Streamer Crazy About Slaughter - Chapter 138

August 12th, Thursday.

—Batok!

The continuous notifications from Batok.

“……”

Even as I slowly lifted my eyelids at the sound, I habitually fumbled around my surroundings.

When I finally grabbed my phone and checked the time, it was 11:01 AM.

Still half asleep, my consciousness rose like a sloth slowly getting up.

“I… must have just fallen asleep yesterday.”

I could feel that my voice was hoarse as I spoke.

I had just finished a call with Seoyoon that lasted over an hour and probably fell right into sleep afterward.

I must have talked quite a lot during the call without realizing it because even my voice felt husky.

—Batok!

With yet another Batok notification, I checked the content first.

Park So-yul.

[It seems like Lin hasn’t checked yet, so I’m contacting you again. Please check it!]

“Is So-yul planning to keep calling me Lin…?”

I said that blankly, feeling a bit odd.

Among the few people I often chatted with recently, only two called me “Lin”: So-yul and Ha-yoon. Both were editors.

And since we had already introduced ourselves, they definitely knew my real name, yet for some reason, they continued to call me “Lin.”

As I recalled, both found it comfortable or something like that.

But every time I saw a chat addressed to “Lin” when it wasn’t during a broadcast, it felt a bit peculiar.

I scrolled up to check the previous messages from So-yul.

Park So-yul.

[It’s not that, but could you let me know how you want to proceed with the emails I sent you yesterday after you check them? I need to write a reply in the proper format, but if it gets delayed again today, I might have a tight schedule while working on videos.]

“…Right, I need to check.”

I remembered that I hadn’t checked the emails So-yul had sent me the previous day asking for confirmation.

Since So-yul was managing all my business emails, I felt a bit apologetic.

Not long ago, she seemed to subtly hope for a bonus, so when I suggested, “If that’s the case, can you do this too?” and mentioned I would give her a bigger bonus, she accepted it without hesitation.

Even if So-yul hadn’t asked for a bonus, I planned to give her one anyway.

And perhaps due to her impressive experience as an editor, So-yul turned out to be more versatile than I expected.

Thanks to So-yul, I didn’t have to worry about most emails, but since I had to make decisions, I occasionally received messages like this.

While checking the messages from So-yul, I opened a delivery app in a split screen.

“…I’m craving something sweet.”

I pressed the café tab in the delivery app and ordered several drinks from a popular brand café before finally getting up.

No matter what I was doing, it was better to wash up and check with a clear mind.

From experience, making a judgment right after waking up wasn’t advisable.

……

After I washed up and cleared my mind, I began my day by checking the business email sent by So-yul.

She had sent a file that she found ambiguous and needed me to confirm.

Clink.

As I clicked it, I placed the straw from the recently delivered strawberry latte in my mouth.

Slurp.

Taking a sip, the sweet taste of the cold strawberry latte definitely helped clear my mind a bit.

The contents of the business email turned out to be more numerous than I expected.

So-yul had even added a brief explanation about the advertisements, showcasing her meticulous consideration.

—Banner advertisement.

A type of advertisement that consistently displays a specific brand or trademark on one side of the broadcast screen, inquiries regarding such banner ads.

—Loading advertisement.

Other advertisements that play immediately when a viewer enters a streamer’s personal broadcast. A type that shows an advertisement for about 10 to 30 seconds before the streamer’s screen is visible.

In addition, there were brief descriptions of various types of advertisements. The ad list attached to the email was also diverse in terms of price range.

Starting from a minimum of 1 million won to the maximum price of 20 million won for advertisement offers.

“Everything seems… really vague.”

However, as I actually looked at the advertisements, I didn’t feel a strong connection to them.

It was amazing that such advertisements were coming in for someone like me, who had just recently started as a streamer, but overall, they didn’t seem appealing.

The ad prices felt rather awkward to me, and honestly, I wasn’t thinking of advertising at all right now.

Even just running my stream was more than sufficient with the support from viewers, and I’d set the support prices pretty high.

“Declining all advertisements seems like the right decision.”

From the perspective of someone just starting as a streamer, it would also seem really strange to have advertisements plastered all over the broadcast screen.

Even though I set the support amount high enough that I didn’t need to rely on it, having an advertising banner prominently displayed could make viewers feel quite absurd.

However, I flipped through the advertisements mainly out of curiosity to see how the proposal came in.

Once I finished that thought, I sent my opinion to So-yul.

Me.

[Please politely decline all the advertisement emails you sent me, So-yul. And if there are advertisements that really seem difficult to refuse later, I think you can decide to decline as much as possible without having to contact me about it.]

Reject all incoming advertisement inquiries.

I decided to take the approach of rejecting any advertisements unless they were genuinely exceptional.

Park So-yul.

[Oh, then I will do that, Lin. By the way… I felt a bit awkward giving advice to you, so I didn’t say anything, but Lin, you know? Since you said you’re declining all the advertisements, I’m saying this too, but honestly, all the advertisement conditions we’ve received so far have been quite lacking.]

The tone of So-yul’s message hinted that she was unsatisfied with the advertisements.

