Chapter 243 : Turns Out Even Greater Than We Thought (1)
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Turns Out Even Greater Than We Thought (1)
Late at night, after the broadcast.
The community, and the Roderi meta were buzzing with excitement due to what was revealed during Lee Gyeongbok's stream.
[(Spoiler) It was a betrayal of a betrayal of a betrayal, lol (+999)]
[(Spoiler) Wait, *he* was 'that bastard'? (+999)]
[If you were happy to see Jerry appear, big thumbs up LOL (+999)]
[No way anyone went to Chapter 4 without saving BrightNuna, right? (+999)]
[I heard Godple used to be a company worker, but was it a detective agency? (+999)]
All the top posts, sorted by number of upvotes, were about Lee Gyeongbok's broadcast.
That's how actively the community users engaged in these posts, chatting enthusiastically.
[-Chapter 4, every time a cutscene comes up, it's all backstabs, lol]
[-Insert meme of God creating something too much]
[-Got hit with so many backstabs my neck hurts! Anyway, it's all Roc&Roll's fault!]
[-Roc&Roll: haha LOL sry;;]
[-Pulled my jaw in just reading the comment above, thx]
[-So 'that bastard' was Romwell LOL]
[-I thought people were cursing Jerry again, lol]
[-Wasn't it the guy who threw at the nun and ran away?]
[-For a second I thought they meant Billy, the real bastard LOL]
[-Wait, isn't it about that arrogant Harold?]
[-Haha, there are way too many 'that bastards' in Chapter 4, lol]
[-Jerry's panicked eyes got me, lol]
[-Who thought it was about a bank robbery plan, lol]
[-Even in all that, they kept their loyalty, right? LOL]
[-But as soon as the explanation finished, they started running, right?]
[-Being just petty enough means you're rat-like, for sure!]
[-Isn't it a spoiler just thinking about whether or not you save BrightNuna?]
[-Why aren't you using proper tags, sigh]
[-But lawless types probably don't even know who BrightNuna is, right?]
[-LOL, probably didn't even bother with introductions]
[-Why worry about foreigners anyway?]
[-Ah, but if you're Korean, everyone knows who BrightNuna is, right]
[-Why is that even a discussion?]
[-What's with the detective agency, lol]
[-Fact) Detective is a legal job in Korea]
[-Why so serious?]
[-If Godple were a real detective, do you think any cold cases would exist?]
As everyone joked and had fun, a new post appeared.
[Let's see just how fast Godple's progress really is]
[I'm always sad when Godple's stream ends, so I check out how the other smurfs are doing, lol
But looking, godple really is insane
Below, all these smurfs are streaming at Master ranking, all people most will recognize
I cut at each one's current chapter and total play time, lol
Pride (Chapter 3) – 18 hours
2. Skullkim (Chapter 3) – 22 hours
3. Gamo (Chapter 3) – 25 hours
...
Pretty much all the smurfs are stuck at Chapter 3 right now. Seems like facing the Gatling gun in Rich Hills is insanely hard, lol
Looks like you can clear it if you hang in there, but people keep retrying, watching the support troops get slaughtered trying to capture Big Guy, lol
But if you check Godple's full VOD channel, his total play time is about 11 hours, lol
Probably Godple will become the first domestic Master ranking clear, no doubt?]
Among viewers who'd felt the end of Lee Gyeongbok's stream came too soon, someone posted a summary comparing other streamers' progress.
Faced with the stark differences, people reacted unanimously.
[-Wow LOL but didn't Pride earn Master on his first try?]
[-5252, but you're not the same kind of Master, huh?]
[-Skullkim sure is on a good streak since that CrazySmurf run, lol]
[-He's Master ranking? That's unexpected, lol]
[-But remember, he was the AD Carry of PerG-Day!]
Even among streamers acknowledged for their skill—
[-Comparisons just make it even clearer Godple is on another level, sigh]
[-LOL, he's not even playing hard mode, it's all comfy play, lol]
[-And he still makes only the tough choices, but look at the speed, lol]
[-'When does it get hard, exactly?' LOL]
[-Do these smurfs even know what difficulty is, I wonder...]
Compared to Lee Gyeongbok, everyone else seemed much the same.
While people kept expressing admiration—
[(This comment has been hidden due to downvotes)]
[〈Show more〉]
A comment had been bombarded with downvotes and hidden. But human nature is to want to see what's hidden.
People checked it out, and after reading it, gave it more downvotes and responded in replies. As these replies grew, attention was drawn again.
