Genius’s Godlike Game Broadcast-Chapter 9 : Streamer Purple's Debut (2)

Streamer Purple's Debut (2)
Lee Gyeongbok could confirm it through the viewers' reactions.
'Ah, this is a choice that wasn't in the original route.'
After all, in the original route, logan's imposture isn't revealed until later.
But now, Lee Gyeongbok had the opportunity right away.
[Would you like to reveal 'Logan's' identity?]
[1. Yes - "Your police uniform is a bit different from mine." (You find Logan's wanted poster in his inner pocket)]
[2. No - 'He's the leader of the survivors. He must have his reasons.']
Lee Gyeongbok looked at the options with a slight smile.
"A wanted poster, huh? Looks like you're a criminal."
As soon as he began, the chat exploded upward.
― That bastard is pure evil!
-100% rotten to the core scumbag
-lol, rly just bosses everyone around acting tough
― Didn't know he was actually a criminal though.
― Thought he was just a jerk, but he's a grade-A jerk?
Lee Gyeongbok clicked his tongue and held up a finger.
"Alright, then, let's go!"
When Lee Gyeongbok chose option 1, the chat was flooded with 'ㅋㅋㅋ'. The options faded, and the cutscene resumed.
"Your police uniform is a bit different from mine."
John's eyes sharpened. At that point, logan flinched, his eyes trembling.
"What? Wh-what......."
"If you look closely here, the police emblem......"
John tapped on his own chest, trailing off. Then, after unbuttoning one button, he reached into his inner pocket.
From inside, he pulled out a piece of paper.
"...... John?"
Sandra, who was beside him, widened her eyes. John gave Logan a sidelong, very serious glance and then handed the paper to her.
"It's better if you see for yourself."
"What is this......."
Sandra's expression changed in an instant as she took the paper. Soon, she bit her lip hard.
"S-Sandra?"
Maybe realizing something was wrong, logan called her in a trembling voice.
But the answer he got was not what he expected.
"Logan Myers. Eight counts of fraud. Wanted."
She spat it out. Logan flinched and reached under the desk.
"If I were you, I wouldn't do that."
John quickly drew his pistol. And before Logan could even open his mouth,
"Die!"
Sandra flew.
A flying dropkick sailed over the desk and smashed squarely into Logan's face.
"Gah!"
"You damn conman! You think you can double-cross us!?"
Sandra swiftly mounted Logan, who had toppled over.
"I'll rip your damned tongue out and hang you, bastard! No wonder your eyes looked greasy for a cop, you filthy—!"
John was left speechless by the torrent of colorful profanity streaming from her mouth.
― Oh ho oh ho!
― Sandra as we remember her is back!
-lol this is the real Sandra-chan.
― Feeling comfy
― Gave him a real thrashing, lol
-lol this is pure satisfaction~
― Goosebumps!
The viewers cheered, but Lee Gyeongbok felt the same as John.
"Wow...... she really curses well."
As the character lines got quieter, Lee Gyeongbok's voice came through. He hadn't spoken during the cutscene to keep immersed, but now, that was no longer necessary.
Sandra was busy beating Logan to a pulp, hurling curse after curse.
― Purple's shocked, lololol
― That's our Sandra!
― Beware fake and sweet Sandra!
― The sync between John and Purple tho, lolol
― Ah, this is what 'over-immersion' is.
― Wait, does this mean Sandra really was just image-making?
― Nature doesn't change, that's the lesson here.
Meanwhile, John quickly grabbed Sandra's shoulder.
"Sandra! Calm down! You'll kill him!"
"Let go! Let go! This bastard, this bastard—!"
"People need to know!"
At John's words, sandra stopped resisting. Beaten to a pulp, logan let out a thin breath.
Then the screen went black, and the scene changed. In front of the survivors, logan was bound, with John and Sandra standing behind.
― Oh lol
― Did they just turn this into a public execution?
― Still haven't had enough satisfaction, lol
― So you drinking it or not?
― Of course we're drinking!
The viewers were delighted.
On the other hand, the survivors' faces were pure gloom.
"Logan, are you saying Logan is a fake......?"
"Sandra, what is all this......!"
The survivors spoke in disbelief. But when Sandra held out the wanted poster, the survivors passed it around.
