Chapter 44 : Mento mori (4)

Diligently stacking up favorability points, only to realize they were actually h*rny points.

Favorability stacked, all that’s left is bullying.
Having diligently stacked them, it’s time to burst.

In their eyes, I’m the heroine, and they’re the protagonists.

Completely clueless about romance, they don’t know what to do even if they do start dating.

That’s why they’re running wild so pathetically, right?

Now, I’m confident I’d fall for any ordinary woman from my previous world.

The problem is, if people watching my stream are from all over the world, almost every woman will act like this.

And at the very top of it all is Yulia.

I’m terrified of how her fanatic behavior will manifest when she joins.

Where did that kind of contract even come from?

When I searched online at home, it said such extreme cases are very rare.

– Hey WooSeok! Why are you crying?
– It’s noisy..
– I’ll nail you!

Current viewers: 70,000.

An unbelievable number for only the second stream.

And I… am being sexually harassed by them.

Honestly, I felt it a lot when I saw Minotargun, you know?

Now I was trying to overlook things a bit.

Men acting like that, how hard it must have been for you.

I should have gotten Minotargun’s number.

First impressions aside, it was the first time I met someone like that.

But, still..

This is crossing the line, right?

And hard.
[ Don’t worry! It’ll all be mosaiced! ]

This isn’t an adult stream.

Is playing a mystery game that hard?
– Manager) I’m telling you, just give me one more chance and I can make her fall! Just one finger and boom! Don’t

you trust me? The Rapid-fire Yena?
– The Rapid-fire Yena has returned!
– Premature Yena!

[ You have to wait your turn. The loser just has to watch WooSeok’s male corruption from over there. While biting their nails! ]

Before the final boss Yulia arrives, I need to reconcile these two somehow.
If you look closely, they’re a good match, even if their directions are a bit off.

We’ve only played three games so far.

The first game was quite fun, and I showed what I could do.

The second game… let’s not talk about it.

The third, although not the standard route, we reached the ending.

Meeting Minotargun and Yulia, I experienced firsthand how messed up this world is.

So I decided to take the lead myself.

Because it would be really dangerous otherwise.

Thinking about the future where I really lost my memory and was led by them sends chills down my spine.
Big time.

I like women, and I have sexual desires.

Still, I don’t want my first experience to be in front of tens of thousands of viewers.

Especially not without any mood.

[ What if he says he won’t leave the capsule? WooSeok’s heroine level has exceeded the limit! ]
– This is.. the man of charm!
– But the title is ‘Find the Murderer Who Killed Me!’ Aren’t you going to do the content?
– Loyal subject, step down!
– The Jung WooSeok Gallery hereby commemorates today as ‘Jerk-Off Material Day’.
– Skipped school and got a notice that school’s closed. Teacher’s probably watching this too

As I steadied my wavering heart, a sense of baseless confidence surged.

Right, like the first time I held a bow!

I can control my emotions!

I let this person down!

I feel like some blue-haired loner somewhere is laughing.

My chest felt clear, and I lifted my bowed head.

“The play is over!”

– Why is his tension up again? lol

– He’s been hanging out with Yena and it seems to have rubbed off

– Special Characteristic) Thinks they’re normal. Others see them the same way.

– Controversy arises, “I don’t know”

[ Wh, what!! ]

It’s a shame I can’t see their expressions.

If it were Gaia, she’d strike a manga pose for me.

Uselessly, the original’s good, so it’s a treat to watch.

“I watched to see what people do when they’re most vulnerable, and what, take off your clothes?”
– Manager) Hahaha, instant karma!
“You instigated it.”
Neither is better.

No matter how much I’m sexually harassed in this world, it doesn’t really affect me.

So I’ll just ignore them and proceed with the game.

If I do that, won’t the viewers eventually get tired and follow my lead?

First, I set it so I couldn’t see Yena and Gaia’s chats.

I can’t do anything if I keep getting dragged around.

All the games I talked about with Gaia yesterday while we were hiring guards, I want to play them all, but at this rate,

I’ll just become their plaything and won’t be able to do anything.

An old house renovation game, truck driver simulation, and the motorcycle game Yena wants!

There are so many games left!

So, until Yulia comes, let’s move according to my will.

“You two, expect to see nothing but a black screen on today’s stream.”
– Manager) Huh.. Why? Why am I crying..?
[ I,I,I’ll block everyone! Everyone who joined in! ]

– Manager) It’s not my fault.. It’s this world’s fault for giving me a childhood friend who unconsciously emits hormones!

– You, become my comrade!
– [[[ Collecting those who will soon be blocked
– But you, you’re crying.
– When you think it’s too late, it usually is.
– Four Heavenly Kings. The Demon King awaits!
– Collection complete ]]]

After changing their screens to < No Signal >, I got up.
Finally, the time for the game I’ve been waiting for.
I feel like I can’t play the tutorial of any game that has a tutorial.
The Creator’s intervention, the helper’s death, the memory wipe cancellation.
It’s not my imagination.

