Chapter 11
Chapter 11
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 11
Chapter Title: Too Embarrassing to Reveal
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Finally, some info on Jeon Jeonseol had surfaced.
It was his YouTube channel, leaked during Victory's stream.
Just as Woo-seung had predicted, tons of people flooded the channel, leaving the gallery in an uproar.
📰 Breaking News [Author: Anonymous] [Title: All you punks who said Jeon Jeonseol was leeching off Victory, come out here] (Screenshot of the channel, roughly captured) Channel looks like total ass, leeching my dick lol Wasn't even streaming in the first place, how the hell you gonna leech? 💬 Comments — Anonymous Nickname screams 00 baby? Victory's a 03 tho? — Anonymous Saving highlights to YouTube when I do well? Guess I'm not the only one lol — Anonymous ↳ Reply You too? I clicked the link Jeon Jeonseol had sent me and checked out the channel.
The channel name was legender2000.
It looked like he hadn't bothered changing the default username setting.
There were five videos uploaded.
All short clips under two minutes each.
Titled Highlight 1, Highlight 2, and so on up to 5.
Clicking on them, every single one was footage from Magical Fight.
What the hell is Magical Fight, you otaku?
Magical Fight had such low name recognition that those words just slipped out.
The reactions from people seeing Magical Fight for the first time on Jeon Jeonseol's channel were...
📰 Breaking News [Author: Anonymous] [Title: No fucking way lololol Victory and Jeon Jeonseol played THIS?] (Video embed) Can't stand these anime character voices for real 💬 Comments — Anonymous This one's a bit tough... — Anonymous Victory actually played this? lolololol — Anonymous ↳ Reply Woo-seung hyung was an otaku?!?!?! — Anonymous Suddenly feeling all buddy-buddy lol — Anonymous Hardcore gamers turn otaku easy enough structurally speaking — Anonymous Looks kinda like Team A? — Anonymous ↳ Reply Didn't you know Team A is a patchwork ripoff from everywhere? — Anonymous ↳ Reply That's the current game dev trend, can't be helped — Anonymous ↳ Reply Just make it fun and you're golden — Anonymous Dai mankai facts lolololol — Anonymous Anti-magic resistance insufficient Magical Fight was a fan game based on the anime Magical Girls Chronicle.
All the characters were magical girls, and every skill came with voice lines straight from the anime.
Otaku loved it.
Pure fan service.
"Dai mankai!" "Starlight Judgment Infinity!" "Fugyaaaaah!" The minor issue? Not Korean dubs, but straight Japanese voices.
Crank it up loud in a PC bang, and you'd be an instant celebrity.
Wow, doesn't that otaku dude know shame?
Something along those lines.
Of course, even with Korean dubs, it'd still be embarrassing.
Magical girls, after all.
📰 Breaking News [Author: Anonymous] [Title: From now on, Team A gal is ruled by Magical Fight vets] [Noobs who haven't tried the OG game Victory enjoyed, begone?] 💬 Comments — Anonymous For real, anyone tried it? — Anonymous ↳ Reply As if — Anonymous ↳ Reply lolololololololol — Anonymous This many people and no one's played it? — Anonymous ↳ Reply Ultra-niche total flop game lol The gallery was cracking up over Victory's unexpected side.
It felt just like the dorms when the laugh bell went off.
📰 Breaking News [Author: Anonymous] [Title: So Victory was...] While everyone else yells "I see it! Flaw's Truth!" "Thunderclap One Slash!" and shit (Meme with Victory's face photoshopped onto a Magical Girls Chronicle magical girl) "Staraito jajjimento infiniti!" That kinda shit? lolololololololololololololol 💬 Comments — Anonymous Engrish ffs lol — Anonymous Never underestimate magical girls again — Anonymous Imagined it and burst out laughing ⭐ Top Comment — Anonymous Fact check: Chads love whatever, girls eat it up regardless of otaku shit. If Victory said he likes magical girls, every girl would've binged the anime and come back like "I watched it too! So fun!" — Anonymous ↳ Reply Now that you mention it, suddenly depressed... — Anonymous Jajji mento? Gasp! — Anonymous ↳ Reply Stripped the PPT and emailed Ascend front desk 📰 Breaking News [Author: ProtectWooSeungHyung] [Title: Woo-seung hyung.... no way, right...?] Jeon Jeonseol's my rival, better at games than me—that wasn't about THAT game, right? My idol, my hope, my light and salt, my everything Woo-seung hyung wouldn't You gotta be perfect, flawless, cool as hell I won't accept this you Tell me it's not true quick! 💬 Comments — Anonymous Retard? — Anonymous lolololololol — Anonymous Congrats on your solo dome concert! — Anonymous Gaygay... — Anonymous Otaku side just adds human flavor, why hate lol There were even fans having meltdowns, insisting Victory would never play something like that.
