Chapter 333
[No-Answer Member Briefing #1: The "I am the Joseon Assassin" Edition.]
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The "I am the Joseon Assassin" is a viewer who has all the classic traits of what other viewers call a hopeless case.
Unconditionally True Seojun.
You know what that means, right?
It doesn't matter how unfavorable or weird the odds are.
This guy just bets on Seojun winning, no matter what. And he goes all-in.
You don't understand why?
Well, it's not that hard to understand once you see how the Joseon Assassin built up his points fortune.
It all started with a point prediction event during our streamer's first joint broadcast, on Alpaca's stream.
The bet was about whether the streamer would discover certain *gyeol* (energy patterns). The Joseon Assassin bet 250,000 points—everything he'd saved up over three years—on Seojun finding four or more *gyeol*.
The payout if he won? 100 times his bet.
He's insane.
Says he saved for years.
The result?
Just like that, he became the owner of 25 million points, rising to the position of the richest person on Travel.
But that's not the end of it.
This bastard threw his entire fortune down once more.
30 million points.
(Apparently, he'd turned 250,000 points into an extra 5 million by farting around with reverse bets when he was bored, but anyway.) He threw down 30 million points.
On the wealth gap in the winning team for the Rios Championship.
The payout ratio was 4.5 times.
The result?
A god of wealth.
Yes.
To anyone, the Joseon Assassin looks like a hopeless case, but thanks to that, he became a god of wealth.
No one can argue when he says "Unconditionally True Seojun."
This god of wealth is the first member.
Game skill-wise, he's surprisingly around the level of an old-timer from the Assassins' Dawn, so he might have some physical chops.
Special note: He's the streamer's manager.
His last match? Practice.
Currently jobless.
Still, he's got points.
Cheers.
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[No-Answer Member Briefing #2: The "Shut Up and Play" Edition.]
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He's just insane.
He got picked as a heavy chatter in the streamer's room, you know?
The second-place chatter sent 40,000 messages, but this bastard sent 112,347.
That's a hopeless case.
His nickname is literally "Shut Up and Play."
But it's no great mystery, since people with nicknames like that are always the noisiest and easiest to trigger in-game. Still, sending more than double the messages of second place? Yeah.
People have said, "Why do I keep seeing that ID so often while watching the stream?"
Yes.
He's jobless, too.
There's just no way he isn't.
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[No-Answer Member Briefing #3: The "Rich Guy" Edition.]
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His nickname is just "Rich Guy."
I checked his account creation date, and he hasn't been around that long.
That probably means he even bought the nickname.
Because he's rich.
How rich?
He's donated 20 million won to the streamer.
Oh, yeah.
That's right.
The streamer even squeezes 20 million won out of a single person.
Impressive, right?
Ah, not that, but anyway.
He's rich.
Looking at other metrics, he can only be jobless.
You mean?
AAAAAH!
I'm so freaking jealous, damn lol. You're the winner.
Honestly, I'm a little jealous of the Joseon Assassin, but I'm most jealous of this guy.
I'm not even jealous of the streamer who got 20 million won.
I'm just the most jealous of this guy.
I'm going to find out what he does for a living.
Brace yourself.
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"Usually, having a lot of money without any public recognition is the real happy life. But this bastard's done for now lol."
└"I'm already sick with jealousy lol"
└"Brace yourself. We'll dig up your face, your past, everything."
└"lolololololololololo you crazy bastards lololololololololo"
Every time a member was announced, a no-answer briefing entry went up immediately.
Quick, like it was prepared in advance.
And just like the comments on the third member's briefing, people were gnashing their teeth.
Honestly, it was all in good fun.
But wasn't it impossible not to gnash your teeth in envy?
That life—visible on stream anytime you turn it on.
And the wealth to throw donations at the streamer and pull power moves at the same time.
Anyway, even if it was just joking around, real problems could arise.
"By any chance, have you done anything wrong in the past? If so, you should be careful."
Seojun wasn't planning to drag anyone onto his stream to enact some kind of justice, so he warned them.
'To be honest, people with a lot to lose would be more cautious, so if there really were a problem, there's a high chance they wouldn't have applied...'
But you never knew, so he gave a warning in advance.
People don't always think things through that deeply.
Maybe they just thought it wouldn't be a problem and applied.
The reply came immediately.
Via donation.
Living up to the name.
['Rich Guy' has donated 100,000 won!]
[If I were active enough to cause that kind of trouble, do you think I'd be watching your streams that much? ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
'Clearly, there's no problem.'
Seojun nodded silently.
It was a matter of respect.
He had to protect a trustworthy viewer's honor.
['Rich Guy' has donated 100,000 won!]
[That feels worse! Say something!]
-nod
-nod
-Come to think of it, if he were the type to cause trouble, there's no way he could watch the streamer that much.
-Don't you basically have to be one with your bed to pull that off?
-For real lol
-You're acquitted lololololo
-No matter how much money you have, if you watch that much, you're definitely a shut-in lololololololololo
"They call them internet ghosts, don't they?"
For people like that, your graduation photos could end up online, but your YouTube or community comment history must never be revealed.
Seojun didn't think badly of it. He just figured they'd only need to be careful about that.
"I'll draw the fourth member."
Half of the six were picked.
Manager, chatter, donor.
The next element that wouldn't cause backlash from people was...
"Access count."
Access count.
Unless Seojun ordered viewers to go raid Taewoo's room, once they came in, there was generally no reason to leave, so this number didn't usually get too high.
"This will tell us who can't just sit still."
That's why he picked this.
