Streamer Crazy About Slaughter - Chapter 133

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To those in the Yeti area… Honestly, I really want to smack everyone on the forehead with a doughnut slap. I do want to climb up quickly, but… it’s just that today is the first time I’ve played such a boring game, so I can’t seem to get used to it.

Seeing Serin speak with a sulky voice made Sua chuckle.

“Come to think of it, it’s Serin unnie’s first time meeting the Yeti.”

It was a curious feeling to watch the unnie, who straightforwardly showed her disappointment through her expression.

It’s oddly human, or should I say, even when dealing with things that would generally make her upset well, she expressed complaints about the ranked matchmaking level not being satisfactory.

‘Unnie Serin is oddly cute.’

Having that thought, Sua suddenly recalled a time when she was disappointed with the Yeti just like her unnie. Unlike now, where she consistently maintains a high challenger tier, there was a period when she stayed in the lower tier known as Bronze, playing thousands of matches. Looking back, that time was just the newbie phase where she crazily ran ranked matches day after day.

Then, at some point, her skills skyrocketed, and she shot up to the Diamond range all at once.

The anticipation she felt when she first achieved the Diamond tier, with her expectations running high, is something she still holds onto. However, the disappointment with the players she met back then was just… indescribable.

‘…It’s funny, isn’t it?’

It was clear that indicators hold quite an important meaning to the users, consciously or unconsciously.

“Honestly, it’s all pointless.”

People who manage indicators to show off to others.

Especially because it seems there’s a significant impact from the fact that they can boast about their indicators in communities or online. Many easily give up when the odds seem unfavorable or when there’s a power gap.

They rarely get demoted, and even though they’re at the end of their rank, it’s still the Diamond tier. It’s a sufficiently high tier, so in the end, they try to manage their indicators there.

In a way, they might have settled because they’re facing a “wall” that makes it hard to rise any further.

“Should I start sponsoring soon?”

Honestly, I’ve been keeping up with unnie’s broadcasts regularly, but today I was watching while preparing for sponsorship a bit more specially.

I had also donated a lot during Serin unnie’s last personal stream, and considering my relationship with her, it felt right for me to donate to her as well.

Plus, the words I sent when I sponsored her for the first time through a chat that day also came to mind for no reason.

‘It’s nothing special… but it feels good. Unnie Serin understands people’s hearts well.’

It was funny to distinguish the fact that I was her first sponsor, but it still felt nice.

Just as I was contemplating the sponsorship, the notification came through.

—Ding ding!!

『 Priest_372 donated 50,000 won!! 』

《 When will the arena win record be broken? Please thank me for my donation! ‘Do it!’ 》

—Well…? Won’t there come a day when I also lose? Thank you for the donation, Priest.

Saying that, the sight of Serin unnie smiling was really arrogant… or rather, it felt downright haughty.

However, what was surprising was that it didn’t feel annoying at all… It was truly a relaxed demeanor that was only possible because it was Serin unnie.

No, it was an explanation-defying expression unique to Serin unnie.

If I had to describe it, she seemed filled with confidence yet very charming…?

She was clearly different from me, who changed my attitude wearing a mask on the broadcast.

“Unnie Serin… is oddly gifted.”

So perhaps that’s why such words slipped out.

In fact, the most important elements for a streamer could be counted as a likable appearance, a comfortable atmosphere without swearing, and playing games in a fun way, but bigger than anything else is.

‘They must not be unlikable.’

This is truly an innate aspect for everyone, so it’s a bit ambiguous to speak of, but Serin unnie, despite certainly having unlikable aspects, didn’t give off any sense of rejection.

A representative example of an unlikable aspect would be.

‘The minimum donation is 50,000 won.’

Just this alone is something unthinkable compared to other streamers. Yet she handled it so casually…

Ding ding!!

『 Ras404 donated 100,000 won!! 』

《 Please smile once. I just wanted to see Lin smile. 》

With donations rolling in like this.

—Thank you for the 100,000 won donation, Ras. Asking for a smile out of nowhere… what an unreasonable request!

If someone donates 100,000 won asking for a smile, I should smile right away. The way unnie talked with that subtle expression was oddly mysterious.

Afterwards, the unnie on screen awkwardly curled the corners of her mouth and seemed to feel something was off, so she eventually forced a smile with her hand and ended up showing a weird expression.

“Pfft…”

Seeing that made me laugh without realizing it.

[No way, seriouslyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Lin, is that really a smile?]

[It’s funny that she just laughed because we asked her to do itㅋㅋㅋ]

[She was smiling so comfortably a moment ago, what’s this now?]

[For real, it’s just absurdㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[But why does that look cute?]

[That’s because you…]

[The character is cute, for real. Why watch virtual YouTubers? Just watch Lin’s broadcastㅋㅋ]

[For realㅋㅋ]

It seemed like the viewers on unnie’s broadcast had a similar reaction to mine; they all seemed to be enjoying it despite being baffled.

“Ah, I want to raise the minimum donation to 50,000 won, too.”

Then suddenly, such words slipped out.

If all donations burst forth at 50,000 won.

It would really feel like something incredible, like a royal streamer.

In some ways, it was a revolutionary idea and nothing less than madness, yet Serin unnie pulled it off nonchalantly.

The various weird messages sent as donations or boring jokes were considerably less frequent in unnie’s room.

Even troublesome trolls or malicious viewers who would usually cause disruption seemed hesitant to do so if they were to pay 50,000 won. Suddenly, I wondered if unnie had thought of this.

‘No way, that can’t be it.’

While the thought of the minimum amount of 50,000 won was tempting.

“Seriously… I wonder what kind of insults I would get for raising it to 50,000 won.”

