Chapter 20

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Translated by Sylph

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Inside the two gold balls obtained through the treasure hunt, there was a note in each.

[Guitar]

[Flower Crown]

“……Ah.”

There’s no answer.

Guitar? I can’t play it.

Flower crown? I might be able to rub it with the appearance stat of grade A or as content.

No, even if I poured all the points I currently had into appearance, the flower crown was not a good option.

Because it was an item that had no connection to being approachable.

Both items were objectively worthy of a high grade, but for me, they were landmines.

‘This is driving me crazy.’

I should try to exchange them with the notes that Big Sejin or Gold 1 didn’t choose. If not, even with other participants.

The moment I was about to turn my body, participants poured into the gathering place.

– 20 seconds left~

“Eueueu!!”

“Hey, wait! Wait a minute!”

It seemed they had sprinted to the gathering place hurriedly to avoid having their balls snatched after hearing the announcement.

Is it possible to request a trade through that gap?

By the time I had a skeptical premonition, a familiar face came into my sight.

It was Seon Ahyun, whose face had turned white.

A brown ball was held in his hand.

Should I say it’s brave that he managed to get even a bronze ball with that personality?

But looking at his expression, it seemed the drawing was a failure.

At that time, the note inside the already opened bronze ball caught my eye.

[Frozen Food]

It’s the jackpot.

I hurriedly pushed through the crowd and approached Seon Ahyun.

– 5 seconds left!

Seon Ahyun looked flustered.

– 5!

“J-ju…….”

“Do you know how to play the guitar?”

– 4!

“Th-uh, p-p-play, I can…….”

“Do you like flowers?”

– 3!

“Y-ye-yes.”

“Then do you want to change?”

– 2!

“U-uh, uh?”

I’ll take that as a yes.

– 1!

I handed over the two gold balls in my hand and snatched the bronze ball.

– Ding! The treasure hunt is closed!

Seon Ahyun had a dazed expression.

Amid the sound of cheers and sighs echoing from the surroundings, I looked down at the bronze ball in my hand with satisfaction.

It was an excellent trade.

I exchanged one bronze ball for two gold balls, so I surely won’t be cursed at.

* * *

Thursday at 7:50 PM, just before the PR Live of began.

Related internet communities and SNS were excited, with all sorts of opinions flying around.

– Are they doing the same waste like 77 people simultaneous live this season too? lol They haven’t come to their senses even after failing, ugh lol

– These crazy guys, if the PPL is bad, do they just do advertisements openly? It’s really vulgar

– ★☆Kim Raebin☆★ is doing a live with this face. Even if he doesn’t say anything, it’s god-tier content, right? (Photo)

– Even if our Yujin advertises a massage chair, I’ll buy it immediately.

– The dogs and pigs who play into such commercialism are really annoying

└ They say if you buy through the video link, all profits are donated?

└ Anyway, fangirls believe anything lol Yeah, next dog and pig~

– I hope it ends well without the participants getting hurt ㅠㅠ

└ That’s the most fun part lol What are you saying

It was a chaotic melting pot where all sorts of human groups expressed their egos, but one thing was certain.

The amount of mention of the participants had jumped several times.

People who felt favor toward the participants themselves after watching the first episode were waiting with real expectation for the content.

And at exactly 8:00 PM.

A ‘Live Broadcast’ mark appeared on the Wetube channel.

– Hey, it’s up.

– Oh

– I’m going in

– I can’t watch because I’m working overtime, someone please relay the number of viewers, who’s 1st?

└ It’s Cha Yujin. Wow, there’s a thousandfold difference from the last place lol 7 people are watching the last place, so pitiful ㅠㅠ

– Wongil did an apple hair ㅠㅠ Everyone come and watch

– Crazy, Seon Ahyun wore a flower crown, crazy face

Soon, sales posts for all sorts of participants began to overflow. Comments saying only what they wanted to say overflowed, to the point of covering malicious comments.

