TGAT 06

Chapter 06

Middle-aged gamer and streamer Dr. Kim let out a deep sigh at his struggling gameplay.

“Ugh… this is tough.”

• Heh.

• LOL No, Doctor! Pathetic hahaha

• Come on, Doctor! Try a bit harder! How many times have you already failed?

• Fact: this isn’t even Hard Mode; it’s Normal Mode.

“No. You’ll understand when you hit your 40s. Playing games in your 40s is never easy.”

• But Doctor, you’re a gaming streamer…

• LOL

• The common idea is that viewers relieve their work stress through this.

[UmSal! UmSal!] donated 10,000 KRW.

• Other streamers complete Forgotten King Hard Mode in under 4 minutes, but UmSal exaggerates too much.

“Don’t lie. You’re saying someone did it in four minutes?”

• Info: Doctor cleared Forgotten King Hard Mode in ten minutes, barely surviving.

“If you’re lying, I’ll do a knife dance on stream today!”

• If it’s true, Doctor!

• If it’s fact, extend the broadcast?!

“Deal! If it’s true, I’ll extend the stream myself!”

The chat went wild at the mention of a stream extension.

• How many hours?

• You’re not just gonna extend it by 30 minutes and call it an extension, right, Doctor?!

• Today? Right now?

“Hey! A man! Huh? 24 hours no breaks! But not today! It’s my son’s birthday! If I skip breaks, my back won’t survive!”

• Cool!!

• Clip this! Doctor doing 24 hours no-breaks, let’s go!

And then, at that moment:

[24-hour no-break pre-tip] donated 10,000 KRW worth of video.

“Oh wow! Thanks for the 10,000 won video donation!”

It was a one-minute short, but the longer it played, the stranger Dr. Kim’s expression became.

“Is this real? No way. It can’t be. How can someone clear that in under four minutes?”

Dr. Kim immediately switched to YouTube and searched for Fallen Kingdom.

A lazily titled video. A basic thumbnail marked ‘Live’—Dr. Kim entered the live stream, checking the chat reactions.

“Wow… perfect timing!”

Immediately, the familiar Fallen Kingdom boss challenge appeared on screen.

“What? Throwing a potion right at the start? All Hard Mode? Are they crazy? Wait, a live broadcast? Do I know this person?”

[Proofing] donated 10,000 KRW.

• There were doubts about the 4:30 claim, so streaming live to prove it.

<Once you know the pattern, it’s not difficult.>

“Nice voice. Kid’s got it.”

Dr. Kim was startled by the deep, resonant voice but…

“Whoa… this is the real deal.”

He watched, eyes shining, impressed by the exceptional gameplay.

• Doctor, you’re talking to yourself again.

• LOL Perfect play on Forgotten King Hard Mode? Yeah, it’s real.

“No. Watch closely.”

Dr. Kim admired the gameplay, precise and decisive.

“No hits taken. Looks like they’re preemptively dodging. I’ve never seen anyone play like this in my life.”

• We know, Doctor. That’s why it’s a perfect play.

“No. Look. When the boss moves a single frame, they’re already rolling to dodge!”

No matter what the chat said, Kim Yong-joo was convinced.
The gameplay on screen wasn’t something anyone could replicate—it was more art than play.

‘Is this possible? The character dodges while the boss’s sword moves.’

Clearly, the streamer anticipated the random boss patterns and dodged in advance.

‘Not mastery? But the patterns are random. So, they must’ve internalized them after countless attempts. The boss movements…’

Three minutes passed, and the on-screen character hadn’t taken a single hit. The play wasn’t even risky.

“Wow… there’s no tension at all in the play. It’s so calm.”

• True. With that voice and play, it’s like ASMR.

• LOL True. You have to be insanely skilled for that.

“They must’ve farmed that boss dozens of times, right?”

• Nah. Probably less than ten.

• Yeah, as far as I know, only six runs.

“What? Six? No way. Intelligent, flawless play in just six runs?”

Dr. Kim shook his head in disbelief.

• Maybe they did post-game runs.

• Why bother? Even so, insane stats.

‘Not mastery? Then their vision, reaction time, execution—all top tier. Makes sense?’

Theoretically, it shouldn’t be possible—especially the reaction speed.
It was machine-like play.

‘If true, theoretically… it wouldn’t be limited to just Fallen Kingdom…’

Seeing the record on screen, he leaned closer to his desk.

“What? 4:27? Perfect play?”

Not 4:30, but 4:27. Could a human achieve this?

“Crazy. When the 5-minute barrier broke, it was wild. 4:27? This deserves a second look even by the game company.”

