Chapter 27
Chapter 27
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 27
Chapter Title: There's a Spy Among Us
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That evening.
Before the team dinner, I returned to the dorm briefly and turned on the computer set up in my room.
It wasn't the one from home, of course. That had become Dad's the day it was decided I'd move into the dorm.
The first team members each had their own streaming rooms, but the second and third teams made do without—instead, they got a computer and VR device in their rooms. The cam was included.
"Ah, uh. Mic test."
This wasn't my first stream from here, but since I'd only done it a few times, I re-tested the setup step by step.
Mic seems fine.
"I'm gonna turn on the cam now too—let me know if anything looks off."
I turned on the cam, adjusted so my face and the back wall were visible, and tweaked based on what I saw on screen.
Video feed looks good too, so I started properly taking viewer questions.
I'd done the POM interview, but official spots have things you can say and can't—feels different.
First question's game-related—my viewers are growing up.
"Just feels like casual speech makes orders more direct in-game."
And traditionally, ST's more casual than polite.
Proud's chats with Coach An Jae-hoon are all over video—current ST members too.
So in ST3, where we're only 2-3 years apart max, casual is natural.
"After games, I use polite speech with older teammates outside. Like with viewers."
Seeing that question jogged my memory.
"Before answering, something to say first."
I pulled up the list of current viewers on screen.
"Exactly 3,420 people right now... and there's a spy among them."
"Meaning, ST3 players are lurking among you."
"If viewers know, they'll be more careful when typing, right?"
My room rules are basically nonexistent, but ST3 players' careers are rookies or one-season at best.
Stuck like me, we brush off anything, but others might not.
They could get hurt by careless chat, so better warn viewers ahead.
"Anyway, to answer: Plook."
I mulled over the question amid the exploding chat.
'Come to think...'
My debut montage had the post-1v1 chat with Proud, right?
Guess not.
Words are out, gotta clean up quick.
"That was after the 1v1 lane match with Proud— he said if I win Master League, one more round. So I said that."
A barrage of words without breathing room.
Couldn't be more sincere.
Explanation landed well, good questions too—for a guerrilla stream after victory, not bad.
"Victory dinner soon. That's it for today."
Chat sped up at my words, but once I end it, viewers can't do much.
"Why'd you end the stream already?"
"......"
Heading to our agreed lobby, our team's ADC was spamming.
Right, they were viewers too. Duh.
The dinner didn't go quite as I'd expected.
'...We're minors, huh.'
No wine pond from debauchery—skipped the wine.
"Why's only Coach drinking?"
I pouted at Coach, who gave an exasperated look and ordered me another zero cola.
"What, Eun-seol, wanna drink already?"
"Have you had booze before?"
"......No."
Lie. I have.
A lot.
First LOC World Cup loss after Proud retired, or recapturing glory.
Different drinks, but drank to survive.
Heck, I'm here now 'cause I faceplanted keyboard drunk.
'...Hmm.'
This life, maybe hold back.
I chugged zero cola and went back to meat with chopsticks.
"But on stream, saying Plook was best teammate—serious?"
Our inhibitor—er, ADC and support Min Ji-seok (Bell)—asked me.
Thought he didn't care about this stuff. Surprising.
"I don't say empty words."
"Then next best?"
"Support."
"...Feels like bowing for praise."
He looked suspicious, but meat needed time to cook, so I pulled out my phone right there.
"Wanna do feedback?"
Full match vods go to Master League official YouTube anyway—easy find.
I found game 1 highlight first and showed him.
"Instead of pushing up after ward, cut house when jungle spotted, deep ward again?"
That play let me track enemy jungler easier, pressure mid hard, influence whole lane.
"Whoa, 'jungle'—haven't heard that in ages."
Mid-sentence, Coach An Jae-hoon chuckled and chimed in.
"Your age uses Hunter. Where'd you learn that?"
Keyboard/mouse era borrowed AOS terms, but VR boom led to lawsuit by original devs over copyright.
Lane terms too generic, passed—but jungle got unique rights, forced rename.
Confusing at first, but solo queue fixed it.
Still slips sometimes.
"Learned from you, Coach?"
"Did I say jungle?"
"Scrim feedback sometimes."
"Old age, hard to change terms."
Everyone laughed at Coach's overreaction, toasting.
"Rewatch that part?"
"......"
Not bad for first team dinner.