Ch.175170 – Deceive the Viewers

QBS’s report turned Korea upside down.

In just three days, the three characters “NoName” became firmly imprinted in people’s minds.

[V-Tube]

[QBS NewsTalkTalk / 831K subscribers]

[14-year-old genius streamer who solved a 300-year-old problem: Who is ‘NoName’?]

[Comments: 3.8K]

-The country shouldn’t miss out on someone like this and should support her to contribute to our nation’s scientific development. I don’t mind my tax money going toward this at all. [Likes: 2.6K]

└ Leave Hell-Korea instead lol

└ But is it even possible at 14?

└ Fact) She proved 7 unsolved problems without any support

└ Why is this happening?

└ Nothing’s confirmed until the proofs are verified. By that logic, there was also that fake paper where a 15-year-old claimed to solve the Collatz conjecture.

-I’ve watched some of her gaming videos when they popped up in my algorithm, but I had no idea she was this young and brilliant. Her word choice, sentence structure, and logical reasoning seem better than our company’s new employees, making it even harder to believe she’s 14. [Likes: 1.7K]

└ So she’s a genius in multiple areas, not just math but linguistic ability too?

└ I can’t have my own little NoName…

-NoName is a baby… but a superior baby… [Likes: 1.2K]

└ What’s this now lmao

└ hahahahaha

└ That’s hilarious lol

└ This really is an epic plot twist

QBS’s YouTube channel was absolutely booming.

Views quickly reached 100,000.

When public interest converges in one place, it’s always mixed with admiration and jealousy, resembling a battlefield.

“What’s a streamer anyway?”

People more familiar with the term “internet broadcaster” typed the six letters of the alphabet on their old-fashioned smartphone keyboards.

And in the videos they discovered, a tiny child was writing down mathematical formulas with hands as small as flower buds.

The video specified it was virtual reality, but sometimes people mistook it for reality, causing unnecessary misunderstandings.

-With a Korean University professor as co-author… hmm… smells like they’re trying to create a star by making a child memorize a paper…

└ Even memorizing that stuff is fucking impressive, isn’t it? There’s even a one-hour video shot in one take without breaks

└ I hate conspiracy theorists, but it is suspicious. This is on a completely different level from other geniuses we’ve seen

-That little kid solved this by herself?

└ Watch the video, she’s 14. That’s a VR avatar.

└ Even at 14, it still doesn’t make sense lol

└ The room in VR looks nice. The interior is exactly my taste.

└ It looks gloomy as hell, what are you talking about…?

A minor’s remarkable academic achievement can always be a subject of great public interest.

Nevertheless, reporting on such matters is often taboo because it can uproot talented individuals while they’re still sprouting.

A five-year-old doing calculus is truly amazing and admirable, but by high school age, it’s no longer particularly special.

Moreover, once a face becomes public, the child continuously remains in the public consciousness, placing a huge burden on their private life.

This has always caused problems, both nationally and socially, big and small.

But starting anything is always the hardest part.

When the first couple forms at high school at the beginning of a new semester,

Or when one chicken franchise finally raises prices after watching consumers’ reactions,

Like patient predators that had been waiting for this moment, all broadcasting stations began pouring out reports about NoName.

[Even Fields Medal winners were surprised: What are the 7 mathematical problems solved by this 14-year-old girl?]

[Minor internet broadcaster solves 300-year-old global mathematical problem.]

[Who is ‘NoName,’ the girl who solved the ultimate number theory problem ‘Goldbach’s Conjecture’?]

[Professor Kronheimer: We can expect a second Fields Medal from Korea.]

Reporter Jang Seongmun, who flew all the way to England to interview Professor Kronheimer directly, clicked his tongue as if he hadn’t expected this level of impact.

The editor-in-chief’s proposal was like a poisoned chalice.

If anything were to happen to NoName, all blame would be directed solely at QBS, which broke the story first.

But Jang hadn’t accepted without thinking.

First, NoName recorded her videos in VR space.

This alone meant her personal information wouldn’t be revealed.

Second, only NoName’s “proof” videos were authorized for sharing and commercial use.

‘Could it be that she actually wants to be known to the public?’

He didn’t know why she suddenly uploaded the proof while the competition was in full swing.

Judging by the proof, it wasn’t something that could have been done in just a day or two.

‘Did she do this deliberately…?’

The thought crossed the reporter’s mind, but suspicion alone wouldn’t change anything.

At least Reporter Jang was someone who only believed what he saw and heard firsthand.

Glancing away briefly, he noticed Professor Kronheimer’s interview continuously broadcasting on TV.

This also meant QBS was making a fortune.

He couldn’t help but admire the editor-in-chief’s devilish decisiveness once again.

* * *

After a long two-day break, Kariri announced her return to Twissy.

“Welcome, Honeybees! It’s been so long, everyone!”

The World of Arsheria tournament was postponed for three days in consideration of Kariri’s situation.

It was an incident where a streamer nearly suffered a terrible ordeal.

The tournament organizers were heavily criticized for only extending the deadline by three days, making the announcement as if they were doing her a favor.

Nevertheless, they maintained their position that it couldn’t overlap with the ACK SUMMER Pro Match period.

Kariri returned with her usual bright expression, but viewers were extremely worried.

The serial stalking incidents targeting female streamers from earlier this year had eventually reached Kariri.

Some detective-minded viewers even deduced that the “Dogok-dong home invasion incident” mentioned in a corner of internet news was referring to Kariri.

As 10,000 viewers quickly filled the chat, Kariri looked at the camera with determination.

“Can Kariri talk about something serious before starting the stream today?”

Her tone was completely devoid of humor.

The solemn appearance of the girl who always smiled brightly was unusual.

