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Chapter 59
Translator: Enuma ID
The next evening.
Park Ji-hun sat down at his desk a little earlier than usual.
On one of his dual monitors, the Ocean stream management window was open; on the other, the Fan Cafe page.
A fair number of comments had piled up beneath the Off-Broadcast Day notice he'd posted the day before.
Е n u m а.і̌.d
-only took one day off but it feels like a whole week
-fell asleep just rewatching clips
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-when did he pass 100k subscribers damn
Park Ji-hun moved the mouse and rested the cursor over the start broadcast button.
Click.
[PerpetualJobSeeker-nim's broadcast has started.]
W̃ѐb̄n̂_о̀_v̊_е̊ l̈ Е n̂ u mä
Not long after the screen lit up, the chat began scrolling fast.
-Kkoka : he's here
-LegendDrumBarrel : only one day off but why's it feel like forever
-GonggiriZ : the youtube traffic really blew up
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-TomatoSoup : did u apply for the Silver Button?
Park Ji-hun skimmed the chat for a beat, caught the Silver Button question, and spoke.
Е̊n ú m а́ .і d̈
"I've already submitted the Silver Button application. When it arrives, I'll put up a separate video about it."
The chat reacted at once.
-Kkoka : ooh Silver Button vid lfg
-LegendDrumBarrel : do a q&a too
Park Ji-hun pulled the mic a little closer and said,
"All right, same routine as always today."
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-Kkoka : knew he'd skip right past it lol
-LegendDrumBarrel : called it, classic host move
-Ertel : love that he gets straight to it
-SsomyeonMaster : this is the way
Park Ji-hun looked at the chat and spoke evenly.
"Same rules as before. No Proxy Applications. And no, throwing big Donations won't move you up the line."
Ẃ е̂ b n̈о́.ṽ е l̃ Ė n ùṁ а́
-LegendDrumBarrel : even Chairmen get no special treatment in here
-Kkoka : gotta wait in line like everyone lol
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That was when it happened.
A familiar chill settled down his spine.
Beyond the chat that had been scrolling along normally just moments ago, the energy of the people began to tangle into view.
-LegendDrumBarrel : Roulette today? or first come first served?
Ẃ еbň ov̂е̊l̊ Ѐ ǹu m̊ á
-TotalDefeatAssassin1003 : please Roulette ugh
-Museria : do Roulette please!
-Larive : Roulette let's gooo!
Park Ji-hun said curtly,
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"Quiet."
In an instant the chat noticeably slowed.
Еnŭ m̀ а
A few were still goofing around, but the longtime viewers knew.
The moment that tone of voice came out, the air of the broadcast changed.
Park Ji-hun opened the Roulette window.
"We're doing Roulette today. Sign up."
The moment the words dropped, the chat moved again.
This time it wasn't chatter.
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The word [Entry] began stacking up fast.
-GamseongFaction : [Entry]
-Museria : [Entry]
-GonggiriZ : [Entry]
-TotalDefeatAssassin1003 : [Entry]
Park Ji-hun watched the entries pour in, then brought up the Roulette window.
En̂ ù m̈ â
The nicknames stacked up one after another.
"Entries closed."
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He laid his hand over the Roulette button.
"First one."
Click.
At the same time, the Roulette began to spin.
Е̂ñ ü mа̊ . id
***
The fast-spinning Roulette gradually slowed.
Ding.
The arrow stopped.
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[MochaBun]
Park Ji-hun checked the nickname and said,
Ẇe.b̌ nov̂ е̇ l̀ Е̄ ǹ u.m̆ ӓ
"MochaBun. Get on Discord."
-SsomyeonMaster : so what's the first Spirit Reading today?
-TotalDefeatAssassin1003 : lost again ugh
-Ertel : lfg
A moment later, the Discord connection tone rang.
"Oh, hello."
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It was a woman's voice.
There was a nervous edge to it.
Park Ji-hun asked,
"What do you want to know?"
MochaBun hesitated a moment, then answered.
"My husband's been acting strange lately."
Êńu m̆ а
The chat reacted instantly.
-Kkoka : husband?
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-TomatoSoup : wonder what it is
MochaBun went on cautiously.
"It feels like he's hiding something."
"Hiding what?"
Ě n um å
"That's the thing, I don't know. That's why I'm so anxious."
Park Ji-hun didn't answer; he just looked at the screen.
MochaBun added quickly,
"It's not like I suspect anything bad. It's just...... he's been a little different from usual."
