Indeed, Being Bald Is Wrong

 

The live streaming platform Sheumteo where I broadcast.

Its origin was R.A’s purpose to help returnees blend into society more easily by introducing cultures from other worlds.

Elves who only eat grass.

Dragons obsessed with treasures.

Crow beastkin who kidnap bald people.

Ostrich beastkin who shelter bald people.

Cyborgs who mistake bald heads for balls.

‘…At this point, isn’t being bald the problem?’

How is it that even after 20 years, there’s still no cure for baldness?

Anyway, Sheumteo, which became active by gathering unique people, gradually expanded its scale, and now it represents a significant portion of internet broadcasting.

The fact that I can broadcast criminal communication in Korea is largely thanks to Sheumteo Korea’s help.

Even if they’re criminals, what platform would enjoy broadcasts about killing people?

There was so much criticism in the beginning, with many people asking why Sheumteo would allow such broadcasts.

Many streamers said the broadcasts should be blocked, and dozens of reaction videos were uploaded to YouTube.

Fortunately, the situation has calmed down now, but I filed lawsuits against those who spread false information or committed serious defamation.

Even among those who recorded apology videos, I didn’t forgive those who lacked sincerity or were trying to profit.

As a result, my existence on Sheumteo has become solidified as someone who shouldn’t be messed with.

“A collaboration stream, you say?”

“Yes. We have a large-scale long-term content project that we’re supporting, but suddenly we’re short on personnel.”

A man in his 40s with a head shape that crows would like.

Sheumteo Korea’s manager, Park Du-geop.

Whatever species he is, he’s sweating profusely even in an air-conditioned room, and his constant bowing is a bit uncomfortable to watch.

I’m the one being asked for a favor, but is it necessary for him to act like this when I’ve helped him before?

“Could you first explain what this is about?”

“Y-Yes, of course.”

The situation he explained was as follows:

A Hunter Challenge Project where 50 people are divided into 10 teams, each tackling assigned dungeons.

It’s currently the most popular content due to its competitive elements, large prize money, and frequent viewer events.

One of the teams lost their coach due to an injury, creating a vacancy.

The problem is that with only a week left until dungeon entry, all the safety personnel recruited by that person have also backed out.

“Who would be so irresponsible?”

“They’re affiliated with Hwaryong Guild. They said they’ve suffered significant losses and can’t support another person.”

Hwaryong has deployed many guild members to the hero industry, including many high-ranking hunters.

Even now they’re experiencing some staff shortages, so it’s not completely incomprehensible that they can’t provide support.

‘It’s just too stupid a choice.’

Is the streamer so famous that they need a lot of personnel?

I heard they even paid double the penalty fee. Why would they make such a choice?

“Can’t you find someone else?”

“That team isn’t popular, and most people already have schedules for a week from now.”

Since this is content supported by Sheumteo, they can’t just call in random people, and most sizeable guilds have schedules set at least two weeks in advance.

If it’s a popular streamer, they might benefit the guild, so plans could be changed.

But if not, there’s no reason to change plans at a loss.

“Since you’re famous, Tia, if you join that team, they’ll attract many viewers.”

It’s natural for team imbalances to occur when selecting the best team members for competitive content, but if one team is significantly less popular, that causes people to feel uncomfortable.

And if they lack skill too, then that says it all.

“What’s their opinion?”

“I haven’t told them about recruiting you yet. But they won’t dislike it. It’s an opportunity for their broadcast to grow bigger.”

Looking at the situation, it’s clear that me joining would be one of the good solutions.

But there’s one major problem.

“I’d really like to help, but I’ve hardly ever been to dungeons.”

First of all, there were no dungeons in the world where I lived.

There were mines and forests, but never places that transported to separate locations like Earth’s dungeons.

The real residents of that world were just crazy about hunting.

Even after returning to Earth, I’ve been running around catching people, so I’ve barely entered dungeons.

Even when I did enter, I went with someone who could help and just caught criminals before leaving.

For me, dungeons are practically uncharted territory.

…Suddenly I want to go.

‘Uncharted territory. Not bad.’

If I spend a week wandering around dungeons, learning about them, it might be possible.

If only I didn’t have work.

Tomorrow I need to go to Jagang Province to chase a criminal organization and train my team members, so there’s no way.

