Chapter 96
Chapter 96
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 96
Chapter Title: Lee Jia, It's You Again?
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Lee Jia, it's you again?
A tournament with over 40 mid-to-high-tier streamers participating meant the viewer count for Ayase's broadcast, which was handling the coverage, had skyrocketed through the roof.
The viewer count hit a whopping 70,000.
It was Ayase's all-time high since debuting.
The 30 million won sponsorship had paid off handsomely.
If she had to pick one reason why the event was such a hit, it was hands-down Ayase's networking skills as the ultimate connector.
No matter how big the prize pool, gathering 40 mid-to-high-tier streamers in one place wasn't something just anyone could pull off.
It was possible only because Ayase had a favorable image with every single one of them.
Mid-tier streamers were guaranteed to bring the entertainment factor.
With four solid broadcasters per team, the chemistry in each group was off the charts—no need to belabor the point.
No matter which team she covered, something hilarious always popped up.
Ah.
Of course, some stood out as especially entertaining.
💥 PLAYER ELIMINATED! 💥 'Mitsiki0203' was killed by 'E-Zia520' with a Thompson submachine gun.
Someone let out a bizarre scream while spraying bullets from a Thompson submachine gun.
It was a blind spray with eyes squeezed shut, but...
Incredibly, Lee Jia managed to land every single bullet from the magazine squarely into her teammate's torso and helmet.
The helmet shattered, and the precious durability of that rare Level 3 vest was obliterated too.
— ㅇㅇ donated 5,000 won Oh, Cult Leader Sis finally got one! Along with the donation chime.
Ayase let out a sigh as she spoke up.
"Ah, player Lee Jia! Team kill! Another team kill! Does this player have a team kill mission or something?"
💬 Chat — Viewer Aw man lololololol — Viewer Team kill again, you're ruthless lolololol — Viewer And she killed Mitsuki again lololol — Viewer Poor Mitsuki... — Viewer At this rate, doesn't Jia hate Mitsuki? — Viewer Gasp — Viewer What — Viewer Psychological warfare ㄷㄷㄷㄷ ...Yep.
I'd wondered why she was shooting so well for once, but sure enough, it was another team kill.
Was Reflecting Myriad Stars cursed her or something? She only showed godlike aim when team-killing.
[Jia, that was me...]
Realizing her mistake, Lee Jia jumped in surprise.
[Eek... S-sorry!]
[Not just once, but twice! Do you hate me, Jia?]
[N-no, misunderstanding! I thought you were an enemy... H-how much I like you, Mitsuki! I even watched your debut stream. You know, when your hair got parted and the bald meme started.]
[Eek.]
[The virtual marriage arc with Kim Ttong-i was hilarious! I saw you scream during the horror game, smash the window, and spill soy sauce. And also...]
[S-stop! You do hate me!]
— Viewer Are you trying to kill her lolololol — Viewer Stop!!! — Viewer This is straight-up murder lololol — Viewer Why does that innocent voice sound so evil — Viewer But she knows her stuff lolololol — Viewer How does she know all this lololol — Viewer Close the wiki... — Viewer Cult Leader knows VTubers inside out lololol — Viewer She grinded 10 hours of VTuber streams a day pre-debut — Viewer Lee Jia's a famous otaku ㅇㅇ She'd meant to prove she "liked Mitsuki" by bringing those up.
But it ended up roasting Mitsuki instead.
Mitsuki didn't hold back.
Puffing out her cheeks, Mitsuki counterattacked.
[I watched it too.]
[What?]
[Your half-cam stream, Jia.]
[...]
[That puts you at #1 on the VTuber half-cam hotness ranking... no, all streamer hotness ranking easy. Heh heh heh.]
[...]
Hit by Mitsuki's counter, Lee Jia immediately switched to pursed-lips sulk mode.
But her teammates had no intention of letting her off easy.
The other two streamers joined the Jia roast.
[Ah, I saw that too. Oh... uh... impressive.]