Murmuring blankly, I thought about it but couldn’t act on it again, as it felt unreasonable.

In fact, there had been streamers who tried to set the minimum donation at 50,000 won following Serin unnie, but they ended up with their image completely plummeting and were forced into a long hiatus.

“…What should I write in the donation message for unnie to like it?”

—Donation account balance: 1,500,000 won.

Looking at my account balance that I had charged, I started to ponder.

While generic phrases I could send with the donation immediately came to mind, it felt boring somehow. Since I wanted to say something that unnie would like if I was going to donate anyway.

“I’ve heard ‘you’re pretty’ dozens of times today, so let’s skip that… Saying ‘you did well’ also feels a bit cliché…”

While stopping the arena matching for a moment, I gazed at unnie perched on a rock in the Colosseum, chatting casually with viewers.

—Ding ding ding!!

Suddenly, a loud notification sound that was almost deafening rang out.

『 Yoon Eunha donated 1,000,000 won!! 』

《 Lin! If TSJ and G1 were to compete, which team would you support? 》

With the flashy effect unique to a one million won donation along with the donation message filling the screen.

I felt a bit envious of such a large donation, but even more, I felt somewhat intrigued.

“Joan of Arc. Is this person… really like that?”

Yoon Eunha is clearly the real name of a player widely known as Joan of Arc, and even the content of the donation was mysteriously conjectured; at first, I was skeptical, but the more I looked at the content, the more I guessed it was just the player herself.

This person is Joan of Arc.

With the whisper I had shown interest in Serin unnie a few days ago and the fact that they met just yesterday, if this sponsorship is a result of that, then it all makes sense.

‘…How much must she be making?’

A simple donation of seven million won in a day.

I was curious about how much one would have to earn to sponsor so casually.

And even funnier was the fact that none of the viewers in Serin unnie’s room thought she was Joan of Arc.

[What the hell, is this a president?]

[Donating seven million won a day… what kind of person is this???]

[The content of the donation is so obnoxious, seriouslyㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[For real, what’s with this gold cup donation?ㅋㅋㅋ]

[Isn’t Lin supposed to support G1?]

[G1 has scrims scheduled, and they even donated after thanking them for the last G1 match]

[That day, the donations exploded absurdly.]

[Yoon Eunha seems like a Joan of Arc fan, haha.]

[I just want someone to donate 100,000 won for meㅓㅓㅓ.]

[Yeah, you wouldn’t even donate ten thousand won when you streamㅋㅋㅋ.]

[President who donated seven million won vs scrim + player donationsㅋㅋ.]

Reading through the chat, I couldn’t help but find that fact amusing, but I was also curious about unnie’s answer.

Even if the so-called ‘Gold Cup’ donations seem trivial, it can be quite irritating for streamers.

Since the donation was about the two teams with the largest fandoms among the current ACK pro teams.

—Yoon Eunha, once again donating one million won… To answer your question, I’ll give you a somewhat different response. If Joan of Arc is present, I’d support TSJ, but if Joan of Arc is absent, I’d probably support team G1. Personally, I’ve watched a few of Joan of Arc’s match videos, and they were indeed impactful.

[If Joan of Arc is there, it’s a recognized fact.]

[If Joan of Arc isn’t there, I’d support G1, too, haha.]

[I agree, I agree.]

[Joan of Arc looked really pretty in that article from yesterday, right?]

[For real, she looked like she was in casual clothes, and she really dressed well and was pretty.]

[Clearly, she gave off the vibe of a celebrity.]

[But who’s the silver-haired girl in the picture with her?]

[I couldn’t even tell because it was mosaiced.]

[Is the girl who was mosaiced a girl? It seemed like Joan of Arc was showing a bit of affection for her smile.]

Kept staring at the chat, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

“Unnie Serin… has really stirred the hive.”

There are representative keywords that should not be mentioned among streamers.

Among them, a representative is the mention of the player Joan of Arc.

If touched, the chat would almost completely transform into Joan of Arc-related content, something even a normal streamer can’t handle.

So I wondered how Serin unnie would deal with it, and when I looked at the screen.

Clearly, Serin unnie also seemed to check the chat, and soon her expression tightened, and she began to speak in a calm tone.

—…I really dislike it when viewers show more interest in others than me on my broadcast. I believe viewers can talk about the player Joan of Arc. Given the topic and the content of the donations, I understand that. Personally, I think quite well of Joan of Arc as well.

As she continued speaking calmly, she seemed to carry on with her words, but then suddenly the camera in the game zoomed in rapidly on unnie’s face.

And it wasn’t just a normal zoom; it filled the screen with her face completely.

—But, everyone… just watch me.

Suddenly I was taken aback, but I couldn’t help but be captivated and gaze at the screen.

“…?”

—Viewers, you’re only seeing… me. You know that, right? Just look at me for now. Talk only about me and things related to my actions. Please only discuss how I react. Because I’m watching only you right now.

She spoke softly with a small smile, as if she was aware of the camera, and I felt a bit shy while watching that.

‘Unnie Serin… could say something like this?’

The unnie who had never budged even when massive donations came in during the broadcast suddenly changed her attitude and spoke alluringly, causing me to keep glancing back.

Then my hand naturally moved towards the donation button.

‘How could I resist donating after seeing such a scene!’

Tap tap tap.

Just as I put my hand on the donate button while typing a comment to use for the donation…

—Ding ding ding!!

『 Yoon Eunha donated 3,000,000 won!! 』

《 What was that expression and tone from Lin just now…? What on earth was that!? 》

Faced with the overwhelming donation amount, I couldn’t bear to hit the donation button.

“No!! Are you seriously donating all that by yourself, Yoon Eunha!!!”