These viewers had clocked in every day without fail, so numerically they were the highest.
But most would have settled in and watched patiently, so no one's number would stand out too much.
Who came and went the most?
"It'll probably be close, right? Haha."
This time, Seojun sorted the list by access count in ascending order.
He didn't look from the bottom. He scrolled down until about 100 people were left and started looking.
"Wow, the access counts are pretty high?"
It was around 230.
The number you'd get if you attended his room each and every day and left and came back more than once a day.
"Looks like a few dozen people live these busy lives."
Since their overall viewing time for Seojun's stream was also long, they probably weren't the type to watch multiple streamers. Each would have their own reasons.
"Now, number one is!"
He scrolled right down.
The number suddenly jumped.
Second place was still close to 230, but first place was in the 1,000s.
A ridiculous number.
What?
"Huh?"
Seojun's eyes widened as he checked the first-place nickname.
"Isn'tThisMartialArts?"
A nickname he hadn't seen in a while.
"Wow."
-Welcome back, boomer-martial-artist
-As expected, only hopeless cases get picked lololololo
-"Isn'tThisMartialArts," were you jobless?! ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅋlololololololololo
-Who's that, weebs?
-People who don't know, watch the "Streamer destroyed the boomer-martial-artist in Hyeopwi" episode.
During the "For Hyeopwi" phase, this was an extreme top-tier ranker who fought Seojun with a unique concept.
When Seojun pulled out his blunt sword, this guy even posted an explanation about it on the community.
"I didn't know this person watched my stream so diligently. That aside, I'm also curious why he came and went so much. Well... Are you here right now?"
Seojun created a private chat room through commands.
"First, are you the same person I met in Hyeopwi?"
[Isn'tThisMartialArts: That's right. It's been a while. Good to see you.]
"Yes, it's been a while."
Now, to get straight to the point.
"Why did you log in so many times?"
[Isn'tThisMartialArts: That is... a secret I cannot even tell the Demon Lord.]
What?
"When did I become a Demon Lord?"
Seojun muttered in surprise, and the viewers caught it like ghosts.
-lololololol You're definitely the Demon Lord lololol
-O Supreme Lord of Demons..... We must worship!
-Isn'tThisMartialArts appears after a long time and gets his revenge right away
-Master Isn'tThisMartialArts, who pointed out the evils of "For Hyeopwi" and its obsession with mighty sects, crying out for reform lololololo
Ahem.
Seojun cleared his throat and said.
"If you don't tell me why you came and went that much, I'm not picking you."
He was too curious why someone would log in a thousand times.
[Isn'tThisMartialArts: Apologies. I shall explain in detail to the Demon Lord.]
[Isn'tThisMartialArts: The truth is, whenever I watch the Demon Lord's swordplay, I get inspiration and often reach for my own sword.]
"At home?"
[Isn'tThisMartialArts: Yes. It is embarrassing.]
[Isn'tThisMartialArts: I rarely leave, so I suspect if I pause the stream for a long while, it logs it as a new connection, which is why the number turned out that way.]
"Aha."
-Ah! Your practice paid off and created this opportunity.
-A human victory!
-But still, were you jobless too?!
"Right. So this person is jobless too. Come to think of it."
A top ranker in one game—if he achieved that through talent alone, he could seriously consider going pro.
He was either a student or jobless.
"So four hopeless cases have gathered. Then, for the fifth!"
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[No-Answer Member Briefing #4: The "Isn'tThisMartialArts" Edition.]
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A highly skilled player ranked within the top 10 in Hyeopwi. However, he's also a serious concept-obsessed clown, and his last match is a game where you get shot and die screaming if you run around with a sword.
So this guy has flaws too. He's obviously too proud to use a gun and will just shout "Reform!" and never touch one.
And jobless.
Definitely a hopeless case.
Lolololololololo
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"Hahaha! Oh, so they're saying Seojun's stream is truly hopeless? I absolutely love to hear that."
Taewoo was cackling and streaming, watching the public trial of the viewers unfolding in the next room.
It was a bold watch-steal stream.
Munching on snacks, Taewoo kept his eyes glued to the monitor.
What kind of legendary figure would the next member be?
"Gamers are all so full of romance, really. They're hopeless cases, but I actually like that."
Agreeing chats floated up.
They were saying they were curious about the synergy those people would create, or something.
"I'm curious too. But there's also the pity factor. Why pitiful? Because it's obvious that once you're in there, you'll have no choice but to slave away. The team members are home protectors, while the leader's clearly going to be worked like a slave, literally a slave. A coup's impossible, and ugh. Do I have to be glued to this for 24 hours?"
Just as Taewoo shuddered and shook his head, Seojun spoke.
[The fifth member will be decided by vote. Viewers, everyone? Think of anyone you remember and vote. Let's vote until we get one. Anyone is fine. I'll make it work. If it's truly impossible, then so be it, but if they're jobless!]
"Huh?"
A sense of dread washed over Taewoo. He blinked slowly, twice.
"What? No way. Oh, this isn't right. They said 'viewer.' Ah."
The atmosphere in the chat was ominous.
'You.'
"Right now, as you watch Seojun's stream and lazily ride on his broadcast for your own stream, you... aren't you a viewer?" Chats like that were popping up.
-lolololol Let's go
-Wow, look at the viewers quickly leaving this room lololololololololo
-They're all going to vote!!!!
-Unite around Kim Taewoo, guys!
The fifth hopeless case.
Kim Taewoo screamed.
"Ah, I really don't want to be a slave! Stop the vote! Even without watching, I know it's complete hell!"