The Match Returns

“Hello, nice to meet you.”

“I… you…”

“Pardon?”

A deep, heavy voice is heard as soon as the call connects.

I was startled as if an animal was growling.

And I was surprised once more by the content.

“Is it wrong for me to like you?”

“No, what’s with that suddenly…”

“I could like you too!”

“Eek!”

Suddenly they shouted, and I let out a small scream without realizing it.

No, what is this person doing now…

-ㅋ This guy seems to watch some movies.

-It’s not bad? Look at Hani’s reaction.

-Seems she doesn’t know it’s a movie line. Seeing how completely surprised she is.

Ah, so that’s what it was?

Hearing it now, they say it’s a famous line by actor Choi Min-shin from the movie “Watching the Devil”.

“Ahem, I knew that too. I wasn’t surprised, I was acting to match it.”

-Hani’s bad acting is suspicious.

-My life pretending to believe Hani’s lie that that was acting is legendary.

-Did the one above drink during the day?

Since viewers’ reactions were good, I decided to keep them as a candidate for now, not confirmed.

Now for the second challenger.

“Hello. Nice to…”

“What shall I do~!”

No, why is everyone like this?

What’s the rush, this time I was cut off mid-greeting.

The participant sings stubbornly without caring.

Even so, this isn’t right!

“I… dare! To love… her! I do~”

“……”

Didn’t they learn not to carelessly sing “Confession” or you’ll be screwed?

The participant’s low-quality vibrato gives me goosebumps.

-ㅋ As expected, the #1 song women hate hearing at karaoke.

-No, only the original singer should sing this. It’s too much!

-Please cut immediately! Even one verse courtesy is a luxury for this.

Right, this crossed the line.

I ignored the participant’s wailing and cut them off.

Oh ho, how unfortunate.

Is there no talent among my viewers?

As I was lamenting like that, the third challenger appeared.

“Hello, Air Guitar-nim. Nice to meet you.”

“Yes. Nice to meet you too. I’m a fan of Hani-nim.”

Finally a normal participant.

No, I didn’t know simply exchanging greetings was this difficult.

Greetings short and business brief!

I went straight to the main point.

Air Guitar’s special skill to show is guitar playing.

The intense sound of electric guitar mercilessly hits my ears.

“Ooh!”

For this moment, even I let out a pure exclamation.

It’s much better than I expected.

Skills definitely surpassing the level of simple club activities or hobbies!

-Wow? This is pretty cool.

-Kya! Intoxicated by the electric guitar. This is it.

-Honestly with this level of skill, they should get Pepero.

-I play much better than this, but I’m holding back because I hurt my finger yesterday.

-Probably, you’ll be holding back for life ㅋ

Fast playing that’s hard to keep up with.

Variations shaking up and down dizzily.

It was really amazing.

For this moment, I forgot about evaluating and was absorbed in appreciating the dazzling performance sound.

But that immersion was shattered in an instant.

-Smack!

“Ugh!”

A sound so familiar I understand in 1 second.

The crisp touch of a mother slapping the back.

A thick scream flows from Air Guitar’s mouth, hit by the so-called back smash.

“Oh my! This brat isn’t preparing for employment like he’s supposed to and now he’s playing instruments even at home! The downstairs neighbors are complaining, you bastard!”

“No, mom. That’s not…”

“What do you mean that’s not it!”

“Ahem! I’ll hang up for now.”

I ended the Skype call to protect the participant’s privacy.

It should be okay, right?

I feel a little guilty conscience, like it’s my fault somehow.

Then when I check the chat, it’s in an uproar from laughing.

-Yeah, this is it. The intro, development, turn, and conclusion are perfect!

-Is this a happy ending? ㅋ

-The crisp sound of slapping the back triggers PTSD ㄷㄷ;;

-I was jealous of the guitar skills, but I acknowledge the King God Emperor God Hand ㅋ

Wanting to throw cold water on viewers acting mean despite appreciating such great guitar playing, I said one thing.

“Air Guitar-nim passes! You win Pepero.”

-Ack! One more of my Pepero is gone.

-My life not receiving handmade Pepero because I can’t play guitar is legendary.

-I’m the same unemployed person as the one who just played guitar, can’t you give me half?

