Chapter 14: VLL preliminary (1)

“Mom and Dad are leaving~”

“Have a good day.”

“Honey, there’s a package for you. Check it out.”

Even though it was Saturday morning, I saw my parents off as they went to work and received a package.

I wondered what it was, and it was the streaming camera I ordered last night.

It said it was rocket delivery, but I didn’t expect it to arrive in the middle of the night.

‘But is a cam even necessary?’

I bought it because there were so many requests to turn on the cam.

My stream was a skill-oriented stream.

There was no particular reason to turn on the cam…

‘Ah.’

I thought that maybe they thought I was a bug program user.

Since ancient times, rank 1 and hack controversies were inseparable.

If that was the reason they were asking, I could turn on a hand cam.

‘I should order food.’

I went back to my room, sat in my chair, and thought about what to order.

Even after looking at the delivery app for 10 minutes, nothing appealed to me.

In the end, what I chose was.

[???]

[Sudden stream]

[What’s going on in the morning?]

[It hasn’t even been 12 hours since you ended the stream LOL]

[A middle school girl who turns on the stream at 8 AM on Saturday, so reliable!]

I turned on the stream to get recommendations from viewers.

Turning on the stream for such a trivial thing, you ask?

Yesterday’s stream was more fun than I expected.

“Hello everyone. A lot of people came even though it’s morning?”

Despite it being morning, about 1,500 people gathered, similar to yesterday.

Everyone seemed to be working hard from 9 AM on a Saturday…

[Morn?ing?]

[We’re living in London time]

[Ah LOL I changed my sleep pattern to watch VLL today LOL]

[It’s evening for me right now]

[Hey, are you ignoring the life patterns of the ‘real’ ones?]

I didn’t know what they meant, but it seemed like most of them were staying up all night.

Well, it’s not my life, so it’s good if they live as they please.

After a brief greeting with the viewers, I explained why I turned on the stream.

“So, I turned on the stream to get recommendations for breakfast today.”

[Oh]

[Gukbap]

[Do middle school girls even eat breakfast?]

[Chicken]

[Salad]

The viewers suggested various options, but nothing appealed to me.

Maybe I wasn’t hungry because I just woke up.

{ᄋᄋ donated 10,000 won}

Jeyuk

Jeyuk.

Not bad, right?

“Thank you for the 10,000 won donation. Jeyuk sounds good.”

But there was one problem.

I was quite picky about jeyuk.

From what I remembered from ordering it a few times, there were no places nearby that made good jeyuk.

I guess I have no choice.

I got up and headed to the kitchen.

[?]

[Where are you going all of a sudden?]

[I heard her get up and then she disappeared?]

[What do you mean the streamer is leaving]

[??????]

“Ah, ah. Can you all hear me?”

When I checked the chat by accessing it on my phone, it seemed like my voice could be heard if I left the door open.

“There are no good restaurants nearby, so I’m going to make it myself.”

[?]

[??]

[Is this a LOL skill stream?]

[She reached rank 1 and now she’s making jeyuk LOL]

Fortunately, there was some leftover meat from a few days ago.

I put the meat on a frying pan and made a sauce based on gochujang and soy sauce.

Then, when the meat was almost cooked, I added the sauce and vegetables and stir-fried it.

It was a super simple, low-calorie, gaming body meal that even my teammates couldn’t get enough of.

[When is she coming back…]

[It’s more annoying because I can hear her cooking…]

I put the food on a plate and returned to my seat.

“Ah, should I turn on the cam?”

[Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes]

[Please turn it on]

[Please, I’m begging you, I think I’m going to die]

[Pleasepleasepleaseplease]

I was planning to turn it on later for the solo queue stream anyway, so I turned it on with the thought of turning it on in advance.

[Wow, her beauty]

[She looks like she’s not wearing makeup… is that even possible]

[Wow, look at the steam…]

[Oh]

“Can you all see me well?”

[Yesyesyesyes]

[Yes]

[Very good]

After confirming that the camera was working properly, I lowered the camera angle.

[?????]

[What kind of atrocity is this]

[What the]

When I checked the stream screen, the food was finally fully in the camera.

Yeah, this is a mukbang stream.

“I’ll eat well.”

[?]

[???]

[Whatisthis]

[This is a legendary stream]

“You want to know if it’s delicious? Take a look.”

I picked up a piece of meat with my chopsticks and held it up to the camera.

