Chapter 11: I can’t explain everything, but…

Baek Sojin. Also known as Rani, the streamer name. She was also the CEO of Blooming Core. She had been suffering

from an overload of work for the past few days, reviewing numerous application videos and documents from the 3rd

generation candidates.

“Shall we review just three more today and call it a day?”

“Yes!””

As the end of the workday approached, the management team staff’s responses became more energetic.

“This person seems to know nothing about VTubers. It seems like they haven’t even experienced internet culture itself…”

“The voice has no personality. And I don’t see any outstanding points in other areas either.”

“She’s not bad at singing. But at this level, it’s hard to say she’s differentiated. I wonder if we need to go to the interview stage.”

Just as the three remaining candidates were about to be eliminated based on the CEO’s insistence, one of the staff members cautiously raised a question.

“In the case of the last applicant, shouldn’t we make a decision after the interview?”

“Well. The only strength she presented in the video or document was her singing ability. So we need to set a stricter standard. None of our 1st and 2nd generation members are worse than her in singing.”

Baek Sojin turned off the projector that displayed the applicant’s information.

“Even if we judge in the interview, I’m a little worried that there aren’t many applicants who stand out in the documents.”

“Isn’t your standard too high, CEO?”

At the general manager’s question, Baek Sojin let out a small sigh.

“Maybe you’re right.”

The reason Blooming Core was able to grow into Korea’s leading VTuber group was because each of the 1st and 2nd

generation members had the charm and talent as VTubers. Baek Sojin felt that it was really lucky to have discovered

such gems.

Her standards had been raised by looking at the previous generations. And now, Blooming Core had to meet the public’s expectations that matched the company’s size. She felt a lot of pressure for the 3rd generation project to succeed.

That was also the reason why they were conducting a 3rd additional recruitment, having only selected 2 out of the numerous applicants.

“Don’t worry too much. The recruitment period isn’t over yet. I remember Miya also applied almost at the last minute.”

“Well, I hope so. Everyone worked hard today. General Manager, shall we have a simple meal together? I heard you didn’t have dinner earlier.”

One week left until the deadline for the 3rd additional recruitment for Blooming Core’s 3rd generation.

***

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『Stop queuing!』

I came to my senses at the sound of the donation and canceled the match. I was supposed to communicate when the

battle was over. Two games? Three games? I didn’t know for sure, but I remembered leaving for the next battlefield

without saying a word.

This was the only time I reacted to chats or donations, so donations were concentrated during the short communication time on my stream. I shouldn’t completely exclude it like I just did.

The revenue itself wasn’t very large. The number of viewers had never exceeded 200 since the first day, and there were times when I couldn’t even earn 10,000 won a day. Still, I could probably earn about 600,000 to 700,000 won a month.

I still had some money left, and I didn’t have any reason to go out. It wasn’t a lot, but it was enough to live on.

– This punk just likes playing Ori

-Look at the stream time, he’s an Ori addict

– He played Ori for 14 hours?

– Surprisingly, there are more than 4 hours left until the end of the stream… because he streams for over 18 hours every day…

-Scary story

・Cho Eun-ah, if you play games like that, you might really die

First, I comforted the viewers who must have been waiting for a conversation.

「I offer my sincere consolation to all of you who have been waiting for so long.」

– We were waiting because of you! Is this a solipsistic way of speaking?

– I wasn’t waiting? I just came to watch the game. Start the queue

– Are you going to die, I’ve been waiting for over an hour

-If you’re just going to watch the game, leave

-Hey, do you guys find it fun to listen to a catfish talk through text without a mic? Why are you waiting?

– If you watch it, there’s something… something

-Yeah, the character is so unique

-It’s like watching a strange creature

– I’ve been watching the chat often, and I’m starting to think that Cho Eun is really a girl… so I just decided to believe it

– Someone sew up that guy’s head

「You’re talking about unimportant things again. Since I postponed communication, you must have watched many battles. Didn’t that create more opportunities to share your impressions with each other?」

-Yeah, that

-Asking for recognition every game… pointing out when there’s no praise in the chat…

– Cho Eun-ah, you threw that last game

It was unfortunate that such chats were still coming up.

