintaining the same posture I had when I fell.
Meaning, I was lying down, using the sky as my bed.

The air fiercely resisted my fall, and that repulsion provided me with the ultimate comfort.

[Sh*t, what am I watching.]
[It’s just a recording lol, fooled again.]

“What do you mean a recording? I’m communicating with you all in real-time with such sincerity.”

[Just open your parachute already.]

“I don’t have one?”

[??]
[?]
[Are you perhaps a su*cide wannabe.]

“Hey, didn’t you all come after seeing that post?”

[Why the f*ck was that real..]
[I did see it, but ah lol.]
[Yeah, I don’t believe you. It’s fake anyway, cya.]

Disbelief.
Bewilderment.
Various other emotions.
The reactions of the viewers were thrillingly delicious.

Of course, there were still weaklings who couldn’t let go of their opinion that they were right.

I decided to serve them a special course.

-Shoooo! Shoooo!

I started to spin my body at high speed in mid-air.

Forward.
Backward.
Sometimes sideways in circles.

My vision began to rotate violently, as if I were on a centrifuge at an ancient playground.
So much so that it was impossible to think it was a video created by editing.

-Nasenajjang-nim has donated 100 won!-

《Please stop ㅠㅠ I’m going to puke》

“Do you all believe it’s real now?”

[I believe… Amen.]
[Bleeeargh.]
[Stop it, you 10-year-old.]

The viewers who were shouting violently.
At that, I burst out laughing and stopped spinning.

The broadcast screen, which had become calm, began to show a beautiful scene.

I could see the red moon rising in the distance, and the bluish sun was setting, dyeing the sky with a unique light.

“How is it? Isn’t it beautiful?”

[lol aren’t you scared?]
[Sh*t, this is insane.]

-Lenalenalena-nim has donated 100 won!-

《The original is just so much better.》

[For real, watching it again, Sena’s is so bland lol.]
[Still, there was some romance in going slowly…]
[That’s what all the copycats do~]

There were no longer anyone who doubted or tried to torment me.
Already deeply impressed by me, they were already looking forward to the next dose of dopamine.

“Everyone, get ready now.”

[For what?]
[??]

“What do you mean? For the fall, of course.”

Before I knew it, I was at eye level with the tall trees.
I took a deep breath in preparation for the coming impact.

-KRAKAKA-BOOM!!!

A deafening roar that tore through the eardrums spread far and wide, and another crater was formed in Pangea.

Of course, I was fine.
After dusting off the dirt from my clothes, I asked the viewers.

“Phew… Are you all okay?”

[Does this really make sense lol.]
[Was physical enhancement this possible..?]
[She’s not human..]

“Then, from now on, as everyone has been looking forward to…! I’ll start today’s adventure.”