“I recently went through something difficult. Some of you may know, some may not, but to explain briefly, someone broke into my home… Oh, it wasn’t the stalker who kept following me before, it was someone else.”

Kariri momentarily showed a displeased expression, perhaps remembering the stalker who had repeatedly come to her home.

“I really thought I was going to die… The situation was resolved well in the end, but I seriously wondered if I could continue streaming. I also thought, wow, there are people who hate Kariri this much.”

Some viewers who knew the full story offered words of comfort.

Saying it wasn’t Kariri who was bad, but the intruder who was wrong.

“Kariri knows well. Why you like Kariri, and why you dislike Kariri. I’ve worked really hard because I wanted more people to like Kariri.”

Gathering fans is an idol’s destiny.

Yoon-sul, who couldn’t let go of her idol dreams even after becoming a VTuber, always worked hard to develop content both on and off stream.

“But whether you like or dislike Kariri, coming to my home is a crime, a crime. I’m not just talking about this incident, but all the other stalkers too… It might seem like nothing to you, but I was… really… so scared every day…”

Kariri bit her lip hard.

Her effort to hold back tears was heartbreaking to watch.

“Kariri is strong, but… did you know Kariri has the same dream every day? A dream where my eyes turn black, all my white hair disappears, and I return to being an ordinary person instead of an empress. Honeybees probably know who that is…”

In that nightmare, Kariri was using the name Seol Yoon-sul.

“That person isn’t strong like Kariri. She’s too weak. She’s someone Kariri wants to hide. So I wish Honeybees would only look at this strong Kariri. Is that too much to ask?”

This was the downside of a VTuber whose “real person” had been exposed.

But Yoon-sul decided to endure everything.

Her popularity as a VTuber, her sense of duty as an idol.

She didn’t want to give up either one.

Right now, Seol Yoon-sul was as fragile as glass, but she believed that someday Kariri’s strength would comfort her wounds.

After all, it was Name who had confidently promised her that.

[‘HoneyBeeHoney’ donated ₩1,000,000!]

-It’s not Kariri’s fault! If anyone dares to touch even a hair on our Kariri from now on, the million Honeybee army will defeat them all!

Numerous donations and superchats poured in, keeping Kariri busy expressing her gratitude.

She tried to hide her emotions as much as possible, afraid that smiling might make it seem like she was happy about the money, but sharp viewers quickly saw through it.

Questions about her physical condition and how she was doing continued, and Kariri suddenly shared a thought as if it had just occurred to her.

“Ah, I’m fine! I’m in a really safe place! Hee hee hee! You’d be surprised if I told you where I am! Should I tell you or not? Hmm.”

-??? Where are you?

-Have you returned to the savanna, boss?

-?

-Your parents’ house?

-Where?

-???

“It’s NoName’s house!”

Kariri’s shocking revelation caused the comment section to be flooded with question marks.

Who was NoName?

At this point, the most famous streamer in Korea.

When everyone was desperate to discover her identity, Kariri declared she was at her house.

[‘CopsAh’ donated ₩20,000!]

-Why are you saying that now, you honey badger girl!!!

“NoName told me! Don’t share what you weren’t asked about!”

Kariri smiled innocently.

World of Arsheria Tournament D-1.

Various rumors about Name began spreading online.

Among them, there would certainly be some true ones.

But according to Name’s plan, information about her should only be revealed exactly during the MVP interview.

Kariri had gladly agreed to be Name’s spy.

She was now tasked with preventing rumors that she was seven years old from circulating until the day of the tournament finals.

In other words, disrupt the information.

From now on, NoName had to be strictly 14 years old, not a 7-year-old girl.

[Video Share – ‘TenPiecesOneHeart’ shared for ₩10,000!]

(NoName VR Press Conference) – NoName’s press conference has started wow it’s live right now

The chat started buzzing again.

‘You ask me to hide things while you go to a press conference yourself…what are you trying to do?!’

Kariri inwardly complained, but a promise was a promise, so she had to do her best.

After all, Name was practically her savior who gave her the courage to stream again.

[‘ParrotDay’ donated ₩20,000!]

-What does NoName look like?

[‘rhinosaur’ donated ₩10,000!]

-Did you sleep together??? Is NoName really 14?

[‘Faceless’ donated ₩30,000!]

-Please be a pretty girl pretty girl pretty girl pretty girl pretty girl

Kariri gulped.

‘Okay, don’t panic. You practiced a lot for today.’

She had anticipated the flood of questions before starting the stream.

Height: 160cm, taller than average for a 14-year-old, hair: moderately neat bob cut, figure: good.

All the information she had coordinated with NoName beforehand swirled in Kariri’s head.

‘Wait, what does “good figure” mean exactly? What if they ask for measurements? Should I say B cup? But kids these days develop early. C cup? No, that’s not enough… But D cup is…’

At that moment, an ear-splitting fanfare sounded.

Bam-para bam-bam bam-!

[‘SparrowHunter’ donated ₩300,000!]

-What was your first impression of NoName, Kariri?

“Uh… um? D cup?”

-?

-?

-?

-?

-Did I just hear that wrong lol

-???

-D cup super perfect pretty genius middle school girl wow

-Protect NoName!!!!!!

-Kariri, what on earth are you saying!

“Ah… oh?”

An answer that came out automatically without passing through her mental filter. Kariri’s mind went blank after saying those words.

She had buttoned the first button completely wrong.

‘I’m doomed… Sorry, Name!’

It was clear that if she retracted her statement now, everything else she said would lose credibility.

Kariri decided to become even more brazen.

And so, in just one day, NoName acquired the titles of: 168cm tall, 50kg, D cup, academy dropout, hikikomori, and tattooed woman.

The background of all this chaos goes back to two days ago, when Yoon-sul moved into Name’s house.