It’s not that kind of malicious broadcast

《No, why are you telling me that… never mind.》

《Because you’re her hater.》

《… What did StarPork-nim say?》

《Nothing!》

《You were supposed to train a mentee, but you made a little GetDevoured instead. What on earth did you do?》

What do you mean, what did I do? That’s harsh.

There are too many misconceptions about my high-quality education curriculum. It’s understandable… considering you lost someone as talented as StarPork.

… come to think of it, maybe the tea-bagging went a bit overboard when the three of us were drinking. Mixing caffeine and alcohol made it an endless supply, and we did over-drink a bit…

But I didn’t say anything wrong. In the end, I didn’t leave anyone to solo queue alone.

“Don’t bully my mentee. It’s not good to cling to someone you’ve already lost.”

《No, what’s that supposed to mean…》

《What, was our teacher Revan not satisfied with me? Our sweaty warrior duo was good. Were you thinking of another mentee while duo-ing with me?》

『Ugh, Guntak, shut it』

『Guntak’s jokes are always garbage』

『The lively jokes of Guntak, the 40-something manager』

『Guntak, just praise GetDevoured and move on』

『Revan is so pitiful』

『Isn’t the real root of all evil the host?』

The chat responses, set to their default size, were on fire. It had been a while since my viewers criticized someone other than me. Perhaps it was due to the shared broadcast.

While I briefly pondered over the chat, my teammates filled the audio with their competing voices.

The scheduled collaboration time had long passed. We needed to conserve our energy for tomorrow’s tournament, so playing more games was not an option. Yet, none of us declared an end to the broadcast, as if we all just wanted to keep the conversation going for some reason.

Is that what internet streaming is about? Do so many people just want to talk like this?

If you sat quietly and listened, it wasn’t a particularly important story—it was mostly just chatter.

Although there were occasional mentions about the tournament, they were not serious discussions. Comments like “I’m nervous”, “Our first opponent is really strong”, “We also practiced well, so we should be fine” were repeatedly exchanged, often in a meaningless manner.

Aside from the remarkable skill of filling the conversation with friendly banter and mutual criticism, making it somewhat entertaining, listening to the same story every 20 minutes was tiresome.

The only noticeable difference was that this time, Revan’s voice was heard quite a bit.

He must have regained some energy.

Thank goodness.

I turned off the mic, lightly sighed, and filled the red espresso cup that was placed beside me. Our viewers seemed quite satisfied with the team’s banter, so maybe it was okay for me to take a little break.

Just getting Revan’s mental state back on track felt like I had already contributed my part for the day.

Originally, my voice made up less than 2 percent of the audio streamed from this team’s broadcast. Even if my mic was off, I doubted anyone would notice.

Taking a sip from my first cup of the day, I scrolled through the list of classic games I had previously downloaded.

An endlessly scrolling list.

I remembered being thrilled to discover a site that specialized in selling classic games. If a title or cover gave me even a slight sense of nostalgia, I would purchase it without a second thought.

I’m not an old-school purist who claims older games are inherently more fun, but classic games do have their unique charm. I love the emotional impact of pixel graphics, and for some reason, these aged games resemble the old world quite a bit.

Oh, “Pr**ce of Persia”… I’d only heard the name before. Just how much did I drink to end up buying this?

However, it might be the perfect game to play against the backdrop of an endlessly scrolling chat window and constant voices.

Upon launching the game, a Middle Eastern-style melody, seemingly made with great effort in an 8-bit format, started to play. The number of question marks in the chat window increased a bit… Oh, I hadn’t displayed the game on the broadcast screen.

It’s fine. People didn’t come to watch classic games anyway.

After a few keyboard manipulations, a very traditional storyline cutscene played out: a princess had been kidnapped, and the prince had to rescue her. The screen then showed a prince in a white outfit. Moving him left and right, I found that his movements were quite dynamic for an old game.

Ah, so this is how you do it… and I need to jump over here.

Although some of the traps seemed a bit unreasonable, their placement required physical skill to avoid death and held a certain charm. After narrowly dodging several deaths and clearing the first stage…

“GetDevoured-nim, GetDevoured-nim?”

