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Translator: Vine
Chapter Title: Egostic, Are You Kidding Me?
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If 5 million people really get paid like he said, isn't that over 50 billion? He's insane. Is he some kind of walking mid-sized company? Lolololol.
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[Anonymous1]LOL, seriously, I have no idea who this guy is.
[Anonymous2]You tell someone, 'If you have that much money, just give me 100,000 won,' and they actually do it?
[Anonymous3]Is this a villain? This is a hero, LOL.
[Anonymous4]Hey, it's not 50 billion, it's 500 billion LOL.
ㄴ[Anonymous5]?
ㄴ[Original Poster]???
ㄴ[Anonymous6]Wow, holy crap, you're right LOL. 100,000 x 5 million is 500 billion, LOL.
ㄴ[Anonymous7]He's a walking large corporation, LOL.
ㄴ[Anonymous8]?? No, holy crap, isn't this like a country's monthly budget?
ㄴ[Anonymous9]A walking country, OMG.
ㄴ[Anonymous10]Mango Nation, OMG.
[Anonymous5]But seriously, how could anyone have that much money? If you send your account info, aren't you going to get hacked instead of paid?
ㄴ[Anonymous2]Nah, I sent my account info and got paid LOL. *Burp*
ㄴ[Anonymous5]Screw it, I guess I have no choice. I'm going to get my money too.
ㄴ[Anonymous11]Don't take it, you crazy bastards.
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[Seriously, aren't the people sending their account info insane?]
Do they have any sense or not?
I'm telling you, it's all those 'just me' attitudes adding up that will ruin us.
That bridge is going to be destroyed, and the people on it are going to die, I'm telling you!
Seriously, don't you have any conscience?
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[Yep~ Already got mine.]
[Fact served up hot)]
ㄴ[Even if your in-laws and distant relatives all participate, 5 million people won't be reached in 8 hours.]
ㄴ[Second helping of facts)]
ㄴ[If you don't live in Seoul, you don't care if the bridge breaks or not.]
ㄴ[Third helping of facts)]
ㄴ[If people die, it's because the heroes couldn't save them, why would it be our fault? LOL]
ㄴ[LOL]
ㄴ[LOL, Stardust will save them anyway, LOL.]
ㄴ[Yeah, so has there ever been a single casualty from a terror attack Egostic caused, LOL?]
[As long as it's not meeeeeee!]
[After reading this post, I immediately told my mom, dad, sister, and brother-in-law to send their account info.]
ㄴ[Hey, you too?]
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[Since we're anonymous, let's be honest]
I just watched the video and immediately took the 100,000 won: Upvote
People come first. I won't take it to live by my conscience: Downvote
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[Holy crap, look at the upvote/downvote ratio LOL.]
[? Didn't everyone send their parents' account info too to get paid?]
[Tonight, it's prime sirloin steak, yeahhhhh LOL.]
[Money's being duplicated, LOLOLOLOLOL.]
***
Egostic's latest act was a nationwide, socially participatory terror attack.
Whereas previous terror attacks had people sitting idly by, passively watching the terror unfold helplessly,
Egostic's terror attack completely flipped the concept on its head.
It was a terror attack where the perpetrators were not the 'terrorist' but, in effect, 'the citizens'.
In this terror attack, people actively became the perpetrators.
Everyone who received 100,000 won from Egostic became a perpetrator, the main culprit of this terror attack.
As he had stated, it was a terror attack to see just how selfish humans could be.
In truth, if everyone had just stayed put, this terror attack would have naturally disintegrated.
A terror attack that might not even have happened.
However.
The citizens of South Korea, as expected, did not betray expectations.
[Real-time Search Trends]
1. How to send account info
2. 100,000 won
3. How to receive 100,000 won
4. Egostic's address
5. Egostic 100,000 won
Despite the clear warning that the bridge would collapse if money was received,
people began indiscriminately sending their account details to receive money.
With Egostic continuously hijacking the three major terrestrial broadcasters to air instructions on how to get the free 100,000 won,
it was no exaggeration to say that everyone in South Korea who was awake was talking about this.
"Uh, Assistant Manager Kim. What are you doing right now?"
"Oh. Manager, take a look at this."
"Hmm? What's this?"
"If you send your account details here, they just give you 100,000 won. You should try it too, Manager."
"What? Really? Wait a minute..."
"No, but it says if more than 5 million people receive money, Mapo Bridge will be blown up? Assistant Manager Kim, isn't this morally problematic?"
"Oh, Manager. 5 million people isn't some trivial number, and do you really think 5 million people will send their info by 7 PM? One person like us taking it won't even make a difference."
"Is that so? Well, 5 million people is a lot. As you said, a few of us... Alright! I'll take it too. Assistant Manager Kim, have you already received yours then?"
"That's a good idea, Manager. Yes, all of us employees have already received ours."
"Really? Well, since we got paid, let's have a company dinner tonight! Hahahaha."
"Ah..."
***
"Hello? Cheolsu. What's up? It's unusual for you to call."
"Hey Mom. Send me your and Dad's account numbers. Oh, and Grandma's and Grandpa's too."
"Huh? Why? You're not trying to do something weird again, are you?!"
"No, it's not. It's just that everyone can get 100,000 won right now. Hurry up and tell me."