-If you give half for being unemployed, 50% of this room’s viewers would get some ㅋ

After Air Guitar, there were no particularly notable participants.

Some people tried singing or attempted clumsy voice imitations, perhaps recalling my specialty.

“Should we wrap up now? Or one more person?”

-End it and do another lottery ㄱㄱ

-Oh my, two of my Pepero flew away.

-So 28 are left now?

Feeling it’s getting boring, I was about to wrap up when an unexpected challenger appeared.

“Oh! Soldier-nim. What brings you here?”

“I request a rematch.”

“What?”

-ㅋ A former pro is coming for one handmade Pepero?

-For real, and it’s Soldier, a World Series champion member, Hani’s class is no joke.

-Is she a goddess? Is she a goddess? Is she a goddess?

It was just a simple Pepero Day event.

Suddenly things got big.

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My connection with Soldier.

And the 1:1 match.

At that time, it was truly like a rope descending from heaven.

It brought a big wind to the growth of my stagnant YouTube channel.

I think I personally helped Soldier in various ways too.

I gave advice to Soldier who lacks social skills and coached him to grow in broadcasting aspects.

Thanks to that, he was able to do joint broadcasts with other people for the first time.

Nevertheless, if we calculate what was gained, it was clearly my benefit.

Even if we both gained 100, the situations are different for me who originally had 50 and Soldier who had 1000.

In that sense, there are views that I unilaterally received help and Soldier’s side bestowed it.

In fact, wasn’t the 1:1 match that became a topic originally an entertainment pick with Timong and Eni?

In the end, people’s perception was that.

Just a light acquaintance for Soldier who always broadcasts alone?

There was also the fact that such perception was stronger because my tier was Diamond at the time.

But now many things have changed.

My YouTube and New Continent TV broadcasts that grew tremendously with the buff from the confrontation with the weapon-wielding criminal becoming a social issue.

And winning the Ladies League.

One of the few female BJs in Master tier.

My recognition compared to then was truly like mulberry fields turning into blue sea.

The ripple effect itself is different from before.

If people’s reaction when I was involved with Soldier in the past was “Who is this nobody?”, now it’s changed to “Oh? Is that person perhaps Hani?”.

Moreover, unlike before, this time Soldier is requesting a rematch first.

It may feel light because I mention it every time, but Soldier is a member of the legendary League World Series championship team.

If I’m at the level of gaining some fame in the internet broadcasting world of this small country, Soldier is at the level of communicating with people worldwide.

An opponent that such a Soldier mentions and requests a 1:1 match with?

Moreover, unlike before, my recognition has risen quite a bit, so now I’m in a state where I can somewhat accommodate that ripple effect.

I asked Soldier to wait a moment and immediately contacted Yoonjae.

My instinct was screaming.

This is really great YouTube material.

“Amazing! This is really amazing. This time I’ll definitely pull it off by adding English subtitles too. With Soldier-nim, many overseas legendary League users will flow in too.”

“As expected! Suspiciously quick-witted editor!”

“Hahaha! I’m a bit…”

We understand each other perfectly.

I ended the short conversation with Yoonjae and returned to the broadcast.

When I returned, the chat was bursting.

Hardcore New Continent TV users who can’t see Soldier because he only broadcasts on TwitTV flocked in tremendously.

The viewer count instantly surpassed 3500 and was heading towards 4000.

-I heard you can see Soldier-nim if you come to this room, is it true?

-Is it really Soldier-nim? I heard he only broadcasts on TwitTV.

-But what’s the relationship between the host and Soldier for him to be here?

-Ah, newbies please shut up. If you’re really curious, search or find past broadcasts. Don’t ruin the live atmosphere.

-You’re being so territorial;;

The viewers were too heated, so I threw a joke to divert attention and soften the atmosphere a bit.

“But are you really requesting a rematch for Pepero?”

“I want to receive Pepero.”

“What?”

“I want to receive it.”

“……”

I threw a question for entertainment, but received a documentary answer.

At that moment, Soldier’s record comes to mind.

28-year-old single.

Someone who rode a fantasy tech tree that could be called legendary – all-boys middle school, all-boys high school, military, pro player debut…

Ah, Soldier is really serious.

I found myself becoming solemn involuntarily.