The next morning.
Seo Minjun was deciding on a channel name with his younger sibling.
"Then...... as a slight compromise, instead of Barbarian."
[Primitive Man's Game Broadcast]
Seeing what Seo Jeongin had written on the monitor, Seo Minjun jumped in shock.
"Are you crazy, would this even work?"
"Why? The attention would be insane!"
He had been wrestling with Seo Jeongin over the channel name until that morning.
Seo Jeongin kept insisting on Barbarian's Game Broadcast, while Seo Minjun suggested 'Gold Medalist's Stunning Life.'
At that, Seo Jeongin said that just seeing the words 'gold medal' made her suffocate with early-2000s senior-center vibes.
"Are you looking down on the gold medal!"
"I'm not looking down on the gold medal! Primitive man or barbarian jokes are funnier, the attention is totally different!"
"Then...... how about 'The World's Greatest Athlete's Game Broadcast'?"
"Urk......"
Seo Jeongin squeezed her eyes shut as if she'd heard something terrible.
"Hey, hey. Do you know what 'world's greatest athlete' means? The decathlon is a combined event, so winning gold there means...... Huh? Back in the day, Roman Sebrle......"
"No. Not interested, oppa. It's so lame...... It feels like the channel name reeks of sweat."
"Is it that bad?"
"Let's compromise at this level."
Seo Jeongin threw out her final suggestion.
[NangmanTUBE]
Their channel was born like that.
"Because you're someone who fell for the romance of the physical and did classical sports."
And there exists a meme where people sneer that a player who insists on high-risk, emotional play is "so romantic."
For example, a newbie who charges at Crocotus with a trash background and trash skills is a player whose sense of romance is off the charts.
"Hmm. I like it!"
Seo Minjun surprisingly liked it.
It was much better than Primitive Man, at least.
"For broadcast equipment...... Now that the tutorial is over, we just need to move to the village and buy a magic camcorder, and we do have a capsule monitor, but let's not use that."
"What's a capsule monitor?"
"It's a cam attached inside the capsule. I used it back when I streamed before."
"But why did you say you quit streaming?"
"Just, you know...... To focus on my studies."
"What was your tutorial score?"
"310 points?"
"Good thing you quit, hey."
"Ah, why! I'm good too, you know? 310 points isn't low! You're just inhuman, oppa!"
Seo Jeongin hopped around in annoyance.
As expected, teasing his younger sibling was the most fun for Seo Minjun.
"Then what do I do now?"
"First, sync the computer and the capsule. Come here."
Seo Jeongin called her brother to the computer and proceeded step by step, starting from registering as a MuTube-Stunning Life streaming member.
Following the streamer dashboard window, she created a stream key, linked it with the broadcasting program, and connected the monitor cam.
After setting a few more things up, she also synchronized the Stunning Life account.
"I'll decorate things like channel artwork."
"How should we stream?"
"We need to decide on a stream concept."
"How?"
"Before discussing that, let's see you play the game first."
"Okay."
Seo Minjun got back into the capsule.
[Game Access]
***
Having finished the tutorial, Seo Minjun was now in a beginner village where he could stay until level 15.
Eighteenth-century-style buildings lined the streets, and the roads were clean.
-Ding! Ring-a-ling!
A bell sound rang.
"Smartphone."
When he spoke this voice command, a magic smartphone made of holograms popped out.
"Hello."
-Oppa.
Seo Jeongin's voice was heard.
-Try switching to video call mode.
When he pressed the video call button on the smartphone, a small holographic broadcast screen appeared before his eyes.
Seo Jeongin's face was reflected there.
"I can see your face."
And magic in-ears resembling AirPods entered his ears. He heard Seo Jeongin's voice through the in-ears.
-Can you see the chat window below my face too?
Below the screen showing Seo Jeongin's face, there was a chat window.
Along with the viewer count.
[NangmanTUBE] Current Viewers: 1
"Hey! There's one viewer!"
-That's me.
"Aha......"
-As expected, Primitive Man's Game Broadcast would've been perfect.
