I Became a Malicious Streamer

[These days, Galju is cuter than before, upvote it, hahaha]

First of all, me first, hahaha.

ㅇㅇ: For real, back in the day, if I was sick I’d take a break for sure, and even when I wasn’t, I’d barely stream once a week, but now it seems like he’s trying to go live every chance he gets, and it’s so nice.

ㅇㅇ: It felt like he was streaming out of obligation back then, but these days it really feels like he’s enjoying it?

ㅇㅇ: Bangjang is surprisingly diligent.

[Got inspired by Galju’s self-motivation and went for it…]

(Screenshot of final interview pass jpg.)

I’m streaming, doing league commentary, hitting 15th in the challenge, being a virtual YouTuber, secretly a shopping mall model, completely selling out on naengmyeon, I’m pretty, and working my ass off. Meanwhile, here I am scratching my belly in my room… what have I been doing for years? It hit me hard, so I went for an interview… and the result was a pass. It’s a small company, but I’m going to work hard. Mom cried tears of joy when I told her I got a job.

ㅇㅇ: Can you give me a three-line summary?

ㅇㅇ: Another one leaves, huh…

ㅇㅇ: I gotta donate to Galju now that I’m employed, a moral Molbu would agree.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: For real, these days to grab Galju’s attention with a donation, you need at least 100,000 Won. The big spenders have jacked up the average price too much.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: I miss the Mollru who would react cheerfully to a 1,000 Won punch.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: The Mollbu never reacted to a 1,000 Won punch from the start, bro…

ㅇㅇ: Wait, did Galju really become a shopping mall model?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: What is this person?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: When did this bait become a thing? Like, for real, new influx.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: You don’t have the right to call Galju, Galju.

[Mollru shopping mall model pic for the new fans]

(A random photo of Mollru posing like a model.)

If it was helpful, hit the recommend button!

ㅇㅇ: Look at that awkward expression, hahaha.

ㅇㅇ: Is Mollru going to spill this on stream?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: I heard she just begged to take one picture in the cafe and that was the first time.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: So that’s why, huh.

ㅇㅇ: She’s dirty pretty, even if it’s a random shot, she has an aura.

ㅇㅇ: Just a human photo book.

ㅇㅇ: Upvote it, hahaha.

“Upvote…”

The man muttered as he touched the screen.

As he checked the rising number of upvotes following his gestures, he smiled a bit.

“What are you giggling at? You’re about to get sucked in. Really, sucked in.”

“Oh, Team Leader, you’re here?”

“Yeah, I just arrived.”

A somewhat tired-looking man appeared, pressing down on his eyelids.

He glanced at the man’s phone and asked, “Isn’t that Mollru? The game streamer?”

“Team Leader, do you know Mollru?”

“Of course, I’m a team leader in a gaming company after all.”

The man, Kim Dae-ri, along with the team leader, were employees of a newly established game company, just about to launch their new game.

“But why is that person streaming? They could be acting; they look good enough for it.”

“Come on, these days streaming makes so much money. Much more than most unknown actors.”

“Really? I guess it’s not easy to get your face on screen regularly.”

That conversation was just idle chatter, and the team leader switched to a serious tone, saying, “The bugs are all fixed… we just need to launch it. This time, it seems like we have some extra budget, so the boss decided to take care of the advertising.”

“Advertising?”

“Yeah, and he asked me if I knew anyone good. The ones to promote would be streamers, but we need someone decent.”

Other large companies would have separate marketing, programming, planning, and design teams, but in this startup company, there was no such separation.

From planning to development and post-launch marketing, there was no clear delineation of who did what.

The team leader continued, and Dae-ri nodded with interest.

“So, I’ve looked for a few people to figure out who would be good for promoting.”

“Did you happen to come across Mollru?”

“Right. Now that I’m older, I don’t watch streams often, but I’ll catch them on YouTube sometimes.”

Recalling the past, the team leader continued, “First off, they need to be a streamer good at games. Our game has a unique position, you know? Not your typical game these days.”

It’s about prioritizing fun and romance over the game’s commercial aspects.

The game, which is quite different from the usual titles coming out in today’s gaming world, was, in a way, a unique challenge possible for a startup.

They didn’t remove potential barriers to entry either.

They thought that was part of the game’s charm.

“That’s true. It has some difficulty to it. Someone who can’t play will just find it frustrating to watch, right?”

“So the first criterion is they should be somewhat skilled at games. The second is they must have a good understanding of various games.”

This also made sense.

The game they were releasing was an open-world title focused on romance.
With a high degree of freedom, it offered numerous routes and hidden Easter Eggs.

Thus, a streamer playing through it in different ways would reveal the game’s fun to viewers.

“But having so many conditions is a bit much. And they have to have a decent average viewer count, and no controversies. Well, a little manageable controversy might be okay, but they shouldn’t have social issues.”

“Because we don’t want to tarnish the game’s image either.”

“Exactly, it’s hard to find someone who meets all those requirements. If a player is good enough to stand out, they probably won’t have enough viewers, and if they’re good and have viewers, they’ll have some weird controversy.”

