Chapter 469

A, an ordinary office worker, once again turned on Na-me’s broadcast on his way home from work.

The catalyst was a UFC commentary video by Na-me that he watched on the recommendation of a subordinate.

A was a huge UFC fan.

A fan can recognize another fan; watching Na-me passionately commentate on Seo Jong-chan’s match, A found himself completely captivated by her.

[She’s really adorable. I wonder if I can find more videos like this somewhere.]

[Sometimes edited versions are posted on Vtube, and if you subscribe to the Twish Broadcasting Studio, you can watch all the replays in full, Manager.]

[Twish?]

A thought that if he hadn’t divorced, he would have had a daughter like Na-me.

As he felt vicarious satisfaction through the broadcast, A slowly became enchanted by Na-me.

Thanks to that, his preconceptions about internet broadcasting vanished, and he regained joy in life by embracing the culture they enjoyed.

His work meeting caused his departure time to be pushed to 7:30 PM.

Fortunately, Na-me was still broadcasting.

Glancing at the thumbnail, it seemed that the Kaizen World background music concert had long ended, and they had moved on to chat with the viewers.

“I must review this again before bed tonight.”

[NoName’s Broadcasting Studio]

[Loading…]

Hoo…

Suddenly, a gust of wind struck his ear from the left.

A flinched.

“Wow, that startled me. What was that?”

He pulled out his earphones and turned to look, but the car window was tightly shut.

Putting his earphones back on, he stared blankly at the loading stream screen.

Na-me was so close to the camera her face couldn’t fit fully in frame.

She licked her pink lips and whispered.

“I love youuu.”

Once again, a tickling sensation surged through his ears.

Na-me squinted, then stepped back a few paces, placing her hands on her hips and glaring at the viewers as she spoke.

“Why is everyone laughing? I made a big effort for this.”

– Hahahahaha

– LOL so cute!

– Hehe~

– LOL

– Hehe Na-me unnie, I’m dying

– lol

– Kyahhh

– I love you so muchㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Why is this so funny? lol

Na-me’s cheeks puffed up like a hamster.

A covered his mouth, stifling his laughter.

He arrived too late to appreciate the high-quality music medley, but he happened to arrive at just the right time to enjoy the ASMR broadcast.

***

While carefully looking around Niel’s private room, he found the ASMR ear mic item.

She said that when you purchase a product in reality, the same item is provided in virtual reality.

This is where the ASMR that Saetbyeoni often listens to is created.

With this, he satisfied one of his curiosities and returned the item to its place.

“Oh, Na-me, are you interested in ASMR?”

“Hmm?”

Niel quickly grabbed the ear-shaped microphone and brought it in front of the camera.

It seemed she didn’t miss the brief moment I held it.

The ASMR broadcast started almost by accident.

“Alright, applause! ASMR with Na-me!”

Niel whispered with a mix of air and sound, giving a demonstration.

Following her instructions, he clearly said, “I love you.”

But the viewers’ reactions were quite strange.

“Wow, everyone likes it. Just do this!”

“Is that really what they like…?”

“Of course!”

Gaining courage, he moved back in front of the microphone.

Recalling the memory of Saetbyeoni letting him listen to her ASMR, he decided to follow suit one by one.

First, he softly brought his chest to the squishy silicone ear.

Thud thud—

The sound of his heart pounding resonated.

“Can you hear it?”

– Oh no, it’s Na-me’s heartbeat LOL

– Nen nen nen

– I know ASMR from Na-me really well!

– Whaaaat?

– Hehe I’ll use a pillow on my knees and do some cuffing

– The heartbeat sound is fascinating lol

Suddenly feeling playful, he held his breath and concentrated, drawing up some aura.

He wrapped his heart in the aura and squeezed tightly.

Thud—

Thud thud thud thud—

[Abnormal body response detected]

[Please log out of the capsule immediately]

[Abnormal body response detected]

[Please log out of the capsule immediately]

Warning messages flooded the private room.

His heart raced furiously, and he felt a slight chill from sweat.

“Haah, haah. This can raise my heart rate to 200.”

– Hey hey hey hey!

– !!!

– Na-me, stop it!

– NO NO NO NO NO!

– Hurry up and stop!

– You’re going to get yourself in big trouble!

The viewers panicked.

Oh, this is so much fun!

Afterwards, Niel handed him various items.

“Just tap here with your fingernail like this.”

“Like this?”

“That’s right, good job!”

He tapped tumblers, remote controls, and all items in sight with his hands as ASMR material.

Next up was a band-aid.

“Can you use this too?”

“Mm-hmm. Here, let me show you. I’ll put it on your nose.”

Niel peeled off an anime character band-aid and stuck it horizontally on his face.

When he lightly scratched it with his fingernail, it felt slippery.

“Hehe, that tickles.”

He went over to the mic again and tapped his nose and cheek alternately.

Will this make a good sound?

– Wow, so cute hahahaha

– The sound of your breath is crazy

– How small is your face that the band-aid covers more than half of it? LOL

– I thought it was a giant band-aid, but it wasn’t…?

– Pure bliss

– Wow… the sound in this part is so good…

– Na-me’s face is so cute that I can’t concentrate on the sound!