"Then no one's here. Well, still, a few people will come in, right?"
-I made it a private stream, so no one is coming.
"Really?"
-Yeah. It's your first broadcast, so a live stream is difficult. Today it's best to just do a test and record. Let's buy a camcorder first.
As his sibling instructed, Seo Minjun entered the convenience magic shop in Hender Village and purchased the cheapest magic camcorder.
He synced it to his smartphone and launched the application.
Whiiir!
A magic camcorder like a GoPro drone rose into the air.
[Recording started.]
[Broadcast Feed Active]
-It works!
The screen showed Seo Minjun as filmed by the camcorder and the street scenery.
-Now the magic cam will follow you from a suitable distance and film you.
Seo Jeongin said.
-Let's check if donations work too.
['NangmanManager' has donated 1 Gold. "Donation test"]
'She named her broadcast ID NangmanManager.'
-Now let's film today's first content. It's half a test video, so don't be too burdened.
"We have content?"
-Of course.
In that moment, an idea flashed through Seo Minjun's head too.
He thought he knew what his sibling was thinking.
"Tutorial reward?"
-Right.
In the tutorial, rewards are given by scoring the distance run from the swarm of rats.
10 points per meter.
So the highest score was 1,820 points.
But hadn't Seo Minjun acquired a whopping 50,000 points while clearing the entire tutorial?
-Check your messages. The tutorial reward box might be there.
"It's here."
Seo Minjun found the box item in his inbox.
[Tutorial Reward Box: 50,000 Points]
-Let's film an unboxing video of that.
***
First, the filming angle of the camcorder was set properly.
"Ahem. A-ahem."
Clearing his throat a bit.
"From now on, I will open the tutorial 50,000-point reward box."
He delivered his lines. It was definitely awkward. Seo Jeongin also had an expression of struggling to hold back laughter.
Swoosh!
When he tore the box open, golden light began bursting out.
-It's a legendary item!
Seo Jeongin shouted.
A moment later, what came out from inside was......
"Hoot!"
It was a baby owl the size of a palm.
"Huh?"
-What?
"Hoot!"
The owl climbed onto Seo Minjun's shoulder and rubbed its face against his cheek.
"Hooo~!"
"......"
-A pet came out?
"Is it good?"
-Well. Pets usually aren't that helpful.
"Well, it is cute."
The tiny thing had round eyes, so when he stroked its head, it gently closed its eyes and enjoyed the touch.
-Still, since it's a 50,000-point reward, let's check its status window. Turn on the pet status window app on your smartphone.
As she said, an app called 'Pet Status Window' had been created on the smartphone.
When he turned it on, the owl's status window appeared.
[Owl of Wisdom] Lv.1
▶This owl is connected to the main scenario.
▶The owl grows alongside the player, learning new magic according to level to assist the player.
▶Owl's Current Magic
① Death Resistance: When the player receives a fatal wound, HP will not fall below 1 for 10 seconds. Cooldown is 1 day.
-Death Resistance!
Seo Jeongin shrieked in shock.
-Are you crazy? A pet that gives Death Resistance?
She was so excited that she nearly did a somersault after jumping up from her chair.
"Is it good?"
-Of course! It's unarguably top-class among support magic!
Although Stunning Life's skills don't have grade concepts like Rare or Unique, there was still a hierarchy based on user preference. Death Resistance was the best among them.
-If you use that, tank death rates plummet! But it's so incredibly rare that the number of people who have that magic is countable on one hand!
Even so, it didn't quite register with Seo Minjun, but Seo Jeongin gave an explanation tailored to his level.
-A few years ago, a Death Resistance skill book appeared at auction once, and the winning bid back then was 1.43 billion won.
"1...... 1.4 billion!?"
-Some Arab tycoon bought it. Since it's so rarely on the market, it might have gone up even more now.
"Hooo!"
The owl suddenly flapped and flew up.
"Uwaaah!"
Seo Minjun quickly snatched the owl and hugged it preciously to his chest.
"It almost ran away!"