― Oh wow......
― Look at those changing expressions, lol
― If it were me, I'd have bitten my tongue by now, sheesh
Sandra took a deep breath, as if trying to control her emotions. And after the last survivor, trembling, crumpled the poster, she finally spoke.
"There's no need for further explanation. If John hadn't been here, we would have gone on being fooled."
The viewers' eyes all shifted to John. For a moment, the hard expressions softened.
"...... Thank you."
"We almost kept getting played by a conman."
"Could have died like dogs for that criminal."
"Thank you!"
At the survivors' gratitude, John replied evenly.
"In fact, I might not even really be a police officer."
"...... What?"
"Huh?"
"For reasons I don't know, my memory is unclear. I only got this uniform thanks to help from the police who rescued me."
John spoke honestly.
With that, the survivors' expressions darkened again.
"T-then, what about the rescue team?"
"We can't use the police radio, can we......?!"
"The rescue team was just Logan's lie, too. Now you know, right? This guy isn't a cop or anything—just a conman."
As confusion spread, sandra stepped forward.
― Yeah, this is the real route.
-lol, you can tell it's a new game plus thing
― The way they only hint at backstories, it's a multi-run yeah.
― Info) Logan pretended to be contacting the rescue team and calling the police radio.
― Yeah, you probably wouldn't pull this off on your first run.
-???: Experience? Finished it in my first try!
-lol, just go for it and you're fine
A cutscene with slightly lacking explanation.
The consensus in chat was that this was a cutscene on the assumption that you'd cleared Bio Crisis at least once.
"Th-then, what should we...... do now?"
"So there's no rescue team?"
"Oh no......"
Loss of a leader, revealed falsehood, vanished hope. Of course, the survivors fell into chaos.
"No!"
At them, sandra spoke in a low but firm tone.
"I'll take the lead in his place."
"Sandra?"
"Well, if it's Sandra......."
"She always took on the most dangerous work."
With her stepping up, the survivors nodded.
"There's no rescue team. We'll get out of this damned city on our own."
"J-just us?"
"If you want to lie down with the corpses, I won't stop you. But at least for me, and those who follow me, that sh*tty situation isn't happening."
The censor beep sound effect fired up the chat even more.
― Sandra! Sandra! Sandra!
― Charisma Sandra-chan!
― Our Sandra belongs at the top
― Is the X censorship for real!?
― Press X to pay JOY
― The precious words Sandra just dropped are gold.
The survivors glanced among themselves but soon nodded with determined faces.
"Leader! Then what about Logan?"
"We have to kill him!"
"After all the food that conman ate...!"
"Let's cut him up and use him to lure the zombie dogs!"
As someone asked how to deal with Logan, the survivors erupted in anger.
― Ah, not going to handle it personally, main character?
― But this is satisfying in its own way, lol
― Bring on the dismemberment
― Time for a lesson, yeah?
Logan's fate diverges on the hidden route. In chat, anticipation was reaching its peak.
But Sandra shook her head. Chat was instantly filled with '?'s.
― What is this? Hinting at misery?
― Our Sandra giving us boiled sweet potatoes?
― Nuna, kill him!
― No, our Sandra isn't like that!
Sandra looked icily at the bound Logan.
"Just killing him isn't enough."
With those words, the scene changed again. It was now night, and John was looking out the window.
Below, the view:
Logan was in only his underwear, and his right arm was gone. He was shivering, swathed in ragged bandages.
From beneath the blood-soaked rags, blood dripped: plop, plop.
― Sandra! Sandra! Sandra! Sandra!
-lol, now THIS is Sandra!
― Sprinkling blood in the zombie field, lolol
-???: Overnight delivery by Market Sandra.
― Anyone else love Sandra? Me first!
The viewers' reactions were absolute satisfaction. Then, shadows emerged in the moonlight.
"U-aaaahhh......!"
Logan wailed like a madman. Only then did John turn away.
Sandra sat at the desk where Logan once sat, holding her head.
"Sandra."
"...... Sorry. This is harder than I thought."
At John's call, she covered her face with both hands. He slowly approached, stood behind her, and placed his hand on her shoulder.
- ㅁㅇㅁㅇ
- What's with this mood?