[...Ahem.]
Female half-cam streamer 'Han Sehee' mentioned it with a hint of envy.
Male streamer 'Oh Sejong' just gave an awkward reaction, unable to join the embarrassing convo.
Lee Jia's unintentional trolling.
Her teammates' reactions to her bizarre RP.
Mentions of the half-cam stream, and so on.
Every time Lee Jia appeared on the broadcast, she delivered solid laughs to the viewers.
Ayase mentally patted herself on the back again for recruiting her.
Of course.
Not all the chatter about Lee Jia was positive.
— KindWizard4223 donated 1,000 won Why is she trolling every time we see her lol? Shouldn't she be banned from tournaments? Fans mean haters too.
That's the inescapable fate of a superstar.
— Viewer Damn drifters, chill — Viewer Dopamine fest, let it slide~ — Viewer Newbie, let it slide — Viewer Tits that big, forgiven ㅇㅇ — Viewer VTuber simps hyping boob size like total weebs lol — Viewer VTuber fans trait: can't separate 2D from reality One clueless troll donation dirted up the chat quick.
Couldn't be helped.
70,000 viewers meant every community drifter had flooded Ayase's stream.
Of course.
Ayase was a VTuber hardened against troll donations.
She knew exactly how to handle them better than anyone.
On a normal stream, she'd just ban and move on, but with tens of thousands of drifters watching...
Banning one wouldn't end it.
So Ayase tossed the trolls a new bone.
Ayase spoke in a playful tone.
"Since half-cam came up, anyone who hasn't seen Jia's half-cam stream, raise your hand."
— Viewer Hand — Viewer Weeb what is that — Viewer Why watch VTuber half-cam? (Genuine Q) — Viewer No idea what they're talking about — Viewer Why the fuss over one half-cam lolol "Sigh. You guys just lost half your life."
— Viewer For real lol — Viewer Half? Nah, 'all' of it. — Viewer Just reborn ㅇㅇ — Viewer Omg so curious but replay's deleted — Viewer Seeking teacher with long TP to share Jia half-cam @@@@@@@@@@ [Kicked by manager.]
— Viewer TP lololololol — Viewer What a creep lolololol — Viewer Damn, VTuber gallery chill pls — Viewer Info) Full version on Jia's fan cafe by manager — Viewer thx — Viewer thx. — Viewer Thanks. Tossing the malicious trolls the fresh bait of "Lee Jia half-cam" made them vanish from chat to hunt it down.
As expected.
A masterful handling from Ayase, the undisputed #1 in personal entertainment VTubing.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ The grueling four-hour tournament finally wrapped up.
Actual game time per match was about 30 minutes, but...
Since it was random teams of four streamers, they stretched the wait times to let them chat.
Well then.
At this point, let me rundown my achievements.
Match 1.
Smoke troll—total shitshow.
Last place.
Hey, not my fault—Embot misspoke.
Match 2.
Managed a whopping 3 kills.
...All team kills, that's the issue.
Not intentional, but I downed mid-high 2-tier Mitsuki three times.
Not my fault.
Her red customization made her stand out too much.
Last place.
Match 3: Nabbed 1 kill.
With the 'Myriad Stars' Magic Wand.
...On myself.
9th place.
Match 4: Teamed up with familiar faces—Embot and Paint who I'd trolled before, plus Mitsuki again.
Strong team on paper, but their reactions to teaming with me again?
[Ah.]
[Ah.]
[Ah.]
"..."
Nothing to say.
B-but I didn't shit the bed too bad in Match 4.
Did my Level 4 backpack duties properly.
Accidentally flashed teammates a few times, but no disasters from it.
Still last place.
The universe screwed us.
No cars on the roads no matter how much we circled.
Zone was unfair too.
And Embot's aim hit rock bottom.
Right after the match, teammate Mitsuki, Paint, and I grilled Embot.
[Embot, did you turn 'that' off?]
"Dude, turn it on—no need to be shy."
