I Became a Malicious Streamer

“Is this a good thing?”

There are countless ways to annoy a person, and pretending to be unaware is one of the most powerful methods.

Just like right now, when it’s obvious that I’ve pulled something great, and yet I’m feigning ignorance and asking that question.

Even if I stopped a passing elementary school student, they’d know the answer. The six sparkling stars on the screen were clearly something special.

But to purposely ask the other person, while grinning, is to provoke them and at the same time let them highlight my achievements and triumphs.

After all, it’s more impressive when someone else praises you rather than when you boast about yourself.

In simpler terms, the essence is not much different from nationalist broadcasts. Why do people around the world focus on Korea while the U.S. is in shock and Japan trembles in fear, and China sheds tears? Why is that national pride, and why does it evoke patriotism and the feeling of being high?

What’s important is the reaction of those around you. There’s nothing quite as cathartic as knowing that your actions influence others.

This time was no different. I deliberately acted in a way that could be called deceitful, eliciting both envy and resentment.

It might seem childish at first glance, but this is the correct way to enjoy gacha games. Games inherently poke at something primal within us humans.

So, envy me more! Curse at me and the game company!

CRAAAAACK

Stop your complaining!

Why deceive? Why deceive? Why deceive? Why deceive? Why deceive?

Can I hit you once hard in the philtrum?

I can’t believe I can get mad while looking at this pretty face…

The god of annoyance has descended! The god of annoyance has descended!

Are you really asking because you don’t know?

“No, I’m genuinely asking because I don’t know. I recorded Sena, but I don’t know her exact stats… Is she that good?”

Of course, that was a blatant lie. I might not know the tier of every character, but I certainly knew that Sena was sitting at the very top.

Still, there was nothing I could do. In gacha games, it’s a common rule to feign ignorance after pulling a good unit.

Because of that, I was desperately pretending not to know, my nostrils flaring and laughter escaping my lips.

What do you mean you don’t know, 10 pulls?

If you’re going to lie, at least make it less obvious, okay?

You’re not even trying to hide it, lol.

This is obviously deliberate, isn’t it?

Mollru’s wicked nature… simply wicked!

Haha… long time no see, this reminds me of old days.

Today, it’s time to return from the Molukus to the Moltuki faction.

Moltuki assemble!

HIK! Sena is that good of a unit? She devours all the other units? An unmissable 0-tier dealer? Amazing. As expected, Molbuis don’t miss a thing!

I even purposely made a sound like I was about to choke, clapping my hands vigorously. The viewers reacted intensely in response.

This is fun, really fun. There are so many people that it amplifies the excitement.

Normally, when there’s no audience reaction, interest wanes, but among all these people, it would be impossible for any single one of them not to react.

This is just a bunch of losers…

I don’t even see any chat about Sena’s performance.

What on earth did I just read?

Phone chat, wow!

Ah, lol. Anyway, there was chat like that.

Molbuis know everything yet they still spin, truly the craft of a villain king!

The skill of training viewers from the early days of the broadcast hasn’t gone anywhere!

For real, you’re a pro!

They say every person has talent in a certain field, but don’t Molbuis have that?

Molbuis can’t even pull Sena but are getting mocked by the Bangjang, what do they know?

They specialize in ruining their lives!~

Oh!

For real, lol. I know how to ruin lives better than anyone!

If you want to ruin your life, just do as the senior Molbuis did, it’s that easy!

“Hello, YouTube friends! Today, I tried the hot Crown Ring, and surprisingly, I got the newly recorded character Sena as a reward! Now let’s proceed with the tutorial and complete the 200 pulls!”

Whether or not Sena comes out, the 200 pulls were already planned. Since I wanted to create content for YouTube, I figured if I was going to play the game, I should go all out.

As an action game requiring a party of four characters, just having Sena wouldn’t be enough. I’d also need a supportive unit to assist the damage dealer Sena and a sturdy tank unit to hold the front lines.

Let’s go for the pulls!

I can’t just be satisfied with Sena alone, right? I need to pull the other ones too!

I’ve posted combinations that work well with Sena and others in the cafe!

Irene is pretty, too.

Let’s pull for Elaine, let’s go!

Elaine, um…

I wonder if I can pull a 6-star in 200 pulls?

This is going to fail spectacularly.

Ah, lol this is a bit exciting!

People were either looking forward to me showing a miracle like earlier, or hoping I would pay for my earlier trickery.