What could it possibly be?
After opening up the hidden comment, it said:
[-Isn't this just typical Korean Trait? There's a reason people say Koreans have 'hot pot' tempers, lol Is it even streaming if you take breaks and just do short broadcasts? Compare it to Japan's Yattaman, who puts everything into streaming except for sleep—you can really see a difference in attitude. Can't compare to those smurfs who just dip in and rake in donations, lol.]
It was obvious why the comment was downvoted.
It was the typical so-called 'Japan-lover' blindly praising Japan.
[ㅣ LOL says the guy living off Korea, what a joke]
[Even the length of your post reeks, lol]
[Welcome, free international lawyer]
[Then why not go watch your own streams, why complain here?]
Most replies were emotional. Though they got upvotes, a different type of reply got even more.
[You're bragging about streaming hours? Then your best show must be CCTV, lol]
[Clearly you work home security, must be real familiar with CCTV, huh?]
[People like this always play a 20-minute medley with a minute left in karaoke, lol]
[A 20-minute 'Samtaegi'? LOL]
[Lol, maybe Little Boy and Fat Man should have exploded for longer too, right?]
As the biting comments piled up, that user counterattacked in a reply.
[-How childish! If you thought long hours meant empty content, that says more about the weak shows you watch^^]
Most people just laughed at this feeble rebuttal.
But then.
[-You've never actually watched Yattaman's stream, have you? He talks with chat, his energy is sky-high, even while running ads and raking in donations. Totally different from someone who ends their stream right after the game finishes^^]
The mood shifted with the next comment.
Because with the word 'ad,' everyone immediately knew who was being targeted.
[You dare go at Godple? Gonna get a PDF filed on you right away!]
[This Japan-lover causing trouble has clearly never watched Purple's stream. EU]
[How do you 'rake in donations' if you mute them in the middle of the game?]
[Seriously, some people treat memes as fact—maybe a real brainpower issue there?]
With the Wrath switch flipped, fans started posting new threads instead of just replying.
[Something Yattaman, that 'honorary Japanese' you love, actually said]
One of the posts about Yattaman quickly drew attention.
[Direct subs from a clip posted on Yattaman's channel main page
〈Yattaman - Well, what can I say. He's just amazing!〉
〈Yattaman – You found out about Purple through Demerc's stream? It popped up on Tweety, so I checked it out once, and 'Whoa!? He's incredible?!'
I couldn't help it!〉
〈Yattaman – Any gamer would end up admiring him. But I wasn't satisfied with just watching!〉
〈Yattaman – I want to be like this! My heart caught fire! Of course you run until that fire burns out!〉
〈Yattaman – Whoops, just talking about him fired me up again. Guess it's retry time!〉
So people accused of 'not having actually watched Yattaman' went and watched after all, right?
Turns out, you were the one who hadn't done your homework?
Trying to bring Korea down by dragging in Yattaman for no reason is just plain gross, lol]
These were parts of Yattaman's interactions with viewers.
[-Hey, where's that Japan-lover now, lol]
[-This is the video you're so proud of—why not share it?]
[-If you had clips like this, you should have shown them off, lol]
[-Haha, you built all this up just to post this clip]
[-Hey, that 'that bastard' comment got deleted?]
[-Haha, wow, account deleted too]
[-How fast can one run away, lol]
[-Bet he's lurking and fuming, lol]
It seemed as though the troublemaker ended up running away, and things settled down.
[For Japan-lovers: Here's why Godple is World Class]
But then, a new post catching everyone's eye went up a bit late.
[Found this while hunting for dirt on the Japan-lover but missed the timing, sigh.
But the summary feels too good to waste, so I'm posting anyhow.
You know how Westerns are super popular in North America, right? So in North America, roderi is popular even without dedicated promo streams.
Because of that, an event speedrun tourney was held right after the game launched.
But, get this—it's not a no-break marathon but counts only pure play time to the ending, lol
So what's this got to do with Godple?
Check the site linked in the comments—they host the thing.
The important part: They don't just count the official contestants, but aggregate play times from everyone streaming in the Roderi category, lol
They show average clear times, then compare just how much faster tournament entrants are
〈27:21:54〉
They even display average clear times for each difficulty, lol
And you can search individual channel times, too?
LOL, I couldn't help myself and immediately searched Godple
What's the result?
〈PerfectPlay – 11:23:47〉
If you watch Godple's stream, you know this already, lol
Faster than average? Well, it's Godple, so of course he is, lol
But what's crazier?
