Ch.178173 – Press Conference

I stayed in the same bed with Yoon-sul for two days after that.

Even though I had clearly cleaned the room, she absolutely refused to leave my room.

In the end, her prophecy about turning me into her pillow became reality, and every morning when I woke up, there wasn’t a part of me that didn’t feel stiff.

The VTube video claiming I was 7 years old was, of course, just a clickbait title to attract views.

“7-year-old genius girl (wearing an avatar).”

It wasn’t even a funny title, but its effectiveness was outstanding.

It made for excellent snack content for people who only search for sensational videos.

But the problem was that people kept appearing who would see only the title and believe it at face value.

Recently, since I hadn’t gone out at all, there was no worry about my face becoming known, but as rumors continued to spread, I couldn’t hide my identity forever.

While the Academy Foundation strictly maintained confidentiality about students so that wouldn’t be a problem, there was no guarantee that even the academy children would keep their mouths shut.

Fortunately, second graders were still at an age quite disconnected from the news, but no one knew when it might spread to families and then to society.

Someone might have already posted about seeing me somewhere.

So I asked Kariri to make people believe I was 14 years old for the time being, and she gladly accepted.

“But will that be enough? My stream only has about 10,000 viewers.”

“I’ll have to use my special move.”

“Special move?”

“Yeah, this.”

[Inbox: 999+]

They were basically spam emails since they kept coming with just changed subject lines.

Yoon-sul’s eyes quickly scanned down the screen.

“Hello, we are Clutch Esports, a professional gaming team for World of Arsheria. Wow, is this a pro offer?”

“There’s a lot more than just that.”

Contacts were pouring in from all sorts of places.

Not just professional gaming teams, but various media outlets, and even universities.

People trying to request interviews or make contact for various purposes.

Until now, I had deliberately ignored them because they were just distractions from streaming, but now I felt like I could finally find a use for them.

* * *

On the day NoName posted her proofs for the seven unsolved problems, the hottest reactions naturally took place on NoName’s Tgether, NoName minor gallery, and NoName fan cafe.

[1. Pick up NoName.][41]

1. Pick up NoName.

2. Play 50,000 games of LoL within 7 years.

3. Climb to Master in LoL within 2 weeks.

4. Clear World of Arsheria 10/10/10 within 18 attempts.

5. Score KDA 134 in World of Arsheria showcase.

6. Advance to the finals of LoL Downfall Tournament undefeated.

7. Prove 7 unsolved problems that remained unproven for 300 years.

8. Put down NoName.

[Comments]

-Is she even human lol

-lolololol If she picks up twice, the world will end

-All this from a 14-year-old, are you insane NoName!

-But it’s so unrealistic that somehow it’s believable?

└ That’s exactly how I feel lol. If she’d done just one of these, I’d say stop the nonsense, but since NoName did them all, I just find myself nodding

-Yesterday’s template had 6, now it’s updated to 7 lol

└ Wonder if she’ll add another tomorrow lololol

└ NoName please stop!!! We’re all going to die at this rate!!!

-lol Don’t put her down

└ Is the game even the issue here! Are those proofs really legitimate?

-She’s a genius but on a completely different level wow

└ Internet broadcast data channel what?

-Are journalists watching this?

└ Is there a minor gallery where journalists hang out?

-What does it mean that NoName played 50,000 games of LoL in 7 years?

└ Literally played 50,000 games from season 44 to 50

└ What??? That’s impossible

└ Well, it’s technically possible if you eat and play LoL all day

[If NoName isn’t a 14-year-old pretty girl, I might actually kill myself][24]

We keep believing because we’re NoName fans…

But honestly, my faith does waver sometimes…

What if NoName was a 50-year-old man?

Could I bear that devastating reality?

NoName absolutely has to be a middle school girl…

Otherwise, someone’s going to die…

[Comments]

-Damn, I’m shitting myself in front of this madness…

-No one’s saying it out loud but everyone’s thinking this lol

-This post will be deleted soon

-Can a middle school girl win the Fields Medal?

└ Ham Cho-rong winning the Fields Medal at 19 and Nobel Prize at 22 was already amazing, but this is just lol

└ The Abel Prize is better than the Fields Medal. The prize money is 100 times more

└ How much is it?

└ 1 million euros, so about 1.4 billion won

└ That’s insane;;

-The Korean nationalists are going crazy lol

-When I search for NoName, how are nationalist videos showing up before gaming?