"Payback for psych war earlier?"
Embot replied indignantly.
[No way! I hate blaming others, but every time I'm with Jia, the world screws me. Right, Paint bro? Mitsuki?]
[Lee Jia, it's you again?]
[...I'll upvote while crying.]
"..."
Match 4 was my Battle Lounge skill peak.
For teammates, absolute nadir.
— Viewer Can't team lolololol — Viewer Reflecting Myriad Stars cursed her to lose? — Viewer For real lol For real.
At this point, is Reflecting Myriad Stars out to rig me?
Anyway, all 4 matches done.
While scores tallied, I killed time chatting with my last teammates from Match 4.
Topic? Always the same.
That damn RP.
That damn half-cam.
Why's everyone so obsessed with me?
Tournament over.
Final rankings revealed.
🏆 FINAL RANKINGS 🏆 [1st] Peropero - Total Prize: 12M won
(1st x2, 2nd x2)
[2nd] CoffeeAndLive (CofLive) - Total Prize: 10M won
(1st x2, 3rd x2)
...
[7th] Embot - Total Prize: 8M won
(1st x2)
...
[39th] Heshi
(7th x2, 6th x1, 10th x1)
[40th] Lee Jia
(10th x3, 9th x1)
Eh.
Proudly dead last.
A whopping gap from 39th—heaven and earth apart, overwhelming last place.
Ah.
Team-dependent trash game.
"Team luck is just... this..."
— Viewer For real x1000 — Viewer Team luck absolute zero for real — Viewer Ah, team-dependent trash game! — Viewer (Teamed with Embot twice) (P.S. Embot got 1st in Matches 2 and 3, when not teamed with me.)
Now.
Who's fault is it?
I dunno.
Really don't.
[One more to go! We mentioned special awards, right?]
Right.
Best Kill and Best Death awards left.
[Special awards judged fairly by pro panelists, so if you're mad, rant in Notepad solo. First, Best Kill! The winner is!]
Dudududu
Dudududu
Dudududu
[Embot, who wiped six with one mag! Congrats!]
...What?
Thought I misheard.
Wiping two squads with one mag? Insane.
Ayase's stream replayed Embot's clip.
Six to seven shots per kill.
Exactly 40 rounds, six kills in 3 seconds.
2- and 3-tier players, sure—and yeah, I was one—but pure 'aimbot' performance.
Teammates co-streaming Ayase's broadcast roasted Embot.
[How's a guy that good only throw when with us...]
[Right? Why throw?]
"Got a mission to last-place with Jia?"
[Damn, so wronged! It's not me, it's Jia!]
"You praised my skills in the first match."
[Empty words, you fanatic bitch!]
— Mission Donation 'NotReflectingMyriadStars' 300,000 won mission!
> Hear casual speech from Embot
> Success!
"Aigoo, Hangover Lord's 300k offering again!"
— Viewer Kya — Viewer Pulling this off lolololol — Viewer lololololol — Viewer Feed 1M mission too, did 300k, did everything — Viewer Great Embot — Viewer Emdaddy QWQ [!@#$%]
Embot's mic clipped.
Guess he yelled.
Emdaddy.
Generous with me—what's left for you?
[Next, Best Death award! The winner is...]
Dududu.
Dududu.
"..."
Dududu my ass.
Obvious who.
[As you all guessed, Lee Jia! Congrats, applause everyone!]
Clip played.
In it, I charged enemy lines solo with 'Myriad Stars' Magic Wand.
[Mutrahk Akhbar!]
Fired it.
[Gyaack...]
Self-destructed.
Teammates after my clip.
[...Now I get why Embot threw.]
[Right? Lee Jia, it's you again?]
[There's reasons, okay.]
Why I impulse-rushed then? Mystery even to me.
Anyway, wronged.
I did my best, okay?
Tournament ended.
Thanks to Emdaddy, Hangover Lord, and special awards.
I pocketed sweet cash.
Lost but won—perfect for times like this.