I Quit Being an Idol and Became a Youtuber - Chapter 32
Bone DemonA peaceful morning like any other.
Crack-!
Ren pushed herself up from the mattress.
A sound came from her joints every time she stretched her arms.
‘Have I been playing too much game lately?’
Finding a game that perfectly suited her disposition was the root of the problem.
Since that day, Cheongha’s average stream time had become a whopping 6 hours.
Considering her stream time was only about 3 hours before, it was truly a remarkable figure.
Suddenly pushing her body about twice as much as usual, it was inevitable that her body would scream in exhaustion.
“…..What should I have for breakfast.”
Heading to the kitchen, she opened the refrigerator.
There was no longer a need to obsess over diet management, but still, eating three meals a day for health would be good.
Public interest is like a boiling pot.
Even if it boils noisily for a moment, interest fades after just a little time passes.
The articles about me hadn’t been taken down, but at least no new articles were coming up.
It was safe to assume that, at least for the media companies, the buzz they could generate from me had mostly died down.
‘I’m still not sure about the YouTube site, though…..’
‘Whatever those clickbait channels are blabbering about, I think their impact will be lower than major media outlets.’
The sky was slightly dark as the sun hadn’t fully risen yet.
The air entering the lungs early in the morning felt refreshing.
In that respect, Japan was no different from Korea.
‘It feels good to get some fresh air after a long time.’
Cool air entered her lungs.
Muscles stiffened from sitting in front of the monitor for a long time seemed to loosen up meeting the cold morning air.
Since it was a time when not many people were around, there was no need to worry about someone recognizing me.
‘At most, it would be neighborhood ladies and gentlemen who have little interest in idols.’
After walking around the park for about 10 minutes, I encountered a familiar face.
“Hm?”
“Oh my, isn’t it the young lady from upstairs?”
“It’s been a while.”
“Ah, hello, Auntie…..”
Mrs. Atsuko, who turned 56 this year.
She was the neighbor living on the floor below me.
“I came out to get some air after a long time.”
“Oh dear, a young lady should get outside sometimes.”
“Otherwise, you’ll end up like me, okay?”
Surprised for a moment by the unexpected encounter with the neighbor, the auntie continued chatting away.
Take care of your health properly at a young age, how her son isn’t getting a job these days and keeps causing trouble – it was a list of very mundane stories.
“Be careful on your way, they say some strange person is wandering around the neighborhood these days?”
“Sorry?”
“A strange person?”
“…..Well, they say a man wearing a cap pulled down low has been wandering the neighborhood lately.”
The story chatty Mrs. Atsuko told was quite serious.
For several weeks now, a suspicious man wearing a cap has been roaming this neighborhood, following young women.
Even actions like peeking into others’ houses or trying to figure out passwords.
“So, what do the police say?”
“I don’t know, they haven’t caught him yet.”
“Maybe because no one’s been harmed, they aren’t actively investigating.”
“Sigh, I wonder what we’re going to do, we’re so anxious.”
Why, I wonder, did the doorbell incident from a few days ago come to mind at this moment?
Despite Mrs. Atsuko’s lamenting, I couldn’t focus on her words.
“Anyway, young lady, you shouldn’t wander alone in dark places either, hurry home.”
“…..Yes, thank you for your concern.”
In the end, Ren had no choice but to return home.
It felt like she shouldn’t be wandering outside any longer.
“Hello, I turned on the stream a bit early today.”
The current time was 3 PM.
To dispel her uneasy feelings, Cheongha started the stream early.
[-Surprise stream start lol]
[-So what game today?]
[-Don’t tell me it’s Golden Watch again?]
[-Streamer, you know you’ve been playing only that for a week straight, right?]
[-Streamer really got hooked on Golden Watch lately lol]
[-Honestly, the game is the game, but the streamer is more important to us, right?]
“You know me well.”
“First off, Solnamu bought me the pass too, so I plan to focus on this for a while.”
Perhaps because she had only played Golden Watch for the past week, the viewers’ complaints were rampant.
‘But, this is actually more fun than I thought.’
