Chapter 68 : Nobel wiki search (2)

“Well, that can happen. I understand.”

I honestly didn’t understand. How could anyone understand this?

But I decided to just accept it.

They say if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. If I keep watching these Thumbs Up Brigade members doing incomprehensible things, I might get influenced by them.

‘Safety first.’

It feels like I’m treating my viewers like some evil god, but that’s how little I understand them.

No, at least an evil god’s goal of burning the world to make it their own makes sense. This real-time editing of Novel Wiki is beyond me. Do they want attention?

‘But they didn’t reveal their identity, right?’

No, no. Don’t even try to understand.

I shook my head and took a deep breath.

“Okay, let’s continue reading.”

After resetting my memory, I read the Novel Wiki again.

“Seongwon, connections… only No Surrender player, Baek Jihyuk. Well, it’s true I don’t have many broadcaster acquaintances.”

For some reason, Miley, who joined my stream for the first time today, was also listed. Let’s just roll with it. I guess that’s how this place works.

Next is….

“Memes… I don’t really want to see this.”

[Fact) I can already see what’s coming]
[Viral~ Communist~ Robot~ AI~ Genius~ 4+1~]
[LOL]
[Let’s confirm it since it’s so obvious, shall we?]
[Familiar flavors are the best, right?]

However, the Thumbs Up Brigade demanded I look at the memes section.

I pretended to give in and clicked on the memes section.

And well, it was as expected.

[Soviet AI: Because of her unbelievable Soul Frame Minder skills, there was once a suspicion that she was a Soul Frame exclusive AI. There was actually an incident where the Soviet Air Force deployed drone AI in The Ace, so for a while, Seongwon was also labeled as a Soviet AI. Of course, all suspicions have now been cleared, but traces of this remain as a meme.]
[Communist Robot: A meme with the same origin as the Soviet AI meme. After Seongwon revealed her virtual face, this nickname was created with the added setting that she is not an AI, but an actual android.]
[Sno.1 Streaming Live from Pachichik: Seongwon’s early broadcast greeting. A meme that symbolizes Seongwon in her early days. She still uses this line even though she’s now a major Pachichik streamer.]
[Viral: A meme stemming from her early broadcasting days where she used ‘Sno.1 Streaming Live from Pachichik’ to everyone like a malicious viral advertisement.]

It was totally predictable.

Could they not have come up with something better than this?

“It’s all predictable, obvious stuff. There’s nothing interesting here. Thumbs Up Brigade, is this all you’ve got?”

[That’s a beginner-level provocation]
[Actually, we didn’t even write these]
[LOL]
[Try saying that without gritting your teeth, ma’am lol]

I shrugged.

“When did I grit my teeth?”

It’s true. I never gritted my teeth.

I expected to be teased to this extent. Even when I did interactive streams, I dealt with stuff like this.

[Looks like she doesn’t like Communist Robot lol]
[Robot is a bit old, yeah]
[How about Communist Android then?]
[Isn’t Android a bit outdated too;;]
[Be grateful she even got a body]
[For real, she used to just be an AI]
[If they were gonna make a body, they should have gone with a nicer one……]
[Considering how un-Slavic she looks, she must be a secret weapon of Best Koreaㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]

However, watching this on screen and seeing it in real-time felt different for Miley. I could hear Miley gritting her teeth next to me.

“How dare they….!”

I covered Miley’s right hand, which was muttering something like a curse, with both of mine and patted it gently.

She can’t explode here. We’re live.

“Calm down, Miley. I’ll put on Pinkfong.”

“… No, that’s alright.”

[Why does the housekeeper take damage when we make fun of the streamer?]
[Insulting the master is insulting the housekeeper lol]
[LOL don’t get genuinely angry LOL]
[More importantly, why is Pinkfong her way of calming anger? LOL]
[A loyal housekeeper meow]
[They’re close~]
[Close in a slightly different sense, I think lol]

After calming Miley down, I checked the time.

“Well, I think it’s time to move on to Part 3.”

[It’s already over]
[Soul Frame]
[Finally!!!! At last!!!]
[What an old meme;]
[Do more Novel Wiki browsing]
[But there’s not much written there lol]
[There’s really no information on her]

“I know, right? It was less fun than I thought.”