- Beast. I feel the instincts of a beast.
The chat window was nonstop.
"I blurted it out in the heat of the moment... but I really don't know what to do. The path ahead just seems so bleak."
She moved her hands away and turned her head, and there was a trace of moisture in the corner of her eye.
The vulnerable side Sandra showed.
Because she was always tough and confident, that change was strikingly apparent to the viewers.
- Honestly, even if she isn't a tsundere, I like Sandra.
- Is this that protective instinct...?
- Sandraaa!
- They say a woman's tears are a weapon...
- Don't your moms cry a lot too, chatters?
- Chat's crossing the line, huh?
- Student, please take down your comment^^
Whatever the viewers joked or admired, the cutscene continued.
"Don't worry. I'll help you."
That line—delivered in Lee Gyeongbok's voice as John—once again made the chat explode.
- Waaah! lololol
- Didn't realize this voice fits so perfectly lolol
- Oppa, I'm going to die! (while shaving my beard)
- If I said that line in my own voice, instant rejection lol
- Fact: Even with a nice voice, you'll get cut for your face anyway.
Then Sandra suddenly turned her head. The lobes of her ears had reddened.
"First, I think we need to move our base. Since Regenfarm already sent people this way, we could get found out anytime."
Her voice sped up.
Anyone could guess the state she was in.
- Is Sandra feeling shy?
- Did you say 'Shydra'? I can't let that pass!
- Sweet-dra, and now Shydra... My life is complete.
- Ah lol Bark's hidden route is getting broken for sure.
- Bark hidden route? Grandpa, there you go again. Take your medicine, please!
While viewers chattered playfully, John bent over to look at the map. Their faces grew even closer.
"... Outlet?"
"Yes. It's on the outskirts of town, so it'll be easier to get out, and there should still be plenty of resources left."
Sandra fixed her gaze on the map deliberately. She then showed two possible routes.
"It seems like we could either use the subway or the overpass, but I'm not sure where we should go..."
Sandra bit her lip, then turned her head. John and Sandra's faces were literally inches apart.
"... What do you think?"
And time seemed to stop.
[Which route will you choose?]
[1. Subway – "It's probably best to use the subway, since it's the shortest route."]
[2. Overpass – "The overpass with lots of cover would be safer."]
The cutscene paused, and choices appeared.
- Ooooooh! Totally undisclosed route!
- WA! WA! WA!
- Lol this one's a no-brainer
- What do you mean? Obviously go with the second one!
- So many newbies lol, obviously gotta take the subway
- If you've played less than 200 hours, just stay quiet.
- 200 hours? Yeah right lol
- As expected, you normies are too busy with 'real life' to even play Bark.
- For real lol you need at least 500 hours.
- Chatters, please, live in reality...!
The chat window was about to explode. The chat was scrolling so fast that even Lee Gyeongbok's chat window lagged.
'If it's undisclosed, maybe none of the viewers know, either.'
Lee Gyeongbok thought quickly. Any choice here was a complete unknown.
Maybe because of that, the chat was heating up rapidly. If left alone, viewers would soon split into warring factions.
"Okay, opinions are really divided. Looks like I'll get roasted no matter which I pick."
As Lee Gyeongbok's voice hit the broadcast, the chat paused for a second, but things didn't calm down. So he spoke again right away.
"Since we have no information, let's settle this democratically. I'll set up a vote!"
It was one of the features supported on the Tri platform.
[Where should we go?]
[1. Subway]
[2. Overpass]
Lee Gyeongbok quickly set up the poll.
"While we're at it, I'll open donations too. The vote will be just 5 minutes, so the flow doesn't get interrupted! If any of you want to say something in the meantime, feel free..."
He didn't even finish speaking.
['NoobOUT' has donated '10,000' won.]
[No-brainer! A zombie game without a subway? Get real.]
['ShydraAscend' has donated '5,000' won.]
[What if Sandra dies? The safer second option is better.]
['OppaNaJugoh' has donated '50,000' won.]
[I love anything Purple loves!]
Like a campaign rally, donations began pouring in. The chat divided sharply as if not to be outdone.
- 11111111111111111
- Shout 22! Shout EE! Shout KongKong!
- Don't be a pea! Don't be a pea!
