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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 3
Chapter Title: All Master's Game Broadcast 3
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The next day.
At 1 p.m.—too late even to call it a late morning—Hayun became 'Mint'.
[Mint-nim's broadcast has started.]
No sooner had the stream gone live than the notification spread to her viewers.
Smartphones, computers, virtual reality capsules, and more.
People who caught the news through all sorts of devices immediately logged into the streaming platform 'Trica'.
Since it had just started, the waiting screen still greeted them.
[Mint Chocolate Unit: Started with 1 Mint Choco a Day—Day 1,389]
Seeing the familiar text written in sperm-shaped font, the viewers hammered away at their keyboards like they were trying to smash them.
-Ah lol why Mint Chocolate Unit when she doesn't even eat mint choco.
-Boss... I went around saying I watched the boss's stream and now I'm a total virgin!!!
-Mint choco? Nah, the true streamer of this era: 'Min-T'
-lololol gonna lose my mind.
-Wow, already Day 1,389?
-...That's how many days Mint's been bingeing mint choco while streaming.
-ㄷㄷㄷㄷ Scarier than horror streams.
Mint Chocolate Unit.
The term for Mint's fandom—and hilariously, Mint's fans didn't agree with it.
There'd been plenty of protests like, "The streamer's name is Mint, so why's the fandom Mint Choco?"—
-But whatcha gonna do~ Deal with it~ If you hate it, you stream~
└ lololol savage as hell.
└ True streamer vibes. Sticks to her guns.
Faced with that single line in the notice, viewers could only grind their teeth.
They'd long realized the boss wouldn't listen no matter what they said, so they waited for the next part in a now-familiar routine.
Mint's streams had two signature items(?).
The 1-a-day Mint Choco declaration that popped up the moment you entered after the alert—
"Aww~~~~! Tru~ ha~! Tru~ ha~! New~ ha~! New~ ha~!"
-And lololol folks my ears can't hear you.
-No black sheep still plugging in earbuds for Mint streams, right?
-lololol eardrums gonna burst
Her booming first greeting to Trica viewers and NewTube viewers alike—that was the other signature.
A voice that burst the eardrums of newbies and shook up those who'd momentarily forgotten it was a Mint stream.
Viewers, as always, spammed 'lolololol' to mock the eardrum victims.
Just as the eardrum-bursted and unscathed were pointing swords at each other—
"Everyone~ Did you miss your cutie pie Mint?"
-lololol starting with the cringes today too
-This is Mint! CringeMint vibes!
-Cringe, stop!
-Stop!
Mint flipped on the cam, hamming up the cuteness for all she was worth, and yeah, she looked pretty cute—but viewers never gave her the reaction she wanted.
Chats flew up like they'd seen something gross, but Mint didn't budge.
[Why watch Naruto vs. Sasuke? Just watch Mint's stream. Really swells the heart. | 10,000 won donation from 'NaSaSwaWhy']
"Why watch NaSaSwa? Really swells the heart. Thanks for the 10,000 won, NaSaSwaWhy!"
-Reaction speed ㄷㄷ
-Turns that into slang on the spot.
-Kim Mint! Kim Mint! Kim Mint! Kim Mint!
-Ah lol calling it 'Mint' instead of 'nim-da' is peak cringe fr
The donation explosion capped off the holy trinity of cringe, kicking off the stream in a frenzy. Mint grinned and got to her point.
"Everyone! Did you know your cutie pie Mint has an oppa?"
-We know you have an oppa but cutie pie Mint? No idea lol
-CringePie Mint, sure.
-Practically at 'jizz' level CringePie Mint.
Mint's oppa.
Any longtime viewer knew the name—it was impossible not to.
Every few days, she'd post oppa pics with pleas to help find her missing oppa.
Viewers, oblivious to what made today different, just focused on roasting Mint.
But—
"I found my oppa yesterday. Well, technically, he came back on his own two feet."
-...No way
-Dafuq...
-For real? Not cap?
-Even Mint wouldn't cap about family...
-chchchchchch
Viewers genuinely congratulated her on finding her oppa.
Right now, it wasn't for streamer Mint—it was for the human Park Hayun inside.
Viewers and streamer had bickered for so long, building up all sorts of bonds; they were closer than real friends. That's what made it happen.
Mint smiled warmly at the chat flaring up like wildfire, then poured oil on it as it started to die down.
"So, everyone. Don't you wanna see my oppa?"
-O...
-Mint's oppa? Ah lol can't pass that up
-Show us! Show us! Show us! Show us! Show us!
-Wanna see! Wanna see! Wanna see!
Mint's oppa.
Shut her mouth, and 'top-tier groom material' came to mind naturally. Viewers hyped up, figuring he couldn't look average.
Top gamer streamers.
Gamers who were actually good skewed the gender balance.
And Mint's looks? Jokes flew about her being top beauty in the district (mouth shut).
All ages and genders gathered for her streams, so interest in her oppa was sky-high.
-Oppa handsome?
-Ah, heart pounding
-With Mint-nim's looks, oppa must be no joke!
Female viewers' expectations were especially huge.