It felt like returning to the game in its early service days, not the period when the management was f*cking terrible.
And the fact that someone else’s money went into the game also played a part.
Wouldn’t it be apologetic to the person who bought it if I just abandoned it after playing a few rounds?
‘Besides, there are many characters, so I rarely get bored…..’
Just when I feel like I’ve somewhat mastered one character, the next character immediately catches my eye.
Thus, playing each hero with different characteristics one by one was fun, resulting in playing it for a week straight.
[-She does have a point ㅇㅇ]
[-So which character did you pick?]
[-Let’s just not pick Agent anymore.]
[-Try Death]
“Ah, Death?”
Cheongha’s ears perked up at the viewers’ words.
The firepower of the shotgun she had seen while playing several rounds was certainly attractive.
As soon as a proper chaotic battle began, it stuck to the tank and instantly shredded the barrier.
‘Still, Death is a bit…..’
Just as it wasn’t called ‘loser pick’ for nothing in her past life, Death wasn’t a particularly preferred pick here either.
Too long a skill start-up delay, unsuitable for assassination, severe bullet spread.
Skills and ultimate that strangely didn’t synergize.
Ultimately, the biggest problem was the drastically falling damage output even just 10m away.
Thanks to having more health for an Attack hero, it barely showed up in lower ranks, but it had long since disappeared from high-tier matches and tournaments.
#[Anonymous Supporter donated 1,000 won]
[-Still, Death got patched this time, spread reduced and slug rounds added]
“Ah, really?”
Not all shotguns spread widely.
If a typical shotgun shell consisted of steel pellets spreading out from inside the shell, a slug round was a single large projectile.
Since the steel pellets didn’t burst out, the attack range was reduced, but the penetration, power, and range were longer.
Most of the problems that made the character obsolete in her past life had been resolved.
“Alright, I’ll give it a try.”
A shotgun character strong at close range isn’t weak at long range either?
That statement was enough to pique Cheongha’s interest.
The overwhelming close-range damage of the shotgun had something that resonated deep within.
Even though she had become a woman, the romance of men still breathed within her heart.
[-Lolol She picked it in the end]
[-See? Streamer is one with the shotgun]
[-Shotgun: Now, accept me, Kim Cheongha! You want it too!]
[-Hmph, I told you not to do this, my other self!]
“Accept what…..”
“No.”
First, intending to test it out, she headed to the training ground.
「Offer your neck.」
Upon selecting the character, the line predictably played.
“But, this line is a bit…..”
[-Lol The chuuni old man is here]
[-But isn’t Death basically a grandpa now?]
[-That kind of old man swings a scythe with his ult and wipes everyone out.]
[-But why is his main weapon a shotgun when he uses a scythe for his ult?]
[-Well, he is technically a real reaper…. That would be stronger, I guess]
Just like how the Hikari from the original work and the Hikari here were different, Death’s character personality was very different from the past life.
In the past life, Death was just a special agent who fell into villainy through various incidents.
Unlike the past life version who called himself a reaper, the Death here was a genuine Grim Reaper.
A reaper who visits humans whose time of death has come to collect their souls.
Bang-
Bang-!
A heavy firing sound, different from ordinary gunshots, echoed.
Naturally, this one didn’t unlock skills from the start either.
‘Guess I have to manage with the original skills until then.’
“Alright, let’s get going quickly.”
Swish-
Simultaneously, a black shroud unfolded beneath her feet, and Death’s form disappeared.
It was Death’s movement ability, ‘Spirit Step’.
Due to its slow casting speed, it was unsuitable for use during combat, but it was an appropriate ability for moving between points.
“First, let’s find the tank?”
Although he had the lore and skills that seemed fitting for an assassin, Death’s position was strictly anti-tank.
His role was to use the shotgun’s murderous damage to stick next to the allied tank and shred the opposing tank and its barrier entirely.
Tanks, thanks to their large size, absorbed all the spreading pellets, and thanks to that, the ultimate gauge also filled up rapidly.
Bang-!
[Level Up!]
