Chapter 12: Leeching Off a Streamer On The Sly

“Hyaaah…!!!”

I collapsed in front of the washing machine, screaming.

Why did it turn out like this?

“Is-is this punishment for throwing away 5 slices of the pizza I ordered for lunch?! What is this!”

I just came out after a neat shower and opened the washing machine, so why am I facing such an ordeal?

In my hand right now, the lingerie panties I wore just yesterday to stir up trouble are disgustingly stretched out.

I had worn them continuously since taking the picture, so they were wet, which is why I put them in the washing machine…

“Why… why is it ruined? What is it? Why is it like this? Don’t tell me you’re not supposed to just put it in the washing machine?!”

It was a dark black color, so I followed common sense and didn’t wash it with white clothes.

No matter how I look at it, this is ruined, isn’t it?

If I put it on my lower abdomen now, it’s incomparable to yesterday, isn’t it?

Still, wondering if I was mistaken, I hurriedly put on the soaking wet lingerie panties.

“I-it’s ruined… isn’t it.”

Even considering that it’s wet, this is definitely ruined.

Why did it stretch?

Not only did it stretch, but the pretty lace that was attached is all torn off, isn’t it?

Don’t tell me I have to handwash it?

“Ugh…”

…Yesterday, it was annoying, but the bra I wore with it also looks strange, doesn’t it?

Is this called an underwire?

The hard part inside the underwear is sticking out, isn’t it?

Even to me, who has lived as a man for over 20 years, wearing this looks like torture itself!

“I’ll just have to throw it away and buy a new one.”

I took all the ruined underwear out of the washing machine and put it in a black plastic bag.

“Lingerie… washing method… handwash…”

Just in case, I searched the internet and immediately found out I had done something foolish.

“Handwash or put it in a laundry net and press the lingerie course… Ah, the button here is…”

The large washing machine very kindly had a ‘Lingerie Course’ button.

Why didn’t I see this? I must have seen it when I started it, right? Am I an idiot?!

“When I lived as a man, I didn’t need to know things like this, it’s really annoying.”

Next time I do laundry, I shouldn’t do such a stupid thing.

***

Actually, the way to get first place in a clan battle is simple.

You just need to recruit clan members who can score high.

“No matter how strong I am, I can’t do the work of 30 people at once! I have to think about this rationally.”

Honestly, I might be able to score as much as 5 ordinary users, but 30 is impossible.

A clan could recruit up to 30 members, and the opportunity to score was equal for everyone.

“Everyone has 3 attack chances, and what’s important is how quickly and accurately you defeat the bosses that appear in order.”

There are various strategies, but in the end, what’s important is the existence of ‘clan members with high combat power’.

That’s right.

I need to gather clan members starting now.

So, how can I gather those clan members effectively?

If I write a post on the ‘Galactic Train Gallery’, will people gather well right away?

“That’s far from enough… I have 4 billion won in my bank account, but there’s nothing more I can buy in Galactic Train!”

I haven’t looked through the entire shop, but in otaku games like this, there’s nothing that can show off wealth as much as ‘character gacha’.

But Galactic Train hasn’t been open for long.

If it were an old game, I could show off my spending power by getting ‘6 constellations’ for all the characters released so far, but not now.

Right now, there’s no proper way to show off my money-spending ability.

The power to attract people by showing off money is bound to be weak.

“In that case, I need to become famous. Once you become famous, things somehow work out.”

Why do streamers’ and VTubers’ clans overflow with people?

It’s because of a natural human psychology.

Rather than teaming up with 30 unspecified individuals you don’t even know, there’s a desire to play together under a clearly ‘shining person’.

It’s not for nothing that numerous controversies about cliques surrounding moderators erupt in so many galleries.

Those people have power, but people also flock to them because they are ‘name-brands’.

“But what if I show off that I’m a woman while recruiting clan members? Hmm, this is absolutely not okay.”

There’s strong backlash against that here.

I want to hear people say I’m amazing, cool, and awesome, not be treated like a trash can.

And based on my long gaming experience, people obsessed with women were rarely good at games.

“In that case, I guess I have no choice but to leech off someone famous.”

The famous streaming site, ‘Chzzk’.

Here, over thousands of diverse streamers broadcast various things every day.

Among them, there were people who made ‘Galactic Train’ their main content, and the most famous among them was currently a streamer called ‘Mallang’.

There’s also someone named ‘Heretic’, but should I say this one is a skilled player? His viewer count wasn’t that high.