I mean, there needs to be something written there.

I shrugged.

[Then give us some info;;;]
[Saying that when you’re the one hiding itㄷㄷ]
[You figure it out yourselves LOL]
[Gotta be self-sufficient for real]
[Self-suffi- LOL]
[Let’s start a digging-up-streamer’s-personal-info movement]

I grinned at the Thumbs Up Brigade spouting nonsense about digging up my personal information. The reason I don’t bother shutting down those comments is simple. Honestly, I don’t think ordinary people could uncover my identity.

‘I’ve spent so much money and employed so many people to hide it.’

Unless it’s a powerful figure digging, ordinary people will never find it. Of course, I will reveal information myself at the end of the year, but that will also be carefully curated. There’s no need to reveal anything that might make me less likable.

I clapped my hands lightly.

“Alright, let’s start Part 3.”

Then I looked at Miley.

“Miley, did you create your Soul Frame account?”

“Yes, Master.”

Miley nodded at my question. Her slightly flushed face shows she’s clearly excited. It’s nice to see a side of her she doesn’t usually show, and it makes my heart soften.

‘I should have her as a guest on the stream sometimes.’

It’s not like she’s not helpful.

If I think of it as a kind of vacation for Miley, who works so hard, it doesn’t seem so bad.

‘Though, thinking about making her work during her vacation time makes me seem like a terrible boss….’

But if she enjoys it, isn’t that okay?

I decided to think so.

* * *

Kawasaki Shigure gulped.

She looked over the completed webtoon and hummed.

“Um, well… I drew the webtoon as the chairman requested, but… is this really okay, CEO?”

“Well, since the chairman approved it, shouldn’t it be fine?”

CEO Cha shrugged. His somewhat nonchalant response made Shigure extremely anxious.

Is this really right?

Shigure stared intently at the webtoon she had drawn.

The webtoon, completed with the help of outside assistants, was of considerable quality. Because it included some of Kawasaki Shigure’s own preferences, the story had been slightly adapted, turning into a story about Seongwon and Miley, who worked as a VTuber.

‘Even I think it’s pretty well-made….’

But are we really going to publish this?

A yuri webtoon pairing the company’s chairman and her secretary… no, housekeeper? Is this really okay?

“It’s not publishing, but platform serialization.”

“Ah, you said there wouldn’t be a physical book release.”

Shigure fiddled with her fingertips in disappointment. Despite having just questioned whether this should be done, she felt a little down at the thought that it wouldn’t be a physical book.

Seeing that, CEO Cha chuckled.

“A lot of people in Korea don’t read books. If we print it, we might not sell a single copy, you know?”

“Whaaat….?!”

Shigure was aghast.

Not a single copy! How could that be!

“And this isn’t the time to be thinking about webtoons, is it?”

“Ah, right. VTuber….!”

The thought of streaming made Shigure wilt like a wet noodle again. CEO Cha sighed at the sight.

“Honestly, I wonder if we need to insist on VTubing… can’t we just do VR? The cost of that avatar is way too expensive….’”

“B-but….’”

“Well, it’s pointless now that it’s already being made.”

Shigure’s VR avatar was already in production. Honestly, considering the future, he wondered if there was any point in going the VTuber route, but since Seongwon had given Shigure free rein to do as she pleased, he had nothing to say.

However, because of that, CEO Cha was thinking about something else.

‘There’s basically no income coming from the chairman’s side. Not unless we receive advertisements or sponsorships….’

Frankly, he doubted Seongwon would accept those.

‘But, Ms. Kawasaki is different.’

It would be a huge problem if the original goal was lost and support failed because of the pursuit of money, but it’s strange for a company not to think about making money at all.

Of course, CEO Cha had no intention of doing it himself. He couldn’t repeat the same mistakes as before.

‘I won’t step in directly. I’ll leave it to the sub-team.’

CEO Cha nodded and looked at Shigure.

‘Kawasaki Shigure, you are the hope of TS Media.’

The hope to save the company(that doesn’t make money)…!