Ark’s voice was heard.

… The kind of voice used when interrogating someone. I manipulated the keyboard to briefly exit the Pr**ce of Persia and turned on the microphone.

“Yes.”

“We’ve received reports that GetDevoured is playing some weird game… What? The Pr**ce of Persia? Anyway, something like that… Please explain.”

… How on earth did they find out?

I checked the broadcast program again, but the game screen wasn’t being transmitted. They might have heard the music, though.

Is there a retro game enthusiast among the viewers? Guessing the game just by its poorly-made background music seems extreme.

– “This is unjust.”

– “Don’t make our boss feel bad! It could be a baseless slander.”

– “Him not denying it and saying it’s unjust actually means it’s true”, Revan’s now noticeably stronger voice struck painfully.

Ingrate.

Who made him stronger in the first place? And now he’s using it to make such an accurate analysis so deviously.

“Everyone, have you all loosened up a bit?”

“That- that change of topic-”

“Now, now! Let’s not do that. Let’s hear some concluding messages from our team leader, GetDevoured, and start wrapping up the collab. It’s already midnight.”

Thanks to Guntak’s comment, the situation was resolved, and the spotlight was on me. I was somewhat grateful… No, I definitely was grateful.

Someday, I would repay them.

“Let’s aim for victory. There’s no opponent we can’t beat.”

It wasn’t just empty talk. Truly, this team was quite powerful despite appearances. Moreover, for the first time, we had introduced advanced strategies in a proper team game, so in terms of team concepts for season 1…

“As expected, a brilliant departure declaration from our very own GetDevoured-nim, mascot and team leader of the GetDevoured Devoured and the Five Rogues Team!”

… Wait a minute.

“Wait… wait, what did you say?”

『Revan: Everyone was excitedly saying yes, and since the person in question didn’t oppose, it got passed immediately.』

『Revan: You should’ve paid attention during the team name vote.』

『CravingWarmAmericano: What?』

『CravingWarmAmericano: GetDevoured Devoured and the Five Rogues?』

『CravingWarmAmericano: Who on earth accepted this… Revan, did you vote yes as well?』

『Revan: 😄』

『CravingWarmAmericano: When did we even decide on a team leader?』

『Revan: Oh, that.』

『Revan: Actually, Guntak was joking, but then it got confirmed by a majority vote a moment ago.』

『Revan: Some people thought it would be good to match the team name and the team leader.』

『CravingWarmAmericano: Whose opinion was that?』

『Revan: 🤣』

『CravingWarmAmericano: 😠』

『CravingWarmAmericano: Just you wait.』

『Revan: 🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂』

『Revan: Ah, now I get why people use this.』

* * * *

《Hello, viewers! The much-anticipated day of the Tw*tch Untouchables tournament has finally dawned! With the extended practice period given beyond the original schedule, we can’t wait to see how well the teams have synchronized! Will the top 1% and the bottom 1%, who normally have no chance of meeting, finally join hands? It’s thrilling to think about.》

《Yes, that’s right. As many of you have already seen on each player’s personal broadcasts, the mentees have experienced tremendous growth under the mentorship. Having watched almost all the broadcasts myself, I can confidently say that such progress and transformation are nothing short of astonishing!》

《Commentator Pecol’s optimistic remarks raise our expectations. Although there’s still the challenge of overcoming the tension in team matches, given how hard everyone has prepared, I’m sure they’ll show fantastic performances. We ask all viewers to watch with an encouraging heart.》

《Now, let’s take a look at the teams for the first match! It’s the GetDevoured Devoured and the Five Rogues team versus the Bombs Away team! Wow, you can sense the affection for a particular character just from one team’s name.》

《In fact, the key point of this Untouchables tournament is how to handle the mandatory ‘trap card’ of the rogue. This team name reflects the intent to boldly face this challenge head-on, using player CravingWarmAmericano, who has climbed to the Challenger rank as a rogue. Let’s hear a word from CravingWarmAmericano, the team captain of the GetDevoured Devoured and the Five Rogues team. CravingWarmAmericano?》

《CravingWarmAmericano-nim? As the team captain, could you share a few words of determination with us?》