Massive Opportunity

The day after the sleep stream. I'd seen Ul Eonni off to work, then flopped back into bed to scroll the Broadcast Gallery.

My body felt amazing, like the cold had never happened. Was this the power of that injection? It hurt like hell getting it, but worth it if this is the result.

"That Eternal Loop tourney though…."

I wanted to join, but my conscience stung a bit remembering that smurfy game. But custom emote for 1st place? That changed things. Guilt? What's that? I'm a total newbie at EL.

Even if it's a smurf account, a custom in-game emote made by me? Had to enter. Eonni and I are both unranked, so any tier partner works. Hell, teaming with pros might even look fine.

Anyway, Huran-i, Eonni, and I all struggle teaming with male streamers, so like the gallery said, Danbi was perfect. Problem was, no direct way to contact her.

A newbie streamer just two weeks in wouldn't have big corp contacts, and biz email ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠might get ignored. Guess I'd ask during her evening stream via dono…? But that feels too forward.

"Ugh, whatever. Still time left, think later."

I thrashed around on the bed, then got up and headed to my desk. Better to brainstorm with viewers or Huran-i later than stew alone.

"Plenty of time til stream… cool off with some EL?"

I flicked the PC on, monitor lit up fast, fanart wallpaper staring back. Clicked the Eternal Loop icon. Just two casuals, then lunch, stream early.

"Around noon?"

Three hours to kill—plenty. Posted a notice on the fan cafe, then queued casual with a light heart.

I figured I'd have time for lunch. If I hadn't gotten 8th in the first game and 6th in the next, ending quick, maybe. But one 1st place turned into two hours, skipping lunch to go live early.

"So I had to go live without eating…."

I mumbled sheepishly, but viewers worried about me.

"Hehe… sorry! Btw yeah, saw the EL tourney! But got a teammate?"

Chat rules banned mentioning other streamers, so their careful wording was kinda cute.

"Hmm… yeah, hard without Huran-i Eonni?"

Danbi mentions popped up occasionally, but I gritted teeth and ignored. Mentioning her first might upset some viewers. Better wait for them to set it up.

"Thanks for the praise, everyone. Early stream today—fan cafe check, then My Small Puppy!"

Last horror stream tears got me two days of mockery. Famous sad game, but no crying this time.

"Brought this after horror cuz crybaby image stuck. It's sad, so grab tissues!"

"Hah, why so confident?"

Reason was the streamer tear tier clip—funny, not sad. More laughs than tears.

"Get ready, not a safe bet?"

Laughing at their banter, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠I hopped into the fan cafe.

Always doubles per stream—next week it'd hit 1,000 easy.

"Fan cafe's blowing up too."

These psychos flaunting their origins were driving me nuts.

"Anyway, cafe scrolling over lunch! Today's mala tang ramen. Brb with water."

Ignoring the creepy chats, queued a tune and got up. Put water on in the kitchen, spaced out waiting, poured into cup ramen, back to desk—chat was on fire.

"…Huh?"

Flustered by chat, checked donations.

Seeing the hefty ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠sum and message, I wondered what was up. Rushed to go live, forgot DMs—didn't expect this.