Chapter 103
Chapter 103
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 103
Chapter Title: Homework Broadcast Finisher
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The movie shoot had wrapped up, and I was lounging at home, idly doodling, when I got a call from my manager after what felt like forever.
“An ad?”
[Yes! The Heavenly Realm has landed its very first ad deal!]
I could hear the excitement bubbling in his slightly flushed voice over the phone, but I couldn’t help feeling a bit puzzled.
‘What kind of ad could it even be?’
We were a group with less than a year under our belts.
Which meant we weren’t exactly proven yet.
On top of that, we were people trapped in the internet world, so physical product ads were out, and the best we could hope for was probably a game promo…
“What game is it?”
[Whoa, how’d you know it was a game?]
“Call it a hunch.”
Could I even do a game ad?
Well… I didn’t exactly play a wide variety of games on stream, so it felt like we were just tagging along with the members who did. If they were giving it to the whole group, it was probably that.
“Uh… so, what game?”
It probably wasn’t anything sketchy. The manager would’ve shot it down if it was…
Still, I couldn’t shake a twinge of worry.
[I’ll send it over… It’s from a company that’s put out a bunch of hits.]
But contrary to my concerns, the game the manager sent looked like the textbook example of a solid modern mobile game at first glance.
The kind where you gacha random beautiful girl characters with stunning illustrations, strengthen them up, form teams, and let them auto-farm.
“Hmm…”
It seemed like a perfectly fine ad, but personally, as someone who only cared about PC games, it wasn’t really my cup of tea.
What was the point of an auto-game for someone like me who wasn’t even a busy office worker?
[Not a fan of the game?]
“Uh…”
I let out a brief groan at the manager’s sharp question.
But hey, this was an ad gig others would kill for.
And the company liked us enough to offer it, so showing any negativity would be rude.
“It’s not that…”
I hurried to deny it, but the manager beat me to the punch.
[Oh, by the way, the ad fee is… per person…]
“I love it. Can we start tomorrow?”
Come to think of it, what was wrong with an auto-game?
It perfectly targeted busy modern folks, didn’t it?
Guys like me, glued to the PC all day with no real job, were the ones who wouldn’t like it, sure.
And just like that, my first homework stream was scheduled.
***
After that, we decided the ad streams wouldn’t be all at once but rotated among the members.
Starting with Anna, going by age order.
Naturally, as the team’s maknae, I got stuck with the last slot.
They say beginnings and endings matter most… So yeah, being last came with some pressure, but…
It was just an ad stream, right?
Pull some characters, hype up the illustrations a bit, and spew praise from this golden mouth of mine while playing. Done.
I had confidence in that.
Plus, being last meant I could watch the others and take notes.
I tuned in as Anna kicked it off, then the rest one by one, picking up tips along the way. With a “keep it smooth” mindset, I fired up my stream.
[Homework Broadcast Finisher]
“A, a, hello everyone.”
-hi hi
-Miro’s got an ad too
-Is this fun?
-Heavenly Realm viral got me downloading yesterday
Maybe because the other members had already done theirs in relay? Some viewers seemed pretty familiar with it.
Makes sense… Plenty watched just my streams, but even more tuned into Heavenly Realm as a whole.
To them, it must’ve felt like six people hyping the same game back-to-back.
“Alright, tutorial? Skip. Moving on fast.”
So I picked up the pace.
Besides, no one really cared about game tutorials.
The real draw was the streamer’s gacha pulls.
They’d barely watch past that.
-Nice
-Big Miro energy
-This is how you do it lol
-Straight to pulls?
Once I hit the quick-pull point, I checked the gems the ad company had pre-loaded.
“Whoa… how much is all this?”
-lollll
-Like 30k worth?
-They’re spoiling you
-Even that won’t guarantee a 5-star lol
-Just enough for one squad?
“Oh, squad?”
Thanks to the other members’ streams, some viewers had game knowledge popping up here and there.
You needed four characters for one squad, so…
“Shall we see who to aim for?”
But before pulling, I searched online for the game’s characters to scope them out.
Better to pick a target than blind RNG—made for better viewing and gave me that achievement hit.
-wow
-Kids these days
-lmaoooo
True to male-oriented gacha, the roster was packed with flashy beauties.
Top-notch illustrations and designs—clearly a ton of cash poured in.
I eyed them carefully.
-Why so focused??
-Black hair girl for me
-Bunny girl go go
-School uniform one?
“Hey, jot it down in notepad.”
Maybe because I was seriously browsing? I quieted the wriggling chat and picked one top 5-star that stood out.
A decadent big-sis type with a beauty mark under her eye.
“Let’s try for this one?”
-wow
-Taste lol
-Big Miro
-This bitch again lmao
“Absolutely not my type… Just caught my eye.”
-Yea sure lol
-Right…
-Got it~
“How’s this character’s kit? Viable?”
-Hmm…
-??
-No idea
-We wouldn’t know
-Haven’t tried
Hm… Game was brand new, so meta wasn’t set yet.
Whatever, I’d find out playing.
“Main her, then… whatever else pulls for the rest.”
-Gems for that and only one target?
-Pick more?
“Hey, no greed. Dig one well, right?”
30k in gems was solid, but better one sure thing than spread thin.
Chasing too many leads to overpulling greed-fests.
“Alright—pull time. Ooh, flashy effects.”
And so began the ad’s highlight: the pulls.
“Hm, no dice. Again.”
-lollll
-No 5-star yet
-4-star party lol
“Uh… this time?”
-5-stars always this dry?
-Zero 5s lol
“Whoa! 5-star! Nice—pretty character.”
-Fact: pity pull
-Hit the ceiling for one lol
-Why’s the rate like this?
I was getting paid by this company.
So I’d prepped reactions for whatever pulled…
“Argh!”
But what good were they if it didn’t pull?
-lmaooooooooo
-?? Why no pull?
-Oh sis again~
-Dupe on you lol
-Just give up? lol
-4-stars fine~
Pulls just kept bombing.
30k cash down the drain already, and not a whiff of my target data chunk.
“Wtf? Bug?”
-Fr why lol
-lmaoooooooo
-F in chat
-Boycott time?
Chat was loving it, clueless or not.
But would anyone install after this?
Stream wins, ad flops.
Damn it…
Wanted to nail this first ad stream… but ending on a sour note.
Not my fault, pure RNG—no one’d blame me…
But it was Heavenly Realm’s rep on the line.
Unofficial leader? Time to uphold the honor.
That clicked it—I quit the game.
???
-Ragequit lmao
-At least play lol
-Legend
-Not a crash?
Fine, I suck at luck. But ads aren’t one-trick.
Company said format was flexible anyway.
And this game sold characters over gameplay.
Promo the chars? Solid angle.
I grabbed the LCD tablet by my desk and hooked it up.
Since when was my stream ever “what everyone does”?
Gotta remix it.
Fired up the drawing app and streamed it.
???
-Wtf??
-Gasp
“Page 2, folks.”
No prep, but I sold it like I did.
“Can’t pull her…? Draw her.”
Searched the decadent sis char, slapped her illust on screen.
Game invested heavy—insane quality.
“Any outfit or pose requests?”
Fine, no pull. Accepted.
So what?
“This bitch dares not show? Time for… education.”
-lmaooooooooo
-Big Miro
-Finally?
-She delivers, Mika Cola!
-This bitch again lmaoooo
Now this would be a meal ticket for me—no, Copy Ninja KSH.