CHAPTER 283: GUMIHO

Ethan immediately opened Gumiho’s channel.

-The number of likes required for subscription is ’20’.

‘Since Gumiho isn’t a major god.’

The subscription cost was cheaper than expected.

It seemed to be priced that way because it was a deity with different mythologies passed down in each East Asian country.

“The algorithm must have recommended it appropriately.”

Ethan promptly subscribed to Gumiho.

-You have subscribed to Nine-tailed Fox Spirit Gumiho!

After subscribing to Gumiho, Ethan immediately examined her channel.

“Oh ho.”

Ethan had quite a surprised expression after examining the channel.

“All the videos are shorts?”

There are gods of various dispositions in the New World.

As a result, there were several gods who wanted to show off their abilities and gain recognition, breaking away from the ranking competition of the New World.

Even Hades was using the New World to show off his cute Cerberus.

“It seems Gumiho runs her channel specializing in shorts.”

The top-tier gods hardly used the shorts feature originally.

They only started using it after seeing Ethan create high view counts by making shorts like video previews.

‘It seems the very top gods still don’t use shorts though.’

The top of the top.

‘The gods closest to victory.’

Zeus, Odin, Buddha, Jade Emperor.

‘The bulletin board constantly talks about these four gods. They say they’re not following the trend but firmly walking their own path.’

The power these four gods can give is very strong.

That’s why all subscribers in the New World often say that these four gods are the most essential gods to subscribe to.

‘The number of subscribers and likes is enormous.’

The view count of each individual video was also tremendous, and the number of videos was quite large as well.

‘It’s to the point where I can guess what kind of power I could get even without watching the videos.’

It was natural since they were at the very pinnacle of this world where famous gods gather.

‘But just because the view count is high doesn’t mean I need to subscribe. Those aren’t the abilities I need.’

In fact, there were times when he felt a bit greedy every time he looked at their channels.

It could be said that [Only subscribed to the right gods] was undoubtedly leading the current trend in the New World.

‘It’s impossible not to be influenced.’

They, too, will someday be influenced by him. When that time comes, messages sent by them will appear among those countless accumulated messages.

‘I shouldn’t be the one looking for them. I should make them look for me.’

It can be said that it’s best to stand in a superior position and casually use abilities when needed.

After finishing his thoughts, Ethan examined Gumiho’s channel here and there.

“Well, I have a lot of likes anyway.”

Since quite a lot of likes had accumulated so far, Ethan clicked on the main shorts without hesitation.

-Hello, subscriber?

Then Gumiho immediately appeared.

She had such a thin and beautiful appearance that one might think this is what a fox would look like if personified.

She had two ears on her head and nine lush tails could be seen behind her.

“Oh.”

But what was more impressive than her appearance was her attire.

“She’s wearing hanbok.”

It was a very beautiful hanbok with a voluminous skirt and vibrant colors.

As expected, the algorithm was accurate.

-As you can see, I’m a nine-tailed fox spirit of Gumi.

Was she conscious of the short video time? She quickly explained herself while flicking her nine tails.

-Everyone might not know well, so I’ll say it clearly. Evil spirits and minor gods are no match for me. All beings with spirits become like children before my power. ȑ𝒶Ŋɵ𝖇Еȿ

‘I knew Gumiho was great, but I didn’t know how great she was.’

Her name value was excellent, but even Ethan didn’t know much about her abilities.

-If you need a detailed explanation, you can request a collaboration. It costs quite a lot of likes, but it allows for a more detailed explanation. Of course, you can continue watching the shorts! No pressure.

Indeed, it’s tricky to teach something with short shorts.

But that means you can save likes.

The number of likes needed for a collaboration with Gumiho was 15, exactly 5 less than the number needed for subscription.

“There are goods too.”

The goods were fox tails. It seemed that by attaching them to your waist, you could use the power of the fox spirit.

“Should I propose a collaboration first?”

Ethan left a comment as he had done with other gods.

Just like Poseidon, the god he had subscribed to previously, he was confident that Gumiho would also know about [Only subscribed to the right gods].

As expected, shortly after leaving the comment, a reply came right away.

-I’m not sure who [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber is. If you want to collaborate, just give me likes! Then we can do it right away!

“Oh ho.”

It was quite an interesting reply. He didn’t think she wouldn’t know him.

“I thought she would definitely know me since she uses shorts. Was she just continuing to upload them because she liked shorts?”

Ethan left another comment.

-I was impressed by the shorts video you uploaded. I’m a subscriber who specializes in shorts videos and subscription reviews, and I think I could have a significant impact on increasing your subscriber count and view count…

“It’s a comment that sounds like someone with all talk and no action. But let’s wait and see.”