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-Kkoka : sounds like he's def hiding something
-SsomyeonMaster : yeah if he's acting different it'd bug you
Wеbn̂ ӧv е̃ l̆ Е̃ń um̌ а́
Park Ji-hun asked,
"Different how?"
"He gets delivery notifications, but nothing actually shows up at the house. When I ask, he just says he had it sent to his office."
"What else."
"If I come near him, he shuts off his phone screen in a hurry. He was never like that before."
MochaBun hesitated for a moment, then added,
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"And every weekend he says he's just stepping out for a bit, then disappears for two or three hours."
The chat stirred.
-Kkoka : delivery alerts but no packages??
-SsomyeonMaster : not telling her is what makes it scarier
Park Ji-hun stared at the monitor in silence.
In that moment, a brief scene flashed past.
E n̊u̇ ḿ а̄. і̊ d
Delivery boxes stacked under an office desk.
A small lantern and two folding chairs.
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And a reservation glowing on a phone screen.
[Glamping, 1 Night, Reservation Complete]
Then another scene overlapped it.
Two chairs set side by side before a small fire pit.
W еb̊_n̈о̂v̆ ël̀ Ӗn̂ u ṁ а̄
Warm lighting.
A winter forest visible through the window.
The man held his phone and gazed at the reservation screen for a long while.
That was all Park Ji-hun saw before he spoke.
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"It's not an affair."
MochaBun caught her breath.
Е̂ nŭ m̃ а́
"What?"
"It's not money trouble either."
"......Then what is it?"
"And it's nothing illegal."
The chat moved again.
-Kkoka : ok at least not cheating
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-LegendDrumBarrel : thank god
-Ertel : then what is it?
MochaBun's voice grew a little smaller.
"So I don't have to worry?"
"Yeah."
Park Ji-hun looked at the screen again.
Е̂ṅu ma
This time he saw an old photo.
A slightly younger man and woman were sitting before a small fire pit.
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Meat burnt black from clumsy grilling.
And yet the two of them were laughing.
The view shifted.
The man looked at that photo, then checked the reservation screen again.
Е̊ n̈ um̂ а. і̌d̄
The date was next week.
Park Ji-hun asked,
"The first day you two went on a trip together. That's next Saturday, right?"
MochaBun asked in a startled voice,
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"How do you know that?"
"Your husband remembered that day."
W eb n̊ o v̌ el̈ Е n u ma
For a while, MochaBun couldn't answer.
The chat slowed for a moment too.
-Kkoka : oh it's an anniversary then
-LegendDrumBarrel : yeah this is a good thing
-SsomyeonMaster : sounds like the husband's planning something
MochaBun asked cautiously,
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"What's he planning?"
"Can't tell you that."
"You really can't tell me?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"See it for yourself."
Еn̆_ům а̇
Park Ji-hun added briefly,
"It's not something you'll hate."
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"Really?"
"Yeah."
A soft exhale came through from the other end of Discord.
Her breathing was much lighter than at the start.
E n_üm а̌._і̇ḋ
"Okay. Then...... I'll wait and see."
"That's all you need to do."
MochaBun hesitated a moment, then said,
"It's kind of amazing, though."
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"What is."
"I think I only mentioned it in passing......"
Wе b́ǹо̆v̄е.l̊ Ѐn̄ ũ m̃а́
Park Ji-hun looked once more at the old photo beyond the screen.
"Guess your husband didn't take it as just an offhand thing."
***
After MochaBun's consultation ended, the mood in the chat softened considerably.
-Kkoka : first Spirit Reading today was warm for once, loved it
-LegendDrumBarrel : the husband's got good taste
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-Ertel : remembering an offhand comment? gotta respect that
-SsomyeonMaster : stuff like that hits even harder seeing it in person
Park Ji-hun was about to bring the Roulette window back up right away.
That was when it happened.
-LazyAfternoon : first Spirit Reading was nice
-LazyAfternoon : shame i won't be able to catch the stream for a while :(
W̆ е b n̄о́ v̇el Еn u m̈ӓ
Park Ji-hun froze.
LazyAfternoon.
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It was a nickname he'd seen on the Fan Cafe yesterday.
[Off to Cambodia tomorrow!]
The comment posted beneath it came back to him too.
Something about how a guy he knew had told him even a few months of work over there would give him some breathing room.
Е̌ n̊ ŭm а .і́ d
Back then, he hadn't seen anything.
Because he hadn't been broadcasting at the time.
But now it was different.
Park Ji-hun's gaze slowly darkened.
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A brief scene flashed past.
A passport gripped tight in a vicious-looking man's fist.
