Chapter 66 of 100
Chapter 66
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40. Luck (3)
The results of the bottom-of-the-barrel fight are as follows:
1. M9 is good (23 votes, 26%)
2. Skeleton is good (55 votes, 74%)
My victory.
The reactions were mixed.
unicorn18: Oh yeah! Body shaking! (@@ ) ( @@)(@@ )( @@)
keystone: This unicorn can't even do a proper typing dance...
anonymous848: ??? Was Skeleton a girl? (Perplexed)
ㅇㅇ: Oh, you're good? Show your face.
anonymous458: Is this a fake?
Dies_irae69: ?
kimcic: Wow
gijayangban: Huh?
Defender: Oh, you know how to have fun, don't you?
COOKIEMONSTER18: WHAT THE....
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The world is indeed small.
I didn't expect the sniper mother and daughter to see this.
"Skeleton? Skeleton? Are you alive?!"
Rebecca. Did you also wander around the Korean forum?
To make matters worse, Su also joined in.
Message from COOKIEMONSTER18: (I'm Su!) Who is that woman Skeleton?
SKELTON: (It's Skeleton) Shh! I'll explain later.
"I'm alive, so don't worry. I just called a friend because of a temporary trouble."
I cleared up the misunderstanding on the internet and the radio and continued to check the forum's reactions.
ㅇㅇ: What? I came here in a hurry because someone said there's a pretty girl on Viva!, but you don't even show your face?
ㅇㅇ: After analyzing the video source, it seems to be from before the war? It's just a fake.
Ho-young's mom: It seems to be a recent shot, judging by the cracked nails?
foxgames: It seems to be edited, but I'm not sure about the video!
keystone: Skeleton, no matter how thirsty for popularity, it's a bit much to pretend to be a girl, isn't it?
ㅇㅇ: What? Was it a netcam? Was Skeleton that?
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As expected.
The trend went in the direction that my brother Defender and I predicted.
Now people are confused about the identity of Skeleton, another person.
Some know the truth, but their truth isn't 100% accepted by everyone.
People tend to believe what they want to believe.
It's called confirmation bias.
The reason M9 showed no interest in this fight is also related to this confirmation bias.
He was on Failnet.
"The Jeju Island Forum," a different battlefield where different confirmation biases clash.
*
<Jeju Island Forum>
After the government announced the Jeju Island evacuation plan, Failnet's hot spot rose from 40th place to the top of the forum in an instant.
The news that M9 was playing on the Jeju Island forum was brought by none other than unicorn18.
Message from unicorn18: Nuna! M9 is causing a stir on the Jeju Island forum of Failnet!
"......"
Tap tap
SKELTON: Thanks~~♥
Message from unicorn18: Hehe!
It seems the Defender siblings left my air-raid shelter around this time.
"See you next time."
"Skeleton, don't get too addicted to the internet."
After they left, I searched to see what M9 was doing on the Jeju Island forum.
There was no need to search.
MMMMMMMMM: Beggars defeated! Next, the next beggar!
He was causing a ruckus from the first page!
I briefly checked the forum to gauge the atmosphere.
The Jeju Island forum was a battlefield.
The entire forum was divided between those who believed the government's promise that the refugee fleet would arrive safely in Jeju and receive the promised services, and those who believed the fleet would sink in the sea.
I might be partly responsible for this fight.
Feeling responsible, I quietly examined their opinions.
ㅇㅇ: Jeju Island? Who would believe such nonsense?
ㅇㅇ: Still believe the government? lol Why not support the pioneers? At least they give you a gun?
ㅇㅇ: Only those going to Awaken can be accepted. Even the old hunters in the National Council are being chased away and reduced to beggars. How can they accept ordinary people?
ㅇㅇ: (Certification) I'm from the National Council. Wake up, you fools.
The negative side argued that the Jeju fleet was impossible, each presenting their own logic.
ㅇㅇ: Go on your way~
ㅇㅇ: You doomers. After praying for the country to fall, now you're praying for innocent ships to sink. How despicable.
ㅇㅇ: Beggars. Just go away. Don't crawl.
MMMMMMMMM: Phew!
On the other hand, the positive side ignored the negative side's opinions and dismissed them as the inferiority complex of those who lack.
In this ugly battlefield, the most impressive performance was given by none other than our M9.
MMMMMMMMM: (Presidential Residence) Take this! Certified attack!
Although he had a somewhat lowly background as a Viva! Apocalypse! user, his survival skills and popularity from living in The Hope, a death zone, for several months were enough to make him the most influential user on the forum.
MMMMMMMMM: Hey. Where did that hunter kid go? He seems to be an old hunter living in a shantytown. Can he ever show his level as a hunter? lol
His popularity and combat skills made it inevitable for him to become a Failnet named user.
ㅇㅇ: Wow... M9 is so cool~
ㅇㅇ: Hey! You beggars! Did you hear what our M9 said?
ㅇㅇ: What kind of muscles does our M9 have? They're battle-compressed muscles from survival training on a 45-degree tilted The Hope!
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Every time M9 spoke, countless positive users praised and supported him like a swarm of bees.
Intoxicated by this, M9 even tried to act wise.
MMMMMMMMM: (M9) Friends. The weather is so nice! (431)
-Isn't May the queen of the seasons?
It's all about what you make of it.
Don't envy, don't be jealous, always be grateful!
Today I ate a spam.
It's salty. Isn't life this taste?
Salty and savory.
Everyone, hang in there! It's almost over!
"......What."
Four hundred comments on a meaningless, beggar-like post.
Unable to bear it, I posted a message on the forum, but
ㅇㅇ: I'm friends with a Chinese. (1)
-Hundreds of Chinese submarines are waiting off Yeonpyeong Island, eating crabs!
