Chapter 7: It’ll Go Viral. Someday.

-Nasenajjang-nim has donated 100 won!-

《So what kind of adventure is it? Are you going to catch a special monster or something?》

“Ah, thank you, Nasenajjang-nim. You’ve already donated 200 won. I’ll be counting on you in the future.”

[Immediately acts like a money-grubber for 200 won ㄷㄷㄷ]
[lol]

“Hey, isn’t it obvious, everyone? This person is running for number one on my broadcast’s donation ranking, so they deserve this kind of treatment.”

[lol]
[Number one is important, after all~]

“Anyway, today we’re… Ah, rather than me explaining it myself, I’ll have our Lena-nim tell you directly.”

[Who the fck is that, you crazy btch?]
[?]
[Was this a collab? I’ve never heard of Lena.]

At my words, the viewers started chattering among themselves. Who is Lena, another nobody I know, no, it’s a secondary account of a famous streamer, and so on…

Anyway, people are always like that.
I’m the same, but they’re a species that always wants to talk about themselves.

“Alright, alright, everyone, stop your useless deductions and just listen to my explanation.”

[A nobody talking back to a viewer?]
[(Unbelievable~ emoticon)]
[lol]

“Lena-nim is a devoted viewer who has been watching since my very first broadcast. There’s no one who knows my broadcast better than Lena-nim.”

[ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[First broadcast (this is the 2nd one) lol]
[Damn, what’s with the public shaming;]
[Wow, I’m so jealous.]

“Everyone, focus! Lena-nim is about to type in the chat, so everyone please be quiet!”

Whether they understood my meaning or not, chats like ‘shh’ or ‘quiet’ started pouring in.
Amidst that chaos, Lena steadfastly followed my instructions.

[There’s nothing special about this broadcast. It’s just walking north.]

Nevertheless, it was quickly buried by the surprisingly lively chat.

I shook my head at the truly unfortunate behavior.

“No, no. Lena-nim!”

[???]

“What’s with that voice? Will people even be able to hear you like that?”

[lol]
[Yell!!!]
[For real lol.]
[What are you supposed to do;]

“As you know, there’s a good feature called internet broadcasting. And since I’m still a nobody who hasn’t reached 100 average viewers, the minimum amount is fixed at 100 won.”

[Wow, is she really a crazy btch with her methods lol.]
[Fck lol.]

“You happen to have experience using it once, don’t you? Now then, Lena-nim. Please, once again.”

The choice was entirely Lena’s.

A single bit of fun would be complete only if she accepted the technique here.
It takes two to tango, and if she didn’t do it, it would be a complete waste of effort.

I prayed inwardly.
Just for once, to close her eyes and go along with me.

-Lenalenalena-nim has donated 1,000 won!-

《For real, it’s a broadcast about adventuring without knowing anything. We’re going north today too.》

And fortunately, Lena was on my side.
She clearly cherished me, even overwhelmingly breaking the highest donation record.

‘Thank you, Lena-nim. I’ll buy you a meal later. When I make a lot of money.’

“Yes. As you said, my broadcast is literally a broadcast that pursues the romance of a raw adventure. The only thing decided… is to go north. I’ll write this down as a notice for new viewers.”

[If you’re going to write it as a notice, why did I donate?]
[lol]

“Ah, I’m sorry. I can’t write a notice right now because I’m a nobody. So Lena-nim, please give me a verbal notice next time too.”

[???????????]
[lol This place was a comedy skit restaurant.]

“The same goes for everyone else.”

[Yes???]
[?]
[Huh?]

“Please promote me a lot. That’s how the broadcast can grow quickly. And it won’t be a bad thing for you all either.”

Leaving behind the countless hooks, I unfolded the crumpled parchment.

I strode forward, following the map that contained the experience of my previous adventure, which I had drawn at home in advance.

“What I mean is, right now I’m a small-cap stock… a nobody, but you can assume it’s practically confirmed that I’ll be listed someday.”

[(Unbelievable~ emoticon)]
[Are you perhaps a pathological liar?]
[You’ll get in big trouble if you run your mouth like that.]

“Everyone, thirty-six… of you are already watching my broadcast. That’s a number that has increased by nearly 40 times from the initial amount in just the second broadcast. If this isn’t talent, what is it?”

[lol It is talent.]
[The fall clickbait was sick.]

“Certainly, I’m still an apprentice as both a knight and a broadcaster. But before long, I’ll go beyond being a formal knight to become a Sword Saint, and I’ll also claim the top streamer spot.”

I clenched my fist for no reason and made another vow in front of everyone.

“I will grow with all of you… and someday, the moment will come when those of you who are here now will brag, saying ‘Back in my day, it was my little Rea~’. Isn’t that also romance?”

–Shing!

