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Chapter 64
Translator: Enuma ID
Park Ji-hun looked at the screen, unable to hide his bewilderment.
The domestic audience alone was no small number, and now people were coming all the way from overseas on top of that.
It wasn't that he hadn't seen it coming.
But it was happening too fast.
Е̇ n ù m̈ а ._іd
Just looking at the comments on the announcement told him as much.
-so foreigners are watching now too? lol
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-must be coming in through Viewit
-a korean streamer called a us shooting before it happened, no wonder it blew up
-at this rate even the fbi's gonna show up for a Spirit Reading
-but even the us president would have to wait in line for a Reading
Е̃n_um̆ӓ
-watch them slap a 300% tariff on it lol
-upvote if you're planning to start learning hangul today lol
Park Ji-hun read through the comments, then leaned back in his chair and let out a short breath.
"How am I supposed to handle this."
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That was when it happened.
Bzzz.
Ĕnúmа̊ . ì d
His phone buzzed.
The name Jeong Woo-hyun, Ocean's operations team leader, was lit up on the display.
Park Ji-hun pressed the answer button right away.
"Mr. Park, this is Jeong Woo-hyun, operations team leader at Ocean. Is now a good time to talk?"
"It's fine."
"Since yesterday's broadcast, we've seen a big jump in new sign-ups from overseas."
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Park Ji-hun thought of the English comments he'd just seen.
"Yeah, it seems that way."
"Along with that, we've been getting a lot of inquiries about how to apply for a session. The Roulette entry method especially."
"Because they have to type [Apply] in the chat."
"Right. So as of today, we've added an entry button to the Roulette as well. Now they just press the button to get on the list, without typing anything in chat."
Park Ji-hun nodded.
Е̊nŭ ma . їd
"So the applications themselves will go through, at least."
"That said, how you run the consultations is entirely up to your own broadcast rules, Mr. Park."
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Jeong Woo-hyun went on.
"We've also set foreign-language chat to display with automatic translation. A guidance notice for overseas viewers will be shown alongside it."
"Will what I say get translated too?"
Jeong Woo-hyun answered briefly.
Е_ñuḿа.. і̇d
"That part isn't possible yet. For now we only support chat translation."
For the moment, that was enough.
"Understood. I'll announce that consultations are conducted in Korean."
"Yes. I'll set the guidance notice to match."
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The call ended.
Before long, a notification popped up on the Ocean admin screen.
Е́ ṅ ũ m̃ a .і d̈
[Roulette Entry Button Activated]
[Foreign-Language Chat Auto-Translation Applied]
Park Ji-hun closed the notification.
Then he moved his mouse over the Start Broadcast button.
[PerpetualJobSeeker's broadcast has started.]
-LegendDrumBarrel : here we go
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-Ertel : whoa, look at the viewers piling on the second he goes live, damn
-Mercury_91 : came here from the shooting clip
-RodrigoInoue1 : what even is a Spirit Reading?
-SsomyeonMaster : whoa, foreigners actually showed up
-Kkoka : K-Spirit-Reading going global for real?? lol
The chat from the unfamiliar handles was coming through translated into Korean.
E núḿа. і̃ d
Park Ji-hun watched the chat for a moment, then pulled the mic up to his mouth.
"Hello, everyone. Big turnout again today."
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The chat started moving fast again.
-sergeibokow2153 : how do i apply for a Spirit Reading?
-NightStarB : foreigners are trying to apply too
-Jungbalbaek : it's a global queue now, huh lol
W̌ е b̄n̄ оv̌ е̂l Еn̆u m̊ӑ
-Ertel : the line's already bursting as it is, we're in trouble :(
Park Ji-hun looked at the screen and spoke.
"First, let me say one thing."
The chat quieted down a little.
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"Starting today, you can enter the Roulette with the entry button. No more typing [Apply] in the chat."
-OmegaRuru : oh nice, there's a button now
W̄ е̌b ǹ о.v̌ е̂ l Е̃ǹ ūm ӑ
-GonggiriZ : so no more spam-flooding of applications?
-LegendDrumBarrel : should've done this way sooner lol
Park Ji-hun continued.
"Overseas viewers can press the button too. But consultations are in Korean only."
The chat stirred.
-Kkoka : K-Spirit-Reading entry requirement = korean
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-Jungbalbaek : go back and learn your hangul first lol
-NightStarB : or go hire an interpreter lol
Foreign-language chat followed.
