Chapter 105: Birds of a Feather (2)

The question of whether I preferred my dad or my mom seemed astonishingly simple compared to this current ordeal.

Wiping away my cold sweat, I glanced at the chat window and Se-yeon noona.

Since it was my first live broadcast in a while, a makeup artist from the chicken box staff had done my makeup, but I feared it might get ruined by my sweat.

“Was it a tough question? Hehe?”

Se-yeon noona, who had dropped a bombshell of a question, was just smiling as if she was having fun.

……Is she a devil?

The chat window was, predictably, in chaos.

– LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

-Wow, Queen Se-yeon’s broadcast is crazy

-Seriously, starting this interesting right off the bat? Today’s broadcast is going to be legendary

-Plz translate!!!!

-I’ll translate for youㅎㅎ Mother? Father?

Of course, the foreigners who didn’t understand Korean wouldn’t grasp the magnitude of this question.

However, the Korean viewers seemed to have already prepared their popcorn.

This is… the second crisis in my broadcasting history.

The first was obviously the last time, and the second crisis was right now.

Forcing a smile, I spoke to Se-yeon noona.

“Noona, that question is a bit…”

“What’s so difficult about it? I’m not as difficult as you think. Just subjectively, what do you think? Everyone has different standards of beauty, right? I’m just asking about your personal standard, that’s all.”

Why did the choices for the standard of beauty have to be those two?

If it had been another celebrity, I could have answered easily.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

But Se-yeon noona wasn’t planning to let this go.

Instead, she started appealing to the viewers.

“Aren’t you all curious too? Streamer Na-young is really pretty, right? So, I really wanted to ask Chan-sik first. It’s not a difficult question, right? You just have to say what you think!”

Scary.

Seeing her rallying the viewers like that, she’s definitely no ordinary person.

I looked over at Seong-jae, who was watching this situation with interest from beyond the camera.

But Seong-jae just shook his head, smiling at me.

There was no one on my side in this studio…

So, I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down.

Kim Chan-sik.

You have to choose wisely.

If you choose wrongly…

‘DiligentNa-young’ has donated 100,000 won!

[ㅎㅎ Se-yeon is right! You just need to choose subjectively! Who would take this to heart? Right, Se-yeon?]

“Of course.”

Something felt off.

Why did it seem like they knew each other?

But Se-yeon noona didn’t give me enough time to think.

Instead, she leaned in close to me, smiling brightly.

“Hurry up, Chan-sik. Don’t be nervous.”

-Of course, it’s Queen Se-yeon LOL LOL

-If it were me, my heart would stop with Queen Se-yeon that close ㄷㄷ

-Be a man and make a decision

-Why can’t you say, “This woman is my woman!”

-Is this a tough question? Obviously, a celebrity is prettier LOL LOL Can’t compare a streamer to a celebrityㅎ

-Na-young is really pretty though, saw her in VR Star last time, she was stunning

The chat opinions were divided, but overwhelmingly favored Se-yeon noona.

But I had no choice.

I sighed deeply, then nodded and spoke to Se-yeon noona.

“To my eyes…”

“To your eyes?”

“I’m more familiar with and find Na-young prettier… Not that noona isn’t pretty…”

“Kyaaa! What is this! If you were going to answer like that, why didn’t you do it sooner, kyaaah!”

Despite not being the one named, Se-yeon noona started making a fuss, hitting my back.

-A guy who looks only at one woman, cool

– LOL LOL Objectively, Na-young isn’t easily outshone by celebrities

-Didn’t Na-young donate earlier?

-What is this!

-Na-young coin skyrocketing

-So sweet

-Hey! What’s the problem?

“Wow! Chan-sik, you’re more of a man than you look! Treat noona to something later?”

“…Yes?”

“I really like the Sha-young coin too. Ha… Watching you two stream together was always frustrating, hehe!”

Wait a minute.

Could Se-yeon noona be one of those persistent relationship-shippers?

She had mentioned watching my stream occasionally, but I never imagined she would be one.

Se-yeon noona, seemingly delighted, laughed loudly and took a sip of her drink.

Then, she looked at the camera and smiled.

“This is so fun from the start. I’m glad I came today, Chan-sik.”

I had to endure.

If I lost my composure now, I would be dragged around by her all day.

At this rate, Shia’s broadcast would no longer be Shia’s broadcast.

As I tried to find my calm and took deep breaths, Se-yeon noona crossed her arms and spoke, her eyes glinting.

“But really, do you not like noona?”

Save me.

4.

“WGM.”

A shortened title of a once-famous TV entertainment show, it also commonly referred to ‘couple concept’ in the streaming world.

Streamers’ ‘WGM’ sometimes provided viewers with very interesting moments.

Honestly, I used to enjoy watching sweet couple lines of streamers during my military service.

But now that I was the main character…

“Chan-sik, aren’t you too nervous?”

“Noona, it’s because of you.”

“Wow, are you blaming noona already? That’s uncomfortable.”

“Whoo.”

With countless scars remaining, Part 2 began for me.

Part 2 was a game broadcast conducted through a capsule.

There were two games to be played in Part 2.

and , which Sae-yeon noona liked the most.

We drew lots to decide which game to play first, and was picked.

This game was quite simple.

It was the progenitor of the battle royale games that had achieved significant success as PC games.

A classic battle royale game where you used modern weapons like guns to be the last one standing.

“Noona, you’re quite good at this.”

“Uh, I’ve never played it before.”

Although I had played many similar games.

