I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work - Chapter 87.2

“… Scolded? What are you going to get scolded for?”

“He must be angry.”

Loopko chuckled.

“What are you talking about? If he was angry at you, why would I ask you for support? I’d just put you in your seat and run away.”

…That’s true?

But that means Gaemang has a good impression of me.

Even though I played his embarrassing video without permission, the image is positive?

How can that be?

However, the worry didn’t last long.

‘Is it an extension of that thought at that time?’

I was enjoying privileges after becoming Majia.

Even if I was rude to the CEO, it ended with a light flick on the forehead.

Even if I was rude to the team members of the Battle Colosseum I met randomly, the other party rarely got genuinely angry.

Based on that experience, I slightly let go of the reins of reason.

So I was able to make bolder choices than before.

Displaying the streamers’ embarrassing history on the 4th floor of the Demon King’s Castle without fear was also part of that.

‘Could it be that he found it interesting?’

And that worked on Gaemang?

Instead of thinking that the young one is rotten to the core, he laughed and moved on, saying, ‘That’s interesting’?

This is a complete stroke of luck.

If this is the case, I can throw away most of the early parts of the plan I had prepared.

Because they were all topics prepared for icebreaking.

Since the burden on my side has been greatly reduced, helping Loopko isn’t that difficult.

“So, what can I help you with?”

“Ah. Baseball Manager 25 is coming out soon. I want to do a collaboration stream with him at that time.”

Baseball Manager.

Famous for its crazy pay-to-win, but also so addictive that Loopko has been saying he’s going to quit for 5 years but hasn’t been able to.

Loopko’s spending is famous, and Gaemang is also one of the people who puts a lot of money into this game.

Just this year alone, the two of them advertised Baseball Manager 24 with a few days in between.

However, the two people played in different groups.

Gaemang gives the feeling of floating a boat on a gently flowing river and having a glass of makgeolli, while Loopko gives the feeling

of swimming with his bare hands in a wave close to a tsunami.

It’s not easy for both sides to join hands.

If he wants to propose, Loopko must do it, but Loopko knows that it’s difficult to achieve just by proposing, given the image he has built up as a streamer.

“I don’t want anything unreasonable. It’s okay if you just say something like, ‘I’m curious to see the two of you together’ when I’m talking later.”

So he’s trying to use me as a buffer.

Because Gaemang has a good impression of me.

But there must be something in return for going.

It was okay with Wicker Town because it was money I didn’t care if I didn’t receive.

I can’t stand seeing people rip off money in reality.

“Then Loopko, please help me too.”

“What? Just say it.”

“You’re not going to be a credit delinquent this time, are you?”

“Hey, that’s just the broadcast. I don’t actually do that. Why? Should I write a video pledge? I, Loopko, Oh Seungjong, promise to help Majia if I receive help from her, like this?”

“That’s enough.”

“So, what is it? Tell me.”

What else could it be?

The Parallel World Cup.

Since Mugun did the Parallel World Cup, there has been a significant increase in the number of small-time streamers riding the Parallel coin.

It’s a proper declaration of intent in an atmosphere where Batoo Batoo KR and Lapiz World Cup were the majority.

But it’s difficult for Loopko to do this alone.

It would be better if Loopko and the Mad Dogs were together.

It’s more effective for a total of 40,000 viewers to watch at once than for each person to do it several times.

Of course, I know it too.

Compared to what Loopko asked me, the favor I’m about to ask is ridiculously burdensome.

But you don’t know unless you try.

You can see it from Loopko urging me, can’t you?

That I might be enjoying considerable privileges.

Loopko is also one of the people who suffered from the embarrassing history video I displayed on the 4th floor, but he’s very friendly now, isn’t he?

“… What, you little punk. Spit it out. I might not listen?”

The slight upturn of his lips, which had been there from the start, was proof of that.

Regardless of his toxic way of speaking, Loopko was looking at me very favorably right now.

I had a feeling today would be strange ever since Yeon Seong-muk came by earlier to talk about my debut.

If Loopko granted my request, then I might really have to admit it.

That the more I goof off as a guest wherever I go, the more it helps Parallel.

I took a small, deep breath and told him what I wanted.

“Get the Mad Dogs together and do a Parallel World Cup, just once.”

Loopko immediately tilted his eyebrows.

Beneath the asymmetrical eyebrows, his face looked quite grumpy.

“Hmm. That’ll be tough.”

“… I guess so.”

Unfortunately, a firm answer came back.

I guess even this is too much.

Oh well.

I was thinking it was an unreasonable request anyway.

But Loopko didn’t just refuse and end it there.

“Of course it’s tough, you little punk. The price isn’t right, the price.”

He was adding conditions, indicating that he was still willing to make a deal.

“Hold on. Let me do some calculations.”

Loopko then turned on his phone and started tapping away.

He accessed some website, searched for the “Hit-or-Miss Tournament”….

Then, after exchanging messages with someone, he said this.

“You know about the Hit-or-Miss Tournament, right?”

“Ah. Yes. The one in mid-January. I thought the game was Battle Colosseum?”

“That’s a rumor. The January tournament isn’t Battle Colosseum, it’s Combative.”

<Combative>.

A very heavy military FPS game where you can knock down an enemy with one headshot, but at the same time, it lowers the barrier to entry by introducing a skill system like Battle Colosseum.

It’s one of the two major pillars of FPS games with leagues, alongside Battle Colosseum.

Until last year, Battle Colosseum was the main game of the “Hit-or-Miss Tournament,” a Streamer event, but it seemed that they decided to hold the Combative tournament, which has been rapidly rising in popularity in recent years, twice a year for viewership.

“You should participate then. The organizers keep asking if I know anyone good because the mid-tier player pool is ambiguous. Serena from Rabbits, who’s friends with you, is also participating.”

Anyway, Loopko seemed to want me to participate in this Hit-or-Miss Tournament.

I’m not too confident since Battle Colosseum is my main game.

But it’s still an FPS, and of course, there are shotguns.

I didn’t feel like there was any reason to refuse.

But I should check what I’m curious about.

I don’t want someone to lose their opportunity because of my participation, especially since there are only 20 spots in the tournament.

“But, aren’t there a lot of other people who could do it besides me? Why me specifically?”

“Everyone’s flocking to the Naughty Dog Open Tournament right after the Hit-or-Miss Tournament. That takes a long time to practice, so they can’t participate in both at the same time.

And we can’t ignore the balance of the tournament participants, and there’s no one in the middle like you right now.”

“Middle? I’ve barely played Combative, though.”

“You’re pretty good at FPS, right? You proved it with Battle Colosseum. Originally, they want a new face with talent who doesn’t have much game experience, someone who can build a narrative in a short period of time. The organizers and the viewers.”

Loopko said that and pointed to the name tag on my chest.

“You weren’t a pure streamer. So I wasn’t even thinking about it? But you put on that name tag? Pajijik recognized you as a streamer. That’s why I’m saying this. What do you say? Will you take it or not?”

He’s saying something similar to what the boss said.

The moment I received the invitation, I was already a streamer.

But there are people in the world who stream like me.

For example, the Wicker crew, who mainly manage the 64 Cubics large server.

They work in the shadows for the streamers and even have personal channels, but they never say they are ‘streamers.’

They say they are ‘staff.’

So I have no intention of changing my mind.

I received the invitation, but as I told the boss earlier, the staff only moves when the boss orders them to.

“I’ll ask the boss and let you know.”