The Villain is Too Good at Broadcasting

Chapter 121: No Eternal Enemy (1)

The winner of the Northeast Asia Streamer Tournament was decided to be the Korean team.

The final score was 3:0.

It was a one-sided victory for the Korean team.

In the third and final match, <League of Storm>, the game ended with the enemy base being annihilated within 16 minutes.

The Chinese team, having already lost their cohesion, was no match for us.

– Victory for Korea! At the center of it all, streamer Shia deceives China!

– The lone Korean in the Chinese team, Kim Huh-su, shows a stance of being a crane among chickens!

– Once rivals, now reconciled beyond time?

– Streamer Shia promotes the new crew <The Bad Guys>!

It brought pride to Korea and division to China.

Especially, the four Chinese players who represented China faced severe criticism in their country.

The shocking defeat in <Three Kingdoms Heroes> was the biggest blow, and ironically, a reevaluation of Huh-su, the only Korean, took place.

Since he was the only one who managed to pierce my otherwise invincible body, they could at least save face amid the reverse sweep.

In contrast, the Korean team, though consisting of streamers from different platforms, shared many stories during the post-tournament gathering.

Winning allowed us to conclude on good terms.

Anyway.

The Korean team and the Chinese team went down completely opposite paths.

I managed to pull in more than ten million won in donations through this tournament, besides the prize money.

It was an extremely enjoyable and happy tournament.

However, on the third day after the tournament ended, an unexpected guest came to my house.

It was when I woke up feeling lethargic, as usual.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Someone was pounding on my door hard from 11 a.m.

I rubbed my eyes and frowned.

“Which crazy bastard is trying to break down my door in the morning?”

Should I check the intercom just in case?

Still half asleep, I walked over to check the intercom.

And soon, I was speechless for a while.

“Hyung, who is it?”

Jin-hyuk seemed to have woken up too, due to the unwelcome visitor.

Seeing my expression, Jin-hyuk widened his eyes and asked.

“What? Why are you so surprised?”

“Do we have a club here?”

“…A thief? Should I call the police right away…?”

– I know you’re watching. I called earlier, but you didn’t answer.

What was this?

I quickly checked my phone.

Indeed, there were three missed calls from an unknown number.

Even if they called beforehand, it was unexpected for this guy to suddenly visit my house.

Jin-hyuk pushed me aside slightly and checked the visitor on the intercom.

Then, he looked at me with even more surprise.

“Isn’t that the guy?”

“…Yeah.”

“Didn’t you say you were friends?”

“Sigh.”

Yeah, this was all my karma.

After quickly resigning myself, I walked to the door.

I took a few deep breaths and opened the door.

A handsome man wearing a cap was glaring at me.

It was Kim Huh-su.

For some reason, there was a huge suitcase next to Huh-su.

I cleared my throat a few times while looking at him and spoke as calmly as possible.

“Are you on vacation in Korea?”

Huh-su responded in a voice dripping with coldness.

“No.”

“Then?”

“I’m moving back to Korea.”

“Ah, planning to do Chinese broadcasts comfortably from Korea?”

“Not that either.”

Then what the hell?

Instead of answering, Huh-su struggled to drag his suitcase inside and closed our door.

“I need to stay here until I find a place. Oh, and Dong-su hyung said you know the way to Chicken Box’s office, right? Come with me.”

“…Huh?”

“I’m starting Twipod broadcasts from tomorrow… Oh, yeah. I heard there’s a capsule room with streamer modules around here?”

What the hell was he talking about?

Huh-su babbled things I couldn’t understand and barged into our house.

Then, he soon found Jin-hyuk, who was staring at him blankly.

After staring at Jin-hyuk for a while, Huh-su nodded slightly and extended his hand.

“Nice to meet you, Jin-hyuk. I’m Kim Huh-su. I’ve heard about you from Dong-su hyung.”

“Ah… Yes.”

“You look nothing like your terrible brother, thankfully.”

“…You can just talk casually. I’ve heard a lot about you from my brother too.”

“Oh, should I?”

After quickly dropping formalities, Huh-su nodded with a smile.

Then he glared at me and said.

“Didn’t you eat?”

“I just woke up. Anyway, don’t you have any place to stay in Korea? Your parents are here.”

“I sent my parents on a world trip last month. They’re not in Korea right now.”

“A rich guy like you should rent a hotel or something!”

“Mom always told me to save money. Besides, didn’t you ask if I wanted to join the crew?”

What?

Did he really come because of that?

Huh-su took off his coat and spoke to me.

“Just let me stay for a day. Is that too much to ask?”

“…No, it’s not hard… But the house isn’t that big.”

“Well, if you’re okay with it.”

I was just taken aback by his sudden appearance.

Honestly, there were no lingering feelings of resentment between us anymore.

To be honest, it seemed that Huh-su had gone through a significant change of heart more than I had.

I used to tease him a lot in the past, so wasn’t this quite a magnanimous turnaround?

Jin-hyuk accepted Huh-su’s coat and spoke.

“Uh… Can I call you hyung? Huh-su hyung?”

“Of course.”

“Hyung! I’ve been a fan of yours since forever! I even went to watch your games in person a few times when you were a pro-gamer.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes!”

Since Jin-hyuk seemed to like him so much, it didn’t seem too bad to have Huh-su stay for a day.

However,

“Kim Chan-sik.”

“…Why?”

