Chapter 5: Was it a woman?

It was 11:25 PM.

Nine hours had passed since we started the duo.

“The Grandmaster cutoff is 540 points, right? Right?”

Han Byeo-ri’s current score was 558 points, which was enough to be promoted to Grandmaster.

[Excited Excited Excited]

[It’s coming, it’s coming, it’s coming]

[Everyone take a seat, everyone take a seat, everyone take a seat]

After 5 minutes, I restarted the client.

[You have been promoted to Grandmaster]

“Nice!!!”

When I first received the offer to participate in VLL.

When the number one ranker declared it was impossible.

When I barely reached the Master promotion series but lost 9 consecutive games.

“I’ve really been through a lot…”

The events that had happened so far flashed through Han Byeo-ri’s mind.

“Sigh… shall we start with the settlement?”

When she spoke resolutely to the camera, there were two reactions in the chat.

[Settlement time~ Settlement time~ Settlement time~]

[Are you out of your mind? Are you out of your mind? Are you out of your mind?]

[Can’t we just call it a draw? Can’t we just call it a draw? Can’t we just call it a draw?]

[Don’t lie, don’t lie, don’t lie]

Betting system.

A system where you use points that accumulate automatically when you watch a stream to choose whether a mission presented by the streamer will succeed or not.

And the topic of this betting on Han Byeo-ri’s stream was.

[Grandmaster promotion possible/Yes vs. No]

It was a bet on whether she would be promoted to Grandmaster, which opened as soon as the stream started today.

That meant that the viewers finished betting before the duo with Para.

“Wow… 91% said no? You guys are hopeless.”

[Are you out of your mind? Are you out of your mind? Are you out of your mind?]

[My cat pressed it, please let it go just this once]

[Just let me withdraw once, just let me withdraw once, just let me withdraw once]

[You don’t believe in Han Byeo-ri? You don’t believe in Han Byeo-ri? You don’t believe in Han Byeo-ri?]

“Wow, the person who bet the most is… PizzaIsMine, 250,000 points.”

If he bet 250,000 points, he would get 2.75 million points.

“Congratulations to those who succeeded, and those who bet on the favorite, go learn more~”

When I pressed the No button, the numerous points that were bet on the favorite went to the underdog.

[Starting life from zero in the playground… starting life from zero in the playground…]

[The cheetah is laughing. I’m going to start collecting points again]

[What cheetah LOL It’s a sloth that fell to the ground]

“Sigh… I should say thank you first.”

After taking a screenshot to commemorate the promotion, I typed on the keyboard.

[Han Byeo-ri: Thanks to you, I got promoted! Thank you^~^]

[Para: Good]

[Han Byeo-ri: But… I have something to say]

[Para: Say it]

[Han Byeo-ri: I’m a streamer… LOL]

[Para: I know]

[Han Byeo-ri: ?]

What does that mean?

He didn’t pretend to know for 9 hours while we were playing together?

[Actor incoming LOL Actor incoming LOL Actor incoming LOL]

[Take off your mask! Take off your mask! Take off your mask!]

[Legendary sniper appeared Legendary sniper appeared Legendary sniper appeared]

“Wow… so you knew all along and pretended not to know?”

But I wasn’t offended.

The so-called snipers or actors couldn’t hide their desire to be on stream if they were caught in the same game.

This was rather likable.

And I did get carried.

[Han Byeo-ri: Then… can I interview you for a moment?]

[Para: Interview?]

[Han Byeo-ri: Yes! I have a few things I want to ask you!]

‘This is YouTube content.’

It might have been bad to just upload that I got carried.

But it was good news that the mysterious bus driver who was smurfing in Grandmaster turned out to be a concept sniper.

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

[Para: An interview is a bit…]

[Han Byeo-ri: I’ll send you a small gifticon after it’s over!]

[Para: You should send that anyway since I carried you]

[Han Byeo-ri: Uh… yes, you’re right]

[Para: I’m kidding]

‘I’m a little nervous…’

But I managed to get the interview accepted, so I quickly turned on Discord and sent a friend request.

[Kim Han-byeol: Can I call you now?]

[Para: Yes]

‘Don’t people usually use their real names for Discord IDs…?’

After a few seconds of the ringing tone, the other party accepted the call.

