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109 – But why have you all turned black?

109 – But why have you all turned black?

Here is the English translation of the Korean novel excerpt:

The crisis that came to Mr. Kim and the stream snipers who wanted Majiya’s song.

Unable to handle the constantly tangling mess, Mr. Kim made a decision and cleanly cleared out the Talk Code.

[🎮Talk Code]

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He cut out all 50 members of the Talk Code and left only seven people who were absolutely necessary, including Mr. Kim.

The six people who had been frequently organizing sniping parties from the beginning.

And Magia369, who had taken care of server management and other chores while Mr. Kim led this alliance, as well as continuously checking Majiya’s broadcasts and reporting her location.

As communication with the elite members started to work properly like that…

In the chaotic sixth round, fortunately Majiya finished the game in 3rd place.

Perhaps because the member diet was successful, from the 7th round onwards, no additional schemes came in.

[Magia369: It ended up like this after all]

[Magia369: I expected it since it’s a gathering of anonymous people]

[👑Magia404: It can’t be helped]

[👑Magia404: Don’t worry about it and keep reporting Majiya’s location as you’ve been doing]

However, as much as they dieted, it became even more difficult to blockade Majiya under Mr. Kim’s group’s leadership.

Viewers are all different to begin with.

While some people want to take down Majiya to hear her sing.

Some people take the opportunity to chat in-game, circling around Majiya and talking to her while stalling for time.

And some people simply want to match skills with Majiya and confront her head-on.

So from the 7th round to the 9th round.

Although the stream sniper Talk Code was clean, Majiya’s rankings were also precarious at 3rd, 3rd, and 2nd place.

Especially in the 9th round.

Mr. Kim’s squad seized the house at the center of the final circle first, and Majiya’s smoke grenades were depleted just in time.

Otherwise, they would have handed her the victory right then and there.

Still, in the 10th round.

Now they just need to win this last round…

[Phew. I’m getting a bit tired.]

[Me too.]

[Why is this so hard…]

Everyone’s concentration was wavering.

The mental fatigue was no joke.

If the opponent was someone like Momo who takes it easy, it would be one thing.

It’s not easy to subdue the chaos of Diamond tier players, but isn’t Majiya a user who’s getting closer to Master tier while smashing those guys’ heads?

And because of her smoke plays that even former pros acknowledge, even stream snipers can’t easily approach.

Above all, they have to keep watching the second monitor, listening to briefings, and constantly cross-checking positions.

They also have to be careful not to get backstabbed by trolls pretending to be regular viewers.

Anyway, there were so many things to pay attention to.

And so, for the 10th round, the custom game room opened.

Mr. Kim managed to enter the room by a hair’s breadth, but the members didn’t.

[Damn, couldn’t get in.]

[Ugh. One spot…! I’m sorry.]

The remaining six were the cream of the crop who had never been left out until now.

This time, only four of them barely made it in.

Moreover, the room was so packed that it was difficult for those four to form a squad.

“Can’t be helped. Let’s ignore teammates and stick together.”

[Confirmed.]

[Confirmed.]

Fortunately, they had Magia369 who gave accurate location briefings.

Grateful for his hard work so far, Mr. Kim typed in chat.

[👑Magia404: 369, thank you for consistently reporting accurate locations even though it must not have been easy]

[👑Magia404: Fighting for the final round too]

But 369 didn’t respond.

[👑Magia404: 369?]

On the broadcast, Majiya was busy giving commentary.

[Then we’ll start the final round with fate on the line. Will the viewers win and I’ll sing? Or will I win and random goods be sent to the fans? Drum roll please.]

Then, as the 89 waiting players entered the loading screen.

369 suddenly left a strange message.

[Magia369: The final round is a real battle]

[Magia369: Fighting]

– Magia369 has left the server.

Mr. Kim was dumbfounded.

Is this what it feels like to be possessed by a ghost?

A real battle?

There was only one person who would say such a thing to stream snipers.

“No way. It was Majiya…?”

369 had been at the forefront of taking down Majiya since before this Talk Code was created.

He took the initiative to create the Talk Code server so that snipers with strong opinions who played separately could get along.

He handed over server owner permissions to Mr. Kim, who was perfect as a leader among them, while continuing to provide unstinting support from a helper position.

He was someone who took the lead in refreshing the mood by handing out gift certificates when discord arose while they were coordinating.

That 369 was Majiya?

Other people seemed to have similar thoughts, as everyone looked bewildered.

[Uh… no way.]

[That’s just speculation. Come on. There’s no way she would have deliberately revealed her own location.]

[She has to sing if she loses, so she definitely wouldn’t do that. It doesn’t make sense.]

It was a guess close to certainty, but everyone had no choice but to deny it.

Because if 369 was Majiya, it meant she had come in 2nd place in the previous round while revealing all her positions.

Moreover, against people who lived for the fun of stream sniping.

