Two days earlier, Ju-Hyeok asked in surprise, "How did you come up with all of this?"
He'd heard the specifics of Sang-Hyeon's plan and felt impressed.
Sang-Hyeon looked away slightly. "Actually, it wasn't my idea."
Ju-Hyeok was delighted. "I knew it!"
'This bast...'
Sang-Hyeon was a little annoyed, but told him the truth. "She said this would help me. That's what she said."
"Who?"
"Choi Sa-Rang."
"What?!"
Sang-Hyeon relayed what Sa-Rang had said, including the part where she touched his arm.
"So, she said all that with the stream off..."
Sang-Hyeon nodded.
"But that's all?"
"Hm?"
"Choi Sa-Rang was just telling me to learn about concepts. That's all she said."
"Yeah."
"..."
Ju-Hyeok was surprised. That meant everything that came after, the whole plan, was entirely Sang-Hyeon's idea.
'This guy... is now thinking like a streamer.'
Sang-Hyeon seemed to have grown from the Survival Craft experience. He'd always worked his head purely in the game, but now thought about the broadcast. In Cheese Village, keeping the stream interesting had been tied to in-game strength. Back then, it seemed like some part of his head had opened up to the broadcasting side.
"So... what's the content’s title?"
***
When Almond's stream went live, viewers felt puzzled by the unfamiliar environment.
— What?
— Studio stream!
— So this is where someone fainted?
— I've seen this place in the Shorts lmaooo
— Oh
— Amazing nut man! You’ve made it!
— Who's behind you?
"Behind me? What's behind me?"
He pretended that there was nothing there.
'When do I bring him out?'
Almond read through the chat, focused entirely on timing Orange King's entrance.
Ba-ba-ba-bam~!
[RubySword has donated a whopping 1,000,000 won!]
[Congratulations on the move~!]
Almond beamed, visibly thrilled. "WHOA, thank you! RubySword!"
— What the?!
— The Great RubySword!
— Not LobbySword!
— The amount itself proves it's real lmaooo
— Whoa
— Princess is using magic~
— 1 million the moment the stream starts
— Are you shutting it down right after?? lmaooo
Almond didn't know, but when something big like a move happened, the big spenders tended to come through with substantial donations.
Ba-ba-bam~!
[BigSon has donated a whopping 1,000,000 won!]
[Haven't been here in a while, seems like you've made it. Nice.]
"BigSon! Thank you!"
Almond momentarily forgot about Orange King behind him and busily acknowledged the donations.
Ba-ba-bam~!
"Oh. Xiaolongbao too...! Thank you!"
Ba-ba-ba-bam~!
"Jensen! Thank you for the donation!"
Given the amounts, Almond responded with unusual vigor, which made the big spenders even more excited to keep giving.
'What the? When am I getting out of here?'
Meanwhile, Orange King sat on a tiny stool, reduced to eavesdropping on someone else's stream donations.
'Wow, the money is no joke.'
One of the big spenders finally asked the question he'd been waiting for.
[Factos has donated a whopping 300,000 won!]
[Congrats congrats~ But is that thing behind you. A figure? The proportions are exactly like Lord Almond's]
— Oh?
— Is it?
— lmaooooo fr
— Wait is there merchandise coming out???
— Wow
— Amazing
— Factos...
Everyone was mistaking the hidden Orange King for a Lord Almond figure.
'Seriously... is that what I look like?'
Orange King, wanting people to acknowledge that he was human, shook his head vigorously.
— Huh?
— What
— It moved lmaooo
— It's actually moving?!
— Hm???
Ding!
[EggPlant has donated 3,000 won.]
[Oh I get it! It's a moving Lord Almond figure! Something has to be that fancy to get this kind of grand reveal!]
— Whoa!
— I guess so
— This guy always pays the least but writes the most LOL
— A moving Lord Almond figure would actually be incredible
With great anticipation building up, Almond suddenly started typing at his keyboard.
Tap tap tap tap...!
— ?
— Hm?
— What?
— Oh?
— He's changing the title?? lmaooo
[LIL Special Lecture: The Head Still Works]
Finally, he revealed the stream’s theme. It was a LIL special lecture, no less.
— Special lecture??
— By YOU?
— What
— Everyone bow your heads!
— So this is how he'll filter the true loyalists from the traitors?
— lmaooo Special lecture???
— The Head Still Works what is that lmaooo
Almond explained the purpose of the lecture and the title.
"I have come to the blood-coughing realization that my theory is somewhat... lacking."
— ??
— lmaooo isn't that a bit dramatic
— The expression lmaooo
"So, I've borrowed a quote from a famous scientist I recently learned about to create the title. Galilee-yo Galileero said..."
At this point, the chat exploded.
— LOL I'm going to lose it
— Recently learned??
— lmaooo he really is going around
— Galilee-yo Galileero~
— Galileero~!
— Galaaaleee~ro Galaaaleee!
There were just too many things to point out in those few words to stay silent.
— This is so aggravating LOL you're doing this on purpose right??
— Recently learning about scientist Galilee-yo Galileero is just too much;
— lmaooooooooo
The donations exploded too.
[EggPlant has donated 3,000 won.]
