Chapter 81: The Birth of a Concept

“……Dekarn, you say?”

“Yes. Dekarn tipped me off.”

Sinchon.

After meeting with Seongu, Baehyunwoo heard something unexpected from him.

The story was that the owner of a floor could deal with challengers however they wanted.

Of course, ‘however they wanted’ didn’t mean something like harm—it was more about shortening the challenge time or things like that.

‘It’s true that up until now, no one has ever defeated a boss monster in the Infinite Tower.’

Baehyunwoo’s nostrils flared at this new information.

Especially for someone like him, almost addicted to new content, any fresh Warload info was always welcome.

And besides, the Infinite Tower boss was an unexplored domain, something no one had ever hunted before.

In other words, Seongu’s achievements as the only one to have ever defeated a boss monster in the Infinite Tower would always be a hot topic.

How could his nostrils not flare in excitement?

Seongu spoke up.

“So, I was originally going to do a normal run through the 2nd floor, then take down the boss monster, tear up my ticket, and re-challenge.”

“That way you can really toy with the boss monster and create new content, right?”

“Yeah. But if what Dekarn said is true, I don’t think I’ll be able to put out a video like a proper 1st floor strategy.”

“Then there’s no helping it. You never know what mood the 2nd floor’s owner will be in, so we’ll have to scrap the original plan and play it by ear.”

“That’s probably the only way, right?”

“It has to be. But that’s exactly why we can’t do a live stream.”

“Why not?”

“There are too many variables. What if the owner of the 2nd floor invites you directly, Seongu? And if you fail the challenge… your image would take a huge hit.”

“Did I even have an image to lose…?”

“No, not really. But if you think about it, that means you can start building a new image. Think about it—the first player to clear the 1st floor of the Infinite Tower. How cool is that? That’s why you need to keep that prestige going.”

Baehyunwoo wanted to make the player called Revan as cool as possible.

It made building a fandom so much easier.

Baehyunwoo continued.

“Seongu, there’s a world of difference between succeeding on your first try and finally succeeding after several retries. And you’ve got a 2nd floor ticket, so even if you fail your first try, you can use the data from that attempt to make your second challenge look like the first in the edited video.”

“Isn’t that cheating?”

“Hm-hmm, there’s a reason it’s called an edited video. Isn’t what’s good just good?”

“Maybe so…”

It felt a bit off, but Baehyunwoo’s logic made some sense.

“Just think about it. Amazing monster, broken character, another level, an insurmountable fourth-dimensional wall.”

“What?”

“Your character gives off the vibe of an overpowered, broken character, right? In the end, people will hype you up no matter what you do.”

Baehyunwoo’s eyes sparkled.

The words sounded a bit cheap, but the image Baehyunwoo wanted to create was, in fact, one of the most effective in the current market.

‘Why do people watch streams anyway? Sure, for fun, but the fundamental reason is to live vicariously through what they themselves can’t do. That’s why people watch game streams in the first place.’

So if Seongu, despite being low-level, kept showing off another level of play, maybe his channel would—

‘Not just in Korea, but maybe worldwide.’

Baehyunwoo saw the potential in Seongu.

“Of course, that’s only if the floor owner invites you directly, Seongu. If he’s not moody and just waits for you quietly, then just stick to the original plan.”

“Hmm… Got it.”

“Well, that’s enough about the Infinite Tower… Oh right, our planning department held a meeting about the future direction of the ‘Physics 101’ channel. Would it be all right if I shared what we discussed now?”

“Direction?”

“Yes. I watched all the videos you sent and got a general idea. Oh, before that, there’s something I wanted to ask… Why is the channel called ‘Physics 101’?”

The reason for the channel name.

There were so many things to handle. The videos had been so stimulating.

Maybe that’s why he hadn’t asked the most basic thing.

Seongu answered Baehyunwoo’s question simply.

“It’s nothing special, just a concept.”

“A concept?”

“Yeah. I’m a mage, but I fight like a warrior, right? And mages have this intellectual image. I thought if I played into that, it’d be a fun concept. So that’s why it’s called ‘Physics 101’.”

“So the concept you want to go with is…?”

“Yep. Physical therapist.”

“Ah!”

Baehyunwoo burst out laughing at Seongu’s explanation.

Now that he heard it, it made sense.

A mage whose main attacks are physical—‘Physics 101’ really did fit.

But to even throw in the ‘physical therapist’ bit on top…

‘This could be fun.’

Physical therapist.

Not just anyone can pull off that theme.

Because to do the physical therapist concept, you fundamentally have to be better and stronger than your opponent.

And of course, your attacks would need to be physical.

‘I can already picture some great content.’

The idea of new content made Baehyunwoo smile.

He spoke up.

“If you’re going with the physical therapist concept, how about actually wearing a white coat and carrying a stethoscope around on stream?”

“Funny you mention that—I’ve already ordered a coat.”

