chapter 4
His Debut (2) – [It Kills Two]
004.
By the way, Jeean’s income from last month, confirmed by Ido Hyuk, was about 15 million won.
Divided by the 17 days the broadcast was on, it was 900,000 won.
With half of it combined with the guest fee, one could earn almost 1 million won a day.
To Ido Hyuk, who was worth 162,000 won a day, it was a huge sum.
“Moreover, the mission reward itself is already over 1 million won when cleared.”
To think that broadcasting could bring in so much money.
He had heard it several times, but seeing it with his own eyes was still astonishing.
What an amazing world.
-Chu… Chu.
-Chuha!
-Chu… Chu…
-Say hello.
It hadn’t even been a minute since his sister turned on the broadcast.
Already, over fifty viewers were connected.
The average viewership was just around 150, but they seemed quite loyal.
“…The money is surprising too.”
Just about a hundred and fifty viewers.
Yet the monthly income is 1.5 billion won.
Asked if they each send 10,000 won, but that wasn’t the case.
Mostly, they occasionally send donations of 1,000 or 10,000 won, and the majority of the income comes from a few big-spender viewers.
Upon hearing this, Ido Hyuk found it amazing, to which Jeean replied that it was how things usually went.
Broadcast income is not about how many viewers there are, but about how many wealthy viewers you attract.
Jeean added that in that regard, she considered herself quite a lucky streamer.
Whether it was luck or innate talent, fortunately, from her second month of broadcasting, she managed to attract a few big-spender viewers compared to other streamers.
Representative figures, Chyuwa and Jikyochyu, are still logged in today.
[“Jikyochyu” has donated 10,000 won.]
-Chyuha! Chyu looks cute today too~
“Oh! Thank you for the 10,000 won donation, Jikyochyu!”
[“Chyu on Lips” has donated 10,000 won.]
-Why is the energy so good? Is it because it’s a day for public gaming today?
“Ah… public gaming… Um… Yes! I will do my best! Oh! Thank you for the 10,000 won donation, Chyu on Lips!”
According to Jian’s words, they were very kind viewers who cared for themselves in many ways.
‘Kind?’
The first time experiencing the virtual reality world.
And it was a broadcasting room.
Idohyuk was monitoring the broadcast from behind with Jianchu in front, working hard on the broadcast.
Of course, it was not visible to the viewers.
‘Well, they are kind because they give money.’
Politely throwing in 10,000 won.
Feeling a sense of awkwardness while watching the atmosphere in Dona and the chat window, Idohyuk thought.
Of course, Jian, his younger sister, is cute.
Both outwardly and in her actions.
In fact, Idohyuk had been known as the neighborhood’s foolish big brother since childhood.
But that was because of the 7-year age gap, which made him practically raise his younger sister, making him more of a caring older brother.
-Your outfit looks beautiful today!
-So pretty, so pretty.
-So cute!
But these unknown viewers beyond the virtual reality, being so much more fond of his sister than himself…
It was really something.
‘Um… Uh…’
Somehow feeling like spitting out a mouthful of anger right away.
For Idohyuk, it was a somewhat difficult first broadcast to adapt to.
But on the other hand, he understood.
‘With this extreme labor, the monthly income must be that much.’
What he usually worked on, the construction site, was incomparable in terms of labor intensity.
At the construction site, he would receive praise for being good at his job just by roughly moving things that weren’t particularly heavy.
Internet broadcasting, on the other hand, seemed to be of an extraordinary level of difficulty.
Look at that.
Ring-
[“Roulette Addict” has donated 7,700 won.]
Tudududududu- Cutie!
“Uh, oh!”
When someone donated 7,700 won, a roulette wheel appeared in the upper right corner and started spinning vigorously.
Then, the arrow pointed to the word ‘cuteness’ in a very small section.
It seemed like that was the roulette system that Jian had explained last time.
“Are you going to use it now?”
– Of course, lol.
– Go for it!
– Snacks time~
“Umm, Jian isn’t pretending to be cute-“
Gulp.
‘What a scary world···’
With that thought, Itohyuk swallowed his saliva.
Being cute?
In front of a hundred people looking at him?
‘These viewers··· they are terrifying.’
The cruelty of assigning such extreme missions···.
It wasn’t for nothing that Jian had emphasized several times before the broadcast, ‘Never make the viewers angry!’
The world of internet broadcasting was something new.
It reminded him of the first encounter with alien races in the past.
Fear of the unknown!
But that didn’t mean one could take the work lightly even if it was for money.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Itohyuk, not Jian··· no, I’m Jianchu’s brother.”
Taking a few deep breaths, Itohyuk calmed himself and revealed himself according to the signal Jian sent.
The atmosphere in the chat room became lively with Itohyuk’s appearance.
-Wow!
