Kwon Seah's Delightful First Stream

Ryu Shinwoo was sitting at his computer just as Kwon Seah had promised, ready to take part in Galaxy Station Invasion.

"What, she’s suddenly doing a livestream?"

Since he was off-duty anyway, Ryu Shinwoo double-clicked the broadcast link Seah had posted.

The stream was still showing a black screen.

For a channel with only twelve viewers, the chat was surprisingly loud.

Well... last time the operators helped her out, so maybe the stream looked a lot more luxurious than usual.

Ryu Shinwoo smiled softly as he watched the broadcast, still on a black screen.

Click!

"Lara, la— ah! Can you hear my voice properly~?"

His smile turned to surprise in an instant.

The broadcast screen rapidly shifted into a beautifully arranged waiting overlay.

The overlay was so carefully made that anyone looking at it would think Seah had been streaming for at least two years.

Her voice is really... I mean, if she became a singer, I wouldn’t have a single worry.

Ryu Shinwoo was genuinely impressed.

"Looks like everyone can hear me just fine!! Anyway, it’d probably be more fun if a lot of people showed up, right? I’m not the only one who thinks that, am I~!"

With a bright, lively voice, Seah dragged the Golden Bunny Girl skin–clad Sera from side to side before clicking on an NPC.

"What are you all saying! Do you think I can sit here sucking my fingers for an hour or two? And even if you buy a ticket, you can’t just make the next-level module right away!"

As she spoke, Seah began Galaxy Station Invasion.

She entered the exact coordinates where Mallang-i’s station was located.

"Honestly, wouldn’t it be nice if Galaxy Station Invasion had tickets that let you instantly... well, get about a day’s worth of Energy Credits or Space Alloys? Something like 3,600 rocks would be pretty reasonable, don’t you think?"

Ding! Ding!

"Ah... It says invasion tickets reduce the timer by thirty minutes, but it looks like they still give the other side about five minutes to defend."

Watching the chat descend into chaos, Ryu Shinwoo swallowed hard and gripped his mouse.

"Our clan leader... she really does seem serious about this livestream thing."

There was no need for a long explanation. Ryu Shinwoo had already become Kwon Seah’s fan.

The broadcast was unfolding exactly as I’d expected.

When I first went live, I had fewer than twenty viewers, but now, as the real Galaxy Station invasion got underway, more than forty times that many people had come to watch.

Even Mallang-i seemed to think it made for good YouTube material, because his reactions were incredibly generous!

Galaxy Station Invasion was a mode where the defense team and the attack team played an uneven game of chess on a 10x10 board.

Once the invasion began, players could choose a party and place it like chess pieces.

The attack team then controlled those deployed parties and, on the 10x10 board, had to destroy the defense team’s hidden modules and cores.

Of course, the defense team was the one being attacked, and because failing to defend carried penalties, the mode included a variety of gimmicks to help them out.

For example, the fortress sitting in the B7 square that I had just attacked granted the deployed party buffs of 50% reduced damage taken, 50% increased damage dealt, and full ultimate gauge at the start of battle.

"Everyone! I’m still the top of combat power, top of clan battles, and top of the Colosseum! If I fight someone way, way weaker than me and still use buffs, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?"

The viewers were thankfully enjoying my strength along with me.

Well, of course they would! I’d basically fought an opponent who had inflated my combat power by more than fifty percent and then completely beaten them down, hadn’t I?!

For reference, battles in Galaxy Station ran on pure 100% auto just like the Colosseum.

The difference was that the attack team didn’t know which buildings the defense team had placed in which squares. They didn’t even know which square the defense team’s pieces were standing on.

You had to use a reconnaissance buff or move onto a square to find out what buildings were there.

That was why the defense team had the advantage, and why everyone was now freaking out over my attack!

"Okay! Everyone in our clan, place your units nicely just as Shuri says!!! Just like I told you before the first round! We’re following Shuri’s instructions and having him sort everything out round by round!"

Exactly.

The viewers who had deliberately come to my broadcast were, as expected, recognizing the greatness of our clan and my own strength without needing me to explain it.

"Mmm... amazing..."

A warmth so overwhelming it made a little nasal sound slip out of me before I even realized it...!

I’m so glad I decided to do livestreaming! Honestly, I’d been thinking I’d be satisfied if even about two hundred people watched every day, but nearly a thousand had shown up!

"Ah! Right! Just so you know, in case you try to copy me, don’t, okay? You all should definitely use the Destruction Robot buff if it looks like there’s a fortress on the land your opponent is defending!"

"I’m still number one, remember! Number one! This is the kind of thing I have to do, or I’ll get branded forever as someone who bullied the weak!"

Round 3 has begun.

"Let’s see... Looking at the situation, I think this round might end it!"

Anyway, could I brag a little about how much I’m playing with this game?

I want the viewers to gush over me and give me lots of head-pats, you know!

"Everyone, see this here? This square! What’s in H8 is... Mallang-i’s balls, you know, uh—"

I, I’m doomed...!

I was so excited for my first broadcast that I blurted it out without filtering my words properly, straight from my head?!

How am I supposed to excuse this? But still! It really does look like balls?!

Ahhh! A grown lady going around saying balls, balls, balls is definitely a bit much, isn’t it?!

Ding! Ding! Ding!

To my surprise, the person calling me was none other than Mallang-i.

Perfect timing, huh?!

"No! No, ma’am! Ma’am! Wait, ma’am!! This just came out today, and you’re not planning to end it in three rounds, are you?!"

Mallang-i’s voice was frantically urgent.

"Um... But I can’t exactly go easy on Mallang-i if fairness matters in the Galaxy Train, can I?"

"No, no! Ma’am!! Don’t hit the core right away; you’ve got to fight me in that fortress first, and destroy the module and all that!"

"I’ll do that on the second invasion."

"No! Ma’am!!!!!!"

"Labellehar-sama!!! Please, save me!"

"Tell me why I should save you."

As I spoke, I checked the timer—two minutes left—while I positioned my party around Mallang-i’s core.

If this core broke, Mallang-i would not be able to earn a single Galaxy Coin this week.

Of course, with a little grinding, he could repair it, and once a core was fixed like this, it could never be broken again during the same week.

"Ma’am! Ma’am!! I’m serious! I’ve got a bear-like wife and bunny-like clan members I still have to support—this just isn’t right! No, really! I need to eat from the Machine Queen too! That way, when we do clan battles again, you can beat me in a fun way! No, no, seriously! You can break all the modules you want, but you know the core is way too much, right?"

Mallang-i’s plea was utterly pathetic, and I pressed the Confirm button while doing my best to sound like a perky young lady.

"Then die!"

"Aaaahhh!!! I’m impotent!! No! I got cut off at round 3!!!"

Mallang-i let out a tragic scream, then dramatically disconnected from Discord and vanished.

"Phew..."

Perfect timing, Mallang-i...!

Thanks to him, I didn’t have to make any awkward excuses!!

Rubbing my thighs hard to get rid of the goosebumps all over them, I took a deep breath.

"Alright! Then how about we move on to betraying another one of the parents who raised me!!"