I Quit Being an Idol and Became a Youtuber - Chapter 36

Practice Match

Switch Golden Watch Tournament.

With so many broadcasters gathered, the chat’s firepower was immense, even though it was just a practice game.

[-Lol Baekro-nim died again]

[-Baekro-nim, go get the health packs first]

[-Tanks are in season these days, Baekro-nim]

[-But with Baekro’s skill, wouldn’t tanks melt easily too, fr?]

[-#Tank #MeltingEasily #(Herself)]

[-Still, she knows how to deploy the barrier now, have a drink]

“Ah, stop teasing me—!”

Baekro shouted at the continuous stream of viewer comments.

With people having different stream rules and viewer bases gathered, her chat window was a complete mess.

[-Baekro is cute]

[-Her voice sounds kinda like a baby when she shouts]

[-Cute]

[-Stop dying so much]

[-Why is there no team kill here?]

“Hey, everyone get lost!”

After instantly banning the sarcastic and backseat gaming comments, Baekro focused on the game again.

However, perhaps due to being repeatedly killed by expert streamers, she couldn’t concentrate on the game at all.

Tutututu-!

“Hey, hey hey hey!”

“This is unfair!!”

“Seriously, I drank milk, why did I die!”

Under the continuous enemy fire, the tank she picked instantly became a honeycomb.

I definitely used the health recovery skill, and damage reduction was applied too!

“Hah…..”

Seeing Baekro’s kill log appear repeatedly, Magnet let out an empty sigh.

He was anxious about entrusting her with healer or dealer.

He definitely gave her a tank to survive as much as possible, even one with a self-heal ability.

‘Alright, this strategy isn’t working.’

They were getting pushed back too quickly.

Forget winning, this development wasn’t even providing any entertaining broadcast moments.

「Ah, player Baekro….. dies yet again.」

「It seems in this game, if the tank, um….. keeps getting picked off like that, comebacks become extremely difficult.」

The host, having relaxed by now, commentated with a genuinely pitying voice.

With the team’s core tank starting to falter, the entire C team couldn’t even approach the objective payload.

Despite this, C team didn’t give up.

“Hey hey, Bugi-yah.”

“How much ult charge do you have?”

“Uh, I’m at 92% now!”

“Tell me when it’s 100%, I’ll ult for you.”

Magnet calmly started giving briefings.

If Death could just land his ultimate properly, reversing the tide might be possible.

“My ult’s ready!!”

“Okay, go in!!”

“Go in!”

As Bugi’s Death used Spirit Step to move into a blind spot, the two simultaneously pressed the Q button.

「The Book of Death has pointed to your names!」

「You have become stronger. Advance!」

Bubugi used his ultimate and leaped down from the building.

Towards the Death swinging the glowing scythe, Ama’s bullet flew.

It was the ultimate ability, Rage Enhancer, which momentarily boosted the target’s damage and defense.

「Die, die die!」

Based on those enhanced stats, Death swung his scythe and tore through the entire enemy formation.

「Yes, Death’s 4-man ultimate!」

「That’s really hard to pull off!!」

The commentators marveled at his feat.

Except for the tank who instantly deployed a barrier, all heroes with 300 health or less were cut down.

With that one strike, the tide of battle was instantly reversed.

[Payload captured.]

[Payload moving]

Having successfully stopped the remaining tank as well, they finally succeeded in capturing the payload.

「Yes, C Team! Succeeds in capturing the payload!」

「Wow, after being stuck like that for a minute, they finally succeeded.」

「Earlier, the A team tank should have protected with the barrier. Bugi-nim found a good blind spot.」

“….Baekro-yah.”

“Hm?”

“Let’s just play healer.”

“Okay….”

Baekro immediately returned to the base and switched her pick.

“Ah, so that’s how you use it.”

Ren, watching the tournament intently, absorbed their plays.

This was the reason she decided to watch this tournament with interest.

It was a good opportunity to learn from the plays of numerous experts.

‘Of course, I could watch the VODs too.’

‘But there have been many new patches since then, and wouldn’t the feeling be less intense than watching a live tournament?’

‘In my past life, I couldn’t even watch tournaments like this when they happened, so maybe it’s not bad to watch it now.’

“Death really is better using his ult while falling.”

Although it was information she had already looked up online, seeing it directly made her understand clearly.

The reason Death wasn’t well-regarded was precisely because his ultimate was easy to interrupt.

However, there weren’t many ways to block an ultimate suddenly descending from the air like that.

Even if blocked, unless they had specific skills, most would likely suffer near-fatal damage.

‘I definitely heard that person hasn’t played Golden Watch in a long time.’

‘To be this good even though he quit before the level system was introduced.’

That alone showed Bubugi’s game adaptation ability was incredibly high.

“It really feels like a real tournament.”

…..Of course, not everyone was playing well.

