Chapter 89 Part 1: Mafia Game

“····So we really exchanged numbers now.”

The cell phone I got a while ago.

In that phone, which had no acquaintances’ numbers, one number added a while back was prominently displayed.

[Park Sehee]

= 010-XXXX-XXXX

After our sudden reunion yesterday, Sehee and I exchanged numbers again.

‘Oh, by the way.’

Sunbae, you said you got a new cell phone, right?

‘Uh, that’s right···?’

‘Then, could you tell me your number?’

She said that since I got a new cell phone when I came to Korea, there was no need to contact her via Line anymore.

My goodness, the first number written in my newly activated cell phone belongs to a celebrity.

It feels somewhat strange.

Maybe it’s because I’m no longer a celebrity, but it really felt different.

Well, there’s a difference between an internet broadcaster and a celebrity.

Realistically, it was inevitable that celebrities were valued more highly.

‘Of course, I’m not particularly interested in that kind of thing, though.’

It’s about time I forgot, but my life is on the line right now, isn’t it?

My neck is on the line, so sometimes I wonder what all that is.

Well, anyway.

I’ll just do my broadcast.

“Yes, hello everyone?”

-Cheongha~

-Cheongha~

-You came early today.

-Cheongha~

“Well, sometimes people come early.”

Why, well, just because someone is a writer doesn’t mean they always meet their deadlines, right?

They can be late, and they can come early.

And while being late might be an issue, if you come early, that’s something to be praised for.

[[Snowflower11] has donated 500,000 won!]

[=I f*cking love Kim Cheongha]

“····Wow, thank you for the 500,000 won.”

For some reason, a donation arrived from a nickname whose identity I felt I knew.

Snow…

Flower…

Seol…

Hwa…

‘····Is she crazy.’

Since her younger brother Jumin is a regular in our chat, I roughly expected she would watch my broadcast, but she immediately fires off 500,000 won.

-ㄷㄷㄷ (shivers)

-500,000?

For real??

-It’s hard to receive that much lol.

-But why is your reaction so bland?

If it were an ordinary donation, I would have given a proper reaction.

500,000 won.

It’s an amount of money that even big companies find hard to touch at once.

But if I found out that the donor was actually a much more successful junior whom I knew in real life, then the feeling would be different.

How can I give her a reaction?

“Anyway, today, as planned, we have a collab.”

Putting aside the donation-related matters, I should carry out today’s schedule.

Today is a large-scale collab after a long time.

[[Snowflower11] has donated 700,000 won!]

[=It seems money wasn’t enough to contain my love.]

“Ah, please.”

---

When people gather at places like training retreats, there’s one game that always comes up.

‘Hey, should we play Mafia?’

That is the Mafia game.

A game that becomes more chaotic the more people gather, and thus, more fun.

“Alright, then shall we get started?”

What kind of chaos awaits me today?

And so, I connected to the Discord room without delay.

“Ah, hello Cheongha-nim.”

“This is our first time meeting.”

This time, surprisingly genteel members were waiting for me.

“Are normal people gathered this time?”

What on earth possessed this person to gather normal people?

“Um, aren’t you going to lower your gaze?”

“Ah, yes.”

Damn it, was he watching my stream?

At Gu Jisu’s words, I immediately relaxed my avatar’s expression.

“By the way, aren’t we missing a few people?”

He definitely said there would be 8 members today, but there were only 6 in the room.

This, the absence of those two feels somewhat unsettling.

“Yes, we need to find the remaining two now.”

“····What did you say?”

And, that uneasiness hit the mark.

“Huh?”

What are you doing, everyone quickly make some calls.

“··········.”

I looked at Jisu’s avatar with a look of utter disdain.

Should I just call Sehee?

It seemed the moment to use the phone number I had just jotted down had arrived.

---

Well, unfortunately.

The situation to press the celebrity summon button did not arise.

Fortunately, other people managed to gather the remaining two somehow.

“Ah, hello Baekro.”

“Unniie!”

Baekro, who had entered the call room, greeted me.

We seem to be seeing each other often these days, huh?

-Baekro is entering.

-General Baek has arrived.

-It’s just become a set menu now;;

And it seemed the viewers felt the same way.

“But Unnie, are you good at Mafia?”

“Well, I don’t particularly like Mafia, but····· I’ll give it a try.”

I’ve always been bad at these kinds of deduction games.

That’s why when my friends gathered to play Mafia, I was the only one who didn’t join.

Ah, for reference, I wasn’t an outcast or anything, so please don’t misunderstand.

In my past life, I was just a voluntary loner.

Well, this life, I’m a real outcast, but anyway.

“Anyway, let’s just start the game.”

The rules of the game were simple.

When night falls, the 8 survivors enter their respective houses, and during the night, people with various professions, led by the Mafia, take action.

This game wasn’t a traditional Mafia game.

Besides typical roles like Citizen and Mafia, it was a hybrid with even Terrorists and Psychopaths.

“Back then, it was just Yakuza and Citizens.”

Although it wasn’t the same game, it’s still fascinating.

