Chapter 264
Chapter 264
“Then I’ll draw names and send them out in the next stream . I will see you next time!”
Hyeonu did his closing remarks as usual . However, there was something wrong . It was like he hadn’t washed his hands after doing some work .
‘What did I miss?’
-Why aren’t you announcing the next team member today?
-Is he taking a break today?
-Or has he not recruited anyone?
-Or maybe he has forgotten .
-Don’t tell me?
-Then this is a delinquent . He forgot again .
Hyeonu took a deep breath . He realized it only after seeing the chat window . This was what he had forgotten .
“The delinquent is here . I have something to say, so I came back . ”
-What is this? He is suddenly criticizing himself .
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ He has to since he forgot to announce the player . He’s saying this with his own mouth . ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Yes, delinquent, please tell us quickly . Who is it today?
“Um . . . It might be a bit shocking today . I’ve prepared a name that will surprise you . ”
Hyeonu paused for a bit . He wasn’t worried though; he knew that all the interest would go to other places by tomorrow morning at the latest anyway .
‘I’ll try to do it before the chat window explodes . ’
Hyeonu flicked his finger . Then a familiar person appeared on the audience’s screen . A former proxy knight and a current streamer, Heder—it was him .
-What is this?
-Am I the only one seeing Heder right now?
-Picking a proxy knight?
-No!!! What is going on?
The viewers were naturally stunned . It was as shocking as Hyeonu’s selection of Dwayne . Neither Dwayne nor Heder were names that the viewers had anticipated . This wasn’t the problem . There was nothing wrong with Dwayne, apart from his skills . Of course, having great skills was very important for professional players, but this was a challenge to prove himself on the professional stage . However, Heder was different . The past grabbed at his ankle before he could play .
As the viewers were becoming noisy, Hyeonu opened his mouth .
“I want to give him one last chance . I felt it during his apology in my stream . He repented for his past mistakes and showed integrity . In addition, I need him,” Hyeonu spoke very earnestly .
The viewers stopped fighting in the chat and stared blankly at Hyeonu .
“If you’re going to swear, then swear at me . I will bear them all,” Hyeonu’s voice rang out loudly .
Hyeonu moved his arms, and the audience’s gaze followed .
-No . If he is that truthful, then I can believe it .
-There are more than one or two players who pretend that nothing happened in their past .
-Anyone who wants to curse Heder and Alley Leader can be cut first .
As Hyeonu’s words progressed, the viewers gradually turned to Hyeonu’s side . This was partly due to the bait that Hyeonu had thrown around the community, but the main reason was that Hyeonu’s words touched the hearts of the viewers . It was a silent emotional appeal . Through his small hand gestures and the slight movement of his head, the viewers could imagine his expression even if they couldn’t see his face through the mask .
The combination of all these dazzled the viewers .
“Then I will finish it here today . I will see you in the next stream . ”
Hyeonu broke away from the center of the controversy . As usual, it was a speedy exit .
***
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Naturally, the Arena communities started rampaging like a pony with its tail on fire, and it wasn’t just one or two of them . All the communities ate popcorn on posts with themes about Heder joining Crescent Moon, also known as Alley Leader’s Division .
[So the bait I saw a while ago was true?]
[-You know, the one talking about Heder making his professional debut . It was actually the truth . Well, I’ll let it go now . It doesn’t matter if Heder becomes a pro or not . Our country [1] has many players with personality problems . I won’t complain unless they are all pulled down . However, if they all retreat, the league will be ruined . ]
Even this type of post had popped up . In other words, South Korea’s professional stage had already lost too much of its prestige to prevent Heder from entering the pro league . They were far from being a first-grade country in the league . In fact, they barely maintained their status as a third-grade country .
-European Male: I guess this is true . It turned out the one who moved to China the other season was a proxy knight . It was an amazing shield .
-New York Cart: It is ridiculous that we have set a precedent and are only caring about it now .
-Incheon Copy Man: So shouldn’t we start purifying ourselves from now on?
Some people discussed purification, but it was impossible . It was because the bad eggs in the pro league already occupied a lot of space . There was an old saying about burning the thatched cottage in order to catch fleas . In this case, it wasn’t fleas but pillars . If they touched one, they had to unconditionally remove them all . However, this involved the survival or demise of the Korean Pro League .
-First Kimchiman: It is up to here, right here . I hope nothing bigger will happen .
The Korean players’ wishes didn’t last a day . It was because an atomic bomb dozens of times bigger than the bomb Hyeonu had dropped was detonated in South Korea .
***
Meanwhile, Hyeonu finished streaming, and his phone rang repeatedly . Now it was routine . After streaming, he would take a break and make some calls .
-I believed that you would contact me immediately .
“Anyone would call back if there were 10 missed calls on their phone, Kale . ”
Hyeonu’s smartphone had 12 missed calls, 10 of which were from Kale .