Feeling a surge of exhilaration from my own words, I unknowingly drew my sword.

“It’s kind of like that. The feeling of people who owned Bitcoin before it skyrocketed… I’ll let you all feel that!”

And I raised its tip high, pointing it towards the high night sky.

In the sky already dyed with darkness, unique stars were creating their own whimsical beauty.

[Wow, so pretty.]
[Did you write a script? Your tongue is f*cking smooth.]
[Instead of a knight, go for a career change to a cult evangelist.]

It wasn’t without embarrassment, but so what.

All cool words could only be uttered by those who could endure the shame and push through with spirit.

Clank, I sheathed my sword and once again began my advance into the unknown.

-Nasenajjang-nim has donated 100 won!-

《But can’t you turn on a light…? I can’t see anything ㅠㅠ》

“Oh? Really?”

[For real lol.]
[Can’t see anything but the stars.]
[She finally listens to this sh*t;]

Just like my body, my two eyes were also enhanced.
Thanks to that, I could see ahead without any trouble even in the darkness without a single ray of light.

Unfortunately, the lens felt less like it was perfectly sharing my vision and more like it was using a built-in camera.

When I checked the actual broadcast screen, it was practically a radio show with only my voice.

“I’m sorry, everyone. I’m still a nobody, so I made a little mistake.”

[Ah, the nobody excuse.]
[Okay. Improvisation. Pass.]
[Anyway, if it’s disadvantageous, it’s because she’s a nobody~]

Anyway, I needed fire to light up the surroundings.

“Then I’ll start a fire first.”

[? Why bother when you have a light?]
[If you’re showing magic, I’ll allow it.]

“No. It’s not magic… I’m just going to light a real torch. And what light? Have you ever seen a knight use a light?”

[For real, she’s been eaten by her concept.]
[But is it okay to start a fire?]
[And what’s with a knight being a streamer?]

“Ahem. I’ll get some wood first.”

As the plains were gradually ending, the newly opened terrain was a dense forest filled with trees.

After finding a dry one by lightly touching the leaves—

“Phew…”

I gripped a branch with both hands.
In fact, it was more accurate to say that I barely managed to hold it.
Its thickness was about the size of an arm wrestler’s forearm.

-Crack! Krrrrack!

Of course, there was no problem breaking it.

[? What’s that sound?]
[You’re not killing someone, are you?]

“Ah, you can’t see. It’s nothing big, I just got some branches.”

[The sound is a bit strange;]
[F*ck, hurry up and show us the screen.]

“Please wait a moment.”

Perhaps due to the continuous dark vision, the viewers’ complaints were pouring in endlessly.

In the end, before starting the fire, I first moved to a place where the moonlight was the brightest.
It wasn’t as much as the sun, but thanks to the bluish moon, I could vaguely see shapes.

[Finally lol.]
[I really wanted to curse at the nobody excuse.]

“Is it okay now? Then I’ll start the fire in earnest.”

What I had brought with the branches were two stones.
Reasonably shiny stones that were very solid inside.

“I’ve studied, you see. If I strike these stones together, sparks will fly, right? I’ll transfer them to the leaves attached here.”

[Wow, look at how massive that tree is.]
[How on earth did she break that?]

“Alright, here I go.”

Why was I so nervous about this?
Phew, I let out an unnecessary sigh and then struck the two stones together with all my might.

A crack! sound was made, and—

“Huh…?”

Clatter, the pieces that were once stones fell to the ground.

[lol Use your head. Don’t just use your strength.]
[Are you perhaps a Machamp?]

“That’s strange… I’m sure on MeTube, when they did this, sparks flew out with a fwoosh!…”

I brought new stones and tried several times, but the result was the same.
Only the innocent stones were broken into pieces.

I might have been fooled by a well-manipulated video.

[Breaking every one you bring is a real talent.]
[No, do you really think it’s going to work? lol]

“I’m sorry, everyone. I think I got fooled by a fake video. I’ll quickly light it in the most fundamental way.”

The next method I chose was to spin a stick.
The one that everyone knows, the most popularly known method.

-Tadak! Tadak!

“Oh… oh!”

Surprisingly, this choice was a success.
Perhaps because I put a little more effort into it, the embers surrendered faster than I thought.
Meaning, they flared up quickly.

[It’s no wonder she fell bare-bodied…]
[For real, if I mess with her, my body will be folded in half;]

The viewers who were exclaiming in admiration.
While enjoying their reaction, I lit the torch I had made by trimming the branches.

“You can all see well, right?”

[So refreshing~]
[lol I feel alive again.]

The complaints subsided, and the cheerful chats from before reappeared.

And so, I walked for a while longer, chatting with them.

“Grrrrrrrrrrr…”

Suddenly, strange creatures appeared and blocked my path.

[lol This is why you don’t use fire.]