I Quit Being an Idol and Became a Youtuber - Chapter 19
Kieeeek-
At first glance, it sounded like a bird, but it was a much larger and deeper sound.
Without a doubt, it was a dinosaur.
“This one, we need to control it next to the stairs.”
Soltree, who roughly grasped the structure of the game through several rounds of experience, calmly began to give orders.
In the narrow building interior, the stairs were like a wall of lament for the dinosaur faction.
Due to their long tails and substantially larger bodies than humans, dinosaurs had a tendency to get shot by people while climbing the stairs because of their unique turning angles.
“Of course, that’s not always the case…”
Fearing that humans would carry out a massacre at the stairs, the game implemented its own balance patches.
They created multiple staircases or provided alternative ways to ascend, and some dinosaurs were set to climb up walls.
They even gave privileges to large theropods to smash entire buildings with brute force.
“And right now, it’s escape mode…”
The game mode was to escape from Dino Island by helicopter or boat.
The Tyrants were fixed at two Spinosaurus.
With more health than a Tyrannosaurus and the ability to ambush from the river and throw the boat, it was naturally a situation requiring caution.
Moreover, they continuously provided defense buffs to the friendly forces, making them quite annoying opponents.
“First, let’s worry about the ones we can see.”
Tap tap-
From the sound hitting the wooden floor, the enemy was a raptor.
As a basic dinosaur, it wasn’t a very difficult opponent that beginners couldn’t handle.
“Cheongha, would you like to fight first?”
“Oh, me?”
Deciding to watch the fight, Soltree pushed Cheongha forward.
No way.
Surely, even a basic character can handle it, right?
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Idol Maker.
An otome game she played in her past life, and the world she has been reincarnated into.
Even after the status window appeared, Cheongha recognized this place not merely as a game world, but as a different reality.
What did that mean?
It meant,
“What the hell…!”
– Wow, the leader really can’t play
– Looking for the person who carried in the last round
– Who are you? You’re not the leader, right?
– Let’s protect our image, lol
– Isn’t this a bit on purpose? lol
– Seems like there’s a weird one among the chatters? hahahaha
It meant the cliché “Reborn beautiful girl plays games well” doesn’t apply here!
Seeing her character getting slaughtered by raptors on the stairs, Cheongha quietly cursed.
The real-time depletion of her health bar caught her eye.
– Why are you dying when you were on the stairs?
– Can’t hit anything, lol
– Dodging like a ghost, haha
– It took ages to just climb, how couldn’t you hit that?
The sight of a person being ravaged by a dinosaur in a clearly advantageous position made the viewers burst into laughter.
Of course, she had her own excuses.
“Well, I didn’t have time to play games.”
While being an idol, there was no time to enjoy leisure activities like gaming.
Until a few years ago, she was so overworked that she had to receive IV fluids; would she have had the strength to play games?
To make matters worse, the combination of forgetting to control her reflexes due to tension and her not-so-great aim from her past life resulted in a desperate situation.
Tatata-tan-!
Eventually, Soltree, who had cleaned up the raptors near her, came to her aid, allowing her to escape from the stairs.
Who called dinosaurs punching bags? It ended up that she was the punching bag, not the dinosaurs.
Ding-
At that moment, a notification sound came as a mission was assigned to Cheongha.
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[Mission: Get 1 k*ll]
[Reward: 5,000 Won]
[Time Limit: 30 minutes]
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“…Huh?”
The mission content was so easy that it was almost absurd.
The viewers’ reactions were unified to one.
– You’re giving this as a mission? lol
– Legend of Bitik
– ??? : Here, try it if you can.
– Scared?
…Look at this?
“…Soltree, I now have a target.”
“…Yes?”
After reading the text of the mission, Cheongha declared with determination.
Although she no longer remembered much, her past life was undeniably male.
No, regardless of gender, she could not let remarks that seemed to underestimate her skills slide.
“We should at least take down one.”
– Ooh
– Your voice has a lot of power, lol
– Fighting, unnie~!
What was in her hands was a shotgun and a submachine g*n.
With this gear, she could probably get at least one by luck.
