NOVEL NEXT Chapter 675
[NoName]
[Just Chatting – It’s been a while since I said hello :)]
[Broadcasting Time – 0:30:01]
[Number of Viewers – 221,798]
– Nema~
– Nema
– Ah, it’s been a while since the live talk, not a trip!
– Da Name
– Starting with 200k viewers is unprecedented! Hahaha
– 90% foreign viewer ratio ㄷㄷ Koreans, let’s reflect!
– The weather outside is chillyㅠㅠㅠ I’m going to warm up watching Na-me’s broadcast.
– Are you broadcasting from the private room today?
The viewers were eagerly anticipating Na-me’s return, especially since her last broadcast was about her trip to Northern Europe.
So many incidents had occurred in the meantime.
To mention just a few…
The Chinese authorities announced they had secured decisive evidence that the Shaolin leader instructed accounting fraud.
The Korean National Police Agency placed the treasurer of the Korean Wizard Association and the owner of a wand shop under investigation for suspected embezzlement and sent the case to the prosecution.
In March, a record-breaking cold wave hit with temperatures dropping to minus 15 degrees.
“Hello, I am NoName. The weather has been quite cold this week, hasn’t it? Everyone, please dress warmly and take care of yourselves.”
– Who did the weather patch like this?
– This country has four seasons: summer and winter! Hahahaha
– I hear the temperature is over 20 degrees in the western United States.
– Aaaaaaah!
– The worst environmental terrorist in history: ‘Willis Carrier’
└ Three months later, will be reevaluated poorly.
Na-me jumped off the bed and moved to the garden of the private room.
In the midst of the blue garden stood a pillar of light, quietly glowing.
– Wow
– Is this the entrance to King Judgement?
– Wow~~~
– Happyhappycatcatbeeeeeeim!!!
– It looks like a UFO.
– Can’t resist a spaceship review! Hahaha
– Even if it’s a late review, it’s fine!
This was the path to the spaceship, a reward for being in the top 500 of the VR SPACE.
With a slight loading time, the scenery of the private room changed.
[Private Room: Merariho Cockpit]
Beyond the giant front glass window lay the vast universe.
Shining control panels adorned the core of the ship, with countless starlike specks twinkling far above.
Na-me sat in the cockpit, carefully gazing at a large, beautiful red button.
‘Press me!’
Squuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut!
[Anti-Particle Beam Firing]
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– This house is straight-up showcasing highlights from the get-go! Hahaha
– Na-me is just a child… pressing anything to see what happens…
A chilling laser sound erupted, and the Earth shattered into pieces.
Ka-ching!
Na-me clapped and spun in the chair.
“Did everyone enjoy the spaceship review?”
– Is this that reverse narrative structure or something?
– Ridiculously sudden! Hahaha
– In an age of countless click-bait thumbnails, the martyr appears!ㅠㅠㅠ
“Today’s content is a trilogy, and we just finished Part 1. In Part 2, I’ll talk a little about my trip to Southeast Asia, and in Part 3, I’m thinking of doing a home decoration segment with Adella. So, I’ll take a break and be back in 10 minutes.”
The broadcast of Na-me switched to the waiting screen.
The stunned viewers finally realized the reality.
– Huh?
– Is it over?
– Wait, it hasn’t even been 5 minutes, what the heck?! Hahaha
– Come back immediately!!!!!
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– You really went back to the basics, Na-meㅠㅠㅠ
– Seriously, are you really taking a 10-minute break?
– Wow, you actually left! Hahahaha
– So cute, but I’m getting more tempted for a hit on the head!
└ Guess there’s a cute frustration for that! Hahaha
└ ???: I don’t hit those weaker than me!
*
Returning home after a business trip to Southeast Asia, I noticed something had changed significantly.
‘Isn’t this house a bit too small?’
When I first entered Professor Cheon’s house, I thought it was really spacious.
And rightly so; I had lived in a 3-pyeong (10 square meters) private room for seven years.
Even the Merlin Orphanage I stayed at with Ah-rin only had a 1-pyeong room.
43-pyeong is certainly ample space for two people.
But now…
Dad and I, Cheon Saetbyeol and Cheon Luri, and even Nureongi added to our family of five.
Moreover, in the living room, there was a giant treadmill and a massage chair.
The sight of dozens of unopened delivery boxes piled up felt daunting.
In the end, as Cheon Saetbyeol stubbed her little toe on a dumbbell that was rolling around in the living room…
“Ow! Ugh! Aaaah!”
We finally raised an issue with Professor Cheon.
“Dad, how long have you lived here?”
“Hmm? Let’s see… I came to Korea University as a professor at 44, so that would be 39 years now. It’s been exactly 15 years this year.”
“You’ve never moved houses once in that time?”
“Nope.”
“15 years means you must have grown quite attached to this house.”
“Attached? A house is just a house.”
“Huh? You don’t have any particular feelings about it?”
“Why do you ask?”
I hesitated to bring up how small the house felt, thinking Professor Cheon cherished it.
When I mentioned it seemed a bit cramped, Dad chuckled later on.
“Hahaha! I can see it looks quite cramped now. It wasn’t a problem when it was just me and Na-me.”
“It’s not just the people; there are too many boxes. It’s a bit concerning that there’s no room to use as storage.”