“Huh? Already?”

“Of course. The video will probably go up sometime today, and I think you’ll be surprised when you see it. I cleared a bunch of epic quests in Gard Castle, and there’s more variety than you might expect. Oh, and this time, a lot of Masterials appear in the video too.”

“Masterials? The craftsmen who make masterpieces?”

“Yeah. I commissioned them to make my coat. Using the leather I got from Master Orc, no less.”

“Whoa!”

Totally unexpected news.

It was like a tsunami.

Faced with Seongu’s endless stream of content, Baehyunwoo grinned in genuine delight.

‘The more I get to know him, the more interesting he is.’

Maybe that’s why Baehyunwoo trusted him more.

After hearing Seongu, Baehyunwoo asked,

“So do you know when the coat will be finished?”

“They said about two days.”

“Two days, huh…”

Baehyunwoo mulled over that, then suddenly, as if he’d had a great idea, started speaking again.

“Then how about we do this?”

“Do what…?”

In response to Seongu’s question, Baehyunwoo shared his new ideas.

And when Baehyunwoo was done, Seongu nodded with a satisfied smile.

“That sounds great.”

“Right? That way, the content will be richer and we can play it safe.”

“As expected of you, Department Head. Veteran streamers really are on another level.”

“Heh, this is what I do, after all.”

Satisfied with their meeting, the two shook hands, and after Baehyunwoo returned to the company, the planning team had to endure a marathon meeting that lasted three hours.

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[Connecting to Warload.]

[May you become a shining hero in the Great War.]

[Starting Warload gameplay.]

The next day, Revan logged back into the game.

He opened his inventory, checked over his items, and nodded to himself.

‘Shall we begin?’

Even though he’d had playtime left yesterday, he hadn’t logged in.

He was preparing for today’s event.

After finishing his inventory check, Revan whispered to someone.

Then, manipulating the system window, he brought up a familiar question.

[Would you like to start a live stream on the WarTube account, ‘Physics 101’ channel?]

The system’s question.

It was asking if he wanted to start a live stream.

And Revan’s answer was already set.

“Yes.”

[Starting live broadcast.]

[Live broadcast has started on the ‘Physics 101’ channel.]

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

As soon as he turned on the live stream with his WarTube account, notifications started popping up for subscribers.

The number of viewers was shooting up at an alarming rate.

In just a few minutes, it had already passed five hundred, but Revan calmly began setting up his broadcast account, just as he’d learned yesterday.

-mulha!

-mulha!

-mh.

-mh!

-What’s this?

-What is this, what is this?

-Live stream out of nowhere?

-This isn’t going to just fizzle out again, is it? lol.

-So what color are your panties today!

Comments running wild.

Most likely because the last live stream had ended anticlimactically.

Once he finished setting up, Revan waved at the camera graphics that appeared thanks to the new setup and greeted everyone.

“Mulha! Welcome, everyone. This is Revan of Physics 101.”

-So what color are your panties, then!

-Why are you streaming this time?

-Another bait stream?

-Revan, explain what happened yesterday!

-Revan, apologize for betraying your fans!

-So, opanmu!

-Mulha!

-mh!

There were some aggressive comments demanding an apology for yesterday, but overall, the mood wasn’t that bad.

So he continued speaking without pressure.

“Hello! The reason I suddenly turned on a live stream today is because the last one ended too abruptly, so I wanted to hold a special event for my subscribers.”

-An event?

-Oh, so you’re going to try to make it up to us like this?

-You think this will shut us up?

-Too much money was at stake…!

-So what’s the event?

-You giving away your used panties or what?

-Going to do a dungeon run with us?

-Forget all that, just clear the 2nd floor!

-This time you got company permission for the event, right? lol.

Comments all over the place.

But even amid the chaos, Revan was sharp enough to spot the pointed questions and kept the stream moving.

“Of course. This time I coordinated everything with the company. Last time, I went into the Infinite Tower on a sudden live stream and got an earful. Anyway, that’s not the point. Let me tell you about the event I’m hosting today.”

What could the event be?

As viewers’ curiosity grew, so did the flood of comments.

Revan smiled lightly at the rapidly rising viewer count.

“I promise you, today’s event will more than make up for yesterday’s sudden stream shutdown.”

-What is it, what is it?

-Why are you being so coy?

-Just say it already!

-lol if it’s lame, you’re dead meat

-Think you could kill him?

-I bet you could

Drawing out the suspense like a finale of a talent show, Revan took his time.

Then, when he thought he’d made them wait long enough, he pulled out a necklace from his pocket and showed it to the camera.

“The event I’m holding today is none other than an auction of my belongings. In particular, I’ll be putting up this necklace that’s caused so much buzz.”

The necklace that Revan showed to the camera.

It was none other than Anthosrin’s Symbiotic Pendant.

(End of serialization) The Mage Doesn’t Hide His Power