Chapter 6

Master Oh's Game Broadcast Episode 6

Pfft-

The tightly closed capsule opened, and Mint, with a somewhat awkward expression, rushed out and stood in front of the camera.

‘...I lost.’

A defeat in a match she thought she would definitely win.

A defeat so complete that it could be called a total loss.

No matter how shameless Mint was known to be, it was a defeat so overwhelming that it made her face turn red.

Thus, Mint, standing in front of the camera, bowed her head with a tearful expression.

“...I’m sorry.”

To the numerous viewers, nearly 92% of whom had bet their points on her.

Not everyone watching the broadcast had bet points, but the thought of losing the trust of over 2,000 people made Mint sincerely apologize.

The large, teary eyes indirectly revealed just how much sorrow she was feeling.

-Don’t cry! Don’t cry! Don’t cry!

-You lost well! You lost well! You lost well!

-Wow, but you really did well, bro.

-Even if I just ate and played Iron Fist, I wouldn’t do as badly as that.

-Our Mint is not to blame! Our Mint is not to blame!

“...Mina!”

There were no viewers in Mint’s room who were so malicious as to mock her despite seeing her sincerity.

The viewers burst into laughter at the word ‘Mina,’ a mix of the Korean word for ‘everyone’ and the Japanese word for ‘everyone.’

It would be strange if someone didn’t laugh at the sight of Mint, with her tear-streaked face, saying ‘Mina.’

Of course, not everyone was just laughing.

Those who had set missions reacted according to the success or failure of their missions.

Those who had bet on Mint’s victory kept their capital, while those who had bet on Hae-sung’s victory lost their capital.

However, those who had bet on Hae-sung’s victory could laugh happily.

We need to settle up!

“Ah, right. I’ll settle up. Then, let’s clear the foolish viewers who bet on the incompetent Mint!”

Most of the viewers screamed in agony as Mint, still with a tearful face, clicked the mouse to determine the winners and losers in the point gambling.

-Aaaaaaaah!

-Crying and laughing will make your butt sprout horns!

-Give me back my points! Give me back my points! Give me back my points!!!

-I thought you forgot! Ban the one who threw the dones!

With nearly 92% of the viewers’ points flowing to the 8% or so who had bet on Hae-sung, Mint felt her sadness diminish as she watched the burning chat window.

She could roughly sense that the viewers, who were going crazy over mere points, were acting foolishly for her.

“Gulp! Your mission fees have become Mint’s dinner money!”

Thus, pushing aside the sadness of her defeat, Mint laughed playfully and rubbed her small, white belly, pretending to burp.

When Mint and the viewers were all laughing together, a voice came.

What is a reverse bet...?

-It’s Chego! Chego! Chego!

-Reverse bet is Chego, sir... If it’s not too much trouble... Could you buy me a Melona?

-Get a grip, you straight betters! Get a grip, you straight betters! Get a grip, you straight betters?

“Ah... Ultimately, the reverse bet won. I am infinitely grateful to all of you who believed in me.”

Hae-sung, who had returned after ending the connection, smiled slightly and thanked the last person who had sent a done.

The chat window burst into chaos again as Hae-sung appeared on the camera, smiling brightly.

-Give me back my points! Give me back my points! Give me back my points!

-??? : I’ll eat well and go!

-Thanks to Mr. Hae-sung, my one-month memory with Mint is gone...

It was natural that the person who had made the viewers cry and laugh would appear.

Moreover-

“Sigh, bro, get out!”

“...Why are you angry at me when you lost because you couldn’t do it?”

“Ah! I don’t care! Get out!”

“...Did everyone see? This guy is so nasty... Cough!”

“Get out!”

Mint, who had lost to Hae-sung, couldn’t bear the rising embarrassment and threw a Mint-shaped doll at Hae-sung’s face, hitting him.

Although Hae-sung had won, he ended up getting hit, but he picked up the Mint doll that Mint had thrown, smiled, and left the soundproof booth.

“I’ll borrow this.”

“...Ah! Give it back! It’s my favorite doll!”

“Seize it?”

Bang!

Mint, who had been staring helplessly at Hae-sung closing the soundproof booth door with a smirk, trudged back to the camera.

“...Everyone. My Mint doll has been kidnapped.”

-??? : Kidnapped (you threw it)

-LOL, it wasn’t kidnapped; you asked for it to be kidnapped.

-LOL

“Ah, don’t laugh! I’m really serious! It’s a limited edition Mint doll!

-Mint doll? I wouldn’t take it even if you gave it to me!

-Thank you, big brother.

-LOL, if you gave a Mint doll that no one would take, you’d be a good person.

-Good kidnapper LOL

The viewers teased Mint, who was flailing and throwing a tantrum while sitting in her chair.

