Chapter 98: I Became the Older Brother of a Top Star

"......What do you want to do?"

For a moment, I doubted my ears.

"Be a streamer! A game streamer, to be precise!"

"......?"

I wondered what had gotten into Yuna this morning as she smiled brightly and told me about her plan.

"We don't do live broadcasts that often, right? Only during special events or when we have a new song on NewTube."

"Yeah...... That's true."

It's probably because of my personality.

I don't particularly enjoy live broadcasts.

Checking and responding to each chat message is tedious, and the whole situation can be quite overwhelming.

But Yuna, unlike me, really enjoys live broadcasts.

"I want to interact with fans more often."

I always felt a bit guilty about that.

"Then why don't you just do a live broadcast?"

"Hmm~ But that might be too boring. When we do a live broadcast, we often just force the energy and don't have much to talk about. Instead, I'll play games!"

Now that I think about it, it's not a bad idea.

I avoid live broadcasts because I run out of things to talk about.

But if I stream while playing games?

Yuna won't have to force the energy to find Kaiser's small temple.

Just the situations that arise in the game will be enough for conversation.

"While doing that, I can play our songs sometimes, and it'll be fun for me too. What do you think?"

"Sure. Give it a try. It sounds fun. I'll just watch from the side."

"No way. We can play games together, right? Let's start."

Yuna quickly turned on the computer, set up the camera roughly, and started the live broadcast.

Usually, game streamers set up their lighting elaborately, but we just had the fluorescent lights in the room.

-Oh?

-What's this?

-Sudden surprise live broadcast?

-But why is the live broadcast title like that?

-Are you really going to play games today?

As soon as the live broadcast started, viewers flooded in.

Sure enough, our popularity hadn't waned, and within moments, thousands of people gathered, as if by magic.

"Hello everyone, it's Yuna. I have something I really want to try, so I'm doing this broadcast. I want to play games and chat with you all."

-LOL, I heard Yuna really loves games, and it's true.

-What game are you playing?

-Is it an online game?

-Wow, Yuna plays games too?

-What games are you good at?

-You must be really bad at games.

Yuna shook her head at the viewers' comments.

"You think I'm bad at games? I'll show you that's not true. I'm really good at soccer games. If you want to play, only high-ranked players should come."

Yuna started the soccer game she often plays.

As she created a room and her username was revealed, the viewers were surprised.

-What? Why are you a ranker?

-No way, you're really a ranker?

-Top 100? Are you human?

-How many games have you played?

-Wow, how can you be ranked so high with such a mediocre team?

Yuna's shoulders straightened.

She was a ranker in the world's most famous soccer game, ranking within the top 100.

The initial flood of applicants disappeared as soon as Yuna's rank was revealed.

"Don't be intimidated, just come. I'll go easy on you."

But Yuna, contrary to her words, mercilessly crushed everyone who challenged her.

-That's too cruel......

-Should we change this to a 19+ broadcast? It's too cruel.

-How can you be so good?

-No, it's not just the team; it's your control.

-You're so good, LOL.

-Crazy, you could go to a tournament.

-How can you be good at games and look so pretty? What can't you do?

The viewers' reactions were intense.

They were even impressed by Yuna's ruthless approach to crushing her opponents.

Seeing the sudden surge in viewers, I secretly checked the community.

Sure enough, Yuna's photo was plastered all over the soccer gallery homepage, and the members had made her the gallery owner. Articles about Yuna were also flooding other communities.

That's why people were flocking to the broadcast.

"But my older brother is even better at games. When he plays seriously, I can hardly beat him."

-Whoa, really?

-Is Jung Yoon-sung a ranker too?

-Isn't Jung Yoon-sung famous for being good at games? He's Ryu Jae-won's teacher, right?

-Doesn't Jae-won always brag about his teacher?

Jae-won is currently considered the best player in the LOC league.

But he always calls me his teacher, so people think I'm an incredible LOC player, even though I hardly play LOC.

-Please play one game of LOC.

-I really want to see how good you are.

-Please, just one game.

The viewers started chanting, asking me to play a game.

I wasn't really in the mood.

Plus, Jae-won wasn't here to give me his aura.

Of course, I can play quite well thanks to the aura I've absorbed from Jae-won, but I don't know the current meta, so I can't show my best skills.

But then,

-Can I join the broadcast later?

-Whoa, it's Ryu Jae-won.

-Crazy, it's really him?

-Wow, it's really him?

Jae-won suddenly appeared in the chat.

-I'll join later and play LOC with Yoon-sung and everyone.

I seized the opportunity.