-Mercury_91 : is it possible if i have an interpreter? :(
-sergeibokow2153 : if i can't speak korean, can i not get a Spirit Reading?
Park Ji-hun answered evenly.
Е nu m̊а.і̆d̊
"It's possible with an interpreter. But the consultation has to be conducted in a way I can understand."
Even after he finished, the unfamiliar handles lingered in the chat for a while.
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But as time passed, they began to thin out little by little.
People who'd come out of curiosity.
People who'd shown up after seeing only the clip.
People who'd assumed they could get a Spirit Reading in English too.
Ẅеb̌ n̄о̇v ẽl Еn̂ um̊a
Most of them, once they saw the broadcast's rules, left without a second thought.
After that, familiar handles filled the chat again.
-LegendDrumBarrel : should've learned korean ages ago, tsk tsk
-Ertel : the foreigners bailed fast
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-OctopusFlavoredCandy : the language barrier really is this high
-Jungbalbaek : a few seem to be sticking around though?
Enüṁ ā
Only then did Park Ji-hun speak up.
"Christmas is right around the corner. All right, let's get today's Spirit Reading broadcast started."
***
The moment Park Ji-hun finished speaking, the chat began scrolling fast.
-LegendDrumBarrel : christmas Spirit Reading, damn
-Ertel : you stream on christmas too, boss?
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-SsomyeonMaster : does santa gotta wait in line too?
Park Ji-hun glanced at the chat and said briefly.
"Today I'll pick the applicant by Roulette. Just press the entry button."
A moment later, Park Ji-hun pulled up the Roulette screen.
On the newly applied screen, the regular handles and unfamiliar English ones were all jumbled together.
[LegendDrumBarrel]
Е ń u̇m а̇ . і̇d̂
[ChocoChurros]
[SnowflakeRing]
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[RodrigoInoue1]
[NightStarB]
[Mercury_91]
[ChristmasMong]
Ŵ ěb̀ n̊ ovèl Еn̆ u m̆ ӓ
The Roulette began to spin.
The handles flashed past across the screen.
After a moment, the arrow slowly began to slow.
And then it stopped on one handle.
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[ChocoChurros]
Park Ji-hun called out the handle.
Wеb̈ṅо̀v̄ е̂ l Е n̄ ûm̊ǎ
"ChocoChurros. Come on into the Discord."
ChocoChurros came into the Discord.
It was a young man.
"Hello."
"Yes, go ahead, tell me what's on your mind."
The chat buzzed.
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-Ertel : he's the kindest guy alive right up until the reading starts
-SsomyeonMaster : and the second it does, his eyes go feral
ChocoChurros asked cautiously.
"There's this used camera I've wanted for ages, and I'm thinking of finally buying it now."
The chat reacted right away.
-LegendDrumBarrel : a camera??
Ѐ n ǔ_m а̌. іd̃.
-OctopusFlavoredCandy : you've always gotta be careful with secondhand deals
-SsomyeonMaster : wonder if it's safe to buy
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ChocoChurros went on.
"I was worried it might be a scam, so I checked, you know? I asked him to put a paper with today's date and my handle next to it and take a photo."
"And how did that go?"
"He sent it over."
W е b ńo v́ e̊l Ënum ǎ
ChocoChurros hesitated, then added.
"Nothing looks wrong in the photo, but it's a pretty big amount, so I'm nervous. And he's too far away to meet in person."
Park Ji-hun gazed quietly past the screen.
In that instant, his Divine Sight opened.
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There was no actual camera in sight.
Instead, he saw a monitor.
Ӗn ù m ӑ. і d̃
A photo of a camera was up on the monitor, and beside it an AI editing window stood open.
A verification photo that looked like it had been placed right next to the product.
But it wasn't a photo the seller had taken.
It was a fake, made using AI.
Park Ji-hun's gaze turned cold.
"Don't send the money."
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ChocoChurros stopped short.
"Sorry?"
"It's a scam."
"But I got that verification photo, though?"
"He didn't take that."
Park Ji-hun said curtly.
Ẽ nŭ ḿ а̂ .і̄ d
"It was made with AI."
ChocoChurros let out a sigh.
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"No wonder it was listed a bit below market price. Ugh."
"Tell him you want to do a video call."
"A video call?"
"Right now. Tell him to hold up the camera and show it to you."
Е n ũmа̂
ChocoChurros sent the message just as Park Ji-hun told him to.
A moment later, ChocoChurros let out a hollow laugh.
"......the seller bastard left the chat."
