Chapter 6: Artisan Invitation Stone (1)

Master Invitation.

A content that Han Byeo-ri hosts every Saturday, inviting guests from various fields.

Of course, as it’s her stream, most of the guests are LOL users.

[Para: Me, there?]

[Han Byeo-ri: Yes! Would you be interested in coming?]

[Para: I’m not a one-trick, and I haven’t reached rank 1?]

There were three main types of people who appeared on Master Invitation.

Users who had reached rank 1 or were close to it.

One-trick users who played one champion to death.

The last were the so-called “reverse high elo” users from the depths of the abyss.

‘I went on as the number one POG at the time.’

I had good memories of appearing on Master Invitation after ranking first in POG (Player of the Game) in my past life.

But back then, I had the title of a pro gamer and the achievement of being POG 1.

Why is she suggesting Master Invitation to me now?

[Han Byeo-ri: Would it be difficult…?]

When I didn’t answer easily, she started to persuade me in a hurried tone.

She offered to pay double the usual amount, and said that I could appear online if I wanted.

[Para: I’m still a student, so I’ll talk to my parents]

[Han Byeo-ri: Ah, yes!!]

‘It might be fun to see noona after a long time.’

I had to do what I had to do, so I thought about what she said while queuing up.

‘I should at least ask.’

There was one thing I made sure to do after getting a new life.

Except for becoming a pro gamer, I tried not to go against my parents’ wishes as much as possible.

From my past life experience, earning money outside was not an easy task.

Since I was living on that money, I was trying to avoid doing things my parents disliked as much as possible.

‘What if they oppose me being a pro player.’

In my past life, when I said I was going to join a trainee team, my mother opposed it, saying it was impossible until the day she died.

Now that I’ve changed into a girl, things might be different, but there was no guarantee that she wouldn’t oppose it.

Well… I can’t help it then.

I’ll pay them back later.

****

“Mom.”

It was a rare family mealtime.

Choi Hyun-seo felt strange at the sudden call from Yoon Seo-ha.

Even though she ate little, her daughter, who usually only ate silently during mealtime, spoke up.

“Hmm? What is it?”

“I want to go to Seoul next weekend.”

“Why Seoul?”

“To be on a stream.”

A stream.

Like when she begged for a computer last time, her daughter sometimes had a quirky side.

But a stream was too sudden.

“It’s not that kind of stream.”

Yoon Seo-ha got up from her seat, picked up her phone, and showed a YouTube channel.

“It’s a person who does game streaming, and they said they wanted to interview me and stuff.”

“Even if you say that all of a sudden…”

Choi Hyun-seo looked at her husband, Yoon Jin-seong, next to her with a bewildered expression.

But unlike her, her husband’s eyes were shining.

“Wow, our daughter is already at 400?”

“Yeah, I got promoted to Grandmaster on Monday.”

“You might really go pro at this rate.”

Unlike her, who didn’t like games, she knew about her husband’s love for games since they first met.

Still, she didn’t like it when the two of them talked like that without her.

“Is this person that famous?”

“Ah, you probably don’t know. Her YouTube subscribers… are about 400,000 now?”

At Yoon Jin-seong’s words, Yoon Seo-ha nodded with a spoon in her mouth.

“400,000 is impressive, right?”

“She started streaming less than a year ago, right? It’s impressive.”

“So what are you going to do there, Seo-ha?”

“Seo-ha started playing games this vacation, right?”

At first, she was worried about her daughter spending all her time at home playing games, unlike before.

But she was maintaining high scores in the academy tests, and she wasn’t staying up all night, so she was letting it go.

“She got a high ranking there, so they contacted her because she’s impressive.”

“How much?”

“Um… well, Grandmaster is 0.05%, so… it’s like getting a first-grade in the college entrance exam?”

Other parents might tell her to study and get a first-grade instead of playing games.

But Yoon Seo-ha was already getting at least a second-grade in mock tests, so there was nothing to say.

“But is the game that fun? When Mom and Dad go to work, it seems like you’re just playing games after the academy.”

“It’s fun.”

“More than going shopping with Mom?”

“Um… no, it’s more fun to go with Mom.”

She hesitated for a moment, but Choi Hyun-seo smiled at the satisfactory answer.

“You asked because you want to go, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Then go, but with Dad.”

