I am Smart

Chapter 61




Pazzk Minor Gallery

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– Live… Female VTuber Controversy……jpg

(Capture of a conversation with Wakitete)

Not very bright, leading to controversy

– ????

– Both of them are absolute dimwits, lol

– What the heck is this?

– What kind of sitcom are they putting on? LOL

– Just reading the chat is hilarious, roflmao

– Wakitete might be explaining poorly, but Moon Si-hyun’s response is really something, lol

– Dammit, I can’t resist this despite it being a VTuber mess, guess I’ll just have to watch

N Not sure if you can even call it a VTuber…

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Wakitete: What the hell, man

Wakitete: So you thought I was hacking.

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“Why do you keep…”

‘Is this really necessary to repeat the same thing?’

After reading Wakitete’s chat, Moon Si-hyun tilted her head and continued tapping at the virtual keyboard.

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Moon Si-hyun: It seems our conversation isn’t really working.

Moon Si-hyun: I can’t stress enough that your premise is totally off. There’s no way I, as a person, could possess hacks.

Wakitete: You dumbass

Moon Si-hyun: Let me make this very clear. I don’t have hacks, and hacks can’t play the game for me or help me.

Wakitete: No, that’s not what I meant

Moon Si-hyun: I can’t prove what I don’t have, so I can only give the same response.

Moon Si-hyun: If your intention was to disrupt our stream with such baseless claims, then I’m leaving.

Wakitete: It’s not about hacks, you idiot

Wakitete: Please, listen to me

Moon Si-hyun: Yeah, I’m reading everything.

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Hahaha

Hahahahaha

A couple of idiots, lol

I’m reading everything (not listening at all)

Wakitete types really fast, lol

Si-hyun is only typing her own points, lol

Why am I the one feeling frustrated?

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Wakitete’s hypertension explodes one minute ago, lol

‘That guy’ is retreating in front of ‘genuine madness’…

Wow, is it going like this, lol

Seriously, does it seem like they’re doing it on purpose? To mess with him?

It’s you again… time for the broadcast GOAT

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Immediately after the Cactus collab ended, ‘dhktzlxp’ barged in and caused chaos, flooding the chat with insults.

However, the viewers were confused and tried to stop Moon Si-hyun, as their one-on-one confrontation was the least sensible response they had seen from streamers.

But Moon Si-hyun ignored the warning chats and accepted Wakitete’s invitation into his Fiore personal lounge.

Unlike Moon Si-hyun’s basic Fiore avatar, Wakitete’s avatar and lounge were bizarre and unsettling, much like his personality.

Seeing Moon Si-hyun enter the lounge, Wakitete immediately unleashed a barrage of insults, claiming “Moon Si-hyun is a hacker,” arguing in a nearly absurd manner.

However, Moon Si-hyun didn’t know what a hack meant in gaming terms. It was nothing more than Wakitete’s own baseless insecurities, not a term that even existed in Fiore.

Realizing this a bit late, Wakitete mixed in some insults while trying to vaguely explain this to her, then attempted to return to his original plan.

… But whether due to Wakitete’s abysmal language skills or another reason… Moon Si-hyun didn’t understand his explanation at all and continued to deny it.

Now Wakitete was furious, not knowing if she was genuinely confused or just messing with him, he gave up on explaining, lost his temper, and yelled, leading to Moon Si-hyun misunderstanding the conversation further in the wrong direction.

… Thus began a bizarre exchange where neither understood the other, a twisted fate resembling a jumbled mess.

At that moment, worried viewers and Wakitete harboring ulterior motives both became fools.

However, among them, only one person truly felt miserable.

Just a while ago, Wakitete had been calm, but as time passed, his breathing grew increasingly ragged.

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Hahaha

Moon Si-hyun, what the heck, lol

She must be crazy for real

Being so dim-witted is actually helpful, huh, Si-hyun

Today’s broadcast is genuinely hilarious, lol

Wakitete is legendary for his full-on meltdown, lol

Can’t wait for FanTube, lol

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Everyone seemed to respond joyfully. The broadcast was intended for enjoying angry reactions, so Wakitete felt endless displeasure.

The biggest annoyance came from the fact that Moon Si-hyun in front of him didn’t move at all according to his heart and predictions. It had always been this way.

He paused the chat with Moon Si-hyun for a moment, glancing sideways. Numerous gallery broadcasts popped up.

He refreshed them.

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“Seriously, dumb idiot lol”

“Just go die, what’s wrong with you, lol”

“Can’t even handle Moon Si-hyun, no aggro, nothing, lol”

“That idiot just keeps flailing around, lol”

“But I’m really curious, what do you get from this, lol?”

“Looks like this guy has become a total joke now, lol”

“Thanks for helping out another’s broadcast, Wakitete, lol”

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“…”

The moment Wakitete saw those posts, he felt something snap inside his head.

He welcomed insults directed at him. That was intentional.

