The current time is 2:50 AM.
Late in the night, a conversation with the Taker continued.
“The original title of the content was ‘Detective Taekang.’ ”
“Detective Taekang?”
Usually, you can guess the content from the title, but this one was so oddly named that I couldn’t even guess what it was about.
“There’s no set schedule; it was a content I did occasionally. There are about two episodes uploaded on Vtube; did you happen to see them?”
“Um… No.”
“I figured as much.”
With a response that suggested he hadn’t expected much, I quickly made an excuse.
“No, it’s just that you have so much content! I’ve been busy with my own broadcasts too, but I still keep up with Taetube regularly!”
“…? I didn’t say anything, though?”
That was true. But Taker’s tone hit my inner panic button.
It felt like he was thinking, “I knew you’d call yourself my fan while not even watching my Vtubes, tsk tsk,” and I couldn’t help but argue back.
“…How on earth does that interpretation work? What’s going on in your brain?”
“Please understand that my fan spirit is that strong.”
These days, it wasn’t uncommon to see other streamers trying to appeal to Taker with “I’ve been watching since way back.” So, I secretly mocked them in my head.
“I’m the original Taesoon!”
“Well, I’m thankful, but… does it really matter when you started watching?”
“Huh?”
My voice unexpectedly got higher out of disbelief. Didn’t Taker say that the longer you’ve been a fan, the stronger and deeper the attachment?
“…Did I really say that?”
“Yes! I remember it very clearly.”
“I wouldn’t say something so controversial… then I’ll correct myself here. Fans are precious regardless of when they joined.”
“Hmm….”
Unlike the Taker of the past, the current Taker had too much to lose. Maybe that’s why both the broadcasts and the intensity of his words had softened considerably.
“Oh no, we went off on a tangent again. Anyway, you said you don’t know what Detective Taekang is about?”
“Yep.”
Taker let out a small sigh as if he was tired.
“Detective Taekang… was originally content I did with Han Kang. But as you know, Han Kang got into some controversy….”
“Aha.”
The incident of Han Kang’s bullying scandal seemed to be entangled with quite a few other matters that sent Taker’s server spiraling down.
It seemed like many things were tangled up.
Standing at the center of the controversy were Han Kang and An-sae. As someone who had somehow become friends with both, it was hard for me to speak carelessly about it.
“But hasn’t it been over a month since the incident? Why hasn’t he returned yet?”
I wasn’t exactly defending Han Kang; it was pure curiosity. In the internet broadcasting world, where incidents occur every day, Han Kang’s controversy had long been buried.
Objectively speaking, he hadn’t even been involved in something that serious. The scandals involving Han Kang’s corporate exploitation and gossip were nothing in comparison.
He hadn’t committed any crimes that deserved social punishment or public shaming, like doing drugs or engaging in prostitution.
“Isn’t that example a bit extreme?”
“Anyway, there are people who’ve had bigger scandals than Han Kang just shamelessly continuing their activities, so I was wondering why he hasn’t returned.”
“Well, I think he’s just planning to take a long break while reflecting on himself.”
Ah, that I understood well. He was beyond self-reflection and was enjoying a vacation instead. I couldn’t help but envy that.
“So originally, it was content I was supposed to do with Han Kang, but he’s fallen into the abyss. The guest has already been arranged, though.”
“There’s a guest?”
“Basically, the concept of the content is that we, as detectives, barge into other streamers’ houses unannounced.”
Like something out of a drama or movie, we invade the houses of streamers as if we have a search warrant.
And then…
“We look for controversy topics that would be entertaining for the broadcast.”
“Controversy topics?”
“Like things detectives look for when searching a suspect’s house. For example, we might find… women’s clothes in a male streamer’s house or oversized slippers in a female streamer’s house.”
“Aha….”
I was starting to get the idea. It was really about searching for evidence like a detective.
At the same time, we’d also get to see the guest’s house and grab a meal—what a novel concept!
“Aren’t people who are secretly dating going to get caught in this?”
“That’s not something we need to worry about. If they’re guilty, they shouldn’t have come on as guests in the first place.”
“Hm.”
As I nodded along, Taker added one more thing.
“If you end up doing this, Kayak, you don’t need to hesitate. You can mercilessly tear them apart.”
“Yeah, feel free to tear into it mercilessly.”
“Mercilessly…”
That’s my specialty. Taker will never regret hiring me as a detective.
“So, are you coming with me?”
I had no reason to refuse. Not only could I fill the gap in content, but it also looked fun above all else.
