Chapter 362
[Ha Yunho: I think it’s about time we made the announcement.]
After checking the message, Seojun spoke to his teammates.
“Then we’ll be going camping, so I’ll work out the schedule. That’s all for today. Good work, everyone.”
[Good work! I’m going back to being a manager!]
[Wow! I’m going back to being a Trooper now!]
[Good work, everyone.]
[See you later.]
[Good work.]
-Wow, lmao
-The Troopers worked hard
-So it really was true that the host was going to carry us on his bus!
-But the Troopers did well too, right?
“Yes, good work, everyone. We won thanks to you.”
Just as Seojun had expected, his teammates supported him.
He was grateful.
The Rich and Poor team had carried far more than he had expected when he first thought about playing with them.
And Baek Doyul had been amazing just for making time for this.
The others were the same.
As expected.
He was grateful to everyone except Taeu.
The call ended. Seojun chuckled, then turned toward the viewers.
“All right, then.”
-Don’t end the stream!
-Don’t tell me you’re really ending it?
-We haven’t even done anything today!
-It’s true we haven’t done anything today since 24 hours have passed, though, lmao. We did the last raid yesterday.
“Haha. Don’t worry. I’m not talking about ending the stream. Instead, I’d like to talk a little about my next schedule.”
The reaction was explosive.
Seojun’s every word was now capable of creating an echo.
He had accomplished things no one else could and steadily built up his recognition.
At least in Korea, it was safe to say that there were hardly any gamers who did not know Seojun.
He had participated in every major event, after all.
The History Book had been especially huge.
Of course, there could still be people who did not know Seojun.
The world was vast, and plenty of people had no interest in the outside world.
Claiming that everyone knew him would be arrogant.
But Seojun was confident of at least this much:
If he said he was going to do something in a game, he could become the owner of that game’s community.
‘The firepower is incredible.’
His fandom had grown absurdly large.
Some people could not properly see its influence because there was no community for them to gather in, but Point, who was extremely knowledgeable about the industry, had put it this way:
If Seojun created a fan cafe, it might not be able to overpower Jungo Land in terms of user count, but it could crush it in terms of post activity.
And if he created an entirely new community just for himself, it could rank among the top communities by traffic and eventually threaten Adventure, where the communities for all kinds of games gathered.
It all depended on what Seojun chose to do.
“What do you think I’m going to do?”
-Shin Hayeon Slayer?
-Wasn’t that one of the rewards for winning Rios? Lmao. The opening game.
-I’d forgotten since the opening ceremony video hasn’t come out yet.
-Shin Hayeon Slayer, you madman! Lmao
“Hahaha. Everyone, let’s say my next schedule is the opening ceremony’s opening match.”
Seojun wore a mischievous smile.
The corners of his mouth rose, and his eyes curved.
It was the face of an uncle teasing his adorable nieces and nephews.
“Then I’ll have to take a break from streaming for three weeks, right?”
-Aaah!
-Which crazy bastard mentioned Shin Hayeon Slayer? Lmaoooo
-Host, that’s too cruel…… I’m seriously dying here.
-No, why take a break? You should stream your practice!
“How am I supposed to stream practice? How could I expose all of this on stream when I’m fighting someone that incredible? My skills and my strategies.”
Many people viewed Seojun as the strongest gamer currently active in the League.
But there was disagreement.
Shin Hayeon.
She was overwhelming as well, and just as Seojun’s fans had said that people would have to see them face off when others dismissed Seojun’s claim to being the best,
Shin Hayeon’s fans were saying the same thing now: they would have to see them face off.
It was a problem caused by the fact that they had never settled the matter.
‘But we’ll be facing each other soon……’
It was an event match.
Everything had already been discussed. All he had to do was show up later.
“My longtime disciple……. No, never mind. Anyway, I shouldn’t take a break, right?”
Seojun casually dropped a hint.
What would they think after seeing that?
-Yes!
-Please, no more breaks!
-What disciple? Lmao
-It’s not like Shin Hayeon is his disciple.
-I guess he means the members of the Rich and Poor team, lmaoooo. The team will be randomly decided anyway, so what’s the point of training them?
In any case.
“So, can none of you guess what my next schedule is? I’m a bee, after all. I’m always going around looking for events that are sweet as honey.”
Seojun was a bee.
He participated in every major event.
If so, then?
-No way???
-No, the booth spots were finalized ages ago.
-Is it possible because he’s the host?
-Wow, wait…… I was thinking of not going because I couldn’t see the host there.
This time, it was not a game.
“Haha. Point pulled a few strings with the organizing committee. That’s why I was able to join. Of course, it was only possible because I’m me, but either way, let’s meet there.”
Seojun confidently revealed his next destination.
“In real life—or rather, at Trstar. I’ll see you there, everyone.”
A fan meeting.
That was what he would be doing.
* * *
Trstar was a special event held in Seoul.
It was not a game show or anything like that.
But it was very similar to one.
First of all, Trstar was short for Travel Stars.
The event had originally been held with the intention of bringing together Travel’s streamers for a fan meeting.
-At least within Travel, you’re all the biggest stars!
Several streamers, including Ha Yunho, had joined together to plan the event after seeing a Trooper’s donation saying that. Travel had accepted the idea as a company, and that was how it had begun.
Now, at Trstar, which had become one of the biggest events on Travel, the process was simple.
