NOVEL NEXT chapter 82 - The Best Event Ever
Looking at the title, it didn’t seem like he was talking about something very important.
People who stream about stocks always talk about US stocks, so I didn’t expect anything too special.
With that thought in mind, I entered the broadcast.
‘I guess we made up last time...’
There were no bad feelings between us.
It was a bit awkward, but asking basic setup questions about the stream seemed okay.
That’s why I was now in Kang Hoo-min’s broadcast.
“Hmm…”
I was really struggling to figure out how to phrase my message.
We’d met in the Minecraft server and talked, but we were still a little awkward around each other.
How I started the conversation now would set the tone for our relationship going forward.
As I thought this, the perfect thing to say came to mind, so I quickly typed it out.
[DuGong: Hello, Kang Hoo-min!]
[DuGong: I’m the Dam-a you met in the Minecraft server, do you have a moment?]
Since Kang Hoo-min hadn’t really started the broadcast yet, I asked cautiously.
Ah, you’re that person. I have time.
Kang Hoo-min responded readily, which made me feel better.
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: Oh, he accepted right away.]
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: I thought he wouldn’t accept, but here we are.]
[What does Kang Hoo-min think of this?]
[Kang Hoo-min: Hoo-min has terrible personality, but at least he’s got basic intelligence.]
[If he was stupid, he couldn’t have made so much money in stocks.]
[The fact is, he didn’t make that much money in stocks though...]
It seemed like things were moving along quickly.
With a good feeling about this, I typed my next message.
[DuGong: I need to set up dual computers]
[DuGong: I don’t know many people who can help]
[DuGong: I came here to ask if you could assist me...]
I asked politely and waited for a response.
Ah, that’s fine, no problem.
Once again, Kang Hoo-min readily accepted my request.
I thought to myself, Thank goodness, and quickly continued.
[DuGong: Do you have Discord?]
[DuGong: If you do, could you send it to me?]
[DuGong: It’ll be easier to talk if we communicate through that.]
Talking in the chat while streaming wasn’t very efficient, so it was much better to set up a Discord server and chat there.
I sent the message, and after a brief pause—
Sure.
Once again, Kang Hoo-min agreed casually.
At this point, I started to feel a little uneasy.
‘...Why is he agreeing so easily?’
Was there some ulterior motive here?
The Kang Hoo-min I knew wasn’t someone who would just agree to everything.
Feeling a bit awkward, I sent him my Discord information.
A moment later—
Ah, hello.
“Ah, yep.”
We began talking, and while this wasn’t the first time we were talking one-on-one, it still felt a little awkward, so I decided to wrap it up quickly.
“Let’s get to the point. I’ll share my screen in the Discord server, so please take a look and help me out.”
Okay.
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: Can Kang Hoo-min even handle streams?]
[ㅇㅇ He’s been in the streaming game for a while, so he’s pretty good at setting things up.]
[I’m good at it too, hehe...]
ㄴ You have been temporarily kicked!
[Ah, that’s annoying.]
[Why does it seem so awkward when you two talk? Lmao]
[I've seen them talk before, but it’s still so awkward.]
The viewers were commenting on how awkward my conversation with Kang Hoo-min seemed, but honestly, I was the one who felt the most awkward.
I never imagined I’d end up interacting with this guy like this.
But what could I do?
I couldn’t just stay awkward forever. It was better to get along and get things over with.
With that thought, I asked Kang Hoo-min about the broadcast setup.
Ah, for that, you’ll need to install a few other programs.
“Ah, that makes sense.”
And don’t mess with anything else, just stick to what I’m telling you.
“Got it.”
Surprisingly, I didn’t end up struggling to keep the conversation going.
Kang Hoo-min explained everything smoothly and thoroughly.
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: Why is he explaining so well?]
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: He’s really good at this lol]
[That’s why he’s into stocks lol]
[The woman who made over 10 billion in stocks, crazy.]
[In stocks, I too made over 10 billion, yeah.]
[Just talking shit.]
[Kang Hoo-min: Kang Hoo-min’s good at talking about his professional field.]
It seemed like he was in a similar situation to me.
I’m not great at talking in general, but when it’s a subject I’m interested in, the words just flow.
How much time had passed?
“Ugh… Finally done.”
The dual computer setup was finally finished.
I love gaming, but I’m not that knowledgeable about broadcasting, so I was kind of stuck.
But with help, I got the setup done much faster.
Good job.
“Phew, you did more of the work, Hoo-min.”
That’s true.
“You’re accepting that a little too easily.”
Haha.
“...Should we wrap it up now?”
Yeah, let’s.
With that, we ended the Discord call.
But the broadcast room was still open.
I figured if I needed to contact him later, I could reach him through there.
Stretching my body, I thought to myself.
“Broadcast setup is seriously tough.”
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: It’s always hard to set up streams lol]
[It’s impressive you did it by yourself.]
[Some people can’t do it and have to invite other streamers to set up their stuff.]
[Kang Hoo-min: Dam-a has talent for streaming setup.]
[But you did finish it, so cheers!]
[Hwan-hee: So what now?]
[Let’s play ranked, let’s play ranked, let’s play ranked, let’s play ranked.]
Now that the broadcast setup was done—
It was time to leave.
There was no way I’d continue broadcasting at this hour.
Just being here was tiring enough.
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: Did I hear that right???]
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: Are you seriously ending the broadcast now?]
[No way, no way, no way, no way.]
[Kang Hoo-min: Haha, well, if it’s going to be like this, I’ll have to come out strong too, right?]
[Kang Hoo-min: Heh, make sure you choose wisely.]
[The fans are a bit scary, haha.]
[But seriously, you spent 40 minutes setting up the broadcast, and you’re not even going to play ranked?]
The viewers were clearly upset, but I didn’t care.
It wasn’t that important.
“Yeah, I’m ending it now.”
I’d started the broadcast just to set up, and there was no need to keep it going.
Saying that, I ended the broadcast.
[The broadcast has ended.]
How much time had passed?
“Wow, you’re still asleep, Oppa? Legendary.”
I heard Yeeram’s voice calling me.
I had just been sleeping, and now Yeeram was getting ready to go to school.
I hadn’t slept for long, and I checked the time.
“What the hell, why is it like this?”
The time was weird.
[3:34 PM]
I thought it was around 7 AM, but it was already after 3 PM.
Then, the reason Yeeram was still home was—
“…Did you already go to school?”
“Yeah. By the way, Oppa, sleeping all day is really something.”
I couldn’t believe it.
I’d never slept this long before.
I was surprised and stretched out.
Crack—!
It felt like every bone in my body was cracking, but at the same time, I felt relieved.
“Ugh… I didn’t expect to wake up this late.”
I sighed deeply, quickly washed my hair, and sat down in front of the computer.
Then, I turned on the broadcast.
“I’m going to stream, so don’t be too loud.”
“Yeah, I’ll just study.”
“Good attitude.”
Click.
A moment later—
[The broadcast has started.]
The broadcast was live again.
It was weird, since I had just finished it, but I checked the chat.
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: Wow, starting early with the broadcast, huh?]
[Ah, seriously.]
[Setting up the stream and ending it right away is a talent.]
[🗡️All-Knowing Cthulhu: I’m seriously annoyed...]
[But is there no one in the broadcast manager role? There’s always someone here.]
[When someone’s always here, that means they’re always around.]
Just as I was chatting for a bit—
Want to play Minecraft, Dam-a?
Suddenly, Harin jumped into the Discord server we had set up earlier.
“What, Minecraft now?”
They said they’re doing a huge Minecraft event.
That caught my attention right away.