Chapter 93
Chapter 93
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 93
Chapter Title: Is This a Team?
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Battle Lounge partner streamer, Embot.
The day before the tournament, he was chatting idly with viewers about the event.
💬 Chat — AimbotNot donated 2,000 won. Embot-ham, what's your goal for this tourney? "Ah, obviously the most wins. Honestly, wouldn't it be weird if I didn't win?"
- Kyaa~ - True lol - Big Embot - If you don't win, go find your lost 5k hours - Plat 5k hours cheater, launch "Since I'm in the tourney anyway, I gotta give those 3-tier noobs a proper tour bus ride. No mercy."
- Carry declaration - Even Embot can't handle Jia-noona tho "Jia-noona? Sounds familiar... She a 3-tier?"
- ? - You don't know Jia-noona? - Don't know the Pope? - GTFO - Quit streaming! Quit! Quit! Quit! - You think Jia-noona looks like a J? Embot.
He was an idiot who only knew Battle Lounge.
Not like Lee Jia, some isolated island streamer.
Battle Lounge was his main game, so he'd collabed a ton.
He'd interacted plenty with noob VTubers requesting personal coaching.
"Is this Jia girl really that bad at it?"
- Beyond noob... - Ugh... - Preserved in Battle Gallery lol "Preserved in Battle Gallery? Uh... Did she teamkill or something? Yeah, that happens. Totally possible. Please no TAS bashing, bros. Moving on."
- Not TAS bashing, it's straight facts - Crazy part is she got preserved not for teamkilling but trolling - Crazier: Lee Jia tried super hard but still called a troll... - A VTuber preserved for sucking too much!? "...That bad?"
The viewers made such a fuss that Embot naturally got curious about this VTuber Lee Jia.
He checked a info post about her on his fan cafe.
"Whoa."
He was shocked by Lee Jia's top-tier avatar quality.
"This one's dropped some serious cash, huh? Movements are almost photoreal."
- Grace of Reflecting Myriad Stars lol - This too is the grace of Reflecting Myriad Stars - Prob motion capture lol "Oh, so Reflecting Myriad Stars is a meme from her stream? No idea."
- Not a person, Fervent Devotee lol Lee Jia might not know it, but.
The proper noun 'Reflecting Myriad Stars' had spread widely in streaming circles, becoming a full-on meme.
Whenever something blew up big or totally flopped, they'd spin it like 'This too is the grace of Reflecting Myriad Stars.'
It indirectly showed how benevolent Reflecting Myriad Stars was to humans.
"But the avatar's a bit over-the-top. Too unrealistic. Looks like the torso's bigger than the head at a glance..."
- Here he goes again - Ugh, stop stripping VTubers already Embot.
He was a pro at stripping VTuber masks.
A streamer who utterly disregarded VTuber RP.
Not some intentional concept.
Just his natural reaction from zero interest in VTubers.
As said, he was Battle Lounge obsessed.
As a mid-tier streamer with solid viewership, he had killer broadcast instincts.
He'd collabed with tons of VTubers.
Respect the person, but zero RP respect.
This level of mask-breaking was fun even for other VTubers and their viewers.
But he overlooked one thing.
Anything but Lee Jia's avatar.
- Shockingly, it's realistic lol; Not some RP nonsense.
"What're you saying?"
- Hips equal or bigger fr - Bet this guy's eyes roll back at Jia-noona's half-cam - Refresh the cafe. Good stuff uploaded. Heh heh heh Like possessed, Embot refreshed the cafe and clicked the 'That Half-Cam Meme' post.
"Oh..."
Soon he was drooling, staring blankly at her half-cam shot.
- LMAOOOOO - Knew it lololol - Right, he's a total perv huh? - Hold it in!!!!!!!! After seeing Lee Jia's half-cam meme, Embot declared to viewers.
"If I team with her, I'll carry so hard you'll all get bused."
Embot had pretty honest tastes.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ *Ding.*
Right as I entered the VoiceTalk room, greetings came from three familiar male voices.