The sweet viewers who had been comforting the tearful Mint a moment ago had turned into the worst kind of people, and as they were in the middle of a heated argument with Mint.

But what did the bro say just now?

“Huh? What did the bro say?”

The sudden support brought the war to a temporary truce.

People’s attention was focused on what ‘Hae-sung said’ that one supporter had brought up.

As a result, other viewers who had temporarily forgotten also started to agree.

-That’s right. What did he say at the end?

-It seems he said he made the phrase ‘If you don’t know, you should be hit.’

-Oh, what a load of nonsense. That phrase has been around for over 10 years.

-Yeah, it’s been used so much that no one knows who the original is. How can it be that the bro made it? It doesn’t make sense.

If you don’t know, you should be hit.

Almost no one was unaware of this famous saying, which had been passed down since the computer game era, not just among Iron Fist players.

Especially for viewers who frequently watched internet broadcasts or YouTube, it was even more common.

It was a popular meme that had spread like wildfire, so people waved their hands in disbelief.

“Huh? That’s a phrase my bro made, though.”

-...?

-What a load of nonsense!

-Even if your bro is great, that’s a bit of an exaggeration...

People were repulsed by Mint’s sudden acceptance of Hae-sung’s claim.

If you don’t know, you should be hit.

It was a very famous phrase, and because it had become so widespread, its origin was unknown.

But even Mint was surprised.

“...Didn’t I mention this before?”

-You didn’t.

-You’ve done Iron Fist broadcasts several times, but you never mentioned it.

-LOL

Her reaction, which was different from what she had expected, made her press her forehead and say,

“Ah... I guess I unconsciously held back talking about my bro. But the first time I heard ‘If you don’t know, you should be hit’ was from my bro. It was probably... when I was 6? The first time I went to an arcade...”

-It is strange to naturally talk about your missing brother.

-But if Mint was 6 years old...

-It’s a story from over 10 years ago.

-...It might be about right.

The viewers, who had heard Mint’s story, could only nod.

A story from over 10 years ago.

If Mint’s memory was true, it was impossible to rule out the possibility that Hae-sung was the originator of the phrase.

But Mint, sensing that the viewers were focusing on the story about Hae-sung, cleverly broke the flow.

“Stop talking about my bro! Honestly, whether the meme was made by my bro or someone else isn’t important, right? Let’s try to find a way to beat my bro again!”

-That’s true.

-We use the meme because it’s funny, not because we know who made it.

-But can we beat Mr. Hae-sung?

-LOL, we lost even after using all sorts of underhanded tactics...

-LOL, it’s so Min.

-Min is so.

Thus, the viewers, impressed by Mint’s wise response, turned their attention back to Mint instead of Hae-sung.

But-

Not all viewers did so.

Iron Fist Gallery.

Shortened to AF Gallery, the viewers who rushed there immediately started writing furiously.

Stories about Mint’s brother Hae-sung appearing in Mint’s broadcast.

Stories about Mint losing to Hae-sung.

Stories about the methods Hae-sung used to fight Mint.

The massive amount of posts that seemed to have been moved from the broadcast to the gallery made the users of the large AF Gallery irritable.

First, me~

If you’re going to talk about things only you know, go to the Trika board.

Why? What happened?

This is going to kill us all!!!

Get rid of the spammers!

As the number of posts related to Mint increased as quickly as the posts rejecting Mint, the fans who had come to share the news turned dark.

Hey, are you guys that good at AF? Follow me to the roof!

I’m not leaving the room today~

If you’re angry, bring a rope~

Even though they were also AF users.

Feeling the rejection from the gallery users, they also caught fire, and as a result, the AF Gallery became the number one real-time hot gallery.

Haha, it’s still burning

But it’s my home. I cried.

It’s going to be a warm winter today!

Of course, it wasn’t in a good way.

The reason they were hot was because they had set the gallery on fire.

For smaller galleries, this could be a good thing, but the AF Gallery was already a large gallery.

Even without the need for kindling, it occasionally became the number one hot gallery.

It was not a good thing for such a place to be burning due to chaos and kindling.

But there was a presence that instantly quelled the chaos.

A short title that appeared in the chaotic gallery.

The important thing was that it was written by the gallery’s manager, known as a ‘moderator’ or ‘wristband.’

Of course, there aren’t many galleries where moderators are treated well, but the AF Gallery was different.

Because-

The moderator of the AF Gallery.

He was none other than Elbow, the absolute number one in Iron Fist.

The appearance of the person who usually left management to his deputy moderators plunged the AF Gallery into chaos beyond confusion.

And yet, they had one question.

‘So, who is Mint’s brother, Park Hae-sung?’

The curiosity about Park Hae-sung, Mint (Park Hahyun’s) brother.