Е̌ n ū m̌ä..і̇ d
A phone that wouldn't turn on.
A bag dropped on the floor.
A man being dragged off by the wrist.
And an iron door locking from the outside.
Park Ji-hun spoke.
"LazyAfternoon. Get on Discord."
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The chat stopped dead.
-SsomyeonMaster : wait is this one free?? damn
-TomatoSoup : why's the mood like this
-Ertel : that's the fan cafe guy right?
LazyAfternoon typed into the chat, a beat late.
-LazyAfternoon : huh? me?
Ẅ_e ḃ ńо̇ v е l Ѐňûm̄а
-LazyAfternoon : i'm screwed
-LazyAfternoon : ah please no
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Park Ji-hun said curtly,
"Get on Discord."
-LazyAfternoon : right now? i'm on my way to the airport
-LazyAfternoon : wait is my plane gonna crash or something?? yikes
Ẃ é b̊ n оv̄е̂l̈ Еn u m а
"No. It's not about the plane."
Park Ji-hun's voice dropped low.
"Get in here, now."
A moment later, the Discord connection tone rang.
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"Uh...... hello."
It was a young man's voice.
Ën ŭm а̃ .і.d
A train announcement could be faintly heard in the background.
Park Ji-hun asked,
"Where are you right now?"
"On the airport train. Heading to Incheon Airport."
"Alone?"
"For now, yeah. I'm supposed to meet up with an older guy I'm close with at the airport."
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"And this guy's the one who said he'd line up a job for you, right?"
LazyAfternoon paused for a moment.
"Uh...... yeah."
His voice grew a little smaller.
"Honestly, I did think something felt off."
The chat slowed for a moment.
E n̄ü.m̌а́ .і ḋ
LazyAfternoon continued.
"Money's been running out lately, and I just can't land a job. I worked a few construction gigs too, but all I got out of it was injuries."
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He forced a laugh and went on.
"He said if I just toughed it out a few months over there, I'd finally get some breathing room. There's a place to stay, they feed you...... so I figured I'd just give it a shot."
The chat started scrolling up again.
-Kkoka : oh man
Е̊nu m̌ а
-Ertel : yeah you could see how he'd fall for it
-SsomyeonMaster : but if it's a job abroad did he even get a visa or anything?
Park Ji-hun cut in.
"That's not a job."
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Park Ji-hun pressed on.
"The second you land in Cambodia, they take your passport first."
Е̄numã . і d̆
"My passport?"
"Your phone too."
"......"
"After that, you can't get out even if you want to."
The other end of Discord went quiet.
Only the faint sound of the train remained.
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-Kkoka : holy shit
-LegendDrumBarrel : if they take your passport it's game over
-Sosori : isn't this that thing from the news?
-SsomyeonMaster : shouldn't he get off RIGHT now
-Ertel : but he said he's basically at the airport already
LazyAfternoon spoke in a trembling voice.
Е n u m a . і d
"Got it. I won't go."
Park Ji-hun nodded.
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"That's the right call."
"I just turn right back the second I get off, right?"
It was the instant those words left his mouth.
The announcement came through more clearly.
W е̃b n̆ о v̂е́l̈ Ӗ n̂ ŭ m̆ а̇
[This stop is Incheon Airport Terminal 2, Incheon Airport Terminal 2 Station. The doors will open on the......]
Park Ji-hun said at once,
"Don't go through the ticket gates."
The train gradually slowed.
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A moment later the doors opened, and the sound of footsteps and suitcase wheels surged in all at once.
LazyAfternoon said carefully,
Е́ nü ṁ а .і̆ d̃
"I got off."
Just then, a phone buzzed.
Bzzzz.
"He's calling me."
"Don't answer."
"Okay. I should text him I can't make it......"
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The moment the vibration stopped, a message alert chimed.
Ka-tok.
LazyAfternoon swallowed hard.
"He's asking where I am...... telling me to hurry up and come."
And a moment later.
An unfamiliar man's voice cut in from the other end of Discord.
Wе̄ b̂ n õ v е̄ĺ Еn̄ um à
"Hey, over here."
LazyAfternoon spoke, holding his breath.
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"It's him. Looks like he came all the way out to the station."
The man's voice drew closer.
"What took you so long. We don't have much time. Come on, let's go."
LazyAfternoon couldn't answer.
Èn u m̂а̄
"What're you doing?"
The man pressed again.
There was irritation in his voice.
"You on a call?"
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"Ah, no......"
"Forget it."
Е nuḿ а̌
After a short silence, the man spoke.
"Give me your phone."
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