Chapter 36
Chapter 36
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 36
Chapter Title: Are You a Virgin?
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As with any RPG, communication between the game devs and players through live streams or showcases always splits reactions to the extremes.
Would this holy season's game conquer as the 'ultimate god game of all time,' or sink into the depths as the 'worst trash game that deserves to get beaten to death'?
And in the case of Ias's latest live stream attempt—
📰 Breaking News [Title: Just Shut It Down Lol] [Title: How Long You Gonna Keep Spitting Empty Promises??] [Title: This Game's Always Been This Level, You're Just Riding Luck 4Real] It was clearly the latter.
"Ha... we're fucked..."
For a streamer whose main game was Ias, this outcome was anything but welcome.
When the game booms, the stream grows with it. When it flops, the stream sinks too.
Especially for someone like Eder, whose channel was at that awkward mid-tier size just starting to scale up.
"...Gotta make hay while the sun shines."
For a married streamer in his late twenties, pushing toward mid-thirties, news that his main gig was tanking hit like a sledgehammer.
"And the PVP tourney I prepped for? Suddenly they change the rules from duels to team wipes..."
On top of that, the PVP event he'd been gearing up for had switched from 1v1 to annihilation mode, giving him even bigger headaches.
"This is so fucking annoying..."
He had to recruit teammates, keep up his streams, and who knew—maybe even worry about where his next meal was coming from.
Lately, the mid-thirties married streamer had started noticing way more hair clogging the shower drain than before.
"No way, not happening—my hair's off-limits!"
Eder irritably raked his fingers through his scalp, then froze at the mental image of his bald future self in the mirror.
That single vision yanked his hand back, steadied his breathing, and restored some calm.
"Right... bitching won't change shit."
The key was surviving this dark patch.
And the PVP tourney could be his lifeline.
"Ias didn't blow up the event size on a whim. Probably..."
They were deliberately scaling it into a massive 'event festival' to refocus player eyes and quiet the gripes over back-to-back 'no-date' updates.
That had to be the ultimate goal here.
"But players aren't idiots... they won't dance to Ias's tune that easily."
No matter how big they made the PVP tourney, PVP was niche content—hard to drum up real hype.
But if big-name streamers jumped in?
That changed everything.
If major streamers who mained Ias showed up in force,
even niche PVP and the tourney itself would naturally pull massive attention.
So for a mid-tier streamer like him, the play was...
— Eder Hey Suha — Eder Got a sec? Play into Ias's plan: drag in the big streamers and pump this thing up as much as possible.
That way, both Ias and his channel could weather the lean times.
— Suha Yam Sure~ What's up? — Eder Wanna team up with me for the PVP tourney? — Suha Yam Hmm... I've actually been practicing PVP on the down-low from my viewers. For the tourney... But it switched to 3v3... Worried I'll drag my teammates down ㅠㅠ — Eder C'mon~ it's for fun, don't sweat it lol Plus I'll bring a third who's solid. — Suha Yam For real? Then count me in! Of course, flaming out early would suck.
— Eder Yo Yonggak, got time? — White Dragon Pavilion Yes, hyungnim! — Eder This PVP tourney If you haven't teamed up yet, wanna join me? He needed a reliable third—someone rock-solid...
— White Dragon Pavilion Uh... I already have a teammate in mind. Sorry, hyungnim... "Huh."
— Eder Ah... you already got a team? — White Dragon Pavilion Not exactly... Just a buddy I wanna team with who's probably teamless too. Sorry. — Eder No worries, can't be helped. GL in the tourney too. — White Dragon Pavilion Thanks, you too hyungnim! A curveball...?
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ In events this size, streamer teams usually fill out with fellow streamers.
Mixing in randos makes every word a minefield—odds of drama skyrocket.
From that angle, White Dragon Pavilion was Eder's top pick, no contest.
Past PVP tourney champ with killer cred, familiar with tons of streamers—decent name recognition too.
"If not him, who the hell do I bring..."
"Man, with Yonggak we'd have locked the win. Kinda bummed."
"Yeah..."
Losing White Dragon Pavilion as an option left Eder feeling like the lights went out.
A pro who perfectly plugged Suha's gaps and was broadcast-friendly?
Guys like that weren't a dime a dozen.
But—
"What about Saintess Nice?"
"Saintess Nice...?"
Suha's offhand suggestion resurfaced a option Eder hadn't considered.
And with it—
"...For real?"
—the exact reason he'd scrubbed her from his mind in the first place.
