At the end of the year, games usually host special events to celebrate the season.
The famous FPS game, Battle Island, was no exception and had its own unique end-of-year event.
That was why there were Christmas decorations all over the map of Battle Island.
What was usually a simple meadow was transformed into a snowy landscape fitting for the season.
But above all else...
-Creeeeak.
-Vroomâ!!
"Everyone, move out of the wayâ!!"
The most eye-catching sight was that all of the vehicles in Battle Island had been transformed into Santaâs sleigh.
This was particularly interesting because Battle Island's genre was battle royale, where only the last player standing survived.
In other words, it became possible to run over other players with Santa's sleigh.
This gave birth to a rather chilling scene.
-Bang!!
[Diah>>>ðYouCanCrySantaIsn'tHere]
A player who had been walking along the road was hit by Rudolph's front leg and sent flying far away.
Despite this, Diah's voice remained completely unfazed.
"I told you to move!"
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Wahhh, Santa hit someone!!!
Instead of giving presents, he just ran them over with his sleigh.
How could I move when he just slams into me like that;;
Destroying innocence, scary.
Of course, the chilling effect was amplified because Diah's avatar outfit was also that of Santa Claus.
Shortly after, Diah, dressed as Santa, got off the sleigh and began happily farming the items of the player who had just been killed.
It was shortly after this that Diah spotted the "supply airplane" flying toward the center of the map from the high sky.
The supply airplane, which usually provided better items than ordinary ones, had also transformed into a massive sleigh, fitting the holiday theme.
"Real Santa has arrivedâ!"
The world's first Santa who gives out sniper rifles as gifts ã·ã·
The supply boxes have turned into gift boxes too, haha
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!
Once again, Diah climbed aboard her sleigh.
To carry out the action behind the broadcast title , she urged Rudolph forward, again and again.
Not long after, they finally arrived at the supply box.
However, Diah wasnât the only one who wanted to farm the good items from the box.
-Vroomâ!!
-Tudududududud!
Just as Diah was about to put the items into her inventory, players started rushing from all directions.
Among these players, nearly all of them were Noeulis who were targeting Diah.
As expected, the other players didnât pay attention to anyone else, focusing all their attacks on Diah.
The irony was that most of these attacks, like Diah a few minutes ago, were attempts at roadkills with Santaâs sleigh.
"Ugh! How many Rudolphs are there?!"
Dashing to avoid Santaâs sleighs coming from all directions, Diah ran here and there.
In the end, she couldnât even finish collecting the items from the supply box and had to hop back onto her sleigh, rushing away.
Still, she felt satisfied that she had accomplished her goal of .
She didnât even look at the items left in the supply box, but was instead shocked by the malicious moment of the Noeulis chasing after her sleigh.
"Go away, Iâm not giving you any presents! Go away!!"
Stop right there
The game genre suddenly turned into racing
Rudolph, youâre breaking my heartã ã ã
Oh no, Rudolph is going to get shot.
The chase from the Noeulis continued.
In the end, Diah had no choice but to get off the sleigh and engage in a shootout with the Noeulis chasing her.
Of course, most of the Noeulis were still no match for Diah.
Each shot from the high-damage sniper rifle Diah had obtained from the supply box sent Noeulis falling one by one.
The problem was that there were Noeulis targeting things other than Diahâs avatar.
-Bangâ!
-Tudududud!
-â¦Peh!!
"Eh� My, my sleigh!!"
A Noeulis, who had shot dozens of bullets at Diahâs sleigh, finally destroyed its durability, bringing it to zero.
The sleigh was completely destroyed.
Despite having already eliminated numerous malicious Noeulis, Diah still couldnât win.
After all, without a sleigh or any means of transportation, avoiding the poisonous clouds that came rushing from all directions was nearly impossible.
In the end, Diahâs avatar was unable to avoid the poisonous clouds and died.
-Ding.
[Game Area>>>â¢Diah]
"Ugh⦠the poison cloud is too fastâ¦"
Diah cut, lol
gg
Even after getting the supply, she still couldnât win, what a shame
(Skeleton Emoji x4)
She had to pay the price for going after the supplies.
Staring blankly at Diahâs avatar, who had collapsed from the poison cloud, as she lay on the ground.
Feeling the drowsiness setting in, Diah slowly began preparing to end the stream.
Of course, the Noeulis were all asking, "Do more streams!"
Despite that, Diah started her usual closing statements after ending the Battle Island game, since the stream hadnât been planned in the first place.
It wasnât just a simple countdown for the New Year; she had also held a special Battle Island stream to celebrate, which made it a surprisingly fulfilling surprise stream.
"Well then, everyone, I hope you have a great New Year. Iâm off now~. Bye-bye~."
And with that, the usual broadcast-ending words were said, and Diahâs stream screen switched to the waiting screen.
With half-closed eyes, she left the soundproof booth.
