I actually had a good time playing Civilization, and I’m somewhat interested in World War II.

I read some alternate history novels related to it before, and they were pretty fun.

Moreover, the person who recommended this said it’s easy and enjoyable, so why not give it a try?

“I’ll give this a shot.”

– Please

– Don’t do it

– We are sorry.

“Ah, it’s because a viewer suggested it.”

– Hey, you punk, we’re viewers too!

– Can’t we just play League of Legends?

– Okay, just play Civilization then; I’ll let it slide.

“Then I’m really just going to dabble in it. Let’s see if there’s a discount first.”

Usually, these kinds of games aren’t cheap, right?

I can’t exactly say I won’t buy it for the stream, but if I’m just trying it, there’s no need to buy it without a discount.

“Wow, there’s a discount?”

But… coincidentally, it was indeed on sale.

– Please

– Just play the World Cup

– This is fun, you know?

– I’m sorry…

[Thank you for the 1,000 won donation, ㅇㅇ!]

You shouldn’t say you want to tear apart the one who recommended that game, everyone.

– Oh my

– You really want to tear them apart, huh? Haha

– What now?

“Ah, you shouldn’t be saying those bad words. By the way, I’ll go buy the game now.”

– Ah, don’t

– Just play League of Legends instead

– Aaaaaah!!

So I casually flipped through the pages and completed the game purchase.

If I’m going to do it, I might as well buy all the DLC, even though it’s still pretty pricey despite being on sale.

– No way, you bought all the DLC

– There’s a subscription model though

– This guy’s just rich, huh?

“Looks like everyone knows about it?”

I thought they didn’t know since they were acting like they didn’t care, but it turns out they know a bit?

– I don’t know, you jerk

– It just means you’re a sucker;

– Spoiler) I played for 1 hour and 50 minutes and got a refund.

“Well, if it’s really bad, I can always get a refund.”

Isn’t it customary to just try it out and refund it within 2 hours?

There have been a few games I’ve just dabbled in and returned.

“Then let’s look for other games while we wait for this one to install?”

– Sigh, go ahead

– Let’s check the game that was recommended earlier

– They’ve been having a lot of sales these days.

“Hmm, they really do have a lot of discounts.”

Saying this, I began flipping through the store page.

[Thank you for the 10,000 won donation, Miro!]

This person keeps suggesting only strategy simulations, haha.

– For real, stop with the strategy games already

– Come on, play something more casual

– Ah, this is interesting to me.

– We don’t have any casual games.

– Can’t you play something decent?

– Just follow what the other members are doing.

“Follow what the other members are doing, you say? Well, as I’ve said multiple times, Miro’s streams are more like… premium? Something like that.”

– Please, just make something generic…

– Stop with the old man games!!

– Premium? Nonsense.

“Ah, if you keep that up…”

I then showed the wishlist.

The only game I saved to buy when it’s on sale.

– ??

– What’s in the wishlist?

– You can’t be serious about that?

– This is insane, haha.

“Be prepared because someday, I will play it.”

Right then, it was the Romance of the Three Kingdoms game.

The latest installment in the traditionally long-running series that has over a dozen titles.

– Damn it

– If you play that, you’re really going to poop your pants.

– I’ll admit Civilization <— is indeed a god game...

“Everyone knows about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right?”

- I don’t know it.
- Isn’t that just for old men?
- Liu Bei is something.

“Ah, we’ve entered the generation that doesn’t know the Romance of the Three Kingdoms yet, huh? Are you all from MZ?”

- Well, it is MZ.
- Isn’t the Romance of the Three Kingdoms just a Chinese novel?

“Without knowing history, there can be no future for a nation!”

- Is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms history?
- Nonsense, haha.
- Are you Chinese?

Looking at the chat, it sure is a sight to see.
Do these people really not know the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

“We’ve come to the generation that doesn't know Zhuge Liang’s oath…”

- I know that, you know?
- I won’t deny it.
- I know Zhuge Liang.

“Then how about Sima Yi?”

- Who's that?
- Nonsense.
- They don’t know him.

“Sigh.”

Honestly, I don’t know that much about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms either.
I only know the basic stuff but I guess that's enough to tease the audience here.

“Do you all know about World War II?”

- Yeah.
- I know a bit about it.
- Wasn't it the Nazis fighting the Americans?

“I don’t know much about it.”

- ???
- Why are you asking?
- You don’t know that?
- A nation without history, and yet…

“So let's learn about it together from now on.”

Saying that, I launched the game that had just been installed.

- Aaaaah!
- Please…
- Stop.
- I’m sorry.

“Hmm… it’s in English?”

- Is there no Korean patch?
- You need to subscribe to the creation section for that.

“Do I have to download the Korean patch separately? Hold on a second.”

So I subscribed to the Korean patch from the creation section and started the game again.

“Hmm.”

Upon starting, the screen was quite basic.

- Hahaha
- Is this a game from the 2010s?
- Ugh.

“Hey, don’t slander it. Want me to play solo? This is fine, right?”

After clicking to play solo and selecting a new game, two scenarios came up.
1936 and 1939.

Hmm… seeing this unfriendly UI makes me think
I might want to quit the game, which sounds rude to the viewers.

Is this game really harder than I thought? It said it was easy in a café post.

- 39, let’s go.
- Isn’t 39 better if you’re a newbie?
- 36 is better.
- Play 36.

The viewers, while they were busy cursing, were already immersed in the game.
If I quit here, I’ll get flamed hard.