Anyway, as expected of a popular game online, even the smallest details were well implemented.
It felt like a perfect blend of escape room and detective story.

The antique hallway, just as Yena said, was eerie enough for a couple to walk through, yet had a melancholic feel.

Since even the smallest clue was important, there were many hints and traps placed throughout.

“The manager and the admin can’t see the screen right now, you know? So you have to guide me.”
I’ve already made it clear that I haven’t lost my memory.

Both I and they already know the culprit.

I need to solve this quickly and press the culprit before it gets boring.

There’s nothing more boring than a mystery game where you already know the culprit.
So I need bait.

“The viewer who helps the most or is most memorable until the clear will be included in the next viewer participation event. Of course, malicious chat is prohibited.”

Gaia’s still managing even though she can’t see the screen.

She keeps trying to break through and send messages saying she’s sorry for acting up, but I’m not letting her off today.

She’ll only be able to see all this when she edits.

As for Yena… she’ll watch it on MeTube.
– Is he a god? Is he a god?
– Disqualifed as a woman for even doubting.
– As soon as you leave that room, the culprit is hiding under the stairs to the right!

Miraculously changing public opinion.

Instead of the scene they wanted, as soon as things became unfavorable, they changed their attitude and started typing the chat I wanted.

It really works?

The location of the first murderer, the most noticeable among the chats.

I think I passed by in the hallway and missed it.
She must have caught that moment.

…No, did she see it and not tell me?

I almost died.

Even with my improved senses, how could I sense someone if they were holding their breath like a corpse?

I went out of the room and stealthily approached the area, but I still couldn’t feel any presence.

Was I tricked?

“If he’s not here, you’ll see. Season whatever, you’ll be blacklisted.”
– Moo
– He’s really there.
– Bing
– But with the skills he’s shown, how could he miss it?
– The first one is usually easy to spot, they breathe loudly and move a lot.

I grabbed a metal stand from the room and stopped next to the stairs.

I don’t know why the game I’m playing is different from the games they played or know, but a high-level assassin

appeared who didn’t even make a sound.

Even if he’s letting his guard down, I still missed him.

I wonder why he didn’t attack when I was messing around with Yena in the room earlier.

“I definitely smell it. A strong smell of blood.”

A function wasted on a mystery game.

Smell implementation, really.

Perhaps because I’m nervous, the sound of me gulping seems particularly loud.
One chance.

The advantage is mine.

“Here I go!”

As soon as I made up my mind, I turned the corner, ready to stab with the metal stand.

Just as the viewers said, I saw a crouching figure under the stairs.

But..

“She’s dead.”

– You, stacked up, aren’t you?

– The nuance is different, the nuance.

A woman already dead.

That’s why I couldn’t hear her breathing or sense her presence.

The noblewoman, dressed in a fancy dress that seemed to belong to this mansion, lay dead, covered in blood.

She was definitely one of the members I saw in the first cutscene.

Most would have avoided her attack here and suspected her of being the murderer.

I still wonder why she died first.

The cause of death appears to be the dagger in her chest.

It’s nice to be certain.

– Why is she dead?
– That dagger is usually used to kill the player.
– It doesn’t make sense unless it’s suicide. That woman was the final villain. A trick within a trick.

But the viewers’ reactions were a bit strange.

The death of a character who absolutely shouldn’t die.

The final villain who deceives you with her initial ineptitude, only to make you believe she’s innocent later.

They said it doesn’t make sense that she died so easily.

DetectiveYena donates 1,000 won!
– Lol is this the reason?

When many people put their heads together, the answer might come out. After racking our brains, we came to a ridiculously unexpected answer. An answer so absurd it’s infuriating.

DetectiveYena donates 1,000 won!
– She’d rather die herself than kill a man. Because of the mansion’s curse, one of the two has to die

“What? How can there be such a ridiculous thing?”
If such a game existed, that would be a true crap game.

But the crap game didn’t betray our expectations.
< Game Clear >
“Haha..”
– Hahahahahahaha
– Legendary lol

Is it true that I spent more time responding to Yena’s nonsense than playing the game?

My hand moved towards the end stream button without me realizing.

It hasn’t been long since I started streaming, but I feel so drained.

Yeah, let’s just end it.

Determined to create a clean, woman-free environment by playing fishing or truck simulation next time, I ended the game.

I’m starting to understand the men of this world. What if I develop a hatred for women?
< Stream has ended. >
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The black screen with only ‘Stream has ended.’ displayed.

Only a few, still unable to shake off their disappointment at the prematurely ended broadcast, lingered, waiting for a host who wouldn’t return.

– Did you have a scary dream?
– Manager) No..
– Did you have a sad dream?
[ No.. ]
– Then why are you crying so sadly?
– Manager) That dream…

[ Because it cannot come true. ]