Chapter 144
Chapter 144
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“How did it go? Did you send it?” Kim Jinhwan asked Han Jaeyeol, who had finished talking to someone . Kim Jinhwan’s expression seemed a bit nervous . He might’ve shouted at the other players, but in fact, Kim Jinhwan was a young man of a similar age to Han Jaeyeol .
“He will stream it soon . No real names were mentioned, but I could tell who it is . This is how they are acting as a gate-keeper . ” Han Jaeyeol smiled brightly . It was an impromptu plan, but it went smoothly .
“So when is the date?” Kim Jinhwan asked with a smile .
“It is fast . This Friday . ”
The sooner the date, the better it would be . This way, they could decrease the number of times that they would act as proxy knights, and Yoon Hyeongu and his team would have less profit to take away . Additionally, they would be accelerating toward their new beginning .
“It is a good day . ”
Hyeonu’s expression was unusual when he saw the email that Kale had sent him .
“Is this a professional team? What is Quency doing?” Hyeonu scolded Quency .
The level of Big Stars, the team involved in the report, was close to garbage . No, it was just crap . It couldn’t be separated from garbage .
‘How did this place pass the regulations?”
The more he read, the more curious he became . Arena was a game that cost a lot of money . The monetary prizes offered for the continental or national leagues were enormous, and the amount that was received from streaming and advertisements was truly astronomical . As such, Quency applied fairly tight regulations for the founding of clubs . Big Stars could only become a formal club after passing this .
“The director was changed in the middle? Since then, it was like this?”
The start was good for Big Stars . The company that supported and founded Big Stars wasn’t a large one, but it was one of the largest medium-sized companies . The problem was that due to a conflict with the mid-sized companies, Big Stars was thrown into the air and acquired by some type of force . The name of this force was Ilsung Capital . It was a company that gave off a bad smell .
“What are they doing in this place? Isn’t it a private moneylender?”
Hyeonu let Ilsung Capital go . This part wasn’t something he could touch .
“The problem is the constant coercion to become proxy knights and the low salary . . . ”
These were the two real problems . Once this was spread through his stream, Big Stars would be disbanded . Of course, it didn’t matter because the players’ opinions were all in agreement . However, this seemed to be insufficient revenge against the club and coaches who squeezed the players dry .
Hyeonu continued to think about it .
“Uwah! What should I do?”
The answer didn’t appear no matter how hard he thought about it .
So Hyeonu decided to just do it .
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Hyeonu chose a title with a strong aggro .
‘I’m sure more people will come with this . ’
It was a shallow idea to increase the number of viewers . Still, the aggro did well attracting an audience . The audience numbers increased faster than usual .
-What is it this time?
-This room is really . . . I can’t help but come in .
-He pulls attention very well .
-Is this a parody? Or is it like Alley Leader Academy?
-I don’t know . We will know a bit later .
The viewers talked about Hyeonu’s title before Hyeonu arrived . However, they couldn’t get the right idea even if they talked back and forth .
“Hello? It is Alley Leader . Today will be a fun stream!” Hyeonu started the live stream pleasantly .
-Hi hi .
-I’ve been waiting for today, seriously .
-Can’t you increase your streams by one day a week?
-I wanted to see you!
Hyeonu smiled when he saw the messages greeting him . Money was money, but he was happy with these little things . Hyeonu was now a true streamer .
“Today, I’m going to talk about a topic that is slightly heavy . It will probably be a surprise for everyone who hears it . ”
The chat room became noisy at Hyeonu’s words . There was always an incident when Alley Leader said something like this . Thus, it wasn’t unusual for viewers to react in this way .
-??? There is something again today?
-Then is it a parody?
-Who else did something wrong?
-What guild will he do the character deletion bet with this time?
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-Wow, will I get to see the character deletion bet after a long time?
The viewers all thought it was a character deletion bet . The biggest thing Hyeonu did with the character deletion bet was to erase the Black Skull Guild and Aisis Guild .
“Today it isn’t like that . It is real life . ”
-Real life?
-Is he suddenly going to talk about politics or economics?
-It can’t be . It must be related to Arena .
-Or is he talking about himself?
“That’s right . It is related to Arena . In fact, it has to do with Alley Leader Academy . ” Hyeonu paused for a bit . This way, the viewers could focus more on himself . “I received a report from a current professional gamer . He is Korean, so he is a Korean professional gamer . His exact identity won’t be revealed . Do you all understand why?”
-I know we’ll get some details soon .
-What is the point of dragging things out?
-Tell me quickly . I’m dizzy .
Hyeonu saw the reaction of the viewers and thought this was enough to start talking . “There were two main things that were reported . One is that the club forced him to act as a proxy knight . The other thing is that unlike the contract, they lowered the annual salary payment . ”
-Wow, it is a complete XX dog .
-Crazy bastards . Getting pro-gamers to act for them?
-Then what about the kids who said they wouldn’t do it?
-The person above, aren’t you thinking at all? If they didn’t do it, then they would be penalized by being prevented from participating in competitions or something else .
-Which club is it? Did he say it was Korean?
