Fan Frenzy and Editor Hunt
At that very moment, the streamer gallery was buzzing with the aftermath of Noel's stream.
Sticking together without a care.
After ending the stream, I tidied up quickly and took a shower. Staring down at Ye-rim snoring softly on my bed, I lay down beside her.
"Mm..."
As I settled in next to her, Ye-rim wrapped her arms around my body. I sighed and drifted off to sleep.
The next day, Ye-rim woke up first again, as usual.
Squish squish—
"...?"
It didn't take long for Ye-rim to realize her arm was draped over Juwon's chest.
"...Gasp."
She bolted upright in bed, and the movement woke Juwon too.
"...You're up?"
"Ah... haha... s-sorry..."
Juwon blinked sleepily at Ye-rim without a word.
'Is she mad..?'
Ye-rim fidgeted, gauging Juwon's mood.
"Pfft... I'm not mad. Just messing with you a bit."
Juwon burst out laughing at Ye-rim's reaction, brushed her hair back, got out of bed, and stretched.
"Urghhh..."
Ye-rim stared blankly at Juwon.
Feeling embarrassed, she headed to the bathroom.
"Ah... I'm such an idiot... This is so freaking embarrassing ahh..."
Ye-rim touched her flushed cheeks, splashed cold water on her face to cool down.
"Got drunk on my own, clung to her, slept like that... I've done nothing but apologize-worthy stuff... ahhh..."
Even after washing her face, her cheeks stayed red for a while.
......
"Take care, unnie. Hit me up later."
"Mm... Sorry about yesterday and today... I'll head out."
"Hehe, come on... It's fine. Get home safe."
After seeing Ye-rim off, I sat at my computer and logged into the cafe. Since it was September, money should've come in, so I planned to post a recruitment notice for editors to kickstart YouTube.
"...?"
The account balance showed way more than I'd expected.
I'd gotten tons of donations during the main quest push in Lost World and yesterday's mukbang, but this exceeded my wildest guesses.
"Wait... doesn't it deduct fees and all that...?"
Surprisingly, this was after the 30% fees. That meant my total donations that month were insane.
"...Well, I don't need anything right now anyway."
I've never been big on spending, so I decided to post the editor recruitment first.
With my stream growing, I'm gearing up to launch NelTube and looking for 2 editors.
I'll leave my email at the bottom—apply there, please!
☆Preferences:
1. Adults
2. Males: Military service preferred
3. Experienced editors
4. (Important) Deep Lost World knowledge
5. Regular viewers of my streams
Pay will be negotiated with finalists. Send edited VODs/clips (at least 2) via email.
Deepest bows to all who love my streams.
"Done..."
After uploading the post to the cafe, with nothing else to do, I hopped into the capsule and launched Lost World.
[Martial Realm's First Steps]
📍 You've saved the Travel Kingdom and must now head to the next continent.
The eastern nation, Bicheon Nation (Flying Heaven Nation), is fraught with dangers—prepare thoroughly.
🎁 Requirements: Reach Lv 75
🎁 Reward: Access to the next continent
The next continent had unlocked, but I needed Lv 75 to cross. With main quest EXP, I was currently Lv 65. Leveling 10 more would take time, so I'd grind whenever I could.
"...Been a while since I visited Arie?"
I figured I'd meet Arie, whom viewers hated, off-stream for once.
......
"Ah, it's Noel. Lady Arie is in her room."
All the soldiers now treated me—the kingdom's savior—with utmost respect, which I quite enjoyed.
*Creak—*
I sneaked up on Arie, still buried in alchemy studies by candlelight. She was so focused she didn't notice me right behind her.
"...You."
Finally turning, Arie glared at me. For some reason, she looked pissed.
"The kingdom's star..."
"Enough. No need for formalities between us."
"Anyway... didn't you say you'd come back soon?"
Arie narrowed her golden eyes at me, making me tense up.
"Ahaha... sorry. Been busy..."
As I apologized nervously, Arie smirked and patted my shoulder.
"Whatever. You're here now, so I'll take that as enough."
I gave an awkward smile at Arie's subtle jab.
...In the end, we chatted about alchemy for an hour.
"Oh yeah, you wanna learn mana property conversion?"
Mana property conversion was what Arie had shown before—changing mana to other attributes, not just fire or water, but even holy power and demonic energy that normal mages couldn't handle.
"Sure, I'd love to. Gonna teach me?"
"Ahaha, can't teach for free. Call it info exchange—you give me transformation alchemy, I teach you property conversion. Deal?"
[Skill: Mana Property Conversion]
Arie, master of mana property conversion, offers to teach you.
Acquire Mana Property Conversion through conversation with Arie.
🎁 Reward: [Skill: Mana Property Conversion], Fame
Honestly, I hadn't expected Asella's documents to snowball this far. This skill was surely one only obtainable via the Arie route, beyond any class.
"Deal."
You have accepted the quest.
......
"...That's enough for today."
The content Arie taught was beyond imagination in difficulty. Twisting the world's laws from the start? No clue how.
Mana Property Conversion - Acquisition Rate 2.6%
...This would take a seriously long time to master.
......
After grinding to Lv 67 in the Travel Kingdom, time flew by unnoticed.
"Mrrrow..."
With Bambi on my belly passing time, it was already evening. Figuring editor applicants had emailed by now, I booted up the computer again.
Nearly 100 emails piled up. I sighed.
"When am I gonna check all these..."
While scrolling through, amid the applications, one non-recruitment email caught my eye.
"Starcore Network...?"