It was then.

– Eh, someone is doing a Mukbang

└ ? What do you mean

└ No, he’s eating something quite seriously

└ What are you talking about, in a self-introduction video?

└ No, it’s true;; (Link)

When several interested people clicked the link and entered.

“Hello.”

Park Moondae’s face appeared on the screen.

Holding chicken feet in his hand.

The participants couldn’t see the real-time comments, but Park Moondae’s live comments were already exploding.

– No, Moondae-ya, why are you holding chicken feet

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Moondae again

– Following the popcorn, boneless chicken feet appeared

– Wasn’t it a self-introduction video? Is the sudden chicken feet real?

– Why did you choose this of all things? Is it a penalty? lol

– I really want to communicate so much, I want to ask so much ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

In contrast to the comment window, Park Moondae didn’t think much of the chicken feet in his hand and continued speaking.

“Hmm, the product I’m promoting today is… (Jin) Fire-Grilled Boneless Chicken Feet from T1 Food.”

Park Moondae was sitting in front of a dining table that was seriously set up even with an iron plate.

The boneless chicken feet held in the hand wearing a disposable glove looked appetizing, but they gave a huge sense of disparity when compared to the video thumbnails of other participants.

“First… I’ll eat and review.”

Park Moondae gallantly threw the chicken feet into his mouth in one bite. And after chewing hard, he opened his mouth again after swallowing.

“First of all, the fire flavor is good, and it’s not too spicy so I think I can keep eating it. Since there’s no gamey smell, the aftertaste is clean. The texture is also good and crunchy.”

– Is this guy perhaps a former professional Mukbang YouTuber?

– Talk about yourself! You can just talk roughly about the food, Moondae-ya ㅠㅠ

– Let’s give up. We should have known since the time he worked hard on the popcorn

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, really funny

– It’s just that our Moondae has no social skills, he’s a kind kid

The comments cried out at the sight of Park Moondae who was serious about the review. But it wasn’t long before the atmosphere changed again.

Park Moondae’s Mukbang was more worth watching than they thought.

– But he really eats well

– He puts it into his mouth well without spilling

– It’s cute because he munches when he chews ㅠㅠ

– He would get points even if he just kept his mouth shut and ate rice at a meeting between families

– I wish he would wrap the chicken feet in perilla leaves and eat them, Moondae-ya ㅠㅠ

└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I really want to give a mission

– He eats it neatly without getting it on his mouth, ougu-ougu

– As expected, seeing him eat well is good

And Park Moondae continued the review diligently.

The comment window flipped over once more as he even pulled out and ate a tuna mayo triangular kimbap, saying it’s good to eat with chicken feet.

By that time, posts even appeared on SNS and communities.

[Ajusa participant currently doing a live Mukbang.jpg]

[Heok, Park Moondae is eating chicken feet]

[I thought I was a main vocal but a Mukbang star on Wetube?]

[Park Moondae’s PR video seems crazy lol]

The number of viewers increased in an instant.

The number of Park Moondae’s viewers, which was already quite in the upper ranks, was now entering the top 5.

The participants couldn’t see the comments, but they could see the number of viewers. Park Moondae blinked his eyes as he saw the number of viewers which had already surpassed ten thousand.

“There are… many viewers. Thank you. I will work hard.”

– Moondae-ya, that’s not it, talk about yourself now ㅠㅠ

– Why, seeing him eat is good

– Is he a new Mukbang BJ? He eats well

– He’s an idol audition participant!

– He’s a participant who’s good at singing lol

– But why is he eating?

– I don’t know that lol

– We also don’t know ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– I never dreamed he would just persist in eating like this without singing even a verse of a song

Park Moondae was in the middle of reviewing even the taste of the triangular kimbap in detail.

At that time, an alarm sounded from the clock in the corner of Park Moondae’s desk.

“Ah, the time is up.”

Basically, 10 minutes of time were given to the PR video live.