It’s clear that Taker exists in a realm of content that cannot be touched. They don’t call them the god of content for nothing.
“Yes, yes, for the time being, I’m not Detective Te-gang but Detective Te-yak. Detective Te-yak? Detective Ca-yak?”
“The name doesn’t really matter. Just throw anything on there. I’ll send you the links to episodes 1 and 2, so please just skim through how it went.”
*
[Is that punk Han Kang making a comeback?]
(Taker’s broadcast announcement: Detective Te-gang is returning!)
Detective Te-gang is doing this with that punk Han Kang!
– For real, is he making a comeback?
– This time it seems legit.
– Heh… Taker seems a bit off today…
– Honestly, it was about time for a comeback, lol. It wasn’t really that big of a controversy.
“Nah, do you have any idea how hard our An-sae struggled? It’s not that big of a controversy?”
“Nah, they dunked a person into the broadcast realm, and you think that’s not a controversy, lol?”
“Nah, isn’t this the average for Han Kang dogs? Yeah, yeah.”
“Nah, we need to bury all of them in Han Kang.”
“Nah, scary…”
“Nah, the mom and dad are innocent, 113.78.”
“Nah, the sin of raising a child like 113.78.”
“Nah, over 5,000 posts written… Parenting failure…”
“Nah, those who did school violence and behind-the-scenes promoting are still broadcasting well; there’s no reason Han Kang can’t make a comeback, lol.”
*
[Don’t you still get it, An-sae dogs hating on Han Kang's comeback?]
By sidelining An-sae and gossiping behind their back, a connection with Kayak was formed, and now, given that Taker’s server is done and An-sae, who had a plain score of 50, has grown to 400…
(Beautiful and blue photo of Han Kang.jpg)
You still don’t get Han Kang’s big picture?
– The Grand Han Kang, whoaa;
– Did you foresee this far…?
– In the end, Han Kang not leaving An-sae benefited An-sae, lol.
– If they had stayed in the Han Kang guild, they’d probably be stuck doing menial tasks and not getting much benefit.
– Running a casino while begging with Kayak was way more fun.
“Nah, just Camilla.”
“Nah??? : Go to a wider world! This is not where you belong!”
It’s not a place to go!
ㅠㅠ I just realized it now, Dad ㅠㅠ
An-sae, you said you were so stressed back then that you even thought about the broadcast, but you’re shielding this?
Trials teach people to grow… Everything was a stepping stone for An-sae to get bigger.
As expected, Han Kang’s reasoning skills are GOAT-level.
[So, are you going back to Han Kang? ]
So, I just need to charge my karma and scope in, right?
– Yeah, that should work.
– Since you caused trouble and returned, you’ll likely stay low for a while.
– ?? Taker’s announcement is up again.
…
[Wasn’t Han Kang’s return just a joke? LOL]
(A picture of Kayak arrogantly looking down with arms crossed)
Oh, hey, sis.
– Crazy, crazy, what the heck! LOL
– Another Kayak, huh?
– You guys again?
– The Taker-Kayak combo shows up often.
– Wow, what a surprise!
– Holding from behind, hehehe…
– When did this pic come out? I’ve watched all the broadcasts lately, and I don’t remember that outfit.
It’s illegal AI fan art.
Oh my…
AI looks so realistic, LOL.
Kayak just looks like an android…
Somehow, the real thing looks better than the AI.
– This Taker just loves Kayak for real.
– Taker keeps saying he dislikes Kayak, yet tries to do everything with Kayak.
LOL, for real, this dude is such a tsundere.
– She’s pretty.
– If you’re a man, you can’t help but have feelings.
– It’s just that the view counts differ significantly with or without Kayak in the content.
– Kayak is a content cheat code, for sure…
[Han Kang being a substitute is one thing]
A female detective was necessary, yeah. In today’s climate, who knows what could happen with two men rummaging through a female streamer’s house?
– That’s really true.
– You need at least one safety measure.
– That being said, it seems Kayak would do better at causing chaos than Han Kang.
– I want to see Kayak rummaging through a female streamer’s house, messing things up, and going through her underwear claiming there’s no evidence…
Oh…
Wrecking a polar bear…
It could be a guy’s house, though.
I want to see Kayak blush while rummaging through a guy’s house and spotting trunk underwear…
Oh…
Why would you blush just from seeing some underwear?
As expected, delusions come from Kayak, LOL.
– Do you know who the guest for this episode is?
– Yeah, the guest usually shows up on the day of the house raid.
– I’m looking forward to it, LOL.
And so, the promised day dawned.
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