Chapter 112: A hypnosis app suddenly appeared.

Unable to contain her curiosity, Minhee asked Seol-ah after the broadcast.

“By the way, Ms. Seol-ah, did you study abroad?”

“What? Has my school been doxed on the internet too?”

Seol-ah, having become sensitive and quick-witted in these matters.

Minhee hesitated before showing her the problematic post.

‘She has severe trauma, to the point of having a seizure from watching an animation about being murdered by a stalker.’

‘If this is the actual footage of the incident, wouldn’t she have an even worse seizure here?’

“Would it be a big deal if you saw the incident footage?”

Seol-ah asked back, half resigned.

“Is the uploaded video the University of Pennsylvania shooting incident?”

“Yes, the woman in the video is mosaic-ed, so it’s hard to identify her specifically, but.”

“That’s me.”

To think that what she had suspected was true.

Minhee found herself looking at Seol-ah anew.

But for now, consoling her about the shooting incident should come first.

Not even a year had passed since the incident.

“It must have been terribly scary.”

“Now, I’m okay.”

“Probably.”

“Guns are still scary, though.”

A brief silence followed.

It was a very sensitive topic, so Minhee couldn’t just blurt out anything.

Seol-ah muttered to herself.

“What kind of idle person found that?”

“The video shouldn’t have spread in Korea.”

The internet had so many people, and among them, there were also many “time billionaires” with an enormous amount of free time.

This video was also found by someone who scoured all the US news on the internet.

“Still, it’s quite amazing.”

“A prestigious American university.”

“If I dropped out, I’m just a high school graduate.”

“Perhaps, was it because of the shooting incident?”

“Yes.”

“Ah, I’m sorry.”

“Well, you might be curious.”

The incident was just last year.

Considering her age, she would have been a junior or senior.

According to the post saying the annual tuition was over 50 million won, did she pay nearly 200 million won and not even get her diploma?

Most parents, regardless of any incident, would have made sure their child got a diploma unless they were expelled.

Knowing this thought was truly rude, Minhee couldn’t help but be astonished by Seol-ah’s father’s wealth.

‘Calm down, snob.’

‘Are you really going to think that in front of someone who was almost shot?’

Of course, or perhaps thankfully, she didn’t say it out loud.

But as a salaried office worker, a common citizen, it was a hard issue to ignore.

Seol-ah, too, was reminded of old memories because her past was mentioned.

Her father definitely seemed to want to pass the company down to her.

Her father’s influence was quite strong in her admission to the business administration department of the world’s top business school.

In many ways.

Until then, at least there were no problems at home.

Her finally healthy younger sister, and herself, finally noticed by her father.

The brief period from then until the catastrophe was probably the happiest moment of her life.

Clumsy social skills, hopeless sociability, a weak mind, and an overly fatal charm.

Was she a bomb destined to explode?

Seol-ah sometimes thought she was grateful to that guy who shot the gun.

For making it possible for her to escape from there.

It was a crazy thought.

She was clearly broken by that incident.

Persecutory delusion.

Could the fear of a victim who had already experienced a major incident also be labeled as persecutory delusion?

Wouldn’t that be too violent?

Trauma.

A moment of terror where only one trigger pull stood between her and death.

Flashbacks that could come at any time given a trigger.

‘Seol Yoon doesn’t seem to want to inherit the company either.’

‘What will happen to the company?’

Her father was still hale and hearty to worry about such things yet.

But eventually, the future would come…….

‘Doesn’t Dad have any obsession with the company?’

The emperor his throne, the president his company—hadn’t she seen it often in dramas and movies?

That humans naturally want to pass those things down to their children.

No, that wasn’t something that only appeared in fiction.

Countless histories came first, and fiction copied it based on them.

It was a topic she didn’t particularly want to think about.

Because it felt like she would never again be a child who completely filled her father’s heart.

People are scary.

She dislikes dealing with people.

She can’t mix into society.

There’s no way she can take responsibility for other people’s lives.

Something like moving forward with employees’ lives in her hands.

For her, who had become like this, it was too much.

So she thought.

‘This time too.’

Seol-ah tried to abandon everything and run away.

Leaving the problem of her employees’ livelihoods to her father.

If she couldn’t even properly take responsibility for such a small company, how could she manage a company on which hundreds of lives depended.

It only made her laugh.

Broadcasting, yes, a sense of distance like that of internet broadcasting is just right.

Even if their eyes meet, to the extent that there’s a monitor between them.

In reality, a distance of several kilometers, or tens of kilometers, is just right.

Just as a zoo enclosure protects people from wild animals, it also protects wild animals from people.

Communicating beyond this cyber enclosure is good.

‘Once more, let’s do well.’

The girl who had preemptively gotten scared and decided to quit broadcasting now resolved to do well again.