***

“[Only subscribed to the right gods], huh. Who on earth is so confident? Aren’t all subscribers in the New World the same?”

Fox spirit Gumiho. She looked at the comment left by the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber with a puzzled face.

“The name is quite provocative too. Subscribing only to the right gods. Well, since they subscribed to me, they must think I’m a proper god. It’s quite interesting.”

Gumiho saw this New World as a simple hobby.

That’s why she often uploaded short shorts rather than long videos. From Gumiho’s perspective, that was much more fun and efficient.

It was better to upload dozens of short ones and see the reaction than to upload a few long videos.

“It takes less effort too.”

But as she kept putting in effort, she became greedy. Shorts are videos that can be viewed with low likes by default.

“There are limitations too. And breaking limits is the fun part, right?”

Gumiho narrowed her eyes and started investigating the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber.

As a god who mainly uploads shorts, she moved quickly.

“Huh?”

After investigating the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber, she soon learned what kind of subscriber they were.

“This is no joke?”

They were a very famous subscriber.

A subscriber who had elevated an insignificant Eastern god to a position comparable to major gods.

“Hmm… They seem impressive, but free collaboration is a bit…”

“Miho.”

At that moment, a large green fireball approached her.

“Mr. Do? What’s the matter? The collaboration video isn’t ready yet. I think there’s a limit to conveying collaboration content through shorts.”

Whoosh-

The large fireball quickly transformed into human form.

Flowing green hair and golden eyes. He had a club at his waist and a hat dangling on his back, ready to be used at any time.

His large build, about five times that of Gumiho, was exactly like the appearance of a dokkaebi from Korean folklore.

“I came to ask about that. Hmm, so it’s not ready yet. Then I’ll go back.”

“Mr. Do, wait a moment. I have something to ask.”

Gumiho asked about the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber, just in case. Dokkaebi was also a god with a channel in the New World, and while not as much as Gumiho, he had a certain number of subscribers.

“Do you know the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber?”

As soon as she mentioned that name, Dokkaebi’s expression changed.

“Why? Why are you suddenly asking about that name?”

“Well, I received a comment. From that subscriber.”

“You received a comment!? From that subscriber!?”

Dokkaebi urgently approached Gumiho.

“What’s wrong, Mr. Do?”

“Miho, don’t you know what kind of situation this is? That subscriber is an incredible subscriber! Every channel that subscriber has touched has grown tremendously! Even that Hades, who was just uploading videos of his three-headed dog as a hobby, skyrocketed!”

Dokkaebi excitedly spilled out words without restraint.

“How can I not be excited when such a subscriber left a comment? Hey, Miho! This is huge! So? What did he say in the comment?”

“He commented like this.”

It was the first time seeing Dokkaebi, who is usually infinitely calm, show such an excited appearance. Seeing the tips of his hair continuously flaring up, it seemed he was greatly agitated by the surprising news.

“Are you crazy, Miho? Are you out of your mind?”

“Ah, no, why? I just said I didn’t know because I didn’t know. And 20 likes for a collaboration is normal, right?”

“That’s for ordinary subscribers!”

“Well, I get that they’re great, but how great are they for you to react like this, Mr. Do?”

“I’ll have to show you how great he is. Here, look. Miho, you know Cheok Jun-gyeong too, right?”

Dokkaebi opened Cheok Jun-gyeong’s channel and showed the number of subscribers.

“Subscribers, likes, and even the ranking went up. The top gods of the New World had maintained that ranking for a long time. But it changed because of just one subscriber, [Only subscribed to the right gods].”

Dokkaebi then showed Poseidon’s channel as well.

“This is the most recent god that subscriber subscribed to. You can see how great a subscriber they are just by looking at this. Cheok Jun-gyeong was originally a top-tier god, so giving him wings had a big effect. But look. Look, Miho!”

The figures Dokkaebi showed greatly agitated Miho.

“Wow… What is this? How can this change just by that one subscriber subscribing? What on earth is the identity of that subscriber?”

“I don’t know. But one thing is for sure, Miho.”

The dokkaebi said.

“A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has come to you, Miho.”

***

-I didn’t recognize you! I really didn’t know! To think it was the [Only subscribed to the right gods]! I truly didn’t know. Let’s collaborate right away. We can talk in detail during the collaboration!

Ethan smiled slightly at the new comment. The urgency was visible in the comment.

“Seems like she looked into it.”

Ethan smiled and immediately used the collaboration pass he had received.

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