I could suck information from him, but he wasn’t a suitable person to ‘become famous’ through.

“I was going to pull for it anyway~”

I turned on my smartphone, looking at the newly changed limited character gacha.

***

“Hi hi, nice to meet you! Hello, hello. YouTube friends! It’s Mallang!”

• You-ha 

• Are you doing YouTube content right away? 

• Irresponsible pleasure???

• When are you accepting clan members? When are you accepting clan members? When are you accepting clan members?

Choosing Mallang was indeed the right answer.

He was a streamer with 130,000 followers and an average of 5,000 viewers, so he was perfect for leeching off.

“Today, I’m planning to pull for Galactic Train’s new limited pickup character!!”

He had properly received my email and kindly said he would do the proxy pull well, making him a rather likeable person.

“Galactic Train’s first~~! Limited! Knowledge Lightning character!!! Let’s pull for Ha Eun-rich!”

Mallang, with a likeable face somewhere between ordinary and handsome, clapped his hands enthusiastically.

“It’s a limited character that many of you have been waiting for, right? Many of you watching on YouTube were also looking forward to pulling this character, right?”

• To say it’s the first, isn’t he the only lightning dealer right now?

• It’s necromancy, so why is it lightning, f*ck ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

• Sigh, who would pull for a necromancer like this lol

• Is he good? Is he good? Is he good? Is he good? Is he good?

Mallang, true to being a streamer who primarily plays Galactic Train today, was planning to pull for ‘Ha Eun-rich’.

However, before doing his own pulls, he was scheduled to do ‘proxy pulls’ for accounts sent in by ‘viewers’.

This wasn’t even an unusual occurrence.

“Among fans, he even had the nickname ‘Hand of God’ who always failed his own pulls but succeeded in proxy pulls!”

I was eating the rosé pasta I had ordered for dinner while watching Mallang’s broadcast.

Honestly, it didn’t matter to me whether my proxy pull succeeded or failed.

Rather, it would be troublesome if it succeeded.

“Unlike you all, I played Galactic Train’s closed beta a bit, and Ha Eun-rich was really strong back then.”

• Isn’t he the only limited Knowledge dealer?

• Since he’s a 5-star character, of course he should be stronger than a 4-star ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

• So, are you using him in this clan battle???

• How many constellations for Ha Eun-rich is considered standard?

“So, as it’s a character I was quite looking forward to! I’m planning to pull for him today too. But before that, first! There’s an enormous request from a viewer, so I’ll proceed with the proxy pull first!”

Mallang clapped his hands and showed the game screen, already logged into my account.

• Starting lightly with a single copy pull?

• What the hell is it that it’s an enormous request?

[Babomallang-nim has donated ₩5,000]

[Is Mallang going to finish all the proxy pulls within 100 pulls like last time and then hit full pity on his own account?]

“Oof… If that happens again this time, it really won’t do. Everyone, if you keep doing this, my heart will really ache.”

• Last time was truly legendary 

• Didn’t he get two in a row in 10 pulls?

Mallang joked and entered the character gacha screen.

[Writhing Power of the Undead]

[Ha Eun-rich (Lightning, Knowledge)]

Ha Eun-rich was a male character with the typical appearance of a necromancer, dressed in black clothes.

In the past, if it was a male character, I would have definitely resisted pulling, but now there’s no need for that.

Getting full constellations, that is, pulling the same character 7 times to unlock all of the character’s Stigmas, had become a very natural thing.

“He was a character who summoned a flesh golem to attack enemies~”

Perhaps because he showed a rather cool appearance in the story, despite the ‘necromancer’ concept, he had quite a few fans.

I deliberately asked Mallang to do the ‘Ha Eun-rich pull’, which I could have done myself without any problem.

Even if you spend the same amount of money, you have to enjoy more benefits for it to be wise spending!

“Alright! Then let’s proceed with the proxy pull right away! This viewer is aiming for Ha Eun-rich’s full constellations!”

• ???

• Huh???

• Where did another whale like this come from? lol

• Wow, asking for full constellations???

The chat window, as expected, went wild.

[2MillionWonIfYouSpend-nim has donated ₩5,000]

[Isn’t this Mallang’s sub-account? Why go for full constellations?]

“If someone really~! likes Ha Eun-rich, they can go for full constellations like this! Then let’s pull right away!”

Mallang began to proceed with the proxy pull content as usual.