‘I can’t die as a hikikomori in my room for my whole life, can I?’

Of course, even if she broadcasts, she still doesn’t go out.

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[User ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won.]

─”Seol-ah is so pitiful…. To think I can’t see such a cute Seol-ah.”

“I’m checking the broadcast screen too, you know?”

“Are you a fool?”

<[You should just accept it, why are you questioning it, haha. Are you a T?]>

<[Self-proclaimed) INTP]>

“What’s there not to believe?”

“1. I like Jjajangmyeon. Strongly agree, agree, slightly agree—you answer like this.”

“2. Then it asks, ‘I like Jjamppong.’”

“Then it says, ‘You like Jjajangmyeon, but you’re also the type who likes Jjamppong.’”

“There’s nothing particularly unbelievable about that.”

<[Thank you for the very T-like explanation.]>

<[So, do you like Jjajangmyeon? Or Jjamppong?]>

<[Why isn’t Jjamjjamyeon an option?]>

The “Mest Chat,” a broadcast where she muttered nonsense while playing Meteor Story, strangely gained popularity.

To be precise, when she turned on the cam, the viewer count honestly rose, and when she turned off the cam, it plummeted, but let’s not worry about such trivial details.

Anyway, Meteor Story is a god-tier game.

[User ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won.]

─”Sht, I’m gonna hack that dmn Meteor ID and delete it. How long are you gonna just hunt on stream, are you crazy?????”

“Whoa whoa, calm down, friend.”

“How about you also find fun in growing and moving forward?”

“Yes, let’s start Meteor Story together.”

<[I’m sorry, but as my game level goes up, my real-life level is going down.]>

<[After hearing this, I became a Meteor streamer and started making 300 million won a month. Thank you.]>

<[This person is just advertising without even getting paid for it.]>

<[Isn’t it not advertising but shaking off the newbies? Who in their right mind would want to play this game after seeing this screen?]>

<[So you were a spy from a competitor!]>

<[FR ㅋㅋ Why do you think all the other Met-tubers only show enchanting? Because only that part is fun and the other content is shtty, that’s why.]>

<[So, is our Ex-Legend forcibly feeding us the shttiest part right now???]>

<[Correct!]>

<[What are you talking about, you strange Wonderland T-viewer?]>

Even while pretending the public sentiment is this dire, seeing the viewer count not drop below 30,000 is quite reassuring.

It’s a lot less compared to when I was diligently running for 1st place in Team Fight Arena, but to have this much of a concrete fanbase, where else could I find it?

Is it because my face is too pretty?

Is it because just looking at the cam screen is enjoyable, extends lifespan, improves health, and provides various other benefits?

To test the viewers’ aggression, I turned the cam screen OFF.

<[? What the?]>

<[Ex-Legend-nim, your cam is off.]>

<[No, don’t take it away.]>

<[Quickly turn the cam back on!]>

“Due to the evil ‘waah’ faction that slanders my sincerity, my face has become filled with sorrow, casting a shadow, so I absolutely cannot turn on the cam.”

“If you acknowledge that Meteor Story is a god-tier game, a smile might bloom on my face, and I might be able to turn on the cam.”

<[?]>

<[Meteor Story is humanity’s greatest invention, and this is even depicted in the Goguryeo watermelon murals.]>

<[Long live Meteor.]>

<[Watching Ex-Legend skillfully manipulate the viewers’ hearts, I am suddenly reminded of how great Meteor Story is, a game that has been loved for 20 years and brought joy to millions of users. There’s a reason why continuously successful games are successful.]>

<[Did they all get hit by a hypnosis beam or something?]>

<[Cult leader Ex-Legend ㄷㄷ]>

<[I worship Meteor.]>

<[I’m level 286 in Meteor. I briefly turned it on at a PC bang and went to the restroom, and when I came back, a top-tier S-rank beautiful female part-timer in the neighborhood had left me a note and cookie service. I should start playing Meteor Story right away, right?]>

<[Buying hypnosis app, name your price.]>

<[Aww, you fcking btch.]>

<[These b*stards sold their souls for the cam? ㅋㅋ I would never sell mine ㅋㅋ Meteor Story is a god-tier game and a proud K-game that has elevated the national prestige of South Korea and earned foreign currency. It’s a living legend. Please turn on the cam.]>

“Ta-da.”

<[Wow, a transforming magical girl.]>

<[She was definitely hunting, how did she change her wig?]>

<[Seems like she controlled with her feet and changed the wig with her hands.]>

<[She can just change the wig with her feet and hunt with her hands, haha.]>

Disguise is now just part of the concept, so I change wigs every day.

If I do this, the chances of being recognized outside when I have plain black hair will decrease, right?

Or not.