Ch.192187 – Confession

# Correction Notice

A correction to inaccurate reporting.

According to the Korean Journalists Association Code of Ethics, journalists must honestly acknowledge incorrect reporting and promptly correct it.

But is that ever as easy as it sounds?

Media outlets typically resist admitting corrections because they lose credibility the moment they publish false information.

That’s why corrections are always made quietly in some obscure corner, hoping no one notices.

Someone might throw stones and call it despicable? Then just publish it even more discreetly.

But QBS was different.

Wednesday night, 11:50 PM.

Editorial staff working night shifts in rotation, ready for any potential breaking news changes.

Right now, they’re in a state of emergency.

“Chief…!”

“Reporter Jang…!”

“Chief!”

“Reporter Jang! Issue a correction immediately and follow it with an exclusive report!”

“Yes sir!”

The lifeblood of news isn’t accuracy or buzz-worthiness, but speed.

Gaps in information could always be filled with follow-up reports, so securing the “exclusive” title was the top priority.

And QBS could execute this faster than anyone else.

[CORRECTION NOTICE]

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

[This broadcasting station reported on May 24, 2051 on QBS NewsTalkTalk that Twissy streamer NoName proved a difficult theorem at age 14 after dropping out of the academy. However, contrary to our report, we have learned that NoName never dropped out of the academy, and was actually 7 years old. We hereby correct this information.]

The midnight news special began with this shocking correction.

A smile spread across the editor-in-chief’s face.

“Perfect!”

Writing articles takes time, but correcting them is relatively easy.

It was obvious that whenever people searched for the name “NoName,” this would appear at the very top thanks to search algorithms.

After all, a correction notice is still technically an “article.”

Like buying stock without realizing there were market manipulators, only to see it jump 30% the next day, covering NoName’s story was truly a stroke of luck for QBS.

But this was no time to rest. Now that the urgent matter was handled, it was time to gather real “information.”

“Right, she attends Cephiron Academy…!”

Someone shouted about the school NoName attends.

“But we don’t have a hotline with them.”

The editor-in-chief shook his head.

Cephiron Academy is an American foundation. Moreover, their property enjoys extraterritorial rights even in the 21st century.

They’re especially protective of their students’ privacy—more secretive than the National Intelligence Service—making it difficult for smaller media outlets to obtain quality information from them.

In the end, just as those lacking brains must compensate with physical effort, those lacking connections must hit the pavement.

“Reporter Jang, go find out.”

* * *

[‘QBS Official’ donated ₩100,000!]

-Hello NoName. I’m Jang Seongmun, reporter from QBS Editorial Department. We cannot fully comprehend how devastating this time must have been for you. At QBS, we are committed to uncovering the truth behind this incident-

The donation message cuts off abruptly.

-Whoa!

-Oh no…

-Did they not see the announcement?

-Goodbye

-Vulture journalists can get lost!

“I believe I stated that I wouldn’t be engaging in any public activities. Please leave quietly.”

[QBS Official has been banned.]

“Oh…! Was I not supposed to ban them?”

Kariri quickly turned her head to stare at me.

For a moment, her face overlapped with Adella’s after she’d made a mistake.

“No, it’s fine. It’s their fault for not reading the announcement properly.”

“Why are so many people suddenly joining? Is it because it’s midnight? Let me say this again: anyone asking about Name’s personal information will be banned. Actually, just don’t say anything! If you don’t know what to say, just type ‘lol’ and that’s it!”

Sia issued a stern warning to the viewers.

-lol

-lol

-lol

-Why not just freeze the chat completely?

-No, not an ice age…!

The competition had ended quite late, and although this was supposed to be a collab stream, I didn’t plan to drag it out too long.

Nevertheless, people were flooding in—our collab stream had a six-figure viewer count—worried that I might take a break from streaming for a while.

“When did I say I wouldn’t stream? I said I’d stay quiet until I receive a response.”

-Can you really trust the Korean government?

