‘The key to the house called Korea goes to the Koreans.’
‘No tax should be spent even a dime for immigrants.’
Currently, these phrases best reflect the nature of the Republican Party, which occupies half of the seats in the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.
Now, with a centrist president elected, extreme tendencies have faded significantly compared to the past.
Even just ten years ago, it was said openly in front of the media that stateless individuals should be immediately deported regardless of age.
In the midst of a global economic crisis, trade balance and other economic indicators fared relatively well, allowing the Republican Party to remain the ruling party even after a shift in power.
However, now even that has been pushed to its limits.
Due to the flutter of a butterfly that flew in from somewhere, a storm has hit the National Assembly.
Members of parliament, exchanging vulgar words and loud voices, decided to take a break for a moment.
“Oh man, the Republican Party members are fierce. It seems like Member Bae came fully prepared today?”
A young man approached the gray-haired parliament member who had just washed his hands in the bathroom and started a conversation.
An unpleasant look briefly crossed Bae Seong-jun’s face, but he shook off his hands and replied dully.
“Member Eom Jun-yong? I think this is our first meeting?”
Bae Seong-jun is a three-term member of parliament from the Democratic Party.
The implication was that he was not at a level where he could talk one-on-one with someone who lucked into their first term, meaning he should scram, but Eom Jun-yong laughed it off cheekily.
“Looks like you were trying to catch me off guard, but instead got your hair pulled and now your head must hurt a lot.”
If there’s a recent hot topic, it would undoubtedly be the leak of Unique Magic.
Even the term leak isn’t quite appropriate since magic originally had no nationality, but in politics, ‘wording’ is always more important than the original meaning.
As NoName led the way, Japan’s policy of recruiting high-quality talent became widely known, and noticeable numbers of talents began to leave Korea as well.
‘It’s only natural that such results occur when the Republican Party forces excessive patriotism on individuals while not providing any rewards for their achievements.’
‘The limitations of nationalism have been revealed. Isn’t it because of the bad laws you made that NoName lived as a stateless person until last year? If the child hadn’t been adopted and grew up, would they have been deported just like everyone else?’
If this scenario had unfolded, it would have been the best, but the catalyst for Na-me registering Unique Magic in Japan happened to be his meeting with Bae Seong-jun.
‘If you had just talked properly to that kid back then, none of this would have happened. Why are you coming to us with complaints?’
Having barely found a breath of relief, the Republicans began to attack only Bae Seong-jun in return.
“So what do you want to say?”
“I’m just frustrated. Why are you old folks deliberating about what the kid wants? They’ve already given you a list of everything they need. Just find the culprits and punish them. Follow up on Valpurgis’s activities in Korea to figure out their intentions. What’s the point of reviving the special investigative committee? Everyone’s just being cautious, and no one is stepping up to take responsibility.”
“You…”
Bae’s gaze toward Eom Jun-yong shifted.
“You weren’t thinking of going back to being an entertainer after your term was over, were you? Was the purpose to get into the special committee?”
He wanted to be put into the special committee.
This was the sincere feeling of Eom Jun-yong, who was elected as an independent from the Gangnam District and not even from a proportional representation.
He had been judged as someone who just rode a stroke of luck, but Bae’s perception of him began to change by the second.
“Think well, Member Bae. There’s less than a year until the next general election. Everyone knows your position in the party is becoming precarious; heaven knows, the earth knows, even the passing dog knows, so don’t you think you should prepare a countermeasure?”
The Valpurgis Special Investigation Committee, which wasn’t part of the executive, legislative, or judicial branches, was currently just a pathetic shell of an organization.
Eom Jun-yong’s declaration that he would resign from parliament and join the special committee meant he was willing to stake his political life against the political realm without any protection.
Where does that confidence even come from?
“What did your father do?”
*
It didn’t feel like I had done much, yet the vacation had flown by.
Tomorrow already marks the start of the new semester.
There was a blend of excitement at seeing the kids I hadn’t met during the break and a sense of hopelessness at having to sacrifice some of my free time.
Indeed, the concept of school is worth philosophical exploration—
“Hey! You there, kid! Wait a second!”
“Me?”
I was returning home after finishing the last special training with the academy kids.
An ice cream that hadn’t been finished yet was dripping down.
The apartment security guard suddenly called out to me loudly and gestured for me to come over.
“I think all of this is delivery for you. Want to check?”
Behind the management office, boxes of packages were piled high like a mountain.
