Although it was achieved somewhat sloppily, I had reached Challenger, and that much was true.
That means, in other words—

“Hey, Hoo-min, get ready.”

Now, 'Gang Hoo-min' had to fulfill his promise. There was no turning back now.
It had been discussed long ago, after all.

[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Finally]
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Are you really doing this????]
[Finally, the ritual is happening ㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅ]
[This is it, this is it]
[Hwanhee: Gang Hoo-min, nude masturbation show at Gwanghwamun ㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅ]
[Why are these guys so excited? LOL]
[It's because of all the shit talk he's been doing.]
[How much karma has he built up for everyone to be this hyped?]
[Can’t say they don’t have reason to be excited]
[Gang Hoo-min: I'm not even Challenger yet]
[Gang Hoo-min: I'm still Diamond]
[Ah]
[Shut the fuck up]
[Seriously, this is no fun, Hoo-min]

When ‘Gang Hoo-min’ typed that, the chat atmosphere became absolutely intense.
It seemed like everyone had been waiting for this moment.
It made sense, though, since he often talked trash.
I didn’t feel sorry for him.
This was all ‘Gang Hoo-min’s’ karma, after all.

“Alright, let’s think about how we’re going to verify it. Everyone, gather your thoughts. Let’s put our collective intelligence together.”

Gang Hoo-min, or simply Hoo-min.
To make Hoo-min masturbate nude in Gwanghwamun, we needed quite a bit of preparation.
So there would be a lot of discussion required.

“First of all, if we do it openly in Gwanghwamun, there’s a chance we might break the law... It’s better to rent out a space near Gwanghwamun.”

[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Yep]
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: That sounds better]
[If we don’t rent the space, it could cause a controversy]
[Hwanhee: If you want to rent a space, just tell me]
[Hwanhee: I know someone who works in that area, they can get us a spot near Gwanghwamun ㅇㅇ]
[Oh, nice]
[Of course, someone with connections ㅋㅋ]
[But they’re really a capable person]
[Gang Hoo-min: You guys are really going all in with this WWE stuff ㅋㅋㅋ]
[Gang Hoo-min: But honestly, it’s getting to the point where it’s over the top. Let’s stop now.]

Looking at the chat, it seemed like Hoo-min had misunderstood something, so I spoke up.

“I’m serious.”

I was serious.
There might be societal obstacles, but I wouldn’t back down.
This was something Hoo-min had promised from the start.
I really wanted him to follow through.

[Why do you think this is fake..?]
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: It’s ridiculous that you think this is WWE ㅋㅋ]
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Where do you think you’re escaping to?]
[...Did you really think this was a joke until now?]
[Hehe, what do I do now?]
[Hmmmm, Hoo-min, you’re fucked]
[Hwanhee: I can already imagine Hoo-min sweating coldly ㅋㅋ]
[Even I would be sweating buckets if I had to do this ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

By the way, only people who have been following for more than a month can chat right now.
That means only the loyal viewers who’ve been watching my streams for a while are commenting.
So, I knew everything about Hoo-min.
I knew all the chat messages he’d sent in the past.

[Gang Hoo-min: If I run away, that’s it ㅋㅋ]
[Gang Hoo-min: What if I just change my username?]
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Yep]
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Try it]
[Go ahead, do it]
[Please, Hoo-min, please do it... I’m begging you..]
[Hwanhee: Even if he runs away, it’ll still be in Gangseo District]
[Gang Hoo-min: What the hell, how did you know?]
[Gang Hoo-min: Do you stalk me???]

Hoo-min was making a fuss.
But I wasn’t surprised.
He was the kind of person who posted his personal information everywhere, so it wasn’t even shocking.
But I didn’t say anything about it.

‘Better not say anything, it’ll look more mysterious that way.’

I was curious to see him shivering in fear about how I knew where he lived.
Thinking that, I spoke again.

“Alright, Hoo-min, if you want to delete your account, go ahead. We don’t care.”

At that, the chat started getting more intense.