-If they don’t grant your request, does that mean we’ll never see NoName again?

-Nooooo

-Please don’t go

-At least keep streaming

-Life without NoName is hell…

“Your responses are getting shorter again? Anyway, next. Anyone else? If not, should I find someone?”

The confession stream was briefly interrupted by Reporter Jang’s appearance.

This is why flow is so important.

Left with no choice, I took drastic measures.

“If I find even one inappropriate comment when I search, you’ll have to pay 10 times your donation amount for me to forgive you.”

-Emergency! Emergency! Emergency!

-Please let someone get caught

-Let’s do a random inspection

Still nothing. They don’t seem to believe me.

“Kariri, could you search for the username ‘FarmMonthlyCalendar6974’?”

You can tell just by looking at the username.

-That username looks suspicious from the start

-This is definitely on the whitelist, easily worth ₩100,000

-Ten times would be ₩1,000,000 lol

-Still better than getting sued

[‘FarmMonthlyCalendar’ donated ₩10,000!]

-Wait, NoName! I’m really sorry, please give me one more chance…! I’m adding more money right now, please wait!

-This is super suspicious

-Here we go~ Here we go~ Here we go~

-Finally some spicy chat content?

-Honestly, I’m here for the lawsuit ending

The “confession” stream that had been running for about an hour was quite successful so far.

What is a confession?

In the past, the Papal State had a system where believers could reduce their sins by confessing to a priest in advance.

Of course, this privilege had long since become exclusive to nobles, but I still thought the concept was quite good.

So I decided to forgive people who felt they had wronged me, based on the severity of their offense and their donation amount.

As time passed, an unofficial price list for confessions began circulating, based on my judgments and the collective wisdom of viewers.

-How much do I need to pay if I typed “farm”?

└ They say ₩2,000 is enough for forgiveness!

-₩2,000? Phew~~~ That’s not much!

└ Note: that’s ₩2,000 PER instance

└ ??????????????????

└ What? Isn’t that reasonable?

└ For real, she’s donating to an orphanage, send some money at times like this

“Come out now if you think you’ve done something wrong. Haven’t you heard that Name sued trolls last time?”

“That’s right! Unlike Kariri, Name is actually dangerous! She’s 7 years old! The child protection laws have levels!”

I had announced beforehand that all donation money would go to local child welfare centers.

A win-win content: I forgive them directly so they feel less guilty, and we make donations.

I must be the only streamer in the world who cares about viewers’ mental health.

After all, wouldn’t it be uncomfortable if we met later and you felt guilty about my age? This was a kind of consideration.

So I started this with a light heart, but…

[‘BLgbT Sandwich’ donated ₩296,000!]

-Father, I have spoken words that disrespected you in the past. I counted them myself and I think this is correct… Please use this money for a good cause…

Kariri and Yoo Si-a, the jury members, rushed to verify.

“This crazy person…! Is ‘farm’ the only word they know?”

“This is… cosmic horror…! How can someone type ‘farm’ 148 times in a month?”

-What? 148 times?

-148 times lololol

-Not 10 times but 148 times lol

-I can hear her actually laughing out loud

-Wow, is this person actually insane?

“…”

“Hey Name? Are you okay?”

“Ah…! I almost lost my mind for a second, but I’m fine…”

“Waaah! Name, don’t faint here! Our collab stream will crash if you do!”

I really thought I’d be fine.

I consider myself an incredibly generous person.

But as donations of ₩1,000,000 and ₩2,000,000 kept piling up, my mental state deteriorated.

[‘2947379’ donated ₩10,000!]

-Father, I have committed the discourtesy of asking about your underwear color in the past. Please forgive me… I will repent and live a good life, I promise.

“What…?”

There was such a chat?

Following this donation, a series of identical ₩10,000 donations with the same content poured in.

“What’s ‘underwear color’?”

“Hahaha… I wonder what that could be, hahaha… Kariri has no idea…”

-I really hope you all get sued!