And by converting the number of viewers and the number of likes into figures, only the top 33 received 5 minutes of additional time and a special gift.

Park Moondae thought, ‘These guys are acting without a conscience while even making us do advertisements,’ but of course, he didn’t show it and bowed his head.

“Since it might be the end, I’ll greet you in advance. Thank you.”

Park Moondae bowed his head. And after pausing as if contemplating for a moment, he added words.

“…Please watch many of the 2nd episode of .”

– I bet a thousand won that it’s an example phrase given by the production team

– This guy really can’t say empty words ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– It’s okay, Moondae-ya, it’s fine since you’re cute

– Right, he’s cute

– He’s good at singing but also good at eating, my kid, grandmother is happy

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Everyone has been permeated, really funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

About 10 seconds after Park Moondae’s greeting, a ringtone was suddenly heard from the screen.

“Ah, it seems the result has come out.”

Park Moondae pulled out a crude smartphone from under the desk. It seemed he had received the result as a text message from the production team.

But the comments, which already knew that Park Moondae had more than enough to be in the top 33, were paying attention to something else.

– That’s a filial phone

– He’s frugal

– He’s shrewd

– He looks like he would treat you like a barbarian if you don’t use an Apple phone, but he uses a filial phone… somehow I’m attracted?

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Everyone seems to have gone crazy

– Moondae-ya, Noona will buy you an Apple phone, let’s debut, our Moondae ㅠㅠ

Park Moondae had chosen a free phone because he was managing a minimum life within the budget anyway, but it was bringing an unexpected synergy.

Anyway, since Park Moondae also guessed his high ranking, the result was announced without tension.

“Ah, since I entered the top 33, I have become able to continue the broadcast. Please take care of me for the next 5 minutes as well. I will proceed diligently.”

Park Moondae bowed his head, and soon picked up the chicken feet again. And he gallantly put them into his mouth again.

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋ You’re asking us to take care of you with a Mukbang?

– It’s funniest that he himself is serious ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– No, please do at least a self-introduction during the additional time ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Aaaaak ㅠㅠ Moondae-ya, instead of that, please release some TMI, what color do you like, are you a cat person or a dog person, at least tell us your MBTI ㅠㅠㅠ

The speed at which comments were posted increased tremendously. It was at a level where he wouldn’t be able to read even if Park Moondae was watching.

At that time, Park Moondae’s smartphone rang again. It was the production team again.

‘What is it? Ah, is it the special gift or something like that.’

“Another notice has come down from the production team. One moment….”

Park Moondae checked the text. It was quite a long text.

[Participant special gift! It’s none other than communication with the viewers!

From now on, viewer donations are possible! Participants can check the donation popup of more than the standard amount of .

Please say a word to the viewers. ^^ (※ Must announce that the entire donation amount will be donated!)]

Donating the entire donation amount was to prevent any possible controversy.

But considering that the participant receives the donation and the donation will be conducted in the name of the program, honestly, it was a spiteful thing to do.

‘I knew they would fill it like this without spending their own money.’

While Park Moondae thought indifferently, he obediently read the text as it was out loud.

– Donations??

– It seems they set it at 10,000 won to block attention seekers

– Hey, donation my foot, they should give it to the participants, anyway they only care about their own face;;

– If they give it to the participants, you’ll curse at them for being vulgar again, anyway you only have mouths;;

– If I shoot the price of chicken to Moondae, will he do a chicken Mukbang?

– The level of Mang-jusa corner store is amazing

The comments cursing the production team were the majority, but even so, it wasn’t that there were no donations.

Soon, the first fanfare exploded on the screen. It was a donation notification.

– Crazy, so fast

– Is it a chicken moment?

– ㅋㅋㅋ Quickly, someone ask why it’s chicken feet lol

“Ah, 123-nim. Thank you….”

Park Moondae read the donation text appearing on the screen while fighting a deep sense of reality.