It was no different than Mr. Kim’s entire group suffering a complete defeat in a battle of snipers’ pride.

Even if they wanted to complain that an official shouldn’t troll like this, gathering organizedly to snipe during a viewer event wasn’t praiseworthy behavior either.

In the end, Mr. Kim belatedly said one thing to refresh the mood.

“I said something unnecessary. I’m sorry for dampening the mood. Let’s do our best for the final round.”

However, the mood was already as down as it could be.

It was a major crisis for the viewer team hoping for Majiya to sing.

Is there really no one who can take down Majiya?

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Meanwhile, the chat was going crazy over Majiya rising to 2nd place.

— Aaaaargh

— I knew it, they’re all actors pretending to be viewers right?

— This is rigged yyyyyyy

— Please let Majiya sing please let Majiya sing please let Majiya sing please let Majiya sing

— This is a dream this is a dream this is a dream this is a dream this is a dream this is a dream this is a dream this is a dream

— Lose! Lose! Lose! Lose! Lose! Lose! Lose! Lose! Lose! Lose!

— Honestly it’s rigged, let’s just admit it lol Right? Let’s just admit it and end it here lololololol

Majiya was able to come this far because she had pulled off a scheme to dismantle the only dangerous element that could grab her by the neck, but since viewers couldn’t see that, this was actually a natural reaction.

However, she had just been playing around until now because she didn’t want to lose easily.

In the end, the predetermined scenario was to narrowly lose this round and end it.

Well, wouldn’t 2nd place be thrilling and good?

Those hoping for Majiya to sing would have their hearts in their mouths.

They should know that hearing Majiya sing isn’t such an easy thing.

But the event that should have smoothly sailed to a clean ending started to become chaotic due to an unexpected character.

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It was because of the kill log of a viewer with a suspicious nickname.

Since it was Majiya+Momo vs viewers, kill logs don’t usually appear in the early game.

You can tell they’re viewers just by seeing the Santa hats.

And everyone confirmed through Majiya’s continuously rising rank that they need to join forces as much as possible to take her down.

{{February19MajiyaFirstSingleRelease >>(Headshot)(Knockout) Alioliali}}

{{February19MajiyaFirstSingleRelease >>(Headshot)(Knockout) Woowoosalsal}}

So these consecutive kill logs appearing right from the start were too strange.

Usually even if there’s someone causing trouble among viewers, they quickly get surrounded and die.

But the February19 user kept slaughtering viewers without dying, so it was beyond strange.

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*Rule 1: Majiya can only use shotguns and smoke grenades

*Rule 2: Viewers can use all guns, only smoke grenades allowed for throwables

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But as you can see from the notice displayed in the top left of the broadcast, it’s not against the rules for viewers to fight each other.

If Majiya wins, someone will receive a limited edition goods package.

In fact, quite a few people cause trouble aiming for this.

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– 64 Survivors – –

However, taking out this many people was unexpected.

Majiya and Momo only took out 10 out of 25 people, meaning a whopping 15 people were slaughtered by the February19 user.

They were going easy to balance things out for the final round.

At this rate, Majiya’s scenario was in danger of being ruined by a suddenly appearing skilled player.

“It looks like there’s a strange person among the participants.”

“… Huh? Who?”

Fortunately, Majiya roughly guessed their identity.

The weapon icons and consistent headshots in the constantly appearing kill logs were hints.

“Was there a former pro among our viewers?”

“What? Who came? Where?”

— What

— A former pro?

— Is it for the goods?

— Nooooooooo

— Aaaaargh my Majiya’s song!!!

— Wait what the hell why is a former pro obsessed with goods appearing now

Nickname ‘February19MajiyaFirstSingleRelease’.

Isn’t this a familiar template?

Majiya immediately thought of ‘1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease’.

And they’re using a pistol with an overwhelmingly high headshot ratio.

There was only one former pro who came to mind who started practicing pistols after being inspired by Majiya’s Pandemic Village.

“… Wait. Is this possibly Mugeon?”

“Fifty-fifty. I’m not certain.”

The Boss asked me to cover him and immediately called Mugeon.

“Hello.”

Mugeon’s voice flowed out on speakerphone.

[Yeah. What’s up.]

“You bastard. February19 is you.”

[What are you talking about? I just woke up.]

Majiya said one thing while hearing Mugeon’s clear voice.

“Your voice is too clear for someone who just woke up. Just like someone who was about to eat before broadcasting but saw something interesting and kept trying to join but failed until finally getting into the 10th game.”

As soon as he heard that, Mugeon burst out laughing.

[Damn. Why is that so accurate?]

“People who stream full-time are all similar I guess. So. Why are you slaughtering viewers? Do you want the goods?”

It’s not a problem for a streamer to secretly participate in a viewer participation event and perform well as long as their identity isn’t revealed.

But the moment their identity is revealed, they must prove they are a pure fan.