[Gang Hoo-min: Damn it]
[Gang Hoo-min: This is fucking annoying]
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: But didn’t he propose this himself?]
[He probably didn’t expect anyone to actually hit Challenger, LOL]
[How could anyone expect a first-timer to reach Challenger in less than two months?]
[It’s really hard to predict]
[Hwanhee: I still can’t believe it]

Finally, it seemed like Hoo-min was ready to listen to my proposal.
So I started saying what had been on my mind.

“—So, I think you should just wear a suit that covers your face.”

[Gang Hoo-min: If you just cover your face, that’s not a suit, that’s a mask.]
[It’s the same thing, what’s the difference?]
[Ugh, seriously ㅉㅉ]
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: We’ve almost got it all planned out]
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: We can decide the finer details later]
[These guys are really relentless, LOL]
[They’re so determined just to see a woman naked]
[They’ll have something to tease him about later, one drink!]

And so the discussion continued.

Two days had passed since I achieved Challenger.
In that time, I had done nothing.
I didn’t even stream, just stayed home eating and going to the gym in between.

“Haam.”

I really wanted to stream right now.
But I couldn’t just start.
The reason was simple.
‘Hae-hu’ still hadn’t uploaded the edited video.

‘He said he would upload it with the best quality of his videos… I’ve been waiting for it.’

I wondered when it would be uploaded.
I was getting bored just waiting around.
And just as I was thinking that—

Ding!

My phone vibrated.
There was only one thing it could be at this hour.
A YouTube upload notification.

“Did it get uploaded?”

I carefully checked my phone, feeling tense, and saw that Hae-hu had uploaded a video to his YouTube.
The video was 40 minutes long.
For Leo-re’s YouTube, that was a very long video, but thinking about it, it made sense.

‘There were so many fun moments.’

There were too many fun parts.
It was clear that everyone had great skills since they had made it to Challenger.
Anyway, I hoped the reaction would be good.
Feeling nervous, I didn’t watch the video right away and instead went straight to the comment section, leaving a simple comment.

[In an hour, I’ll be live on Twit. Be sure to join.]

I registered the comment briefly and closed my phone.
I hoped time would pass quickly.
And how much time had passed?

“I’m going to start the stream.”

It was finally time to go live.
I had been wanting to stream for a while but had been holding back, so it had been really tough.
Not like I was doing anything with a specific concept in mind.
Thinking that, I started the stream.

[Broadcast has started!]

With the notification that the broadcast had started, viewers began to join.
The speed was different from usual.
It was at least 1.5 times faster than usual.
It was clear that taking a short break from streaming had been beneficial for viewer influx.

I didn’t speak, just waited as the viewers kept joining.

[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: What have you been doing? Why are you just turning it on now?]
[Gang Hoo-min: Wait, weren’t you done streaming?]
[The criticism is so strong, LOL]
[Seriously, this is harsh]
[Hello, hello]
[Hwanhee: I watched the YouTube video, it was good.]
[I saw the YouTube video, good job, Dama ㅇㅇ]
[So, does this mean Hae-hu is going to be the official editor now?]
[?? What’s all this talk about YouTube?]

The chat was split into two groups.
Those who had watched the uploaded video and those who hadn’t.
The two groups were talking aimlessly, but more viewers kept joining.

[Viewer count: 892]

[Viewer count: 1,291]

In no time, the viewer count crossed 1,000.
The video that was uploaded about an hour ago had already hit 30,000 views.
Even if only 10% of those viewers came to my stream, that was 3,000 people.
It was obvious that the viewers would keep pouring in.
Watching the number go up, I spoke up.

“Did everyone come from the video?”

[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: What video?]
[Did the video get uploaded?]
[Are there still people who haven’t watched it? LOL]
[You came without watching this?]
[Gang Hoo-min: Turn off the stream, damn it.]
[Hoo-min… stop embarrassing yourself.]
[But honestly, if I had to do that naked masturbation show, I’d lose my mind too.]

Ah, speaking of which, I had something else to mention.

“Hoo-min, I’ve already secured the place for the stunt. Keep your schedule free next week.”

The place where Hoo-min would do his act was already arranged.
He just had to show up.

[Gang Hoo-min: Ah, shit.]

I heard Hoo-min’s brief and resigned response, and finally started my broadcast properly.

[Viewer count: 1,928]

The viewer count climbed rapidly.