-That means it is an important issue . Remember what I said a few days ago? South Korea’s prosecutors have started investigating the match manipulation scandal .
“Of course, I remember . Isn’t that why we announced Heder’s joining on today’s stream?”
-I received a call saying there is a result . He will hold a press conference tomorrow morning .
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A smile appeared on Hyeonu’s face . It came at a very reasonable time .
‘The best timing has come . ’
If it had happened earlier today, then there clearly would’ve been less interest in Heder . No, there would’ve been very few or none at all . Then the problem was afterward . It was a bomb that could detonate at any time . From this evening until the press conference tomorrow, all types of communities would be paralyzed by Heder . Then it would naturally turn to match manipulation tomorrow morning . There was no fear about being caught by this later . It was hard to revive the bait that had already been bitten, chewed, and tasted .
‘Well, unless a group comes out from somewhere . . . ’
“The best of many scenarios has happened . This has alleviated my big worries . Now we just need to look at the stage that is going to become clean . ”
-We are already taking action . There are several clubs that are sponsored by us and companies close to us . We are going in a good direction . Probably .
***
Early morning when Hyeonu was asleep, the atomic bomb that Hyeonu had heard about was detonated in the Korean Arena community and simultaneously spread throughout .
This was the title: [(Breaking News) Virtual Reality Gaming Association executives, pro gamers, and team officials have appeared at the prosecution for match manipulation]
It was currently four in the morning . Four hours later at 8 a . m . , an official press conference was held . Perhaps it was the biggest event since War of the Stars in the past .
-Yuljae of Sichuan: This can’t be . Manipulation!!! Why is there manipulation in my country?
-Fly Up Red Phoenix: The red phoenix [2] has launched!!
-Power Muscle King: War of the Stars was a big event . . . Will it be bigger than that? Who is it this time?
-Unstable Housing: 8 o’clock? There are four hours left? I will sleep and wait . This time, we have to punish them unconditionally . It can’t be like what happened before . The Korean Arena players have become unruly .
This was a different issue from Alley Leader’s acquisition of Heder . The match manipulation was an obvious criminal act, as well as an act of deceit and deception for many Korean Arena fans . Simultaneously, posts about Heder quickly disappeared; it was instantaneous . Yet it wasn’t because people deleted their posts .
Instead, the reason was that there were just too many articles about match-fixing, which pushed back the posts about Heder . New posts came up quickly like it was 4 p . m . rather than 4 a . m . , and things gradually heated up . It was natural as this occurred during the early hours when there were the fewest people in the community .
Over time, the number of people in the community increased, and more people came to know about the match manipulation . Among them was Yeongchan, Hyeonu’s best friend and colleague .
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“Hey, Gang Hyeonu! Big news, big news!”
After getting up at 7 o’clock which was earlier than usual, Hyeonu came out to the living room with a dazed expression only to hear Yeongchan shouting at him . Yeongchan wanted to show off the information he had found .
“What is it? Why are you so loud in the morning? Let me eat first . I have to go to PT . ” Hyeonu ignored Yeongchan because he knew why Yeongchan was making a fuss .
“Do you know what happened while you were sleeping? Eh?” Yeongchan grabbed Hyeonu’s shoulder and turned him around .
Hyeonu raised his right hand and pushed back his messy bangs . Yeongchan saw it and flinched as he stopped speaking . He mistakenly thought Hyeonu had stretched out a fist toward him .
“Isn’t it about the match manipulation? It’s what the prosecution is going to announce . ” Hyeonu smiled at Yeongchan .
“How do you know that? Isn’t it impossible for you to wake up once you fall asleep?” Yeongchan’s eyes widened at Hyeonu’s words . This person would be dead as soon as he fell asleep and only woke up when he wanted to wake up; he never woke up in the middle .
“I heard about it first . Thus, I already knew . So go and cook rice . Today’s meal is on you . ” Hyeonu stood up, patted Yeongchan on the shoulder, and went to the bathroom to take a shower .
Hyeonu’s shower was very short and took less than five minutes . It was almost like not having one as it was just with water, but it was still a shower nonetheless . He was now less sleepy, and his entire body felt refreshed . Hyeonu changed his clothes and opened the bathroom door in a pleasant mood .
“Uhh, what the?!” He found Yeongchan standing in the same position as before . The difference was that Yeongchan was now standing right in front of the bathroom door .
“Sigh . What a surprise . What is it? What about the meal?” Hyeonu asked . Yeongchan silently pointed to the table in front of the sofa . There were two bowls of delicious rice, various side dishes, and grilled teriyaki chicken breast . Hyeonu smelled a delicious fragrance, and his stomach growled .
Yeongchan questioned, “How did you know? I won’t get out of the way until you tell me . ”
“So . . . ”
“So . . . ?”
“Soap bubbles told me!!!”
Hyeonu shoved Yeongchan and rushed to the table .
[1] South Korea
[2] Red phoenix is also manipulation in Korean
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