episode_0112

[‘Hero Live with Men and Women Reversed’ stops the world.]

[Settlement of travel compensation.]

[Basic reward: 800 mileage]

[Achievements achieved: Multiple superpowers, anti-terrorism hero, behind the curtain, corpse abandonment, untouchable, meteorite hunter, villain clean country.]

[Medium compensation: 7800 mileage]

[Intermediate evaluation: Gaining power is certainly difficult, but what is more difficult is maintaining responsibility commensurate with power. In a rapidly changing situation, the tester’s standard of not losing focus will become even more important in the future.]

I skipped over the list of achievements with unknown standards and the evaluations that were still difficult to understand and checked the rewards first.

The mileage I got this time was 7800 miles.

In absolute terms, it was not a large number, but considering the time spent in Namhira, it was an amount that could not be said to be small.

If I add the 100 mileage left over from the previous investment in my abilities, my current mileage total is 7,900.

Without even thinking about it, I invested it in my abilities again this time.

[Name: Lee Min-ho]

[Abilities]

-Strength: 18 ->20

-Dexterity: 11

-Health: 18 -> 20

-Intellect: 11

After increasing my strength and stamina to 20, I have 500 mileage left.

To put my mind at ease, I increased my strength and stamina by just a multiple of 10, so I planned to save the mileage I would get next time instead of immediately raising my abilities.

It means buying interesting items you’ve been eyeing at the store and saving for emergencies.

After raising all my abilities, I felt drowsy as I felt like I had completed all the big tasks.

I feel like I’ve solved all the pending tasks.

Although most of the stress is caused by villains, there are bound to be special deviations that are difficult to achieve in reality.

It was especially important to get rid of the annoying guys at the end.

The fact that in Namhira’s world there was no problem in imposing private sanctions on criminals or villains was quite helpful in relieving stress.

It’s been a while since I laid down on the mattress in my studio apartment and tried to sleep.

The next morning, after a good night’s sleep, I remembered that I had gone to sleep without taking my smartphone out of my inventory.

Inventory was very good at storing items, but it had the disadvantage of blocking all connections with the outside world, so you had to put them out in order to be contacted.

I don’t know if I should call this a disadvantage.

Wow~

“Huh?”

As soon as I took out my smartphone from my inventory, it vibrated.

When I picked up my phone and checked, I saw a message from YouTubers Chaney and Sarah, whom I had previously exchanged contact information with.

Chaney – Minho! I called after seeing the news, but you didn’t answer. Are you feeling okay? It looks like you got hurt, but why didn’t you go to the hospital?

Sera – Minho! Are you okay? I contacted you after seeing an article on the Internet. I hope you aren’t seriously hurt. I hope you get well.

Chaney’s text exuded energy, and Sarah’s text was calm, unlike the broadcast.

Just by looking at the letters, it felt like their high-pitched voices were ringing in my ears.

Since I was traveling around various places for a while, I didn’t really have any conversations with them.

Thanks to this, even though not much time had passed in reality, I felt like I was seeing a text message from an acquaintance I had heard from for a long time.

‘Anyway, news?’

Could it be that Korea’s giregi have once again given up on their own habits and lived up to their name?

For a moment, I wondered if something bad had been posted about me.

‘There was no way that would have happened.’

Let’s say it happened before going to the travel destination… How about a nuclear explanation?

However, that part has already been explained by merging with Sarah.

It was a successful broadcast that even famous overseas streamers participated.

What article are you talking about?

Out of curiosity, I went to the portal site.

And I was able to find out the cause without difficulty.

‘Oh, there was something like this.’

[A young man who rescued a child from a burning villa with his bare body]

[An elementary school child and a young man in his 20s were engulfed in flames at a villa in Waegwan, Gyeongsangbuk-do]

[Game broadcaster who jumped from a burning building holding an elementary school student]

[A real-life Superman? The back of him jumping into the fire scene without hesitation]

‘I’m not really a broadcaster specializing in games.’

Seeing the title, which revealed a fuss for views, brought back memories.

I completely forgot about it because it happened before I even entered the Tuseonhyuphaengrok.

The experience I had at Tuseonhyeophaengrok after that must have been so intense.

He received a bee wash from Namgung Hyeon, the elder of the Namgung family, practiced martial arts while diving on the surface of a lake, and went out with Namgung Hwaran, where he met a fearsome demon named Tuma and even had a life-or-death battle with him.

This means that the memory of briefly going into a fire that had no effect on me and then coming out has a much weaker impact compared to those memories.

Honestly, it was worth forgetting about.

‘But how did something that happened in that corner of the country spread so quickly?’

Feeling curious, I compared the source and upload time of the article to find out where the story had spread.

It all started with a post on the community. It’s just a piece of nonsense with just a photo taken in Daegu and two lines of text.

It was strange to see a famous person, but the article said that it was unusual to see gauze and bandages attached to the body.