Now it’s an issue of trust, so I went ahead and clicked on 36.

Then the screen showed the seven representative countries.

“Do I just choose one of these?”

- Yep.
- Choose Germany.
- Germany is default.

“Germany? Alright then.”

Well, when you're in doubt, just follow what the viewers suggest.

“Hmm...”

So I chose Germany as the starting nation and began the game.
The screen changed to display the layout of Europe.
But….

“Is there no tutorial?”

Is there no tutorial for the game? It just starts like this?

- There is one, but you jumped right into single-player.
- Just play it.
- Just click on anything and go.
- Deal with the alerts up there.
- I don’t even know, damn it.

“Hmm… Alright then.”

The UI was surprisingly more complicated than I thought.
They said to build factories and research, but it’s filled with all kinds of unfamiliar terms.

As I clicked around and explored, I stumbled upon something intriguing.

“Remove Hitler?”

- No, that can’t happen.
- Oh, haha.
- Let’s do it!
- Play something else.
- That sounds fun.
- If you do that, you’ll be ruined.

“Ah, it’s my mission to expel the wicked Nazi Party from our German Nation.”

Hitler was a bad guy, right?
Is there really an issue with getting rid of such a person?

So, I chose to remove Hitler.

“Is it taking a while? Let’s speed things up in the meantime.”

- Uh-oh.
- Was that a good choice?
- What’s happening??
- It’s all over now.
- Spoiler) I’m getting a refund.

“What’s there to ruin?
Just because that guy is gone, it won’t bring down the country.
My grand German Empire is….

[Hitler Removal Completed!]

So time passed, and Hitler was expelled.
And, my German Empire was split in half not even five minutes after it started.

“Hey? What’s this?”

- Hitler staged a rebellion.
- Should we suppress it quickly?
- The AI really is something.

“I don’t even know how to move armies.”

- As the leader of the Great German Empire, you better be able to command the army.
- Oh no, I'm done for.
- It's really over now.

“Just a moment, just a moment please.”

Still, thanks to my gaming experience, I managed to learn how to move the army after clicking around a bit but…

“Eh.”

[Game Over]

Ultimately, my German Empire fell to the rebel forces.

“Seriously, what the hell.”

It quickly pushed forward and ended before I even knew it.

“Wait, is it over already?”

- Now let’s do the tutorial.
- Yep.
- Let’s do a second try directly, shall we?
- That’s how you learn, right?

“Aha, okay, I get it now.”

This game is way harder than I expected.
The difficulty level is on a whole different path from Civilization.

Maybe it’s just because it's my first time playing a game like this.

Clack.
I exited the game.

- ???
- You jerk.
- I kind of saw this coming.
- Phew, haha.

“It hasn’t even been two hours, right?”

And just like that, I got a refund.
I’ll do it later.

- Sheesh.
- You idiot, haha.
- What now?

“What do you want to do now? Hmm….”

I can’t just end the stream like this.
I quit the game a lot faster than I expected.

Honestly, I wanted to give it a shot, but it needs to be at least moderately difficult.
Coming in with the mindset that it would be something like Civilization was a bit much for me.

“First off, I should probably temporarily block the person who wrote that viral recommendation saying it was easy, right?”

- I agree with that.
- Let’s do it right away.
- Let’s just ban them.
- What a jerk, haha.

Thus, I dealt with the user who dared to mock the host and the viewers while thinking about what to do next.

“Are the other members streaming right now?”

- Yep.
- Everyone except Mile is streaming.
- Let’s go see them.

They’re all streaming?
Shall I sneak a peek at what the other members are doing?

So, with a sly smirk, I opened a new window and entered Dwitch.

At the top of Dwitch were the streams of the members proudly displayed, with Anna’s stream at the very top.

“Oh, she’s singing right now?”

- You should sing a bit too.
- Anna sings really well.
- I’m also tuned in.

I clicked on her stream and immediately heard Anna’s singing.

“Hmm… she’s good.”

She really is good.
Her vocal skills are on another level; she must have a musical background.

“But Miro is the best, right?”

- Um…
- Is that so?
- Miro’s sweat mustache;
- Honest opinion) Isn’t Anna on top?

“Ah, I’ll stop here.”

At this rate, I’d end up losing all my viewers to Anna.
I turned off Anna’s stream and moved on to Haru’s stream next.

“Oh, she’s playing League of Legends?”

- Yep.
- She’s not very good.
- You should also play some League of Legends.

“Can’t play?”

- Was she Bronze?
- She’s only playing for the stream anyway.
- She still puts in effort though.

“Hmm…”

I took a moment to watch her and it really was apparent she’s not good. Oh, she just died.

Tap-tap—
I typed in the chat while watching the stream.

(Miro) - Ah, that's not how you do that.
(Miro) - Hmm...

- ???
- What are you doing?

[Oh, is that Miro? What’s up~ Don’t backseat me!]

I could hear Haru’s voice coming through the headset, still sounding calm.

(Miro) - The skills should be leveled in the order of qew...
(Miro) - Here are three reasons why you lost that lane.

- ???
- What’s she doing?
- What a crazy girl.

“Alright, everyone, today’s content.”

[You want to get kicked out?]

Just as I was pondering what to do, seeing Haru play League gave me a pretty good idea.

Tap-tap-tap—

(Miro) - Ah... I should've engaged with the damage trade just now, what a pity, but you seem to have talent! You lost this match, but—

[Hey!!]

“It’s a stepping stone to clear it!”

Haru clear.
Who’s next?