-It won't run away...... It's your pet.
"Hoot! Hoooot!"
"Where can I sell this?"
-You can't sell it. Pets are basically trade-restricted.
"Aw. What the heck......"
He instantly deflated.
-Still, it's amazing! This game has a severe death penalty. If you die once, items drop and you're hit with a login restriction.
"Isn't it fine if I just don't die?"
-Such blasphemy...... This game is so difficult......
[Please name the owl.
:『 』]
"What should I name it?"
-Do whatever you want, oppa.
So Seo Minjun truly named it as he pleased.
[Please name the owl.
:『Dumbbell』]
"It's a compact, solid, and strong name. I really like it."
-Sounds like iron......
"Hooo~!"
Dumbbell too, seeming to like its name, put strength in its eyes and chirped.
***
-We can't use this unboxing video right away.
Seo Jeongin said so after thinking for a moment.
"Why?"
-It's too much of a waste to reveal it like this.
Death Resistance is one of the most dramatic reversal cards in the game.
Because with that skill, the tide of battle can reverse in an instant.
Therefore, it would be more thrilling if it activated suddenly when cornered in an important battle or raid.
Surviving death and pulling a reversal victory, delivering a shock to viewers who thought it was completely over for sure.
Everyone will be mind-blown wondering where that 1.4-billion-won skill suddenly came from, and that's when the owl's hidden power is revealed.
No way, there's such a broken pet in the world!
A 50,000-point reward!?
Kyaa, it's incredible.
-......I'm saying we should use it in a scenario like that. It's not too late to reveal the unboxing video then.
"Hmm."
Hearing it, it made sense.
Seo Jeongin was a talented creator who could make stream content and materials well.
-So let's play the game a bit more. Let's film more gameplay.
"Okay."
***
The thing most players who finished the tutorial do first is 'Adventurer's Guild Registration.'
Because most general quests are compiled here.
-So first, go to the Adventurer's Guild and register.
As his sibling instructed, Seo Minjun found the Adventurer's Guild. Dozens of newbies were bustling about.
A long line stood at the reception counter.
As he stood at the end, the counter conversation could be heard from here.
"Hello! I'd like to register with the Adventurer's Guild."
"Yes, please catch five goblins at the West Gate and come back. Next."
"Ah, hello. Haha. My background is 'Asla Swordsman Guild Intern,' and I'm here to register with the Adventurer's Guild......"
"Yes, please catch five goblins at the West Gate and come back. Next."
"Beginner adventurer registration."
"Yes, please catch five goblins at the West Gate and come back. Next."
"Wow, it's like a real person! Eek! Do I have to catch goblins to become an adventurer?"
"Yes, please catch five goblins at the West Gate and come back. Next."
.......
It was roughly like this.
-Registration quests are all the same. Catch five goblins. Hender Village is a neighborhood with a lot of goblins. It gets raided periodically too.
Seo Jeongin explained through the in-ear.
"......Next!"
Now it was Seo Minjun's turn.
"I'd like to register as an adventurer."
"......"
Then suddenly, the receptionist at the counter squinted and looked Seo Minjun up and down.
"You...... Please follow me for a moment."
"?"
-Huh?
The counter receptionist took Seo Minjun toward the VIP room inside the guild.
"What."
"What! Where's the reception going!"
"Hey! You need to give me the goblin quest!"
Other players murmured behind him.
Another NPC quickly ran to fill the empty window.
"I'll take your reception! Next!"
Seo Minjun was confused.
'Where am I going now?'
Seo Jeongin was also confused.
-I've never heard of this. Adventurer registration quests are all the same? Even Baek Jucheol, who held the legend of the tutorial, was the same!
But she was also excited.
-No way.
She muttered.
-Main scenario quest?
Seo Minjun is someone who cleared the tutorial.
And at that time, a server-wide broadcast had appeared like that.
Saying 'The main scenario has begun.'
That's why Seo Minjun's early progression route is different.
'Jackpot......'
NangmanTUBE's first video is the main scenario quest revealed for the first time in 50 years.