I was completely ignored.
"......"
The expected result.
It's M9's time now.
He has a concrete hope, while we have nothing.
Our criticism of reality and rational analysis of the situation sound like the cries of beggars to people like M9.
It's harsh, but for M9 to fall, the situation itself must change.
As Woo Min-hee said,
The Jeju fleet is a lie.
The people who will really go to Jeju are the Awakened teenagers she selected, and they will go by plane, not by ship!
But the situation and my predictions are increasingly favoring the positive side.
The government continued to announce the safety of the route, the schedule for housing allocation, job distribution and income provision, and special privileges for the winners, and the situation in Jeju and the loading of the refugee fleet's cargo were posted in real time.
It's hard to deny that Koreans are a quick-witted people.
When foreigners come, they learn to say "hurry up" first, don't they?
People moved quickly.
The second-hand trading forum, which usually stayed in the top 10, suddenly rose to the top, surpassing the Jeju Island forum.
ㅇㅇ: I want to buy a Jeju Island ticket first.
Hyuk-jae's dad: Is it possible to exchange the allocated housing in Jeju?
Marysol232: I have an air-raid shelter. I want to exchange it for housing in Jeju. I can show you the shelter if you want.
SeoulBuildingOwner: I have a building in Seoul. It's a well-maintained building with no structural or functional issues. I want to exchange it for housing in Jeju.
00: I'm a 15-year-old boy with no family. Can you take me to Jeju with my family? I'll repay you for the rest of my life.
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Everyone wants a Jeju Island ticket.
Like Kim Da-ram, now all surviving citizens desperately yearn for Jeju.
That massive hope became a trend, swallowing up those who didn't follow it.
"......"
Even I was shaken.
Although I heard the truth from Woo Min-hee, I wondered if she was lying and if the current trend of the government's announcement and people's compliance was the real truth.
Indeed, after about three days, the negative side on the Jeju Island forum disappeared completely.
It seemed to solidify into a final victory for the positive side, led by M9.
However, M9, the hero of the positive side, was strangely silent at that glorious moment.
The positive side's cudgel, which had been beating the negative side every day, suddenly disappeared.
Just as everyone was curious about his whereabouts, an unexpected person sent me a message.
Message from MMMMMMMMM: Skeleton? Hi?
It's M9.
Why is this guy sending me a message?
Feeling a bad premonition, I replied.
SKELTON: Hi~♥
But then I thought about it.
This guy, M9.
He was interested in women.
I remember this guy talking nonsense about lining up for pretty girls when he moved to The Hope.
Sure enough.
Message from MMMMMMMMM: Are you a girl, Skeleton?
Just as I thought.
Message from MMMMMMMMM: I saw your video? You look pretty, even though your face is hidden. Your figure is my type?
Message from MMMMMMMMM: I forgive your sins lol
How can someone be so transparent?
Message from MMMMMMMMM: Want to go to Jeju with me? I can take a girl, right?
"......"
They say a dragon has one reverse scale.
Humans seem to have more.
Feeling indescribable disgust and anger, I pounded the keyboard.
Tap tap! Tap!
SKELTON: Go to hell, bitch!!!
This is my roar of the soul.
At that time, I didn't know.
That this small incident would be a preview of the upcoming conclusion.
*
MMMMMMMMM: Shit, I'm completely stripped...
M9, who had become a big figure and left us, returned to our modest forum.
MMMMMMMMM: I was scammed... I was completely stripped. My ticket, the certificate for the presidential residence...
At first, everyone thought it was a joke.
They thought M9 was trolling us.
Why would they forget?
Moreover, M9 was living in a safe house provided to ticket winners next to the Incheon pier, under the protection of soldiers.
It's hard to believe that he, who had the most precious things, was stripped.
gijayangban: What did you do to get stripped there?
After reading the journalist's post, I had a feeling I knew what happened to M9.
"Can't be."
MMMMMMMMM: No, it's just that... Shit, I was trying to find a partner...
I once saw a nature documentary about a bird in Africa that builds a beautiful nest to attract a female.
M9 became one of those birds, actively seeking a partner and showing his face everywhere.
Sending me a message was part of his grand breeding activity.
But finding a partner in this dangerous world is not easy.
Especially for a small-minded person like M9.
From what I heard, one of M9's followers approached him secretly, appealing to be an attractive woman, set up a meeting, and took all his most valuable possessions.
Although he didn't post a certification, he was beaten so badly that his nose was broken during the process of losing his residency rights.
He even appealed to the government, but there was no way the government would do anything for him, who ignored the government's warning and carelessly carried his precious ticket and residency certificate.
Our warm-hearted forum users comforted him, saying it was lucky he didn't die.
anonymous848: Hang in there. M9.
Dolsingnam: I saw your anger.
RokaGG: I'm grateful to be alive.
Foxgames: Well, at least you're alive. Welcome back!
Dies_irae69: If you have nowhere to go, join us.
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The warmth of the forum, which I hadn't seen in a long time.
I hesitated for a moment and added my support as one of the forum users.
SKELTON: Hang in there...
It was a bit of a heavy typing.
After the wave of support passed, M9 posted a message.
mmmmmmmm: Thanks to everyone...
His appearance was like an actor sadly leaving the stage.
It seemed he was returning to his only home, "The Hope."
But M9 was a stronger man than we thought.
Tap tap
A new negative side appeared on the Jeju Island forum.
Surprisingly, the identity of the negative side was M9, the cudgel of the positive side.
mmmmmmmmm: 3,238 Chinese submarines are now waiting off Incheon, eating crabs on Yeonpyeong Island!
In the tilted apartment, M9 is still fighting a lonely battle against the positive side.
mmmmmmmmm: Beggar!
I hope he has new luck.