152 - Honey Bee Hysteria
"Really? You like me the best? Did you come straight home after work and only watch me? You didn't follow anyone else? Prove it right nowwww! Prove iiiit!"
"Huh? More than your mom? That's a lie... It has to be a lie. Why would you lie to Kariri? You don't love me after all? If you like Kariri more than your mom, then you wouldn't mind if Kariri killed your mom, right?"
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└ Screams non-stop during games and her throat never gives out, born streamer
└ Exactly, watch her 40-hour marathon stream and you won't say that
└ 40 hours? Stamina insane
└ "She's sweet" is scraping the barrel for compliments
└ Call me Honeybee?
└ But why vtuber? (Genuine question)
1. Overview
2. List
2.1. Model Source Uncredited Controversy
2.2. Past Viewer Padrip Spotlight Controversy
...
2.15. Idol Trainee Death Incident Related
2.16. Twishi Korea Mass Personal Info Leak Incident Related
How the hell did she survive all that?
"You've led quite the tumultuous life."
"Huh?"
"Nothing."
I let out a deep sigh, clearing the screen.
The reason I'd bothered looking up Kariri's personal details on Triwiki was obvious.
"I'm really sorry! Sorry everyone!"
Streamer Han Yong-chul bowed deeply to us in apology—a grown man groveling to three twenty-somethings, one high schooler, and me, an elementary kid. We all rushed to stop him.
"Nah, bro, now that we're picked as a team, let's aim for the win...! NoName's here too!"
"Yeah! We can do it...!"
Their encouragement to Han Yong-chul rang hollow, like overboiled spinach.
"I'll do my best...!"
Kariri, sensing the gravity, dialed back her usual energy.
To understand the fiasco, you had to go back an hour to the team auction.
"But bro, you said no points on a healer, so why bid 840 on NoName...?"
"Uh, intel said the next team lead would go up to 850 for NoName no matter what... Even in mock auctions... Lame excuse! Sorry!"
"Not blaming you, just curious."
With only 1,000 points total, auction strategy was simple: bait others into overpaying, snag cheap deals yourself. Bid up junk to the right price, then grab blue-ocean picks.
Han Yong-chul lost the mind game hard.
I went early. Showcase was 3-2 despite meta mismatch, but my KDA 134 set a Ddagpadai record, earning high marks as a healer.
Gold-tier Yong-chul started with 920 after handicap. Even two flops at 300 each was optimal.
840 points! NoName fetches Ddagpadai's all-time high!
Oh man, trouble already?
Determined to pump me to 850, Yong-chul called 840 last. His bluffing neighbor folded from mocks, landing me on his team.
"But oppa, you used the last 80 well!"
"Well..."
He winced. I'd seen the rest on stream.
With 80 left, Yong-chul needed cheap mid-tiers. But Platinum Kariri at 40? He hero-raised to 50, got her. 30 couldn't buy scraps after a full lap—three flops, unprecedented.
"What's everyone's tiers? We skipped intros."
"I'm Kariri, vtuber on Twishi! Platinum 3, tank-assassin!"
Kariri—most avoided—second highest after me. Mood sobered.
"Hah! Let's do this for two weeks! Twishi streamer Han Yong-chul here. Aiming for Ddagpadai win!"
Team lead pumped the vibe responsibly. Loosened, others chimed in.
"Brownie, VTube live all-games. Gold 4, zweihander."
"Dalttori! Ice mage, Silver 1."
"Simsimman, Twishi all-games too. Broadsword, mostly claymore lately. Silver 3, just hit Silver 2."
No real tanks. A shield would've helped, but Kariri's couldn't frontline.
My turn. I nodded softly.
"Priest, Platinum 1 though."
Paused, scanned all five. My two-week hurdles.
"World of Arceria story mode #1, NoName. Nice to meet you."
└ Hey it's "The Blori"
└ Not TV, who cares
└ Parties agreed
└ 840... close but necessary
└ Overrated? 3-2 in random showcase?
└ Vtubers mad af ㅇㅇ exhausting irl
"..."
"Whatcha looking at, Kariri?"
"Oh, NoName!"
"We're casual among ourselves, remember."
"Right! Habit from polite in public. Hee."
Day zero post-team, one scrim each for eval. Couldn't go DPS berserk; stuck to priest per coach. Result? Unwatchable.
16:42 game time. Kills 41-16. Foes pressed systematically, long-time team.
Kids, great mechanics! Nail first capture and ops, real potential. Prep well!
Claps couldn't save the mood drop.
"Game doable?"
"Wonder if we should've entered... No, can't whine early—teammates trying hard! We won one of three in showcase!"
Logout, waiting room: just me, Kariri. No cams, her cheer dimmed despite effort.
"Why'd you join, Kariri?"
"Looked fun? Not just for fun for others...? My bad?"
"Nah, games gotta be fun."
Games must stay fun. Reject that, becomes pain.
League rice-farming seven years for survival? No fun—shackles.
"Kariri unnie, know what? I got a goal here."
"Goal? What what?"
"Total MVP—best across six events."
Why two games: one MVP? No guarantee without seeing others. Safest: carry both hard for total.
Game MVP: 2-3 min speech. Total: 10 min. I needed that time.
"I'll win games for us. You just enjoy, unnie."
"Eung, NoName so cool talker. But low conf. Can stream forever, not win."
"Scrim collab tomorrow pre-practice? I'll coach."
"Collab? For real?"
"Yeah. Personal practice till scrim anyway. Meet 4pm, two hours?"
"Uwaah jackpot! First collab with NoName?"
"Strictly, Hyebam first."
"In World of Arceria I'm first! Kyaa so thankful! I'll grind hard, repay! PS home's Gangnam-gu Seolleung-ro 221 21x-dong 13xx-ho—"
"What? VR collab?"
"Knew it, joke. Hee. Anyway, practice tons. Show everyone this char no joke entry. Viewers brats nitpick only me? Hilarious!"
Her beaming smile purified the soul.
"But 'unnie' feels weird? NoName-ya, say unnie once more?"
"No."
"Hiiing."