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8 – Are You Trying to Buy Me with Money?

8 – Are You Trying to Buy Me with Money?

People who usually play FPS games feel compelled to copy and paste their settings even when they go to an internet café.

Especially the aim sensitivity, which is a top priority that must be adjusted—since the equipment is different at the café, if you don’t adjust and still manage to get headshots, that’s not just impressive skill, that’s actual hacking.

On top of that, Dohee tends to tweak one more setting: voice chat.

Since communication between team members is crucial in the Battle Colosseum, voice chat is generally turned on by default.

However, to protect her mental state, she needs to mute the enemy voices, and since she’s playing on a secondary account today, she also turns off her own voice.

In the process, she naturally muted the team voice as well…

Just after Jia had wiped out an enemy squad, a speaker icon blinked next to her ID.

The voice chat was on.

“Hey. Your voice chat is on.”

“Oh no. I didn’t turn off the mic.”

“There are better things to forget.”

Eager to jump into the game and start shooting, Jia skipped all the voice settings.

Moreover, her hands felt smaller, making it hard to grip the mouse, and in the midst of needing to carry the game, she seemed unaware that her voice was being transmitted.

At least Jia was using a secondary account, so her worries were lessened.

The troublemakers used similar nicknames as promised,

[Fireworks Festival Booking Priority Kim Deok-bae]

Dohee couldn’t help but chuckle when she read the nickname aloud.

“You really come up with some amazing nicknames.”

“I have to make them good so I don’t get caught.”

“Caught? Caught doing what?”

When Jia suddenly stopped talking, Dohee glanced over and saw her pretending to focus on the game while stealing glances at Dohee.

But Dohee was a streamer with 1.6 million followers.

Even if she played along with the viewers’ jokes, she was also skilled at reacting and teasing back.

“What are you trying to hide? If you don’t talk, will you not play the game?”

“That’s a trade secret, so I can’t tell you.”

“Trade secret? How many other accounts do you have?”

Jia scratched her temple and made a big decision.

If she could just play games with Dohee like friends, it wouldn’t be a problem if she couldn’t use all the secondary accounts she had made so far.

“Twelve.”

That number shocked Dohee.

A package costs 30,000 won.

If she bought twelve, even with discounts, that would easily exceed 150,000 won.

“Twelve?! You didn’t actually buy that many packages, did you?”

“Yes. I had to if I wanted to sell the accounts.”

“… That’s impressive. Really amazing, Majiya.”

“Thank you.”

“That wasn’t a compliment…”

But who do you think is responsible for her buying that many?

None other than Dohee.

It would have been nice if she had spent that money on her own meals and gaining weight.

… ─ Battle Colosseum Gallery ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ …

[The one who got wiped by a kid]

That’s me

(kid.ntube)

This kid was using a sick setup.

Honestly, I think it was fair to get wiped, right?

Anyway, I’m posting this because I’m really curious.

Isn’t this a Signal Flare?

Mooncheol’s brothers, come out!

[Comments]

— Battle Call 441: Losing to a kid, what a loser lol

— Battle Call 851: Don’t go around saying you’re in Platinum…

— Battle Call 681: The Signal Flare Mooncheol should all be in Momo Gallery

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Battle Call 681: Momo Simps are all quarantined, so they’re all posting in writing

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Chenjaang (author): Okay, thanks

— Battle Call 615: What you’re doing does seem like a Signal Flare

— Battle Call 615: But do you know the Signal Flare started five years ago?

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Chenjaang (author): Wait a second

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Battle Call 615: If the voice in the video sounds like a kid, that means five years ago, they were about five years old lol

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Chenjaang (author): That’s true, the voice is interesting lol

… ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ …

… ─ Momo Gallery ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ …

[The gay who got wiped by a kid]

I’m a Simp who’s been watching Momo’s streams for five years, and I’m saying that the probability of that being the Signal Flare is 99.9%.

(cut video.gif)

When the Signal Flare shoots, they always jump to widen the headshot angle, right?

You have to secure a higher position to make headshots easier, you know?

But they never jump straight; they always tilt about 40 degrees to the left or right, right?

That’s exactly what happened in your video.

You might think that’s not much, but there’s one more piece of evidence.

There’s a rumor that the Signal Flare became Momo’s manager.

It hasn’t been confirmed yet, so it’s just a vague rumor, but if that’s true, what they said in the video would fit perfectly.

Boss = Momo

Equipment, Jangpanpa = Just like in the Extreme Momo clip, every time the Signal Flare snipes, it forces the Jangpanpa to open.

(Extreme Momo.ntube)

Moreover, the voices of the people with them were barely heard, so it’s probably Momo, right?

With Momo Simp’s intuition, it seems about 91.5% accurate.

Anyway, that’s all I know.

I have to go watch Momo’s replay, so I can’t take questions, sorry.

[Comments]

— Momo 614: Simp Ham gave all the evidence

— Momo 715: Where does that 91.5% detail come from lol

— Momo 581: The family game show was super fun yesterday and today lol

— Momo 113: The Signal Flare was a total kid?

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Momo 431: Isn’t it just a girl with a high-pitched voice?

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Momo 153: Hmm, the more I listen, the weirder the mole seems

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Momo 431: Momo’s opinion ㄷㄷ

… ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ …

A date with the troublemakers after a long time was truly a rollercoaster.

It was a dizzying series of battles, alternating between despair and joy.

The culprit who caused the chaos returned home with a blissful expression as if enlightened, but the victim, Cheon Do-hee, still felt a throbbing pain in her neck the next morning.

