Chapter 9: It was something that could be done at the same time.

PasaGong tried until the end to win. Winning a game that was already tilted required constantly trying to create variables. Otherwise, you would just be trampled to death.

A seemingly reckless play would be a super play if it succeeded, and throwing if it failed.

The problem was that he hadn’t shown a single super play this game, contrary to his intentions.

○PasaGong(Fighter/Destroyer)

(1/16/4)

– Everyone, please report the troll

– Change the stream title & A Person Who Forgot How to Lose.

– A bug has appeared! A bug has appeared! A bug has appeared!

-16 deaths ㅋㅋㅋ Was he doing a challenge to feed the enemy team?

-Sagong, ban all the haters, even if you carry with 116 kills, they still complain

○Darkness(Black Mage/Coordinator): I’m going to unsubscribe from your MyuTube

○Gelgolgakgyak(Bard/Supplicant): Sagong, this isn’t right;;

Chaotic chats were flooding both the stream and the team chat window. PasaGong raised his voice in protest.

“No, honestly, you have to admit that this game was just unlucky!”

– ?

-Unlucky (while giving 7 kills to the enemy Destroyer one-on-one)

– (While creating a 6-death difference with the 2nd most deaths)

-Unlucky my ass, Sagong, do you have any shame?

– The Iron-faced? PaTube

“Okay. I admit I got pushed around in the top lane. But the opponent was a smurf. Even if I went against a Challenger, it wouldn’t be this bad. Is he a pro or a ranker?”

Ignoring chats telling him not to make excuses and that he was being pathetic after getting stomped, he quickly spoke before the opponent left.

○PasaGong: Archer.

○PasaGong: Archer.

He had to call twice before getting a response.

○Elf Cho Eun: I don’t have a hobby of talking to losers. Their words are often mixed with poison.

-엌ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– That’s right, how dare a loser ㅋㅋㅋ

-Declaring that he won’t even talk to bugs

PasaGong was momentarily taken aback. The content of the words, and the tone. They weren’t things you would normally see in the Ori chat window.

○PasaGong: ? What are you talking about? Can’t you just answer one question?

○Elf Cho Eun: Fine, I’ll be generous just this once. But it shouldn’t be a question that tests my patience.

Is he crazy? This thought almost escaped his lips, but he barely managed to swallow it. He was almost certain that the opponent was a pro or a trainee. If he directly criticized him, even a major streamer like him couldn’t avoid controversy.

○PasaGong: ;; Are you a pro? Or a trainee?

○Elf Cho Eun: No.

○PasaGong: Really? Then this is a sub-account, right? What’s your main account’s rank?

○Elf Cho Eun: I knew it. I only allowed one question. You’re being long-winded like those cunning demons.

That was it. The opponent left the chat window.

“What the hell are you talking about! Hey. You’re watching my stream right now, right? You’re acting weird because you’re on stream, but it’s not funny at all.”

-No? It’s hilarious?

-Cho Eun teaching PasaGong a lesson, not just in the game but also in the chat…

-Sagong is being long-winded like a cunning demon right now ㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋㅋ He’s kind of a huge nerd.. but I like that he’s shutting down PasaGong who can’t accept being stomped

“Hey, hey. That guy definitely has a main account. What? He said no? You guys are bronze or silver because you think that even after watching that game.”

-A Master dares to cross the line? I’m Grandmaster ᄏᄏ

-I’m Challenger

– I’m Silver and I was just hurt… compensate me

“Alright, I’ll show you myself. That guy too. You can find everything if you search…”

PasaGong entered the match history search site and searched for ‘Elf Cho Eun.’ Now, the match history window would show the overwhelming win rate typical of a sub-account, and…

– He’s a local?

-He’s just a Master, what sub-account

– Wow, so he got stomped by a fellow Master?

-ㅋㅋㅋ Trying to hype up the opponent but just making himself look more pathetic

Contrary to expectations, the match history window was a colorful mix of red losses and blue wins. PasaGong scratched his head.

“No, it definitely wasn’t Master-level mechanics… Was he just lucky this game? Alright. Stop chatting! I did badly. Okay? You punks.”

He had gone over the scheduled stream time, but PasaGong started another game. He didn’t want to end with a 16-death game, no matter what.

***

The Pajijik Gallery, where streamers who broadcast on Pajijik are discussed.

It wasn’t very common for major streamers to become a hot topic here.

The gallery was a space that constantly sought new stimulation and dopamine. Major streamers were already well-known, and their activity patterns and content styles were predictable, so they were relatively less interesting.

The gallery culture itself had a basic aversion to the ‘mainstream.’ ‘Streamers we know among ourselves’ could form a sense of belonging better than popular streamers.

Despite this background, stories about major streamers were also constantly uploaded.

Major streamers basically did ‘fun’ broadcasts. They had the ability to produce ‘fun’ that met the gallery’s demanding standards, which was why they became major streamers.

