TGAT 05

Chapter 05

Songjun glanced at the chat reactions and gave a faint smile.
On one side of the screen, messages kept coming in from Juyeongseok.

[Juyeongseok: You’ve got over 200 viewers now. Since exploration is allowed, a few streamers are watching your broadcast too.]
[Juyeongseok: KimGamePack is definitely strong physically. The fact that he failed probably made other streamers rush to watch.]

• This game looks way too easy, is this normal?

• Hey, you too? Me too!

• No, with commentary that flat, it just looks too easy even on hard mode.

• LOL, legendary. Everyone’s totally confused.

• Anyway, this isn’t even the Forgotten King, right?

• Chill, chill. The Forgotten King is several times harder than the knights.

“It’s not that hard once you know the method.”

[User “Looks like Uncle Bob”] donated 10,000 won.

• No, sir. It’s hard!

“Thank you for the 10,000 won donation. I wasn’t amazing from the start either.”

[Juyeongseok: Crazy. That timing is insane. Really lucky guy. What rookie YouTuber would promote their channel in front of over a thousand viewers?]

Thanks to that, Songjun was able to fully enjoy the added benefits.

“Then let’s get straight into the main game. No need to drag it out, right?”

Usually, streamers stall for time until more viewers gather, but Songjun had no intention of doing that.

• Let’s go! Let’s go!

• Wow, I like that it’s fast. Better than dragging it out.

• Let’s see if it’s real!

• KimGamePack’s defenders, sit tight!

[User “Mission Timing!”] set a 100,000 won mission.

• Can you perfect this faster than 4 minutes 30 seconds?

As soon as the mission appeared, the chat reactions heated up even more.

• That’s a KimGamePack fan, lol.

• Looks like they want him to fail.

• 4:30 is already insane, and now they want to beat that?

• Impossible, I vote impossible.

• LOL, can he even do it? 4:30 was already crazy.

• This is the real deal. If 4:30 is impossible, this whole video is a lie.

• Of course, the KimGamePack fans are hyped.

• Why? Didn’t he start the broadcast to prove himself? Then he better prove it.

“Thanks for the mission. Hmm… let’s give it a try.”

Not even a few minutes had passed since the mission was posted, and the mission reward had already surpassed 500,000 won.

Among the thousands of viewers, KimGamePack himself was surely watching.
What was he thinking while watching this broadcast?
Cursing while tapping on his keyboard shotgun, perhaps?

Songjun chuckled.

“We’ll start the Forgotten King perfect play immediately.”

Having already faced this boss three times, he could recall the patterns even with his eyes closed.

‘This is the turning point.’

Until he mastered new skills, the main content for YouTube was the game.
He had to solidify his reputation in front of countless viewers watching through visiting streamers.
He wanted to be the first name people thought of when it came to physical skill, not KimGamePack.

Songjun discarded a potion and charged at the boss as the Forgotten King’s start screen appeared.
Having faced him a few times already, he noticed the boss’s patterns more clearly than before.

• Look how he’s already preparing the next move as soon as the boss flinches.

• His reflexes are insane. How can he react like that?

• Are you watching, KimGamePack defenders?!

Dodging, rolling, and hitting, he was already in Phase 3.

“Phase 3 is the most dangerous. If you don’t focus because of this subtle off-beat, you’re guaranteed to get hit.”

Despite his calm voice, Songjun’s hands on camera moved even faster.

• OMG, how is he doing that?

• He’s anticipating the boss’s moves and reacting ahead of time.

• There’s almost no difference.

• Over four minutes in, and the boss’s health is almost gone.

• Crazy. He might actually succeed at the mission.

• Can he beat it?! Seriously?!

The chat buzzed with excitement.
The demonized boss, bleeding heavily from its final attack, fell to its knees, signaling the end.

[Clear!]
[Record: 4 minutes 27 seconds [Perfect Play!]]
[Enter your name.]

• Amazing…

• No way, I’m seeing this with my own eyes.

• Wow… seriously. Not a single turn wasted. Is this what physical skill looks like?!

• Whoa! He broke 4:30 again!

• No! Even 4:43 was unbeatable!

[User “It was real…”] donated 10,000 won.

• Wow… seeing this with my own eyes. This record will never be beaten.

“Thank you, ItWasReal… records are meant to be broken someday. Someone will inevitably beat mine.”

• This is insane! It’s cheating!

• Who could beat that? No streamer could beat that record.

Donations continued non-stop, making it hard to respond to each individually.

“Thank you, everyone. This proves that I set this record myself.”

There wasn’t a single tiny mistake to pick on—not in the warm-up game, nor the main game.

“Proof is done. Now, let’s get to the main point. As you’ve seen, I’m not a YouTuber. I just uploaded this to show off a new game record.”

Now it was different. He had a clear goal.