First, a huge venue was rented, and each streamer took charge of a booth.
Then the viewers freely wandered from booth to booth, meeting their favorite streamers.
That was all there was to it.
Naturally, preparing for Trstar took a long time.
It was not simply a matter of signing autographs and shaking hands at a booth.
Outdoor broadcasts were a given.
At each Trstar booth, streamers carried out content they had prepared.
The content varied widely. There were songs, as well as physical activities like throwing water balloons, which made it feel like a real festival. Cooking streamers sometimes even opened taverns.
They did not sell alcohol, but they created the atmosphere anyway.
But the most popular content, by far, was virtual reality gaming.
Especially games that people could play together.
At first, it had simply been a place for fan meetings, but Trstar grew larger with every iteration, and more people began gathering there.
Naturally, competition could not be left out of such an event. Once they began choosing the most popular booth, every booth started evolving to attract more people.
That was when game companies began getting involved as well.
They provided sponsorships.
Game companies gave certain streamers permission to use simple previews of modes or new games they were preparing.
The streamers then used them to have fun with the visitors.
It was a win-win event, providing publicity while also helping the booths.
Trstar grew once again, becoming an event that streamers without any solid content could not easily participate in.
Against that backdrop, Seojun’s announcement that he would appear at Trstar—with only six days remaining—created a huge sensation.
Just as Seojun had expected.
[The host is appearing at Trstar!!!!! He really is?!!!]
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Can I meet him in person too?
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-I hear he’s even more stunning in person.
└According to Taeu.
└His best friend says he’s even more handsome in person…… How terrifying!
[You’re ready, right? The lineup was announced months ago, back before the host had even started streaming, lmao.]
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Wow, when you put it that way, it’s legendary. A streamer who started streaming after the lineup was announced is now being invited to Trstar, lmao.
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-Ah, lineup or no lineup, how could they possibly turn the host away? Lmao
└They’d have to make a spot even if there wasn’t one.
└So what’s the content?
[He said we’d meet in real life……]
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I’m a guy,
so why am I getting excited?
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-It’s impossible not to get excited when you have the chance to see the greatest gamer in human history.
└Is he really that great? Oh. He is that great.
└I was going to object because I don’t like all the worshipping, but then I thought of the host’s achievements and immediately agreed, lmao.
-I acknowledge his skill! But I don’t know if he can beat me with his face!
└Who do you think you are? Lmao
└Everyone’s so excited they’ve gone crazy, lmao.
-I was seriously disappointed because I thought he couldn’t come. This is legendary.
At the news of Seojun’s late participation in Trstar, the gaming communities began burning fiercely.
Every single one of them was blazing.
The same went for Seojun’s stream.
“Hahaha. The traffic’s going to be paralyzed that day? Stop exaggerating. Banned.”
-Lmaoooo, cut!
-But seriously, doesn’t it look like an insane number of people are going to gather for this Trstar?
-I’m going, for sure.
-Me too, lmao.
-No, how could I resist? Lmaoooo. Wow, I really never expected Trstar to come up today.
Seojun thought:
This was getting serious.
Having too many people flock to the event was not necessarily a good thing, was it?
Fortunately, Trstar was not held for just one day, but even so, the situation looked serious.
‘Hmm.’
It seemed he should not raise expectations any further.
But then—
-Lmaoooo, so what will the host’s booth be doing?
-It’s going to be a one-on-one fight, obviously.
-Are you going to have us do arm wrestling?
-My arms are ridiculously thick. Can I beat the host?
-The host will definitely win by twisting your wrist or constantly shifting his center of gravity or something. Otherwise, he’ll just poke you in the eye.
-Why would he poke someone in the eye? Lmaoooo
-Which company sponsored you?
Seojun had to reveal it now.
The content of his booth.
Of course, some people kept theirs secret.
Actually, most streamers sponsored by game companies did not reveal their content until right before the event began.
But Seojun had not received sponsorship from a game company.
That was not because of the preparation time or anything like that.
‘If you accept sponsorship from a game company, you lose a lot of autonomy in running your booth.’
In any case.
“I didn’t receive a sponsorship. I joined too late, so it couldn’t be helped.”
In reality, an insane number of places had offered to sponsor him.
The viewers did not take his words at face value either.
“But what can you do? We have to work hard to make ours the best booth even without sponsorship.”
The booth that received the most votes from the attending Troopers would receive prize money and a crystal trophy. More importantly,
its owner would be given the right to have their face featured on the Travel app and banners.
For a while, they could even make it so that only their voice played in donations.
In other words, they could plaster Travel with themselves however they wanted.
There was no way he could pass that up.
-If it’s the host’s face, wouldn’t people vote for his booth just because they want to see it?
-He could be ugly in person!
-You think?
-Lmao, would he really be ugly?
-So what are you going to do?
“Hahaha. As for the theme of my booth……”
Regardless, Seojun had to announce his booth in advance.
People needed time to prepare.
He was not the one preparing.
“Find It.”
People reacted by asking what they were supposed to find.
“Find something I can’t do. Reality? Games? Anything is fine. Bring me something you can do but think I can’t. When we recreate it at the booth, if you succeed and I fail, I’ll give you thirty million won as prize money. An athlete? A craftsman? An expert?”
Seojun grinned.
“Come on in.”
Surely the whole place wouldn’t be brought to a standstill, would it?