"You're not getting scammed, are you?"
"I told you I'm not! Just tell me quickly."
"Oh, this kid... Fine."
And so, she sent her son her own account details, along with those of her family.
A short while later, a notification popped up on her phone.
[Kim Joo-hee, 100,000 won has been deposited.]
"Oh my, it's real? Did my kid send me some pocket money?"
Surprised, she checked her banking app.
It simply showed that 100,000 won had been deposited by [Egoscord Co., Ltd.].
"What's Egoscord?"
Thus, not only her, but everyone who applied for the money, had the name Egoscord Co., Ltd. etched into their minds.
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[Why can only Koreans participate in this event? It's unfair. I wish foreigners could participate too.]
[This is the first time I've been jealous of Korea. Their villains don't steal money, they give it. Our villains need to take notes.]
[Did they say his name was Egostic? Unlike his name, he's not a selfish guy.]
[My Korean friends are already bragging about getting their money.]
With the occurrence of such a rare event from a global perspective, foreign news outlets and communities began to focus on the unique terror attack unfolding in Korea.
Meanwhile, YouTubers who confirmed the reactions from foreign communities were hastily producing "Korea-booster" content.
Egostic, who had caused all this ruckus, sat loftily atop the bridge.
Shivering from the cold.
"Achoo."
Sitting on the main tower of Mapo Bridge, I let out a sneeze.
*Sniff*, the weather's been getting chilly lately, and it's quite cold up here so high in the air.
I thought about quickly getting a hot pack, but if paparazzi caught me fiddling with one up here, it might look a bit pathetic.
So, I just shivered in the cold and puffed out some white breath. No, is it winter already? Why is my breath visible...
Looking down from the bridge, the cityscape of Seoul was visible at a glance.
What particularly stood out were the police cars surrounding both sides of the bridge.
It seemed they were blocking anyone from approaching.
And seeing that no one was walking across the bridge, I could say my threat was effective.
Where could Stardust be?
Perhaps watching from the other side of the bridge? Ready to come and save these two cars if need be.
Hmm.
Looking around Seoul, I could sense something different.
The Seoul from before I was transmigrated and the Seoul of this world were almost identical, but looking closely like this, I could see subtle differences.
For example, over there. There used to be a large building there, but it's not visible here. And this bridge... I remember Mapo Bridge having some suicide prevention messages, didn't it? Instead of that, it's decorated like a suspension bridge. Why? Are they aiming for a more dramatic effect of the bridge getting smashed by a monster?
Anyway, thanks to that, I had a place to sit, so I was grateful.
I shivered in the cold again and started spacing out, staring into the void.
In truth, it only looked like I was spacing out to others; I was actually looking at the chat window through my mask.
[Got 600,000 won by using all my family's accounts LOL. Huge profit LOL.]
[Ah, damn it, is it only one per person? I thought if I had multiple accounts, I could get it multiple times, so I applied for all of them, but all but one got rejected.]
[LOL, as if that would work LOL.]
[Breaking News) Government tried to block the site for sending account info to Egostic but failed.]
[He's a guy who can hack broadcast stations, do you think they can stop something like that?]
[Tsk, tsk,,, you rascals,,, did you sell,,, your consciences,,, for a measly bit of money!!,,, You crazy,,, bastards,,,,]
[Old man, put down the 100,000 won you got in your bank account and talk.]
As I killed time by looking at the chat window,
four hours had already passed.
Hmm, at this point, should I start again?
I turned the camera back on.
The video, which had only shown the remaining time and the account submission site, reversed, and my figure suddenly appeared.
Accordingly, the chat window, which had been quietly chattering among themselves, became lively once more.
[Oh, what's this?]
[Broadcast ON again LOLOLOLOLOL.]
Whew.
At this point, I should run my mouth once more.
"Yes, yes. Greetings, everyone! Egostic greets you once again. I trust you're all lightly refraining from taking 100,000 won for the sake of your conscience, right?"
[Ahem LOLOLOL.]
[Ah LOL, of course LOLOLOL.]
[A measly 100,000 won? We totally don't need it LOL (we need it)]
[Seriously, wouldn't take it even if you gave it to me LOL (already took it)]
[If these bastards are going to write their true feelings in parentheses, why are they running their mouths LOLOLOL.]
"Since almost half the time has passed, and for those of you who are still upholding your conscience, I'm going to hold a special event."
As I said that, I leaped from the main tower and landed on the ground.
*Thud*.
My cape fluttered from the impact of the jump.
From amidst my fluttering cape, I grinned and spoke to the camera.
"This time, I'm going to interview the people trapped in their cars."
"These people, whom you didn't hesitate to disregard their fate for the sake of 100,000 won. These people are someone's precious breadwinner, friend, son, and daughter, aren't they?"
"For those of you who shamelessly took money from me without feeling any pangs of conscience, I've prepared something special."
"Choose whether to save these people, or to immediately fill your wallets with 100,000 won."
Saying that, I began to approach the nearest car.
But seriously,
I didn't manipulate who was in the cars, so I have no idea who might be inside.
Hoping desperately that there wouldn't be a broadcast mishap, I approached the car.
Ah, still. What, surely no weirdo would be in there, right?