The team leader shook his head as if he were frustrated.

“Then I saw it. Mollru.”

“Mollru should be the first choice, right? Isn’t their viewer count always number one?”

“I didn’t know because they don’t stream often. Anyway.”

When he saw it, there was no one as suitable.

The team leader’s eyes sparkled.

“Not only is their gaming skill unquestionable, they play a variety of games without burning any bridges. Just being there draws attention, and there’s no controversy.”

“That’s true, but… is it possible to get them for an ad? They seem too busy to take on any ads.”

“Well, you have to trust our game quality. If Mollru is a true gamer, they’ll recognize our game.”

The team leader opened his arms and passionately stated, “The viewer demographic matches too; Mollru represents the MZ generation! I’m curious about how the MZ crowd will rate our game.”

They say if you obsess over MZ, you’re an old-timer…

Dae-ri swallowed his thoughts and spoke instead.

“That person probably dislikes being called a representative of the MZ generation. Keep that in mind when you contact them.”

“Really? Why would someone in the middle of MZ care? Trends are good, right?”

“They have a somewhat old-fashioned side…”

“An old-fashioned young person? Wow, that’s not easy.”

Yeah, but why did they seem to dislike it? Dae-ri didn’t know the answer either.

Was it because it felt burdensome? The reason remained inexplicably curious.

*

Why would it be, you ask? I was intensely feeling that being given such titles isn’t good at all.

[Mollru, the representative of MZ donated 30,000 Won!]
-MZ << Probably the worst generation ever, upvote it, hahaha. [Wait, doesn’t the Bangjang know this?] [Isn’t he born in 2000?; How can he not know this?] [What’s this?] [I’m born in ‘97 and I don’t know any of this hahaha.] SDVIMVFoanVzY1YwSVhjamMzUkt1UXI1aVhzUUhublB2ME14MDNCTzNRMEF1RUswbXRrUHVsRVdIbm9ieWMzMA [So dizzy.] [As a fellow MZ, I’m disappointed.] [Young and MZ~] [Looking at the Bangjang's expression, he seems to be in a very bad mood.] [Does that make sense?] As usual, the stream started, and during a brief conversation before the game began, these topics came up. -How’s it going for the new terminology test as the representative of the MZ generation? Who gave me that title without my consent? I haven’t done anything, yet here I am, a streamer representing the MZ generation. Aside from the title, it was a decent content during the warm-up stage of starting the stream. I was curious about what terms my friends were using these days. The trendiest words in my memory were stuff like ‘awesome’ and ‘cool.’ Thus began the new terminology test. I hit a snag right from the first question. -Choose the scenario where "Eoljjeok" fits the best. Eoljjeok? What is that? I knew “Eorjeok” as in “I’d rather die than drink iced,” so this must be similar? "I guess the answer is number 1. ‘How about a big bowl of spicy Eoljjeok?’" suggests a trendy offer of cocoa? This must be the youth these days. It was incorrect. I couldn’t understand, so I looked at the explanation for a moment. -“Eoljjeok” means “I’d wear a coat even if I froze to death.” I was baffled and spoke up. “Isn’t ‘I’d die rather than wear a coat’ more fitting than ‘I’d die rather than drink cocoa’? The weather is like that, right? Who needs a coat? You’ll actually freeze to death wearing one.” The viewers’ reaction was cold. [Eoljjeok’s widely used though.] [Oh, hahaha, really die.] [I can feel the madness of MZ.] [You’re right, if you feel you’ll die, you should drink cocoa.] [Mol’s talking nonsense.] Leaving behind viewers who didn’t understand my feelings, I faced the next question. -What does "Bulso" mean? 1. Burning Beef 2. Baht Income 3. Bulgogi-flavored Sausage 4. Fiery Communication What the heck is this? "Bulso’s… isn’t that that stuff in toothpaste? A chemical? What is it? Fluoride." [Oh, hahaha, not that Bulso.] [Was the Bangjang a science student?] [Show your intellectual side, Omfg.] [Brainy girl Mollru.] [So what’s the right answer?] [This is really hard.] "This is hard? It seems easier than the previous one." Out of the four options, only one made sense. “It's about passive income. The others are all strange.” Burning beef, sausage, communication? Why would such phrases be shortened as new terminology? Obvious nonsense, this was clearly a given question. I confidently pressed “Baht Income,” and… -That’s incorrect. "What? Why is this wrong?" [The correct answer is Fiery Communication.] [Wow, shocking!] [The humiliation of Mollru, the MZ representative;;] [This is a tough question.] [You missed that? You missed that?] "This seems weird. It should definitely be passive income!” [It obviously means fiery communication, hahaha.] [It’s 'Bulso.' Indeed.] [The Bangjang is currently ‘Bulso.’] [Black survival, whoah.] [MZ viewers too.] The test consisted of 10 questions. I only got one right, so my language score was 10 points. I was dubbed “Baby Molru,” which was just a bizarre nickname added to my life.

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