“Hello?”

Han Byeo-ri spoke first, but there was no reply.

“Hello…?”

When the chat was starting to get filled with frustration, a message came up in the chat room.

[Para: Can’t you hear me?]

[Han Byeo-ri: Yes! Can you hear me?]

[Para: Yes, what… I connected my headset]

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Didn’t he change the voice settings?

“Ah, that could be it.”

[Han Byeo-ri: Change the voice settings to your headset microphone]

[Para: Wait a moment]

<Hello, can you hear me?>

“Huh?”

[?]

[What?]

[?????????]

When a faint female voice was heard, most of the viewers, including Han Byeo-ri, stopped thinking.

The reason why Han Byeo-ri could be called a skilled streamer in the not-so-high tier of Diamond was one.

There were no female streamers who reached a high tier in other lanes besides support.

‘The person who was playing with Grandmaster was a girl?’

Is this even possible?

I was just staring blankly at the rising chat in bewilderment.

[Nuna, Nuna, Nuna, Nuna]

[Look at that sniper trying to get attention by having his girlfriend do it for him]

[Han Byeo-ri is out! Han Byeo-ri is out! Han Byeo-ri is out!]

“Um… are you a woman?”

<Yes.>

“But… you’re very good at the game? Ah, it’s not a discriminatory remark or anything, I’m just really surprised!”

<I’m a bit good.>

[Confidence is everything for a woman]

[What’s with her charisma, What’s with her charisma, What’s with her charisma]

[But her voice sounds like she has a Big Mac in her mouth]

[What Big Mac, she sounds pure]

“How long have you been watching my stream?”

The platform Han Byeo-ri is currently streaming on is Switch.

When Switch first landed in Korea, they recruited many streamers with unconventional conditions, and Han Byeo-ri was one of them.

‘But you watched my old stream?’

Actually, Han Byeo-ri’s old stream was not as smooth as it is now.

The average number of viewers was less than 500, and on some days it was less than 100.

“When do you mean by old?”

<Since you fought with ImSorry?>

[What, she knows about that incident?]

[Wow, she’s a true fan]

[Legend]

‘What, there’s a girl who watched my stream back then?’

When she first started playing LOL, it wasn’t like it is now, it was a stream where you fight back when the team picks a fight.

Thanks to that, when I went to the platform tournament, I fought to the death with high-tier people.

I never imagined that there would be a woman who watched my stream back then.

“You’ve been watching for a long time!”

<Yes, it’s fun.>

“Then are you a student?”

<Yes.>

“Ah, you’re a college student.”

[A college student plays LOL for 10 hours on a weekday?]

[Even hardcore LOL addicts can’t compare to this LOL]

[A female LOL addict, but with skill]

<I’m not a college student?>

“Ah, then a high school student?”

<No, I’m a middle school student.>

“What?”

<I’m a middle school student. 15 years old.>

[?]

[????]

[Your Honor, I didn’t type anything]

[Just take him away LOL]

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Title: If you can’t accept that Han Byeo-ri got carried, press like LOL

Does it make sense to have 15 consecutive wins up to Grandmaster?]

As usual, I was browsing the LOL gallery when I saw a strange post and clicked on it.

The LOL gallery is called the LOL gallery, but it’s a strange place where they don’t talk about the game and only talk about the players.

The content was that they couldn’t accept the rank I helped her get, so they were against Han Byeo-ri going to VLL.

‘She’ll get promoted even if it’s not me.’

Even if I didn’t help her, she was destined to be promoted soon.

Next week, Zoe’s new skin will be released and she will receive a huge buff.

She was going to ride that wave and get promoted when the Grandmaster cutoff was lowered.

It was the same whether I carried her or not.

‘Shall I look at the comments?’

I scrolled down and checked the comments.

[Get lost LOL]

[If you should disqualify her, press like]

[It’s an entertainment team anyway, who cares, the team members all agreed]

[Does a bus driven by an active middle school girl look like a joke to you?]

‘Hmm’

With a dizzy mind, I closed the internet window and logged into the game.

I was about to start a ranked game as usual when.

[Han Byeo-ri: Hello! Do you…]

[Han Byeo-ri: Do you want to be on Master Invitation??]

What does that mean…