– Burp!
“Ah.”
Then her thought was shattered in an instant by a Carnotaurus charging with sharp horns aimed at her.
The medium theropod was powerful, diving at her while covered in front damage reduction.
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“Ah, I’m down.”
“Yes, I’m coming!”
A beginner playing an FPS game for the first time.
This description fit Cheongha perfectly, as she fell to various methods.
She was paralyzed by Troodon, blinded by Dilophosaurus, and even frozen by Cryolophosaurus.
“They’re clearly trying to ruin the game over there.”
Like many other games, in this one as well, veteran players often bullied beginners or displayed poor sportsmanship.
Just looking at the enemies she had faced so far, they all had low stats but abilities that disrupted her.
– Unnie, save me~
– But did she hit anything?
– Her voice is mature, but…
Well, who cares.
Even as Cheongha kept dying, Soltree didn’t reprimand her.
“At least it should be more fun than the last one…”
The internet broadcast was influenced by a male-dominated culture.
Most of the high-ranking streamers were male, and most of Soltree’s audience was also male.
Rather than exclusively getting bullied, having a female with a good voice to duo with could attract more viewers.
Instead of “This game is a terrible failure,” something like “Met a foreign woman who speaks Korean well in a terrible game” would definitely catch more attention.
– Leader, but the quality hasn’t been good since earlier.
– I agree, it’s lagging when shooting.
“Ah, the screen…”
Hearing the viewers, Cheongha looked down at the screen.
The game ping was fluctuating wildly, growing larger and smaller.
Hmm, what should I do about this?
In gaming, especially in FPS, ping was incredibly important.
The lower the ping number, the shorter the delay between the game and the computer, and the higher the number, the more the game lags.
For this reason, in FPS, where real-time shooting occurs, ping was truly a lifeline.
It was natural for a fight to be lost and the game to crash due to just a few pings.
“I think I recall someone mentioning how to fix the ping before…”
Since she had no interest in FPS games, she had just passed by that information, but if she had known, she would have just kept it in mind.
Moreover, she wasn’t even playing solo; she was broadcasting live.
In such a situation, it was impossible to open the internet and search for information, so Cheongha decided to ask the FPS expert right next to her for help.
“Uh, Soltree?”
“Ah, yes. Cheongha.”
“Um, do you know how to fix the ping settings?”
“Oh, the ping? Just a moment…”
Tatata-tan-!
Soltree handled the raptor charging at him, then guided Cheongha to a corner.
“To do that, you need to go to network settings, but… are you residing overseas?”
“Ah, yes… I’m Japanese…”
The casually thrown comment led to a moment of silence in the voice chat.
“…Huh?”
A few seconds later, Soltree’s dumbfounded voice came through Cheongha’s headset.
‘What? Did I say something I shouldn’t have?’
As her mind questioned that inexplicable reaction, the chat began to scroll down rapidly.
– What? The leader is Japanese?
– Seriously???
– d*mn, your Korean is really good!
– I thought you were obviously Korean;; you speak it so well.
It was a speed that was hard to believe for a room with barely 20 people.
Seeing the chat, Cheongha suddenly recalled a fact she had forgotten.
Ah, I didn’t mention that I’m Japanese…
With concerns about her members, concern about reporters, concerns about computers, concerns about microphones, and so on.
While preoccupied with all those concerns, she had completely forgotten to mention her nationality to the viewers of her broadcast.
“Ah, no… I’m really Japanese…? The accent…”
“Ah… Yes, I am indeed Japanese.”
And it seemed that the other side was equally startled, as Soltree’s voice sounded flustered.
Given that the ping was bouncing around, she thought he might be residing overseas, but to find out he wasn’t Korean but a foreigner was unexpected.
‘No, no way, with that voice, they’re Japanese?’
That pronunciation was just too good to be Japanese…
Anyway, the moment of panic passed quickly, and Soltree continued the conversation seamlessly.
His video title was newly set to attract attention more effectively.
“Met a foreign woman who is a Korean-speaking expert in a terrible game.”
With a story that seemed to sell more and more, Soltree’s heart was doing a joyful tap dance.