I Quit Being an Idol and Became a Youtuber - Chapter 31

Rat-tat-tat-tat-!

After playing a few practice rounds like that, we finally entered player-versus-player matches.

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[Soltree/solid → unit3344]

[Soltree/apapapll → apr1234]

[Soltree/seas → kimsuhen1111]

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[Soltree/chungha2484 → bestidol1010235]

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The continuously updating kill log filled the screen.

Even if it was a different game, Solnamu was strictly an FPS pro gamer.

In other words, in any game involving aiming and pulling the trigger, he fundamentally had an advantage over the opponent.

Moreover, since this was a low-tier bracket, it was an all-too-familiar and natural sight for Solnamu’s viewers.

However, if there was a slight difference, it was that Cheongha’s name was also appearing in the kill log this time.

“Cheongha-nim, your skills have really improved.”

“Of course, I practiced a lot.”

Seeing Cheongha performing her role adequately on the battlefield, Solnamu smiled.

He had roughly expected it from watching her videos, but the rookie before his eyes had improved noticeably.

He almost had to ask if this was the same person he met two weeks ago.

‘Ah, so this is what it feels like to raise a newbie…..’

Suddenly, he remembered his past self.

The people he met in games before debuting as a pro gamer.

He felt like he could somewhat understand the feelings of those who gave away everything just because someone was a newbie.

Of course, like all games, things didn’t proceed perfectly according to plan.

Tutututututang-!

“Ugh?!”

Under a continuous hail of bullets, Cheongha’s character shot up into the sky.

She had been caught from behind by an enemy character with teleportation abilities.

‘As expected, she’s not good at dealing with things like this.’

Most people encountering each character’s abilities for the first time reacted this way.

An enemy right in front suddenly becomes invincible or disappears elsewhere.

Even pros who knew the game well could die suddenly if they made a slight mistake, so it was unreasonable to blame her, a beginner.

“Cheongha-nim, what level is Agent right now?”

“Sorry?”

“Ah, it’s level 2 now.”

“I can level up to 3 soon.”

Solnamu spoke to Cheongha, who had already respawned.

Golden Watch had a level system that only applied during the game.

Heroes could upgrade a total of two times using experience gained in the game, and each upgrade enhanced their abilities or added new utility skills.

“Then, first hit level 3 and please pick Photon Shot from the skill tree.”

“Ah…..!”

“Got it!”

Since enhanced skills, along with ultimates, were systems that could turn the tide of battle, leveling up required a lot of experience.

But their performance was proportionally good.

The level 3 skill for Agent, the character Cheongha chose, was Photon Shot.

This ability, activated via right mouse click, had the effect of increasing health recovery and attack speed, plus infinite ammo for 8 seconds.

‘Besides, the ultimate casting time is about 6 seconds…..’

After reading the skill description completely, Cheongha immediately understood what Solnamu intended.

‘When the ultimate gauge is somewhat full, activate this skill to fill the gauge completely, I recover my health, then take down the remaining enemies.’

“…..You certainly strategize well.”

“Yes, it works really well in this bracket.”

It was merely a simple strategy that wouldn’t work at all against pros, but this was strictly a beginner bracket.

There was no reason, nor need, to think any harder than that.

The basic plan was all set; now it was time to put it into action.

=[Everyone gather up and let’s go together.]

ㄴ[Okay]

Solnamu immediately called his teammates.

Since they were all viewers from Solnamu’s stream, the teammates followed his words well.

“Alright, let’s go.”

Seeing our team advancing all at once, the opposing side didn’t stay idle either.

The enemy tank immediately raised its barrier and started approaching.

‘Certainly, they’re beginners over there too.’

The barrier’s durability wasn’t infinite.

Therefore, tanks needed to periodically attack while holding the barrier to regenerate its gauge.

Bang-!

Bang-!

“The barrier is breaking!”

As our team’s Death continuously pounded the barrier with his shotgun, cracks began to appear on the red barrier held by the enemy tank.

The hairline cracks on the red wall soon grew larger.

Shatter-

Eventually, the barrier completely shattered into pieces.

“Okay, go in!”

“Yes!”

With the wall separating the two forces gone, it was the start of a pure chaotic battle.

“Can you survive this?”

