[TS] Malicious Sniper

“Everyone, that’s it for today’s broadcast. I’m going to head out now.”

Ha ha!

“Wait, you’re ending the stream right now?”

“Jericho can’t stand for this, haha!”

“How do they all know? LOL!”

“What’s going on? What is it?”

“Curry Zero-Two can’t be ignored!”

It was an unexpected announcement from Jericho to end the stream.

However, the viewers reacted as if they understood.

Well, it made sense, considering Curry’s Zero-Two, a guaranteed laugh, was about to start.

Curry, who lost a bet to Barcode, was about to face the ugly and dirty side of his long-time rival.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that he couldn’t miss.

With that, Jericho ended his broadcast and quickly hurried to Curry’s stream.

Of course, without forgetting to log out, Jericho entered perfect spectator mode and brought along the box of popcorn he had prepared earlier.

“Aah, can you hear me…”

Puff!

Curry’s voice echoed on the black screen, instantly bursting out laughter.

As much as he hated to admit it, Curry was just a funny guy all around.

Curry, who lost in the bet against Barcode, began his first line with a defeated tone just before dancing Zero-Two.

Thanks to the black screen, Curry’s appearance wasn’t visible, but it led to a wild imagination of what he could look like.

If he did this on purpose with the black screen, he could truly be called a god of broadcasting.

And even if it wasn’t intentional, he was a streamer deserving respect for being able to design such an amazing broadcast instinctively.

As the black screen slipped away, the camera came into view.

Curry, looking half-defeated, filled the screen and the chat exploded with energy.

Even before he started, thousands of donations began to flood in.

“Haah… I’m honestly not sure how it got to this point.”

[Zero-Two! Zero-Two Zero-Two!]

“Could he really only do it once? LOL!”

“This guy made our Barcode work hard.”

“He should definitely be punished, right?”

“Open your mouth, money is coming in! Haha!”

“Like a real man, not just five minutes, make it thirty!”

“LOL, Curry lad is really getting it sweet!”

Jericho logged in with an ‘Anonymous’ account that he rarely used and sent a donation to Curry.

{ Anonymous has donated 100,000 won. }

– Donation for a verification of public sentiment. If Zero-Two must dance for 30 minutes, then let’s go!

“Ah, thank you so much, Anonymous for the 100,000 won donation!”

Naturally, Curry’s chat was flooded with thumbs-up emojis.

“Alright, everyone, the original bet was to ‘dance Zero-Two,’ not ‘dance Zero-Two for 30 minutes.'”

Curry tried to break the tension naturally, but

{ Anonymous has donated 100,000 won. }

– If you just said that, I’d fill the chat with rocks!

With another donation from Anonymous, the chat began to flood with rocks.

At this level, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Anonymous could control Curry’s chat by himself.

Unable to let Anonymous’ rampage continue, Curry finally spoke up.

“No, who are you? It’s Barcode.”

[zxcv1234: If I’m Anonymous, then I’ll dance Zero-Two!]

[Barcode come on in!]

“They say tigers come when you mention them! Haha!”

“The one who initially handed over hosting is Barcode, right?”

“Anonymous, you know right? You’ll be Barcode from now on.”

“Hurry up and log out, ah ha!”

Curry tried to pin Anonymous as Barcode, but that was foiled by Barcode’s assertive explanations appearing in the chat.

“What have I done wrong…”

{ Anonymous has donated 100,000 won. }

– Stop your sob stories and dance already!

LOL!

“The big spender knows how to have fun with a broadcast!”

“Seriously LOL, just dance Zero-Two!”

“Curry lad got properly done in by a harsh big spender!”

“Blocking out the sob story… Truly bright!”

Dazed by Jericho’s continuous punches of 100,000 won donations, Curry set his face in determination.

He then put his arms behind his head and played the iconic song of Zero-Two.

Oh shit! LOL!

“Here it comes here it comes!”

Getting ready for the vibe!

“Ranked #1 streamer you’d be embarrassed to brag about elsewhere!”

LOL!

“This is driving me insane!”

With a lewd hip motion, Curry awkwardly shook his pelvis.

As he focused solely on gaming and streaming, his body had gained a little more weight.

The more he moved violently, the more out of breath Curry became, and he began to sweat as the heat rose.

His cheeks flushed a light shade of red…

…

…

…

If I had to describe Curry’s Zero-Two any further,

I’d honestly be throwing stones at myself.

Just five lines of description, but honestly, even I think it’s a bit ridiculous.

Curry, drenched in Zero-Two, continued dancing.

And as if in response, the suspiciously wealthy viewers kept sending donations.

“Ah hah hah! You crazy bastard!”

Jericho took a week’s worth of laughs and burst out a storm.

After 30 minutes of intense Curry’s Zero-Two dance ended,

The naturally concluded broadcast slowly cooled down the heated atmosphere.

“Ah…”

Though the broadcast left a deep aftertaste,

I couldn’t help but smile still.

After a moment to gather himself, Jericho could try to slowly forget Curry’s Zero-Two that was deeply engraved in his mind.

“By the way, I wonder if he got offers…?”

Having claimed the top in ranked,

Surely a bunch of teams would be reaching out to Barcode.

Even he had received many love calls after making it into the top 20.

Of course, he turned down the offers because streaming was more fun than being professional.

But would Barcode accept those offers or turn them down?

“Well, he’ll probably just decline.”

Why would Barcode, having it all, want to be a pro gamer?