Of course, it wasn’t just that the game with her was dizzying and gave her a headache.

‘There are way too many annoyingly talented people these days.’

After a sage appeared and wrote an analysis post, the fire spread from the Battle Call Gallery to the Momo Gallery.

What? It’s safe because it’s a secondary account?

Cheon Do-hee cursed herself for being too complacent yesterday, using tiredness as an excuse.

[I’ll have a lot of questions when Momo’s stream starts later~]

[Loading a thousand won punch]

[Wasn’t the gallery dead because the gallery owner didn’t stream yesterday?] lol]

[Are you guys the only ones rolling this fun bait?]

Just one casual remark from Jia united everyone.

Of course, since it’s only circumstantial evidence, it could be ignored, but if that pressure continues, Dohee couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.

If it were attention directed at her, it would be one thing, but Jia was just an ordinary person.

Having confirmed her intentions by sharply rejecting the debut proposal thrown out as a joke, this was something Momo had to endure.

‘There’s no need to inform Jia separately.’

… There was a time when she thought that.

The crisis came sooner than expected.

– Personal Message –

[Rain: Boss, it’s a big deal]

Rain started the stream four hours earlier than usual, dragging all the viewers who had been starving for news related to her.

After ending the content yesterday without any separate conversation, she planned to have a main broadcast in the evening by scheduling a follow-up stream as part one…

As soon as the broadcast started, the mission money began to pile up, and within just 30 minutes, it surpassed 500,000 won.

Whether the rumor spread or it was due to the efforts of Rain’s fans, after an hour, that amount was a whopping.

:: Mission ::

:: Talk Code with a Parallel employee who does Rain’s impressions well – 1,420,000 Clouds ::

Rain had to do a full eight-hour broadcast to gather that huge amount of donations.

Seeing the amount, Rain seemed surprised, as her messages were filled with excitement.

– Personal Message –

[Rain: Boss, this is super mega jackpot]

[Rain: Jia Call]

[Rain: Call quickly hurry]

[Rain: The money keeps going up]

That amount was even increasing in real-time.

While Rain focused on communication, trying to ignore it as much as possible, the viewers were excitedly adding to the mission funds, glancing at the mission.

The funny thing was that while the streamer Momo worried about the pressure directed at Majiya, the businesswoman Cheon Do-hee in her head was raising her voice, saying this was the opportunity.

Indeed, it was a chance to amplify the curiosity of the viewers, including new ones, and direct their attention to Rain.

After all, Jia was a working person, and since she didn’t want to, she wouldn’t properly show her face on the broadcast.

Just by occasionally showing her voice as a master of impressions, she could give a booster to Rain’s explosive growth.

It didn’t even have to be every week.

Even if it was just once every two or three months, that would be fine.

Then it would definitely be a hit.

‘…… Hmm.’

The problem is that once you give her a chance, Jia’s debut could become a necessity rather than a choice.

Once you see her once, you want to see her again, and if you see her twice, you want to keep watching.

The more rare the character that can’t be seen often, the more that demand increases exponentially. Even if she can sing as well as do impressions?

It would be strange if the viewers didn’t have a fit.

Wasn’t that the case with Dohee’s real friend, Taro, who formed the popular duo Momo-Taro in the past?

Moreover, unlike during Taro’s time, there was one more issue that could ignite the fire the moment Jia revealed her voice.

That is the fact that the notorious sniper of Momo, the Signal Flare, is none other than her.

There are many troublemakers.

But a troublemaker who does impressions well and even has an adorable real voice is rare.

Now that the bait has been taken in the Momo Gallery, if that fact is revealed in today’s broadcast, the ripple effect would be unpredictable.

With so many potential variables expected in the subsequent developments, Dohee couldn’t help but hesitate in her decision.

‘If I get swept up in the atmosphere, debuting will be inevitable.’

Of course, Jia wouldn’t be unable to respond if she suddenly debuted.

She would hire someone to take over her duties.

And she would help with the handover so it could be done smoothly.

She would teach her properly like the others and get her on the stage of broadcasting.

However, the most important thing is that Jia has no desire for it.

Cheon Do-hee’s worries could only deepen…….

Zing.

Zing.

Dohee picked up her vibrating phone from the desk.

“…. You seem to know how to be noisy because of yourself.”

They say when you mention a tiger, it comes.

It was Horang.

“Yeah, Jia. What’s up?”

[Boss, do I not have to help Rain?]

Dohee didn’t expect Horang to say something like that.

… If you keep showing your face, you’ll have to debut, you know?

You said you didn’t want to become a Virtual Youtuber?

But if you dig deeper into Jia’s seemingly contradictory actions, the reason becomes clear.

It’s all because of the request Dohee made before the first generation’s debut.

What did she say when she entrusted the first generation to Jia?

That the kids would be inexperienced and would have many requests.

She told her to listen to all of them, but if it was hard to judge whether it was right for her to get involved, she should ask her.

In other words, appearing on the broadcast to smooth things over also falls within her criteria of “helping Rain,” so she asked Dohee while on her way to work.

She asked if it was her time to step out.

Dohee shared her concerns with her,

“It’s definitely not just a one-time thing. You know that well because you’re a troublemaker too.”

Jia answered without hesitation.

[Is that so? More than that, the donation amount is now 200… no, 210. Are we really throwing away 2.1 million won? For real?]

Author’s Note (Author’s Afterword)

The weather is so cold these days that if you lie on the floor, your lips will turn blue ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

You might as well lay down with flat Jia instead ㅠ