Became the Mother of Virtual YouTubers - Chapter 118
The massive monster that had filled the entire screen gradually crumbled down.
At the same time, a loud sound effect rang out: bam ba bam!
-[World] Congratulations!
-[World] You have defeated the 1F Boss, [Giant Orc].
-[World] Last Attacker: Han A-ri
-[World] L.A. Rewards: Rare grade weapon selection box
-[World] This reward will be available after the official launch of RP World.
-[World] MVP: Han A-ri
-[World] MVP Rewards: Uncommon grade armor kit
-[World] This reward will be available after the official launch of RP World.
“Waaaah!!”
“I did it!!”
At the same moment, the streamers who participated in the boss fight cheered.
“Great job!”
“Wow~ this is so much fun! Incredible!”
“How long has it been since we had a raid like this? Feels like I’m back to when I first played WoW.”
“The boss pattern was tough since it was random, but that made it even more thrilling!”
“Wow, what a great feeling! Slamming down on the boss’s head with the hammer while gliding, this is totally crazy!”
The excited voices of the streamers continued without interruption.
Everyone was overflowing with excitement, pouring out their thoughts non-stop.
“Seriously, guys, this is no joke, right? Once it’s released, it’s definitely going to be a world-class masterpiece.”
“Wow~ I’m so glad I became a streamer!”
“Can’t we just keep it open all the time?”
In the center of the bustling group of streamers, for some reason, Han A-ri was standing with a troubled expression.
“E-everyone worked hard…!”
With her face flushed, she shyly uttered a line.
Soon, the heads of the chattering streamers whipped around to face Han A-ri.
“Ah, Han A-ri, you worked the hardest!”
“Exactly! If it weren’t for you, we would never have defeated the boss before the server closed.”
“Han A-ri! Our village’s hero!!”
Even though Han A-ri seemed to monopolize all the rewards, everyone was busy lifting her up.
In fact, there was fierce competition to recruit Han A-ri.
“Han A-ri, please stick with our party after the official launch!”
“Hey! We can’t be doing this already, Wugi. That’s tempering!”
“Come on! Give a little this time, man!”
“If you’re lacking in physicality, just go farm something!”
Han A-ri’s eyes began to spin.
She was just trying to make a good impression on the other streamers before the official launch.
Moreover, she only hoped to get a little closer to them.
However, she never imagined that misunderstandings and misinterpretations would lead her to be at the center of the group like this.
“Wow! Legendary weapon get!! I’m going to quickly test the performance before the server closes!”
“This game is really a dopamine rush!”
“If the first floor is this much fun, I can’t wait to see what’s up on the second floor!”
“It would be fun to roll some bait, too!”
As everyone marveled at their rewards and joyfully interacted with viewers, a graceful fairy came quietly towards Han A-ri.
It was none other than Kamishiro Rei.
With a serene smile, she softly spoke.
“Impressive, Han A-ri. How did you know the boss’s weakness?”
Was this the feeling of a herbivore standing before a carnivore?
Han A-ri flinched and made a perplexed expression.
“Well… I just sent the light randomly and happened to hit the weakness…”
Rei chuckled at Han A-ri’s not-so-great excuse.
“Oh, is that the concept? Interesting.”
“…Pardon?”
Just as Han A-ri tilted her head in confusion, a message popped up in the bottom left chat window.
-[Whisper] Kamishiro Rei: Is that right? Did you hear about the game’s strategy from Jin Ha Mama?
-[Whisper] Han A-ri: Mama?
-[Whisper] Kamishiro Rei: I know everything~ The one Han A-ri Mama cherishes the most among the core developers is Jin Ha 🙂
It was understandable that Jin Ha favored Han A-ri.
After all, Jin Ha had willingly handed over a tester invitation to her right away.
Furthermore, there were countless other things Jin Ha had done for her.
Recently, the most frequently used Han A-ri emoji released in a certain community was ‘Mama loves her first daughter after all.’
With a mix of envy and jealousy in Rei’s gaze, Han A-ri began to sweat nervously.
No… I really didn’t hear anything!
More importantly! Just because I heard about the strategy doesn’t mean I’m good enough at the game to follow it precisely!
-[Whisper] Kamishiro Rei: Otherwise, it wouldn’t explain how you solved the dungeon puzzle in one go.