〈1. HeavenStream – 14:47:12〉
〈2. Apehands – 15:33:29〉
〈3. M. I. Q – 17:51:03〉
...
He's #1 above all the official speedrun entrants, lol
As soon as I saw it, I spread it everywhere like Kemalcon]
People who read the post could only marvel.
[-So he didn't even enter the tourney, but he's #1?]
[-Wait, is it just me, or did my mind totally short-circuit reading that?]
[-Unofficial world #1? On Master ranking, no less?]
[-I checked the link—it's for real, lol]
[-LOL, he's a chill gamer but ranked 1st?]
[-Ah yes, that's the 'Perfect-comfy' style for you]
The gap was overwhelming even compared to contestants shaving off every single second.
People expressed astonishment but also satisfaction.
[-Wow, if Godple got serious about speedrunning, this game would get crushed, lol]
[-LOL, just chillin', sightseeing, fixing gear, but still this fast]
[-We all know the Japan-lover is lurking. You got anyone like this in Japan?]
[-Probably mentally coping over the 'top tier' not showing up, lol]
[-LOL, what's this about a 'top tier' among streamers, lol]
[-Haha, where is this legendary first string, why haven't they appeared, lol]
Soon, people were even thanking the poster for the news.
[-Overseas news, you're the best for this kind of thing, lol]
[-Thank you! Translation Wagon!]
* * *
The next day, at a Team Perfect meeting.
"I'm sorry!"
Jo Daehan finished his report and bowed deeply. His apology left everyone with wide, round eyes.
"If only I'd known there was a speedrun tournament ahead of time, we could have even gotten prize money... I was careless."
Last night, while unwinding with a hobby, he'd found out: Lee Gyeongbok's record could very well have won the entire tourney.
But they hadn't even known there was such a tournament, so couldn't enter. Jo Daehan judged this to be his own mistake, as head of global communications.
However, what greeted him was not criticism nor scolding, but laughter.
"Oh, I thought it was something serious."
"I was worried that something bad happened."
Those who laughed were Lee Gyeongbok and Choi Byeonghun.
"Daehan, even if I had known, I wouldn't have entered the tournament in the first place."
"Huh?"
At Lee Gyeongbok's words, Jo Daehan blinked. Isn't entering an easy way to earn free money?
It was written on his face, and Lee Gyeongbok chuckled.
"If I'd entered, the purpose of streaming would've changed. Wouldn't there be viewers unhappy if I just took my time playing?"
"Ah..."
"And honestly, we couldn't have entered the tournament anyway."
The next speaker was Park Juho. When eyes turned to him, he adjusted his Anqing glasses and continued.
"We have nearly full freedom in how we play, but technically this is still an 'advertisement' stream. There could be issues if a developer-sponsored streamer enters a tournament."
"Oh, right. People could start crying abuse."
As Choi Byeonghun nodded in agreement, Jo Daehan's eyes darted quickly.
So, in fact, it really wasn't his mistake after all.
'Phew, shouldn't have overreacted.'
He felt a flush of embarrassment but tried his best not to show it. Luckily, the others didn't watch him too closely.
Thanks to Lee Gyeongbok's response that followed.
"But seriously, how am I in first place? No matter how I think about it, it doesn't make sense. They're all trying hard, but slower than me?"
"Dude, what people don't get is that you can't even imagine being slow."
"You say that, but I've never actually gotten stuck playing, so how would I know?"
As the other friends teasingly chided him, Lee Gyeongbok laughed awkwardly.
"But Daehan, what you posted actually helped in another way."
"Huh?"
When attention came his way again, Jo Daehan startled.
"What do you mean?"
"Besides getting rid of that Japan-lover disturbance, what else?"
When the other two wondered aloud, Park Juho smiled.
"Even if it's unofficial, being world #1 is such a rare case that it's drawing attention."
Jo Daehan had dug up the info as a fan and hobbyist, but regardless of intent, the impact was significant.
"I got a call from Reporter Shin this morning."
"From MetaGamer?"
"The record will only be confirmed after the ending, of course. But she asked if it'd be okay to write a feature if you keep unofficial world #1."
Korea's biggest webzine, metaGamer, would never miss a story like this.
"What? I'm just playing games, though?"
Lee Gyeongbok was baffled, but the others all understood immediately.
"To you, it's just gaming. But what's natural for a genius is newsworthy for regular folks."
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