“As I said, I won’t reveal the club . There is concern that the identity of the informant will be revealed . The biggest problem is that it might not only happen here . Honestly, the average age of professional gamers is just over 20 years old . How can a young person know how to deal with such a thing? They will just get tricked . ”
As he spoke, Hyeonu felt emotions overflow in his heart . He felt something hot surge up in his heart .
“Honestly, isn’t it a pity for professional gamers to be proxy knights? Then they wouldn’t have become pros in the first place . After all, a proxy knight is more profitable . However, being a pro means you have a desire to be a pro-gamer itself . Now, adults who are much older than them are exploiting them, and they’re not getting money . ”
The viewers became angry after hearing Hyeonu’s words . Simultaneously, more than a million viewers started looking for the Korean Arena team .
-First, exclude those who are sponsored by big companies . There is no reason for them to do such a thing, and they get a lot of money .
-Right . Their salaries are high .
-So how many are left? Is it two or three?
-Big Stars, Cube, and Gelato—only these three aren’t from large companies . However, Gelato is a team that’s directly controlled by the association, so it isn’t possible .
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-Then there are two teams left—Big Stars or Cube .
The viewers started to look for a team that matched the conditions based on Hyeonu’s scattered information . The candidates were quickly selected . They were Big Stars and Cube . Hyeonu saw this and found it a bit scary .
‘Crazy . It took them less than 5 minutes to determine the candidates . ’
On the other hand, Hyeonu was wondering how to indirectly reveal it was Big Stars .
‘Um . . . Yes . ’
Hyeonu decided to use the mouth of another person to reveal more accurate information .
“Wait a minute, I’m going to call someone, so I have to turn off the microphone for 30 seconds . ”
Hyeonu made a one-sided declaration to the audience and opened the friends window . Fortunately, the person Hyeonu wanted to call was currently connected to Arena .
‘Will he be able to come?’
-To Lee Hoon: It has been a while, Lee Hoon . Do you have some time today?
Hyeonu carefully sent a whisper and prayed . He prayed that Lee Hoon was in a village and that he didn’t go hunting .
Lee Hoon replied immediately .
-From Lee Hoon: -Yes, the hunt is over, and I’m resting . I was about to shut down the connection . What is it? Did something happen?
‘Phew . ’ Hyeonu let out a small sigh . He was glad . It would’ve been very difficult if Lee Hoon hadn’t replied positively .
-To Lee Hoon: Do you know Big Stars? They are acting as proxy knights . I want you to come to my stream for a while and talk about them .
-From Lee Hoon: Ah . . . Is that so? By the way, how did you know about this? Few people know . . . Well, I’ll come .
-To Lee Hoon: I’m currently at Deer Castle . Come here .
Lee Hoon was a bit surprised by Hyeonu’s sudden whisper, but he felt happy . His goal still remembered him . However, he also had a question .
‘How did he know about Big Stars?’
It had been a long time since Big Stars started acting as proxy knights . The moment the club was acquired, they started acting as proxy knights, and it had already been half a year . Only a few proxy knights and their agents knew about this, including Lee Hoon .
‘It isn’t public knowledge . Who gave the report?’
Lee Hoon shook his head and started moving to Hyeonu’s location .
A short time later, Lee Hoon arrived at Hyeonu’s position .
“Hello, I am appearing for the second time . I am Heder, a former proxy knight . ”
The viewers questioned the masked man who suddenly appeared and greeted them .
-This stream is a gathering of masked people . . .
-Was this person called Heder?
-Is it because he is a proxy knight?
-However, why is he a former proxy knight? Did he quit being a proxy knight?
“Yes, this is the person I called earlier . Still, I’m only finding out for the first time that he is a former proxy knight . ” Hyeonu was also surprised by Lee Hoon’s words .
Lee Hoon had quit being a proxy knight .
‘He didn’t quit Arena though . . . Did he make enough money?’ Hyeonu thought up to here and was no longer bothered .
In any case, he wasn’t Lee Hoon . He naturally wouldn’t know what Lee Hoon was thinking .
“I only want to ask one thing . Is there really a club in South Korea that is acting as proxy knights?”
Despite Hyeonu’s sudden question, Lee Hoon replied calmly without panicking . He knew this question would be asked from the moment Big Stars was mentioned in the whisper . “It isn’t exact, but I heard from the agent that Big Stars is getting a lot of sales . In particular, it is said they would sweep all the orders below the bronze medal . ”
There was a smile on Hyeonu’s face under the mask . Hyeonu’s best-case scenario was achieved . It was an impromptu plan, but it was perfect . He mentioned Big Stars, so he took a step back . All that was left was to mobilize the power of Arena fans around the world .
“I see . . . There was such a rumor . ”
Hyeonu responded naturally like he was hearing it for the first time . He was even disgusted . However, no viewers questioned Hyeonu . Their attention was already all on Big Stars .
-Wow, it is Big Stars .
-No wonder why the children’s faces were very gloomy in the last league match .
-Who said it was best to eat bibimbap with canned tuna .
-It isn’t tuna bibimbap, it is soy sauce egg rice, idiot .
-Now it has really become pine nuts—Big Stars .
“Yes, it has really become pine nuts,” Hyeonu murmured in a low voice . [1]
[1] I was confused about this and asked a fellow translator . He presumes it is implying they're too poor for anything better than those foods . Like they're so screwed that's all they'll be able to afford .