-We didn’t know it was wrong when we asked

-This is all Kariri’s fault!

-For real, Kariri spread too much of Twissy’s underground culture

-Underground culture should stay underground

“Why is it my fault again?! Anyway, Name doesn’t need to know! Our Name should only see the bright side of the world, right! And from now on, underwear questions cost ₩20,000, not ₩10,000!”

-I was about to donate but this isn’t right!

-Kariri, nooo

-Kariri, you are the GOAT of the Mustelidae family, Mellivorinae subfamily, order Carnivora, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata.

└ There’s only one that fits that description anyway

-The chat was really filthy all this time

-Most of it was during World of Arsheria

└ That blonde avatar was really OP

[Donation Goal: ₩16,398,000 / ₩1,000,000 (1639.8%)]

I remember putting in a week of effort climbing to Master in League of Legends to earn ₩500,000…

And now an unbelievable amount has been raised in just one hour.

Of course, not all were confession donations; occasionally there were long messages offering warm comfort and encouragement.

[‘DadOfChanAndSol’ donated ₩50,000!]

-Hello NoName, this might be my first donation and first chat. I’m a viewer who lost two children and their mother in the Banghwa Bridge disaster. I’ve been watching your streams since last year. If I may confess, when I first saw your avatar, it reminded me of my angelic children. Honestly, I still can’t believe you’re only 7 years old, haha… I can’t imagine how difficult your days must have been from such a young age. Whatever you do in the future, I hope everything goes well… Just know that there are viewers like me silently supporting you, so please stay strong.

Viewers who would normally complain about long donation messages remained silent today, letting the TTS read the entire message.

This unprecedented broadcast that swung between heaven and hell continued until now.

Back to the present.

“So, FarmMonthlyCalendar, what exactly are you hiding?”

The comment history unfurled from the most recent.

Sia kept scrolling up, and the chats continued to look normal.

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: Be careful what you type in this room lol]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: Wow, 14 years old for real? Impressive;;]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: This is the ultimate character lol]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: NoName! NoName! NoName!]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: Sword skills are insane and amazing]

“Seems pretty normal…?”

-What’s going on?

-Why did they get banned?

-Scroll up more, there must be something

-How can someone with that crazy username write such normal comments?

-Wait, what’s that above?

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: Wolf Rider meta let’s go!]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: Hehe Belka…]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: Hehe Belka…]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: Hehe Belka…]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: The wolf is so big and beautiful…]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974: The wolf realized its feelings for its master were not ordinary…]

[FarmMonthlyCalendar6974 has been banned.]

“Oh! I banned them without thinking…!”

“What’s going on, Sia? How could you just kick them out?”

“It’s fine! Since it’s come to this, let’s just add them to the lawsuit!”

“But how bad was it to warrant a lawsuit…? They didn’t seem like that kind of person. Let me see too.”

“No!”

Sia blocked my view.

She stretched her arms out to the sides, covering the chat window.

“I can forgive everything else, but I will never forgive zoophiles.”

With the jury’s strong opinion, another name was added to the whitelist (lawsuit list).

* * *

It seems like something momentous happened today.

Yet my room was utterly quiet.

Professor Cheon tucked me in with a warm “good night,” and I lay wrapped in my blanket, deep in thought.

Will the world change?

And have I changed?

The former was a question about what I’ve done so far, and the latter was about myself, still continuing this life.

The selves of characters who should have died long ago have mixed and become one.

Unlike before, I no longer feel a sense of dissonance.

Somehow, I felt at ease just with the certainty that I could confidently call myself “me.”

Whether the reason for this change lies solely within me, or in the relationships I’ve built in this lifetime, remains something to ponder.

None of that matters now as I’m about to drift off to sleep from exhaustion.

Suddenly remembering something I’d forgotten, I pulled my phone under the blanket.

[Yuna, it’s me, Name.]

[I’m taking the bus to school tomorrow.]

[Would you like to go to school together?]