└ The titles are clickbait, but the videos are surprisingly decent

└ That’s called being brainwashed;;

└ No, really? They’re actually pretty good

└ Your brain is already leaking lol

NoName always identified herself as the second author in 5 of the 7 videos, so attention was also focused on the first author, but “Maria Euphrasia Terraruby” couldn’t be found on any university roster.

Therefore, the somewhat disappointing conclusion was reached that it was likely a pseudonym.

The next focus of interest was, of course, Professor Cheon Kyu-jin.

The only person thought to know NoName’s identity was serving as the Vice Dean of the College of Magic and Director of the Theoretical Resonance Engineering Research Institute at Korea University.

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“As expected, no answer.”

“And I worked so hard to get this phone number… Well, can’t be helped.”

“I never thought she’d accept interviews like this. It’s almost like…”

“A press conference.”

“Yeah, it’s a press conference.”

Journalists were taking out laptops at their desks, waiting for NoName’s appearance.

In recent days, her Twissy and VTube channels had been flooded with interview requests from various broadcasting stations.

When their media outlet was selected for an interview, they were overjoyed, but they never dreamed she would accept everyone at once.

So the space, transformed from an interview into a kind of press conference, was filled with 47 people from 19 newspaper companies.

Not only that, but there were also people with unknown affiliations scattered throughout, so Reporter Jang discreetly approached and asked.

“Excuse me, where are you from?”

“We’re from LG!”

“LG? Why? Don’t tell me you’re here for advertising inquiries…?”

“No, no, the LG gaming team! World of Arsheria.”

“Ah, I see…”

The man returned to his seat after satisfying his curiosity.

His visibly nervous junior colleague whispered in his ear.

“The looks we’re getting are quite concerning.”

“We’re the thorn in everyone’s eye.”

“Why should we bear that karma…!”

The QBS reporters invited to the press conference had to endure piercing glares from all directions.

It was as if everyone was asking why they hadn’t reported on this.

But as the editor-in-chief said, one had to be shameless to survive long in this field.

Senior reporter Jang Seongmun cleared his throat loudly enough to echo through the room and straightened his posture.

As the stares finally subsided a bit, his female junior colleague sighed with relief.

“Wow, she’s coming…!”

NoName appeared from behind the stage.

The female reporter was startled by the numerous camera flashes that erupted in response, looking around in surprise.

“Wait, do we need to take photos even in virtual reality?”

“What else would we put on the banner? Hurry up and take pictures too.”

“Yes, sir…!”

NoName squinted, seemingly unaccustomed to the barrage of flashes.

It was quite adorable how she hopped onto a chair that seemed almost half her height.

“Geniuses really do have their quirks. What unusual taste.”

“I guess she doesn’t want to grow up. You’ll be pushing 70 soon yourself, senior.”

“What do you mean pushing 70? Are you mocking me?”

“Shh, quiet!”

Tap tap-

NoName checked the microphone briefly and announced the start of the press conference.

“I don’t have much time either, so please try not to ask duplicate questions.”

She confidently makes her statement amidst this large crowd.

But there was no time to be surprised by her.

Hands were shooting up everywhere.

“NoName, you’ve consistently claimed to be 14 years old… is that really true?”

The question came from someone sitting right next to Reporter Jang.

An impolite question right from the start.

They still couldn’t fully believe her. They wanted an explanation.

However, NoName simply dismissed it with a “Yes” and moved on to the next question.

But the following questions were all equally pointed.

“You mentioned Maria Euphrasia Terraruby as a co-author. Could you tell us who she is and what your relationship is?”

“We have a teacher-student relationship. I don’t think there’s any reason to discuss who she is here.”

“Do you also have a teacher-student relationship with Professor Cheon Kyu-jin of Korea University?”

“Yes.”

“How much did they contribute to these proofs? Furthermore, do you truly believe you solved these problems through your own abilities?”

A cold silence descended upon the hall.

The other journalists continued to alternate between their laptops and NoName, waiting for her answer without any change in expression.

Reporter Jang looked confused by the unexpectedly heavy atmosphere.

“Why are the questions like this…? This isn’t a congressional hearing…”

“Everyone seems to have come with an agenda…”

The intent behind all the questions was malicious.

It was as if they were operating under the premise that someone else had actually helped with the proofs.

“Senior, a message from the department head…!”

Reporter Jang checked the message from his department head.

A column featured on the main page of a portal site. The title read:

[The Persistent Creation of Fake ‘Genius Girls’. It’s Time to Consider Severe Punishment for Child Abuse.]