“I hadn’t even thought about moving. As you know, a professor’s salary is rather meager.”
In any case, I confirmed that Dad didn’t hold any lingering affection for this house.
Later in Part 3, I planned to explore various homes with the viewers.
First, I needed to sharpen my eye for house-hunting.
That way, I could find good deals when I went out later.
[Broadcasting Time – 0:44:54]
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– Fire!!!! Fire in the hole!!!!!
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– The chat manager is crying! Hahaha
– Na-me is () working hard today ()
“Hmm. Let’s start part 2 right away. Nowadays, since it’s cold, the warm gesture of sharing warmth is really nice to see. It warms my heart too.”
Not just on the Korean chat, but in other countries too, it was similar.
Indeed, the unification of humanity could still be achieved.
I placed my hand on my chest and basked in the warmth of our shared humanity for a moment.
– Hahahaha
– Lighting a fire is the right way to go on a cold day! Hahaha
– Are we about to see a human praise here? It’s intense.
– Na-me is infinitely pure…
– No, no, if it’s NoName, maybe they know better.
“Now, my trip lasted from the 5th to the 18th, for two weeks. It was just a simple recounting of facts, nothing particularly special or unusual. So, I think you can just listen to it as a summary of ‘Ah, so this is NoName’s trip.’”
The first day, the story was about going to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
In Vietnam, the entire itinerary was reported on the news, causing the area around the airport to be paralyzed momentarily.
“I heard there were about 8,000? It’s a little less than 10,000. But what surprised me more was that so many people were cosplaying on the streets. It felt like the entire capital was turned into Japan’s Akihabara. Is that a normal thing?”
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– Was Hanoi like that?
– People do like it, but I don’t think it was to that extent?
– No matter what, cosplaying on the streets seems intense. Hahaha
I also checked the Vietnamese chat channel.
– That was due to the Wagal Festival in Hanoi at that time!
– People must have gathered everywhere when they heard NoName was coming! Hahaha
– I searched and found that the attendance for the festival over a week was 400,000!
– Most cosplayers registered at a single festival: 5,100 people.
“See, I told you! Wait a minute, there’s someone who took a picture with me as well. I need to show this to prove it.”
I dug through my gallery and displayed the picture on the broadcast screen.
– Wow! Hahaha
– Is this another world?
– Everyone’s hair color is legendary! Hahaha
– The kid who got a picture with Na-me is so lucky!
– So many people, wow! ㄷㄷㄷㄷ
“I briefly visited the esports team, but unfortunately, we didn’t have time to compete against each other. So we exchanged uniforms instead.”
– So did NoName win against Wagal Pro?
– The first squad in Vietnam might be able to match up.
– A pro doesn’t become a pro without reason, right?
– Na-me doesn’t become Na-me for no reason either!
– An eternal unsolved mystery ON!
“And now, just as a side note. Sometimes during flights, I like to think of how many golf balls could fit in a plane or how many manholes there are around the world. It might be a bit rude to others, but sometimes I count how many hairs there are too…”
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“There are times like that, right? When you’re about to be scolded by your boss, or I’m now in a position where I’m getting scolded by my subordinates, or when I’m listening to a presentation that has nothing to do with me, time just feels empty. You yawn and it’s boring.”
– Wait, Na-me gets scolded? Hahaha
– A subordinate scolding the CEO? What is this?! Hahaha
– Just imagining it is so cute! Hahaha
– But what does counting hair even mean?
– Who’s making Na-me bored?!
– NoName tires their brain out even in their free time!
“So in those moments, I think, that person must have a lot of hair, so about 200-250 strands per square centimeter. That person has sparse hair, so around 50-70 strands. Then, I estimate the total number of hairs based on that, you see? I can even calculate the weight based on the hair length if I want to go further.”
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– Wow, even Satan would cry at this thinking process! Hahaha
– NoName/drama and incidents/5.14.
– Seriously, that’s just devilish! Hahaha
– Ohhhh, that guy broke 120,000 hair count with his transformation to Super Saiyan 3!
“Now, please don’t spread this around…! When your boss scolds you, count their hair strands. Just say NoName said that. That’s completely fabricated, okay?! It’s just an example.”
I felt like I had stirred the pot unnecessarily.
I quickly transitioned topics with another story.
“So, I have only good memories of Vietnam. Not just Vietnam, but in most countries I’ve visited, everyone welcomed me warmly, which I’m very grateful for. But there was one moment that was a bit surprising.”
It happened when I was in Malaysia.
During a meeting chaired by Congress members and the Minister of Health, we were seriously discussing health policies, and I was expertly leading the atmosphere while explaining important international cooperation measures.
However, just as the meeting was coming to a close, something unexpected happened.
Just thinking about it still makes me scrunch my eyebrows in disbelief.
That person right now must be facing mob justice from the media.
“One of the Congress members suddenly pointed at me and asked, ‘Could you show us a K-pop dance since you’re here from Korea, Na-me?’”
The air in the meeting room became so chilly, it was practically frozen solid.
[Ma’am, I’m here to discuss health policies.]
[Oh, of course, I was just joking! I’m sorry for saying something silly, haha.]
The viewers who heard the story were in shock.
“It sounds like a joke, right? But it’s true.”