A man sits in front of a computer chair with a serious expression on his face.
The screen he’s looking at has something blurry floating up, as if covered in dust.
However, upon closer inspection, you can tell those aren’t dust particles, but letters.
Letters with meanings that are hard to decipher float around the screen. As if a person were talking.
They were definitely not dust. That was chat. The chat being sent in real-time to the broadcast.
That’s right. The man was broadcasting.
His name was Jang Gun-hee, known to the world as the streamer Taker.
The reason he wore such a serious face could be seen right from the broadcast title.
“Taker is live!”
-This won’t do. I’ll make a decision today.
Just looking at it, you could tell something was off about the title. It was, so to speak, the title of a broadcast where someone was about to make an important announcement.
[Why’d you suddenly start the stream?]
[What’s with the title??]
[What decision are you making? I’m scared]
[I thought you quit personal streams since you haven’t been on lately—what’s this?]
[Respecting your decision to realize your true gender identity and go to Thailand to become a woman…]
[What what what what what?]
[Are you just trying to grab attention?]
[Hurry up and say it, you bastard, how many minutes has it been?]
[Why are you just staring at the camera silently, it’s funny as hell!]
Taker was undeniably among the ranks of major corporations.
However, he had recently been busy with outside activities like appearances on public broadcasts, so he barely turned on his personal stream.
While users in ranking-loving communities discussed whether they should finally take Taker off the list, today, after nearly a month, his stream was live.
A comeback broadcast by a big name naturally drew a crowd. Just turning on the stream would prompt a truckload of people to fuss that Taker was back.
In the midst of all this, he had additionally drawn attention with the title of his broadcast, so there was no way people wouldn’t come flocking.
And thus, it had already been 20 minutes since Taker had ignored the viewers’ chats and just stared at the camera.
“Hmmm….”
Just as the number of viewers approached 30,000, he finally opened his mouth.
“Looks like a lot of people showed up. I’m glad it was worth it to grab attention. I put the title like this, but it’s nothing special. Yeah… if I keep stalling, I really might make a big decision. Okay, I’ll say it right now. Let me drink some water.”
“Look at all these people! It’s nice to see my bait worked! I wrote the title like this, but it’s nothing big, you know? Yeah… If I keep stalling, I’ll actually make a huge decision, yeah yeah. I’ll just say it. Let me drink some water first.”
The Taker, who had just gulped down some water from the bottle beside them, opened their mouth.
“We’re doing Lightning Village Season 2. It’ll be the same format as last time.”
Without any hesitation, the Taker finished their statement right after taking a sip of water.
[Wait, they’re doing Lightning Village?]
[LMAO, Lightning Village Season 2 Incoming LOL]
[What’s Lightning Village?]
[You don’t know Lightning Village? Get out!]
[Honored to meet you, the god of content, Taker….]
After concluding their words, the Taker continued with a relieved expression.
“Yeah, I pulled some bait to say this. It’s been a while and it’s fun, right? Well, I’ve said everything I wanted, so I’m going to end the stream. I’ll leave a notice about Lightning Village, so stay tuned~.”
Before the viewers could even react, the broadcast ended.
*
[So what is Lightning Village, you nerds?]
All day long Lightning Village, do you just want to get struck by lightning?
– So what does Lightning Village do…?
– You don’t know Lightning Village?
– Get out!
– You don’t know the grand stage of the Twit Squad known as Lightning Village?
– This dude’s definitely a Kayak newcomer.
For real, LOL, there are so many people who came in after watching Kayak.
– It’s just a Minecraft server where we invite streamers and have fun together, it’s nothing special.
Yeah, that’s correct LOL, it’s just the initial members inviting people, and then those invited invite more people, it’s an infinite chain of Minecraft collabs.
Lightning Village.
That was a content around this time two years ago that pretty much elevated the Taker to where they are now.
At the peak of their rise, they transformed into a true giant through Lightning Village.
It holds deep meaning for both the Taker and the viewers who watched their streams consistently. It could be said to be an unforgettable content filled with memories.
[So Kayak wasn’t around during Lightning Village, huh?…]
Lightning Village feels like it was ages ago, and yet Kayak hasn’t even been properly streaming for two years, what a legend.