Of course—
-Oppa hype! (lol)
-Has a girlfriend? No boyfriend tho, right?
-Ah lolol if I were Mint's oppa I'd run from this chat lolol
Not just the girls, though.
Seeing the guys hyped too, Mint smiled warmly and flung open the soundproof booth door with exaggerated flair.
"Meet cutie pie Mint's real blood oppa, Park Haesung!"
"...Well, not sure about cutie pie, but yeah, this brat's real blood oppa, Park Haesung. Nice to meet you."
The moment Haesung appeared on cam—
-Hot guy!
-Take my son! Take my son! Take my son!
-Mom! I wanna grow up to be Haesung hyung! Mom! I wanna grow up to be Haesung hyung!
-How's a guy like that have Mint as a sister?
-Park Haesung-nim's one flaw: sister is Mint
-Ah lolol Mint's pretty but seeing bro, guess genes all went to him
-About being the beauty on stream but squid in the family...
-If Mint's squid, what are we?
-Plank...ton?
-No gf right? Yes? Then bf? Yes? Then keep me as a pet dog or cat! Just feed me! Nah, I'll cook my own! Pls!!!!!!
The chat erupted in firepower that dwarfed anything before.
* * *
'...Jackpot. This heat's bigger than when I brought pro gamers or mega corp streamers as guests.'
Chat exploding like it might shatter.
Stronger than any guest Mint had ever had—she couldn't hide her shock.
But she was a seasoned streamer with years in the trenches.
"What we're doing with today's guest, Haesung oppa!"
-Thump thump...
-Big one's coming! Hold on! Big one's coming! Hold on!
-Mint 1v1 maybe?
She revealed today's activity right as eyes locked on.
"Lots of you guessed it. It's the rare return of 'Beat Mint!' Or Mint 1v1 for short!"
-O... Mint 1v1 been a while.
-But don't they usually do retired pros, pro benchwarmers, etc. for Mint 1v1?
-Yeah. Evil Mint must've dragged Haesung oppa (lol) here to torment him!
-Uuuu, Mint out, Choco (Haesung) stay!
-Choco solo beats Mint Choco anyway.
-O, but mix Mint and Choco and it's full sibcon...
[Chat deleted.]
-lololol warmth already gone from that chat.
-Cross the line and it's the axe~
Beat Mint.
Or Mint 1v1 as fans called it—MINT's content.
Skill showcase from a rare female gamer.
A damn good one, too. She pitted famous gamers against her in simple matchups.
Guests were all pros, so Mint didn't win often—but people loved it anyway.
There's cool losses and lame wins.
Mint always delivered the former.
"But oppa picks the game. I'm nice like that!"
-People who say they're nice ) Special trait: Not nice
-Mint saying she's nice -> I'm pulling some dirty tricks rn O
-Picking the game? What's that matter lolol
-Fr tho lolol too harsh on a 10-year noob
But today was different.
Haesung was a total natural who'd skipped games for 10 years.
Mint, a monster talent who could beat pros if they slipped—against Haesung's first game in a decade?
In a VR game, no less, way beyond PC arcades?
-Scummy Mint.
-Mint the scum.
-Lil sis trait: Goes all out to beat oppa
-lololol fr facts
Viewers roasting her made sense.
It looked way too easy for Mint, like she was scheming to crush her oppa.
Mint stayed chill, though.
"You guys don't know—before oppa vanished, he crushed studies and games?"
To her, Haesung was an unbreakable fortress.
Games, studies, sports—she'd never properly beaten him once.
Viewers snickered at her claim.
-Oppa aced studies and games. But Mint...
-Don't diss Mint. She'll marry rich.
-Ah lolol facts.
-Marrying up is canon lol
-Fighting dirty with facts? Let's do honorable lies and incitement!
It was basically Mint admitting her flaws.
Ignoring the roasting viewers, she showed Haesung the game list.
[Fighting Game 'Iron Fist']
[AOS Game 'Legend of League']
[RPG Game 'Yggdrasil']
[FPS Game 'Battle Royale']
"Four options?"
"Most popular ones. My mains, too."
"So you're making your just-back oppa fight you on your mains?"
"...Gotta win at least once!"
"Do whatever."
Four games floating before him.
Ones Mint was confident in, so she acted like victory was a given.
Haesung didn't sweat it.
'Lose a couple and the old memories'll come back.'
Since forever, Mint found new games, tried 'em first, then brought to him.
He'd practice a round or two on easy, then retire her instantly. Annual tradition.
Time passed; she'd forgotten. He hadn't.
Painful loss for her, but to him, even that was precious family time.
Of course—
'No intention of throwing.'
The undefeated All Master always went all-out, games or fights—family or not.
"This one."
"...Oho."
Mint let out a soft gasp at his pick.
No wonder—
-Uwoooooot!
-Iron Fist? Ultra vet game for pure natural Mint oppa?
-Mint trait: Giggling rn thinking of pounding real oppa with Iron Fist
-Above chat spot on. I saw it lolol
-Ah lolol even after 10 years, won't pass legal oppa-beat chance
Iron Fist, homage to that 'get beat if you don't know' classic.