As she kept firing shells like that, Cheongha soon succeeded in leveling up to level 2.
Each time a level increased, the character was given two choices.
Deciding which of the two enhanced skills to unlock.
[Soul Absorption]
-Defeating an enemy drops an orb containing life force.
(Recovers 50 per orb)
[Shadow Step]
-Spirit Step’s range increases by 20%, and a reload effect is added upon skill use.
“Hmm, what would be good here?”
At that, a debate erupted among the viewers regarding the ability choice.
[-Isn’t recovery better though?]
[-Seems like you’d get focused down using Shadow Step]
[-But Death has self-heal, so is that really necessary?]
[-But if you take that, he becomes ridiculously hard to kill]
[-Reload is definitely good, but…]
It was Cheongha who put an end to the debate that showed no sign of ending.
“Alright, I’ll try picking Soul Absorption first.”
Honestly, the lifesteal ability was more appealing.
Doesn’t it obviously improve sustain at a glance?
Shadow Step was hard to utilize properly unless you were an expert who knew the map inside out.
Afterward, the game proceeded quickly.
By constantly sticking next to the tank and targeting the squishy dealers and supports, the opposing team eventually couldn’t hold out.
“Hey, I think this might end before I hit level 3?”
Progress was pushed so smoothly that there wasn’t even a need to use slug rounds.
The ultimate was already fully charged too.
[Approaching destination soon.]
Simultaneously, a narration announcing the objective location was heard.
Just 50m more push, and victory would be ours.
Faced with the crisis of the point being completely pushed and conquered, the horrified opposing team rushed in.
And thus began the final chaotic battle.
It was the perfect timing for Cheongha to shine.
“I’m using my ult!”
A deep voice, as if shrouded in mist, echoed across the battlefield.
「The Book of Death has pointed to your name—!!」
Swish-!
Swish-!
Simultaneously, Death pulled out a giant scythe from his cloak and began swinging it side to side.
The blue afterglow emanating from the scythe looked like a magician drawing a magic circle.
Kwaang-!
After some time like that, Death, having filled the ultimate gauge completely, spun around once on the spot.
「Uwaaah!」
「Aaack!」
An aura of death burst forth from the scythe he held, sending enemies flying with damage.
「It seems it wasn’t your time to die yet…..」
Unlike most heroes whose damage values were fixed, Death’s ultimate dealt damage equivalent to 50% of total health.
Fitting for the name Grim Reaper, it couldn’t finish off enemies unless they were critically wounded and about to die.
Of course, that only applied to the ultimate ability.
「However, this guy seems to think differently.」
Thwack-Bang-!
The shotgun held in his hand spewed fire at the still-surviving tank.
[Chungha24 → abracadacra]
Instantly, a kill log popped up on the screen.
There was no way the tank, left with critical health by the ultimate, could withstand a close-range shotgun blast.
“Alright, we won the team fight.”
Moreover, she even became full health from the life orbs dropped by the killed character, so it was a complete gain.
[Victory!]
[Play of the Game: Chungha24]
In the end, she not only secured victory for that round but also succeeded in getting the Play of the Game (POTG) spot.
“Hmm, first time getting POTG.”
“It’s pretty good.”
[-Ah, now the streamer’s only gonna play Death again]
[-She’s gonna one-trick this]
[-Honestly, wiping everyone with Death’s ult is ridiculously satisfying]
[User has been blocked]
[-Lol He got blocked hahaha]
[-Shouldn’t have used ‘satisfying’ and ‘ridiculously’ together like that.]
[-Live Stream quality lol Live Stream quality lol Live Stream quality lol Live Stream quality lol Live Stream quality lol Live Stream quality lol]
……..Maybe I should get a chat manager or something.
Continuously seeing chat reminiscent of gallery slang from my past life felt like my head was getting fuzzy.
‘Seriously need to add some rules later.’
“Alright, let’s go to the next round then.”
Cheongha quickly started the next round.
The character she chose this time was, of course, Death.
The goal was definitely to reach level 3.
‘I absolutely have to see that guy fire mid-range shots today.’