NOVPUBWhile Lyla and I were resting at home, the media received an anonymous tip.
It claimed I used to be a school bully.
“We got an anonymous tip. And a post just went up in the community forums.”
“Post it, now!”
“But if we do it without reporting to the desk first, isn’t that going to cause trouble...?”
“If someone else snatches this up, are you gonna take responsibility!?”
Despite the rookie reporter’s concern, the senior snatched the file from him.
Blinded by views and a shot at promotion, he wrote the article without waiting for approval from above.
[ Famous Hunter-Streamer ‘Song Hun’ Accused of School Bullying in the Past... ]
Controversy is exploding as Song Hun, the globally known Hunter and streamer who brought down the cartel, is accused of being a school bully during his school days.
One online community post claimed, “I was bullied constantly by Song Hun back in school,” and went on to describe the following:
“Seven years ago, he was the king of the classroom. Even teachers tread lightly around him. He’d dump food trays on people’s heads or forbid us from even calling his name.”
– Victim A
Other statements followed:
“Because of Song Hun, I’ve suffered from depression my whole life.”
“Back then, no one dared speak up. We were just too scared...”
Some of the people claiming to be victims argued that Song Hun had always had violent tendencies, and that his recent Hunter activities — things like “aggressive language” and “extreme punishments” — showed those same traits.
“Yeah, we get that he’s strong. But that doesn’t make it okay. He used to act like having power meant he could do whatever he wanted.”
– Victim B
... (excerpted)
Anonymous posts, blurry graduation photos, and the victims’ statements.
Clickbait headlines and algorithms worked like gasoline on fire — the comments exploded instantly.
React content YouTubers covering the incident started pumping out videos with flashy thumbnails.
They even began reaching out to alleged victims, uploading multiple videos per day.
“Shocking Confession! Song Hun Was Actually a XX?”
“Victim Claims He Was Mocked as a ‘Beggar’ in School... Tearful Interview Revealed”
“School Violence Committee Was Formed — But the School Ignored It. Victim’s Side of the Story.”
Some of these videos racked up hundreds of comments.
ㄴ Bro just looks like a thug lmao
ㄴ fr you can’t shake that dog behavior
ㄴ dude you hear how he talks on stream? not surprised
ㄴ Knew this shit would blow up eventually lol
ㄴ every time this crap happens ppl be like ‘saw it coming’ lmao
ㄴ get outta here, fanboys
ㄴ fr how y’all defending a bully;;
As the videos spread, hashtags filled social media feeds and the chatter got louder. 𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝒎
Because this wasn’t some generic celeb — it was an S-Rank Hunter. That made people even more obsessed.
Some YouTubers even started fake orgs like “United Survivors of School Violence” and tried crowdfunding off the hype.
“Hm...”
“Hero, what should we do?”
“More importantly, Lyla, are you okay?”
“Of course I don’t believe that kind of garbage!”
I read a bunch of articles about the rumors that were making the rounds lately.
Didn’t feel much about them.
Not only were they false — but successful people have always been easy targets for jealousy and hate.
Son... tell me it’s not true, okay?
Unlike my calm reaction, my parents were clearly worried about the controversy. As soon as the article dropped, I got a call.
“Mom, you don’t remember what I was like in school?”
...
“You do remember, right?”
Um... I’m sorry...
“...”
Mom.
Saying sorry makes it worse.
“Son... is there anyone you suspect?”
That’s the problem — there isn’t.
Best guess is somewhere in China...
‘At least... not this time.’
They’d have to be totally out of their damn mind to do this.
If they’re doing this even after everything that happened... then honestly, they deserve a round of applause.
Meanwhile, posts demanding a statement were flooding the community boards and my Twitch channel.
Some other forums had neutral takes popping up too.
[ Author: ㅇㅇ ]
[ Title: Speaking as a former outcast ]
[ Post: He may look like a thug who’d backhand you, but the way that dude talks and acts? Nah, not one of them. ]
ㄴ Who tf are you?
ㄴ OP: Spent six years in school hell, middle to high school
ㄴ credibility just shot way up lol
ㄴ Certified expert has entered the chat 😂
ㄴ OP: the way he stammers, he’s totally one of us, fr
ㄴ bitch don’t lump us in with him
ㄴ 😂😂😂
Then, almost at the same time, a notice went up on both my Twitch and YouTube channels.
[ Posted by: zlSuperStrongHero ]
[ Title: Going live later, I’ll talk about everything, k? ]
[ Content: Got caught up with stuff. If you’re curious, just tune in. ]
ㄴ What? You gonna kneel and beg?
ㄴ Let’s fkn goooo lmao
ㄴ I stayed neutral till now, but we’ll see if he hits the gas or slams the brakes...