Sure, in this spot, 'Saintess Nice' checked all the boxes.
Smaller channel, but still a streamer—no big issues slotting her in.
Plus her skills: even with half the showmanship baked in, she'd forced a 1v1 draw against White Dragon Pavilion.
Still, bringing her onto an official tourney team was—
"Are you a virgin? No memories of getting railed by anyone, at least." way too risky.
"Isn't that a bit dangerous...?"
"Hmm... yeah, fair point..."
Eder and Suha were among the few streamers who'd collabed with Saintess Nice.
Their chats still got flooded with Saintess Nice-themed donos now and then—
"This won't show outside, right?" "S-Saintess Nice?! W-wait, you don't mean that, right?!" [...What was it again, hold on... Black, I think.]
"W-what? Hold up, what the hell? I misheard that, right?!" Every time, they'd freak over her boundary-pushing lines.
And this tourney? Official Ias-backed event.
One spicy slip from her on stream, and fallout wouldn't stop at her.
Saintess Nice, sure—but her whole team would catch heat.
Was strapping on that risk worth slotting her in?
No one could greenlight that clean.
"Still... no other options, right...?"
"...Exactly."
But there were no alternatives.
She was the only one in their network nailing both criteria perfectly.
"No choice, then..."
In the end, Eder had to
"Hey there~" snap the bomb collar around his own neck.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ After hearing the rules switch from duels to team annihilation,
💬 Ias Doomsday Gallery — Title: Looking for a Carry to Team with Me for PVP Tourney I rushed to Doomsday Gal before everyone locked teams to snag one myself. And there was a DM from streamer Eder hyungnim.
Wonder what's up—maybe a collab after ages?
"Hey there~"
Curious why he reached out, I picked up right away—and
— Eder Saintess Nice, you free to chat now? got an offer I never saw coming.
"Oh, PVP?"
Hearing it, I—
"Thank you for saving my life."
— Eder "...Pardon?" bowed a full 90 degrees in thanks.
I'd been scouting everywhere for a team, peeking around for takers.
But,
— Various "Sorry... we already filled our team." The annihilation announcement dropped today, but like ghosts, everyone had teams—and not one took me.
I wasn't gunning for glory or anything—just a humble dream of mains reaching finals for that custom PC prize.
Never dreamed it'd get crushed like this; I nearly bawled.
"If not for you, Eder hyungnim, I'd be teamless..."
— Eder "We'd welcome you anytime." Guess Pastor Kim was right—live right and blessings come.
Salvation reached me.
"So, who's the other teammate?"
— Eder "Ta-da, it's me?" "Ah."
Suha...?
Hmm...
— Eder "What, what's with that reaction? Saintess Nice! That's hurtful!" "It's so good I'm already seeing us win."
— Eder "...At least pretend to hype me up..." Oops, straight ignored her again.
Bad for the gums.
"Kidding—I'm stoked to team with Suha too."
Sure, Suha's PVP greenness might ding win rates a bit...
But fresh off a team invite myself, no room to be picky—and with Eder hyungnim, it'll be fine.
— Eder "Anyway, so it's us three? Submitting now—no backsies!" — Suha Yam "Yeah, this'll be fun." "Yesss~"
And just like that, my PVP team was set.
— Eder "Oh, team name?" — Suha Yam "Ugh... I'm trash at naming..." Team name?
Just slap something on it.
Like,
"How about Nice Squad?"
— Eder & Suha Yam "...Huh?" Something like that.
⚔ TEAM REGISTRATION ⚔ [Nice Squad] Leader: Eder Member 1: Suha Yam Member 2: Saintess Nice ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 💬 Comments — White Dragon Pavilion Shut it — Grape Candy lolololololol — Grape Candy Did Ryonggak get ditched? lololololol — White Dragon Pavilion ㅗㅗ — Grape Candy Ah, dying laughing — Grape Candy Did I tease too much — Grape Candy Hing he ran away 💬 Ias PVP Gallery ⭐ Top Post — White Dragon Pavilion Title: Anyone Up for PVP Tourney? Requirements: Grandmaster+ this season, 50%+ winrate. Must be committed to goals and diligent in feedback. Goal: Victory Note: Interviews possible if lots of apps. — Anon Whoa Ryonggakzu is here — Anon nananananana — Anon Strictly GM+? — OP (White Dragon Pavilion) Yes — Anon Didn't Ryonggakzu say no interest in tourneys now? — OP (White Dragon Pavilion) Was gonna, but changed my mind — Anon Idk who but this team's taking gold ddd