• Of course. When 4:30 broke, the official Fallen Kingdom SNS posted “Really?”

• LOL Respect for that physical skill.

<The new channel name is Creative Studio. Please show a lot of interest.>

A new, unrelated channel name caught Dr. Kim’s attention.

‘Creative? Are they going general?’

The man on screen said he didn’t intend to focus on just one game.

Dr. Kim felt intrigued.
He, too, aspired to be a general YouTube creator.
It hadn’t been smooth, but he was successful.

• Forget all that!

• 24-hour no-breaks, let’s go!

• Keep your promise, Doctor!

“Ah… damn it.”

Remembering the promise, Dr. Kim wiped sweat from his temples and checked the chat.

• Doctor’s losing it!

• That’s the day of the company dinner! Clear your schedules!

• 24-hour no-breaks, yes! LOL

“ARGH!!! I can’t! Sorry guys! Dad can’t go home that day!”

• Fact: Step out of the sound booth and you’re home.

• LOL Seeing Dr. Kim suffer feels so good.

During a break, Dr. Kim scanned through Song Jun’s channel, now renamed Creative Studio.

“Looks like they just started YouTube. Only a thousand subscribers…”

Only two videos, yet already over a thousand subscribers.

Dr. Kim nodded repeatedly as he browsed, confirming his intuition.
Slowly watching made it clearer.

‘Then…’

A good idea came to him—maybe hasty, maybe the other party won’t respond.
But one reason: it’d be fun.

The feeling he’d had when quitting his job after his PhD to start YouTube surged back.
Some call it craziness—but it drove him again.

If the physical skill he imagined existed, not only Fallen Kingdom but other games would be beyond expectations.

The next morning, Song Jun received a message from Ju Young-seok.

[What’s up?]
[Ju Young-seok: Crazy collab proposal! Almost like a guest seat, but still.]
[Collab? Suddenly?]

Song Jun tilted his head at the mention of a guest seat after only one stream.

[Ju Young-seok: Middle-aged gamer Dr. Kim! That’s who it’s from. Invited as a master guest. Apparently, he was impressed by yesterday’s Fallen Kingdom stream.]
[Dr. Kim? I think I’ve heard the name… let me check.]
[Ju Young-seok: In the industry, he’s known as a good guy. Strong core fanbase. Views per subscriber are amazing.]

He’d heard the name before.

[Ju Young-seok: And the important part—he has insane reach.]

“700k subscribers… huh? General YouTube creator?”

WikiTree’s introduction called him a general YouTube creator.

“Games, chatting, sports commentary, engineering? Cooking? Mukbang?”

Unlike typical creators focusing on a few niches, Dr. Kim’s channel spanned multiple areas.

“Surprisingly, he’s a PhD in engineering. Overflowing talent, so he streams various content. Patent revenue is also substantial. His occasional ‘Doctor moments’ are highlights… impressive.”

Song Jun’s vision was similar, though his scope would be even broader.

“Fans call him Dr. Kim. Fans under him are like lab (broadcast) students, but they tease him.”

Song Jun smiled, reading WikiTree carefully, and browsed Dr. Kim’s channel.

“Views per subscriber… wow. Loyal fanbase is huge.”

He felt motivated—not for differences, but because he was a general YouTube creator, like him.

[OK, I’ll contact him if needed.]
[Ju Young-seok: He wants an in-person meeting. I can’t go. What now?]
[No choice, I’ll go alone.]
[Ju Young-seok: Think carefully. Don’t just accept everything. Check what you want to refuse.]

Song Jun leaned back in his chair.

“Opportunity, yes… but the reason is Fallen Kingdom.”

He jotted disorganized notes about the collab.

[No face X]

• No face reveal, absolutely.

[Fallen Kingdom]

• But isn’t it just an extension of the previous stream?

That was the main issue. Clearly, the reason for the invite was Fallen Kingdom.

“But there’s no need to replay it for new viewers.”

He marked an X. Replaying wouldn’t attract new viewers.

The collab’s point was to bring in his viewers too.

“So I need to persuade them. Explain why it won’t work.”

Showing something new was the right approach.

“And provide a solid alternative.”

Song Jun skimmed Dr. Kim’s diverse YouTube categories.

“I hope I get a chance to ask about everything.”

Though he had editing experience, YouTube was entirely different.

“That’s that…”

Song Jun launched a new game. His skill level was just over 40, aiming for 50.

The more games he played, the clearer it became—the talent-sharing network was insane.

Even within just gaming, the type of game didn’t matter.
If you understood the rules and practiced a few times,

You could dominate any game at Fallen Kingdom level.