“It’s legendary that Kayak hasn’t even been broadcasting properly for two years yet;;
– Ah, you didn’t show up last time.
– For real, I was wondering what Kayak was doing during the last Thunder Village.
– I just thought Kayak was at that level since I’ve only seen big corporations that have been streaming for years.
– They probably got Kayak this time too, right?
– If Taker has any sense, they should’ve gotten her. Just bringing in Kayak would change the viewer count.
– Honestly, she should be called in as a starting member. Ah, haha.
Taker’s Thunder Village is a large-scale collab involving numerous streamers.
However, right after the server opens, there are hardly any people. Only the initial members invited by Taker exist on the server.
After that, they increase participants like a pyramid scheme or a secret organization.
The initial member invites another broadcaster, and then that person invites someone else.
Of course, not just anyone can enter the server. Even if the invitee has connections, most users cannot let in someone who causes trouble or has a separate controversy. I guess you could say the conditions aren’t that strict.
Overall, it’s a content that has more benefits than downsides.
For big companies that don’t have anything to broadcast, it gives them something to do, and smaller Hako get to make a name for themselves, while viewers enjoy a variety of content.
Not to mention, the organizer of the content, Taker.
Thus, the community was purely immersed in a festive atmosphere for once. It was a far cry from usual competitiveness over which streamer was better or worse.
It was like the completion of a world where no one would get hurt, as if a grand festival had been announced.
*
“So, today we’re going to do Minecraft Thunder Village. I think we’ll keep doing this for a while. It’s great since I didn’t have any content to do anyway. You all okay with that?”
[Thunder Village ㅅㅅㅅㅅ]
[Han Kang got invited right away, haha]
[Great Han]
[Han Kang is a foundational member, right?~]
[Whatever it is, just keep broadcasting consistently….]
[If we do Thunder Village, it’s confirmed we’ll have an endless 48-hour stream like last time, haha.]
[Let’s hurry and gather money to go to Pachinko ㄱㄱㄱㄱ]
After Taker announced the opening of Thunder Village, it was Han Kang’s broadcast that started first.
He quickly connected to the server as a related party and satisfied the viewers’ curiosity.”
It solved my curiosity.
“I heard there are new jobs and stuff this time. Sounds fun, right? I’m planning to try different things this time instead of just gambling like last time. Mining, building…”
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– Do you know who the starting members are?
“Starting? Well, I don’t know everything. But I heard for sure it’s me, Park Park, Nicang, Tuna, and Oz.”
[Same core members, LOL]
[It’s already fun]
[Dopamine is flowing, wow]
[No Kayak]
[Yeah, a lot of people are waiting for Kayak]
[Are Taker and Kayak not close?]
[Hey Han Kang, who are you inviting?]
[Please invite Kayak ㅇㅇㅇㅇ]
Kayak’s name kept popping up in the chat. Han Kang noticed that and shrugged.
“As for the invitation, well, I don’t really have anyone in mind yet. It feels a bit sad to use it on Kayak since she already has plenty of people to invite. I think it’d be better to use it on someone who really wants to join the server but has a tough time getting invited?”
[Even if it’s not Han Kang, Nicang would definitely invite her, right? They’re close]
[Stop talking about Kayak, damn it]
[Is this Han Kang’s broadcast or Kayak’s?]
[Stop making Kayak unlikable]
[For real, if she really can’t come, Taker might invite her]
[True, Han Kang’s love is real]
So Han Kang logged into the server, and the talk about Kayak on his stream came to an end.
Then came Nicang’s broadcast.
“Yeah, yeah, the rumors have already spread. Today, I think we’re going to Lightning Village since I’ve been invited. Kayak, please. Um, but I’ve already promised to invite someone else first… So maybe someone else will invite Kayak?”
Nicang, who was expected to invite Kayak, got cut off due to prior commitments.
“Oh, I don’t really know Kayak that well. If she gets invited by me, it might feel a bit off, right? Like, who is this person? Anyway, that’s how it is, yeah.”
She knew Kayak’s name but had no personal friendship, so she got cut off.
Finally, when Kayak’s broadcast started,
[Let’s go to Lightning Village]
[Are we going to Lightning Village?]
[Is the host not going to Lightning Village?]
“No, they didn’t invite me to the server, so how can I go?”
Kayak shouted in an aggrieved voice.
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