"Sure. When Jae-won comes next time, we'll play LOC together."

Then I stepped back.

I wanted to watch as a viewer and see how Yuna would handle the broadcast and the games.

"Okay, everyone. The next game I'll play is a phone game I often play......"

Yuna's pink aura was rising.

I didn't know she was so good at personal game streaming.

Especially since she was playing a game she loves, she seemed to be having a lot of fun.

'I don't know how she held back in her previous life.'

Or maybe she didn't even know what she loved back then.

I watched Yuna happily laugh and stream, feeling warm inside.

The sudden game broadcast was a bit random, but who cares?

'Let Yuna do whatever she wants.'

I'm here to support her.

* * *

The highly anticipated program that every rap fan waits for was finally revealed.

The preview had already generated a lot of excitement, probably due to Yuna's presence.

Her participation in the Money to Money preliminaries, which had only been a rumor, was confirmed in the preview.

Of course, nothing was known about her rap skills or the song she performed.

Only her bright and beautiful face was briefly shown, yet the preview's reaction was incredibly hot.

It even became one of the most popular videos on NewTube for a while.

"PD, I think a lot of people will tune in to watch the main broadcast today. Did you see the preview's reaction?"

The assistant PD said, and the main PD of Money to Money, Park Hong-seo, smiled.

"Of course, I saw it. I'm still checking it from time to time. The reaction is really good."

"Yes, I think adding Yuna's face was a stroke of genius."

"Exactly! Yuna's participation in the preliminaries was a blessing for us. And we'll see what happens with today's broadcast."

After finishing the preparations, the PD aired the edited recording on time.

"Money to Money Season 3! Who will become the best rapper in Korea?"

The main MC appeared and announced the start of the show with a grand entrance.

Several special performances by artists followed, and the ratings were rising quickly.

"So far, it's going well."

However, compared to Seasons 1 and 2, the ratings were similar, but nothing was really taking off.

Maybe the preview was too strong.

No, PD Park Hong-seo was waiting.

People just hadn't gathered yet.

If the scene they were waiting for appeared, the situation would definitely change.

"Let's start the preliminaries!"

The preliminaries began.

The judges walked around, listening to the raps of the participants without any accompaniment, deciding whether to give them a pass necklace or a fail.

It seemed that this was the real start, as the real-time ratings, which had briefly dipped, began to rise again.

"Compared to Seasons 1 and 2, the impact is definitely lacking."

As the seasons progressed, the impact seemed to be decreasing.

Season 1 produced many stars, but Season 2 only produced half as many, and it was uncertain how Season 3 would turn out.

Of course, people were still showing a lot of interest, but the ratings showed that the level of interest had decreased compared to Season 1.

"Already, there are a lot of drop-offs."

PD Park Hong-seo became a bit anxious.

The real-time ratings were gradually dropping.

Usually, someone should draw attention during the preliminaries, but it seemed to be lacking compared to before.

But it was too early to be sad.

"Hello!"

The moment they had been waiting for had arrived.

"My name is Yuna."

Yuna from the daily siblings.

Her appearance, known for having the best visuals in Korea, made the screen seem brighter, even without special lighting.

It felt like she was glowing on her own.

And soon, her rap began.

"......"

Her rap skills were laughable, even on a second listen.

But strangely, I wanted to keep listening and was drawn into the screen.

At first, her rap was awkward, but now I want to keep listening.

"Her rap is always so surprising."

At first, it was clear that she had no talent for rap, but the more you listen, the more her voice lingers in your ears.

No wonder the editor and PD Park Hong-seo listened to Yuna's rap for an hour while editing.

It had a strange charm.

It was almost as if this was a new genre of rap.

"PD, check the ratings!"

It wasn't just PD Park Hong-seo's thought.

As Yuna appeared, the ratings suddenly surged and kept climbing.

And finally, they broke the highest rating of Money to Money.

"Of course......"

This is the power of Yuna.

After all, even PD Park Hong-seo, who had seen the scene hundreds of times while editing, was captivated.

Everyone watching TV must be having the same reaction.

"Congratulations, PD."

"You've hit the highest rating today."

"Haha, yeah. We need to maintain this. Ah! First, let's check the community reactions. We need to see how people are responding."

"Sure!"

As the times changed, community reactions became important.

We need to know what people think to apply it to the next broadcast.

And currently, in the community,

-Yuna, no argument.

-I agree.

-OK

-She's the top of Korean hip-hop, LOL.

-Technically, Yuna will win.

-She's intentionally not getting the pass necklace to make it more interesting.

They were positioning Yuna as the top of Korean hip-hop.