With everyone’s expectations, the 200 pulls began.

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Hey, hi… I’m Ri, Lily… Hehe, nice to meet you.

A girl with hunched shoulders and thick glasses stammered her introduction. She raises her head to look up but jolted and quickly bows her head again.

I’ve seen this scene so many times already.

“Uh, nice to meet you, Lily.”

Lily’s here!

Lily, is that you?

Just how many times is it now?

I’m going to power her up like crazy!

Oh, the nerdy girl is here, lol.

I’m getting attached to Lily, damn it, lolololol!

Lily is coming out a lot, isn’t she?

Is Lily bad? She’s a 5-star but can’t be used?

Lily is a lesser version of the 4-star Seris.

There’s a 5-star worse than a 4-star? What a bust!

Even looks-wise, Seris is cuter!

What’s wrong with our Lily?

Lily, cover your ears! T_T…

Already at 50 pulls and still no 6-star!

This is normal; what shows up will just be a bunch of 5-stars.

Really, I might have underestimated this game. Just because I pulled Sena once, was I getting too cocky?

The chat was flooded with comments enjoying the situation. If it continued like this, I could already envision the mockery piling up due to my earlier karma. While I shared happiness with the Molbuis, now they were just here to relish my misfortune.

Of course, even if I didn’t pull a single 6-star from the remaining 200 pulls, being a Sena owner still meant I was better off than those without her. But I still couldn’t settle for that.

I wanted a proper squad, not just a Sena solo team.

“I’m going to go for another 50 pulls, it’s fine. There’s still plenty left.”

As I proceeded with a subtle feeling of unease, the 100 pulls continued.

Hmm… this feels too dull.

Ah, lol, this is more like it.

Take your karma like a champ!

At least we got some 5-stars; they’re not completely unavailable!

For real, this is average.

Even this time, no 6-star showed up. Am I just not lucky after all?

There isn’t a specific “high end” for 6-stars. Only six units exist, so maintaining rarity means just pulling repeatedly won’t guarantee one—it’s purely random.

When I heard that, I didn’t think much of it, but sensing it now made it real. There’s a chance nothing will show up in the remaining 100 pulls.

I continued trembling as I moved on with the remaining pulls.

“I’m going to do the remaining 100 pulls all at once instead of breaking them into 50 pulls.”

Bold decision, wow!

Will a 6-star come out or not?

I’m betting it’ll just be 5-stars, I’m worried as hell, lol.

All the pulls are blue. Pass. Blue and purple mixed. Pass.

How many batches of ten did I skip before finally facing the long-awaited starlight?

“It’s a 6-star!”

Did this really come out?

This person was gold-handed!

Why is your luck so good?

Still, we don’t know, lol. It could be a fake 6-star like Elaine!

Even Elaine isn’t bad when paired with Sena!

It doesn’t matter who it is; either way, I’ll use them alongside Sena. So, who will it be?

With golden starlight, a character appeared and spoke their line.

-“Do you want to hear a scary story from a ghost like me? If you have four balls, do you know what that is? ‘Fear!’ How’s that? Scary, right?”

“Uh…”

Why are you here? With their unique sense of humor, they appeared boldly just like earlier.

Hahaha!

That’s some classy humor, lol!

That was indeed “scary”!

Is Sena showing up again?

Wow, what is my luck?

Sena level 2 upgrade expected, wow!

Looks like Sena has something going on!

I was satisfied that another 6-star had appeared. Satisfied, yes, but… I wanted to create a party comprising of 6-stars. Ideally, I wanted a different-type character.

But still, this was better than nothing. I was consuming the remaining pulls with this mindset.

“Another one came out?”

Once again, bright golden light. It was a 6-star.

The viewers were shining like they witnessed a meteor falling, and I was hardly different from them.

“Who is it, who is it, who is coming out?”

Glowing golden light… and the character’s silhouette appeared.

-“The price of awakening a soul is never small. Are you prepared to pay the cost?”

Is it you again, Sena?

At this rate, aren’t I chosen?

Some people will never pull a single one for life, and I pull three?

Sena is all-kill!

The Bangjang is using some kind of bug, again!

Reporting this!

I’m watching this live!

This almost feels like a hoax;

Wow, I’ve seen Elaine five times, but three Senas? First time!

The Crown Ring gallery rates this account high!

And so, I became the first user to pull three Senas.

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