Sae-yeon noona narrowed her eyes at my words, then soon smiled broadly and said,

“What? Even streamers are no big deal. You haven’t played this masterpiece until now?”

“I’ve often played similar games.”

“No, it’s distinctly different. This game is the original. I guess I need to teach you properly.”

…I said I hadn’t played it before, not that I couldn’t.

Most of the viewers burst into laughter at Sae-yeon noona’s bold and unabashed remark.

– Wow! Look at Queen Sae-yeon’s kind heart. LOL

– The most useless worry in the world is worrying about our Villain’s gaming skills.

– But it’s a fact that Shia has never played Ground of Battle, right? Will he need an adjustment period?

– I bet he’ll win the first match with just a pistol.

– Didn’t you see him play World of Battle last time? Even Shoutout acknowledged his shooting skills.

I didn’t particularly prefer FPS games, but I could manage.

Moreover, I recently honed my shooting skills in …

, also known as ‘GroBat’, didn’t seem too difficult.

This game also had a significant fanbase.

Considering the number of concurrent users maintaining a certain level…

“It’s a game full of veterans.”

“You know that? When you enter the game, just follow me closely. I’m quite a veteran myself. If you follow me, we’ll definitely make it to the top 10. If we’re lucky, we might even get the chicken dinner!” ɽ

“Ah, yes.”

Sure, if you say so.

[Starting the game !]

A simple notification message popped up, and soon the game officially started.

Since it was a familiar lobby, Sae-yeon noona’s tension rose even higher as soon as she connected to the game.

Her already high tension knew no limits as it soared.

She smiled broadly at me and said,

“How about a duo match first, then we try a squad of three?”

This game had three modes.

Solo mode, where you play alone.

Duo mode, where two players team up.

Squad mode, where four players team up.

‘Squad of three’ meant playing with three people in the squad mode.

Hmm.

It seemed Sae-yeon noona had someone else to call, but it wasn’t a big deal.

At most, we’d play for about two hours.

I nodded readily and answered,

“Sounds good.”

“You’ll know the person too! Don’t worry, hehe. Alright, let’s start with a duo to warm up! Just trust and follow me!”

That was when it happened.

While I was chatting briefly with Sae-yeon noona, the mission men, who always showed up in such games, appeared.

[User ‘IronDragon’ donated 10,000 won!]

[If you win with just a pistol, 100,000 won + 10,000 won per kill LOL Queen Sae-yeon can use other guns]

“Well… missions are always welcome.”

“It’s going to be tough… It’s impossible for a newbie to win with just a pistol. Even veterans find it challenging.”

Sae-yeon noona nodded seriously with a grave expression, then shrugged and said,

“I guess I need to help you a bit. Just trust and follow my orders.”

[Matching for mode has been found!]

[The game is starting!]

As Sae-yeon noona filled the audio enthusiastically, the game started before we knew it.

The feature of this game was that a huge transport plane traversed the middle of the map when the game started.

Players parachuted down to their desired locations.

They said that beginner players even found controlling the parachute challenging…

“For the first match, let’s go somewhere easy…”

“Noona, let’s drop now.”

“What?”

“I’m going first.”

Whooosh!

With the sound of the fierce wind, my body rapidly descended to the ground, and Sae-yeon noona started to follow me without delay.

She screamed as she said,

“This is a military base!”

“This place is said to have the most people dropping.”

“No way… this is your first match…”

The descent speed in this game was very fast, and we managed to land safely soon after.

“Hmm.”

Though it was my first time playing this game, I had played many similar games.

I had played battle royale games numerous times during broadcasts…

After all, battle royale games were pretty much the same.

Especially if it involved guns.

Bang!

Bang!

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As expected, it was pretty much the same.

However, after playing League of Storm and Dark Spirit recently, it felt new to shoot a gun.

“When did you pick up a gun?”

“It was right there when I landed.”

Sae-yeon noona widened her eyes in surprise at the scene I had just shown her.

– Already expected. LOL

– Have you ever seen our Villain suck at any game? LOL

– LOL. But picking up a gun the moment you land and headshotting two people in two seconds is over the top.

– Starting off with 2 kills…

– A guy driven by money is ON

I looked at the pistol and nodded with satisfaction.

Then, I started to urge Sae-yeon noona, who was still staring at me with a dazed expression.

“Noona. Let’s go quickly.”

That was the beginning.

In the following 30 minutes of the limited time, I managed to record 19 kills using only the pistol, successfully finishing my debut match in .

From that moment, Sae-yeon noona’s attitude slightly changed.

“Chan-sik, you…”

“What’s up, noona?”

“…You’re reeeeally good! I find men who are good at games so sexy. But honestly, am I really not your type?”

“Noona, please…”

“Kya-hahaha!”

She laughed heartily as if she was having fun, giggling alone for a while, and then she let out a breath and spoke to me.

“Seeing your skills, it looks like we can win even in a squad of three. Right! I have a close friend, can I invite them now?”

“…Sure, go ahead.”

Considering the time, it seemed we could play a few more games.

I nodded willingly, and Sae-yeon noona immediately invited that ‘friend’.

A moment later.

Someone entered the lobby we were in, and as soon as I recognized who it was, I couldn’t help but shiver.

“Kyaaaa! Welcome. Did you wait long?”

“No, unnie! Hehe, we’re going for a drink after the stream, right?”

“Of cooourse!”

She greeted Sae-yeon noona with a light smile and then looked at me, giving a slight smile.

“Hello, Chan-sik.”

Oh my God.