Of course, the stream being discussed now wasn’t purely fun because of the streamer’s ability.

Title: Archer destroying PasaGong……clip

Content: (Archer’s Fighter solo kills 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)

(Archer repeatedly jumping into enemies and leading to teamfight victories)

(PasaGong’s reactions 1,2,3)

(PasaGong pathetically searching the match history afterward)

Comments:

-The number of solo kill clips is weird

ㄴ7 solo kills ᄏᄏ It would be more helpful to the team if he just left the game

ㄴIt’s dedicated to make all these clips

-The reactions are delicious ㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴRushing in with 10 deaths and going woo woo woo ᄏᄏ

ㄴThe look on his face after the game when he realized the gap is the real highlight

– But the Archer is a Master local? He’s just toying with Masters

ㄴIt can look like that when a game goes well

Title: But the guy PasaGong met as an enemy is also not normal

Content: (Chat history between PasaGong and Elf Cho Eun after the game ended)

What the hell is this…?

Comments:

– This is messed up…

ㄴPasaGong was also messed up ㅋㅋㅋ His pupils were shaking

-To reach Master, you have to be a shut-in, so it’s normal to have a few screws loose

-That’s the guy who sniped Tsukishiro Miya’s promotion match before

ㄴNow that I see this, I remember. Wasn’t it similar back then?

ㄴYeah. Back then, the simps were complaining a lot

ㄴHe must be adopting a concept every time he succeeds in sniping a streamer ᄏᄏ

Title: I seriously think the Archer on PasaGong’s enemy team right now is hacking.

Content: I need to watch the replay more to be sure, but based on what I saw live

1) Reaction speed is AI-level

2) He’s doing movements that are impossible due to Ori’s structure

3) An Archer, whose longest range is his strength, keeps closing the distance? High possibility of a program error

That’s it

[Upvotes: 50 / Downvotes: 113]

Comments:

-Why is this on the trending page now?

ㄴProbably upvote manipulation

-Go to the Ori gallery

ㄴWould he even get a response there, who says there are hacks in Ori

ㄴBut haven’t there been AI hacks discovered in other VR games? Maybe Ori has them too

***

Did the loss of a close friend have such a big impact?

Or was it because I had, at some point, accepted that no VTuber was truly their RP?

Or was it because I had too much faith in my self-control?

Without exercising or exploring VTubers, I was once again spending my days filled with Ori.

Although it would be better to avoid personal conversations during battles, people started recognizing me and talking to me. They said they saw me on MyuTube.

【Not a troll】

【PasaGong MyuTube]

[Views 801,456]

【New meta? Now Archers don’t need distance control】

[Views 270,095]

[Master Archer montage(close-range)】

[Views 184,110]

03:26 07:50 11:28

ㄴWhat the, that’s insane

– I think the Archer is a limiter. If he switched to a close-range character, he could easily reach Grandmaster?

-I don’t know if it’s because of the editing, but the immersion is amazing;; Maybe because he’s catching them at close range

– I often meet this person in the same rank, but it’s not very good. It only shows the good scenes, but there are many games where he dies like that and loses

I looked at the comments on various videos. Most of them were full of praise. Judging by the number of views, many people had become aware of my existence, but it wasn’t as uncomfortable as I had thought.

It was the same when I watched Miya’s replay before. There were chats criticizing me for sniping or smurfing, but there were also many chats like, It’s a wall… but the Archer is really good.

When I saw those reactions, I felt proud and happy.

It might have been less of a psychological barrier because I wasn’t facing people directly.

But more than anything, I felt like my existence was being acknowledged.

From the time I was a child, I trained rigorously. From the moment I stepped onto the first battlefield at the age of 14 until I defeated the Demon King.

My combat experience and senses, forged through blood and sweat, were the very foundation of my being.

Suggestions to abandon the Archer or to see proper distance control were meaningless.

It seemed certain that I wouldn’t be able to climb above Master with the method of rushing into the enemy with a bow.

But my rank wasn’t that important to me.

If I could experience the thrill of defeating enemies in tension, with the weapon I had always used. That was enough.

After watching the videos, I opened the bank app and paid the apartment maintenance fee. I didn’t want to be conscious of it, but the remaining balance was clear.

[My Account]

4,952,000 won

“These numbers are as cold as the weather outside…”

I still had enough to live on. But the fact that half of my wealth was gone was a psychological pressure.

Eventually, the time to make money was approaching.

How?

I could easily make money by using my looks. Like a model or a camgirl.

But I didn’t have the confidence to do it well. I was still embarrassed to openly expose my face and body to many people.

I didn’t know if a normal part-time job was possible. I had interacted with a moderate number of people while hiking.

But it would take a lot of time… I was someone who needed to play Ori. I didn’t have enough time to go out and work. Of course, if the issue was taking up time itself, it would be the same for any job.

In an instant, the videos I had just watched flashed through my mind, and it was like a light bulb went off.

I could make money while playing Ori. I could start a no-cam stream.