People paid more attention to his words and reacted warmly.

Yes, this is it.

“Today’s broadcast will continue in ASMR format.”

***

In FPS games, the most important thing is, without a doubt, a ‘balance patch.’

No matter how great the story or how stunning the graphics, if the gameplay isn’t fun, interest quickly plummets.

I unfolded the feedback list provided by streamers and regular gamers.

Based on this, I decided to adjust the power of the firearms and the stats of the monsters step by step in certain situations.

[Creative Mode]

[North area of the Mikasuella Desert]

[‘whyranosarus’ donated 5,000 won!]

– Na-me, sand is getting into the barrel!

“Hmm?”

There was a long trail of sand along the path I had taken.

I placed the firearm before me and tapped the muzzle cover with my fingernails, like playing a piano.

Tap-tap— Tap-tap—

ASMR is fun.

– Ah, so relaxing~

– At this point, I’m an ASMR addict.

– Why does it sound so good? LOL

– The sound of the thumping was cute, what a pityㅠㅠㅠ

I decided to search for the monster ‘Centipede’, which had received the most complaints.

Many gamers were unable to overcome the lamenting centipede and were forced to face a happy ending.

For now, I needed to try fighting it and gather opinions.

[▶Difficulty setting: Hardcore]

[▶Master Volume: 0]

I turned off all in-game sounds and put on a headset microphone.

This way, excluding my voice, no background music, monster sounds, or sound effects would be heard at all.

[‘SummerCon’ donated 30,000 won!]

– Na-me! We’re so scared that you might get ear-ganged during the battle!

– You chose ASMR. Endure it bravely.

– I’m a ten-year ASMR veteran, but this is my first time with battle ASMR…

– I have absolutely no clue! LOLOLOLOL

– If we scream, it’s definitely earbleeding for sure.

– Na-me has her volume limits set, so it should be fine! (trembling)

“Is catching the centipede really that difficult?”

I asked the viewers and solicited their opinions.

“It’s tricky; there’s no opening to attack; the patterns are hard; it’s too cute to kill,” among various comments.

“Hmm, it shouldn’t be that cute, but you have a unique taste.”

As I lingered in the centipede’s territory, a nibble was starting to come.

[Survival Mode]

I removed the invincibility and set all stats below average.

“It seems like it’s just screaming, ‘Kuaaaaa! I’m so strong.’ For those who can’t stand scary things, imagine it saying, ‘Piyak piyak! I’m so weak.’”

A centipede as big as a building emerged from the sand, soundlessly screeching.

It threatened by clicking the sharp claws attached to its pincers.

“Centipedes are easy. If you know 1st circle magic heat transfer, you can capture them easily. If you don’t know magic, try asking the Rapavnik soldiers; they’ll scroll you down.”

The centipede swung its body and slammed its head down.

This is what happens when an ill-mannered adult doesn’t finish speaking.

I pivoted halfway around and jumped onto the dune.

The centipede’s scale armor was arranged diagonally, making it difficult to damage from below.

Clatter— Clack—

I flicked my fingernail against the magazine and loaded a round.

[Cast: Heat Transfer – Convection]

The muzzle glowed red hot.

Flames erupted and struck the centipede’s last leg.

As if playing Tetris, you need to gradually eliminate sections from the bottom up.

Monsters don’t just stay still.

It became angrier and began to rampage, creating a sandstorm.

As the visibility diminished, I didn’t flee backward; I had to push forward.

“Haah… Hah…”

I sprinted at full speed before my stamina ran out.

In the thick storm, a black silhouette appeared.

[Cast: Heat Transfer – Conduction]

The magic gun was engulfed in flames and transformed into a massive flame sword.

Would this Easter egg in the gun surprise them?

The centipede spotted me by instinct and launched massive spiked bombs my way.

In this case, there’s no need to overthink; just dodge based on the areas of final impact.

“Left, right, then right again and jump. Haah. And then from here…!”

The centipede swept horizontally with its tail targeting my legs.

I charged my aura and jumped high, swinging the flame sword.

With the agitated body, I switched weapons back to the gun and cut through its segments.

It’s a shame there are no sound effects.

I decided it was too embarrassing to make gun sounds myself.

As the storm subsided, I saw the centipede’s head split in half.

I spread my arms wide and proclaimed.

“Ta-da! Isn’t it easy?”

[‘NightSkyStar’ donated 100,000 won!]

– Please nerf it;;

“Sure… I’ll nerf it.”

I answered in a sullen tone.

***

[NoName Minor Gallery]

[★ Today’s summary by the gallery master]

“Gasp…

Gasp…

Gasp…

Gasp…

Gasp… Gasp haha

Gasp…!

Gasp gasp gasp, ta-da! Isn’t it easy?”

[Comments]

– Surprisingly, it’s true.

– What’s this?

– Once again, our innocent gallery master is being slandered!

– The ear-gasm is insane LOL

– So, are you nerfing the centipede? Please…

– Yes, we decided to. It’s obvious this shouldn’t stand lol

– It would be great if Na-me whispered to me every night before bed.

– Oh man, I couldn’t watch the live broadcast because I was on night duty. How much of my life did I miss out on?

– About 25 years?