“Eat and then come with me to the Chicken Box office.”

“…Alright.”

It just looked like today was going to be a very tiring day.

2.

“Haha! I’m so glad you came to visit, Huh-su.”

“I’ve heard so many good things about you, Sung-jae. Of course, I had to come here.”

“It was a shame we couldn’t talk enough over the phone last time.”

We were at the Chicken Box office.

After having Korean food delivered and eaten, we ended up here due to Huh-su’s insistence.

As if it had been pre-arranged, Sung-jae greeted us as soon as we arrived.

Sung-jae always had a pleasant expression, but today he looked especially happy.

“You two seem so close, it warms my heart. It’s such a great picture.”

“What picture?”

“It’s obvious, isn’t it? Two former rivals bonding over their shared history to form a strong friendship… It’s a story straight out of a drama or movie, isn’t it?”

“Rivals? He’s never beaten me once.”

I grumbled as I glanced at Huh-su.

However, Huh-su was glaring at me as if he wanted to kill me without saying a word.

…Honestly, it was scary when he stared at me like that.

Sung-jae, looking at us with satisfaction, took a sip of water and then began asking Huh-su questions.

“I’ve heard that thanks to this tournament, your image in China has improved significantly. Wouldn’t it have been fine to stay in China?”

This was something I was curious about as well.

Unlike the other Chinese streamers who suffered greatly, Huh-su was the only Chinese team member who managed to maintain some dignity in the tournament.

I never expected him to return to Korea like this.

If he had stayed in China, he could have built an even higher career and received better treatment.

But Huh-su, sipping his coffee, answered easily.

“I wanted to wrap up my life in China.”

“I heard your Chinese is quite good too…”

“I couldn’t live comfortably in China. And… there was more discrimination than I expected. I’m quite sensitive to such things.”

A person’s personality often shows in their gameplay.

Huh-su pursued a very delicate play style.

This meant his real personality likely valued delicacy as well.

To put it bluntly, his personality suited his face.

Delicate and sophisticated gameplay.

That was a big reason why Huh-su left such an impression on me.

Sung-jae nodded understandingly and looked at me.

“You must be happy to have your friend back, Chan-sik.”

“No, he’s not my friend?”

“Then you can start being friends from now on. From what I heard on the phone last time, part of the reason Huh-su returned to Korea was because of you, Chan-sik.”

“To be exact, I wanted to smash him up.”

What a childish guy.

Huh-su looked at me with an arrogant expression and then spoke softly to Sung-jae.

“I look forward to working with you.”

“Don’t worry. With an outstanding streamer like you joining us, we’ll support you with all the resources we have.”

Chicken Box’s business acumen always exceeded expectations.

Although not as much as me, Huh-su also had significant star power.

Moreover, being a rare case of someone returning from China, Sung-jae would surely know how to package and promote him well.

Of course, I planned to support him in that process too.

Although many reasons contributed to his return to Korea, the official reason was supposedly my suggestion.

A man has to keep his word.

I yawned a few times and then spoke to Huh-su.

“When do you plan to announce your joining our crew?”

“I’ll do it during my first broadcast tomorrow.”

“Hmm.”

In such cases, there’s a better way to do it.

It’s a method I used to boost Na-young before, and if Huh-su starts broadcasting, he probably won’t attract mild viewers like Jin-hyuk.

He’s quite spicy, fitting for someone who decided to join our crew.

There’s a simple way to expose him to viewers early on.

Since he’s my new crew member, I should take care of him as the crew leader, shouldn’t I?

After quickly making up my mind, I nodded and spoke.

“Let’s do a collab stream tonight. The game… Oh, yeah. A DLC for Dark Spirit was released recently. The difficulty is said to be insane, so we could beat it together.”

“A collab stream?”

“I have a rough idea. Plus, it’s an opportunity to announce your return.”

The <Dark Spirit: Liberator of Souls> DLC was released yesterday.

It was notorious for its extreme difficulty, with no one having cleared it yet.

Even if others couldn’t do it, with Huh-su, we could accomplish it if we teamed up.

He was one of the few players whose skills I acknowledged.

Hearing my suggestion, Sung-jae, who was beside us, smiled brightly and nodded.

“You really are helping your friend’s stream. Our representative streamer’s personality shines so brightly.”

“I also have to get the most out of it.”

“It’s the perfect example of mutual benefit.”

I had also secured content for today…

Given the situation, I planned to make the most out of Huh-su.

Huh-su seemed satisfied with my suggestion and nodded.

With his personality, there was no way he could accept living as a minor streamer after returning to Korea.

Even without my help, he would have grown his presence.

But if my support helped him settle in easily, it would be a win-win.

You have to create a significant debt in such situations.

That way, he becomes a valuable card I can use in the long run.

“Oh, and SD Corporation sent us a very attractive proposal upon hearing that Huh-su is joining Chicken Box.”

Sung-jae handed each of us a document.

I glanced over the document he gave me.

After a moment, I clicked my tongue and spoke.

“Whose idea was this?”

The content of the document was quite groundbreaking.

Sung-jae smiled softly and replied.

“Embarrassingly, it was my idea.”

“Wow.”

That’s why I couldn’t help but like Sung-jae.

If you personified the word ‘capitalism,’ it would look like Sung-jae.

Next to me, Huh-su also let out a small exclamation and nodded, and I smiled broadly at Sung-jae.

“Awesome.”