The chat erupted a beat too late.
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-Jungbalbaek : damn, people are running scams with ai now
-Ertel : can't even trust verification shots anymore, creepy
Е ń ú m̈а̊.і̆d
-OctopusFlavoredCandy : honestly that one could totally fool you?
ChocoChurros said, deflated.
"I really never even thought about AI."
"High-end gear, you buy it in person."
"Yeah, I should. Thank you."
After ChocoChurros left the Discord, Park Ji-hun pulled the Roulette screen back up right away.
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"Next."
***
The order that had come down to him was simple.
Observe.
Do nothing beyond that.
GrayWolf stared hard at the monitor.
Е ńu ḿ а̂
It was a Korean internet broadcast.
An unfamiliar platform.
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A chat window with automatic translation attached.
A young man who'd pinpointed a viewer's secondhand-trade scam.
[PerpetualJobSeeker]
GrayWolf had already checked that handle many times over.
Ën û m̆а . і̃ d
The first time he'd seen it was in a short clip.
[Korean Streamer Warned of US Shooting Beforehand.]
A post that had gone up on Viewit under that sensational title.
GrayWolf had looked up the original right away.
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The short, cropped clip was hard to believe.
Words clipped out of context could be made to look like a prophecy easily enough.
Ènü ma
But once he'd watched the on-scene footage filmed by a café employee, he couldn't tear his eyes from the screen for a long while.
The more he lined up the before and after, the stranger it got.
If it were faked, a seam would show somewhere.
If it were edited, the cuts would stand out.
And yet, in Megan Kang's testimony and the café employee's video, there was almost no trace of any of that.
So GrayWolf had come to watch the live broadcast himself.
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PerpetualJobSeeker.
No, he'd come to see Park Ji-hun for himself.
"Hmm. An ordinary young guy on the surface, though."
He muttered, running a hand over his coarse stubble.
GrayWolf had spent a long time analyzing people's words and actions for a living.
A criminal's statement, a victim's testimony, a witness's misperception, the false certainty a crowd manufactures.
W̃ е b́ ń о̂ v̆ е́ l Е̇ n u m a
Most people believe they're reporting what they saw.
But in reality, they speak far more of what they want to believe than of what they actually saw.
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So GrayWolf suspected Park Ji-hun might be that type too.
GrayWolf made a quick note and looked back at the monitor.
Park Ji-hun was pulling up the Roulette window.
GrayWolf leaned back in his chair.
Е̃_n̊um̊ а_. î ď
He intended only to observe today.
So he hadn't pressed the entry button, and he hadn't typed in the chat.
His job was to observe Park Ji-hun.
That was when it happened.
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"......."
For a second, it seemed as if Park Ji-hun's eyes were drilling straight into him.
Е n um̀ а̄ . іd̃
He was steadying his breath, telling himself it was absurd.
"GrayWolf."
At first he thought he'd misheard.
He had never entered the Roulette.
He had never left a single word in the chat.
But the chat's reaction said otherwise.
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-LegendDrumBarrel : a Free Spirit Reading, right now??
-GonggiriZ : who's GrayWolf?
-Kkoka : what's the case this time lol
On screen, Park Ji-hun was staring dead ahead.
GrayWolf swallowed.
"You're watching right now, aren't you? Get in the Discord."
E̊ n̆ úmа̃
GrayWolf sank into thought for a moment.
The order he'd first been given flashed through his mind.
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Observe.
Do nothing beyond that.
But the other man had singled him out first.
For the first time, curiosity stirred.
W̃êbnо_v̀ е̂l̄ Ѐ ñ umã
Trading a few words with him directly would let him verify more.
A moment later, the password to the Discord room arrived as a whisper.
GrayWolf entered the password and stepped into the Discord room.
A moment later, the Discord connected.
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GrayWolf spoke first.
"Hello."
Еn umа̊ . ï d̆
The chat shot up fast.
-Ertel : yep, definitely a foreigner
-NightStarB : why'd he call him out?
GrayWolf had spoken in English on purpose.
It wasn't that he couldn't speak Korean.
It was that he'd had no intention of revealing himself from the start.
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As he mulled over what question to throw out, a faint smile traced his lips.
'Maybe I'll ask him for the Powerball numbers.'
But before GrayWolf could even open his mouth,
Park Ji-hun spoke first.
"You. You didn't come here for a Spirit Reading."
Park Ji-hun added at once.
En̈u m à
"But right now, I'm going to read you."
*****
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