Though the recipient’s address wasn’t written correctly, the name ‘NoName’ was clearly marked in English.
“Right? Oh, it’s been chaos since last week! Sending them back should take a day or two at most. Since it’s delivery for you, could you bring it all back with your father later?”
Could it be that after the Genius Discovery Team’s broadcast, there are those who started sending me gifts?
I probably couldn’t provide an accurate address, so it seemed they just sent them based on the apartment complex name.
“Just give me a cart. I’ll drag them back all at once.”
Twenty delivery boxes.
If I stacked them well, maybe I could take them all in one go?
Two stacked would make a total of ten layers.
That would roughly be 4 meters tall, so if I held steady at the shaking points with the aura…
“No, no, no! I’ll just call another security guard to bring it to your house.”
“Thanks.”
“Sure. Oh, your ice cream is going to melt! Be careful when entering your house!”
A few minutes later, around thirty items, including small packages and wrapping paper, were neatly piled up in my room.
I had to clear them out before Professor Cheon returned from the mart.
Last time, I heard him say I hadn’t cleaned my room.
As I pondered a solution, I ran up to the floor above and pressed the bell.
Ding-dong—
Ding-dong—
Ding-dong-ding-dong-ding-dong-ding-dong—
“I’m coming out!”
The door swung open forcefully to reveal Yoon-seul, who had on a sleep mask and was rubbing her eyes as she looked down at me.
“What? You just woke up? It’s three in the afternoon!”
“Na-me? Yawn… What brings you here?”
“Can you hold some of my stuff? I have too much in my room. Aren’t there empty rooms available?”
“Huh? Uh, sure. How much stuff are we talking about?”
“It’s a bit hard to explain.”
Even stretching my arms as wide as I could, my body isn’t long enough to hold it all.
*
[NoName Minor Gallery]
[If you want to see NoName in animal pajamas waving a magical girl’s staff? Go right now to ipfs://www.twish.ch/noname]
(broadcast capture.jpg)
Not a bait, but for real.
[Comments]
– Oh, nice synthesis lol
– Based on the effort, have a big upvote!
– Wakamakahehkshd lol!
– She really turned on the broadcast? Let’s go, let’s go~
– ?????? What’s this now???
Sundays were the times when viewers crowded the most, regardless of the broadcasting time.
On such a day, Na-me’s broadcast, energized by Kariri’s attraction, was breaking records with over 20,000 viewers just 20 minutes after starting.
And it was still increasing sharply.
“Oh please…”
[NoName]
[Just Chatting – Unboxing]
[Broadcasting Time – 0:19:01]
[Number of Viewers – 24384]
“Na-me, let’s try using this too!”
Yoon-seul placed a rabbit headband on Na-me’s head, bursting into laughter.
– Kyahhhhhh
– This is the right way to do a broadcast lol
– She’s so cute, NoName haha
– Kariri’s on fire today
– Just clip it, NoName is a god!!!
As Na-me shot Yoon-seul a fierce glare, Yoon-seul finally picked up the rabbit ears and placed them back on the desk.
On the other hand, the comments section was flooded with people criticizing Yoon-seul for taking it off too soon.
“I’ll change into pajamas. Isn’t this enough to show?”
[‘Celeb’ donated 30,000 won!]
– If she wears it a bit longer, maybe the kid will get more energized for surgery…?
The catalyst for the unboxing broadcast was simple.
One viewer wrote a letter expressing gratitude for their young daughter, who had been undergoing long-term treatment but seemed to have regained her smile after watching Na-me’s broadcast.
For the girl facing major surgery, Na-me turned on the broadcast in the animal pajamas they sent.
This story quickly spread across various communities.
As viewers urged her on to wear the animal pajamas for even one more minute, they delicately walked the line.
[‘Allone’ donated 10,000 won!]
– According to research from the University of Wisconsin, seeing cute cats helps release 18% more serotonin, aiding emotional stability and boosting immunity!
A viewer who seemed to have completely grasped Na-me laid out a reason she couldn’t refuse.
“… Alright. Then I’ll wear this until the broadcast is over. Yoon-seul, it’s hot, so could you turn the air conditioner on for me?”
– Epic lol
– I won’t forget the hero of Allone…!
– I can’t find any such research though lol
– Shh!
– Na-me neko na-me neko na-me neko na-me neko
Various gifts came in, so the types and price ranges were diverse.
Some sent 1,000-won jelly from the convenience store right in front of my house, while others gifted luxury children’s watches nearing a million won.