[Jia-noona's here.]
Baek General's calm voice first.
[It's the Pope! Pope!]
Pint's playful tone.
[Hello!]
And Embot's oddly excited voice.
A bit tense, I replied in a shaky voice.
"Ah, hello! I'm Lee Jia."
They clapped and cheered at my greeting.
Weird.
I'd never collabed or even talked with these three.
Why welcome me so warmly?
Ah.
Maybe 'cause I'm the worst 3-tier noob in Battle Lounge.
No one hates a sexy noob, after all.
Pre-match lobby time.
Embot, Pint, and Baek General were all major streamers.
Lobby dragged, but audio didn't die.
[Embot should solo queue fr.]
[Agreed. No one stops 'that' when he pops it.]
[Even with 'that' on, solo queue's rough, bros.]
They already knew each other.
Unlike their noisy chatter.
"..."
I had nothing to say.
💬 Chat - Lips sealed ON. - Say something, Jia - Sealed-lips noonaaaaaa - Stream ruined~ ruined~ ruined~ - Time for a sneak worship? - Worship here and get wrecked lolol - She'd get treated like total noobfriend Ugh.
Trouble.
Staying silent kills my 'networking' goal.
Should I force some words? As I pondered.
[Jia there?]
"Yes, here."
[Oh, good. Thought you passed out already since you're so quiet.]
Pint talked to me.
Could see it as shade, but.
I was just grateful he spoke first.
They were having too much fun among themselves; no opening for me.
Pint said,
[Bit late, but intros? We three know each other, but you don't.]
They introduced themselves.
Didn't really need it.
I knew all three streamers already.
Ah.
Humans have it good.
Just say 'I'm so-and-so doing whatever.' Done.
But sadly, I'm a VTuber, not human.
And before that, a Fervent Devotee.
"...Hello. I'm Lee Jia, Archivist of the Omnia Archive and Fervent Devotee of Reflecting Myriad Stars."
- Kyaarghhh - Embarrassing af - Why am I embarrassed?? - RP check? JiaTube. - She's doomed, question storm incoming Like they'd been waiting, Embot asked curiously.
[Ooh, got a question. That Reflecting Myriad Stars meme, how'd it...]
Is he nuts?
Forgetting the awkwardness, I corrected him.
"Reflecting Myriad Stars isn't a meme; It's a real god."
[...Ah, that the lore? Like a religion?]
"Not lore, real."
[Ah, lore that feels real. Got it.]
"No, not 'feels real,' actually real?"
[Sorry. So pretending it's real...]
- LMAO - Spear vs shield showdown lolol - Info) Embot's a mask-stripping expert. - Pure innocent question turns chaotic fml lolol - Mask expert VS RP god... Epic clash - Who wins lol - Gotta see Pope's RP stripped once My back-and-forth with Embot dragged on.
Finally, Pint cut in, fed up.
Thank god.
Taking my side, looks like.
[Ugh, lore or real, who cares. What matters is we...]
[Nah bro, you're curious too.]
[...Kinda, yeah. So, what's Reflecting Myriad Stars do?]
"..."
Not on my side, huh.
Guess.
Time to explain properly once.
"Um... Reflecting Myriad Stars is the Great Being who governs knowledge, ruler of the Omnia Archive. Watches over us from the stars of the universe, benevolently. Also helped me start VTubing, created me, made my avatar, rigged every strand of hair, and..."
- Long version ON. - Macro 3 ON. - You asked first. You asked. You asked. - Doooomed - Pope turning anti-fan? - Proteccccc Pope - Dizzy Pint/Embot/Baek General = +1 sub lol "...Yeah. That's the being. More questions?"
[...]
[...]
Baek General and Pint went silent, minds reeling.
Embot.
[Yeah, another question popped up...]
Ugh.
This guy's relentless.
Fine, let's go all out today. You die, I die.
As I steeled myself.
First match.
Began.