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Donation Notification:

“5,000,000 won donation from King God Korea VIP!

— Sister, is this world really real? Does God exist? Are there no other heroes? Are you protecting Korea?”

[VIP? No way, is this guy actually the president? LOL]

[Hey! What president has time to watch streams?]

[Since a hero just appeared, other country leaders are probably watching right now, right?]

[Who knows?]

VIP? You can’t be serious, that’s actually the president!

I have no idea who the person behind that monitor is, but since it’s a question that came in through a donation, I decided to answer it sincerely.

“Yes, this world exists. We’ve all been summoned to different worlds and became heroes. I don’t know how many there are. The worlds are too diverse. As for God? Yes, God exists. But it’s probably not in the sense we’re familiar with. They can do a lot, but they’re not all-powerful like depicted in religions. Think of them more as a kind of upper management. Other heroes… well, this is everyone from Earth, the heroes who have returned, and a few more might arrive soon. According to the god of this star, about six or so. As for Korea, well, it’s the land I’ve lived in, so I’ll protect it—strictly for defense purposes, of course.”

“Bitch, is that what matters?! We need to unite the North… *cough*!”

[LOL, religious organizations are going to be in chaos]

[The hero says God exists]

[Theology majors are also losing their minds]

[It’s shockingly intense]

[More heroes? If they all come, would there be 11 in total?]

[WTF, what the hell]

[Korea’s national prestige is rising!]

[With this, the permanent member of the UN is Korea!]

[Let’s unite the North! Please!]

[Let’s go as far as Yongdong!]

Right now, questions were coming in compressed within one donation.

At first, I was so bewildered by the sudden downpour of donations.

In fact, I ended the stream in confusion, not wanting to create more controversies on the World Tree Wiki.

I resumed the stream and canceled the donations I received.

Looking back, none of those were questions I needed to focus on anyway; they seemed to be just random nonsense nobody really believed.

However, I decided to tweak the rules a bit.

If viewers had any curiosity, they could ask just one question, set at a minimum donation of 5,000,000 won.

If someone sent a donation and then later contributed more without any response, I declared I would kick them out immediately.

By raising the minimum donation and limiting question rights, I ruthlessly suppressed the chatter in the chat room, and there was finally some sign of calming down.

I also decided to unfreeze the chat that had been put on ice.

To eliminate lag as much as possible, I employed measures like a 5-minute limit until the next chat, a 10-minute slow mode, and hyper subscriber-only chat.

“Ah, feels like I’m writing a paper.”

Next to me, Ji-hye was quickly typing on the keypad, creating real-time English subtitles.

The viewers watching the stream weren’t all domestic, so it was a global standard move.

With one donation, a plethora of questions came pouring out, and responses also increased.

I felt like a pianist playing the keys of an incredibly difficult piece.

Donation Notification:

“5,000,000 won donation from Popularization!

— Are there any returning heroes of Chinese nationality? Are they all Korean? Is there perhaps a fellow Joseon person?”

That’s a strange question…

I tilted my head slightly at the pointed question about China.

Anyway, I had established a hotline with the god of Earth after defeating the Demon King last time, so the content of the donation was quickly fed back.

In conclusion…

“According to the information given by the god of this star, they are all Korean. Born in Seoul, deep-rooted Koreans since their ancestors. Five men and one woman. Originally, this world has not summoned many heroes. So it seems that only humans from this country have been produced as heroes. Now that plans have changed, in order to manage smoothly, only Koreans will be summoned as heroes from now on. Beyond that, the detailed criteria are hard to interpret with the technology of this era, so I’ll pass on that.”

[Yes! That’s the answer I was waiting for!]

[Only the hero holding country! Let’s go!]

[Wow, this is an amazing development.]

[Korea, rising mysteriously!]

[We should declare today a national holiday!]

[I’ll only believe in you, sister!]

With the donation limit raised so high, pointless conversations no longer cluttered the screen.

That’s when Da-young lightly poked me in the side and cautiously spoke up.

“Sister, are the ones coming in the future also going to be Korean?”

“Yeah, all the heroes summoned so far have been Koreans. And the reason future heroes will also be Korean is that I will manage them all going forward. Through a contract with this star.”

“What?!”

I didn’t intend to tell the other heroes, but it seems like I’ve unintentionally caused a misunderstanding.

Everyone’s reaction was filled with astonishment as if I had been subjected to unfair trade.

I thought a chance would come over time to clarify.

But it’s time for that moment to come, isn’t it?

I needed to quell the unease, so I smiled reassuringly and calmed everyone down.

“Don’t worry, it’s not a slave contract. And it was also a necessary step for the improvement of hero rights.”

“What’s that contract about?”

[This is big]

[Something huge is coming]

[What more could be bigger after something so big already came??]

Honestly, I hesitated about whether to mention this.

“I’ve been granted all authority over hero management. From now on, I will manage the heroes of this Earth.”

“That’s something really huge.”

Yuri’s straightforward surprise made me scratch my cheek.

It felt like declaring, ‘I am the commander of the heroes!’ or something like that.

It’s shameful, really.

 

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