-Oh
-He’s handsome
-He gives off a popular vibe;;
-Wow, handsome
Even in an internet broadcast where only good-looking people dared to participate, Jianchu had an uncommon appearance.
Hence, the viewers suspected that naturally, his brother would also be quite good-looking.
But Itohyuk’s appearance surpassed those expectations.
It was only natural for the chat room to buzz with excitement.
But not for long.
“So, this ‘Eat Kills Two’? What kind of game is this?”
The mood in the chat room changed with Itohyuk’s question.
-?
-Even the brother hasn’t played this game?
-Oh··· asked for a bus driver, got another newbie···
-Insiders’ special: Never played a packaged game
-hahahaha, already smelling like trouble, is it just me?
[It Kills Two].
Today, the difficulty level of the horror game they were going to play was quite substantial.
First, when they needed to confront enemies by farming weapons or means of defense, combat physicality was essential.
They had to engage in chase battles by memorizing the monster’s movements, evade enemies’ attention by solving puzzles or combining items, and at times, they needed deduction and judgment skills due to the adventurous elements involved.
There were many other elements as well.
In short, it meant that it was a game so difficult that it was terrifying for newbies.
– Ah, the fragrant smell of newbies.
– Today’s broadcast is going to be crazy lol
– Can we see Chu crying?
Of course, viewers didn’t dislike the fact that Lee Dohyuk hadn’t played [It Kills Two].
On the contrary.
They actively embraced the fact that Lee Dohyuk was also a newbie like Jiyanchu.
Why did Jiyanchu’s viewers spin the roulette hundreds or thousands of times to draw a 0.01% chance game?
It was to enjoy watching the cute and pretty Jiyanchu, who was afraid of everything, playing horror games.
– They both clear it in one go, but it’ll take forever lol
– I actually like it
– But isn’t the rule of horror games to scream?
– Yeah, of course
Watching Jiyanchu suffer for two to three days in a horror game.
From the viewers’ perspective, this horror game broadcast was going to be a huge jackpot broadcast.
[‘OnlyHorrorViewer’ has requested a 50,000 won mission.]
– Scream king
[‘ProtectChu’ has requested a 100,000 won mission.]
– Clear the scream king for 100,000 won
Thanks to the flood of missions from viewers who wanted to see the scream king cleared.
This was a whole new world for Lee Dohyuk.
“How much is all of this?”
Regardless of the episode, clearing within three days would earn him tens of thousands of won in mission money.
When added to the guest fee, it was worth 1 million won.
Almost a week’s worth of hard work income for him.
– Even after two days, he’ll probably still be playing It Kills Two, what a legend
– Two days, damn it
– That’s an aggro move, ignore it and let’s go
– What’s the manager doing about the aggro?
– Get rid of him, get rid of him already
It was a bit challenging to adapt to the somewhat chaotic chat, but.
[Total Mission Amount: 1,655,000 won]
Still, looking at the mission fee, Lee Dohyuk thought that this broadcast was quite worthwhile.
[‘OnlyHorrorViewer’ has donated 1,000 won.]
– So, when does the game start?
Amidst their conversation, a donation alert rang out.
“Oh, yes! Let’s begin!” Jian said, glancing at the current viewer count.
They had reached 180 viewers in no time.
A number exceeding 1.5 times their usual viewership.
Perhaps it was the fact that the siblings were playing together that attracted the fluctuating viewers.
While scary, the game still brought in a welcoming increase in viewers.
Despite her short career, she too was a professional broadcaster.
Naturally, an increase in viewers would uplift her mood.
Moreover, it was a broadcast with her older brother today.
They used to rely heavily on each other when they were younger, but as her brother grew up and became independent, they didn’t have many opportunities to do things together.
Hence, broadcasting together felt heartwarming.
“I’m glad my brother is adapting well to broadcasting,” Jian thought.
Moreover, in Jian’s eyes, Yudohyuk was quite skilled at interacting with the chat.
She had worried that he would only appear awkward like his first broadcast and end up being clipped.
But somehow, he seemed more at ease than her, despite being only three months into broadcasting.
“Th-then, let’s kill it… let’s begin!” Jian exclaimed as she launched the game.
The room where they were just moments ago transformed gradually.
It darkened slowly, and then the opening scene of “[Let’s Kill Two]” appeared along with the game company’s logo.
The new background featured an abandoned mansion.
“Yikes!”
– Oh, snacks~
– Already scared, lol
– That mansion is seriously creepy though
– True
– If they tell you to experience courage there, I doubt anyone would be confident
Jian, visibly nervous, and the chat teasing her.
Watching this, Yudohyuk pondered.
“Hmm… is that the case?”
Mansion?
By Yudohyuk’s standards, that is, from before his regression.
It was a comfortable place where he could afford rent and even five packs of cigarettes a month.