Whether it’s subscriber duration for members, goods purchased at home, or donation history.

They need to clearly disclose it to gain everyone’s approval.

Otherwise, Mugeon might be executed as punishment for ruining this game, and Majiya might have to do one more game.

As Majiya values efficiency and time when it comes to work, she was a bit annoyed at the prospect of one more game.

Depending on Mugeon’s answer, his rating that had risen from “bastard” to “tsk tsk” through his friendly parallel actions might fall to “food waste” level.

Soon Mugeon spoke.

[People kept shooting at me so I killed them first.]

Hearing that, Majiya seemed to understand the cause.

Skins are not allowed in official Battle Call tournaments.

So pro gamers often forget to buy skins even after retiring, and it seems Mugeon also forgot the Santa hat which is practically a symbol of being on the viewer side.

“Did you wear the Santa hat?”

[Ah. I forgot.]

“That’s why they shoot. There are only two people without hats in this game – me and the Boss.”

[What a mistake.]

— Mistake my ass lol

— Oh man lol

— So you were on the same side lol

— Damn why didn’t you wear the hat lol

[Ah, and it’s not because I want 1st gen goods. I’m subscribed to all 1st gen but I don’t collect goods.]

He desperately tries to say he’s not completely obsessed, but the fact that he’s subscribed already proves he’s one of the fans.

In the first place, there were quite a few people on Mugeon’s gallery lamenting that their algorithm was filled with VTubers because of him.

Apparently they weren’t interested but heard songs they liked because of Mugeon and ended up like that while listening.

If it’s gone that far, isn’t he already immersed?

It’s fun to watch someone who insists gradually fall.

“So, is your goal to kill me?”

Mugeon took a deep breath and said this.

[I’ll say one thing as a viewer. Majiya, please sing already. Do I have to snipe just to hear one song?]

— ? lol

— lololololol

— Suddenly extreme anger lol

— Hah I’m getting p- angry too now

— You too?

— I support this

Majiya grumbled grumpily.

“What’s the big deal about my singing? It’s not even good.”

[No! Regardless of whether it’s good or bad, I’m curious so just sing! You’re not a mute mermaid princess. My throat will give out first trying to hear you sing!]

— Kyaaaaa

— He says what needs to be said

— Whew that’s refreshing

[Anyway, be prepared. I’ve come to end this game]

— Mugeon!

— The great Mugeon

— Mugeon! Mugeon! Mugeon! Mugeon!

— First sword of the fans Mugeon!!!!!

Majiya’s expression softened a bit by this point.

If he purely came to carry the viewers, it wouldn’t cause major problems for the prepared scenario.

“Come quickly then. You know where I am from watching the broadcast, right?”

However, Mugeon was someone who pursued fairness.

His pride and self-esteem as a former pro were still intact.

[Why would I watch the broadcast? That’s lame. We’ll meet at the end anyway.]

— Oh damn lol

— Just watch it at times like this lol

— It’s a day for legal stream sniping, why won’t you watch!!

— Please just stream snipe and win…

At that moment, Majiya slightly changed her plan.

According to the scenario, she was supposed to lose the final round, but Majiya disliked the idea of singing after losing to Mugeon.

You like fairness, right?

Then we have no choice but to do this fairly too.

“Then since Mr. Mugeon helped make things advantageous for me by killing viewers. I’ll make a proposal too. I don’t really like hearing that I won thanks to Mr. Mugeon either.”

With everyone’s attention focused, Majiya said:

“This round, even if I win, I’ll take the singing penalty.”

— What?

— ?

— Really?

“But in that case, Mr. Mugeon who helped me win should do it together. We can split it half and half, an hour each.”

Mugeon, a YouTuber with 2 million subscribers.

It may not have the same effect as Lee Yura, a utaite with 2.5 million subscribers, but the fact that he sang as a penalty would draw attention on its own.

And what if that song was a parallel song?

Of course, it could have a tremendous effect.

Majiya had no intention of letting go of the pumpkin that rolled in on its own.

[Okay. Let’s do that.]

But Majiya didn’t know.

How it would affect her fandom when a man and woman perform a penalty karaoke together so soon after Valentine’s Day.

Most Majiya fans are aware that she’s not a VTuber but an office worker.

But that doesn’t mean they can prevent themselves from becoming dark.

— Grin grin

— Jia, my body keeps trying to turn dark…

— Please win Mugeon

— Mugeon you b-stard, win even if you have to stream snipe, I’m begging you

— Singing together is absolutely not allowed!!

— Aaaaargh

— Please win

— Lose please Majiya lose Majiya lose aaaagh

— I can’t allow this karaoke

— Kill me before you do ittttttt

— Please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung please Mu Geon-seung

A Word from the Author (Author’s Afterword)

I’m sorry I’m late.

I overslept!!!!

The author is healthy now, so Yeonseo!!!