That was just a misstep where a mistakenly pressed button activated the platform…
-[Whisper] Kamishiro Rei: Plus, you noticed it before the mimic awakened.
That was just a basic spell gone awry that accidentally hit the box…
-[Whisper] Kamishiro Rei: Collecting all the materials to make the boss room key in advance was a bit much. Of course, I’m thankful for minimizing the tedious gathering process.
I didn’t plan on gathering anything seriously. I just piled it up because it felt too wasteful to throw it away.
-[Whisper] Kamishiro Rei: The finishing move was perfect, too. You calculated the remaining health and timed your spell launch just right.
This was truly a misunderstanding.
The process of casting the spell was just solving a basic arithmetic problem, and I fumbled so badly that the spell was cast late.
“In any case, I look forward to working well with you after the official launch. Please go easy on me then.”
“Y-yes…”
“And can you pass a message to Jin Ha Mama for me? Your fairy is waiting eagerly.”
After Rei left, Han A-ri stood there, her head bowed low, gripping her hair tightly.
“Waaaah… How did it come to this…!”
In reality, I’m a gaming noob, but in this world (?), I’m an engineering ace?!
Han A-ri was starting to feel anxious about the official launch.
*
On a late night after the beta test of Jinro World ended.
In a VRChat private room called ‘Witch’s Workshop,’ Jin Ha and Roji sat facing each other, examining the testers’ play logs one by one.
“Uheh…”
Roji’s face, looking at the incessantly popping figures and data on the screen, was blank, as if she were dreaming.
“The world I imagined is right before my eyes… No, this is beyond that…”
“I get it, so let’s hurry up and get to work.”
“Hehe… If the beta test is this good, I can’t even imagine how it will be when 100 or 200 streamers gather after the official launch! Kyaaa!!”
“For that to happen, we need to properly expand the server before the official launch.”
Jin Ha shot a reprimanding glance at Roji, who was still dazed.
“During the boss battle, the ping shot up momentarily. If we don’t fix that, it won’t matter whether there are 100 players or not.”
Roji pouted. She surely lacked sensitivity.
“I know that, but… can’t I enjoy today’s experiences for just one day? Honestly, isn’t the world really well-designed? Aside from the server issues, there’s nothing that needs urgent fixing!”
“Well, that’s true.”
Keeping his gaze fixed on the hologram, Jin Ha let out a dry smile.
It was indeed successful, as Roji said, the beta test was a success.
“Among the streamers, the VTubers are definitely enjoying the game fully. Especially Han A-ri’s performance was remarkable, huh?”
“…Just to clarify, I didn’t share any strategies for Jinro World with anyone.”
“I know. You were busy all day modeling in 3D and writing AI model equations.”
Even just looking at the commit logs in the collaborative project folder revealed the insane workload Jin Ha was under, making it hard to joke around.
Of course, aside from that.
“Han A-ri is truly impressive. How can her intuition be so sharp? It feels a bit hollow when the puzzles I prepared are solved so easily.”
Jin Ha unintentionally cleared his throat.
‘Han A-ri might actually be really bad at games…’
Having watched her streams since she was Minari, Jin Ha knew better than anyone that she was a hidden gaming noob.
Even Cherry and Spring from CosmoLive would need to step back.
Who would have thought that such a Han A-ri would simultaneously gain the titles of Last Attacker and MVP in the beta version of Jinro World?
Whether her luck continued until the official launch was yet to be seen.
“Also, I think it was a great idea to expand the first-floor map. Who would have imagined Winter would explore every nook and cranny to the extent of reaching a 93% exploration rate?”
“That’s the rate without even entering the World Tree dungeon, right?”
“If she had joined the engineering department, she would have probably had a 99% exploration rate.”
It felt a bit strange.
While it was great that someone had thoroughly explored the world…
“Who would have thought that I had hidden three Easter eggs?”
“Whether saying it’s fortunate that she didn’t find more than half or impressive that she found almost half by herself is debatable…”
“The problem is that one of them is so crucial, it even decides the ending branch.”
“…Geez, don’t tell me she’ll dig deep until the end?”
“With Winter’s character and gaming sense, that’s entirely possible…”
He didn’t need to finish that sentence.
“…It looks like we definitely need to prepare.”
Jinro Duo, additional workload confirmed.