“Unexpectedly, many people liked the video, so I plan to start YouTube to repay that interest. Dojangkkaegi will remain as a category. I’ll continue to break records in new games.”

He wasn’t going to waste the opportunity.

“Under a new channel name, not Dojangkkaegi.”

At the perfect moment.
In front of thousands of viewers that could only be gathered from his position.

“The new channel name is Creative Studio. Please look forward to it.”

He had an impeccable debut.

“That’s it for today’s broadcast.”

As expected, Juyeongseok immediately called.

• Crazy! Amazing! Dude, this is insane! Seriously, luck is on your side.
  “Heh… how was it?”

• How was it? It was perfect. 4:27? Insane. Honestly, no one can beat that. The challengers will quit and go back to their streams. You nailed it at just the right time.
  “Luck or not, I’m sure KimGamePack himself was among the viewers.”

He must have watched to find faults and protect his position.

• Exactly. Probably using another ID. Heh… must’ve been pissed. Anyway, good job. Your YouTube subscribers are increasing nicely too.
  “Thanks… ugh, I need to start editing the video right away.”

After hanging up, Songjun checked the earnings window. The total revenue from today’s broadcast caught his eye.

“1.91 million won at once…”

A sum of money he had never held in his late twenties came from a single broadcast.

After the broadcast, Songjun finished his meal and stretched while organizing video footage.

“Ugh…”

He was tired from the first broadcast, but preparing things in advance would make later easier.

He would upload the full video but needed to select the best clips for editing.

The broadcast had two main points:

1. Beating the warm-up knights.

2. Perfecting the Forgotten King in 4:27.

He split the video into two parts and arranged clips in order based on the storyboard he had planned the night before.

Minimal B-roll was needed, so he only checked a few spots. He set the start and end points and refined transitions between the hand cam and gameplay footage.

“Hmm… definitely noticeable. Not a great cam, not a high-end mic. I need new equipment.”

He adjusted audio levels, reduced noise, and improved sound quality with an equalizer.
For boss cutscenes and final moments, he added sound effects to boost immersion.

Next came subtitles.
Placed in unobtrusive spots, using appropriate fonts, sizes, and colors—like the standard bottom-center in foreign films.

Almost done. Unlike other YouTube videos, no extra visual effects or graphics were needed here.

“Okay, done.”

After a final check, he ended editing. He still needed to insert the intro/outro and render, but preparation wasn’t complete.

“Still, after just one broadcast, my voice skills improved quite a bit.”

[Talent: -]
[Acquiring (2/3): Gaming (37), Voice (10)]

The more talent he used, the faster his proficiency improved.
He had focused a lot on his voice during today’s broadcast.

‘Maybe the more people see, the faster I improve.’

Every time he explored the Talent Sharing Network, his heart raced.
Having tasted its utility, he wanted to learn various talents faster.

Accessing the Talent Sharing Network, opening the YouTube channel, broadcasting—
Songjun felt unbelievably good in this moment.

Like floating in a dream.

“Heh… this crazy guy.”

Juyeongseok, forgetting to go to work the next day, checked community reactions past dawn.

[Wow, Fallen Kingdom gallery doesn’t usually get 10 posts a day, what’s happening?]

• Tsk. That guy isn’t a Fallen Kingdom fan. Can’t believe he missed Dojangkkaegi.

• Dojangkkaegi? The 4:30 thing?

• Old news. He just reset hard mode perfect play at 4:27 yesterday.

[Wait, why is Dojangkkaegi in Fallen Kingdom gallery? They’re just talking about his voice!]

• Are you all idiots? But why praise a male streamer’s voice here?!

• LOL, but seriously, the game is insanely hard. Just hearing his voice makes it look easy.

• Uncle Bob. “So easy, right?” No, it’s hard.

• But Dojangkkaegi disappeared.

• It changed to Creative Lab.

• ?? Wasn’t he a game YouTuber?

• Changed channel name, starting fresh.

• The name’s weird, though.

It wasn’t just the Fallen Kingdom gallery.
Some posts claimed it took over 7 minutes for them to replicate the run.
Complaints about being unable to follow the video.
Questions on how one can react to a boss’s motions in advance.

All conclusions were the same:

‘From now on, gaming physical skill is SJ. Not KimGamePack.’

“My first goal… hmm. Yeah. To properly humble KimGamePack, Kim Geuntaek.”

Songjun recalled uttering his first goal seriously with a flushed face.

“One broadcast and I’ve halfway achieved my first goal.”

A chuckle escaped.
Just as he was about to close YouTube and sleep—

“Huh?”

Seeing the last comment on his community post, Juyeongseok jumped out of bed.

[Hello. Could I request an interview later? I couldn’t find any other contact, so I had to leave a comment here.]

Juyeongseok immediately sent a message to Songjun, ignoring the time.