...It was a game a bit embarrassing to show others.
Victory hadn't exactly hidden being a Magical Fight player.
Just no one knew that obscure game existed, and no one asked, so no reason to mention it.
Even topping the leaderboards there, only a handful would know.
Then, breaking news hit the gallery.
📰 Breaking News [Author: Anonymous] [Title: Jeon Jeonseol started streaming] (Link) Go go go go go go go go The man of the hour had gone live.
At last!
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 'This guy's hilarious.'
If you're streaming, just say so.
Why hide it like that.
'I get it.'
I kinda understood the feeling.
Like showing your diary to someone, right?
Stream Victory and real Victory are a bit different.
If a coworker dropped by the office and saw stream Victory, it'd be embarrassing.
I'm a considerate person, so I decided not to drop into Victory's streams for a while.
Hm. Once I hit rank 1, maybe swing by then.
Looking forward to it.
His reaction.
'Rank 1 means he's streaming after all.'
I'd heard.
Teamfight Arena was a total banger.
Topping a game like that would pull in plenty of viewers.
Finding my old Magical Fight highlights made me think of the "YouTuber" job.
I'd considered tons of creator gigs: novelist, mangaka, musician, etc.
YouTuber was obviously on the list.
Heard it's always top of elementary kids' dream jobs lately.
Checked my YouTube channel, and boom, old Magical Fight vids still there.
Figured Victory would like it, so I whispered him the link.
Didn't expect him to be live though.
Totally blindsided.
'Streaming, huh.'
Work from home, no dealing with people, leverages gaming talent.
Internet streamer as a job. Who knew.
Magical Fight was so niche, barely any streamers, so I'd never watched much.
Never crossed my mind.
"Hm."
Victory.
Playing games weekday mornings 'cause streaming's his job.
Full-time, looks like it pays decent too?
Internet streaming's pretty mainstream and legit these days, right?
'Seol-yoon wouldn't be thrilled, but.'
Beats unemployed NEET shut-in loser job-quitter titles.
Internet streamer (aspiring) sounds a tad better.
Shall I give it a shot?
Decided, no hesitation.
Big perk of streaming: anyone can start right away.
Decent PC, good audio gear, headset—done. No cam ever.
Can faceless streams blow up that easy? Dunno.
Truth is, I don't care if it flops.
Don't even want it to blow up.
Not after money or success.
Just wanna tell Seol-yoon, "Been streaming lately, let you know if it takes off."
Not a lie, kinda an excuse, but true enough not to feel guilty.
Just wanna shed those loser titles.
'Hope no one watches for as long as possible.'
Searched up streaming setup guides online, followed step-by-step.
I handle computers decently.
Not pro, but gamer level.
Nothing tough.
Setup complete.
Tryit TV's best for game streams, so fired it up there.
Feels impulsive, but why overthink?
Not planning to grind for viewers anyway.
Turned on the stream and started a Teamfight Arena queue.
💬 Stream Chat — Viewer <Hey> — Viewer <Real Jeon Jeonseol? Real? Real? Real? Real?> — Viewer <If you got eyes look at screen, Jeon Jeonseol's queuing> — Viewer <Hey 2nd try> Viewers ticked up to 1, then exploded: 10, 40, 90, 150.
...Streaming's this easy?
Joking.
Just mildly surprised.
Not an idiot; I know.
These are Victory stream migrants.
Dunno how they found me instantly though.
"Ah, can you hear me?"
Double-checked the mic, then spoke.
No pressure to perform, so no nerves.
— Viewer <Wtf voice> Alright, stream's on.