“Did all the advertisements feel off to So-yul too?”

Honestly, as I was just starting, I couldn’t tell whether the advertisement prices were appropriate or not.

Me.

[Are the advertisement conditions a bit lacking?]

Park So-yul.

[Yeah, they’re a lot… of those kinds of offers. Because you’re at the beginning stage, they’re really aiming to slash the prices, isn’t it? If you think about your viewer size or current popularity, they’re just making a grab for advertisement offers that won’t do much if they go wrong.]

I thought that might be the case, but So-yul, with her background as a corporate editor, seemed to have a better understanding of advertisement pricing.

However, to aim for slashed prices…

Weren’t there clearly advertisements with offers up to 20 million won…?

Me.

[So, if you feel that anything is really off going forward, just feel free to let me know. You know more details than I do about broadcasting or YouTube.]

Park So-yul.

[If you say that, then I’ll share my personal opinions more from now on. I didn’t want to say anything about the first advertisement offer, thinking it might upset you if I mentioned that the conditions were low.]

Me.

[No, I wouldn’t feel bad about what you say at all. Just tell me as you see it, and I’ll focus on listening to your opinions, so don’t think about that.]

Park So-yul.

[Oh, then… I’ll be in touch more often in the future! Actually, I have loads of things I want to discuss. I feel like I’ve taken up a lot of your time, so… Lin! Then prepare for your broadcast comfortably!]

“Hehe…”

So-yul was quite remarkable in her ability to naturally conclude without needing to say much like others.

Honestly, I thought it was dragging on a bit, but her consideration was deep, making it really easy to talk to her. So I ended our chat right there.

After checking the business-related emails, a chain reaction of tasks I needed to tackle suddenly popped into my mind.

From applying as a partner streamer, setting up the donation system, and revisiting mission settings, there was so much to do besides that.

Slurp.

I unconsciously drew the straw again, but felt nothing.

A glance downward showed that I had already finished the drink. Setting down the empty strawberry latte cup, I picked up the café latte right beside it.

Slurp.

With the familiar smooth taste, I chuckled quietly and slowly began to tackle one task at a time.

***

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— [Joan of Arc can take a break; why are you bashing her?]

Posted by: Anti-JD Fan

(Image of Joan of Arc gently kissing the victory trophy.jpg)

– After three years as Yoon Eunha’s player, everyone knows about her tournament schedules, events, and ad shoots that are obviously excessive. But still, she managed to handle all that, making her seem truly superhuman. Real TSJ fans would know, right?

Even during the rest period after winning the league, Joan of Arc was grinding solo queue and team rankings every day and worked harder than any other player, and that record is all documented.

What are these people bashing Joan of Arc just because she’s taking a short break doing now? Am I the only one who understands her taking a break during the summer season?

And she has already been frank in interviews about how tough it is for her, yet TSJ forced her into relentless advertising, dragging her to various events— that was just unreasonable. Honestly, I can understand if she takes a break during the season.

Plus, this year there’s also an important Worlds event; it’s better for her to rest now than to exhaust herself and ruin her form for Worlds. She significantly contributed to the team’s performance until her rest, and there’s even been an official statement that she’ll return just before the playoffs.

To be honest, I hope Joan of Arc doesn’t sign with TSJ next year and goes to another team. The way they treat their players is just ridiculous. What good does it do to throw money at someone if they’re forcing them to overwork outside of the game?

If you agree with me, give me some upvotes. Seeing people trashing Yoon Eunha made me so frustrated that I had to write this at dawn…

—

[This isn’t a TSJ fan chat, f***]

[I get the content of the original post, but the tone is f***ing ridiculous lol]

[Why is Joan of Arc even getting bashed when she’s resting?]

[I think it’s because they want her to rest more because of these people.]

[Why can’t they just let her be? lol]

[Whether it’s anti or anti-rest, it’s incredible how people get heated over both every day…]

[I’m not a fan of Joan of Arc, but honestly, can you not understand her resting?]

[How many people bashing Joan of Arc are there in the grand scheme? lol]

Slurp.

Setting down the empty drink container, Serin closed the community site. After completing several tasks, she now had a brief moment of free time.

During that time, she browsed the community, curious about the recent trending topics.

“…I’m dizzy.”

I felt as confused as I scanned the discussions.

Just how popular was Eunha that even in this downtime from competitions, she was still causing such a stir with photos and articles from cafes?

It almost felt like she was merely a popular celebrity rather than a professional player from Another World, as discussions about Joan of Arc were everywhere in the community.

‘At least Eunha’s image is good, thank goodness.’

I couldn’t help but think that way.

This level of immense attention, no matter how positive it was, could feel like a huge burden. I suddenly felt amazed at how incredible Eunha was.

Moreover, if there were numerous negative comments…

I immediately shook my head. Just imagining it felt like hell.

—Batok!

Yoon Eunha.

[Serin, are you able to meet in Another World before your broadcast?]

Just then, Eunha’s Batok notification rang.

“Looks like Eunha is really bored…”

I had clearly told her she could message me whenever she was bored, but sending messages every hour… what could be going on?