- The subway is dark and cramped, so it's harder lol gotta go 1
- Gonna go with Sandra 2222
- If it's Purple, obviously go with the harder subway route
- Lol is this poll seriously only for followers?
- Still haven't followed? Are you nuts?
Lee Gyeongbok clapped his hands lightly after reading the chat.
"Oh, I forgot to mention. The poll is for followers only."
Most waited for his broadcast and followed him already, but surprisingly, many watched without following.
Usually, people followed after the stream ended, but some just left without it.
If he could encourage them to follow during the stream, he'd better not miss the chance. It was advice Choi Byeonghun had given him.
- Oh right lol
- Come to think of it, I hadn't followed yet lol
- Was wondering why I couldn't vote lol
- Please open subscriptions too!
- Want to give a friend fee...
Sure enough, viewers confirmed their follows in chat. The number of votes soared.
There were about 1900 viewers, and most were participating in the poll.
At this rate, they'd cross the 2,000 mark by the end of the broadcast.
[The poll has ended!]
The five-minute war ended, and the results were announced.
[Where should we go?]
[1. Subway – 1,174 votes]
[2. Overpass – 781 votes]
The winner was option 1, the subway.
The reason the result turned out this way.
['PhysicalMagical' has donated '30,000' won.]
[Of course it's the right result if it's Purple lol]
It was related to Lee Gyeongbok, or rather, purple becoming famous.
Most viewers had come after being drawn to his impressive physical and in-game skills, so the logic was that he ought to choose the more difficult route.
"All right, voting's over. Donations closed again so I can focus on the game."
Lee Gyeongbok smiled as he adjusted the settings.
"Since it's harder, the subway... I actually like that reason."
Even if, by some slim chance, the vote was 50-50, Lee Gyeongbok would have chosen the subway anyway.
The chat filled up with 'lol'.
- This is Purple's 'baseless confidence' lol
- What do you mean, baseless?
- It's 'well-grounded confidence,' FYI^^
- True statement.
- Why does an obvious comment sound awkward?
Those who had picked option 2 showed some regret.
- Sandra will be fine with Purple by her side anyway lol
- Our Sandra is strong, you know?
- Sandra will survive wherever she goes.
Most shrugged it off lightly. But a very small minority stood out.
- Wasn't this decision a bit too hasty? I can't understand making such an important choice with a vote.
- It's a world premiere and you gotta pick the safe route, it's disappointing that everyone's just focused on making things exciting.
However, Lee Gyeongbok ignored the minority opinions. He didn't have to say anything at all.
- Why so serious, wall-of-texters?
- If you hate it, go clear the hidden route yourself lol
- If you're uncomfortable, get a cushion for your seat
- If these kinds show up on his second stream, purple's going places lol
- The funny thing is they spout this crap after the results are out lol
They were buried under other viewers' bombardment. Whatever those few said, the unified chat swept over it, so there was no need to mind them.
"All right, let's continue."
He clicked the choice without hesitation. Sandra nodded after hearing John's answer.
"... I was actually thinking the same."
"Glad we're of the same mind."
John answered with a smile, and Sandra looked at him softly. Slightly flushed face, those eyes, and a brief silence.
- Woah!
- Oh my, oh my!
- The big one is coming! The big one is coming!
Viewer anticipation was clear in chat.
"... I hope you're thinking the same even now."
"Sandra...?"
Then Sandra closed her eyes and gently brushed her lips against his. Lee Gyeongbok involuntarily gasped at the soft sensation.
"Wow."
But the cutscene didn't end there.
"... Was that not okay?"
Sandra's shy question. John answered, not with words, but with action.
Their lips met again.
Vivid sensations made Lee Gyeongbok flustered.
"Whoa, wait. I didn't think it'd go this far... Is it supposed to be like this?"
That question was like pressing the ignition button.
- Hey!!!!!
- Implemented? Does that mean you're actually kissing Sandra right now?
- Mom! I want to be Purple! Mom! I want to be Purple!
- Give us hidden route guides! Hidden route guides! Hidden route guides!
- Me too! I want to kiss too!
The chat overflowed with wild energy.
But Lee Gyeongbok had no intention of calming the madness.
"Is this... a bed scene, maybe?"
He was honestly curious himself.