Jericho shook off the swirling thoughts in his head and managed to fall asleep in a pleasant mood for the first time in a while.

*

The day after Curry’s Zero-Two penalty stream,

Waking up in a good mood, I checked the video from yesterday.

When I accessed Curry’s channel, the replay of yesterday’s stream was gone, but

I had recorded it separately to store for life, so it was all good.

I started the video at the moment Curry was dancing Zero-Two.

Back then, I laughed at Curry’s expression changing from anger to sadness to enlightenment, but now I wonder if the viewers were more excited about Curry’s Zero-Two dance itself.

‘Is it really that fun?’

Zero-Two dance.

What on earth is appealing about it that drives people crazy?

I had my doubts and rewatched the video, but I still couldn’t see what the appeal of the Zero-Two dance was.

‘Should I try it once?’

In that instant, the thought crossed my mind.

But I quickly shook my head.

I intended to ignore it and just check the community’s reaction but couldn’t shake the lingering questions that gnawed at me.

‘Why did Curry dance for 30 minutes?’

‘He has money and everything, so why?’

‘Just one dance would have been enough…’

‘Does he find dancing fun?’

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‘Still, dancing on a stream is a bit…’

‘…Isn’t it okay if I dance alone?’

If I danced alone, it might be fine.

After much deliberation over that conclusion, I made my decision.

Without turning on the broadcast, I clicked the cam on and started recording.

Standing away from the cam, I held my phone up to view Zero-Two dance tutorial videos.

I didn’t really need to search for tutorial videos, but my personality leaned toward ‘if we do it, let’s do it right,’ so I went with it.

“Lift both arms behind your head like a sit-up…”

“Don’t just raise your pelvis on the right side, do it diagonally…”

“Now lift your left pelvis in the same way…”

“Repeat this cycle, then lower both arms, curling your wrists like ribbons…”

“This is easier than I thought.”

Having learnt how to dance Zero-Two within a minute, I took my position.

And like in the tutorial, I raised both arms behind my head.

‘I thought it would be nothing when I heard about it.’

Raising both arms behind my head

was, for some reason, quite an embarrassing pose.

But since I wasn’t doing it on a broadcast like Curry, but alone,

I convinced myself I could handle this level of embarrassment and continued with the next move.

Following the lesson from the Zero-Two dance tutorial, I continued dancing for about a minute.

Just before I could no longer bear the embarrassment, I stopped the recording.

One thing I definitely learned from dancing Zero-Two was that

there was no addictive charm that would keep me hooked in the Zero-Two dance.

I sat down and replayed the recorded video from the beginning.

Did I really need to watch it? I thought, but I was curious about why people wanted to watch my Zero-Two.

“Ah.”

And I could understand that curiosity as soon as the dancing began.

As I shook my pelvis, my chest naturally swayed upwards,

and my arms being lifted behind my head blocked the swaying of my chest.

Thus, the more violently I moved, the more pronounced the movement of my chest became.

There were many elements that drew attention, like my hips and the arms raised pose,

but none could steal the gaze quite like the chest.

Watching the recorded video, I realized the reason people wanted to watch my Zero-Two,

and I quietly vowed to myself, never, absolutely, under no circumstances, will I dance again.

‘So that’s why they go wild.’

As a man, I knew all too well how honest sexual desires can be,

but I had never released such desires while watching a broadcast.

So I never expected viewers to so openly and honestly reveal those desires.

Understanding the reason, I still couldn’t bring myself to stop watching the Zero-Two recording.

Seeing myself in the video almost made me question if that was really me; my Zero-Two was quite the sight to behold.

The swaying of my body and the exaggerated movements of my chest influenced by gravity.

The devilish motion of my hips, making it seem like I was seducing men.

Breathless and with slightly parted lips.

And even though I was getting tired, there were glistening eyes.

Every point that a man could go crazy over was captured in the recording.

After watching the recording of my Zero-Two a few more times, I tossed it into the trash.

Then, I emptied the trash and got up.

By now, Ji-hye must have finished breakfast.

And perhaps because I had been moving intensely since the morning, I felt hungry.

As I opened the door and headed down to the first floor, I saw Ji-hye busy preparing breakfast.

Along with the usual phrase of “just wait a moment,” Ji-hye finished cooking and set the food on the table.

I faced her, ready to start my meal, but

“Um… I didn’t think you’d have a fancy for dancing.”

Puff! “What? What?”

Startled by Ji-hye’s sudden comment, I accidentally spluttered out the water I had been holding.

“Have you… seen it?”

“…Yes.”

“When did you see…?”

“You know, when I came up to tell you breakfast was almost ready; you were raising your arms behind your head.”

“Oh no, you saw everything.”

Dammit.

If I had known this would happen, I should have locked the door for sure.

“I-I think dancing is really cool and beautiful! I didn’t realize you had such a hobby, but I think it actually suits you quite well!”

“Thanks for the compliment at least. But could we drop the dance talk? It’s really frustrating.”

“Ah, yes.”

So, amidst the awkward atmosphere, we continued our meal.

“Sis, did I do something wrong?”

“No, it’s okay.”

Throughout the meal, Ji-hye, keeping a lookout, cautiously asked,

and I almost said, “If you had some sense, you should have kept it secret,” but stopped myself.

It was essentially my blunder for not locking the door to begin with.

Today, unlike yesterday, didn’t seem to start on a good note.

I swallowed back the sighs that kept creeping up during the meal.

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