Chapter 14: Friendship means pushing your friend off a cliff, right?

[Author: OO] [Title: Watching Jeonjeonseol’s Stream, Turns Out He’s Just Leeching – Get Over Here If You’re Mad]

Who in their right mind starts leeching by driving away all their viewers on the very first stream? Seriously, who does that?

Instead of streaming the Team A content people asked for, he’s playing some hyper-complicated, nerdy game—what was it, “Physical Python” or “Brain Python”?—and driving viewers away left and right.

Does this look like someone who’s here to leech? Get real.

This guy’s brain isn’t wired right.

I think there’s something wrong with him.

People said they’d leave if he didn’t do Team A, and guess what? A hundred viewers bailed. Did he care? Not one bit.

He’s totally indifferent to public sentiment.

Honestly, he just wants to play MaePa (Magical Girls Chronicles).

That’s it.

That’s the guy.

He doesn’t care about making it big as a streamer or anything else.

For the love of God, if he were actually a leech, he’d at least play Team A.

[RO: Just him, being himself]

*”Hyper-complicated”? Sounds like someone who’s played it themselves. Didn’t you go 0 kills, 19 deaths in Mercury?

[Still, considering he’s careful about switching screens, maybe he does care about viewers?]

(Only viewers who like MaePa, though)*.

Could he spare even a tenth of that care for Team A?

By the way, when’s he going to show us that “amazing Illusionist gameplay”?

-[I’ve never seen a game where every single item is consumable. What nonsense.]

That’s what makes it fun.

[Are you Jeonjeonseol himself?]

Maybe he’s Victory. (Laughs)

-[Whatever the difficulty is, could he do something about his voice?]

“It’s stuck in my head! Dimensional Strike!”

“Starlight! Zettozementoooo! Infinityyyyyyy!”

[Victims of addiction are piling up.]

Weren’t they just nerds to begin with?

I’ve binged Magical Girls Chronicles Seasons 1 through 3 because of Jeonjeonseol.

[Today’s his first stream, but how did it go?]

Whatever, it’s Jeonjeonseol’s fault.

[Author: OO] [Title: Breaking News – MaePa Gameplay Ends, Now It’s Story Time]

Hahahahaha.

-[Thank you.]

-[You’ll be blessed for this.]

Thank you, teacher!

-[We endured MaePa for this reward, but giving it away for free? The nerve.]

Why’d you tell everyone, RO? That was our thing!

[MaePa is torture, isn’t it?]

It is.

Don’t speak if you haven’t watched it. Seriously.

“Alright, now, the scandalous Victory stories you’ve been waiting for.”

Finally!

A long, grueling trial through MaePa has ended. It’s over!

“Personally, I’m into big boobs, but Victory prefers flat chests.”

Excuse me?

Came out of nowhere, huh?

Did he really start this stream just to roast Victory?

“If you’re a female fan of Victory with an A-cup, you’re golden.”

Do I still have a shot? (Wiggle wiggle)

What about chubby guys with man-boobs?

Stop with the gross chats, please.

[The whole world’s gone gay.]

Victory’s a pedophile. Noted.

Is it not concerning if someone genuinely likes flat chests?

<What do we do about Victory’s image?>

<Why is someone like this even considered a friend?>

<Are they really friends??>

“Alright, next game.”

<Just one line? Are you insane?>

<Stop joking around and keep telling the story!>

<Does he need to experience a riot to get his act together?>

<Me.>

<Lock.>

<Me.>

<Lock.>

<I feel like I’m losing my mind, losing my mind, losing my mind.>

Hmm.

I guess writing only one line after a 30-minute game is a bit much.

So I decided to tell the story in a bit more detail.

“So this came up while talking about Magical Girls Chronicles. This one character, she’s got the biggest chest among the magical girls. She’s also in the ‘goddess of beauty’ role. Basically, she’s the face of beauty among the magical girls.”

I pulled up some images on the stream to make it easier to explain, showing them Venus.

You need visuals to understand, right?

Blonde hair, bright and radiant clothes—she’s the quintessential pretty girl character. Her weapon is a bow decorated with flowers.

“That day, I was praising Venus, but Victory was giving these weird reactions. Not like, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m not interested,’ but more like… something bothered him? Like he didn’t want to agree? So I pressed him about which character he liked best. And he said it was Nox!”

I searched for and showed an image of Nox next.

Black hair, petite, flat-chested—a character you could call a loli-type.

Dressed in a low-exposure black outfit and wielding a scythe of death, she also has the edgy “chuunibyou” vibe.