[Rainbow Promise: 600]

“Wow, you’ve even gathered 600 gacha tickets for sure? Ah, I have to get this with exact damage…”

• Dude

• No, during a proxy pull, you have to say it’s coming out well 

• Apologize! Mallang!

“Is what I was about to say! Of course, you have to get good pulls!!!”

Mallang joked and proceeded with the pulls decisively.

– Shuuuuung!!

“Oh! Ooh! Already? It’s only been 30 pulls, and already?!”

• Knew it lol…His expectation control is insane

• How come his own pulls hit full pity, but proxy pulls come out right away in 30?

• Mallang should just let someone else do proxy pulls for his main account from now on 

“Everyone’s excited, so excited.”

Having neatly finished my rosé pasta, I stood up from my seat.

“Alright! Right away! Let’s go to the next one! This time too, no pity break! No pity ceiling! Let’s go quickly!”

[Nim has donated ₩5,000]

[Mallang Earlier he said it shouldn’t come out well]

• Still, proxy pulls have to be successful to be fun 

• Honestly, it’s better than not getting anything and having a funeral atmosphere 

• Aren’t you aiming for full constellations anyway? Hurry up 

• Out of 600 pulls, he’s only used 30 so far, that’s what I’m saying!

“Alright, then shall I go to the bathroom for a bit!”

The result of the gacha doesn’t matter anyway.

What was important to me was what came next.

***

[Ah… I’m sorry…]

[I shouldn’t have said that nonsense earlier…]

When I returned from the bathroom, a message had arrived on Discord.

And Mallang, who was broadcasting, was kneeling on the floor.

[Nim has donated ₩5,000]

[It’s because he set expectations earlier]

[MallangIsProtected-nim has donated ₩5,000]

[Honestly, if Mallang regrets saying he had to get it with exact damage earlier, upvote]

[Nim has donated ₩5,000]

[You crazy bastard… How can you get full pity breaks?]

“Wow… It looks like it really f*cking failed.”

The chat window I briefly glanced at was in an uproar, making fun of Mallang.

• Apologize immediately Apologize immediately Apologize immediately Apologize immediately Apologize immediately

• How can you get hit with a full pity ceiling and 4 consecutive pity breaks?

• Isn’t he deliberately failing the proxy pulls to ward off bad luck?

“No, um… everyone. Before the person who requested the proxy pull returns, um, please refrain from such chats…”

Proxy pulls are usually requested with the expectation of getting good results.

‘Getting good results’ usually means not getting a pity break.

If you get a pity break, you usually have to spend about 2 more trucks, around 240,000 won.

So everyone hopes for good results.

But to get a full pity break in a proxy pull?

The situation where 600 pulls resulted in 3 constellations instead of full constellations was not an ordinary failure.

“Hohoho, rather, it’s nice that it failed~”

Humming a tune, I sent a Discord message.

[It’s okay! Mallang-nim! It probably would have failed even if I did it myself!]

[I have resources saved up, so please comfortably convert them and go for full constellations]

Mallang, who had been performing a deep bow of apology, quickly stood up as soon as I sent the Discord message.

“Uh, oof! Thank you! Thank you! This viewer again… Everyone! Everyone! Look at this! He said it’s okay!”

[Nim has donated ₩5,000]

[Please go for it  < Do you think it’s okay after seeing this? Isn’t it obviously gritting teeth, addeuk bbadeuk?]

• This guy really thinks this is okay lol

• Wow, this viewer is a saint 

• Mallang! Do well with the rest 

• Isn’t he going to get stabbed later?

“Alright, alright! So now Ha Eun-rich is at 3 constellations! 3 constellations! We just need to get him 3 more times!”

Mallang smiled and pressed the button in the gacha window to convert the paid currency called ‘Glimmering Dreams’ into ‘Rainbow Promises’ used for pulling characters.

I always thought it was 160 stones for 1 pull, but in the actual game system, you had to do this conversion once.

…This, again, is a dirty trick by the game company to prevent refunds.

Anyway, the important part is here.

I waited for this moment of conversion.

“Since I can’t use all of the viewer’s stones! This Mallang will, right here, with just 100! Try to pull Ha Eun-rich 3 more times… Huh?”

[Convert ‘Glimmering Dreams’ to ‘Rainbow Promises’?]

[Number of ‘Glimmering Dreams’ currently held: 685,710]

• ????

• What? How many stones does he have?

• He has 700,000 stones?

• How much did he spend on this? Ten million won???

• Is this a super account? What is this??

A crazy account with a suspicious amount of money.

From now on, it was time to show off in front of over 5,000 viewers.