As soon as the barrier broke, Cheongha immediately activated her skill.

A blue aura rose from the Agent’s body.

The visor on her forehead lowered, and the targeting reticle appeared.

“Eliminate them all.”

Tututu-!

The bullets fired hit the enemies’ bodies precisely.

Dealers and healers were cooked with photon shots, while high-health tanks were dealt with using a mix of missiles.

“Kuaaak-!”

“Uwaaaaah!”

On open ground with no cover, with their barrier broken, there was nothing the opposing team could do.

Occasionally, some enemies tried to struggle somehow with skills, but it wasn’t a major problem.

Tang-!

“Keeuk!”

An enemy Death, trying somehow to survive with invincibility, fell to our team’s gunfire.

“Now we just need to capture the point.”

Killing all the rushing enemies didn’t mean victory.

Only when the team leader planted the flag first in the enemy territory could they win.

‘And right now, I’m the team leader.’

The reason was that since I had sprint-related skills, I could quickly run and plant the flag before the opponents respawned.

“Over there!”

“Protect the flag!”

Just as I almost reached the enemy territory, the respawned enemies predictably rushed over, but.

It was impossible to reverse the already overturned tide of battle.

Receiving cover fire from allies, I finally succeeded in planting the blue flag on the flag post.

“Hooo…… We managed to win somehow.”

Although she didn’t show it outwardly, Cheongha was quite nervous.

‘Things like levels, I heard about them for the first time today…..’

A level system that could only be raised during the game was certainly a system that didn’t exist in her past life.

Apparently, the game company in this world did their job properly.

‘Ah, seeing the weird lore additions, maybe not.’

Perhaps it was a system that actually existed in her past life too, and she just didn’t know because she wasn’t interested.

I had dropped this game early on, after all.

“So, Cheongha. How was it?”

While savoring the afterglow of victory, Solnamu spoke to Cheongha.

“It was more fun than I expected.”

She answered his question honestly.

There were many things she hadn’t seen before, so she was a bit flustered at first, but as she kept playing, she found many elements quite enjoyable.

‘I think this suits me better than Battle Field?’

At first, it was definitely more complicated than a standard FPS.

There were more things to pay attention to than in Battle Field.

But once she started getting used to it, it seemed more fun than just simply shooting guns.

“I think I’ll play this instead of Battle Field for a while.”

Not only was it personally enjoyable, but the viewers’ reactions were also good.

It seemed okay to make Golden Watch the main content instead of Battle Field for the time being.

“Tsk, Ah, should I not have told her about this?”

“I’m her Battle Field partner…..”

“—Of course, I’ll occasionally play Battle Field too when I get bored.”

“Ah, that’s how it is, right?”

At Cheongha’s words, Solnamu spoke as if disappointed.

It was playful banter that worked because both sides knew neither was being completely serious.

Besides, I had no intention of becoming a dedicated Golden Watch streamer.

“Since it turned out like this, I should try out other characters later too.”

“Ah, then I’ll buy them for you.”

Honestly, she was debating whether to buy the pass at first, but now she could decide for sure.

Just as Cheongha resolved to spend real money, Solnamu interjected into the conversation.

“What?”

“No, you don’t have to…..”

“Just think of it as a sort of lobbying so we can collab often in the future.”

“View counts are good when I’m with you, Cheongha.”

In that sense, the pass gift was also a token of his gratitude, or perhaps a hiring fee.

Taking it a step further.

If they could build a good relationship going forward, a pass worth only a few ten thousand won would actually be a cheap price to pay.

“…..Then, I’ll gratefully accept.”

At Solnamu’s words, Cheongha finally accepted the offer.

Since there was no harm to herself, there was no reason not to accept.

[User Nickname: A gift has arrived from Soltree.]

[Golden Pass will be unlocked.]

And shortly after, the pass gift arrived from Solnamu.

“This, if I don’t play the game diligently, are you going to confiscate it again?”

“Yes, I’ll work hard.”

Solnamu warned quietly, but it was impossible to take back a gift already given.

That probably meant I should stream diligently.

“Well, there’s probably nothing to worry about.”

‘I’m already having fun, so I think I’ll be playing only this for a while anyway.’

Thus, the official collaboration between a major streamer and a mid-tier small-timer ended successfully.