People left a ton of comments on the notice, but I didn’t reply to any of them.
Everything was going to be revealed on that day anyway.
****
I was really busy.
Running around everywhere, gathering info to prove I wasn’t full of shit.
“God, this country’s a joke... The innocent have to dig up their own evidence just to prove they’re not guilty...”
The reason for this bullshit exposé was obvious.
They just wanted to drag me down—leave a scratch, even a tiny one, on someone they didn’t like.
“But seriously, why would someone pull this kind of crap?”
“Dunno. Probably just wanted to stir up a hornet’s nest for the hell of it.”
The post first showed up on a community forum.
Then the news outlets started chasing down the so-called “victims” for scoops.
“Sure, it pisses me off that they didn’t even fact-check...”
Even the editorial desk hadn’t noticed the post until it blew up.
They said they’d investigate quickly and publish a correction if anything was off.
“So I guess the media’s not outright witch-hunting me...”
No matter how much I thought about it, I had no idea who’d do this.
“Fuck. I really don’t know.”
Anyway, I fired up the stream.
[ zlSuperStrongHero: Not explaining shit ‘cause I didn’t do shit ]
The kind of cocky title you’d never expect from someone in the middle of a scandal.
But I was innocent—so I held my head high.
[Knew this fucker was gonna pull something like this lol]
[Hero... tell me this ain’t real?]
I went live right at the time I posted in the notice.
More viewers than usual showed up.
It was almost the same crowd size as my regular strategy streams.
[Bro say something already]
[The way he’s stalling... no way]
[Please don’t start with “I was a fiery youth”... I’m begging you]
“Alright everyone, shut up for a sec.”
[?]
[???]
[Dude’s confidence is unreal lmao]
I cleared my throat.
Waited a beat for the flood of chat to calm down, then I started.
“First off, I’ve got nothing to be ashamed of. I’ve taken punches, but I’ve never thrown one.”
[Shit... it’s the face that’s fucking with me]
[No lie, dude looks exactly like a thug, I’m losing it LOL]
Yeah, yeah. Knew someone was gonna say that.
I started pulling something out off-screen.
“Look, this is my high school yearbook. That guy who said he went to my school? He didn’t even show my photo, just a random class photo cover, remember?”
I opened the book and flipped to the class I remembered.
Held it up to the cam.
I’d debated this at least a hundred times.
This shit is legit my darkest era...
As soon as they saw my face in the picture, the chat went dead like everyone got hit with a stun grenade.
“Say something, goddamn...”
[Wow...]
[One picture killed the whole controversy lmao]
[Not supposed to say this but bro looks like a total fuckin’ loser;;]
Dark skin, what they call a “mushroom cut,”
Tall as hell but chunky as hell too.
And the glasses? Probably the wrong prescription, made my eyes look tiny.
“I didn’t have a choice but to throw myself into studying.”
That’s why I ended up going to a good college.
I had no cute high school memories, so I focused on academics.
Sure, I had a couple people I talked to, but that was it.
[FeetOfTheHeroLicker has donated 50,000 watts!]
– Bro got that eraser poop face; can’t lie;;
[OverflowingDivinePowerPouch has donated 10,000 watts!]
– Bro the fuckin' glow-up is CRAZY LOLOLOLOL
So yeah—why the glow-up?
Simple.
Living like hell in another world burned the fat off me.
And after reaching higher cultivation levels, I stopped aging and my body got reforged for “optimal combat conditions.”
Basically some wuxia-level rebirth transformation shit...
Even so, my dark skin never turned pale.
And the rough edge in my personality? That’s just how life molded me over there.
“Do I still look like a school bully to you?”
Still, the haters weren’t gonna stop.
They said looks didn’t matter—that {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} I probably used my height to threaten people.
They’d find some reason to throw shade no matter what.
“I figured as much.”
I started pulling out something else from offscreen again.
[Report card?]
[You about to flex your grades now?]
[What the hell is he doing now lol]
I held up a printed sheet with fluorescent marker lines drawn all over.
– Polite and responsible.
– No incidents of trouble with peers.
“Can you see this?”
[Hmm...]
[Yeah this sounds more like the brakes than the gas]
[So what about the school violence committee?]
“Oh, I figured that’d come up too.”
I flipped to the next page.
– No record of school violence committee proceedings.
[It’s real]
[Shoutout to all the clowns who started shrinking up just now LOL]
[Y’all waking up yet? LOL]
“Shit... I really didn’t want to show this part...”
At the bottom of the school record, there was one tiny line.
The homeroom teacher had literally run out of things to write, so they threw this in as a final effort to hype me up.
– Walks quietly, softly, without causing a stir.
As I revealed that last line of my student record, I squeezed my eyes shut.