[Wasn't it Galilee tell-me-oh?]
[Only has donated 3,000 won.]
[Or maybe Galilee who-knows-oh?]
[lmaooo has donated 5,000 won.]
[Galilay~ Oh~]
Every possible variation of Galileo's name appeared.
"Ah... I mixed it up. Galileero Galileeyo..."
Almond got it completely wrong again.
Cough!
Even Orange King apparently couldn't hold it in. A fake cough came from behind the white cloth.
— Huh?
— ??
— The figure is coughing...?
— Wow what is that?
Ding!
[RubySword has donated 20,000 won.]
[Got it! It’s a coughing moving Lord Almond figure!]
— Isn't it just a person?? LOL
— lmaooooo
— Hahaha
— The function is too specific lmao
— That head size is a person?
— Trying so hard to cover for them lmaooo
"Thank you for the donation, RubySword. The figure's identity will be revealed shortly. First, what I want to say is..."
Almond had come prepared with a line based on Galileo Galilei's quote, so he read through the script. He'd spent time writing it and wasn't going to waste it!
"Like that scientist said. ‘And yet it moves. No matter what anyone says, the earth moves.’ I'm the same."
— ?
— ???
— "That scientist" lmaooo
— Did that scientist do something wrong??
— The scientist who cannot be named (for real this time)
Ding!
[EggPlant has donated 3,000 won.]
[You're also spinning lmaooo]
EggPlant landed the final blow. He didn't escape the ban.
Click.
[EggPlant has been banned for 30 minutes.]
— LOL
— lmaooo
— EggPlant lmao
— Always successfully lands the last hit...
"Even if everyone says otherwise. Even if my nickname is Dumb Young Man, my head keeps working. That's the meaning behind the title."
Either way, Almond read through the script.
"Even if I lose a game, my head keeps going. There's something to learn even from a losing game."
— Clap clap clap~
— His head does keep going lmaooo
— Wow it really is going...
— Insane! That's actually adorable...
— So cute lmaooo. It looks like he actually wrote all of this out??
— LOL charming
— "That scientist" what was his name again?
— His head still works!
"The content I've prepared for today is a LIL special lecture."
Ding!
[TonKotsu has donated 5,000 won.]
[So you're giving the special lecture? Has your head actually gone...?]
"Oh. Not me. I've invited someone who will give the lecture...!"
Whoooosh!
With no warning, Almond suddenly yanked the curtain aside.
Orange King, who'd been sitting there with a blank expression, stumbled back in shock.
Bang!
His face flashed on screen for just a split second and disappeared. Very few people caught who it was.
— ?
— ???
— Hm?
— Huh?
— lmaooo
— That was a person??
— You maniac
— Is that Orange King?? lmaooo
Crash!
The stool had toppled, so it took a moment for Orange King to get back up.
Meanwhile, Almond continued as if nothing had happened. "Today's special lecture guest! LIL Champions commentator, who has squared off against JeonJaPa once or twice, Orange King!"
— Once or twice LOL
— What kind of description is once or twice hahaha
— Where did his whole career go lmaooo
— It was Orange King?!
— Wow his head is genuinely massive << actually said this in real life
— lmaooooo
— Bobblehead Orange King
Orange King stood back up and gave his greeting. "Ahhh! Great to meet you! Everyone! Oh, Almond has moved to a new studio! And I'm the first guest? I'm the first? That's surprising. The gem of LIL Champions~! It's Orange King~!"
Orange King, having listened, put together a reasonably witty opening on the fly.
— You mean bail money, right?
— Why is Orange King here though...?
— ??? His head is big! VERY big!
— Mega-head
— lmaooooo
Orange King started talking. "But I heard something interesting."
Almond played along. "Oh. What?"
"I heard I would be giving Almond a special lecture!? I just learned about this from behind that tiny curtain!"
"Yes." Almond stared at him as if to ask what the problem was.
"Pardon?"
"Yes. You heard correctly, Orange King."
"...?"
— ?
— ??
— LOL
— He just found out right now??
— Is that not insane??
— lmaooooo freestyle special lecture
— The content is actually ruined
— Streaming godlike instincts
Ba-bam!
[MilkThistle has donated 30,000 won.]
[Even the guest is a shop pick lmaooo. Isn't this what an alpha male is?!]
— LOL
— Hahaha fr
— lmaooo
— What did the shop-picked guest do to deserve this??
— Orange King's expression lmao
"The lecture is nothing complicated. Just watch this and say whatever you want~."
Almond played one of the Survival mode games he'd commanded that ended in a loss. He looked at Orange King with something resembling expectation.
Orange King looked back and forth between Almond and the video. "Uh... ah... ah?"
— Can't speak LOL
— Did he freeze?
— lmaooooo
— Did he hit his head when he fell earlier?
— Lost for words...
— lmaooo the gameplay is too terrible
At the time, word spread that Orange King had briefly fainted when the stool toppled. Meaning he had become the second person to faint at Mixed Nuts.
"Uh uh uh..."
What had thrown Orange King wasn’t giving a lecture, but something else entirely.
'He wants me to watch this and say whatever I want?'
That sounded like being asked to do a roasting stream.
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