“There are people similar to me too.”

Especially the C team tank.

Looking at the chat, it seemed she was originally someone not very good at games; how did she end up in a tournament like this?

‘But her entertainment value is good.’

Still, her voice and lines were exceptionally good.

Every word she spoke overflowed with elements perfect for video thumbnails.

‘Should I take note of that too?’

‘That kind of tension is impossible for me, but maybe I can use it someday.’

Ren quietly jotted down notes about the streamer named Baekro in her notebook.

Meanwhile, C team’s payload gradually moved forward, heading towards the destination.

Before long, the practice match between A team and C team reached its climax.

「Alright, this is the final stretch now.」

「Indeed, will C team’s comeback story be possible!」

Perhaps because they broke through the iron defense of A team, known as the strong team, public interest was now entirely focused on C team.

“Still, Baekro-ssi, you’re decent at healer?”

“Ah, well, my aim is pretty good.”

Having gained considerable experience playing alongside FPS specialist streamers, her aim wasn’t at a level to be dismissed by general player standards.

Well, she was still teased because the ‘bad at games’ image had solidified.

But at least she could perform the healer role adequately.

‘And it heals automatically anyway.’

Besides, this character uniquely healed automatically as long as the sunstone was placed, so it was sufficient even if she didn’t actively adjust her aim.

[-But isn’t that healing actually coming from the sunstone anyway?]

[-The stone came inside me!]

[-Ah, so that was the stone?]

[-Why is the chat like this today…]

[-I’m scared…]

[-Seriously, with so many people watching, the chat’s a mess too.]

[-If this continues, someone’s gonna get headshot soon, I saw it]

“Hey, don’t say such unfortunate things, you guys!”

Words become seeds; she wanted to completely block any conversation that could hinder her play even slightly.

‘There’s an old saying, people who interfere with others’ happiness get hit by a car…..’

Ah, maybe this is too harsh.

No matter how angry she was, cursing someone to be hit by car wheels just because they said something harsh felt a bit too much.

Though her viewers likely wouldn’t care about such content, it struck her gentle personality seriously.

Therefore, Baekro held her tongue.

And that thought returned as a massive boomerang.

「Receive the Serpent God’s blade!!」

At the ultimate activation sound, slightly mixed with mechanical tones, cold sweat ran down Baekro’s back.

Like Bubugi’s Death just before, the enemy Kenji, wreathed in blue flames, was flying in from the air.

「Ah, player Luca finally brought out the Rage Kenji!!」

A cyborg ninja who implants machinery into his body and summons serpents with his sword.

Like Magnet, the A team leader Luca, also a Golden Watch pro gamer.

It was his main pick.

Shwk-!

After one slash with the rage-buffed serpent sword, he launches a combo of melee attack and wind slash at the critically wounded enemy character.

If the enemy dies from that, he dashes again towards the next enemy with the reset cooldown wind slash.

Seen this way, it looks like a very simple command, but the actual difficulty was immense.

“Ah…?”

In the blink of an eye, the respawn screen appeared.

It was the enemy dealer cutting down the healer.

“Isn’t this too much…. Ah, how do I get all the way back there!”

[-Lololol]

[-Look there, it’s spawn village!]

[-Alright, gotta go again, right?]

[-Of all people, had to run into a pro lol]

[-Okay, prophecy fulfilled today too]

[-We believe, O Lord!]

[-Fr lol]

Baekro, instantly returned to spawn village, shrieked.

This map lacked intermediate checkpoints, so it took a very long time for a killed character to get back to the battlefield.

「Ah, player Solnamu. Finally caught Kenji.」

「Perhaps because of the level system, Kenji is surviving for a very long time?」

Luca’s Kenji, who had been rampaging for quite some time, was finally taken out by Naria’s beam as soon as the buff ended.

There was no time to lament the healer’s death.

「Alright, let’s run at full speed!」

Junkbam’s ultimate flew towards C team’s formation, already heavily damaged by Kenji’s blade.

“Son of a b…..”

Kwaaang—!

Along with Bugi’s curse, the tire that rushed in without a car exploded, and the respawn screen appeared on all C team members’ screens.

「Ah, C team. Gets wiped out just like that…..」

「There’s just too little time…..」

Only 30 seconds remained.

In that time, reaching the battlefield, wiping out the entire enemy team, and pushing the payload was impossible.

[Time Expired]

「Ah, in the end, without any upsets, A team wins…..」

Ultimately, the practice battle ended with C team’s unsurprising defeat.

“Still, we gained something, right?”

‘At the very least, we learned who should be assigned to whom.’

The C team leaders immediately began devising a new strategy.

“So, let’s practice more before the main game.”

“Everyone got it?”

“………”

“Baekro-nim—?”

“Hm…..?”

“Ah, yes!”

“Let’s practice more!”

For some reason, Baekro couldn’t focus on those words.