The reasons for the gifts were varied too.
Just because they were longtime fans, asking her to turn on the broadcast more frequently, or belated birthday presents.
Despite being lazy to read through all the letters, Na-me sat quietly in the middle of her messy room, reading every single one.
Sometimes, there were rather awkward gifts too.
– Whoa…!
– LOL
– Protect Na-me!
– Whoa, this is a bit…
– No! Hide it!
– Seriously, they’re going overboard this time ;;
– Outrageous max
It was a large bright red hat that was way too big for Na-me.
Had it just been the color, it could have been laughed off as merely tacky, but the number displayed prominently was the problem.
[Symbol No. 1, Ijo-won]
A Republican emblem popped out of the random box.
[‘Kentrump’ donated 1,000 won!]
– Na-me, that’s support! Hurry and throw it away!
Twitch streamers are particularly sensitive to 19+ content and political remarks.
There’s a widespread understanding that these two elements should never be intertwined, so viewers often tease streamers by going after them like this.
But Na-me was only eight.
The viewers naturally freaked out, and as Yoon-seul attempted to quickly take the hat off, Na-me boldly put it on her head.
– Emergency!!!!!
– Patriotic conservative NoName lol
– Candidate NoName lol
– NoName to the National Assembly!
– Hilarious, lol
– Look how big the hat is, it’s even covering her eyes, lol, so cute!
Na-me rummaged in the very bottom drawer of her desk.
Wearing the blue scarf she received from Member Bae Seong-jun during the Genius Discovery Team shoot, she brushed off the controversy.
– What unbelievably terrible hybrid is this, lol
– Red~ Blue~
– Mixing makes purple
– It tasted purple!
– Look at that no-backdown attitude, lol, this is a total young kid’s move.
– Wow~ Left-right merger success!
– NoName! NoName! NoName! NoName! NoName!
“What on earth are you doing, Na-me?”
Yoon-seul asked, astonished.
“Because if I don’t, the visible area of the animal pajamas gets smaller.”
“Ah…”
She couldn’t bring herself to change outfits for the viewers, so this was the solution she came up with.
– No, but can I change now? lol
– Still, Na-me really is kind, staying in it until the end.
– The comments are chaotic with 1s and 2s spamming, it’s genuinely dizzying;;
– Manager weeping
– Even with chat running on 5-lane, the regeneration is so fast I can’t even see it.
30,000 viewers, whoa, this is unprecedented; it’ll break the broadcast at this rate.
One last present remained.
Unlike the colorful wrapping paper of the other gifts, it looked a bit different.
The identity of an object, wrapped dozens of times in bubble wrap or similar, was none other than a music box.
“Wow, it’s a music box? It’s pretty!”
“I can feel a small amount of mana inside.”
“Right, nowadays music boxes work automatically if you just insert mana. They probably included a few songs in advance, right?”
“Really? I didn’t know that.”
– Isn’t that for expensive music boxes?
– Yeah, this looks like just a cheap toy, lol.
– If it plays a cute song, I might lose my mind.
– Na-me’s still a kid… she needs to play children’s songs…
– Children’s songs, lol.
Click—
Just as Na-me was winding the music box halfway, her body suddenly stiffened, and she bit her lip.
Moreover, her expression, known for not changing much, was showing bigger changes than ever before.
“Are you okay? Is something wrong? If it’s not turning well, I can help—”
“Yoon-seul, get out right now.”
“Huh?”
“Get out! Right now! Get out of the room!”
Na-me yelled with a raised voice.
It wasn’t her usual purposely low tone of voice.
Her natural high-pitched voice shot out, and it even cracked slightly at the end.
Yoon-seul stepped back and exited the room.
“Close the door.”
Na-me checked that Yoon-seul had shut the door and then gazed at the music box in her right hand with widened eyes.
“What a ridiculous thing.”
A deep golden aura enveloped her body.
The blazing aura, fiery as a flame, drew gasps in the comment section.
But right now, Na-me had no time to care about that.
She hastily traced a magic circle on the floor with her left hand.
[3rd Circle Reversal: Engraving Release]
Three magic circles burst forth from the music box, shattering one by one in order from the left.
Then one cracked but continued to shine beautifully.
‘This isn’t a music box.’
Disguised as a music box.
‘Those damn fools even thought of the reversal.’
It was a priest bomb.
KAAA-BOOM!
Thick black smoke instantly engulfed the entire room.
At the same time, the broadcast cut off, and 30,000 missing persons were born on Twitch.