“So I said, ‘Isn’t not having a chest basically not being a woman?’ But he said that’s what made it better. That’s how he answered.”

<A long roast, leaving me dizzy.>

<If Victory feels like punching Jeonjeonseol, smash that like button.>

<Hello, this is Ascend’s legal team. Please check your inbox.>

<Is this guy actually going to get sued? LOL.>

<All the chest talk is making me uncomfortable. Could you use softer terms like ‘heart,’ ‘midsection,’ or even ‘mommy tanks’?>

<Is ‘mommy tanks’ even softened??>

<Jeonjeonseol, the fearless streamer who isn’t afraid of female viewers. (Applause)>

<This is how it should be. Nowadays, everyone’s afraid to speak out. It’s boring.>

<Well, they’re careful because they’re big-time now. This guy’s just a small streamer saying whatever.>

<But come on, what did Victory even do wrong?>

“Alright, that’s the end of the raunchy story. If you want the next one, we’ll play another round of MaePa!”

<Oh no, the torture returns.>

<The streamer is fun, but the game is so unwelcoming.>

<What kind of edge were you hoping for, you weirdo?>

<Isn’t Victory’s reputation already in shambles? LOL.>

<I’m Victory~ I love lolis~ I’m Victory~ I love lolis~>

<There’s already some maniac out here who changed their username to ‘VictoryLovesKids.’ LOL.>

<Someone named “VictoryLayingFlatOnTheFloor,” just leave.>

<These monsters are the children of Jeonjeonseol…>

Obviously, the newbies were terrible.

To keep it fair, I self-imposed restrictions: no using 1st-tier or 5th-tier magic books, no personal kills unless it was a team fight.

I spent most of the time teaching the viewers.

Even then, I couldn’t bring myself to die intentionally, so I ended with zero deaths.

Purposely throwing isn’t really my style.

‘Still, teaching might be more fun than I thought.’

The satisfaction of having planted an apple tree.

Maybe it won’t bear a single apple.

But still, I will plant the apple tree!

With that sentiment, I moved on to the second and third rounds.

Once again, the bait for these rounds was the story of my “friendship” with Victory.

<Is this really a friendship story?>

<Do I even know what the word ‘friendship’ means anymore?>

<Does friendship mean pushing your friend off a cliff?>

<Did Victory tie up Jeonjeonseol and beat him up? Otherwise, how do you explain this grudge?>

No need for that much fuss.

Internet streamers thrive on relatable and approachable images, right?

If you’re a nerd, it’s even better.

And if not, well, who cares.

The stories I shared in the second and third rounds were like this:

Victory, surprisingly, wasn’t someone who came into Magical Fight through the anime Magical Girls Chronicles; he was purely a game-first player.

I couldn’t stand that and persistently convinced him to watch the anime.

He ended up watching it all!

Afterward, Victory pretended not to like it, but secretly, he was deeply moved and became a shy otaku who loves talking about Magical Girls Chronicles!

A slight exaggeration.

Apparently, he once said I was a better player, but that’s only half-true.

Sure, my win rate was higher, but it’s a 5v5 game, so you can’t measure everything that way.

Still, on second thought, I think I really am the better player.

That’s how I wrapped up the story.

<What did Victory do to earn this grudge?>

<Is this true friendship? What have I been seeing all my life?>

“I think there’s a misunderstanding here. I don’t have any ill will. Victory would be happy to know he’s contributing to the revival of Magical Fight!”

<It’s not a misunderstanding, it’s a celebration, right?>

<Leader of the Church of Magical Fight, Jeonjeonseol. Applause.>

<Be used for the Lord’s purpose!>

“Anyway, since we’re streaming, how about we play a game of TeamA?”

Magical Fight is way more fun. That’s a known fact.

But if I only play Magical Fight and then end the stream, people who came for TeamA won’t show up next time.

I need to show them something first, so I can use that to draw them into Magical Fight.

There’s a line a villain says in some superhero movie:

“If I kill this hostage, you’ll stop being at my mercy.

But since I spared the hostage, you’ll never lose hope that they’ll live.”

If I show an amazing play in TeamA, they’ll keep coming back here.

Each time, they’ll end up watching a bit of Magical Fight and gradually become immersed.

The great revival is not far away!

<Wow, really?>

<According to Victory, Jeonjeonseol’s skill is equal to or even better than his.>

The reactions are great.

Should I show them?

My true self?

I’ve been holding back during the Magical Fight tutorial stream to avoid smurfing, and it’s been driving me crazy.

Deliberately restraining myself isn’t easy.

Time to unleash it all in the next round.