At those words, Yoon Jin-seong, who was drinking water, looked aggrieved.

“I have overtime all next week…?”

“Then are you going to send a middle schooler alone to Seoul?”

“That’s true, but…”

“Then should I go, who has a business trip next week?”

“I should go…”

“If they’re strange people, bring Seo-ha out immediately. Okay?”

“Of course.”

****

‘I’ll probably have to host the stream alone.’

In a corner of an apartment in Seocho-gu, Seoul, an apartment that everyone knows just by its name, Han Byeo-ri was busy preparing for the stream.

Two weeks had passed since she suggested the Master Invitation to the mysterious female user named Para, and it was finally the day of the stream.

‘Ah, should I give her a mask too?’

Even though she had finished talking with her parents in advance, she didn’t know what might happen, so she hurriedly got up and started looking for a mask.

‘Why are all the designs like this…’

The masks she finally found in the drawer were all masks with pro gaming team logos on them.

Come to think of it, if it had a normal design, there was no reason to put it here.

She was thinking that she should give her this for now and buy a new one if she didn’t like it.

-Ding-dong, ding-dong~

Someone pressed the call button at the entrance of the parking lot.

When she quickly checked, it was the car number she had been contacted about earlier.

She opened the door and put on the hoodie that was thrown on the chair.

The underground parking lot here had a very complicated structure, so there was a high chance that a first-timer would get lost.

‘Her name was Yoon Seo-ha… right.’

In the elevator going down to the basement, Han Byeo-ri organized the information she had heard in advance once again.

Her name is Yoon Seo-ha.

She’s 15 years old, a middle school student.

She said she started playing LOL less than 3 months ago.

‘She’s a total monster.’

There were minors who appeared on Master Invitation before.

There were a few high school pro prospects and amateur masters.

But there was no one like Yoon Seo-ha, who reached Grandmaster in 3 months, especially a girl.

With that thought, she arrived at the parking lot.

“Ah, yes. Come to the front of building 108.”

Not long after the call, a fairly large man and a girl came into view from the other side.

“Hello!”

I greeted her with the usual energy I use on stream.

I was at a loss for words when I saw the girl in front of me.

‘…Crazy.’

Han Byeo-ri was born into a wealthy family and often heard that she had a refined look.

But even she was wondering what kind of person this girl was.

‘She’s 15?’

Her black hair that reached her waist was perfectly managed without a single strand out of place.

Her skin, which was so fair that it seemed transparent, contrasted with her hair.

Her red eyes naturally gave off an upper-class look.

‘If she gets a few more years older.’

It was no exaggeration to say that she was already perfect.

How can a person be so perfect?

“Ah. Ah, hello. Nice to meet you. I’m Kim Han-byeol.”

I realized that I had been spacing out at a stranger, and I quickly greeted her again.

“Hello. I’m Yoon Seo-ha. Please take care of me today.”

Her overall impression was that of a sharp beauty, but her voice was soft.

Her aura, which was not suitable for her age, added a mysterious charm.

“I’m Seo-ha’s father. Thank you for inviting us.”

“Ah, no! Thank you for coming.”

Han Byeo-ri shook hands with Yoon Jin-seong, who held out his hand, with a friendly smile.

“Shall we go up and talk?”

“So, for today’s stream, you’ll play a solo queue or two, and then you’ll give me feedback on my gameplay.”

“Yes.”

Han Byeo-ri was wondering if the girl who answered with a blank expression in front of her was the same person who was destroying the Grandmaster and Challenger queues.

She has that face and plays LOL all day?

In a way, it was amazing.

“Would that be okay?”

“I don’t mind.”

“Haha, if my daughter is okay with it.”

After explaining the stream plan, Han Byeo-ri handed the mask on the desk to Yoon Seo-ha.

“And I prepared this just in case, you can use it if you need it.”

“Ah…”

Yoon Seo-ha, who received the mask, seemed to have something to say, and she just stared at the mask.

‘Did I make a mistake?’

But that was short-lived, and Yoon Seo-ha naturally took out the mask, put it on her face, and said.

“Let’s start soon. The stream.”

The logo of the mask she chose was ARK.

‘ARK… it suits her.’

Han Byeo-ri felt that ARK and Yoon Seo-ha matched for some reason, and started the stream.