「Everyone. I’m quite disappointed.」

-?

-Suddenly?

「It’s almost been two weeks. When will your insight improve?」

-The bullshit begins

– Surprise attack

「It was my mistake to think that showing you consistently would be enough. I will have to explain it to you.」

To analyze each one, I played the replay of the last game.

「Now, here. Let’s take the battle in front of the central guardian fortress as an example. I leaned against the

rampart to limit the area, and simultaneously dodged the spear and sword that came in a predictable path.

And I rolled to the side to get out of the explosion’s range, and in this situation, I had no choice but to dodge here.

Can you see that?」

-Yeah, it looks like it

-Yeah, I agree. You did well up to here

「And right at that location, the black mage’s binding magic was activated. What could I have done then?」

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『Isn’t it your fault for creating that situation in the first place? Why would you close the distance as an archer?』

-Is he a newbie? It’s too late to point that out now

– We’re gathered in a no-cam, no-mic room to watch those precarious scenes

– Yeah… but if he fails to walk the tightrope, he should just admit it, but the problem is that he insists it’s not his fault

I didn’t want to point out the viewers’ lack of insight into battle, let alone their closed minds. It must be because they had never really experienced it.

「Origin Rift is a bit unrealistic and lacks freedom. It wouldn’t have happened in a real battle.」

– What is he talking about again, why is he bringing up real battles

-Weren’t we dissecting the play?

「If there was a mage who could bind an opponent, they would be the first target to be eliminated in a real battle.

Didn’t I actually hit the black mage’s ribs and abdomen with arrows first? This should have killed him, or at least

prevented him from casting spells.」

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『Why can’t he cast spells? It’s not like he was hit in the neck』

-Just ignore him because he’s talking nonsense…

-Right, why are you even bothering to respond

-No, it’s just ridiculous that he suddenly brought up real battles ᄏᄏ

「It’s because the muscles where the arrow hit would twitch and disrupt movement. Especially if it’s near the abdomen or ribs, it would also affect the muscles that control breathing.」

-Where did he even hear that from?

– Did he ever fight with arrows?

-Ah, is he a former special forces soldier?

-Why would special forces use bows ᄏᄏ

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『Muscle spasms caused by arrows do not always occur. Rather, if it penetrates muscles or non-vital organs, the pain is great, but it is possible to continue fighting.』

-Who is that teacher who just popped up

– Are we… talking about Ori right now?

-Let’s just see what he says

「Um… I was just explaining the areas that were hit to help you understand. In a real battle, I could incapacitate someone with just one arrow, anywhere.」

-Changing his words as soon as he’s refuted

-This is why you shouldn’t pretend to know something ᄏᄏ

– Thank you! Western History Teacher!

It was true. If it were my wind arrows imbued with the spirit’s energy, it would scatter the mage’s internal mana flow the moment it hit.

But I couldn’t say that, so I just had to gloss over it.

「Anyway, since I was bound by a spell that shouldn’t have been cast, it can’t be helped.」

-Ah, so it’s not my fault!

– If you play Ori, you should play according to Ori

-Yeah, Cho Eun-ah, you win

– The guys who were talking about the fun of communication earlier should reflect

-Isn’t this kind of nonsensical conversation kind of fun?

Well, I guess this is enough communication with the viewers for now. It was the moment I was about to press the button for the next game.

– Let’s~ go~ Let’s~ go~ Let’s~ go~ Let’s~ go~ Let’s~ go~

– Is this the stream of the shameless hacker? Is this the stream of the shameless hacker? Is this the stream of the shameless hacker?

– Explain, explain, explain, explain, explain

– (ASCII art of shooting an arrow)

– Disgusting catfish, cut! Disgusting catfish, cut! Disgusting catfish, cut! Disgusting catfish, cut!

– I’ll use something good too! I’ll use something good too! I’ll use something good too!

The number of viewers suddenly increased to 1200, 1500… 2147.

What was going on right now?