After quickly lying down on the white mattress, she immediately fell asleep.
However, unlike the deeply sleeping Ha-eun, the Illusionary Realm community was extremely active.
Diah) Double kill with the sleigh
Isnât this like a horror show? Haha
Rudolphâs stealing the spotlight, itâs insane
The community, filled with late-night chatter about Diah, was buzzing for several reasons.
Diah Why Diah is GOAT
Diah24HoursPublicGameKingOrigin | 01:12
Voice:
Itâs painful to explain.
Body:
According to Yuna, other than Daramji, thereâs no one who can rival her.
Face:
Donât you remember when the other members treated her like the one true god even before her debut?
They said her avatar looked like someone who didnât know why they were doing VTubing, haha.
Age:
Younger than Lia << Explanation over.
With specs like that, thereâs no way she doesnât have a boyfriend, but at 12:00 PM on December 31st, she was not in a hotel, but playing a shooting game with her fans on Battle Island?
Even though today was her day off.
(Diah profile image)
Diah <<< Thereâs no part of her thatâs not GOAT.
âââââââââââ@@novelbin@@
Hmm, is that so?
If this seems like an overreaction, you should go to the eye doctor.
Itâs a bit weird when you put it all together, haha
Min Da-yeon <<< As an actress, she has a different perspective.
ã´ Thereâs a reason for the actressâs pick, haha.
ã´ Min Da-yeon knew⦠she knew who was serious about the streamâ¦
***
Finally, the first day of the New Year arrived.
On January 1st, which was a public holiday, Ha-eun headed to the Luna Entertainment building with her manager, Ju Jung-yoon.
The person she was going to meet was CEO Jeong Do-cheol.
To be precise, it was Jeong Do-cheol who had called Ha-eun after hearing the news of her casting in Veterans.
-Knock knock.
"Ah, come in."
The familiar face of Jeong Do-cheol soon appeared.
As expected, the first words he spoke were the usual New Year's greetings.
However, after the brief New Year's wishes, the conversation took a more serious turn.
He needed to explain to Ha-eun what playing a villain like Lee Ye-seo would mean for her as an actress.
"Everyone knows you're a great actress. But the thing with villains is, the better you play them, the more you're hated."
Jeong Do-cheol seemed a bit concerned about this actressâs mental state.
He gazed at Ha-eun thoughtfully, who still hadnât turned 18.
Even so, there was no trace of hesitation in her.
Despite his words, Ha-eun remained firm in her stance.
"I want to do Lee Ye-seo. No matter what happens. For sure."
"...I didnât realize this actress had a thing for psychopaths."
"Itâs not a thing, though. But as an actress, I have to be able to play roles like that."
Ha-eun spoke with complete sincerity, and in the end, it was Jeong Do-cheol who raised the white flag.
In the end, what mattered most was Ha-eunâs own will.
Playing a villain like Lee Ye-seo was undeniably difficult.
However, Jeong Do-cheol knew that Ha-eun, who had never been criticized for her acting, wouldnât be unable to handle it.
Even though playing such a villain could bring side effects, Jeong Do-cheol had called Ha-eun in for this talk because of his concerns.
Now that he knew Ha-eunâs decision, there was no longer any reason to dissuade her.
â...I wonder whatâs going to happen this time.â
In Veterans, there were many good guys like the detectives, but Lee Ye-seo, the villain, was going to be Ha-eun alone.
Because of that, Jeong Do-cheol guessed that Ha-eun would put even more effort into her performance.
The quality of a villainâs performance was closely tied to the quality of the whole film.
In other words, the better Ha-eunâs acting, the better the overall movie would be.
Thatâs why Jeong Do-cheol was curious about just how much artistic value Veterans would have.
"Was it Kim Hong-seon whoâs the director?"
"Yes."
"That guyâs pretty talented, so if you have anything you want to suggest, go ahead and suggest it. Heâll definitely listen to you."
Once Ha-eunâs participation in Veterans was confirmed, she was finally able to leave the office.
But less than a week later, she had to head back to the Luna Entertainment building.
"Are these⦠all presents for me?"
"Yes."
"...They wonât all fit in the trunk."
"Yeah, it seems so."
Today was Ha-eunâs birthday.
The presents sent by Ha-eunâs fans had already piled up high at the Luna Entertainment building.
In just a few minutes, Ha-eunâs Instagram live stream, which was to celebrate her birthday, would begin.
She planned to thank her fans for all the gifts they sent and have a small birthday party.
However, the number of people who logged into Ha-eunâs birthday live stream was, as expected, beyond imagination.
"42,000. No, itâs 44,000, Ha-eun."
â...Isnât this a viewbot?â
Ha-eun was confused by Ju Jung-yoonâs voice announcing the real-time viewership numbers.
What was even more puzzling was that Ha-eunâs Instagram live stream wasnât just filled with Koreans.