Is this the flow of time?

I could clearly feel that the world had changed a lot.

Well, still, this way will be more fun.

-??

-When was that?

-Old maid ㄷㄷ (shivers)

“Um, whoever wrote old maid, please get banned.”

How dare you call a fresh 22-year-old what?

Old maid~??

I won’t let you get away with it.

You rascal.

I immediately issued a permanent ban to that user.

Huh?

Where in the world is there such a pretty old maid like me?

-ㄷㄷ (shivers)

-Kim Cheongha’s sword dance ㄷㄷ (shivers)

-Guarantee freedom of the press!

“The press is the press in its own way.”

Huh?

That’s just being a trash reporter.

What I hate most are reporters.

They tenaciously latch onto bad news rather than good articles, and they invariably create something out of nothing.

While I was having a back-and-forth with the viewers like that.

The roulette spun, and roles began to be assigned.

And my role was none other than·····

[Lover: Your role is Lover]

{If your partner dies, you die too}

Ugh, this is a bit of an awkward one, isn’t it?

-What

-Lover?

-Kyaaaak!

-Who is the partner?

Looking down a bit, the viewers were starting to get fired up.

And…

[[Snowflower11] has donated 500,000 won]

[=Who is the partner! >ㅆ<]

⸻Our number 1 superfan.

“·····This won’t do, I’m going to set a donation limit from now on.”

That’s attracting too much attention, this won’t do.

More than anything, making her spend so much money at once also bothers me a lot.

It feels like I’m shamelessly extorting money from a young junior, so I just can’t stand it.

[[Cheongkeongcheolkeong] has donated 1,000 won]

[=If you’re Kim Cheongha, who is bothered but likes getting money, hit recommend lol]

“··········.”

Kim Cheongha chose her words carefully.

Ahem, begone, evil spirit.

‘By the way, who could my lover be?’

As soon as Cheongha thought that.

The opponent’s nickname appeared on the screen.

[Your lover is whitecrow]

“Oh, it’s Baekro.”

It’s a relief that it’s a relatively easygoing person.

Since we’re close, there was nothing to feel burdened about.

[[Snowflower11] has donated 10,000 won]

[=I don’t know who it is, but I’d really like to meet them once.]

Budeul budeul- (Sound of trembling)

It felt as if I could hear Seolhwa trembling from beyond the screen.

---

Anyway, after all the roles were assigned.

“First, let’s elect a mayor.”

“Waaa~! Clap clap~”

The first thing to do was to elect a mayor.

The mayor’s vote had a weighting of 1.5 votes, which, surprisingly, had a significant influence.

Well, when there are few people left, if the mayor trolls and becomes a liability, there’s nothing more blood-boiling than that.

So, in a normal case, you’d think about it carefully before choosing, but···

“Should we just spin the roulette?”

As if we would do that.

Honestly, if someone acts like a liability, isn’t that also fun in its own way?

It makes for good video footage too.

Just as we were about to spin the roulette.

“Um, there’s someone I’d like to make mayor.”

Rupyung raised her hand and spoke through the general speaker.

“Huh?”

The person who recently released new merchandise······

“Hey!”

I told you not to say that—!!

The streamer, Jangbiso, who instinctively realized something, shouted.

Jangbiso, a streamer famous for her exceptionally good voice.

Thanks to her beautiful voice, which was on par with most voice actors, she was also a regular in game dubbing and advertisements.

Well, anyway.

“Wow, you released merchandise?”

“Ooh, then we have to promote it for you.”

At that one word from Rupyung, public opinion instantly began to sway.

“Then it’s decided.”

“Aaaargh—!!”

The future mayor, Jangbiso, unable to withstand the attention pouring onto her, eventually sank.

No matter how much she did cam streams and engaged in many activities, she was also a hikikomori.

“Still, it seems like the mayor doesn’t have much to do, so don’t worry.”

“Ah, yes····.”

To her, who had unwillingly taken on the role of leader, I offered a heartfelt, slight consolation.

Still, if it helps promote her merchandise, wouldn’t that be even better?

“Then, shall we all disperse for now?”

“Let’s all see each other alive.”

Night had fallen before they knew it, and the villagers all returned to their respective homes.

Well, will I be able to survive tonight safely?

‘····But since I’m a lover, don’t I die as a set?’

This, come to think of it, my life was hardcore.

Damn it.

And as if waiting, someone appeared in the central village square.

That shadow walked precisely towards my house.

“Ah, someone’s coming.”

This is my first time playing this game.

It looks like I’m about to kick the bucket already.

And so, I quietly waited for the kill log to appear on the screen.

“···Huh?”

Surprisingly, nothing happened to me.

“Did a doctor just come by?”

It didn’t seem that useful since no one else came besides that person, but what does it matter.

It was a sufficient gain just by not being caught by the mafia.

-Do you think that’s a doctor…?

-Isn’t it a bomber?

-It might just be a psycho.

“····That might be true.”

Come to think of it, there were many roles in this.

The things to worry about just increased.