This, coupled with my situation where people’s attention was focused on me as I had just successfully completed the nuclear elucidation, attracted aggro and became a hot topic.

Fortunately, all the unfounded accusations have disappeared now and only favorable public opinion is full, but it seems that all kinds of conspiracy theories were raised at the time when the rice cake was in full swing.

Those rumors disappeared when someone brought in a video reported by a resident on the local news and showed it as evidence.

All of the posts were deleted, but a comment criticizing them remained, and it was possible to guess the flow to some extent through that.

And while I was returning home after spending time at the hotel with Jeong Soo-jin, various internet news and wreckers seemed to have spread the news.

While people were on vacation, the topic heated up and then cooled down.

‘It hasn’t completely cooled down.’

The controversy had disappeared, but the community was still alive with stories about me.

‘It was all sorted out on its own without me having to go out of my way.’

As far as I know, it is quite rare for a controversy to die down like this without an explanation from the parties involved.

Imagining community users fighting among themselves made me laugh because it felt like I was watching a scene from a comedy skit.

‘The nuclear explanation was done with a rather confident concept, but I think it did not create an unfavorable image.’

I have roughly figured out the situation.

First of all, I sent a reply to Sarah and Chaney, who were surprised and asked me how I was doing, saying I was okay.

I also sent a separate text message to Sarah saying I wanted to ask for advice on streaming.

Chaney may know more about YouTube videos, but what I wanted right now was the know-how to stream videos, not how to edit them.

The reply came back faster than expected.

Sarah – I’m glad ㅠㅠ If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

While I was contemplating what to ask after receiving her willing consent, my smartphone vibrated again.

Wow~

‘phone call?’

This time, instead of a message, I received a phone call.

The number on the screen was my first time seeing it.

I answered the phone with the intention of blocking it if it was spam or advertisements.

“Hello?”

“Hello. My name is Deoksu Bang. Are you really Lee Min-ho?”

It was a call from a man named Bang Deok-su.

“That’s right. Who are you?”

“Ahaha, you are probably more familiar with the name Crow Coach than my real name.”

‘Crocoach?’

I’m sure I’ve heard this name somewhere, but I couldn’t remember it.

As the silence stretched on without me answering, a somewhat embarrassed voice came from the other side of the smartphone.

“I am the person who planned Top Beast Survival…”

“Ah…! Yes, it’s been a while.”

Only then did I remember his name.

“Yes, it’s been a while. Are you feeling well? I saw an article saying that something big happened recently.”

“I’m fine. Thank you for your concern.”

“I’m really glad. It’s no different… that… I’m planning a new program, and I wanted to cast Lee Min-ho in it, so I contacted you.”

“I see. Can you tell me what the topic of the program is?”

“Of course!”

Deoksu Bang started the conversation with a simple hello and explained the program.

The new program he designed this time is a real military entertainment.

It was said that the goal of the program was to recruit special forces members who had actually been discharged from the military, receive training from them, and ultimately perform virtual missions.

The method was to evaluate the process and select the winner.

Deoksu Bang passionately talked about all the financial and intangible benefits I would receive if I participated in the program.

“Um…”

It was definitely a good proposal, but there was a catch.

It’s been a while since I was discharged from the military, but the first thing I was worried about was that I was going to end up like a Marine camp by participating in a military entertainment show. The second thing was…

“Has all the cast been decided?”

“No, we will receive applications separately and select them.”

“Then I…?”

“In the case of Lee Min-ho, he is a strong candidate for the championship, so we recruit him in advance, haha.”

The second was that, as in Top Beast Survival, there was a suspicion that the winner was half-determined this time as well.

In the previous program, if it weren’t for me, Jang Seok-ki would have almost certainly won.

‘Is there really a need to receive this offer?’

Top Beast Survival was a show where an deviant named me appeared, so viewers didn’t raise much suspicion, but if something like that happened again, there was no way viewers who were more sensitive to the plot than anyone else wouldn’t notice.

If the predictions are correct, I think I will be the winner this time, but if that happens, I will be dragged into controversy for no reason, even though I am confident that I will win with pure skill.

In the first place, it was strange that a military entertainment show would pick a winner rather than a successful candidate.

It may have been unfounded, but since Bang Deok-soo had a criminal record, I felt the need to approach him cautiously.

“I think I need some time to think about it.”

“Ah… Is that so?”

Although they are being polite, they sound like they are wondering why they are not accepting the offer right away.

“You may still be out of your mind because of this incident, but I was so excited that I talked about it. Then, please take your time and think about it before contacting us. I’ll be waiting.”

The call ended with such an unpleasant feeling.

First of all, the moment I get up from my seat to think after eating.

Wow~

The smartphone vibrated again.

As soon as I took it out of my inventory, it was so busy ringing that I couldn’t take my hands off it.

This time too, it was an unknown number.

When I answered the phone, I heard a male voice with clear pronunciation.

“Hello. My name is Shin Man-jae, a writer for the YouTube SBN channel.”