“That’s fine. The previous coach spent all their points to recruit someone who has been active as a hunter for over 15 years. You just need to hold back the monsters, Tia.”

If there’s at least one expert, I can block approaching monsters.

I heard it’s a D-rank dungeon, so there’s no way an S-rank monster would appear there, and even the strongest would be C-rank.

C-rank can be killed with just one weapon.

“I’ll participate.”

“Thank you! Thank you so much! I’ll let you know as soon as I get in touch with the streamers.”

After hearing more details about the content from the manager, I left the building.

Ring ring-

“Phantom. Investigate the people I’ll be talking about and the dungeon.”

-What the hell. What kind of request is this at 10 PM!

“Investigate as quickly as possible. I have a bad feeling about this.”

This is too strange.

The streamers in the team I’m joining have low recognition.

Even the person who’s been a hunter for 15 years has definite skills but low recognition.

They might flourish with polishing, but based on the progress I’ve seen, it’s impossible.

If that’s the case, Hwaryong wouldn’t need to distribute personnel to protect them; they could just have a subcontracted guild do it.

‘It might be hard to understand, but that’s Hwaryong’s way.’

They’re the kind of people who manipulate public opinion and pay money as long as they don’t suffer any damage themselves.

Yet they’re giving up on this job while even paying a penalty fee?

‘That’s impossible.’

The news has already spread, and negative public opinion about Hwaryong is gradually forming.

This is the opposite of their image-cleaning efforts by entering the hero industry.

Then it must mean they gave up because there was something more important.

‘Me and Six-Two.’

Hwaryong isn’t stupid enough to think they can kill both me and Six-Two together.

This matter is unlikely to affect Six-Two, so I’m probably the target.

Five streamers.

If others enter too, at least 10 people.

Do they think they can defeat me if all of them are taken hostage?

“If it’s that man’s son, I don’t know.”

The bastard now called the Fire Emperor has anger management issues, so he might have proceeded without thinking, but he should still consider things.

“Next is that Park Du-geop.”

Is being bald really wrong after all?

He was being extremely cautious, but it seemed like pressure to make this job succeed rather than fear of me.

Since Sheumteo headquarters wouldn’t have pressured him to include me, it means someone else ordered it.

If that someone else is Hwaryong, then they really want to get me into this dungeon.

“I’ll need to prepare a lot.”

Ding-

[I’ve investigated everything, so look it up yourself!]

‘Since I asked at 10 PM, I’ll let it slide.’

I returned home and read the materials Phantom sent me.

First, recent activities.

From those, I calculated the probability of meeting people and narrowed down the photos.

In a photo of someone entering a high-end restaurant with a 10-minute difference, a person from Hwaryong was captured.

There’s a distortion device, but it can’t penetrate an S-rank program.

The AI identification technology showed a 99% match, so it’s certain.

Besides that, there were many pieces of evidence pouring in, such as mobile phone text records and withdrawal details of money transactions.

‘This is why so many people want to take Phantom away.’

With this much information extracted in less than 30 minutes, why would I ever remove the slave collar?

Ring ring-

“Please investigate all related people.”

-Fuck! This is a crime! A crime!

“I don’t care.”

Ding-

Evidence gathered through criminal means has no legal effect.

That’s something said in court, but since I don’t go to court, I don’t need to follow such principles.

If I were to follow those principles, the number of criminals I could judge would be less than a tenth.

If I consider someone a criminal, it’s practically the same as them receiving a death sentence.

It might be unreasonable, but the World Awakened Association carefully evaluates the people I’ve killed, and would revoke my qualification if they weren’t criminals.

The fact that my qualification has been maintained so far is as good as recognition of my honesty.

“Hwaryong is confirmed, so how should I handle this?”

I could go now and kill Hwaryong’s people and investigate afterward without any problem, but that would be letting them off too easily.

“No matter how hard they try, they can’t kill me, and they’ll have to watch as Hwaryong gradually crumbles—that reality is what they should suffer through.”

A son. A child who has now become a daughter has returned, but instead of welcoming me, they’re trying to kill me—seeing this, I can’t let them off easily.

“I should send them on a prison tour.”

I’ll send you to a famous prison in Russia.

Put down all the burdens you’re carrying now, and I’ll repay you with a special course so you can spend the rest of your life comfortably there.

“I wonder what kind of gift my older brother would like.”

Should I provide anger management treatment?

That’s actually very easy to treat.