[A middle school girl’s chopsticks that have been in her mouth…]

[Hey, you]

[It looks delicious though LOL]

[A streamer who’s good at making jeyuk is welcome]

[But why are her fingers so thin…]

[It’s probably similar to her face]

As I was halfway through the bowl, I started to feel full.

It was one of the things I was dissatisfied with after becoming a girl.

My stomach had shrunk.

It was natural since my stamina was different compared to when I was a man, but it was a little sad when I couldn’t eat even though there was delicious food.

“Then I’ll play solo queue now.”

I put the empty bowl in the sink, returned, and turned on the game client.

When I checked the rankings, I was still in first place, but I was at risk of being overtaken if I lost one game or if the second-place person won one game.

{ᄋᄋ donated 2,000 won}

But when will you fix the cam position?

“What? I’m going to play the game like this?”

[??????]

[0]

[We can’t take it anymore]

“What… didn’t you want the cam because of the hand cam?”

[I’m going crazy]

[Foxy… foxy… foxy…]

[Hey, this person, your skills were already proven on Master Invitation]

100000000001

“Well… if you want, I’ll do that.”

When I adjusted the camera back to the normal angle, the burning chat calmed down a bit.

‘I don’t understand.’

Regardless of whether I was pretty or not, my stream was a game stream.

It’s not like I have any reactions like other female streamers.

I don’t know if there’s any point in looking at my face.

“Then I’ll start the game now.”

Anyway, high-elo games usually take at least 15 minutes, so I was going to communicate by looking at the chat when.

“Wait a minute, I need to take this call.”

My phone, which was next to me, rang and I received a call.

[? You said you didn’t have a boyfriend]

[Lock]

[Me]

[Me]

[????]

“It’s not my boyfriend. It’s Han Byeo-ri.”

I showed the caller ID to the screen and answered the call.

“Hello? Yes, unnie.”

I wondered what was going on since it was a sudden call.

“You’re hurt? Me, in the VLL preliminaries?”

[??]

[Han Byeo-ri is hurt?]

[Today is the start of the VLL preliminaries]

[It seems like she’s asking the streamer to be a substitute?]

“Okay. Go to the hospital first.”

I ended the call and organized the situation.

Han Byeo-ri accidentally injured her hand, and as a result, she was asking me to be a substitute for her in today’s VLL preliminaries.

It wasn’t a difficult request, and it wasn’t a bad proposal for me either.

VLL was a tournament where high-elo streamers gathered, and there were quite a few coaches and scouts who watched it to discover new talent.

The problem was whether the other teams would accept my participation.

“Hello.”

First, I entered the Discord link that Han Byeo-ri sent me and greeted them.

“Oh, hello!”

The person who welcomed me with a surprisingly gruff voice was Sheen, a one-trick pony who used the top champion Sheen and the team’s captain.

“Hello~”

Next was the jungle user and former World Champion, Pressure.

“Welcome.”

The ADC, Eugene, who once had issues with hack allegations.

“We met in a ranked game last time. You probably don’t remember, right?”

And Fpot, a support player who specialized in dealing damage.

Everyone was someone I had a connection with in my past life.

‘Well, in my past life, I met them through Han Byeo-ri too.’

“But is it okay for me to play as a substitute?”

“Ah, the organizers asked the other teams, and they all said it was okay.”

As expected from a fun team, it seemed that the other teams didn’t put much pressure on them.

It was natural since our team was all ordinary people except for one, unlike the other teams, most of whom were former pros.

“We have a preliminary match right away, can you play now?”

“Yes, I can.”

As soon as I answered, I immediately received an invitation to a custom game.

“Do you know our team composition?”

“Sheen in the top lane, a playmaking champion in the jungle. Ashe or Jhin for ADC, and a damage-dealing support, right?”

“Oh, you know everything?”

“I watch your streams often.”

The game started as soon as all 10 players were ready.

In the draft that started with the enemy team’s ban, they cut off Sheen right away.

Sheen, who couldn’t play Sheen, was honestly at a Diamond level.

I felt a heavy weight on my shoulders.

“Don’t worry too much. I have a champion I’ve been practicing.”

He confidently banned the opponent’s most-played champions without hesitation.

[As solid as a rock]

He committed the act of first-picking Malphite.

And naturally, the opponent’s top laner picked.

[Unbound!]

Sylas, the perfect counter to Malphite, whose ultimate had high value and who mainly built armor.

In the draft that followed, the enemy mid laner picked Tristana to fill the AD role.

‘This is doable.’

There was only one answer.

“In that case, let’s play Malphite mid, and I’ll go top.”