But being looked down upon like this, just as those chat messages and gallery posts showed, was something he did not want.

It was as if memories of his past resurfaced.

Wakitete’s trembling fingers moved flamboyantly.

Now, he even discarded the ‘hacker accusation’ he had pushed forward to protect his pride in his Fiore skills. He simply poured all his bottled anger into his comments and hit enter.

He unleashed a flood of derogatory insults onto Moon Si-hyun, projecting his own insecurities about what he lacked.

All those who had wronged him, his parents. He purposely buried himself in mud and filth, trying to look away, but even if it weren’t that, he knew his life was already twisted.

He projected all that anger toward the person in front of him.

Even if it was nearly absurd, at least he previously had some logic. From this point on, that vanished.

All the while, Moon Si-hyun’s avatar silently watched him.

But that state didn’t last long. After all, the emotion of anger is impulsive and, afterward, evaporative.

Wakitete’s chats began to dwindle, eventually stopping, and the situation fell into a temporary lull.

“Ugh. Huh…”

Even without saying anything, Wakitete’s breathing became even more ragged.

Beside him, even more contemptuous and disdainful chats were pouring toward Wakitete.

In the end, all that remained for Wakitete was the same emptiness he had always felt.

At that moment.

– Step

Moon Si-hyun, who was right in front of him, took a step closer. Now she was within arm’s reach. Wakitete flinched slightly and looked up at her.

Moon Si-hyun, after gazing at Wakitete,

stretched out her arms.

– Hug

…And then, she embraced his bizarre, tiny avatar tightly.

“……?”

Wakitete froze at the completely unexpected action.

– I hope you feel better.

From the right side of Moon Si-hyun’s bent head came a remarkably warm and gentle voice.

Then, after a moment of pausing, Moon Si-hyun stood back and quietly raised her two fists.

As if to cheer him on in a cute gesture.

Wakitete stared at this dumbfounded.

After Moon Si-hyun took that action, there was a brief moment of silence. The chat had also momentarily halted at her sudden move.

Wakitete also stopped in place. His avatar stood silently, motionless.

Then, the broadcast screen, or rather, the screen of Moon Si-hyun’s game, went dark.

– The owner of this lounge has disconnected, moving to their own lounge.

With that notification, Moon Si-hyun exited to her personal lounge.

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– Breaking News) Moon Si-hyun ‘Kills That Guy’…

(Clip of hugging Wakitete)

Bear hug shatters Wakitete’s spine…

– Wow, she’s just standing there after that tackle, looks like his spinal nerves are crushed, lol

– What the heck is happening?

– What is going on here?

– Why does he keep picking the weirdest stuff to do every time there’s news?

– What happened back there?

N Wakitete just stood there blankly, then simply left. Haven’t seen him since.

N ??? No way, that guy is really a drama king who never lets go once he bites.

N That guy once kicked someone off during a broadcast.

– But seriously, why did she hug him?

N Even Wakitete, in his defiance, while chatting one-on-one, suddenly lost it and just started swearing, then out of nowhere, Moon Si-hyun hugged him.

N So even someone like that can still get a hug?

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“…… Huh.”

Moon Si-hyun sat quietly in her lounge. She felt a bit confused.

Before, she used to enjoy watching responses from people like Wakitete, who had completely lost their logic.

But for some reason, seeing Wakitete’s reaction made her heart ache.

And when he was desperately venting and came to a stop, she felt a strong desire to hug his bizarre, small avatar.

Moon Si-hyun herself didn’t fully understand this emotion yet. It was a completely opposite reaction compared to her past self. Her body simply moved on its own.

Why?

Perhaps it was déjà vu?

In a moment of pondering such questions, she felt a slight fatigue and opened her mouth.

“I’ll end the broadcast here.”

As she said that, she stole a glance at the chat window.

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“What the hell are you doing??? What the hell are you doing??? What the hell are you doing??? What the hell are you doing??? What the hell are you doing??? What the hell are you doing??? What the hell are you doing??? What the hell are you doing???”

That guy caused chaos, but I sent a cute chat message and didn’t get a hug while he got one.

I mean, why didn’t he hug me?

Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him?

“Damn it!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Why did that guy get a one-on-one meeting, Moon Si-hyun, damn it?

This place is totally discriminatory.

Si-hyun, is this right?

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The chat was truly on fire for the first time in a while.

But viewers had to be treated fairly. That was the implicit and obvious rule.

It definitely looked like that special treatment earlier had grounds for them to raise an issue.

“…… Please come in.”

Moon Si-hyun, flustered, sighed once, then after searching for the method to invite to the lounge, made her personal lounge access code public.

… And then.

1/50

5/50

12/50

50/50

“……”

The basic setting limit was quickly filled.

The avatars of 50 viewers crowded in front of Moon Si-hyun.

They were looking down at Moon Si-hyun, who was silently sitting there.

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Breaking News) Moon Si-hyun’s fan service on the verge of a 1:100 live X-time handshake event, lol


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